AN: Sorry about the whole not updating for ions thing. Not sure if anyone cares anyway. My story sucks. But I guess I will strive to make it better! If only someone were to, I don't know, do some fan art or leave reviews, then maybe I would feel like I were liked.

Sarah and Sir Didymus stepped into a hedge maze. Sarah looked around. The climate and weather changed just by stepping through the door. "Wow, it's like spring out here," She said. She looked around the corners both ways. "Do you know which way to go from here?"

Didymus looked around and sniffed the air. "I am ever so sorry, fair maiden. I do not."

"Great," Sarah murmured. "Well, let's go this way," She said pointing to the left.

The fox steered the dog to the left and they went on their way. Sarah decided to start a conversation before Didymus started another story. "So, Didymus, the king, does he kidnap people often?"

"Of course, it has been a long time but King Jareth takes unwanted children."

Sarah was disgusted. He kidnaps children. Unwanted children. Does that mean she was unwanted? "But what about me? Why did he kidnap me?"

Didymus thought about that. "Well, I…it…well," he tried. "Did you call him in any way?"

She thought back to the park. "I recited some wedding vows from a book and I think he took that as a proposal."

Didymus nodded his head, deep in thought. "Magic words," He mumbled.

"What? Magic words?" Sarah didn't understand. They were just some silly lines from a silly book.

"That's right, if they were magic words, then it seems like this is your only way out. Otherwise it seems as though…My queen!" He stopped everything to bow before her.

Sarah looked around awkwardly. She didn't know what to do. "Um…at ease?"

Didymus got back onto Ambrose' s back. "With this knowledge, my sworn duty to protect is now doubled, My Queen! No harm shall fall upon you, this I swear!" As he finished, a loud roar was heard in the distance. Ambrose let out a yelp and ran in the opposite direction. "Ambrose!" He yelled.

Sarah tried to follow them, but quickly got lost in the hedges. She heard the roaring again, much louder. She carefully peeked around the corner of a hedge wall to see a large creature hanging upside down. Little creatures Sarah assumed to be goblins were tormenting him with sticks holding pink creatures that bit at him. Sarah instantly felt pity for the poor monster, so she looked around for something to distract the goblins with. At her feet, she saw a large rock. She tried to lift it, but her strength failed. She instead rolled towards the closest goblin. Like dominos, the first fell onto the second, causing the others to fall over. They were shocked and ran away in a tizzy.

After the goblin left, Sarah approached the monster. He was breathing heavy through his mouth. She reached up to touch him, but he got scared and growled. "Hey, I'm going to try to help you. Now just hold still." She found the knot in the rope that was tied to the tree. "My name's Sarah."

"Sawah?" His voice was deep and gruff. "Sawah fwiend?"

"Yes, Sarah is your friend." She started untying the knot. It came undone quickly. So quickly, she couldn't ease it down gentle and slow. The monster had fallen head first to the ground. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She rushed over to him.

He sat up as though the fall didn't bother him. He smiled up at her. "Ludo."

"Is that your name? Ludo?" Sarah asked as she scratched the back of his ears. Merlin loved when she did that.

"Ludo thank Sawah." He reached to hug her. Sarah knew that was a bad idea. She took a step back.

Luckily, Didymus rode in through the entrance Sara came though before. "Ah, there thou art, my Queen. Please pardon Ambrose. He is a bit of a coward."

Sarah smiled. "Sure. Didymus, this is Ludo. Ludo, Didymus."

Didymus took a whiff of air. "Greetings Sir Ludo! Hast thou also sworn to protected our dear Queen?"

Ludo looked at Sarah. "Qween Sawah."

"How grand! Let us fight as one and be brothers henceforth!"

"Ludo has bwother."

Sarah smiled. "Now let's move forward, then."

The maze was tricky and soon Sarah was feeling frustrated. She knew she only had thirteen hours, minus however many had already passed.

After what Sarah felt was hours, she finally saw a door ahead. "That must be the way out!" She ran towards it. Before she reached it, she tripped. Looking down, she saw a vine wrapped around her ankle. She felt in pulling her toward the hedge. She panicked and screamed. Pulling on the vine, she barely noticed more emerging from the bush. Didymus and Ludo tried to help, Didymus with his sword, Ludo with his strength. It was all useless. She was pulled underneath the bus and all she saw was black.

Merry Christmas. Thanks for the reviews. And an extra super thanks to Lyn Harkeran.