Title: Surrender Your Heart
By: Alias: Chica
Disclaimer: Did not! Am not! I just came back to get me property! o.O –shakes the little contribution box- Chingy?
Author's Notes: Ooooo, this chappie ish gonna have some SPICYYY! O.o But nothing too serious. We wouldn't want you Jareth fangirls to knock yourselves out on a sharp and/or blunt object while swooning now would we? Okies okies so this chappie isn't gonna be spicy really...at all....but you'll see what I have planned for the next one! [insert evil laugh here]
Chapter 5: The Doorman's Half-Map
---The Labyrinth---
Jack, Sarah and Oona looked around in the darkness, all three holding the map out in
front of them.
The doorman had been there a moment ago, but once their eyes had wandered back to the
map he had disappeared in an instant.
They wiped the puzzled expressions off of their faces.
"We should get going."
Jack blinked as Oona and Sarah headed back to the golden gate that was somewhat
visible in the almost pitch black surrounding them, but as they came closer they realized
that it was a door no longer, but a dead end, like many parts of the labyrinth it was
changing this very moment....right in front of Jack's eyes.
"Is it...moving?"
The girl and the faerie settled their gaze back on Jack who was still standing with the map
in his hands.
Oona flew over and landed softly on his shoulder, illuminating the map so that they could
all see as Sarah peered over Jack's shoulder.
The map was different from the last time when the doorman had given it to them only
moments ago. The door that was on the side of the map from where they were standing
had disappeared along with the actual door itself. Many of the walls on the outskirts of
the labyrinth were moving and connecting with others almost constantly.
Jack put a finger on the parchment to the right of the cave they were in, gesturing to a
tunnel leading out to "THE HEDGE MAZES", as it said it bolded letters above the
twisting and turning hedge walls.
All three of them looked over to the wall where the tunnel supposedly started, but the
wall was as blank as the one behind them from whence they had came. Sarah was getting
quite frustrated with the labyrinth, considering the only thing that was keeping her from
finding her own way out was....
A little voice went off in Sarah's head screaming:
Example, cause: Conscience
Effect: Getting sent into this fucking maze to search blindly around for a princess at the center when even down looks up.
Conclusion: Karma, it's a bitch.
"There's gotta be some kind of opening, I mean, it's on the map isn't it?" Sarah said,
blinking and still staring at the wall as confused as Jack.
Oona looked back to the map for something to help, a lever to pull or a trap door to
trigger and as she landed on the paper softly her eyes grew wide and she tilted her head to
the side, not really comprehending how fast the labyrinth did change.
"I don't believe it, the tunnel is gone!" Oona's mouth dropped open as she slapped her
hands to her hips, still awestruck at the map, getting slightly temperamental.
Sarah patted on the wall, determined to find some secret passage to the tunnel while
tuning out the faerie.
Jack blinked, having almost the same expression on his face as Oona.
"Sarah...I-It moved."
She turned slowly and walked back to them, taking the map from Jack's hands and
holding it out in front of Oona so that the light shone through the parchment and she
could see the half-map more clearly, focusing in on where they stood and-
"The Tunnel!"
Sarah blinked looking over at a large opening behind her, although it had indeed moved.
Moved to the wall left of it, that is.
As they stepped toward the mouth of the tunnel Sarah looked into it. It seemed even
darker than the doorman's cave, even though that seemed virtually impossible also.
Jack and Oona followed up behind Sarah as they started to walk to the opening, figuring
that it was their only way out of this god forsaken cavern and it didn't really matter what
was at the other end now.
Then, as Sarah reached the threshold of the tunnel entrance, it disappeared.
All three of their jaws dropped.
Sarah stood in mid-step with wide eyes thinking that she could have easily lost a foot
then and there and jumped back, huddling near Jack as they all backed to the very center
of the room and turned to the newfound tunnel opening that was on the opposite side,
obviously where it had moved to.
Sarah decided to take the chance and ran at the entrance to the tunnel, or where it
currently resided and was soon greeted by a stone wall.
Jack jumped forward and Oona glared over her shoulder at the tunnel's newest location.
Jack looked at Sarah, who had fallen back and hit her head, contemplating a concussion.
She smiled stupidly up at him, "Look at all the pretty birdies, mommy! But why is Eric
here? Tell him to go back to Ariel!"
Sarah waved her finger at Jack and then started waving them both rhythmically as if
directing a symphony while singing loudly and horribly, might I add, "The cat's in the
cradle and the man in the moon...um...something, something, something-and we'll get
together then, son, we'll get together theeeeeeennnnnn! Ohhh! The cat's-"
Jack covered her mouth as raised a finger to his lips, gesturing the same over to Oona
who held her hands to her ears, draining out Sarah's singing with the typical kindergarten
'lalalalala,laaalalalala'.
"Listen." Jack peered into the tunnel's darkness as they all stood up slowly. Sarah shook
her head lightly, snapping out of her little spell and turned to the tunnel's opening, which
had finally stopped moving. Even Oona had stopped her constant babbling, the way
faeries naturally are, to listen intently.
It was a strange sound at first. A low rumbling.
The sound gradually grew louder and louder as it came closer to them.
Sarah froze.
She recognized that sound from back in the city.
A blinding light was searching through the darkness as the ear-shattering sound of a
steam train boomed throughout the tunnel and cave.
"RUN!" Sarah screamed at the other two, spinning around.
"RUN WHERE?!" Oona shook violently and glinged onto Jack's shoulder.
They all looked back to the tunnel, shielding their eyes with both hands as the light
illuminated the whole cavern, now feet away from them.
Sarah screamed.
By: Alias: Chica
Disclaimer: Did not! Am not! I just came back to get me property! o.O –shakes the little contribution box- Chingy?
Author's Notes: Ooooo, this chappie ish gonna have some SPICYYY! O.o But nothing too serious. We wouldn't want you Jareth fangirls to knock yourselves out on a sharp and/or blunt object while swooning now would we? Okies okies so this chappie isn't gonna be spicy really...at all....but you'll see what I have planned for the next one! [insert evil laugh here]
Chapter 5: The Doorman's Half-Map
---The Labyrinth---
Jack, Sarah and Oona looked around in the darkness, all three holding the map out in
front of them.
The doorman had been there a moment ago, but once their eyes had wandered back to the
map he had disappeared in an instant.
They wiped the puzzled expressions off of their faces.
"We should get going."
Jack blinked as Oona and Sarah headed back to the golden gate that was somewhat
visible in the almost pitch black surrounding them, but as they came closer they realized
that it was a door no longer, but a dead end, like many parts of the labyrinth it was
changing this very moment....right in front of Jack's eyes.
"Is it...moving?"
The girl and the faerie settled their gaze back on Jack who was still standing with the map
in his hands.
Oona flew over and landed softly on his shoulder, illuminating the map so that they could
all see as Sarah peered over Jack's shoulder.
The map was different from the last time when the doorman had given it to them only
moments ago. The door that was on the side of the map from where they were standing
had disappeared along with the actual door itself. Many of the walls on the outskirts of
the labyrinth were moving and connecting with others almost constantly.
Jack put a finger on the parchment to the right of the cave they were in, gesturing to a
tunnel leading out to "THE HEDGE MAZES", as it said it bolded letters above the
twisting and turning hedge walls.
All three of them looked over to the wall where the tunnel supposedly started, but the
wall was as blank as the one behind them from whence they had came. Sarah was getting
quite frustrated with the labyrinth, considering the only thing that was keeping her from
finding her own way out was....
A little voice went off in Sarah's head screaming:
Example, cause: Conscience
Effect: Getting sent into this fucking maze to search blindly around for a princess at the center when even down looks up.
Conclusion: Karma, it's a bitch.
"There's gotta be some kind of opening, I mean, it's on the map isn't it?" Sarah said,
blinking and still staring at the wall as confused as Jack.
Oona looked back to the map for something to help, a lever to pull or a trap door to
trigger and as she landed on the paper softly her eyes grew wide and she tilted her head to
the side, not really comprehending how fast the labyrinth did change.
"I don't believe it, the tunnel is gone!" Oona's mouth dropped open as she slapped her
hands to her hips, still awestruck at the map, getting slightly temperamental.
Sarah patted on the wall, determined to find some secret passage to the tunnel while
tuning out the faerie.
Jack blinked, having almost the same expression on his face as Oona.
"Sarah...I-It moved."
She turned slowly and walked back to them, taking the map from Jack's hands and
holding it out in front of Oona so that the light shone through the parchment and she
could see the half-map more clearly, focusing in on where they stood and-
"The Tunnel!"
Sarah blinked looking over at a large opening behind her, although it had indeed moved.
Moved to the wall left of it, that is.
As they stepped toward the mouth of the tunnel Sarah looked into it. It seemed even
darker than the doorman's cave, even though that seemed virtually impossible also.
Jack and Oona followed up behind Sarah as they started to walk to the opening, figuring
that it was their only way out of this god forsaken cavern and it didn't really matter what
was at the other end now.
Then, as Sarah reached the threshold of the tunnel entrance, it disappeared.
All three of their jaws dropped.
Sarah stood in mid-step with wide eyes thinking that she could have easily lost a foot
then and there and jumped back, huddling near Jack as they all backed to the very center
of the room and turned to the newfound tunnel opening that was on the opposite side,
obviously where it had moved to.
Sarah decided to take the chance and ran at the entrance to the tunnel, or where it
currently resided and was soon greeted by a stone wall.
Jack jumped forward and Oona glared over her shoulder at the tunnel's newest location.
Jack looked at Sarah, who had fallen back and hit her head, contemplating a concussion.
She smiled stupidly up at him, "Look at all the pretty birdies, mommy! But why is Eric
here? Tell him to go back to Ariel!"
Sarah waved her finger at Jack and then started waving them both rhythmically as if
directing a symphony while singing loudly and horribly, might I add, "The cat's in the
cradle and the man in the moon...um...something, something, something-and we'll get
together then, son, we'll get together theeeeeeennnnnn! Ohhh! The cat's-"
Jack covered her mouth as raised a finger to his lips, gesturing the same over to Oona
who held her hands to her ears, draining out Sarah's singing with the typical kindergarten
'lalalalala,laaalalalala'.
"Listen." Jack peered into the tunnel's darkness as they all stood up slowly. Sarah shook
her head lightly, snapping out of her little spell and turned to the tunnel's opening, which
had finally stopped moving. Even Oona had stopped her constant babbling, the way
faeries naturally are, to listen intently.
It was a strange sound at first. A low rumbling.
The sound gradually grew louder and louder as it came closer to them.
Sarah froze.
She recognized that sound from back in the city.
A blinding light was searching through the darkness as the ear-shattering sound of a
steam train boomed throughout the tunnel and cave.
"RUN!" Sarah screamed at the other two, spinning around.
"RUN WHERE?!" Oona shook violently and glinged onto Jack's shoulder.
They all looked back to the tunnel, shielding their eyes with both hands as the light
illuminated the whole cavern, now feet away from them.
Sarah screamed.