Thanks to all of you who have reviewed and I know you guys waited soooo long for this, but I have some ideas forming in my insane head (gotta love TNN's ST:TNG marathons): Ifonly, Nika (we need to come up with more embarassing questions for Uncle J), alorindaya, Meg, delkon, Silver Space, velvetdreamer (mmmmm chocolate, thanks!), Midnight Lady (you were reading my mind, my dear... I think I explained in ch. 6 that coms don't work, but read this chappy...), Mary Christmas, Ivy Adrena and anon.
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DISCLAIMER: Oh yeah, you know the standard
disclaimers. No? Disclaimers, reader, reader, disclaimers. Everything Labyrinth
belongs to Henson Productions and Everything Star Trek belongs to Paramount.
Now that we know each other, enjoy this piece of craziness.
Holodreams
Chapter 7
Just What is Going on Here?
Data and Geordi walked downhill to the outside walls. There looked to be no way in. Geordi decided to scan the outer walls with their tricorders for hidden entrances. While scanning, his tricorder picked up small lifeforms floating along the walls. Curious, Geordi went to take a closer look. They appered to be some kind of giant butterflies…
"Geordi, I don't think is prudent to come so close to the…"
"Ouch!"
"… biting fairies."
Geordi looked back at Data. "Now you tell me."
Data continued scanning the wall. "If Lt. Williams' book holds true, you should not trust anything that you see. Ah, here we go, a hidden entrance. It appears to be some kind of doors."
Geordi walked next to Data looking at the walls or doors in frustration. "Now what we do? Knock?"
Data turned to look at Geordi. "Not a bad idea."
The android then approached the hidden doors and knocked, stepping back as soon as a loud grinding sound started coming from the wall.
The doors were open in front of them. Tricorders ready, they entered the labyrinth.
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Q was back in the throne room trying to decide what to do with Lt. Williams. Jareth will certainly condone any harm done to the human, and besides, the one wished away was showered with hospitality, as usually they would become part of his world. He was still in the middle of pondering this dilemma when Sarah saw that he was back.
Sarah was furious. Because of her, her friends were in danger. Noticing that the advisor was back, she decided to confront him. "What have you done to my friends?"
Q looked up to the girl. He could see what Jareth saw in her. She was beautiful, for a human. He winced in hopes that the Lady Q did not hear that last thought. Knowing her love for this world, Q had the perfect solution.
"Lady Sarah, I just went to set the challenge and they accepted. There is nothing left but wait the thirteen hours for them to come to the castle. Would you like a tour of the premises in the meantime?"
Sarah was taken aback by the sudden mood change in the man, if that was what he was. Curiosity about her surroundings won over her, and she accepted his proffered arm.
They were passing one of many corridors when they were laughing at one of his comments. Feeling guilty for forgetting her friends, Sarah stopped.
Q turned to look at her. "Is something wrong, Lady Sarah?"
"My friends. I forgot all about them. Is there a way to see how they are faring?"
Q thought for a while trying to remember Jareth's preference for flare, and produced a crystal with the twist of his hand." 'Not bad at all for first try' was his thought.
Offering the crystal to Sarah, she took it in her hands. Seeing nothing in its depths, she looked back at the advisor. "How does it work?"
Q gave her a smile. "Just ask it what is you want to see."
"Thank you." She looked back at the smooth surface. "I want to see my friends."
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Geordi felt that they had been walking for what seemed to be hours. They had passed through a cleverly disguised hole in the wall detected by Data and now they were in some sort of stone maze. They had found out earlier that it was no use leaving markers, as either they disappeared or changed. Another thing they found was that the maze was changing as they were walking through it.
Data looked at geordi. "There seems to be a pattern on the movement of the maze. If my calculations are correct, there is a way out."
Geordi smiled at the android, glad to have him in his company. "So, what do we do?"
Data looked expressionless at the chief engineer. "Nothing. We wait in this spot. An opening will appear in exactly one minute eight seconds."
Lo and behold, an opening to the wall right in front of them appeared, like magic.
Sarah grinned as she saw her friends progressing through the labyrinth. Taking her eyes off the sphere, she smiled at Q. "Looks like they might make it after all."
Q smiled back. "Lets hope so. The further they go, the more difficult it will become. And they have not confronted His Majesty yet."
A breeze suddenly passed throughout the hall where they were talking, and thoudands tiny bells could be heard. Sarah looked at the source of the sound, gasping in surprise at the figure standing regally in front of them, whispering his name.
"Jareth!"
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A/N: Well? What you think? Your reviews is what keeps me going, so I would love to hear from you letting me know if you liked this or if it sucked big time, so