What am I supposed to do Underground?! : A sequel to the sequel of "What am I

supposed to do in Thirteen Hours?!"

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Chapter 1 - The Announcement

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A/N - OK, here it is! My third story. Bloody hell, that was quick! Never mind. Thanks

for reviewing everyone, it was very nice of you and they were very constructive.

I just came back from the Tate Modern with my school. Some good stuff, some

pretentious crap. We then drove past the Houses of Parliament and my friend Adam

mooned Gerry Adams the leader of Sinn Fein. :-) What're the chances of that

happening, eh?

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Disclaimer - I do not own any Earthlings or Labyrinth dwellers or anyone who goes by

the

name of Newton.

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Hilarity made the finishing touches to her latest article and sent it to her editor. She sat

heavily on the sofa and relaxed with a bottle of Meteorite Cola. She had been working

as a travel writer for the past two years and not only had regular columns in the

Omlaphodeam and the Daily Quasar but had just published a best-selling guide to

Earth and its neighbouring star systems. Thanks to this book and a contract for another

one later that year, Hilarity had managed to buy her own apartment earlier that month.

She now lived with her boyfriend Danny and Thomas Jerome Newton their pet alien.

Yes indeed, life was good.

"Hils, did you want to keep this cress?" said Danny from the kitchen.

"We don't have any cress. That's yoghurt!"

"Ewww!"

"I was trying to create my own eco-system and perhaps breed intelligent life."

"Where did you say we were going tonight?"

"It's a new place called the Vyne. They're supposed to use vine leaves as plates or

something. Anyway, Jareth and Sarah are coming, they say they've got this important

announcement to make."

"Oooh, wonder what that could be. I bet she's pregnant."

"What makes you think that?"

"Last time we all went out she ordered sauerkraut and ice-cream."

"I don't think it counts when they're in different courses, Danny." laughed Hilarity as

she put her shoes and coat on and they made their way to the elevator. "Oh no, we

forgot to lock the drinks cabinet." cried Hilarity "Quick, before Thomas gets at the

gin."

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The restaurant was crowded and loud and but the music was good. It was weird,

Hilarity thought, they were all behaving so couply. It seemed like only yesterday they

were all young and carefree and playing drinking games into the wee hours. Now they

had all these responsibilities, well a pet alien anyway.

"So anyway, Hils and I decided to get it over with and meet each other's parents. Little

did she know that my dad is probably the most notorious evil scientist on the planet.

She did get a little suspicious when we arrived at the hollowed out volcano..."

Oh yes. Meeting the parents. What a nightmare that had been. Not only was Danny's

father evil, he was also a stark raving lunatic with a glass eye. The more she tried not

to stare at it the worse it got.

"And so we started talking about Hilarity's book and she was desperate not to bring

eye's into the conversation so she said..."

I'm crossing the Ts and dotting the...lower case js. That's what she'd said. That was

going to be their couple story that everyone would eventually hear and laugh politely

at but secretly think how pathetic it was...

"You seem unusually quiet tonight, Hilarity." said Jareth.

"Really, I'm...er just wondering what this big announcement is. Can't you tell us

now?"

"OK, didn't mean to keep you in suspense." he smiled and held Sarah's hand. Hilarity

noticed the ring on her finger. "Sarah and I are engaged...."