A horse ranch run by friendly folks.

::Josie runs it, panting, she leans against the barn wall.::

"Weird... pinneaply things..."

::She hears horses on the other side of the barn, so she walks over to see them.::

"Horsies!!"

::Andrea arrives with Azura, Lily, and Lirie and pants, walking up to Josie.::

"Do you think we're allowed to just waltz in here?"

::Petunius dashes in soon after, glancing behind him occasionally.::

"Okay, let me be the first to say that we are officially screwed."

::Josie points excitedly.::

"Horsies!!"

::She listens close.::

"Do you hear that? I think someone's singing."

"Oo-oo-ooooo, oo-oo-ooooo."

::Sings.::

::Josie moves foward and spots Malon between all the running horses. She walks over there slowly trying to avoid getting trampled by horses.::

::Malon stops singing and smiles at Josie.::

"Hi... you're dressed funny!"

::Petunius cocks his head to the side and frowns at the sound.::

"Yeah I hear it. Who the hell is it though? Or more appropriately, what is it?"

"I-- Bah!"

::Josie giggles.::

"I like your dress, you sing really nice too."

::She smiles at Malon.::

"Thanks! Are you here to look at the horses? We do riding sessions, it's ten rupees for ten minutes."

::Andrea takes this opportunity to apologise to Petunius again for blowing up his car.::

"Rupees?"

::Josie looks confused.::

"Uh... no, but it does sound fun! You see, me and my friends over there..."

::She points over her shoulder.::

"We're a little lost."

"I don't want to ride horses, I want to go home. How do we go home?"

::Petunius looks wearily at Andrea and offers her a small smile.::

"It's okay. If we don't die here, you can make it up to me. Right now, we have bigger problems to deal with. Like where we are."

::He glances in the direction that Josie went in, not quite being able to see her or anyone else she might be with, thanks to all the horsies.::

::Andrea sighs and sits down, leaning against the wooden fence.::

::Malon pats a horse at it runs past and smiles at Josie.::

"Are you looking for the castle?"

"Oh sure. I trash your car and you nearly bite my head off; she does and you're all forgive and forget about it... wanker."

:: Lirie huffs and walks closer to the horses, making her way over to Josie ::

"Uhm... yeah! The castle!"

(Maybe we'll find a way home from there.)

"Could you give me the directions please? We'll be out of your way then."

::Josie smiles.::

::A couple of cuccos flutter about in front of Lirie. They're basically chickens.::

[The weather suddenly turns nasty. If you look over the walls of the ranch, you can see dark clouds gathering over the castle in the distance.]

::Malon looks disturbed at this.::

"That's strange..."

::She glances at Josie and her friends.::

"The castle can be reached by just heading straight ahead from the entrance of this ranch."

::Which Petunius does. Look over the wall that is. He slowly turns around to the others who were not busy with Malon and the horses.::

"Apocalyptic weather, twelve o' clock. And matching ominous castle to go with it."

:: Lirie stares at the chickens and can't help but smile. ::

(Everybody know squirrels are afraid of chickens. We're safe now...)

:: She reaches her hand out timidly, wanting pet one ::

::Josie looks weirded out by the weather too.::

"Thanks..."

::She starts walking away looking up at the strange clouds as she makes her way back to her friends.::

"The castle is that way."

::She points at where the clouds seem to be thicker and darker.::

::The cucco bites Lirie.::

::Petunius turns to the others.::

"Okay wait. We're about to wander off aimlessly into a dark castle with no powers, no magic and no weapons. Death wish much? We should at least see if there's somewhere we can get some supplies."

::Josie nods and goes back to talk to Malon.::

"I'm sorry about bothering you again, is there a place we can buy supplies?"

"In the castle village square, of course!"

::Giggles.::

:: Lirie squeals with a smile, scratching the bitten finger absently ::

(Woohoo! Now I'm blessed by the chicken and no squirrel would dare to touch me! Yay!)

:: Smiling at the cucco again, she returns to the others ::

"We always have a death wish. What's different from the other times? Except that now we're powerless, weaponless, and foreigners?"

::Petunius eyes Malon with scepticism.::

"Of course."

(Weirdo.)

"Thanks."

::Josie looks at her companions.::

"Let's go then..."

::Malon looks panicked at the cucco having bit Lirie.::

"Don't anger them!"

::Petunius glances over at Lirie.::

"Lirie, leave the chickens alone."

::Turns to Josie.::

"Alright then. After you."

:: Blinks. ::

"I didn't. I wanted to pet one."

"They'll go crazy!"

::Starts singing.::

::Josie head out back to Hyrule field.::

(They're not the only ones.)

::Petunius glances at Malon and smiles.::

"Thanks for your help."

::He then turns and ushers everyone out after Josie.::

::Josie enterts the ranch dragging a few horses along, waiting for Dante.::