I would like to apologize for the long wait. I had a major writers block. I hate those things. I know that this had been going kind of slow lately. I apologize.

The Trail Ride

All of the titans rose early in the morning to prepare for the big trail ride. All of them were exhausted from the day before and wanted to sleep for another few hours. But the sound of a bugle over the intercom woke them all up in a hurry. After they had all dressed they joined Tammy and Josh at the breakfast table in the house.

"Well look who's up!" Josh called as the heroes stumbled inside.

"Up is hardly the word for it." Beastboy groaned before flopping in a chair.

"Ha, them city slickers ain't gonna last one night on the trail." A 15 teen year old boy with shaggy red hair and a piece of straw in his mouth commented.

"Do we know you?" Raven asked the boy glaring.

"I'm Red and this is my brother Little Red we're the barn hands here for the summer." Red explained motioning to a hefty boy to his right. Red had thick southern accent, it was obvious that they weren't from around here.

"Yea and we'll be the trail hands making sure you city folk don't get hurt." Little Red added with a smirk.

"Don't worry they look fierce but they're all talk." A woman with jet black hair commented from across the table.

"Guys, this is Mac she'll also be joining you on the trail." Josh said smiling at Mac.

"The Teen Titans, it's good to finally meet you." She said shaking hands with all of them.

"Mac knows more about horses then anybody. She's practically one of them." Tammy whispered to Beastboy. To Beastboy Mac looked like an older version of Raven.

"Hey, Tammy don't you have any of that there Hillbilly bread? It's my favert." Little Red interrupted.

"Can't say I've ever seen that bread at the Meijers." She replied.

"Really? We get that bread all the time at the Piggly Wiggly back home."

"Um, we don't have a Piggly Wiggly here Little Red."

"What! No Piggly Wiggly? Well, whose fool idea was that?" he cried outraged.

"You boys really need to get out more." Mac said smiling.

After breakfast the Titans gathered their camping gear and began tacking their horses.

"Whoa, Liberty what's wrong with you girl?" Robin asked the mare as she tossed her head wildly.

"Friend Robin what ails your horse?" Star asked as she led Fancy from the stall fully tacked.

"I don't know Star she just seems really skittish today." Robin grunted as Liberty practically drug him out the door.

The rest of the Team was already outside mounted and ready to go along 4 other people they didn't know. Two of them were girls, one blond and the other a brunette. They were standing by two boys one with a buzz cut and the other with his hair tied in a ponytail.

"Okay bring your horses to the center!" Mac called. All the people walked their horses to the center of the ring.

"We have some new riders joining us on the trail ride. These are the Teen Titans from Jump City." Mac announced. The other riders smiled and tipped their hats to them.

"Hey, I'm Jackie and this is Lightening." The blond said as she patted the flea bitten gray mare that she sat on.

"I'm Indy, and this beautiful creature is Tex." The brunette said proudly. Tex was only a bit taller then Chippy and was a jet black gelding.

"I'm Ethan and this is Mike my brother." The boy with the buzz cut said motioning to the younger boy with the ponytail.

"And are horses are Buck and Dash." Mike said. Mike rode Buck, a large buckskin colored gelding, while Ethan sat on Dash, a bay mare.

"Indy and Jackie are boarders here and Mike and Ethan are news riders like you." Mac informed them.

"Are we gonna sit here and yack all day long or are we gonna ride?" Red asked impatiently.

"Ok, everybody follow me." Mac said as she mounted Bullet and began walking toward the woods. The teens followed each in a massive group.

"You looking mighty fine in them there boots Miss Raven." Little Red said tilting his black cowboy hat.

"Watch it cowboy." Raven said not even looking at him.

"You're a fiery little mare you are." He said laughing, before galloping to the front of the pack by Mac. Raven sighed annoyed, and urged Diablo forward.

"So how far are we going?" Cyborg asked Indy.

"Well, be traveling for 2 days." She answered.

"Hope you brought some bug spray cause I didn't." he said to Bee who was riding on his left.

"I didn't even think of that." Bee said.

Robin and Star rode at the back of the group; Liberty continued to toss her head and even crow hop. Star had been worried about Robin and refused to leave his side.

"Whoa, Liberty!" Robin said as the mare tried to trot.

"What's a matter city slicker that there horse to much for ya?" Red said mockingly as he trotted his horse over to Robin.

"She was fine yesterday…." He replied puzzled.

"I know your problem city slicker, that there mare's in season she is." Red said laughing.

"She's what!"

"It's alright Robin, Liberty is just going to be a bit tough to handle for a few days. If she gets to be too much of a handful we can trade horses." Mac said as she interrupted Red's interpretation. The ride went well until that afternoon; Mac was the obvious leader of the group. Thanks to her no one was ever left behind. And things would have continued smoothly until she left to gather fire wood for camp that evening. It was getting dark and she still hadn't returned.

"Guys, something's wrong Mac still isn't back." Beastboy said worried.

"Oh, don't you worry. Mac's a big girl she can take care of herself." Red sneered, this was the fourth time someone had questioned the whereabouts the young woman.

"The green dude is right, some of us should go look for her." Mike said standing up.

"I'll go." Robin said.

"I'm telling you city slickers she's fine." Red said again.

"We'll be back guys." Robin said, and with that the two boys walked off in the direction of Mac's path.

"Mac!" Mike called out.

"Mike is that you!" Mac answered.

"This way." Robin said as he led Mike to a clearing in the woods. The two boys found Mac sitting in the clearing.

"You ok?" Robin asked kneeling by her.

"I tripped, fell and hurt my leg." She gasped clearly in pain. Robin looked at one of Mac's legs that was twisted up in a sicking position.

"That's broken alright." Mike said.

"Mike you take her left arm I'll take her right." Robin instructed. The two boys lifted Mac to her feet. You can imagine the look on Red's face when the two returned with Mac limping terribly. Mac sat down and rolled up her pant leg examining her leg. The bone had been snapped almost in two and was beginning to poke out through her skin. She groaned in pain.

"I'm sorry guys but I've got to get back to the ranch. I'm going to have a hard enough time riding back tonight. I can't lead you through the rest of the trail. Red I'd never thought I'd say this but you're in charge." Mac said.

"I'll go with you Mac, you can't ride like that." Jackie said as she pulled Mac on to Lightening with her. Bullet followed as the two left.

"Okay, you all heard the lady. I'm in charge. So that means you gots to answer to me ya follow?" Red ordered.

"She said you were leader she didn't say that we had to like it." Robin said sternly.

"You best like it city slicker." He said before climbing into his sleeping bag.

The next morning Robin woke up and looked around him to find the entire group gone accept the titans.

"Guys, wake up we've just been ditched!" he shouted. All the titans woke up and looked around to see that only they remained.

"Red let us sleep in to late." Cyborg snarled.

"Were all going to die!" Beastboy cried out hugging Chippy.

"No we cannot do the giving up of the life!" Star cried taking Beastboy's statement to heart.

"Isn't there a thing called a map that Mac handed out to Cyborg?" Raven asked sarcastically.

"Yea but I gave it to Beastboy because I didn't have any where to put it." He answered.

"What why are you all looking at me?" Beastboy stuttered nervously.

"Because according to Sparky you have the map. So stand and deliver man!" Bumble Bee said impatiently.

"Uh, I think I put it in this bag." He said rummaging through one of is bags. Various blocks of tofu went flying past.

"Um, guys I think this is all that's left of the map." He stuttered as he held up a soggy piece of paper.

"You ate the map!" Cyborg yelled outraged.

"Dude gross I don't eat paper! Chippy ate it!"

They all looked at the pony who was happily eating the rest of the map.

"Beastboy if we get lost out here and starve I'm eating you first." Raven growled.

"Hey, don't eat me eat Chippy!"

"Enough!" Robin shouted. The team looked to their leader for a way out of this crisis.

"They can't be to far away. So here's what were going to do we'll spilt up and take different paths. Once you find the rest of the group come and wait back here." He ordered.

"I wish to go with Robin." Star said.

"Me and Sparky will ride together." Bee announced.

"So that leaves me and Raven." Beastboy said.

"On second thought maybe I should stay here and starve." Raven muttered.

"Everyone knows the plan. Spilt up." Robin said and with that the titans mounted their horses and took off in pairs down separate roads.

Sorry this chapter didn't turn out near as eventful as I hoped. I'm just really tired. But please bear with me next chapter is WAY better.