Dave Johnson

* 1899
* 1905

Dave Johnson is a central character in The Morgans Series. Introduced as a supporting character in the Isaac Morgan series, he goes onto become one of the two Deuteragonists of the Finley Morgan Series. He is also the main character of the Butchers series and one of the duel protagonists of the Dave and Talia series.

He is the younger brother of Dwight Grayson, though the two were separated as infants and Dave was raised by a adopted parents. His adopted family were cruel, and their treatment of him caused him to develop several issues in his teenage years which followed him to adulthood. After The Pinkerton Detective Agency caused the fallout of The Butchers, a gang of ruthless outlaws that he ran with in his youth, Dave hunted down one of their Leaders, Agent Ross, inadvertently helping Isaac Morgan and The Morgan's Marauders. He later joined them, hoping to find a new purpose in his life.

## Backstory

Dave was born to Michael and Bella Grayson in 1878. The Graysons were a well-off family living in the richer part of Saint Denis, and Dave was their second child. However, due to complications with his birth, and already difficulty raising their older son, Dwight, They gave Dave away to the nearby church in hopes that he would be taken into custody there. However, he was later found and adopted by the Johnsons, a much poorer family that lived on the outskirts of Rhodes, a smaller town nearby. Brian and Selena, his adopted parents, were plagued by substance abuse issues and it was because of this that meant they couldn't have a child of their own. Caring for Dave didn't come naturally to them, and his adopted Father was physically abusive to him growing up. Dave always knew deep down that they weren't his real parents - he looked nothing like him - but growing up, he never had birthdays - he wasn't even sure when it was. So he counted each January 1st as him being a year older. And with each year that went by, His Father's physical abuse got worse and his Mother's verbal abuse increased. One day, at 16, Dave had returned from exploring the forests near his house and his adopted Father was waiting for him, drunk. He started yelling at Dave for not being home and shoved him against a wall, beating him. However, Dave managed to overpower him and push him away, causing Brian to fall backwards and hit his head on the corner of their dining room table, killing him instantly. Frightened, Dave grabbed anything he could and escaped the house, leaving his sleeping Mother behind.

After a while of running, Dave ended up in Roanoke Ridge, a known danger zone for the area due to the pollution, dangerous terrain and hostile inhabitants. However, Dave wasn't alone. He eventually joined a gang of Outlaws in similar situations, all coming from broken homes, named The Butchers. The Leader of The Butchers went by the moniker 'Machete', and he was very proud of all of the Gang Members and welcomed Dave with open arms. He was always kind to Dave, and although their ways were unconventional, being with the Butchers was the most he felt at home for a longtime. The Gang raised him from Teenager to adult, and they celebrated each January 1st as if it were his Birthday. Although they primarily stayed in Roanoke Ridge, The Gang travelled everywhere, and Dave got to see so much of the world, something he never thought possible as a child growing up. However, to stay alive, The Butchers committed crimes. And with every new place they committed a crime, the more their reputation increased. This reputation eventually got them discovered by The Pinkerton Detective Agency, a for-hire militia group that were on the up-rise during the time. When Dave was 21, The Gang was chased out of Roanoke Ridge and eventually they had nowhere to run. Agent Ross, a High Ranking officer within the Pinkertons, asked to meet with Machete and would take him in, letting the rest of The Gang go. Machete agreed, and when they all arrived at the meeting place, The Pinkertons ambushed them. A fight ensued, and Machete died in the Crossfire. Ross disappeared as the Pinkertons began falling back against the wildness of The Butchers - However, it wasn't over yet. The Butchers began turning on eachother over Machete's death and began fighting eachother too. Dave, taking Machete's Machete, vowed to get revenge for his death and the destruction of his Gang.

# Isaac Morgan's Series

## Season 3

Dave hunted Ross for months, eventually catching up with him in the Heartlands Oil Fields. He ambushed and assassinated him in an office building there, beheading him with a machete as he walked through the door. However, Ross wasn't alone. He was being chased by another gang of outlaws, and they all began aiming at their guns at Dave. Before anyone could act though, guards of the Refinery began attacking them. Dave helped The Gang kill the Guards and escape, following them to their camp where he was taken to a cliff edge by The Gang leader, Isaac Morgan, who introduced himself. He asked Dave if he would join them, appreciating that he killed Ross, a thorn in their sides for a while. With no where else to turn and no other purpose, Dave agreed, officially joining The Morgan's Marauders. The Gang consisted of Isaac Morgan, Fernando Coyote, Juan Ramirez, Mason Clerk, Charles Smith, Lenny Summers, Sean McGuire, Micah Bell and Dave's own Brother - Dwight.

## Season 4

Dave stayed with The Morgan's Marauders for many months. Dwight, his brother, was already a member of The Gang, and it was nice getting to reunite with him. However, Dwight planned on leaving the Outlaw life behind and decided to he would leave to buy a Ranch, a dream he had when he was younger. Although he was upset to lose his brother already, Dave decided he would visit the Ranch frequently to stay in contact. He was present when Isaac discovered that Micah Bell, a member of their gang, was secretly meeting with Colm O'Driscoll, the leader of the infamous O'Driscoll's, a group that had been causing the gang a lot of trouble over the past few months. One day, when he was guarding the Camp alone, he was ambushed by O'Driscoll's, and they kidnapped him, taking him to their hideout. They threw Dave into a cell and tortured him for hours, even cutting out a section of his tongue. They left him to bleed out in the cell, choosing to leave the cell door open so that if he did escape - or if Isaac found him - it would serve as a warning. Dave managed to drag himself back to their camp as no one had come looking for him. Luckily, he was found by Mason Clerk, who brought him into the Camp and helped him with his wounds.

When Isaac arrived back to Camp, he checked on Dave, who didn't feel himself at all. His head was spinning from the torture and the journey back to Camp, and he felt a hatred for Isaac for not sending someone to go and get him sooner. However, he decided to stick by Isaac during his plan to rob the Blackwater Bank and use the money to escape America. Along with Charles, Mason and Lenny, Dave accompanied Isaac to Blackwater for the mission. While Charles broke in, and Mason and Lenny were snipers, Dave helped Isaac fight off the approaching Lawmen. After they had bought enough time for Charles to get in with the money, The Gang was preparing to leave when Micah showed up with some O'Driscoll's, hoping to ruin the plan and take the money for themselves. Before a fight between the two gangs could breakout, More Lawmen showed up, causing them to flee. Charles, Mason and Lenny managed to escape with the money while Isaac and Dave held off all of their enemies. They headed to a roof top where they began shooting, but Isaac spotted Micah escaping and left Dave to fight off the remaining lawmen. Isaac was injured from the battle and was surprise attacked by Micah in a Allyway. Micah was beating him when Dave ran over, tackling Micah to the ground. Isaac got up and escaped, leaving Dave to fight Micah. Micah managed to convince Dave that Isaac kept leaving him behind and didn't care about him, causing Dave to continue to spiral. He told Micah the location of their camp in exchange for a better life, which Micah promised him. Dave then managed to catch up with the Gang, who had arrived back at Camp. Isaac hadn't returned yet, and when Dave arrived, Charles had already began spreading news of Micah's plan to ruin them. Along with Lenny and Mason, he left. Dave remained at Camp with Juan and Sean when Micah arrived. Micah told them that his Gang was on the way and promised them a better life, to which Juan - and Dave - agreed to. Sean denied this, and when Isaac finally arrived back at Camp, sided with him against Micah. Everyone began aiming guns at eachother, but Dave, still confused, aimed to the skies.

Dwight arrived at Camp, having heard about Micah's betrayal, and he too sided with Isaac. Before another shootout could break out, Bounty Hunters - who had likely followed them from Blackwater - began attacking the group, causing them to fight back. Isaac, Dwight and Sean escaped while Dave, Juan and Micah fought back the Bounty Hunters. After killing them, Micah mounted his horse and began chasing Isaac, with Juan and Dave following. After meeting Isaac at Mount Shann, they engaged in a battle with him, Dave watching it all happen. To him, the situation was a blur. Micah and Isaac fighting, and suddenly Juan shooting Isaac. Juan and Micah then left Isaac to bleed out, leaving Dave alone on Mount Shann. He could have saved him - But he didn't. He knelt by Isaac's body, trying to figure out what had just happened. However, this was cut short as he saw Dwight returning. He hid as his brother buried Isaac atop the Mountain and when he had left, Dave decided to bury his clothes and Guns near the Grave, mourning both Isaac and his former self. Dave began heading down Mount Shann, almost naked and alone, but collapsed in the snow. He was found by Sean, who aimed at a gun at him. Dave begged Sean to kill him. But instead, Sean put him on the back of his horse and rode away, knowing that Dave wasn't completely himself. The two of them ended up at Van Horn Trading Post, and Dave showed Sean to where he used to live with The Butchers. He lived there with Sean for many years, eventually falling into alcoholism due to his choices - just like his adopted Father that he had tried so hard to escape.

# Finley Morgan's Series

## Season 1

One day after returning from drinking at the Van Horn Saloon with Sean, Dave was stood on his balcony when his house was broken into by three individuals. One of them being his Brother Dwight. Dwight was with two others; Talia and Finley Morgan - Isaac's younger sister and his son. They had claimed his bounty poster and had come to take him in. Dave pleaded with Dwight, telling him that he was changed and always regretted siding with Micah and leaving Isaac to die. He told him that he was still there that night, watching as Dwight buried Isaac. He said that he would've done it if Dwight hadn't. Finley spoke up and said that if Dave really was a changed man, and if he did regret what he did, it would be better to have him on their side. Dwight agreed that Dave and Sean could both come back to The Ranch on the condition that he pulled his weight and stopped drinking so much. Dave agreed, and thanked Dwight for letting him join. He rode on the back of Finley's horse to get back to the Ranch, and getting to know the boy was interesting. Finley explained that Dwight approached him when day in Rhodes and showed him Isaac's grave. There, they met Talia, who turned out to be his Aunt. A little while after that, Fernando arrived at the Ranch and now they have their own little Gang consisting of people that were close with Isaac and wanting revenge. Dave liked the idea of getting to fight on the right side again, hoping that by bringing Juan and Micah to justice, he could redeem himself - even if only in his own eyes. Upon returning to Dwight's Ranch though, the group found it ransacked. Finley headed inside and returned moments later with Fernando's headless body. The Gang realised that they had been found and needed to get closer to their goal before they were killed too. But Dave still didn't have his weapons. The next day, he headed up to Mount Shann with Finley and Talia to collect his stuff, and he remembered the exact location. When he had collected it all, the trio began to leave when they were ambushed by a Gang claiming to run with Juan Ramirez. Before they could react, Finley was shot and fell backwards down the Mountain and Talia was captured. Dave quickfired, killing a few, but Talia ordered him to save Finley and bring him to safety. The remaining Gang members escaped with Talia, and Dave hurried down the cliffside to find Finley.

He carried Finley's limp body back to The Ranch where he was given immediate medical attention by Dwight. Dave explained the situation and about what had happened, mentioning that Juan was behind it. Dwight told both Sean and Dave that Juan had control over most of New Austin and sections of West Elizabeth, and he his Reach stretched over almost all businesses within the area, mainly moonshine. He explained that Juan had a hitlist, and clearly one of them was on it. Dwight said that he knew where Talia would be taken as Juan also had a base in New Hanover, and once Finley was safe, Dwight decided to head to Valentine in hopes to intercept the transport. He left Sean and Dave in charge of the Ranch and monitoring Finley while he was gone and headed off. Neither Dave nor Sean had any experience in dealing with Cattle - despite Dave growing up on a small ranch himself - and a lot of the work was left unfinished. When Finley was well enough again, Dave explained what had happened and where Dwight had gone. Finley told him that they can't leave Dwight to do that alone and had to go and help, deciding to leave Sean to watch over The Ranch while they were gone, they headed off to Valentine. Dave and Finley found Dwight in Valentine, waiting for the convoy. He explained that he had been waiting for it to go for a few days and that Talia was likely being shipped off to New Austin with other important prisoners to be interrogated by Juan himself. He said that he knew where they would be going and took Finley and Dave to go and see it. The trio managed to intercept the wagon and stop it, with Finley killing a Guard and letting the prisoners out while Dave dragged the Driver down to interrogate him. The Driver told them exactly what Dwight had predicted and the wagon was being taken to New Austin. Finley convinced them to let the Driver go, but as he left, Talia took Finley's knife and the Driver before he could go. Dave respected her for this, though Finley and Dwight didn't seem to. One of the other prisoners, Alejandro, joined them.

From this moment on, Dave and Talia grew somewhat closer. Although she admitted she had planned on killing him at Van Horn, he admired her fire and she admired...something about him. After she and Finley discovered that Mason was the new mayor of Saint Denis, the Gang decided to move closer to Saint Denis, and Talia and Dave shared a horse the whole way there. They ended up in an old, abandoned manor house named Shady Belle, and Talia and Dave shared a room there. The plan was for The Gang to infiltrate one of Mason's parties to see if they could get info out of him about Micah and Juan. So, after getting fancier outfits from Rhodes, they prepared to head off.

## Season 2

Dave set off to one of Mason's parties with Talia, Finley and Sean. Ali drove them there in a wagon and once he dropped them off, he went back to Shady Belle to guard. With Dwight hiding with their horses, Dave, Finley, Talia and Sean entered the party. They all split up to get info from people, but instead of talking with guests like Talia, Sean and Finley, Dave sat listening to other people. He was listening to a conversation about a business transaction when the party was paused by Mason himself, who walked onto a balcony to give a speech thanking everyone for their presence. He spoke of the difficulties in his ascension to Mayor of a State Capital and made a brief mention of his past as an Outlaw. Once he concluded his speech, he instructed fireworks to begin, signifying the turn of a new year and the end of the party. As guests continued to talk, Dave was watching as Talia headed to the side of the corner to smoke. As he approached her, she was tackled by somebody from the darkness and tied up. Dave brandished a knife and ran to help her when he was subdued and knocked out by two guards.

Dave was the first to wake up out of the group. They were all lined up against a wall; Himself, Dwight, Talia, Sean and Finley. He tried to fight against the ropes but they were tied too tightly and there were guards pointing guns. Once the others regained consciousness, it was morning, and all of the party guests had left. Mason was standing in front of them, and it had become apparent that he discovered them and Finley was captured during his speech, causing him to realise that something was up. Mason's Assistant then began pacing, aiming his gun at each individual person before finally settling on Dwight, who he shot in the head as a warning, right next to Dave. However, before he could continue, he was shot by a sniper, giving Finley, Talia, Dave and Sean time to escape to their horses. The gang fled through Saint Denis, being chased by many of Mason's men. On their way out though, Finley spotted Mason escaping himself and tailed him, while Talia, Dave and Sean made it back to Shady Belle. Upon arriving home, Talia realised Finley wasn't with them and tried going back for him when Dave stopped her, not willing to lose another he cared about. After a little bit, a boy arrived at Shady Belle, introducing himself as Hamza. He revealed to the group that he was a guest at the party who was there to kill Mason but failed in doing so in time. He apologised for Dwight's death, and offered to join the group to give his services to them as payment for not acting quicker. By the time Finley had arrived back, Talia and Dave had already finished packing the wagon with everyone's belongings in time to set off again. Finley confirmed he killed Mason as revenge, but was shaken by Dwight's death.

Now accompanied by Hamza, the group set off to Blackwater, where they bought new clothes and resources before heading to New Austin. They decided that their next target would be Juan Ramirez, the self-proclaimed ruler of New Austin that had Talia kidnapped a week or so prior. They set up camp in a secluded part of the Desert, and began to map out their next move. Juan was one of Dave's old friends, and the two of them had stood with Micah against Isaac on the day he died, so being here shook Dave up. He had no idea what had happened to Juan after Isaac died, but word spreads, and from what he gathers, he headed ran with Micah's Gang for a while before deciding to start his own Gang in New Austin. Due to proclaiming himself as the man that killed Isaac, his gang became notorious and he began ruling over the Desert with an Iron fist. Dave wasn't sure he wanted to come up against Juan again after all these years, so he took some time to hunt on his own to figure out what he would say or do if he did. After hunting some Pronghorn, Dave headed to Tumbleweed, a small town in the west of New Austin. He exchanged the Pronghorn for meat and as he was leaving, he encountered Finley and Talia leaving the Saloon, looking rather beat up. They explained that they had just taken out one of Juan's Moonshine distilleries and while having a drink, overheard a tip about possible activity in Blackwater. It was decided that Talia would lead Sean and Ali there to check it out while Finley and Dave stayed in New Austin with Hamza to continue to damage Juan's power with taking out his Moonshine and capturing his higher ups. After a brief goodbye, Dave watched as Talia headed off on Frigg to collect Sean and Ali.

Dave and Finley picked up a few bounty posters, some of which labeled as high ranking members of Juan's Gang, the Los Devastadores. The duo headed to Mercer Station, where they encountered a group of them preparing to rob a train. Finley and Dave intercepted them, capturing them. However, it was a trap, and they were ambushed. Dave and Finley managed to kill the ambushers and any remaining men before taking the bounties. They didn't receive any major information regarding Juan's location, but after they had taken the Bounties into Armadillo, they spotted another of Juan's men in the Saloon. They chased him down, eventually catching up with him and bringing him back to Camp. While there, they beat him for Information and he eventually caved, giving them the location of Juan's Camp. They headed back to Armadillo and left the man on a train, still tied up. They headed to where he had said, and sure enough, there was a camp. Dave and Finley cleared the camp of Juan's men, but once they had done so, realised that Juan wasn't there at all and it had been a set up. They headed back to Camp, where Hamza had cooked dinner. The three of them sat awkwardly around the camp fire, Talia, Sean and Ali usually being the conversation starters. Although he hardly knew Dwight, Dave felt somewhat empty now he was gone. He was just beginning to have a brother again when it was taken. Talia was the only person he could talk to about this stuff and she was in Blackwater. He went to bed early without saying a word that night. In the morning, Talia, Sean and Ali arrived home. Sean told them that Juan was at Fort Mercer, and Finley decided that they had to act quickly before he caught onto them and moved. Leaving Ali and Hamza to watch over the Camp, Dave left with Finley, Talia and Sean to go to Fort Mercer. When they arrived at the Fort, Finley asked the Guard at the main gate if he could speak to Juan in person. However, Talia saw the guard slowly reaching for his gun and shot him in the head, causing a shootout. Talia and Dave headed into the Fort, while Sean and Finley scaled the wall. Along with Talia, Dave took out a lot of Juan's men in the shootout, but began getting pinned down by a sniper, unable to leave cover. Sean and Finley were about to take out the sniper to let them out, when Sean was shot through the head, forcing Finley to hide behind cover himself. With Talia distracting the sniper, Dave climbed the wall and attacked him with his machete. However, he looked over to check if Talia was okay and was caught off guard, getting himself captured. In rage, and the only Gang Member left on the field, Talia began firing wildly at them, trying to save Dave. However, she was shot through the stomach by Juan, who had finally revealed himself. Dave watched as Finley ran to Talia and dragged her to cover, trying with desperation to escape his restraints and go to her. However, the last thing he saw that day was Juan approaching him and then a revolver being swung at his head. Then darkness.

## Season 3

Dave was tortured for days after his capture. Juan burned him, beat him around, cut him and even removed his eye - mostly for information, but also partly because he saw Dave as betraying him all those years ago. Dave never fought back though, he was too busy thinking about Sean and Talia. To his knowledge, they both died in the assault and he had no idea what became of Finley. He had hoped that eventually, he would succumb to the torture. That was until Juan disappeared one day and returned with an alive and kicking Talia. He threw Talia down and left her next to Dave. The two of them reunited and Talia reassured him that Finley, Hamza and Ali are alive and will likely be coming for them. Talia was worried about Dave's injuries, but he assured her that he was okay for now. They remained like that for another day or so, Juan repeatedly returning to the mine they were trapped in for information about Finley and Ali. One particular day, Juan returned again for Information. As he was about to begin torturing Dave with his knife again, gunshots began firing outside. A guard straight away ran in and he told Juan that Finley had arrived, with reinforcements this time, and that they were taking out most of their men. Panicking, Juan took Dave and left through a secret exit in the Mine, dropping his knife in the process. Dave was carried to Juan's horse and strapped to the back, and Juan rode off, leaving his men to fight Finley, Ali and Hamza, who had arrived to get back Dave and Talia. From behind them, Dave spotted Finley riding towards them, with Talia behind him. Juan started firing shots behind him at them, not hitting any due to the speed of the horses and the uneven terrain of New Austin. Dave watched as Finley killed of one of Juan's men and stole his horse. Talia split away from him, riding Finley's horse, to cut Juan off while Finley ran behind him. She went around a hill and as Juan was firing behind him, distracted with Finley, Talia rode Splat directly into the side of Juan's horse, causing both horses to fall and her to go flying, hitting her head on a rock. This maneuver, which admittedly almost got her killed, gave Finley enough time to catch up and dismount, planning to fight Juan himself. However, the man arrived again and this time tackled Finley to the ground, giving Juan enough time to flee into the nearby tall grass and escape. After Finley was finished fighting the sniper, he untied Dave and before they could help Talia, she told them to after Juan and either she would catch up later, or Ali and Hamza would find her later on. They agreed, and followed Juan into the Grass, being careful as he was firing at them, hidden.

Finley and a badly injured Dave stalked Juan through tall grass, gunfire from Ali and Hamza fighting Juan's men behind them and the occasional shot from Juan himself. After a little while, they decided to split up and Dave began searching through the tall grass, stumbling around due to his injuries. He had a repeater that he took from the guard Finley killed, a gun he wasn't used to, He was badly injured, in the middle of the Desert, at Night, being hunted. It wasn't exactly the best circumstances. That was until he heard a gunshot. He ran to the ridge where he saw Talia stood, aiming a rifle down at Mercer Station. Below, Juan's body rolled off of Finley. Talia and Dave helped eachother down from the ridge and met Finley at the Station, where the three of them embraced. They headed back to the camp where they met up with Ali and Hamza, where they all decided that they would leave New Austin. However, Ali told the group that he planned on heading to Blackwater to relinquish any control Juan's men still had over the city, and maybe restart his Bounty Hunting business now he wasn't wanted. After a heartfelt Goodbye, in which he promised to visit them again, The Gang split from him and headed North. Talia and Dave decided to head to the ranch and fix it up a little, hoping to use it as a place that they would be able to lay low for a few days before figuring out their next move. They got there and cleared the house, eventually deciding that they should go and buy a wagon to easily move their things around again if they needed to. They headed to The Strawberry Stable, and on the way there stopped outside of The Sheriff's Office to look at the Bounty Board. One particular poster stuck out to them - Colm O'Driscoll, Last seen in Ambarino. Talia knew of him reputation wise, but Dave knew him on a personal level; Colm tried cutting out his tongue years ago when he was running with Isaac's Gang. As they went to buy their wagon, Dave explained to Talia that Colm is who Micah betrayed the Gang for, and if he is in Ambarino, Micah likely is too. They took the poster and headed back to the Ranch, where they found Finley looking puzzled. He explained that he arrived back at The Ranch while Talia and Dave were out and found Fernando's horse here, and also a strange boy claiming to be his son. While Hamza guarded him, Talia and Dave told Finley about Colm and Micah, and the trio made the decision to move up North to take them out, as Micah was the last name on their list of traitors. They slept on it, and the next morning, they decided that the boy - who claimed to be named Jose Coyote - would come with them to Ambarino. They forced him into the back of the wagon, where Dave and Hamza could guard him, and Talia drove the Wagon out of the Ranch to go North.

When they reached the base of the Mountains, the group realised that they wouldn't be able to take the wagon through the deep snow and decided to set up Camp as it was getting dark anyway. They began moving essentials from the wagon to their horses and Talia made some stew while the others set up camp. They all sat down to eat, their first moment of peace in a while. Talia and Dave shared a tent, their relationship actually blossoming and their shared grief over both the loss of both of their brothers brought them closer together. Talia saw Dave underneath his dark clothes and frightening exterior, which made him more comfortable than he wanted to let on. In the morning, once everyone was in their warmer clothes, The Gang sold the wagon - and anything they couldn't carry - to a nearby farmer and headed up north to Ambarino. They settled in an old, abandoned mining town named Colter, which was big enough for the group of them but small enough that they wouldn't catch too much attention. They all shared one house for safety, with Talia and Dave taking the room with a double bed and Hamza and Finley staying in the other with two singles. They left Jose in the shed. The next morning, they decided that they would go out hunting and bring Jose with them to make himself useful to them. After hunting for a little while, they arrived at another abandoned town, which they explored to look for clues. It seemed as if the town had been entered recently, and after a group discussion, Finley decided that he and Jose would look around further up the Mountain. Talia, Dave and Hamza took the animals they had hunted back to Colter for cutting and preserving. After a few hours, Finley and Jose arrived back with information about Micah. While searching the mountains, they had discovered a camp of hostile outlaws that they fought. After inspecting the bodies, Finley discovered that they were O'Driscolls, and that there were more camps up the Mountain. The Gang set off, leaving Jose behind as his only weapon was a bow. Finley and Talia headed up to another Camp, while Dave and Hamza headed to another.

Leaving Hamza to snipe, Dave headed into the O'Driscoll camp and killed everyone there, with Hamza covering him from afar. During the fight though, Hamza was shot by someone who had snuck past and got the jump on him. Before he could be finished off, Dave beheaded the man with his machete and helped Hamza into cover. He had only been shot in the arm, and he told Dave to go and get his revenge on Colm O'Driscoll for what he did to him. Dave nodded, leaving Hamza at the Camp, before running to where Finley and Talia were. He met them as they were walking down towards where Micah and Colm would be, and the trio walked down to get the Watchtower, guns drawn. When they arrived, Finley killed a guard and Colm exited the Watch Tower - accompanied by Micah. The 5 of them were at a standstill for a moment, when suddenly Micah began firing at them, causing Talia, Dave and Finley to run for cover. Colm and Micah dived for cover too, with the very dangerous shootout lasting a while. Dave told Talia to distract Colm and she did so, firing shots at where he was covered while Finley dealt with Micah. Dave snuck round the side of Colm and tackled him to the ground, attempting to cut him with his knife. When he did, Micah lunged from cover and kicked him off, prompting Finley to run over and fight him. While Dave and Colm began fighting with knives, and Finley and Micah were having a fist fight, more O'Driscolls began arriving, which Talia took care of. Dave pushed Colm further and further back in their fight, eventually moving him to the edge of the cliff. With nowhere left to go, he stumbled, giving Dave a chance to plunge his knife straight into Colm's chest. He then pushed him off of the cliff, killing him. He turned to help Finley with Micah when Talia called for his help with the O'Driscolls. Knowing that this was Finley's fight, he turned to help her with them, and the two began holding them back while Finley finally beat Micah, shooting him in the head and watching him topple from the mountain top. After Talia and Dave had cleared the others, they came over to comfort him, but he silently walked past them and returned to Colter. When they got back, they packed up their things and returned to The Ranch. Isaac was avenged.

# Dave + Talia Series

## Finley Season 4

7 years had gone by and now in 1913, Talia and Dave had settled down on the Ranch, Finley and Hamza living with them as Farmhands. They had a baby now, a little girl named Julia. She was the only thing in the world that Dave had ever fully loved or seen as perfect, and having Julia finally completed him and made him more human again. Their lives were perfect - until a note arrived at the Ranch. A note asking Finley and his Gang to meet the writer in The Heartlands, and Finley went with Hamza. Although Talia was reluctant to let Dave go, He went too, making sure Finley was safe. They rode out to Valentine where they met Jose and one of his friends, Luc, in a Saloon. They both agreed to come, and the five of them set off to meet with the writer of the letter. They arrived at a camp, leaving Jose and Luc in the main camp as defense while Dave and Hamza followed Finley to meet with the leader. The man brought them to a table, which he and Finley sat at opposite ends of. He revealed that his name was Sam, and he was the assistant of Mason Clerk's and leader of the Saint Denis Police Force, aswell as a funder for the Lemoyne Raiders and the O'Driscolls. He told Finley that Isaac committed a series of crimes in Saint Denis years ago, and in order to make him pay for them, he tipped Micah into betraying them. Once everyone did so, he elevated Mason to Mayor and helped fund Juan's control over New Austin. It was him that killed John, Dwight and by proxy, Isaac. It was even him that destroyed the ranch and killed Fernando. He admitted that he wasn't sure that Mason, Juan, Micah and Colm would go down so easily, so planned to deal with them himself. His men immediately started shooting at them, killing Luc and injuring Jose, and causing the gang to flee. Sam escaped on horseback, and after killing most of his men, Finley chased him down, telling Dave to get Hamza and Jose out of there. Dave did so, taking Jose on the back of his horse and leading Hamza out of the camp and back to the Ranch. When they arrived back, Hamza helped Jose inside and Talia, noticing Finley wasn't there, assumed the worst. Dave comforted her, stopping her from going out to find him herself, and explained everything about Sam. Later that evening, Finley arrived home and Dave watched from the window, holding Julia as Talia ran outside and hugged him.

A week or so later, Dave proposed to Talia. And a couple of Months after that they got married, with all of their friends and family (which admittedly wasn't a lot) in attendance. Afterwards, Talia, Dave, Finley, Hamza and Ali met at Isaac's old moonshine shack to celebrate, and they all drank the night away, finally at Peace. A little while later, Talia and Dave decided to sell the Ranch and downsize to a smaller farm near Rhodes, In the Scarlett Meadows. Hamza lived with them for a little while, and Finley remained on the ranch until it was sold. That's when he received the news. He headed to Talia and Dave's house to tell them that he had been drafted, and Talia broke down in tears. She hugged him, asking him to be careful and demanding that he come home straight away. Hamza managed to avoid drafting due to his citizenship, and Dave due to his mental health issues. When Finley left, Talia was incredibly upset for months, though Dave helped her realise that he was a strong man now and could handle himself. A year or so into the war, Hamza moved out and Finley returns from the war in 1918.

## Trivia

* Although his actual last name is Grayson, Dave never knew his family until he was an adult, and despite the fact the Johnsons abused him, he was still thankful for the life lessons they taught him and they were the family that in the end, chose him. Due to this, he kept their last name.
* Dave's Machete, that he received from the previous gang leader of The Butchers, eventually is given to Talia as a wedding gift. It was his prized possession, but by giving it to her he showed commitment.
* Dave's horse, Red, is a reference to the folk hero and protagonist of Red Dead Revolver, Red Harlow.
* Dave only ever uses Mauser Pistols and his Machete in combat, preferring the speed and intensity of the Mausers over the common revolver.