Lia stood shakily to her feet. Aslinn was grinning down at her. Lia shook her head,

"You're nuts…" Lia examined her. She attire was a short skirt and a sleeveless top. She was pretty and somewhat spunky. "Thanks for the help."

"No prob." Aslinn said easily. "It was messed up to put you in that position anyway…"

Lia shrugged ruefully, "That's Jareth for you."

Lia saw that the sun much brighter now. She saw more plants as well. It was different though. The leaves were an obnoxious purple. The grass was orange, and the clouds were as red as they are at a sunset. Aslinn landed on Lia's shoulder, resting her wings, "So where're you headed?"

"Jareth's castle."

"Really? You get wished away?" Aslinn asked curiously. Lia looked away embarrassed,

"Um, I accidently wished myself away…"

At this Aslinn laughed,

"Really?" She chuckled softly, "No matter how it happened, we haven't had anyone wished away in a while. People just stopped believing the story, I guess."

"Ya," Lia said remembering her surprise when she was transported to Jareth's castle, "I actually got to get going. I got a 10 hour time limit."

"10 hours? Normally it's 13." Aslinn commented. "But anywho I'm coming with you."

"Really? You want to?" Lia asked excitedly.

"Oh ya." Aslinn said grinning. "I want to see Jareth's face when he trumped a second time!"

"Wishful thinking." Lia said. She began walking happily. Lia enjoyed the atmosphere. Less fear. More joy. Though, it kind of looked like a 'My Little Pony' film. She shoved her hands in her pockets and took the time to take in her surroundings. She hadn't noticed the glitter at her first glance. Everything was sparkling in the sunlight. She looked over at Aslinn, "Where are we anyway?"

"I don't know, even the fairy territory isn't this….cheerful"

"It's almost irritating." Lia commented. The woods began to grow denser. Lia noticed there was no longer a path. She cautiously entered and could feel Aslinn's tension. She looked at her nervously, "What is it?"

"I have this anxious feeling…" As she spoke she heard the sounds of drums creating an all-too familiar beat. Her eyes widened. "Oh no."

"What is it?" Lia asked,

"It's the Fireys"

Lia thought back to the book. Well the setting fit the books description of them, orange and fiery. Each with a thick accent and crazy personality. Their trademark, the removal of body parts as a sport. She recalled how they had wanted to take off Sarah's head.

"Have they changed a lot?" Lia asked.

"They've gradually gotten more and more vicious. We'd better start running."

Lia took off in a sprint as she did she heard footsteps following. She heard menacing voices,

"Wait! Stop! The game hasn't even started yet!"

At this her fear grew and she ran even faster. But was hard to see with the bright plants reflecting light in her eyes. She tried to hurry and pushed branches out of her face. As she did, one of the fireys leaped in front of her. She stopped and swung at it. It caught it her hand and tried to bite her hand off. She slapped it upside the head and took off running once again.

She didn't know what to do. She felt a hopelessness fill her. She was about to give up when Aslinn shouted,

"Oh I forgot! There's a door coming up, turn left now."

Doing as she said, Lia turned and ran straight into a tree. But instead of feeling pain she just kept going. It was a different dimension. She had teleported again. She stopped running and looked at Aslinn,

"What was that?"

"Oh that, fairy exit. We can't stand the fireys."

Lia laughed, "Well, at least I'm not the only one." She looked around, "Where are we?"

Aslinn face became a bit more serious,

"The king's garden."