Dangers Told
Circles.just circles.over and over again. Lindsey could swear that she had seen that tree that looked like a gnarled old man at least four times. She really doubted that the fox she was following knew where he was going. Plus, her feet were starting to hurt from doing nothing but walking for the last three hours.
"Sir Diddimus," she began as she sat down on a boulder that they've passed at least twice. "I think we're going in circles."
"Preposterous!" The fox replied from his seat upon the back of the sheepdog. "Dost thou doubt my sense of direction?"
Lindsey sighed and gave up the ghost. The fox would never listen to reason when he believed that he was right.like most males. She got up again and followed him without much interest. It's kind of hard to take any interest in things you've seen time and again. Up ahead, she saw that Sir Diddimus had stopped. She took this opportunity to lean against one of the walls and rest a little.
"What have we here?" A male voice came from ahead. It was unfamiliar to her, yet at the same time similar to another. "A scrawny little fox with a dog as a horse and a girl from Aboveground. How quaint."
"Stand aside nave or I shall run thee through!" Diddimus cried brandishing his small sword.
"I think not." The man quickly scooped up the fox and dog and put them into a potato sack. The man then walked around the corner to where Lindsey was standing. "Now, we can do this one way or another. You choose."
As quick as lightning, Lindsey was off, racing down the corridor that she and Diddimus had bee traveling before. Columns of stone began to rise out of the ground all around her. Deep voices bellowed false warnings from faces carved within the stone. She knew this place. But before she could get to the opposite side of the caves, the man appeared before her and the world became black.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Have they been found yet?" Sarah asked as she watched her husband fly in through the window.
"No," he answered. "I did sense some magic in the area of the caves, but when I got there, they were empty.
"Wonderful." Sarah sank into her husbands throne and sighed. "Do you think that maybe the spell has worn off yet Jareth?"
"I doubt it, but it's worth a try." He rolled his wrist and a crystal appeared on the tips of his fingers. An image of the Labyrinth appeared and slowly centered upon the area of the caves. "She's in the caves."
Within moments, Jareth was on the exact spot where the crystal had shown Lindsey's coordinates. The cavern was empty. He looked down and saw that there were footprints. He slowly lifted his feet off the ground and used his magic to steady him while he looked around. Another set of prints became clear, this set almost definitely from the Underground with no designs on the sole of the shoe as Lindsey's had. He hovered lower for a closer look and found dark glitter glinting against the feeble light in the caves. He then quickly returned to the castle where his frantic wife was pacing the floors.
"Well?" She asked, resting her hands on her hips.
"She's been kidnapped." He answered.
Hi guys! (waves hand happily) miss me? I know this is a little shorter than what I usually write, but I ran out of time in S.H. As you know, the lipstick and slab of stone is provided, so please leave a message on your way out! I promise I'll write again soon!
(Jareth) as if
I mean it this time!
Circles.just circles.over and over again. Lindsey could swear that she had seen that tree that looked like a gnarled old man at least four times. She really doubted that the fox she was following knew where he was going. Plus, her feet were starting to hurt from doing nothing but walking for the last three hours.
"Sir Diddimus," she began as she sat down on a boulder that they've passed at least twice. "I think we're going in circles."
"Preposterous!" The fox replied from his seat upon the back of the sheepdog. "Dost thou doubt my sense of direction?"
Lindsey sighed and gave up the ghost. The fox would never listen to reason when he believed that he was right.like most males. She got up again and followed him without much interest. It's kind of hard to take any interest in things you've seen time and again. Up ahead, she saw that Sir Diddimus had stopped. She took this opportunity to lean against one of the walls and rest a little.
"What have we here?" A male voice came from ahead. It was unfamiliar to her, yet at the same time similar to another. "A scrawny little fox with a dog as a horse and a girl from Aboveground. How quaint."
"Stand aside nave or I shall run thee through!" Diddimus cried brandishing his small sword.
"I think not." The man quickly scooped up the fox and dog and put them into a potato sack. The man then walked around the corner to where Lindsey was standing. "Now, we can do this one way or another. You choose."
As quick as lightning, Lindsey was off, racing down the corridor that she and Diddimus had bee traveling before. Columns of stone began to rise out of the ground all around her. Deep voices bellowed false warnings from faces carved within the stone. She knew this place. But before she could get to the opposite side of the caves, the man appeared before her and the world became black.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Have they been found yet?" Sarah asked as she watched her husband fly in through the window.
"No," he answered. "I did sense some magic in the area of the caves, but when I got there, they were empty.
"Wonderful." Sarah sank into her husbands throne and sighed. "Do you think that maybe the spell has worn off yet Jareth?"
"I doubt it, but it's worth a try." He rolled his wrist and a crystal appeared on the tips of his fingers. An image of the Labyrinth appeared and slowly centered upon the area of the caves. "She's in the caves."
Within moments, Jareth was on the exact spot where the crystal had shown Lindsey's coordinates. The cavern was empty. He looked down and saw that there were footprints. He slowly lifted his feet off the ground and used his magic to steady him while he looked around. Another set of prints became clear, this set almost definitely from the Underground with no designs on the sole of the shoe as Lindsey's had. He hovered lower for a closer look and found dark glitter glinting against the feeble light in the caves. He then quickly returned to the castle where his frantic wife was pacing the floors.
"Well?" She asked, resting her hands on her hips.
"She's been kidnapped." He answered.
Hi guys! (waves hand happily) miss me? I know this is a little shorter than what I usually write, but I ran out of time in S.H. As you know, the lipstick and slab of stone is provided, so please leave a message on your way out! I promise I'll write again soon!
(Jareth) as if
I mean it this time!