Chapter 21:

Kids Vs Slim

Back at Sweet Griffon Apple Acres, the auction has just came to an end as Skybeak banged his gravel and announced " Sold!".

" All property and resident formerly known as Sweet Griffon Apple Acres is hereby sold to, Mr. Yancy O'del," said Skybeak as the crowd turned to Slim in his disguise.

" Pleasure doin' business with you. Heh-heh-heh, O'del's the name, foreclosure's my game," said Slim as he tossed the bag of money to Skybeak.

" Well, just set yourself over yonder. Sign this deed, and the property is yours," said Skybeak as he brought out the contract.

" Much obliged, Sheriff. Ha-ha-ha!" said Slim.

Pearl sadly walks off.

Meanwhile, the Young 3 in the train raced across the track as they see Sweet Griffon Apple Acres up ahead of them.

" There it is guys," said Ocellus.

" Home and Hearth," said Smolder.

" And a holy Hallejuah of a curve!" said Gallus noticing a curve ahead of them that is too sharp for the train to handle at its speed.

" Quick, the brakes!" said Smolder as she was about to grab the lever.

" No time for that, Smolder!" said Gallus stopping her.

" But Gallus, won't we jumped off the tracks?" asked Ocellus.

" It's time for us to make our own tracks!" said Gallus.

" Oh, this is going to be messy," said Smolder covering her eyes.

The train continues racing down the tracks nearing the curve, and then the track broke as the train flew off the track and the Young 3 screamed as the train hits the ground.

" Hee-hee-hee! The whole territory belongs to me," said Slim greedily as he was about to sign the deed when suddenly the ground shook as a drop of ink dropped from the pen.

" 5 cents for these chicks. Come on, now, do I hear 2 cents," said Skybeak being unaware of the train skidding across the ground behind him.

The crowd then saw the train as it was coming right at them and started yelling " Behind You! Behind You!".

" Whoa! Whoa! Hold your britches! Come on, now!" said Skybeak still not noticing the train as the tender came loose.

Pearl soon saw the train rushing in and quickly hurries over as the crowd suddenly ran.

" Whoa! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" yelled Skybeak as he turned and finally saw the train.

Pearl quickly grabbed the chicks and Skybeak and flees.

Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetiebelle, and the others then screamed as the train crashed through the fence as the locomotive slows to a stop as steam spews heavily.

" What's the idea of crashing your train on my property?" yelled Slim as his eyes widened and said " What? Uh...It can't be!".

" That's right Mr. O'del! We're here," said Gallus as he got out of the locomotive as Smolder and Ocellus joined by him as they were in a stand-off.

Slim flexed his fingers and narrows his eyes at them.

" You may have taken Gallus's home…," said Smolder as she got herself ready.

" ...But you're not takin'...," said Ocellus as she cracks her neck.

" ...Theirs!" said Gallus as he winks, a bell rings.

Then the Young 3 charged towards Slim.

" Hold it right there!" said Slim as he shows out his talons and points them at the Young 3.

" Kiddies, it's time to open up a can of Whoop-hide!" Grampa Gruff said to Apple Bloom, Sweetiebelle, and Scootaloo.

Slim was about to strike when a ball shot out of nowhere and break his talons.

" Huh? Who the-," said Slim as he turned to see Grampa Gruff throwing stuff at him as Scootaloo tossed them to him.

Apple Bloom bucks several stuff at Slim.

" Oh! Get away from there! Aah!" said Slim as Grampa Gruff pass by rolling a barrel.

The Chicks rushed up to his legs as he started laughing and then Sweetiebelle was flung into his head as he soon laughed some more. Then one chick popped out from his coat and loudly crows.

" Ow! Oh, come on! Ow! Oof!" said Slim as Grampa Gruff rushed towards him with the barrel as Slim was caught on it and was carried back and falls into some mud landing on his back.

" You wanna go nuts? Let's go nuts!" said Rarity.

Rarity and the other Hippogriffs joined as they got on Slim and then started pecking at him like mad. Ember and Thorax leaped on the barrel and then jumped on the board Slim was on, and Slim was catapulted into the air.

Gallus and Ocellus were in position as they then bucked Slim high in the air.

" Ohhhh, Oof!" yelled Slim as he landed in the locomotive's funnel.

In the driving cabin, Smolder then pulls on the whistle rope as steam flew out from the funnel.

" Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh!" yelled Slim.

It soon stopped as Slim's hat and spectacles were blown off revealing himself.

" It's Alameda Slim!" said Skybeak.

" You kids think you've won? It ain't over till the fat Griffon sings," said Slim trying to squirm himself free.

As Slim started yodeling, Gallus grabs a bell and quickly spun it but he was soon hypnotized as the bell was flung into the air. Ocellus saw that and then quickly leaped into the air as the bell back down. Then Ocellus karate kicks the bell as it flew towards Slim and it flew right into his mouth as Slim muttered.

Gallus and Smolder were soon brought out of the trance.

" Alameda Slim! You're under arrest!" said Skybeak as he lassoed Slim.

Slim continued muttering.

" Nobody messes Pearl's Kids!" said Ocellus.

" That's right. Kids rule, Outlaws drool," said Smolder.

" Hey, guys. Got Food?" asked Silverstream as she arrived along with Lucky Jack.

" Silverstream!" said The Young 3 in unison.

" Just Kidding," said Silverstream.