Hi guys! Next chapter, huh? Yep. BTW, about that picture with Kratos dressed as link, it's on

Fan art central dot net and it's by CruxisKatz. Sorry, the link won't pop up if I type it here.

No pun intended.

Cheresea: Hey, Freaky? Are any of the other characters gonna pop up in here?

Me: Like who?

Cheresea: Well, ya got Dad, Grama, Mithos and Origin... what about Sheena or someone?

Genis: Cheresea, then that'd mean they're dead.

Cheresea: Oh yeah...

Lloyd: Wait! Dad's dead?!

Me: Not in your reality you nimrod.

Genis: So none of us get any glory?

Me: Well...maybe in Windwaker...or Twilight Princess...

Cheresea: If anyone has any suggestions of who should be who in WindWaker and Twilight

Princess, please tell Freaky. Personally, I think Regal should be a goron...

Lloyd: Hah!

Genis: Freakyanimegal owns nothing!

I walked into Hyrule field and started for Kakiriko, when I spotted the ranch.

"Hey!" Navi popped up. "Do you think maybe we should check it out?"

"I suppose-"

"Hey! Let's go!"

"I said okay-!"

"Hey! Let's go! Listen!"

I grabbed her by the wings.

"SHUT. UP. Or the wings come OFF. Do you understand?" I snarled.

She turned blue. "Y-yes sir..."

I headed to the ranch in order to shut her up. It wasn't much different...except all the horses were

penned in, and Ingo was running things...

"Welcome to MY ranch." he smirked. "If you pay me, I'll let you ride one of my fine horses."

"YOUR ranch?" I raised an eyebrow. "What happened to Talon?"

"THAT BUMBLING IDIOT WASN'T FIT TO RUN THIS PLACE!" he shouted.

I stepped back. Something was off here.

"Fine then, I'll just go-"

"Wait! No! Are you SURE you don't want to ride a horse?!"

I ran off before he could yell anymore, then ran right into a young woman.

"Ugh! I'm sorry ma'am, I- Malon?"

She stood up, blushing timidly. "F-fariy boy? Is that you?"

"MALON!" Ingo shouted. "Stop flirting with customers!"

"Flirting-?"

"Y-yes sir!" Malon stammered, then ran inside the barn.

"Ingo's running things, and Malon's being bullied?" Navi asked. "Something's up..."

I walked into the barn after Malon, she was milking the cows, sniffling to herself.

"Malon?" I asked.

She looked up. "Fairy boy! Oh, I mean...um...you should leave..."

"What happened?" I asked. "What happened to your father?"

Malon sighed, "Ingo ran my father out a long time ago, now I'm stuck working for him..."

"That's terrible. I know what it's like to have a bastard for a boss." I told her.

"He used to be okay, but then the darkness got to him," she sighed. "And now all he wants to do is

breed the 'perfect horse' for his 'esteemed highness' Yggdrasill." she snorted.

I doubt Mithos likes horses very much...

"Anything I can do?" I asked her.

"Well...No..." she sighed. "If only someone could bring him back to his senses..."

I left without another word, she didn't look like she wanted to talk anymore. Bring him back to

his senses? I doubt just beating his slimy hide would do that...hm... Maybe I'll 'talk' to him...

"I-" I started.

"Ride one of the horses! Ten ruppees! C'mon!" Ingo pressed.

I sighed. Apparently he was only going to listen to me if I did...

"All right." I sighed, handing the money over.

"Wonderful! Get in there and choose a horse!"

I was practically pushed into the gates. One horse immediately ran up to me. Epona? Wait...Something

was different about it... It whinnied, flapping it's ears.

No. way.

"Noishe?!" I yelped.

It nodded it's head swiftly, then nudged me. Urging me to mount it.

"Noishe!" I gaped. "But- how- wait, you're a girl?"

Noishe snorted indignatly, glaring at me.

"All right, all right!" I said, getting on his- her? it's, back.

I grabbed the reins and a strange feeling gripped me. The last time I rode a horse...how old was I?

Come to think of it, I was seventeen, which is how old I am now... I also remembered something.

I got a kick out of riding them.

"Hyah!" I shouted.

We went forward, then faster.

"Hyah! Hyah!"

Faster and faster. I felt a grin come to my face, we jumped over the fence, going incredibly fast. My

heart was racing, adrenaline pumping, it was such a rush! Zooming around, jumping the fences.

"Hey!" Ingo cackled. "You're pretty good! Why don't you and I have a little race?"

I halted Noishe, then turned to face him. I smirked.

"You're on."

Before I knew it, I was racing Ingo, it was a piece of cake, all you needed was speed.

Of course, he didn't take it well.

"AAAARRRGGGHHH! NO! NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! THAT'S THE HORSE I WAS

GOING TO OFFER TO YGGDRASILL! I CAN'T LET HIM FIND OUT IT LOST!! YOU!

REMATCH! IF YOU WIN- YOU- YOU CAN KEEP THE HORSE!!"

I smirked, leaning on Noishe. "Well, that sounds like a great idea, doesn't it?"

Noishe nodded, whinnying. The race, of course, was a piece of cake. Ingo didn't have a chance.

"NO! NO NO NO!!! FINE THEN! BUT YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE!"

Ingo ran off and closed the gates. I snorted.

"Please, he thinks that'll keep me in?" I laughed.

Noishe whinnied.

"Well, no hurry to get out just yet..." I said. "So Noishe, tell me, I'm confused. One, are you male or

female? And two, how the hell did you end up here?"

Noishe whinnied.

Navi popped up. "Um...It says a monster killed it, and that it's a girl."

I went bug-eyed. "You mean to tell me we had it's gender wrong for four-thousand years?!"

"HUH!?" Navi dingled.

Noishe whinnied.

"Uhm...She said, yeah, and she's very pissed at you about it."

"...Ah..." I said simply.

"I don't get half of this." Navi told me.

"Should've paid attention to 'Rauru'." I tsked. "Now...what do you say we break out of here?"

Noishe nodded her head. I smirked.

"Let's go."

We charged for the gate and Noishe leapt over it, we were home free and out of there.

"So," I said as we rode toward Kakiriko. "Noishe, how was everyone doing?"

She whinnied. Navi translated.

"She said 'Good', except for Lloyd's grades'."

I laughed. At least they were doing okay...

"All right, let's get to Kakiriko."

In a few minutes, I found myself back in the village and heading for the goron city...

Where is everyone?

"Hey, the city's empty!" Navi dingled. "All except that LIIIITTTTLLLE one over there."

There was a small goron rolling around in circles. I decided to stop him and ask what happened.

"G-go away!" he yelped. "Hear my name and tremble! I am Kratos!"

I froze.

"Excuse me?!" I laughed. "I'm sorry, but I'M Kratos..."

The goron uncurled, looking at me.

"Oh! You! You're the hero my daddy named me after! The Kratos who saved our tribe!"

Hero? Even here, I'm being called a hero?

"Who is your father?" I asked.

"Daddy is Darunia!" he said. "See, Yggdrasill sent monsters, and all us gorons got kidnapped,

and is gonna be fed to the dragon!" he cried. "Daddy went to save them! But-! I'm worried!"

Darunia...oh yes! Him! Hm...sounds like they could use my help...

"Go into the volcano and help daddy!"

"Volcano?" I went wide-eyed. "Um...I'll burn, you do realize?"

"Take this! Daddy said to give it to you! He said, 'Sworn Brother will come! You give this to him'!"

He handed me a red tunic. "It let's even little humans survive in hot hot mountain!"

"...Thank you." I nodded my head. "Now, you just stay here and keep safe, all right?"

"Thank you, mister Kratos!" he smiled. "You can get to mountain from statue in Daddy's room!"

With that, he rolled off once again.

"Darunia named him after you?" Navi asked. "Aw! Isn't that sweet?"

Though a bit insulting...yes, I had to agree, it was somewhat...sweet...

"Well, let's go."

Hm...I should've made it longer . '

Cheresea: Noishe is a girl?!

Me: (Shrugs) Sure, why not?

Lloyd: O.o a GIRL watched me skinny dipping?!

Genis, Cheresea and Me: WHAT?!

Lloyd: Uh...


Genis: Ewewewewewewewe...

Cheresea: So. Wrong.

Me: Ugh...gross...um, review?