By: Firesighn
�Harusame, you have broken the law!� An impossibly black griffin barked angrily.
�What could I have possibly done?� A light blue unicorn asked, making an innocent face.
�You interfered with the high councils affairs! If Nabooru were here you would not have your head colt!� The griffin responded, ruffling his feathers in aggravation.
�I�m no colt, chick!� The unicorn sneered, golden alicorn glowing slightly with anger.
�You are hundreds of years younger than I, Harusame! Thusly, to me you are a colt!� The griffin shot back, venomously, his lion tail lashing in anger.
�I am still hundreds of years older than any creature on that planet!� The unicorn pointed to a hole in the floor of the diamond room they were in. Currently, it was over a kingdom named Hyrule, its large castle barely visible.
�That is beside the point! You nearly got Link killed when you �helped� on his last mission! Where would those mortals you so hate be if he were to die!?� The griffin flexed his talons in an attempt to stay relatively calm.
�It�s not my fault he ran into one of my rainstorms! Besides, he�s going to die eventually.� The unicorn grumbled, switching his ice colored tail.
�He would not have run into it if you had not summoned it, baka! Why did you summon it in the first place? And if he dies now than the planet shall be in ruin! You know damn well that evil has been brewing far to the west! If you were to kill him now nothing would be able to defeat that youkai!� The griffin raged, golden eyes glinting dangerously.
�It was a test.� The unicorn stated simply, closing his sea green eyes. Honestly, he had no clue as to why he had done it.
�Well, Harusame, I�m afraid I�m going to have to punish you. Since you seem to detest them so much, you will live among the mortals, as a mortal, for the rest of your days.� The griffin replied, resigned.
The unicorn stood aghast. His bottom jaw dropped in shock; his black pearl colored hooves glinted as he shifted his position. How could they do this to him? He was practically a god! His head dropped in resignation, his icy mane spreading over the glittering floor. He felt a warmth wash over him as his immortality was taken from him and he was sent to the planet below him.
Harusame watched, resigned, as the circular room faded from his view and a grassy field appeared around his hooves. He realized there was a forest to his left but i2gnored it. He realized it was raining quite heavily and tried to change the weather. When he failed he simply stood, resigned, as the rain soaked his coat.
Cold. Never had he felt such cold. It soaked into his bones, and, it seemed to him, his very soul. The air was still, not a creature stirred. Perhaps this added to it. No living thing seemed willing to come near him. He was always used to having animals come to him, seeking his presence, but they weren�t there.
***
Epona snorted with disdain in the general direction of the castle. She and Link had just arrived home a while ago from nearly drowning in a river because it was raining so heavily they could barely see a foot in front of them. And, of course, Link was happy to be home and visiting his wife, Zelda.
Epona went back to grazing near the Lon Lon ranch. If Link needed her he would call her with the Ocarina. Sometimes she wondered how much Link cared about her. Was she just a pack mule and a mode of transportation? Did he care how she felt? He had shown many times, that to him, she was more than just a tool. He had proved she was his friend and companion many times. But still, she had to wonder now and then.
Her thoughts were cut short by a rumble in the distance. She raised her head and perked her ears. There was a storm to the north, coming on fast. The gray thunderheads in the distance warned of their forthcoming. This held her attention for but a minute.
Everything became silent. Not a single bird rustled a feather. Not a single field mouse dared squeak. Epona herself hardly dared to breathe as the wind died down. Something was happening. She had no idea what, but she, like all the other animals, picked up on a change of some sort.
Tense minutes passed in silence and nothing happened. Finally, after the rain had started to fall, drenching everything in sight, a light shown down into a nearby forest. Epona watched, curiously, as the light faded and the world returned to a bleak gray.
She began a brisk trot toward the forest, wondering what could have possibly happened. Life was slowly fading back to normal. A bird chirped tentatively, showing that the ordeal was apparently over, for now.
***
Harusame shivered, still standing in the field, though, nearer the trees. The gray bleakness had changed to black earlier, causing his depression to deepen. If only he weren�t mortal! Then he could change the weather as he once had.
He heard the approach of a horse and lifted his head to watch. As it entered the clearing, lightening flashed, revealing a palomino mare with a bobbed mane and tail. As she saw him she quickened her approach.
�Hey there! What�re you doing out in this rain? C�mon, I know where you can�� She trailed off when she noticed the three-foot alicorn on his head. �You�re a unicorn aren�t you?�
�No shit Sherlock.� He growled.
�Well, excuse me for being observant!� Epona shot back. �Most unicorns don�t just sit out in the rain!�
�Banished ones do.� He said.
�Banished? What�d you do? Throw a bucket of snakes at Nabooru?� Epona asked.
�No, and it�s none of your business. Just take me somewhere dry, mare.� He said.
�Not if you aren�t going to respect me to some degree! My name is Epona, remember that and we�ll get along fine.� She stated.
�I�m Harusame. There, now we know each other. Now show me the barn you live in, mare.� Harusame commanded.
Epona lied down on the grass with a stubborn look. �Not unless you apologize.�
�What?! Hell no! Get up and show me where your barn is! I command you!� He yelled.
�You don�t command me or any one else. In case you haven�t figured it out yet, banishment makes you mortal. And if you�re mortal you are an equal to all other mortals.� Epona stated. �So apologize.�
�Like hell I will! I�m a unicorn! I�m above all other mortals no matter what!� Harusame fumed.
�You sure do have a potty mouth, don�t you?� She said evenly.
�I don�t care what kind of mouth I have! Show me to the damn barn, wench!� He yelled.
Epona�s brown eyes flickered with rage, but she held her ground and her temper. She closed her eyes and tossed her head back, showing clearly that she would not give into him. She was a fighter. Maybe he was a better one, but she was stubborn enough and courageous (or possibly stupid) enough to fight him.
�Baka mare! Show me to you�re fucking barn!� He fumed, his temper rising.
Epona snorted in derision. His mouth got worse the angrier he got.
�Bitch!� He lashed out with his hind hooves, catching her on her left flank.
Epona was stunned but for an instant. She climbed quickly to her feet and returned the blow, catching him on the right fore. He was shocked that this mare would strike him back, but