*bricks himself*

Luc: why did you do that?
Me: *dazed*
Luc: Do you have a hangover?
Me: Huh?

I noticed this story is on ff.net

You have an ff account? Kewl, I'll check it out!

Why is I getting bricked?! I didn't do anything!!!

Ace: Oh really? Tech, read this criminal what she's been charged against!
Tech: -pulls out roll of paper. clears throat.- -paper unravals some twenty feet away-
Me: O_O
Tech: Assult on characters, 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree. Murder of characters. War on characters. Damage of personal and public property. Theft. Snooping without a lisense. Making suggestive pairing stories. Getting a fellow writer out of prison and failing to pay the bail fine. Going against the S.A.C.T.C.C. (Society Against Cruelty To Cartoon Caracters). Lying and blaming on your sister.....
-3 hrs later-
Tech: ....and hunting without a permit.
me: -yawns and is bored- Can I go now?
Ace: NO! I sentence you to....be pounded with bricks!!
me: What! I went through that for nothing?!
Ace: No, now your legs will be asleep and it'll be easier to pelt you!!
me: You...you...
Ace: wascally wabbit?

sorry, way off topic, again.

I agree. Off-topic, but very amusing..

Chapter 12: Ghost Stories

 "Are you sure you're up to riding Annie by yourself?" Ace asked Lexi for the fifth time that morning.

 Lexi sighed. "Ace, I'm fine. You can stop worrying."

 Cassidy gave Tech a look that said, 'Don't even start....' Tech put his hands up in mock surrender.

 As they walked through the forest, Ben asked everyone if they were going to enter the show. Lexi was the first to reply. "I'm going to try barrel racing. I hope I can get Ghost ridable by then."

 Rev and Rachelle were also going to enter in barrel racing. Ace wanted to try roping. Slam was going to enter the heavy-weight pulling competition. Duck and Tech wern't sure if they were going to. When Ben asked Cassidy, she hesitated.

 "I don't know." She simply stated.

 "You and Falcon make a pretty good team in the ring." Ace pointed out.

 Cassidy blushed slightly at his compliment. "Thanks, but I'm just not sure..." Her voice trailed off. She wanted to tell them, she truely did, but her shyness took over her brain with Ben around. If it was just her and her friends, they would already know.

 Tech could sense her hestitancy. He also understood it. It had been hard for her to try and rebuild her life after the meteor erased her memory. Not to mention the fear she had since then. A fear of competing in front of people. If it was just the seven of them, she was as competitive as Duck. He smiled to himself when he remembered the look of relief in her eyes when she shared her story with him, and he promised to keep it a secret.

 Duck was just about to say something, when suddenly, Misty's head shot up as she reached for some leaves on the trees they were passing. "Wha.. hey!" After straightening out Misty, he began to think about the show. He tried to decide which competition he wanted to enter. Barrel racing? No, Misty didn't have the speed. Roping? That looked dangerous to him. Show Jumping? How do you do that, anyway? Oh well, he would find something he could do.

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Just as the sun was setting, the Loonatics, Ben, and Rachelle were untacking the horses. After tying them to special posts stuck in the ground, they gathered around the campfire for marshmallows. Lexi sat between Ace and Ben. Duck, Slam and Tech sat on a log with Cassidy laying on her stomach beside Tech. Rev and Rachelle sat together on another log.

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.

 Tech slowly and carefully layed her down on the ground. Rev did the same with Rachelle. Lexi tried to hold back her giggles.

 Duck suddenly got an idea. "Let's tell ghost stories!"

 This caught everyone's attention, particularily Ace and Slam's. They decided for Ace to go first. "Okay, one day, a long time ago, there were two wabbits. No one is sure what their names are. They decided to go on a picnic in the woods. Everything started out fine, untill a freak storm suprised them. Everything was dark as they fought their way through the woods. Suddenly, the goil stopped. She could see glowing green eyes ahead of her. The eyes creeped closer, closer, and closer, until it was only a few feet away. The poor goil was frozen with fear. Suddenly, the owner of the eyes jumped out of the brush. The goil screamed with terror. And the eyes screamed as well."

 Lexi nearly jumped off the log when Ace imitated the scream. It also woke up Cassidy and Rachelle, who jumped up, yelling. "What in the the....!"

 Just then, they could hear a wild coyote howl at the moon. Shivers ran up and down everyone's spine as Ace continued the story.

(end chapter 12)

Oh..... spooky! *X-Files theme music*

A ghost story! Awesome, I need a new one to tell ppl. Can't wait for the next chapter!

LOL! "Good night ppl" sounds like something one of my friends would say!
I like seeing the comparison between Tech and Rev's good-nights. A slap and a kiss. Wow. *measures difference with a measuring tape*
Nice chapter! And good ghost story!

ooh nice ghost story!

i luv tech and rev's little disagreements, especially this one!

keep it going!! Yeehaw!!

z_s: LAWLS! Yeah, you would need a measuring tape for that!

Akira: Yeah, that's what I thought. But I decided to pick on Tech for that chapter

doggirl: Yep, gotta love the arguements!

Luc: YAY! BETTER! And, actually, no. I had planned on this, but I wasn't sure if you guys would like it, so I took it slowly.


Chapter 14: "A Date"

"Come on, let's race again!" Rev urged Rusty into a gallop as the trail widened, almost enough for five horses to walk side-by-side.

"Flaxen and I are gonna beat you again!" Rachelle challenged as Flaxen easily caught up with Rusty.

"Again? When was the first time?" Rev pretended to be confused. Rachelle gave him a murder look.

They all spread out, leaving plenty of room between each horse. Soon, they came to a log. It was small on one end, large on the other. While everyone except Cassidy went over the low side, Cassidy jumped over the tall side. Phantom didn't even hesitate as they flew over the log.

"If only she would be this calm in the ring, then you'd be all set." Ben pointed out. Cassidy nodded.

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"Number seven, Miss Cassidy Coyote." A loud voice called out. Cassidy walked forward. She recognized what was going on. This was that day. The day the meteor hit earth. The day that changed her life forever. She panicked. She could not go through with this. She had to stop it. But, she could not control her body's movements.

She stepped out on to the rink. Soon, bouncy music filled her ears as she began her routine. Her mind was screaming, "NO!" but her body was not listening. A backspin, a cartwheel, then a twist, she remembered the exact order of them. It was right after the twist, jumping up into the air and twirling four times, that the meteor struck. People screamed and ran. Cassidy felt herself slipping, pain shooting throughout her body, and then, the sickening feeling of falling.

Cassidy's eyes shot open. Her breathing was heavy and uncontrolled. She sighed with relief, it was only a dream. A horrible dream she hadn't had since she gave up skating. She got out of bed and decided to go sit on the porch for some fresh air. She glanced up at Lexi, who was still asleep. "Good thing we got her into the habit of wearing earmuffs to bed."

Meanwhile, Cassidy wasn't the only one up. Tech was laying in bed, reading. He looked up when he heard the door beside them open and close. He peeked out his door, and saw Cassidy walking outside. He wondered what was keeping her up. And so, he decided to follow her.

Cassidy sat cross-legged on the edge of the porch, staring up into the sky. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the silence that surrounded her.

"Isn't it a little cold out for stargazing?"

Cassidy looked over her shoulder and smile when she recognized the voice. "Hey, Tech."

Tech walked up and sat beside her. "So, what's keeping you up?"

"I had... a... dream." She stammered.

"A dream?" He repeated.

Cassidy nodded. "It was... that day. I haven't had that dream in ages. I thought I was finally over the accident. I guess I was wrong."

Tech set his hand on her shoulder. "It will never completely go away. Skating was a big part of your life. It must of been hard for you to give it up."

Cassidy nodded. "But, I still don't understand why that dream just happened to come back tonight. There's not a skating rink for miles around."

"Well, it could be that you're not afraid of skating, but of competing."

"Yeah, that would also explain my hesitancy to enter the show. I get this sick feeling in my stomach everytime I think about it."

"Well, all I can suggest is for you to just try it. You'll never get over your fear if you don't try. But, if it's too hard for you, don't worry about it."

Cassidy smiled. "Thanks, Tech." She gave him a small hug.

"You're welcome." Tech noticed something. Cassidy was shivering. He wasn't suprised. It was already cold out and Cassidy was only wearing her pajamas. He shrugged off the jacket he was wearing and draped it across Cassidy's shoulders.

Cassidy blushed. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Tech's mind was now battling to get his mouth to ask her a question. "Uh, Cassidy? Would you...uh... want to, maybe, go to the dance with me. Just as friends?" He blurted out.

"Dance? What dance?"

Tech had forgotten that the girls didn't know. So, he told her what Ben told him. "I was wondering if we could go together, since Rev and Rachelle are, and so are Ace and Lexi, I think."

Cassidy pretended to be insulted. "So, you're only asking me because Rachelle and Lexi are already taken?"

Tech fell for it, and panicked. "No! No, that's not what I.."

Cassidy giggled. "Calm down, Tech. I was only joking. And, to answer your question, yes, I would love to ."

"Uh, really? Great!"

Cassidy stood up. "Well, I'm going inside before me tail freezes."

Tech stood up, too. "Okay."

When they reached their room doors, the stopped. "Good night Cassidy."

"Good night, Tech." When she had shut the door behind her, she hugged the jacket tight around her. She couldn't believe it. She had a date! With Tech! They were just going together as friends, but still, a date!

(end chapter 14)

Ahah! Has Cassidy fallen for Tech's charm and good looks? I know I would!

That was a bit of a mean joke on Tech ther at the end but still a good chapter

doggirl: I guess it looks that way... *shifty eyes*

BlackCat: Yes, mean Cassidy! Mean! 
              Cassidy: What are you yelling at me for? You typed it that way!
              Me: oh, yeah....

z_s: hehe! Yep, and I don't think Tech even realized that! LOL! She might have..... *shifty eyes again*

Aaaw. What a lovely scene between Tech and Cassidy. Lets hope this relationship blossoms at the dance.

Ace wounts Lexi alown!!

Ace Likes Lexi
Ace Likes Lexi
Ace Likes Lexi

Ace: Oh, Be quiet!

And Tech likes Cassidy, he wont admitit though.
And Cassidy concered her fear, well sort of.

Grat chapter Cassidy. good Acexi and Tecidy Stuff

Hey, why only Tech and Ace?

Me:  -Jumps around with a "Rev loves Rachelle" sign- Rev loves Rachelle! Rev loves Rachelle! Rev loves Rachelle! Rev loves Rachelle!

Tessa and Rev:  SHUT UP!!!

Me:Rev loves-

Tessa and Rev: -Tapes and glues my mouth shut-

Steler chapter!!
Cocering fer can be very hard but its not as hard when someone dous it with you

Ruth: REV LOVES RACHELLE! REV L.. *is brick'd*

z_s: This is what happens when you spend your whole life with things you like... you know stuffs about it!

BlackCat: Many thank yous!

doggirl: Thank yous! *hugs* LOL! Tech loves Cassidy, yes he does! Hoo... *is brick'd by Tech*

YAY! HUGS! I feel sooo.... loved. *hugs*

Chapter 16: "Goose Chase"

 "Yo, Rev! Slow down! Not all the horses are as fast as Rusty, ya know?" Ace called out to the almost disappearing roadrunner ahead of them.

 "Whoops! Sorry!" Rev brought Rusty to a walk.

 Soon, the group reached the lake. They let the horses wade in the water. Red and Rusty trotted around in it, soaking everyone nearby. Lucky tried to shake the water off of him, nearly unseating Tech. Annie tried to roll in the water. Thunder was the only one who didn't try to do anything.

 When Duck asked Misty to walk forward, the mare just stood there, pretending to drink. Duck gave her a little kick with his heels, and Misty began to back up until the water reached her knees. Duck again asked her to move forward, but Misty only lifted her front legs up into the air, and Duck slid right out of the saddle.

 The others broke out in hysterical laughter. Duck scowled as he climbed out of the lake. Misty seemed to be giving Duck a smart look. When Duck mounted Misty again, the saddle made squeaky noises, and the others could not control their laughter.

 "So, Tech. Did you ask Cassidy to the dance?" Rev asked.

 "Huh? What dance?" Lexi asked. Ace explained about the party after the show. He wanted to ask her, but not here, not with the others around.

 "You'll see." Tech answered Rev's question.

 "That's code for, 'yes.'" Lexi remarked.
 
 "No, it's code for, 'you'll see.'"

 "Sure." Lexi rolled her eyes.

 When the group returned to the ranch, they found Cassidy in Phantom's stall, combing the mare's creamy tail.

 'Hmm.. weird. She was combing Phantom's tail before we left. I wonder what she was doing while we were gone.' Tech thought. "Hey, Cass! We're back!"

 "And hungry!" Slam added.

 "Let's go get lunch before Slam starts eating the horses' grain." Duck suggested, heading for the cabin.

 "Sure!" Cassidy locked up Phantom and followed her friends.

 A few minutes later, the Loonatics were resting underneath the shade of a couple of trees, eating lunch. Slam reached beside him to grab his other sandwich, but, much to his suprise, did not find it.

 "Huh? Where's my sandwich?" He asked, looking all around himself.

 "Probably in your stomach." Duck answered.

 "No! I didn't eat this one."

 "You didn't, but he did." Rev pointed to a goose that was sitting behind them. The goose was gobbling up a few crumbs left from Slam's stolen lunch.

 "Hey! That's my lunch!"

 "Don't worry, Slam. We'll get you another one." Ace calmed him down.

 The goose waddled up to them. He then jumped up and landed on Duck's head. "GAH! Get it off me!" He yelled, flapping his arms above his head.

 "I guess he knows when he's around family, huh?" Tech commented. Cassidy and Tech high-fived each other. They had not forgotten Duck's earlier comment.

 Before they knew it, they were being surrounded by geese. The geese did not seem happy with Duck. Duck's eyes widened when he saw the army of geese headed for him.

 Meanwhile, Ace, Lexi, Rev, Tech, Cassidy, and Slam were almost killing themselves laughing. The sight of Duck being beaten up by geese was too much for them.

 A few minutes and two pillows worth of feathers later, the geese got off of Duck and waddled back to their nests.

"Despicable."

(end chapter)

-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 09:30, 2007-08-08

Thanks, Siamese! I had lots of fun writting this chapter.

Hee hee! It's Duck vs the goose!  Go on Goose!  Go Goose Go!

Geeeese!!!!!!! *summons hordes of geese*
Duck:
Me: Resistence is futile!!!!

Luc Bunny: *falls over* Wait... ST? What's that? *is brick'd* And, you're printing my story! I feel soo.... so.... loved! *hugs*

Akira: LOL! Go Geese, GO!

Blackcat: LAWLS! *falls over*

z_s: *dies of halarity*

Thank you muchly for all the lurvely comments! *hugs*

Chapter 17 : "Shadow's Leap of Freedom"

 Tech glanced at his watch. It said, '12:01.' He wondered where Cassidy was. She had asked him to meet her at the outdoor ring at lunch time. He heard hoofbeats behind him. Much to his suprise, he saw Cassidy leading Phantom to the ring. Cassidy smiled at him. "Hey, Tech! I have something I want to show you."

 Cassidy walked into the ring. Phantom followed her without hesitation. Tech's eyes widened. The last time he saw Phantom walk into there, Cassidy nearly landed on the ground. Cassidy mounted Phantom and urged her into a trot. They trotted around the ring several times. She then pointed Phantom at one of the jumps set up in the ring. Phantom flew over it easily. Cassidy brought her to a halt in front of Tech. She slid off of the mare. Tech put his hands up. "Well! And I thought I saw everything!" He laughed. "How in the world did you do that?"

 "All thanks to you." Cassidy smiled at him.

 "Me? What did I do?"

 "What you said the other night, about facing my fear. You were right. And not just about me, but also about Phantom. We both needed to try. And thanks to you, Phantom's now enjoying doing what she loves. Competing."

 Tech was silent, having no clue what to say. Cassidy led Phantom out of the ring. She hooked her free hand through Tech's arm and the three walked into the barn.
 After putting away Phantom's saddle and bridle, Cassidy came out of the tack room carrying Tech's jacket. She handed it to him. "You..uh, forgot your jacket the other night."

 "Thanks." He took it from her.

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 Meawhile, Duck was in Shadow's stall, brushing him. Shadow enjoyed this. He had missed Duck while he was on the trail ride. Mr. Boswell walked over and peeked over the door. "He really seems to like you." He commented.

 Duck turned around. "Yeah, he kinda does."

 "Well, it's around the time that he was halter broke." Mr. Boswell entered the stall, carrying a tiny foal halter. "Would you mind helping?"

 "Okay." Duck hugged the foal's neck, keeping him still long enough for Mr. Boswell to slip the halter on his head. When Duck let Shadow go, he tilted his head to the side, trying to see what was on his face. Then, he tried to rub it off on Duck. After a few minutes, Shadow gave up and pranced around his stall, as if nothing happened. Duck smiled.

 "Why don't you let him out in one of the pastures to let him stretch his legs?" Mr. Boswell suggested.

 "Sure. Come on, Shadow." Duck called to the black foal. Shadow followed Duck outside, sticking right next to him. Duck opened the gate to an empty pasture. Shadow looked at Duck confusedly. "Go run." Duck shooed him in. Shadow hestitantly stepped in. Finding nothing to be afraid of, Shadow took off, giving several small bucks. He attempted to turn around, but, being uncoordinated, he tripped over his long legs.

 "Ouch... Doesn't that hurt him?" Duck asked.

 "A little bit. Foals are a lot tougher than they look."

 Shadow picked himself up and continued to run. After a few minutes, he began to tire. He spread his spindely legs apart so his head could reach the ground. He began to nibble on the grass.

 "He's trying to eat solid foods. Good sign." Mr. Boswell nodded.

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 "Knock, knock! Anyone home?" Rev called. He was standing outside of Rachelle's room, wanting to see if she was okay.

 Rachelle opened the door. "Hey, Rev. What's up?"

 "I just wanted to see how you were feeling. Are you okay?"

 "Better. I don't feel like I'm going to throw up anymore."

 "That's great! Uh, have you been told of the dance after the show?"

 "Yes. Why?"

 "I was wondering if you....maybe... wanted to go with me....if you wanted to." Rev blushed.

 Rachelle smiled. "I would love to. It sounds like fun."

 "Do you want to go get some lunch?"

 "Sure." Rachelle grabbed Rev's hand and the two walked to the kitchen.

(end chapter 17)

-- Edited by CassidyCoyote at 11:42, 2007-08-13

Ya a nother briliont chapter!!

Man, if Ace dusing hury up and ask Lexi to that dance thin Ben is going to beet him to the punch

 

Sorry this one took so long, a bad case of writer's block followed by a cold had me out for most of the week. But, thankfully that's all over with!

Chapter 19: "Ready Or Not"

"'Morning, Cass!" Tech called out, resting his arms on Phantom's stall wall. Cassidy nearly jumped in suprise when she heard him. "Are you okay?" Tech asked worriedly. "You seem... jumpy."

"Pre-show nerves. I'll get over it." Cassidy walked up to him. "Thanks again, Tech. I wouldn't be doing this without your help." She smiled at him.

"It was fun." Tech smiled as he remembered helping Cassidy get Phantom ready for the show. Once, he made as much noise as he could, to get Phantom used to the many loud noises that were sure to be at the show. Neither of them could keep from laughing, especially when Rev decided to help by wrapping strings and bells all over Tech.

Phantom set her nose on Tech's shoulder as if to say, 'Thanks, Tech.'

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"Well, Rusty, are you ready?" Rev asked as he brushed Rusty's red-brown coat. Rusty bobbed his head up and down.

"The real question is, are you ready to have your butt whooped at barrel racing?" Rev turned around in suprise. He saw Rachelle standing outside Rusty's stall.

"Is that a challenge?" Rev asked.

"Are you up to it?" Rachelle folded her arms and raised her eyebrows.

"Bring it on, shorty!" Rev laughed.

"Who are you calling 'shorty'?" Rachelle asked. She and Rev were exactly the same height.

"Uh... nevermind." Both roadrunners laughed.

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"Shadow! Hold still!" Duck whined as he attempted to put Shadow's halter on. The young colt was full of energy, and he could tell that there was something going on.

Duck looked up when he heard somebody laughing. The laughs came from Slam. "Thanks." He muttered. Slam entered the stall. Shadow pulled away from Duck so he could go sniff Slam. Slam glanced at the black foal confusedly as he nuzzled his hands. Duck took the opportunity to put Shadow's small, orange halter on him. "I don't think so, big guy." Duck pulled Shadow away from Slam and began to brush him.

Slam shrugged and went to get Red ready for the show.

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"Would the contestants for the barrel racing competition please enter the ring?" Mr. Boswell's voice boomed out from the loudspeaker.

Lexi, Rev, Rachelle, and several other guests walked their horses into the ring. They stood in the center for a few minutes so Ben could write down all their names. Then, they exited.

"Number three, Rev Runner, on Rusty."

"Yes! My turn!" Rev trotted Rusty into the ring. The others lined up against the ring fence so they could watch him and cheer him on.

When given the signal, Rev urged Rusty into a quick canter and they headed for the first barrel. They turned tightly around it. Rusty shot off at a gallop at the next barrel, turning around it as quickly as he could. After turning around the thrid and final barrel, they charged towards the finish line. Ace, Lexi, Duck, Tech, Cassidy, and Rachelle began shouting for joy. Rev and Rusty had set a record.

Then, it was a differen guest's turn. Lexi waited at the gate, as she was next. Ace gulped and approached her slowly. "Uh, Lexi?"

Lexi faced him. "Yes, Ace?"

Ace hesitated. "Well, I... uh... OKAY! I know you really like Ben and everything but I was hoping that he had not already asked you this, cause I really want to ask you...uh.. do you want to go to the dance with me?" Ace blurted out, nearly as fast as Rev.

Lexi just looked at him, mouth wide open.

Ace gulped, fearing the worst.

(end chapter)

Oh my! I've crashed Luc Bunny's computer! *runs away from police*

*continues to run away from the computer police*