It has been a year since we last heard from the crew. Sako and Pidge became fast friends with Xander and Deja. There had been no problems with other horses or anything. That is all about to change. It all started on a cool, fall day. The four horses were out in the pasture, and...

Sako yawned and stretched. The four horses slept in a circle that night, after chatting and blabbing about everything and nothing. Deja woke then, hearing him.

"Good morning," she said

"Mornin' Deja!" Sako said as he started to munch grass.

"Ahh Sako is it. I'm still working on your hoof pattern. Eventually I will be able to tell you and Xander apart" she said with a laugh. She could tell who they were by the way they walked or their voices, because she was blind.

Xander mumbled something, but the only thing she understood was be quiet.

"Well someone's sleepy.." She talked back before standing to eat some grass. She shivered. The fall days were getting cold, and she expected this may be one of the last days they would be out all night.

Once everyone was awake and eating, Sako watched as Jason, a human at the barn, rode up on his cattle horse, Buck. Behind him was a horse that was struggling and trying to get away. The four horses were at the fence in a split second.

"What exactly is going on?" Deja asked, while listening to frantic hooves hitting the ground.

"A wild-e just rolled in" Xander said.

"Hey Alek! Grab your old wild one and bring em' in. Maybe he will comfort this one." Jason yelled.

"Got it." Alek said as he jogged over and grabbed Sako by the halter, hurrying enough to not grab his rope, and drug him inside. Soon enough Sako was in his stall And the frantic mare was put in her stall. Sako was shocked enough when she stood there staring at him.

"Mother? How, when.." Sako stuttered, very confused.

"We hadn't left yet. We were worried you died.." she said

"No, far from it. I am happy here." He said, he wanted to make that clear, because he knew with his mother here, Spirit would not be too far behind.

She was about to say something when the rest of the horses were led into their stalls.

"Pidge, Xander, Deja, this is my mother, Rain. Mother, this is Xander, Deja, and Pigeon." Sako explained.

"Nice to meet you ma'am" Pidge said with a smile.

"yes, hello!" Xander said with a smile also.

"it is an honor to meet one of my dear friends mother, Rain." Deja said, with her usual looking at the floor routine.

"Dear, I won't hurt you, you don't have to look away," Rain said with a smooth, comforting voice.

"Oh I know. I'm blind, and can't tell where you are until you talk," she said with a slight laugh as she was now seeming to look at her.

"Oh I'm sorry! I didn't know!" Rain apologized.

"No problem" she said with a smile.

That night they stayed in with rain and they all fell asleep. Due to Deja's blindness, she had amazing hearing, and she woke to hoof steps in the distance. She nudged Xander.

"Xander.. Xander!" she whispered until he woke.

"what!"

"there's something out there.." She said, until the rest of them woke because there was a large, dun stallion with a long mane standing at the doorway. Sako looked over his door.

"Father. Mother is right there." he said, Rain, exhausted from fighting, was still asleep.

Spirit glared at Pidge, and she slumped back in her stall.

"Don't do that." Sako said, watching his glare to her.

Spirit snorted and trotted to Rain's stall, broke the lock, and they were about to leave. Rain nuzzled her son.

"good bye, my dear." She said

Spirit sighed and walked over to him.

"I do not approve of your decisions to live here, but now that I see you have at least more that one horse you are leaving the herd for, I do not think I could convince you back. We are leaving now that we know you are safe. We never stopped caring. I, I love you, son." Spirit said.

"I love you too dad. Thank you." Sako replied as he watched them gallop out through the night.

He let out a deep breath, he had figured Spirit would still drag him back. he didn't want to go back. He truly was happy here. When he looked at Pidge, still in the back of her stall, He walked back and nuzzled her.

"Don't worry about him," he comforted her and she relaxed a bit. They eventually all fell back asleep.

Morning came, and Alek had his heavy barn coat on. He was putting the heavy winter blankets on the horses and folding the fall sheets up. The barn doors were closed, and it was being heated by the bodies of the horses. Jason was fixing the broken stall door and mumbling about the wild horse being gone. Cal walked in shortly with mugs full of coffee. when she opened the door, Sako caught a glimpse of what was outside. snow!

So winter has come! We will have to see what new adventures the horses will have with snow on the ground! Thanks for reading! Reviews and comments are always appreciated and read! Enjoy! Chapter 11 will be out soon!