BabKits: I have returned!
Legolas: And i have remained!
Jareth and Sarah: and we are awake!
Fred: and i am Fred!
BabKits: for those of you that have been complaining about chapter lengths this one is 1,158 odd words long... so ha. FRED!
Fred: kk
Sir Didymus and I headed off to where Ludo lived. Along the way, we talked about this and that, trending lightly when a came to tricky topics like Tobey, Karen or the Goblin King.
"What is this… shell phone ye speak of My Lady?"
"It's not a shell phone Sir Didymus, it's a cell phone." I laughed patting him on the head. "It's… well, it's a little rectangle about—" I made a rectangle with my thumbs and pointer fingers "yay big."
"And what is the propose of this device?"
"Um… well, it let's you talk to people in far away places. So say you're back at home," I pointed back towards his place "and you want to talk with Hoggle." I pointed towards what I hoped was the edge of the Labyrinth "It would be a pretty long walk just to go over and say hi. So if you had a cell phone, you could call his cell phone and talk to him without ever leaving your house."
"Ah," he pondered on that before asking "My Lady, what if Hoggle dith not have a cell phone and I did? Could I still call upon him?"
Before I could answer, a loud cry sounded out over the maze.
"Ludo." We both whispered in awe.
"Ludo! We're coming!" I ran passed Sir Didymus and towards where the noise came from.
The further I ran, the more familiar things became, until I came to the spot where Ludo and I first met. And in the same situation that we first met I may add. Hanging up-side-down with weird looking creatures all around him with things on sticks biting him.
"Hey." I said.
None of them turned around.
"Hey!" I barked.
They whipped around looking at be with just a bit of fright.
"Leave him alone you big bullies."
"Why should we?" one dared to ask.
I walked over until I toward above them, I was twice their height "I asked you nicely, now leave him alone or you'll have to answer to the Goblin Queen herself!" I turn his helmet 'round so he couldn't see.
"Let's get out of here!" They all scurried away as fast as their little legs could carry them.
"Ludo!" I hurried to him as soon as I knew the last of them had left. "Ludo, are you okay?"
His eyes brightened at the sight of me. "Sarwah." He lifted his head "Ludo want down.
"Okay, just hold on a sec."
"My Lady!" Sir Didymus rode up on his sheepdog just as I got Ludo down. "My Lady, where art thou enemies of Brother Ludo? I shall smite them with my—"
"It's okay Sir Didymus." I calmed him "The enemy fled and all is well."
"Oh bother."
"Sarwah?" Ludo asked "Sarwah Queen?"
"Um… no. You see I said that to… to… Oh look, a butterfly!"
"Butwerfly?"
Whew, off the hook.
"My Lady, did thou really claim to be our Queen?"
Then again, maybe not.
"Let's go find Hoggle. Do you know where he lives Sir Didymus?" I turn and ran straight into a chest.
Looking up, I felt an overwhelming sense of dread wash over me.
"Um… hi Jareth."
"Hello, Sarah." He looked down at me. I've never felt more terrified of his presence.
"Um, yeah I'm going to be going now. So, if you'll excuse me."
"Not so fast." He grabbed my arm. "You don't think you'd get off so easily after making such a claim, did you?"
"What claim?" I tried to place innocent, without much success.
"You despise the idea of being my Queen, yet you already use the title to scare off my subjects!" he yanked my arm so I had to look him straight in t he eyes "I've been generous till now, but I'm afraid I can't turn a blind eye to this." He let go of me.
And I fell. I fell into blank empty darkness.
"No!" I grabbed for something, anything!
I grabbed a hand.
Looking up, Jareth was attached to the hand.
"Wha? What the hell bitch!?"
"Sarah," he shook his head letting go. Surprisingly, I didn't fall. Looking around, I saw strange, vine looking things had taken hold of me. All of me. "we can't have a Queen stuck in an oubliette now can we?"
"Wha?" I was getting too confused. Bad guy, good guy. Evil villain, Prince Charming. Talk about multiple personality disorder.
"I'm offering you a deal." He sat on the edge of the hole, looking down at me. "Agree to be my Queen now and put off the pain of your runner losing, or be dragged down into the oubliette until times up, and if you can't tell all ready by my little friends here" the vines around me gave a tight squeeze "you don't want to be in this oubliette."
He's lucky that I had a guess about this oubliette, cause I would have spat in his face. I actually thought about this one.
"How much time does she have left?"
Rolling his eyes, he pointed to a clock that appeared beside him.
A quarter to twelve. Barely over an hour left until the inevitable happened.
"I'll take your deal on one condition."
"Do you really think you're in the position to make conditions?"
"No, but I don't care."
"Fine, what's the condition?"
"Can I have a little time to think about the whole Queen deal?"
"What's there to think about?" he asked "You get a crown, you stay here forever with me, and you get eternal life"
"One, Queen basically means marriage. Marriage means," I swallowed loudly, I couldn't even think of what it meant without being a little freaked out "lots of things. Also, no one mentioned the eternal life thing." I tried to shrug, though, the vines made it impossible. "It's a lot to take in."
"Fine." He sighed. Snapping his fingers, the hole disappeared, along with the vines.
"Thanks." I brushed myself off "Two questions. One, where's Karen?"
"At the bottom of a dark oubliette."
I smiled, serves her right. "Two, where's Ludo and Sir Didymus?"
"Back where they belong. As far as they remember, you dropped in to say hi and then left."
"Oh." I sighed. I wished I had been able to talk to them longer, to catch up and see what everyone's been up to. "Does this mean we're going back to the castle beyond the Goblin City?"
"Yes. But first, eat this." He handed me an apple.
"Are you serious?" I looked from him to the apple and back.
"I am, and I swear to you, this will do nothing that the peach did to you."
Looking at him again, I gave in. Taking the apple, I took a bite; and started to feel a little strange. "Jareth?"
"Eat it all or it won't work. Trust me."
Doing as he said, I ate it all. Then realized what I felt.
I felt… glittery.
BabKis: no one should be able to complain about the chapter length this time!
Legolas: But what about cliff hangers?
Jareth: yeah, glittery?
BabKits: hey, at least it's not dead or dancing.
Sarah: the Sarahs of the fanfic realm thank you for that.
BabKits: you're welcome, but now, time for some serious business.
Sarah: shout out time? ^.^
BabKits: no
Sarah: :(
BabKits: we are officially over 90 reviews! this calls for celebration and pizza!
*all magically have wine glasses and party hats*
All: Cheers!
Legolas: I don't think you should be drinking BabKits
BabKits: why not?
Legolas: aren't you under age?
BabKits: as far as anyone knows, i could be 82. and it's only cranberry juice.
Legolas, Jareth, Sarah, and Fred: oh... :(
BabKits: anyway down to shout out time
Sarah: YAY!
BabKits: *checks tablet she wishes she had in real life* ShakespeareActressVamp, Audio-Blink2013, DreamCrystal, oh, btw Jareth, DreamCrystal wants you to keep the goblins out of her room
Jareth: not my fault :P
BabKits: A. (my mind needed to recuperate a few days after reading your review.), Unique Fantasiser , Phantomfreak15, Aisling66 (won't be the same without your reviews^.^), Newbie83, Princess of the Fae, lolgirl (he's planning something evil, with cookies).
Jareth: don't reveal my plans!
BabKits ^.^ BadWolf49, XPrisonerXToXPainX, TarahW, Arcadia (i'm sorry about the torture that NatalyaKay put you through), NatalyaKay, PhantomPrussia, and last but not least fantysyexpert.
Legolas: that's a lot of names
BabKits: oh, i forgot to mention that Aisling66 is the only reason you're still here.
Jareth: HAHA!
Legolas: thanks Aisling66!
BabKits: you shouldn't laugh Jareth, you're only here cause you're hot.
Jareth: :P
BabKits: btw, does any one else here thinks it's weird that a unicorn that only appears to open and close the chapters plus to also settle arguments has more fans than any of the rest of us?
Sarah, Jareth, Legolas: freaky.
BabKits: anyways, time to go. but, so that you'll keep reading. i want to warn you guys, there is going to be one whole chapter in the near distant future that will kind of be M rated. just thought you should be warned... FRED!
Fred: I'M FRICKING AMAZING! please leave a contribution in the little box on your way out please. ^.^