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CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Giddy Up, Loonatics!

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

YEEEHAAAWW!!!!! *Rides robo-horse, but crashes into a tree*
Ow.
*comes back from the hospital a few minutes later*
Cassidy Coyote the character has returened! Yayz! Are we assuming that she and Tech are a couple?

doggirl2772 · Out of This World

Yais!!! You decided to put it up!!!! Whoohoo!!

Or should i say, YeeHaw!!! lol. biggrin

Siamese712 · I blamed it on the dog...

Hehehe they teamed up to get Tech to go.
Well Yeehaw!!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

zadavias_spirit wrote:

YEEEHAAAWW!!!!! *Rides robo-horse, but crashes into a tree*
Ow.
*comes back from the hospital a few minutes later*
Cassidy Coyote the character has returened! Yayz! Are we assuming that she and Tech are a couple?

You OK?

LOL. And, not quite. Just close friends. But, I'm planning some Ace/Lexi moments. *rubs hands together evil-like*

Thanks everybody!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

YAY! CHAPTER 1!

Chapter 1: "Welcome to Acme West"

"Are we there yet?" Rev continued to question from his seat, his neck craned so he could see the road ahead.

"That's the twenty-fourth time you've asked us in the last ten minutes! Keep your shorts on, Rev. We'll be there in.." Tech glanced at his watch,"twenty minutes."

"Yes, PLEASE keep your shorts on!" Duck commented. Everyone except Rev got Duck's point and glared at him.

Cassidy looked at Tech. "I bet that Rev will say, 'Are we there yet?' at the most, another fifty-eight times before we get there." Cassidy whispered to him.

"I bet more than that." The two coyotes shook their hands in agreement.

"Egukala hungry!" Slam rubbed his stomach, which growled loudly.

Everyone else sighed.

20 MINUTES LATER:

"Are we there yet?"

"NO REV!"

"Wait, we are there!" Lexi pointed out the window at a large wooden sign. "Welcome to Acme West, a slice of the past in the middle of the present." Lexi read. "Not very catchy."

Ace, who was driving, parked their vehicle at the end of the large, gravel driveway. The seven Loonatics climbed out of it excitedly.

All of them were awe-struck at what lay before them. A large, stately barn stood infront of even larger, sprawling green pastures behind it.

Cassidy faced Tech. "Ha! Rev said it fifty-seven times! I win!"

"No, he said it fifty-nine times!" Tech disagreed.

A tall, older-looking man walked up to them. "Hello, I'm Frank Boswell. You must be the Loonatics, right?"

Ace held out his hand for the man to shake. "Hi. Yes, this is us. I'm Ace, this is Lexi, Duck, Rev, Slam, and..." he paused when he reached Tech and Cassidy, who were still arguing, "and these two are Tech and Cassidy." He said their naems louder than usual, hoping to catch their attention. And it worked.

Mr. Bowell motioned to a stable boy for him to came over. "Would you mind showing our guest to their rooms?" He asked.

"Of course not, Sir." The boy responded.

"This is Ben, he will show you to the cabin."

Ben gathered as many bags as he could carry, and the guys grabbed the rest. After climbing a fleet of stairs, Ben stopped at three doors. He pointed to one. "Girls, this will be your room."

Lexi and Cassidy entered the room. Inside was a large wooden bunkbed, a small wood desk, and a couple wood dressers. "It's beautiful." Lexi commented, and Cassidy agreed. They then clained their bags from the pile and left the boys.

"Lexi! You've got to come see this!" Cassidy was looking out the window. Lexi joined her. The window overlooked a bright green pasture, in it were a dozen or so horses contentedly munching on grass, their tails swishing at bugs. Both of the girls knew that this was going to be their best vacation ever.

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Ben pointed to the two remaining doors. "You guys can choose who goes in which room. If you need anything, just ask anybody with the pin on their shirt." He showed them the star-shaped pin he was wearing on his jacket.

One room had three beds, and the other had only two. They agreed on Rev and Tech in the second room, and Ace, Duck, and Slam in the third.

Rev excitedly zipped arond their new room. "Wow Tech! This is so awesome! I've never been at a place like this! Man, I can't wait to go see the horses! I wonder when we'll go riding?!"

Tech set his suitcases on his bed. "I'm sure you'll survive."

(end chapter 1)

RevRunner · Frelengian

Aww, Rev is so cute when he is excited. aww

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Thankies muchly!

Chapter 2: "Thunder and Phantom"

After unpacking, the Loonatics met in the lobby in the main floor. Mr. Boswell also joined them, offering a tour of the stable. He led them into the barn. As they walked in, they were met by the sweet aroma of hay and oats. Inside the barn were rows and rows of large box stalls. All of the horses poked their heads over their stall walls and nickered to them.

"Feel free to look around. You may each pick a horse to ride and take care of if you wish. We also have many other activities like sports, crafts, and things like that." Mr. Boswell instructed.

Cassidy, Rev, and Lexi, being the most enthusiastic out of the group, were the first ones to start inspecting the residents of the stalls.

Ace casually leaned against a stall wall. Suddenly, a large, velvety grey nose began to sniff his shirt curiously. Ace jumped sideways slightly, and Lexi laughed. "You scared of a little pony, cowboy?"

Mr. Boswell chuckled and scratched the grey horse's ears. "This is Penny. She's a real sweetheart."

Rev peeked over the edge of the wall. "I think she's been eating too much grass." He commented, pointing to the mare's overly large, round belly.

"Oh, no. She needs all the food she can get. She's in foal."

Everyone except Tech and Cassidy stared at him blankly.

"She's expecting." Tech explained.

"Oh......."

Ace rubbed the mare's neck. She was pretty, but it was the horse next to her that caught Ace's eye. In the stall next to her was a tall, muscular stallion. His steel grey coat shone like a brand new nickle. "Thunder." He read the name plate on the door. "That seems to suit you."

"Who's the father?" Tech asked, still talking about Penny and her soon-coming foal.

"One of our greatest stallions, Thunder." Mr. Boswell pointed to the horse that was sniffing Ace.

Meanwhile, the others had split up. Cassidy walked down a ailse of stalls, peeking to see who was in each one. There were horses of all colours, shapes and sizes, from a group of tiny Shetland ponies, to a huge Clydesdale. Most of the horses were stocky Quarter Horses, so-called from their ability to outrun a Thoroughbred, another kind of race horse, in a quarter-mile run.

Cassidy stopped in suprise when she spotted what she thought was the most beautiful horse in the stable. The horse had a honey-coloured coat with white splotches all over. Her wavy, light cream mane seemed to float as she walked towards Cassidy. In the middle of her forehead was another white spot, this one in the shape of a ghost. She looked at the name plate. "Phantom" It read.

She studied the horse up and down, trying to guess her breed. It was hard. she had thin, slender legs and a rough figure. A cross-breed, perhaps? But, there was something, something inside her, that was telling her this would be the right horse. She scratched Phantom's forehead. "Hi, Phantom."

(end Chapter 2)

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

The car journey is so like Shrek 2 when Donkey kept saying "Are we there yet?". That was funny. And the pouts to get Tech up I giggled a lot on. And for a moment I thought there'd be a tender moment between Ace and the horse.

Hee hee. Keep up the good work Cassidy.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

LOLS! Thank you!

One question: Which horse? Penny or Thunder?

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Penny of course.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

*ego boost*

Chapter 3: "Rusty, Lucky, and Ghost"

Tech slowly walked past several stalls, stroking the horses that sniffed him. He paused at a particular one. He was tall, sleek, muscular. His coat was a reddish-brown, more red than brown. His hindquarters were covered with small white dots. Tech guessed he was a Thoroughbred, a race horse. Suddenly, a idea popped into his mind.

"Hey, Rev, come here."

"What's up, buddy?" The speedster replied.

Tech stroked the red-brown horse. "I think I found the horse for you."

Rev studied the horse up and down. Every inch of him seemed to scream, 'I'm meant for speed.' "Wow. He sure looks fast. What's his name?"

Tech looked at the brass name plate on the stall door. "Rusty"

Rev petted Rusty. "Thanks, Tech!"

"No problem." Tech continued to walk, but stopped at the stall next to Rusty's. Indside was a short, stocky light brown gelding. He had the strangest marking on his forehead. It was shaped like a four-leaf clover. That was the only white marking on him. The horse slowly plodded over to him. Before Tech knew it, the horse's long, pink tongue was all over his face. Tech stepped back and wipped off his face with his shirt sleeve.

"Lucky" The name plate said. "Well, you sure seem friendly enough." Lucky then rubbed his head against Tech's side. "Well, no use looking any further. I've been claimed."

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Lexi had stopped at one horse's stall. She had her arms crossed on top of the wall. This horse was a pure white color, with a silvery mane and tail. His name was Ghost. It suited him perfectly.

"You like him, don't you?" A voice asked from behind her. Ben, the stable hand who showed them to their rooms, stood beside her.

"Yeah, he's really handsome." She smiled.

"Sadly, he can't be ridden."

"Why not?"

"When he was little, he was trained the wrong way. He may seem sweet and gentle right now, but once you get up on his back, he turns into a bucking bronco." The boy explained.

"Oh..." Lexi slowly stroked his neck. "I still like him, anyways."

(end Chapter 3)

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Now normally I am never interested in horses and horsey things like that. But I'll carry on reading the story cos I'm intrigued by this story. Keep up the good work.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Akira: I'm glad you like it!

I'm sorry, I got a little lazy and skipped right to the first riding scene. Oh well, enjoy!

Chapter 4: "Time To Ride!"

"Come on, slow pokes! I'm gonna beat you to the barn!" Rev called out, rushing to the door.

"Slow down, Rev. You're gonna scare the horses if you keep that up." Ace laughed, sliding on his boots.

It was the next day, and the Loonatics were getting ready to try riding. Ben and his friend Charlie showed them how to tack up the horses, and then they tried it themselves. Then they led their horses outside, and mounted.

"We are going to go in the ring for now so you and the horses can get used to each other." Ben explained, mounting on his black horse.

Ace and Thunder followed Ben into the large ring. Lexi and Annie, a dark brown horse she had picked out earlier, followed him. After them came Tech and Lucky, then Slam and the large Clydesdale, Red, then Duck and white horse with dalmatian-like spots whose name was Misty. Last was Rev, Rusty, Cassidy, and Phantom.

Phantom balked at the ring's entrance. Cassidy, who was not expecting this, was flung forward in the saddle. Charlie held Phantom's bridle.

"Sorry, miss. We were hoping Phantom wouldn't be scared with her friends in there. I guess she's just too smart." Charlie apologized.

"That's OK. But, what's bothering her?" Cassidy asked.

"Well, Phantom used to be a show horse, a jumper. But, on one of her competitions, she had a bad accident, and has been too scared to step hoof in a ring ever since."

Just like me... too scared. Cassidy thought, remembering the skating career she gave up after the meteor. She leaned forward, scratching Phantom's neck and whispering encouragingly into the horse's ear. "You can do it." Phantom hesitantly walked in. "Good girl." Cassidy patted her. "Don't worry, I know how you feel."

The eight horses walked in a circle around the ring. After a while, they trotted. All of the Loonatics watched Ben as he moved up and down with his mount. It took several tries, but they soon got the hang of it.

Although all the other horses were calm, almost bored, Phantom was tense and nervous. Cassidy did her best to keep herself calm, as she had heard that if you are nervous, your horse will be nervous.

The horses they choose seemed to match them. Thunder was obviously the leader, and Annie seemed to really like Thunder. It was all Rev could do to keep Rusty from running off, while Red contentedly plodded along. Misty gave Duck a hard time, pulling the reins out of the mallard's hands, refusing to go faster, suddenly swerving into the middle of the ring, and many other tricks. While Lucky was confident and easy-going, Phantom was jumpy and nervous.

After a while, they lined up in the center and dismounted. All of them got off easily, except Cassidy, as Phantom was still jumpy and nervous. When she was only half-way off, Phantom side-stepped, and Cassidy's foot slid through the stirrup.

Tech and Lucky were standing beside her. Just as Tech turned around, Cassidy fell backwards. Tech acted on instinct and caught her. He helped her free her foot. Cassidy smiled at him, blushing. "Thanks, Tech."

"You're welcome." He smiled back.

Lexi noticed the looks on both of their faces and nudged Ace. Ace just shrugged and rolled his eyes, not believing what Lexi thought she saw between the two coyotes.

-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 11:00, 2007-07-10

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

If Tech and Cassidy weren't brother or sister, this would be a romantic time. Heh heh. But I don't know. Are they meant to be related?

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Nope. No relation whatsoever. biggrin

I couldn't resist. I was also listening to Black Oracle's Tech/Zadavia vid at the time, so that helped. biggrin

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Flexa:

AHHH!!! Curse you, Cassidy!!! You've reminded z_s of that vid!!!
Me: *drools*
Flexa: Eew. *wipes up spit*
Teehee. I reiterate,
"Cassidy Coyote the character has returened! Yayz! Are we assuming that she and Tech are a couple?"

I like how the 'tics horses resemble their personalities.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

LAWLZ!

And I reiterate:
"Not exactly, yet. Just close friends."
Why? Are you suggesting that they should get together? *hint hint*

*is brick'd*

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Just as Tech turned around, Cassidy fell backwards. Tech acted on instinct and caught her. He helped her free her foot. Cassidy smiled at him, blushing. "Thanks, Tech."

"You're welcome." He smiled back.

This does not suggest the pairing? XD

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

*falls over*

Maybe, but they refuse to believe it. Especially Tech.

*continues to be brick'd*

TEASER ALERT!
(this may or may not be part of the next chapter, I'm not completely sure.)

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Ace leaned against the fence and watched as Lexi led the snow-white mare around the ring. There was a look of pure happiness on her face as the mare listened to her every request. A frown formed on Ace's face when Ben said something to her, and Lexi laughed. He had the feeling that maybe.... he shook his head.

'Lexi's just grateful to him for helping her train Ghost.' Ace tried to reassure himself.

It wasn't until they had finished the lesson that Lexi noticed Ace. "Hi, Ace." She called out, waving to him.

"Hey, Lex." He called back. 'See? She's just thanking him.' But inside, he wasn't so sure.
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-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 06:44, 2007-07-11

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Nope, couldn't fit the part I used as a teaser into this chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 5:

Later the same day, Lexi was grooming Ghost. She carefully brushed the mare's snow-white coat. Ghost enjoyed this, as she didn't get much attention. Lexi, too, was enjoying this. Out of the many horses here, Ghost was the only one who had caught her attention like she did. It suprised Lexi.

"She really seems to like you."

Lexi turned around. Ben was headed for the tack room, a saddle and bridle in hand. When he came back out, he stopped to scratch Ghost's forehead. He paused for a moment, as if thinking.

"I think that, maybe..... if you keep bonding with her, we just may be able to get her ridable...." He trailed off, not sounding hopeful.

"Really?" Lexi asked, intruged. Training a horse sounded like even more fun than riding a fully-trained one.

"Maybe. It's a long shot, but worth it. I've never seen her so happy with anyone else."
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Meanwhile, Rev was in another aisle with Rusty. He noticed Rusty's eyes were locked on something across the aisle.

"What is it, boy?" Rev asked, trying to see what Rusty was looking at. Then, he noticed. Across from them was a bright chestnut mare, who was looking at Rusty. "Is that your girlfriend, Rusty?" Rev was then taken by suprise when a female roadrunner walked out of the stall. Her bright brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and fell just past her shoulders.

The girl noticed him. "Hi." she said, waving to him.

Rev was stunned for a moment. 'Is she talking to me?' He looked around. There was no one else in sight. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

The girl giggled at him before leaving. Rev felt like slapping himself. He couldn't believe he didn't say anything. Normally, he was the friendliest out of the group. But, it was like his mouth stopped working. He shook his head. He would have to try again.

So, he locked up Rusty's stall, and walked towards her. He tapped her shoulder. The girl turned around. She had the brightest brown eyes he had ever seen. "Uh, hi. I'm Runner. Gah, I mean Rev." He blushed slightly.

She giggled before replying. "Hi, Rev. I'm Rachelle. Are you here on vacation?"

"Yes, I'm here with my friends. There's seven of us all together."

"Cool. I go here every year for vacation. And, your horse is Rusty, right?"

"Yep." He smiled. 'I bet she knows all the horses here.'

"Mine is Flaxen. I've noticed that Rusty seems to like her."

"Yeah, he kinda does."

"Well, I've got to go. I'll see you around Rev." She waved before leaving him behind.

"Yeah, see you around." He waved back.

(end chapter5)

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Aaaww!!! Rev's got himself a girlfriend!

Very good story so far. Can't wait for the next chapter.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

LAWLS! *falls over*

Chapter 6:

"Lunch?" Slam asked as the Loonatics were headed for the cabin.

"Yes, Slam, we're going to get lunch now." Duck reassured his friend, somewhat annoyed.

Suddenly, the seven heard loud barking from behind. Before they knew it, Tech and Cassidy were tackled to the ground by two happy, excited, black blurs of fur.

"Hey! Poppy! Pansy! Off!" Mr. Boswell whistled. The two dogs who had tackled Tech and Cassidy ran off. Tech and Cassidy sat up, wiping off the slober on thier faces.

The others were trying not to laugh, but Duck didn't try hard enough. "Haha! I guess that they know when they're around family, huh?"

Tech and Cassidy both shot him murder looks before standing up.

"Sorry about that, Poppy and Pansy get excited whenever there are new guests. Don't worry, they won't hurt you." Mr. Boswell apologized.

"That's OK." Th Loonatics continued towards the cabin.

When they entered the cabin, Rev froze up. He grabbed Tech's arm and pulled him into an empty hallway.

"Rev? What's the matter?" Tech asked, suprised by his actions.

"It's her." He replied quietly, peeking around the corner.

Tech peeked around the corner as well, wondering who had gotten Rev's feathers in a knot. He spotted another roadrunner. Her hair was dark brown, and her eyes even darker. "So? Is she mean or something?"

"No. She's really nice. But, when I try talking to her, my mouth stops working. I'm afraid of completely embarrassing myself again."

Tech could tell what was going on. Rev liked her. He set his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Just talk to her. Be yourself. You'll get over your shyness soon enough."

Rev perked up. "Ya! You're right! Thanks, Tech!" He zipped off in her direction.

Tech smiled to himself as he watched Rev talk to Rachelle. Then he joined the others, ready to eat.

"Slam, exercise some self-control, please." Duck sighed.

Mrs. Boswell laughed. "That's OK. I enjoy seeing people enjoy my cooking."

"Really? Well then, you're going to absolutely love Slam." Lexi joked.

Slam rubbed his stomach happily.

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After lunch, Lexi met Ben at Ghost's stall. They were going to do some training in the ring.

"Hey, Lexi. Ready to do some training?"

"You bet!" Lexi grabbed Ghost's lead rope and followed Ben out to the ring.

Ace leaned against the fence and watched as Lexi led the snow-white mare around the ring. There was a look of pure happiness on her face as the mare listened to her every request. A frown formed on Ace's face when Ben said something to her, and Lexi laughed. He had the feeling that maybe.... he shook his head.

'Lexi's just grateful to him for helping her train Ghost.' Ace tried to reassure himself.

It wasn't until they had finished the lesson that Lexi noticed Ace. "Hi, Ace." She called out, waving to him.

"Hey, Lex." He called back. 'See? She's just thanking him.' But inside, he wasn't so sure.

(end chapter 6)

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Slam's horse, Red, is based off of a real-life horse. The real Red was my mom's horse. He was a Belgian cross, and the sweetest thing on four hooves. He could be ridden by a four-year old with only a halter and lead rope. Sadly, Red died of cancer when I was only three years old. So, Slam's horse kinda has a special meaning to me.

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Aw. Poor Red.

But nice Tech, helping your friend. *gives Tech a bone*
Tech:

Must we go through this again?
Me:

Tech:

I'M NOT A DOG!! I'M A COYOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me:

Yeesh. Sorry. *glomps Tech*

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Sorry to hear about Red. And I can so tell that Red means loads to you since you meant that well in the fan fic.

Um... not to be a show off or anything but we have five horses. Molly, Anoushka, Roger, Buddy and Stella. Molly is the moody matriach, Anoushka is a grey pony who is constantly covered in mud, Roger's always trying to escape out of the fences, Stella is a shy horse and Buddy is pratically a human reincarnated as a horse. Trust me, he drinks Coca Cola out of the can (we hold the can for him). But all our horses are alright though.

Keep going with the fan fic. I love this part:

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Mrs. Boswell laughed. "That's OK. I enjoy seeing people enjoy my cooking."

"Really? Well then, you're going to absolutely love Slam." Lexi joked.

Slam rubbed his stomach happily.
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zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Horses can drink coca cola?
Kewl

-- Edited by zadavias_spirit at 05:57, 2007-07-13

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

z_s: LAWLS! Tech's ticked off!

Akira: Thanks! And you have 5 horses? Lucky you! That's soo cool! We have two: Annie and Mellow. Annie's my sis' and is a tomboy. Mellow is mine and she acts lady-like. Yeah, I've heard of horses drinking coke, and all other wierd stuff. Annie likes cookies and Mellow likes Nature Valley Apple Crisp bars.

Glad you guys like!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Song lyrics: "If We Were A Movie" by Hannah Montana

Chapter 7: If We Were A Movie

Uh-Oh
There you go again

Later that same day, Tech and Cassidy were in the barn. Tech was helping Cassidy muck out Phantom's stall. Later, Cassidy would help Tech with Lucky's.

Talking cinematic
Yeah, you

The radio in the barn was playing loudly. Cassidy liked the song and soon found herself softly singing along with it.

You're charming
Got everybody star-struck

When she glanced up, she saw Tech giving her a strange look. Neither of them knew why.

I know
How you always seem to go

Cassidy told herself to stop being so silly. Knowing Tech, the chances of him falling in love with anybody, let alone herself, were slim. There was still a chance. Cassidy shook her head. As for herself, maybe, but not yet.

For the obvious
Instead of me

She had began to notice that Lexi was trying to point out something. And Cassidy knew exactly what that was. 'Lexi must have a really good imagination,' She thought, 'Cause we're just friends.'

Just get your ticket
And you'll see

This song began to get Tech thinking. Sure, he found himself amazed by the younger girl's actions and personality, but not in the way Lexi kept on pointing out.

If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy

Now that Cassidy had gotten over her intitial shyness, she began to more and more show her true colors. Tech found her to be alot like Rev, curious, playful, fun-loving. Yes, he liked her, as a friend.

And I'd be the best friend
Who you'd fall in love with
In the end
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The next day, most of the guests were relaxing in the lobby. Included in the group were the Loonatics and Rachelle. Suddenly, the door flew open and Mr. Boswell came rushing in, soaking wet and out of breath.

"Hurry, everybody! There's a huge storm headed this way, and we have to get the horses in, fast!"

Everyone ran to get their rain coats and boots on. Rev and Rachelle were the first ones to the barn. Each guest led in the horse they were looking after, leaving a few for Mr. Boswell and the stable hands.

Duck's horse, Misty, refused to exit the pasture. She kept tugging Duck in the direction of a tree. Finally, the stubborn horse managed to drag the even more stubborn duck over to the tree. Behind the tree was Penny, the expecting mare. Penny didn't look good. Her neck was coated in sweat, she was laying down, and looked like she was in pain.

Misty tugged the lead rope out of Duck's hands and reared up, whinnying to Mr. Boswell. Mr. Boswell rushed over.

Duck was panicking. "I don't know what happened! Misty dragged me over here!"

Mr. Boswell was calm. "Don't worry, everything will be fine. We just need to get her inside. I think it's that time."

Ben came over and helped get Penny on her feet. They slowly led her into the largest stall they had. Penny groaned and layed down again. The Loonatics and Rachelle gathered around the stall door.

"Will she be alright?" Both Cassidy and Lexi asked worriedly.

"I hope so. But she would have been worse if Duck and Misty hadn't found her there. You guys should go inside. We don't want you catching a cold."

So, the eight ran back inside. Mrs. Boswell had hot cocoa waiting for all the guests.

While they were sitting in the lobby, they heard thunder and saw lightning. Suddenly, the lights went out. A few of the younger guests screamed. Cassidy jumped sideways slightly and bumped into Tech. Rachelle grabbed Rev's hand. Lexi seemed to be the only girl not afraid, or at least not showing it.

After about two hours, the lights finally came back on and Mr. Boswell, Ben, Charlie, and the other stable hands came inside. All of them looked sad.

Mr. Boswell cleared his throat before saying anything. "Well, we've got some good news, and we've got some bad news."
(end Chapter 7)

-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 03:27, 2007-07-15

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Gasp! What's the good news and the bad news!? Only time will tell. Keep up the suspense Cassidy.

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Oh no...

I've got a bad feeling about the bad news....
Please write more, Cassidy!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Chapter 8:

Everyone was silent, not sure what to say.

"The good news is, the foal is going to be fine."Mr. Boswell began. Everybody gave a relieved sigh. "The bad news is, well, we lost Penny."

Some of the guests had to go upstairs and tuck their kids into bed. The rest, including the Loonatics and Rachelle, asked what happened to Penny.

"The foal was positioned backwards. Poor Penny just barely had the strength."

Tech glanced at Cassidy. A small tear trickled down her cheek. He set his hand on her shoulder. "It's ok. At least now she's not in pain anymore."

Cassidy tried to smile. "Yeah. You're right."

"But now, we're going to need a foster mare. We may be able to keep up with the foal's appetite for the first few days, but it will keep growing." Ben said.

Lexi got an idea. "What about Annie? She seems gentle enough."

"Yes, she is, but she can't. She's never had a foal, so she's never produced milk. But, it was a good idea."

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but shouldn't you tell them about the 'plans'?" Mrs. Boswell cut in.

"Yes! Thank you for reminding me!" Mr. Boswell brightened up. "Next week, all of you that want to, may join in with a big three-day trail ride. And the week after that, we'll be holding a 'show.' There will be many different classes to choose from, including English-styled ones, for those of you who ride English."

Cassidy nodded. She rode English, cause Phantom was too skinny to fit into any of the Western saddles. But, at the thought of competing in front of many people -most of whom she'd never met- she got a sick feeling in her stomach. She hadn't felt this feeling since her last skating competition, the one that convinced her to quit.

Everyone else, though, was excited about the show. So, Cassidy tried to seem as enthusiastic as them.

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Later that day, Duck was wandering through the barn. He paused at the stall Penny used to be in. He peeked over the door. In the middle of the stall was a tiny, black foal. The foal's ears were pricked forward, his eyes locked on Duck.

Duck began to walk away, but the foal's eyes became sad and lonely. Even Duck could not stand it, so he went into the stall.

The little baby scrambled to his feet and sniffed Duck all over. Then, he spun around on his heels and trotted around the stall, happy as could be.

This confused Duck. "How come you're so happy? You lost your mother."

The foal stopped and looked at him. His dark eyes seemed to say, 'Yes, I am upset about that, but there's nothing I can do about it. So, I must make to best of my situation.'

Duck froze for a moment. He thought he heard the foal actually speak to him. He shook his head. 'Horses can't talk.'

The foal walked up and nudged Duck. 'You're strange, but I like you anyway.' He seemed to say.

Without realizing it, Duck smiled.

(end chapter 8)

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Chapter 9:

"Great job, Cassidy! Next time try giving Falcon a little bit more rein." Charlie suggested from the middle of the ring.

"Okay!" Cassidy called back, steering the big black horse she was riding towards the next jump. She had spent the last couple of days learning to jump. She had watched other guests do it, and it looked amazing. This was her first time actually jumping, she had been doing groundwork over poles before.

In her mind, she counted the strides before the next fence. It was only a few inches off the ground. '3...2...1!' She urged Falcon up and over the jump, this time giving him more rein. She felt like shouting with joy. Actually jumping was even more amazing than just watching it.

From the outside of the ring, she heard applause. Tech, Ace and Lexi were watching her. For just one moment, she lost her focus. Falcon pulled at the reins, trying to get her to concentrate. Cassidy managed to recover herself right before the next jump. But Falcon jumped off-balance, and landed ackwardly.

Cassidy brought Falcon to a halt. "Not bad, for a first try. Just try to keep your attention where you are." Charlie offered.

"Thanks for teaching me."

"You're welcome. It was fun."

She led Falcon over to where Tech, Ace and Lexi stood. "Hey Cass. You think you're up for another ride?" Ace asked.

"We're going on the trails." Lexi said.

"Sounds like fun! I'll be with you in a minute." Cassidy then put Falcon away and tacked up Phantom. She met all of them outside.

"Well, gang, we've got three trails to choose from. One leads to the meadow, one leads to the lake, and the other leads to the swamp."

Tech, Cassidy, Rev and Rachelle wanted to go to the meadow, so they went that way. Duck and Slam wanted to see the swamp, so they went that way. Ace and Lexi went to the lake.

Ace rode in silence. Lexi, meanwhile was telling Ace all about Ben and her's plans for training Ghost. Ace didn't hear half of it, as he was too busy thinking.
'I guess she really likes him.' He sighed.

"Ace? Is something wrong?" Lexi asked worriedly.

"Huh? Oh, nothing." Ace said flatly.

"That doesn't sound like 'nothing' to me."

"I was just thinking, okay? Nothing's wrong." Ace replied.

His words had a sharp edge, and this upset Lexi. 'What's up with him? He's been acting wierd around me ever since...' She suddenly understood what was going on. 'Oh.... he's jealous cause I'm spending time with Ben. He obviously wasn't paying attention when I told him that training Ghost means alot to me. But until he cleans up his act, he's on his own.'

The two bunnies rode in silence for the rest of the way. Lexi wished that at least one of the others would have tagged along with them.
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"We're gonna beat you!" Rev and Rachelle called out as they trotted thier mounts towards the edge of the forest.

"Since when did this become a race?" Tech asked, pretending to be confused.

Cassidy laughed. "Everything's a race to Rev."

"This is true." Tech agreed.

When they reached the meadow, the horses pawed the ground, eager to race. All of them urged their horses to run. Rusty and Flaxen almost shot out from underneath Rev and Rachelle. Fortunately, they were used to this, and were able to hang on.

Cassidy leaned forward, pushing Phantom forward into a gallop. Phantom responded happily, her legs stretched out to full power. When she glanced over her shoulder, Tech and Lucky were catching up, fast.

The four chased each other around for a few minutes, but soon slowed to a walk. All of them were out of breath, but not out of energy. They walked along the edge of the meadow.

Suddenly, they heard cashing noises from beside them, in the forest. All four horses spooked. They took off towards the trail leading back to the ranch. A large log layed in the way of Lucky and Phantom, who were blocked in by Rusty and Flaxen. They couldn't swerve, and they were going too fast to stop, so they would have to go over.

'Please Phantom. Don't send me on a solo flight.' Cassidy begged, holding on as tight as she could.

(end chapter 9)

Akira_Cat · Your local cat

Poor Penny. Now the poor foal has no mother to take care of him, or her.

And I like this bit of the story:

"We're gonna beat you!" Rev and Rachelle called out as they trotted thier mounts towards the edge of the forest.

"Since when did this become a race?" Tech asked, pretending to be confused.

Cassidy laughed. "Everything's a race to Rev."

"This is true." Tech agreed."
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I giggled at that bit.

-- Edited by Akira_Cat at 02:57, 2007-07-18

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Yes, poor Penny. And poor little foal. But he won't be lonely for long!

Lol! Glad you enjoyed!

doggirl2772 · Out of This World

This story just screams of Loonatics Unleashed and Horseyness!!! Yay for you Cassidy!!!

sorry I havent talked to ya for awhile, the past 3 weeks have been really strange. Im glad I caught up in this story though!! Its going absolutely splendid!!!

I luv the Acexiness, the Tech/Cassidy moments, the Rev/ Rachelle moments, the horses and they're personalities of the characters that work and live there, the description of the ranch and trails, the whole storyline of Duck and the foal, EVERYTHING!!! This is absolutely brilliant work, and I can't wait for the next chapter!!!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

YAY! You're back! *glomps*

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Chapter 10:

Tech's eyes widened when he spotted the log. He had never jumped before. He glanced at Cassidy. She wore a freaked-out, but determined look. He did his best to copy Cassidy's position.

Right before they jumped, Phantom balked, throwing Cassidy onto her neck. Phantom jumped, but was off-balance. When she landed, Cassidy's feet slid out of the stirrups, and she fell off, landing on her right shoulder.

Lucky, although inexperienced in jumping, took off more graceful than Phantom. But he took off too soon, and had to throw in a buck to clear the log. Tech wasn't ready for this, and was flung forward and right out of the saddle. He hit the ground on his torso, and rolled to the side to avoid being run over by Lucky, who had just landed.

Rev and Rachelle got off lucky, as Rusty and Flaxen ran right past the log. They pulled up their horses and turned around.

Lucky, upon realizing his rider had fallen, stopped and came back to Tech. Phantom, however, was too scared to stop, and ran back to the ranch.

Tech helped Cassidy up. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. You?"

"I'll live. I've been hit harder than that."

When Rev and Rachelle came up to the two coyotes, they were practically falling out of their saddles, laughing.

Tech grabbed Lucky's reins. "We'd better go catch Phantom." He mounted and then held out his hand to Cassidy. "Want a ride back to the ranch?"

Cassidy smiled and grabbed his hand. "Thank you." She easily vaulted herself up onto Lucky's back. She wrapped her arms around Tech so she would not fall off again. The four headed off towards the ranch at a quick trot.

When they reached the ranch, they found Ben waiting for them, holding Phantom. "Have an accident?" He asked, chuckling.

Cassidy slid off of Lucky's back. "Yeah. They spooked at something in the forest."

They heard hoofbeats behind them. Ace, Lexi, Duck and Slam were walking towards them. When they spotted Tech and Cassidy, they too, began laughing. Only then did they realize the grass and mud covering their faces and clothes.

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After cleaning up the horses and themselves, they went inside. When Duck came inside, he saw Lexi and Cassidy, cooking something. He began to freak out.

"What! What did I do?! I'm innocent, I tell ya! Innocent!" Unfortunately, Cassidy wasn't well-known for her ability to create mouth-watering meals. In fact, the others used her cooking as a threat whenever Duck needed a ego check.

Lexi glared at him for a moment. "Can it Duck. I'm helping her."

Duck gave out a relieved sigh.

"Besides, this isn't even for you." Cassidy explained. "It's a bran mash, for Phantom and Ghost."

"Oh." Duck walked to the fridge and pulled out a bottle full of milk. Both girls stared at him blankly. "It's for Shadow." They still stared at him. "The orphan foal." He then left.

A few minutes later, Duck was in the foal's stall, feeding him. Shadow enjoyed having Duck around.

"I know who you feel, shorty. I'm an orphan, too." The little foal sucked happily on the bottle. Duck smiled. "You seem to like this stuff." Shadow stopped drinking and looked up at Duck. Suddenly, he hiccuped. Duck laughed.

(end chapter 10)

-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 10:22, 2007-07-18

doggirl2772 · Out of This World

really cute! baby shadow is Duckie's new friend!!! lol!!! biggrin

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

TEASER TIME!

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Ace glanced at Cassidy, who was still asleep. "Is she still out?"

Tech nudged her slightly. There was no movement. "Like a light." He smiled at her.

Lexi's eyebrow raised when she saw this. "She looks cute when she's asleep, doesn't she?" She asked Tech.

Tech just shrugged innocently.

Duck ****ed his head curiously. "Is she still breathing?"

"Yes, I am, Duck." Cassidy's brown eyes opened. She sat up and stretched.

Tech could barely keep himself from laughing. "Nice hair." He commented.

Cassidy's fire-red hair was frizzy, and chunks of it had fallen out of the braid. "Thanks." she said scarcastically as she reached into her backpack and pulled out her hairbrush.

"Bad Tech, bad. You should never comment negatively on a girl's hair." Lexi shook her finger.

"Yeah, it can be hazzardous to your health." Duck added.
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Luc Bunny · Loonatic

I get the feeling I'm going to like the next chapter aww

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

*gasp* Cassidy's going to be in a riding accident!!!

LOL Lexi, bad idea saying "Bad" like that to Tech.

doggirl2772 · Out of This World

hehehe. I get the feeling that theres gunna be more Cassidy/Tech moments ahead!!!

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Luc Bunny: Thanks!

doggirl: How can you tell? :D Am I that predictable?
Tech and Cassidy: Yes.
Danielle: Quiet joos!

Chapter 11: An Emergency

"Whoa, Misty! Whoa!" Duck tried to get his mount to hold still long enough for him to get on. Unfortunately for him, Misty didn't feel like cooperating today.

"Here, Duck! Let me help you!" Rev offered as he grabbed hold of Misty's bridle. As if by magic, Misty stopped prancing and held still for Duck.

"Show-off." Duck mumbled under his breath.

"All-righty gang! Do you have all you're gonna need for the trip?" Ace questioned as he swung up on Thunder. Today was the first day of the three-day trail ride. So many people wanted to participate that they had to split up into groups. The Loonatics and Rachelle were being led by Ben and Falcon, the black warmblood Cassidy learned to jump on. Ace had been hoping that they would be away from Ben, but he didn't say anything.

"Yep!" They all replied.

After a few minutes, they were headed down the trail that leads to the meadow. Upon reaching the meadow, they decided to have a race. The moment the word 'race' had been uttered, Rusty and Flaxen were off. Everyone else, not wanting to be left behind, urged their horses forward. Rusty and Flaxen held the lead, with Falcon and Thunder battling for second. Annie was a close third behind them, with Misty on her tail. Phantom and Lucky challenged each other near the back of the line. Last, but not least, was Red. But, Red suddenly had a change of mood as he began to get faster and faster, soon overtaking all the other horses. They all slowed down at the edge of the meadow.

Slam and Red turned around to face the others, who had shocked expressions on their faces. "What? What did I do?"

"Just suprised the livin' daylights out of us, that's all." Duck retorted.

Lexi was suddenly picking something up with her super-hearing. It sounded like a snake. A rattlesnake. Before she could say something, Annie reared. All the other horses jumped and pranced, except Phantom, who reared like Annie. Then, the two mares took off.

"Whoa! Whoa!" Both girls pleaded, pulling on the reins. Suddenly, they did whoa, but it was more of a sudden stop that flung both girls into the brush.

"Lexi!" Ben and Ace called out. Ace glared at Ben, but Ben didn't notice.

"Cassidy!" Tech yelled as he slid off Lucky.

All three boys rushed to the girls' sides. Ace gently lifted Lexi up. There was a large gash on her upper left arm. They soon found out why. Under the brush was tons of large stones. Tech gently lifted Cassidy. She had several small cuts on her arms, but the largest one was on her right wrist. Both girls were unconscious.

"We'll make camp here." Ben said as he began to unpack the camp supplies from his large backpack. Rev grabbed Cassidy's sleeping bag and unrolled it so Tech could lay her down on it. Duck did the same for Ace.

"Good thing I brought a first-aid kit." Tech mumbled as he cleaned out the girl's wounds and bandaged them up. After a few moments, the girls came to.
Tech sat beside Cassidy. "Are you okay? You took a nasty fall back there."

"Yeah, I'm fine." She reassured him. Tech didn't fully believe it, as she was known to be stubborn when it came to her health, always assuring everyone she was fine even when she wasn't.

Ace sat beside Lexi, secretly keeping Ben away. Lexi, too, said she was fine. None of them felt like getting into an arguement, so they all just got out their sleeping bags, and soon everyone was asleep.

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Early the next morning, Ace was the first to wake up. He glanced around. Seeing no one else was up, he leaned over Lexi and gently kissed her cheek. No movement came from her or anyone else.

A little while longer, everyone woke up, until there was only Cassidy still asleep.

Ace glanced at Cassidy, who was still asleep. "Is she still out?"

Tech nudged her slightly. There was no movement. "Like a light." He smiled at her.

Lexi's eyebrow raised when she saw this. "She looks cute when she's asleep, doesn't she?" She asked Tech.

Tech just shrugged innocently.

Slam tilted his head curiously. "Is she still breathing?"

"Yes, I am, Slam." Cassidy's brown eyes opened. She sat up and stretched.

Tech could barely keep himself from laughing. "Nice hair." He commented.

Cassidy's fire-red hair was frizzy, and chunks of it had fallen out of the braid. "Thanks." she said scarcastically as she reached into her backpack and pulled out her hairbrush.

"Bad Tech, bad. You should never comment negatively on a girl's hair." Lexi shook her finger.

"Yeah, it can be hazzardous to your health." Duck added.

Ace ruffled Lexi's hair, making it worse than Cassidy's. "By the way, nice hair."

Lexi threw up her hand and sighed. "Have you guys learned nothing from me?"

All of them replied, "Nope."

"And they never will." Cassidy added. All of them laughed.

(end chapter 11)

z_s: I didn't know you was phsycic! *falls over*

Luc Bunny · Loonatic

yay new chappie. I noticed you had the Ace/Lexi part there, I know who's going to happy evileye

lolz

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

Tecassidy stuffs!
Ha. It'd be funny if Ace and Ben had this all-for-one duke-it-out-for-Lexi thing going on.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

Luc Bunny: LOLS!

z_s: Yay for Tech/Cassidy stuffs!
Yeah, Ace feels rejected by Lexi, Lexi thinks Ace is jealous, and Ben has no clue what's going on.

Teaser ALERT!
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Cassidy's eyes widened when she saw Tech's marshmallows. She sat up and tapped his shoulder. "Uh, Tech?"

Tech turned and looked at her. "Yes?"

Cassidy pointed at his stick. "Your marshmallows are on fire."

Tech looked in the direction she was pointing. The flame had began to crawl up the stick, and was now only a few inches away from his hand. Tech jumped up in suprise and dropped the stick.

Cassidy picked up the stick and threw it in the fire before the grass caught the flame. Because of her flame-throwing powers, her hands did not get burned.

Meanwhile, everyone else was falling over, laughing. Before either coyote could react, two waves of cold water washed over them. They turned around to find Duck and Slam holding pails.

"Eh, you're a little late there, guys." Ace said.

After drying off, they wrapped themselves in their sleeping bags. Cassidy's eyes began to droop, and she was soon asleep. Tech wore a shocked expression, as Cassidy had fallen asleep against his arm. It was all the others could do to keep themselves from laughing. But, Rev couldn't for long, as Rachelle had also fallen asleep against him.
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*is brick'd for putting more Tech/Cassidy stuff in the story*

zadavias_spirit · Out of This World

*builds bricking shield* QuicK! Hide under here! The romance must be spared!!!
Maybe you could draw Rechelle sometime. I think they'd look cute together.

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

*hides behind z_s' shield* Phew! That was close!

Yes... I should! *grabs drawing binder and sets to work*

Luc Bunny · Loonatic

*Twilight Zone Music* You read this fic the hope of finding fluffyness, funny punch lines, and good writing. You just crossed over into, The Fluffy Zone

Couldn't help myself XD

CassidyCoyote · Techie 4 life

YAY! The Fluffy Zone! *falls over*