Fury

[Fraroc]

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Chapter Twenty-Six





“When is Jason gonna be here?” Marissa asked Jack who just walked into the living room.

“He should be here soon....even though I reckon that he and his father need some time to reconcile their relationship”

The mood in the stables made a sudden shift from sorrow to happiness once Jack got the news that not only is Jason going to be released on bail, but that Vincent Cormier, for some reason, decided to drop the charges against Jason completely. However, both Jason and Mike aren’t out of the woods yet. Vincent is still awaiting trial for multiple counts of animal cruelty and the eyewitness accounts of both Jason and Mike will prove invaluable in court.




Around 3:00PM, A knock on the door rings out across Jack’s house. Once Jason realizes that the door is unlocked, he strolls in. The other inmates in the drunk tank obviously didn’t treat him too bad for there were no wounds nor bruises on his skin. The only difference is that his light facial stubble and soul patch was replaced with a full beard.

“So this is life on the outside. It’s changed......you all look much older!”




Jennifer walks across the foyer to meet with Marissa in the other room, for the few seconds it took for her to walk from one end to the other, she was completely oblivious to the fact that Jason was released out of police custody and was back at the stables. But she soon found out.

“Hey, Jen!”
“Oh, hi Jason...........(GASP) JASON?!!?!?"
“It’s me! In the flesh!”
“JACK! MIKE! KARILLA! MARISSA!! COME QUICK! JASON IS BACK!!!!!"




Everybody drops what they’re doing and crowd over to Jason to greet him in a massive group hug. Mike tightly bear-hugs his friend almost to the point of pain and Jennifer expresses her happiness of seeing Jason by planting a nice big one on his cheek.





Jason, as happy as he was to be back, needed to deal with his own personal problems alone. Much later at night, around 8:30PM, Jack, being a “people person” knew there was something bothering him so he asked Mike to try and talk to him.

“......So, J. how bad did they rough you up in the drunk tank?”
“I’m not hurt if that’s what you’re wondering.....My cellmate was this HUGE-ass biker dude. I’m talkin’ about huge biceps, broad-ass chest, shaved head, goatee, and these PIERCING wolf-like eyes. The biker was accused of sleeping with a girl he thought was of legal age, but was only 17....so he was booked for statutory rape. I was at first, scared as all hell of him but surprisingly, he actually wasn’t a bad guy at all, he just did something really stupid. And he eventually asked me what I’m in for, and I told him about how I rescued Lightning from his abusive owner and that I kicked the sh*t out of him. The biker actually began to admire me! He said that because I was willing to risk my freedom and even my life for a horse, I was a real modern-day cowboy.....”




“But.......the thing is.....I’m beginning to regret what I did.”
“WHAT?!”
“I shouldn’t have taken Lightning....I should have known that stealing was wrong....”




“What the hell happened to the guy that said that “two wrongs don’t make a write” was bull? Look on the bright side! If you didn’t do what you did, Lightning would still be subject to horrible abuse!”
“That’s why in the same vein....I DON’T regret what I did. I know it makes no sense for me to regret and not regret doing it but...If I was a law-abiding citizen and didn’t do what I did, Lightning would still be abused! But rescuing him from Vincent landed me in jail! .....and.........RRRRGGGHHH!!!!! "




Jason scowls and walks away from Mike, into the wilderness.

“Jason! Where are you going?”
“I want to be alone.”
“WAIT! JASON!!! JASON WEISS!! COME BACK!!!"





Suddenly, a large hand grabs Mike by the shoulder and a deep voice he recognizes as Jack’s speaks to him.

“Let him go......He needs time to sort this out by himself.”




The praries were only a short walk away from the stables. Jason could hear the wind sweeping through the grass, making the blades rustle. The sky began to darken as a cool breeze softly strokes Jason’s body....It was late and he was alone. Jason finally found the perfect environment for him to get lost in his thoughts.





However, Jason didn’t realize that it was getting pretty late. His mind fought the sensation of fatigue but his weary body was winning the battle. He didn’t have the strength to rise to his own two feet....He will be spending the night alone in the grasslands.




The next morning, he wakes up to the sensation of something wet and viscous on face. He then hears the undeniable snort of a horse and realizes that his entire cheek is absolutely covered in horse slobber. His vision was still blurred, for Jason is NOT a morning person and couldn’t make out exactly which horse was trying to wake him up.

“uuuuhhh........Not now, Buddy......I just woke up....”




Jason’s vision clears and he finds out that it’s neither Buddy nor Fury that was nuzzling, licking and snorting at him.....He is absolutley astonished to see the stallion’s black-as-midnight fur and dark eyes.

“.................Dante?......................... It’s really you...how....did you find me?!”






Jason tilts his head to the right and looks at his side where he sees the palomino mare he mated with nursing a beautiful dark bay colt.

“That colt....is your son, isn’t it? Congratulations on becoming a dad...”




The beautiful black stallion formerly known as Dante then collapses on his knees in front of his former owner. Jason gets up to a sitting position. It is there that he realizes what Dante is trying to do; he’s going to take him home.





“Ok, Dante old friend......one more ride......just the two of us......”


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Meanwhile at the stables, Mike, Jack, and the girls noticed that Jason has been missing for the past twelve hours and are getting increasingly worried. Jack saddles up Buddy and goes to find Jason in the prairies, but before he can ride off into the sunrise, the girls notice something in the distance.

“Hold up Jack....don’t go yet....”
“What is it, Karilla?”




“In the distance over there....there is a guy riding a horse......Isn’t that.... (GASP) JASON!?”
“Let me see....IT IS JASON!!! And he’s riding DANTE! Completely bareback no less!”




After the man/horse team arrives at the stables and Jason dismounts, he takes the time out to bid Dante a final farewell.

“Thanks for the ride, Dante....now go...be with your family.”




Once again, Jason found himself to be surrounded by hugs and pats on the back from his worried friends......Mike walks up to his friend and glares at him with a silent comment, in which Jason answers.

“.....I’m better now.....”