((I'll join too, could I join as somebody's younger brother or sister? I have to think about my charries before I post. lol))

(ok sure. sounds great! welcome )

Abby watched as she saw familys packing up wagons and there children to start the long jernouy west. she turned to her brother. " luke. you said IF you survive this jernouy. why do you say IF? isn't this gonna be safe?" Abby asked clueless

Luke sighed heavily and rubbed his head, looking back at his parent before turning back to Abby. "Look...you must just....ugh, I can only ask you....to trust me, okay?" He said, looking into if little sisters eyes. "I won't let anything happen to you."

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Abby still didn't understand. but she trusted her brother with everything. " ok luke..." abby looked at her father and mothers backs as they sat up front wile abbys father drove the wagon. she thought of what luke had said..she looked at him then she lowered her head.

Luke felt bad for making Abby feel bad. "Come on, cheer up, Abs!" He said, trying to make her smile. "It won't be that bad! Come on, tell me a story."

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Abby smiled. " i haven't told stories since we were little." she said laughing, but i'll do it just becuase theres nothing else to do. " once apone a time there was a prince in a far away land..." Abby told a story of how a prince had to go away for a long time and then he had lost his true love. but then he found her and then married her and they had a happy ending. abby told this story hoping to cheer luke up about his own situation with alison.

Luke grinned and laughed. "I think I could relate to this Prince, a little." He said and messed up Abby's hair by rubbing her on the head playfully. "Nice story sis. I loved the ending." He winked.

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Abby laughed wile fixing her hair. they had already gone a few miles outside of there town they were in the woods. " so what do you think our new life will be like luke?" abby smiled and then heard gun shots. very close gun shots. the wagon jerked and Abby and lukes mother and father fell into the back of the wagon both shot in the head.......abby sat there stund watching her dead parents. "luke...." she said as she heard men outside of the wagon.

Luke was about to answer when he heard the gunshots and looked around worriedly. He saw there parents and grabbed two daggers and a gun, then took Abby and a blanket and put her in the middle of the luggage. "Stay hidden, say nothing." He kissed her forehead and put the blanket over her and then, silently, snuck out of the back of the wagon.

Silence.

More silence.

Then, gunshots and screams. One man screamed of death as another screamed in pain as more gunshots fired. More screams came and the wagon shook...

Finally...nothing. No breeze or sounds could be heard. The world was utterly still.

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((I see a place for my charrie to come in! lol))

8 year old Daniel Parks was half-asleep in the back of the jolting wagon, when a gunshot cut through the air, waking him. "Daddy?" he anxiously looked towards the front of the wagon where his father was driving. His father didn't say anything, but quickly reached behind the seat for his rifle. He grabbed the box of bullets when suddenly he lurched forward, clutching at his chest. "Daddy!" Daniel clambered over the boxes and furniture. His father toppled over sideways, falling off the wagon seat. Daniel jumped out and knelt beside the man, shaking him. "Daddy, get up!"

(( awww thats so sad...really good writing though))

Abby did as she was told. but when she heard a little boy scream. she knew she had to help. she quickly through the blanket off jumped out of the wagon holding her skirts. she ran to where she was hearing the sound. she found a little boy skaing his dead father. she jumped into that wagon, first looking around to see if anyone was near. she looked at the young boy and grasped his hand. " he's gone." Abby had tears in her eyes. for this child and her own parents. she then noticed something. there were no more gun shots....she quickly remembered luke. she ran over to the back of the little boys wagon. "luke!" she said not yelling but she wasn't quiet either.

Luke was laying in the field, pretty close to the wagon, his shirt ripped where the gunshot had hit him, in the shoulder. He stood, as five bandits lay dead around him. He was shaking as he tried walking over to wagon, leaning on his rifle.

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Abby saw him. she jumped out of the wagon and ran to him lettin him lean on her. "luke! what happend? are you alright?" Abby was a little freaked out.

Luke was breathless, but thankful Abby saw him. "They where...bandits...coming to take the supplies...I...k-killed them...but the leader...shot me twice in the shoulder....it's...bleeding and dislocated...I can't....move it..." He said, inbetween gasps.

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Abby almost frogot about the child in the wagon. she could still hear him crying and calling out for his daddy. " ok luke...just uhh.....stay calm!! um..." Abby went and got a peice of cloth her mother always kept on her. she looked at her dead mother's body and tears came to her eyes but she did not dare cry. she grabed the cloth and ran back to Luke. she pressed on his wound with it seeping all the blood up. " luke how to we put your sholder back into socket?" Abby asked nervously