Well time for the next chapter, this time around. With Togau getting back to her life, can she [pull through? And what will happen between her and Link...?

"Togau! We're so sorry about how we treated you before!"

"Yeah, we were being way too awkward around you! We didn't even consider your own feelings!"

"Na ha ha, no problem girls! Just glad ta be back!"

After the group returned to Gerudo Town and healed up from the battles they were involved in, Togau returned to the livestock ranch so she could resume her duties. The ranch hands were quick to apologize profusely for the way they had disregarded her out of unease of her Lynel form.

Standing alongside Togau was Link and Saria, having come to watch and make sure things went smoothly. Togau had apologized herself to Saria for accidentally injuring her before back at the canyon battle, but the Kokiri girl was quick to assure her that she was fine and was particularly happy that she and Link had become a couple. A hug of forgiveness came right after that, and the two had become true friends.

"So what did I miss while I was gone?" Togau asked.

"Well, we just got a new stock of animal feed in..." one of the ranchers said, "But you let us handle it, I mean, after all you went through..."

"No problem, I'll handle em just fine!" Togau said grinning, trotting over the pile of bags and lifting up a large number of them, and started quickly going back and forth to get them all in their places. The other girls didn't even have to lift a finger as she enthusiastically took care of the whole amount on her own.

As Link was working on moving some other supplies around the barn, he took a look to Togau and watched her work as she always used to, seeing that she was getting the hang of her Lynel form so easily. As she was speaking to one of the ranch hands about what they had to do with a piece of equipment, he noted the bright smile on her face as she spoke. Despite how much she had changed physically, she was very much the same person as before.

"I'm so happy for her, especially after everything she went through." Saria said, taking some feed and spreading it out to feed some cucco, before looking over her shoulder to Link with a small blush, "Really, I'm happy for both of you..."

"Yeah, I'm going to do everything I can to keep her happy, so she can keep smiling genuinely, and she doesn't need to ever force herself." Link nodded.

Saria smiled lightly as she saw the longing stare Link was giving his newest fiance, then went into deep thought about something...

'I wonder... would he possibly...?'

"Hey Saria, how's the vest holdin' up?"Togau spoke up as she past by her.

"Oh, just fine, I can definitely feel a difference with the desert heat in this!" Saria said, pulling on the yellow vest of Togau's she was wearing. After Togau accidentally damaged her old tunic during the battle with the Hinox, she had loaned Saria one of her vests to wear. Due to Saria's smaller stature, it went down to her knees, making it look more like a short dress on her. "I'll give it back to you once Nabooru's seamstresses complete my Gerudo wardrobe." Saria added.

"No problem, just hang onto it fer as long as you need Saria!" Togau assured her as she went on her way.

After a while, Togau soon set down the last of the bags and stood upright, placing her hands on her sides and grinning.

"Well with that over with, how 'bout the three of us go check on the animals then?" Togau asked to Link and Saria, who both went ahead and followed after her outside.

As Togau was heading out the barn door, the other ranchers paused and watched as they saw her taking a moment to duck her head down to avoid hitting the recently repaired door frame. They all nodded to each other with relieved smiles and went back to their tasks.

The sheep, goats, pigs, cows and other animals, previously walking and running around, as well as eating at some of the plants growing out form the dirt, all stopped in their tracks and stared at Togau as she approached them. They all still seemed unnerved and potentially hostile towards the beast creature coming up once again. Saria looked on with concern as she saw a slightly uneasy look in Togau's eyes, and reached up to put a hand on the rancher's arm to comfort her. Meanwhile Link took Togau's hand, and the two looked to each other eye-to-eye.

"Go for it Togau." Link said.

"Yeah, we'll back you up." Saria added.

Togau took a deep breath and nodded, she took a step up and shouted out.

"Hey yall, quit yer cowerin' and come' ere!" she shouted, clapping her hands together to get their attention.

The animals all stood startled and confused at the Lynel's authoritative attitude, then after a second quickly recognized it as the rancher boss who would always come out to greet them, feed them, play them music, and occasionally sleep by them in the barn. They all slowly came up to her, letting out their various animal noises.

Togau sported a big grin and she started reaching out petting them all affectionately, her smile was genuine now, and really did the job of calming any aggregation they might have had towards her. Link and Saria looked on at their friend as she rekindled her place with the farm animals, before the two of them joined Togau in petting the animals. Pretty soon after that Togau got down on her knees and pulled out her fiddle.

"Now then, how about a little music everyone?" she asked, and started to play the song of Lon Lon Ranch, the one her cousin Malon taught her all those years ago. Most of the animals settled down beside her in bliss as they heard the snappy little song play in the air.

Link and Saria both looked to each other without a word and nodded, before pulling out their ocarinas and they started accompanying Togau in the song. The rancher took a look to the two of them and smiled, adjusting her fiddle to sync up with their ocarina music. It took Saria a little time to learn the Lon Lon tune, but it wasn't long before the three all played out the music together beautifully. Saria soon mixed her own song in with the music, and Link and Togau going along with it, and the animals took to the remix quite well.

Togau took a moment to glance over at Link and Saria, smiling lightly as she went back to concentrating on her music.

'It really feels good to have friends like them to back me up...' she thought to herself, and not just referring to playing music...

Some days later, life seemed to finally wind down for Togau. While she was still stuck in the form of the Lynel, she was doing quite well at making the best of it. She found she could use her horse-like lower body to get around quite fast, haul around supplies and bags efficiently, and her stamina allowed her to do more then she thought before.

Most importantly though, was the people of Gerudo Town, no longer unnerved by her appearance, they all took to her just as they always had before she changed. Sarami kept having her come in for check ups to make sure her body's transformation had no side effects, and sure enough she was quite healthy.

Togau was also getting a better understanding of her power as a Lynel, including wielding her new ax she claimed from the Golden Lynel and it's boomerang function. She was also getting a hang of the sonic sound blast of the Lynel's Roar, both of which proved valuable against attacks by monsters and rebels that attacked the town. Of course she also had the assistance of Imra and Oseg whenever she called on them, but she found herself requiring their aide less often then before thanks to her new abilities.

Eventually Link's contact, a mask selling man known only, fittingly enough, as the Happy Mask Salesman sent them a reply from Hyrule Market Town. Sure enough Link's guess about the origin of the headdress was correct.

It turned out the salesman once had a run in with a female Lynel, fatally injured. She was a weaker one that was the laughing stock of her clan, and in an effort to prove herself tried to fight the mightiest of them. She lost miserably, and the others took to beating up and banishing her from their kind as punishment. The dying Lynel would soon after come to meet the Happy Mask Salesman, who took pity on the beast and used the Song of Healing in an attempt to relieve her burden and allow her to pass on to the world of spirits.

The process didn't quite go as planned though, as the Lynel's regrets were too strong, and while the body of the creature became the Lynel's Headdress, the Lynel's soul remained dormant inside of it, still tormented after all that time. The Happy Mask Salesman took the headdress with him in the hopes of finding out what went wrong, but some time after that he was attacked and mugged by some members of the Wyvern Keepers, who ended up taking the mask with them, something that the Happy Mask Salesman commented in his letter happens a few times too often for him.

It was after hearing that Togau had developed much more of an understanding of the Lynel's soul within her. She didn't even hold any resentment towards the creature for it changing her into the form she was now anymore. Togau did have to admit had it not happened to her, she wouldn't have made as much progress in things like her battle abilities, and even more importantly, her relationship with Link.

Speaking of that last point, Togau knew eventually that she had something to do, to satisfy a desire that was building up within her...

"Hey Link, glad ya could make it tonight!"

"Thanks, sorry if I was late. Nemisa was insistent I comb my hair first."

Link had arrived at Togau's livestock ranch one night to have a date with her. He had originally proposed to go out to a restaurant, but Togau herself had other ideas in mind and insisted they meet up at the ranch after the other ranch girls had gone to rest for the day. He had shown up wearing his usual red vest and green pants, though he kept the vest open like Nemisa insisted he do, and Togau found it difficult to take her eyes off his physique. His hair was combed straighter then usual, Nemisa wanting to make sure Link looked good for his date with Togau that night. He was also carrying a bottle of sweet fermented chu juice to complement their meal that night.

Togau had forgone wearing her typical yellow vest, and by the suggestion of her ranch hand friends was now wearing a long sleeved flannel shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, and the shirt was pulled up and tied together at the chest area. While she didn't have much of a chest to show off in a top like that, it was instead doing a good job showing off Togau's abs and waist. She wasn't wearing her straw hat, but had the flower Link gave her last week sticking out in her hair, the hair having been combed by her friends to be a little less wild and more wavy then before. Link had to admit he was having a hard time not gawking at her, as he wasn't used to her dressing so boldly. She was also wearing some kind of travel bags on her horse half.

"S-So um, you said you had something planned for dinner tonight?" Link asked with a bit nervousness at the way she was dressed.

"Y-Yeah, reckon course!" Togau said with equal nervousness, she then put on a big grin and said, "Tell ya what, I'll race ya there!"

"Oh, uh, okay?" Link asked before realizing, "Wait, isn't that cheating with your horse half?" he accused her.

Togau seemingly ignored him, as she was in position to start the race, with her hooves scrapping against the dirt, "Alright, ready... set...!"

"Hey, you didn't say where the finish line is a-" Link pointed out, but was cut off by Togau shouting.

"GO!"

With that, Togau charged off down the road, leaving a cloud of dust in Link's face. Link shrugged his shoulders and sighed, before strapping the juice bottle onto his belt to keep it from breaking and starting to run after her.

Togau had gotten pretty fast during her time as a Lynel, and wasn't even faltering in her steps like she before. She turned back to see Link was trying to catch up with her, so she slowed down a little, allowing Link to start running up by her side.

"So where's the finish line?!" Link exclaimed, panting out as he tried to keep up with her.

"Na ha ha!" Togau laughed, "Beats me, but I'll let ya know when we get there!"

Link just grinned as he ran alongside her, realizing she wasn't really wanting to so much race, but just run together, "Alright, let's get there then!"

The two of them didn't seem to have any direction to go, and just took to running around the ranch. Link was impressed at how well Togau had taken to her body as it was now. He could still remember back when he was trying to cope with his Deku Scrub form from back when he had been cursed himself in the land of Termina, and found himself understanding and respecting her more then ever.

Eventually the two arrived at a somewhat grassy area of the ranch and settled down at a small clearing. Link was gasping out while Togau wiped sweat from her head off with her half sleeve. She glanced down at Link and saw how tired out he was, and she really admired his determination in keeping up with her. She also couldn't help but linger at seeing the sweat rolling down his body, and she felt a familiar urge going through her, but she decided this wasn't the time... ...at least just yet.

"Neh heh heh, sorry bout that Link, when I go running nowadays I get so into it! You should see me running around with the horses some days, the girls have to lasso me to get me to stop!" she said, rubbing the back of her head.

"Nah, it's no problem." Link took a deep breath and sighed, realizing his hair was probably a mess again, "I'm just glad you're taking so well to your new self."

"Yeah, it was weird at first, but it helps that you and everyone have been so encouraging." Togau said smiling, she then heard a loud growling sound, realizing it was coming from both of their stomachs, "Now how about we eat then?"

"Sounds good." Link nodded, pulling out the chu juice bottle to have with the meal, "So what did you have in mind for dinner?"

"I went ahead and... uh, prepared somethin' fer the both of us!" Togau said proudly, taking a picnic blanket from her travel pack and throwing it out onto the ground to give them something to sit on.

"Nice idea, been a while since I've eaten outdoors like this." Link said, sitting down on the blanket.

"Well I hope yer plenty hungry then!" Togau said, pulling out some boxes from the travel packs, getting down on her knees and opening them up, revealing a nice meat and potato dish; Togau's serving of course was larger then Link's due to her size, though not by much since she knew how much of a big eater Link was. Togau had to admit she felt a little less embarrassed about the quantity of food she had to eat when around her fellow glutton and new boyfriend.

"Did you make this?" Link asked curiously, "When did you learn to cook?"

"Well like I said, I did prepare it..." Togau said blushing, seeming to trail off a bit as Link took a bite of the meal.

"Hey, this is delicious!" Link said, "The meat is really tender and seasoned, the potatoes are soft and creamy... ...and you totally bought this from Sovan's diner, didn't you?" he added with a knowing grin, recognizing the taste of the food.

"Na ha ha, can't pull the wool over yer eyes can I?" Togau said sheepishly, "I tried making something myself for real, but it didn't work out too well..."

She pulled out another box from the travel pack and opened it, revealing a strange purple mass with smoke rising from it.

"This was a grilled fish with rice at some point." Togau said sweatdropping

"Ah... I see..." Link said blankly, "I feel like we'll need to give the thing a proper burial so it's spirit can find peace."

"I... um... sorry I couldn't just make you something ma'self, I've never been too good at home-maker stuff like that..." Togau said, a bit ashamed of herself.

Link just looked to her and smiled warmly, putting his hand on hers, causing her to jump a bit.

"Honestly I think you're just fine as you are." Link assured her, the double meaning didn't no unnoticed by the rancher and she smiled back.

"Thanks..." she said softly, "Now let's get ta eatin'!" she then said in her usual loud and enthusiastic tone.

"Alright!" Link agreed, and he poured out the chu juice into glasses to have with it.

Some time later the two had finished their meals, Togau leaned back a bit and patted her full stomach.

"Aaah...what a meal! Ya know I used to be embarrassed about my portions I had to eat as a Lynel, but in a way I think I kinda like havin' an excuse to eat as much as I am now!"

"Glad to see you're handling this so well... you know, for real now." Link said.

"Yep! Not sayin' I don't want to have my old body back, but I think I'm fine fer now." Togau nodded.

"Kesuta and Korume both said they're still trying to find a way to safely get the Lynel soul out of you," Link said, "They have a lot of book and scrolls to go through."

"Well they can take their time, I think I'm pretty at peace with myself for now." Togau grinned, "It does make me happy that they're workin' so hard to help me..."

"Of course they would, you're not just their friend anymore, you're a part of our family now." Link said with a blush, putting his hand back over her clawed one.

"Y-Yeah..." Togau said blushing as well, enjoying the feeling of Link's hand on her own, "Hopefully they'll be able to change me back before the weddin', I don't wanna know how much a dress would cost to fit someone like me!"

As Link chuckled at her words, it was then he felt some drops of water falling on his head. He looked up to see more drops were coming, "Uh, Togau?"

"Huh?" Togau looked up and came to a realization, "Uh oh, looks like it's starting to rain!"

They quickly started gathering up everything as the rain was coming down faster and faster. By the time they got the bags together it was starting to pour down.

"Gack! I haven't seen it rain like this before around here!" Link exclaimed, covering his head with a bag.

"It doesn't rain much round these parts, normally I'm all for it cause it helps grow wild plants for the animals, but we gotta get outta here!" Togau said with a bit of a laugh as she trying to cover herself from the rain, even though it was almost impossible with her body the way it was, "Quick Link, get on my back before we get waterlogged!"

Link jumped up onto Togau's horse half and she rode off towards the closest indoor area, the livestock barn. Despite how muddy and slippery the ground was becoming from the rain, Togau was able to keep her balance perfectly.

Soon the two got into the barn and Togau came to a slow stop, Link hopping off of her.

"Well it's not perfect, but at least we' won't get drenched in here." Togau said, taking some towels she kept in the barn and tossing one to Link so they could dry off.

"Yeah, thanks." Link said, he took a look outside and saw the rain continuing to pour down, "Jees, doesn't look like it's going to be letting up any time soon."

"Guess we're stuck here fer a while then." Togau said, starting to wipe down her own body.

As Link took a look over to Togau, he saw how the rain has made her wild long Lynel hair sleek and smooth, with some small strands hanging over her face. It also left the flannel shirt she was wearing over her chest soaked, and due to the way she had been wearing it, it seemed to be slipping off a bit from her shoulder. He found himself blushing at how beautiful the tomboy Gerudo/Lynel rancher looked in that moment.

Togau herself was also having some trouble, she saw how some of the water was dripping off Link's boyish blond hair, and how his vest and pants were clinging to his athletic body. She watched as a trickle of water went down from his head and down to his chest. She blushed red at the sight, and could feel a powerful sensation within her, the soul of the Lynel she was possessed by was calling out to her in the same way as before...

"So uh... maybe we outta go lay down together and warm up...?" Togau said with a heavy blush.

"Y-Yeah..." Link said.

The two went over to a pile of hay to lay back on, Link folding his arms behind his head as Togau laid on her side. The two of them cuddled together for warmth and just watched the rain coming down from a high window. They listened as the water pounded down on the barn roof. Since it was a rarity for it to rain like this in Gerudo Valley, they both decided to appreciate the weather while it lasted.

Link glanced to his fiance, then going ahead and wrapping an arm around Togau's waist, holding her close to him, causing Togau to flush red, as a deep sensation started to stir. The warmth the two felt between each other was intensifying that feeling within her, and she could hear something faintly wanting her to go forward on those feelings. She didn't want to ruin the moment the two of them were in, and tried to resist it, but it was getting difficult.

"Togau, you alright?" Link asked.

"Y-Yeah..." Togau stammered, her legs were squirming a bit a heat rising from deep within her, "Just uh... hope I'm not comin' down with a fever or somethin'..."

Link paused at that thought and looked at her shirt, and how soaked it was in rain, and a small smile formed on his lips.

"Well maybe we should get out of these wet clothes then...?" he asked suggestively.

"Wha-?" Togau stammered at his forwardness, as Link leaned forward and kissed her deeply on the lips. Togau had frozen up in that moment, it wasn't just her first kiss with her boyfriend, but her first kiss in general, and it was a great sensation she had been wanting for so long. She melted into his kiss as his hands slowly trailed around her rough Lynel body, He was undoing her shirt to get the wet cloth off of her, and the warm sensation within her was growing, and it was clear her body was begging to mate with Link.

She broke the kiss for a second to gaze into his blue eyes, as he stared into her golden cat-like ones.

"Thank you Link..." whispered Togau as she pulled him into another kiss. The two held each other for so long like that, the rain continued to pour down outside, but they couldn't even hear it anymore, it was just the two of them together as they were as lovers. It was then in that moment Link heard something rather odd; it was a new feminine voice he had never heard before...

"Thank you... for accepting me..."

Link broke the kiss a little as he looked around, wondering who that was. It didn't sound like Togau, and she wouldn't have been able to say it while they were making out, so what...?

It was then Link realized something else, he looked to Togau, who was leaning her head against his chest, and saw something was very different about her, one major thing being she seemed a lot shorter then before now.

"Togau...?" Link asked, looking her over, his eyes widened, "Hey Togau, look at yourself!"

"Huh...?" Togau whispered, the bliss she was in from finally being kissed by Link dulled her senses, making her not understand what he was talking about right away, and glanced down at herself.

"I... I'm not a Lynel anymore?!"

Sure enough, Togau was back to her normal self, her horse half was gone, replaced with human legs and feet. She looked down at her hands and saw the claws were gone, then reached up to her mouth, seeing her teeth weren't pointy anymore, then up to her forehead and realized the horns were gone as well.

"I'm back... I'm back to my old self!" Togau said, tears of happiness and relief filling her eyes, and she stood up from their embrace. She rubbed her legs over, as if to get reacquainted with them, hopping up and down a few times and running in a few circles, before turning to her boyfriend, not even seeming to care that she was completely nude, "Link, I'm normal again, I don't have a horse butt anymore!"

"That's great! But... how do you think it happened...?" Link asked in curiosity, gazing over her body.

"Who cares, just feel these!" Togau said, jumping onto Link's lap and taking his hands, putting one on her thigh and the other on her rear end out of pure enthusiasm.

"I got my legs back, I'm a full Gerudo again!" she said smiling brightly.

"Y-Yeah..." whispered Link, gazing into her eyes as his hands slowly and sensually rubbed her leg and rear, "You are..."

It was then in that moment Togau realized what he was doing, and what she had just provoked. Her face turned red as Link leaned forward and kissed her once again, as his hands ran across her body. She turned and laid back into the pile of hay, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him towards her, and the kiss between the two grew into them making out heavily, the sensations from before had dulled a bit now that she wasn't a Lynel anymore, but the desire was definitely still there.

"Link..." Togau gasped out from the kiss, "Quit beatin' round the bush and let's do it, I want ya right now!"

"... all right then." Link nodded, as he brought his lips to hers once again, their hands moved all over each other's bodies, and eventually Link's clothes went flying off.

As the rain came down over Gerudo Valley, the future king of the Gerudo and the head of the Gerudo Town livestock ranch shared a wonderful night together...

By the next morning, the stormy clouds had already drifted away, and the sun was slowly rising up. A sunbeam was coming down through a window of the barn, and the ray brushed over Link's closed eyes, causing him to stir a little and open them. He looked to see Togau sleeping beside him, and he smiled softly at the sight of his newest fiance. He gave her a gentle kiss, and she murmured a little in her sleep, before her eyes slowly opened as well.

"Mornin' there lover-boy." Togau said softly.

"Morning to you too," Link said, "So how was it for you last night?"

"You were amazing, never woulda had you pegged as such a master in bed." Togau said as she sported a grin, "Then again, with all the girls yer bonkin' I guess I shouldn't be surprised you'd learn so much."

"I aim to please." Link said, running a hand along her strong thigh as he thought about her situation last night, "So what do you think it is that changed you back...?"

"Dunno, ya think it might have been somethin' as corny as true love's first kiss?" she snickered.

"Well, maybe it did have something to do with it." Link said, recalling the voice he had heard before.

"Na ha ha! I was just jokin', but maybe yer right..." Togau said, she ran a hand on her own rear end, "I think I understand that Lynel that was possessing me a little more now... and what she really wanted."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, you mentioned before from that friend of yours that the Lynel had fought the strongest of her clan to try and earn their respect, right?" Togau said, "I think what she really wanted was to be accepted, and to feel loved... You accepted me for who I was, even stuck as a Lynel, and I think that was enough to satisfy her."

"So the Lynel's soul is gone from you then?" Link asked, looking her over.

"Yup, sure feels like it. A lot of those weird feelings I had before are gone." Togau nodded, taking a look up out of the window as the sun was slowly rising up, "I think she finally left in peace to the world of spirits."

"Glad to hear that." Link nodded.

Togau then paused, looking down at her hand, and clenched it with a small smile on her lips.

"Ya know what though? I think that lady Lynel left me somethin' else before she left..."

Link watched in curiosity as Togau stood up and walked forward a little. She closed her eyes and raised up her arms, taking a deep breath, before thrusting her arms out and shouting, and in a wild burst of wind around her, she was back in her Lynel form once again.

"Woah!" Link exclaimed with wide eyes.

Togau looked down at her herself, her clawed hands, her firm skin, the horse half with powerful and swift legs, then reached up and ran a hand through her longer and wild hair, then up to her hard curved horns. She nodded to herself and took another breath, thrusting out her arms with a shout, and in another burst of wind, she was back to her normal Gerudo self.

"T-Togau that's amazing, you can change back and forth between your forms now?" Link asked, getting up and walking over to her, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"Sure looks like it!" Togau said with a grin, "I think this power is gonna come in handy big time!"

"Yeah, and I think we really need to celebrate, the girls are going to be happy to see what's become of you." Link said.

"Course reckon!" Togau said, then turning to Link and grinning mischievously, "But before we go doing that, I wanna have a little more fun with you..."

With that, she pushed Link backwards onto the hay and jumped on top of him, kissing her firmly, as their hands went back to wandering around each other...

About five minutes later, a couple of the ranch hands were walking through the entrance of the barn talking among each other about what they had to do that day. One of them thought about their boss and spoke up.

"...so how do you girls think the date Togau had with King Link went?"

"I dunno, think they did it with each other last night?"

"You mean already? I don't think Togau's the type to-" but the assistant was cut off by someone shouting.

"Oooh Link, ya sexy beast!"

The ranch hands all stopped in their tracks as they saw what was going on between their boss and the future Gerudo king. They all had thousand yard stares, and their jaws practically fell to the ground in shock of what was in front of them.

"...uh, you know what, maybe we came a little early!" exclaimed one of the assistants, a little too embarrassed about what they were seeing to even commentate on Togau having been changed back to normal.

"Y-Yeah, let's go uh... get off... I mean, pull some weeds or something..."

"Do you think they would mind if I joined them...?" asked one of the girls staring particularly at Link's nude body.

"Let's just get out here before they see us!"

The other ranchers agreed, and all hastily rushed out.

So that ends the chapter! With Link and Togau successfully copulating their relationship, there's another task the ranch girl has to see to, something that she's been waiting years for...

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