Fic: Beyond the Thirteenth Hour
Title: Beyond the Thirteenth Hour
Chapter: 14/16 (The Dungeon Battle)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 908
Summary: Two years have passed since Sarah's adventure in the Underground, and she's now coming to terms with her family's recent move. Not long afterwards, she receives a sudden plea for help from the Underground. Returning to the Labyrinth once again, she sets out with old friends, and a few new ones, to defeat Jareth again.
Note: This story has no beta, so please overlook the occasional mistake. Thanks in advance.
Previous Chapters
Sir Didymus laughed in exuberance as he led Jareth and the goblins on a wild goose chase throughout the castle, continually dodging sling stones and spears. However, as he turned round one corner, he found himself facing a dead end, enabling the goblins to trap him.
“Well, nowhere left for you to run now, is there?” Jareth taunted, approaching the cornered fox and lifting him up roughly by the back of his coat. “I’ve been looking forward to a chance to take care of you for a very long time.” Before Jareth could do anything, Daedalus appeared and flew at Jareth, forcing him to stumble backwards, dropping Sir Didymus. As Jareth fell to the floor, Sir Didymus caught sight of Hoggle standing at the corner of the hall, waving over to him. The fox quickly hurried over to his friend.
“Everythin’s ready,” Hoggle told Sir Didymus. “Hurry and lead them to the dungeons.”
“I shall lead them all to their fate, or die trying,” Sir Didymus vowed.
“GET THE FOX!” Jareth’s angry voice cried out as he got to his feet. Snarling at the goblins who had started to chase after him again, Sir Didymus leapt up upon Ambrocious’ back as the sheepdog ran past and proceeded to lead Jareth and the goblin army down to the dungeons. Hoggle moved quickly to get out of the way of the approaching goblins, but as he started to move, one of the goblins fired a spear in Sir Didymus’ direction. The spear missed the small fox completely, but it landed point first in Hoggle’s side. A stunned gurgle escaping from his throat, he slid down to the ground, clutching at his injury. As Jareth and the Goblins raced off, barely noticing the fallen dwarf, Daedalus landed at his side, his eyes filled with horrified shock.
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By the time Jareth and the goblins had made it to the dungeons, Sir Didymus was no longer in sight. The Goblin King’s face was contorted with irritated fury as he led the goblins through the deserted corridors, not even noticing that the cells he was passing were completely empty. Just as he was about to vocalize his frustration at loosing the fox, he turned a corner and spotted Theseus standing by a mound of dirt.
“CU_CHU!” Theseus cried, his fur standing on end. Slowly, the gremlin started backing away, hissing at Jareth as he approached the creature in a threatening manner. However, as Jareth stepped foot on the mound of dirt, it instantly gave way, revealing it as a pit trap. The second he hit the bottom, he felt somebody pin him down. Jareth wiped his hand across his eyes violently to get rid of the dust marring his vision, and saw that the person holding him down was Stacey, who was glaring at him in hatred.
“NOW!” Stacey called over her shoulder. In an instant, the dungeons were flooded with light as Prometheus and the other Fierys ignited the wall-mounted touches. With the dungeons well lit, the entire force of the Labyrinth’s creatures could be seen standing behind Theseus, whose fur was still standing on end. Stepping forward, Sir Didymus swung his staff against a rope that had been tied to a peg. His action undid the knot, causing the cage door that the rope had been holding up to swing down, smashing into half of the goblin army. Taking advantage of the confusion that followed, the Labyrinth’s denizens charged forward and began fighting with the goblins that hadn’t been knocked out by the swinging cage door.
In the pit trap, Jareth managed to shove Stacey off him, and transformed into his owl form. Before Stacey could grab him, he flew off in the opposite direction. Stacey scrambled out of the pit trap and was about to follow the retreating Goblin Kin when she noticed Ludo was being outnumbered by a large handful of goblins. Seeing that no one else was able to help him in the mist of the battle against the goblin army, she moved toward the yeti, dodging around various creatures in their individual fights, including Sir Didymus, who appeared to be defending a female fox from two goblins at once. Upon reaching Ludo, Stacey started knocking the goblins off him. One of the goblins retaliated by striking Stacey’s left shoulder with his sword. Frowning down at him, Stacey grabbed his arm and yanked the sword from his hand.
lucky I can’t feel anything in that shoulder,” she commented. In response, the goblin landed a punch to her right shoulder. One of the spikes on his glove scraped against the spot where she’d been hit by the Tarasque’s tail. Stacey cried out in startled pain as the wound opened again and started to bleed. In seconds, Theseus appeared out of nowhere and sank his teeth into the goblin’s arm. The goblin howled in pain and tried to pull the gremlin off, but Theseus hung on, the same way he’d done when fighting the Tarasque.
“Stacey!” At the sound of Sarah’s voice, Stacey looked up from wiping away the blood that was oozing from her wounded shoulder and turned to her mother’s reincarnation. “We can handle things here!” Sarah called over to her. “Go after Jareth!”
“All right!” Stacey called back. “See you on the other side, Sarah! And be careful!” With one last glance at everyone who was fighting in the battle, Stacey turned and hurried off after Jareth.
Chapter: 14/16 (The Dungeon Battle)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 908
Summary: Two years have passed since Sarah's adventure in the Underground, and she's now coming to terms with her family's recent move. Not long afterwards, she receives a sudden plea for help from the Underground. Returning to the Labyrinth once again, she sets out with old friends, and a few new ones, to defeat Jareth again.
Note: This story has no beta, so please overlook the occasional mistake. Thanks in advance.
Previous Chapters
Sir Didymus laughed in exuberance as he led Jareth and the goblins on a wild goose chase throughout the castle, continually dodging sling stones and spears. However, as he turned round one corner, he found himself facing a dead end, enabling the goblins to trap him.
“Well, nowhere left for you to run now, is there?” Jareth taunted, approaching the cornered fox and lifting him up roughly by the back of his coat. “I’ve been looking forward to a chance to take care of you for a very long time.” Before Jareth could do anything, Daedalus appeared and flew at Jareth, forcing him to stumble backwards, dropping Sir Didymus. As Jareth fell to the floor, Sir Didymus caught sight of Hoggle standing at the corner of the hall, waving over to him. The fox quickly hurried over to his friend.
“Everythin’s ready,” Hoggle told Sir Didymus. “Hurry and lead them to the dungeons.”
“I shall lead them all to their fate, or die trying,” Sir Didymus vowed.
“GET THE FOX!” Jareth’s angry voice cried out as he got to his feet. Snarling at the goblins who had started to chase after him again, Sir Didymus leapt up upon Ambrocious’ back as the sheepdog ran past and proceeded to lead Jareth and the goblin army down to the dungeons. Hoggle moved quickly to get out of the way of the approaching goblins, but as he started to move, one of the goblins fired a spear in Sir Didymus’ direction. The spear missed the small fox completely, but it landed point first in Hoggle’s side. A stunned gurgle escaping from his throat, he slid down to the ground, clutching at his injury. As Jareth and the Goblins raced off, barely noticing the fallen dwarf, Daedalus landed at his side, his eyes filled with horrified shock.
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By the time Jareth and the goblins had made it to the dungeons, Sir Didymus was no longer in sight. The Goblin King’s face was contorted with irritated fury as he led the goblins through the deserted corridors, not even noticing that the cells he was passing were completely empty. Just as he was about to vocalize his frustration at loosing the fox, he turned a corner and spotted Theseus standing by a mound of dirt.
“CU_CHU!” Theseus cried, his fur standing on end. Slowly, the gremlin started backing away, hissing at Jareth as he approached the creature in a threatening manner. However, as Jareth stepped foot on the mound of dirt, it instantly gave way, revealing it as a pit trap. The second he hit the bottom, he felt somebody pin him down. Jareth wiped his hand across his eyes violently to get rid of the dust marring his vision, and saw that the person holding him down was Stacey, who was glaring at him in hatred.
“NOW!” Stacey called over her shoulder. In an instant, the dungeons were flooded with light as Prometheus and the other Fierys ignited the wall-mounted touches. With the dungeons well lit, the entire force of the Labyrinth’s creatures could be seen standing behind Theseus, whose fur was still standing on end. Stepping forward, Sir Didymus swung his staff against a rope that had been tied to a peg. His action undid the knot, causing the cage door that the rope had been holding up to swing down, smashing into half of the goblin army. Taking advantage of the confusion that followed, the Labyrinth’s denizens charged forward and began fighting with the goblins that hadn’t been knocked out by the swinging cage door.
In the pit trap, Jareth managed to shove Stacey off him, and transformed into his owl form. Before Stacey could grab him, he flew off in the opposite direction. Stacey scrambled out of the pit trap and was about to follow the retreating Goblin Kin when she noticed Ludo was being outnumbered by a large handful of goblins. Seeing that no one else was able to help him in the mist of the battle against the goblin army, she moved toward the yeti, dodging around various creatures in their individual fights, including Sir Didymus, who appeared to be defending a female fox from two goblins at once. Upon reaching Ludo, Stacey started knocking the goblins off him. One of the goblins retaliated by striking Stacey’s left shoulder with his sword. Frowning down at him, Stacey grabbed his arm and yanked the sword from his hand.
lucky I can’t feel anything in that shoulder,” she commented. In response, the goblin landed a punch to her right shoulder. One of the spikes on his glove scraped against the spot where she’d been hit by the Tarasque’s tail. Stacey cried out in startled pain as the wound opened again and started to bleed. In seconds, Theseus appeared out of nowhere and sank his teeth into the goblin’s arm. The goblin howled in pain and tried to pull the gremlin off, but Theseus hung on, the same way he’d done when fighting the Tarasque.
“Stacey!” At the sound of Sarah’s voice, Stacey looked up from wiping away the blood that was oozing from her wounded shoulder and turned to her mother’s reincarnation. “We can handle things here!” Sarah called over to her. “Go after Jareth!”
“All right!” Stacey called back. “See you on the other side, Sarah! And be careful!” With one last glance at everyone who was fighting in the battle, Stacey turned and hurried off after Jareth.