Here it is! Man, since here my ideas are flowing through my head! I'm inspired!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stock Pot Inn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I got up early from bed today. As I removed the blanket that covered me, I scratched my head and yawned. I wasn't used to get up this early.

I walked to the bathroom with the eyes half closed, and took off all my clothes and threw them randomly behind me and took a bath of frozen water. At the contact of the water with my skin, my body shivered, thing that woke me up for good.

After the bath, I looked myself in the bath's mirror and saw my abundant black hair still wet and fallen because of the water. I took my towel and dried it, and when I removed the towel from my head, it rearranged itself to my usual hairstyle: spiky. I looked at the comb that I bought like a week ago and threw it to the trash can.

(What a waste of five rupees… I don't even know why I bought it…it's impossible to comb my hair…)

I got out of the bathroom and opened my endless pouch and got out my new garments, but I first put on my usual brown pants and my pair of dark brown boots I had first.

Then I put the sleeved white undershirt that covered completely my arms up to the wrists. To be honest, I felt it tight in the arms, nothing to complain about actually. The chain mail was next. I felt this one heavy, it weighted like four pounds and covered all my torso until the hip and covered my shoulders as well.

(I feel buffer already!)

The red tunic was next. I couldn't tell if was comfy or not, because of the uncomfortable and heavy chain mail. It fitted me good, though, its sleeves are a little too short, which makes the sleeves of the chain notably visible.

I slipped my fingers through the leather of the fingerless gloves, that were the same color as my boots; dark brown. Each one of them covered my forearms. It covered my knuckles with metal edges. I buckled them firmly and tested its flexibility by making circles with my wrists.

Use the gloves was very important if I was going to use my sword constantly.

(Speaking of which…)

I glanced at my sword hanging on the wall in front of my bed. I grabbed it and buckled it on my back.

I scratched my head. (Now I'm ready?)

No.

I had to go for my shield first on west part of town, where I left it with that weird muscle guy.

I went downstairs and it was so earlier in the morning that Anju wasn't in the counter already. It must be before eight I though. I'll have to come back to the Inn later anyway to pay the last night's stay.

The door wasn't open; the Inn opens at eight, so I got out my keys and unlocked the door and closed it with lock again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Clock Town ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Hey mate! Howzit going?"

"Hey! How are ya'" I said trying to speak his language.

"I'll bring yer' shield this right now!"

He retrieved the shield.

"Here it is. This is one of mah best works I hafta tell ya'!"

He returned me my shield and it floated in the air above my hands in circles. Don't ask me why.

Every bit of oxide has disappeared, now it looks like new. Its frontal part had the crest of the Hylian knights; the triforce above a red bird while its background was metallic blue.

"Thanks!"

I put the shield on my back, hanging from the sword case's strap.

"I don't see dat design every day, so it was exciting working on it. The regular price for a repair is ten, but I enjoyed working on it, so I'll leave it at five"

"Really? that's cool!" I handed him a blue rupee.

He accepted it. "Gee, thanks. Ye should come back later! I upgrade things too! Upgrade!"

"Thanks! I'll come back"

We waved goodbye and I leave his post.

-A traveler tunic (Checked!)

-A shield (Checked!)

-A bottled fairy/ red potion (Checked!)

-Fingerless gloves (Checked!)

The list was done, but I still had one more errand on west part of town.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As I entered in and stepped on the red carpet on the floor, Mia noted my presence and greeted me.

"Alex! What happened yesterday? You looked a little upset…"

As I walked towards the counter she noted my traveling garments.

"Hey Mia" I smiled warmly at her with my right hand on my hip.

"…Why are you dressed like that?"

"Huh? This?" I looked at my clothes. "That doesn't matter…" I got out my endless pouch and got a blue book out of it. "I came to return this book" I handed it to her.

Though she was still waiting for an answer, she took the book and read its cover. ""Tales of Koholint Island"…" she looked at the list of rented books. "it's… barely at time…"

"… sorry if I was rude yesterday…" I bashfully said.

"No, you weren't rude, but why you were in such a rush?"

"I think I found a way back home…" I said as our eyes met

She knew that I wasn't from Termina. She got astonished and said nothing.

"But I need to get out of town now, so I came to return that book…"

"Outside of town? Alone? That's dangerous Alex! That's why you are dressed like that…"

"Sorry, but I need to get going right now…"

I walked towards the entrance door when she started. "Alex…"

"What?" I turned to her.

"Yesterday I wanted to tell you that-" she hesitated a moment before continuing with her phrase. "I-i wanted to tell you if w-we c-could go out sometime—together…" she sheepishly said.

My eyes grew wide and rapidly felt warm blood flowed through my cheeks. "Mia, i…" for first in a long time, I don't have nothing to say.

"But now you are going to leave in search for a way back your home… you're quite brave you know…"

I felt that I had to leave now, or else I could mess up by saying something stupid, thing that I do automatically when I don't have anything to say.

"Mia, I'm really sorry, but I need to leave now" I nicely said.

I grabbed the door knob with my hand and was going to open the door, but I turned to her instead, who had a disillusioned face. "But I'll come back and, and then we'll go out in a date Mia, I ensure you that" I said with my decided face.

She blushed and quickly smiled and her disappointed face disappeared. "… Just be careful out there please…"

"I'll see you later, Mia"

After those words, I got outside and closed the door behind me.

"Alex… never change…"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Clock Town ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(I feel the urge to… )

I got out my endless pouch and covered my mouth with it and inhaled deeply.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" I threw the shout inside of the pouch.

The big space of the bag absorbed completely the sound of it, not making a noise on the outside. My throat however, didn't have the same luck.

(Why does this happen to me Nayru!)

This was a cruel joke; the girl I like asks me if we could go out in a date exactly when I need to leave.

(This sucks hard…)

I sighed heavily and cleared my mind. I have more important things to worry about now, but I cannot help but lament my bad luck. But now, I made her a promise, and I'm the kind of guy who doesn't break them. The next time I'm in town, we'll go out on-a date.

Just that thought made blush.

I shook my head and snapped back to reality. There are more people passing through, so it must be later in the day, so I directed myself to the Stock Pot Inn and pay for my last stay of yesterday.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stock Pot Inn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I handed Anju the twenty rupees worth my stay last night, but she obviously noted my style of clothes, so she had to ask it.

"Umm… sorry but, are you going out somewhere?"

"Actually"

I got the Inn's keys out from my endless pouch, threw them to the air and caught them.

"…I'm going far away, so I won't sleep in here in a pair of days" I extended my gloved hand and offered her the keys. "I've already taken all my things out of the room"

She looked at me worriedly before taking them. "You are going to search for your horse?"

To simplify the things, I nodded.

"I had seen this coming…"

"Uh? Why?"

"I knew since the first time I saw you, that being on city wasn't your way of living…"

"…how do you know that?"

And yes, I actually didn't like to live in city; I preferred my old and peaceful life at my home ranch. The bustling of city just didn't blend well with me. And to be honest, I just lived inside of the city because I was waiting for information about Epona, which never arrived.

(giggle)"I dunno, maybe it's just me…"

I must be going now; I don't want to be in a graveyard at night. "Well, thank you very much for your hospitality Anju"

"You'll always be welcome here Alex, come back later"

"You got that right!"

Afterwards, I left the Inn. Now, only one place remains.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milk Bar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I promised Mr. Barten that would pass by here before leaving, and as I told before, I'm the kind of guy who doesn't break promises.

When I closed the door behind me, Mr. Barten noticed me downstairs. I friendly waved my hand saluting him while walking through the stairs.

"Alex? Boy! I didn't recognize you at first because of those clothes!"

"Hey Mr. Barten. I just passed by before leaving as I told"

"Ah yes! Hang on a second; I have something for you…"

He then leave to the room behind the bar table, and got back in a blink. He was holding something behind his back…

"Here you go! This is for your good service on this bar!" He then revealed that he was holding a bottle of Romani Milk, my favorite between the two I was permitted to drink.

I happily accepted the bottle. "With the bottle? Great! Thanks Mr. Barten!" I putted the bottle of milk inside of my endless pouch.

"No, thanks to you for help me in the bar; you totally deserve that and more"

"No, Mr. Barten, thanks for letting me work here" I gave him a warm smile.

"Knowing you, that won't last even two gulps hehe. Oh, and by the way, if you need a place to stay while outside of town, then go to Romani Ranch. Ya' know that Cremia will welcome youuuu!" He made a mischievous smile.

This time he made it; I blushed. "I told you that I don't like her! humph!"

He fell to the ground laughing. "Hahaha! Lil' Al blushed! Hahahahaha!"

I looked at him with my arms crossed and rolled my eyes. Mr. Barten in most of the time is serious, but he had his moments of childishness that I even lacked now.

He then got back on his feet. "Hehe…" (cough) " Erm now seriously. I wish you the best luck out there Al. I hope that you find your way back home right away"

"Thanks Mr. Barten… I'll pass by here again the next time I'm on city"

"Just be careful out there, kay?" He pointed a finger at me.

I nodded. "Kay'!"

"Such a young man like you traveling around… quite inspiring! Now go!"

"I'll see you around!"

"See ya' around Al!"

I climbed upstairs and left the bar.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ East Clock Town ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Everything was set. This is it, I'm leaving town to search for that so-called Four Sword that can get me back home.

I wasn't nervous though, I actually felt eased and amused. There's nothing that could get on my way now.

Unless….

I raised my left hand over my shoulder and grabbed the hilt of my sword just be sure that was there.

"Phew!"

As I said, nothing.

I walked towards the exit gate, where was the guard there, snoozing, but when I came closer to him, he reacted.

"… The canyon at Stone Tower lies this way. Be careful"

"Thanks sir"

I walked past him and exited town.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Termina Field ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There it was, Termina Field. Its east part was rocky and surely, hard to travel in. As soon as I got out of the town walls, the sun hit me directly into the face.

The east gate has six pillars, marking the path near town. These pillars had strange things painted on them, like someone licking… the triforce?

(Huh?)

I got near them and inspected it. It could be a coincidence, but the thing carved on it had the emblem of the goddesses of Hyrule; the triforce.

That's very strange; no one in Town has mentioned the triforce or something like it. I wonder why is carved in these pillars.

Maybe I'm wrong, I can't be. But to get sure, I need an exact replica of it.

I looked at the back on my left hand with the intention of seeing my birthmark that was shaped like it, but found that was completely covered by the leather of the fingerless gloves.

I had another replica though. I brought my shield from my back to my right hand and glanced the emblem of the triforce on it. It was the same.

(What does this mean?)

I put my left hand on my chin while I still grabbed the shield with my right hand.

I could´ve made a lot of questions without answers right in that moment, but suddenly heard a squeaky sound very close.

I glanced back and saw a mouse with a wickedly big grin and a bomb by tail running dangerously fast towards me.

"A Bombchu!"

And it was very close, so I thought fast and punched it away with my shield. The impact made it fly through the air a little, but when it fell, its bomb-tail made contact with the ground, exploding.

I ended unharmed thanks by the protection of the shield.

I better get out of there fast, these monsters are never alone.

For the moment, I quitted inspecting the columns, and continued my way to my destination, evading the other Bombchus in sight.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ East Termina Field ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I continued through the path that the pillars marked. Evading the bombchus is easier to say rather than do it. My sword was totally useless in this situation; if its sharp blade touch the bombchu in a slash or just a slightly touch, the mouse explodes anyways.

Now my only reliable weapon is my shield, the defense is the best attack now.

I come across a fallen pillar on the dry ground, and behind it was a bombchu with a flashlight attached with duct tape on its back(?), surely guarding the place.

I crouched behind the fallen column to be out of its sight. I raised my head to glance at it trying to learn its movement pattern and find an opportunity to get past unnoticed. The mouse turned, but I quickly bent down again.

(What to do. What to do…)

I glanced at a rock at my side. I grabbed it. Maybe if I threw it away, that may distract it…

I made a wicked grin.

(Or better yet…)

I peeked at the other side of the column, and quickly threw the rock directly at the guarding bombchu. The impact of the rock made it explode instantly. Now the way is clear.

I stood up and shook clean my pants. I walked pass by the fallen pillar.

I didn't walked too long until I glanced a metallic fence in my way.

(Huh?)

I walked in a faster pace and got in front of these metallic bars. I glanced left and right, and it was blocking the path forward completely.

I grabbed them and tried to shake them with no success, they were firmly stuck in the ground.

(Who left this here?)

This fence was totally blocking my way forward the canyon. I put my hand on my chin trying to figure out how to get past it.

(I can't jump over it, it's too high… I can't climb it either; it has pointy peaks at its top, and I don't want to get impaled…)

(No… I CAN jump over them; I just need… a horse)

While taming Epona back in my home ranch, I learned that horses, (if they run fast enough) can jump over high fences such as this right here.

(Sigh) (Ah… Epona…)

I glanced at the other side of the fence, and that was where the canyon started, and so, my destination: the graveyard.

The only possible way to get across is riding a horse, there's no other way. I grabbed my hair in frustration.

(Aaahhh! I just started traveling today, and now I can't continue further because of a stupid metal fence? This is bullshit man…)

Now I have to get a horse, but where… mmm…

(Flashback)

"Oh, and by the way, if you need a place to stay while outside of town, then go to Romani Ranch. Ya' know that Cremia will welcome youuuu!"

(End of flashback)

(Romani Ranch, huh?)

I got out my general map of Termina. I pointed my finger in an open green plain southwest of town, marked by the map as "Romani Ranch".

(Mmm… if it is a ranch, then there may be horses on it… Cremia surely will lend me one…But it's quite far from here… it will take me all the day to get there…)

I put the map back into my endless pouch and stretched my arms.

"Oh, well, better get there before sunset if I want to progress just a little today…" (sigh)

I returned the way I came, and evaded the bombchus again. Now my next destination is Romani Ranch.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Termina Field ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I walked in faster pace than before, and had to face a pair of bombchus with my shield, nothing to worry about.

Then the grass was starting to cover the ground. I passed a circular shaped building with a big telescope on top of it. Surely, the Astral Observatory.

After battling a pair of green Chu-chus, I passed some exaggeratedly big trees. I stopped by a little wooden gate that marked the way to the southern swamp. I got out my map and checked my position.

I put my finger in my actual position south of Clock Town, and checked for Romani Ranch that was somewhat close at the end of Milk Road.

(Milk Road? Hey! I remember that!)

I put away the map in my endless pouch and glanced at the sign between the big wooden structures that, far away, marked the beginning of the road towards the ranch.

But those memories had a bad part…

I walked through the tall grass of the field towards Milk Road, trying to not get near that weird stone cleaved into the ground that I touched weeks ago.

Just thinking about it made my head hurt a little, and my birthmark at the back of my left hand burned me slightly.

I swear that I didn't go near it, but I still could smell the metal and burned plastic from it, like if its scent had spread farther.

I ignored the stone cleaved in the ground in the middle of the grassy field I was passing, and got through the big wooden pillars and finally entered the path known as Milk Road.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milk Road ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Since now, the way split in two; in to the left and another further ahead, I decided by the most scientifically way to decide.

I covered my eyes with my right hand, and pointed my left one further, and started spinning around. After Ten spins, I uncovered my hands and saw that my left hand pointed to the way to the left. Science is always right, so I headed towards that path. There was a sign next to it, but I couldn't read it because I was dizzy because of the spins.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gorman Track ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

At the end of the path, I glanced two mans with weird mustache, skinny and with big noses. Both of them had the same face, but one was taller than other. One of them had blue ranch garments while the smaller one, had yellow ones. They stared at me while I approached.

(Hey! I recognize these guys…)

They were the Gorman Brothers. I've seen them before in town while delivering their "Gorman milk" to the Milk Bar, which, I didn't liked, it tasted like if it were watered down. Unlike I did with Cremia, I didn't help them bringing their deliveries inside of the bar. Maybe because they always have the face of being planning something bad or how often they whispered to each other.

(Background: Conker's Bad Fur Day music: Danger Lurks)

"What do you want?" The smaller brother said, holding a red bucket with his left hand. "You know what this place is? This is the Gorman's Brothers' horse training center!"

Science never worked to me before…

"You got no business here if you got no horse. Now beat it! Scram!"

That last sentence about me not having a horse made me frown.

I inhaled air to say something, but then the other brother started. "Brother! Don't be harsh on the boy! He may be a potential costumer!" He said with his arms crossed behind his back.

The older brother turned at me and raised a large eyebrow. "Uh… it's you… the young lad working for Mr. Barten…"

"Seriously?" the younger brother followed. "What was yer' name lad? Alphonse? Alfred? Albert?"

"It's Alexander Lon for you, thank you very much"

"Alex-ander, right… what happened to you then? Mr. Barten fired you and you want to work here then?" The younger one said with a mocking tone.

I gritted my teeth, resisting the urge to kick that guy's ass.

"Don't listen to him… What brings you to our honorable ranch?"

I turned to him. I'm here, so I better ask. "I was wondering if you two, respectful gentlemen could lend me a horse" I said in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh, we do rent horses, right young brother?"

"Yeh tell that, big brother!"

"I´ll bring you one of our fastest horses, just for you!"

The older brother got inside of their stable and came with a "horse".

"This is good for you!" He showed me a horse with white fur and silver mane. He looked fine I must admit, but was skeptical too.

"Show me its teeth" I asked. The better way to find out how is the health of a horse is by watching its teeth.

He opened the horse's mouth and revealed some yellow and dirty set of teeth. I knew It wasn't a good choice, but I wanted to see how far they can get with their unknowing.

"How much for the rent?" I asked with my arms crossed in front of my chest frowning, faking interest.

"For ye'… four-hundred"

That was an exaggeratedly high price for a rent, and the horse is not that healthy, but my most reason to not to rent it is that I just bring one hundred rupees with me.

"Uh… maybe not, thanks!" I turned to leave.

"The rents will cost ya' double in other places!" He yelled as I left.

While I walked outside of their track, I could hear that they whispered something between them. Not that I care anyways.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milk Road ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ok, now, I'll go STRAIGHT this time. I hope that Romani Ranch is near, my feet are killing me already because of how much I've walked to get this far. My back hurts too, and it's getting really late in the day, now the sun is going straight to the west.

(I hope to get a rest in there…)

Well, what do you think? finally out of the city! Any questions and/or constructive criticism are gladly welcomed in a review, and i happily respond every one of them.

Since now i tell you that the next chapter will be a little... "different" so stay tuned!

See ya all next week guys, take care!

-Matt