EXT. THE ROSE
The PATRIARCH chuckles as the STRANGER does so as well.
THE STRANGER
I mean what the hell was I supposed to say, the damn guy kicked him through a wall, and I deflect the guy's unmissable bullets by shooting them up into the ceiling. They were all scared shitless.
PATRIARCH
I would have been too. So NORTH, to find CTHULHU? Was that the smartest venture?
THE STRANGER
In time, there's a lot that went down before we even really got to set out towards the MOUNTAIN OF MADNESS.
PATRIARCH
Is that so? Why's that?
THE STRANGER
Riding a few days with the two was something else, mainly because THE GAMBLER drank and whored through every town we hit from there on, and THE LONER wasn't the most jovial person to begin with, add in the fact that there was a mutual disdain for one another, and I was stuck basically traveling with a gay couple in an open hetero relationship. So naturally traveling wasn't easy...But that was quaint, compared to when we ran into the ROGUE...
EXT. ROAD
The THREE trot along together across an open road that leads through a massive landscape of hill and green country as MOUNTAINS can be seen in the far off distance.
THE GAMBLER
(Singing)
Off to see CTHULHU, the dark lord of the abyss. Knowing we're all going to die, needing to take a massive piss, titty fucking, ass fucking...
THE LONER
Lord almighty, shut up!
THE GAMBLER
Don't like my song?
THE LONER
No! It doesn't even rhyme, or have good lyrics, or
anything…
THE STRANGER
I found it entertaining, I liked the part where he was beginning to incorporate both the fucking of tit's an ass.
THE GAMBLER
Thank you, you get me.
THE LONER
I hate you both.
THE STRANGER chuckles as he notices a few yards ahead an overturned carriage with some people trying to get it back up, THE STRANGER tapping THE GAMBLER who looks up and stops laughing as THE LONER had already been quiet and was quietly observing as they continued towards them.
They arrive a few moments later, slowing as a GYPSY WOMAN steps in front of their horses, waving her arms with a relieved look.
GYPSY WOMAN
Thank you, thank the heavens someone has come! Sir's, sir's we implore your help, we beg of you!
THE GAMBLER
You seem to have flipped this carriage quite cleanly madam, loose tire?
GYPSY WOMAN
Not sure, it all happened so fast. Please sir, we could use more hands in getting this overturned, it will only take a few more tries with you three.
THE LONER
(To the STRANGER)
We should leave...
THE STRANGER
Not yet..let's be sure.
THE GAMBLER
We'll help you, won't we fellas?
THE STRANGER
Of course, What kinda men would we be if we didn't help this fine woman and her kin folk.
THE LONER rolls his eyes as he gets off his horse as does the other TWO, the GYPSY WOMAN smiling as she leads them to the OVERTURNED CARRIAGE.
GYPSY WOMAN
Thank you all so much...
The THREE come around the other side where a group of about 9 Men and 3 women aim an assortment of weapons at them, The GYPSY WOMAN turning with a DOUBLE BARRELLED SAWED OFF SHOTGUN aimed at THE LONER.
GYPSY WOMAN
Now we'll be taking everything on your persons, now!
THE STRANGER
Oh, how I'm not surprised in any regard.
GYPSY WOMAN
I said start stripping.
THE GAMBLER
Kinky.
GYPSY WOMAN
Shut your fucking mouth!
THE LONER
You made a bad mistake.
GYPSY WOMAN
Unlikely...Now I'm not going to ask again, strip and hand over everything or we take it from your corpses. Your choice.
THE GAMBLER
Okay Okay, I'm going to take out some change and toss it towards you alright?
GYPSY WOMAN
Hurry up!
THE GAMBLER looks at THE STRANGER who smirks and nods at him, THE GAMBLER nodding as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a fistful of change.
THE GAMBLER
Here you go...
THE GAMBLER tosses the change forward and in the air and as he does THE STRANGER and the LONER draw their guns firing at the change, watching as each bullet hit a coin and sent it towards the OUTLAW GANG, the GYPSY WOMAN watching as each coin struck one of her men, and each coin was so massively powerful and destructive that she was suddenly caked in guts and blood as they're bodies had been severed and blown apart.
The GYPSY WOMAN turns to the THREE in horror as THE LONER still has his gun aimed forward, THE LONER firing point blank as the bullet sails through the GYPSY WOMAN'S forehead and blows a large chunk from out the back of her head.
THE LONER spins his gun back into place as THE STRANGER holsters his, THE GAMBLER biting his nail on his left thumb as he looks at the gory sight in front of them.
THE GAMBLER
Well that was bloody awesome.
THE LONER
You knew it was a trap, why did you agree to stop and put us in this predicament?
THE STRANGER
Because the carriage wasn't there and it belonged to someone...
THE STRANGER goes towards the dead bodies as he goes to the OVERTURNED CARRIAGE.
THE LONER
Yeah, and?
THE STRANGER
And...
THE STRANGER bends down as he notices a tarp of some sort draped over something, THE STRANGER peeling it back and peeking under it before nodding and pulls it off, standing up as he points down.
THE STRANGER
I'd figured we'd find something like this...
THE GAMBLER and THE LONER look to see a FEMALE hogtied looking at them in confusion as she was shaking with fright.
LATER ON
The FEMALE drinks from a mug as THE LONER looks her up and down, touching her head as she winces but lets him examine her.
THE LONER
Slight gash, more mental trauma than physical, should be okay.
THE STRANGER
Thank you.
THE STRANGER drapes his coat over the FEMALE but she shrugs it off.
FEMALE
I don't need your fuckin' coat, alright. And as for creepy jack over there feeling me up, next time he touches me without my consent I'll cut his goddamn balls off, understood?
THE STRANGER
I understand. Got a name?
FEMALE
Yeah, none of your fucking business. I'm just a runaway...a ROGUE on the run.
THE GAMBLER
Well then, ROGUE, I'm the GAMBLER, this is THE STRANGER, and creepy jack is THE LONER. And You're welcome by the way.
THE ROGUE
For what?
THE GAMBLER
For saving your ungrateful ass back there, hadn't we shown up, you would've been raped, tortured, probably sold into slavery, demon or human, who knows, it wouldn't of been fun.
THE ROGUE
I'd of figured a way to get out of it, I always do.
THE STRANGER
not saying you couldn't of, but we did save your ass back there.
THE ROGUE
Woopdefucking doo.
EXT. THE ROSE
PATRIARCH
So the ROGUE...was a woman? A Woman you saved from Marauders? Who didn't care that you did, and was actually non thankful for you all doing so?
THE STRANGER
Yep....oh and it gets better...
EXT. PLAINS
THE GAMBLER smokes a cigar as he trots with THE ROGUE screaming at him to let her down as she is hogtied down to the back of the horse, THE STRANGER and LONER pacing a good deal behind her as they trot onwards.
End of Part 9