So far our Protagonists have been putting themselves in tight situations…but they're about to get much tighter. You see, The Name of our story "Monsters Inside Us"...well…it had a deep meaning to it. As I've said in the previous chapter to this adventure of ours…Inside every one of us, their exists a Monster. A Monster that wants to be let out and released when it feels threatened or someone else is threatened…It is then and only then will the Monster free itself from its bonds and shackles…But sometimes there's a much bigger picture than just internal forces…sometimes there's exterior forces…controlling the internal forces inside us.
Or perhaps it's just the Internal Forces that shape us as we are…
Perhaps there's a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Only one way to find out…
-Chapter 4- Life presents many choices…The Choices we make determines our future
The Lawmen had Evan Repeaters in their hands. One kicked open the door but was immediately shot in the face by Arthur. The other Lawman tried to shoot at Arthur from cover, but Sadie was quick to react as she fired her Schofield Revolver, hitting him square between the eyes. Causing him to flop over dead. This was it, the Lawmen weren't having it now, the two other Lawmen from the top started to fire at the thieves and murderers. But Micah shot both with his Lemat Revolvers, hitting one in the throat and the other in the eye. Killing both.
"Come on, Let's get out of here!" Arthur shouted as he ran out the door, with Sadie and Micah following in pursuit. There were at least seven more Lawmen down the muddy street near the stables that were running straight at the trio. Firing their Evan Repeaters, but missing each shot.
Arthur, Sadie, and Micah quickly mounted up on their horses.
"YA!" Arthur shouted as his horse started to gallop at a fast speed. Sadie and Micah are on their horses following in pursuit. However, this also included the Lawmen, now on their horses. Making haste against the thieves.
Sadie shot her Schofield Revolver at one of the Lawmen, hitting him in a vital organ, causing him to bleed out, fall off his horse, and die as soon as he hit the floor. Micah shot his Lemat Revolver at another Lawman, hitting him in the forehead, and killing him. Leaving five other Lawmen on horseback.
"Let's try to lose them through the woods!" Arthur shouted as he took a sharp turn down a slope, turning on a bridge and galloping his horse as fast as it could. Sadie and Micah followed suit. So did the Lawmen. They attempted the sharp turn, but two of them were bucked off by their horses. Leaving only three Lawmen.
They continued to try and shoot Arthur, Sadie, and Micah. But missed their shots. Arthur looked behind him and saw there were only three more Lawmen left.
"Let's speed up!" Arthur said to Sadie and Micah. Their horses were under heavy stress, but they obliged their riders' wishes. Speeding up as fast as their legs could take them.
The Lawmen's horses on the other weren't so fluent in running as fast as them. The horses stopped. Neighing in distress and panting heavily. The Lawmen watched as the murderers got away.
"DAMN IT!" One of them cursed.
Arthur, Sadie, and Micah rode for a little while until they were clear of the Lawmen.
"Woah, easy girl, easy," Arthur said as he pulled back his horse a little, the horse slowly stopped and halted. The same went with Sadie and Micah.
"Hot diggdy-dog, that was good," Micah said with some laughs in between. Arthur started to take off his masks. First the metal skull mask, then the executioner hood, letting his hair breathe a little.
"I gotta say, Mrs. Adler did pretty well, wouldn't you agree Micah?" Arthur said. You wouldn't know it but Sadie's face started reddening from the comment. She had kept her masks on.
"I'd say she did pretty well, for a first-timer. I do hope this won't be the last time you ride with Arthur and I, Hellfire," Micah said as he holstered his Lemat Revolvers.
"I had fun gentlemen, thank you for letting me in on this. I believe we owe everyone their cut," Sadie said as she brought out the $1,000 dollars. Splitting it up by three. Giving Arthur $300 and Micah $300, she herself kept $300.
"That was a pretty good take, not only did we scourge up some O'Driscolls, but we got a decent pay out of all this," Micah said as he took the money happily.
"That we did," Arthur said as he put his money in his satchel.
"Hellfire, I look forward to seein' more of what you can do, Now, if you'll excuse me, Cowpoke, Hellfire, I got some business in Strawberry I gotta take care of," Micah said as he tipped his hat to Sadie and Arthur.
"Right, don't take too long, make sure you ain't followed," Arthur said. Micah saluted Arthur with two fingers.
"Sir, yes, sir, boss," Micah said as he took off toward Strawberry on his horse. Leaving Sadie and Arthur by themselves.
"Mrs. Adler I say you did pretty good. Ever done something like that before?" Arthur said, complimenting Saide.
"Well, thank you, Mr. Morgan…and no I ain't done something that extreme. But I had fun, thank you for that," Sadie said with a smile on her face, even though it couldn't be seen, due to her mask.
"Good to know, probably best that we split up, better we don't get followed," Arthur said as he put his hat back on his head.
"Alright, Mr. Morgan, See you back at camp," Sadie said as she mounted up on her horse. But before she galloped off, she stopped and looked at Arthur.
"And, uh…Arthur…" Sadie said, catching his attention.
"Thank you…for saving my life," Sadie said. It took a few moments before Arthur figured out what she was talking about. The Mountains…The O'Driscolls…Her home burning down to the ground…her Husband's death…
Arthur nodded his head in reply.
Sadie then took off on her horse.
Arthur laughed at himself.
"Come on, girl, let's get back home," Arthur said as his horse started to prance a little, heading towards Camp in a different route.
Arthur rode a little bit, coming down near the creek. He suddenly heard strange music playing. It sounded like it was coming from a radio. Arthur quickly noticed a strange coach. But not just any coach, this one was bizarre, filled with strange decorative items.
"Wow, easy girl," Arthur said. He got off his Horse and followed the path along the creek. He could hear a woman humming to herself. Arthur looked around to see a woman sorting through many items on the other side of her coach.
"Uhm, scuse me, Madam," Arthur said with good manners. This quickly spooked her. She jumped a little at the unexpected. The woman looked between her late 20s or her early 30s. It was hard to tell. She had black hair, and dark-colored skin, she had a bandana on her head but it didn't cover much of her hair. She wore a red skirt with a puffed white shirt, she also had a diamond necklace around her neck.
Arthur put his hands up to show he meant no harm.
"I'm terribly sorry, Madam, I didn't mean to spook ya, I just saw your coach and I thought you might needed help…" Arthur said. The woman seemed to calm down after hearing the explanation.
"Oh, dear me, I do get spooked so easily. Pleased to meet you, I am Madam Nazar, I've come from a land far from here, I am a fortune teller, but with that, I am also a Collector," Madam Nazar said. She held out her hand for a handshake.
Arthur shook her hand gently.
"Arthur, Arthur Morgan," Arthur said.
"Pleased to meet you, Mr. Morgan," Madam Nazar said. They stood there in a short silence. But Madam Nazar had something in the back of her head.
"Mr. Morgan, I have something of great value that may interest you," Madam Nazar said. This slightly piqued Arthur's interest.
"Is it, uh, to tell me my future death or…that I'm an ugly, nasty bastard who can't seem to find his place in the world," Arthur said, rather calmly and being hard on himself. Madam Nazar simply giggled.
"You're hardly ugly, Mr. Morgan, I don't tell others of their future deaths, I tell them of their fortune and their glory, not how they die…But no, that is not quite what I had in mind," Madam Nazar said.
"Well, that's very kind of you, so what exactly did you have in mind?" Arthur asked Madam Nazar. Madam Nazar then brought out a container consisting of maps.
"There is a relic that I've been looking for, one of great interest and value. I currently have $10,000 on the line for it," Madam Nazar said, as she sorted through a map. That's when it hit Arthur hard. $10,000!? For a simple piece of junk?!
"10,000 dollars? Alright, you got me interested," Arthur said.
"Good, here's a map of where the Relic resides, you bring me the relic, and the money is all yours, Mr. Morgan," Madam Nazar said. Arthur took the map and looked at it.
"Mount Hagen? Looks like it's in a big cave," Arthur said.
"Indeed, I would go myself, but why do that when you can put someone else through the labor…and reward them kindly," Madam Nazar said as she booped Arthur's nose, taking him off guard a little.
"Happy hunting, Arthur Morgan," Madam Nazar said as she walked behind her coach.
Arthur folded up the map and walked to his horse.
"10,000 dollars…this better not be a scam," Arthur said as he mounted his horse. He never thought he would have to return to the Mountains…at least not for a while. But he had to now, His Gang needed the money, more than anything right now. $10,000 would be more than enough to get Dutch what he needed.
"Ya," Arthur said as his horse took off.
However, unbeknownst to Arthur, someone was watching him. With binoculars out in their hands. O'Driscolls were watching Arthur Morgan.
"So, what's the plan?" One of them said.
"We follow him, we let him get the little do da…he gets the money…and we kill him…then we get the money," The older O'Driscoll said.
"Sounds like a plan, Tom," The O'Driscoll said.
"And when I get him, I'm gonna make sure that his little bitch doesn't mess with us again," Tom said as he mounted up on his horse with at least twelve other O'Driscolls mounting up with him.
"Alright boys, Let's make us some money…and get payback!" Tom shouted to his boys. They raised their weapons and cheered on.
To Be Continued…