July Story Contest
Ajax's Herd: Chapter 3: The Fall chapter 1 chapter 2
By: Arabluv
Age: 11Hi! Ajax again! This time I will give a briefer brief, I’m a three year old black Thoroughbred mare, and I used to be owned, then wild, then I was captured again. It all started with a barn fire that collapsed my stall, letting me gallop away. I met a silvery grey Arabian stallion named Zanzibar and we found a herd and Zanzibar fought a stallion named Xavier. Then he got to stay in the herd and a guard, Teardrop, announced that rustlers were coming this way, we hid all the horses but didn’t have enough time to hide us. We got captured and Zanzibar asked me if I would be his mate. Seesh, a lot of stuff had happened.
Ok, we were in the trailer, dah dah dah.. oh there! Zanzibar had just asked me.
I had to stop and think for a minute, “Me? Really?” I asked dumb-struck.
“Y-yes, if you w-want.” Stammered Zanzibar, I guess I scared him.
“YES! OH MY GOSH YES!!!” I screamed. I smiled and Zanzibar smiled too. Then the trailer stopped and Zanzibar and I slammed into the front of the trailer. “OWW!”
“Sheesh! Can’t they ease on the brake?!” Then the trailer door opened and Charles stepped in with a sky blue halter and lead rope and Alice stepped in with my hot pink halter and lead. Alice opened the side door and haltered me, then Charles haltered Zanzibar.
Zanzibar squealed as Charles jerked his lead rope hard to move him forward. “What is this thing?”
“It’s a halter, just walk and he’ll ease up on it. You too little one.” I replied, noticing the foal. Alice pulled on my lead and I walked forward obediently.
“Good gal, let’s walk” crooned Alice, she turned around and I walked after her, followed by Zanzibar.
Later, Alice and Zanzibar were in our stalls, when Alice came in with a saddle and bridle. “Oh no. Not riding time.” I whispered. Next thing I knew, I was groomed, tacked up and being lead out into the arena by Alice.
“Now, Ajax, this time, no bucking.” Commanded Alice as she into the light weight English saddle. She nudged me into a gallop, I obeyed, neck arched because of my reins. I jumped some jumps, it was very hard, but hey, I wouldn’t be so strong if it wasn’t for her carelessness. Then I raced the wind.
As I galloped, I heard Zanzibar whinny, I answered, “Lip your stall lock! I’m coming Zanzibar!” I jerked the reins out of Alice’s hands and galloped full out, bucking so hard, Alice flew off my back and landed, sprawled on sand. I galloped away to the stable to find Zanzibar standing in front of the stall door. Then, we were off. We raced each other to the spot where we knew the herd was, I beat him.
When we returned to the herd, we only relaxed for 2 minutes; Teardrop announced that Alice was back. I saw a bay paint foal sneak back. “Into the cave!” shouted Zanzibar.
“Ajax is here, I know of it.” snarled Alice. She looked around carefully, “Who told me of her whereabouts?” she asked thin air. A minute of silence, then, the foal stepped forward.
Next month, find out what shocking news rocks Ajax’s world and how it affects the herd. Find out who the double agent is in the herd, all the loose ends tie together in ‘Chapter 4: Treachery’ which comes out next month ~Arabluv~XOXO