Okay, this one will be longer if it kills me. I swear.
Chapter Four
Tilly shrieked with joy. She jumped up and did a little spider dance. "Follow me Sarah. I'll show you the way." Tilly crawled up the damp stonewall, and into one of the tiny grooves between the stones. "This way." She disappeared.
"Tilly wait." Sarah cried. "I can't though that hole, I'm to big."
Tilly came back out and laughed. "Silly me, Where was my head. Just push on that little red stone sticking out over there." She pointed with her long spider leg. The red stone was imbedded in between the larger grey ones. Sarah ran her fingers across it, not believing it would budge, but then she remembered something she had heard along time ago. Things aren't always as they seem. So she pushed.
The stone moved easily and with it moved the wall, reveling a long dark corridor.
Sarah began to run, the idea of freedom sending a sudden spark of energy rushing through her system. Beside her on the wall, scurried Tilly. Her little spider legs going as fast as they could.
"Please Sarah wait, I can't go much faster." The little spider pleaded. Sarah and waited for Tilly to catch up. When she did, the spider jumped from the wall to her shoulder. Sarah bit back a shudder at the spiders' closeness. If she didn't need to know the way out she would have immediately cringed and swatted he insect off. "Alright, keep running."
Sarah ran forever, or at least that's what it felt like. She was out of breath, and her chest was burning, but she didn't dare stop. It wouldn't be long, she knew, before the Goblin King found out. Then he would no doubt sent his minions after her.
From her shoulder, Tilly cried. "This tunnel forks off into to different tunnels. You need to take the left one." It wasn't long after that, the tunnels split, and Sarah began her long journey through the right tunnel.
It seemed like hours had passed. Her lungs cried out for breath and her heart felt like it was ready to explode in her chest. If she didn't stop soon, she knew her body would give out.
She nearly stumbled when her feet stopped moving. Standing still made her dizzy and she slumped against the wall. Tilly whispered in her ear. "Don't stop now. The exit is only a few feet away. Come on keep moving." The spider pushed. Sarah gingerly got to her feet and began to jog slowly.
It wasn't until she saw the open doorway leading to the outside world, did she begin to really run away. Dawn was breaking over the labyrinth. Its golden rays streaming into the doorway, like a heavenly light ready to welcome her. Unexpected joy bubbled up inside of her when she felt its warmth on touch her face.
"Grab her."
Three armed goblin guards' lollopped after her with a heavy net. Their animal like squeals and grunts ringing in her ears as they gave chase. She tried to dodge them, but two more cut her off. Everyway she turned a goblin was in her path. She was surrounded.
High above, on the castle balcony, stood the Goblin King, with and evil smile. He watched as the guards trapped her with the net. She kicked violently and cursed at the guards. This was his Sarah, a wild spirit with a fire inside her that could burn every barrier he had built.
"Bring her to me." He ordered. The guards grunted and dragged her along the stone walkway. "And for Gods sake in one piece."
Sarah was taken into the castle. Her back burned from being dragged across the stones, and her rips aching where the goblin had kicked her. "Let me go you filthy bastards." She yelled. Her voice was hoarse and ragged. She was taken into another room, but being in the net, it was hard to get a good sense of direction.
"I told you to be gentle with her." A familiar voice scolded. She couldn't see him but she knew her suffering delighted him. The goblins dropped the net and hurried out of the room. Sarah kicked at her bonds, but succeeded in making them tighter around her. "Here let me help you with those." He snapped his fingers and the net vanished
Sarah staggered to her feet and faced him, but he did not stay still. He stepped around her and took in the sights of her disheveled hair and torn, dirty clothes.
"My dear Sarah, you are a mess. Tell me was the cell I gave you that bad?" He asked.
"No, the idea of you being my prison guard was." She bit at him. He smiled wickedly, and walked to the center of the room, to sit casually on his thrown. He tapped his chin thoughtfully tilted his head to the side.
"I believe I have found a suitable punishment for you." He said. "You have always viewed me as the evil king, and it would destroy your wonderful fantasy to see me as anything else. You will not be punished, instead pampered. I am going to pay you so much attention you will scream."
"You're twisted. Your plan it never going to work. I'll run." Sarah declared.
"I have no doubt you will. There will be no locks on your doors, and you're free to leave anytime you wish." His tone becoming dangerously serious.
"What are you saying?" She asked. Leaning forward, Jereth held up a crystal for her to see. Its smoky inside swirling until it formed a face she recognized.
"I have Hoggle. And if you try to leave, who knows what I could do to the poor creature. Anytime you do something I disapprove of, he will be punished." He raised his eyebrow in challenge.
"You're lying. You don't really have Hoggle, you're trying to trick me."
"Than leave if you don't believe me." He smiled. Sarah was tempted to, but the thought of Hoggle being hurt because of her was terrible. She looked Jereth in the eye and lifted her chin higher.
"Fine, but I will never see you as anything other than an evil king."
Jereth laughed. "We shall see Sarah, we shall see."
Tilly shrieked with joy. She jumped up and did a little spider dance. "Follow me Sarah. I'll show you the way." Tilly crawled up the damp stonewall, and into one of the tiny grooves between the stones. "This way." She disappeared.
"Tilly wait." Sarah cried. "I can't though that hole, I'm to big."
Tilly came back out and laughed. "Silly me, Where was my head. Just push on that little red stone sticking out over there." She pointed with her long spider leg. The red stone was imbedded in between the larger grey ones. Sarah ran her fingers across it, not believing it would budge, but then she remembered something she had heard along time ago. Things aren't always as they seem. So she pushed.
The stone moved easily and with it moved the wall, reveling a long dark corridor.
Sarah began to run, the idea of freedom sending a sudden spark of energy rushing through her system. Beside her on the wall, scurried Tilly. Her little spider legs going as fast as they could.
"Please Sarah wait, I can't go much faster." The little spider pleaded. Sarah and waited for Tilly to catch up. When she did, the spider jumped from the wall to her shoulder. Sarah bit back a shudder at the spiders' closeness. If she didn't need to know the way out she would have immediately cringed and swatted he insect off. "Alright, keep running."
Sarah ran forever, or at least that's what it felt like. She was out of breath, and her chest was burning, but she didn't dare stop. It wouldn't be long, she knew, before the Goblin King found out. Then he would no doubt sent his minions after her.
From her shoulder, Tilly cried. "This tunnel forks off into to different tunnels. You need to take the left one." It wasn't long after that, the tunnels split, and Sarah began her long journey through the right tunnel.
It seemed like hours had passed. Her lungs cried out for breath and her heart felt like it was ready to explode in her chest. If she didn't stop soon, she knew her body would give out.
She nearly stumbled when her feet stopped moving. Standing still made her dizzy and she slumped against the wall. Tilly whispered in her ear. "Don't stop now. The exit is only a few feet away. Come on keep moving." The spider pushed. Sarah gingerly got to her feet and began to jog slowly.
It wasn't until she saw the open doorway leading to the outside world, did she begin to really run away. Dawn was breaking over the labyrinth. Its golden rays streaming into the doorway, like a heavenly light ready to welcome her. Unexpected joy bubbled up inside of her when she felt its warmth on touch her face.
"Grab her."
Three armed goblin guards' lollopped after her with a heavy net. Their animal like squeals and grunts ringing in her ears as they gave chase. She tried to dodge them, but two more cut her off. Everyway she turned a goblin was in her path. She was surrounded.
High above, on the castle balcony, stood the Goblin King, with and evil smile. He watched as the guards trapped her with the net. She kicked violently and cursed at the guards. This was his Sarah, a wild spirit with a fire inside her that could burn every barrier he had built.
"Bring her to me." He ordered. The guards grunted and dragged her along the stone walkway. "And for Gods sake in one piece."
Sarah was taken into the castle. Her back burned from being dragged across the stones, and her rips aching where the goblin had kicked her. "Let me go you filthy bastards." She yelled. Her voice was hoarse and ragged. She was taken into another room, but being in the net, it was hard to get a good sense of direction.
"I told you to be gentle with her." A familiar voice scolded. She couldn't see him but she knew her suffering delighted him. The goblins dropped the net and hurried out of the room. Sarah kicked at her bonds, but succeeded in making them tighter around her. "Here let me help you with those." He snapped his fingers and the net vanished
Sarah staggered to her feet and faced him, but he did not stay still. He stepped around her and took in the sights of her disheveled hair and torn, dirty clothes.
"My dear Sarah, you are a mess. Tell me was the cell I gave you that bad?" He asked.
"No, the idea of you being my prison guard was." She bit at him. He smiled wickedly, and walked to the center of the room, to sit casually on his thrown. He tapped his chin thoughtfully tilted his head to the side.
"I believe I have found a suitable punishment for you." He said. "You have always viewed me as the evil king, and it would destroy your wonderful fantasy to see me as anything else. You will not be punished, instead pampered. I am going to pay you so much attention you will scream."
"You're twisted. Your plan it never going to work. I'll run." Sarah declared.
"I have no doubt you will. There will be no locks on your doors, and you're free to leave anytime you wish." His tone becoming dangerously serious.
"What are you saying?" She asked. Leaning forward, Jereth held up a crystal for her to see. Its smoky inside swirling until it formed a face she recognized.
"I have Hoggle. And if you try to leave, who knows what I could do to the poor creature. Anytime you do something I disapprove of, he will be punished." He raised his eyebrow in challenge.
"You're lying. You don't really have Hoggle, you're trying to trick me."
"Than leave if you don't believe me." He smiled. Sarah was tempted to, but the thought of Hoggle being hurt because of her was terrible. She looked Jereth in the eye and lifted her chin higher.
"Fine, but I will never see you as anything other than an evil king."
Jereth laughed. "We shall see Sarah, we shall see."