Chapter 1 - Part 3: Aftermath of New Beginnings

Chapter 1 - Part 3: Aftermath of New Beginnings
 

Pete's body lays unmoving on the ground with the bodies of the other monsters equally immobile.  The townsfolk start to edge out of their homes and businesses, many still in their nightly attire.  They whisper to one another and point toward Cal standing above the dead man below him.  Cal recognizes a man walking up the street, the local Marshal and interim Sherriff, Norbert Young.  With him was Deputy John Marsters.

 

Marshal Young has a serious look in his eye, "Cal... let's you and I walk inside Harold's while Deputy Marsters here talks to a few people and gets to having this mess cleaned up eh?" 

 

The voice of Deputy Marsters rises above the whispered voices and all can hear him asking some of the villagers to give their view of what went down and if anyone would volunteer to help bury the dead while Cal heads inside with the Marshal.  Once inside Marshal Young looks around at the men and Agatha.  "Now then, just what in the Hell's is going on here?  Did Pete Jenkins have some sort of twin I don't know about?  Cuz' I'd swear on a Bible it were him I just saw shot down and I know for a fact Cal and I put a noose around that man's neck not long ago!"
 

Marshal Norbert Young

Agatha once again brings out the map where she feels the confluences of power are coming from after Marshal Young finally gets what's going on.

Prairie's Edge Map again

Deputy Marsters appears to be a surly sort with barely restrained hatred for his superior, Marshal Young.

Deputy Marsters 

 

After the run in with the quick tempered Deputy Marsters, Marshal Young gives the men full clearance to investigate the goings on in the area.  Cal, Jed, and Teddy head north of town to the burial site Cal recalled putting Pete and his boys in.  Tony and Doc Fitzroy decided to research both the bodies and the strange famine-like phenomenon.

What Cal, Teddy, and Jed found at the burial site terrified the men, it appeared a horde of undead creatures had pulled up roots and headed north.  Meanwhile, Tony discovered similarities of Prairie's Edge's phenomenon in a story regarding an odd triangle shaped area of activity in the Bermudas.  Doc spent enough time with the bodies to discover a few weaknesses.

With a goal to head north decided on they all slept fitfully through the night.

Naught but open graves met our heroes at the cemetery

 

 

End of Chapter One. 



 

Chapter 1 - Part 2: Cal's called out at Harold's Saloon

Chapter 1 - Part 2: Cal's called out at Harold's Saloon

 

 

 

It seems whatever power has a hold on the peoples and land of Prairie's Edge has already decided to make enemies with the group that only so shortly ago met one another and their mysterious confidant Agatha.  Looking into the street below the men called in by Ms. Agatha see a harrowing sight, seven men that looked to have recently dug themselves out of the grave stand before Harold's Saloon.  The only one to have spoken thus far has been confirmed by Cal Dalton to be a man named Pete Jenkins, and the men with him make up a gang known as the "Jenkins' Boys".  The only problem is, Cal himself put the noose around Jenkins' neck and helped put a few of the others to the dirt as well. 

 

Seems Pete Jenkins is callin' Cal out, and Cal's fixin' to give him just what he wants.  Well, with a loaded shotgun at his hip that is.

 

 

One thing is for certain, it'll be tough for the boys to put the nix on Agatha's words after this little encounter.  Seems like if our heroes survive, the powers behind this evil hex on the land might have made a move too quickly.  Now there's an idea what's at stake, and it isn't just some crops!

 

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With the blast of Cal's shotgun it has become apparent this fight has begun!

 

 

SECOND ROUND INITIATIVE:

ANY - Dr. Fitzroy – JOKER!

1 - Zombies – Queen of Diamonds
2 - Tony – Jack of Hearts
3 - Agatha – Jack of Diamonds
4 - Teddy – 10 of Spades
5 - Jed – 9 of Diamonds
6 - Cal – 6 of Clubs
7 - Harold – 3 of Hearts
8 - Pete – 2 of Diamonds