~chapter 18~
The chair slowly turned around revealing a fat ugly man wearing a black vest over a white shirt. He had a fat head with chubby cheeks, large pursing lips, a bushy white mustache under a bulbus nose, cold black eyes under this white eyebrows, and wrinkles on the corners of his eyes and mouth as if he had squinted all the time and never smiled a day in his life. He had a large shiny forehead, messy black hair that contrasted very poorly with the white hair on the sides and back of his head. His pink face was contorted into a scowl as he stared angrily at the five.
"Well, what have you five got to say for yourselves?" the mayor sneered in a cold voice.
"Look," said Link, but he was poked in the back with a spear.
"You will address the Mayor as Highness or sire!" the guard shouted while poking Link.
"Highness..." Link said in a frustrated tone. "I apologize for my friends actions. But we came to you to talk business.
"Business, eh?" the mayor said leaning back, the scowl still on his face.
"We have heard that you tax your citizens beyond reason. We've come on request to ask that this be undone, as citizens think this unfair." Link said slowly, as if trying to think of a way to say his words without insulting Trump. The mayor suddenly had a shocked look on his face.
"Unfair? Really?! I never knew the citizens had that impression of me!" the mayor gasped. Jared raised an eyebrow. "I'll have to mend my ways! Right what I have wronged!" The mayor said in a soft voice, his face looking deeply saddened.
"Really?" Link said.
"NO!!!!" The mayor shouted, getting red in the face. Jared growled and leapt over the desk in a fury, grabbing the mayor by the jacket and holding him close to his face.
"Look asshole," he said in a low threatening tone.
"Ah! Help! Guards!" the king shouted, panic edging on his voice. Two guards rushed at Jared and grabbed him but Jared held his grip on the mayor. The guards tried to pull Jared away as the mayor screamed bloody murder. Suddenly Jared released his grip, sending the mayor back into his chair and flipping it over backwards. When he stood, the messy black hair on his head had vanished, revealing a large bald head with only a few strands of white. The five burst out laughing, partly because they were trying to ridicule the mayor. Even one of the guards smiled slightly but quickly stifled his chuckles into a cough and wiped the smile off his face. The mayor's face went from red to purple as he grabbed his toupee and slammed it onto his head.
"OUT OUT OUT! TAKE THEM TO JAIL!" The mayor shouted furiously. The five were carted away, still laughing at the mayor. The mayor sat back down, his face purple with rage.
"Sire," one of the guards said. "I think that might have been..."
"I know who it was." the mayor snapped. "Probably here to rescue another town and keep up his pathetic 'hero' image..."
"What should be done?"
"Hrm...keep them in jail."
"On what grounds?"
"For that one brat, deliberate assault on the mayor. For the others...hmm....questioning authority."
"That wont hold out, sir. There was an elf with them. Once word reaches the elves..."
"I know. But the problem will be dealt with later. For now, carry out my orders."
"Yes sire." the guard bowed and turned to leave.
"Ah, wait. One more thing." the mayor said.
The five were thrown into a jail cell in the local prison. It was a small cell, but the conditions were much greater than that of the troll's. There were no horrid stains on the walls or floor, no rancid odors that burned the nose and eyes, an actual bed (though a poor one), and a stone sink with a pipe of bamboo running from it. This, however, seemed to unimpress the five; but this was only due to the fact that Fenix had pulled out the earth orb, which conveniently had been unfounded by the guards. Since the floor was stone, they couldn't break through, but the ground outside the cell was dirt. A small tarnished key lay on a wooden desk about 200 feet away. He carefully made the ground shake, causing the desk to tremble. The key vibrated slowly and began to wobble off the desk and fall to the ground. Fenix had it ride on a wave if dirt over to the cell where Link picked it up and inserted it into the rusted lock. Suddenly he paused.
"Uh..." mumbled Link as he fiddled with the key.
"What is it?" Jared asked.
"Apparently this isn't the right key..."
"What?! You must be doing it wrong!" Jared shouted, pushing Link aside and grabbing the key, forcing it into the lock. "Damn it to hell!" Jared threw the key across the room, which soared out a barred window.
"Gah! My eye!" a voice shouted from outside. Jared frantically shook the bars, kicking and cursing.
"I hardly think being stupid will help anything..." Justin mumbled. Jared growled, tensed up, then without warning spun around and punched Justin square in the jaw, sending him stumbling back and sliding down the wall.
"Hey! Calm down!" Link yelled at Jared. "This isn't going to help anything!" Justin stood and wiped blood off of his lip then charged Jared and grabbed him, lifting him up and slamming him into the bars. Jared got up and swung at Justin, but missed since Link had pulled him back. Walton held Justin back as the two tried to break their holds and rush at each other.
"You two need to cool off!" Link yelled at them. "Stop acting like babies and get along!" The two seemed to relax and after a few moments Walton and Link let go. Jared waited a moment, then charged Justin and was able to punch him in the eye before Link grabbed the back of Jared's shirt and threw him back into the wall.
"Why don't you stay out of this you little sissy forest pansy!" Jared shouted, standing up. It took both Fenix and Walton to hold Link back.
"Relax, master Link. Take your own advice." Walton said calmly. Link relaxed and roughly threw their hands off him, then went over to the other side of the cell (which was only about 10 feet). They spent the night in the cold cell, not bothering to use the bed. The next day a guard came to the cell.
"You punks got a visitor." he said in a cold, despising growl.
"What? Who?" Link said jumping up.
"That guy." the guard pointed to Walton, then dissapeared. Walton crept up to the bars and tried to see around the corner. Anna came into view looking distressed.
"Anna! It is great to see you!" Walton shouted.
"Oh John...the whole city's a buzz. Everyone's heard of how you all were arrested."
"It'll be alright. I'm sure we'll be out of here in no time. I'll be home soon."
"John...I'm afraid there won't be a home to come to..."
"What? What do you mean?"
"The mayor....h-he's taking every penny from everyone. There's no more money John. He's forcing everyone to leave their homes. We are fortunate that we live on the borders...but I'm afraid it will be only a matter of days..." Walton looked speechless.
"How-how could he do this?!"
"The mayor said it was because of your actions. He was forced to take everything as 'punishment'" The other four had overheard and were now standing at the bars.
"We're going to put a stop to this." Link said.
"You are indeed kind, Master Link...but I'm afraid there isn't anythin' to be done..." Anna replied in a low whisper. "Everyone is too afraid of the mayor to stand up...and with you in prison...well....the city thought of you as its last hope....hopes haven't exactly been high since yesterday."
"We'll come up with a plan." Jared said.
"Yeah, don't worry, we'll think of something." Justin agreed, apparently forgetting the 'grudge' from the day before.
"I just hope that..." Anna began but was interuppted by the guard.
"Alright! Time is up!" the guard shouted, coming over.
"Oh, please, sir. Just a few more minutes." anna pleaded.
"No, you're done." the guard grabbed her arm and dragged her away. The three spent two more miserable and boring days in the cell. On the third day, however, something happened. It was around noon. The five sat in the cell, two asleep and the others sighing with extreme boredom. Suddenly, out of nowhere, there came shouting from outside...
~end~
The chair slowly turned around revealing a fat ugly man wearing a black vest over a white shirt. He had a fat head with chubby cheeks, large pursing lips, a bushy white mustache under a bulbus nose, cold black eyes under this white eyebrows, and wrinkles on the corners of his eyes and mouth as if he had squinted all the time and never smiled a day in his life. He had a large shiny forehead, messy black hair that contrasted very poorly with the white hair on the sides and back of his head. His pink face was contorted into a scowl as he stared angrily at the five.
"Well, what have you five got to say for yourselves?" the mayor sneered in a cold voice.
"Look," said Link, but he was poked in the back with a spear.
"You will address the Mayor as Highness or sire!" the guard shouted while poking Link.
"Highness..." Link said in a frustrated tone. "I apologize for my friends actions. But we came to you to talk business.
"Business, eh?" the mayor said leaning back, the scowl still on his face.
"We have heard that you tax your citizens beyond reason. We've come on request to ask that this be undone, as citizens think this unfair." Link said slowly, as if trying to think of a way to say his words without insulting Trump. The mayor suddenly had a shocked look on his face.
"Unfair? Really?! I never knew the citizens had that impression of me!" the mayor gasped. Jared raised an eyebrow. "I'll have to mend my ways! Right what I have wronged!" The mayor said in a soft voice, his face looking deeply saddened.
"Really?" Link said.
"NO!!!!" The mayor shouted, getting red in the face. Jared growled and leapt over the desk in a fury, grabbing the mayor by the jacket and holding him close to his face.
"Look asshole," he said in a low threatening tone.
"Ah! Help! Guards!" the king shouted, panic edging on his voice. Two guards rushed at Jared and grabbed him but Jared held his grip on the mayor. The guards tried to pull Jared away as the mayor screamed bloody murder. Suddenly Jared released his grip, sending the mayor back into his chair and flipping it over backwards. When he stood, the messy black hair on his head had vanished, revealing a large bald head with only a few strands of white. The five burst out laughing, partly because they were trying to ridicule the mayor. Even one of the guards smiled slightly but quickly stifled his chuckles into a cough and wiped the smile off his face. The mayor's face went from red to purple as he grabbed his toupee and slammed it onto his head.
"OUT OUT OUT! TAKE THEM TO JAIL!" The mayor shouted furiously. The five were carted away, still laughing at the mayor. The mayor sat back down, his face purple with rage.
"Sire," one of the guards said. "I think that might have been..."
"I know who it was." the mayor snapped. "Probably here to rescue another town and keep up his pathetic 'hero' image..."
"What should be done?"
"Hrm...keep them in jail."
"On what grounds?"
"For that one brat, deliberate assault on the mayor. For the others...hmm....questioning authority."
"That wont hold out, sir. There was an elf with them. Once word reaches the elves..."
"I know. But the problem will be dealt with later. For now, carry out my orders."
"Yes sire." the guard bowed and turned to leave.
"Ah, wait. One more thing." the mayor said.
The five were thrown into a jail cell in the local prison. It was a small cell, but the conditions were much greater than that of the troll's. There were no horrid stains on the walls or floor, no rancid odors that burned the nose and eyes, an actual bed (though a poor one), and a stone sink with a pipe of bamboo running from it. This, however, seemed to unimpress the five; but this was only due to the fact that Fenix had pulled out the earth orb, which conveniently had been unfounded by the guards. Since the floor was stone, they couldn't break through, but the ground outside the cell was dirt. A small tarnished key lay on a wooden desk about 200 feet away. He carefully made the ground shake, causing the desk to tremble. The key vibrated slowly and began to wobble off the desk and fall to the ground. Fenix had it ride on a wave if dirt over to the cell where Link picked it up and inserted it into the rusted lock. Suddenly he paused.
"Uh..." mumbled Link as he fiddled with the key.
"What is it?" Jared asked.
"Apparently this isn't the right key..."
"What?! You must be doing it wrong!" Jared shouted, pushing Link aside and grabbing the key, forcing it into the lock. "Damn it to hell!" Jared threw the key across the room, which soared out a barred window.
"Gah! My eye!" a voice shouted from outside. Jared frantically shook the bars, kicking and cursing.
"I hardly think being stupid will help anything..." Justin mumbled. Jared growled, tensed up, then without warning spun around and punched Justin square in the jaw, sending him stumbling back and sliding down the wall.
"Hey! Calm down!" Link yelled at Jared. "This isn't going to help anything!" Justin stood and wiped blood off of his lip then charged Jared and grabbed him, lifting him up and slamming him into the bars. Jared got up and swung at Justin, but missed since Link had pulled him back. Walton held Justin back as the two tried to break their holds and rush at each other.
"You two need to cool off!" Link yelled at them. "Stop acting like babies and get along!" The two seemed to relax and after a few moments Walton and Link let go. Jared waited a moment, then charged Justin and was able to punch him in the eye before Link grabbed the back of Jared's shirt and threw him back into the wall.
"Why don't you stay out of this you little sissy forest pansy!" Jared shouted, standing up. It took both Fenix and Walton to hold Link back.
"Relax, master Link. Take your own advice." Walton said calmly. Link relaxed and roughly threw their hands off him, then went over to the other side of the cell (which was only about 10 feet). They spent the night in the cold cell, not bothering to use the bed. The next day a guard came to the cell.
"You punks got a visitor." he said in a cold, despising growl.
"What? Who?" Link said jumping up.
"That guy." the guard pointed to Walton, then dissapeared. Walton crept up to the bars and tried to see around the corner. Anna came into view looking distressed.
"Anna! It is great to see you!" Walton shouted.
"Oh John...the whole city's a buzz. Everyone's heard of how you all were arrested."
"It'll be alright. I'm sure we'll be out of here in no time. I'll be home soon."
"John...I'm afraid there won't be a home to come to..."
"What? What do you mean?"
"The mayor....h-he's taking every penny from everyone. There's no more money John. He's forcing everyone to leave their homes. We are fortunate that we live on the borders...but I'm afraid it will be only a matter of days..." Walton looked speechless.
"How-how could he do this?!"
"The mayor said it was because of your actions. He was forced to take everything as 'punishment'" The other four had overheard and were now standing at the bars.
"We're going to put a stop to this." Link said.
"You are indeed kind, Master Link...but I'm afraid there isn't anythin' to be done..." Anna replied in a low whisper. "Everyone is too afraid of the mayor to stand up...and with you in prison...well....the city thought of you as its last hope....hopes haven't exactly been high since yesterday."
"We'll come up with a plan." Jared said.
"Yeah, don't worry, we'll think of something." Justin agreed, apparently forgetting the 'grudge' from the day before.
"I just hope that..." Anna began but was interuppted by the guard.
"Alright! Time is up!" the guard shouted, coming over.
"Oh, please, sir. Just a few more minutes." anna pleaded.
"No, you're done." the guard grabbed her arm and dragged her away. The three spent two more miserable and boring days in the cell. On the third day, however, something happened. It was around noon. The five sat in the cell, two asleep and the others sighing with extreme boredom. Suddenly, out of nowhere, there came shouting from outside...
~end~