Hey guys, I'm back sooner than I thought I'd be.
My thanks and dedications to all my lovely reviewers :)
On with the show...
Beggar Man
When Jareth and Sarah arrived in the, oddly empty, throne room Sarah's attention was immediately drawn to the throne where Jae was curled up- fast asleep, one of Jareth's crystals was clutched in her little hands.
"I wasn't expecting her to fall asleep like that." Jareth couldn't help smiling as Sarah knelt before the throne and gently brushed their daughter's mess of blonde hair out of her face.
"Don't worry" Sarah chuckled softly. "Ever since she was a baby she's been able to fall asleep on cue, as it were"
"A family trait it would seem" Jareth muttered
"Pardon me?"
"All my life I've been able to fall asleep whenever I wanted to, suddenly decide to sleep and I do. Jae must be the same."
Sarah laughed. The crystal in Jae's hand glowed softly. Jareth eased it out of her grip and looked into it.
"It seems about time for me to harass the cretin who wished my daughter away" he mused. "My love, follow this crystal; it'll take you up to a room where you can lay her"
He dropped the said crystal and it started to roll away- Sarah scooped Jae up and followed it.
Ruben landed with a dull thud. He'd tripped over a root or something. A crystal rolled by him. Intrigued Ruben stood and followed the glass orb, it rolled up to a tall creature that was sat under a hedge, holding a metal cup. The crystal landed in the cup with a soft, 'ting'
"Oh" the beggar said in a high scratchy voice as he looked into the cup. "And what do we have here?" he offered the cup
"I've nothing to…"
"Nothing?" the beggar mocked. "Nothing!" he repeated standing. "Nothing tra, la, la!"
The beggar whisked off his coat and the Goblin King was revealed, looking at him with distain. "Well, if it isn't you."
"What do you want?" Ruben snapped
A smug smirk crossed the King's face. "How are you enjoying my labyrinth, Ruben?"
Ruben's reply was an overly affected yawn,
"Oh dear" the King drawled, sarcastically. "Is my labyrinth boring you?" 'Does my daughter's life mean so little to you?' he thought angrily. "Then how about making it somewhat more interesting..."
Jareth clicked his fingers and a huge boulder appeared, rolling towards the mortal.
This chapter ended up shorter than I planned.
I finally own a copy of the Labyrinth DVD *Does happy dance* I love my local market arcade :) Irritatingly my DVD player decided to die just after I got it home... :(
But enough of that. The boulder is just the start of what Jareth has in store for Ruben, there's more in the next chapter.
Please R&R...
