Fed up with the labyrinth's nonsense, May buttoned up the king's shirt. She stared the three goblins down, and left with a small inkling of guilt. She could still see her bra through the white material, but was better than nothing. Ludo continued to follow behind her though he wasn't as happy then when they first met.

"Sorry Ludo, I just… I can't let anything happen to those kids." She looked over her shoulder as to face him as she spoke. However she didn't turn her attention back in time, for she crashed into a large wooden door.

"Okay.. That wasn't here a second ago…" She mumbled while returning her focus. Ludo sauntered over to make sure she was alright.

"ITS VERY RUDE TO STARE!"

Startled by the loud greeting May involuntarily grabbed onto Ludo. She then let go as she saw it was a gargoyle-esque brass knocker speaking.

"My apologies…"

"WHAT?"

"I said that I'm…"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"

"Itz nom goo as ki im." May turned her attention to the other door, that seemed to appear out of thin air. This knocker had the ring in his mouth and the other one in his ears.

"ITS RUDE TO SPEAK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL!"

"E don ave ma outh ill"

Tired of watching the doors babel on, May yanked the ring out of the knocker's mouth.

"Geez, thanks. It feels good to get that thing out."

"No problem." May said while handing the ring of to Ludo.

"WHATCHA SAYING?"

"Ignore him." The knocker chuckled.

"All I have to do is knock and the door opens, right." May said while placing her palm on the wooden frame.

"That's right, knock and the door shall open." The happy knocker laughed.

"KNOCK AND THE DOOR SHALL OPEN!"

"I already said that."

"no good, I can't hear you."

May looked over at Ludo who was playing around with the ring. He looked down at the ring then handed it back to her.

"I don't want that thing back!"

"Oh, look at that, can't blame him though." The other knocker chimed in.

"Will it still work if I just bang it against the door?" May asked. The two knockers shifted their eyes around.

"maybe?" the ringless one said.

May slammed the ring against the door and it flew open.

"Hey would you look at that." She said triumphantly. She took Ludo's hand and placed the ring on it. A makeshift bracelet for the mighty beast. " A memento." She said cheerily.

"friend." Ludo grinned back.

"WHAT?"

"I'm going, I'm going.." May lead the beast through the door and into what seemed like a forest.

"Ludo scared." He grumbled. May looked over at the trembling monster.

"Just stay close to me, till I figure out where we are in the story." The longer May was trapped inside the labyrinth the harder it was in trying to remember how the tale went. She turned her back on Ludo for just a second and he vanished without a trace.

"Ludo?!"

The young woman looked all around the dark woodland but couldn't find her friend. Then springing out of nowhere came the pack of brightly coloured fireys. A flash of terror washed over May as they circled around her. This part of the story was always the most horrifying. And now with Jareth changing the story, usually in the ways that she gets the short end of stick, The idea of these things pulling off her head made her want to cry.

"I'm not interested in playing." She said trying to uphold her stature. The fireys looked at one another and laughed.

"Everyone always wants to play, though." One said still laughing.

"Come now, it'll be fun." Another said.

"No thank you. My body parts stay where they are." She started to walk away, but their dance number herded her into the center of the twisted game.

"Now you take off your head." One chubby firey said while placing his fingers around her neck.

"Get off! I said stop!" May said while pulling the fireys off. She started to make a dash for it calling out anyone who could help her.

"Ludo!"

"Hoggle!"

"Old Man?!"

She was becoming desperate as the fireys were gaining on her.

"Jareth!" the fireys stopped in the path, one tumbling over onto another as they heard the name being called out. May was leaning up against a cliff and standing in front of her was the Goblin King himself, his back to her and his face to the fireys.

"You all have three seconds to vacate, or be dropped into the Bog of Eternal Stench." The fireys scampered off into the woods. May just leaned against the sharp rocks, regretting calling out his name. Out of everyone why on earth did she ask him for help. He is evil she is fighting against, isn't he?

Jareth turned to face the girl. He had one this battle and now he would make her squirm for once. However when he gazed at the young woman, she didn't have that sarcastic look. Or even that stupid little smirk, she just stood there catching her breath, looking as though she had accepted her defeat. He was angry and happy at the same time to see that expression on her face. He wanted to say something that would bring up that woman who was angry to see his face, but at the same time he wanted to continue staring at the woman who looked grateful to him.

The tension was cut as a rope fell from above, the little dwarf at the other end. He looked at her eyes once more, they didn't seem like they were going to eat him, a fuzzy sensation swept over him.

"thank you…" her sweet voice whispered. But as the words escaped her mouth her eyes grew hungry for his blood once more. The moment couldn't last forever, and if he wanted his plan to blossom she would have to go with the dwarf.

"I only saved you, for I didn't want one of my forests stained with human blood."