Once Upon a Labyfic...
By WhiteInfinity21
Disclaimer: I don't own the Labyrinth.
Prompt: Fencing
Toby was bored.
His parents were at work.
Sarah was out grocery shopping.
Normally he would not be left at home without adult supervision. But life at the Williams' household was anything but normal.
And Toby was in fact not alone, his sister had left her Labyrithian friends to watch him while she went out to grab some items for dinner.
"I'm bored!" Toby complained again.
"How about a rousing game of Scrabble Master Toby?" Sir Didymus suggested.
"We played that already," Toby pointed out, "twice."
"Well then what do you want to do?" Hoggle snapped.
"I dunno," Toby shrugged.
"Then quit complaining," Hoggle grumped.
They sat in silence for a few minutes before Sir Didymus ventured, "perhaps a tale of one of my past quests?"
Toby looked up at the knight.
"A tale of glory, knightly deeds, dashing heroes, villainous scoundrels and lovely maidens?" Sir Didymus asked warming up to the subject.
Hoggle silently groaned, once Sir Didymus got started he could go on for hours. It was hard to make him stop.
Quests... Knights... Swords...The wheels started turning in Toby's head.
"Can you teach me how to fight with a sword?" Toby asked.
"Master Toby, you have an interest in swordmanship?" Sir Didymus inquired, "fencing is quite an admirable skill to add to your repertoire."
Toby eagerly nodded.
Hoggle hurriedly began backing away.
Sir Didymus brandished his staff, "then let me show you how its done!"
Crash. Bang.
"Awesome!"
BOOM
Sarah dropped her groceries and rushed into the house.
Furniture was overturned, scorch marks were on the walls and ceiling, and shredded paper was everywhere. And right in the middle of the chaos Sir Didymus and Toby were fighting with a pair of sticks.
Sarah's bellow would have done Karen proud, "what is going on here?!"
The action in the front room paused.
"I was teaching young Master Toby the fine art of fencing my lady," Sir Didymus explained.
"Yeah, this is soo cool!," Toby exclaimed, "look at what I can do!"
A nearby goblin threw a piece of paper up in the air.
Toby slashed up and ripped the paper into two pieces mid-air.
Sarah was duly impressed but that didn't stop her from ordering, "that's great, but now you all have to clean up this mess before Dad and Karen get home."
A disappointed "aww..." came from the crowd in the front room.
"Right now!" Sarah told them, "or no cookies and stories later."
Everyone sprang into motion at the threat.
Sarah let out a sigh, she should have known better.
Needless to say, she never let Sir Didymus babysit Toby again.
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