Left alone
Ray stood on the same hill Sarah had told her about and she could see the whole Labyrinth from here. The Goblin King stood a few feet behind her. Ray could feel his eyes boring into the back of her head. Almost like he was trying to read her mind. "Wow...." was all Ray could say. The Labyrinth was beautiful. "So," she started, turning around to face the King. "I guess this is where we part. Race you to the castle?" Ray asked, playfully. The Goblin King raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I'll win." he said. Ray shrugged. "No harm in trying." she said, retuning his mischievous smile with one of her own. And with that, he was gone.
Ray walked along the wall of the Labyrinth, swatting away fairies as they came at her and dragging her other hand along the wall. She was looking for one of those hidden entrances that Sarah had mentioned. Sarah had said that a little blue worm with a red scarf and British accent told her that there were openings in the walls that you couldn't see with the naked eye.
Ray had been walking for a very long time and she was grateful that she was not timed like Sarah had been. She hadn't found an entrance yet and the fairies were starting to gang up on her. Ray stopped to take a rest and leaned up against the wall. There was one problem with that: there was no wall! Ray fell right through the hidden entrance and fell flat on her butt. "Ow!" she said, groaning and standing up. "Well," she said, looking both right and left. "At least I'm in." and began to walk.
Like Sarah said, it went on and on and on. But Ray let her hand drag along the wall, looking again for a hidden entrance. This time she found one faster. Her hand was on the the wall one moment, then it wasn't. At least it felt like it wasn't. Ray took this opportunity and went trough the entrance, reading herself for what might come next.
Ray turned a corner and found herself at the beginning of a hedgerow maze. "Here goes nothing..." she said, walking into the green maze.
Ray walked up until she came to a fork in the path. One went left, one went right. Ray leaned up on the hedgerow and looked for the castle, it was to her left, so she went that way.
Ray kept the castle in front of her and soon found herself in a stone maze, just like the one Sarah found. "Okay, now I can either keep doing what I just did, or I can look for those funny men with the shields..." Ray said, looking up to see the castle so close but so far away.
Ray decided to continue with what she had been doing and if she found the four men, good, if not, oh well. She walked quite a long while before she remembered what Sarah had said about this maze. "The walls move!" Ray exclaimed, exhausted. She leaned up against the wall and slid to the ground. "This will take forever." Ray complained. "It won't take forever if you choose one of us." said a voice just behind her. Ray stood and turned around to find that she was faced with the four men with the shields.
"One of these doors leads to the castle, right?" Ray asked, her hope renewed. "Yep. One of these doors leads strait to the castle and the other," started the red one left, "Bum bum buuummm!" said the blue one on the right, "Certain death!" finished the red one. They all laughed at then. Ray stood there and thought back. Sarah had taken the blue one and wound up in the oubliette. But just because she wound up, or down, in the oubliette, didn't mean that wasn't the right way. She could have gone up and continued walking. The four men watched her as Ray thought. "Well, here goes nothing.." Ray said, walking up to the red ones. "I'd like to go through this door please."
Ray walked along the wall of the Labyrinth, swatting away fairies as they came at her and dragging her other hand along the wall. She was looking for one of those hidden entrances that Sarah had mentioned. Sarah had said that a little blue worm with a red scarf and British accent told her that there were openings in the walls that you couldn't see with the naked eye.
Ray had been walking for a very long time and she was grateful that she was not timed like Sarah had been. She hadn't found an entrance yet and the fairies were starting to gang up on her. Ray stopped to take a rest and leaned up against the wall. There was one problem with that: there was no wall! Ray fell right through the hidden entrance and fell flat on her butt. "Ow!" she said, groaning and standing up. "Well," she said, looking both right and left. "At least I'm in." and began to walk.
Like Sarah said, it went on and on and on. But Ray let her hand drag along the wall, looking again for a hidden entrance. This time she found one faster. Her hand was on the the wall one moment, then it wasn't. At least it felt like it wasn't. Ray took this opportunity and went trough the entrance, reading herself for what might come next.
Ray turned a corner and found herself at the beginning of a hedgerow maze. "Here goes nothing..." she said, walking into the green maze.
Ray walked up until she came to a fork in the path. One went left, one went right. Ray leaned up on the hedgerow and looked for the castle, it was to her left, so she went that way.
Ray kept the castle in front of her and soon found herself in a stone maze, just like the one Sarah found. "Okay, now I can either keep doing what I just did, or I can look for those funny men with the shields..." Ray said, looking up to see the castle so close but so far away.
Ray decided to continue with what she had been doing and if she found the four men, good, if not, oh well. She walked quite a long while before she remembered what Sarah had said about this maze. "The walls move!" Ray exclaimed, exhausted. She leaned up against the wall and slid to the ground. "This will take forever." Ray complained. "It won't take forever if you choose one of us." said a voice just behind her. Ray stood and turned around to find that she was faced with the four men with the shields.
"One of these doors leads to the castle, right?" Ray asked, her hope renewed. "Yep. One of these doors leads strait to the castle and the other," started the red one left, "Bum bum buuummm!" said the blue one on the right, "Certain death!" finished the red one. They all laughed at then. Ray stood there and thought back. Sarah had taken the blue one and wound up in the oubliette. But just because she wound up, or down, in the oubliette, didn't mean that wasn't the right way. She could have gone up and continued walking. The four men watched her as Ray thought. "Well, here goes nothing.." Ray said, walking up to the red ones. "I'd like to go through this door please."
The men waddled out of the way and the door opened. It was just a hallway. Ray breathed in and stepped through the door. She walked slowly, testing the space before her as she walked. So far, nothing happened, but Ray wasn't going to let that go to her head. The door slowly closed behind her and Ray was left to go on in the dark.
Ray put her hand on her passenger bag that she had packed before the Goblin King had taken her here. "It's a good thing I shoved my flashlight in with my sketch book." she said, taking out the red wind-up flashlight and turning it on. The hallway seemed to go on forever, so Ray placed her hands on the walls, jut in case.
Ray didn't know how long she had been walking when she reached what seemed to be a dead end. "Oh this can't be!" She exclaimed. But then remained herself that nothing here was what it seemed. Ray held her flashlight in one hand and ran her other hand along the entirety of the wall in front of her and on her right and left. She found a small invisible crawlspace in the left corner about two feet high and across. "What a strange place to put a entrance." Ray said as she got down on her hands and knees and began to crawl.
As she crawled, a dim light from far off guiding her, Ray noticed, here and there, there was a tin can or glass bottle. Could I possibly be headed for the junkyard? Ray thought. She hoped so.
Finally Ray came out into a space that she could stand up in. Her knees and palms hurt, but she had hardly a speck of dirt on her. "At least it's clean in that sense." Ray thanked. She wadded through the now growing piles of junk until she came out onto a heap of trash. "Oh wow..." she said in aw. The castle was just a quick walk away and it was the most beautiful thing Ray had ever seen in her life. "It's even better than what Sarah told me." she said and with a smile added in her mind, Just like Jareth.
Ray hefted her bag over her head so that it was slung over her right shoulder and rested on her left hip. It was much more comfortable that way. "On I go." she said, and began walking trough the piles of trash towards the gate.
Ray was careful not to step on any of the moving piles of junk and watched carefully where she was going. Ray didn't want to get into any trouble after she had come this far. As she walked she noticed here and there a little fire and Ray could see a forlorn goblin sitting by it. Just like Hoggle... she thought with a tang of pity for them.
Ray reached the gate much later then she thought she might have. Walking carefully through the junkyard was harder than it looked. But she was here. Ray hid behind the wall, and peer over at the guard. He was asleep. Good. Now he just needs to stay that way. Ray thought, tip-toeing towards the door.
Ray made it through the first gate no problem and she checked back to make sure the guard was still asleep and closed the door. It made the slightest click sound and Ray hoped that didn't wake the guard. Form there she walked quietly on the sandy ground into the Goblin City.
Ray put her hand on her passenger bag that she had packed before the Goblin King had taken her here. "It's a good thing I shoved my flashlight in with my sketch book." she said, taking out the red wind-up flashlight and turning it on. The hallway seemed to go on forever, so Ray placed her hands on the walls, jut in case.
Ray didn't know how long she had been walking when she reached what seemed to be a dead end. "Oh this can't be!" She exclaimed. But then remained herself that nothing here was what it seemed. Ray held her flashlight in one hand and ran her other hand along the entirety of the wall in front of her and on her right and left. She found a small invisible crawlspace in the left corner about two feet high and across. "What a strange place to put a entrance." Ray said as she got down on her hands and knees and began to crawl.
As she crawled, a dim light from far off guiding her, Ray noticed, here and there, there was a tin can or glass bottle. Could I possibly be headed for the junkyard? Ray thought. She hoped so.
Finally Ray came out into a space that she could stand up in. Her knees and palms hurt, but she had hardly a speck of dirt on her. "At least it's clean in that sense." Ray thanked. She wadded through the now growing piles of junk until she came out onto a heap of trash. "Oh wow..." she said in aw. The castle was just a quick walk away and it was the most beautiful thing Ray had ever seen in her life. "It's even better than what Sarah told me." she said and with a smile added in her mind, Just like Jareth.
Ray hefted her bag over her head so that it was slung over her right shoulder and rested on her left hip. It was much more comfortable that way. "On I go." she said, and began walking trough the piles of trash towards the gate.
Ray was careful not to step on any of the moving piles of junk and watched carefully where she was going. Ray didn't want to get into any trouble after she had come this far. As she walked she noticed here and there a little fire and Ray could see a forlorn goblin sitting by it. Just like Hoggle... she thought with a tang of pity for them.
Ray reached the gate much later then she thought she might have. Walking carefully through the junkyard was harder than it looked. But she was here. Ray hid behind the wall, and peer over at the guard. He was asleep. Good. Now he just needs to stay that way. Ray thought, tip-toeing towards the door.
Ray made it through the first gate no problem and she checked back to make sure the guard was still asleep and closed the door. It made the slightest click sound and Ray hoped that didn't wake the guard. Form there she walked quietly on the sandy ground into the Goblin City.
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