So while I was at school today, I remembered this funny picture by Shadowgirl89 where young Roy was riding a horse…and lost control, and I had an idea for a funny and cute theme for my 100 theme challenge.

So here it is! And go check out Shadowgirl's picture, which is called "FE_Roy's_Riding_Troubles".

ENJOY!

9. Riding

Roy sighed as he watched Marth ride his horse, Boaz, around the red-headed Duke's castle. He would love to ride a horse, but after an incident with his own horse that left him frightened, he never learned how to ride one.

While he was picking on some grass, Marth rode up. "Is something wrong, Roy?" He asked.

Roy shook his head. "It's nothing… it's just that… watching you ride on Boaz made me think of a…childhood incident."

"Really?" Marth slowly got off his horse.

Roy nodded. "After that…I never learned how to ride a horse. I would love to ride around with you, but…I'm worried that it will happen again…"

"I can teach you." Roy perked up when Marth said this.

"Really? But what if—"

Marth smiled and placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder. "If it happens again, I'll be there to help you."

Roy smiled at Marth's kind offer. "All right. Thanks, Marth."

A few minutes later, Roy brought his father's horse, Dinah, with him outside for his horse riding lessons. The boy grew a bit nervous for the lessons, but he was eager to learn.

Marth helped him up on his horse, and he turned to check on Boaz. Roy stared down at Dinah, and he laughed nervously.

"H-hello, Dinah…i-it's been a while since you were ridden, huh…?" Dinah stared at the boy on her back, and she neighed loudly. Roy felt his heart skip a beat, but he tried to keep a cool head.

"A-are you ready for some riding lessons…?" He asked the horse, gently petting her mane.

The horse's eyes went wide when he petted her mane, and she started to freak out. Roy gulped when this happened.

Oh dear Gods please don't…

Meanwhile, Marth was petting Boaz and he was about to get on him when he heard screaming.

"MARTH! HELP! HELP ME!"

Marth froze when he recognized Roy's voice, and he turned to see Dinah running away at high speeds with Roy on her.

"Shi—Roy!" Marth cried, and he quickly jumped on Boaz and rode off to chase after the two.

Dinah ran off into the woods while Roy held on to her reins tightly, his heart beating fast and he continued to scream for help.

"SLOW DOWN! STOP! DINAH! STOP GIRL! STOP!" Roy cried in panic. Flashbacks started to appear in his head…the time where Dinah was out of control and ran off with 10-year-old Roy on it, and his father and mother chasing after him…and once they managed to stop Dinah, she threw Roy off, causing the boy to fly off and hit his head on the road. He remembered how painful it was, plus remembering the blood that seeped from his head. He remembered that he thought that he was going to die, and crying for his father…

"ROY! Hang on, I'm coming!" Marth cried, riding up right beside the out of control horse. Roy's heart beats quickly as the prince grabbed a hold of Dinah's reins…

Dinah neighed loudly and she stopped, and Roy nearly flew off of her. He was shaking and panting, obviously frightened from his ordeal.

"Are you okay?" Marth asked, wearing a worried face. Roy turned his head to face his rescuer and blushed.

"I-I'm all right…but this is so embarrassing that you saw that..."

Marth shook his head. "You don't have to be embarrassed. I'm…actually proud that you held on. I was worried that you'll fall off."

"W-well…thanks for saving me." Roy said, and he looked down at Dinah sadly. "She doesn't seem to like me at all though…"

"She likes you." Marth leaned over to Roy's horse, and he petted her. Dinah looked at Marth and neighed happily. "See? She just needs some taking used to."

"How did you—if I tried petting her, she goes crazy!"

"Did you pet her somewhere that she didn't like?"

Roy was silent for a few seconds as he remembered where he petted her before she went crazy. "Her mane, probably…"

"Try petting her ears."

Roy froze. He doesn't want to touch Dinah at all out of fear that she would freak out again.

"I-I don't know…"

"If she runs off again, I'll calm her down. Trust me."

Roy stared at Marth and nodded, and he cautiously reached his hand to the horse's left ear. He slowly scratched it, and Dinah cocked her head.

"See? She likes you already." Marth said, smiling.

Roy let out a sigh of relieve.

Marth gave Dinah's reins to Roy and asked, "Do you still want to take horse riding lessons?"

Roy hesitated, but he said, "All right."

Together, the two friends rode their horses out of the woods.

…This isn't so bad riding a horse… Roy thought, it's…so much fun with Marth around…

And that's it for now!

Also, requests for a theme are still open! But like I said in the first chapter, it has to fit within the setting, which is the Middle Ages (AKA medieval times).

Comment/review please :3