"It's the Bog of Eternal Stench"

"Yeah, he only sends people here when they have really annoyed him, because there is always a chance they might actually touch the bog, in which case they would smell bad forever, and that makes any possibility of him gloating to your face, that much harder." Norma explained.

"Ok, so maybe it wasn't the brightest to curse him and his mother"

"Ya' think?"

"Ladies, please, can't we just get away from here? Expediently would be best."

"So looks like we lost Puck Norma."

"You think he would come here willingly?"

"Ehh"

Boromir walked towards the bank of the Bog, a barge was tied up, he stepped on and untied the knots that kept it to the land.

"Have you finished yet ladies? Or should I just rescue myself?" A-M looked up and grabbed Norma's arm, dragging her to the barge. After they had hopped on, and had good footing Boromir shoved off with a pole that had been lying across the raft. As they crossed the Bog the stench grew even thicker, it got to the point where A-M was holding her breath.

"Hey, A-M you ok there? You are looking kinda blue" A-M nodded and looked anxiously at the approaching shore, she gauged the distanced, frowning that it was still too far.

Finally the raft bumped into the opposite shore, the three adventurers ran off it, into the woods on the other side, gasping in lungfulls of fresh air.

"By Gondor! I doubt if Mordor has anything more foul that that!"

"Nope, nothing compares to the Bog," Norma rasped out, tears were streaming down her face from the ordeal.

"Indeed, Jareth certainly had fun dreaming it up," Puck's voice said as he slowly materialized in front of his beloved, Norma, immediately leaned into his body, he slowly stroked her hair in comfort. A-M sat on a log near by observing the exchange. Boromir taking notice of her, went and sat next to her.

"You are awfully quiet" She nodded, a weak smile resting on her lips.

"I am sorry that I got you into this mess."

"What other option did I have? No, as much as I wish I could believe I would have triumphed, you and your friend are right; I would have been killed. I doubt this is worse than death," he tucked an errant curl of hair behind her ear with his gloved hand. A-M reached over and hugged the man from Gondor tightly.

"I knew there was a reason I liked you so much." She whispered in his ear, slowly releasing him from her embrace, she stood up.

"Ready to continue on Muse?" Puck smirked.

"Indeed, Robin, let's go."

Soon the group had walked into a clearing, the foliage was thick and green, looking like some Master painter's work; the colors were so rich and vibrant.

"Wow, I haven't seen this part of the Labyrinth before." A-M looked around the glen.

"Seriously, how much have the Labyrinth have you seen, Muse?"

"Oh hush, Puck! So I don't come here as much as some of the other Listians." Norma giggled at the bantering going on between her Muse and fiancé.

"You two are worse than children." Boromir admonished, a smile breaking through, ruining the effect of his stern voice.

"Or Hobbits!" Norma exclaimed, earning a playful swat from Puck and outright laughter from Boromir. She also had to quickly duck the peach that had been thrown at her head.

"Now, now, Muse, don't get all huffy, you are only proving her point more."

Puck admonished.

"I believe you were also included in her remark."

"True, but I wasn't the one who was throwing fruit."

"Indeed," Boromir interjected," I do believe fruit is edible" He looked to the tree where A-M had pulled the missile from, and plucked off a peach of his own.

"No!" before the other's cries of warning could sink in Boromir had taken a hearty bite of the peach.

"What?" he asked around his mouthful.

"The peaches here, they have rather weird properties" Puck began to explain. Boromir swallowed and looked at the others.

"Weird?"

"Indeed, I hope you wore your dancing shoes my friend."

"Dancing?" With that Boromir collapsed to the ground, the peach rolling out of his hand and into the soft grass.

"Well guys, now what?"

Norma held back Puck's arm, keeping him from popping the little bubbles of magic that floated past.

"You know that wouldn't work very well, hun."

A-M looked around and picked up the peach taking a bite out of it.

"Well, I can just transport us in there." Puck offered.

"Thanks for telling me now, Puck," A-M muttered as she slid to the ground.

"Shall we dance?" Puck bowed to Norma and took her hands, waltzing as they disappeared to join their companions in the ballroom.