Talisha stared at the pile of parchment in front of her. It was hard to believe. She suddenly grinned and leapt up, spinning around with delight. It was finished! The book was finally finished! Now she could get back to her family. The wind from the open window whistled past her ear, bringing with it a whisper. She paused in her celebrating to listen. It came from beyond the walls of the great maze, and the maiden leant out of her window intently. What was it saying? Then, she saw. It was as if her view had zoomed in on the hill just on the other side of the walls. Her family! They were jumping up and down waving at her and beckoning frantically. Talisha, not thinking straight, grabbed the parchment she had tied together and ran out of her room. He had kidnapped her family! She had to find them.
*~*~*~*
Jareth lounged on his throne, gazing into a crystal. He smirked. There she was, running blindly through his Labyrinth towards her family. The walls and hedges obligingly moved aside from her flight at his command, leaving the way open. He knew what would come next; she would reach the hill and look around for her family, and then throw a fit when she couldn't reach them. Illusions had served him well as a distraction to get her to the Door to the Upper World. Now was his time to act.
*~*~*~*
Talisha panted, coming to a stop at the top of the hill. She couldn't quite remember how she had gotten through the maze so fast, but that didn't matter. All that mattered now was her family. Where were they? The maiden looked around, searching for the people she had seen.
"Mother? Risharn? Taavis?" She called into the empty air. Dust was beginning to swirl around her, spiraling around her feet. Was it just her gut or was something strange going on?
"I see you've finished my book," a voice came from behind her. Isha spun, glaring at the Goblin King who had come up behind her. He smirked, and she scowled, realizing what he'd done.
"Where are they?" She demanded.
"Your family? They are at the Sa Inglesidee estate. What made you think they were here?" He mocked her, that annoying smirk still on his face as he walked forward. Ish backed away, not noticing that the dust followed her, rising higher.
"What do you want from me?" The maiden glared. He spread his hands in a not-so-innocent shrug.
"I just thought you might want a chance to show your book to someone. Well, go show them," he grinned, raising a hand. The dust jumped up, forming a cone. All the colours flashed before Ish in what seemed like a never-ending rainbow, then just as suddenly, she was dumped unceremoniously on a patch of grass. Looking around, she saw a lush green stretch of lawn, with a duckpond in the middle and some trees. Beyond that, huge towers of steel and metal reached for the sky. Isha gasped, and scrambled to her feet. She was in the Aboveground, the Upper World. With the mortals. And in her hand was her book. Except now it was encased in a red volume, small and neat. Ish stared at it, then at the buildings. A tear cascaded down her cheek as she slumped to the ground again.
"I hate him," she whispered half-heartedly, her mind more concentrating on her family that that rude, inconsiderate man. Ish sniffed, hugging the red book to her chest. She was all alone now. He had stranded her in this new, mortal world, and she knew what would happen. The Fae noble maid would lose her immortality gradually, and eventually become mortal. And the book, entitled Labyrinth, would be loose in the world to wreak its havoc. Just like the Goblin King planned.
*~*~*~*
20 years later...
Mrs Talisha Jones, wife of Peter Jones the head of one of those big companies, sat on her overstuffed couch, staring at what she had just found in her daughter's room. Hayley had found her mother's little red book, the one with the red cover and the author's name scratched off. Talisha blinked back tears, quelling the urge to rip the book to pieces. It's evil magic was working already, starting with Ish's own daughter. She hated to see what would come in the future...
*~*~*~*
Ok, its official : That sucked.
Well, at least that's finished. You know what? I didn't really like that story after all. The ending sucked. Who's in favor of getting rid of it? If I get 5 reviews saying delete it, I will, all right?
My new fic will be up soon!
Sweet Sunshine,
Seul Loup
*~*~*~*
Jareth lounged on his throne, gazing into a crystal. He smirked. There she was, running blindly through his Labyrinth towards her family. The walls and hedges obligingly moved aside from her flight at his command, leaving the way open. He knew what would come next; she would reach the hill and look around for her family, and then throw a fit when she couldn't reach them. Illusions had served him well as a distraction to get her to the Door to the Upper World. Now was his time to act.
*~*~*~*
Talisha panted, coming to a stop at the top of the hill. She couldn't quite remember how she had gotten through the maze so fast, but that didn't matter. All that mattered now was her family. Where were they? The maiden looked around, searching for the people she had seen.
"Mother? Risharn? Taavis?" She called into the empty air. Dust was beginning to swirl around her, spiraling around her feet. Was it just her gut or was something strange going on?
"I see you've finished my book," a voice came from behind her. Isha spun, glaring at the Goblin King who had come up behind her. He smirked, and she scowled, realizing what he'd done.
"Where are they?" She demanded.
"Your family? They are at the Sa Inglesidee estate. What made you think they were here?" He mocked her, that annoying smirk still on his face as he walked forward. Ish backed away, not noticing that the dust followed her, rising higher.
"What do you want from me?" The maiden glared. He spread his hands in a not-so-innocent shrug.
"I just thought you might want a chance to show your book to someone. Well, go show them," he grinned, raising a hand. The dust jumped up, forming a cone. All the colours flashed before Ish in what seemed like a never-ending rainbow, then just as suddenly, she was dumped unceremoniously on a patch of grass. Looking around, she saw a lush green stretch of lawn, with a duckpond in the middle and some trees. Beyond that, huge towers of steel and metal reached for the sky. Isha gasped, and scrambled to her feet. She was in the Aboveground, the Upper World. With the mortals. And in her hand was her book. Except now it was encased in a red volume, small and neat. Ish stared at it, then at the buildings. A tear cascaded down her cheek as she slumped to the ground again.
"I hate him," she whispered half-heartedly, her mind more concentrating on her family that that rude, inconsiderate man. Ish sniffed, hugging the red book to her chest. She was all alone now. He had stranded her in this new, mortal world, and she knew what would happen. The Fae noble maid would lose her immortality gradually, and eventually become mortal. And the book, entitled Labyrinth, would be loose in the world to wreak its havoc. Just like the Goblin King planned.
*~*~*~*
20 years later...
Mrs Talisha Jones, wife of Peter Jones the head of one of those big companies, sat on her overstuffed couch, staring at what she had just found in her daughter's room. Hayley had found her mother's little red book, the one with the red cover and the author's name scratched off. Talisha blinked back tears, quelling the urge to rip the book to pieces. It's evil magic was working already, starting with Ish's own daughter. She hated to see what would come in the future...
*~*~*~*
Ok, its official : That sucked.
Well, at least that's finished. You know what? I didn't really like that story after all. The ending sucked. Who's in favor of getting rid of it? If I get 5 reviews saying delete it, I will, all right?
My new fic will be up soon!
Sweet Sunshine,
Seul Loup