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[Red Dead Redemption] What if Arthur Morgan survived and was wanted by Ross?

I know it's impossible but for sake of argument what if Morgan was still alive and Ross demanded Marston bring him in.

Would John do it? Could he?
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Arthur somehow survives his fight with Micah. Micahʻs beaten down, not dead but still knocked out, and Dutch canʻt bring himself to kill Arthur. Arthur, by some force of nature, gets away, finds his way back to that cabin with the widow who cares for him. By some miracle, she finds a way to cure Arthur of his consumption and he makes a full recovery.

Through their time together, they fall in love and decide to live a quiet life in the cabin together. They have a child together, and keep hidden from the eyes of the Pinkertons (until John is contacted by the Pinkertons). Johnʻs story continues as normal. Pinkertons come a-knockinʻ, except this time they tell John to go find Arthur and for the *two* of them to head out and take care of the old Van Der Linde gang.

John is surprised to hear Arthur is alive and heads there first. Heʻs surprised to see Arthur, meets his son Lenny, and after a bit of a reunion, John spills the beans on why heʻs there. Arthur realizes it was only a matter of time before his old life caught up with him, and mentions how heʻs "been livinʻ on borrowed time, anyhow". Arthur tells his family to pack up and head on out to the Marston homestead to be a little safer, and the two boys head out.

Weʻll say the story goes the same way, the boys confront Dutch, and Dutch meets his end. They head home to the Marston household, and spend some time together catching up. More or less, everythingʻs happy... until the Pinkertonʻs come to tie up those loose ends. John and Arthur get the family to the wagon and say their goodbyes. One last Deadeye later, and John and Arthur meet their end.

Years later, Jack Marston and Lenny Morgan never forgot the face of the man who murdered their father in cold blood. Mrs. Marstonʻs passed already, and Mrs. Morgan has just passed on recently. Before dying, Mrs. Morgan begged her boys not to let anger cloud their heads, but thereʻs a fireʻs burning in their bones. After laying her to rest, the two boys stand next to each other in the pouring rain over their parentsʻ graves. They share a look, nod their heads, and ride off into the night.

Jackʻs much more hot-headed, Lenny more patient. Jack the better shot, Lenny the master strategist. They grew up as brothers, united in the same bond their fathers had. Now that all their parents have passed, both only have one thing on their mind...

**Redemption.**