Jareth made his way through the Labyrinth for another four hours before he came to a dead end that could not be passed. The wall stretched as far as the eye could see in either direction and no holes were to be found. "Labyrinth. What is this wall?" The Labyrinth did not speak. "Labyrinth!?" He called out with his mind and his voice but there was no answer. Turning around he headed back but just as he went to turn a corner there was a wall.
Jareth growled. Turning around he found another wall. "Labyrinth. What are you doing?!" The Labyrinth didn't respond in words only in a sound. One he did not want to hear as it was a cry of pain. And then it spoke. 'He is..con..controlling the walls. I cannot stop it. He's..using her..her power to twist me more. My King. HELP ME!" The Labyrinth cried out in his mind and then was silent again. Jareth turned in a circle. "Damn it! Labyrinth! How am I to help when I cannot find my way to them!?"
The Labyrinth shifted itself again making a passage for him. 'Hurry..hurry..before all is too late..before he closes the gate" Jareth ran as fast as he could towards the hill as the path was made for him. But before he could make it to the open gates they closed. He stopped grabbing hold of them. "CURT!!!" He screamed his brothers name in anger as he tried to get the gate open. Curt appeared in front of Jareth. "Yes, brother?" Jareth growled. "Damn you. Let Lana go! NOW!"
Curt laughed. "Now why would I want to do that? Hmm?" Jareth pushed the gate desperately wanting to get out. This only made Curt laugh harder. "You act as if she really means something to you Jareth. We both know you don't love her." Jareth glared at him. "How would you know what I feel!?" Curt grinned wickedly. "I know you better then you think." Curt turned walking up the hill. Coming back he smiled. "Lana's waiting for you." And I do believe you only have four hours to find a way through that gate."
Curt walked away laughing.
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Three hours later Jareth could still be found trying to get through the gate. "damn it!" HE cursed under his breath as another attempt failed. Leaning against the wall he sighed. He felt so old and lost that he hardly heard the Labyrinth speak. 'All you have to do is ask.' He sighed not hearing what was said. Again the Labyrinth spoke. 'Just ask my King. Ask and all will work out fine. All you must do is ask. Ask.." Jareth stood up.
He had heard and he knew. Walking to the gate he spoke. "Please show me the way from within the Labyrinth." The gates creaked but opened. Jareth ran now but the hill as fast as he could. Coming to the top of the hill he saw Lana. She was laying on the ground. "Lana!" Running forward he kneeled. "Lana?!" She did wake. "She wont wake up Jareth. I have drained her energy and power." Jareth stood up spinning around to face Curt.
"Curt give it back. You have no right." Curt snorted. "I have every right. You failed as king, now it is my turn to rule. And I will do suck a job that you will never set foot inside the castle again!" Curt sent a wave of magic a Jareth who jumped aside barely dodging it. Wheeling around Jareth remembered he still didn't have his magic. "Shit!" He cursed. Curt only laughed. "Find that you are missing something? I made sure to take away your magic when I took away the girl so you could not use it to save her."
Jareth glared at him. "Then I find a way to kill you without it. Even if it's with my bare hands!" Jareth charged Curt sending him face first into the ground. "You'll pay for this!" Jareth threw several punches but nothing seemed to work. Curt held to much power over him now. With a laugh Curt sent Jareth flying ten feet. "You know how much fun I have doing this!" Jareth fought the magic as best he could but without any of his own he was fighting a loosing battle.
Curt created a iron sword. "No Brother. You DIE!" But just as he was about to slam the blade through Jareth heart he was thrown backwards. Standing back up he blinked. "What the hell!!" But he was hit again with another power blast. The maker spoke. 'You will not harm my King! I shall not let you, even if it is the death of me!" The Labyrinth sent Curt flying down the side of the hill. When Curt got up he was thrown to the ground and pinned there.
Jareth was now standing on the hillside watching. The Labyrinth spoke to him. 'My Lord forgive me. But her Ladyship was right. I know what will happen if he becomes king and I cannot allow it.' Jareth nodded. "Do as you wish with him." Turning he ran to Lana's side. "Lana? Lana?!" Lana shivered rolling over. "mm." Jareth shook her gently. "Please wake up Lana."
Lana blinked opening her eyes. "Jar-Jareth?" She sat up. "What happened?!" Jareth smiled. "It doesn't matter. It's over now. You're safe and Curt is..Well he's being dealt with. Come let us return to the castle." Lana nodded taking his hand. "But didn't he take your magic?" Jareth nodded. "Yes, but the Labyrinth returned it to me." Lana nodded as they disappeared.
Jareth growled. Turning around he found another wall. "Labyrinth. What are you doing?!" The Labyrinth didn't respond in words only in a sound. One he did not want to hear as it was a cry of pain. And then it spoke. 'He is..con..controlling the walls. I cannot stop it. He's..using her..her power to twist me more. My King. HELP ME!" The Labyrinth cried out in his mind and then was silent again. Jareth turned in a circle. "Damn it! Labyrinth! How am I to help when I cannot find my way to them!?"
The Labyrinth shifted itself again making a passage for him. 'Hurry..hurry..before all is too late..before he closes the gate" Jareth ran as fast as he could towards the hill as the path was made for him. But before he could make it to the open gates they closed. He stopped grabbing hold of them. "CURT!!!" He screamed his brothers name in anger as he tried to get the gate open. Curt appeared in front of Jareth. "Yes, brother?" Jareth growled. "Damn you. Let Lana go! NOW!"
Curt laughed. "Now why would I want to do that? Hmm?" Jareth pushed the gate desperately wanting to get out. This only made Curt laugh harder. "You act as if she really means something to you Jareth. We both know you don't love her." Jareth glared at him. "How would you know what I feel!?" Curt grinned wickedly. "I know you better then you think." Curt turned walking up the hill. Coming back he smiled. "Lana's waiting for you." And I do believe you only have four hours to find a way through that gate."
Curt walked away laughing.
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Three hours later Jareth could still be found trying to get through the gate. "damn it!" HE cursed under his breath as another attempt failed. Leaning against the wall he sighed. He felt so old and lost that he hardly heard the Labyrinth speak. 'All you have to do is ask.' He sighed not hearing what was said. Again the Labyrinth spoke. 'Just ask my King. Ask and all will work out fine. All you must do is ask. Ask.." Jareth stood up.
He had heard and he knew. Walking to the gate he spoke. "Please show me the way from within the Labyrinth." The gates creaked but opened. Jareth ran now but the hill as fast as he could. Coming to the top of the hill he saw Lana. She was laying on the ground. "Lana!" Running forward he kneeled. "Lana?!" She did wake. "She wont wake up Jareth. I have drained her energy and power." Jareth stood up spinning around to face Curt.
"Curt give it back. You have no right." Curt snorted. "I have every right. You failed as king, now it is my turn to rule. And I will do suck a job that you will never set foot inside the castle again!" Curt sent a wave of magic a Jareth who jumped aside barely dodging it. Wheeling around Jareth remembered he still didn't have his magic. "Shit!" He cursed. Curt only laughed. "Find that you are missing something? I made sure to take away your magic when I took away the girl so you could not use it to save her."
Jareth glared at him. "Then I find a way to kill you without it. Even if it's with my bare hands!" Jareth charged Curt sending him face first into the ground. "You'll pay for this!" Jareth threw several punches but nothing seemed to work. Curt held to much power over him now. With a laugh Curt sent Jareth flying ten feet. "You know how much fun I have doing this!" Jareth fought the magic as best he could but without any of his own he was fighting a loosing battle.
Curt created a iron sword. "No Brother. You DIE!" But just as he was about to slam the blade through Jareth heart he was thrown backwards. Standing back up he blinked. "What the hell!!" But he was hit again with another power blast. The maker spoke. 'You will not harm my King! I shall not let you, even if it is the death of me!" The Labyrinth sent Curt flying down the side of the hill. When Curt got up he was thrown to the ground and pinned there.
Jareth was now standing on the hillside watching. The Labyrinth spoke to him. 'My Lord forgive me. But her Ladyship was right. I know what will happen if he becomes king and I cannot allow it.' Jareth nodded. "Do as you wish with him." Turning he ran to Lana's side. "Lana? Lana?!" Lana shivered rolling over. "mm." Jareth shook her gently. "Please wake up Lana."
Lana blinked opening her eyes. "Jar-Jareth?" She sat up. "What happened?!" Jareth smiled. "It doesn't matter. It's over now. You're safe and Curt is..Well he's being dealt with. Come let us return to the castle." Lana nodded taking his hand. "But didn't he take your magic?" Jareth nodded. "Yes, but the Labyrinth returned it to me." Lana nodded as they disappeared.