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Chapter 11: Going Home

Sam's POV

Wow, I thought, it's already been a year. They probably think I'm dead, but I'm far from it.

I went to the office to ask Frank when Tempest's next show was. Wow was I surprised. Tempest was only to go to 2 more competitions. The first was in Nevada and the second was in New York. I looked the Nevada place up on my laptop and was shocked at how stupid these people were. The competition was only about an hour by horseback from Darton and then only another hour or so home. I quickly shut my laptop down and went to my room in the stable to think of a plan of how to get home.

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Normal POV

Tempest was bred then flown to Nevada with Sam. After Tempest was settled in her stall, Sam went to her hotel room to go through everything she had brought with her. She made two piles, one of stuff to bring and a pile of stuff to leave. Most of the stuff she wanted so she started to put it in bags so that she could leave soon after the competition.

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Sam's POV

I turned Tempest towards the last fence, a 5 foot 'brick' wall. I felt Tempest hesitate, but I managed to keep her going and get her over the jump. We had no faults, and the other competitors either had a slower time or had knocked down a pole. That meant that we had won, again.

Frank and the owner of Lucky Star Stables came to congratulate Tempest and I, then went to the bar to 'celebrate'. I went back to the stables with Tempest. I quickly pulled out my backpack and the saddlebags I had put my stuff in. I had hidden it in a corner of the stall so nobody would find it. When I turned to lead Tempest out of the stable, she refused to move. "Come on Tempest, we have to go. Now." I pulled on the lead rope but she just pulled me back to the other end of the stable and stopped in front of a stall door. I immediately noticed it was the stall Midnight was staying in.

I sighed, "Tempest, he doesn't belong to me. He has to stay here." I tugged on the lead rope but she refused to budge. I sat there, thinking of what to do. Then I remembered what Frank had told me about Midnight. They had found him on the range and taken him in. That meant that they had taken him illegally and they had no papers. If I took him with, they couldn't do anything about it. I grabbed the led rope from outside his stall and clipped it to his halter. I led him and Tempest out of the barn and walked them around the edge of the grounds so it looked like I was cooling them off. I just had to wait for the right time to leave….

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The grounds were nearly empty and hour later, and I figured that Frank and the owner were passed out, drunk, at the hotel. I walked Tempest and Midnight away from the grounds and pulled the stirrups down from Tempests saddle. I mounted her and set her off in the direction of Darton and hoped that I wouldn't have to pull on Midnights lead rope too much. Luckily he stayed right next to Tempest, so I was able to push Tempest into a canter. I let her choose her own pace after we were a good distance away.

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Two hours later I was at Lost Canyon, but it was still really dark and I didn't know that was where we were. I just kept Tempest pointed in the right direction and hoped she would lead us home.

By the time we reached the edge of War Drum Flats it was slightly lighter, probably it was about 3 am. We reached the water hole soon after that. All three of us were tired, but we kept going. I kept Tempest going, and she soon realized where we were so she picked up her pace. Midnight picked up her anxiousness and picked up his pace also. We were soon galloping towards home for the first time in over a year…

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Regular POV

Jake was already awake. Ever since Sam had disappeared he hadn't been able to sleep very well at all. Wow, Jake thought, she'd probably be 18. Jake had dated on and off for the past year, but each girlfriend would only last a week. Sam was the only girl Jake would ever like, even if she was dead…

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Sam was nearly home, just five more minutes then she'd see Gram, Brynna, Dad, and everybody else that she knew, including Ace. Suddenly Tempest slowed then stopped, and Midnight copied her. When Sam looked to her right she saw why, the Phantom was coming towards her. Sam waited for him, seeing if he would even notice the 7 year old stallion that stood next to her. He continued to come closer and was soon right in front of her. He rubbed his muzzle against her leg, and Sam could only smile.

"Nice to see you again too Zanzibar." She gave him a pat and watched as he turned and went back the way he had come. When he was out of sight, Sam turned towards home again.

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Wyatt was getting up to go out and check on the fences. He had just finished eating when he heard two sets of hoof beats outside on the bridge. When he looked outside, he yelled and pretty soon Brynna, Grace, and even 1 year old Cody were downstairs. Everybody was dumbfounded. After one incredibly long year, Sam was home. They all ran outside to greet her.

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Sam rode up to the house, finally home. It was great to see everybody again. Sam was so happy in fact, that she fainted into her fathers arms…..

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