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// Chapter 12-The Rodeo, the Next Day 
// Story: Son of Big Mac and Cheerilee 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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The next day, Applejack comes by Cheerilee and Big Mack's early and picks up Lil Mack and the two head off for the train station. A few minutes later at the train station, the two hop on the train and head for Appleloosa for the rodeo. Lil Mack is glad he gets to go with his aunt, so excited his parents gave him the okay. 

A few hours later, the two arrive in Appleloosa and hop off the train and head towards Braeburn's place. They soon arrive at Braeburn's where they are greeted with a hug and a smile. "Hey Applejack! Hey Lil Mack!" exclaims Braeburn. "Man you've gotten so big!" 

"Yeah," laughs Lil Mack. 

"So, rodeo starts in a half hour, you better get to practice AJ," says Braeburn. Applejack nods and heads off for the rodeo grounds, where she practices for the half hour leading up to the rodeo. Fifteen minutes before the rodeo begins, Braeburn and Lil Mack arrive and take their seats. 

Not long after that, the rodeo begins. Applejack takes to the hay bales and kicks them all up into place in a record 20 seconds. As she gets her time and score, Lil Mack and Braeburn and the rest of the ponies and Apples cheer as well. The next event is then set up, it's barrels. Applejack is the first up and runs around them in thirty seconds flat. The following competitors don't even come close to her score. The hurdles are then set up after that and again Applejack places in first in that event as well. Lil Mack cheers for his aunt with a smile on his face. He's so glad she brought him along.