----The Wild West----
Everypony in Ponyville has almost certainly heard of Applejack, in fact, they all should know her name. They even hold celebrations and parties for her, daily, most of them for her winnings. She's the ten-time champeen at the Equestria, Canterlot Rodeo. Even though recently, she didn't take first place, she still has friends alongside her, who congratulate her nonetheless on her victories. Although, there's a colt that matches up to her capabilities. Maybe even more than she's aware of, and that colt would be her cousin Braeburn. He's had his fair share of rodeo winnings, but there's one sport that he majors in. That would be buck wrestling, stallions from all around Equestria, step into the ring to test each others strength. The arena is no joke, once you step in, the only thing keeping you from winning, is a black eye and a bruised leg. The competition is fierce, and defeating the champion, which happens to be the place-holder for 14 years, is like bucking all the apples in Sweet Apple Acres in 5 hours alone. There's not a single pony with as much muscles as he has, and every colt that dared to step into the ring with him got tossed around like a bowling ball. Braeburn would have a chance, a chance at making it 30 seconds in the ring without being dominated that is. He figures that his own training regimen isn't as pushing, so he decides to switch places.
Applejack had decided to take a trip to Appleloosa to pay Braeburn a visit. The buffalo that promised they wouldn't destroy the town if they received a fair share of their delicious apple pies, are still upholding their promise. The town's future is looking bright, and the mild west dances have gotten two times as mild. Rainbow Dash had finally gotten over the fact that Twilight read the next chapter of Daring Do before she did, and Twilight is seeming to recover from all the energy that she had used up during her ordeal with ''Anonymous.'' Big Macintosh's wounds have settled and he's back to his old self, and he promised not to keep a secret from anypony else. Train rides to Appleloosa normally take about seven hours if you travel by train. A map of Equestria makes you think it's smaller than it really is, but it's larger than it looks by far. Applejack has been on the train for about five hours now, and she's getting closer to Appleloosa. Braeburn has decided that he's going to trade places with her, he believes that his training regimen isn't as pushing as hers is. He needs to get stronger, faster, and better.
There would be a familiar roster of opponents that he would have to face in the arena. Normally it's the everyday colt, with a bright future in his eyes, believing he has a chance against the champion, only to realize that he lost from the start. Half of them don't even make it to the third round without sustaining major injuries, and considering there are only six rounds, endurance is key. How well would a prepared Braeburn fare at this competition, if he's worn out after five gruesome battles, and has to wrestle with the champion who hasn't lost in 14 years? His age is unknown, and nopony knows where he gets this strength from, and the conditions that he trains under must be appalling. A stallion is measured by his strength and determination, not by how many muscles he has, but a stallion like Big Macintosh has natural born strength. He could barely hold up the Mascarpone Meringue Madness, with the help of a Unicorn and two Pegasi. The champion could hold up two of those and almost break into a sweat, if not, then no sweat at all. Could Braeburn hold up an object on his back with the same weight as the Mascarpone Meringue Madness? He'd need to have a build like Big Macintosh, and a strong back. Would Applejack agree to switching places with Braeburn? It would benefit them both, but Braeburn also has another question that he'd like to ask Applejack, that is if she even has enough time to perform the task.
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Applejack finally made it to Appleloosa, and a very happy Braeburn appeared before her, and shouted louder than he had ever shouted to her in all of his life. ''WELCOME TO APPLELOO-'', ''BRAEBURN!!!', Applejack interrupted Braeburn. ''What's the matter cousin?'', Braeburn asked. ''Ya' know how early in the morning it is?'', replied Applejack, ''There are hard working ponies that are trying to get some rest, and it's 6:30 in the morning!'' ''Oh, don't worry cousin, we're early folk here in Appleloosa!'', replied Braeburn. She looked around and noticed nopony else walking around, and there weren't any lights turned on in the windows. ''Ah reckon you're the one to wake everypony up by ringing the bell or something along the lines of that Braeburn?'', Applejack asked. ''How did you figure that out cousin?'', asked Braeburn. ''Ugh, look never mind that, you told me that you wanted to meet me for something.'', said Applejack. ''Oh, yeah, that....'', Braeburn replied quietly. ''Here's the thing, I need you and me to switch places.'' She had looked at Braeburn with a look in her eyes that she never wore before. ''Ya' want the both of us to switch places?'', asked Applejack, ''I beg your pardon?'' ''Ya' see, I have this bucking match coming up in Fillydelphia, and I need to get tough fast!'', replied Braeburn. ''I don't think I'm getting enough muscle doing what I'm doing now in old Appleloosa.'' ''So, I figured that me and you could trade places cousin?''
'Ya see, if I don't get any decisive training in before next month, then I'll be destroyed!'', said Braeburn. ''Ugh, okay Braeburn, Ah'll do your silly little favor, just don't go overboard like you always do.'', replied Applejack. ''So this is going to last for a month right, and just a month?'', asked AJ. ''You got that right cousin!'', replied Braeburn, ''One month is all I need to get my body in shape!'' ''You just stay here in APPLELOOSA and get your self settled in.'' ''Let the sheriff know that this was my decision, and don't be afraid to ask questions.'' ''My duties can be a bit of a handful at certain times.'' Applejack didn't really know what she was getting herself into. She had imagined that the days would fly by as she was about to live in Appleloosa. ''Ah can't believe Ah just agreed to that!'', she said to herself angrily in her head. ''Oh well, how bad could living a month in Appleloosa be anyway?'' Braeburn had gotten on the train heading back to Ponyville, their roles were now switched, but Braeburn had something else planned for Applejack. He wouldn't tell her about it until the time was just right. She would bluntly say ''NO'', right in his face at this point.
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'Gee, I wonder what living in Ponyville for a month would be like!'', Braeburn thought to himself. ''I haven't visited good old Applejack by the farm in a while, and my duties I have to fulfill back at Appleloosa are pretty time consuming...'' The train conductor knows him pretty well, every now and then, they greet each other walking past. Though, the ponies on the train aren't as inviting. They were all rough and tumble, kind of like the stallions he would have to wrestle with at the arena. He started to notice something was off as well, there were absolutely no mares on the train. There were just stallions of all sizes, and none of them looked happy once he got the chance to look at them. It made him feel slightly uncomfortable, so he stared out at the window, he wouldn't want to provoke any of them. So much as looking an angry colt in the eyes could start a fight. The wild west is a dangerous place to travel unguided, and especially when you're alone. He had wondered how he would fare in a town where the population is the opposite of his. There are certainly more mares in Ponyville, and he'd have to adjust to hanging around them. Hopefully, Applebloom would be excited to see him as well. Naturally, his build is larger and sleeker than Applejack's despite him being a colt. He doesn't have as much experience as Applejack does though. To most ponies, his past is pretty much unknown, but they're both on equal terms, to leave it at that.
One of the stallions on the train stood up, he looked back and noticed Braeburn. He called him out by his name in an accent that sounded rather familiar to him. ''You, I reckon I've seen someone like you before.'', said Braeburn. ''You bet your scrawny legs you have.'', said the stallion. Everypony else watched as they thought a fight would unfold. Some of the colts hid behind their seats, most fights that occurred on trains get others involved. The stallion that addressed Braeburn turned around and looked him in the eyes. ''Caramel, is that you?'', Braeburn asked. ''Yeah, buddy, it's me, did you think I was somepony else?'', replied Caramel. ''Yeah, I guess so, you sounded like another pony that I met from Fillydelphia.'', said Braeburn. The ponies in the train sighed in relief, but one other colt stood out of his chair. ''I think you're talking about me.'', the colt said. Braeburn turned around in the isle with a confused look on his face. ''Big Macintosh!?'', Braeburn exclaimed, ''You're the colt I fought five years ago??''