~chapter 19~
   The five sat in the cell listening to the commotion outside.
   "It's an attack! Run for it!" a voice shouted. Right outside of the building, there was a sound of punches landing and someone grunting.Â
 "Got it." A soft feminine voice said.Â
   "Uh oh...here they come! Go, Ron!" another voice shouted. There was an obvious sound of a fight outside.
   "What's going on out there?" Jared mumbled.
   "Here, gimme a leg up." Link said, pushing Jared on the ground and jumping onto his back. He stood up to the window and peered out. All he saw was a bunch of soldiers running around.
   "I don't see any..." Link was interrupted by the front door to the building being slammed open. Footsteps were heard running closer. The five watched through the bars intently. Suddenly a boy looking to be about 15 ran up to the cell door. The boy had short fiery red hair freckles dabbed all over his cheeks and nose, a round (but not chubby) face, and bright green eyes. He wore a light blue tunic and worn out brown leather shoes. He had a sword strapped to his back.
   "Who's that?" Justin mumbled. The boy fiddled with a key in his hand and inserted it into the lock. He turned the key and the lock clicked. The boy looked up at the five, grinned slightly, then took off out of the building. The five stood there puzzled for a few moments, then Link ran over to the door and opened it.
   "Wow, whoever that guy was, I like him already." Justin said. The five ran out of the cell, grabbed their weapons, and ran outside.Â
   "What are we doing?" Walton asked.
   "You, go back to your wife. We'll take care of the mayor." Link said. Walton thanked the four for their help and ran off, apparently being ignored by the rushing soldiers. As the four ran through the city, Link couldn't help but notice that no one was 'attacking'. The soldiers were running all about, but they weren't defending from anyone. The four reached the mayors house.
   "Alright. No killing anyone. We're just going to get to the mayor." Link told the others before rushing inside. They ran into a group of three soldiers. Link slammed the butt of his sword into one soldiers face, knocking him out. Justin kicked one in the chest then punched him on the face. Jared took out his sword and jabbed the last in the shoulder.
   "What are you doing!? I said no killing!" Link yelled.
   "He'll live." Jared mumbled.
   The mayor stood in front of his desk.Â
   "This is an outrage!" he shouted to himself. He paced back and forth, pondering the current situation. Suddenly there were footsteps heard outside. The doors swung open and there stood Link, grinning at the mayor.
   "Y-you!" the mayor shouted. "GUARDS!" To guards slumped into view and onto the floor, then Jared and Justin came from the sides of the doors, standing over the unconscious guards.Â
   "Now," Link said as Jared, Justin and Fenix stepped inside, closing the doors behind them. "As I said before, we've come to talk business. Except this time I think you'll accept my proposal."
   "No...stay back!" the mayor shouted, running behind his desk.
   "I heard you've taken everything away from the people." Link said, walking slowly towards him.
   "I-I...had no choice!" the mayor stammered.
   "Don't give me that shit!" Link snapped. "All along you were trying to sap your citizens of their money. You're just a greedy, selfish, (not to mention fat...ever think of jogging a bit?) little coward. Now, I think that considering the events, you might have a change of heart. Well? ANSWER!" Link shouted when the mayor didn't respond.
   "Go to hell!" the mayor shouted, though looking like he'd regretted what he said.
   "Hmm...I figured we'd have to resort to extreme measures..." Link said mockingly saddened. The other three slowly walked towards the mayors desk. The mayor's face suddenly turned to fear and panic and he tried to turn and run but tripped over his large chair and fell into a table.
   'Hmm. That was easy." Link said, looking at the unconscious mayor. "See how easy it is to renegotiate?" Jared and Justin walked over and picked up the mayor, dragging him to the center of the room.
   "Geez," Jared groaned under the burden. "This is one fat little fu--" he paused when footsteps were heard rushing towards the doors. Jared and Justin quickly dropped the mayor (which made a loud *thud* and slightly shook the floor) and whipped out their swords. Suddenly the doors flew open and in rushed a guy about 18. This guy had shaggy black hair a long face, and deep black eyes. He wore a soft gray tunic, and also carried a sword on his back. He rushed into the room and slammed the doors behind him, leaning against it.
   "Oh, you've gotten him." he smiled at the four, looking at the mayor on the ground. "Afraid we're in a bit of a snag though. Few guards coming up this way."
   "Uh..." Jared stared at the person.
   "Might want to consider another way out." the boy said. "Eh..." He quickly gazed around the room. "You two!" he pointed at Jared and Justin. "Be pals and come hold this door shut." he told them. There were sudden shouts from the other side of the door. "Quickly!" he snapped when no one had moved. Jared and Justin quickly ran over to the door and pressed their bodies against it. The boy took out his sword and sliced at the red carpet. He then bunched it up and cut it at the end. He then ran over to the huge chair and tied one end to the arm then the other end to the desk leg. The then swiftly picked up the chair and hurdled it through a glass window.Â
   "Come along, then!" the boy said with a grin as he grabbed the rug and jumped out the broken window, sliding down. The four all looked at each other puzzled. Suddenly there was banging on the door and it began to tremble. It shook back and forth as Jared and Justin struggled to keep it shut.Â
   "Go! We'll be just a sec!" Jared shouted to Link and Fenix.  Fenix scooped up the mayor and ran out the window, followed by Link. Jared and Justin struggled against the door.
   "Wait a minute..." a muffled voice said from the other side and the banging stopped.
   "We're doing this wrong." the voice said. Suddenly the two fell backwards as the doors opened back behind them. They looked up and saw a dozen angry guards staring at them.
   "Um...heh...hello." Jared grinned as he suddenly jumped up and pulled up Justin, running towards the window. They ran and slid down the rug. Jared cut it halfway down so they wouldn't follow and they fell just a small bit, not getting hurt. The four (five including the mayor) ran around the side of the mansion and down a dark alley way. Suddenly Link stopped.
   "What gives!?" Jared shouted. Link pointed ahead to five shadowed figures blocking their exit.
~end~
   The five sat in the cell listening to the commotion outside.
   "It's an attack! Run for it!" a voice shouted. Right outside of the building, there was a sound of punches landing and someone grunting.Â
 "Got it." A soft feminine voice said.Â
   "Uh oh...here they come! Go, Ron!" another voice shouted. There was an obvious sound of a fight outside.
   "What's going on out there?" Jared mumbled.
   "Here, gimme a leg up." Link said, pushing Jared on the ground and jumping onto his back. He stood up to the window and peered out. All he saw was a bunch of soldiers running around.
   "I don't see any..." Link was interrupted by the front door to the building being slammed open. Footsteps were heard running closer. The five watched through the bars intently. Suddenly a boy looking to be about 15 ran up to the cell door. The boy had short fiery red hair freckles dabbed all over his cheeks and nose, a round (but not chubby) face, and bright green eyes. He wore a light blue tunic and worn out brown leather shoes. He had a sword strapped to his back.
   "Who's that?" Justin mumbled. The boy fiddled with a key in his hand and inserted it into the lock. He turned the key and the lock clicked. The boy looked up at the five, grinned slightly, then took off out of the building. The five stood there puzzled for a few moments, then Link ran over to the door and opened it.
   "Wow, whoever that guy was, I like him already." Justin said. The five ran out of the cell, grabbed their weapons, and ran outside.Â
   "What are we doing?" Walton asked.
   "You, go back to your wife. We'll take care of the mayor." Link said. Walton thanked the four for their help and ran off, apparently being ignored by the rushing soldiers. As the four ran through the city, Link couldn't help but notice that no one was 'attacking'. The soldiers were running all about, but they weren't defending from anyone. The four reached the mayors house.
   "Alright. No killing anyone. We're just going to get to the mayor." Link told the others before rushing inside. They ran into a group of three soldiers. Link slammed the butt of his sword into one soldiers face, knocking him out. Justin kicked one in the chest then punched him on the face. Jared took out his sword and jabbed the last in the shoulder.
   "What are you doing!? I said no killing!" Link yelled.
   "He'll live." Jared mumbled.
   The mayor stood in front of his desk.Â
   "This is an outrage!" he shouted to himself. He paced back and forth, pondering the current situation. Suddenly there were footsteps heard outside. The doors swung open and there stood Link, grinning at the mayor.
   "Y-you!" the mayor shouted. "GUARDS!" To guards slumped into view and onto the floor, then Jared and Justin came from the sides of the doors, standing over the unconscious guards.Â
   "Now," Link said as Jared, Justin and Fenix stepped inside, closing the doors behind them. "As I said before, we've come to talk business. Except this time I think you'll accept my proposal."
   "No...stay back!" the mayor shouted, running behind his desk.
   "I heard you've taken everything away from the people." Link said, walking slowly towards him.
   "I-I...had no choice!" the mayor stammered.
   "Don't give me that shit!" Link snapped. "All along you were trying to sap your citizens of their money. You're just a greedy, selfish, (not to mention fat...ever think of jogging a bit?) little coward. Now, I think that considering the events, you might have a change of heart. Well? ANSWER!" Link shouted when the mayor didn't respond.
   "Go to hell!" the mayor shouted, though looking like he'd regretted what he said.
   "Hmm...I figured we'd have to resort to extreme measures..." Link said mockingly saddened. The other three slowly walked towards the mayors desk. The mayor's face suddenly turned to fear and panic and he tried to turn and run but tripped over his large chair and fell into a table.
   'Hmm. That was easy." Link said, looking at the unconscious mayor. "See how easy it is to renegotiate?" Jared and Justin walked over and picked up the mayor, dragging him to the center of the room.
   "Geez," Jared groaned under the burden. "This is one fat little fu--" he paused when footsteps were heard rushing towards the doors. Jared and Justin quickly dropped the mayor (which made a loud *thud* and slightly shook the floor) and whipped out their swords. Suddenly the doors flew open and in rushed a guy about 18. This guy had shaggy black hair a long face, and deep black eyes. He wore a soft gray tunic, and also carried a sword on his back. He rushed into the room and slammed the doors behind him, leaning against it.
   "Oh, you've gotten him." he smiled at the four, looking at the mayor on the ground. "Afraid we're in a bit of a snag though. Few guards coming up this way."
   "Uh..." Jared stared at the person.
   "Might want to consider another way out." the boy said. "Eh..." He quickly gazed around the room. "You two!" he pointed at Jared and Justin. "Be pals and come hold this door shut." he told them. There were sudden shouts from the other side of the door. "Quickly!" he snapped when no one had moved. Jared and Justin quickly ran over to the door and pressed their bodies against it. The boy took out his sword and sliced at the red carpet. He then bunched it up and cut it at the end. He then ran over to the huge chair and tied one end to the arm then the other end to the desk leg. The then swiftly picked up the chair and hurdled it through a glass window.Â
   "Come along, then!" the boy said with a grin as he grabbed the rug and jumped out the broken window, sliding down. The four all looked at each other puzzled. Suddenly there was banging on the door and it began to tremble. It shook back and forth as Jared and Justin struggled to keep it shut.Â
   "Go! We'll be just a sec!" Jared shouted to Link and Fenix.  Fenix scooped up the mayor and ran out the window, followed by Link. Jared and Justin struggled against the door.
   "Wait a minute..." a muffled voice said from the other side and the banging stopped.
   "We're doing this wrong." the voice said. Suddenly the two fell backwards as the doors opened back behind them. They looked up and saw a dozen angry guards staring at them.
   "Um...heh...hello." Jared grinned as he suddenly jumped up and pulled up Justin, running towards the window. They ran and slid down the rug. Jared cut it halfway down so they wouldn't follow and they fell just a small bit, not getting hurt. The four (five including the mayor) ran around the side of the mansion and down a dark alley way. Suddenly Link stopped.
   "What gives!?" Jared shouted. Link pointed ahead to five shadowed figures blocking their exit.
~end~