First of all a HUGE thank you to my dear friend Francesco for giving me a copy of his gorgeous sim :) without you it couldn't have been possible, Fran :)

Interesting factoid: This story is actually a remake. I made a version of this in TS2, but it was total garbage. This I feel is much more well written.

And now without further ado.

Chapter 1



The house was brand new, A blue-walled family home with 3 bedrooms in a more rural area of Arbordale, Nebraska. Down a winding street on a steep hill is the town center with many different community centers, parks and shops. In the rural area, many kinds of wild animals have been known to roam the area, free of any burdens and shame. It was a fair weathered spring afternoon.



On the afternoon of Friday May 19th,only one person was home. 47-year-old Jackson Cobian was on the family PC working out the final transactions for the house payment, he is the single father of two teenagers on the road to becoming young adults. Jack is a strong, fit, hard working man who tries to work for a living while being a good father to Ryan and Elizavette, his two children. Suddenly he is alerted by the telephone ringing, Marcia, his ex wife.



“Hey, Marcia......yes, I’m fine....and the kids are too, we’re just settling in....how are things by you? Good, good....I’ll call you back soon, I promise....Love you, bye!



Jack glances at the family portrait of his children, taken about 3 or so years ago, when all four of the Cobian family was together in the same house. Ryan is a young athlete that inherited his father’s strong will and ripped muscles; he plays both Varsity Football and Lacrosse. He also inherited his dad’s handsome face and without a doubt, the chicks at school are all over him. He is also known for being extra-friendly and caring of other people. Those qualities easily made him Homecoming King in the fall.

Elizavette is Jack’s second child, known for being just like her mother. Everything in her life has to be absolutely perfect and it’s either her way or the highway. She is known for getting into fights with Ryan for what seems to be no reason, but Jack always knew that even though deep down inside she loves her brother, she is also jealous of him for being so popular.

The reason why Jack and Marcia broke up was because the excitement of their life waned after having 2 kids, they thought it would be best to end the marriage even though they vow to remain good friends.



Suddenly Jack hears the hissing of air brakes as the school bus arrived at the house. Ryan and Elizavette run off the bus, screaming at the top of their voices at each other, as usual.



“Ryan you are like, such a manwhore!! You let that skanky-ass *censored* seduce you RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND!!”
“She wasn’t seducing me!!”
“I suppose caressing your biceps doesn’t count as ‘seducing’? Face it, you are such an easy target for those ugly-ass *censored*, Stay with your f*cking girlfriend for Chrissake!!!”
“What?!? I go out with her all the time! On a weekly basis probably!!”
“Shut the f*ck up, Ryan She’s lucky if she sees you once a MONTH!”
“No, YOU shut up, because you don’t know CRAP about my social life!!!”
“F*ck you, Ryan. You are such a douche bag.”
“You know, I find it funny that you have to resort to cussing because that’s really all you have!!



Suddenly, Elizavette storms to Ryan and pulls back her hand. She then proceeds to violently slap her brother across the face, using her acrylic fingernails to slash his cheek. Ryan puts his hand to his reddened cheek and finds blood on his hand.



He then gets angry. In self defence, he tackles his sister which sends her crashing onto the floor, she gets up to find the nail on her ring finger broken.

“You *censored*...YOU BROKE MY F*CKING NAIL, AND NOW I’M GONNA BREAK YOUR FACE!!!”

“No, you are NOT Eliza.”



Thinking fast, Jack intervened with that one line.

“Elizavette Jayden, I’m warning you right now. Stop picking fights with your brother, if you keep trying to fight him I swear I WILL punish you from hanging out at the mall every Saturday, understood?”

“Yes, DAD.”



“And you, Ryan. If your sister tries to fight you again, I want you to tell ME first and I’ll talk to her, no more pushing her around, okay?”

“Whatever”


Both of them went upstairs and into their rooms. Jack went back to the computer to continue working on the financial business concerning their new home. Soon screaming is heard from upstairs.



“God,give me streingth....."
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Chapter 2


On the morning of Saturday May 20th, Jack is talking on the phone with one of his friends from work, engaging in conversation about big rigs, football, glamorous and voluptuous women, and each others families and children.

“Yeah.....my son is the athlete, very handsome kid he is, pretty damn muscular too. I’m proud of my boy; he seems to be living the life of ten teenagers. He’s the star runningback of the football team, absolutely gorgeous girlfriend.....him and Candace stop by often, very nice girl...Hell, pretty soon Candy might be my daughter-in-law if Ryan plays his cards right! .....Yeah, I know.... My daughter, though absolutely LOVE her to death, can be such a pain in the butt sometimes. She came into this world screaming and hasn’t stopped since...She always has a reason to be emotional....I remember back when she was 4 she threw a massive tantrum because (snicker) “she wanted to be 5” but her birthday was 7 months away! .....Marcia is doing good, we still talk often and we are very good friends, but.....there isn’t a chance in hell we’re remarrying each other, the damage has been done.....Ok...see you soon man, bye!!


Jack then sits on the armchair in the living room and begins to read a book, a Clint Eastwood-esque western/thriller novel to be exact. About an outlaw that has nothing but the clothes on his back and his trusty steed. As he loses himself in the pages, he could swear he heard a familiar noise, a soft padding sound almost resembling the sound of hooves.
“What’s that sound?”
He ignores it, thinking it was the theme of the story that was playing with his mind. But then, the sound returns, louder.
(CLOMP) (CLOMP) (CLOMP)



“There it is again, what the hell is it?”

Jack gets up and walks to the back door to investigate the sounds.


As he walks outside, he looks out to the vast countryside...looks at what he is witnessing and smiles.









Back inside the house, Ryan and Elizavette are busy arguing, as usual in Ryan’s room, this time Elizavette is trying to annoy her brother by mocking and screaming the lyrics to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment”

“It was the HEAAAATT OF THE MOMENTTTTT telling me what my HEART MEANTTTTTT!!!!!”
“Eliza, STOP SINGING! Jesus, your ruining my favorite song”



“Of course YOU would like that gay 80s sh*t”
“Hey if it’s such a gay song, why did it become a #1 hit back in 1982?”
“......”
“See, you don’t know crap about good music.”
“Ok then! I’ll stop singing that song....oh, here’s a good one ‘BABY BABY BABY OOOOOH BABY BABY’”
“Ugh.....where’s Dad?”


Ryan escapes from her room while Elizavette sings ungodly loud, in search of his father. He then sees him outside the door, peering out at something”


“There you are!”
“Be Quiet! Look out there, son....”
“Hold on a second... those animals...oh my God! I though they would never be here!!”

Ryan is shocked to find that the animals that his father was looking at were not deer, moose, or a bear....



They were wild horses.



“Gorgeous animals....aren’t they?”
“I know...horses are amazing animals, beautiful, graceful and intelligent...”


“....I have a confession to make....This is the reason we moved up here....I have always known from the start that this area was known for herds of wild horses and that this was the only house for sale....I love horses so much....How could I resist? God....If only I could get close to them...”

Jack started to walk out to the woods, Ryan then stopped him.

“Bad Idea, Dad.....wild steeds are extremely skittish around people.”


After Ryan said that, the horses detected Jack moving towards them and gallop away....


“Damn!!!”
“Come on Dad...Let’s go inside...Maybe they’ll come back after lunch....”
“Can I ask you a personal question, Ryan? Why do you have a bloody cheek?
“Um.....funny story actually...while I was looking for you I fell down in the kitchen and scraped my face.......”
“Your sister hit you again didn’t she?”

Wow! Really like how this is going! If you have The Register mod by Nraas, you can make it so that there are more Wild Horses. However, I bet you have those all controllable. But great! I can't wait to start seeing animals encorprated into stories :)

Chapter 3



Later that same day, after both Ryan and Jack saw the wild horses in the field by their house; Ryan felt the need to tell Elizavette about what they witnessed. As expected, his sister did not believe a word he said and yet again, sparked another argument.

“Whatever, Eliza, I don’t know why I even THINK about telling you things anymore!!”
“Because nine times out of ten you’re full of crap!!, Face it; you are such a frickin liar!!!”


“I’m going the hell downstairs!!”
“Whatever, go on, play with horses.”

Ryan shot Elizavette the dirtiest looks and stormed downstairs.



With nothing else to do besides fight with his sister, in which he had no desire to do. Ryan turned on the T.V and watched the news for a little while. Suddenly, Jack walks into the room, with a somewhat pleased expression on his face.
“Dad?”
“Ryan....just follow me.” Jack whispered in a gravelly, yet soft voice. “You just have to see this.”


Ryan and Jack walk around the house to the backyard, where the said interest is.
“Where are we going? What is this?!”
“Shhhh....Just follow my lead, son...”


They look out to the grasslands and stare at what they are witnessing.....
“Oh.....My......God”
“Would you look at that...”


Standing out in the distance among the natural beauty, grazing on the pure green grass, is an absolutely gorgeous wild black Friesian stallion. Large and heavy muscular build, long, flowing mane and tail, like a horse a gallant knight in shining armor would ride, but soon the animal notices he is being stared at....



and swiftly gallops away......



Later that night, Ryan finds Jack alone in the living room, pondering about something..
“Son...I ought to let you in on a little secret...”
“What is it, Dad?”
“Promise me you won’t freak?”
“Dad....you can tell me anything....”
“Ok....here goes...Ever since I was a boy, I always had fantasized about one day, breaking and befriending a wild horse up until the point that I could ride it...I know it happens all the time in movies and TV, but if I were to do that in real life, then I want to ride that beautiful black stallion....
“Well, I got to admit, Dad...It’s very ambitious....but it’s a really bad idea to do it, okay? I studied wild equine in my AP bio class. They get spooked extremely easy, if you were to use a rope in order to break a wild horse, it’s doubtless that it would become so scared that it would rear up in self defence, hoof you right in the head and kill you. Horses are usually very docile animals, but when they get scared or feel threatened, they can become more vicious than mountain lions. It’s almost scary when you think about it, you know? It’s happened before; spooked horses have been known to kill people.....I’m sorry but, I’m voting against it.


“Whatever...I just wanted to get that story off my chest...”
“Hey, that was actually pretty creative, Dad...”
“Son....as much as I think hard work and keeping a strong will is important, self expression can be just as, if not more important in life. (This is for all you Assassins Creed fans out there :))You should find an outlet, son!”
“I have an outlet!”
“I meant besides your girlfriend’s vagina.”
“DAD!”
“Okay, okay! I’m sorry!!”

Chapter 4



In the vast plains of southern Montana, the lone adventurer looks at the vast landscape of hills, mountains and rivers, gazing out at the wildlife. To the far left of the man is his trusty steed...



The horse approaches him slowly, but surely. With a hand covered in a leather glove, he pets his mount proudly. It is here that he mounts the black stallion and says...

“All right, old buddy...Let’s ride.”



Gently kicking the sides of the horse, he feels the wind whip across his skin as his mount springs into full gallop. It is here that the man feels like he is one with his animal friend, he hears the clomping of the hooves and the jingling of the horse’s bit, the jingling, and ringing, and ringing, the ringing.....



The phone!



At about 5:00 in the morning of Sunday, May 21st Jack awakens from his dream and finds that the telephone is ringing, he looks at the Caller ID and finds it to be a 1-800 number, obviously a telemarketer.



He groggily gets up, in his underwear and answers the phone.
“Yeah...no...I’m not interested....sorry.”



Knowing that he’s not getting back to sleep, Jack gets up, puts on a modest outfit of a wife-beater and track pants and as he walks out of his room, he runs into Ryan.



“Dad? What are you doing up?”
“....Just thought I’d have an early start...”
“Ok...I just came downstairs because I heard a noise....”



Much later in the day, Jack approaches his son in the living room.

“Hey, I’m going to fish for a little while, want to come with?”
“Nah...I’m good...”



Jack walks to the pond near their house to go hopefully, catch some salmon or cod. Suddenly, he hears a noise....what kind of sounds like a soft padding sound against the grasses.

“Probably a deer” he thought.

Then he hears the undeniable sound of a snort. It was then that he knew what was basically right next to him.



He turned around to see not just a horse, but the same black Friesian stallion he was looking at yesterday. Jack almost stumbled backwards, but steadied himself in order to keep himself from frightening the steed.



He tried to go closer to the animal, but soon, it reared up and galloped away.



The only thing Jack can say is....“I have to tell Ryan about this....”



“Son, you are not going to believe this but the horse was THIS CLOSE to me!”
“Shut up....really?!”
“I was fishing at the pond and I saw some animal nearby, I thought it was a deer but when I looked up it was not just a horse, but the black stallion we were looking at! But before I could approach it, it reared up and ran away.”



“Dad, you have NO idea how lucky you are to witness that.....”



As Jack and Ryan carry on with the conversation. Elizavette wants no part of it until she hears something...

“(thinking to herself) Ugh...they are so full of themselves...do they really expect to believe that there are wild horses in this area? Wait...what is that?!”



“Oh...my...God”



“That is probably the most gorgeous horse I have ever seen in my life....”[/quote]

Chapter 5



The morning of Monday, May 22nd Jack, Elizavette and Ryan sit at the table before the daily grind begins, after a rather eventful weekend, it’s highly evident that neither Ryan nor Elizavette want to go back to school.

Ryan groans, “I swear, I am in no mood to deal with that bitch today, she better stay outta my way if she knows what’s good for her.”



Jack suddenly becomes annoyed. “Grrrrr....Ryan, why do you have to be that way?! You don’t even have her as a teacher anymore!”
“Nonetheless, Ms. Clivewood’s still a f*cking bitch!! Both times I had her for English, she hated me!”



Jack begins to cool down. “Listen son, I know I don’t really like her too, but just don’t give her the time of day. I don’t want a repeat of what happened last year.



FLASHBACK:
Elizavette is talking on the phone with her best friend about what her brother did at school.
“Ok...so...do you remember that old bitch of an English teacher Ms. Clivewood? We both had her when we were freshmen? Ryan had her too...Ok....Well, my brother has her this year for AP Literature and he told her to shove a book up her ass today and got suspended! And then my Dad only grounded him for like, 2 days! Dad hates Ms. Clivewood too...God...she is SUCH a c*nt! She always seems to have a problem with everything in the world today....Like last week, she ripped a picture of Taylor Lautner shirtless out of Samantha’s locker and waved it around the school screaming “DISGUSTING IDOLATRY!!!” I want to kick her in the face so bad.



“It’s ok Dad, it’s not gonna happen again. I was just so pissed at her that day that I lost control...” said Ryan



“Have a good day son.” Jack gave Ryan a friendly bear hug.



“Same to you Eliza!” Jack hugged Elizavette and kissed her on the cheek.



Pretty soon, both of his kids are off to school. Jack looks out the window in the kitchen and begins to wonder to himself...

“If only me and the kids still lived on the farm....I would have mounted the fastest horse there was and roped that stallion as soon as I saw it...and after a few breaking sessions I would have had a new best friend...”



Jack looks at the bookshelf and notices the phonebooks.
“If only....nah....mabye..”

Jack then succumbs to the temptation and picks up the phonebook and begins looking at the section marked H.

“Home...no....Hotel...no....House....come on where is it? THERE!!”

The phone number title read Horse Rental.



Later on in the day around 3:00, Ryan and Elizavette came home from school. Jack was there to greet them and to give them some news.

“Ryan, Eliza...I feel like I have to share this with you guys....”



LATER

“Hold up....hold the hell up....you mean to tell me that you want to try to RIDE it?”
“Um...yeah..”
“DAD!!!!...... This is NOT some sort of.....Clint Eastwood western movie where a character tames and befriends a wild horse, this is REAL LIFE!! I can’t believe your being serious here!”
“Yes, I am Eliza! I just feel...some sort of connection with that horse, and I’ve felt that way for a long time, you’ve been to your Uncle Dale’s ranch, you and Ryan rode together! Horses are just like people...”
“FIRST of all, you are so creeping me out big time with this “connection with horses” thing, it’s just like that crazy dude from that play (Equus, just in case you didn’t know)
And besides, just because that one time when the horse you were riding stomped that wolf to death doesn’t mean it saved your life, it was defending itself!! I’m going upstairs!!!”



Ryan and Elizavette go inside of Ryan’s room and chat about what their father told them.

“Ryan, what dad is doing is completely asinine and he’s gonna get himself killed!
“I agree”
“I know that he loves horses, I can accept that, he used to ride when we went to Uncle Dale’s ranch, I accept that. But to get on a wild horse and ride it? That’s upping the ante WAY too much.”
“And the fact that the horse he wants to ride is a stallion. Stallions are more hot blooded than any other type of horse. If dad makes one wrong move, that horse will kill him.”



Suddenly, they heard what sounded like the neigh of a horse and Jack say...

“Easy there, boy!”



Ryan and Elizavette rushed downstairs to see what was going on outside.
“If he’s doing what I think he’s doing...”
“I hope he’s not.”



Needless to say, they were in for a big surprise when they burst outside and saw Jack, with a saddled large chestnut gelding.
“Tell me you didn’t just buy a horse...”
“No, he’s a rental.”



Jack mounted the large and muscular animal, not quite a draft horse, but definetly larger than an average saddle horse.

“What do you want to do?”
“I’m gonna try to find the stallion, and try to get a closer look at him... ”



Before either Ryan or Elizavette could question him further. Jack gently kicked the sides of the horse and rode off.

“That stupid prick!!” Elizavette whispers to herself...



Jack rode the horse down a large sprawling path, hoping for a sign that the magnificent black stallion has been there...



"Whoa there...good boy...."

Jack yeilded the horse and listened to a familiar sound...hoofbeats..



Just a nanosecond later, the black stallion darted past Jack so fast he almost missed him, causing his mount to startle.

"HEY!!! Easy up now...."



Jack peered out through the large valley where the horse is, noticing how the wind ripples through his mane and tail and says...

"Damn...that is one beautiful steed...."



Within an hour, Jack rides home and gives the rental horse back to the company he got it from. Him being a horse lover, it was hard for him to say goodbye, but he did...



"So...did you see it, Dad?"
"Yes I did! I wanted to chase after him, but I didn't want to endanger my mount. I was thinking about using a less vigorous apporoach and instead of trying to break him, i'll try to lure him to me..."
"And....HOW would you do this?"
"I don't know....probably leave out a container of oats and mabye he'll eat them?"
"Ok Dad.....you do that...."

Chapter 6



On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 23rd, Ryan and Elizavette had just come back from a very uneventful day of school. While Ryan studies for his Sociology exam, he notices his father take out a can of oats out of the cabinet.

“Why did you buy oats?”
“I already told you...”
“Really? You’re completely serious about this?”



And serious, he was. Jack put out the oats in the backyard in the blind hope that the horse would walk over to the backyard, and eat them.



To pass the time, Jack and Ryan watch professional wrestling on TV, but suddenly Jack switches off the TV...

“Hey, what the hell Dad!?”
“Listen...you hear that?”



Ryan turns around and looks out the window, and against all odds, there he sees the black stallion eating the oats that Jack left out for him!



“Eliza....you HAVE to see this...”

They both go downstairs and Jack goes outside to try and get close to the magnificent wild steed.

“I can’t believe Dad is doing this....”
“If he can get close to that horse without it killing him, then he’s my hero...”



“Easy boy.......I’m not gonna hurt you.....”

Jack crept closer and closer to the stallion, which suddenly pricks up his ears and notices Jack walking towards him...



Then Jack gets too close to the stallion’s comfort zone and the horse bolts in the other direction. He is a bit disappointed, but....Jack has one more card to play in this situation...




Jack had a carrot in his hand the whole time! He whistles and catches the horse’s attention and suddenly, the horse begins to eat the carrot right out of Jack’s palm!



Of course, Ryan and Elizavette are shocked to no end about what happened.

“Ho. Ly CRAP!!”
“I can’t believe it...”



“There’s my boy.....my beautiful black stallion....”

Jack then pets the horse gently on the neck before walking away....The horse then trotted into the forest...



“DAD.....HOW THE HELL WERE YOU ABLE TO DO THAT?!?!”

“I told you, I really have what it takes to earn a horse’s trust!”

===========================================================Hope you like this new chapter!

That was a very short chapter, but I still liked reading it. So many sexual innuendos. <:

Chapter 7




“Dad, is that your old saddle outside?”
“Yes it is!”



“You’re really gonna do it, aren’t you?”
“Well, yesterday I didn’t anticipate being able to pet him that easily. It may be a long shot, but I’m beginning to think that this horse really trusts me...”



Jack walks outside, and to his disbelief, he sees the black stallion already outside the house, seemingly waiting for him. Jack takes advantage of this moment to try and get the saddle on him. Ryan walks by the door to watch his father.



Jack creeps oh-so-slowly but surely to the horse....

“Easy....easy....steady, boy...I’m not gonna hurt you....”



Jack then places the saddle on the horse’s back, but instead of galloping away like any other wild horse would, the black stallion stays right where he is....then Jack puts the bridle on....He then puts one foot in the stirrup and attempts to ride the horse. But however, the stallion had different plans....



“Hey! Easy! EASY THERE!!”

The horse then rears up on its hind legs lets out possibly one of the most frightening neighs a horse could make, scarily reminiscent to a growl or a roar of a mountain lion.



Jack then tumbles off the saddle and lands hard, flat on his back. Ryan, in horror screams his name.

“AAAGGH!!!”
“DAD!!!!”



Then swiftly, the stallion then gallops away, with Jack’s old saddle still on his back....



“DAD!!! Are you alright?”
“Ugh...could be better....the horse ran off with my old saddle...GOD that was painful. I think my shoulder may be a bit bruised....”
“Well, it’s not the first time you ever were thrown off a horse...”
“True....but that was a long time ago...”



Later that day, Ryan walks upstairs to talk to Elizavette about what happened to their father.

“That horse almost killed him today...”
“WHAT?!”
“Well what happened is that he tried to ride-“
“RIDE?! That stupid bastard.....he could have gotten himself killed!!”



“I don’t know what we’re gonna do, I mean I AM impressed that Dad was able to get that close to that stallion without him spooking, but he doesn’t realize that horses, while docile can become very dangerous when spooked. If that stallion gets any notion that Dad is trying to harm him, he will rear up and trample him to death...I know that sort of thing happens in Western movies all the time, but it does happen in real life once in a while.

“Ryan, if you want MY advice, you should definitely talk to Dad later about this. Seriously, tell him that wild horses are indeed dangerous and that what he’s doing is going to get him killed. If what you’re telling me is true and that horse did throw Dad off, there’s no telling what’s going to happen next.....Ryan, I don’t want him to die!



Elizavette starts to tear up...

“It’s bad enough that we seldom see our Mom in person, and now there’s the possibility that we can lose Dad....Please tell him not to try and ride it!!”
“Why can’t you tell him yourself? I’m sure he’ll listen to you!”
“You’re the one closest to him; you keep telling everybody at school that Dad is your best friend...remember when you wrote that paper about the person most inspiring to you? It was basically 7 pages about Dad!”
“It’s gonna be alright sis, I’ll tell him later this evening...I love you Eliza...”
“I...love you too Ryan...”

Chapter 8


Later that evening, Ryan goes to see if Jack has any bruising on his shoulders, following his fall from the Stallion earlier that day.

“Well... I don’t see any bruises, Dad”
“Ok...that’s good, to be honest with you, that fall was nothing compared to being trampled on by a horse, It happened way before you and Eliza were born, but that REALLY hurt. I was sore for weeks!”
“Ouch...”
“But the weird thing is, son.”
“Beside the fact that I’m with my Dad shirtless?”
“Very funny...but the thing is, why did he throw me? The day before he was letting me feed him a carrot, he was letting me pet him...Hell, I even got a saddle on him without any issues!”



“Dad, you should consider yourself lucky that you got that close to the horse, keep in mind that was a WILD horse! You, me and Eliza are probably the first humans he’s ever been in contact with!”

Suddenly, Jack and Ryan’s man-to-man conversation was interrupted by a distant beating sound, an all-too familiar sound...Then it dawned on them....HOOFBEATS.



A big black shape darted out of the forest in what seemed to be a blink of an eye galloped into the backyard of the house. Gorgeous dark coat, a long mane and tail...... It was the black stallion.



Ryan and Jack are dumbfounded, but pleasantly surprised...

“Dad....I think he’s ready this time....I can just see it...”



Jack slowly approached the horse...

“Ok...you’re not gonna run off on me, are you boy?”



And in one fateful second, and in one fluid motion, Jack mounts the steed. This time he’s successful and the horse doesn’t move! All that matters now is that he did it.

“Looking good Dad! Are you gonna ride him now?”




Jack kicked the horse's sides with the stirrups and the steed darted through the forest, seemingly at the speed of light....

"Ready? GO! atta-boy! FASTER!!!"

Gently kicking the sides of the horse, Jack felt the wind ripple through his hair as the black stallion sprang into full gallop. His dream had come true, he’s now riding throughout the countryside on now his new best friend....



But soon thereafter, he had to return back home...



“DAD! You did it!!”

“I couldn’t have done it without you!”



“Meet the newest member of our family, son!”

“Wait a minute? We’re keeping him?!”

“Yep! There’s more than enough room in this yard to build a stable!”



“Alright Dad...I’m happy that you finally rode the horse and all, but seriously? KEEPING IT? That's definetly pushing it to the next extreme. Where are we gonna keep it!”
“I told you we have enough room in our backyard for a barn or a stable! And besides, he’s tame now! Just look outside!”



“So, what do you think, Eliza?”
“Who am I kidding...That is probably the most beautiful horse I have ever seen in my life!”




And so, in about 3 months time, Ryan and Elizavette both graduated High School successfully, and the three of them helped build a stable in their backyard for the stallion that Jack successfully tamed. Needless to say, the stallion sure seems happy in his new home. And no matter how busy he is, Jack always finds time to put a saddle on the horse and take his best friend out for a quick ride around the plains.



Sometimes, he even lets Ryan and Elizavette ride him, on occasion only.

“Hey Ryan, I got a good idea for your profile picture on Facebook, take your shirt off and get on the horse!”
“What?”
“I’m gonna take a picture of you on the stallion!”
“Seriously?”
“Of course I’m serious, and I’m gonna let you in for a little secret.....chicks dig guys who ride horses....I promise you every girl in your school, especially CANDY (Ryan’s girlfriend) is gonna LOVE it!



And that’s what Ryan did, he got on the horse’s back and hugged his neck.

“How does this look?”
“PERFECT!!”



And about, a week later....

“You were right Dad! First of all, the first thing Candy did was put the picture in her room. Secondly, I can’t tell you how many “OMG UR SOOO HOT AND THAT HORSE IS BEAUTIFUL” type comments I got on that picture. And some of the guys at school liked it too, saying “damn bro, you look badass on a horse.”




“So what can you say? Your old man has good ideas?”
“Hell yes!”
“Great, now come here and give me a hug!”

Before I begin, Let me tell you something right now. This is going to be a very, very sad chapter. There's a reason why I procrastinated months to finally post Chapter 9 of The Stallion, and it'll be very clear soon. If you're gonna read this, get some Kleenex.

Chapter 9



Many months have passed. It is now the beginning of November. Ryan and Elizavette have successfully graduated from high school last June and are finding much enjoyment at Arbordale Community College, hoping that two years there will help them save money to go to whatever university they want.



Jack wakes up one cold, grey Saturday morning and gets dressed, putting on blue jeans, cowboy boots, and a leather jacket. He goes to leave out the back of the house, but he notices that Ryan was already up.




“Dad, it’s only 6 in the morning, what are you doing up?”

Jack looks at his son, and a sense of forlornness and sadness suddenly fills the room....

“I was going to ride the stallion one last time before the equine transportation comes........”



FLASHBACK: 1 month ago

“Son? Can I talk to you for a few?”
“Ok....”
“Listen, I know you and Elizavette have done an amazing job taking care of the horse, but you know that college starts soon for you guys and I was thinking about going back to work.....”
“Dad...you’re not thinking about....”
“I am under the impression that the stallion would be happier someplace else...I was thinking about giving him to my brother's horse farm."



“Dad!! How could you?! That horse is your best friend, how could you even THINK about giving him away like some unwanted animal!?”
“Ryan.....It’s not like we’re never gonna see him again....we try to visit him every year and besides, your uncle’s ranch is absolutely beautiful, open fields, rivers and streams......the stallion would love it there....”





“You were the most beautiful horse in the world....”
“We’re never gonna forget you....buddy.”


“Easy there, boy..........I...I love you.”






Jack walks to the stable, lets out the magnificent black stallion and puts the saddle on.

"Come on, buddy...lets have one last ride, just you and me....ok?"


Jack rides the horse around the valley and the pine forest that extends from the backyard of their own house...Jack tries to savor each moment, thinking that this could be the last time that he ever rides the stallion.


The horse stops by the lookout point, this was always Jack's favorite place to hang out ever since he bought the house. From the distance he sees a few men in camoflauge suits with guns. Normally a person would be very afraid of them, but Jack isn't. They're just hunters. They want to kill wild game like turkeys and deer, not human beings or horses. Jack decides to go back to the house...then all time slows down as he hears.....

(BANG!)

A GUNSHOT!!! A bullet lands just mere FEET from Jack!


The horse becomes spooked and throws Jack right off his back! He lands hard, right on his head! He fights to remain concious and he feels disorented. But he can still hear faint, certian voices in the distance!

(" you IDIOT!!! That wasn't a black deer! It was a someone riding a black horse! He just fell off! Now look what you done!")



Jack tries to crawl by the horse, but he rears again! and again! Stomping on Jack's left hand! Soon, a sickening CRUNCH is heard as the Stallion's iron horseshoes break Jack's wrist!



And in a flash, the spooked stallion takes off.



Meanwhile, a man driving a red Chevrolet Blazer is in a serious rush. He had to stay an extra 20 minutes at work for a union meeting and completley forgot that he has to meet his wife that is expecting their first baby at her first ultrasound. He drives over the speed limit, knowing that his wife's appointment is in less than 15 minutes. But as soon as he drives up the street where the Cobian family house is...he notices something going into the road!

"Oh god...gotta hurry....wait...what is that? Is that a..............horse?"



Jack runs as fast as his muscular, powerful legs can, after realizing that the horse is running into the street, he yells for the animal to come back to where he was.
"HEY!!!! HEY!!! GET BACK HERE!!!!!! NO! NOT THE STREET!!!!!!!!"



"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT HORSE DOING?!!?!?! OH MY GOD NO!!!!"

The driver nails on the brakes and tries his damndest to stop the medium-sized SUV.....but....it's no use...



Jack looks on with sadness and shock.....as he hears a horrible sound. A sound that should never be heard by any human ears, horse lover or not. First, he hears the pained, bone-chilling neigh of a horse, then a horrible smashing sound of broken glass and twisting metal, and a crunching sound.

Then all goes to absolute silence.



Suddenly, Ryan and Elizavette rush out of the house after hearing that terrible, terrible sound.

"DAD!!! Are you ok?! Me and Eliza heard a......oh,no.

A horrible scene. An SUV with a broken windshield and a dented hood, splattered in horse blood and......



The stallion was still alive, but just barely, it is evident that he is so injured, that he cannot stand up at all. He neighs loudly in pain as he tries to, but fails. The sidewalk is covered in his blood. Ryan sits down next to the critically injured horse...

"Shhhhh....easy there, bro.....This isn't good. Both of his front legs are broken....and he's bleeding fast....we have to call a vet....we have to put him down.

Then Elizavette says something.

"He won't make it...if both of his legs are broken....there is a good chance that he might be bleeding internally. If that's the case, then he'll die before the vet comes...

The driver of the SUV comes out and tearfully apologizes to Jack frantically.

"I....I....should have seen where I was going....I'm so sorry mister!!!!!!"
"....Don't be concerned....It's not your fault...."

Jack then walks over to the dying beast and begins to tear up....

"Come on, Ryan...we should leave Dad alone...he deserves to be with his best friend in his last minutes....."


Jack lays down next to the stallion....hugs his head and pets his snout gently...and tearfully says....

"I want to take this time to say....you've been a very good friend....in the short time that I knew you."

Then....the horse slowly closes his eyes...and his breathing slows down.....



Unbeknownst to his sister, Ryan stayed outside...Ryan, who never let anything get him down, who always believed in being strong-willed and determined

...A tear wells up in his crystal blue eye...and runs down his cheek.


His father painfully says..... "he's gone."

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You are 100% welcome to cry if you want It's ok, I wont judge you. This was a VERY painful chapter to write, even though I had it all planned out in my head...I procrastinated months because it feels like these characters and that horse, were a part of my life, and I had to write it's demise...

Anyway, I still have one more chapter of this story before it's ending. I promise, next chapter will be happier...