//------------------------------// // The Challenge // Story: Wishes Gone Wrong // by Jazzy Mellows //------------------------------// “Luna, I came as fast as I could!” the Sun Princess exclaimed as she slammed Luna's bedroom door open. Luna hadn't actually called for her, but her Royal Canterlot Voice had brutally torn Celestia from her much needed nap. Inside the room, all the elder Princess could see was Luna staring, dumbfounded, at her bed. The younger sister was speechless. Upon the bed, there was nothing. “What happened?” Celestia asked with a stern voice. “I- I,” Luna stuttered. “I didn't mean what I said!” She cowered before her sister. “Oh, you didn't?” replied a mysterious, third voice from the window. The sisters both looked to see the Goblin King, in his human-fae-whatever, over-glittered glory, with that smug look written all over his face. “Jareth,” Celestia said, since Luna was obviously too frightened to talk. “What have you done with Twilight Sparkle?” “Oh, is THAT what that little purple filly's name is?” He decided to prance about the room before sitting himself on the bed, getting glitter everywhere in the process. “Yes,” Celestia replied, with her masterful poker face, remaining as calm as possible. “And I can assure you that whatever punishment you plan on putting Luna through for wishing her away, I can do worse.” “I'm sure you could, Your Royal Rainbow-i-ness,” he said. “But then you still wouldn't have your little filly back.” “Goblin King,” Luna finally managed to stutter out. Both he and Celestia looked at Luna, as both had almost completely forgotten that she was in the room also. “Where. Is. Twilight?” To this, the Goblin King chuckled. “I have a friend watching her right now,” he said. “She's really talented at learning magic, so I had to keep her away from me before she started learning my skills.” “Aww, did the poor widdle Gobwin King get beat at his own game by a widdle bitty baby?” Celestia said. “I DID NOT!” he shouted like a schoolchild warding off a bully. “I simply didn't want to risk it, seeing as she was staring at my magic crystals with some intensity.” Both princesses gave him a disgusted look, and he corrected himself by producing one of his magic crystal balls in front of them. “THESE! THE ONES I USE TO WATCH OVER MY KINGDOM!” “So,” Luna interrupted her sister's amusing trolling of the Goblin King. “What must We do to win Twilight back?” “The usual thing,” the Goblin King said. “Solve my Labyrinth, no magic, no wings, not like they'd work in my realm anyway. Thirteen hours, and all that jazz.” Then, Luna brought her face right next to Jareth's, and she had this look that screamed anger. “Bringeth. It. On.” She thought for a moment, and added, “Glitter Boy!”