Spirit: Riding Free

We've got to hurry!

The bridge!

How are we gonna get close enough to warn the train?

I don't know.

A fire!

We'll start a signal fire.

The train will see the smoke from far away and have time to stop.

We need flint. Like your dad taught us.

We're still too far.

They won't see it in time.

We have to get as close as possible.

We've got to cross it.

There!

Here, I'll go.

Catch!

Come on, Abigail, you can do this.

Swing across and I'll catch you.

Just let go! I've got you!

It's too far!

Let go!

I can't!

Oh, what are we gonna do?

If I take a running start...

Whoa, whoa!

Lucky, what are you doing?

I'm coming, Abigail!

Aah!

Whoo!

Yeah!

-Whoo-hoo! -

Bravo!

Bien hecho, Fortuna!

- -Gracias.

Not bad.

-"Not bad"? -Hmm...

Hacheta, what do you think?

¡Vamos!

¡Oye!

- -

-Whoo-hoo! -

Okay, okay, you win. Where do we start?

Start? Start what?

Teaching Spirit and me how to do that.

Almost. Let's try again.

Whoa!

Careful, careful!

From really far away, it'll look like I'm doing it.

Whoa!

Yes, maybe if we get tired during the rodeo tomorrow,

-Hacheta and I will try it this way. -

Wait, you're performing in a rodeo tomorrow,

and you're just telling me now?

It is all the way in Silverlode.

-Very far. -Wow.

I'd love to see a real rodeo,

with rodeo horses and rodeo clowns

and rodeo corn on a stick!

It is not so good, this corn.

-Still. I wish I could go. - Yo también.

But I will help you with the new trick when I come back.

Adiós, Fortuna.

We're going to keep practicing,

and maybe we'll help you with it.

- Oops. Careful. -

- -

Sorry.

- - Sorry, Spirit.

- -Sorry.

Maybe I'll just walk.

Aah!

I'm okay.

Thanks, boy. We'll get the hang of this eventually.

Sorry, I'll get the hang of it.

Uh, can I please have my lasso back now?

Hey!

Come back here!

- -Spirit, come on. That's mine.

You want some salad, sweet pea?

Thank you.

We pass to the right.

The other right.

Thank you.

Was that so hard?

Tsk. What is so funny?

Sorry, Aunt Cora, I'm just excited.

Javier taught Spirit and me a new trick today.

I hang off Spirit's side, and my arm goes out like this.

Oh.

Uh, we haven't perfected it just yet.

-But we will. -Sounds great, kiddo.

We'll show you in the morning.

I'm afraid I can't tomorrow.

There's a problem with the switch at the Silverlode station.

It's dangerous, and trains could collide, so I have to go there and take--

That's great!

I mean, the trains colliding part isn't great,

but Javier's performing in a rodeo in Silverlode tomorrow.

I can go with you and see it while you're working.

Lucky, you have school.

Even better.

Since when do you mind me missing a little school?

Since always.

Education is important.

Seeing a rodeo will be educational.

It's not like I'm going to learn anything at school

-that I'll ever actually use in real life. - Please pass the salad.

You're the one who's always saying I should see the world.

-Lucky-- -Rodeos are part of the world.

And tomorrow may be my only chance.

There'll be other rodeos.

Ones that aren't on school days.

-Not that Javier is performing in. -

You're going to school. End of discussion.

The salad?

When is you dating my teacher actually gonna work out for me?

Because so far, it's just making everything worse.

-Okay, I know you're upset-- -Because you're being unreasonable.

You care more about Miss Flores than you do about me.

You are going to school,

and that's the only place you'll be going for a long time,

because you are grounded.

Fine, go to Silverlode without me.

And stay there, for all I care.

I hope you never come back.

She's turning 13 soon.

You may as well get used to it.

Pardon my reach.

Lucky? Hey, can we talk?

All right. Your aunt left a plate in the oven if you get hungry.

That's what you're wearing?

For official railroad business?

I just pressed your nice vest.

Cora, please. It's just a quick trip.

Now put this on.

Huh?

Let's take the long way to school.

Lucky!

Just... wanted to say goodbye.

- - I can't believe this!

I should be on that train.

Instead, I'm sitting here, missing Javier's rodeo.

And for what?

It's so unfair.

My dad's so...

he's so...

- - Ugh.

-He's so annoying. -

Yeah. I'm not allowed to skip school, either.

I mean, I've never tried to skip school...

or wanted to or even thought about it,

but I probably wouldn't be allowed to.

Maybe you should've told him the rodeo was a field trip.

Of course, he's dating Miss Flores, so he would've realized you're lying...

- - ...and been even madder,

and then you would've been super grounded.