Sorry this chapter's on the short side but it was too long to post as one. Hope to have more updates this wknd getting close to the end of this one.
Title: Future Possibilities
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: See part one
"We need to talk to Mason about carrying spare clothes in the lifeboat."Lucy muttered when they finally came within sight of the Wigwam.
"I don't think he'd have a problem with that."Wyatt replied. "Maybe when this is over and Flynn's secured we can upgrade to the mothership."
"I'd miss the lifeboat."Lucy replied quietly.
"Maybe you could alternate."Danny suggested.
"Smart kid we've got."Wyatt commented with a smile.
Wyatt's words echoed through Lucy's thoughts as the group moved along. Her heart and stomach had done a flip flop at his statement. Lucy could see that Wyatt was still processing everything just as she was. Still trying to come to terms with the weirdness that their lives had spiraled into. Though she could also see that part of him was warming to the idea of what their future could be.
Danny's earlier explanations of fluxuating and hiccuping timelines also caused worry to nag at Lucy. Any number of events could change a timeline she and Wyatt had already seen and experienced that. Lucy had painfully seen Amy ripped from her life with no one else having memories of her sister. The happy family in the photos Elizabeth had sent them could be gone because of any number of things. Wyatt could go back to active military duty, they could lose touch, Mason industries could go bankrupt…..even with all those scenarios Lucy wanted to cling to the image that was before her. Father and son talking quietly riding side by side on horseback.
Once back in the vicinity of the Wigwam they found downtown in chaos. Buildings on fire, people running, carriages moving everywhere.
"What's the plan?"Danny asked as they ducked into an alley big enough for the three horses.
"Find Hines."Lucy stated.
"In this?"Wyatt asked incredulous "Luce, it's worse than when we left."
"Which means he'll be nearby or someone working for him will be."Lucy continued. "They only have tonight to garner all the votes needed for Lincoln."
Wyatt straightened and tightened his hold on the reigns leading the way.
"Danny, Lucy, stay close."Wyatt ordered.
Lucy urged her horse forward keeping a wary gaze on the people in the streets.
Garcia Flynn faded in and out of consciousness. He was aware and grateful that he was now inside and out of the elements. Garcia hadn't been wearing a typical bullet proof vest but a smaller, lighter customizable one that could be explained if encounted by someone from the past. It had caught one of the bullets but one had still passed through his right shoulder just below the joint. As awareness began to fade once more Flynn heard snatches of a conversation. One of the voices was Hines.
"Yes, Sir we'll make it top priority."
"I do not want them to cause us further trouble."Hines ordered.
"I will pass along their descriptions to my men."
A door opened and closed and footsteps could be heard leaving. Hines came into Flynn's field of vision.
"Hines?"Flynn began but that was all the energy his body had.
"Do not worry yourself, my friend."Hines replied with a grim smile. "The person who shot you and his friends will be rounded up shortly and will no longer be a threat to my plans."
Flynn's eyes closed as the pain intensified. Consciousness faded once more and his last thought was that Mason's trio may not win this one after all.