Sam breathed a sigh of relief; if Jake was there then things were good. Slowly Jake moved in front of Sam as he untied her legs and hands hopefully the Phantom would stay distracting the man a little longer.
Out side the Phantom lowered his ears and made a snake face and pawed the ground pawing he was getting ready to charge. The man dropped his gun fear growing in side. He realized this horse was a wild stallion that was protecting the girl he held captive inside. The stallion reared then took off and a gallop towards the man. The man screamed in fear and began to run from the horse.
Sam and Jake had to laugh a little as the heard the man cry out in fear of the Phantom. They looked out the window and saw the man running from the Phantom who was know just teasing the man he was only trotting after him and then jumping into a lope. Still the man ran for his life around and around the house. Sam and Jake were paying to much attention they didn't realize the man sneaking up behind them. The man hit Jake on the back knocking him out, Sam let out a scream as Jake fell next to her.
"Jake!" she yelled out, The Phantom stopped at the sound of her voice and didn't see five men on horse back coming, they all roped him and quickly roped him to a tree as the man in the house wrestled Sam back into the rope tied. Once Sam was tied he tied up Jake. The tree the Phantom was tied to was right next to the house and Sam could see him and even talk to him.
A half hour later the stallion's rage still rang out, but the men had fallen asleep, Jake was still knocked out. Sam looked at the Phantom.
"Oh boy why didn't you just keep your self safe" she said to him, but the stallion's rage was too loud and he didn't hear Sam's voice. The more he fought the more Sam knew he had a chance to get hurt.
"Please boy stop" Sam said again a little louder, but careful not to wake the men, but the stallion still didn't stop
"Zanzibar please" at the sound of his secret name the stallion stopped and looked at her. She looked into his eyes and saw her Blakie the little colt she raised. He looked like he did when they had weaned him from kitty, hurt and confused. She thought back to what she did to him then to make him feel better then she smiled as she knew what she did, she had talked to him about how Jake was such a big bully on thinking he could boss her around, then she had just talked to him.
"So boy you want to talk like we used to?" she asked him she didn't wait for an answer.
"So I see you brought Jake here to save me boy sorry your plan backfired" she thought for a moment "So where did he tie Witch" she asked the horse "Hopefully that mare might have high tailed it back to the ranch to alert the others, I'm sure dad is really going to know something is really up if Witch returns rider less" then she smiled trying to make her self sound better "Boy his Jake going to get an earful when we get home, he wasn't supposed to be riding"
"G thanks Brat" Jake said next to her he was groggy, but other wise ok.
"Jake your awake I didn't realize"
"I only woke up Brat to hear you giving that horse of yours an ear full of me getting in trouble when we get back to the ranch"
"Well I was just trying to make my self feel better along with him"
Jake smiled it showed he wasn't mad "Thanks again on how my getting in trouble makes you feel better"
"That's not it Jake, its just…" she stopped as the man snored "Its just every once in a while I'd liked to see you get in trouble"
"Why?"
"Because no matter what you do, to you it's always the right thing"
"Sam you know that's only my pride right?"
"Yes I know"
The Phantom listened to the two talk. His ears moved in interest as the two went on about things. He looked at the Sky then at the rope trying to find a new way to get lose.