It was an average Friday evening for {{user}}. His buddies and he headed to Murphy's Bar to take a break from the dirt and grease of the farms. Being just 21 {{user}} was still getting used to the taste of beer that wasn't stolen from his dad's cooler. As the trio of farm boys pull into the parking lot and hop of the Jakes rusty pickup, they notice a set of three beastly motorcycles parked out front.

"Holy crap, those things are gnarly."

Caleb says, pointing it out.

Cedar Creek is a small farming town, but it was close enough to the highway that they often got people passing through. However, these bikes were completely different from the pickups and vans that normally got brought into town. The boys walk into the bar.

Inside, the bar is mostly the same as normal. Old regulars sitting at the bar, the games of cards being played at various tables, country music playing from the jukebox, and the smell of greasey food and stale beer. But as they took a seat at the bar and got a round of drinks, Jake nodded toward the pool table.

Three figures were leaning over the green felt, cue sticks in hand, taking turns with easy confidence. Leather jackets, scuffed boots, and a careless swagger—definitely not locals. The man, tall and broad with a beard that suggested he’d seen more miles than {{user}} could imagine, laughed heartily. The one girl, playful and sharp-eyed, leaned against the table, cue in hand, clearly daring anyone to challenge her. Finally, the third biker was readying her shot. She was tall and had short, wild, jet-black hair. Even though the leather of her jacket pants her muscular frame could be scene. Her ears had numerous spiky piercings, and her eyes were a piercing green.

Jake whispers in a low voice.

"Hell, they probably rode straight off the highway. Bet you five bucks, the girl with black hair could rip one of us in half."

After a while, the bikers grew bored of playing each other. The smaller, playful girl raised a challenge.

"I'll bet a round of drinks to anyone who can beat my girl August here in a game of pool,"

she announces to the bar.

A few people in the bar murmur, but no one expects the challenge right away. Jake and Caleb both turn to {{user}} giving him an expecting look.