"We've got the drop on them. Lets use that to our Advantage."

"Getting the drop on them is the best bet." Madeline nodded.

The prospectors shock on their face when the Powder gangers jumped up and began firing. The prospectors didn't stand a chance. The Powder Gangers blazed away as the prospecters fell like wheat before a reaper.

The Powder Gangers mopped up the downed travelers. A few stood around and cursed that they had killed the woman. She wasn't particularly pretty but Madeline knew exactly what would have happened if they had managed to capture her. The feminine side of her counted such an end as a mercy.

"Alright," Eddie said in a commanding tone, "Lets get the gear and head on back."

And so they headed back to the Powder Ganger's base.