Chapter 1

Life at the ranch is boring for Malon, it's the same old routine every day. Wake up, wake up Talon, make breakfast, milk the cows, collect eggs from the chickens, brush the horses, and occasionally go into Hyrule castle town hoping to see Link. But she hasn't seen him in 7 years.

Maybe he died in some battle. Malon kept on thinking. She kept getting excited when someone in green clothing came to the ranch, just to get disappointed when it wasn't him.

"That's it. I'm gonna go find him myself. But where will I look?" ,Malon said while in bed. She knew Link was always at the castle, so she was going to go to princess Zelda. "I think I should wait 'till tomorrow. I'm pretty worn(yawn) ou..." ,Malon said as she fell asleep.

The next morning, she woke up extra early and left a note on the table. She knew her father would say no, so she wouldn't tell him. At least not in person. She got a machete from the barn so she wouldn't be defenseless, some food so she won't go hungry, as well as some extra rupees just in case she needs some more food or a place to stay. She started to walk away from the ranch just when Ingo spotted her.

"Young lady, where do you think you're going?" ,Ingo said.

Damn! Malon thought. She was so close to leaving. "Listen Ingo, If you tell my dad that you saw me right now, I'm going to chop your nuts off with this machete and feed them to you. GOT IT!" ,Malon said threateningly.

GULP! "Who are you stranger?" ,Ingo said.

"That's what I thought." ,Malon said as she was leaving the ranch. About 3 hours later, she made it to Hyrule castle town. "I shoulda brought a house!" ,Malon said exhausted. She made her way to the castle as a guard said "Welcome to Hyrule castle town. It's very peaceful here." "I doubt that", Malon said. She made her way through the crowd of people while this dog kept following her. She walked up to the gate and politely asked the guard "May I please speak to princess Zelda. It regards the Hero of Time."

"I am sorry mam, but I won't allow just about anybody to speak to the princess. These are dangerous times we're facing and I'm not taking any chances." ,the guard replied.

So much for this town being pretty safe. Malon thought.

"I can assure you that I will not harm the princess in any way, shape, or form." ,Malon said.

"Then what's with the machete, ma'm," ,the guard said.

"Like you said, these are dangerous times. How about you come with me, so you can see that I'm not a bad person" ,Malon replied.

"(thinking) Fine. But don't try anything funny",the guard said.

He escorted her to the castle while keeping an eye on her occasionally. He would eventually look down too far and check her out. Stop looking Stephen. You don't wanna lose her and get demoted like last time. The guard thought. Malon eventually spotted him looking at her, and slapped him hard across the face.

"OW!" Stephen said.

"Pervert! Look at my actions, not me!" ,Malon said angrily.

She looked forward noticing that they made it to the princess' room. Her face was red after seeing what just happened. "Princess, this woman requested to talk with you." ,Stephen said.

"Now get out of here before I tell your boss what happened." ,Malon threatened.

He ran faster than sonic the hedgehog after hearing that. "Hello there, I'm princess Zelda. What brings you to the castle?", Zelda said.

"You know Link, right?" ,Malon said.

"Of course. Why?" ,Zelda replied.

"Can you tell me where he is? I haven't seen him in years.", Malon said.

"Why should I tell you? You could be an assassin of some sort" ,Zelda said with suspicion.

"I'm Malon Lon Lon. I work at the ranch producing your town's food supply. I know Link, or as I call him, fairy boy. Just because of his blue fairy that won't shut up." , Malon said.

"You do know Link, and are right with the fairy thing. Well, I saw him 7 years ago with a beautiful red horse with a white mane. He said something about a forest, so you might want to look there." Zelda said.

"Oh yeah, he took Epona. I'ma kick his ass for that later. Thanks princess!" ,Malon said as she ran off.

"No problem. Tell Link to come visit me." ,Zelda said.

"Sure.",Malon said as she thought Not a chance.