Authors Note: Here's your next chapter.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda.

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Chapter 16

Link quickly ditched his disguise. There was no way it would get him into the Jail, and it would only slow him down if he kept it. He discarded it in the fountain, and quietly headed for the shadows, hoping that the three guards at the Jail didn't notice him. From the looks of it, two of the three guards were asleep. The other was standing up, and leaning against a spear he was holding. The armor was obviously heavy for the guards, so Link knew he'd have an advantage if it came to a battle.

Quietly, Link repeated the process of getting up on the wall from the previous night. Once he was up on the wall, and sure he had his balance, he silently moved along the wall, and headed for the barred window. He layed down and peeked in, barely exposing his head in the window. He had to make sure it was safe.

The first thing Link saw, was Crystal laying on the bed in her cell, sleeping peacefully. He couldn't see Cyrus' cell through the window in his current position, so he didn't know if Cyrus was there. Carefully, he adjusted his head, so he could see the corner of the Jail, into Cyrus' cell.

In his cell, slumped against the wall, badly beaten, was Cyrus. A quick look around the Jail told Link that there were no guards on the inside.

"Cyrus!" Link whispered.

Cyrus' head jerked a little. He looked around slightly, then rested his head back again, as if he had been hearing things.

Link tried again. "Cyrus!"

This time Cyrus turned his head to look at the window. As soon as he saw Link, his eyes widened.

"Link!" he exclaimed. Quickly, he stood up. He walked forward a little, stumbled, and fell down, catching himself barely with his hands.

"Oh god...my legs... They hurt so bad...." he said, getting into a sitting position. Link looked closely at his legs. From what he saw, his pant legs were stained with a dark color. Most likely blood..

"Don't worry... I'm going to help you out," exclaimed the Young Hero.

Cyrus shook his head. "No, get Crystal out first. It's more important that she gets medical help."

"Alright... I'll get her out first...but if you ask me, I think you both need medical help," said Link quietly.

"Heh, that's true... Let's hope for the best... I'll wake up my sister, you start getting the rope secure."

"Okay, I'll only be a minute. Wake her fast," said Link. He started to stand up on the wall.

"Um, wait...Link?"

Link kneeled back down. "Yeah?"

Cyrus shook his head slowly. "I think you may have to climb down...and carry her out... She's weak from her sickness... I doubt she can get up herself."

"I see... Okay, well... I'll try. We'll have to be really quiet about this though..."

"Right. Okay, go tie the rope."

Link nodded, then stood up again. He searched for a good spot to tie the rope. The only things he saw on the roof were bird nests. Other than that, there was nothing. The hero sat there for a moment, wondering where the best place would be to tie the rope. There was nothing secure enough.

Suddenly Link realized what he had missed. The bars on the window...those would hold. Link mentally hit himself for not remembering about the bars. Those would be the best thing. Perfect for what he was looking for.

Quickly, the hero tied a decent knot around the bars. He pulled on it a few times to test it. If anything went wrong with the rope...then the whole plan would fail.

As soon as Link was sure the rope was tight, he bent down and told Cyrus he was ready.

"Okay, good. Crystal? You've got to stand in the corner, out of the way. Link's going to collapse the roof in," said Cyrus.

Crystal, who was standing up, slightly wavering back and forth, nodded in agreement. She walked over and stood in the corner farthest away from the window.

"Okay Link. Just stand on the edge, and smash it in with your foot. If what I've heard is correct, it should collapse after four or five hard hits."

"Okay... What if the guards hear me?"

Cyrus was silent for a moment. He looked up at Link, "I doubt they'll do anything."

"Hopefully..." said Link as he stood up. The Hero nimbly climbed over the ledge of the building, and stood on the roof, with the rope wrapped around his arm. Holding on to the ledge with his hands, the Hero brought his foot up.

He held his breath, and said a silent prayer...hoping that the guards wouldn't hear him breaking into the Jail.

Once he decided he'd waiting long enough. He held his breath, and brought his heel down onto the roof as hard as he could.

The sound echoed throughout the night. It wasn't a loud sound, but it was definately noticeable. Link sat quiet, hoping that the guards would ignore it.

A minute later, Link decided it was safe to move. He looked down to see what kind of damage he had done to the building. All he saw was a small crack...nothing more.

Link tried again. This time, he used both his feet and his body wait. He only hoped his hands didn't slip. If he broke through, and they slipped...then he'd be in the cell, probably suffering from a lot of pain from the fall...

The sound echoed again, louder this time. Link thought for sure the guards would check it out. He sat quietly, listening for any sounds from the guards.

Amazingly...there were none...

Link scratched his head. Something was wrong... He had made quite a bit of noise, yet the guards hadn't noticed.

"Link!" called Cyrus from the Jail.

Link leaned over the side of the building and stuck his head by the window.

"Yeah?"

"You've got to hurry up! Crystal passes out too often, and I think you'll want her awake..." said Cyrus, pointing over to Crystal. Link couldn't see him pointing at her, but he was looking at her anyway. Crystal was leaning up against the bars of the cell, obviously fighting hard to stay awake.

"Hurry Link...please..." pleaded Cyrus.

"I'm trying... I don't want to make too much noise though."

"Link, don't worry about the noise. I've planned that out ahead of time... You're safe with making as much noise as you need to."

The Hero decided to ask questions later, and act now. He lifted himself back into position, and brought his two feet down.

Checking his progress, Link found that he had managed to make the roof sink in a little bit, as well as create more crevices. A few more attempts, and Link could bust through. The Young Hero put all his force into the next one. He nearly breaking his legs, and slipping on his hands doing so, but it was all worth it to hear and feel the sound of the roof collapse beneath his feet.

Holding his breath, Link pulled himself up onto the ledge. When he was up, he looked down into the hole he had created. Satisfied that it was wide enough, he dropped down the end of the rope for Crystal to climb up.

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