Chapter 6

Next morning came, Luther Standing Bear got up and went outside to check on Black Elk.

Black Elk was still there watching the mountains and looking around.

"Well anything," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Nope, just screaming, and shouting, I heard chanting, probably from the witch doctor giving the girls night mares," said Black Elk.

"Probably son, but you can smell the smoke from their fire, we'll ride in their slowly and quietly and cautiously," said Luther Standing Bear.

So they went back in the home, packed all their stuff up again on to the horses and rode off again. They came in and there were lots of good hiding places in the mountains. So they came in and rode quietly, they came to an opening in the mountains and stopped.

"Gloria come with me up this ridge, you girls as well, Black Elk stay here, let me take your horse with me as well," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Do you think their down there?" asked Black Elk.

"Yes son I do, we go through this opening here and that's where they will be," said Luther Standing Bear.

So Luther Standing Bear took Gloria and the kids up the ridge.

"Girls you stay here with your mom, Maria, can you hold the horse's reins?" asked Luther.

"Yes I can grandpa, I'm Indian remember," smiled Maria.

Luther Standing Bear chuckled and smiled at Maria. Luther Standing Bear guided Maria towards the back of the mountain, where it was flat, so she could stand with the horses without being seen. So Gloria and Madison got low where they couldn't be seen. Luther Standing Bear came back down and handed Gloria a Winchester, and gave Madison a caliber hand gun.

"Gloria," said Luther.

"I know how to use one dad," Gloria loading the gun and cocking it back.

"Madison, you pull that pin back, when it clicks, that means its ready to fire okay," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Yes sir, momma taught me how to shoot," said Madison.

"Good, use it when you have to, whatever happens don't stop even if we get in the way don't stop shooting, you leave the witch doctor to me, if you see him coming after me from behind or see him doing anything without even touching me, you take that Winchester and you shoot him until he is dead," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Yes sir dad, I understand," said Gloria.

"Good, I love you guys very much," Luther Standing Bear crawling back down the mountain without being seen.

"Are you ready dad," said Black Elk.

"Yes, lets go," said Luther Standing Bear.

Black Elk went to the left and Luther Standing Bear went down where they were all sitting and talking, the witch doctor was in a small cave, not a deep one just enough to where you can still see him. Black Elk walked on the sides of the mountains and behind big boulders where he couldn't be noticed, he made a path way so he can tell the girls to take that same path way without being seen. So he jumped on a boulder and slid down very quietly and came upon an arch boulder, where underneath that arch were 6 girls and Victoria. They were all tied up and had a cloth around their mouths so they couldn't scream.

Before entering, Black Elk looked around and saw nobody guarding the girls from the other side, so he slid further down and hid inside the arch behind a boulder. He quietly went over and untied the Indian girls and told them to be quiet, they were so happy to see him, especially another Indian. Then he came to Victoria. Untied her and told her to be quiet.

"Were so glad your hear, thank you," said Victoria.

"Your welcome, now, here's what I want you to do, behind this boulder is an opening, you'll see a path way I took, it leads you right out of this mountain and into a narrow path, and then you follow that narrow path out of the mountain and wait there, do you understand..." said Black Elk.

"Victoria, my name is Victoria and yes sir, I do understand, okay girls were leaving, but we have to be very quiet, quiet as a mouse, follow my lead and stay low," said Victoria.

So all the girls followed Victoria out of the small cave and started on the path. Luther Standing Bear walked into the camp, Black Elk watched from inside the small cave. Black Elk looked up and saw the witch doctor. He was no longer afraid of him anymore. Gloria watching from above saw Victoria and some girls, but she kept quiet so did Madison. So he pointed her gun towards the middle, where all the other men were standing. Just in case something happened. Black Elk went out the same way he came in, he started walking towards the witch doctor sneaking up from behind him, Luther Standing Bear saw what his son was doing.

The witch doctor got up and came out and watched in silent with a smirk on his face. Black Elk was right behind the witch doctor on top of a small ledge looking down on him. Standing Bear was greeted by some men with guns on them.

"I've come for my granddaughter," Luther Standing Bear pulled his pistol out and fired, all the men scattered and fired back. Even the girls started shooting as well.

Black Elk jumped off the ledge and landed right on top of the witch doctor. Gloria saw her brother and the witch doctor fighting. So Gloria aimed and was being very careful not to hit her brother, so she waited for the right time.

They were pushing each other,, finally the witch doctor kicked Black Elk in the stomach knocking him down, the witch doctor go on top of him and grabbed his knife and smiled.

"This is the way your mother looked before she died, afraid," smiled the witch doctor.

Black Elk eyes were full of anger and sadness, the witch doctor had a whole bunch of small photos of people he had killed around his chest. This one photo was blurry at first but then when the witch doctor mentioned his mother, her picture started to come in clear. Black Elk was angry.

"You're the one that made her sick," angered Black Elk.

"Yes," smiled the witch doctor.

The witch doctor raised his hand in the air, the knife was coming down towards Black Elk, Black Elk grabbed his wrist and was struggling with him, so he started to turn the witch doctors hand so the knife would face him instead. Finally, Gloria saw her moment and fired the gun. The bullet pierced the back of his head, Black Elk kicked him off and landed on the ground. Luther Standing Bear stopped and looked, he couldn't believe the witch doctor was dead. So he pointed his gun towards the men that were still standing.

"Now, you can leave and never come back, or get killed, your choice," said Luther Standing Bear.

They looked at each other and took off on their horses. Black Elk jumped off the small ledge and bent down and looked at the picture of his mother, but she was not there, all the pictures he had on him were all blank, nothing on them, it's like when he died, they were all free.

"Dad, are you alright," Black Elk walking towards Luther.

"Yes, are you girls alright! Shouted Luther Standing Bear.

"Yes were fine, where's Victoria?" asked Gloria.

"She's by the entrance I told her to stay there!" shouted Black Elk.

"Were heading that way, you guys meet us there as well," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Okay, come on girls, Maria lead the horses down," said Gloria.

So they all headed towards the entrance, the Indians girls started walking in different directions to their home. Victoria stayed put.

"Momma!" shouted Victoria.

"Victoria!" Gloria started running, she dropped the gun and hugged Victoria.

Then the girls went up and gave Victoria a hugged.

"I'm so glad you're alright," said Victoria.

"Where's grandpa?" asked Madison.

"Grandpa, he's here," said Victoria.

"Yes, I'm sorry girls, all three of you girls, for not letting your grandfather be part of your lives, I was just so full of anger," said Gloria.

"It's okay momma," said Gloria.

"The important thing is were all together," said Madison.

"Right," said Gloria.

"Look its grandpa," said Maria.

They started walking towards them.

"Grandpa," said Victoria running to give him a hug.

"Hey, I'm glad you're okay, it's good to see you, you have grown a lot, oh Victoria, this is your uncle, Black Elk, your mom's brother," said Luther Standing Bear.

"Hi, its nice to meet you," said Victoria.

"You as well young lady," said Black Elk.

So they were all together again. Then Madison and Maria got on their horse, and Victoria rode with her mom, and they were on their way back home. About two hours out they stopped and built a fire and rested.

They were all a sleep except Black Elk, who was up staring into the fire in deep thought. Gloria woke up startled by the crackling of the fire.

"Brother, your still up, what's wrong?" asked Gloria walking over to sit by him.

"Nothing," said Black Elk.

"The witch doctor is dead, you don't need to fear him anymore," said Gloria.

"Its not that sister, he told me something, when he was trying to kill me, he had thousands of pictures clipped to his shirt on his chest, some were hanging from his neck, I saw mom's picture. He killed her, he made her sick and she died," angered Black Elk.

"He told you that?" asked Gloria.

"Yes, he did, then when you shot him, I jumped down to look at her photo, it was not there, all the photos were empty, it was like their soul was trapped there, and when he died, they were free," said Black Elk.

"Wow, that's weird, well she's free now, no longer trapped, the important thing is were all okay, no one got hurt maybe a few scratches and bruises, but were all fine," said Gloria.

"This is true," said Black Elk.

"Come on you need some rest," said Gloria.

Gloria went back to lay down, and Black Elk went and laid down next to Luther and went to sleep.