Chapter 4: The Road to Fitness Hyrule
I ran after Catav, trying to keep up with the fairy. We slowed down, near a huge wall. A moat floated around the wall.
"That giant wall enters into the Hyrule Market Place. Houses and stores are inside. Then past the Market is the Kings Castle. Before the castle is a field of guards. The One of Training lives in that field. I call it Training Field, because the One of Training lives there," Catav said, flittering closer to giant moat.
"But I have a question to ask. HOW DO WE GET ACROSS?" Matt very loudly yelled. He had a point; there was no way to get across. The drawbridge was up, and no way across.
"Now, I am the Catav of Wisdom still, only in the most helpful form. I know another way into the Castle. But first we must go to Lon Lon Ranch to see if they have horses they could give for better transportation," Catav said, now fluttering towards the farm Frank was talking about earlier.
We arrived at the ranch around 10 minutes later by walking, and Catav explaining some of the background of Hyrule. She was saying that there was a great lake to the south, a valley to the west, a forest to the east, and a river to the north. The forest is the Kokiri Forest. The lake is Lake Hylia. To the west is the Gerudo Valley. Then the north holds the Zora River, which has Zora's Domain connect to it. Each was troubled in some way, and the Hero of Time brought them through. Catav said that Zora's Domain is almost all water, and that it was frozen over and the Hero of Time thawed it out. She said that two witches in the west, west of Gerudo Valley, plagued one woman. The Hero of Time saved her. She said that Lake Hylia was in a drought and had most of the water evaporated, and the Hero of Time came to the rescue and brought the waters up. In the Kokiri Forest, the Hero of Time took away the evil that once lived there for seven years. He also made Lon Lon Ranch a better place, and saved all of Hyrule by defeating Ganondorf. He was a true legend, the Hero of Time was, she kept saying. His name was Link, but he left for his horse that he won at Lon Lon Ranch. He also chased after the Ocarina that allowed him time travel. That's why we had been called here, because he went off into another world, saving it from its troubles.
"So, we are his substitutes till he gets back?" Matt asked Catav, with eyebrows closed in towards his eyes.
"I hate to say this, but its more of a question of if he gets back. We have tremendous faith in him that he will be guided back to Hyrule safely. But with the new found troubles of the land, I am not so sure," Catav said, sighing at the end.
"So, what are his new troubles?" Frank questioned.
"I shall not say, and this discussion about our Hero of Time is over," Catav very strongly pointed, sounding angry. I sensed that she cared for him.
We finally got up to the circular place called Lon Lon Ranch. We walked up a little hill, and around to the entrance. There were multiple doors, but oddly enough, some were off their hinges. The place looked like a wreck. But drawing nearer to the center of the ranch, it started lifting up and looking a little better. At the center was a tiny circle, being a little playground for the horses. A fence ran around the circle, keeping in what was in the center.
I looked around, noticing the walls were a little high. I turned into the entrance of the circle, and noticed a girl around our age. She looked a little on the depressed side. I went up to her. She had long red hair, about down to her mid-back. She was a little shorter than I was. Her specific height maybe around 5'6".
"Do you have any horses for sale?" Catav politely asked. The girl looked up. Her face was full of color. She looked a little sad, but it quickly changed when she saw us.
"You-you-you guys actually want a horse? You really do? I'd be more than happy to sell a horse to you!" she excitedly shouted. Her face lit with glee. She went on.
"Follow me!" She ran off. We tired to keep up with her pace, but it was to quick for us. It took us a while to get the stable, but we made it.
"Now, which would you like?" she directed towards me. I took a deep breath, and stared at my selection. There was a white horse, a silver horse, a brown horse, and a horse with red tint in its hair. But another one took my eye by surprise, and made me fall in love with it immediately. It was a black horse, with blue eyes. It looked rough and tough, my kind of horse.
"I'll take this one!" I exclaimed, pointing at the black horse.
"His name is Trilogy. He is a black stallion, and is very hard to train. But from the looks of you, you might have the right power to it," she explained. She pulled him out of the barn, and I hopped on. I patted his back, as he made a nae. He started to rear back, but he stopped in mid-rear and just got back down as I squeezed his ribs. He snorted, then started into a slow gallop. I sat and rode, feeling the breeze. I soon realized that I had no clue how to steer a horse.
"WHERE'S THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS THING?" I cried out fearfully. I heard faint laughter in the background. I started a sweat as I gathered more fear. The horse just kept going, onward to the wall. I started screaming at this point. I had no clue how to ride the thing.
I looked back and saw another horse coming my way. It was being rode by the girl. She made her horse gallop faster to get to me. When she got to me, she pulled back on the rope around the horse neck, which was connected, to the horse's mouth. The horse gradually slowed down and came to a stop. She pulled around the horse, and I just sat. She made our horses gently walk to the stable.
"Now, I'll give you some hints while we are alone," the girl explained, nudging her horse closer to mine. "Now, to-"
"Wait, wait, wait. What's your name?" I asked.
"Malon, now as I was saying, to-"
"Hold up! Now, why are you here?"
"I live here."
"In this rugged place?"
"Yes, but it didn't used to be like this."
"Then how did it happen?"
"Well, it started off by the dark cloud overhead the Kokiri Forest. It slowly seemed to droop down until touching the ground, and then it disappeared. I thought strangely of it, but then shrugged it off. Then, weeks later, people started acting funny around here. My dad, Talon, started going around, ripping things up. I wondered about it. Then, just as my father left, you guys came. My father had a rampage this morning, and I have been depressed because I don't know how I'm gonna clean this up. Lon Lon used to be such a beautiful place to be. But you have lighten my spirits, because with this purchase, I can hire to people to clean this up." I sat there, staring into her eyes. I was totally confused. A little tear ran down her cheek, kind of saying that she was sad, but getting over it.
"Hello?" She asked, interrupting my train of thoughts.
"Yeah, I get it," I lied. I stared deep off into space, as the world seemed to just keep getting weirder. I the turned to the front, and noticed that we were back at the front of the stable. Matt was mounted on the red tinted horse and Frank aboard the silver.
"We got our horses. Now awaiting training," Matt proudly said. I laughed, then nudged my horse forward, the slapped the rear of Frank's horse. It whined, then started taking off. I laughed, and saw Malon ride after Frank's horse. I reared back on my horse, and galloped away from Lon Lon Ranch.
* * * * * * *
We were next to the Zora River, in the north, camping out for the night. We had tied our horses the tree near the river, allowing some roaming room to and from the river. I lastly fed some grass to them, with a big pile I had been picking while I sat down earlier while Catav wouldn't shut her trap about the Hero of Time. I was getting sick of him by now.
I crawled back into my tent after being in the river for cool wade. I pulled out a towel and dried myself up a little; trying to hurry knowing people had to use the tent. I got dressed back into the only thing that I had to dress in, my black tunic, white tights, brown gloves, brown belt, and my little snowboarding cap type thing.
I slipped under the covers of my sheets and quickly rested my head and back. That sword and shield is a heavy thing to carry around on your back the whole day.
I rethought of what happened after I had galloped off from Malon's Ranch. Soon after, Frank, Matt, and Catav were after me. Catav had some how came up with the money to pay for the horses. I learned that Matt's horse was named Trinity. Frank horse was named was Trileathal. When they rode up beside me, I could tell they weren't accustomed to being on the horse just quite yet. But I felt that I've rode one all my life. As they came up to me, I could feel the uneasiness in their ride. I watched on, trying to comprehend what the feeling was of being unstable on the horse. The only memory I had of that is the brief minute I was scared for life on the horse after I squeezed its mid-section. That was too brief for the unsteadiness that they had now. I implied how you must be one with the horse. They didn't understand, so I gave up.
Now, I curled up, after a day of being new to the world. It had been weary, and almost seemed fun. But, after I shared this with Frank and Matt, they said it would become more difficult. I didn't take that seriously though. What could one man do against three young teens, chosen to save Hyrule? We were insured by the man that we were chosen to save, and that we would prevail. So, I think that we will do fine. I think we will do just fine.
I ran after Catav, trying to keep up with the fairy. We slowed down, near a huge wall. A moat floated around the wall.
"That giant wall enters into the Hyrule Market Place. Houses and stores are inside. Then past the Market is the Kings Castle. Before the castle is a field of guards. The One of Training lives in that field. I call it Training Field, because the One of Training lives there," Catav said, flittering closer to giant moat.
"But I have a question to ask. HOW DO WE GET ACROSS?" Matt very loudly yelled. He had a point; there was no way to get across. The drawbridge was up, and no way across.
"Now, I am the Catav of Wisdom still, only in the most helpful form. I know another way into the Castle. But first we must go to Lon Lon Ranch to see if they have horses they could give for better transportation," Catav said, now fluttering towards the farm Frank was talking about earlier.
We arrived at the ranch around 10 minutes later by walking, and Catav explaining some of the background of Hyrule. She was saying that there was a great lake to the south, a valley to the west, a forest to the east, and a river to the north. The forest is the Kokiri Forest. The lake is Lake Hylia. To the west is the Gerudo Valley. Then the north holds the Zora River, which has Zora's Domain connect to it. Each was troubled in some way, and the Hero of Time brought them through. Catav said that Zora's Domain is almost all water, and that it was frozen over and the Hero of Time thawed it out. She said that two witches in the west, west of Gerudo Valley, plagued one woman. The Hero of Time saved her. She said that Lake Hylia was in a drought and had most of the water evaporated, and the Hero of Time came to the rescue and brought the waters up. In the Kokiri Forest, the Hero of Time took away the evil that once lived there for seven years. He also made Lon Lon Ranch a better place, and saved all of Hyrule by defeating Ganondorf. He was a true legend, the Hero of Time was, she kept saying. His name was Link, but he left for his horse that he won at Lon Lon Ranch. He also chased after the Ocarina that allowed him time travel. That's why we had been called here, because he went off into another world, saving it from its troubles.
"So, we are his substitutes till he gets back?" Matt asked Catav, with eyebrows closed in towards his eyes.
"I hate to say this, but its more of a question of if he gets back. We have tremendous faith in him that he will be guided back to Hyrule safely. But with the new found troubles of the land, I am not so sure," Catav said, sighing at the end.
"So, what are his new troubles?" Frank questioned.
"I shall not say, and this discussion about our Hero of Time is over," Catav very strongly pointed, sounding angry. I sensed that she cared for him.
We finally got up to the circular place called Lon Lon Ranch. We walked up a little hill, and around to the entrance. There were multiple doors, but oddly enough, some were off their hinges. The place looked like a wreck. But drawing nearer to the center of the ranch, it started lifting up and looking a little better. At the center was a tiny circle, being a little playground for the horses. A fence ran around the circle, keeping in what was in the center.
I looked around, noticing the walls were a little high. I turned into the entrance of the circle, and noticed a girl around our age. She looked a little on the depressed side. I went up to her. She had long red hair, about down to her mid-back. She was a little shorter than I was. Her specific height maybe around 5'6".
"Do you have any horses for sale?" Catav politely asked. The girl looked up. Her face was full of color. She looked a little sad, but it quickly changed when she saw us.
"You-you-you guys actually want a horse? You really do? I'd be more than happy to sell a horse to you!" she excitedly shouted. Her face lit with glee. She went on.
"Follow me!" She ran off. We tired to keep up with her pace, but it was to quick for us. It took us a while to get the stable, but we made it.
"Now, which would you like?" she directed towards me. I took a deep breath, and stared at my selection. There was a white horse, a silver horse, a brown horse, and a horse with red tint in its hair. But another one took my eye by surprise, and made me fall in love with it immediately. It was a black horse, with blue eyes. It looked rough and tough, my kind of horse.
"I'll take this one!" I exclaimed, pointing at the black horse.
"His name is Trilogy. He is a black stallion, and is very hard to train. But from the looks of you, you might have the right power to it," she explained. She pulled him out of the barn, and I hopped on. I patted his back, as he made a nae. He started to rear back, but he stopped in mid-rear and just got back down as I squeezed his ribs. He snorted, then started into a slow gallop. I sat and rode, feeling the breeze. I soon realized that I had no clue how to steer a horse.
"WHERE'S THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS THING?" I cried out fearfully. I heard faint laughter in the background. I started a sweat as I gathered more fear. The horse just kept going, onward to the wall. I started screaming at this point. I had no clue how to ride the thing.
I looked back and saw another horse coming my way. It was being rode by the girl. She made her horse gallop faster to get to me. When she got to me, she pulled back on the rope around the horse neck, which was connected, to the horse's mouth. The horse gradually slowed down and came to a stop. She pulled around the horse, and I just sat. She made our horses gently walk to the stable.
"Now, I'll give you some hints while we are alone," the girl explained, nudging her horse closer to mine. "Now, to-"
"Wait, wait, wait. What's your name?" I asked.
"Malon, now as I was saying, to-"
"Hold up! Now, why are you here?"
"I live here."
"In this rugged place?"
"Yes, but it didn't used to be like this."
"Then how did it happen?"
"Well, it started off by the dark cloud overhead the Kokiri Forest. It slowly seemed to droop down until touching the ground, and then it disappeared. I thought strangely of it, but then shrugged it off. Then, weeks later, people started acting funny around here. My dad, Talon, started going around, ripping things up. I wondered about it. Then, just as my father left, you guys came. My father had a rampage this morning, and I have been depressed because I don't know how I'm gonna clean this up. Lon Lon used to be such a beautiful place to be. But you have lighten my spirits, because with this purchase, I can hire to people to clean this up." I sat there, staring into her eyes. I was totally confused. A little tear ran down her cheek, kind of saying that she was sad, but getting over it.
"Hello?" She asked, interrupting my train of thoughts.
"Yeah, I get it," I lied. I stared deep off into space, as the world seemed to just keep getting weirder. I the turned to the front, and noticed that we were back at the front of the stable. Matt was mounted on the red tinted horse and Frank aboard the silver.
"We got our horses. Now awaiting training," Matt proudly said. I laughed, then nudged my horse forward, the slapped the rear of Frank's horse. It whined, then started taking off. I laughed, and saw Malon ride after Frank's horse. I reared back on my horse, and galloped away from Lon Lon Ranch.
* * * * * * *
We were next to the Zora River, in the north, camping out for the night. We had tied our horses the tree near the river, allowing some roaming room to and from the river. I lastly fed some grass to them, with a big pile I had been picking while I sat down earlier while Catav wouldn't shut her trap about the Hero of Time. I was getting sick of him by now.
I crawled back into my tent after being in the river for cool wade. I pulled out a towel and dried myself up a little; trying to hurry knowing people had to use the tent. I got dressed back into the only thing that I had to dress in, my black tunic, white tights, brown gloves, brown belt, and my little snowboarding cap type thing.
I slipped under the covers of my sheets and quickly rested my head and back. That sword and shield is a heavy thing to carry around on your back the whole day.
I rethought of what happened after I had galloped off from Malon's Ranch. Soon after, Frank, Matt, and Catav were after me. Catav had some how came up with the money to pay for the horses. I learned that Matt's horse was named Trinity. Frank horse was named was Trileathal. When they rode up beside me, I could tell they weren't accustomed to being on the horse just quite yet. But I felt that I've rode one all my life. As they came up to me, I could feel the uneasiness in their ride. I watched on, trying to comprehend what the feeling was of being unstable on the horse. The only memory I had of that is the brief minute I was scared for life on the horse after I squeezed its mid-section. That was too brief for the unsteadiness that they had now. I implied how you must be one with the horse. They didn't understand, so I gave up.
Now, I curled up, after a day of being new to the world. It had been weary, and almost seemed fun. But, after I shared this with Frank and Matt, they said it would become more difficult. I didn't take that seriously though. What could one man do against three young teens, chosen to save Hyrule? We were insured by the man that we were chosen to save, and that we would prevail. So, I think that we will do fine. I think we will do just fine.