Here's another chapter. Thanks to all that have R&R so far! If you
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Labyrinth characters. Those belong to Jim Henson. The rest are from my imagination.
*****
Sarah heard someone calling her name, but they sounded far away. As the darkness fell away, the voice was closer and she realized it belonged to Hoggle. She opened her eyes and blinked a few times. Sitting up she saw the worried faces of her friends Hoggle and Didymus.
"W-what happened?" she asked, looking around.
"Ye fainted," Hoggle replied, "You showed us your picture and ye fainted."
"Indeed, Fair Maiden. I dost not know thou could perform magic!" cried Didymus.
"But I can't!" Sarah replied.
"By the looks of it, thou has reborn our gardens and repaired our home, all with a simple etching. That dost seem like magic to me."
The whole idea of it seemed absurd to Sarah. She had never heard of someone being able to change buildings and such simply by drawing them on a piece of paper. But then again, that was in her life above. Who is to say what could happen Underground? What is it the worm told her the last time she was here. 'Things aren't always what they seem in this place, so you can't take anything for granted.' Yes, that was it. She decided to test out this theory.
"Hoggle, can you help me find a wilted flower or plant?" Sarah asked.
"Well, there's the flowers in the vase on the table. They looks kind of dead." He went inside and came back out a few moments later, carrying the vase of dying flowers, which he placed on a tree stump in front of Sarah.
Sarah took out her pad and thought for a moment about what she did previously. She remembered picturing the cottage and garden as lush and beautiful then sketched it to paper. So this time she pictured how the flowers in the vase had looked the day before and set to work.
Soon, she heard a gasp and looked up at the flowers. They were alive and well and even looked more beautiful than they had the previous day. She set down her pad and touched the flowers, still not convinced that it was merely an illusion. They felt and smelled real.
"Now dost thou believe?" whispered Didymus.
As the realization hit her, a wide smile appeared on Sarah's face. She grabbed Hoggle's & Didymus' hands and the three of them danced about in a circle, laughing happily.
*****
Jareth watched the trio's antics from the edge of the forest. He had noticed the cottage's transformation and witnessed the flowers come back to life. For the first time in his life he felt real fear. Sarah had the gift of magic while he had none. What if he had been wrong in assuming she was not here to cause him harm? If she could draw pictures to bring things back to life, could she not also draw pictures to bring death? He shuddered at the thought. He decided he was not going to stay around and give her that opportunity. He slipped unnoticed back into the forest.
*****
Sarah, Hoggle and Didymus spent the rest of the afternoon in the garden, smelling flowers, playing hide-and-seek and enjoying a picnic lunch. Didymus had pestered Sarah for hours to draw his picture, only he wished to be a bit taller. She finally gave in and when she was finished Didymus was as tall as Hoggle. Hoggle wanted his picture done as well and when Sarah was finished he looked the same, only his junk jewels were replaced with precious gems. They were having a great time and were a little disappointed when the daylight started to fade.
Once inside the cottage Sarah sat down at the table. She was very tired and decided her newfound gift of magic was wearing her out. She picked at the nice dinner her friends had made and kept looking out the window.
"Where could Jareth be?" she asked, "He's been gone all day."
"Oh, he be around somewhere." Hoggle replied.
"Well shouldn't we go look for him?"
"Nay, Milady," said Didymus, "It is not unusual for His Majesty to go off for a fortnight or more."
Sighing, Sarah returned her attention to her meal, which was quite good considering a fox and a dwarf made it. When she was finished, she set her fork down and turned to her friends.
"I was wondering if you two could show me to the place where the castle was."
"Certainly, Milady. The castle doth lie in the next valley over."
"Um, Sarah?" Hoggle began
"Yes?"
"Don't ya go and tire yourself out. The castle is much bigger to draw than the cottage or a flower."
"I know," she sighed, "but I want so much to undo all the damage I caused when I was here before."
"Now, now. Don't be so hard on yourself. You may have started the wrecking ball rolling, and Jareth could have stopped it. But he spent so much time in self-pity and didn't do a thing."
"Really?" She couldn't imagine him feeling pity for anyone at the time, much less himself. "I expect he would have been angry about me beating him at his own labyrinth, but why would he feel sorry for himself?"
Hoggle looked nervous. "Uh, t-that's a question y-you'll uh, have to ask Jareth yourself. Good night." he babbled. Then he got up and practically ran to his room and shut the door behind him.
"Huh. Why is he acting so strange all of a sudden?" Sarah wondered aloud.
"Sadly, I do not know, Milady. Perhaps he's just tired?" answered Didymus.
"Yeah, maybe. Now that you mention it, I am tired. I will see you in the morning, Didymus."
"Good night, Fair Maiden."
Once Sarah was upstairs, Didymus joined Hoggle in their room and closed the door. They decided that after they saw Sarah to the area where the castle once stood they needed to pay an old, dear friend a visit.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Labyrinth characters. Those belong to Jim Henson. The rest are from my imagination.
*****
Sarah heard someone calling her name, but they sounded far away. As the darkness fell away, the voice was closer and she realized it belonged to Hoggle. She opened her eyes and blinked a few times. Sitting up she saw the worried faces of her friends Hoggle and Didymus.
"W-what happened?" she asked, looking around.
"Ye fainted," Hoggle replied, "You showed us your picture and ye fainted."
"Indeed, Fair Maiden. I dost not know thou could perform magic!" cried Didymus.
"But I can't!" Sarah replied.
"By the looks of it, thou has reborn our gardens and repaired our home, all with a simple etching. That dost seem like magic to me."
The whole idea of it seemed absurd to Sarah. She had never heard of someone being able to change buildings and such simply by drawing them on a piece of paper. But then again, that was in her life above. Who is to say what could happen Underground? What is it the worm told her the last time she was here. 'Things aren't always what they seem in this place, so you can't take anything for granted.' Yes, that was it. She decided to test out this theory.
"Hoggle, can you help me find a wilted flower or plant?" Sarah asked.
"Well, there's the flowers in the vase on the table. They looks kind of dead." He went inside and came back out a few moments later, carrying the vase of dying flowers, which he placed on a tree stump in front of Sarah.
Sarah took out her pad and thought for a moment about what she did previously. She remembered picturing the cottage and garden as lush and beautiful then sketched it to paper. So this time she pictured how the flowers in the vase had looked the day before and set to work.
Soon, she heard a gasp and looked up at the flowers. They were alive and well and even looked more beautiful than they had the previous day. She set down her pad and touched the flowers, still not convinced that it was merely an illusion. They felt and smelled real.
"Now dost thou believe?" whispered Didymus.
As the realization hit her, a wide smile appeared on Sarah's face. She grabbed Hoggle's & Didymus' hands and the three of them danced about in a circle, laughing happily.
*****
Jareth watched the trio's antics from the edge of the forest. He had noticed the cottage's transformation and witnessed the flowers come back to life. For the first time in his life he felt real fear. Sarah had the gift of magic while he had none. What if he had been wrong in assuming she was not here to cause him harm? If she could draw pictures to bring things back to life, could she not also draw pictures to bring death? He shuddered at the thought. He decided he was not going to stay around and give her that opportunity. He slipped unnoticed back into the forest.
*****
Sarah, Hoggle and Didymus spent the rest of the afternoon in the garden, smelling flowers, playing hide-and-seek and enjoying a picnic lunch. Didymus had pestered Sarah for hours to draw his picture, only he wished to be a bit taller. She finally gave in and when she was finished Didymus was as tall as Hoggle. Hoggle wanted his picture done as well and when Sarah was finished he looked the same, only his junk jewels were replaced with precious gems. They were having a great time and were a little disappointed when the daylight started to fade.
Once inside the cottage Sarah sat down at the table. She was very tired and decided her newfound gift of magic was wearing her out. She picked at the nice dinner her friends had made and kept looking out the window.
"Where could Jareth be?" she asked, "He's been gone all day."
"Oh, he be around somewhere." Hoggle replied.
"Well shouldn't we go look for him?"
"Nay, Milady," said Didymus, "It is not unusual for His Majesty to go off for a fortnight or more."
Sighing, Sarah returned her attention to her meal, which was quite good considering a fox and a dwarf made it. When she was finished, she set her fork down and turned to her friends.
"I was wondering if you two could show me to the place where the castle was."
"Certainly, Milady. The castle doth lie in the next valley over."
"Um, Sarah?" Hoggle began
"Yes?"
"Don't ya go and tire yourself out. The castle is much bigger to draw than the cottage or a flower."
"I know," she sighed, "but I want so much to undo all the damage I caused when I was here before."
"Now, now. Don't be so hard on yourself. You may have started the wrecking ball rolling, and Jareth could have stopped it. But he spent so much time in self-pity and didn't do a thing."
"Really?" She couldn't imagine him feeling pity for anyone at the time, much less himself. "I expect he would have been angry about me beating him at his own labyrinth, but why would he feel sorry for himself?"
Hoggle looked nervous. "Uh, t-that's a question y-you'll uh, have to ask Jareth yourself. Good night." he babbled. Then he got up and practically ran to his room and shut the door behind him.
"Huh. Why is he acting so strange all of a sudden?" Sarah wondered aloud.
"Sadly, I do not know, Milady. Perhaps he's just tired?" answered Didymus.
"Yeah, maybe. Now that you mention it, I am tired. I will see you in the morning, Didymus."
"Good night, Fair Maiden."
Once Sarah was upstairs, Didymus joined Hoggle in their room and closed the door. They decided that after they saw Sarah to the area where the castle once stood they needed to pay an old, dear friend a visit.