"Those fuckers ain't getting shit!"
Malon REALLY needed her Link now. Part of her was hoping Link would save her like the damsel in distress. But, the real damsel in distress was Princess Zelda. Just thinking about those two together hurt Malon...
ZOOM. Talon fired his crossbow, taking out a soldier. Lych was only sending one unit of fifty men into the ranch. A soldier now had arrow through his chest. Malon went ahead and shot an arrow, piercing a man in the stomach. Talon grabbed his daughter and flung her away from the window. Then he himself got away.
ZOOM. ZOOM. ZOOM. A huge stream of arrows flew up into the window, breaking furniture and pottery as it hit. Malon was thinking to herself that if it hit her bong, she would kill every single one of them. Link made it for her.
ZOOM. Another arrow flew through the window...BOOM.
Ingo had lit a bomb and threw it into the soldiers. Five of them were blown away.
"Hey, this just might work! We could kill them all at this rate..." Talon had once been a castle guard, he knew a little bit about combat.
Talon heard some chatter. A backup unit was coming in. Talon heard them going into the stable.
"Malon, where's Epona and Snowstorm?"
"They're in the field."
"We're going to have to run for it.
Malon only nodded.
"Honey, head for the castle and ride hard. Take Snowstorm..."
"No. I won't leave Epona."
"Fine. I'll take Snowstorm. Don't stop for anyone."
They then heard the front door of the house opened.
"GO! I love you, Malon. NOW GO!"
Malon quickly hugged her father. "I love you too, Daddy."
Malon then ran and jumped through the window. Hanging onto the ledge, she let go, landing on some hay bales. She then rolled to the ground. Peeking around the corner of the house, she heard soldiers fighting her father. She saw then dragging Ingo's dead body out of the stables minus his head. She stopped looking, terrified as she leaned back against the wall.
"Seventy-three horses. Lych should be well-pleased."
"We got both houses clear."
"All three shooters dead?"
"Three? There was one in the stable and one in the bouse!"
"Sir, there was only that man in the house."
"Find the other archer!"
Malon didn't wait. She saw the clear path. She thought to herself, then began to whistle Epona's Song. Epona looked up, and sarted to come over. The guards didn't hear a thing.
"All right, sir. Torch the whole place?"
"Yeah."
"Sir, with all due respect, I think this place would be a fine ranch for King Lych."
"I do too, but he'd rather burn it."
"Yes, sir. I need torches! Burn it down, boys!"
Epona was right beside Malon. She brought her finger to her lips, then slowly mounted Epona.
"Girl, let's go see Link. Okay?"
Epona didn't neigh, only nodded slighly.
"But, you gotta jump that fence, okay?"
Epona snorted a little bit. The soldiers caught that.
"What was that?"
"Afa, Calver, go see what that was." The two foot soldiers went out towards the ranch. Malon was long gone, way over the fence and well on her way to the castle, trying to circle around Lych's army. She looked down over the hills to see Lon Lon Ranch burning, with troops standing all around it. Tears flew from her eyes as she high-tailed it to the castle. The drawbridge was barely being lifted when she stormed her horse across it, still riding full-speed. She heard something behind her.
"What the fuck?"
Snowstorm had followed Malon and Epona the whole way, and was now about to pass Malon.
"Good girl! Both of you!"
Up the hill and right to the castle went the two horses, almost without being told.
"Okay, good girl...no...NO!"
Both horses were spring into the castle itself. Epona stopped in the main room, where Link was leaving. Malon was thrown off the right side, ring into Link's waiting arms.
"That's the second time this week I've caught you falling." Link smiled a little bit, which cheered Malon up slightly.
"Link...Dad...the ranch..."
Link didn't say a word, he simply wrapped Malon up in his arms.
"Link, I saw it all. I watched them pull Ingo and Dad..."
"Don't talk about it...just calm down."
"Can you stay with me?"
Link pulled back just enough to look into her eyes. "I have to go do something so I can stop them."
"You? Stop them? Link..."
"Malon, listen to me. I have to tell you something. You won't believe me...so, I want you to come see for yourself, okay?"
Malon nodded.
"You know the legend of the Hero of Time?"
"Yeah, the Spiritual Stones and the Door of Time, the Sacred Realm and the Triforce."
Link got onto Epona, who neighed. Malon got into Snowstorm, who also neighed.
"Let's ride to the Temple of Time. I'll show you and tell you everything."
Malon nodded. Before they left, Link reached over and wiped Malon's eyes.
"Baby, I will never leave your side. Now, let's ride."
"Where's Zelda?"
"She's...a bit..incapicitated."
Link blushed. On the way down, he peeked into the medical room. Zelda had taken care of Tryeon's wounds, as well as some other conditions. "Come on, Mal. We gotta go."
