Cara'ch
Hey, so I'm not sure if this is going to be up the same day as chapter 3. I hope you're all enjoying this story, I'm certainly enjoying writing it. J
I don't own 'Labyrinth' or any of the characters from it but all original characters are mine. I may quote 'Labyrinth' here, I'll have to see how it pans out. An I will have loads of Welsh proverbs here. This is the chapter where there will be a lot of Welsh so at the end I'll put a translation for you.
"That's my daughter!" She said slowly.
Iola
We walked down a small path and saw two doors with gargoyle-like knockers.
"Which of these should we pick then?" I asked Hoggle and Ludo.
"Sawah right!" Ludo said.
"Sarah went right?" I asked. Ludo nodded.
"Ok then, I'll do what Sarah did." I grinned. I boldly walked up to the knockers and grasped the handle of the one with the ring in its mouth before rapping quickly on the door.
"Thanks." I grinned at the astounded knockers. And Ludo and Hoggle followed me through.
I looked around and saw that I was in a dark and spooky forest.
"Ludo scared!" Ludo almost whimpered.
"Don't worry Ludo, you don't need to be scared." I smiled reassuringly. I turned around and carried on walking.
"See? Ludo?" I turned around after a few minutes to see if Ludo was ok but he'd vanished. Hoggle was stood next to me and looked just as surprised as I did.
"Where'd 'e go?!" Hoggle gaped.
"I have no idea." I said, my mouth open in surprise.
"Maybe he got lost." I said, unsure of what to do.
"If 'e got lost then 'e would be yellin' fer us." Hoggle pointed out.
"I think it were one of the traps. Maybe the one 'e fell in when 'e were 'ere with Sarah. I'm sure 'e'll turn up." Hoggle said, patting my arm.
We carried on walking when suddenly short furry things that had pointed muzzles and ears with red, orange and yellow fur jumped out at us and started singing:
"When the sun goes down (--when the sun goes down--) And the bats are back to bed (--and the bats are back--) The brothers come 'round (--the brothers come 'round--) I get out of my dirty bed (--my dirty bed--) I shake my pretty little head (--I shake my pretty little head--) Tap my pretty little feet (--tap my pretty little feet--) Feeling brighter than sunlight (--oh--) Louder than thunder (--oh--) Bouncing like a yo-yo, wooh (--oh--) Don't got no problems (--no problems--) Ain't got no suitcase (--no suitcase--) Ain't got no clothes to worry about (--no clothes to worry about--) Ain't got no real estate or jewelry or gold mines to hang me up. I just throw in my hand (--throw in my hand--) With the chilliest bunch in the land (--in the land--) They don't look much (--oh--) They sure chilly chilly (--oh--) They positively glow glow, huh (--oh--) Chilly down with the fire gang Think small with the fire gang (--It's the only way--) Bad hep with the fire gang (--a smile a day keeps the doctor away--) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (--Hey, I'm a wild child--) Act tall with the fire gang (--whoo, walk tall--) Good times, bad food (--yeah--) When your thing gets wild Chilly down, chilly down Drive you crazy, really lazy, eye rollin', funky strollin', ball playin' Hip swayin', trouble makin', booty shakin', tripping, passing, jumping Bouncing, drivin', stylin', creeping, pouncing, shoutin', screamin' Double dealin', rockin', rollin', and a reelin' With the mackin' sex appealin'. Can you dig our groovy feelin'? So when things get too tough (--get too tough--) And your chin is dragging on the ground (--dragging on the ground--) And even down looks up (--down looks up--) Bad luck heh heh, We can show you a good time (--show you a good time--) And we don't charge nothin' (--nothin' at all--) Just strut your nasty stuff, Wiggle in the middle yeh Get the town talkin', fire gang Chilly down with the fire gang (--think small--) Think small with the fire gang Bad hep with the fire gang (--hey, listen up--) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (--hey, shake your pretty little head--) Think small with the fire gang (--tap your pretty little feet--) Good times, bad food (--come on, come on--) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (--wooh--) Think small with the fire gang Bad hep with the fire gang"
At the end of the song they began trying to remove my head like they'd removed their own during the song.
"Hey! Hey! Her head don't come off!" One of them said.
"Of course it doesn't!" I said, pushing my way out of the group while trying to help Hoggle.
"Hey, lady! Where are you going with a head like that?" Another one said.
"Hey, man! I know what we can do! Take off her head! Ha-ha!" A third one grinned.
"DON'T YOU FUCKING TOUCH ME! YOU FUCKING BASTARDS!" I screamed. As I did so the small fire that the first thing had started exploded and grew even higher. The things took one look at me and ran away. I looked at Hoggle and Hoggle looked at me.
"Whoa! Iola, your eyes! They're like a Dragon's!" He gasped.
Seth
"She's your daughter?!" I gasped.
"Yes, I had to leave Iola and her father when she was four because my mother needed me to inherit her lands." Eirian explained. Mother was strangely quiet.
"After eight years they assumed that I was dead and Glyn was allowed to marry again." Eirian finished quietly. In that moment I could tell that she had never gotten over Iola's father.
"This certainly makes things interesting Eirian." Mother said finally. I looked at her.
"I told Eirian about how you've fallen in love with this runner." She explained.
"I have to say that I don't think I could find anyone who'll care for my daughter more." Eirian smiled. I took that as a sign that I was allowed to pursue her.
"Thank you." I smiled and bowed before leaving the room.
Iola
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Your eyes, they're all blue with a black slit instead of normal." Hoggle stuttered. I could tell he was scared. I pulled out my compact mirror from my pocket and took a look.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" I gasped, never mind Hoggle, I was scared by my eyes!
It took Hoggle awhile to calm me down but eventually he managed an we carried on. At a wall there was a rope hanging down.
"I'm guessing that you and Sarah used this too." I said softly when I saw that Hoggle's eyes were shining with tears again. Again he just nodded.
"Well, come on then." I said briskly before climbing up. When we were at the top I noticed that we were on a long sort of parapet. It was all sort of dilapidated really. We wandered along it for a bit until suddenly we fell through a hole and down a sort of slide. We caught ourselves on a ledge above a, well, bog.
"'n waedlyd Annwfn! Beth ydy a arogla?" I gasped.
"Huh?" Hoggle asked.
"What's that smell? A s 'r 'n waethaf beth Ca bob amser arogledig!" I said, tryin very hard not to breathe.
"The Bog of Eternal Stench!" He replied. We shimmied along the ledge until we came to a bit where it had crumbled away. Only I didn't see it in time and I kinda fell down.
"EEP!" I screamed as I fell. Luckily I landed on Ludo.
"Ludo!" I yelled, jumping up to hug him. He looked at me for a few moments.
"Ola, Dwagon?" He asked. I looked at my eyes, they were still the same.
"Yeah, I guess so Ludo." I smiled. By this time Hoggle had joined us.
"Let's get going!" he said, running towards a collapsed bridge.
"HA HA!" A small fox like creature jumped out in front of Hoggle.
"Sir Hoggle! Sir Ludo! And who is the Dragon-lady accompanying you?" I said, lowering its staff.
"Sir Didymus, this is Iola, she needs your help too." Hoggle explained quickly.
"Please, noble sir. May I cross?" I asked.
"Of course my lady." Sir Didymus said as he bowed. I walked over to where the bridge used to be and saw that there were now stepping stones. Quickly I ran across them, followed by Hoggle, Ludo and Sir Didymus on an Old English Sheepdog he called 'Ambrosias'.
For the next several hours we walked through a forest and eventually came to a junkyard. Carefully avoiding the creatures that inhabited it, we finally reached the gates of the Goblin City. We crept quietly in and hid from the giant door-keeper. Finally we wandered through the silent Goblin City.
"Piece of…" Hoggle started to say.
"Shhhh!" I pressed my hand over his mouth.
"I have a feeling that whenever you say that something bad happens. It's best to not bother." I whispered. We crept up to the castle and opened the doors. When we made our way to the throne room I saw that there was nobody there.
"He'll be up those stairs!" Hoggle said and pointed to a small set of winding stairs.
"Right." I nodded, running up them and leaving the others behind.
When I got to the top I was in a room that looked like that Escher painting, the one that has stairs running all over the place. Stood there was the Goblin King.
"Where's my sister?" I demanded, not seeing her around.
"She's safe. I've sent her back home. You completed the Labyrinth the moment you entered the castle. And in eight hours and thirty-two minutes, in a record time I must admit." He said softly, coming towards me.
"Then why am I still here?" I asked, almost entranced by him. I hadn't noticed the way his sapphire eyes shined brightly or how his chestnut hair that was longer than was fashionable among mortals was slightly wild but suited him perfectly.
"Because I wanted to talk to you." He said, his voice soft and gentle but at the same time strong and regal. He carried on walking towards me until he was right in front of me.
"Iola, since the moment I first saw you I have loved you. And I am asking, no, begging you to agree to stay with me and be my queen." He whispered. I looked into his face and saw hope and love shining in his eyes.
"I…" I started.
"I understand if you can't because of what I've put you through…" He mumbled but I put my right hand to his lips. I noticed that my skin was paler than before (and it was pretty pale!) but I didn't dwell on that.
"I want to stay but Nia is only two and can't be left on her own." I explained.
"If you wanted then I could enchant one of my goblins to look like you until your father and stepmother return." He said softly. I thought about it for all of thirty seconds before nodding. A warm and happy smile crossed his face an he bent his head towards me.
As he pressed his lips to mine I felt a jolt of electricity go through me. His kiss started off soft and gentle but quickly became more demanding. He licked my bottom lip and then nipped it lightly, causing me to gasp. He slipped his tongue through my lips to explore my mouth.
Welsh Translations:
'n waedlyd Annwfn! Beth ydy a arogla? - Bloody Hell! What is that smell?
A s 'r 'n waethaf beth Ca bob amser arogledig! - It's the worst thing I've ever smelled!