Chapter 14 - The End!!
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A/N - OK! This is it for a while. I'm going to put a story about Trin and Hilarity on
fanfictionpress.com under the same pen name so feel free to check it out. I'd like to
say a big thank you to Augusta for sticking with this story and to Clover the Sea-Beast
for being so appreciative. I like the lovechild concept and I think Hilarity would
probably be the secret lovechild of one of the Fiery gang with Eccentrica Gullumbits
the triple breasted whore of Eroticon 6. I might get round to doing another Laby fan
fic later but I really don't know what to do. Although I did have a little idea about
Hilarity and Toby becoming the godparents to Sarah and Jareth's first child. Anyway
I'm open to suggestions guys so please, throw me a frikin bone here!
******
She looked over the cliff. It was so high she couldn't see the bottom of it and what she
had first thought were sheep were actually clouds. The hedgehog was there. Sitting
quite calmly on the edge with its little legs dangling over the side. "Norman!" she
cried "Don't move! I'm coming, Norman!" the creature finally did as it was told for
once and she carefully picked him up and cradled him in her arms "Oh, Spiky
Norman. I was so scared!"
"Don't be scared." said the hedgehog "It'll be OK. Just wake up. Wake up, wake up."
the little spiky animal repeated this over and over again until she plucked up the
courage and jumped into the chasm. "wake up, wake up...."
******
"Wake up!" Hilarity's eyes snapped open. Everything was blurry. "God, I thought we'd
lost you then." said the speaker. Everything came into focus and the weirdness of her
dream was instantly forgotten. Then she remembered what had happened and quickly
looked under her bed sheets to check if everything was still there. Trying to move had
left her exhausted again and she had to lie back down.
"I'm me again!" she said weakly but still showing a spark of her old enthusiasm. She
looked across at the speaker and realised for the first time that it was Jareth. "Bloody
Hell! How long was I out?"
"About a month. I was beginning to lose hope. The metamorphosis spell causes an
almost fatal energy drain when it's reversed. Luckily you come from a
semi-chameleonic race which aided your recovery."
"Of course! Where's Trin?"
"Asleep. He's been looking after you flat out until Sarah and I got back."
"And the kids?"
"I sent them home."
"What about Knossos?"
"Still alive, unfortunately, but he has lost a substantial amount of his power. He'll
never mess with you again!"
"Thank God." she sighed "I'm sorry I didn't do a good job. I nearly destroyed the entire
Labyrinth."
"Nonsense. I should be the one apologising. I let you get hurt and ignored you when
you asked for help."
Hilarity grinned impishly "What's this? The mighty Goblin King apologising to a mere
commoner?"
"Yes, but it mustn't leave this room, OK. I've really let you down as a friend and I'm
sorry."
"Don't be daft. It wasn't that bad, and I'm fine now. And as for letting me down, you
really don't have anything to worry about on that subject. You set me free, you took
the fall me when we got arrested that one time, you rushed me to hospital when I got
stung by that wasp and had an allergic reaction, you've kept me entertained for the
past five years and I know that one of these days I will beat you at Scrabble." they
suddenly burst out laughing.
"Is that a challenge?" said Jareth.
"Absolutely. The loser has to pay for the next three...no...five nights out."
"You're on!" Jareth conjured up his old ivory scrabble set on a large tray on Hilarity's
lap as she was still too weak to get out of bed. They began playing furiously, Absinthe
close at hand.
******
Sarah was about to pay Hilarity a visit but was curious when she heard their
conversation. She had never eavesdropped before and felt quite guilty about it.
However, Hilarity and Jareth made a point of behaving themselves when she was
around so it was quite interesting to see how they interacted.
"So how was your honeymoon? Did you see all the wonders of Calormen?" she heard
Hilarity say.
"Nah, didn't have the time. I did see some other wonders though..."
"OK, tra la la! I'm not listening!" she said putting her hands over her ears "That was a
horrible image I saw through that crystal. You've warped my fragile little mind
forever."
"Fragile!!!" laughed Jareth "The only fragile thing about you is your take on reality."
"That's rich coming from the ruler of a fairy kingdom!"
"You can talk. You come from a planet that makes the Prisoner look like the voice of
reason." They then had a bit of an insult competition...
"Baby Snatcher."
"Drunkard Abductor."
"Clothes Horse."
"Crop Circle Designer."
"Dwarf Hater!"
"Anal Probing Expert!"
"Crotch Stuffer!"
"Plastic Vicar!"
"Ooooh! That was harsh, Jareth!" Sarah didn't had a clue about what they were on
about now and gave up.
******
"On a lighter note, did you know they made a movie about this place?" said Hilarity
"No...Who played me?"
Hilarity winked "The one, the only...David Bowie!" Jareth pretended not to care but
she could tell he was secretly chuffed. Having been him for a day and all.
Just then, Trin and Sarah walked in, happy to find their friend fully conscious again.
"Hey guys!" said Hilarity happily "Join the game. We'll play in teams." They played
in silence for a while until the patient looked up suddenly and said " Wait a minute!
Has anyone told Danny about this?"
"Oh Crap! I knew we'd forgotten something!" said Trin. "Don't worry about him. I'll
tell him, just concentrate on getting better for now."
And so they played long into the night and over time their friendships grew ever firmer,
united by the wonder that is the Labyrinth!
The End
******
A/N - OK! This is it for a while. I'm going to put a story about Trin and Hilarity on
fanfictionpress.com under the same pen name so feel free to check it out. I'd like to
say a big thank you to Augusta for sticking with this story and to Clover the Sea-Beast
for being so appreciative. I like the lovechild concept and I think Hilarity would
probably be the secret lovechild of one of the Fiery gang with Eccentrica Gullumbits
the triple breasted whore of Eroticon 6. I might get round to doing another Laby fan
fic later but I really don't know what to do. Although I did have a little idea about
Hilarity and Toby becoming the godparents to Sarah and Jareth's first child. Anyway
I'm open to suggestions guys so please, throw me a frikin bone here!
******
She looked over the cliff. It was so high she couldn't see the bottom of it and what she
had first thought were sheep were actually clouds. The hedgehog was there. Sitting
quite calmly on the edge with its little legs dangling over the side. "Norman!" she
cried "Don't move! I'm coming, Norman!" the creature finally did as it was told for
once and she carefully picked him up and cradled him in her arms "Oh, Spiky
Norman. I was so scared!"
"Don't be scared." said the hedgehog "It'll be OK. Just wake up. Wake up, wake up."
the little spiky animal repeated this over and over again until she plucked up the
courage and jumped into the chasm. "wake up, wake up...."
******
"Wake up!" Hilarity's eyes snapped open. Everything was blurry. "God, I thought we'd
lost you then." said the speaker. Everything came into focus and the weirdness of her
dream was instantly forgotten. Then she remembered what had happened and quickly
looked under her bed sheets to check if everything was still there. Trying to move had
left her exhausted again and she had to lie back down.
"I'm me again!" she said weakly but still showing a spark of her old enthusiasm. She
looked across at the speaker and realised for the first time that it was Jareth. "Bloody
Hell! How long was I out?"
"About a month. I was beginning to lose hope. The metamorphosis spell causes an
almost fatal energy drain when it's reversed. Luckily you come from a
semi-chameleonic race which aided your recovery."
"Of course! Where's Trin?"
"Asleep. He's been looking after you flat out until Sarah and I got back."
"And the kids?"
"I sent them home."
"What about Knossos?"
"Still alive, unfortunately, but he has lost a substantial amount of his power. He'll
never mess with you again!"
"Thank God." she sighed "I'm sorry I didn't do a good job. I nearly destroyed the entire
Labyrinth."
"Nonsense. I should be the one apologising. I let you get hurt and ignored you when
you asked for help."
Hilarity grinned impishly "What's this? The mighty Goblin King apologising to a mere
commoner?"
"Yes, but it mustn't leave this room, OK. I've really let you down as a friend and I'm
sorry."
"Don't be daft. It wasn't that bad, and I'm fine now. And as for letting me down, you
really don't have anything to worry about on that subject. You set me free, you took
the fall me when we got arrested that one time, you rushed me to hospital when I got
stung by that wasp and had an allergic reaction, you've kept me entertained for the
past five years and I know that one of these days I will beat you at Scrabble." they
suddenly burst out laughing.
"Is that a challenge?" said Jareth.
"Absolutely. The loser has to pay for the next three...no...five nights out."
"You're on!" Jareth conjured up his old ivory scrabble set on a large tray on Hilarity's
lap as she was still too weak to get out of bed. They began playing furiously, Absinthe
close at hand.
******
Sarah was about to pay Hilarity a visit but was curious when she heard their
conversation. She had never eavesdropped before and felt quite guilty about it.
However, Hilarity and Jareth made a point of behaving themselves when she was
around so it was quite interesting to see how they interacted.
"So how was your honeymoon? Did you see all the wonders of Calormen?" she heard
Hilarity say.
"Nah, didn't have the time. I did see some other wonders though..."
"OK, tra la la! I'm not listening!" she said putting her hands over her ears "That was a
horrible image I saw through that crystal. You've warped my fragile little mind
forever."
"Fragile!!!" laughed Jareth "The only fragile thing about you is your take on reality."
"That's rich coming from the ruler of a fairy kingdom!"
"You can talk. You come from a planet that makes the Prisoner look like the voice of
reason." They then had a bit of an insult competition...
"Baby Snatcher."
"Drunkard Abductor."
"Clothes Horse."
"Crop Circle Designer."
"Dwarf Hater!"
"Anal Probing Expert!"
"Crotch Stuffer!"
"Plastic Vicar!"
"Ooooh! That was harsh, Jareth!" Sarah didn't had a clue about what they were on
about now and gave up.
******
"On a lighter note, did you know they made a movie about this place?" said Hilarity
"No...Who played me?"
Hilarity winked "The one, the only...David Bowie!" Jareth pretended not to care but
she could tell he was secretly chuffed. Having been him for a day and all.
Just then, Trin and Sarah walked in, happy to find their friend fully conscious again.
"Hey guys!" said Hilarity happily "Join the game. We'll play in teams." They played
in silence for a while until the patient looked up suddenly and said " Wait a minute!
Has anyone told Danny about this?"
"Oh Crap! I knew we'd forgotten something!" said Trin. "Don't worry about him. I'll
tell him, just concentrate on getting better for now."
And so they played long into the night and over time their friendships grew ever firmer,
united by the wonder that is the Labyrinth!
The End
