Chapter 18 - You're just after my cart!
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A/N - A little note of recommendation. If you have Labyrinth on DVD, try watching it
in French. It was beyond funny.
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The two aliens were quickly led into a cosy little kitchen and told to make themselves
at home. Hilarity was far too tall for the house and bashed her head on the ceiling a
couple of times before finally finding a chair while Hoggle busied himself by making
some tea.
"So what brings you here?" he said "You ain't dead. I can tell because you still have
the spark."
"The spark?" Hilarity questioned.
"Now I sees you definitely ain't dead. The living don't need to know about the spark
because they haves it and they take it for granted. But when your dead! Well, that's a
different story."
"But what is the spark?"
"The spark is the energy what comes with life, the raison d'ĂȘtre ya might say. Yous
got it. I ain't."
"Oh."
"Bet you're wondering how I died, ain't ya?" said Hoggle.
"Not particularly." said Hilarity, feeling a little guilty seeing as she had been the cause.
"Well, I'm goin' to tell ya anyway. There I was, mindin' me own business when this
gigantic silver ship just fell outa the sky an' landed right on top o' me!"
"Nah! Really?" replied Hilarity fidgeting uneasily.
"Yes really! But enough about me. Why are you here? And how comes you know
'Him'? he said the last word in a low whisper as if he were scared to mention the name
properly. The Metamorphosis that was still hidden deep inside Hilarity's brain saw a
cruel opportunity to work this to her advantage.
"Who? Jareth?" she said with mock innocence, an evil glint in her eye. Hoggle
flinched again. It wasn't very nice having Essence of Goblin King inside you,
everything became a moral battle and no matter how long ago the spell had been cast
it never truly left you. Now Hilarity always had to watch what she said very carefully,
not to mention constantly fight off the urge to smirk when things were going her way.
She quickly stopped herself from torturing the poor creature any further "Well, we've
come to rescue his son from the Prince of Darkness and my cousin, Trin. Although I
have to admit that this was all his fault."
"So he has a son now. My God! That's bad idea. Whose the unlucky lady?" the Gnome
joked.
"Sarah." she taunted. Bloody hell, the spell really didn't like this person, she had never
been tempted to bully someone so much. No wonder the poor thing was so afraid of
Jareth.
"What!! She would never...If he's done anything to harm her..!!"
"They got married last year, Heggle."
"Hoggle!" said Hoggle angrily then sighed "I dunno. You die and everything changes
and you can't do nothin'. I would never have let it happen if I'd been there." he looked
very sad. Hilarity detected a hint of unrequited love.
"I know, Hedgewart, I know." Hilarity said comfortingly and gave his hand a little
squeeze.
"Hoggle." the Gnome sobbed.
"So are you going to help us?" the creature turned to her with a frightened look in his
eyes. He was conflicted. He desperately wanted to help the friend he'd left behind but
he didn't want to suddenly find himself in the company of a certain Goblin King and
he certainly didn't want to go any closer to the Prince of Darkness' kingdom that he
had to.
"I can't. It's too dangerous. And anyway, you're just after my cart!"
"Please." Hilarity pleaded "For Sarah's sake." she noticed he was looking at her silver
wrist watch. She slipped it off and held it up to the light. "And if you help us get to the
Land of the Dead, I'll give you this." That had sparked his interest but he tried to hide
it.
"OK, I'm in." said the Gnome. He could never resist a bauble. Bend his rubber arm...
******
A/N - A little note of recommendation. If you have Labyrinth on DVD, try watching it
in French. It was beyond funny.
******
The two aliens were quickly led into a cosy little kitchen and told to make themselves
at home. Hilarity was far too tall for the house and bashed her head on the ceiling a
couple of times before finally finding a chair while Hoggle busied himself by making
some tea.
"So what brings you here?" he said "You ain't dead. I can tell because you still have
the spark."
"The spark?" Hilarity questioned.
"Now I sees you definitely ain't dead. The living don't need to know about the spark
because they haves it and they take it for granted. But when your dead! Well, that's a
different story."
"But what is the spark?"
"The spark is the energy what comes with life, the raison d'ĂȘtre ya might say. Yous
got it. I ain't."
"Oh."
"Bet you're wondering how I died, ain't ya?" said Hoggle.
"Not particularly." said Hilarity, feeling a little guilty seeing as she had been the cause.
"Well, I'm goin' to tell ya anyway. There I was, mindin' me own business when this
gigantic silver ship just fell outa the sky an' landed right on top o' me!"
"Nah! Really?" replied Hilarity fidgeting uneasily.
"Yes really! But enough about me. Why are you here? And how comes you know
'Him'? he said the last word in a low whisper as if he were scared to mention the name
properly. The Metamorphosis that was still hidden deep inside Hilarity's brain saw a
cruel opportunity to work this to her advantage.
"Who? Jareth?" she said with mock innocence, an evil glint in her eye. Hoggle
flinched again. It wasn't very nice having Essence of Goblin King inside you,
everything became a moral battle and no matter how long ago the spell had been cast
it never truly left you. Now Hilarity always had to watch what she said very carefully,
not to mention constantly fight off the urge to smirk when things were going her way.
She quickly stopped herself from torturing the poor creature any further "Well, we've
come to rescue his son from the Prince of Darkness and my cousin, Trin. Although I
have to admit that this was all his fault."
"So he has a son now. My God! That's bad idea. Whose the unlucky lady?" the Gnome
joked.
"Sarah." she taunted. Bloody hell, the spell really didn't like this person, she had never
been tempted to bully someone so much. No wonder the poor thing was so afraid of
Jareth.
"What!! She would never...If he's done anything to harm her..!!"
"They got married last year, Heggle."
"Hoggle!" said Hoggle angrily then sighed "I dunno. You die and everything changes
and you can't do nothin'. I would never have let it happen if I'd been there." he looked
very sad. Hilarity detected a hint of unrequited love.
"I know, Hedgewart, I know." Hilarity said comfortingly and gave his hand a little
squeeze.
"Hoggle." the Gnome sobbed.
"So are you going to help us?" the creature turned to her with a frightened look in his
eyes. He was conflicted. He desperately wanted to help the friend he'd left behind but
he didn't want to suddenly find himself in the company of a certain Goblin King and
he certainly didn't want to go any closer to the Prince of Darkness' kingdom that he
had to.
"I can't. It's too dangerous. And anyway, you're just after my cart!"
"Please." Hilarity pleaded "For Sarah's sake." she noticed he was looking at her silver
wrist watch. She slipped it off and held it up to the light. "And if you help us get to the
Land of the Dead, I'll give you this." That had sparked his interest but he tried to hide
it.
"OK, I'm in." said the Gnome. He could never resist a bauble. Bend his rubber arm...
