The Fire Within a Ninjago Cowboy

Chapter 11 - Kidnapped!

Chapter 11 - Kidnapped!

"Well, you might as well shoot me dead, Morro, 'cause you're never going to see a penny of Daddy's money!" Sam hissed. "I will never say 'I do' to you!"

Morro realized that Sam had been faking her behavior of being under the influence of the potion. He was not pleased at being deceived.

But suddenly a sly grin spread across his face.

"Well, Sam, you say you're willing to die because you refuse to say 'I do'. Are you willing for your cowboy to die because you refuse to say 'I do'?"

Sam gasped and looked at Kai, terrified for his safety.

Morro was impatient. "I'll give you five seconds to decide. Archer, aim your gun at the heart of that hothead cowboy."

"Gladly," sneered Archer.

"Don't marry him, Sam!" Kai called out. "I'll take the bullet!"

"Morro, don't you touch my ranch hand!" Mr. Wu shouted.

Sam bowed her head and closed her eyes. "I'll make a deal with you, Morro. I'll give my money to you directly, no marriage involved, if you leave Kai and me alone!"

Morro thought for a second. "I'll agree to that. But since Ninjago Town is no longer a friendly place for me to be, you'll have to come with me so we can conduct our business deal."

"And to insure your cooperation, your cowboy will have to come along, too. Bansha, go bring him down here."

Bansha grinned a toothless grin and reached into her shawl and pulled out a revolver.

As she walked up the aisle, Morro said, "For those of you who need reminding, Bansha is legendary for her marksmanship, even saving Ninjago Town from the snake invasion forty years ago by gunning them down five at a time with one shot. Demonstrate your skills, Bansha."

Bansha cackled. She stopped halfway up the aisle, and then, in the blink of an eye, aimed for Sheriff Lloyd's hat and shot it clean off his head.

Then the grin on her face disappeared as she turned to Kai and said, "Drop yer sidearm, sonny, then put yer hands up and come with me."

Kai slowly bent down to place his gun on the ground and slowly stood up, raising his arms. As he walked down the aisle, he gave his fellow Garmadon Ranch boys a glance that said I guess we got us a passel of trouble.

Bansha kept a steely gaze and an aimed gun on Kai as he walked sideways past her, hands up. Once past her, he walked slowly backward down the rest of the aisle, facing her, stopping when he reached Sam's side, still keeping his hands in the air.

"All right. Archer, go out back and put the cowboy on Bansha's horse. Bansha, put our heiress on my horse," Morro instructed. His employees exited the back door of the church with their captives as their boss instructed.

Morro then addressed the general crowd, waving his gun. "If anyone tries to follow us, they'll soon find two dead young people on the trail!"

"If you hurt my ranch hand, you'll pay, Morro!" Mr. Wu shook his fist.

"Give yourself up before you rack up even more offenses!" Sheriff Lloyd urged.

"No, I don't think I will," Morro said. "Sorry!"

Glancing out the door, Morro could see that his group was just about ready. Archer was finishing tying Kai's wrists together.

"And I have something to say to you, Julien. When I'm done conducting my business with Sam, I'll come back to finish some business with you!"

Doc Julien's face turned white.

And with that statement, Morro disappeared out the back door, but not before firing his gun into the air, causing yells and screams to erupt among the people.