An update as fast as I could (on demand of Princess of Rivendell). It's nearly x-mas holiday on school (already a merry x-mas to everyone) so I will have a lot of time to write new parst. I already know how this story will end and it will not be as you all will expect it. evil grin But that is for later.
I have followed your advise about the action For the Love of Literature. The first part with Kranlar is pretty exiting I think.
and again thnx Moonjava. :-)
and also my special thanx is in a hollywood-mood to Princess of Rivendell. This chapter was pretty ASAP.
Chapter 8 'Some people never learn'
Kranlar sat in his chair. The glass of wine was empty and he stared out of the window with unseeing eyes. His mind was forming ideas, scheming and thinking carefully over the entire plan he had made. He let out a great sigh and stood up. He walked to the door and opened it a little. He peeked but saw no one coming. Kranlar closed the door again. He'd expected the three Goblins to be here by now. They would bring the girl and then, he would have the power. Power over the King, and power over the entire Labyrinth. Kranlar smiled devilish. Suddenly, some one knocked on the door.
"Come in," Kranlar said. The door opened at the three hired Goblins entered the small room. Kranlar looked around, but saw only the three Goblins, no girl.
"Where is the girl?" he demanded. The smallest Goblin shrugged.
"We don't know," it said.
"How do you mean: 'we don't know'," Kranlar said angry. "I told you where it was you fools!" he yelled. The Goblin leader grumbled.
"We know, and we've been there, but she wasn't there. We heard two adults saying she'd run away," he said. Kranlar's breath was heavy. He hadn't counted on this. The girl was gone. What to do now? He suddenly had a idea. Even if he didn't have her, he had to pretend that he did. The other Goblins would make a fool out of him if they found out that he'd failed. And Jareth would most likely kill him if he found out what he'd tried to do. Kranlar stood up from his chair and walked to the three Goblins.
"Listen idiot, you have not jet ruined everything. We've got to pretend that we have captured the girl and that she is hidden in the Labyrinth. I will act like all is going as it should have, while you are…" Kranlar wanted to say, but he was suddenly interrupted by the Goblin leader.
"Hold on. We are not doing anything," he said with a deep voice. The small one nodded.
"Do it yourself," he yelled. They took their axes and clubs and walked slowly at the poor Kranlar.
"What are you doing?" he said frightened. His eyes grew big at the sight of the big weapons coming so close to him. A drop of sweat rolled over his head. He wasn't used to weapons so close to himself. He stepped back and fell on the bed. The long Goblin wickedly smiled.
"We want one thing…no, two, before 'we' will do anything," he said laughing.
"What is it?" Kranlar asked.
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Hoggle, Ludo and sir Didymus landed in the Goblin city. Around them, Goblins ran screaming away and Hoggle smiled, very pleased with himself.
"Well, that went better then I thought. See Sarah, I…" he looked around, but didn't saw Sarah.
"Erm…Sarah? Where are you?" he said. Sir Didymus had also noticed the disappearance (or rather the not appearing) of Sarah.
"My Lady?" he said with a small voice.
"Sawah?" Ludo grumbled. But no one answered.
"Drat, I must have lost her on the way here. Let's try again," Hoggle said. And with a flash, the three companions were gone again.
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Sarah followed the yellow stones and soon found the direction indicator with all the hands. She choose the one she'd picked out last time as well. Sarah could of course take another one, and hope that rood was faster to the Castle, but Sarah decided that she would play save and take the (maybe slower) route, but at least the one she knew. Not following the red marks she had drawn on the stones a year ago, Sarah walked passed several ways, trying to remember the road as exactly as possible. She looked around and saw a small passage, ending in a small plain. In that plain stood two big shields. A red and a blue one. Behind the shields were two doors.
"Oh no! Not again!" Sarah said. But she knew she had to pass them, so she knocked on the red shield. Four heads popped up and looked bewildered around.
"Who? What is it?" the first head said.
"Hé! Look who's here!" the bottom blue one exclaimed.
"What's wrong? Couldn't get enough of us?" The four dogs laughed.
"Not really," Sarah mumbled. But still she was still happy to see the grinning creatures, for she now knew she had followed the right track. She walked over to the blue and red shields.
"I have to pick one door again don't I?" Sarah said, before any of the Dogs could say a word.
"Yep, and you know: One..."
"Of you always lies, and one of you always tells the truth. I know, I know," Sarah said annoyed. She leaned back against one of the walls and frowned. She had to come up with a better question this time. Sarah stood there for a while, thinking hard. Then she jumped up and walked to the blue shield.
"If I would pass this door," she pointed at the door behind him. "Would I then end in an oubliette?" she asked. The dog's head looked puzzled. He looked at the other blue dog.
"I think you wouldn't," he said unsure. Sarah smiled.
"Then you're the one who always lies and he is the one who always tells the truth!" She said merry. "This is great!" Then she walked to the red dog.
"Is this the door to certain death?" she asked. The red dog answered with yes, against Sarah's expectations.
"It does?" she asked.
"That's what I said wasn't it?" the said laughing. "If dieing in an oubliette isn't the worst…" Sarah gulped. Quickly decided, she choose the door behind the blue shield. After a swift goodbye she passed the door. Sarah smiled with the idea that she had become smarter. She wouldn't have thought about asking about the oubliette before. If she only knew then she…
Sarah's thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she fell with a scream through the hole in the ground. Sarah yelled, and was again caught by the helping hands.
"Could you please lift me up again?'" Sarah asked politely. A hand-face shook his head.
"Not before you have seen what is under here," it said.
"I have and I don't want back into the oubliette!" Sarah yelled.
"Such rudeness," one face said. With a lot of laughter they let go of Sarah. She screamed, and was grabbed by the hands again.
"Who said there was an oubliette down?" a face asked very friendly.
"This Labyrinth always changes you know," another said with a croaky voice.
"Maybe this time it will lead you right to the Castle," again another deep voiced hand-face said. Sarah looked doubting at the hands.
"It could?" she asked them.
"Yes, it might," the last face said. Sarah doubted, but the knowledge of the door in the oubliette which could lead her out of all, gave the final conclusion.
"Then I want to go down," she said resolute. The hands laughed.
"She chose down!"
"And down she goes!" Sarah looked frightened at the hands.
"Not wrong again?" she said.
"Too late!" they laughed, and they let go of Sarah.
