Well, since you seem to like this so much, I did another chapter! But if
you like my serious fics as well as my funny ones, please please PLEASE
read my other one, Travel to Hyrule. PLEASE!!!! Anyway, here it is,
another serving of The Perfect Day. The title will make sense later.
Disclaimer: I ran out of good disclaimers, so I'll just say it. I don't own Zelda. Nintendo does.
Chapter 3
Ingo's lurching wagon and lusty singing announced that he had had too much alcohol on his journeys. Link acted swiftly, and ran off to the corral, pulling Malon behind him.
"Pretend I'm interested in buying a horse," He hissed. Malon looked at him numbly, but automatically started reeling off information Ingo had drilled into her helped with kicks and punches. Ingo noticed the possible customer and lurched off toward the two friends.
"Ah, I see you're looking for a horse sir." He slurred, talking to Link. "Get out of here, wench!" He screamed at Malon, who scurried off to the barn. She had a plan.
"Yes, I was interested in perhaps riding one of these horses." Link said coolly, trying to buy Malon some time. He suspected that she had formed some kind of action, and he was right.
"That will be 20 rupees. You have 5 minutes." Ingo collected his money and stood back to watch the young man. Almost immediately after, Malon came out with Epona in tow.
"Mr. Ingo, perhaps the young sir would like to try this horse," Malon said, with a meaningful look at Link. This was their one chance; if Ingo caught Link there again, he would know something was going on. This was the moment-to see if the lessons had been good enough to let Link ride the un-rideable horse.
"Of course he doesn't-" Ingo started, only to be interrupted by Link.
"That's a fine horse-I'll try it." Then Link did something remarkable. He led Epona out to the center of the corral, and played a soft tune on his ocarina-one Malon had all but forgotten, since singing was forbidden with Ingo. He played the song Malon's mother had taught her, the only song that let Epona be handled. To both Ingo and Malon's amazement, Link climbed on the horse-and rode her. After jumping over two fences placed inside the corral, he rode back over to the two astonished figures. As he did, Ingo recovered enough to ask the question Malon had been praying he would ask.
"Well, you seem to be getting pretty good on that horse. Would you like to participate in a little race? Shall we say, 50 rupees for one lap around the corral?" Link agreed, and minutes later the two of them were positioned-Link on Epona, and Ingo on a fiery black horse called Midnight. Malon held her breath. Halfway through, Ingo was in the lead, and Malon thought all was lost-but then Link came up behind him like the wind. They were neck and neck, but just as they crossed the finish line, Link pulled ahead. Despite herself, Malon whooped. Link halted Epona, and patted her on the neck. Ingo fell to the ground off the horse.
"What? You cheated! How could you win? How? How? I can't live this up! You, boy! If you race me again, I'll.I'll.I'll give you that horse!"
"I accept!" Link said, and moments later they were off again. This time Link took an early lead, but then Ingo came up next to him, and kicked out at him. Link, unsuspecting, half fell of the horse-but by some miracle held on just long enough to cross the finish line in front of Ingo.
"NOOOO!!!!!! How will I explain this to Lord Ganondorf? All right boy, I'll do as promised. You may keep the horse..but you must stay at this ranch!" Ingo ran over to the houses and slammed a gate, locking the entire center of the field in. Link tried to beat him to it, but to no avail. Then he caught Malon's eye. She looked over at the fence surrounding the entire ranch and back at Link and Epona. Link looked at her quizzically. She nudged her head over to it and mimed a horse jumping with her hands.
"What are you doing wench?" Ingo screamed, coming over to her. Link then understood.
"Hey cow pie, watch this!" He cried, and galloped to the wall. Ingo realized what he was going to do and tore open the gate. Too late. Link and Epona soared over the wall.
Disclaimer: I ran out of good disclaimers, so I'll just say it. I don't own Zelda. Nintendo does.
Chapter 3
Ingo's lurching wagon and lusty singing announced that he had had too much alcohol on his journeys. Link acted swiftly, and ran off to the corral, pulling Malon behind him.
"Pretend I'm interested in buying a horse," He hissed. Malon looked at him numbly, but automatically started reeling off information Ingo had drilled into her helped with kicks and punches. Ingo noticed the possible customer and lurched off toward the two friends.
"Ah, I see you're looking for a horse sir." He slurred, talking to Link. "Get out of here, wench!" He screamed at Malon, who scurried off to the barn. She had a plan.
"Yes, I was interested in perhaps riding one of these horses." Link said coolly, trying to buy Malon some time. He suspected that she had formed some kind of action, and he was right.
"That will be 20 rupees. You have 5 minutes." Ingo collected his money and stood back to watch the young man. Almost immediately after, Malon came out with Epona in tow.
"Mr. Ingo, perhaps the young sir would like to try this horse," Malon said, with a meaningful look at Link. This was their one chance; if Ingo caught Link there again, he would know something was going on. This was the moment-to see if the lessons had been good enough to let Link ride the un-rideable horse.
"Of course he doesn't-" Ingo started, only to be interrupted by Link.
"That's a fine horse-I'll try it." Then Link did something remarkable. He led Epona out to the center of the corral, and played a soft tune on his ocarina-one Malon had all but forgotten, since singing was forbidden with Ingo. He played the song Malon's mother had taught her, the only song that let Epona be handled. To both Ingo and Malon's amazement, Link climbed on the horse-and rode her. After jumping over two fences placed inside the corral, he rode back over to the two astonished figures. As he did, Ingo recovered enough to ask the question Malon had been praying he would ask.
"Well, you seem to be getting pretty good on that horse. Would you like to participate in a little race? Shall we say, 50 rupees for one lap around the corral?" Link agreed, and minutes later the two of them were positioned-Link on Epona, and Ingo on a fiery black horse called Midnight. Malon held her breath. Halfway through, Ingo was in the lead, and Malon thought all was lost-but then Link came up behind him like the wind. They were neck and neck, but just as they crossed the finish line, Link pulled ahead. Despite herself, Malon whooped. Link halted Epona, and patted her on the neck. Ingo fell to the ground off the horse.
"What? You cheated! How could you win? How? How? I can't live this up! You, boy! If you race me again, I'll.I'll.I'll give you that horse!"
"I accept!" Link said, and moments later they were off again. This time Link took an early lead, but then Ingo came up next to him, and kicked out at him. Link, unsuspecting, half fell of the horse-but by some miracle held on just long enough to cross the finish line in front of Ingo.
"NOOOO!!!!!! How will I explain this to Lord Ganondorf? All right boy, I'll do as promised. You may keep the horse..but you must stay at this ranch!" Ingo ran over to the houses and slammed a gate, locking the entire center of the field in. Link tried to beat him to it, but to no avail. Then he caught Malon's eye. She looked over at the fence surrounding the entire ranch and back at Link and Epona. Link looked at her quizzically. She nudged her head over to it and mimed a horse jumping with her hands.
"What are you doing wench?" Ingo screamed, coming over to her. Link then understood.
"Hey cow pie, watch this!" He cried, and galloped to the wall. Ingo realized what he was going to do and tore open the gate. Too late. Link and Epona soared over the wall.