I'm ba-ack! Of course. Well, I just want to let you know that I am back. Also, this is NOT the end of the fic. There's more to come. Hee hee hee. Well, anyway, if this is too short or too cutesy touchy whatever, I KNOW!!! Anyway, on with the fic!

Disclaimer: I own the Zelda game cartridge and some other accessories but nothing else okay?

Chapter 4

Ingo turned to Malon in a white-hot fury. "YOU PLANNED THIS, DIDN'T YOU? YOU FILTHY LITTLE B****! I'LL TEACH YOU TO PLAN BEHIND MY BACK!!!!" Ingo stalked to where Malon was standing and hit her as hard as he could across the face before she could move. She fell to the ground, holding a hand up to her now numb face. Ingo kicked her twice, once in the stomach and once in her head, after which she blacked out. Ingo looked at her still form, then realization hit him. He had lost the horse he had promised to The Dark Lord. His followers have been killed for much less. He desperately looked around, to see if there was a horse who looked enough like Epona to Ganondorf. There was none. Epona was one of a kind. He looked again at Malon's still form. Maybe..just maybe...if he changed sides now, he would be protected from Ganondorf until a more permanent solution was found. Or maybe even Ganondorf would be..defeated..it was possible. With his new decision, Ingo pulled Malon into the house and into the guest room, where he put her on the bed. He wanted to win the others over to like him if he were to make his plan work. He then left to find Talon, the former owner of the ranch whom Ingo had tricked in order to get the ranch and Malon's father, to see if he would come back to the ranch and take it over. If Ganondorf did destroy the ranch, it was better to let someone else be in control.

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Malon woke with a stabbing pain in her head. She winced as she remembered what had happened. She looked around, expecting to be outside, but found to her amazement that she was in the guest room that Ingo charged travelers for use. She sat up on the edge of the bed, wondering how she had got there. Perhaps Link had found her and taken her in. She left the room, ignoring the pain in her head and stomach, and went through the house, but she found no sign of anyone else anywhere in the house. A search outside proved to be just as fruitless. She went into the corral and stood watching the horses. The young colt galloped over to her and nudged her hand, hoping for a treat. Malon absentmindedly fed him a carrot, wondering what had happened. Maybe Link had come back and then left, but that wasn't like him. Would Ingo have done such a thing? Malon sighed. Ingo going out to find her father and asking him to come back and take charge of the ranch was more likely. Maybe she had sleepwalked or something. Malon sighed again, then went about feeding the horses and cows while still puzzling over the problem.

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That evening, Ingo returned with a bewildered Talon. "Well, I'm glad ye came to yer senses Mr. Ingo. These horses o' mine know me better then I do. It was silly o' ye to think that ye could be a better ranch owner. I'm flattering me self though, I'll be a much better worker now. How's me darling Malon doing, eh?" Talon asked. Ingo pondered a moment.

"Well, as I said Mr. Talon, I was hypnotized by Ganondorf, and I think he made me do cruel and awful things to her. I'm terribly sorry." He lied in a whining voice.

"What? Were ye beating my poor Malon? Ah, I shouldn't be to hard on you. You were hyppitized, and what can ye do about that? I forgive ye, but try anything like that while I'm around and you'll regret it."

"Oh, by all means, I don't intend on doing anything like that!" Ingo said.

"I know, I know, but Malon's all I got left in the world. She's more precious to me then gold."

Malon heard the voices. She knew one was Ingo's, but the other one? Could it in fact be.

"Father?" She called out, daring to hope. She could make out two shapes in the semi-darkness, and saw one stiffen with surprise.

"Malon? Malon, is that you?" The man yelled back.

"Dad!" She cried, and ran as fast as she could to the two figures, half laughing half sobbing. She flung herself into her father's arms, and sobbed uncontrollably.

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Malon, Talon, and Ingo all sat around the table in the kitchen, where various stories were being told. Talon talked about how he had mostly been wandering around Hyrule, looking for places to stay. Ingo re-explained how he had been "hypnotized" and Link taking Epona had broken the spell.

"Well, I'm so glad you're back Dad," Malon said when the two men were finished.]

"I am too. But being thrown out made me realize something. I never did any work, and I left it all to Mr. Ingo. But I'm going to turn over a new leaf. I'm going to work hard." Talon said.

"I'm so glad! Things will be perfect now." Malon said. Later, when she was preparing to go to sleep, she wondered where Link and Epona were. She wanted to tell him about what had happened.

Poll time! Should I...

1 keep doing polls, because I love them

2 I like your polls but you don't have to keep doing them

3 Whatever

4 When have you ever done a poll?

5 stop them

6 IF YOU DON'T STOP I'LL KILL YOU DEAD!!!

Please r+r!