A/N : Okay, so it's starting to look like this story will have twenty three chapters, if eveything goes according to my plan. Which means after this one, just four chapters to go.

Thanx to everyone who reviewed; princessvampire, Cordelia Osbourne, Mellodramatic, Nutbarz, ndblue123, and especially big thanx to; KrystinePotterLover, A Sorta Fairytale, Azkaban Canuck, Starbright Moonlight for reviewing both chapters - you're all very kind!

Now, can Jay save his cousin? Read on to find out...

(Disclaimer : see chapter 5)

Chapter 19 - The Attempted Rescue

Jay took a deep breath and carefully pushed upwards on the glass of the window. The pane slid gently over the other as it's design intended, barely making a sound, but Phillippe heard it. He swung his head around and saw his cousin begin to climb through the space.

"Jay? What the hell are you doing here? You're going to get us both killed?" Phillippe would have yelled, but knowing it was dangerous was forced to make do with a frantic whisper.

"Sshh" Jay silenced him, "We're gonna be fine" he told him, although he didn't know if that was true or not. He crept over to his cousin and started to untie the ropes that held him captive. No words were spoken as one by one Phillippe's limbs were freed.

The agents on the roof had been watching the two criminals planning their next move and at first had not even noticed the rescue mission taking place literally under their noses. When they did notice, they were not pleased. The rescue was risking the life of not only himself, but of the prince and even the agents themselves, but what could they do? They decided the only course of action open to them was simply to watch and only take action if a problem arose.

As Jay untied the final knot, Phillippe was free.

"How did you know I was here?" the Prince asked Jay in a whisper.

"Does it matter?" his cousin responded, in a similarly hushed tone, as he made his way back toward the window, "Come on!" he whispered sharply and Phillippe made to stand up from his chair.

The young prince had been strapped in one position for more hours than he cared to remember so he was unable to stand up when given the chance. As he made an attempt, he found his legs would not take his weight and he tripped and fell with a loud crash.

In a blind panic, Jay rushed to the side of his fallen friend and cousin, trying desperately to drag him to his feet, but as he'd fallen, Phillippe had hit his head and was out cold.

"What the hell?!" a voice came from the next room and in second the two kidnappers were in the room, their guns in their hands ready to shoot at anything that moved. When they saw Phillippe lying on the ground unconscious, they knew someone else must be in the building. It was impossible that the boy could have unbound his ropes alone.

"Who's there?" Eddie sneered. "Come on, I know you're around here some place" he grinned, evilly, searching behind some boxes in the corner of the room and under a tarp on the other side. "Joe, get the kid off the floor!" he ordered his not-so-smart friend, who did as he was told, but not before lying down his weapon on the window sill behind him. Joe dragged Phillippe's body up and placed him back on the chair as Eddie continued to search around the darkened room.

"Take your gun and check in the next room" Eddie barked to his friend, when he couldn't find anyone or anything out of the ordinary. Joe, as always, obeyed, but when he turned back for his gun, it was gone. Too afraid to admit his mistake to his partner, Joe went next door unarmed whilst Eddie continued to glance maniacally around the room.

Silence returned to the building for a moment as the convict make his second search of the room. Suddenly a sound from the adjoining room caught his attention. A loud thud which made the man wonder what was going on and he called to his accomplice.

"Hey, Joe, did you find anything?"

When his friend did not respond, Eddie was increasingly suspicious.

Still up on the roof, the agents were shocked to see a young boy enter the room where they had seen the kidnappers discussing their plan. The young boy appeared to have a gun which he had used as his weapon when attacking one of the criminals, but not in a conventional way. The convict, known to his accomplice as Joe, was hit forcefully over the head by his own gun as a young man dressed all in black appeared from the shadows. Now was the time for the agents to make their move, hoping against hope that they could do so without harm coming to the Prince or the brave young man in the other room.

Jay couldn't believe what was happening. He had taken a huge risk trying to rescue his cousin, but he'd had no idea things would get this complex. He had knocked out a fully grown man with the butt of a pistol he had stolen from the very same guy. 'One down, one to go', he told himself, but the other man would not be so easy to get past. Standing beyond the door was an armed criminal, hell bent on getting money and getting away. Jay knew this guy could shoot him dead without a moments thought and if not him, then maybe Phillippe. He was starting to think that maybe this hadn't been such a good idea, but it was far too late to back out now. Taking the deepest breath of his life, Jay swung open the door.

A/N : I know, I know, another cliffhanger, but it's just so tempting to leave you all guessing! Please review and I promise to update again very soon.