Chapter 3: Chp 1
I still remember the first time it happened, the feeling of burning alive the smell of burnt flesh the horrified stares of my loved ones, I still remember it like it was yesterday even though it's been 12 years, yep my rider awakened when I turned 12.
After I turned I was scared I thought I was alone but evidently I am not the first rider in my family father told my family and I legends that date back to the first Duttons that made Yellowstone their home, rumors stated flaming monsters that would make the most seasoned cowboy scared would ride the nights on Dutton Ranch.
Father told us many stories and even let me read diaries of previous riders so I can learn how to control and accept what I am.
At first everyone feared me but over time my relationships with family healed and grew back stronger especially with Beth but Jamie and I were distant even now we are distant.
As I'm thinking about the past I get a call from Lee.
"Hey." I answer.
"Hey, someone removed the barbed wire from the post next to the Rez the cattle wondered over." Lee says.
"Shit, how many?" I ask.
"All of em." He responds.
"I'll be there soon." I say as I hang up.
"Zeus let's go!" I yell as I hop on my horse I hear a bark that follows as I start to push the reins so that my horse starts to run toward the Rez.
Zeus-[Image]
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I see the herd in the distance and a group of people in front of me.
"Their was wire on this fence a week ago!" One of our ranch hands yells.
"Can't hear you?" One of people on the other side of the fence mocks.
"Come about two feat closer." He mocks again.
"You think I won't?" One of our hands retorts as he jumps off his horse.
I see him about to cross the fence so I intervene.
"Hey!" I yell getting both of their attentions.
"Both of you shut the fuck up."
"Animals have a mind of their own, it's funny that they wonder." The guy mocks again.
*helicopter sounds*
I look up and see a helicopter coming down with the Yellowstone Ranch logo on the side.
"Zeus when I say so go push the cattle toward us." I whisper to my dog who is healing right behind me.
Even though he is a dog we have always had a strange connection it's always been as if he could understand every word I said to him.
I look back at the helicopter that has now landed and see my dad walking toward Lee and I.
"Well you sure turned this into a shit show." Dad says to Lee, he looks my way and nods.
"It was a shit show when I got here." Lee retorts.
Dad rubs his hand on his face trying to decide what to do.
"Zeus can push the herd back toward us, they can stop us from going on the Rez but they can't stop Zeus." I say looking at the herd behind the Rez police.
Dad follows my gaze and says.
"Alright but don't start anything last thing we need is the Rez on our ass." Dad says walking back toward his helicopter.
"Hell, when are they not?" I ask as I pull the reins making Shadow walk toward the ranch hands.
As I walk by I make sure to whisper so that only they could hear me they being the ranch hands.
"Make sure the boys are ready." I say to LIoyd who nods in return.
"We're ready boss." Lloyd says.
Just like that I look at Zeus and make a high pitch whistle
And he takes off running down the fence line out of eye view and he darts under the fence and circles behind the cattle.
Oblivious to what Is happening behind them they keep talking shit in front of us until.
*Cow sounds*
They turn around and see the whole heard grouped up and now heading toward us.
"Hey!" I yell to the one who taking the most shit, he looks my way clearly angry.
"Guess your right, they do have a mind of their own." I say as Lloyd and a couple of the boys start to laugh.
...
I walk into the hand house to get some food before heading back out.
(forgot what they call the place they sleep in the show.)
"Hey, Jake." I hear Rip say my name so I turn around and are him walk over in his normal black attire.
"What's up?" I ask.
"Your dad owes someone a favor." he says.
"Who do we gotta kill? I ask.
"No one yet." Rip says with his signature smirk.
"I'm gonna go get a kid from the trailer park, the names Jimmy. He's a druggie." Rip says.
"Lloyd and I'll be ready by the time you get back." I say as he nods and starts to walk away.
It's become sort of a tradition that all criminals or anyone with a wary past gets the Yellowstone brand basically meaning that you give up your past life and it also means that the rider is watching you.
As the rider, I also carry the brand and I am the one who does the branding, once you receive the branding your apart of Yellowstone for life, most won't ever have the idea of leaving, but if they do we kill them, when you become a branded member of the ranch you also see the rider and most don't ever want to be on his bad side.
To be continued.
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