Chapter 3
Sarah jumped, startled, as Jareth appeared in her living room. She had been enjoying her day alone until now. "What do you want, Jareth?" she growled. She did not like uninvited guests in her house, and Jareth was definately uninvited. The Goblin King actually looked hurt at her greeting. "Why Sarah, I just came for a short visit. Is it so wrong of me to want to see you?" he asked. Sarah gave him her best "Don't-give-me-that-bs-I-can-see-right-through-you" look. Jareth sighed.
"Alright. I admit it. I needed a bit of a distraction from the game currently being played out in my labyrinth. That and the listian running amock in my castle is giving me a headache," he said, showing Sarah a crystal which held LeAnn's image in it. Sarah raised an eyebrow, saw what was going on, and had to laugh. "Looks like she's been into your books. You might want to find her and check up on her. She may have put some spell on herself that you'll have to reverse..."
Jareth looked well defeated. "Which will be impossible if she used the thespian magic she's already got to put it on herself..." He sighed. He was really starting to regret ever taking LeAnn. Now she was running amock in his castle doing God knows what. He just hoped he got rid of her before the goblins started to act like her. "I'd better get back before she tears my beautiful labyrinth apart," he said, standing again. He then kissed Sarah's hand lightly. "However, if ever you wish to visit, Sarah, you're more than welcome." With that, he disappeared.
Luke and Mara had just entered the Bog. The smell assaulted their senses quickly, and both looked as if they were about to gag to death from the stench. "Yuch..." Luke said. "I didn't think it was possible for there to be a worse smell than the inside of a tauntaun..." Mara was about to make a snappy comeback, but decided the effort was better being put forth to breathing. "Look," she said. "There's a bridge. Maybe it'll lead us out of here." They headed over, and were about to step onto the bridge when a small orange fox jumped in front of them.
"Halt!" the fox cried. "No one may cross this bridge without MY permission!" Luke frowned, then decided to use the trick he had seen Obi-Wan use on the stormtroopers. He passed his hand infront of the fox's face. "We have your permission, and may go across the bridge." The fox only blinked. "You're related to LeAnn, aren't you?" he asked. Luke nodded as Mara chuckled. It seemed their neice had several friends here. "Jareth decided to finally get back at her for all the trouble she and some of her fellow listians have caused. We're here to rescue her." Mara informed the little fox.
Mara and Luke told the fox the entire story. The fox told them, in turn, of all LeAnn, Norma, Kim, and Melissa had done at the Villian's balls and through their stories. Even though LeAnn had already told them about it, Mara and Luke were doubled over, laughing. This fox had a certain dramatic flare. "In the quest to rescue your neice, I, Sir Didymus, and my loyal steed, Ambrosius, are at your service." the fox said, bowing. He then whistled for Ambrosius, and the four of them
set off for the castle.
