Bittersweet

You could smell the bog as soon as the trap door opened to deliver you there. "Oh what the-" you gagged. There were no words to describe the smell, and maybe there never would be....but words can describe the situation you were in. And it was two. That Motherfucker.

Not only did your shoulder hurt because the wall threw you off, you still could barely feel your legs. You were sure that you were burned like two-face down there. Your pants probably were glued to your leg as well. And now you were going to stink forever. Great.

Hoggle started to walk along the ledge and you followed suite. "What is this place?" You said, watching as air bubbles popped in the putrid lake. "The Bog of Eternal Stench. What'd you go and do that for! I gave ye a rope! You weren't supposed to touch me. Now we're here." He grumbled. "Oh I'm sorry. Would you rather the monkeys saw my head off? Because I would rather be here than face those lunatic evil-" the stones shifted making you both fall down. You hold your breath just in case you fell in the water...water? Stench.

However you never get towards the water. "LUDO!" You exclaim happily and hug him. You take back your monkey statement. Only one kind of monkey was okay and that was Ludo. "Y/n? Oh thank god." Sarah said. You slid down and painfully walked over and hugged her tightly. "Your scarf socks things-" "A small price to pay. We don't have time to talk about it. Come on. Off with us." "Get off me!" Hoggle said and Ludo stands up. "Do you gotta do that every time?" Hoggle asks. Ludo shrugs.

Hoggle looks around "Where's the squirrel and his dog." Hoggle asks. "What?" Sarah asked. "We've been through this before, where is Sir Didymus?" He knocks on the door to the tree and looks inside. Empty. "Sir Didymus?" Hoggle called. A suit of armor was placed on the stands.

"Oh...I guess he's gone."

They walked over the newly built bridge and get to the end. Hoggle looks back in worry and sees a small sign. 'Built in loving memory of Ambrocious.' They continue walking through the forest. Hoggle looks at the peach he'll have to give Y/n. He hadn't know you very long, but it still felt wrong.

He knows what happens, he knows you won't be hurt. He even knows he'll meet up with you again somehow, but he couldn't.

"Second guessing again? Do I need to come up with something worse than the bog of eternal stench?" Jareth said in the reflection of a puddle. "No. You don't scare-" "How about the firey's? They would love your company." Hoggle gulps. His head liked sitting on his neck. He hung his head in defeat.

Hoggle walked up to you and pulled your sleeve. "I found some fruit, I'm sure you two are hungry." "Fruit from...around the bog?" You asked. "Uh no just a few moments ago." Hoggle said smiling. You gestured with the peach to Sarah, Hoggle held his breath. "I ate before I came here." Sarah said. Phew. Sarah at least wouldn't have to endure Jareth.

"What are you doing?" Jack asked as Jareth walked away. "Continue watching Jack. This time it won't be so easy to get away." He went to the window and sent the bubbles on their merry way.

You take a bite into the fruit and it is sickeningly sweet, and it turns sour in your mouth after you've swallowed it. Instantly you start feeling dizzy. "Hoggle...?" Your words start slurring. "What's...what have you...what did you do?" "Damn you Jareth! But damn me even more." Hoggle runs away. "Hoggle!" Sarah yells but looks to you. She wasn't going to go after Hoggle.

"Stay with me Y/n. Stay with me! You'll be alright I'm sure of- WHoa!" You fall over and she tries to catch you. You both end up falling to the ground. "ugh you're heavy." Sarah says, being crushed under you. She was too tiny for this. Sarah lays you against the tree "Stay put. I'm gonna find Ludo and we'll get him to carry you and we'll DEMAND a cure from that Goblin King." She nods determinedly and rushes to catch up to Ludo.

A bubble floats over to you. You could barely even think, let alone move, but for some reason your arm moved on it's own and touched the bubble.

And then everything changed.