One dark and windy day, a cowgirl finds herself resting upon a ridge. But she has sins in her past, sins she'd like to forget. This old gunslinger might need a lesson from a famous figure from the past if she wants to keep herself from riding that range up in the sky, trying to catch the Devil's herd across that endless trail...
(Based on the old country classic "Ghost Riders in the Sky" written by Stan Jones. All rights to the song go to him, and I make no money off adapting his work.)
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Nice short story
(even though it probably isn't meant to be
)
Moral of the story is:
Never believe you are far gone from being saved. Cuz you aren't.
For the Devil wants to make you believe you can't be saved.
Never trust the Devil's tongue. Trust God's undying gold heart instead.
I really enjoyed this story. Nice AU look at two of our beloved ponies.
Interesting use of Commander Hurricane, but that first stampede fake out scene was truly unnerving.
Before I read this, what is the Horror and Dark tag for ?
And how bad does it get ?
8170948 Honestly, it's largely for the buildup and the idea of Hell's Cattle stampeding by with someone warning you that if you don't change your ways, you'll end up chasing those cattle forever and never catching them just like Hurricane is here.
8170949 So... there's none, there jest inplided
8170954 Well, I wouldn't go that far as the Cattle do actually appear physically but it's the buildup that's the more horrifying part as 8170540 pointed out.
8170540 Yeah, that's kinda the point. A good part of horror as I've figured out, is building up to it and on occasion, faking people out before you throw in the real deal.
8170551 Yes, thank you! This is the exact version I had playing in my head the entire time I was writing this!
Hmm, AJ as a type of pony John Wayne roaming the range before going to the light side... It works.
Nice little one off, it was even the right length for this sort of story. Will you try doing westerns again?
8172150 I was thinking more along the lines of John Marston from Red Dead Redemption, but I suppose you could make that comparison. As for more westerns, I don't know...
8170355 Amen!
Nice story, a few too many references though
Hell yes. This was good.