Chapter - 7
Five hours had passed since Trin had started the Labyrinth. He had miraculously
found his way out of the Oubliette and had been blundering around in the dark for
about five minutes. He was really beginning to hate this place now and was wondering
if his cousin was really worth being tortured, tricked and generally mauled for thirteen
hours. He quickly dismissed these thoughts as memories of their childhood flooded
into his mind. They had always been together. Not only was she his cousin but also
one of his best friends. That was why he had to carry on. He only wished he had
brought the book with him instead of leaving on the sideboard with his homework and
a half eaten biscuit.
******
Hilarity and Jareth were working on a jigsaw puzzle. Hilarity had managed to find an
Earth station on her radio which was now playing the Jackson Five at full volume.
"Sorry about that little outburst." said Hilarity "But it was really bugging me."
"I'll let you off for now. Why did you offer to help me?"
"Just the way I am I suppose. A naive little do-gooder. On my planet we always try
and help people with their problems, even the psychological ones."
"No one's ever offered to help me of their own free will before."
"It was nothing. I didn't even start on your Oedipal complex." he gave her a nasty
look. "I'm kidding. Do you have any sky that end?" Jareth passed her a few jigsaw
pieces.
"It's not just that. Ever since you came here you've treated my like a person and not
some kind of child snatching monster."
"Well, I think it was Freud who said that : in order to not be seen as a child snatching
monster you must stop snatching children. Oh wait a minute! That wasn't Freud, that
was me." Jareth was looking depressed. He looked a lot smaller than he did when they
first met. "You know what. You remind a bit of Trin when you're depressed."
"I'm not depressed."
Hilarity grinned as an idea came to her. "Not for long my friend." she said and pulled
out a bottle of Eau de Vie and some assorted sweets and snacks from her bag "I was
going to share these with the jury but they're just going to have to miss out."
"Do they even allow alcohol in court?"
"No that's why I brought it." she giggled cheekily "I must warn you that this stuff has
got lots of other things in it besides Eau de Vie and the cola bottles have a shocking
amount of artificial flavourings. The nachos have to be eaten last because they are the
only thing that can combat the munchies properly."
"You certainly know a lot about narcotics."
"That's because there's a lot of them about where I come from." Hilarity winked "Now
we are going to have a good time and forget out troubles for a little bit." She fetched
two shot glasses from a large cupboard which had appeared in the middle of the room.
"Why are you never surprised by my magic?" asked Jareth making cupboards appear
from nowhere was not an easy task.
"Lot's of weird stuff happens once you cross the light barrier. Sometimes you
accidentally transport matter or confuse time. I've never seen someone who can do it
in stationary position though. That must require some talent. But when in Rome, eh!"
she placed the glasses on the table between the fragments of sky and pond. "Watch
and be amazed as I pour you a drink using my powers of telekenisthis or whatever
they call it!" She concentrated hard on the bottle and eventually made it float in the air
and pour its contents into the glasses. She leaned back, exhausted and laughed. "Not
the best trick in the world but I'm still learning."
They both began laughing uncontrollably after their first glass. They began having
competitions to see who could tip the bottle into the other person's glass using only
their mental powers. The loser had to drink it then perform some kind of insane
challenge involving a tight rope and a water melon. Eventually the game descended
into general stupid behaviour but the rules made sense at the time.
******
Trin was above ground now. The stone walls had been replaced by hedges but the
maze was still extraordinarily confusing. Occasionally he caught a glimpse of the
castle. It looked closer now. That must be a good sign.
This train of thought disappeared when he suddenly heard a loud scream. Oh no! That
was Hilarity! She was in danger! Full of panic, he rushed the next corner and promptly
fell through a trap door and found himself suspended above the most foul smelling
bog he had ever seen.
Five hours had passed since Trin had started the Labyrinth. He had miraculously
found his way out of the Oubliette and had been blundering around in the dark for
about five minutes. He was really beginning to hate this place now and was wondering
if his cousin was really worth being tortured, tricked and generally mauled for thirteen
hours. He quickly dismissed these thoughts as memories of their childhood flooded
into his mind. They had always been together. Not only was she his cousin but also
one of his best friends. That was why he had to carry on. He only wished he had
brought the book with him instead of leaving on the sideboard with his homework and
a half eaten biscuit.
******
Hilarity and Jareth were working on a jigsaw puzzle. Hilarity had managed to find an
Earth station on her radio which was now playing the Jackson Five at full volume.
"Sorry about that little outburst." said Hilarity "But it was really bugging me."
"I'll let you off for now. Why did you offer to help me?"
"Just the way I am I suppose. A naive little do-gooder. On my planet we always try
and help people with their problems, even the psychological ones."
"No one's ever offered to help me of their own free will before."
"It was nothing. I didn't even start on your Oedipal complex." he gave her a nasty
look. "I'm kidding. Do you have any sky that end?" Jareth passed her a few jigsaw
pieces.
"It's not just that. Ever since you came here you've treated my like a person and not
some kind of child snatching monster."
"Well, I think it was Freud who said that : in order to not be seen as a child snatching
monster you must stop snatching children. Oh wait a minute! That wasn't Freud, that
was me." Jareth was looking depressed. He looked a lot smaller than he did when they
first met. "You know what. You remind a bit of Trin when you're depressed."
"I'm not depressed."
Hilarity grinned as an idea came to her. "Not for long my friend." she said and pulled
out a bottle of Eau de Vie and some assorted sweets and snacks from her bag "I was
going to share these with the jury but they're just going to have to miss out."
"Do they even allow alcohol in court?"
"No that's why I brought it." she giggled cheekily "I must warn you that this stuff has
got lots of other things in it besides Eau de Vie and the cola bottles have a shocking
amount of artificial flavourings. The nachos have to be eaten last because they are the
only thing that can combat the munchies properly."
"You certainly know a lot about narcotics."
"That's because there's a lot of them about where I come from." Hilarity winked "Now
we are going to have a good time and forget out troubles for a little bit." She fetched
two shot glasses from a large cupboard which had appeared in the middle of the room.
"Why are you never surprised by my magic?" asked Jareth making cupboards appear
from nowhere was not an easy task.
"Lot's of weird stuff happens once you cross the light barrier. Sometimes you
accidentally transport matter or confuse time. I've never seen someone who can do it
in stationary position though. That must require some talent. But when in Rome, eh!"
she placed the glasses on the table between the fragments of sky and pond. "Watch
and be amazed as I pour you a drink using my powers of telekenisthis or whatever
they call it!" She concentrated hard on the bottle and eventually made it float in the air
and pour its contents into the glasses. She leaned back, exhausted and laughed. "Not
the best trick in the world but I'm still learning."
They both began laughing uncontrollably after their first glass. They began having
competitions to see who could tip the bottle into the other person's glass using only
their mental powers. The loser had to drink it then perform some kind of insane
challenge involving a tight rope and a water melon. Eventually the game descended
into general stupid behaviour but the rules made sense at the time.
******
Trin was above ground now. The stone walls had been replaced by hedges but the
maze was still extraordinarily confusing. Occasionally he caught a glimpse of the
castle. It looked closer now. That must be a good sign.
This train of thought disappeared when he suddenly heard a loud scream. Oh no! That
was Hilarity! She was in danger! Full of panic, he rushed the next corner and promptly
fell through a trap door and found himself suspended above the most foul smelling
bog he had ever seen.