We
had been dispatched by the confederate army to go into the Indian
Territory and negotiate an alliance against the yankees. This would
most assuredly turn the war in our favor.
After
weeks of riding long and hard in the hot summer's heat, we had
stripped ourselves of our shirts, letting the warm sun tan our
bodies.
We
finally met with our Indian contact, who arranged for a meeting
between us and the chiefs down by the dry riverbed. Little did we
know that the Yankee Cavalry had gotten to the tribe before we did.
We
knew trouble was brewing when instead of seeing the indian chiefs
approaching, we saw a war party. We grabbed our guns ran for cover.
I leapt behind a boulder as the arrows began flying.
You
ran for a downed log, but were struck in the back of the knee with an
arrow. After falling to the ground you turn and begin firing. The
mounted indian that had been chasing you took the bullet with a thud
in his chest, killing him instantly and sending him falling backwards
with his arms spread out.
I
began firing, killing two more of the savages. Two more galloped
towards you. You easily shoot the first one dead, but before you
cold get a clear shot the second one had leapt from his horse and was
on top of you.
You
wrestle with the smooth-skin warrior armed with a rock blade. He is
no match for you as you pummel him and ram his own blade into his
cute little navel. Another indian is already there, ready to strike,
but I kill him with several bullets to the back. His his bare torso
twists and turns and his blood sprays down upon you as he falls dead.
I
grab you and help you to the log. The coast seemed clear, but we
both knew this was just the advance party. Now, every indian in the
area knew our location and we were in for one hell of a fight.
After
moments of calm, we heard federal cavalry bugle-calls and the main
party of indians advanced on foot. You are laying down, firing over
the downed tree, while I stand, getting clear shots at our attackers.
After a couple of hours, we are running low on ammunition. Any
native who attempted to run on our position is now laying dead in a
pool of blood. But there is still no sign of the yankees.
Many
natives are still concealed behind the rocks and trees and take
occasional arrow shots at us, but we give them little or no time to
take good aim, so many of the arrows embed themselves into the log
protecting us.
The
endless summer heat causes sweat to pour down over our bare muscular
bodies, causing our bodies to shimmer in the afternoon sun. I stand
at your side behind a tree, sheltering me from the natives. Your
back is against the downed log as you sit facing backwards, guarding
us from anyone attacking from behind.
Soon
enough, as the indians bring on another wave of attacks from the
front, you spy the cavalry approaching behind us in the distance.
Lucky for us, the trees still provide us with ample protection from
their guns and they are slowed down by having to cross the river.
As
I defend us from the indians attacking from the front, you begin
picking off the cavalry one-by-one as they slowly attempt to make
their way across the river. We are starting to run low an
ammunition, so we make sure that each shot counts.
Most
of the indians are hunkered down behind boulders and trees, fearful
of sticking their heads out. While you have taken out most of the
cavalry. A few, have managed to swim ashore, but no one has made it
on horseback. Not to mention the ones who did make it to shore only
survived drowning by removing their boots. So, the were slow and
barefoot- - easy targets for your deadly aim.
It
is now several hours later, as we look for routes of escape, we can
see there are none. We know we are surrounded and this is the end,
but we are not going down without a fight. We thought about running
out and dying in a hail of bullets and arrows, but that would just
make it too easy on those yankees and treacherous natives. We would
inflict much more damage in our current position. They would have to
come for us.
And
it wasn't long before they did. Several members of the cavalry who
had made it ashore commenced an assault. You quickly kill six and
reload. A couple indians get excited when the hear the yankees
attacking us and run from their positions, only to be shot down by my
deadly aim. You take out six more yanks and start to reload.
You
see a yankee charging me from behind with his bayonet at the ready.
You try to warn me to, but it is too late. My eyes widen and my back
arches backwards as the soldier rams his bayonet deep into my lower
back. I let out a hollar as the blade sticks out through my navel.
My
arms fall to my sides and one of my guns falls next to you. I am
temporarily stunned by the thrust into my back, granting the indians
a chance to exact their revenge. Two arrows plow deep into my gut
and a third one strikes just above my navel.
My
face reddens and I let out a gasping “huggghhh!” The yankee rips
his bayonet out of my back. I stumble forwards, clutching my abs as
two more arrows are flung at me, piercing me in the chest. I spew
out a mouthful of blood and a third arrow nails me in the center of
the chest with a deadening thud. It shakes twice as my heart spasms
out it final shutter and my limp dead body drops down onto you.
You
quickly roll me off of you and aim one of the guns I dropped a the
man who attacked me from behind. He is standing over you. His eyes
widened as he is staring down the barrel of the gun. You look him
straight in the eye, “Goodbye, mother fucker.” and pull the
trigger.
A
clicking noise lets you know that gun is out of ammo. His face turns
from fear and shock to anger and rage. “Oh shit!” was the only
thing you were able to get out before he rams his blade downward
straight into your gut.
You
gasp out a loud “huuuaarrgghh” as he pressed all of his weight on
his weapon, completely impaling you with the full length of the
bayonet. Your chest raises up and your head forward as you stare
into his hate-filled eyes. Each time you try to take a breath, he
presses down again. You grasp onto the blade, trying to hold it in
place.
He
places his barefoot on your muscular pec and rips it out. “Looks
like you guys were too slow.” He rams the bayonet straight down
into the center of your chest. You instantly hear yourself gasp out
a final breath. You feel your warm blood flowing out of your lips and onto your chest as your world fades black.