Jess: Hieeeeeeeee! We're baaaaaaaaaack! Didja miss us?
AngelAsh: Uh, Jess, you're scaring the readers... We gotta do the disclaimer!
Worm: Jus' you leave it ta me. These fine lasses don't own nuthin', 'specially not me, the Labyrinth, or Sarah. So you jes' be leaven' 'em alone or Ah'll sick Ludo an' th' Bog on yeh.
AngelAsh: Brilliantly done!
Worm: Thanks. Now come in an' meet the missus. 'Ave yerselves a nice spot o' tea.
So there Ah was, out sunnin' meself one day in the Labyrinth, on me favorite brick terrace with a lovely view of bare branches touched w'glitter. Twas a sight t' see. There Ah was, with me little scarf wrapped 'round me neck, the one that th' missus 'ad nitted for me, t' ward off the chills. Ow'a no where, a toll beast uva girl came thunderin' up, bouncin off the walls like a gobblin wa's got 'imself hopped up to much o' th' drink. Screached like a bird, she did.
A'first, Ah figured the lass was one of 'em strange beasts that ran 'bout with no particular place in mind. But as she sank down next ta me, I decided ta be neighba'ly and introduce meself. No sense bein' rude, afta ol.
"A'lo," said I.
"Di-did you just say... hello?"
"No, I said 'A'lo!' but tha's close enough."
She stated the obvious then. "Your a worm, aren't you."
Bright one, tha'. Catches on quick. I puffed me chest and said with pride, "'Ts right."
"I don't suppose you know the way through this labyrinth, do you?"
"Me? Nah, I'm justa worm."
"Oh."
Poor lost thing. I decided ta invite 'er in to tea with meself and the missus.
"Come inside and meet the missus."
"No thank you. I have to solve this labyrinth, but there aren't any turns or any openings or anything! It just goes on and on and-"
"Well, you ain' lookin right. It's full of openings. It's just you ain't seein 'em."
"Well where are they then?"
"There's one just across there. It's right in fron' ah yah."
She looked abou' in disbelief then turned back to me an' said, "No there isn't."
"Come inside," I coaxed 'er, "an' have a nice cup o' tea."
"But- there isn't an opening!"
I chuckled at her disbelief. "Ah course there is! You try walkin' through it, you'll see what I mean."
"What?" she says, as she stared at the wall cross from us.
"Go on, go on then," Ah urged.
"That's- just- wall. There's no way through."
"Things are not always what they seem in this place. So, you can'take anything for granted."
She raised 'er 'ands as if to touch the wall and passed straigh' through, just as Ah'd said.
"Hey!" she cried out, spinning abou' 'appily. Then she bustled off down the left side.
"HEY! HANG ON!" Ah cried out in warning.
"Thank you. That was incredibly helpful," she said grinning, as she reappearing again.
"Don't go that way!" Ah warned 'er.
"What was that?"
'Ard of 'earing that one. "I said, don't go that way," Ah enunciated clearly. "NEVAH go THA' way!"
"Oh," she said, a bit airily. "Thanks!"
"Oh..." say's I to meself as she took the right path, "if she'd a kept on going tha' way, she'd a gone straight to tha' castle!"
"Ooh you talkin' to love?" called me missus.
"Just a lost goblin," Ah called out. "Though she was a bit tall for a goblin... and female too.." Bit odd that. Nevah seen a girl goblin before.
"Well come an' drink yer tea 'afor it gets cold."
Ah went for me tea, 'appy in the knowledge tha' Ah'd 'elped thicken the plot and made the movie longer than five minutes.
Authors stare in wonder.
AngelAsh: The movie wasn't short, but that sure was.
Jess: No kidding...
Worm: Ah'm exhausted. Ah'll be in me trailah with the missus...
Authors jump in with droning voices: ...'avin' a cup o' tea...
Worm: 'Ow'ed you guess?
Authors: roll eyes