Leo was too far back to have heard anything, Catori and the Sergeant being in the middle wagon of the 3, with the explosives. But, the Sarge heard her shout, and turned to the back of the wagon, skinning his pistols and firing blind at the fast-approaching horseman, who was decidely still out of range of pistol-fire... but not from RIFLE range!
The sergeant spit and holstered his pistols, ducking to recover and reload a hunting rifle, before taking unsteady aim at Leo again...
Catori egan to panick even more. She couldn't let Leo die because of her, but what could she do? "Ugh" Catori said as she watched his spit. She closed her eyes to mentally shake the image. "Please, just let me go!" she egged the sergeant. As he took aim on Leo again she jumped him. She knew it was a bad idea.
Originally posted by lady_yuna
"What does it say?" asked Lily. She made a grab for it in his hand but tripped over her own feet. "Come on let me see it." Reaching again he dashed around in a chase game or tag.
"It's for GROWN UPS, Lily, Manly words and such..." Benny giggled.
"It says we got time though, time to warn folks... "
"But... to warn folks??... I thought..." Lily stammered some, confused.
"Don't think!" Benny snapped. "All the whole world falls apart whenever women-folk do the thinkin'!! We gotta get this to Sheriff Reno! He'll know what to do!!" the kid took off for the nearest horse he could find...
Originally posted by DIBWILLPAY!
Catori egan to panick even more. She couldn't let Leo die because of her, but what could she do? "Ugh" Catori said as she watched his spit. She closed her eyes to mentally shake the image. "Please, just let me go!" she egged the sergeant. As he took aim on Leo again she jumped him. She knew it was a bad idea.
Sarge's aim was thrown way off, along with his balance as Catori bounded into him. He dropped the rifle and it clattered to the ground behind the wagon, as he tried to throw Catori off next! Fortunately, he flipped over the back rail, and was left to dangle helpless to hurt Catori any more. Unfortunately, he managed to reach up before he fell, and grabbed Catori around her neck as he flipped, dragging the poor hapless girl over the rail with him!!!
The riders up front of that 3rd wagon tore the flap open and peeked back, seeing the Sarge fall from the wagon. "Tarnation!!" 2 of them yelled, and clambored from the seat into the wagon, leaving a sole driver to man the horses.
Catori clung to the Sarge's neck, while the man lost his grip with one hand, flailing wildly as his body dragged in the dirt behind the wagon, desperately trying to claw his way back inside... Catori saw the rifle be trampled by the thundering hooves of 3 horses and the wagon behind them, and she cringed at the thought of what 12 hooves would do to her already-torn and tender body...
Originally posted by SlickRick69
Sarge's aim was thrown way off, along with his balance as Catori bounded into him. He dropped the rifle and it clattered to the ground behind the wagon, as he tried to throw Catori off next! Fortunately, he flipped over the back rail, and was left to dangle helpless to hurt Catori any more. Unfortunately, he managed to reach up before he fell, and grabbed Catori around her neck as he flipped, dragging the poor hapless girl over the rail with him!!!The riders up front of that 3rd wagon tore the flap open and peeked back, seeing the Sarge fall from the wagon. "Tarnation!!" 2 of them yelled, and clambored from the seat into the wagon, leaving a sole driver to man the horses.
Catori clung to the Sarge's neck, while the man lost his grip with one hand, flailing wildly as his body dragged in the dirt behind the wagon, desperately trying to claw his way back inside... Catori saw the rifle be trampled by the thundering hooves of 3 horses and the wagon behind them, and she cringed at the thought of what 12 hooves would do to her already-torn and tender body...
Catori swallowed compulsively. She clung to the sarge's neck for dear life. She could hear him coughing slightly from her accidently choaking him. She tried not to but she had to keep her grip. "I'm so sorry." she yelled above the racket of the horse hooves and the wagons creacking.
Catori knew once they were back in the wagon, she was dead. She just wanted to hold onto her life as long as she could. She had to see Buddy again. She had to talk to Lilly again and learn the language of the mexican Gringo. She just had to see all her friends and her lover again.
"Reach up!" the cowboy bandits in back of the wagon-bomb barked. "Give us your hand or you're going to DIE!!" they reached over the Sergeant who was gagging and gasping, but managed to regain his grip with both hands, long enough for Catori to steady herself on his back again...
"What about me, you fools?!" Sarge slurred. "Get this savage b!tch off of me!!" Catori could be saved, if she allowed it...
~ come on people! THIS IS IT!!! The great money train caper!! where IS everyone?!?! ~
As the bandits yanked her into the wagon, Catori scooted back to her place. She tried to catch her breath. that had to be one of the closes calls she ever had. She still held her hand to her chest applying pressure to stop the flowing blood that would join the rest to stain her shirt. She watched the bandits try to haul the Sarge up.