Applelove And Respect

Moments later, they ran back to Applejack’s place as fast as possible. By the time they got into the house, shockingly there was nothing out of the ordinary. Every piece of of furniture was still undamaged, unharmed. Confusingly enough, no one had the hall to have robbed anything off.

“But... this doesn’t make sense. If my family has been kidnapped, then why is everything so-” she paused. It wasn't long before she turned, and saw the basement door busted. She quickly ran to see the basement downstairs, then paused to see the stairs covered in footprints. The door window was broken into pieces, along with some of the furniture being flipped over.

“Oh my gosh! This is so terrible!” she cried before turning to the letter that was hanging on the refrigerator. “They must've forced Big Mac to write that letter to me!”

She then ran back upstairs, while Braeburn and Pumpkin were still looking at the crisis that happened.

“Is my grandma still okay?” Braeburn asked.

“Yes, but she’s hiding in one of her old friend’s houses. She could be in danger, though.” Applejack replied out of slight panic until her eyes widened. “I have to go find Granny Smith!”

“But, what about your brother and sister?” Braeburn uttered. “And… I also heard that your parents are with them!”

“WHAT?!” Applejack screamed in shock, turning to her cousin. “How did you know this?”

It was bad enough that her family was now in a dire predicament, but she now knew that her parents weren't in Appleloosa. Aside of that, Braeburn took out some of the wanted papers he saw on the building walls. “It reads, as of now, that they kidnapped almost all of the adults in Appleloosa.”

“Wait? You mean to tell me that all the adults in Appleloosa have been kidnapped?” Applejack asked harshly out of shock.

“Yes! Soursore had it all planned out...”

“Oh no... not Soursore!” Pumpkin chimed in. “He’s the worst cowboy in the whole city. What are we going to do?”

Braeburn tried to think of an idea. “I don’t know. I just don’t know where their hideout probably is.”

Applejack came into tears, landing on her knees with her hands on her face. She cried that her vacation turned into a disaster in a matter of days ever since she came to Appleloosa.

“We’re no match for Soursore. I just wanted a normal and fun vacation here. Without my friends, I’ll probably be like my sister and brother right now. And now….my parents are gone!” She walked out the building, sobbing. Braeburn decided to sit down on the couch, having no idea to save the Apple family, and was feeling bad for his cousin. Meanwhile, Pumpkin had an idea all his own.

“Braeburn, can you give me a map?” Pumpkin walked up to him.

“Pumpkin, get over it, Applejack doesn't love you.” Braeburn pushed his idea out to the side.

“It doesn't matter to me!” Pumpkin argued, pacing around.

“Well, there's still no way to stop Soursore? Do ya realize that the man’s dangerous? You could die in an instant, even if you find his hideout somewhere.” Braeburn acted out of panic.

“Maybe I can get back up...” Pumpkin thought.

“What back up? Almost all the police were out of town trying to find Soursore’s hideout.”

Pumpkin’s stress got worse, despite the fact that he had to face the facts that Applejack doesn't love him like he thought. Then again, he still wanted to make his life worth living. After all, he has a long way to go when it comes to having a girlfriend, but at times like this, being a hero would be considered the only option.

“I know I have to move on, but if I’m going to do that, I should at least do something right, even if it means risking my own life. No matter how difficult it is in this case, Applejack still deserves to be happy with her family, and I'm willing to make sure that happens!”

As Pumpkin ran out of the building with pride, Braeburn watched him and facepalmed both of his hands to his head with a sigh.

“Good lord, I could see it now: Here lies Pumpkin Sweet - a sucker for love in the hands of death.”