"What you doin' here girly?"
"Why don't you come with us?"
"Yeah, so we can take of yo head. Ahhahaah!"
"No!" She screamed running as fast as she could through the dense forest. Soon coming to a dead end she tried to climb up the large boulder that stood in her way.
"Where she go?"
"Girl we gonna take off yo head, so get on back here."
Lexa continued trying to climb over the boulder. It seemed to be her only way out and those dang fireys were about to find her. "There she is, haha, come here girly."
"No, stay away from me." Lexa yelled picking up a long branch. She swung it out in front of her and the fireys dodged it by throwing their heads in the air. "Don't come any closer."
"Oh, come on girl we just wanna take yo head off." One firey spoke as it caught it's head and threw it at her. Lexa gasped and dropped the branch before the head fell to her feet. Kicking it away she tried to quickly pick the branch up once more but another firey kicked it away. Suddenly a loud howl like sound boomed through the air. Many rocks began rolling through the forest and rushed right in front of Lexa knocking down the fireys, a few of their heads began to roll away with the rocks. As the firey bodies chased down their heads the rocks were soon out of sight, along with the fireys. Letting out a sigh of relief Lexa fell to the ground to catch her breath. Shlump, shlump, shlump… the sound of footsteps, they were coming closer, Lexa became more than frightened. She stood and picked the branch up once more.
"Who's there?" She asked, trying to be brave. No one answered, Lexa called out again. "Who's there?!" She demanded. Suddenly a large creature came into view, it had orange fur and horns.
"Ludo, friend!" He spoke. "Ludo, friend." He assured her. However, Lexa was too shocked by now, she had been through so much and finally just gave out she fainted and fell to the forest floor. Ludo shlumped over to her and picked her up. He began walking toward the Goblin City, rather past the Goblin City and toward the castle.
Earlier That Day…
"Lexa, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, you cannot go to that concert!" Her mother scolded.
"But Mom! All my friends are going." She pleaded following her mother down the stairs of their home. Her mother turned around and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Lexa, I told you already, you are to young to go to that concert by yourself-" She began.
"I won't be by myself, my friends-" Lexa tried.
"No and that is final!" Her mother yelled. Lexa grunted and stomped back up the stairs and to her room. The front door closed and Lexa's uncle walked through.
"What happened? I could hear the yelling from outside." He commented placing a stack of books he had been carrying on the small table that held car keys and mail.
"Your niece wants to go to a concert, I told her no, she's much to young to go off by herself like that, on the other side of the city, without family!" Her younger brother put his hand up for her to stop.
"I understand, when is this concert?" He asked crossing his arms.
"Tomorrow." She told him throwing her hands up in the air. "I wish she just understood how dangerous it could be." She explained.
"Maybe, take her to do something else then, it might take her mind off of the concert." He offered.
"Are you giving me parenting advice?" She asked with a bit of a smile. "You don't even have kids."
"Hey I was one, so were you, this is stuff you should already know." He joked.
"Maybe you could take her out? I'm going to be busy with the little ones all night." She spoke.
"Hey where are the twins?" He asked.
"Sleeping, they're only four months old, what do you expect?" She questioned.
"Eh?" He shrugged. "You take care of the five month old twins and I'll handle the real challenge, a 16 year old girl." He joked.
"Thanks Toby." She smiled.
"No thing sis." He smiled. His flashed him a smile before head to the kitchen to get some dishes down before the twins woke up. "Hey Sarah?" He called.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"I brought some old books over, thought Lexa might want them. Oh there are a few kiddie books you could read to the twins I guess." He told her.
"Okay, call Lexa down, she can sort through the ones she wants." Sarah told him.
"Sure thing." He called back before heading up the stairs. Third door on the left…knock, knock, knock. "Lexa? It's uncle Toby. I brought some books, thought you might be interest-" The door opened.
"You brought books?" She asked, half excited, still half upset.
"Yeah, wanna take a look? Just leave the baby books, they're for Lily and Tobias." He told her. "You know I was thinking, maybe we could go to the bookstore, or something tomorrow night?" He asked.
"Why? Did mom put you up to this?" She asked.
"No it was my idea actually." He told her. Lexa sighed and smiled a bit.
"Fine, but only because your my favorite uncle."
"I'm your only uncle, you little punk." He joked punching her arm lightly. Lexa laughed a little before the two headed down stairs. "Okay there they are, and I'll see you tomorrow." He told her before opening the front door.
"See ya uncle Tob." Lexa waved before going over to the stack of books.
"Bye Toby," Sarah yelled from the kitchen.
"See you later." He yelled back before closing the door.
Lexa began sifting through the books, she'd read a few of them already. Then there were the baby books. Picking up the books she did one more, quick look, when a little red one caught her eye. The title was in faded gold lettering, Labyrinth. Interesting Lexa thought before putting on top of her stack.