Wow! You really think it's good? I'm shocked, I really am! Well, since you
wanted me to, here's chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I own Zelda, and all of the connected items and characters. Oh look, there's a flying pig!
Chapter 2
Malon awoke on fire from the pain. She crawled over to the trough and peered in at her reflection. A groggy-looking pale girl stared back with haunted eyes. A hand shaped bruise was forming on her cheek where Ingo had hit her. Then she remembered-Link! He was coming today! He couldn't see her like this! She scooped a handful of water onto her face, and she washed off the grime and soot as best she could. Studying the effect, she pulled her long red hair over the half of her face with the bruise, and looked into the trough. It would have to do for now. She glanced out the window. Gray streaks were just starting to shoot across the sky. Struggling to stand upright, she went about starting her chores before Ingo was awake enough to finish any punishment he might see fit.
About an hour later, all the animals were fed and Ingo was starting to stir. Malon went inside the house and started his breakfast, hoping it would be finished by the time he was awake. Luck was with her that morning- by the time Ingo was walking down the stairs, Malon was placing a batch of scrambled eggs on the table. Knowing better then trying to say 'good morning', she went outside to lead the horses into the corral, except the two Ingo would be taking for the delivery. She saddled those two up and attached their harnesses to the wagon, where 6 crates of Lon Lon milk was already placed. She was already in the corral when Ingo came outside and left. Malon breathed a sigh of relief. She was all right. Link would be here soon, and maybe they could give Epona her freedom. Malon watched the same colt Link had been yesterday.
"I hope we can clean up this ranch before Ingo thinks you're old enough to be dealt with," She said to it. "Maybe if we free Epona, Ingo will realize how wrong working for Ganondorf...huh. Not much chance of that happening. Maybe..maybe Link will take me away too..take me away from here..." Malon sighed. Why would someone who had Princess Zelda bother with a poor farm girl? Besides, they were friends.and Link wouldn't think of her as anything else. She glanced at the ranch entrance, in hopes of seeing a figure clad in green. She turned away again, disappointed. She turned her attention back to the colt.
"You're lucky. You don't have to worry about love..." Malon looked up at the light blue sky. The sun announced that it was around 9:00. She leaned against the fence, and thought about how wonderful it would be if their plan worked and Epona were free.the mare was almost like Malon's child, she had hand-raised the filly since the mother had died at Epona's birth. Talon had told Malon to raise the horse up fine, and maybe it could become her own someday. A hand landed on her shoulder, jolting her out of her thoughts.
"Hi Link! Here already?" She asked, turning around. However, it wasn't Link. It was the mustached man who had last bought Epona.
"Er..sorry, I thought you were a friend of mine I was expecting-can I help you?" She asked, trying to recall the man's name.
"I'm afraid there is a problem, miss. This horse is too wild to ride, pet, anything. I am returning it to you." The man said, shoving the reins into Malon's hand.
"If you will wait a moment, I can give you the money back-"
"No thank you. This is a gift from me." The man quickly walked away. Malon swiftly led the brown and black horse down to the stable, gently stroking her white mane.
"Epona, I'm glad you're back, and maybe Link will be able to take you permanently from here. Wouldn't that be great?" The horse nickered gently, almost as if she understood. Malon had gotten the impression more than once that she did. Taking off the ornately decorated bridle and saddle, Malon led the mare into her old stall, to be able to get re-used to the smells and sounds of this place before letting her go out to the corral. After, she left the barn and headed to the corral to find that Link was already there.
"Oh, hi Link! The man who had bought Epona just returned her."
"Oh, good! What's that?" He asked suddenly, pointing to the mark on Malon's face. The ranch girl swiftly covered it with her hair, mumbling about running into a door, which they both knew was ridiculous.
"Malon, you can't let him do that to you." Malon looked up, startled, at the sudden anger in his voice.
"What can I do? Even if I run away, he'll catch me, and he'll be so cruel to the horses.he knows I can't stand to see them be hurt." She looked out at the horses, grazing and galloping around the corral, oblivious of all but what they were involved with. An awkward pause followed, then Malon walked out to the one horse with the saddle on.
"Do you remember how to get on?" She asked, turning back to Link. He nodded, and went over to horse and girl.
* * *
Midday found Link still at his lessons, though Malon was very pleased.
"Link, you're a natural! I bet you could beat Ingo right now!" She cried, watching Link gallop around on the golden-brown horse. He came right up next to her, and he neatly jumped off.
"Do you really think so?" He asked, patting the horse on the neck.
"I know so. Come on, I'll get you a drink." The two friends walked off to the house, when Malon heard a wagon approaching. Running out to check the road, she checked to see who it was, then turned white. She ran back to where Link was waiting.
"What's wrong, Mal?" He asked, seeing her face.
"Ingo's back!" She hissed, starting to tremble.
Eek! Ingo's back! What to do, what to do? I'll tell you what to do. I'm telling you to review! Wow, I rhyme! I wish I could do that all the time...wow!
Disclaimer: I own Zelda, and all of the connected items and characters. Oh look, there's a flying pig!
Chapter 2
Malon awoke on fire from the pain. She crawled over to the trough and peered in at her reflection. A groggy-looking pale girl stared back with haunted eyes. A hand shaped bruise was forming on her cheek where Ingo had hit her. Then she remembered-Link! He was coming today! He couldn't see her like this! She scooped a handful of water onto her face, and she washed off the grime and soot as best she could. Studying the effect, she pulled her long red hair over the half of her face with the bruise, and looked into the trough. It would have to do for now. She glanced out the window. Gray streaks were just starting to shoot across the sky. Struggling to stand upright, she went about starting her chores before Ingo was awake enough to finish any punishment he might see fit.
About an hour later, all the animals were fed and Ingo was starting to stir. Malon went inside the house and started his breakfast, hoping it would be finished by the time he was awake. Luck was with her that morning- by the time Ingo was walking down the stairs, Malon was placing a batch of scrambled eggs on the table. Knowing better then trying to say 'good morning', she went outside to lead the horses into the corral, except the two Ingo would be taking for the delivery. She saddled those two up and attached their harnesses to the wagon, where 6 crates of Lon Lon milk was already placed. She was already in the corral when Ingo came outside and left. Malon breathed a sigh of relief. She was all right. Link would be here soon, and maybe they could give Epona her freedom. Malon watched the same colt Link had been yesterday.
"I hope we can clean up this ranch before Ingo thinks you're old enough to be dealt with," She said to it. "Maybe if we free Epona, Ingo will realize how wrong working for Ganondorf...huh. Not much chance of that happening. Maybe..maybe Link will take me away too..take me away from here..." Malon sighed. Why would someone who had Princess Zelda bother with a poor farm girl? Besides, they were friends.and Link wouldn't think of her as anything else. She glanced at the ranch entrance, in hopes of seeing a figure clad in green. She turned away again, disappointed. She turned her attention back to the colt.
"You're lucky. You don't have to worry about love..." Malon looked up at the light blue sky. The sun announced that it was around 9:00. She leaned against the fence, and thought about how wonderful it would be if their plan worked and Epona were free.the mare was almost like Malon's child, she had hand-raised the filly since the mother had died at Epona's birth. Talon had told Malon to raise the horse up fine, and maybe it could become her own someday. A hand landed on her shoulder, jolting her out of her thoughts.
"Hi Link! Here already?" She asked, turning around. However, it wasn't Link. It was the mustached man who had last bought Epona.
"Er..sorry, I thought you were a friend of mine I was expecting-can I help you?" She asked, trying to recall the man's name.
"I'm afraid there is a problem, miss. This horse is too wild to ride, pet, anything. I am returning it to you." The man said, shoving the reins into Malon's hand.
"If you will wait a moment, I can give you the money back-"
"No thank you. This is a gift from me." The man quickly walked away. Malon swiftly led the brown and black horse down to the stable, gently stroking her white mane.
"Epona, I'm glad you're back, and maybe Link will be able to take you permanently from here. Wouldn't that be great?" The horse nickered gently, almost as if she understood. Malon had gotten the impression more than once that she did. Taking off the ornately decorated bridle and saddle, Malon led the mare into her old stall, to be able to get re-used to the smells and sounds of this place before letting her go out to the corral. After, she left the barn and headed to the corral to find that Link was already there.
"Oh, hi Link! The man who had bought Epona just returned her."
"Oh, good! What's that?" He asked suddenly, pointing to the mark on Malon's face. The ranch girl swiftly covered it with her hair, mumbling about running into a door, which they both knew was ridiculous.
"Malon, you can't let him do that to you." Malon looked up, startled, at the sudden anger in his voice.
"What can I do? Even if I run away, he'll catch me, and he'll be so cruel to the horses.he knows I can't stand to see them be hurt." She looked out at the horses, grazing and galloping around the corral, oblivious of all but what they were involved with. An awkward pause followed, then Malon walked out to the one horse with the saddle on.
"Do you remember how to get on?" She asked, turning back to Link. He nodded, and went over to horse and girl.
* * *
Midday found Link still at his lessons, though Malon was very pleased.
"Link, you're a natural! I bet you could beat Ingo right now!" She cried, watching Link gallop around on the golden-brown horse. He came right up next to her, and he neatly jumped off.
"Do you really think so?" He asked, patting the horse on the neck.
"I know so. Come on, I'll get you a drink." The two friends walked off to the house, when Malon heard a wagon approaching. Running out to check the road, she checked to see who it was, then turned white. She ran back to where Link was waiting.
"What's wrong, Mal?" He asked, seeing her face.
"Ingo's back!" She hissed, starting to tremble.
Eek! Ingo's back! What to do, what to do? I'll tell you what to do. I'm telling you to review! Wow, I rhyme! I wish I could do that all the time...wow!