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// Visiting Appleoosa 
// Story: Spiketale 2 
// by CAPTAIN YOSHI HD 
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			Applejack walked through the dessert trying to find the ponies in Appleoosa. Her back hooves were killing her, her head was facing the ground, she ran all the way from Ponyville just to get to Appleoosa. She lifts her head and sees that she finally made it there, but, her back hooves couldn't take it anymore, they were ready to collapse.

Braeborn saw Applejack collapse on the ground, he ran to her. "Cousin! Cousin, you alright?", he asked. "Talk to me." 

He patted her on the cheek a couple times, she didn't wake up. "Guess we'll do this the easy way.", he said. He put his hooves on her belly and pumped it.

Applejack flailed her hooves as she felt her belly being pumped. She sat up and touched her stomach. "Good lord, Braeborn, what was all that about?", she asked.

"You collapsed, cousin.", Braeborn said. "You looked like you didn't feel right."

"I'm fine.", Applejack said. "I walked all the way from Ponyville to here, and my back hooves were killing me."

"What's wrong with your back hooves, you have broken bones?", Braeborn asked.

"No, my back hooves are fine.", Applejack said. "I'm not here for my back hooves, I came here to warn you about something."

"I'll be glad to hear what you want to talk to me about.", Braeborn said.

"But, let's sit down somewhere, my back hooves are killing me.", Applejack said.

The cowboy helped his cousin up and brought her to a chair by the bar. "So, what are you trying to me?", he asked.

"An evil black gryphon named Javier Black took over Gryphonstone and I'm asking you to help me and my friends.", Applejack said.

"I will be happy to help.", Braeborn said happily.

"Oh, is Little Strongheart here?", Applejack asked. "I want her to help as well."

"Yeah, she here.", Braeborn said. "She spending time with some of my friends. I'll be right back." 

He got off his seat and went over to the young buffalo and his friends. "Excuse me, y'all, can I borrow her for a second?", he asked.

"Oh, sure.", one of them said.

"What's going on, Brae?", Little Strongheart asked.

"My cousin is here and wants me and to help her.", Braeborn said. "And she wants your help as well."

"Applejack is here?", Little Strongheart asked.

"Yeah, she's right over there.", Braeborn said pointing at the place where Applejack's sitting down. "You should listen to what she heard today."

Little Strongheart walked over to Applejack and sat on a seat. "Hello, Applejack.", she said. "I heard there's something on your mind. Can you tell me what?"

"An evil gryphon named Javier Black is back and he's taking over Gryphonstone.", Applejack said.

"How do you know about this creature?", Little Strongheart asked.

"One night during the Grand Galloping Gala, he used Spike to torture me and my friends.", Applejack said. "Spike has been really upset when he heard he has returned."

"Did he plan this?", Little Strongheart asked.

"Yes.", Applejack said. "He said he wants to assemble an army against him."

"Then, we got to get to your home town.", Braeborn said.

"Let's go.", Little Strongheart said.

The three prepared their legs. "Whoa, whoa, cousin.", Braeborn said. "You can't run, you said your hooves are killing you. Ride on my back."

Applejack understood why she can't run. "Alright, Braeborn.", she said. She walked over to her cousin's back and got on him.

"Are you sure you'll survive with her on your back while running to Ponyville?", Little Strongheart asked.

"I'm just trying to help her.", Braeborn said. "I'll be fine."

Little Strongheart and Braeborn started running through to get to Ponyville.