Hello all! I just got back from a cruise so I can update! Yay:D The fourth chapter of TYH is half way done so be patient with that. Anywho-

Blaze, Wings, and Sam: GET ON WITH IT!

I'm getting there. So enjoy this chappie!

Sam: Chappie? What the hell?

Anthorn: Helm.

Sam: What?

Anthorn: Something from T's trip. They couldn't cuss so they used nautical terms. Like ship and aft. :)

Sam: Whatever. Now can you-

Thorn, Sam, as interesting as this is, can Wings get on with the disclaimer?

Wings: Evil authoress. Reminding us about that.

DO IT!

Wings: Blazestarre DOES own- OUCH! - does NOT own Legend of Zelda or Epona. There. Ya happy?

Very.

"Talking"

"Animal Talking"

Thoughts (or flashback in this chapter)

Ganondorf's Horse

The midday sun shone on the dry grass in the pasture. Three dozen horses stood in five circles, chewing what little hay that could be split among the twenty-four horses. A lone horse stood about ten feet away from all the others, eating the dry grass instead of hay. This horse, of course, was Epona. The now six year old mare was coming getting closer to the age of seven and had changed drastically since her mother's death almost four years age. The young spirited glint in her eyes had changed to an independent and angry flare. Ingo had attempted to break her three years before but was not successful. Epona almost laughed at the memory.

"Are you sure about this Ingo?" asked Malon.

"Don't question me, Malon! Every horse needs to pull their weight here or I'm selling them." Malon shut her mouth. She glanced at Epona and Epona looked back. Ever since Queenie's death, Epona had given Ingo hell whenever she had the chance. This was going to be fun.

Ingo grabbed the tack and gave the items to Malon. She walked over to Epona, letting her smell the saddle and bridle. Of course, Epona was smarter than most horses and knew the tack was not going to hurt her. But this was standard procedure and Epona didn't want to get the girl she loved in trouble. She knew what happened to Malon when this happened.

Malon finished with the tack. She rubbed Epona's long neck and face. Epona nickered out of enjoyment. It didn't last long. Ingo came charging up with a crop and pushed Malon.

"All right, then. Now I'll break her." Epona's eyes flared in anger. This man was not getting on her back. She pinned her ears back, warning Ingo to stay away. Malon could obviously tell what was going on, but Ingo was oblivious to Epona's warnings.

"Um, Ingo, I don't think you should get on."

"And I don't think I asked for your opinion," Ingo snapped. Malon backed off and watched Ingo mount the angry horse. At first, Epona just stood there, getting whipped on her rump. Ingo growled in frustration and whipped harder. Epona rolled her eyes in annoyance. (A/N-I know this isn't realistic but it's possible in my story.)This was getting old too fast. Other horses in the pastures stopped and watched in confusion.

"What is wrong with you, stupid horse?" Ingo yelled the question, whipping even harder. Epona's anger grew as her rump became sore. She looked around as if looking for an idea physically. She saw the water trough by the barn. An idea formed in her mind.

She began to walk. The mare knew Ingo was proud of himself, but Epona wasn't ready to break to him yet. She picked up a fast trot, ignoring the pull on the bit and the yells. She then went from trot to canter to gallop. The corral became filled with dust. Ingo began to yell and pull harder. Out of the corner of her eye, Epona saw Malon hold back a laugh.

Then she bucked and reared, trying to throw of Ingo. He was stubborn and held on to the reins and Epona's mane tightly. Bucking all the way over to the side of the corral closest to the barn, she gave one final and very strong buck. This one threw Ingo into the barn wall, knocked down the water trough, and landed in the mud, face first. This time, Malon did not hold back her laughter.

Knight yelled at her from the pasture. "Epona! What the hell are you doing? You realize what could have happened?"

"Of course," Epona yelled back. "He could have broken the barn wall."

Though, after that comment, Epona remembered fearing for her life. Ingo had tried to kill her. Lucky for Epona, Malon was there. She convinced Ingo that if she could break Epona, Epona would stay. Epona wasn't happy, but liked it better than before. So Malon had been training her at night, hardly getting sleep. Epona worried for her.

After that day, all the horses, except Knight, feared and respected her. They left her alone, which was what she wanted. She was pulled out of her thoughts by Knight's voice.

"Epona, what are you doing?"

"Wha? Oh, hi Knight."

"You seemed distracted."

"Just thinking."

"No," Knight said, a little too sarcastically for Epona's taste. He earned a glare. "Joke, just a joke. Seriously, though, what are you thinking about?"

"About the time Ingo tried to break me. Oh, and sarcasm does not work for you."

"Shut up. I am six years older."

"Yeah, I should really respect the old horses."

"Yea- wait. Hey! You really need to stop that!"

Epona laughed. "You left the barn door wide open."

"Okay, enough joking around. Why do you suddenly remember that one day? That was three years ago."

"I dun no. I guess it's-" She stopped. There was the sound of a door opening and closing. Epona and Knight looked at the house, as well as the others, and saw Ingo walk out followed by Malon who was walking swiftly.

"Ingo, you can't take one of the stallions!"

"Malon, are you forgetting who owns the ranch?"

"But Ingo, we sold the stallions five years ago so we wouldn't go bankrupt."

This did not please Ingo. "So you're telling me that your lazy father sold the stallions?"

"Yes."

Ingo clenched his teeth. Epona and Knight looked at each other.

"What was that about?" Epona asked. Knight didn't say anything.

"Ganondorf wants a horse. He said he preferred a stallion. I don't want to find out how he would react not getting one."

"But we don't have one!"

Ingo growled. He was not happy. What is he going to do? Epona thought. This was not good. It was never good if Ingo was upset.

"What's the next best thing we have?" Ingo asked, trying to calm down, though he was not succeeding.

"Well," Malon started, a look of concentration forming on her face. "We have four geldings and twenty-one mares."

"I don't care how many we have, Malon! Which one is the best horse?"

"Well," Malon said with a worried look. Epona was worried, too. Knight was the best horse on the ranch. He always was, being of the Royal Hylian breed. Would Malon tell Ingo?

"Tell me, Malon, now!" Ingo went for a whip by the corral.

"Don't Ingo!"

"Then tell me who it is!"

Malon looked at the pasture Epona was in. "All right. It's-" Malon mumbled the rest.

"Who is it?"

"It's Knight Prince!"

Ingo grinned and walked to the barn. Epona looked at Knight. "Knight, run!" He didn't need telling twice. Ingo walked out of the barn with a halter and lead rope. Knight took a few steps back, turned and broke into a full gallop, heading toward the fence. Some of the foals were in his way and he made sharp turn, right towards the five foot fence. Oh no, oh no! He won't make it! Stop Knight! Luckily, he slid to a stop, breathing hard. Epona cantered up to him.

"Knight! Are you all right?" Knight didn't answer, he was breathing too hard. The dry grass crunched behind them. They looked and saw Ingo walking towards them. He snapped the halter onto Knight's face and led him out of the pasture, Epona following the whole way.

"Ingo!" yelled a voice from the front gate. "I'm getting impatient and the King won't wait!" A Gerudo guard walked over to the other two humans. "This is the horse?"

"Yes."

The Gerudo observed at Knight. She looked satisfied. "Hm, you actually did something well. I'll be taking this horse to King Ganondorf. Oh, and what's its name?"

Malon was the one to answer. "His name is Knight Prince."

"How appropriate." With that the Gerudo took the lead rope and left. Ingo walked into the house. Malon walked over to Epona.

"Poor girl. I know Knight was your best friend. I'm so sorry," Malon said, tears spilling from her eyes as she hugged Epona's neck. Epona nickered in response. "Do you want to go for a ride? To get your mind off it?" Epona liked that idea and swung her head up and down. Malon smiled and left to get the tack.

"Common, Epona! Gallop as fast as you can!" Malon was happy and so was Epona. They were cantering in the corral and Epona willingly galloped at Malon's request. Malon laughed in joy. Epona turned around and found Ingo watched. She slowed down. This was not good.

Tbc

Mwhahahahahahahah! Cliffhanger! ButI was planning on putting in more. :(Anywho. Review time!

Deamon Fire-I don't care if you have a life.Update now or I'll set the angry cucoo's on you.- Uh, well here's the update. NOT CUCOOS! ANYTHING BUT THAT! Hides

Lisilgirl-hahahahahahahaeheehehhehehohooho! Thanks for putting my name in last time...Queenie's death was sad. I watched somebody abuse a horse like that, and it nearly broke her legs...sniff sniff. I hope Mr. Link turns up soon to save her!- Your welcome! Yes Queenie's death was sad but necessary. That poor horse! I hate it when people abuse animals! T.T Link will be showing up soon, don't worry!

Princess JennieO of Hyrule-have u watch Spirit Stallion of the Cerrimon? U could Have Epona Buck Around When Ingo Tries to ride her, then u could have him eat dirt. WO!- Yeah I have! Awesome movie. I hope you enjoyed Ingo eating mud!

Mystic Dodo-I like this story! Epona is such a sweety and i'm always interested in reading stories about her. Update soon!- Glad ya like it! Epona is sweet. Well, here's your update.

Ariana, aka Nereid-Poor Epona... Maybe she should bite Ingo. :) I always wondered how Malon ended up staying when her father was kicked out. Please... wanna see what happens next!- Well, she didn't bite him, but she bucked him off. Hope you liked that:)

And all other readers, thanks for reading. BUT YOU NEED TO REVIEW! Thank you.