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I could see everything from up on top of the walls. I loved how the castle looked so close but then again, how far it actually was. Of course I had to watch my footing because, my weak ankles could give out at any moment. And of course, my one right ankle turned in and I fell off of the wall and onto the other side.

I screamed at the top of my lungs until I thought they would burst. When I 'landed', I heard a loud crunch and a yelp come from under my back. I squirmed around until I found the strength to get onto my feet.

"I'm so sorry!" I said sheepishly.

I didn't know who, or better yet, WHAT was under me, But I knew I had to hurt him or her pretty badly.

"Sure you are."

I looked up at a pink haired man. He was tall, thin, and in my opinion, he looked like Jade Puget. I didn't know pink haired people could have such an attitude! I thought they were nice.

"Can I help you? Did I just crush your hand?" I asked.

The thing rolled his eyes and held out his bloody hand. I looked down at the cuts and the bits of glass in it too. I started pulling big shards of glass out and then I worked on the smaller bits. He winced every time blood dripped out. Now, this blood was no ordinary crimson blood. It was blue! I must have looked very disturbed because, he automatically wrapped his hand up after I was finished.

"What's your name?" he asked dryly.

"It's Liz. Sorry for cutting your hand."

"Why are you here? Who are you here with? Why is your hair brown? What's your favorite color?"

I was pretty sure he was going to ask for my phone number next.

"My sister wished herself away, and now my best friend and I are going to save her. The Goblin King is a real jerk you know."

The pink haired creature nodded his head. "Of course I know that. I have been working for him for years. I'm Ziggu the castle's….custodian."

I held out my right hand. "It's nice to meet you Ziggu. If you work for the king, I guess asking for help from you is totally out of the question, right?"

He just laughed. I had the weird feeling that he wanted something, but then again, everybody was wanting one thing or another. Why would it be different for him?

"No no. I'll help you, you just have to provide me with something in return."

Hasn't anyone heard of doing favors around here?

"Fine, what do you want?"

"Cash, lady! Not the hard, metal stuff in the circle shapes! The paper kind."

I jammed my hands into my pockets and pulled out two dollars. I gave him the money and watched him examine it. He tasted the paper and did everything else you could think of with it.

"Are you enjoying yourself there?" I asked sarcastically.

"Just making sure it's real. Not the 'Monopoly' junk."

How in the world would he know what Monopoly was? Did the Goblin King play it with him? Could he tell that I only gave him two out of the five dollars I had?

All of those questions, some important and some just plain silly, swam around in my head. I hated the feeling of not knowing, and right now the feeling was sniffing the money I had given him. Yep, Ziggu was like the feeling of not knowing. From just the few short minutes I had talked to him I had realized, he just liked to live in the moment. He was smart, but he probably didn't know a thing at times.

"Yeah I will help ya. I'll get you half way through for two bucks, but the other three will get you all the way to the castle. I can smell the other dollars in your pocket, hand em' over miss!"

Darn!

" Don't bother tasting it. Trust me it's real." I said as I handed over what was left.

He just stood there with a weird, almost terrified look on his face.

"What? Did I say something?" I asked.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and when I looked down it was a gloved hand. The black material dug into my sweatshirt. It squeezed my shoulder so hard, that I thought it would break.

"No, you didn't say anything my dear." a silky voice cooed.

The hand turned me around, and I was face to face with the Goblin King. He smiled and then looked at Ziggu. His eyes blazed with angry fire.

"Please don't hurt him. He didn't do anything!" I cried.

"No, no sweet heart, I wont hurt Ziggu. In fact, after he is thrown into the bog, he will not be able to feel a thing." Jareth sounded awfully happy.

I shook my head and stepped back. "I'll give you what ever I have in my pocket! I have fruit punch flavored gum, and you can have that!"

I took the Double Bubble package out, and handed him a square of deliciousness. Jareth accepted it.

"Now put it in your mouth."

He did so. "Now chew."

And he did. The frown that plastered his face was replaced with a wide smile. He must of liked the taste because, he was chewing rapidly now.

I heard a voice in my head, and it wasn't my conscious. "I'm going to back away slowly, you just continue with fruit stuff." It said.

Then I realized it was Ziggu. "Okay. How long is this going to take?" I thought.

"Oh not very long. I'll meet ya soon."

I nodded and continued to talk to the king. "So is it good?" I asked.

He nodded his head, and with that swift motion, soft, fluffy, blonde hair went bobbing around.

"It's sweet, and sour, and Oops!" his face became stern again. "I think I swallowed it…"

I giggled and handed him another piece.

"This time, I want you to blow bubbles. It makes chewing gum even better!"

He took the piece and chewed it until it was soft. He then started blowing bubbles. I wondered how long this would take. I needed to find Ziggu, and I needed to get out of here.

"You are correct. This does make chewing better. I wonder if this works with other foods."

I took some steps back and looked away. I looked back when I heard a groan and a loud pop. There was sea green colored gum all over Jareth's hair, and he looked very mad. I took that as a sign to run.

While running, I could hear his boots getting closer. My ankle started to burn, and when I ran past a solid wall, I was pulled in. There was Ziggu, just like we planned. I thought Jareth could bust through the wall, but Ziggu held him off just enough for us to fall in the helping hand hole.

I closed my eyes and prayed that I wouldn't hit the bottom. I remembered that if I asked for up, I would be taken back up, and same for down. If I did choose to go up, I would have to calm a very sticky king down. That wouldn't be fun.

"Hello! Were the helping hands."

"Hi, um we want to go down please." I said.

Okay…Not much of a cliff hanger I know, but I just wanted to get the bulk of what happens next! Or in another chapter… Kenzie's POV is next so, in the next two chapters I will let you know what happens! REVIEW PLEASE!