Billy had his gun aimed at Silas.
Everyone ran and hid under the canyons.
"This is very dangerous. Everyone take cover!" Maverick cried.
All the marshals hid under the rocks.
"You fool. Do you realize how much power your crystal contains? Your friends can be hurt too!" said Silas.
"I don't have much of a choice. If I don't fire, you'll kill us all anyway," said Billy.
"Just put the gun down. I surrender," said Silas.
Billy slowly lowered his gun, but while he did, Silas charged after him.
Billy quickly raised his gun back up and fired.
When he did, a massive ball of fire came out of his gun and lit up the whole desert. The ball hit Silas directly.
"Ahhh!" Silas shrieked.
The marshals looked through the cracks of the canyons in disbelief.
"What is that?" Jolene asked.
"It's a fire crystal. One of the element crystals. He loaded it into his gun," said Maverick.
"What is he doing with a fire crystal? No marshal should be walking around with that," said Austin.
"What's a fire crystal? Is it like magic?" asked Dean.
"It's not magic. It's just highly advanced technology that can manipulate the elements. We're not sure who made them," said Maverick.
Silas fell to the ground, defeated. He was alive, but barely.
Billy dropped to the ground.
"Man, I'm tired. I'm hungry too. That guy put a whooping on me and I'm sore," said Billy.
"Hey, Coyote, can you help get this pain on my back over here?" he hollered over at Coyote.
Coyote looked at him in anger.
"No! What do I look like, a massage therapist?" said Coyote.
The marshals walked over to where Billy was. They were all injured.
"Great work, kid," said Maverick.
"Oh, don't thank me. That was kind of fun," said Billy.
"But we need to get those guys medical attention. They're really hurt. Especially Silas," said Billy.
Austin couldn't believe how much he cared for criminals that just attacked his teammates.
"They're getting arrested and treated and taken to prison," said Maverick.
Jolene ran to him and hugged him.
"I thought I was going to lose you," she cried in tears.
"I thought I'd lose you too," said Billy.
"There's something I need to tell you. I have feelings for you," said Jolene.
"I have feelings for you too, and I've known you so long," said Billy. "But I think we need to wait and take things slow. We're both constantly busy with our jobs and Bible studies, and there's not a lot of time for a relationship."
Jolene agreed.
But as they arrested the outlaws and were about to leave, someone shot Billy.
Billy fell.
"No, Billy!" yelled Jolene.
A group and a man wearing a black jacket with black hair appeared.
"That's an outlaw. You're Dalton, the leader of the Gunsmoke Gang," said Maverick. "He was inspired by the greatest outlaws in the West. His goal is to be the greatest outlaw ever. That's one of the most dangerous gangs in all of Westville County. What are you doing here?"
"We've been following you all for a while. This boy here has a device that is of great interest to us," said Dalton.
Jolene hid.
The marshals took out their guns, but they were severely injured and couldn't fight from the battles earlier.
The Gunsmokes fired at the marshals, and they all fell down, injured.
Then Dalton walked over to Billy and stole his gun and his crystals.
"I will be taking this," said Dalton.
"Hey, that's mine! I don't mind people taking my stuff, but I don't want those crystals going into the hands of outlaws," said Billy.
But there was nothing he could do. He was too injured.
"Do you think that I care?" said Dalton.
"Well, you're mean," said Billy.
"You're a fool," said Dalton as he walked off with the Gunsmokes.
"I saw some woman. Should we find her?" asked a Gunsmoke.
"I don't have time to worry about a girl. Let's go!" said Dalton.
They got on their horses and took off.
"Guys, are you okay?" asked Jolene.
"We're fine. Just hurt," said Maverick.
"We have to get those crystals, but I'm too hurt to do anything right now," said Billy.
A bunch of other horses arrived. It was more marshals, including Jay, Clay, Francisco, and others.
"Are you guys alright?" asked Jay.
"We're fine. We just had a battle with the New Dawns. The Gunsmoke Gang just arrived and stole the crystals," said Maverick.
"They did what?" said Clay.
"We have to find them!" said Jay.
**_
The New Dawns were taken to prison, and the marshals were taken to the hospital while the backup teams investigated the Gunsmokes.
In the hospital, red-haired Nurse Pearl came in.
"You all need to lay low from fighting for a while. You have several injuries," she said.
"You're not going to put anything up my teeth, right? I hate it when they put things in my teeth," said Billy.
"That's a dentist, not a doctor, you idiot!" said Coyote.
"Oh, sorry about that," said Billy.
Billy began to minister and preach to people in the hospital. He visited sick patients and children, and also preached to patients and supported patients and prayed for them with Pastor Tim's church.
"I hope you all get better, but you never know how much time you have on this earth. It's important to make sure you're right with God," said Billy.
As they ministered, they performed gospel bluegrass in front of the patients, and Billy danced in joy.
"You like this music, Coyote? You wanna dance to it?" asked Billy.
"Just shut up! I think I might be in this hospital to treat my migraine headache listening to him!" said Coyote.
Billy walked over.
"Oh, you have a headache now? I'm really sorry to hear that. Can I pray for you?" said Billy.
Coyote was fuming.
"Not literally!" he said.
_*_
At Arrowtown, Reba continued to minister to alcoholics.
Charlie came there. He was a drunk that was neglecting his family and was drinking without a job.
"Hey, you know something? Alcohol ruins your family and your life. The Bible says if you don't take care of your family, you're worse than an infidel, and drunkards don't go to heaven. Repent and respond to what Christ did for you," said Reba.
The man became a Christian and quit drinking. He got a job. His family came in to visit.
"I want to thank you for everything. He's working. He's like a whole new person," said his wife.
"Thank God. Not me," said Reba.
Billy helped preach with Reba. Reba did part-time support in the ministry but not as a full-time job, and still had no job after leaving the bar.
"Hey, Reba. I have an idea. Lonestar is looking for help. They might be able to get you an engineer job where you make high-tech gadgets for us. They said they would train you," said Billy.
"I'll think about it," said Reba.
_*_
Meanwhile, Lonestar worked to rebuild the station and temporarily relocated to a new location in Lonestar.
_**
However, in the shadows, the Gunsmokes had a meeting.
"There should be more crystals in these locations," Dalton said as he pulled out his map. "Outlaws disrespected me for years. They said I was young and would never be a good outlaw, but I'll shut all of them up when I steal all the crystals and become the greatest outlaw ever!" said Dalton.
He met with his top men — a blue man named Nyctos, a bearded man named Ryder, a black man named Bryce, and a brown-haired man named Scott.
"I want all of you to go to these locations on this map and get the crystals in those towns," said Dalton.
"We're on it, sir!" they said.
But as they left, there were two thieves from a different group. The same thieves that Maverick and Coyote were trying to track.
The race between the thieves, the marshals, and the Gunsmokes began.
Who will get the crystals first?