Double Trouble 6

Wow this is way sooner then last time, thanks you all again for reviewing. I'm slowly lengthening the chapters if you've noticed trying to get back into the habit of writing.

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After being left alone Elizabeth began letting the noises of the Labyrinth get to her. She began to walk down the desiccated landscape after shortly finding out her mysterious lack of limp in her stride and loss of cast, she found to her excitement her ankle fully functional. Did he do this? She asked herself, trying to figure out his motive for such but ended up coming to the conclusion that it was just the magic of the Labyrinth which helped her heal. Rolling up her jean legs she made full use of the fresh air. Though it was still dark outside the shade of blue was gradually beginning to get lighter.

Slowly but surely the sand began to spot with patches of yellowed grass yet still it was bare of any lush green.

The walls of the labyrinth came forwards gradually and before Elizabeth knew it she was facing the ancient wall with wide eyes and wonder. Looming with eeriness and covered with long snaking ivy, the outer wall held a certain respect of foreboding and irony. Heaving in a large gulp of air Elizabeth began to walk along the border, there had to be a door somewhere.

"How are you suppose to go within the Labyrinth from the outside when there are no doors leading in!" Elizabeth grumbled in frustration leaning against the wall she slid to the ground.

"And who might you be?" came a gruff voice from ahead of her, looking up she spotted a strange sight to be held. A short man if you could call him that stood not even seven feet away. Large nose was an instant recognition to Elizabeth as she gawked at him foolishly.

Snapping her mouth shut and bowing her head in embarrassment Elizabeth replied, "I'm Elizabeth," she shyly smiled up towards him which only gave her the same stern scowl in return.

"What are you doing here?" he raised his hand higher on the stick she just noticed he gripped within his hand.

"I'm here to solve the labyrinth," she stared at him oddly, why wouldn't he look at her when he would speak? Then as she observed his eyes more carefully she realized his beady black eyes held no sparkle, they were dull and lifeless. He was blind.

"That's what I thought," he grumbled in annoyance hitting the ground twice with his stick and abruptly turned around and began to stalk off towards the opposite direction.

"Oh please" Elizabeth cried out after she realized he was leaving and apparently not coming back, "can you tell me how to get into the labyrinth?"

"Don't know nothing about no door."

"Then how can you get in?" The small being stopped

"You don't gets in that's my point."

"Oh come sir please there must be some way?" she stood and walked towards him, bare foot and alone she had nothing to loose. Coming closer she lightly played a hand on his arm, he seemed to shutter under her hand but paid no mind, "please," she sighed, "If you cant tell me how to get in can I at least have your name?"

"Hoggle," he griped out, pulling away from her touch.

She held out her hand and grabbed his before he could snatch it away and placed it in hers, "I'm Elizabeth Williams Green nice to meet you Hoggle" she shook slightly and watched his unconsciously close around hers for an instant before being pulled away, he scoffed but his face to her shock softened somewhat.

"So you want to go against the Goblin King do you?" he hobbled away slightly.

"Yes," there was a slight tinge of fright in her voice.

"Wished away your baby brother or sister did you?"

"Brothers yes"

"And now you want to get them back do you?"

"if I don't then he gets to keep me and my brothers," she blurted, "I didn't mean what I said when I wished them away but judging what he said neither did all the others that have come passing through, but I intend to fight for all three of us I wont stand to be turned into a goblin." Though quite strange to pouring her heart out to a stranger some how Elizabeth felt a familiarity to this elder being.

A laugh erupted from the small dwarf's mouth, "You really believe he turns the children into goblins?"

"Doesn't he?" she felt odd and stupid now, of course he wouldn't if Hoggle asked such a question.

"Of course not," his face seemed to brighten more bushy white eyebrows wiggled as he smiled slightly. "Don't believe nothen you hear in that book you got."

"But its all I have on getting through this labyrinth. It said that the outer wall has a door, and I know that you might have an idea on where it is sir."

"Little bold for a girl your age don't you think?" Hoggle said sternly

"I get it from my mother," she sighed, "and she's probably at the hotel with my father right now crying her eyes out." Elizabeth looked down at Hoggle and raised an eyebrow, "well sir Hoggle if you can't direct me then do you know of someone who can?"

He looked up at her for a second in astonishment.

"You remembered my name," he whispered

"Well of course I did why wouldn't I?" she shook her head at the absurdity. "Fine if you can't help me then I'll be on my way," she moved to leave when a hand shot out to stop her,

"I'll show you," he finally said a stern face was displayed. She nodded her head and offered thanks.

After walking a while in silence Elizabeth was beginning to think how foolish she was for taking a blind dwarfs word on knowing how to get within the labyrinth

"Here we are," Hoggle seemed to say more to himself as he pulled to a stop. Through their short journey he had been tapping dully against the stone wall. He was silent in his concentration of steps as he guided her along the Labyrinth wall. Tapping satisfactory upon a hallowed spot that seemed to dong in a slight tedious echo he proceeded to rip away a couple of ivy limbs to reveal a very large and very rusty door pull.

Elizabeth gasped in surprise and excitement, "And you said there was no door."

"Did you see one?"

Elizabeth was taken back she studded out, "n-not from view no but-"

"Then if I hadn't shown you this you would have thought there was no door."

"Hoggle what are you getting at,." Elizabeth said tiredly putting a hand to her hype.

"Just what I said," He continued to pull off the clinging twisted plants from the door, a twin door pull could be found by this time.

"Hoggle you make absolutely no sense," reaching out she helped him pull the flora from its current resting place.

"All I'm saying is if you didn't know a door was here then there was no door." He huffed out the last of his answer slightly agitated as he proceeded to hit at the stubborn ivy, which didn't seem to want to let go from the door, letting out a growl he grabbed the end out it with his hand and pulled with all his strength. A small breaking of root could be heard for a split second before Hoggle came crashing towards the ground Elizabeth couldn't resist a giggle as she helped Hoggle to his stubby little legs, "al' right al'right you had your fun," he rumbled deeply, brushing off her aided hands he coughed slightly in embarrassment before tapping on the doors, "This should be enough." Elizabeth eyed the length of the door and frowned, its whole body was covered in ivy and they only managed to free a small area around the knobs how could that possibly be enough to open the door. "You best step a good ways back girly," Hoggle's voice sounded through her thoughts, she blinked in surprise and found herself standing alone, looking behind her Hoggle stood with an impatient look upon his face. Jumping back as she heard an unmistakable groan in the doors hinges, Elizabeth watched impressed as she heard a mumble from her companion and after a slight struggle having the door come flying open. Dust and such blew across her face as a sudden gust of dry air came flying in their direction, coughing at the sudden impact Elizabeth immediately brought her hands to her face to block as much dust and grim as she possibly could from her face.

"How long has it been since those were opened!" Elizabeth panted, wiping dirt from her shirt and picked at bark that had landed in her hair.

"42 years," Hoggle said plainly dusting himself off as well.

"42- 42 years?" She said exasperatedly, coughing a little more as if to back up her claim.

"Not long at all here in the Underground." Elizabeth raised an eyebrow, "a year up in the Aboveground is two years down here."

"So," she said vaguely, "That would make it 21 years to me hmm that's not so bad." She settled down slightly. Glance towards the door she found it sitting quietly ivy hanging from above like curtains of red and green. "So that's into the Labyrinth." She said nodding her head, she stepped forwards and soon faced inwards and looked out. She looked from left to right finding two paths to take. "Hoggle which way am I suppose to go?"

"Its up to you both ways end up some where I imagine."

"Which way would you go?" Elizabeth said impatient.

"Me I wouldn't go either way," he said stubbornly tapping his cane to fit her attitude.

"Hoggle that's no help at all."

"Well it's a lot better then your plan."

"Hoggle even if I didn't want to play the labyrinth I would have to anyway." She folded her arms and sighed. "Well I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your uncanny help." He grumbled something under his breath she couldn't quite catch; nodding her head towards him she realized once again that he was blink. Tenaciously Elizabeth walked back out from the labyrinths beginning and hastily shook his hand. "You've been a good friend Hoggle, grudgingly but good none the less." He nodded his head quickly before breaching their clasped hands.

"You have only have bout 12 hours girly you better get a move on." Elizabeth nodded as well in the awkward moment; wording her thanks and hope to see him again she went trotting back into the labyrinth. As if knowing of her final entrance the doors seemed to shut by themselves with another moaning protest from its pivots.

Hoggle appeared to be rooted on his spot; sighing sadly he tapped the ground before him. Another attempt to hurt Sarah he supposed listening as Elizabeth's footsteps died away. What was Jareth up to bringing the Williams children into this fight with himself and his emotions? Hoggle was surprised enough to hear the familiar voice that sounded so much like the raven haired Sarah much less find out the girl had been told about the Labyrinth. He would have thought Sarah would have locked away the book prohibiting anyone shorter then the height of her chin to set their eyes upon it. Hoggle sighed and began to walk away, immediately the vines which laid upon the ground or stood broken away from their original spots began to slither their way back up to cover the entrance once more.

He would have to keep an eye out for this mortal girl as she struggled through her way, he smiled grimly how ironic.

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Uncertainly Elizabeth had taken the right path which would give the impression of leading onwards to no end. Crying out in frustration as she stubbed her foot Elizabeth hit the wall with her fits in anger, biting her lip she flipped around and slid down against the wall.

"What am I going to do," she murmured placing a hand upon her forehead and rubbed feverishly.

"Ello," Elizabeth Quickly looked up and turned to find a small fuzzy blue worm staring back at her

"Did- did you just say hello?" she said uncertainly.

He tilted his head to the side with question, "No no I said ello but thas close enough." He chuckled watching her look him up and down.

"Sir are you a worm?"

"Thas right."

"Well do you know the way out of this place," She glanced down at her feet, relatively normal rather then the thin cake of dust which in cast the soles of her feet. She smiled at the patheticness of it all not at all concerned of her sanity as she sat having a relatively normal conversation with a talking worm wearing a red scarf.

"No no I'm just a worm."

She sighed as she glanced around dramatically, "There aren't any turns or doors or anything it just goes on and on, what am I suppose to do?"

"It's all about you, you just haven't seen it"

"What?"

"There's one right in front of you," she stood, auburn hair falling elegantly to the side as she rotated softly to stare at the wall before her. The worm bobbed his head up and down to confirm just what he said as she looked towards him in question.

She glimpsed back towards the wall in utter perplexity, "but there's nothing."

"Go on go on you try walking through it you'll see what I mean."

Curiosity nudged her as she slowly walked towards the ancient wall. Glitter sparkled around her happily and the sky now a vibrant blue, only but a streak of orange and pink etched across its surface. It was going to be a lovely day. Unknown to the human whom stood perplexed within the maze, this was a most of rare sites now and days for those of the underground inhabitance.

"Good mornin," The worm muttered to himself, eyeing the girl curiously. Was she the cause of such? He shook his head; he was just a worm after all. No use getting rattle up in such thoughts.

"But there is no door?" her voice could be heard in a slight whine.

"Nothing is always what it seems in this place," The worm said impatiently. Meekly she stuck out her hand as if a small child in the middle of the night to grope around in the dark with hopes of making it towards her parent's room before the Boogey Man jumped out and latched onto her waist, dragging her into the shadows where she would be hopelessly lost within the warren of her nightmares. Bit by bit she inched forwards until at last she was able to touch the coolness of the bland etched stone fortification. Yet just as her fingers touched the solid object or what she thought she touched, her fingers seeped through and into nothing. It was after all an entrance or exit in her case.

"Oh sir," She cried with glee, waving her hands through the archway. She turned to him, "Sir thank you! I would have been hopelessly lost without you." She stood before him again, kneeling down she stuck out her pinky finger where his back side lifted in good nature to lay lightly against his bigger cohort. He chuckled as she slowly moved her finger up and down in a hand shake-like motive.

"Now off to where you are so eager to flee," She nodded her head in acknowledgment and stood waving once again she turned towards the left, deciding earlier on that keeping even ranks would be best. "Hey hang on." She heard a call from behind her, she turned in question to find the worm still sitting there he shook his head, "Don't go that way."

"Come again" she placed a hand alongside the wall. Green eyes shining down in a concerned air.

"Don't go that way." His little voice sounded, "Never go that way."

She smiled to him and nodded her head; turning towards the right Elizabeth began to walk. Quickly scurrying through the maze Elizabeth stopped in uneasiness. Something in the pit of her stomach told her to keep asking questions and not to just go by what the worm says; she turned around and as skillfully and swiftly as possible in fear of the archway to close she made her way back towards the worm who was just about to slide into his hole when her voice broke the small mutterings of the creature, "Sir why can I not go that way?"

He turned to her with surprise, "If you kept goin down that way you'd have gone straight to that castle." He nodded in grim authority yet his small bug eyes doubled in size when Elizabeth cried out in joy.

"Right to it you say? Are you sure Sir?"

The worm sat back and sighed in affirmation and his new found light, "you're the girl the whole Labyrinth is buzzing about. You wished away your siblings like all the others." He slowly dragged himself forwards until he was right by the edge of his little ledge. She nodded her head looking down at the glitter and moss laid stone floor. Yet she heard a laugh from above and looked up to find the worm smiling at her, "Well you'll be wanting to go left then missy."

She smiled a small pink tinge formed on her cheeks, "Thank you sir," she stopped realizing she didn't catch his name. "Sir may I ask of your name?"

"Dain missy the names Dain," Waving to her new found friend Elizabeth scurried towards her original destination, hope soaring within her.

"Jareth, Jonathon I'm coming hold on."

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As usual the Goblin King sat upon his throne, crop in hand and crystal in another. He sat with an ice cool smirk upon his face. Raven hair was within his gaze, tears of sorrow flooded its hazy surface. Sarah sat within the bubble, crying quietly, she sat upon a bed her husband currently on the phone with the police. Though over and over again she told him it wouldn't work they wouldn't find their children.

Laughing softly to himself King Jareth flipped his hand to the right and the crystal disappeared. Standing boots tapping upon stone Jareth made his way down the steps and into the mass of goblins who bustled around trying to please the two children residing before him. One played happily with a raggedy old doll an individual goblin had produced for his enjoy meant. While the other sat sniffling silently to himself. It was Jareth

"Why such a sorrowful face," The King purred to him, kneeling he cocked his head to the side. Jay Jay looked up large crocodile tears blurring his vision. Blue eyes stared back into mismatched.

"Wizzy," he wined slightly, a pudgy hand lifted up to wipe away the tears that had final started to fall. Jareth seemed to soften slightly as he sat down besides the babe. He produced another crystal and watched in amusement as little Jareth momentarily stopped crying to watch in awe as the older male began to flip and twirl the ball within his palm. Soon one by one Jareth added more to the crystal dance until four crystals stood twisting and turning with one another. He was awarded with a giggle from his attendant and sticky baby hands slapping together in glee.

"Now why don't you sit on my lap and tell Uncle Jareth what's wrong." He watched the boy used his small arms to pull himself up unsteadily, playing an attentive hand upon his knee little Jareth looked at the older Jareth with wonderment and slight shyness. "Come now Jay Jay," in an instant he only held one crystal within his hand the others seemed to evaporate into nothing. He handed the crystal to the blonde haired babe and without a second thought he climbed into the Goblin Kings lap.

Blue pajamas clashed with grey riding pants and a white poet's shirt as Jareth sat in his usual attire holding the wriggling young child in his black gloved hands. Though it seemed very strange for the goblins to see such a site they were immediately shut up when a glare from their King was stabbed their ogling way. Quickly their open mouths shut and eyes lowered while humble apologies were made.

Jareth wrapped an arm around the boy with a fake warm smile upon his face, "so Jareth," he held the name upon his tongue as if a rare delectable fruit. Irony he thought thinking darkly to himself. "What has gotten you so down?" he took the other hand and tapped it upon the boy's nose when his big blue eyes swelled up once again with tears, "come now Jareth it isn't right to see a little Goblin Prince cry. Now tell me what is wrong." He watched him rub at the tears with his sleeve.

"Wizzy doesn't want me no more." The boy finally said in a small voice, holding the crystal close. "She said she wished we wouds be taken away." A glove hand placed a finger upon the crystal and it turned into a familiar light brown bear. Jay Jays looked down in happiness snuggling into his sisters bear, suddenly he stopped and looked around worriedly, "Dis is Wancewat Wizzys bear. I'm not suppose to touch him." he pushed the bear away.

Jareth gently pushed the bear back into his arms, "I'm sure she wouldn't be too mad if we made one little exception. Jay Jay smiled slightly and hugged the bear, "Don't worry Jay Jay Elizabeth will be with you soon." As he said this, his face turned back into its usual stone blank appearance, lifting the boy gently he placed him onto a pillow near by. Standing he dusted himself off and with a blink of an eye Jareth was dressed in a leather dark coat. Turning towards the closest goblin to him he bellowed, "You keep an eye on the children. One hair out of place and I'll throw you into the Bog of Eternal Stench." He glared warningly he knew all had heard, "and that goes for every last one of you." Flipping out his crystal he glanced into it a moment of pause before tossing it into the air, there was a shower of shimmering glitter and the Goblin King was gone. All gasped in relief.

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The castle was steadily coming closer as Elizabeth took the strait cut route through the Labyrinth. If you knew who to talk to and the right questions ultimately this Labyrinth was a piece of cake.

"I wonder what time it is," She murmured batting a few locks from her eyes. Though she hadn't gone too far her bare feet were steadily growing irritated. "Darn it I was better off with my leg broken," one step forwards and Elizabeth came crashing to the ground. Pain erupted from her leg as she moaned in agony. Slow rhythmic steps could be heard as someone stood before her. The tips of black boots were all that she could see. She blinked as the realization struck her. Flipping around her eyes came in contacted with blonde sliver hair and an unmatched pair of eyes.

He stood in all his glory, folding his arms while a frosty smirk played upon his face, "You take kindness for granted." Jareth teased crouching down besides her. She scooted away slightly yet stopped as a stab of pain echoed through her thrumming leg. She raised her head to find her leg lying helplessly upon the ground, no cast was upon it to protect or hold it in place. Her nostrils flared as Jareth glanced to what she was looking at, "once again I've been generous."

"Generous?" she exclaimed, Jareth ignored her question and placed a feather light touch upon her ankle. She felt warmth and a slight tingle run through it and up her leg as he bends stroking it almost affectionately. She shook her head and pushed her foot away, immediately the warmth was gone and the tingle turned to sting. She gritted her teeth but stood strong.

Still glancing at the foot he began, "yes generous, when you wanted your brothers taken away I took them," he still did not meet her eyes, "and I even took away your pain and gave you a generous offer of time."

"Excuse me?" she said sitting up, "you owed me anyway." She said hotly. "I was trying to help you in the attic when you did a stupid acrobat through the window. You also scared me to death, you made me break my ankle so as far as I'm concerned-" she was cut off by a death glare from the Goblin King.

Though like last time he continued as if she hadn't said a thing, "You take the generous offer and throw it back in my face wishing that you still had your broken foot. So here you are lying before me."

"It was just ramble,' she exclaimed, "You take my words and twist them around! I didn't ask for your help anyway." She cried out in pain as his hand gripped her ankle she coward back in fright as his blank stare turned to rage,

"You have been begging for my help Elizabeth," he seethed, "you plead with your eyes and beg with your dreams." He slowly let go of her ankle, a sneer now twisted upon his face, he stood and raised an arm. Within his hand materialized another crystal. Throwing it towards a wall instead of shattering it sunk into the wall and from where it once laid stood the grandfathers clock. It was pointed to the four. He turned back to her, "Well you might get to the castle at a reasonable time if you keep this up especially going on this track." He laughed, Elizabeth's heart was lodged in her throat "But when your winning I am failing I certainly cannot have that." Snapping his fingers Elizabeth suddenly lurched down, screaming in surprise she fell softly but abruptly to the floor. Looking up she found the Goblin King peeking over the edge with a smug grin pasted across his face. "You have nine more hours to solve the labyrinth dear Elizabeth," he laughed again, 'Though I highly doubt you'll get anywhere near your target at this rate stick around I hope you don't get too bored." The last thing before her world went black was his cold lips turned upwards in satisfaction.

"CHEATER!" She screamed at him.

Elizabeth let out a very colorful ribbon of curses a she straitened. Testing her ankle it seemed he was only trying to frighten her with the prospect of being hurt and having to skewer the Labyrinth with her being. She sighed in the dark, her nerves starting to creep back up on her.

"I knew you'd be back in a muddle some how girly," came a voice from within the room. Elizabeth tensed as it ricochet eerily across the parapet.

"Who's there?" She asked in a reluctant yet a very well portrayed strong voice.

"Me." Suddenly there was a small scratch as if something rubbed against another and the room suddenly brightened around her. She held up an arm as small dots danced within her gaze. Blinking repeatedly Elizabeth slowly looked behind her arm to find Hoggle standing with his usual stiff expression.

"Hoggle?" Elizabeth questioned getting up from the spot. She walked slowly towards him.

"You're not wearing any shoes," he said suddenly listening as her feet made a dull pattering sound.

"You just noticed this?" she dismally said standing by him with relief, the fact that they were in a round pit with no door or windows didnt exactly clicked yet. He raised an eyebrow at her exclamation.

"Well your certainly on the defy list for the King," he looked around and shook his head.

"Cant you at least try and not get on the Kings bad side when your running his Labyrinth."

"I'm already on his list remembering the fact that I am running the labyrinth is proof enough," she raised a brow, "In fact I'm probably up on the top."

"Not exactly the top," Hoggle mumbled to himself. A dark haired girl came to mind.

"What was that Hoggle?"

"Nothen," the candle in his hand which was the source of Elizabeth's light flickered as he moved forwards. "You better take this I wouldn't know if it goes out."

She nodded her head but then quickly mumbled thanks. Reaching for the candle she grasped its handle with ease. There was a pause as Elizabeth raised the candle to glance around the room. Her heart thumped wildly as she frantically searched for a door or something that led to another exit. She looked up even the hole she had fallen through had disappeared.

Hoggle sensed her discomfort and replied, "Your looken around now aren't you?" Elizabeth racked her brain and her face suddenly went pale, it had mentioned in the book of the hidden traps called oubliettes scattered throughout the web of stone, set to be unseen for the unfortunate who happen to stumble upon its path. But then she remembered her thoughts improved slightly, that all the oubliettes have a door, though veiled as well there always shall be one somewhere within the round underground forgotten housings.

"Hoggle were in an oubliette aren't we," before he could answer she persisted, "but oubliettes always have a door." She started to become eager. Hoggle only nodded a small smile escaped upon his lips.

"Yes you got it quicker then most do," he coughed suddenly his pleasant face turned to a scowl yet Elizabeth had seen and smiled even more.

"Oh I'm so glade," she sighed, she suddenly raised an eyebrow, "Hoggle you got in here shouldn't the door still be opened?" her head was buzzing with questions at this point, "But then how did you know I was going to be in here, much less know which oubliette I would fall into?" she shot him a glance. "Never mind I don't think I want to know." She thought about the old saying curiosity killed the cat, she shivered at the thought.

Hoggle stood silent for a moment waiting for Elizabeth to collect her reflections before he spoke, "The door should be under the mat," simple and informative Elizabeth couldn't do anything but wordlessly look around for the pad or something of that sort. Raising the candle above her head the glow illuminated any shadow that could possibly linger within the round space. Finally she looked down and about four feet in front of her sat a dull warn earthy colored rug Elizabeth rolled her eyes at how dumb witted she had just been, stooping down she uncovered the mat to find, just as Hoggle predicted, a small oddly shaped door. Grabbing it by the top she lifted the thing towards the wall.

"O-k," she said, "What now?" Hoggle produced a ring of many keys, flipping around and feeling each one, he finally came upon in satisfaction the skeletal key which must belong to the door. He handed her the key loop and listened as she clumsily searched to find the doors key hole. Upon finding it and with a satisfying turn the door swung effortlessly open and led out into and up rickety branch of stairs.

"Well," she said with a grin, "we did it Hoggle lets get out of here." Nodding his head they made their way up the stairs and found themselves facing a hedge maze. Elizabeth being the first to break from the darkness of the oubliette cried out happily. By the time Hoggle appeared she had done a little jig and was now pouncing on Hoggle hugging him ferociously. "Hoggle you're the best!" she exclaimed kissing him on the cheek. Dark blotches formed on Hoggle's face, grumbling he pushed her away and rubbed at his cheek.

"Al' right al' right your welcome girly." He tapped his cane upon the ground nervously. "I take it were in the green hedge maze?"

"yeah your pretty good," she fumbled, "for being blind."

He nodded, smiling slightly, "Everything and everyone has a color to them. That's how I can still make my way around here. Not to mention my hearing, smell and such." Elizabeth nodded she had barely thought of Hoggle as blind when they spoke with one another. He was so adept with his surroundings that it was as if his blindness was a blessing.

As Hoggle pointed out they needed to be heading towards the entrance of the maze, so what Hoggle says Elizabeth does.

"Hoggle?" Elizabeth said thoughtfully as they went walking silently through the maze.

"Yes Elizabeth?"

"Have- I mean if I may ask, Have you been blind your whole life?"

"No, I haven't," he said quietly, they both went unspoken; nothing but birds in the distant and the patter of Hoggle's cane could be heard.

"May I ask when?"

"42 years ago and how," he had anticipated her next question "was from the King."

There was a gasp besides him, "That- that" she stuttered, she couldn't even describe him, "feather brained twit of a king," she concluded, stamping her for the effects. "Don't worry Hoggle I'll beat his sorry hide."

That's what I am afraid of, Hoggle thought to himself grinning up at her for her concern.

"So Hoggle," she said in a sly tone, "Now that those questions are taken care of I have another one for you."

Hoggle groaned on the inside.

"How old ar-" but before she could finish her inquiry a loud shout issued out ahead of them. Quite frankly more like in front of them.

"Who dare step upon such holy ground as this!" Both Hoggle and Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. Stepping forwards and turning the corner they found themselves in an opening within the maze. Breathtaking as the spot might have been there was no one or any proof of someone being there "Hey I am talken to you!" the voice seemed to be behind them now, Elizabeth turned but found nothing there. "Blind blind I say!" screeched the voice, "how can such a stupid mortal trespass on holy grounds! I'm right in front of you idiot"

Hoggle growled at the insult that was directed to his human companion.

"And you're a coward," he exclaimed lifting his staff he thrashed it in the air in warning. "Hiding behind your invisible coat you dolt!" a small pebble came out of no where and hit him square in the forehead, yowling in pain Hoggle rubbed at his head agitatedly.

"Ok," Elizabeth finally said, ducking as a pebble came fly her way. "I'm sorry if I threatened you or insulted you in anyway I'm just trying to get through this labyrinth to save my brothers."

"More like get to the King" Came a heated voice, "but he wouldn't go for the likes of you anyway."

Elizabeth chose to ignore the voices insults and cleared her throat. "Please I'm running out of time and I need help."

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Authors note: Ok that was a quick through the labyrinth part, I was originally just going to put her whole journey through the maze in one chapter but since I've been blocked once again from ideas and that would have been a very large chapter I decided to split it up into 2 chapters. Ok the whole 'same lines as the original story' is for a reason, you shall find out later once I get deeper into the fan fiction. Thanks you all again for reading this, I'm sorry for the sloppiness again I'm trying to get through this part as fast as I possibly can so I can move on to the more exiting parts. THANKS SO MUCH! PLEASE REVIEW IT WOULD MEAN MUCH!

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