The Resurrection Quest part 3
Sarah didn't have time to scream before the figures leapt out and grabbed onto her, their claws hurting as they held on to her tightly.
She looked worriedly over at Cole as the goblins subdued her struggles rather quickly and found that he was running as fast as he could from the scene. Apparently Jareth was able to wake him as well.
"After him!," a voice in the shadows ordered. The Goblins complied, letting Sarah go so that they could chase after Cole
Sarah, with her new found freedom, started to run away only to be grabbed from behind by a muscular arm. "No... You're staying here," the person said. Judging from the voice, it was the same person who gave the Goblins the order to chase after Cole... Also judging from the strong un-deformed arm... he definitely wasn't a Goblin.
"Run Cole!," Sarah yelled, "They're right behind you!" She squirmed, trying to get free of the man's grasp.
"Stop moving around!." The voice said as the arm's grip got tighter. Sarah continued to move which only seemed to annoy her captor more as he applied pressure to her neck. Her struggles weakened as the flow of blood to her head was slowing down... eventually emersing her in blackness
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Cole continued running. Not sure what from , but if it was enough to cause a guy who was already dead to worry... It must've been SOMETHING! Sarah's words only inspired him to go faster.
He huffed and puffed as he ran through the narrow twists and turns of the labyrinth, not looking back. He didn't want to know how close they were. He was only concerned with out running them.
Still being able to hear the rapid footsteps behind him, he looked around desperately for a place to hid and found Jareth standing near a tree beckoning to him.
Cole complied and found a rather well camouflaged cave where Jareth had been standing. Ducking inside, he crept down and watched on as the guards ran by a few moments later.
He waited in there for what seemed like hours as it seemed that Jareth's ghost wandered off, leaving the child alone to fear the worst.
HE held his breath as he saw a shadowy figure enter the cave but relaxed when he saw it was Jareth. His relief was short-lived when he noticed the frown on his face, "Where's Sarah?"
"They took her," Jareth simply replied as he reached down and took Cole's hand, "Come on."
He started to lead the child out of the cave when he noticed the child's surprised expression, "What? Surprised you can feel a ghost's touch?"
"No... It's just... most ghosts have a cold touch," Cole replied, "You don't."
"Hmm... Something to figure out later I guess," Jareth replied, "But right now I believe we should get going. There's been a change of plans..."
******
Hoggle moved about uncomfortable as he got used to his new attire. With a shield slung on one side, a dagger strapped to his waist, a sword in a sheath, and his free hand holding a helmet, he huffed and puffed as he tried to keep up with the younger soldiers.
"'ey wait for me!," Hoggle groaned as he was loosing ground with them. He groaned and sat on a rock, "Wot's the use?!"
"You're in the army now so get moving!," a stern voice said from behind him.
"Wot's it to ya?," Hoggle asked as he turned around only to frown as he realized he had snapped back to Tristan, the new head of the army. "Sir! I... I.. I..," he stammered as he looked frightened of what his commanding officer could do to him.
Tristan just rolled his eyes, "Whatever, just do what you're supposed to do Hoggle... You really don't want to get her highness mad. You should know by now that Jareth's temper is nothing like Anya's."
Hoggle looked down, "Yes Sir."
Tristan nodded to the direction Hoggle's squad was heading, "Shouldn't you go with your fellow soldiers now?" It was around this time that Hoggle noticed that Tristan was carrying something and he couldn't move his eyes the thing in his arms. Tristan had it wrapped in his cloak.
Tristan noticed what Hoggle was starting at and smirked. "A guest of the queen's," he explained, "She sort of fainted as she was exploring the grounds."
Tristan shifted the weight of the bundle in his hands so as not to drop the out cold figure, "Well I better bring her to the castle for some rest... You could be joining your fellow soldiers soon... right?"
"Uh yeah."
Tristan nodded and left Hoggle standing in the path
Turning around, Hoggle looked down the path that would lead him back to the soldiers and started down that way. He paused as he pondered who it could be shrugged as he started walking towards where the soldiers were
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Ambrosias looked curiously at sir Dydimus as the gallant knight kept trying to hold his breath, usually getting a shade of blue on his face by the time he gave in to take another breath.
He looked at the dog and frowned, "What are you looking at?!"
Ambrosias ran off, leaving Dydimus to try and forget that his home stunk....a lot.
Oh... Anya just had to go...
******
Sarah's eyes slowly opened causing her to worry. she couldn't see anything. All she knew that she felt something draped on top of her and that she was lying on a somewhat cushioned surface. she assumed that wherever she was located at, this was a bed she was lying on.
A door opened and soon a light filled part of the room as someone with a lantern walked in. Sarah sat up and looked at the advancing light as it got closer to her, wary of whoever it may be that was bringing the light in.
The light came close enough so that she could see that she was indeed sitting on a bed... A rather crude looking one that was resting on top of a straw covered floor. She could also see that what was draped on her was not a blanket but a man's cloak. She looked up at the person carrying the light but the very same thing which allowed her to see the bed she was sitting on prevented her from seeing the man's face. Well, she figured it was a man since what she could see of him was pretty much built slightly.
"How's your head?," the voice asked, revealing to her that it had been the very person who had grabbed her earlier.
Sarah frowned, "It was a lot better before you came along."
There was a soft chuckle from the stranger, "Sorry but you were getting to be annoying with all that struggling."
"Oh and you wouldn't have thought if some strange person was attacking you?"
The man seemed to give a fake gasp of mock horror, "Me? Attack you?... I was merely... detaining you. I'm sorry if those goblin's hurt your arm with that initial .... advance against your freedom of movement... They are still learning to be gentle with their captives..."
"But why grab me in the first place?"
"I hadn't grabbed on to you, you would have run off with your friend," The man simply replied as he brought a hand to the light as he made a glass appear in his hand in a gesture to offer it to her, "Something to drink?"
"No thanks," Sarah said as she declined his offer, watching as the silhouette of the man seemed to pace the room slightly, somehow allowing the light to just float where he had placed it. "What's wrong with me leaving with my friend? We didn't do anything to you."
The figure paused in mid-stride as he looked at her, allowing the light to fall on his face for the first time to reveal his striking looks and the few strands of blonde hair that fell across his striking blue eyes. The expression on his face seemed to set the seriousness of what he had to say next, "That we know of... You see, we don't know a thing about you or your friend... you just appear out of nowhere and start walking around like you have a purpose... Not to mention that you show up right after the previous king died so you caught us in a transition period between rulers... Something that is often considered a kingdom's most vulnerable time. Now you have to admit that is rather... suspicious don't you think?"
Sarah frowned, "I guess... But really! We don't mean any harm... besides. What could me and a small child do against you or anything else in the kingdom?"
He gave a small smirk, "Yes indeed. What could something so small do?... Someone probably said the same thing when they came across a scorpion or a black widow... no offense but... Looks can be deceiving"
He shook his head as he looked at Sarah, "Excuse me but... Do you mind if I ask your name? I kind of would like to know the name of the person who I had so rudely taken from her friend."
"It's Sarah."
"Sarah?," the man repeated only to see her nod, "What a nice name... Sarah..." He frowned as the sound of that name made him wonder where he had heard of that name before... It wasn't very common in this world that's for sure...
He offered his hand to Sarah, "My name's Tristan."
Sarah didn't have time to scream before the figures leapt out and grabbed onto her, their claws hurting as they held on to her tightly.
She looked worriedly over at Cole as the goblins subdued her struggles rather quickly and found that he was running as fast as he could from the scene. Apparently Jareth was able to wake him as well.
"After him!," a voice in the shadows ordered. The Goblins complied, letting Sarah go so that they could chase after Cole
Sarah, with her new found freedom, started to run away only to be grabbed from behind by a muscular arm. "No... You're staying here," the person said. Judging from the voice, it was the same person who gave the Goblins the order to chase after Cole... Also judging from the strong un-deformed arm... he definitely wasn't a Goblin.
"Run Cole!," Sarah yelled, "They're right behind you!" She squirmed, trying to get free of the man's grasp.
"Stop moving around!." The voice said as the arm's grip got tighter. Sarah continued to move which only seemed to annoy her captor more as he applied pressure to her neck. Her struggles weakened as the flow of blood to her head was slowing down... eventually emersing her in blackness
******
Cole continued running. Not sure what from , but if it was enough to cause a guy who was already dead to worry... It must've been SOMETHING! Sarah's words only inspired him to go faster.
He huffed and puffed as he ran through the narrow twists and turns of the labyrinth, not looking back. He didn't want to know how close they were. He was only concerned with out running them.
Still being able to hear the rapid footsteps behind him, he looked around desperately for a place to hid and found Jareth standing near a tree beckoning to him.
Cole complied and found a rather well camouflaged cave where Jareth had been standing. Ducking inside, he crept down and watched on as the guards ran by a few moments later.
He waited in there for what seemed like hours as it seemed that Jareth's ghost wandered off, leaving the child alone to fear the worst.
HE held his breath as he saw a shadowy figure enter the cave but relaxed when he saw it was Jareth. His relief was short-lived when he noticed the frown on his face, "Where's Sarah?"
"They took her," Jareth simply replied as he reached down and took Cole's hand, "Come on."
He started to lead the child out of the cave when he noticed the child's surprised expression, "What? Surprised you can feel a ghost's touch?"
"No... It's just... most ghosts have a cold touch," Cole replied, "You don't."
"Hmm... Something to figure out later I guess," Jareth replied, "But right now I believe we should get going. There's been a change of plans..."
******
Hoggle moved about uncomfortable as he got used to his new attire. With a shield slung on one side, a dagger strapped to his waist, a sword in a sheath, and his free hand holding a helmet, he huffed and puffed as he tried to keep up with the younger soldiers.
"'ey wait for me!," Hoggle groaned as he was loosing ground with them. He groaned and sat on a rock, "Wot's the use?!"
"You're in the army now so get moving!," a stern voice said from behind him.
"Wot's it to ya?," Hoggle asked as he turned around only to frown as he realized he had snapped back to Tristan, the new head of the army. "Sir! I... I.. I..," he stammered as he looked frightened of what his commanding officer could do to him.
Tristan just rolled his eyes, "Whatever, just do what you're supposed to do Hoggle... You really don't want to get her highness mad. You should know by now that Jareth's temper is nothing like Anya's."
Hoggle looked down, "Yes Sir."
Tristan nodded to the direction Hoggle's squad was heading, "Shouldn't you go with your fellow soldiers now?" It was around this time that Hoggle noticed that Tristan was carrying something and he couldn't move his eyes the thing in his arms. Tristan had it wrapped in his cloak.
Tristan noticed what Hoggle was starting at and smirked. "A guest of the queen's," he explained, "She sort of fainted as she was exploring the grounds."
Tristan shifted the weight of the bundle in his hands so as not to drop the out cold figure, "Well I better bring her to the castle for some rest... You could be joining your fellow soldiers soon... right?"
"Uh yeah."
Tristan nodded and left Hoggle standing in the path
Turning around, Hoggle looked down the path that would lead him back to the soldiers and started down that way. He paused as he pondered who it could be shrugged as he started walking towards where the soldiers were
******
Ambrosias looked curiously at sir Dydimus as the gallant knight kept trying to hold his breath, usually getting a shade of blue on his face by the time he gave in to take another breath.
He looked at the dog and frowned, "What are you looking at?!"
Ambrosias ran off, leaving Dydimus to try and forget that his home stunk....a lot.
Oh... Anya just had to go...
******
Sarah's eyes slowly opened causing her to worry. she couldn't see anything. All she knew that she felt something draped on top of her and that she was lying on a somewhat cushioned surface. she assumed that wherever she was located at, this was a bed she was lying on.
A door opened and soon a light filled part of the room as someone with a lantern walked in. Sarah sat up and looked at the advancing light as it got closer to her, wary of whoever it may be that was bringing the light in.
The light came close enough so that she could see that she was indeed sitting on a bed... A rather crude looking one that was resting on top of a straw covered floor. She could also see that what was draped on her was not a blanket but a man's cloak. She looked up at the person carrying the light but the very same thing which allowed her to see the bed she was sitting on prevented her from seeing the man's face. Well, she figured it was a man since what she could see of him was pretty much built slightly.
"How's your head?," the voice asked, revealing to her that it had been the very person who had grabbed her earlier.
Sarah frowned, "It was a lot better before you came along."
There was a soft chuckle from the stranger, "Sorry but you were getting to be annoying with all that struggling."
"Oh and you wouldn't have thought if some strange person was attacking you?"
The man seemed to give a fake gasp of mock horror, "Me? Attack you?... I was merely... detaining you. I'm sorry if those goblin's hurt your arm with that initial .... advance against your freedom of movement... They are still learning to be gentle with their captives..."
"But why grab me in the first place?"
"I hadn't grabbed on to you, you would have run off with your friend," The man simply replied as he brought a hand to the light as he made a glass appear in his hand in a gesture to offer it to her, "Something to drink?"
"No thanks," Sarah said as she declined his offer, watching as the silhouette of the man seemed to pace the room slightly, somehow allowing the light to just float where he had placed it. "What's wrong with me leaving with my friend? We didn't do anything to you."
The figure paused in mid-stride as he looked at her, allowing the light to fall on his face for the first time to reveal his striking looks and the few strands of blonde hair that fell across his striking blue eyes. The expression on his face seemed to set the seriousness of what he had to say next, "That we know of... You see, we don't know a thing about you or your friend... you just appear out of nowhere and start walking around like you have a purpose... Not to mention that you show up right after the previous king died so you caught us in a transition period between rulers... Something that is often considered a kingdom's most vulnerable time. Now you have to admit that is rather... suspicious don't you think?"
Sarah frowned, "I guess... But really! We don't mean any harm... besides. What could me and a small child do against you or anything else in the kingdom?"
He gave a small smirk, "Yes indeed. What could something so small do?... Someone probably said the same thing when they came across a scorpion or a black widow... no offense but... Looks can be deceiving"
He shook his head as he looked at Sarah, "Excuse me but... Do you mind if I ask your name? I kind of would like to know the name of the person who I had so rudely taken from her friend."
"It's Sarah."
"Sarah?," the man repeated only to see her nod, "What a nice name... Sarah..." He frowned as the sound of that name made him wonder where he had heard of that name before... It wasn't very common in this world that's for sure...
He offered his hand to Sarah, "My name's Tristan."