The group was still inside Hyrule Town and were about to head out before someone shuffled inside Ed's jacket. They learned that it was the Pocket Cucco that Malon had left with them while it was an egg. Ed smiled and was petting it before the others told him that they had to take it back, which caused Ed to whine about keeping it.

"For the last time Ed!" Link said. "NO means NO!"

"But I love chickens!" Ed whined.

"We know you do Ed." Edd said. "But we have to return it."

"Awwwww Why?!" Ed said, tears filling up his eyes.

"We're about to head out on a dangerous journey." Link said. "The little guy might get hurt."

"It'll distract you." Edd added.

"And it likes to wake people up by shouting in their ears." Eddy finished.

"Chickens don't shout Eddy." Edd said.

"Who cares? Let's just get rid of it!" Eddy yelled.

"We're not going to simply get rid of it." Edd said. "We're going to return it to Malon."

"She should be at that Lon Lon Ranch she and Talon talked about." Link said. "Let's go."

"Where is it?" Ed asked. The others froze at his question, realizing that they had no clue.

"Let's ask around." Edd said before they walked out to the middle of the market and approached a man that seemed to love his beard. "Pardon me sir. Do you know where Lon Lon Ranch is?"

"You're kidding." he said before their vacant stares said otherwise. "When you leave town, go straight ahead and up the hill. It's right there at the top."

"Thanks Beardo." Eddy said before they walked away. They travelled to the drawbridge to see that it was indeed at the top of the hill. The four of them climbed the hill until they got to the fence. Link was okay, Edd was exhausted, and Eddy had Ed carry him on his shoulders up the hill while Ed petted the Pocket Cucco.

"Where's the...entrance?" Edd gasped as he tried to catch his breath.

"Probably around the other side." Navi said. The group kept on walking around it until they finally found the entrance and walked in.

"Phew. Smells like a ranch alright." Eddy said. "Reminds me of Stretch's place."

"Stretch?" Link asked.

"A nickname he has for a friend of ours back home." Edd said.

"Which means they have tons of furry, fluffy friends for Ed to play with!" Ed yelled in glee before running around until he ran inside a building. "CHICKENS!"

"AHH! I'M AWAKE!" yelled a man inside. The others quickly joined Ed to find him, Talon, and many chickens running around away from Ed. "Well now, if it isn't the kids that woke me up at the castle."

"Greetings Talon." Edd said.

"Still sleeping the day away, huh?" Eddy asked with a smirk.

"Not anymore." Talon said with a laugh. "It took forever to get Malon back in a good mood. So, what brings you four here?"

"We came to return something Malon left with us." Edd said before they turned to Ed, who was hugging all the Cuccos. "Ed. Come here please." Ed smiled as he walked over while holding the chickens. "Please return the chicken that you have."

"Awww." Ed whined before reaching into his pocket and pulling the little chicken out.

"Ah. Malon was raising an egg. Guess the little guy hatched." Talon said.

"We can't bring it with us, for it may get hurt on our journey." Edd said as Ed tearfully held out the Pocket Cucco for Talon to take.

"I see." Talon said. "Don't worry. We'll take good care of the little one." he said while holding some feed up to the Pocket Cucco to eat. "Hey, since you're all here, how about a little game?"

"A game?" Link asked.

"That's right. Just little test to see if you can separate the extraordinary from the ordinary." Talon said. "All just for 10 rupees."

"What kind of game?" Edd asked.

"See these three Cuccos behind me?" Talon asked. The four of them turned to see three Cuccos on the table behind him. "These three are carefully bred Super Cuccos. I toss them into the flock of regular Cuccos and you have 30 seconds to find the three of them. If time runs out, I win. If you find them before, I'll give you something good. Whaddya say?"

"Sounds easy enough." Link said as he handed Talon 10 rupees. "Alright. I'll give it a go."

"Excellent. Before we begin, I must ask your friends to turn away while I throw them. Can't have them telling you which is which." Eddy scowled as his plan to help Link failed before it started before he, Edd, and Ed turned away. Talon then stood up, grabbed the Super Cuccos, and threw them into the flock. "GO!" Link was off, trying his best to determine which was which. He picked up a few before Talon said he found one. The second one was found almost instantly, and the third one was found just before the clock hit zero. "WELL I'LL BE! YA DID IT!"

"Great job Link." Edd said.

"Hooray!" Ed yelled while waving his arms in the air.

"You're a regular cowboy." Talon said to Link. "How about I set you up with Malon?" Link's eyes widened as Talon laughed. "I'm just kidding! You two aren't old enough for that! HAHAHA!"

"So, what's he get?" Eddy asked.

"The prize is a bottle of our special Lon Lon Milk!" Talon said as he handed Link a bottle of milk.

"Milk?!" Eddy snapped.

"Not just any milk. Lon Lon Milk!" Talon said. "It's a special brand of milk from our cows that revitalizes the tired body, giving it the oomph it needs to get up and go on!"

"Sounds like just what we may need on our journey." Edd said.

"When you finish your milk, bring the bottle back for a refill anytime you want." Talon said.

"Thank you." Link said as he put the milk away.

"If you're not too busy, why not relax and spend some time at the ranch?" Talon asked. "We always welcome visitors."

"Can Ed play with the little dickens?" Ed asked as he gathered the chickens in his arms again.

"Help yourself. Take them outside to run around if you want!" Talon said with a smile. Ed laughed as he ran out the door with the chickens before letting them roam around free in the open air. "Your friend there seems to love chickens."

"You have no idea." Eddy groaned.

"It may be wise to count them before we leave, in case Ed tries to take one." Edd said. Talon only laughed before they heard angry ranting outside.

"GET THOSE BLASTED BIRDS OUT OF THE STABLE!"

"Who was that?" Link asked.

"That's Ingo. He works here at my ranch." Talon said. "Why don't you fellers talk to him and Malon?"

"We have to get going to Death Mountain." Navi said.

"It would be very rude not to speak to Malon after coming here." Edd said.

"Whatever." Eddy said before they said goodbye to Talon and walked out to see another man glaring at Ed.

"Oh great! More twerps! Stay out of my sight!" Ingo yelled as he slammed the stable door shut.

"What crawled up his butt and died?" Eddy asked irritably.

"Hey guys!" Ed said with a big grin. "They got horses here too!"

"Horses?" Link asked as Ed ran off, the chickens and others following behind him. They ran into a large field with a dirt track around a fence that kept most of the horses inside, with Malon in the middle taking care of a red pony with white hair.

"I've never seen a horse this close before." Edd said as they walked towards Malon.

"Ah! It's Mr. Fairy boy and his friends!" Malon said with a smile. "What are you all doing here? Did you get to meet the Princess? Thanks again for finding my dad."

"We came to give back the Pocket Cucco that was in that egg you left us." Link said. "It'll get hurt if we took it with us everywhere."

"Yeah. The birds with your old man." Eddy said.

"Okay." Malon said as Ed stared at the pony she was taking care of.

"Aw. Cute horsey." Ed said before the pony ran off.

"Her name's Epona." Malon said. "I guess you guys seem to spook her."

"Maybe she smelled Ed." Eddy whispered.

"These horses look very fast." Edd said.

"Yes. But Epona is special. I have a feeling she'll be the fast one out of them all in a few years." Malon said while Link slowly approached Epona.

"It's okay." he whispered. "I'm not gonna hurt you." Epona galloped past him, knocking him off his feet and onto his butt.

"You okay?" Edd asked as Link stood up.

"I'm alright." Link said.

"Oh. What a lovely ocarina." Malon said. They looked down to see that Link had dropped the Fairy Ocarina. "Can you play?"

"A little." Link said as he picked it up and wiped the dirt off of it.

"Then I'll teach you a song that my mother made when I was little." Malon said. She then began to sing while Link followed on the Ocarina.

"First a song at the castle, now at this ranch." Eddy whispered to Edd. "What's with all the music?"

"How would I know?" Edd whispered back as Epona approached Link.

"Oh, looks like Epona's warmed up to you." Malon said with a smile.

"Maybe the song makes animals friendly." Ed said with a big smile.

"That would explain how my mother could tame even the wildest creatures." Malon said.

"Malon!" came Talon's shout. They all looked to see him and Ingo running towards them. "Quickly! A storm's coming! We have to get the animals inside!"

"He's right." Edd said as he watched the dark clouds begin to roll in.

"Please! Can you all help us?" Malon asked the group.

"How?" Eddy asked.

"Anyway you can!" Malon said as lightning cracked the sky, which spooked the animals. Everyone was now scrambling to get the frightened animals under control as they raced around the field.

"This is taking forever!" Eddy shouted as he tried to catch a few chickens while Link and Malon slowly lead Epona to the stables. Edd was being dragged away by a full grown horse while Ed grabbed any animal within arms length of himself.

"Hurry up!" Ingo shouted to the kids.

"We're trying!" Edd shouted back before he lost his grip on the horse.

"WAIT!" Ed yelled. They all looked at him to see him pull a flute out of his nose and start playing it, causing all the animals to calm down and follow him.

"Of course! I can't believe I had forgotten that Ed could do that." Edd said as the rain began to fall.

"This way!" Talon yelled, leading Ed towards the stable, the animals in tow. With both animals and people inside, Ingo and Talon shut and locked the stable door. "Phew. This rain came out of nowhere. Everyone okay?"

"I'm fine dad." Malon said.

"Ed and the chickens are okay!" Ed said with his jacket full of chickens.

"A little wet, but I'm alright." Edd said.

"I'm okay." Eddy said.

"Me too." Link said as Navi tried to shake the water from her wings.

"Same here." Ingo said. "And so are the animals."

"Alright." Talon said as the wind outside blew against the stable doors. "Doesn't look like it'll be stopping anytime soon."

"Now what do we do?" Edd asked. "We can't travel in this weather."

"You're welcome to stay until the storm blows over." Talon said.

"We're very thankful." Link said. The hours passed as the storm raged on all the way until evening. The Eds and Link were allowed to stay for the night since the storm kept them from leaving. Ed was having fun playing with the animals as the others kept themselves busy in the house with cards or stories before they all went to sleep. They had been treated to dinner for helping corral the animals, then went to bed.

-Morning-

Everyone had awoken, eaten, and were now preparing to leave.

"When ya'll are done with your journey, how about coming back and working here?" Talon offered.

"OH! I wanna work here!" Ed said with a big grin.

"Ed. We have to find a way home when this is all over." Edd reminded him. "Our families are probably worried sick about us."

"Aww." Ed said.

"You forget that Rolf has animals back home?" Eddy said.

"Oh yeah! And chickens!" Ed said.

"Thank you for your hospitality." Edd said to Talon, Ingo, and Malon.

"Thanks for visiting." Talon said.

"We'll visit again." Link said.

"Come back soon!" Malon said as they all waved goodbye before Link and the Eds all left.


A/N: I'm following someone's walkthrough since I don't have the game at the moment, so if they travel around aimlessly sometimes, it's because of that.