Shaggy's Showdown

chapter 13

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

"We're here for the shoeing." Fred told the guys.

"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 replied.

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

"Saddle up." Jacob said as he brought out saddles.

"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 nervously told Fred. "I haven't been around horses much."

"Just watch what the ranch hands do," Fred told him. "I'm sure we'll pick it up quick enough."

Kyle then got onto his horse and the others looked to each other and just 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 three. Finally, Shaggy tied Scooby up like a cow.

"Impressive." Scott said.

"Whoa, those two are a couple of naturals." Jacob added.

Millie, Tawny, Jacob, and Larry put out the fire while the others was going to calm down the horses.

"Sit! Sit!" Fred told the charging horse like it was a dog.

The horse runs to the teen and Fred ran away and tripped over a bucket of paint.

"Man, Fred's just having all sorts of bad luck on this trip." Cindy commented.

The horse soon ran to her.

"Ooh, nice horsey!" Cindy ran out of the way. "MOMMY!"

The horse then bucked her in the air.

"SOMEONE HELP ME!" Cindy yelped and then fell right back on the horse's back and he began to run around with her.

Scooby soon ran by the side and jumped onto the horse's back and whispered into its ear.

"I think I'm going to be sick..." Cindy moaned.

The horse soon stopped after Scooby had whispered to it.

Cindy moaned and slid off the horse and landed on the Great Dane's back. "So, Scooby, you can talk to horses?" she asked as she rubbed her head.

"Ri ruess." Scooby smiled innocently.

"That's pretty awesome." Cindy said.

"Well, I'll be!" Tawny was impressed. "I-I ain't seen nuthin' like that!" she then picked up Cindy and hugged her. "You're a born horseman, little lady!"

"Uh, thanks..." Cindy blushed from the hug.

"Cindy, are you okay?" Velma rushed over with Lisa, Daphne, and Ellody.