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Chapter Eight Part one: Just Knock?

“What do we do?” Toby asked, as the four stood before the large door the castle. “Do we knock?” he looked inquiringly as Hoggle and Chia.

Hoggle shrugged and Chia wasn’t listening, as usual. Toby turned to ask Golster, but stopped when he saw Golster doing to worm on his shoulder. They are SO not normal!

So Toby stepped up the last stair separating him from the door and raised him hand to knock.

“Oi! What do you know! It’s Human Toby! Red, come out here! Human Toby’s back!” an excited voice yelled.

“Oh no!” Toby mumbled. “Not this AGAIN!”

Indeed, carved into the door was the griffin face smiling up at him. “Well looky here! It is! Did we ever decide what it was?” Red inquired of Green, much to Toby’s annoyance.

“No, I do not believe so, Red. Whatever do you think he was? He was very clever, too clever to be a chair! I’d say he was a door, but he’s not good looking enough.” Green replied, the griffin face twisting in thought.

“Hmm, you are right…I know!” the griffin face’s eyes widened. “Human Toby is a SINK! Yes, smart and angry! A SINK!”

Toby groaned, frustrated with these annoying doors. (Well technically there is only one door, but it has a multiple personality so that counts as two.)

“Yes, yes, yes! He is a SINK! Are you a sink, Human Toby?” Green asked.

Toby tried not to scream in frustration. “Yes, I’m a sink! You solved the riddle! Now can you let us through?”

“Umm…” the griffin said. “No.”

“Why not?” Toby asked, scowling.

“Because it’s against the rules!” Green…Red?....said.

“But if you solved another riddle, Human Toby the sink, then we might think about letting you in.” the griffin scrunched up it’s face.

Toby stared at the door a long moment. The last remnants of the sunlight glinting off the brass metal doorknockers.

“Of course you can’t let me in. Silly me.” Toby muttered, a peculiar look on his face. “I guess we’re done here then. I guess it’s time to give up getting into the castle. Thank you anyway.” And with that Toby turned to leave…

Part two: The field of Wishes.

“Toby!” Hoggle exclaimed. “What are you doing? We can’t just leave your sister like cowards! If anything she taught me not to be a coward and flee my friends!”

But Toby wasn’t listening to him.

“Daylight is fading,” he said softly, looking out into the sky, as if searching for some forgotten childhood memory.

“What time is it?” Toby whirled to ask Hoggle.

“Eleven.”

“The wedding bells are probably ringing.” Toby muttered. Who am I? Why am I trying to be who I’m not?

Into the air sweet notes explode, the labyrinth lullaby. A wind blew up into Toby’s face.

“No more wasting time Toby. Look behind you.” It seemed almost to whisper to him.

Now Toby was moving quickly. Up above on a ledge of the labyrinth is a daffodil. “The flower of purity.” Toby whispered.

“Of truth and lo…” with a ferocious bang a trap door let out from under the boy’s feet.

Toby found himself plummeting down an endless tunnel, to his sure death. Then, surprisingly, he landed on a soft pillow of grass.

“Where am I?” he wondered.

“In the field of wishes.” Jareth appeared behind him, causing him to jump.

“The field of wishes?” Toby asked, a frown on his face. This cannot be good.

“Yes. You may have one wish and I will grant it for you. What do you most wish for Toby?” Jareth smiled, a quite creepy smile, and Toby knew he was up to no good at all.

“My sister back please.” Toby said as fearlessly as he could.

Jareth grinned again and Toby notices that he seems a little off. Is his hair different? Did he cut it or something? It seems strange, like large chunks are missing out of it. Toby shook his head. Weird.

“Come on Toby. We both know that is not what you most want. We both know you want to be a normal boy. And now you can be. Just forget about your sister.”

Even though Toby knew it was what the goblin king wanted, he felt his heart fill with longing. To be normal, to run around with other boys, to be able to watch magic shows, he wanted it so much. Not to be scoffed at because he lived around books or even enjoyed reading. It was truly what he had most wanted his entire life.

“I can’t.” he said softly. “I can’t leave my sister. I want my sister!” he yelled the last part.

The goblin king merely chuckled. “Oh Toby. It’s too late for your sister. She’s with me now.” Toby watched defeated as the goblin king morphed into an owl and flew away.

“I can’t do it anymore!” Toby screamed. “I can’t make it! I’m just a kid! Whose cruel idea was it to do this to me! It’s not FAIR!” Toby sat down as his words echoed through the air, panting.

“I’m stuck here! In this labyrinth!” he spat. “My sister will be married to the goblin king in two hours and be trapped forever. And I will be here, never to do anything ever again. Never to be a normal boy again!” and with that he laid back and closed his eyes. Having completely given up.

Ooooo!! Has Toby given up for good? And what was with the weird scene where Toby was remembering a childhood memory? Maybe you’d understand if you reread the introduction at the very beginning (hint hint) Thanks for reading!! You guys are awesome!! :D