//------------------------------// // Link returns home // Story: Legend of Zelda: Equestria // by Robert Emerald Fountain //------------------------------// After putting his green tunic back on, Link picked up the shards of Ganondorf's sword and then destroyed the barrier by slashing it with the Master Sword. Everyone had cheered when he killed Ganondorf. After he and Epona had said their goodbyes, Link mounted and used a crystal that Zelda had given him to open a portal back to Hyrule. He cracked the reins and rode through the portal. Light flashed around them as they sped through the tunnel of energy until they emerged in Hyrule Field. The sun was setting when he reached the castle, and he knelt before Zelda to give her the news. "Ganondorf has been eliminated. Here are the shards of his sword. We must destroy them," Link said to Zelda. "I agree with you," Zelda replied. The Light Spirits materialized and used their power to vaporize the shards out of existence. With the sword destroyed and with Ganondorf finally dead, Hyrule was at peace once again. Link returned home to Ordon Village and then took the Master Sword back to the Sacred Grove where he placed it back in the pedestal before going home. He hoped he would not need it again, but he knew where to find it if he did. The End