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The First Hour
Anna slept on. The transfer from her bed to the Midnight black bed she was now lying on had not disturbed her a bit. Her long blonde hair and pale skin made a sharp contrast to the color of the sheets. Jareth stood over Anna, watching her sleep. Jareth sighed as he watched her. She was so beautiful, he thought. Anna rolled over, and sighed. Slowly her emerald green eyes opened to see Jareth standing over her. She thought nothing of it, only that she had not yet woken up. She sat up slowly, and began to realize that it was not a dream.
"Who are you, and why am I here?" She asked Jareth. She looked around the room she found herself in. It was all black, the walls, the dresser, the armoires, the doors. The only spots of color in the room were her, Jareth, and the window.
"I am Jareth, King of the Goblins. You are here because you wished yourself away in your sleep. My Goblins granted your wish, and here you are." Jareth answered, with a wave. "Are you feeling alright?"
"Yes. I'm fine thank you." Anna answered. She was feeling as if she were still dreaming, so she pinched her arm. "Oww." Nope, she mused, she wasn't dreaming. It was all real. Anna stood up, and looked around. Then she looked at herself. She was still wearing the grey sweatpants, and the blue t-shirt that she had gone to bed in.
"Are you hungry?" Jareth asked. Anna just nodded. "Then, if you would be so kind as to follow me to the dining room." Jareth went to the door, and waited for Anna to follow after him. Anna walked after Jareth, out the door, and down a hallway.
As they were walking down the hall, with Jareth in the lead, a small goblin ran up, and spoke to Jareth. The goblin spoke so low that Anna could not hear what it said. Finally, once the goblin was done talking to Jareth, Jareth turned to Anna.
"I must go. The dining room is on the other side of that door. When I return, I must speak to you about something most important. It is about you, and the labyrinth. A goblin will come for you when you are finished, and will lead you back to the room in which you woke in." Jareth told Anna, and then disappeared in a bright, crystalline flash.
Anna went through the door that Jareth indicated. In the room she found a table full of food. She got herself enough to fill her stomach, and then wondered around the dining room. There were no windows, and only one door. Anna became bored waiting for a goblin to come and get her, and started for the door. She had just gotten to the door when it opened, and a tall goblin walked in.
"Miss? My name is Habra. I am to be your guide back to the room." Habra introduced herself. Habra was a tall goblin. Almost as tall as Anna. Anna was only five foot six inches, and she would guess that Habra was almost five feet tall. Habra led Anna down the hallways to the room in which Anna had wakened in. Anna entered the room, but Habra stayed outside.
"If you need anything, please knock on the door. I'll be right outside." Habra told Anna, and then shut the door, locking Anna in the room.
Anna looked around the room once more. She walked towards the window, and looked outside. She watched the labyrinth outside the window. Walls moved, and dead ends formed as she watched. Evidently someone was running the labyrinth. Anna watched the labyrinth walls move, so mesmerized that she couldn't move. Then a clock chimed one, which made Anna jump.
Once Toby had made friend with Hoggle it was easy for him to get past the first obstacle of the labyrinth. Getting in the gates was as simple as walking up to the wall, and seeing the double doors. The next obstacle wasn't as easy.
"Hoggle? There's no turns or twists to these walls. How is this a labyrinth without any turns or twists?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"Bah. Youse just needs to finds the worm. That's the trick to this bit of the labyrinth." Hoggle informed Toby.
"So how do I find this worm?" Toby asked Hoggle as they walked.
"Byse whats we're doin'. We gotta keep walkin' and sooner or later the worm'll find us." Hoggle told Toby. Toby grew impatient as they walked. It seemed to Toby as if they had been walking for at least an hour. Finally Toby punched the wall angrily.
"'ey. Wot do ye think ye're doin'? Punchin' me 'ouse like that?" A small voice said. Toby looked around, looking for the voice, but couldn't see anyone.
"Down 'ere." The voice said, and then Toby looked down. He saw the bright blue worm on a bit of a stone jutting out of the wall. He kneeled down to get a better look at the worm.
"I do apologize for hitting your home, sir. But you must understand. My daughter has been taken by the Goblin King, and I wish to get her back." Toby told the worm.
"Eh. I'm guessin' I can forgive ye then. But don't be doin' it agin." The worm said. "And me name's Nargle."
"Well Nargle, I won't Do you know the way out of this bit of the Labyrinth?" Toby asked the worm.
"Aye. There's one right behind you." Nargle told Toby. Toby looked behind him in disbelief.
"That's just a wall. There's no way through it." Toby looked once again. Yup. Still a wall.
"Don't look with your eyes man. Just stand up, close your eyes, and walk, and you'll find out the there's a door there." Nargle told Toby with a bit of an annoyed expression on his face.
"Ok." Toby said, and stood up. Toby closed his eyes, and turned around and began walking.
"You's mights wants to stop now." Hoggle told Toby. "Your about to walks into a wall."
Toby stopped and looked around. He wasn't where he had been. He was in a small passageway that he could go to the left or right in. He turned around, and saw Nargle sitting where he had left him.
"Thank you Nargle." Toby said, and then walked to his left. Nargle just smiled at the spot that Toby had been standing at, and then went back into his house.
Toby walked a few steps, and the walls began to change. The bricks were replaced by limestone, and the red brick faded away. He looked behind him, and the walls behind him were limestone also.
"What's going on?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"The Labyrinth changes all the time. You haves to gets to the right markers by the right times or you wont win your way through." Hoggle told Toby.
"It changes? That's not fair." Toby told Hoggle. Toby walked down the path that was formed by the walls. "Do you have any idea what the next marker might be?"
"No. Not this time. It changes all the time." Hoggle told Toby. "And the only one who knows all the markers at any given time is Jareth, the Goblin King. An' I don' think 'e'd wan' to tell you." Hoggle told Toby. Toby's shoulders slumped as they came to a set of doors. The doors were identical, and there wasn't anyway to tell them apart. Toby looked around to see that all the paths had ended there and that they were now in a dead end.
"This blasted Labyrinth." Toby said wearily. "I guess we have to go into one of the doors. Do you know where either of them lead?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"No." Hoggle told the man.
"I guess I'll just have to choose one, and hop it gets me to the right place." Toby said. He walked over to the door on the left, and opened it. The other side was dark, and he couldn't see anything. He stepped inside and Hoggle followed him. Both of them fell into a dark hole. They fell for what seemed like a long time. Then they landed on a hard ground. Toby laid there for a while. Hoggle instantly jumped up and looked around. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything. Hoggle dug around in a pocket, and found a bit of a candle. He lit the candle, and looked around with the light.
"We're in an oubliette." Hoggle told Toby. Toby sat up slowly, testing different bits of himself to make sure that no bones were broken.
"What's an oubliette?" Toby asked, and then remembered something Sarah had told him years ago. "Never mind. Do you know a way out?"
"Yes." Hoggle said huffily. He walked over to the door, and opened the right handle. The door opened into a small passageway. Toby stood up, and followed Hoggle out into the hallway. A small round crystal hit Toby's shoe, and bounced off.
"Uh oh." Was all Hoggle had to say, and then they followed the crystal. The crystal led them to Jareth.
"And how do you find my labyrinth?" Jareth asked Toby.
"Well, it does seem to be a bit difficult. But I think I can manage it to some degree." Toby told him.
"Really. Well. Your daughter is quite beautiful, isn't she?" Jareth asked Toby.
"You leave my daughter alone. Don't go any where near her!" Toby shouted at Jareth and his voice echoed through the small hallway.
"Tch. Never yell at the Goblin King. Lesson one." Jareth said, and summoned a crystal. A crystal flashed into existence in his hand, and he threw it down the hallway. In a flash there was a loud grinding noise, and Toby could see a machine made mostly of blades, and drills coming down the hallway towards them.
"I'll see you later. And Hoggle, I'm going to give you a new job....You can be the keeper of the bog of eternal stench after this." Jareth said as he stepped backward....and disappeared.
"Run!" Hoggle shouted, and Toby and Hoggle ran. They ran as fast as they could down the hallways, but was stopped by a huge gate. They tried to climb the gate, but couldn't because of the spikes at the top. Finally Toby noticed a small wooden door in the wall.
"Quick!" Toby said, and ran to the door. The door was locked so he broke it down and ran in. Hoggle followed just as the machine reached them.
"What was that?" Toby asked Hoggle as the machine passed them.
"It was the cleaners." Hoggle said, with a note of fear in his voice. Toby looked around; trying to find a way out of the place they now found themselves in. He saw no door, no ladder, and no windows. There was light coming from a skylight, however. And then Toby heard a clock chime one.
Author's Note:
I would have had this up sooner, (like two months ago) but I was plagued by misfortunes. I lost my disk. I had to work a lot of hours. My mom lost her job, and I ended up having to pay all the bills, and then I lost my notebook. But now it's up. And what's to come next? Why the second hour of course. There will be more Jareth and Sarah interaction, and Toby is going to get mad at the labyrinth. Hoggle is going to meet a nice fairy, and he won't believe his eyes. Also Toby may meet a previous runner of the labyrinth, one that lost. And Jareth is going to tell Anna something about the labyrinth that may change her life.......
Please review and let me know how you like it so far.
The First Hour
Anna slept on. The transfer from her bed to the Midnight black bed she was now lying on had not disturbed her a bit. Her long blonde hair and pale skin made a sharp contrast to the color of the sheets. Jareth stood over Anna, watching her sleep. Jareth sighed as he watched her. She was so beautiful, he thought. Anna rolled over, and sighed. Slowly her emerald green eyes opened to see Jareth standing over her. She thought nothing of it, only that she had not yet woken up. She sat up slowly, and began to realize that it was not a dream.
"Who are you, and why am I here?" She asked Jareth. She looked around the room she found herself in. It was all black, the walls, the dresser, the armoires, the doors. The only spots of color in the room were her, Jareth, and the window.
"I am Jareth, King of the Goblins. You are here because you wished yourself away in your sleep. My Goblins granted your wish, and here you are." Jareth answered, with a wave. "Are you feeling alright?"
"Yes. I'm fine thank you." Anna answered. She was feeling as if she were still dreaming, so she pinched her arm. "Oww." Nope, she mused, she wasn't dreaming. It was all real. Anna stood up, and looked around. Then she looked at herself. She was still wearing the grey sweatpants, and the blue t-shirt that she had gone to bed in.
"Are you hungry?" Jareth asked. Anna just nodded. "Then, if you would be so kind as to follow me to the dining room." Jareth went to the door, and waited for Anna to follow after him. Anna walked after Jareth, out the door, and down a hallway.
As they were walking down the hall, with Jareth in the lead, a small goblin ran up, and spoke to Jareth. The goblin spoke so low that Anna could not hear what it said. Finally, once the goblin was done talking to Jareth, Jareth turned to Anna.
"I must go. The dining room is on the other side of that door. When I return, I must speak to you about something most important. It is about you, and the labyrinth. A goblin will come for you when you are finished, and will lead you back to the room in which you woke in." Jareth told Anna, and then disappeared in a bright, crystalline flash.
Anna went through the door that Jareth indicated. In the room she found a table full of food. She got herself enough to fill her stomach, and then wondered around the dining room. There were no windows, and only one door. Anna became bored waiting for a goblin to come and get her, and started for the door. She had just gotten to the door when it opened, and a tall goblin walked in.
"Miss? My name is Habra. I am to be your guide back to the room." Habra introduced herself. Habra was a tall goblin. Almost as tall as Anna. Anna was only five foot six inches, and she would guess that Habra was almost five feet tall. Habra led Anna down the hallways to the room in which Anna had wakened in. Anna entered the room, but Habra stayed outside.
"If you need anything, please knock on the door. I'll be right outside." Habra told Anna, and then shut the door, locking Anna in the room.
Anna looked around the room once more. She walked towards the window, and looked outside. She watched the labyrinth outside the window. Walls moved, and dead ends formed as she watched. Evidently someone was running the labyrinth. Anna watched the labyrinth walls move, so mesmerized that she couldn't move. Then a clock chimed one, which made Anna jump.
Once Toby had made friend with Hoggle it was easy for him to get past the first obstacle of the labyrinth. Getting in the gates was as simple as walking up to the wall, and seeing the double doors. The next obstacle wasn't as easy.
"Hoggle? There's no turns or twists to these walls. How is this a labyrinth without any turns or twists?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"Bah. Youse just needs to finds the worm. That's the trick to this bit of the labyrinth." Hoggle informed Toby.
"So how do I find this worm?" Toby asked Hoggle as they walked.
"Byse whats we're doin'. We gotta keep walkin' and sooner or later the worm'll find us." Hoggle told Toby. Toby grew impatient as they walked. It seemed to Toby as if they had been walking for at least an hour. Finally Toby punched the wall angrily.
"'ey. Wot do ye think ye're doin'? Punchin' me 'ouse like that?" A small voice said. Toby looked around, looking for the voice, but couldn't see anyone.
"Down 'ere." The voice said, and then Toby looked down. He saw the bright blue worm on a bit of a stone jutting out of the wall. He kneeled down to get a better look at the worm.
"I do apologize for hitting your home, sir. But you must understand. My daughter has been taken by the Goblin King, and I wish to get her back." Toby told the worm.
"Eh. I'm guessin' I can forgive ye then. But don't be doin' it agin." The worm said. "And me name's Nargle."
"Well Nargle, I won't Do you know the way out of this bit of the Labyrinth?" Toby asked the worm.
"Aye. There's one right behind you." Nargle told Toby. Toby looked behind him in disbelief.
"That's just a wall. There's no way through it." Toby looked once again. Yup. Still a wall.
"Don't look with your eyes man. Just stand up, close your eyes, and walk, and you'll find out the there's a door there." Nargle told Toby with a bit of an annoyed expression on his face.
"Ok." Toby said, and stood up. Toby closed his eyes, and turned around and began walking.
"You's mights wants to stop now." Hoggle told Toby. "Your about to walks into a wall."
Toby stopped and looked around. He wasn't where he had been. He was in a small passageway that he could go to the left or right in. He turned around, and saw Nargle sitting where he had left him.
"Thank you Nargle." Toby said, and then walked to his left. Nargle just smiled at the spot that Toby had been standing at, and then went back into his house.
Toby walked a few steps, and the walls began to change. The bricks were replaced by limestone, and the red brick faded away. He looked behind him, and the walls behind him were limestone also.
"What's going on?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"The Labyrinth changes all the time. You haves to gets to the right markers by the right times or you wont win your way through." Hoggle told Toby.
"It changes? That's not fair." Toby told Hoggle. Toby walked down the path that was formed by the walls. "Do you have any idea what the next marker might be?"
"No. Not this time. It changes all the time." Hoggle told Toby. "And the only one who knows all the markers at any given time is Jareth, the Goblin King. An' I don' think 'e'd wan' to tell you." Hoggle told Toby. Toby's shoulders slumped as they came to a set of doors. The doors were identical, and there wasn't anyway to tell them apart. Toby looked around to see that all the paths had ended there and that they were now in a dead end.
"This blasted Labyrinth." Toby said wearily. "I guess we have to go into one of the doors. Do you know where either of them lead?" Toby asked Hoggle.
"No." Hoggle told the man.
"I guess I'll just have to choose one, and hop it gets me to the right place." Toby said. He walked over to the door on the left, and opened it. The other side was dark, and he couldn't see anything. He stepped inside and Hoggle followed him. Both of them fell into a dark hole. They fell for what seemed like a long time. Then they landed on a hard ground. Toby laid there for a while. Hoggle instantly jumped up and looked around. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything. Hoggle dug around in a pocket, and found a bit of a candle. He lit the candle, and looked around with the light.
"We're in an oubliette." Hoggle told Toby. Toby sat up slowly, testing different bits of himself to make sure that no bones were broken.
"What's an oubliette?" Toby asked, and then remembered something Sarah had told him years ago. "Never mind. Do you know a way out?"
"Yes." Hoggle said huffily. He walked over to the door, and opened the right handle. The door opened into a small passageway. Toby stood up, and followed Hoggle out into the hallway. A small round crystal hit Toby's shoe, and bounced off.
"Uh oh." Was all Hoggle had to say, and then they followed the crystal. The crystal led them to Jareth.
"And how do you find my labyrinth?" Jareth asked Toby.
"Well, it does seem to be a bit difficult. But I think I can manage it to some degree." Toby told him.
"Really. Well. Your daughter is quite beautiful, isn't she?" Jareth asked Toby.
"You leave my daughter alone. Don't go any where near her!" Toby shouted at Jareth and his voice echoed through the small hallway.
"Tch. Never yell at the Goblin King. Lesson one." Jareth said, and summoned a crystal. A crystal flashed into existence in his hand, and he threw it down the hallway. In a flash there was a loud grinding noise, and Toby could see a machine made mostly of blades, and drills coming down the hallway towards them.
"I'll see you later. And Hoggle, I'm going to give you a new job....You can be the keeper of the bog of eternal stench after this." Jareth said as he stepped backward....and disappeared.
"Run!" Hoggle shouted, and Toby and Hoggle ran. They ran as fast as they could down the hallways, but was stopped by a huge gate. They tried to climb the gate, but couldn't because of the spikes at the top. Finally Toby noticed a small wooden door in the wall.
"Quick!" Toby said, and ran to the door. The door was locked so he broke it down and ran in. Hoggle followed just as the machine reached them.
"What was that?" Toby asked Hoggle as the machine passed them.
"It was the cleaners." Hoggle said, with a note of fear in his voice. Toby looked around; trying to find a way out of the place they now found themselves in. He saw no door, no ladder, and no windows. There was light coming from a skylight, however. And then Toby heard a clock chime one.
Author's Note:
I would have had this up sooner, (like two months ago) but I was plagued by misfortunes. I lost my disk. I had to work a lot of hours. My mom lost her job, and I ended up having to pay all the bills, and then I lost my notebook. But now it's up. And what's to come next? Why the second hour of course. There will be more Jareth and Sarah interaction, and Toby is going to get mad at the labyrinth. Hoggle is going to meet a nice fairy, and he won't believe his eyes. Also Toby may meet a previous runner of the labyrinth, one that lost. And Jareth is going to tell Anna something about the labyrinth that may change her life.......
Please review and let me know how you like it so far.