Desert Outlaws

Chapter 3

The Beast

Buck saw tracks leading from the house. Massive footprints with 3 toes. He guessed that the bull-lizard was what killed those people and made the tracks. He grabbed waterskins from the house, and set out to hunt the beast. He slung his rifle on his back and started to track the beast. The tracks took him up a mountain to the west, and it was there he first saw his quarry. He lined up a shot but it was too windy and far. Buck started to get closer when he heard a great roar from below, where the Beast was. A greater beast, with fur and long claws roared at the bull-lizard, as if having a conversation. The bulll-lizard then started to follow the great beast, as if it was a commander. Buck then climbed down the mountain and walked back to the settlement. Buck saw movement from the house . He ran back and shouldered his rifle as he walked through the door and when he got in, he saw a man sleeping on the floor. He nudged him with his rifle he woke up with a fright

" hoobadobbaoboo! Who's there? Hello?"

"Above you"

"Oh! Didn't see you there. Mind, uh, lowering the rifle?"

Thanks for reading Chapter 3 of the Desert Outlaws! Chapter 4 will be under Carno again.