Author's note: I am sorry if the first chapter wasn't greatly written but like with Frozen: Arkham City and Red Dead Arkham Knight. I will do my best in this story.
The next morning, Agnarr woke up and saw Bill near the door. "Are you okay?" The former soldier asked. "Better." Agnarr mumbled. Now he knew this wasn't a dream. Iduna stirred before waking up next. She blinked the sleep from her eyes. Her hair was everywhere. Not really queenlike. But in this situation, it didn't matter.
"I found a few coats for you two and the kids. I put em there." Bill pointed to 2 big old coats hanging by the door. Micah, Lenny, and the girls were still asleep. But Mr. Bell was already getting up. And so was Elsa. "Morning, Mama Morning Papa. Morning, Mr. Bell." She said, remembering Susan called him Mr. Bell last night. "Call me Micah." Micah said. "Okay, Mr. Micah." Elsa said. Micah got up and went out the door. Elsa climbed down as Anna woke up, too. She got down. Bill slowly got up. He walked over to the 4 coats and grabbed the little coats before handing them to the girls.
They each accepted it and slipped them on. The cold had no effect on Elsa, but she still knew to be polite. "Thank you, Mr." Elsa said. "I'm Bill Williamson. Just call me Bill." Bill said. "Okay, Mr. Bill." She said. Agnarr walked over and grabbed the 2 bigger coats, and handed one to Iduna. She still had her scarf with her, but it would be useless against the blizzard. "Come on, let's go see if the others are okay." Agnarr said as they went out the door into the winter storm of May. They walked over to the main cabin they were in last night. "Strong, at least." Abigail said when they entered. Then, shortly after, Arthur Morgan walked in and up to the fireplace.
"Hello, Arthur." She greeted the blue coated outlaw. "Abigail." He said. "Arthur... how you doing?" She asked. "Just fine, Abigail. And you?" Arthur asked suspiciously. "I need you to... I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry to ask, but..." She started, but Arthur already figured it out. "It's Little John. He's got himself caught into a scrape again." He said. "He ain't been seen in 2... 2 days." She said. "Your John will be fine. I mean... he may be as dumb as rocks and as dull as rusted iron... but that ain't changin' because he got caught in some snowstorm." Arthur said.
"At least go take a look. Javier?" Hosea asks as he turns to another outlaw with dark skin and a poncho on. "Yes?" He asked with a spanish accent. "Javier, will you ride out with Arthur... to take a look for John?" Hosea said. "You're the two best fit men we've got."
"Now?" Javier asked. "She's... we're all... we're pretty worried about him." Hosea said. "I know if the situation were reversed and he'd look for me." Javier said as he got up and handed Arthur a sawed-off shotgun. The two outlaws walked to the exit and left to find their ally. Agnarr walked to Hosea. "Is there anything I or Iduna could help with?" He asked. "Well..." Hosea thought for a second. "You can go help Pearson with the food. He's over at the building with the most posts for the horses. There is a big opening." Hosea instructed. Agnarr nodded and then went back to Iduna.
"I'm gonna go help with Pearson. Are you coming?" Agnarr asked. Iduna wondered if leaving Elsa and Anna here with the gang was a smart idea. But they didn't look so hostile, and they sent 2 of their allies to look for John. "Alright, I'm coming with." Iduna finally said. "Elsa, keep an eye on your sister. Okay?" She asked. "Yes, Mama." Elsa said. Iduna got up, and the parents walked to the doors and out into the accompanying snow. "Hosea said Pearson was over at the place with a big opening and most horse posts." He said over the howling wind.
They marched forward and found the hut. Pearson was there. They walked up to the fat man and started warming their hands near the coals of a fire for stew. "We're gonna starve to death up here, guys." Pearson said. "I'm sure we'll all be okay." Iduna said. "We have a few cans of food and a rabbit. For what? 12 to 16 people. I tell you. When I was in the navy. We were stranded at sea for 50 days." Pearson said. "How did you survive?" Agnarr asked. "We had enough poles and bait to survive on fish." Pearson replied. "But more importantly. When we ran away from Blackwater. I wasn't able to get supplies in." He said. "What happened?" Iduna asked. "Something very bad. I wish I knew what it was. But all I know is it had something to do with a robbery. We were trying to rob a boat, but it went wrong, " Pearson replied. What? We're with a gang of outlaws? Agnarr thought. But pushed it aside.
"I sent Lenny and Bill hunting, and they found nothing." Mr. Pearson said. "Well, I. their defense it is snowy everywhere. Unless those mountains are full of animals that wanna play in the snow. It is no wonder they found." Agnarr said until another man in a black coat and dark skin came in and stopped him. "Enough of this. We'll go find something. Come on, Agnarr. Iduna, if you wanna join, you can."Charles said. They all met him last night. Iduna nodded. "Wait. You guys are gonna need something to eat out there." Pearson said as he tossed Agnarr a can. "Assorted Salted Offal. What is that?" He asked. "Animal organs." Pearson said. "Disgusting." Iduna said. "Starving would be preferable." Agnarr said.
"Come on. Let's go." Charles said, and they walked out of Pearson's hut. "You two know how to ride horses?" Charles asked. "Yes." Agnarr said for him and Iduna. "Well, let's get you some then." He led them over to a stables full of horses. He grabs 2 saddles but flinched in pain because of his hand. He managed to get both saddles on the horses. Agnarr took the grey one while his wife took the Mustang.
Charles whistled for Taima, his horse comes up running to him. "Either of you know how to use a bow?" He asked. They shake their heads no. "Well, you'll have to learn because I can't use it right now. And if you use a gun, we'll scare off any animals for miles around. You're never too old to learn, i imagine." Charles grabbed 2 bows and a few arrows from his horse. He walked over to the king and queen. He handed them 1 bow each, and they got some arrows. Charles mounted his horse, and they rode out of the stables and, soon, out of Colter. "If you don't mind me asking, Charles. What happened to your hand?" Iduna asked. "Oh, I burnt it, stupid mistake." Charles replied.
"How?" Agnarr asked. "I don't really wanna talk about it." Charles said. "Okay." Agnarr said. "So you'll be okay?" Iduna asked. "It'll be fine in a day or two. I just can't pull a bow right now." Charles said. "Well, I hope we can. We never really used bows." Agnarr said. "You'll be fine." Charles reassured. "So, you think we'll find something to kill that'll keep us fed?" Agnarr asked. "Heh. There's meat up here for sure. Pearson doesn't know what he's talking about. Now the weather's eased off a bit, they'll be needing to feed." Charles said.
After a moment, he spoke up again. "We'll head up this way. Find some higher ground." He said and they followed him up a small hill. Agnarr shivered from the intense cold. "So it has been crazy for you guys the past few days?" Agnarr asked. "Yeah, we've had a lot put on us. Mostly Arthur. I wish I could've done more." Charles said. "You all have been doing all you can. And we are at least trying to help." Iduna said. "And we are grateful for your help." Charles agreed.
They rode in silence for a while until Charles comes to a stop. "Why are we stopping." Agnarr asked. "I saw something." Charles said as he got off Taima. He walked forward and examined the snow. "There's deer been here... recently." He said. "How can you tell?" Iduna asked. "How can you not?" Charles asked. "Let's walk it from here." He said. Agnarr and Iduna dismount and grab their bow and arrows. "Stay low, and move slowly." Charles instructed. They all move slowly. "Can you see the tracks?" Charles asked Iduna. "I think so... maybe not." She muttered, trying to see the tracks. "Focus." Charles whispered.
Iduna squinted a little, she had not hunted anything after she saved Agnarr during the fall pf the Enchanted Forest. She noticed hoof-like footprints that were slightly filled in snow. "It's easier in the snow, but once you get your eye in, you'll be able to track nearly as well as in grass and woods." Charles said. "I think I found it." The queen said. Charles and Agnarr followed her as she followed the trail until she sees a deer nearby. They stop. Iduna slowly raised the bow. "Close an eye to make targeting easier." Charles instructed. Iduna closed her left eye and pulled the arrow back as she lined it up with the deers head. She fires, the arrow soars through the air and embeds itself into the deers neck and it drops dead. Iduna let go a breath of air she had not known she was holding. "You did good, Iduna. I think we should kill at least 1 more." Charles said. This time Agnarr took over he got his bow and arrow ready. He spotted a deer across the stream.
He had not killed an animal before. So he was a bit shaky, not from the cold, but from the killing an animal. He did what Charles said to Iduna. He steadies his hands and fires the arrow. It hits the deer in the head. "Good, i think that's all we need right now." Charles said. Iduna walks up to her kill and calls her horse as Charles and Agnarr summon theirs. Agnarr manages to lift his kill and put it on the back of the horse. Iduna tried to lift her's, but it was too heavy. Charles walked across the stream to help. "Are you sure you can help?" Iduna asked him. "I'll be fine once I get it on my shoulder." He replies. He manages to get it on the horse and they all mount up to return to Colter.
"Well done, guys. There should be enough meat here to keep us all fed for a few days." Charles said. "You found them." Iduna said. "I knew you both would be okay with those bows." Charles said. "It's easier when you have already killed an animal before." Agnarr said.
"Well, everyone's gotta do their bit to survive." Charles said. They were now riding past a frozen lake until Charles spotted a bear. "Whoa. Stop. It's a bear. Keep well back." He instructed. Agnarr and Iduna stopped their horses. "He looks mighty hungry. Stay well back. Spring storms are the worst for animals who sleep all winter." Charles said. After a few minutes, the bear finally starts walking away. "Come on. We should take a different trail back to camp." They follow Charles over a hill. And were soon near camp. They conversed along the way. "So how long were you here?" Agnarr asked. "Few months. I could have fallen in with another gang. You might not know it but, well. Dutch is different. He treats me fair. Most of them boys do. Apart from Micah" Charles said.
"We've only known Mr. Bell for a day, and I already can't stand him." Iduna said. They finally made it to Colter. Near Pearson's hut, Elsa, Anna, and Abigail's son Jack were throwing snowballs at each other. "Mama! Papa!" Anna said. The adults' dismount and the girls run up to hug their parents. "Charles, will you help me?" Iduna asked when Anna let her go.
"Yeah." Charles said. He, Iduna, and Agnarr get the deer off while the kids go back to playing. "Well, well, well... just drop them down in here." Pearson said. They drop the bodies on the ground. A tired looking Arthur Morgan walked up to them. "What a surprise to find the camp rat loitering around in the kitchen." He said to an old man sitting down. "That any way to greet an old friend? I feel like we haven't spoken for days." He said. "I do my utmost to avoid you." Arthur said. "Oh, he loves me, really... it's his sad way of showing affection." Uncle said. "No, it isn't. Now shoot, get lost." Arthir said as Uncle got up. "Well, see you gents and miss later." He leaves. "See, you all got on just fine." Pearson admires. "Charles is a wonder." Iduna agreed. "Have a drink, fellas. You earned it." Pearson hands them a red bottle which Agnarr takes first. He takes a drink but then spits it out in disgust. "Bleh! What is that?!" He said.
"Navy rum, sir. It's the one thing, the only thing." Pearson laughs. "Keeps you sane, it does."Yes, seems to have done a treat on you." Arthur said, then turns to Charles. "You go rest that hand, Charles." He said. "I'll be fine in a few days." Charles counters. "Mind helping me with the skinning, fellas? It's easier if we do it together." Pearson said. "Do we get to skin you?" Arthur asked, getting a chuckle from the group. "You're always one with the jokes, aren't you?" Pearson asked unamused.
"This isn't a job for a man with a burnt hand. I'll see you all later." Charles leaves. "I'm gonna go get some rest." Arthur said and left. "I'm gonna go check on the girls." Agnarr said before leaving. "So, how do I skin, Mr. Pearson?" Iduna asks. Pearson grabs a knife. "Let me show you." He kneels down and stabs the deer in the chest before cutting a line along the abdomen. "Now, pull the skin off." Iduna hesitated for a second before kneeling down, and she quickly ripped the skin off. "Oh my god." She muttered from the blood all over the animal. She hands the pelt to Pearson and groans in disgust. "When you do it more. It's not so disgusting. You know you can trade these or sell these in pretty much any town. If you're looking to make a bit of money, of course." Pearson said.
"Hmm, I might do that." Iduna agreed. Pearson skinned the other carcass. "Heck, this must be your first bit of hunting." Pearson said. "When I was a girl. I did hunt a little, but I never skinned a wild animal before." Iduna said. "You'll get used to it." Pearson said as he hung the corpse. "Just make a good stew, alright. It's been a tough time." Iduna walks out and back to her cabin. Javier was standing near the door. "How are you doing, Javier?" Iduna asks him. "Just saved John, and we nearly got eaten by wolves." Javier said. "Wolves?" The queen asked. "Yep. They got John a little. He's gonna have a big scar on his face now." He said. "Well, I hope he'll be okay." Iduna said before entering.
Agnarr, Elsa, and Anna were inside, along with Bill, Lenny, Arthur, and Micah. "- Up with you boys? Cause, I thought you liked action!" Micah gives Agnarr an alcoholic beverage that was hopefully better than that Navy rum. "Couple of days on the lamb, and you lot have all turned yellow. Apart from you, of course." He says to Lenny, being racist. "Shut up, Micah." Lenny said. "I ain't ever seen so many long faces." Micah said before Javier burst in. "I guess folks miss them, that fell." Bill said. "Well, when I fall. I don't want no fuss." Micah said. "When you fall, there'll be a party!" Lenny said. Iduna snickered at the joke. Agnarr, Arthur, and Bill chuckled. "A party. Probably!" Bill agrees. "That funny, huh?" Micah gets up. "Sure!" Bill says before Micah punches him in the face.
Agnarr, Iduna, and Arthur rush up to stop Bill from fighting Micah. "Maybe, I don't feel like being laughed at by the likes of you lot!" He said. "Stop it! Now!" Dutch said as he entered. "You fools, punching each other in front of children, and when Colm O'driscoll's needin' punchin' hard! You wanna just stand around and wait for him to come find us? All of you we got work to do. But first, let me talk to the new arrivals. So can I please have some space?" Dutch said. Arthur, Bill, Lenny, and Micah leave. He turns to face the royal family. "Why is Mr. Bell mean, Mr?" Anna asked Dutch. "He's only mean on the outside. But i can see past all that bluster of his to the heart inside. He is a fine man." Dutch said. Agnarr doubted it.
"And please, kid. Call me Dutch." Dutch said. "Okay, Mr. Dutch." Anna said. "Hosea told me about you guys." He said as he sat down on Micah's bed. "How did you get from Arendelle to America?" He asked. Anna climbed onto the bed next to Dutch just so she could try to steal his hat. "To be honest. We don't really know." Agnarr told Dutch. "Last thing we remember was a very bad storm, when I was about to tell my children a story, lightningstruck through the window and that's it." He said. Dutch thought about this. He knew about the royal family of Arendelle. But he wasn't gonna talk about that. They were from 1830 and now they were in 1899. How could they travel 69 years into the future. Even Dutch was confused about how any of this could happen.
Anna managed to succeed in stealing Dutch's hat and put it on her head. "Mama. I'm Dutch now!" The young girl said happily. "Anna. Give it back to him." Agnarr said. "Awww." Anna said, but she took it off and gave it back to Dutch. "Anyway. I need to go with my boys to Colm's hideout. You can stay as long as you need." Dutch said as he put his hat back on. He walked for the door and left. But then, Elsa got up and walked to the gang leader outside. "Mr. Dutch. Thank you for helping us." She thanked him. "You're welcome, Miss." He said. "I'm Elsa." Elsa greeted herself.
"Elsa. That is a fine name." Dutch said. "Thank you." Elsa said. "Well, I'll be back later. Don't worry about me." Dutch said as he got on his albino coated Arabian. But then he took his hat off. "Here. Will you keep it safe until I get back?" He asked as he handed the princess the hat. "Okay, Dutch." She said before heading back inside, and then she put the hat on while Dutch left. "Did you steal his hat?" Iduna asked.
"No. Dutch asked me to keep it safe until he comes back." Elsa countered. "Alright." Iduna said. Then, Elsa and Anna ran outside to play in the snow. Thankfully the snowstorm was starting to stop. But the wagons were snowed in to hell. They may be here for a while.
Evening
Dutch and the others returned home. Van Der Linde had a pure white horse with him. Anna noticed first. "Uncle Dutch is home!" She said. Iduna and Agnarr exited their shack upon hearing Anna. But they didn't see Arthur anywhere. "Where'd you get that horse?" Agnarr asked, looking at the white Arabian. "Found her near Lake Isabella. She was tough to break, but I got her." Dutch said as he dismounted. "Where's Arthur?" Iduna asked. "He'll be here soon." Dutch said.
Night had befallen camp as Arthur rode in, with a hostage on his back. "Here we are, you sack of shit. Let's introduce you to the boys." Arthur grabbed Kieran and hauled him to Dutch's cabin. Dutch, Agnarr, Hosea, Iduna, Elsa, and Anna step out. "Oh, you found the little shit, did you?" Dutch asked. "Yeah, I got him." Arthur replied as he freed Kierans legs but didn't unbind his hands. "Very good. Welcome to your new home. Hope you're real happy here." Dutch said. "You want me to make him talk?" Arthur asked as he made Kieran stand up. "Oh no, now all we'll get is lies. Uncle! Mr. Williamson! Tie this maggot up someplace safe. We get him hungry first. I got a saying, my friend. We shoot fellas as need shootin', save fellas as need savin', and feed em as need feedin'. We are gonna find out what you need." Dutch snarled. "I can't bel8ege it! An O'driscoll in my camp!" Dutch said as Bill and Uncle take Kieran away. "I ain't an O'driscol, Mr. I hate that fella!" Kieran said before being dragged away.
"Oh, whatever you say, son! Well done, Arthur." Dutch said. "I'm just sorry we missed out on Colm." Arthur said. "There'll be plenty of time for that later. First I'm gonna talk to our new friends and then see if we can hit that train." Dutch said as they walked into the cabin. Arthur walked back to his room. Ready for another day tomorrow.
Author's note: Phew I got chapter 2 out of the way. I hope you enjoyed it. Chapter 3 will be up soon.