Festus hummed as he beat new boards onto the roof of the stable. Stopping for a moment to stretch his wary back, a few nails in his mouth, he looked up as the sky started to darken.

Looks like rain, he thought while attacking the roof with a new abandon in order to finish before the rain started.

Doc stepped though the double doors of the Long Branch, tipped his hat at the owner Ms. Kitty as he sidled up to the bar.

"Doc," Kitty said with a broad smile. "What can I get you?"

"A beer Kitty please," Doc said looking around. "It's a hot one today, I'm surprised there aren't more people in here."

Kitty handed the physician a beer before she replied. "Seems everyone's busy these days. Matt and Newly are at the jail and Festus is working on the roof of the stable."

"Festus working," Doc chuckled. "This I got to see!"

"Doc stop," Kitty admonished. "You know as well as I do that Festus is a very hard worker!"

Festus finished nailing the last piece of wood down just as the first few drops of rain started to fall.

Sitting up on his hunches, he took off his wide brimmed hat to wiped the sweat from his brow with the bandana he wore around his neck and sighed when a breeze kicked up.

A sudden gust of wind took the hat right out of his hand and sent it falling to the ground, the rumble of thunder and the flash of lightening, made him turn around just in time to see it!

"TORNADO!" Festus yelled hoping some one would hear him over the howl of the monstrous twister bearing down on the city of Dodge!

Louie, asleep in the hay below sat up and looked around groggily as Festus yelled. Getting to his feet, he stumble to the doors of the stable, fighting the wind, he wrenched them open and ran when he seen the twister over the tops of the buildings nearby.

The doors to the Long Branch jerked wildly making Kitty and Doc turn to see what was going on.

Doc shuffled to the doors and looked out, seeing the large vortex upon them, he turned around as Kitty screamed. "Doc," she said pointing toward the back of the Saloon. "We have to get to the storm cellar!"

"No time Kitty," Doc yelled pushing her behind the bar. And then he covered her body with his as glass shattered around them and the howling wind intensified until the only sound you heard was of buildings being blown apart.

Matt and Newly, having heard the commotion outside from the flying debris, went to look out the window and had just enough time to dive under the table in the middle of Matt's office.

Then, just as quickly as it had come into town, the twister passed though and was gone, leaving in its wake a path of destruction.

As the wind calmed, Doc lifted his head and listened, all was silent as he turned Kitty over. "Are you alright," he said as the disheveled red head nodded.

"I think so," Kitty said sitting up.

Using the bar for support, Doc got to his feet and looked around in utter shock and disbelief. The whole front of the Saloon had been blown off.

"Oh Doc," Kitty said making her way though the debris.

"Careful," Doc said clearing a path with his feet. "We need to see what the rest of the town looks like. People are going to need help."

Kitty was relieved to see the jail, having been made of brick was still in one piece.

"Matt," she said running toward the big lawman and Newly as they stepped outside the door.

Matt took her by the arms as he looked from her to Doc. "You two alright?"

"Yes," Kitty replied looking up and down the street.

As far as Kitty could see, mostly all the buildings in town suffered from some form of damage. Several buildings however, were heavily damaged, including Jonas's general store, Doc's office and the stable.

"Matt," Doc said bringing everyone's attention back to the present. "We have to look for survivors! There could be people hurt."

"Your right Doc," Matt said looking around. "Has anyone seen Festus?"

"The stable," Kitty exclaimed as it dawned on her. "He was working on the roof of the stable!"

"Come on Newly," Matt said trotting down to the destroyed building as Kitty and Doc followed.

The two men stared lifting boards with their bare hands as they called out Festus name.

"I got something," Newly said throwing another board aside.

Louie cringed as Newly helped him up. "Are you hurt," he asked as the town drunk shook his head no.

"Where's Festus," Matt asked as the man pointed toward the back of what used to be the stable.

"Doc," Matt said gently pushing Louie toward him and then he turned toward Newly. "You take that side I'l take this one."

Together they worked their way toward the back until Matt grabbed a piece of wood that was stained with blood. "Doc!"

Doc left Louie with Kitty as he shuffled his way though the debris.

"Festus," Matt said clearing another board as the hill man looked up.

"He's hurt bad Matthew," Festus said cradling the head of his Mule Ruth.

Doc looked from the Mule to Festus blood splattered shirt. "Is any of that yours," he asked putting on his spectacles as the hill man shook his head no.

"Ya got ta help him Doc!" Festus pleaded.

"I'm not worried about the Jackass, you jackass," Doc said swiping his mustache. "Besides, it's superficial he'll be fine."

Festus smiled as Matt helped him and Ruth to their feet. "Go with Newly and check every building for survivors," Matt ordered."

"I'll take care of Ruth for you Festus," Louie said leading the Mule to a safer place.

"It's going to be night soon Matt," Doc said looking at the Dodge House. "I think we'd better set up a clinic inside the Lobby of the hotel. It's the only place big enough to house most of the town."

"Alright Doc," Matt said evenly. "Do what you have to."