Hijack the Wagon and Get those Valuables back to Gold Springs

Vivian had made a point to get these valuables from Georgia, even while discarding her away like she was nothing but hired help. Clearly there was something here Vivian wanted. Jesse and Jane had been very keen to get this safe open, and now Vivian’s own muscle had brought it out here specifically? Clearly there was more to this than just a smash and grab, and with most of the ‘loot’ loaded up on the wagon, then she’d really kick up the hornet’s nest if she grabbed the wagon. Vivian wouldn’t dare be caught in a gun fight in Gold Springs with the Sheriff, and with April waiting for her Texas should have enough backup to handle any attempts at her. She just had to make it there.

With something of a plan worked out, Texas leaped over the boulder and ran for the loaded cart. It was an open back cart, purely for moving good and currently loaded up with those mailbags and the safe. A quick sprint over open ground and she scrabbled up the side, leaping into the front seat of the wagon. Gripping the reins she pulled them back and cracked them against the two horses. A pair of whinnies came from the equines before they set out, hooves thudding against the dirt. The wagon wheels creaked as they started to move, carrying the load in the back as it seemed to be decently reinforced.

Texas pulled on the reins, turning the horses to follow the railroad back towards Gold Springs. After all it was pretty much a straight line. Then she heard the yelling. “Someone’s taken the wagon! Mount up! Mount up!” the booming voice of the Rhino gal was easy to make out even from this distance.

“Yah! Yah!” Texas called out as she snapped at the reins, trying to coax more speed out of the horses pulling the wagon, but with all that weight in the back it wasn’t happening. Looking behind she could see the other horses galloping after her. Six riders, including the Rhino and Mayor Vivian right at the back.

“Sheriff Texas Stanton! You are interfering in official mayoral business!” Vivian bellowed. “Couldn’t you have done the whole of Gold Springs a favour and gone down with that damn locomotive!”

“How about ah do the town a favour by returning all the stolen belongings in this wagon?” Texas called back, turning her head to grin at her pursuers. *BANG*A bullet whizzed into the cart, impacting beside Texas and making her duck. With the riders hot on her trail she had two choices. Focus on driving the wagon and try to drive defensively. Or get up on the back and start lobbing bags at those crooks!