//------------------------------// // Boomhauer, Hank, Applejack, and Fluttershy - Superbowl Preparations // Story: My Little Arlen High School : Freshman Year // by kkman57 //------------------------------// With the last few weeks of the playoffs coming down to the wire only two teams remain. The 49ers versus The Chiefs. Although the Cowboys will not be playing in the Superbowl this year that did not stop Hank and Twilight's gang of friends from celebrating Superbowl Sunday together. To Hank, Bill, Dale, Boomhauer, Rainbow Dash and Applejack. The Superbowl is a time to witnessing two of the very best NFL teams compete. While for Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie it's just a time to have fun and hang out with friends. Pulling up to the Parking Lot Tilly, along with her son Hank, and his friends Boomhauer, Fluttershy and Applejack all rode in the back of Tilly's SUV. They were parked in front of the local grocery store Pink & White. The place was a little more pricey, but at least they provided better service than the Mega Lo Mart. "Alright kids, do you know what you wanna get for the party?" "Sure do Mrs. Hill." Applejack is the first to speak, pulling out her list. "I plan to batch up some of my family style Barbecue Ribs, so I got us on meat flavor goodness. Just need to find to good set of ribs and some ingredients to make the sauce." "... Um." Fluttershy mutters a little before, pulling out a small little piece of paper and speaking more clearly. "I'm planning on making a big bowl of Caesar Salad, so I'll be over at the fresh foods department... Oh, and a special salad for Angel. "Oh they both sound wonderful" Tilly said, she turns her attention to her Hank and Boomhauer. "Now boys I want you two to assist Applejack and Fluttershy in there list." "Yeah mom." Hank responds. "Yo man." Boomhauer said. With that the gang exits the vehicle, with Mrs. Tilly driving off. She had other things to do, she trusts that they can handle themselves with what they need. "Alright fellers we gotta split up to make this quick, so who's going with who?" Applejack said, turning to her friends. "Yo man, it don't really matter. Talking about oh just trying to get this over with." Boomhauer shrugs, not caring either way. "Uh... Right." If Applejack could live to be a hundred years old she'll still never understand what Boomhauer is saying half the time. "So what about you Fluttershy, who do you wanna take to help you?" "Ummmm... I dunno..." Fluttershy nervously muttering, looking down at her hands. Applejack grunts in annoyance, not at Fluttershy, but at herself. She knew better than to ask Fluttershy on account of her nervousness around decision making. "Alright how's about this. Me and Hank will handle getting my stuff, Boomhauer and Fluttershy you guys go get other stuff, does that sound good?" "Yup" Hank said. "Y-Yup" Fluttershy answers. "Mmhm" Boomhauer agrees to the idea. "Good, now let's get to it, come on Hank." Applejack drags Hank by his wrist inside while Hanks tries his best to keep up with her. Boomhauer laughs at this, seeing the nervous look at Hank's face. His attention soon turns to Fluttershy who is also looking at him. "Well talk about ol find your salad stuff man." "Right." Fluttershy agrees as the two enter inside. Boomhauer is leaning on the grocery cart, he scrolls through his phone waiting for Fluttershy to look through every head of lettuce. "Hmmm... Maybe, but this one is more greener." Fluttershy mutters, looking at two particular lettuces she found. Knowing this would take forever he grabs both of them from Fluttershy's hands and puts them in their cart. "Ummm, Boomhauer I-I can't really afford both of them." Due to taking care of her pet bunny Angel as well as donating whatever spare money she has at the Arlen Animal shelter, Fluttershy didn't have much money to spare. Boomhauer shrugs it off. "Don't worry about, talking about ol, I got you." Boomhauer than pulls out his platinum Discover card from his wallet. His parents only give him a four hundred dollar spending limit so long as he doesn't spend too much in one week, his parents won't mind. "Oh Boomhauer I can't accept that, it's your money and-." Fluttershy said before Boomhauer pats her on the shoulder giving her a smile. She knows that there was no changing his mind. "Alright, but I promise to pay you back as soon as I can." Boomhauer laughs a little, before pushing the cart, Fluttershy follows while checking her list. "Oh yes..." Applejack said, holding the rack of ribs that was saran wrap. "This is the one, we found a good haul Hank." "Ummm, sure I guess." Hank said, leading on the grocery cart. Applejack slowly places the ribs into the cart. Hank chuckles seeing this, never has he seen anyone so careful when it comes to choosing what kind of meat they want to cook. "I don't see how you can be so gentle, I mean it's just meat on bones." Hank said, pushing the cart, following Applejack into the spices aisle. Applejack laughs a little, nodding her head no. "Heh heh, oh Hank have I taught you nothing. Well that's alright you're just a child your still learning." She leans up and ruffs up Hank's hair. This of course upsets Hank, he swats her hand away lightly. "Child? We're the same age." "Oh, but I'm at least six months older than you, so I have to guild you in life, ever since me and Rainbow Dash protected you from that bully years ago, I knew then and there I would have to take you under my wing." Applejack couldn't help but laugh at what she said. "Alright, alright it's not that funny." Hank's face felt so heated that it started to turn red of embarrassment. "S-So anyways, do you know if your family is gonna come over again? I'm only asking cause I wanna make sure that we get enough chairs for everyone." "Hmmm, I reckon everyone should be there. Granny Smith Definitely will be there, you know how she is when it comes to football." Applejack knows to well how excited her granny is when it comes to cheering, last years Superbowl when the Patriots beat the Rams she got so riled up, she threw her cane right into the TV set. Took almost everyone to keep her from destroying more things in the house. "But yeah, Big Macintosh and Applebloom are coming over too, Oh and we're also bringing over Scootaloo." "Alright then, I guess should also find something for... Did you say Scootaloo." Hank uttered the words. Before he could continue Applejack chimes in. "Now come on Hank, Scootaloo is not a bad kid, she's just a little ... Prankster." "Prankster? Last week she set my alarm clock at ten am. I was two hours late for school. Prank my foot, I had detention for two weeks." Now Hank didn't hate Scootaloo, since she's just a little girl, but a lot of the time her pranks always seem to bite Hank back hard. Not that Hank was her only target, she also pranked Dale and Bill. Sometimes it does worry Hank that she will continue to pull stunts like this when she's older and it could lead her into serious problems down the line. "Well maybe it's her way of saying that she wants to be your friend." Applejack said, looking for the A1 steak sauce. "What do you mean?" Hank asks. "Well answer me this, what do you, Bill, Dale and her have in common? Tell me what's the one thing that you all have in common that is different from the rest of us?" Applejack looks at Hank to see if he could figure out the answer. Hank takes a moment to think. He tries his hardest to think what would be the reason Scootaloo would always mess with him, Bill and Dale so much. "Siblings." Applejack answers for him. "Huh?" Hank is confused by what she said. "But we don't have siblings." "Exactly!" Applejack playfully punches Hank in the arm. "All of you have been an only child your whole lifes so far." "So what does that have to do with her messing with us?" Hank asks, still not understanding what Applejack is going with this. Applejack face palms Hank's face. "She looks at you three as her big brothers to mess with." Hank moves her hand away, but he kind of understands what she getting at. It must not be easy for Scootaloo, sure she has her friends Sweetie Belle and Applebloom to hang with, but at the end of the day she doesn't have that other sibling to interact with. Growing up, Hank only had his father, Cotton and his mother, Tilly, but all they ever did was argue in front of him, at times he felt trapped, as though he had no one to talk to. That was until Applejack and Rainbow Jack took him into their inner circle and how he eventually met his other friends. Applejack especially played a role into helping Hank coming out of his shell. He owes her so much, maybe he can do the same for Scootaloo. "Alright, I see what you mean." Hank looks at Applejack, nodding his head. This puts a smile on her face. "Good deal, now come on let's get this done." Applejack pushes the cart, with Hank following.