Into the Wild West

Jim was devastated. The law had found a work around, a way to enslave him to the remaining family of the Widow Douglas. But Huck would not let his friend down.
Jim was riding, chained to the saddle of a horse up the long trail back where their story started. He closed his eyes, nodding off, when suddenly, a tree fell down in front of the rode. The man who was guarding him was thrown off his horse, tumbling down into a ditch. Huck sprang from the side of the rode, astride an unruly horse. He grabbed the bridle of Jim's horse, and they dashed away.
The law continued to chase them, so they continued to ride. They rode and rode, across the country, until the welcoming shade of Southern trees faded into the hot, dusty roads of the Western territories.
Huck and Jim found work at a ranch, learning about horses and guns and all Western things. This civilize'd livin' didn't satisfy Huck, though. So off they went, Huck and Jim, to satisfy Huck's wild heart. They rode until they came across a man whipping his slave, beating him on the side of the rode.
Huck's sound heart rang true again, and Jim's honor stood strong. The two freed the slave, leaving the owner hog-tied on the side of the rode. They let the slave join them, until he found his way onto another path of life. Huck and Jim became outlaws, which suited them just fine. They continued to free slaves and those mistreated, protecting the occasional towns person from real outlaws.
Tom Sawyer would read about their daring rescues, smiling each time the reward on their heads went up.
Eventually, he, too, moved out West, after seeing the "Dead or Alive" wanted poster of the two. He joined their merry band, but on these escapades he let Huck plan the rescues. Occasionally, Huck and Jim would be captured, and it would be up to Tom to save them. The locals would always end up scratching their heads, confused by all the preposterous details of the rescue, but Tom always managed to get Huck and Jim out safely.
Eventually, Huck and Jim smuggled Jim's family out to be with them, and Huck got the family he never had. But with this family, he was never smothered. He was still free to explore that horizon that called to him so, the danger that whispered his name.