Just Hold On: Anywhere
But Here
Chapter 11
Story by: AvitarGirl
Disclaimer: Don't own SG-1 or Labby...wish i did then i'd have way more money than i do.
SG-1 followed behind Sarah and Hoggle through the twists and turns of the Labyrinth, glad to be out of the long tunnel that they had started off in. After a half an hour of walking in silence beside Vala, Sam finally got her friend to talk. They talked about everything from what they thought of the plants they passed were, there next shopping trip, and finally, Daniel.
"I just hope he's alright" Vala said.
"He's fine, Vala" Sam assured her, not quite feeling assured herself. "He'll be very happy to see you when we get to him."
Vala smiled. "Oh yes I can just see it now" she smirked. "It will end up just like when we first met."
Sam shook her head remembering the story that Daniel had told her about the crazy woman that had tried to steal the Prometheus. Who knew that someday that very same crazy woman would be a part of SG-1? Sam was pulled from her thoughts when they came to a clearing in the Labyrinth
Hoggle walked over to a tower with hands pointing in all directions. Looking at it thoughtfully.
"Ptah!" he muttered waving a hand at it and began to walk to a weave of bushes to the right of them.
"Hoggle, I came to that tower of hands before. I know I did." Sarah said following him. "I could see the castle from here before though."
"There is more than one of them towers in the Labyrinth, Sarah" Hoggle told her as they walked.
They continued to walk for quite some time, until they came to another wave of tunnels, these however, were made from rock.
"These look familiar" Sarah muttered, nervously.
"They aren't the same ones that we came through last time" Hoggle assured her.
"Still, what if he shows up?" Sarah said looking glancing around her quickly.
Hoggle chuckled. "He won't, not for a while. We've only been running the Labyrinth for about an hour an a half."
Sarah nodded, still not convinced.
As they continued wondering through the twists and turns of the dark, damp tunnels, Sarah found herself lost in conversation with Sam and Vala, while Cameron and Teal'c followed directly behind Hoggle, asking the little dwarf questions about the Labyrinth as they went on.
"So tell us again about what happened to you the last time you were here, Sarah?" Vala asked. "How long before the Goblin King showed up to you the second time?" She wanted to gather as much intelligence on this place and its King as possible.
"When I was here last time he came when I was about four hours into the Labyrinth. Since we have only Nine hours total now, I think we can expect him much sooner than I did."
"I just hope we don't have to go near the Bog of Eternal Stench this time" Hoggle said, joining into the conversation.
Both Cameron and Teal'c stopped short.
"The Bog of Eternal what?" Cameron asked looking slightly disgusted.
"The Bog of Eternal Stench" Sarah told him. "It's disgusting, trust me. You don't want to know."
"That just sounds gross" Vala muttered under her breath.
Sam nodded in agreement.
"Believe me, it's way worse than gross" Hoggle muttered. "We almost fell into it the last time."
"I almost fell into it twice" Sarah corrected her little friend.
"Oh yeah" Hoggle muttered. "I forgot about the bridge."
Cameron looked from Sarah over to Teal'c. The tall Jaffa raised his eyebrow, a mix of confusion, amusement, and disgust graced his features. "I suggest we continue on ColonelMitchel."
Hoggle glanced around his companions and shrugged. As he walked on Sarah and SG-1 followed along. All too quickly they came out of the dark tunnels and into a dark forest. A path wound around the trees over rocky terrain. A single ray of sunlight shown clearly through the many tree branches.
Sarah instantly recognized where she was and nearly turned around and headed back.
"Sarah what's wrong?" Vala asked grabbing her by the arm.
Sarah let out a deep breath. "Sorry, I just don't want to run into those things again."
Sam put a gentle hand on the young woman's shoulder. "What things?"
"The Fireys" Hoggle muttered a slight angry tone to his voice. "I forgot about thems guys."
"Well we can't turn back now." Cameron said pulling out his Zat gun.
"Cam, please we really don't want Sarah to have Lions, Tigers and Bears moment so just let's stand here for a minute, okay?" Sam glared at her fellow Colonel.
Cam sighed and nodded in agreement. "Alright, but not for long okay?"
Sarah nodded. "Thank you"
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Jareth watched curiously through his crystal as the other humans helped Sarah sit down on the grass momentarily. Instead of going in the directions that she was sure of she had gotten that little dwarf to help her yet again. Higgle was it? He could never remember the name exactly; but it didn't matter. With the help of the dwarf, they had reached the forest much faster than Sarah had the first time. They were soon to run into the Fireys…and after that, he decided, they will run into me.
"How are they doing?"
Jareth glanced at the direction of the young archeologist. "They are moving quicker than I expected" the Goblin King said attempting to keep the irritation in his voice to a minimum. "but they are not sticking to the path that Sarah came on before. Although the path they are on now is similar, it is much more…dangerous."
Daniel looked up from the book he was reading in alarm. "Are they alright, is Vala alright?"
"They have yet to run into the real danger as of yet. You needn't concern yourself."
Daniel slammed the book he was reading closed and stood up. He walked over and stared into the fireplace at the front of the room. Not concern himself? What kind of statement was that? How could he not worry?
"You honestly expect me to sit here and not worry about them? The people I care about most in the world are out there!" Daniel said turning back to face the Goblin King.
Jareth sat in his chair, pinching the bridge of his nose. How he hated it when human adults were wished away. He much preferred the children. They had no worries as their friends and family members ran the Labyrinth to save them.
Letting out a sigh of frustration the Goblin King spoke. "I assure you, Doctor Jackson, I have never let anyone die in my Labyrinth. If your friends do encounter something, I will have no choice but to intervene."
Daniel turned and stared into the flames of the fireplace. He was getting more on edge as the minutes passed. He wanted nothing more than to go to Vala, and apologize for everything that had happened in the last few days. In the last few hours that he had been in the castle, he found himself thinking about what had gotten him here in the first place. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that it hadn't been Vala's fault. He had pushed her away, snapped at her, and for what? All simply because she was there; she was the one thing he wanted that he wouldn't let himself have.
After having told Vala about Sha're, Daniel had found himself spending much more time her. He had even taken her off base a few times, one of them resulting in a very dangerous situation. Every time I get to close, he thought to himself, someone get's hurt. He couldn't allow Vala get that close. That's what landed him here. The two of them had resumed their interesting relationship not long after Vala had been kidnapped. Despite that, Daniel had spent a lot of time thinking. He should ask to have Vala put on another team, or he should not see her so much. So when she came into his office, again trying to provoke him, he snapped. It hadn't helped the situation that Vala had been flirting, but he shouldn't have snapped. He should have calmly told her to leave him alone and that he was not good for her. That he cared for her too much to allow her to get in harm's way again.
Sha're was taken as a host because of my carelessness, he thought to himself, I don't want something to happen to Vala too.
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"Are we good to go?" Cameron asked turning to Sarah.
The young woman let out a sigh. "I suppose so. We have to face those things sooner or later."
"Ah the fireys are nothin', Sarah" Hoggle said waving at her concern. "They're just overly excitable."
"So overly excitable that they tried to take of my head, remember?" she added.
"I didn't let that happen now did I?" Hoggle asked.
"No"
"Alright then" the little man said.
As they continued on through the dark forest, they began to take in their surroundings. The trees surrounding them were sparkling different colors. Purple, blue, pink, orange, yellow sparkles were embedded in the bark of the trees. The few streams of sunlight that came through the trees set off the sparkles.
"It looks magical" Vala said absently with a smile on her face as they walked.
Sarah stifled a laugh when she saw Hoggle roll his eyes at her. "Of course it's magical, it's the Underground."
Vala stuck her tongue out at the little dwarf, but said nothing.
They continued on for about ten minutes in complete silence. Sarah hadn't remembered the forest being this large, but then again, she had only stayed long enough to realize how much she wanted to get out.
"So Teal'c" Cameron said attempting to start a conversation as they walked. "Ever seen anything like this before?"
"I have not, ColonelMitchel. In my many travels I have never seen anything like this." Teal'c said his voice monotone.
Suddenly there were strange loud noises coming from all directions.
SG-1 had their Zats out ready in seconds. Sarah stood behind Sam and Vala. The creatures jumped out from everywhere. They were all red, each one crazier looking than the last. They began to sing and dance around.
"What are they?" Sam asked glancing at Sarah.
Sarah gulped unable to speak.
Hoggle glanced at his human companions. "They're the Fireys."
To be continued…
A/N: Not exactly sure where i'm going to go with this but i have a few plot bunnies that are nagging at me so hopefully i'll have an update for you guys soon! please r&r...thankies:)
