Sunshine knew where an old ghost town sat a few miles from the wrecking yard off the highway. .Friday afternoon sitting in the park..Monkey Man reeling from one more butt kicking on the monkey bars heres that sweet whisper. .Monkey Man you ready for a new adventure. .Always Sunshine. .she tells him about the ghost town...how they found a big vein of gold that ended up not being that big..and how the town just faded away through the years. .Lets go exploring. ..Hugs see you in the morning..bring a shovel and some gloves. ..wear your digging clothes. .
Up at the crack of dawn Monkey Man grabs his gear and fires up the mini..knowing when he pulled up Sunshine would be standing by the gate..down the alleys he raced..as he slowed to stop there she was..work boots and old jeans and that wonderful bright orange Harley t-shirts. .big hugs as she climbs on..they head to the wrecking yard..ghost of cars gone past..or that's what MM was thinking. .Sunshin points to an old road you could still see the tracks from the horse drawn wagons. .could of been dirt bikes but the Monkey Man liked the wagon wheels better..They rode up the hills and through the big long canyon to what was once a booming gold town..for a month or so..they parked in the street..
The old saloon still stood along with the sheriff's office and the general store a few old house and the big livery stable..you could picture it in its day..gun fights and drunks every place..half naked lady's hang out the upstairs windows of the saloon..Hey it was a gold rush town let's be real here..Sunshine just standing in the street figuring out where to begin..The sheriff's office and off they went..
As they reached the door Monkey Man slowly pushed it open..hinges are old and rusty as the pair get the first glance into the past life of the town..old wooden desk and the iron bars and wooden bunks in the cells were all that we left..as the pair walked through the room..Sunshine thinking of the kind old sheriff sitting at his desk as drunks ruled the town and bullets were flying. .He was a smart old dude she thought. .as they closed the door behind them...
Off to the saloon when Sunshine grabs Monkey Man arm and whispers in his ear..snakes I forgot to tell you about the snakes. .Monkey Man grits his teeth and says what sort of snakes..as he is thinking. .You remember the shovel..pack a lunch oh and a case of DPs..got dressed but the one little thing ya forget is snakes..and she sweetly whispers in his ear again..just little rattlesnakes..Oh that was so sweet..Rattlesnakes you say..Yes but just don't bother them and they won't bother us..Ya OK. .like Mr.Bear right. .Oh well lets go and the entered the saloon..the long bar still stands..not the elegant brass a wood bars you would imagine. .just some planks on saw horses..the strolled through and up the old stair case..the rooms were all bare as the wondered back outside..
The livery stables..big door standing open inviting them in..the horse stalls still standing as Monkey Man imagine his mini burro locked tight behind the wooden gates..bite my ass will ya..Sunshine wonders through the barn..sunlight sparkling between the wooden sides she sees a glimmer coming off the floor..as she gets closer heart racing she sees a nugget..bigger that her thumb as she reaches for it she hears the distinct sound of a pissed off rattlesnake. .then another. .she backs up into Monkey Man who's was plotting their escape within less than seconds..Damn I hate snakes more than bear or chickens and their peckers..Now snakes coming from.everywhere. .he grabs Sunshine and drags her out the door..
As he is high tailing for the mini Sunshine slams on the breaks..Monkey Man there's a big gold nugget on the floor and she shows him her so cute little thumb..bigger than my thumb..Monkey Man aware of what is about to transpire says and? Please go get it for me..Now Monkey Man was pretty sharp on the old west stuff thinks fools gold..only a damn fool would go back in there and get it..He takes a deep breath and tells Sunshine point it out..she looks inside where rattlesnakes are hanging and slithering everywhere and points..See that snake there ya the real big one..biggest one by far in the room..right by his tail..Monkey Man remembering how they handled the bear says be right back..he runs to the mini..seconds later returns with 11 cans of DP...Sunshine asks what's up with my DP..she can be a little protective of them..Monkey Man explains he will shake then up and use them like a 23 flavor flame thrower to keep the snakes away..sadly she agrees and they start to shake..after about 15 minutes Monkey Man is ready he pops the first can and snakes scatter. .as he gets close to the nugget the big dude ain't moving..fast thinking monkey throws the can at the snake..when he ducks grabs the nugget and hauls monkey butt out the door..Hands the nugget to Sunshine. .they feel the amazing and heavy nugget..laughing together but separate. .Sunshine with joy..Monkey Man with well nerves. .they have plan and head back to town..
Sunshine wants to take the nugget to the assay office. .for ya youngsters where they buy gold..and see what its worth..a 60/40 split..she found it..Monkey Man took some deep breathes before speaking..about a million of them to be exact so they had reached the assay office and three extra trips around the block before he stopped and said ok..they shook on the deal and headed in..The old guy behind the counter asked if he could help them..Sunshine asks did he buy gold and he replied its the darn assay office ain't it..She handed him the fine nugget..He takes one look at it..weighing it in his hands and says..this here is fools gold kids ain't worth nothing. ..bet ya found it at the old ghost town..Lucky ya didn't get snake bit..now get along its my lunch time..as the pair quietly walked to the mini and made the slow ride to Sunshine house..she invites him in and says follow me..he had never seen her room before as she walked up and placed it on a shelf..there was an old baseball..a greasy menu from Willy's. .skating tickets and concert tickets..fair tickets...a soda can that the bear had munched..a bobber..she turns to Monkey Man and gives him a hugs..its more valuable than gold its a memory. .thank you Monkey Man...Love you Sunshine..thank you..hugs...
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