43 (UISYA)

Below is the description of Ann and Larie's **43rd meeting** (EARTH 6) from the Ed, Edd n Eddy fanfiction series, Until I See You Again.

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## Story

>    Ann is a skinny cow, not able to produce any of the common products cows are commonly kept for. Her understanding of the human language makes her aware of her upcoming demise and a visit to the slaughterhouse isn't far away.
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> Her owners start to see little success in their cow business overall and talk about wanting to breed horses instead. They spend their last dimes in purchasing Larie, a tall and famous stallion every horse enthusiast wants a piece of, while the farm's cattle will be sold off to the food industry to pay for a handful of mares.
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> On arrival, Larie the horse appears far from tame and needs constant supervision just to keep the farm's fencing intact. When accompanied with the mares he's distracted from causing further destruction, but even the somber Ann isn't spared from his flirting. Her responses are short, since she isn't assuming he's being serious, making him think he's not trying hard enough. He goes out of his way to harass her and leaves the interested mares standing.
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> He tires Ann, who explains to the newcomer she can't muster excitement for the tomfoolery, as her days are numbered. Larie doesn't understand what is meant by that and can only offer simple-minded suggestions, like snuggling with him. Her rejection makes him more persistent and it doesn't take long until he steps over the fence and Ann is chased around the pen by the amorous animal.
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> The farmers don't know what to do and are unsure if it's play or aggression. Larie becomes too distracted by Ann to do his expected job and livid when she's moved away from his sight. Before their expensive purchase ends up being a disappointment, they try to use Ann to keep him calm, and hope his instincts will kick in to do the rest. She becomes the only remainder of the old farm and is moved to the horse's pen.
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> Weeks go by and no pregnancies are confirmed. The farmers go as far as knocking Larie out and artificially inseminating the horses, but this produces no results either. When bills they can't pay start coming through the mail, they become scared and desperate. During this period, Larie continued his quest of winning Ann over. Simple compliments about her beauty flatter her, though it becomes apparent he thinks the skinny cow is a horse. Her denial and corrections aren't listened to.
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> Some of the mares don't care for the cow intruding their territory and try to bite her when she comes too close. Ann is without a single friend to confide in, and while Larie tries to fulfill this role, Ann's intelligence is more developed than his and there are many things he can't relate to or understand. The slaughterhouse is often a brought-up concern, but Larie only understands the danger of death when already in contact with it.
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> Even so, he recognizes listlessness, and whenever Ann is visibly out of it, he manages to distract her and earn her gratitude for it.
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> After a long time of dealing with his forced presence, she's learned to accept him and even becomes positive about her fate on the farm. Larie notices she has more energy than before and thinks that makes it the right time to ask her for offspring. She repeats to be a cow and it not to be what the humans want from him. He thinks his attraction towards her can only mean they have a chance and nips her longingly. Ann notices the frustrated farmers watching in the distance and orders him to stop his behaviour for both their sake.
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> More days go by and Larie becomes more impatient every time. He skips over the usual flattery and tells Ann to be upset she won't consider him. She answers he's supposed to consider the mares and it might be their scent that puts him on edge. She thinks his attraction towards her has little to do with her. Larie claims differently and proclaims his love for her. Ann is surprised someone like him can make such a confession, but doesn't know what response to give. When the farmers show themselves again, she advices Larie to at least look interested in the others. For the first time, he listens.
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> That night, Ann ponders his confession inside her stable. While she couldn't take his flirting seriously as a professional stallion, and believed winning over a disinterested female was a game to him, she's left to believe the many weeks weren't meaningless. Ann then hears a series of noises insinuating a break-out. The sound of hooves are heard approaching her and it happens to be Larie, who continues to climb into her stable like an overweight cat. There isn't much room for the both of them and she asks if something happened, but he can only answer not wanting to be alone anymore.
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> His break-out catch the attention of the humans still awake inside, who come to check the barn. They immediately find Larie with Ann, about to mate with the useless cow they wished to dispose off an eternity ago, and they seethe with anger. He is quickly tied up in Ann's stable, while she is forced away from him. The next morning, Ann's missing from her usual spot in the meadow. The mares that partially understand the human language care to share with Larie she's been sent to the slaughterhouse.
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> Though Larie was never given a detailed description of this location, Ann's consistent sadness makes him understand what it means, and he goes berserk over the news. He breaks out and disappears into the wild, never to be found again.
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## See also

* Until I See You Again
* An, Ann n Anny
* Ed, Edd n Eddy Working