AN: i do not own the labyrinth, nor it's characters.
READ THIS AN:so i was board today, and decided to get a new chapter up. this is the last chapter folks. i will say there will be a joint prologue/epilogue after this. I'm saying joint E&P because this whole story was just my prologue for another labyrinth fan fic that I'm writing. you'll just have to read the next chapter to see what the sequel will be about. Please read and review. i appritate the fav's, but feed-back is better. so WRITE A REVIEWplease. and if you haven't already, go to kittyloverluna's site and read erase my shattered memories. she did a great job on it, and i know she'd like more feed-back too. now, enjoy.
Sarah, Sir Didymus, Ambrosius, and ludo wandered threw the hedges. Eventually, they made it our of the hedge maze, and into a regular maze, with stone walls. They turned a corner and came to a familure looking area. "lets turn back," she said, turning around. Suddenly, she came to an opening that hadn't been there before, a red and blue shields with legs standing at one end. "wait a minute, this was a dead end before."
"no, the dead end is behind you," said a head that popped out from behind the shield. The group looked behind them, and sure enough, the path they had just took was a dead end. Suddenly three more heads popped out and they all laughed.
"it's changing. How am I supposed to get to then end?" Sarah asked.
"the only way out is to try one of these doors," a red head said.
"one door leads out of the labyrinth, the other leads to certain death," said the heads behind the blue shield.
"which one is which," Sarah asked cautiously.
"we cannot tell you," said one of the upside down heads.
"And why not," asked Didymus in a huff.
"We do not know."
"but they do," said the upside down heads, pointing to the right side up heads.
"then I will ask them," said Sarah.
"you cannot ask us, you can only ask one of us," said the red one.
"it's in the rules. One of us always tells the truth, and one of us always tells a lie. That is a rule too, he always lies," the blue one said.
"no I tell the truth," the red one said.
"oh what a lie," the other one said, making the rest laugh.
Sarah went to the blue ones side. "answer yes or no, would he tell me that this door leads to the end," she asked.
The two red heads went behind the door, whispering to each other. The top one popped back out saying, "yes."
"then the other door leads to the end. And this one leads to certain death," she said.
"how do you know," Didymus asked.
"yeah, he could be telling the truth," the red one asked.
"but then you would not be, so if you told me the he said yes, then it must be no," she explained.
"but I could be telling the truth," the blue one said.
"then he would be lying, and the answer would still be no," she said.
"is that right?" the blue one asked.
"i don't know. I've never understood it," the red one said, all of them then laughing.
"No it's right, I've figured it out. I could never get it before," Sarah said walking to the door behind the red one.
She opened the door and before her was a long hallway. She took a few steps in as Didymus and ludo followed her in. behind them the door closed, and Sarah looked to see it, but it had disapeared, leaving another endless hall. "hey, where's the end," she asked.
"this is near the end lady Sarah," Didymus said. "when entering the labyrinth, there's a long wall that separates the inside of the labyrinth and the outside. All we have to do is find the door, and we're out."
"really, we're that close? Great, let's go then," she said, starting to walk.
They were walking for what seemed like an hour before Sarah leaned against the wall. "this goes on forever, there's no way out," she said.
"'ello."
Sarah looked around, then saw a little blue worn on the wall. "excuse me, did you just say hello?" she asked.
"no, I said 'ello. But that's close enough," he said.
"worm," ludo said pointing.
"i'm sorry, but do you know where the door out of the labyrinth is?" Sarah asked.
"well of course I do. What do you do when you come to a door?" he asked.
"um, turn the nob?"
"no, no, no. to a door that's not your own," he said.
Sarah thought for a moment. "knock," she said.
"there you know. You know how to get out, go ahead, try it," the worm said.
Sarah stood, looking at the wall across from them. Walking to it slowly, she raised her hands slowly and knocked on the hard brick. For a moment, there was no answer, and Sarah turned back. "it's not working," she said.
"who's there?" asked a gruffy voice.
Sarah turned back, and saw a pair of large doors. "um, excuse me, please. Could you open the door? I need to get threw to the end," she said loudly.
"beh, why should I help you," said the voice.
"please. My brother is waiting for me, I need to get threw. Please open the door," she asked.
There was a moment of silence, then the large doors creaked open. On the other side stood a short old goblin. "thank you so much," Sarah said
the goblin grunted and walked on. "so my lady, here we are, at the end of the labyrinth. What now?" asked Didymus.
"i don't know, but I should be able to go home and help my baby brother soon," she said turning to smile at them. When she turned around, she didn't see the labyrinth wall, or the red/orange sky, or any of her friends. She saw an odd topsy-turvy room with stairs going every which way. "w-where am I? I thought I made it out. Sir Didymus, Ambrosius, ludo," she said looking for her friends.
"They're not here Sarah," said a voice behind her.
Sarah turned around to see the goblin king, standing upside down. "but I made it to the end of the labyrinth, why am I not home?" she asked.
"you have to find your way out Sarah, not just out of the labyrinth, but out of this world all together. Your bother is threw there Sarah," he said pointing.
Sarah looked where he had pointed, and saw Toby in his crib, crying, threw an archway across the room. "but how do I get there," Sarah asked, turning back to him, but not seeing him. She turned back to Toby. "alright, if I just keep that door in site, I can make it there."
up and down she walked, on the walls and ceilings, but she just couldn't make it there. Faintly, she noted music in the background, but didn't pay attention to it. She came to a ledge, and, looking over it, she could see Toby just below her. "it's ok Toby, I'm coming," she said. She looked around for anything that could lead her to the door, but saw nothing. "well, they don't call it a leap of faith for nothing." she jumped off the ledge, falling down towards the door. Clock chimes rang loudly signifying the end of the 13 hours.
Bong, bong, bong, bong.
"toby," she said falling.
Bong, bong, bong, bong.
"congratulations, Sarah," Jareth whispered watching her fall.
Bong, bong, bong, bong. BO-
Sarah fell with a heavy thud onto the ground of the hallway, Toby's loud screaming instantly filling the air. Sarah jumped up from the floor, going threw the door, and picking up her brother. "oh Toby, Toby, I'm so sorry. I won't leave you like that again. I'm so sorry," she whispered to the boy, who finally started to calm down and stop crying. She sat on the bed and held Toby till he fell asleep, then laying him back in his crib. Picking up her forgotten bear from the bed, she placed it next to Toby while he slept. She kissed his forehead, then walked out of the room, turning off the light.
Sitting down at her vanity, Sarah looked at all the things she once held dear. Now everything seemed to be in perspective, and these things were no longer important. Perfumes, make-up, dresses, jewelry, hair things, toys. They all meant nothing when it came to the real world. She thought about them for a moment. They were alright for kids, and even some of them were good for teens, but pretty soon, she'd have to grow up. She could enjoy them now still though, and she would, till life started getting serious. She looked at herself in the mirror once more. "not yet a girl, but not yet a woman, and that's alright with me," she said.
Tap tap tap.
Sarah looked over to her window, and saw her owl friend sitting on the sill. "well, how did you make it here," she said going over to the window and opening it up. The owl flew in and sat on her dresser opposite the vanity. Sarah sat down on the vanity chair and watched the owl. It hooted at the mirror behind her. Confused, Sarah turned to look in the mirror again, only to see the goblin king, leaning against her dresser.