Labyrinth : Hidden Legacy

Chapter 12 A Mischievous New Friend

They stopped to rest in a small courtyard. "I am tired" Toby admitted.

Ambrosius laid down and quickly fell asleep. They had run long enough that they felt confident their hunters had lost track of them. The night had fallen and the party members were exhausted.

Toby and Sir Didymus sat down under a stone gazebo. "We shall sleep here tonight" Sir Didymus decided.

Toby laid down and the last thing he saw before he drifted into a deep, quick sleep was a leafy carving in the legs of the structure. The scene was very dark and he was too tired to notice the roof of the gazebo was made of rod iron. Dark curvy designs adorned the top of the structure creating a beautiful roof, though not useful. Were it to rain any dwellers in the gazebo would get thoroughly wet.

It wasn't the sun shine that woke Toby the next morning but rather rain drops. Toby opened his eyes and saw the gazebo roof. Where was the rain though? Toby saw no rain fall. Then, he felt it again.

Toby looked around and saw a small fountain.

From behind the fountain a little goblin child popped up and flung a handful of water at Toby. "Who are you?!" it said boldly.

Sir Didymus quickly pulled his sword and aimed at the goblin. Toby jumped back at the startle.

The goblin didn't flinch. He seemed unafraid of the sword.

Sir Didymus decided that this child was not a threat so he put his sword away.

"I'm Toby" the boy said..."Are you a...goblin?"

"Of course!" the young goblin replied.

"I've never met a goblin before! I guess the goblin king is actually king over goblins?" Toby asked. He realized that he had not thought about what the goblin city really looked like or who lived there. He had certainly not imagined a city filled with goblins that look like this creature in front of him.

"There's a whole goblin city full of us at the center of the labyrinth. I'm Buddle!" the little thing said. "Wanna see what I stole yesterday?!" he ran over to the wall and grabbed a board on wheels with a pole and sheet sail atop it. Toby thought it looked like a skateboard and sailboat combined; created out of various trash.

The goblin hopped on and kick started the board. A fan attached to the pole turned on and the little invention was sailing smoothly!

"That's amazing!" Toby exclaimed. It certainly looked like fun.

"Try it out" Buddle suggested. Toby was very excited.

Buddle taught Toby how to use it and they laughed. Toby had made a friend!

Sir Didymus filled his water container and watched with a smile as the boys played... but he felt the clock ticking. He wondered what Jareth had in store for Sarah and where she was at that very moment?

"Toby is very young" Sir Didymus thought to himself "..he wouldst not find success in rescuing Sarah on his own."

Sir Didymus would need to enlist some help and fast.

Toby steered the wind surfer out of the little courtyard they had spent the night in. Sir Didymus called out for Toby to come back. He did not want to get separated. At that very moment Buddle found something to entertain himself...he struck a match to tease Ambrosius with. Ambrosius backed up but the goblin ran toward him. The poor dog took off running, down a path in the opposite side of the courtyard. Sir Didymus ran after Ambrosius.

Buddle fell to the ground laughing.

Toby zoomed down the path and then turned around to go back. He made a U turn and took another path but that was a dead end. He tried retracing his steps. He could not find his way back. And Sir Didymus...he was off catching Ambrosius. Making it nearly impossible for the team to find their way back to each other at that time.