I finally go around to updating! And I finally made a long chapter! Happy days are here again! *SelenityPotter
smacks herself* Kay note to self, GET MORE SLEEP! Anywho, enjoy the chapter. Me no own, but Mara is MINE!!
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Mara landed on her posterior, outside of the Labyrinth with a thump. Standing, she glared at her father,
who nochantly looked at her. "Well my dear, it seems that your mother has grown quite harsh in the past
eighteen years. I wonder what chaged her so..." Grumbling, Mara pulled out a crystal and used it to
clean her clothing and change her shoes into more comfortable soft leather, knee high boots with flat soles.
Jareth grinned at his daughter and leaned closer to her, "I didn't quite catch what you said. Would you
care to repeat it for me?"
Mara grinned sweetly, before placing her mouth close to her father's ear. "SHE IS THAT WAY CAUSE YOU WERE
A DOLT AND SENT HER AWAY!" Snarling, Jareth pulled away from his daughter and shot her his patented 'I
wouldn't do that if I were you!' glare. Mara shot him a mirror of his own smirk, and then turned to survey
the Labyrinth. "Looks like a piece of cake! I am surprised that mom was the first to beat you, or did the
sight of you in tights blind all the other girls who challenged it?"
Mara had said the magic words. "If it looks so easy," he purred, "would you care to challenge it? You
MIGHT be able to defeat it as your mother did."
If looks could kill, the look Mara shot her father would have killed him, burried him, dug him up and killed
him again. "Might? MIGHT!! I will defeat your little maze and then, My Lady Queen, I will laugh in your
face!"
Jareth snarled and pointed to the clock on the tree. "You have thirteen hours in which to solve the Labyrinth
before I mock you for eternity!" Jareth faded away, leaving Mara at the hill above the Labyrinth.
Smiling, Mara jogged down the hill towards the Labyrinth. "This should be easy. All you have to do is ask the
right question!" Mara grinned to herself, "And find any loop hole that you can get away with!"
*Back at the castle in the center of the Labyrinth*
Jareth lounged on the throne and watched as his daughter jogged towards the outter walls of his labyrinth. He
was trying to be patient with her, but she was so much like himself when he was younger he couldn't help but
loose his temper. He also made a mental note to apologize to his mother the next time he saw her. He watched
with interest as Mara drew close to the walls.
*Outside the Labyrinth*
Mara paused as she reached the walls to catch her breath, and to figure out the quickest way to get to the castle.
Remembering sommething from her dreaded math classes she grinned. "The shortest distance between two points is a
straight line, so if I went over instead of through it should be much faster." Looking at the top of the wall for
a moment, she debated on whether or not to use magic to get her to the top. "Nope, no magic. If mom could beat it
without magic, so can I!" Backing up slightly, she ran at the wall and jumped, grabbing the edge of the wall with
one hand. She slowly pulled herself to the top of the wall and stood there surveying the labyrinth before her.
"Not bad," a breeze blew over her and she shivered. "and I said no magic to solve the labyrinth. Never said anyting
about making myself comfortable." Twirling a crystal on her fingers she tossed it in the air. What landed in her hand
was not a crystal, but a heavy leather biking jacket. Shrugging it on, she pulled a pair of leather gloves from her
pocket and tugged them on to her chilled hands. She carefully judged the distance between the wall she was standing on
and the wall that was in front of her. Crouching, she lept for the other wall, her leather clad hands barely catching
edge of it. She hauled herself to the top of this wall and started to jog to the right. "I wonder of that worm mom
talked to is still around."
*Back at the castle*
Jareth laughed out loud. This was the first time he had ever seen anyone try to go through the labyrinth over the
tops of the walls. "There is a first time for everything. Of course, if it were me I would go the same way."
*On top of the walls*
Mara looked down again, in hopes of spying the worm. This time, she was in luck. Crouching on the top of the wall,
she looked down at the blue spot on a small ledge down below. "Hello."
" 'Allo, what are you doing a way up there?"
"I have to get to the castle at the center of the Labyrinth. Can you tell me how to get there?"
"Certainly! Take the passage on the left, turn right, and then go straight through the stairs. Why don't you come
inside and meet the Missus?"
Mara chuckled slightly. Ask the right question was right, if mother had asked how to get to the castle and not how
to get through the labyrinth, she might have saved herself alot of trouble. "No, but I will be living at the castle
for a while, if you don't mind I may stop by at a later date. Oh, and thank you for the directions!" Hopping off the
wall, she went to the wall and turned left.
*In the throne room*
Jareth's eyes widened! No one, and he ment no one ever asked how to get to the castle! They always asked how to solve
the labyrinth! She was definitly his daughter all right.
*Somewhere in the Labyrinth*
Mara jogged down the passage, looking for a right turn. Finally spying one she turned right and came face to face with
a set of stairs. "Go up the stairs," and just as she was about to set her foot on the first step, he stopped herself.
"Wait a sec, he told me to go through the stairs!" Mara backed up a step and then walked towards the stairs and fouond
herself going through them and coming face to face with the back door of the castle. "Well, that was easy, now to find
the throne room!" Pushing the door open she came face to face with a short goblin that looked like someone had steped
on its green face. "You!" she said pointing at the goblin, "How do I get to the throne room?"
The goblin looked her over. "Me's not tellin yous anyting missy!"
Mara pinned the goblin with a glare that looked remarkably like her fathers before reaching down and picking the goblin
up by the collar of his dingy tunic. "You will SHOW me where the throne room is before I tip you into the center of the
Bog of Eternal Stench!" The goblin's green face turned even more green and he started nodding so hard Mara thought his
head might just fly off his shoulders. Setting the goblin down it started to take her through a maze of passages before
stopping in front of a closed door.
"Theres it is missy!" he squeaked, before running down a passage as fast as his short legs could carry him. Mara grinned
before opening the door and entering an empty throne room. Looking around she noticed the door way with the stairs that
her mother had said led to the room of stairs.
"Well," she muttered to herself, "may as well go on and see the man!" She slowly climbed the stairs and entered the room.
And ran straight into the chest of her father. Rubbing her nose ruefully, she looked up at her father. "Thank you for
the perfect ending of this little fiasco."
"Well my dear, you must be my daughter. The...creativity of solving my labyrinth was absolutly what I would expect of
my offspring." Mara muttered something under her breath. "What was that?"
Mara smiled sweetly up at him, "Nothing, Father dear. Now would you please show me to a room, I would like to rest for
a little bit."
"Certainly, daughter dear," Jareth purred. He pulled a crystal from thin air and dropped it at their feet.
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Kay, first part of Day 1 complete. I am going out of town for a few days, so it may be a little while before I update
so don't kill me please. Anyways, got to run. Luvs ya all and please don't forget to review!
smacks herself* Kay note to self, GET MORE SLEEP! Anywho, enjoy the chapter. Me no own, but Mara is MINE!!
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Mara landed on her posterior, outside of the Labyrinth with a thump. Standing, she glared at her father,
who nochantly looked at her. "Well my dear, it seems that your mother has grown quite harsh in the past
eighteen years. I wonder what chaged her so..." Grumbling, Mara pulled out a crystal and used it to
clean her clothing and change her shoes into more comfortable soft leather, knee high boots with flat soles.
Jareth grinned at his daughter and leaned closer to her, "I didn't quite catch what you said. Would you
care to repeat it for me?"
Mara grinned sweetly, before placing her mouth close to her father's ear. "SHE IS THAT WAY CAUSE YOU WERE
A DOLT AND SENT HER AWAY!" Snarling, Jareth pulled away from his daughter and shot her his patented 'I
wouldn't do that if I were you!' glare. Mara shot him a mirror of his own smirk, and then turned to survey
the Labyrinth. "Looks like a piece of cake! I am surprised that mom was the first to beat you, or did the
sight of you in tights blind all the other girls who challenged it?"
Mara had said the magic words. "If it looks so easy," he purred, "would you care to challenge it? You
MIGHT be able to defeat it as your mother did."
If looks could kill, the look Mara shot her father would have killed him, burried him, dug him up and killed
him again. "Might? MIGHT!! I will defeat your little maze and then, My Lady Queen, I will laugh in your
face!"
Jareth snarled and pointed to the clock on the tree. "You have thirteen hours in which to solve the Labyrinth
before I mock you for eternity!" Jareth faded away, leaving Mara at the hill above the Labyrinth.
Smiling, Mara jogged down the hill towards the Labyrinth. "This should be easy. All you have to do is ask the
right question!" Mara grinned to herself, "And find any loop hole that you can get away with!"
*Back at the castle in the center of the Labyrinth*
Jareth lounged on the throne and watched as his daughter jogged towards the outter walls of his labyrinth. He
was trying to be patient with her, but she was so much like himself when he was younger he couldn't help but
loose his temper. He also made a mental note to apologize to his mother the next time he saw her. He watched
with interest as Mara drew close to the walls.
*Outside the Labyrinth*
Mara paused as she reached the walls to catch her breath, and to figure out the quickest way to get to the castle.
Remembering sommething from her dreaded math classes she grinned. "The shortest distance between two points is a
straight line, so if I went over instead of through it should be much faster." Looking at the top of the wall for
a moment, she debated on whether or not to use magic to get her to the top. "Nope, no magic. If mom could beat it
without magic, so can I!" Backing up slightly, she ran at the wall and jumped, grabbing the edge of the wall with
one hand. She slowly pulled herself to the top of the wall and stood there surveying the labyrinth before her.
"Not bad," a breeze blew over her and she shivered. "and I said no magic to solve the labyrinth. Never said anyting
about making myself comfortable." Twirling a crystal on her fingers she tossed it in the air. What landed in her hand
was not a crystal, but a heavy leather biking jacket. Shrugging it on, she pulled a pair of leather gloves from her
pocket and tugged them on to her chilled hands. She carefully judged the distance between the wall she was standing on
and the wall that was in front of her. Crouching, she lept for the other wall, her leather clad hands barely catching
edge of it. She hauled herself to the top of this wall and started to jog to the right. "I wonder of that worm mom
talked to is still around."
*Back at the castle*
Jareth laughed out loud. This was the first time he had ever seen anyone try to go through the labyrinth over the
tops of the walls. "There is a first time for everything. Of course, if it were me I would go the same way."
*On top of the walls*
Mara looked down again, in hopes of spying the worm. This time, she was in luck. Crouching on the top of the wall,
she looked down at the blue spot on a small ledge down below. "Hello."
" 'Allo, what are you doing a way up there?"
"I have to get to the castle at the center of the Labyrinth. Can you tell me how to get there?"
"Certainly! Take the passage on the left, turn right, and then go straight through the stairs. Why don't you come
inside and meet the Missus?"
Mara chuckled slightly. Ask the right question was right, if mother had asked how to get to the castle and not how
to get through the labyrinth, she might have saved herself alot of trouble. "No, but I will be living at the castle
for a while, if you don't mind I may stop by at a later date. Oh, and thank you for the directions!" Hopping off the
wall, she went to the wall and turned left.
*In the throne room*
Jareth's eyes widened! No one, and he ment no one ever asked how to get to the castle! They always asked how to solve
the labyrinth! She was definitly his daughter all right.
*Somewhere in the Labyrinth*
Mara jogged down the passage, looking for a right turn. Finally spying one she turned right and came face to face with
a set of stairs. "Go up the stairs," and just as she was about to set her foot on the first step, he stopped herself.
"Wait a sec, he told me to go through the stairs!" Mara backed up a step and then walked towards the stairs and fouond
herself going through them and coming face to face with the back door of the castle. "Well, that was easy, now to find
the throne room!" Pushing the door open she came face to face with a short goblin that looked like someone had steped
on its green face. "You!" she said pointing at the goblin, "How do I get to the throne room?"
The goblin looked her over. "Me's not tellin yous anyting missy!"
Mara pinned the goblin with a glare that looked remarkably like her fathers before reaching down and picking the goblin
up by the collar of his dingy tunic. "You will SHOW me where the throne room is before I tip you into the center of the
Bog of Eternal Stench!" The goblin's green face turned even more green and he started nodding so hard Mara thought his
head might just fly off his shoulders. Setting the goblin down it started to take her through a maze of passages before
stopping in front of a closed door.
"Theres it is missy!" he squeaked, before running down a passage as fast as his short legs could carry him. Mara grinned
before opening the door and entering an empty throne room. Looking around she noticed the door way with the stairs that
her mother had said led to the room of stairs.
"Well," she muttered to herself, "may as well go on and see the man!" She slowly climbed the stairs and entered the room.
And ran straight into the chest of her father. Rubbing her nose ruefully, she looked up at her father. "Thank you for
the perfect ending of this little fiasco."
"Well my dear, you must be my daughter. The...creativity of solving my labyrinth was absolutly what I would expect of
my offspring." Mara muttered something under her breath. "What was that?"
Mara smiled sweetly up at him, "Nothing, Father dear. Now would you please show me to a room, I would like to rest for
a little bit."
"Certainly, daughter dear," Jareth purred. He pulled a crystal from thin air and dropped it at their feet.
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Kay, first part of Day 1 complete. I am going out of town for a few days, so it may be a little while before I update
so don't kill me please. Anyways, got to run. Luvs ya all and please don't forget to review!