Mag7/"Into the West" crossover unfinished

[tigriswolf]

This was started after I watched the Abe Wheeler(Christian Kane) scenes of "Into the West".  It would have ended up Abe/Vin, with a side of Chris/Vin.

 

 

            He rides into town at dusk, horse dark with sweat. Chris watches him come, intent for any sign of threat, but there’s none—just a worn-out rider at the end of his trail. He nods to Chris as he passes, steers his horse to the livery. He swings out of the saddle like a man accustomed to horses.

            “Rides like a Lakota,” Vin observes from behind him, appearing out of nowhere. Chris startles, shooting a glare over his shoulder.

            “Thought I told ya not to do that,” he growls and Vin chuckles.

            Vin continues, “Lakota are a dyin’ breed.   Heard from an old one that he had a vision’a their end.” With one last assessing glance at the newcomer, Vin turns back to the saloon. “Comin’, Cowboy?”

            Chris rolls his eyes and follows.

 

 

            The newcomer is dressed like an Indian, wearing his brown hair in long braids. He moves smoothly, like a fighter—like Vin, Chris realizes. He orders whiskey at the bar and takes his drink into a corner, sits alone. 

Buck shoots a glance at Chris, cocks an eyebrow; Chris shakes his head. JD’s chattering on about something again and Buck listens avidly; Ezra interjects a comment here and there, mocking everyone and everything. JD either doesn’t catch the sarcasm or doesn’t care—Chris never can tell with that boy.

Josiah and Nathan are discussing something, either the spiritual journey to Nirvana or the medical practices of a remote tribal group. Chris isn’t sure, and isn’t sure he wants to be.

Vin pushes out of his chair and pads over to the stranger. Stranger looks up and Vin cants his head; Stranger shrugs. Vin slips down across from him and pushes over a shot of whiskey. Stranger smiles and nods, picks up the glass and salutes Vin, then drinks it down.

Gunshots come from the edge of town, so Chris heads off to find out what’s going on, JD and Nathan just behind him.

For the first time in a long time, Vin doesn’t follow—and Chris isn’t sure what to make of that.

 

By the time they get back to the saloon, Vin and Stranger are gone. Chris looks to Buck and his oldest friend explains, “They rode east.”

“Newcomer’s horse was too worn-out for that,” Chris says.

Buck shrugs. “He had a horse.”

 

 

Comments

[wizefics.livejournal.com]

Well... if it helps, I'm chomping at the bit (ha! a pun!) to read more. And please don't let the pun scare you off. I promie to behave in the future.

You have a very vivid descriptive style and I'm intrigued to find out what's going on.

[tigriswolf]

Thank you! I just can't remember where I was going with this, beyond the pairings.

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

Oooh, me like! I'm a Chris/Vin OTPer but I have to admit, a third man stirs things up nicely :D

Love the sparse, pared down language. “Newcomer’s horse was too worn-out for that,” Chris says. Buck shrugs. “He had a horse.” Love Vin making friends without ever saying a word.

[tigriswolf]

Thank you!

[needfire.livejournal.com]

I adore your work, and M7 is more than a treat. My character will always be Ezra but because it is you I am just as buzzed to see this.
Thank you.
With respect.B.

[tigriswolf]

Oh, *blushes* Thank you so much!

[poestheblackcat.livejournal.com]

Gah! Into the West fic!! It's the first I've ever read, and trust me, I've searched. I even prompted on comment fic, but no one else seems interested. :(

[tigriswolf]

I saw that prompt, and thought about filling it... but it's been so long since I saw 'Into the West,' I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been in character.

Thank you for reading!

[poestheblackcat.livejournal.com]

*Sam Winchester Puppy Eyes of Doom*

Puh-LEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEE???

[tigriswolf]

Do you have a link to wherever it is?

[poestheblackcat.livejournal.com]

I posted two prompts:

http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/277258.html?thread=52769546#t52769546

http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/280371.html?thread=53078835#t53078835

*perks up* Does this mean I'm getting a fic?

[tigriswolf]

It's possible, if you don't mind Abe being a mixture of Lindsey McDonald and Eliot Spencer. I really don't remember much about his character except that he loved horses.

[poestheblackcat.livejournal.com]

Heck yeah! Even better, actually.

The thing that bugged me about his character was that he completely disappeared after the Transcontinental Railroad was finished.