Quicker update this time! Now, normally I'd keep you all in suspense because 1) I'm eviiiiiil and 2) school would be eating me alive. But since school's calmed down and I'm in a good mood here's a fast update for you.

Disclaimer: If I owned Legend of Zelda I would be rich, live in Japan, and be a manga-ka. Unfortunately I don't so I'm stuck in the U.S. and the closest I get to Japan is staring at a world map while listening to Jpop and eating sushi.

Chapter 13: Wanted: Alive

Whoever invented power points needs to be fired. Seriously. The other end of the link was on a rooftop, which by the way isn't the best place to land after being kidnapped from a skate track and dragged through a lunatic's castle by a demon. I hit the top of the roof—which really didn't hurt that much because the link was level with the roof. What DID hurt was rolling off the roof and landing on the STONE street below.

"OUCH!" I shouted, when I hit the street. Tears formed in the corners of my eyes.

Lya landed right beside me in a heap. "Oww…" she complained, sitting up and rubbing her head.

"You alright?" I asked, taking a moment to look her over from where I was sitting.

"I'm fine," she said, wincing as she touched her head, "Where ARE we?" she asked.

"I don't know," I said, glancing around, "Somewhere in Hyrule?"

"No duh," Lya replied, "We know that much."

"You know what I meant," I said, a bit irritated by my less than pleasant landing, "I don't recognize anything here," I paused, "And that's saying something because I've played a ton of Zelda."

Lya nodded. "I don't recognize it either. That's too bad, I would follow you because you've played more games than me but…"

"Yeah," I said, "I have no idea where this is."

Lya looked thoughtful. "Let's walk a little ways, knock on a few doors, and ask questions," she advised.

"Good plan," I said, "Much better than mine."

"Because you never have a plan?" she smirked.

"We met a few days ago," I exclaimed playfully, "Stop knowing me so well, you stalker!"

"Well sor-ry!" she exclaimed in the same playful tone, "Allow me to find a trash can and I'll throw my spy gear out!"

Then, for the first time since this entire thing begun, I actually felt at ease. It was a bit strange considering that we were standing in the middle of a street in a part of a strange country that neither of us knew how to navigate, but still, it was good to feel a bit lighthearted in the middle of this mess. Faint smiles appeared on both our faces and we collapsed laughing in the middle of the street.

"W-why are we laughing?" Lya shouted.

"I-I don't k-know!" I laughed, "And th-that just makes it more hilarious!"

I don't know how long we were there, but I knew my sides hurt like HECK when we stopped. It was a good pain though.

"Sh-shall we go?" I asked, calming down the last of my laughing fit.

"Y-yeah," Lya said, "Let's find a door to knock on."

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One house with a light on. Seriously? That's it? You'd think in a town there'd be more than one night owl to question. Never the less, we'd take what we could get.

I nervously knocked on the door. The heavy clunk of boots on a wood floor could be heard approaching the door. A young Hylian man opened the door and looked out at us.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

"U-um," I stammered nervously, "Sorry to bother you, sir," I looked him in the eye, trying to appear more confident than I felt, "We were wondering-"

The man's blue eyes widened and he backed up a bit. "CRIMINALS!" He shouted.

Lya and I jumped back, surprised by his sudden outburst.

"I beg your pardon?" Lya cried.

"I've seen the posters around town!" he continued, "Get out of here before I call the Hylian guard!"

"W-wait, what?" I asked.

The door slammed in my face with a loud BANG. Lya looked at me with a surprised look still on her face.

"What was that?" she asked.

"How should I know?" I demanded, "That guy's nuttier than a jar of cashews!"

Lya looked behind me and froze. "Ruby, you might want to turn around," she said.

I turned slowly to face the wall. Attached to the wall were five posters with pictures of… wait—US! I ripped one off the wall and started reading it.

"Wanted alive for breaking into Hyrule Castle…" I trailed off and heaved a sigh, "You sneaky punks," I cursed the villains, "They've been reporting back here for these to be made."

"Not too eager to take any chances of letting us escape are they?" Lya shook her head.

"Definitely not," I said, "they must be pretty desperate to go through all this trouble."

Lya glanced back at the posters. "I don't know who actually staged the Hyrule Castle break in," she said, "But we'd better get outta here before the Hylian guard shows up."

"Best plan we've had all day," I muttered, grabbing her hand and taking off towards the town gates.

"I'd turn yourselves in for us if I were you," someone said.

Lya and I turned towards the sound of the voice. A familiar armor clad figure emerged from a nearby ally.

"The guards tend to be much more compassionate than me," he said, grinning widely.

"Um… Y-you know this guy?" Lya asked.

"Un-unfortunately," I squeaked.

I hated to admit it, but running towards the guard looked like a much better option than charging the General of Darkness.

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