Labyrinth : Hidden Legacy

Chapter 23 We Are Family

That evening the friends threw a dinner party. Ludo called upon three giant stones to line up against each other. Sarah draped a fabric cloth over them as a table cover. Ludo and his new girlfriend brought baskets of food and the group of friends unpacked the meal onto the table.
Ambrosius stood up at the table, looking for foods to eat. Sarah picked up some meat and fed it to the dog. Sir Didymus ruffled the fur atop the head of his steed.

Toby split a loaf of bread with Ludo's girlfriend.

Sarah hugged her brother and asked "How did you do it? How did you face this world and rescue me?!" She was in awe at the change she saw in him.
"I had to!" he replied. "I love you, Sarah."
"I love you too, Toby" Sarah replied and she gave him a hair ruffle to add playfulness to the emotional moment. He laughed and pushed her away.

Sir Didymus poured drinks for everyone at the table. He raised his goblet towards his friends. The rest of the group followed suit. They raised their cups and looked to Sir Didymus.
"Cheers to a happy reunion!" he said.
"Cheers to a successful rescue" Hoggle chimed in.
"Cheers to the best of friends!" Sarah added.

"Cheers" everyone chimed and took a drink. As they did Buddle popped up from under the table and snatched a piece of fruit.
Everyone stared except for Toby who smiled and laughed. "This is my friend Buddle" he introduced. Buddle smiled and said "Hi." Sir Didymus' initial frown soon turned to a smile. He was getting use to the mischievous youngster.
For a time they visited and ate. Then another unexpected pair of guests arrived:Fahru and Samira.
Shyly approaching the party Fahru asked "Can I join you?!"
Samira wasn't shy. She went right up to Sir Didymus and sniffed him. Then over to Sarah for cuddles.
"Yes! Fahru!" Sarah replied eagerly. "These are my friends from the court!" Sarah announced.
The group welcomed them warmly.

Ludo's girlfriend kissed him on the cheek and he turned away from her to hide his blushing face. She giggled and linked her arm with his.

When the party was dying down Sarah knew she had to get herself and her brother home. It was time.
Being away from home, even in a magical place such as this, feels slightly unsettling. It isn't "home" and one's heart longs to return there.

"Will the door still be open to our world?" Toby inquired.
"If it isn't, we'll be here for you" Hoggle said.
"We shall make sure thou findest thy way home, I promise" Sir Didymus proclaimed.

Sarah and Toby hugged their friends and said their goodbyes atop the castle wall. Sarah and Toby, strapped with the flight vests looked the direction they knew they needed to fly. They opened their wings and jumped!

Soaring over the goblin city then over the walls on the labyrinth Sarah and Toby saw an average day in the kingdom: bustling goblins, marching guards, creatures of many sorts.
They saw on the outskirts of the maze a forest; galloping unicorns and strange orange beings whose body parts easily detach.

An owl appeared in the sky near Sarah. It almost startled her. It wasn't looking at the siblings. It was simply flying it's own course.

Sarah and Toby flew lower as they reach the entrance point they were familiar with. They landed outside the labyrinth and smiled at each other. Removing the wings they rested them against the wall of the labyrinth.

They walked to the door, which remained where Toby had left it. Sarah cupped the doorknob, turned it and pulled. It opened and showed her beloved bedroom!

With excitement Sarah, then Toby, entered the room. They closed the door and it disappeared from their sight.