[Oddey]

Chapter 4

Delayed

They had been walking for about six days. Luckily, a small pool of fresh and clean water had turned up along the way and they had managed to refuel their supplies. Now Finklar wished they would have the same good fortune. Up ahead there were several outlaws.
'Probrably blocking the way to town for travellers.' Though Finklar. Too bad they were at least eight while Finklar, Abe and Germ were just three. Sure Abe could posses and Germ had a gun, but the outlaws definately had the advantage.
'Maybe if Abe possesed one, and Germ started shooting at the others, while I had them distracted... Nah, that won't work. What if Abe sort of attemted to posses one to shoot them and then maybe Germ could ike come from behind... Hmm... Might work...' Finklar thought.
"Right I've got it. Abe you posses the one in the back. Germ you take them down while Abe uses that guy as a distraction." Said Finklar.
"Good idea. Here," Said Germ as he handed him a pistol, "I carry a spare and this is definately time for it." Finklar nodded as he accepted the gun for now.
"On three, Abe you can start now. One..." Abe was chanting. "Two..." Abe's soul was going. "Three!" The outlaw was under Abe's control now. "FIRE!" Yelled Finklar. Three gunshots echoed around them as the sounds of battle ensued. Finklar and Germ had managed to find a bit of cover to pop out behind of. The outlaws on the other hand had no cover and relied on sheer numbers rather than tactics. As the last gunshot was fired, it was easy to see who had won. The road to town was still long ahead though. Not to mention there was definately some more hinderance on the way. Or they could take a shotcut past Sekto's newly destroyed dam. Either way, they'd have to cross the Mongo river if they wanted to get to New New Yolk City, as New Yolk City had been flooded.
"Well... Which way? North to get over the dam, or here and just get past a bunch of these guys?" Asked Abe.
"Yes I've been thinking about that. North will take longer but won't be quite as dangerous, whereas this way won't be as safe, but it'll be faster. If you don't count encounters with outlaws and stuff." Said Fiklar, "I think we ought to take this way..."
"Well, I'm right behind you." Said Germ.
"Same here." Said Abe.
"That's that then. We'll continue this way tommorow."

They're won't be nearly as many chapters as there was in the original Murder Market. No cookies either.