Apple Annie Oak Tree

Early the next morning, the train pulls into Canterlot. Not long after it pulls in, Annie gets up and goes and wakes up her siblings before going and joining Billiard and Franklin in the dining car. In the dining car a few minutes later, Annie and her siblings sit down with Buffalo Billiard and Franklin Flankler.

"So, are you ready for the show today, the princesses are going to be there?" asks Franklin Flankler.

"Yes! I'm excited! Very excited!" replies Apple Annie as she crams a hay biscuit into her mouth followed by some fresh carrot seed muffins. "I have even been practicing a new trick for this show."

"That's great news!" replies Buffalo Billiard ecstatically.

"Sure is!" agrees Franklin. Annie then crams some more food into her mouth then swallows. As she does so, the men can't help but laugh. They're glad to see that she's so eager to please the princesses. In their business, that definitely means a lot.

Three hours later, Franklin and Apple Annie prepare for the show. Annie practices her new trick, perfecting it after several goes, while Franklin works on his set of tricks. As he does, he can't help but feel that maybe he's falling in love with Annie. "Am I, could I, am I falling in love with her, could I be falling in love with her? Every time I see her, my heart skips a beat. When I see her smile, I feel like I'm floating off my feet. Am I really that into her? Does she even see? Does she mean that much to me? Every time I see her, a smile always appears on my face. Every time I see her, I feel like I've won a race. Every time I see her, I feel like I belong, I feel I'm in the place I'm meant to be. Am I, could I, am I falling in love with her, could I be falling in love with her? I think I am. What should I do now? I'm so confused. I've never been in love before. Do I tell her? Do I let her know? I guess I'll just ask her later, but for now, on with the show!" An hour later, the two take the stage. Annie shoots off the tops of several apples and then off several watermelons and then she does her trick she'd been practicing for hours: her tri-lasso duel pistol apple shoot extravaganza, which gets much applause from everypony including the princesses. As they clap their hooves for her, she can't help but smile. She can't believe she managed to please and delight the princesses. It's yet another one of her dreams come true. She then retreats back to the rooms and goes inside for a breather while Franklin does his performances. She can hardly believe it. Her trick, her trick, not Flankler's, but her trick, was noticed by the princesses.

After the show comes to a close, Annie is approached by the princesses, who congratulate her on her spectacular trick. "I'm glad y'all liked it," replies Apple Annie with a smile. "That really means the world to me."

"Well, you're an amazing sharpshooter, Apple Annie, we expect great things from you," replies Celestia.

"Sister is right," responds Luna, "you are going to be a star someday Annie. Keep up the good work!" The two princesses smile as they walk away and Annie smiles as she runs off to find Franklin and Buffalo Billiard. She can't wait to tell them that she just got to meet the princesses face to face.