Shaggy's Showdown

chapter 8

Meanwhile, back over to the ranch, the others went to the barn where Kyle, Jacob, and Larry are at.

"We're here for the shoeing." Fred said.

"We'll get to that in a bit, city boy," Kyle smirked as he rode on his horse. "First it's time for that opening and riding ya paid good money for."

"We didn't pay anything." Shaggy said.

"Great, well then, we don't have to be nice to you." Kyle laughed.

"Saddle Up." Jacob said as he brought out the saddle.

"Come on, it ain't hard, I do this all the time." Larry smiled to the others as he saddled up his own horse.

"I don't know if I can do this," Shaggy frowned. "I haven't been around horses much."

"Just watch what the ranch hands do; I'm sure we'll pick it up quick enough," Fred advised. He then saw Kyle get on the horse and the others looked at each other and shrugged.

Fred tried to get on one horse only to fall on the other side and missing the saddle. Shaggy and Scooby didn't have trouble as they rode on a horse and passed Fred and his horse. Mike got on her horse easily just like Lil, Trent, and Katrina.

"Oh, my gosh," Lil smiled. "This is so cool."

"I got this... I got this..." Katrina smiled as she rode the horse with ease.

Scott got it in a couple of tries so did Lightning and Chicken, but Fred not so much, as he was upside down and keep hitting his head as the horse was walking.

It was then time to do some roping. Kyle twirled his lasso and tossed it onto a bull model. Fred tried it, but he tied himself up. Mike tried it and managed to get it in three tries, and Shaggy tied Scooby up like a cow.

"Impressive." Scott said.

"Whoa, those two are naturals." Jacob added.

"Mike seems to make anything seem easy." Lil commented.

"I gotta ask you something, Mike," Scott said. "How did you do that?"

"My Uncle Jess taught me while I was staying at the Sherman Ranch for a while." Mike explained.

"Oh... Okay." Scott replied.

"Child's play, I could do it in my sleep." Mike chuckled.

"Still pretty impressive." Scott said as he roped the bull model.

"Not bad, Scott." Mike smiled.

Fred soon took his turn only to get tied up.

"Tough break, Dude." Trent said as even he roped up the model.

Shaggy was then chasing Scooby as he pretended to be a cow.

"Moo~" Scooby chuckled as he ran from Shaggy with the lasso.

"I gotta tell ya, you city boys are better at this stuff than I am." Larry said.

"Well, thanks, partner." Mike replied.

Shaggy and Scooby giggled to this.

"Ugh... Everything about this place is so gross and bourgeois." Desdemona complained.

"Like, what exactly does 'bourgeois' mean?" Shaggy asked.

"It means I don't like it!" Desdemona scoffed before holding her tablet close in her arms. "I'm dark and serious."

"We got that." Lil said.

They then went their separate ways and Scooby saw Midge and Andy encouraging Buddy to get on the horse.