Adam and Carlos
"We will rest here for the night, tie them up to the tree." Zach said to Jack and Jake. "Take the Mexican first."

Jake grabbed Carlos and walked him over to a tree.

"Leave him alone." Adam's said in a weak and raspy voice.

"What did you say boy?" Zach asked as he walked over to Adam.

"You heard me, leave him alone." Adam said with a straight face. "you..." Before Adam could finish Zach punched Adam in the face making him fall on the ground.

"I'm going to teach you to shut up." Zach said as he kicked Adam in the stomach repeatedly. Adam passed out from all the pain. "Not so tough now are you?" Zach looked over at Jake "Tie him next to the Mexican."

"Got it." Jake grabbed Adam's arms and dragged him over to where Carlso was tied up.

Carlso looked over at Adam. "Adam wake up, you need to wake up. Adam I won't let you die here you, you need to get up." Carlso tried to get Adam to wake up, but he wasn't budging.

Ben, Hoss, Shelby, Frenchy, Margaret, Tess, Isabella and Big Dan

"Shelby and Frenchy take the south side, Margaret and Isabella take the east side Big Dan come with me." Ben said as he got on his horse. Everyone else got on their horse and took off for their destination.

Adam and Carlos

Zach brought a chicken leg over to Adam and Carlos "Eat up."

Carlos looked over at Adam who was now awake. "Adam how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, just feeling a bit sick." Adam replied in a soft voice.

"Adam, you should eat. There is not enough for both of us, but there is just enough for one."

Adam shook is head "I can't just eat it and let you starve, I insist you eat it."

"I will not have you talking back, Adam I want you to eat it."

Adam sighed and picked up the chicken leg with his left hand. Once Adam got done eating, he laid down and slept for the night.

Zach kicked Adam "Get up boy." Adam woke up, it was already morning. As soon as Adam and Carlso were tied up behind the horses, they started out again. They walked about 3 hours then stopped when they came to a small shed. "Put them in there." Zach said to Jake and Jack. The two walked over to Adam and Carlso, they untied them then put them in the shed.

Adam laid in the corner of the shed, he tasted blood in his mouth. When they were walking, he had tripped and fell.

Carlos walked over to Adam and sat next to him "Just sleep until your pa get's here."

Shelby and Frenchy

"Hey Frenchy look at this, horse prints." Shelby said as she examined the prints in the dirt.

"I'll ride ahead and see what I can find." Frenchy got on his horse and rode for a few minutes, he eventually came across some blood. "Shelby go and get the others, I think I found the trail." Frenchy looked around seeing a rope tied to the lower bottom of a tree. It was the camp that the robbers camped at during the first night.

Ben and Big Dan
Ben and Big Dan had searched for about three hours when they seen Shelby riding up.

"Ben, we found their trail." Shelby pulled her horse up next to Ben's horse.

"Thank God, Shebly go get the others Big Dan and I will go ahead and meet up with Frenchy." When he finished talking Ben urged his horse into a gallop and took off in the way that Shebly had come.

Carlos and Adam

A young blond-haired boy walked into the shed and walked over to Carlos. "Here, take this. It's a canteen of water, it's not much but it was all I was able to get. I'm sorry how they are treating you guys, I wish I could do something." Carlos examined the kid, he seemed to be around Adams age.

"Well Adam, it looks like we have some water." Carlos walked over to where Adam was laying on the ground, he lifted his head trying to get him to drink something. After several failed attempts he finally gave up.

Ben, Hoss, Shelby, Frenchy, Margaret, Tess, Isabella and Big Dan

The group hid behind some trees, they could see the shed and tow guys were guarding the shed.

"Big Dan take the back, Shelby take the left side, Frenchy take the right side, Margaret, Tess and Isabella stay here, I will take the front." Ben said as he pulled his pistol out.

"Stay safe Ben." Margaret said in a sweat voice.

Adam and Carlos

Carlos took a drink of the water and glanced over at Adam. He was about to say something but stopped when he heard a gun shot. "Adam do you hear that? We are saved." Carlos shook Adam trying to get him to wake up, but he won't budge. "Adam, I don't want to do this to you, but I need you to wake up." Carlos didn't want to hurt the boy but he didn't know what else to do, he sat next to Adam and slapped him across the face. He was about to slap Adam again, when he seen Adam slowly opening his eyes.

"Carlos?" Adam said in a dry voice.

"Your pa is here, just wait a few minutes and he will get us out."

"ADAM!" Ben ran into the shed seeing Carlos sitting next to Adam. The shed was too dark to see what kind of condition they were in.

"Adam can hardly stand, he is very weak." Carlos said as he stood up.

"Big Dan, help me get Adam out of the shed." Ben walked over to Adam and put his arm around him. When the light had his Adam and Carlos it took everyone's breath away. Adam had a busted lip, a black eye, he had a giant cut on his left side of his face, his arm was all cup up. Carlos was not as bad as Adam was but he had a black eye and a busted lip.

"What happened to the guys to kidnapped up?" Carlos asked Ben.

"Dead, except for a blond-haired kid who took off." Ben replied. "Shall we head home?" The group headed home for a long needed sleep.

The end.

Ps: sorry the ending sucks, I kind of got stuck on it.