Everybody was ordered to shoot at the horses, not the riders, but who knows how many actually did that? Cletus counted 8 dead horses out of 28 attacke...s, so at least part of his plan worked. He didn't expect to kill, or even wound, most of the attackers; he just wanted them to decide to attack somewhere else.Even though there were 8 dead horses, there were 11 dead attackers. Either some people had not followed orders or they were lousy shots. It didn't make any difference, the results were. It was none other than Nicole Parker, Ralph Parker'sonly daughter. She did not identify the other woman from her position, butit was Ms Olga Parker, his just married second wife. And sitting in front of Norman was Ralph Parker himself, mind absently toyingwith a pen in his daughter's cunt. "Ah, Miss Anderson "he cheerfully said "I've been very worried about you".He stood up and petted her head before squatting down to make eye-contact. "When you phoned me I got really upset" he said "How is it. "Well you're both coming, aren't you ?" she asked."Well I don't know you know what's going on down here, I've changed somuch my hair and all that it would be difficult to just get back tolooking like Alex again overnight." Alex you can't do this, it's your dad's birthday, you need to be there,and anyway you've only about four weeks before you start your job. Youneed to start thinking like the old you again." Yeah ok, I get the message, I'll speak to George this week, you know hegot engaged to. "I never detected such levels before. My Googoomomometer has gone total negative babies! It's never done that before!" The device in her hand erupted in a cloud of smoke. "Glob, now it broke!" What does that mean?" Celestia said as she backed slowly toward the portal. "Perhaps I had better leave." No, I must study this!" Without thinking, Bonnibel initiated the portal shutdown sequence. She felt a burst of pride when necessity enabled her to shave a whole second from her best simulation.