It had been a few days that Sarah had been home. She and Toby (who was seven years old now) were playing hide and go seek in the house. Dad and Irene were both at work.
It was a rainy afternoon and so indoor games were the activity to choose.
They had already spent time individually that day; Sarah reading a fictional novel and Toby playing his toys alone. They had watched some television together. They had enjoyed sandwiches and fruit on the porch watching the rainy scene all around. And now, they were playing Hide and Go Seek.
It was Sarah's turn to seek. Toby sneaked into Sarah's room and hid underneath her bed. There he could see her carpet which was in need of replacing, a pair of socks she had removed by her mirror but failed to place in the laundry hamper and a stuffed toy that was somehow lost under the bed with him (It was a dog that Sarah had called Sir. Didymus).
Toby could hear Sarah speaking his name as she searched the hiding places around the house. Getting closer and closer. AS she entered into her bedroom Toby smiled and watched her feet move across the floor. She stopped at her dresser. She was no longer calling for her brother...or seeking at all.
He could hear her speaking to herself. She gasped and said the name "Hoggle!" in an endearing manner. Next Toby heard a sound...a crunch.
A moment later Sarah dropped a cookie on the floor and as it hit the ground Sarah fell too. She collapsed upon the carpet. Toby gasped. He began to crawl to get out from under the bed and help his sister.
Just then something impossible happened. Something completely unfamiliar to Toby. A door opened. A door that had not been there a moment earlier!
Toby could see just the bottom of it but it stood out because the door brought forth a light. On the other side of this door was sky, trees and buildings and...feet. Toby saw two boots walk through the door into Sarah's room.
He was so startled he did not come out of the space underneath the bed. All he could do was watch. Confused and unsure.
The person with the boots leaned down and picked up Sarah. Then walked her through the door.
Toby's mind was racing now. What should he do? Would COULD he do?
Rashly, he crawled out from under the bed and went through the opened door.
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Labyrinth : Hidden Legacy
FanfictionAfter Sarah's adventure in the labyrinth she returned home and the clock of life continued on. Tick tock tick tock until one day, as a grown woman, Sarah found herself once again in the realm of the goblin king. This story follows Toby on a quest to...
