Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Nope … still don't own it.
Notes: I know there have been issues with the posting order othesis story for some reason, maybe I tried to post too many chapterI at once because I was in a hurry & wanted to get this story out before I went on vacation, now I am stuck fixing it on my phone ... Which trust me ain't easy xD.
"Remember, Sarah. You are no longer bound by the laws of the Earth dimensional plane, words are your honor & blood here; now, where do you want to go?" Errol said from his new perch on her shoulder.
Strangely enough, no sooner had they arrived, the rain had stopped & she warm sun now shone down on them. Sarah firmly planted her feet & cleared her throat.
"I demand to be taken to the castle at the center of the Goblin city to have audience with his Majesty, the Goblin King!" she said forcibly, with a loud crack & a puff of smoke, they were standing in the throne room. Sarah & Errol looked aroundherbs whole castle was deathly quiet, not even the rats dared make a noise.
"Something doesn't feel right, someone should, at the very least be coming to meet us." Sarah said, just then a thought tickled the back of her mind. 'where's Jareth?'
"There won't be anyone comin', Sarah." A familiar, gruff voice said, Sarah whirled around to see Hoggle standing bashfully, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Sarah back!" Ludo said as he came out of the shadows, followed by Didymus & the four friends shared a warm group hug. "Errol." Hoggle regarded the cat coolly as they all pulled back. "You couldn't leave him behind?"
"You're just jealous that you did not have the courage to take on this assignment yourself." Errol sneared. "Why I oughta …!" Hoggle said as he rushed forward, intent on wrapping his thick, short fingers around that damn cat's scrawny neck.
"Hey! Enough! Hoggle, Sir Didymus, something is wrong here, where is everyone?" "More importantly, where is the King? I assure he will be very interested to meet our guest of honor." Errol said proudly. Hoggle's face fell. "I think we need to go back to my house for some tea for this one."
"Hoggle, you really do make the best tea, I forgot how good it was." Sarah said as she sipped her third cup, Hoggle blushed as he kicked the dirt floor of his house, which was made from a hollowed out tree trunk.
"Enough of this! Where is the king? It really is of the upmost importance that we speak with him." Errol said impatiently Hoggle rubbed the back of his neck as he glared at the cat.
"What is it with you Fey & not havin' any patience?" Hoggle said. "Can't you see - the king - he ain't here ..." Came a high scratchy, sing-song voice from the window. "Shut up! She wasn't supposed to find out like this!" Hoggle roared at the Fireys as they juggled their heads between each other in the windows. "… They came & took him!"
A sudden feeling of dread washed over Sarah. "Who took him?" She asked the nearest head. "Beings from beyond the waters! Beings most powerful!" The head at the opposite window chirped, Sarah's face hardened into an expression of steely resolve. "How do I get there?"
"Sarah no, ya can't! I knew this would happen! They'll kill ya, Sarah! They'll kill both of you … oops!" Hoggle said as he clapped a hand over his mouth. "Sarah no go!" Ludo said as he began to cry loudly, Hoggle gibbered incoherently to himself as the Fireys chanted in song:
"Across the great sea to the North Lies a Kingdom great as any …!" They sang as they tossed their limbs at one another. "ENOUGH!" Errol's thunderous voice rang out over all the others. He leapt off Sarah's shoulder & waltzed up to Hoggle.
"You will tell us everything you know, Dwarf & leave nothing out!" He said commandingly, Hoggle crossed his stubby arms stubbornly. "I ain't saying nothing! I ain't sending Sarah to her death!"
There was a loud crack & a puff of purple smoke, & a tall, slender man with deep purple hair & fair sulking with a lavender tint. He wore a pair of burgandy leggings with a white sarin shirt. "If you don't I'll dunk you head first into the bog!" He thundered.
"Hoggle please! I have to go, I have to save him & the Kingdom!" They all jumped as there was a sudden pounding on the door.
"Just what I need, more visitors." Hoggle grumbled as he opened it & a short, long-faced goblin with wispy grey hair sprouting from random patches on his irregular head came rushing in.
"Bless the heavens!" He said as he dropped to his knees in front of Sarah & hid his face. "Your Highness!" Sarah stumbled back as the goblin tried to kiss her shoes.
"Highness?! … can someone please tell me what in the hell is going on here?!" She bellowed over the ruckus, everyone became silent, no one was brave enough to be the one to speak first. Sarah looked from one averted face to another until her gaze finally fell on the small goblin, still on his knees in front of her feet.
He slowly looked up at her & shrugged sheepishly. "Why … you're the queen, Your Highness." He said, Sarah blanched. Oh crap … was that what Jareth was trying to tell her all those years ago? Only her immature adolescent brain couldn't comprehend it?
"Sarah leave … no one happy!" Ludo said painfully. "I'm afraid he is right, Lady Sarah." Didymus said. "After you returned to the human world, a dark cloud descended upon the land & it began to rain."
"It only raaains when the king is saaaad!" One of the Fireys said in a sing-song voice as he juggled his head with his feet. Didymus nodded sadly. "Ay, His Majesty was drained, both magically & emotionally, & the rejection from you was the straw that broke the yeti's back I suppose." Didymus said, Sarah flinched, so all this was her fault after all.
"Men came from the north commanding a great army, we fought in defense of our King … so many of us perished." The Goblin soldier said as tears welled up in his eyes.
"That's why the Goblin City was empty … Oh … that's terrible!" Sarah said as tears streamed down her own face, Hoggle tearfully offered her an extra handkerchief before blowing his own nose with a mighty honk.
"And with the King not here to receive unwanted, wished away children …" Didymus trailed off. "No more Goblins." Sarah finished for him. "His Majesty is the only one with the power to bring beings back across the dimensional plane, the goblins alone don't have that kind of power. So the children sit in the human world, rotting away, unwanted as their souls wither." The goblin solider said as he cried into his hands.
Sarah stood as straight as she could in Hoggle's small house. "Well what in the hell are we standing here for? Let's go rescue the king." "Sarah no! it's too dangerous!" Hoggle said as he grabbed onto her jacket.
"Unhand the lady, Dwarf! Just because you are a coward doesn't mean everyone else is!" Didymus said as he mounted his steed, Ambrosisus. "Your Highness it would be an honor to serve in battle with you. I will fetch what is left of the army." The goblin said as he bowed so low that his pointed noise almost touched the ground.
"Sarah please … you don't have to do this!" Hoggle begged, Sarah looked at him with steely resolve. "Yes I do, this is my fault. I caused this & it's up to me to fix it."
Its getting good, isn't it? I surely hope so …. We are getting to the good part ... at least I hope its good.
Also to all of those who hate the ampersand, I'm sorry but you will have to eat a spoonful of "too darn bad" because I don't like the word 'AND' ... & it is my story so ... xD.
