Disclaimer- Does anyone seriously think I own Ranger's Apprentice. Because, sadly, I don't...*sigh*... I will just have to keep wishing...

Tug's POV-

Will is always drinking coffee. Coffee, coffee, coffee… I think that's all rangers think about. Will is addicted to coffee more than I'm addicted to apples. That's saying something. Right now, he is packing his coffee.

You better leave enough room for my apples

"I won't forget your apples. How could I, with you reminding me every five minutes," Will says to me.

You are very forgetful about my apples. If I don't remind you, you would forget them.

"I don't know about that"

But I do. You're the stupid human; I'm your smart horse. I know better than you do.

"Did you just call me stupid?"

Yes, I did.

"It was rhetorical. Do you even know what rhetorical means?"

I told you, I'm the smart one. I know what rhetorical means.

Abelard's POV-

My human, Halt, started packing his bags this morning. That could only mean one thing. We're going on a trip.

Great, you're packing. Where are we going?

"We're going on vacation with Will, Gilan, and Horace," Halt said. That means I can hang out with my friends Tug, Blaze, and Kicker.

Do you have everything packed, including my all important apples?

"I have almost everything packed. I just need to make sure there is no more room for coffee."

We can't forget the coffee, can we?

"No, we can't forget the coffee"

Apples are more important than coffee.

"Apples come from trees. Coffee comes from heaven."

Trees come from heaven. They bring apples.

"I can't argue against that, can I?"

Nope.

Kicker's POV-

Horace was always eating food. Like right now, he is eating while he is packing for our trip. Sadly, he doesn't understand me. I can't remind him to remember my apples. Instead, I nudge Horace then I nudge my apples.

"I won't forget your food," Horace said. He totally missed the point! Sometimes, Horace was just plain dumb. I want apples, not just plain food.

Blaze's POV-

Gilan was packing. I already knew where we were going. I noticed he still hadn't packed his coffee.

Are you not bringing coffee?

"Of course I'm bringing coffee," Gilan replied, astonished that I even thought he would leave behind his precious coffee.

There isn't any room left for coffee in your bag.

"I just need to find room for my coffee. Should I take out your apples to make room for coffee?"

No! Take out your extra ranger cloak. By the look on Gilan's face, the idea of replacing my apples with his coffee had not left his mind.

Tug's POV-

We are all making camp when I get hungry for apples.

Where is my apple?

"Oh! I put more coffee in the bag and took out some of your apples. I forgot to replace them," Will said. How could he have forgotten my apples?! Forgetting apples is worse than murder!

How could you forget my apples!

"I'm sorry. Go see if Gilan has any."

Sorry doesn't cut it. Only apples do.

"I don't have any apples." I sighed. I went to go talk with my pony friends.

Will didn't bring any apples! I tell my friends.

Gilan replaced my apples with coffee! Blaze adds with the same sigh.

Horace and I had a miscommunication. He thought I asked for more oats… I wanted apples. Kicker is not a ranger horse. He is a regular war horse.

Halt didn't bring apples either. Halt always brings a very small amount of apples for Abelard. I feel bad for him.

We make a revenge plan. It involves their coffee.

Will's POV-

I know Tug still hasn't forgiven me for forgetting his apples. I notice all the horses planning for something.

"Guys, what do you think our horses are planning," I ask Halt, Horace, and Gilan.

"I don't know," Horace says. We all sit in silence, thinking about what our horses may be plotting.

Later…

I wake up and go to make my morning cup of coffee. Only, my coffee isn't there. Instead, there is a note:

Dear Ranger's,

Instructions to get coffee back:

Leave 50 apples right outside your camp to your exact right (exactly 1.0012032 miles away)

Dismantle your tents.

Place the tents parallel to the apples (they will disappear once you turn around. They won't come back)

Make every camp in a clearing.

Keep your horses sheltered from storms and other harsh weather.

Your coffee will be hidden somewhere in Araluen.

Never forget to pack apples again.

Sincerely,

Unknown.

I shout in anger. Where am I supposed to find 50 apples? I decide to go back to my cabin and get more coffee instead of trying to find it. When I start packing up camp I find another note:

Dear Ranger's,

We have stolen your coffee at your cabin too. All of the stores in Araluen have mysteriously lost all of their coffee. There is none left in Araluen.

Sincerely,

Unknown.

Everyone else has received the same notes. We decide to find our coffee. I guess we need to find those apples…

I see the horses laughing. Do they have something to do with this? I have a suspicion they do…..

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