~chapter 17~
The four sat around the table, talking amongst each other. It was now about 5 'o' clock. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Walton went over and opened it.
"G'day John!" said a voice behind the door. "Got a telegram for ya!" Walton took the small envelope and shut the door. It was sealed with a strange purple seal. He opened it and read it quietly mumbling to himself. When he finished he scoffed loudly.
"I don't believe it! How could he do this?!" he said angrily.
"What is it, John?" Anna said.
"Listen to this!" Walton shouted as he read off the letter.
To the Citizens of Hensley:
This decree is to be sent out across the far reaches of Hensley to all citizens.
Upon receiving this notice, you are being informed that there
have been new laws past over the past few days.
They are as follows:
1: all owners of business in or around the city limits of hensley are to pay an extra
15% tax.
2: all farm owners will pay an extra 5% tax per acre of the mayor's land
3: all citizens above the age of 21 will be required to pay a tax increase of 75%.
4: all farm owners will be required to double the outgoing supply of crops from
their fields.
These laws are to be taken into effect on the 15th of the month and are required to
be followed with seriousness and obedience. All those who choose not to follow the
laws will be faced with a punishment chosen by Hensley officials.
Ronald Trump
Mayor of Hensley.
Official ruler of Valea
"What?!" anna said, rushing over to read the letter in disbelief.
"That can't be fair..." Justin murmered.
"Oh dear....what are we to do?" Anna said in a shaky tone. "We can't meet those demands!"
"Don't worry, Mrs. Walton." Link said. "I think we might be having a talk to this Trump guy."
"Uh...we will?" Jared said in a low voice.
"Look, its obviously not fair what he's doing to these citizens. We'll put a stop to this."
"Oh, bless your kind heart!" said Anna.
"If we are to pay someone a visit, perhaps we should wait till morning." advised Fenix.
"Yeah, I guess that's a good idea." Link mumbled. The group spent the rest of the night discussing things until finally it was time to sleep. There was an extra guest room which the group slept in.
The next morning the four awoke to a breakfast of bacon and eggs, which was pretty uncommon for Link since he spent most of his life in the forest away from chickens and pigs. It was rather humorous when Link's egg started to sputter yellow liquid and he jumped up crying "its alive!" After they had finished, they prepared to leave. Walton told Link that he wanted to follow along. So the five left the house.
"You be careful John!" Anna called. "Don't be getting into trouble!" John waved back and they walked across the field.
"Master Link, I feel I must warn you though. The village might be dangerous..." Walton muttered.
"Dangerous?! Hah! Link can handle anything that's thrown at him!" Jared exclaimed.
"Monsters and villains aren't what I was talkin' about..." Walton replied under his breath.
"So other than being a greedy money loving bastard, what's this mayor guy like?" Link asked.
"Eh...first off," Walton began. "He likes to think he's the king of Valea. "
"Who is the king?" Justin asked.
"That's just it." Walton answered. "There is none. Hensley is the largest village with a human populace in Valea and Trump, being the highest ranking official in the village, thinks that's good enough to be King. He flaunts the power he doesn't have all over Hensley, raising taxes and arresting anyone who opposes him. He'd try to order the trolls around if he could."
"Has anyone tried to oppose him?" Fenix asked.
"Oh, yes, a few. But they always end up getting arrested and thrown in the dungeons. Everyone always says nasty things about Trump behind his back, but no one dares speak so much as one negative word about him in front of his guards."
"I don't see why he's not stopped..." Link mumbled.
"He should be. The senate doesn't seem to wanna bother him about it. He has them eating right out of his hands."
"The senate?"
"It's this big group of officials that have control of Ruecia, which is basically made up of Artigonia, Valea, and the Simone islands area. They used to enforce the rules, but ever since Trump came to power they've either been afraid of him, or he's bribing them."
"How did he come to power in the first place?"
"He just came in and took over. Hensley was fine by itself though. We've had serious money problems ever since he came in. The man taxes everyone like it was the last money in the world. He would probably make us give him everything, but the senate wouldn't let him go that far. They still have power, however little it may be." They had gone quite far by this time, and finally Walton said:
"Ah, here we are. Just over these hills." Some large hills stood before them and they began to climb. Soon they made it to the top and had a birds eye view of the entire village. It was more like a small country. The village stretched out for many miles and dissapeared into the horizon. Hundreds upon thousands of tiny houses and shops littered the cobblestone streets. Swarms of people raced along the sidewalks and carriges roamed the roads.
"Shall we?" Walton said cheerfully as he began to walk down the sloping hill.
"Now remember, Master Link," Walton said as they reached the bottom of the hill. "It might be a little dangerous. Don't forget my warning." Jared sighed and shook his head. They walked along the busy street a ways. Soon they heard a shrill shriek from behind and they turned around. A young teenage girl ran up to the four, a shocked yet excited look on her face.
"Oh my gosh!" she screamed, staring at Link. "Y-you're him! I've seen portraits! You've gotta be him!" Link stared at her and took a step back.
"Uh....I'm...sorry?" he said, not understanding her.
"You're Link! The guy who saved that one place from that evil guy! Oh my god! You look even cuter in person!" the girl screamed. As soon as the name Link was heard, hundreds of heads turned. Suddenly there was a soft rumble as large group of teen girls ran at Link screaming. He whimpered slightly and backed up. They charged him and ran into him full force, tackling him and all trying to grab him. It was as if Link was some famous rock star.
"What's going on!" Jared shouted as he tried to see Link through the hordes of girls.
"I tried to tell him..." Walton said shaking his head. "He's is extremely popular in this town. Don't exactly know why...maybe it's because we've all heard of his deeds and hoped for him to stop the mayor...I figured this would happen if he came here. He's a celebrity." The girls all swarmed around Link, screaming with excitement.
"All right! Break it up!" Jared shouted, trying to push his way through the group. He eventually reached what he thought was Link, but couldn't exactly see through the sea of arms and hands.
"BREAK IT UP! BACK OFF!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. The girls backed up a bit, but were still jumping with excitement. Link layed sprawled on the floor moaning, parts of his tunic torn and ripped off, revealing the white undershirt.
"oooh....someone took my hat..." Link muttered, his face in the dirt. Jared helped him up. Justin couldn't help but laugh at the predicament. He knew Link had done great things, but such excitement was unexpected. When Link stood, the girls tried to move in again, grabbing his arms, but Jared managed to push them off. A larger crowd had gathered now, all sorts of people trying to catch a glimpse of what the commotion was about and to see if Link was actually in their town. Some of the girls had parted, that is only if they had some of his person. One carried his hat, others, fragments of his tunic, one even carried bits of his hair. Justin made the one girl give his hat back to which she responded with sobs as she ran away crying.
"Hey, lets everyone back off now!" Jared shouted again. The crowd began to disperse, talking with excitement. Link brushed himself off and put his hat back on.
"Geez...what was that about?" Link said fatigued. Walton explained to Link what he told the others.
'Didn't expect so much excitement over me..." Link mumbled.
They continued walking, every now and then running into someone who would rush up to Link excitedly. Eventually they reached the mayors mansion. It was a very large house. There were three stories, tons of carriages in the huge driveway, and small yellow flags with the kayb (the currency in Valea) symbol waving in the breeze. They stared through the iron bars at the house.
"What are you doin'?!" a guard shouted suddenly.
"We need to talk to Mayor Dickhead." Jared said abruptly.
"Oy! No one speaks about the Mayor that way! You're all under arrest!" the guard shouted. Guards seem to rush from nowhere and took the five captive. They were escorted towards the mansion.
"Oh, arrested....Anna'll have a fit!" Walton whimpered.
"What a pansy..." Jared mumbled under his breath. They were taken inside and up to the third floor where they waited outside large doors. Voices could be heard inside.
"...a real problem for us, sir..." said a small trifle voice.
"It is no concern of mine," a deep voice boomed, "whether or not your family has...what was it again?"
"Uh...food?" the small voice squeaked.
"Hah!" You should have thought of that before you became peasants!" the deep voice shouted, a loathsome tone in his voice. "Take him away!" Two guards burst through the doors carrying a small man in his 50's. The group was then shoved into the room. It was huge. Large portraits of a fat stubby man hung on the walls. Half-melted, unlit candles hung in a few places. A large red carpet led up to a huge desk with a chair turned around behind it. On the desk were many papers, a small decorated lantern, a quill feather pen and ink bottle, and a piece of wood with "Mayor Trump" scratched into it.
"Highness, these five were befouling your name." The first guard said to the chair. It then started to turned.
~end~
The four sat around the table, talking amongst each other. It was now about 5 'o' clock. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Walton went over and opened it.
"G'day John!" said a voice behind the door. "Got a telegram for ya!" Walton took the small envelope and shut the door. It was sealed with a strange purple seal. He opened it and read it quietly mumbling to himself. When he finished he scoffed loudly.
"I don't believe it! How could he do this?!" he said angrily.
"What is it, John?" Anna said.
"Listen to this!" Walton shouted as he read off the letter.
To the Citizens of Hensley:
This decree is to be sent out across the far reaches of Hensley to all citizens.
Upon receiving this notice, you are being informed that there
have been new laws past over the past few days.
They are as follows:
1: all owners of business in or around the city limits of hensley are to pay an extra
15% tax.
2: all farm owners will pay an extra 5% tax per acre of the mayor's land
3: all citizens above the age of 21 will be required to pay a tax increase of 75%.
4: all farm owners will be required to double the outgoing supply of crops from
their fields.
These laws are to be taken into effect on the 15th of the month and are required to
be followed with seriousness and obedience. All those who choose not to follow the
laws will be faced with a punishment chosen by Hensley officials.
Ronald Trump
Mayor of Hensley.
Official ruler of Valea
"What?!" anna said, rushing over to read the letter in disbelief.
"That can't be fair..." Justin murmered.
"Oh dear....what are we to do?" Anna said in a shaky tone. "We can't meet those demands!"
"Don't worry, Mrs. Walton." Link said. "I think we might be having a talk to this Trump guy."
"Uh...we will?" Jared said in a low voice.
"Look, its obviously not fair what he's doing to these citizens. We'll put a stop to this."
"Oh, bless your kind heart!" said Anna.
"If we are to pay someone a visit, perhaps we should wait till morning." advised Fenix.
"Yeah, I guess that's a good idea." Link mumbled. The group spent the rest of the night discussing things until finally it was time to sleep. There was an extra guest room which the group slept in.
The next morning the four awoke to a breakfast of bacon and eggs, which was pretty uncommon for Link since he spent most of his life in the forest away from chickens and pigs. It was rather humorous when Link's egg started to sputter yellow liquid and he jumped up crying "its alive!" After they had finished, they prepared to leave. Walton told Link that he wanted to follow along. So the five left the house.
"You be careful John!" Anna called. "Don't be getting into trouble!" John waved back and they walked across the field.
"Master Link, I feel I must warn you though. The village might be dangerous..." Walton muttered.
"Dangerous?! Hah! Link can handle anything that's thrown at him!" Jared exclaimed.
"Monsters and villains aren't what I was talkin' about..." Walton replied under his breath.
"So other than being a greedy money loving bastard, what's this mayor guy like?" Link asked.
"Eh...first off," Walton began. "He likes to think he's the king of Valea. "
"Who is the king?" Justin asked.
"That's just it." Walton answered. "There is none. Hensley is the largest village with a human populace in Valea and Trump, being the highest ranking official in the village, thinks that's good enough to be King. He flaunts the power he doesn't have all over Hensley, raising taxes and arresting anyone who opposes him. He'd try to order the trolls around if he could."
"Has anyone tried to oppose him?" Fenix asked.
"Oh, yes, a few. But they always end up getting arrested and thrown in the dungeons. Everyone always says nasty things about Trump behind his back, but no one dares speak so much as one negative word about him in front of his guards."
"I don't see why he's not stopped..." Link mumbled.
"He should be. The senate doesn't seem to wanna bother him about it. He has them eating right out of his hands."
"The senate?"
"It's this big group of officials that have control of Ruecia, which is basically made up of Artigonia, Valea, and the Simone islands area. They used to enforce the rules, but ever since Trump came to power they've either been afraid of him, or he's bribing them."
"How did he come to power in the first place?"
"He just came in and took over. Hensley was fine by itself though. We've had serious money problems ever since he came in. The man taxes everyone like it was the last money in the world. He would probably make us give him everything, but the senate wouldn't let him go that far. They still have power, however little it may be." They had gone quite far by this time, and finally Walton said:
"Ah, here we are. Just over these hills." Some large hills stood before them and they began to climb. Soon they made it to the top and had a birds eye view of the entire village. It was more like a small country. The village stretched out for many miles and dissapeared into the horizon. Hundreds upon thousands of tiny houses and shops littered the cobblestone streets. Swarms of people raced along the sidewalks and carriges roamed the roads.
"Shall we?" Walton said cheerfully as he began to walk down the sloping hill.
"Now remember, Master Link," Walton said as they reached the bottom of the hill. "It might be a little dangerous. Don't forget my warning." Jared sighed and shook his head. They walked along the busy street a ways. Soon they heard a shrill shriek from behind and they turned around. A young teenage girl ran up to the four, a shocked yet excited look on her face.
"Oh my gosh!" she screamed, staring at Link. "Y-you're him! I've seen portraits! You've gotta be him!" Link stared at her and took a step back.
"Uh....I'm...sorry?" he said, not understanding her.
"You're Link! The guy who saved that one place from that evil guy! Oh my god! You look even cuter in person!" the girl screamed. As soon as the name Link was heard, hundreds of heads turned. Suddenly there was a soft rumble as large group of teen girls ran at Link screaming. He whimpered slightly and backed up. They charged him and ran into him full force, tackling him and all trying to grab him. It was as if Link was some famous rock star.
"What's going on!" Jared shouted as he tried to see Link through the hordes of girls.
"I tried to tell him..." Walton said shaking his head. "He's is extremely popular in this town. Don't exactly know why...maybe it's because we've all heard of his deeds and hoped for him to stop the mayor...I figured this would happen if he came here. He's a celebrity." The girls all swarmed around Link, screaming with excitement.
"All right! Break it up!" Jared shouted, trying to push his way through the group. He eventually reached what he thought was Link, but couldn't exactly see through the sea of arms and hands.
"BREAK IT UP! BACK OFF!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. The girls backed up a bit, but were still jumping with excitement. Link layed sprawled on the floor moaning, parts of his tunic torn and ripped off, revealing the white undershirt.
"oooh....someone took my hat..." Link muttered, his face in the dirt. Jared helped him up. Justin couldn't help but laugh at the predicament. He knew Link had done great things, but such excitement was unexpected. When Link stood, the girls tried to move in again, grabbing his arms, but Jared managed to push them off. A larger crowd had gathered now, all sorts of people trying to catch a glimpse of what the commotion was about and to see if Link was actually in their town. Some of the girls had parted, that is only if they had some of his person. One carried his hat, others, fragments of his tunic, one even carried bits of his hair. Justin made the one girl give his hat back to which she responded with sobs as she ran away crying.
"Hey, lets everyone back off now!" Jared shouted again. The crowd began to disperse, talking with excitement. Link brushed himself off and put his hat back on.
"Geez...what was that about?" Link said fatigued. Walton explained to Link what he told the others.
'Didn't expect so much excitement over me..." Link mumbled.
They continued walking, every now and then running into someone who would rush up to Link excitedly. Eventually they reached the mayors mansion. It was a very large house. There were three stories, tons of carriages in the huge driveway, and small yellow flags with the kayb (the currency in Valea) symbol waving in the breeze. They stared through the iron bars at the house.
"What are you doin'?!" a guard shouted suddenly.
"We need to talk to Mayor Dickhead." Jared said abruptly.
"Oy! No one speaks about the Mayor that way! You're all under arrest!" the guard shouted. Guards seem to rush from nowhere and took the five captive. They were escorted towards the mansion.
"Oh, arrested....Anna'll have a fit!" Walton whimpered.
"What a pansy..." Jared mumbled under his breath. They were taken inside and up to the third floor where they waited outside large doors. Voices could be heard inside.
"...a real problem for us, sir..." said a small trifle voice.
"It is no concern of mine," a deep voice boomed, "whether or not your family has...what was it again?"
"Uh...food?" the small voice squeaked.
"Hah!" You should have thought of that before you became peasants!" the deep voice shouted, a loathsome tone in his voice. "Take him away!" Two guards burst through the doors carrying a small man in his 50's. The group was then shoved into the room. It was huge. Large portraits of a fat stubby man hung on the walls. Half-melted, unlit candles hung in a few places. A large red carpet led up to a huge desk with a chair turned around behind it. On the desk were many papers, a small decorated lantern, a quill feather pen and ink bottle, and a piece of wood with "Mayor Trump" scratched into it.
"Highness, these five were befouling your name." The first guard said to the chair. It then started to turned.
~end~