Chapter - 10
This is the final chapter of this story. Don't worry a sequel is forming in my noggin at
this very moment but in the meantime I have relatives that need visiting.
See ya!
Lil.
Trin arrived at the city gates. He was bedraggled and exhausted from his journey. To
his great surprise both sets of gates had been left open. Unlike his cousin, Trin was a
suspicious little so and so. Twelve hours worth of traps and things turning into other
things had left him wary. If that Gremlin person intended to keep Hilarity he wouldn't
leave the doors to his city wide open. He would probably be tricked again and have to
deal with a ten foot mechanical monster or something.
"Oh no, I'm not falling for that one." Trin said to himself and tried to scramble up the
opposite wall.
******
"What's he doing?" cried Hilarity with disbelief "The door's right there!"
"He probably thinks its a trap." said Jareth and they both laughed.
"I pity that boy sometimes." sighed Hilarity "I better go and get him. As entertaining
as this is, I think he's had enough now."
******
Trin was nearly at the top of the wall now. Just a few more feet. Speaking of feet, his
left one didn't feel too stable. Oh no! The wall was beginning to crumble away under
his fingers. He lost his balance and fell, landing heavily on the dusty ground. They the
sun was blocked by a dark, ominous shadow....
"Hiya, Trin." said a familiar voice "How's it going." It was Hilarity, looking slightly
hung over from the night before and wearing her red Chinese pyjamas.
"Hilarity! You escaped!"
"Um...yes." she lied "Come on. It's time to go home."
"But isn't there supposed to be some kind of dramatic showdown in an Escher-like
room with lots of stairs and stuff."
"Not necessary. The Goblins fixed my ship for me."
"Oh."
Hilarity turned back towards the castle and Trin followed, gingerly nursing his
wounds. She led him to the garden to find the ship in perfect condition and cleaner
that it had ever been before.
"Thank you for solving the Labyrinth for me, Trin. It was very noble of you." said
Hilarity. Trin looked extremely chuffed. "I'll just say my goodbyes and we'll be off."
Trin waited a little uneasily as she entered the castle again and came out five minutes
later with a plant pot under her arm.
******
"Bye then." said Jareth sadly.
"Goodbye, thanks for putting up with me, and for the orchid." she felt slightly
awkward "So, we're still on for Friday?"
"Absolutely. What do you want to do?"
"I was thinking perhaps a few rounds of Scrabble, with a proper dictionary this time,
then we could go to the movies or something."
"Sounds great." they laughed at this private joke then shook hands and Hilarity left.
The deafening sound of the ship's jet propulsion resounded throughout the Labyrinth
and made the whole castle vibrate. Jareth waved as the ship zoomed away into the
sky.
******
"Thank God that's over!" said Trin slumping into the comfy passenger seat.
"I thought it was a wonderful adventure." said Hilarity thoughtfully "But something
tells me it's far from over."
The ship vanished as it exited the Labyrinth's stratosphere. Hilarity was astonished to
find that they were in exactly the same point in space that she had been when this
whole fiasco started. She glanced at the clock. Only fifteen minutes had passed.
"Oh damn it!" she said "All that madness and I still have to attend jury duty. It's not
fair...."
To Be Continued..........maybe!
This is the final chapter of this story. Don't worry a sequel is forming in my noggin at
this very moment but in the meantime I have relatives that need visiting.
See ya!
Lil.
Trin arrived at the city gates. He was bedraggled and exhausted from his journey. To
his great surprise both sets of gates had been left open. Unlike his cousin, Trin was a
suspicious little so and so. Twelve hours worth of traps and things turning into other
things had left him wary. If that Gremlin person intended to keep Hilarity he wouldn't
leave the doors to his city wide open. He would probably be tricked again and have to
deal with a ten foot mechanical monster or something.
"Oh no, I'm not falling for that one." Trin said to himself and tried to scramble up the
opposite wall.
******
"What's he doing?" cried Hilarity with disbelief "The door's right there!"
"He probably thinks its a trap." said Jareth and they both laughed.
"I pity that boy sometimes." sighed Hilarity "I better go and get him. As entertaining
as this is, I think he's had enough now."
******
Trin was nearly at the top of the wall now. Just a few more feet. Speaking of feet, his
left one didn't feel too stable. Oh no! The wall was beginning to crumble away under
his fingers. He lost his balance and fell, landing heavily on the dusty ground. They the
sun was blocked by a dark, ominous shadow....
"Hiya, Trin." said a familiar voice "How's it going." It was Hilarity, looking slightly
hung over from the night before and wearing her red Chinese pyjamas.
"Hilarity! You escaped!"
"Um...yes." she lied "Come on. It's time to go home."
"But isn't there supposed to be some kind of dramatic showdown in an Escher-like
room with lots of stairs and stuff."
"Not necessary. The Goblins fixed my ship for me."
"Oh."
Hilarity turned back towards the castle and Trin followed, gingerly nursing his
wounds. She led him to the garden to find the ship in perfect condition and cleaner
that it had ever been before.
"Thank you for solving the Labyrinth for me, Trin. It was very noble of you." said
Hilarity. Trin looked extremely chuffed. "I'll just say my goodbyes and we'll be off."
Trin waited a little uneasily as she entered the castle again and came out five minutes
later with a plant pot under her arm.
******
"Bye then." said Jareth sadly.
"Goodbye, thanks for putting up with me, and for the orchid." she felt slightly
awkward "So, we're still on for Friday?"
"Absolutely. What do you want to do?"
"I was thinking perhaps a few rounds of Scrabble, with a proper dictionary this time,
then we could go to the movies or something."
"Sounds great." they laughed at this private joke then shook hands and Hilarity left.
The deafening sound of the ship's jet propulsion resounded throughout the Labyrinth
and made the whole castle vibrate. Jareth waved as the ship zoomed away into the
sky.
******
"Thank God that's over!" said Trin slumping into the comfy passenger seat.
"I thought it was a wonderful adventure." said Hilarity thoughtfully "But something
tells me it's far from over."
The ship vanished as it exited the Labyrinth's stratosphere. Hilarity was astonished to
find that they were in exactly the same point in space that she had been when this
whole fiasco started. She glanced at the clock. Only fifteen minutes had passed.
"Oh damn it!" she said "All that madness and I still have to attend jury duty. It's not
fair...."
To Be Continued..........maybe!