Disclaimer : I don't own the Mighty Ducks - Disney and the NHL do. I don't
own the horse Caliopie - the makers of 'The Derby' do. I don't own the
Characters Dorice, Sanka, Joy and Winston - Disney does. I do however own
all other horses, the ranch and other characters.
Chapter 5
JULIE'S P.O.V
"Julie, I want to talk to you"! Derice shouted me over from the fence as I walked Caliopie around to cool her thoroughly.
"I'm busy, it'll have to wait". I replied, knowing exactly what he wanted to talk about.
"Sanka". Derice turned and shouted him over. He came immediately. "Take care of Calli will ya"? He took the reins from my hand and handed them Sanka who took her away but not out of earshot.
"I know what this is about an you aren't going to stop me".
"Your better than this Julie. Your playing right into his hands, I don't want you to go". Derice argued.
"Like how both me and Sanka begged you not to 5 years ago". I snapped.
"Fine, I admit I should have listened to you both and I wish I had, but that's history that can't be changed, you can stop the same thing happening again".
"Tell me Derice, how did you feel when you beat him, huh"? I looked at him then at the 12 bodies stood over by the barn looking intently at us both. "It was a brilliant feeling wasn't it, knowing you had proved him wrong and knowing he wouldn't bug you anymore".
"Julie". Derice began.
"No Derice, I have to do this for myself and nothing you can say will stop me, ok". I stormed away from him.
I knew to some extent Derice was right, but I had to do this and no amount of arguments were going to stop me. I sat through lunch in silence as did everyone. It wasn't a relaxed kind of silence though, the air was thick with tension to the point I couldn't take it anymore. I got up and cleared my dishes before walking out to tack Caliopie up. I could hear footsteps behind me, notably quite a few giving me the idea it was the ducks. I grabbed the right tack and turned to see the ducks grabbing their horses tack too.
"What are you doing"? I asked but not waiting around for an answer.
"We are tacking up, what's it look like"? Portman argued. At this point I turned on my heel to look at them.
"Put it back. Your not coming".
"Oh yeah right, we're really gonna stay here waiting for you to get yourself hurt. We can't stop you from doing this but we can damn well make sure we are there". Charlie argued.
"No, no, no. You can't come, I don't want you there, this is something I have to do on my own". I fought putting Caliopie's tack back on.
"Well tough, we are coming". Portman joined in as I mounted Caliopie.
"Julie, if your gonna do this you better take Eli". Derice lead his big grey my way.
"Thanks Derice, but I'm much happier on Calli". I smiled at him gently.
"Yeah but he'll get over the jumps better".
"I trust Calli to get me over them, thanks anyway". I winked at him. "I'll see you later". I leant over and hugged him, then turned to the ducks and smiled at them before turning Caliopie round and trotting away toward the bridle path where I broke into a canter.
CONNIE'S P.O.V
"What your gonna let her go on her own"? I almost shrieked at Derice.
"Nope, c'mon". He ran toward the van and we all followed piling into it.
"I've got this big feeling that Julie ain't gonna be too happy about this". Ken stated. "It makes it look like we don't trust her".
"Oh, I trust Julie, I just don't trust Robbie he's bound to try something". Derice sped off out of the yard.
"What do you think he'll try"? Charlie asked concerned for his girlfriends safety.
"I don't know, that's what worries me. He might even be a perfect gentleman and not do a thing but if I know Robbie he'll have a plan to guarantee him winning"? Derice told us.
For the rest of the way, we sat in silence, worrying about Julie and also about her reaction to us following her up here when she had specifically told us not to.
JULIE'S P.O.V
"I was just beginning to wonder if you were going to bail out there Miss Gaffney". Robbie sat atop his chestnut hunter Harvey, looking down his nose at me.
"Now why would I back out. Let's just get on with this". I spoke sharply through clenched teeth.
"Ok, so do you want to go first"?
"Wait a second, what are the rules and how will we know who's won"? I wasn't about to let him cheat and win was I.
"Well as you can see, I recently bought a very high tech machinery so we'll be using that". He spoke rather poshly as he pointed to the timer that was triggered by a light beam that once broken would start and stop the clock.
"Fine, I'll let you go first". I told him.
I watched every move he made as he fired himself up for the 30 fences that lay ahead of him, He had a slight advantage to myself, although I was atop a thoroughbred who I trusted whole heartedly to jump each jump to the best of her ability, but he was on a hunter, who was bound to take each jump with that little bit more ease than Caliopie. I watched intently as he cantered through the beam and sprinted down the hill before the first set of jumps. As I watched I could hear voices approaching behind me, I turned to see the ducks and Derice heading my way.
"I thought I told you to stay back at the ranch". I told them trying to sound annoyed but I couldn't help but feel that little bit relieved that they were here with me.
"We weren't listening". Averman excused them immediately making a smile spread slowly across my face.
"I knew you should have ridden Eli, he's on Harvey". Derice took note of the chestnut gliding effortlessly over the first few jumps that were in sight.
"Derice, stop worrying about it, I trust Calli more than enough". I didn't take my eyes of the clock ticking away. Within 7 minutes I could see him exit the wooded area and head over the last 3 jumps then the last gallop toward us.
"So you think you can do better than that"? Robbie smiled weakly at me.
"I know I can". I glared back at him then prepared myself mentally and physically for the challenge I knew lay before me. I could vaguely hear the ducks voices chat quietly between themselves but all concentration lay before me. My heart was in my throat and I'm sure my hands were shaking in what could only be described as an adrenalin rush either that or it was fear.
PLEASE R&R!!!!!
Chapter 5
JULIE'S P.O.V
"Julie, I want to talk to you"! Derice shouted me over from the fence as I walked Caliopie around to cool her thoroughly.
"I'm busy, it'll have to wait". I replied, knowing exactly what he wanted to talk about.
"Sanka". Derice turned and shouted him over. He came immediately. "Take care of Calli will ya"? He took the reins from my hand and handed them Sanka who took her away but not out of earshot.
"I know what this is about an you aren't going to stop me".
"Your better than this Julie. Your playing right into his hands, I don't want you to go". Derice argued.
"Like how both me and Sanka begged you not to 5 years ago". I snapped.
"Fine, I admit I should have listened to you both and I wish I had, but that's history that can't be changed, you can stop the same thing happening again".
"Tell me Derice, how did you feel when you beat him, huh"? I looked at him then at the 12 bodies stood over by the barn looking intently at us both. "It was a brilliant feeling wasn't it, knowing you had proved him wrong and knowing he wouldn't bug you anymore".
"Julie". Derice began.
"No Derice, I have to do this for myself and nothing you can say will stop me, ok". I stormed away from him.
I knew to some extent Derice was right, but I had to do this and no amount of arguments were going to stop me. I sat through lunch in silence as did everyone. It wasn't a relaxed kind of silence though, the air was thick with tension to the point I couldn't take it anymore. I got up and cleared my dishes before walking out to tack Caliopie up. I could hear footsteps behind me, notably quite a few giving me the idea it was the ducks. I grabbed the right tack and turned to see the ducks grabbing their horses tack too.
"What are you doing"? I asked but not waiting around for an answer.
"We are tacking up, what's it look like"? Portman argued. At this point I turned on my heel to look at them.
"Put it back. Your not coming".
"Oh yeah right, we're really gonna stay here waiting for you to get yourself hurt. We can't stop you from doing this but we can damn well make sure we are there". Charlie argued.
"No, no, no. You can't come, I don't want you there, this is something I have to do on my own". I fought putting Caliopie's tack back on.
"Well tough, we are coming". Portman joined in as I mounted Caliopie.
"Julie, if your gonna do this you better take Eli". Derice lead his big grey my way.
"Thanks Derice, but I'm much happier on Calli". I smiled at him gently.
"Yeah but he'll get over the jumps better".
"I trust Calli to get me over them, thanks anyway". I winked at him. "I'll see you later". I leant over and hugged him, then turned to the ducks and smiled at them before turning Caliopie round and trotting away toward the bridle path where I broke into a canter.
CONNIE'S P.O.V
"What your gonna let her go on her own"? I almost shrieked at Derice.
"Nope, c'mon". He ran toward the van and we all followed piling into it.
"I've got this big feeling that Julie ain't gonna be too happy about this". Ken stated. "It makes it look like we don't trust her".
"Oh, I trust Julie, I just don't trust Robbie he's bound to try something". Derice sped off out of the yard.
"What do you think he'll try"? Charlie asked concerned for his girlfriends safety.
"I don't know, that's what worries me. He might even be a perfect gentleman and not do a thing but if I know Robbie he'll have a plan to guarantee him winning"? Derice told us.
For the rest of the way, we sat in silence, worrying about Julie and also about her reaction to us following her up here when she had specifically told us not to.
JULIE'S P.O.V
"I was just beginning to wonder if you were going to bail out there Miss Gaffney". Robbie sat atop his chestnut hunter Harvey, looking down his nose at me.
"Now why would I back out. Let's just get on with this". I spoke sharply through clenched teeth.
"Ok, so do you want to go first"?
"Wait a second, what are the rules and how will we know who's won"? I wasn't about to let him cheat and win was I.
"Well as you can see, I recently bought a very high tech machinery so we'll be using that". He spoke rather poshly as he pointed to the timer that was triggered by a light beam that once broken would start and stop the clock.
"Fine, I'll let you go first". I told him.
I watched every move he made as he fired himself up for the 30 fences that lay ahead of him, He had a slight advantage to myself, although I was atop a thoroughbred who I trusted whole heartedly to jump each jump to the best of her ability, but he was on a hunter, who was bound to take each jump with that little bit more ease than Caliopie. I watched intently as he cantered through the beam and sprinted down the hill before the first set of jumps. As I watched I could hear voices approaching behind me, I turned to see the ducks and Derice heading my way.
"I thought I told you to stay back at the ranch". I told them trying to sound annoyed but I couldn't help but feel that little bit relieved that they were here with me.
"We weren't listening". Averman excused them immediately making a smile spread slowly across my face.
"I knew you should have ridden Eli, he's on Harvey". Derice took note of the chestnut gliding effortlessly over the first few jumps that were in sight.
"Derice, stop worrying about it, I trust Calli more than enough". I didn't take my eyes of the clock ticking away. Within 7 minutes I could see him exit the wooded area and head over the last 3 jumps then the last gallop toward us.
"So you think you can do better than that"? Robbie smiled weakly at me.
"I know I can". I glared back at him then prepared myself mentally and physically for the challenge I knew lay before me. I could vaguely hear the ducks voices chat quietly between themselves but all concentration lay before me. My heart was in my throat and I'm sure my hands were shaking in what could only be described as an adrenalin rush either that or it was fear.
PLEASE R&R!!!!!