Saved by Dan

Lisa heard the shot that she was sure would end her life, but was surprised when she felt the bullet pass within an inch of her cheek. Lisa opened her eyes to see what had happened to cause Wallace to miss.

Before her was Wallace, pinned against the stair well wall by a blood soaked Dan. Dan's bowie knife impaled in Wallace's back. Wallace's gun hand hung lifelessly at his side. His colt now lying discarded on the floor.

On the stairs below Dan, Lisa saw another Lyncher take aim at Dan.

"Look out!" Lisa yelled to Dan as she scrambled for Wallace's discarded colt.

Dan spun away from the lifeless body of Wallace, leaving his bowie knife behind.

The Lyncher fired.

The shot passed thru the space that Dan had occupied mere seconds before and impacted the falling form of Wallace. As Lisa picked up Wallace's colt a second shot rang out. She looked up to see the handsome young face of the Lyncher marred by a gaping bullet wound and his body tumble backwards down the stairs.

Both Dan and Lisa looked around to see who had saved them. On the stairs above Lisa stood Caitlin Wilde, a winchester rifle in her shoulder. Caitlin chambered another round.

"Everyone OK?" Caitlin asked in her gentle irish accent.

"Fine, now." Lisa answered and then turning to Dan. "Thanks!"

Dan retreived his bowie knife from the body of Wallace before turning to look at the body of the young Lyncher that Caitlin had just despatched.

"Call it even." Dan told Lisa as he wiped the blood from his bowie knife on his shirt. He then nodded briefly to Caitlin in thanks.

The fighting in the hotel was over, but outside Lisa could still hear multiple gunshots. However they were accompanied by sounds that Lisa had not often heard since arriving in Deadneck. The sound of cheers of joy.

"Whats going on?" asked a confused Lisa.

"The towns folk came to our rescue." explained Caitlin. "They drove off the Lynchers that were outside."

Lisa sank down onto the steps in relief and sighed heavily. Suddenly a concerned look crossed Lisa's face.

"Where are the kids?" Lisa asked.