Thank you kindly for the reviews. I'm pleased that people like this story already. As promised, here is the next chapter. And the winner to who finds Link is...I guess you have to read to find out

WARNING: There is slight Link abuse in this chapter. If you can't stand seeing this poor child in a difficult position I plead with you not to read any further.

Onward since you are all waiting

Chapter Two

Waking up inside of that chest would have been a nightmare as it is; however I didn't wake up in the chest...I woke up to no feeling in my hands, cold stones below me and behind me, and the feeling of cold steel around my ankles and wrists. Right about now being inside the chest at the bottom of Lake Hylia is looking good right about now. I open my eyes and look around this dark cell. It's surround in cold stone with steel bars on the front. A traditional cell for this time. I try to move my arms but the blood has long since drained out of them. How long have I been sitting here? I shiver some...it's very cold in this dark place. There is no light except for something like a candle around the corner unless that's the light shinning in from some place.

I look down at myself to see my sword is gone along with everything else I was carrying. Even my hat is gone...now that's strange. What would I hide underneath my hat? Sighing, I lean my head against the wall. Princess Ruto is never going to be saved. Who knows if she is even still alive now. I assume that it has been a few days. Those monsters must have devoured her by now. There is no hope for me to get the last Spiritual Stone now much less get back to Princess Zelda with the other two...the other two!

I look around to my right side to see that they are gone! I bang my head against the stone. I'm such an idiot. A tear drops from my eye. What am I going to do now? I have no Spiritual Stones, no weapons, and no hope of being free of here. They probably think I'm this killer or something. If they thought I was just a fairy boy, they would be treating me with a little more respect. "Navi," I whisper. Please let her still be somewhere close. "Navi," I say a little louder. Where can she be? I know that she was inside the chest with me. Could they have found her and locked her away as well.

"Are you looking for this, Kid?" I hear a feminine voice ask as I slowly raise my neck to see Navi trapped in a bottle with her small hands pressed against the glass saying something I can't hear to me. I look over at the owner of the voice. A tall woman with red hair tied up in a ponytail. She wears red baggy pants and a red belly shirt if you call it that. She must be a guard. The head person might be in more jewels than this traditional person. Two specially designed swords are tied at her waist. A mask covers half her face. I wonder if I floated to Gerudo Valley with all the female thieves I heard so much about. Why couldn't I be at the bottom of Lake Hylia? At least there I would have a chance of being found by someone other than a thief.

"The boss wants to see you," she says as she opens the door. I wonder who this boss is. Maybe it's someone that can actually help me get back to Jabu Jabu to save Princess Ruto if she's still alive. I wish I could go back in time to stop all this from happening. I would be more careful this time. The woman comes up to me. My chains around my wrists release as my arms drop aimlessly around me. The throbbing pain of movement starts the tingles up and down my arms. I hate this feeling when blood starts coming back to a certain area. I was going to attempt to get up and sneak out but she locks my arms behind my back just as I tried to get up. "Don't even try it, Kid," she says squeezing my shoulder tightly causing me to give a little whimper but not loud enough for anyone to hear. She hooks something around my neck as she leaves my ankles the way they are.

I'm not a dog! This "collar" makes it difficult to breathe. She pulls on a chain causing me to fly forward and smack with floor. She starts dragging me as I struggle to get up. I want to yell, "Just hold on a second," but I'm not opening my mouth. It might get me in worse trouble than I am in now. After about a few minutes of struggling with her to at least stand so she's not dragging me tearing my skin all over the floor. "Stop!" I finally shout unable to take the pain of my legs scrapping all over the floor. The guard turns around and looks at me.

"You are trying my patience," she hisses picking me up and dropping me on my feet. She pulls out her sword and aims it right for my chest. I stand there not showing any fear to her. If I don't show fear to my other enemies, I'm not going to show it to her. "I can easily kill you with this sword; however, my leader says that you are to be brought to her with little injuries. I can make it painful for you to walk," she snaps putting her sword away and pulling at me again. This time I keep my balance as I sluggishly walk behind her.

She opens a door revealing a huge area with a few people in it. One is another guard that looks like this guard pulling me. One in white and another one sitting on a chair. This one with long red hair held up in a gem wearing pink baggy pants and barely a beige shirt must be the leader. My guard pulls me up to her bowing and walking away. I stand there shivering some for the continuing cold. That's when I noticed that it was nighttime. No wonder it's so cold. There is no sunlight reflecting from the window. I look off to the side not wanting to make eye contact with anyone. I hear movement as I just stare off.

"My name is Nabooru, leader of the Gerudo Valley. A maiden says that she found you inside a chest floating down the river. I've caught so many people trying to sneak it, but this was an unique way." I wasn't trying to sneak in...surprising as that may be. She walks around to the side where I'm staring as I just shift my gaze. She grabs my chin and pulls me to face eye to eye with her yellow eyes. "You have beautiful blue eyes. I don't want them gazing anywhere else but on me when I'm talking to you!" she snaps releasing my chin. "As punishment, you are not allowed to leave this place. You will be a servant to us. And when the time of maturity comes, you will be given to this maiden that found you. But before then, you must prove that you are a strong warrior. In a week, I'll tell you how you can do that. Take him back to his cell! When we need him, we will summon him," she says as I feel the collar pull again. Keeping my balance, I walk with the guard back to the cell.

The guard tosses me back inside not even bothering to chain me up or unchain me for that matter. She walks away as I collapse back on the ground. My legs ache and bleed as tears start to fall. I'll never be able to get out of here. That's when I hear this tapping noise. I look over to see Navi pounding with all her strength against the bottle. "Navi," I half choke out. "I can't get out of here. They want me to be their servant and then prove to them that I'm a great warrior. They want to keep me until I mature. Navi, I can't save the world trapped here," I sadly whine to her as I watch her mouth move. "I can't hear you when you are trapped inside that bottle." I look around. I wonder if there is a way for me to break this bottle. Then Navi can escape, and she'll be able to get someone to help me.

I try to kick the bottle but it doesn't go very far. Come on please just break! I try kicking it again, but it won't break. Navi looks as if she's getting angry at me. "I'm sorry, but I'm trying to get you out of here so that you can get some help," I whisper to her not wanting anyone close by to hear what I'm planning. Finally, with all the struggle, I manage to get the bottle to break. Navi flies up to me.

"Link, they are going to kill you after your maturity age. You have to get out of here," she says quickly in her small voice.

"That's why I got you free. I need you to sneak out of here and get some help. Fly to Princess Zelda or the Gorons...anyone...just tell them where I am and that someone has to save Princess Ruto from the inside of Jabu Jabu. Just be careful on the way out. Hide in the shadows and only move when the guards are not looking," I tell her knowing that with her glow she would stick out.

"But...I can't leave you," she says, "I have to help you. I can try to pick these locks."

"No, Navi, please. Just go get some help," I say trying to brush her to move. She hesitates for a small bit.

"I'll be back quickly," she says flying out through the cell bars. Hurry, Navi...I sit down on the cold ground and lean against the wall. Since I'm near the desert, it must get hot in the sunlight and cold in the moonlight. I hope this night is almost over. I'm freezing. I curl up on the ground as best as I can shivering. Please come back soon, Navi. I shut my eyes and fall into a deep slumber not knowing that there is a shadow watching me.

Well that's chapter two. I hope you liked it. Please review. THANK YOU

Angel Dove