3. Sarah's Rage
Okay, I know David Bowie's eyes are different, but they're not if you read the Labyrinth novel. But really his eyes are blue; the left got paralyzed when he got in a fight. Also, friends do love their friends. Don't you love your best friend? It's 5 years later, a lot of things can happen in 5 years. Take my life, I got married in 99. Got pregnant in 2000. Had my son in 01. My husband died in 2002 from congestive heart failure. I moved in 03. I love the reviews, but I hate criticizing. Don't have anything nice to say, please don't tell me. :o) I write for myself.
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Sarah stayed behind Jareth as they went through the wooden paths. She crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't know how long they have walked. She was getting impatient and her feet were starting to hurt from her shoes. She lowered her head and watched the ground go by. Can't believe I have to solve another labyrinth, she thought, I thought those days were long over. She took a long sigh and looked up at the back of Jareth's head. "Have we gotten any closer?" she asked.
Jareth stopped and turned to her. "There's another opening not far from here and you can see for yourself." He shifted his weight to the other leg. He knew that she was getting impatient. He can tell by the way she moved and the tone in her voice. "You must have patience, Sarah. Cinda can sense it and will send something." He turned back to the direction he was going. He walked a few more steps and stopped. He pointed to the left. "Here it is."
Sarah moved ahead of him and saw a garden with large vases. There were statues of Cinda at every corner. "This must be her private garden." She said. She searched for the castle and saw that they were getting closer. She looked toward the tower to see if she could spot Toby. They weren't close enough to do that.
"It appears so." Jareth replied as he examined one statue. It was standing on one leg as though it was dancing.
Sarah stepped closer to one. She was looking for another gap. Then the statue moved. It grabbed Sarah around the neck and she screamed. She put her hands on the stone and tried to pull them away. She looked over to Jareth. "Behind you!" She warned him.
The Goblin King jerked around and the dancer came to life. It swung its right leg and missed his head as he backed away. The other statues came to life and started to go after him. He made three crystals and threw one toward the one holding Sarah. The crystal landed by its side and exploded. It left her go and crumbled to the ground. Sarah breathed deeply as she watched the others explode. Jareth dashed toward the opening and grabbed her by the wrist. There were no other openings.
Sarah was panting as Jareth finally slowed down. He let her go and she placed her hands on her thighs and stared down to the ground. "Was there another opening?" She managed to say.
"No." He replied. He wasn't even breaking a sweat. "This was it."
"I need to start exercise more."
Toby was sitting down on the floor. He wondered how long he was there. He looked at his watch. The numbers were going crazy and it started to smoke. Quickly he took it off and threw it on the floor. It exploded. "That was a birthday gift from Grandmother too."
Then he jumped out of his skin when he heard a roar behind him. He darted on his feet and turned around. He saw a big mouth with huge fangs that was close to his head. He took a few steps back and saw that it was a green dragon.
"Well, now." Jade said as he clasped on the tower. He was on the side of the castle and his wings flapped. "I thought I smelled human flesh."
Toby felt a chill go down his spine. "DRAGON!!!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
Jade laughed. "Last time I checked I was." He sniffed the air and laughed again. "I smell a female human near by." Then he laughed again. "And goblin."
"My sister!" Toby gasped and put his hand on his mouth.
The dragon let go of the tower and it shook. "Time to pay the Goblin King and Queen a visit." He flapped his leathery wings and turned in the sky. He sailed down and followed his nose.
Jareth and Sarah found two doors blocking their way. There were no knocks. Only a keyhole. "We have to find the keys." Sarah said as she looked around on the ground for anything shiny.
Jareth shook his head and smiled at her. "You think I will crawl around on my hands and feet to look for some stupid keys." He had no attentions to do that. He was the Goblin King and Cinda told them that he could use his powers. He formed two crystals.
Sarah jumped in front of him. "Wait. Cinda would expect you to do that." She stared into his eyes. "What if she placed some type of monster behind both doors when you destroy them? Then we would have to deal with the beasts. Let's find the keys and open both doors."
He rolled them in his hand and sighed. "Alright find them then. We don't have much time left." As he finished a clock appeared above his head. It only had nine hours on it. "As a matter of fact, we have six hours left."
Sarah was puzzled at that when she was checking out a hole in the ground. She jerked her head and saw the clock. Then it disappeared. "Great! Cinda is watching us then." She stood up and went over to a huge rock. She began to look behind it.
"I watched you most of the time." Jareth replied as he stared at her butt. It was in the air.
"Ah ha!" She shouted. She stood up holding two keys in her hands. "Found them." She smiled at him as she waved them. She marched over to the left door and put one key in. It fitted and she turned it. The door opened. Nothing was there but a dark tunnel. Sarah went over to the right and did the same. The door opened and there was another dark tunnel. She turned to Jareth and bit her lip. "Which one? They both look the same."
Jareth raised an eyebrow. "This looks odd." He replied truthfully. "Take your pick." He walked closer to her as he rolled the crystals around in his hand. He sensed something was up.
Sarah decided to go to the right. Just as she took one step in the doorway, she ran into an invisible wall. "Ouch!" She backed away and rubbed her nose. She went to the left door and put her hands out this time. There was another invisible wall. "What?"
"Just as I expected." Jareth said as he pulled her away. "They are doubled." He took one crystal and threw it at the left doorway. Then some green sparks sprang out and the wall shattered revealing the dark tunnel again. He did the same to the right. The green sparks came.
Sarah placed a hand on her hip. "This place is harder than your Labyrinth." She blushed. "Didn't mean to sound offended."
Jareth nodded. "That's alright." Then a shadow flew over them. He looked up and said. "Jade."
Sarah stared into the sky. "Oh no." She ducked as Jade came around and snapped his jaws at her. She ran to the left tunnel and went it.
"Sarah, wait!" Jareth called after her. He dashed to the right tunnel. Then realized the tunnels were really one big one and grabbed her by the waist. The dragon landed on the ground and blew in his spore breath at them. Jareth picked Sarah up and they both floated down the tunnel at a blinding speed. He went left and right. It curved in every direction possible and impossible. He could still sense the spores behind them. He knew how long it could reach. Finally Jareth landed as the spores vanished. He let Sarah go.
She took a step back and leaned against the wall. "I hope Cinda didn't see that." She took another deep breath and sighed. "Man, I hate that dragon."
Jareth came beside her. "I had no choice, my dear. His breath would kill you instantly."
Suddenly the wall caved in They began to fall in a deep pit. Sarah hoped that it had some Helping Hands to catch them, but nope. Nothing but smooth rock. Nothing to grab a hold to.
Jareth placed his arms close to his body so he can pass her. He grabbed Sarah around the waist and jerked upright quickly. They floated gently down on the ground below. It was very dark. "She has an Oubliette." He huffed.
"Figures." Sarah added. "I have had enough of this, Jareth. Let's just pop out of here." She was at her wits end.
"My, my." Said a voice. "Aren't we the impatient one?"
"Cinda." Jareth said coldly.
A white light appeared above them and almost blinded Sarah. Cinda emerged and laughed. "How are you enjoying my Labyrinth?"
Sarah's rage overtook her. She had enough of Cinda. She had enough of the situation. She has had enough. "I wish Toby was here." She said coldly and there he was. He turned and stared at Sarah and then Jareth.
"Goblin Queen, what did I say about your wishing?" Cinda smiled with glee. She knew that she had won.
Sarah took Toby's hand and then flipped the fae a bird. "Fuck you." She backed into Jareth. He smiled at Sarah and then gave Cinda a smug look. "I wish we were out of this dump."
Cinda threw a crystal triangle at them and they vanished. It shattered against the wall and she screamed.
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Sorry, brain is fried. :o)
Okay, I know David Bowie's eyes are different, but they're not if you read the Labyrinth novel. But really his eyes are blue; the left got paralyzed when he got in a fight. Also, friends do love their friends. Don't you love your best friend? It's 5 years later, a lot of things can happen in 5 years. Take my life, I got married in 99. Got pregnant in 2000. Had my son in 01. My husband died in 2002 from congestive heart failure. I moved in 03. I love the reviews, but I hate criticizing. Don't have anything nice to say, please don't tell me. :o) I write for myself.
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Sarah stayed behind Jareth as they went through the wooden paths. She crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't know how long they have walked. She was getting impatient and her feet were starting to hurt from her shoes. She lowered her head and watched the ground go by. Can't believe I have to solve another labyrinth, she thought, I thought those days were long over. She took a long sigh and looked up at the back of Jareth's head. "Have we gotten any closer?" she asked.
Jareth stopped and turned to her. "There's another opening not far from here and you can see for yourself." He shifted his weight to the other leg. He knew that she was getting impatient. He can tell by the way she moved and the tone in her voice. "You must have patience, Sarah. Cinda can sense it and will send something." He turned back to the direction he was going. He walked a few more steps and stopped. He pointed to the left. "Here it is."
Sarah moved ahead of him and saw a garden with large vases. There were statues of Cinda at every corner. "This must be her private garden." She said. She searched for the castle and saw that they were getting closer. She looked toward the tower to see if she could spot Toby. They weren't close enough to do that.
"It appears so." Jareth replied as he examined one statue. It was standing on one leg as though it was dancing.
Sarah stepped closer to one. She was looking for another gap. Then the statue moved. It grabbed Sarah around the neck and she screamed. She put her hands on the stone and tried to pull them away. She looked over to Jareth. "Behind you!" She warned him.
The Goblin King jerked around and the dancer came to life. It swung its right leg and missed his head as he backed away. The other statues came to life and started to go after him. He made three crystals and threw one toward the one holding Sarah. The crystal landed by its side and exploded. It left her go and crumbled to the ground. Sarah breathed deeply as she watched the others explode. Jareth dashed toward the opening and grabbed her by the wrist. There were no other openings.
Sarah was panting as Jareth finally slowed down. He let her go and she placed her hands on her thighs and stared down to the ground. "Was there another opening?" She managed to say.
"No." He replied. He wasn't even breaking a sweat. "This was it."
"I need to start exercise more."
Toby was sitting down on the floor. He wondered how long he was there. He looked at his watch. The numbers were going crazy and it started to smoke. Quickly he took it off and threw it on the floor. It exploded. "That was a birthday gift from Grandmother too."
Then he jumped out of his skin when he heard a roar behind him. He darted on his feet and turned around. He saw a big mouth with huge fangs that was close to his head. He took a few steps back and saw that it was a green dragon.
"Well, now." Jade said as he clasped on the tower. He was on the side of the castle and his wings flapped. "I thought I smelled human flesh."
Toby felt a chill go down his spine. "DRAGON!!!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
Jade laughed. "Last time I checked I was." He sniffed the air and laughed again. "I smell a female human near by." Then he laughed again. "And goblin."
"My sister!" Toby gasped and put his hand on his mouth.
The dragon let go of the tower and it shook. "Time to pay the Goblin King and Queen a visit." He flapped his leathery wings and turned in the sky. He sailed down and followed his nose.
Jareth and Sarah found two doors blocking their way. There were no knocks. Only a keyhole. "We have to find the keys." Sarah said as she looked around on the ground for anything shiny.
Jareth shook his head and smiled at her. "You think I will crawl around on my hands and feet to look for some stupid keys." He had no attentions to do that. He was the Goblin King and Cinda told them that he could use his powers. He formed two crystals.
Sarah jumped in front of him. "Wait. Cinda would expect you to do that." She stared into his eyes. "What if she placed some type of monster behind both doors when you destroy them? Then we would have to deal with the beasts. Let's find the keys and open both doors."
He rolled them in his hand and sighed. "Alright find them then. We don't have much time left." As he finished a clock appeared above his head. It only had nine hours on it. "As a matter of fact, we have six hours left."
Sarah was puzzled at that when she was checking out a hole in the ground. She jerked her head and saw the clock. Then it disappeared. "Great! Cinda is watching us then." She stood up and went over to a huge rock. She began to look behind it.
"I watched you most of the time." Jareth replied as he stared at her butt. It was in the air.
"Ah ha!" She shouted. She stood up holding two keys in her hands. "Found them." She smiled at him as she waved them. She marched over to the left door and put one key in. It fitted and she turned it. The door opened. Nothing was there but a dark tunnel. Sarah went over to the right and did the same. The door opened and there was another dark tunnel. She turned to Jareth and bit her lip. "Which one? They both look the same."
Jareth raised an eyebrow. "This looks odd." He replied truthfully. "Take your pick." He walked closer to her as he rolled the crystals around in his hand. He sensed something was up.
Sarah decided to go to the right. Just as she took one step in the doorway, she ran into an invisible wall. "Ouch!" She backed away and rubbed her nose. She went to the left door and put her hands out this time. There was another invisible wall. "What?"
"Just as I expected." Jareth said as he pulled her away. "They are doubled." He took one crystal and threw it at the left doorway. Then some green sparks sprang out and the wall shattered revealing the dark tunnel again. He did the same to the right. The green sparks came.
Sarah placed a hand on her hip. "This place is harder than your Labyrinth." She blushed. "Didn't mean to sound offended."
Jareth nodded. "That's alright." Then a shadow flew over them. He looked up and said. "Jade."
Sarah stared into the sky. "Oh no." She ducked as Jade came around and snapped his jaws at her. She ran to the left tunnel and went it.
"Sarah, wait!" Jareth called after her. He dashed to the right tunnel. Then realized the tunnels were really one big one and grabbed her by the waist. The dragon landed on the ground and blew in his spore breath at them. Jareth picked Sarah up and they both floated down the tunnel at a blinding speed. He went left and right. It curved in every direction possible and impossible. He could still sense the spores behind them. He knew how long it could reach. Finally Jareth landed as the spores vanished. He let Sarah go.
She took a step back and leaned against the wall. "I hope Cinda didn't see that." She took another deep breath and sighed. "Man, I hate that dragon."
Jareth came beside her. "I had no choice, my dear. His breath would kill you instantly."
Suddenly the wall caved in They began to fall in a deep pit. Sarah hoped that it had some Helping Hands to catch them, but nope. Nothing but smooth rock. Nothing to grab a hold to.
Jareth placed his arms close to his body so he can pass her. He grabbed Sarah around the waist and jerked upright quickly. They floated gently down on the ground below. It was very dark. "She has an Oubliette." He huffed.
"Figures." Sarah added. "I have had enough of this, Jareth. Let's just pop out of here." She was at her wits end.
"My, my." Said a voice. "Aren't we the impatient one?"
"Cinda." Jareth said coldly.
A white light appeared above them and almost blinded Sarah. Cinda emerged and laughed. "How are you enjoying my Labyrinth?"
Sarah's rage overtook her. She had enough of Cinda. She had enough of the situation. She has had enough. "I wish Toby was here." She said coldly and there he was. He turned and stared at Sarah and then Jareth.
"Goblin Queen, what did I say about your wishing?" Cinda smiled with glee. She knew that she had won.
Sarah took Toby's hand and then flipped the fae a bird. "Fuck you." She backed into Jareth. He smiled at Sarah and then gave Cinda a smug look. "I wish we were out of this dump."
Cinda threw a crystal triangle at them and they vanished. It shattered against the wall and she screamed.
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Sorry, brain is fried. :o)