Chapter 6 - What now?

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Disclaimer - I do not own anything remotely like a Labyrinth. That giant structure in

my garden is merely a very complicated gazebo.

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Hilarity and Trin stared out of the window at the vastly intricate mass that they had

been left in charge of for the next three weeks. It certainly was beautiful in a terrifying

way but something in their minds said...

"What now?!"

"I think I'd better do my homework on this place." Hilarity said after a while "You

can't be too careful."

"I guess I'll be off as well then." said Trin, but he didn't really want to be left alone.

"I'll see you at dinner then."

"What time?"

"Seven-ish?"

"Good Plan." They walked out the study door and off in different directions.

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Hilarity had always been curious about the castle's library but had never had a good

reason to go in there. The shelves were over fifty feet tall and led in all directions into

narrow and claustrophobic corridors. Of course it would be a maze, she thought, well

it was a Labyrinth after all. She tried to look for something useful but found to her

annoyance that the books had no particular order to them and half of them were in

languages she could not understand.

"Oh! I wish I could find a book that was bloody useful!" she cried out loud with

frustration. Not sooner had she said this, the crystal that she still held in her hand

began to vibrate. She was so surprised by this that she dropped it and the flawless orb

rolled away between the shelves. She followed without thinking until it eventually

bounced its way up the rungs of one of the many ladders then stopped. She climbed

uncomfortably, the rungs were too close together for her long, spindly legs. She

picked up the crystal from where it had stopped and noticed the book behind it. It was

titled "The Encyclopaedia of Underground Law" and was bound in brown leather with

gold embossing. Next to it were some old and tattered notebooks on one side and a

copy of "The Return of the Naked Chef" on the other.

"Oooh, pucker!" she commented as she grabbed these books too just to be on the safe

side. The cook book might have something good in it as Jamie Oliver was quite

reliable.

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Trin was finding the Goblins' presence rather unsettling. In fact he found everything

unsettling. God! He hated this place. With a passion that was very hard to replicate.

He wanted to get it back for the thirteen hours of pure hell he had to endure five years

previously. Time had not healed that wound. He smiled as an evil little idea flashed

into his mind.

"Hey Trin! Check it out!" he heard his cousin say. she lifted up the crystal Jareth had

given her and said "I wish I had a bottle of Meteorite Cola." and a glass bottle

instantly appeared in her hand.

"Oh! that is so cool." he said "Can I have one?" Hilarity was about to grant his request

when a small and particularly ugly Goblin pulled the hem of her skirt to get her

attention.

"My Lady! Listen!" it said and the room fell into complete silence. Everyone strained

to hear as the faint sound of a baby crying reached their ears accompanied by a stream

of unintelligible shouting and insults. The two aliens were frozen with fear while the

Goblins rubbed their hands (or claws) together with anticipation. Then the words rang

loud and clear throughout the castle "I wish the Goblins would come and take you

away, right now!"

"Whuh-oh!" Hilarity and Trin whispered in unison....