A Tale Retold Again

by Jessica Bowie

Two years ago Sarah had suddenly disappeared into thin air. Nobody but Toby really takes it to heart that she is really gone. Now he is fourteen and has to take care of his younger sister Margaret. One day he accidentally wishes her away and has to run the labyrinth. His prize in the end though being much larger than Sarah's.

2. You Have Thirteen Hours

Chapter 2! I was kind of depressed when I saw the reviews. Do you really have no faith in me? It was more of a…. warm up. And I guess I haven't written anything for you to judge me off of. Yet. Read and review XD

I also want to give a shout out to Alustrina

Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth or David Bowie (although I wish I did).

" I want my sister back, if it's all the same," he gulped.

" What's said is said," spat the Goblin King.

" What's your name?" Toby asked with a glint of fear in his eyes.

" Now Toby, do you have to ask that question," he asked with his head held high and tilted to the side.

Toby backed away in fear. He of course knew who the man was. Sarah had only talked about him all the time. The dashing Goblin King Jareth, she would call him. He thought for a second, "Then take me to the goblin city so I can run the labyrinth and win my sister back."

Jareth threw his head back and laughed a deep, dark chuckle. It almost sounded cynical. All Toby wanted to do was cry. He was so frightened that he started to shake.

"Ah, Toby you know so much already,"Jareth chuckled. Toby kept his eyes on him as Margaret's room disappeared and an orange dried out desert came to view.

"You have thirteen hours to complete my labyrinth or your sister will become one of us forever. Such a pity," mocked Jareth while he disappeared.

"Well," Toby sighed, "Come on feet." He walked up to the small opening in the wall. After glancing around for a second he noticed a small dwarf pissing the already filthy pond.

"Excuse me," Toby called out. The dwarf exclaimed in surprise as he quickly finished and zipped up his pants before turning around.

"Toby?" the dwarf asked, "What are ye doing here?

"Do I know you?" he asked back.

"I guess it's not my place to tell ya," the dwarf whispered.

"You're all mad! Everyone here is! You, the Goblin King... You!" Toby shouted while shacking his head in disgust.

" I'm Hoggle," he chuckled, "And I best suggest that yer come with me if you want the baby back."

"No," Toby refused, " My sister has told me plenty of stories about this place. I am supposed to ask the right questions. Not get help from a stranger that claims to have known me for some time."

Hoggle sighed and tried to suppress his smile. 'Stubborn as hell,' he thought, 'Just like Sarah.'

"How do I get into the labyrinth?" Toby asked in a serious tone.

"You get in through there," Hoggle pointed at the two large wooden doors that didn't seem to be there before.

" Do I go right or left?" was Toby's new questioned, but the doors closed with a loud slam before Hoggle could answer. "Thanks Hogbrain," he muttered more to him self than Hoggle.

"My name's Hoggle ya pea-brain!" he heard Hoggle shout from over the wall.

Toby started walking right, for that's what Sarah's story character did, and continued for quiet some time.

"Ello," cried a little voice.

Toby stopped dead in his tracks and turned around only to find a small blue worm with a red scarf and bulging eyes, " Did you just say 'hello'?"

" No, I said 'Ello', but close enough," the worm replied with a small smirk, " Would you like to come in and meet this Misus?"

The dumbfounded, and slightly amused Toby, sat there for a second. This small blue worm, who was sitting on the edge of the labyrinth was very mannered and kind hearted.

"How am I going to get into your lovely little home?" he asked grinning like a mad man. The worm tilted his head and pondered for a minute.

" Nobody has ever asked that," admitted the worm.

"Do you know the way around this labyrinth," asked the boy.

"No, I'm only a worm."

"Damn," Toby cursed under his breath.

"You know if you look right, then you will find all the openings."

Toby took a quick glance around and saw an opening right behind him. H e looked back and the worm and muttered a quick 'thank you' before running up to the opening and going right again.

"What a smart lad," piped the worm, "He even went the right way."

WOW! I was not that surprised that people were pretty damn pissed at me for basically stealing the first chapter from the movie, but ya know…. Haters gonna hate;D (and don't lie to me and say you did not just sing that in your head)

Thank you DizzyPirate for being the first person to favorite this. This chapter was for you.

Guest: Thank you! and yes, this will be a very interesting story.