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(When last seen, the room of toys Megan was in had just fallen to the ground.)

Megan stands alone, looking in confusion at the junkpile surrounding the ruins of the room.

Suddenly, Didymus, Ludo, and all the little ponies trot up.

Ludo:
Mewan?

Didymus:
My lady!

Magic Star:
What happened, Megan?

Gusty:
Yeah, where were you?

Didymus:
Fair maiden, thank goodness thou art safe at last!

Fizzy:
Where did this landfill come from?

Didymus:
My lady, look! We're almost there! The gates to the Goblin City!

Shady:
Oh, maybe we shouldn't go! It looks scary!

Megan:
We don't have much time, Shady! Come on, everybody!

Didymus:
Ambrosius, forward!

Hoggle (from hiding):
Oh no!

Hoggle follows everyone.

Two guards stand asleep at the entrance to the Goblin City.

Didymus:
Open the door!

Megan:
Shhh! Sir Didymus, we must go quietly!

Gusty:
Yeah, shut up!

Didymus:
Arf arf! Open up! Open up right now!

Shady:
Sir Didymus, you'll wake up the guards!

Didymus:
Well, let them all wake up!

Megan:
Shhh!

Didymus:
I shall fight you all to the death! Arf arf arf!

Magic Star:
Please, Sir Didymus, be quiet! For our sake hush!

Didymus:
But of course. For the little ponies, anything! I'm not a coward?

Megan:
No, no.

Gusty:
Of course not. That's Shady.

Shady:
Hey!

Didymus:
And I do have a keen sense of smell?

Fizzy:
Of course!

Gusty:
Wait a minute--you couldn't even smell the Bog of Eternal Stench!

Didymus (not hearing Gusty):
Then I shall fight anyone, anywhere, anyplace, anytime!

Megan:
We all know. Now hush!

Everyone sneaks past the guards.

Didymus:
I don't see why we have to be so quiet? It's only a goblin city!

Shady:
I have a bad feeling about this!

Gusty:
So what else is new?

The doors behind the ponies slam shut. Now they are trapped in a small enclosure. A huge set of iron doors stands in front of them.

Megan:
Uh oh!

Suddenly, the figure of a huge robot with an axe separates itself from the iron doors! It slashes at the party. Spikes pop out of the rear wall, preventing retreat.

Robot:
Who goes?

Magic Star:
What is that?

Ludo:
Grr!

Shady:
AHHHHH!!!

Robot:
Who goes?

Didymus:
Arf arf arf! Arf arf--whoa!

Ambrosius rears, throwing off Didymus.

Didymus:
Ambrosius!

Robot:
Who goes?

Gusty:
I'll tell you who's going, buddy--you are! Going DOWN, that is!

Gusty charges the robot and slams into it, trying to tip it over. It merely turns and takes a swipe at her with the axe. She dodges.

Fizzy:
Look out, Gusty!

Megan:
Duck!

Didymus:
Ambrosius, come here right now!

Ambrosius cowers.

Didymus:
Please come! Ambrosius, you're embarrassing me!

Suddenly, Hoggle appears, running along the top of the wall.

Magic Star:
Hoggle!

Hoggle:
Yahhhh!

Hoggle throws himself at the robot's head, knocking it off. A small goblin controls it.

Hoggle:
Get out of there!

Goblin:
Ahhh!!

Hoggle:
Bombs away!

Hoggle throws the goblin out of the robot.

Goblin:
Blaaah! That wasn't very nice!

The goblin flies away.

Hoggle:
My turn now! Uh--how do you drive this thing?

Hoggle tries to master the controls of the robot, wildly swinging its axe.

Magic Star:
Drop the axe!

Hoggle:
I'm trying!

Shady:
Agh! Watch out!

Gusty:
Look out! Student driver!

Didymus (to Ambrosius):
Come here at once!

Didymus whistles for Ambrosius.

Hoggle:
Oh, where's reverse!

Fizzy:
Get out of there, Hoggle!

Hoggle:
Abandon ship!

Hoggle jumps out of the robot, landing hard.

Gusty:
Wow, that's gotta hurt!

Megan:
Hoggle! Are you alright?!

Hoggle (looking ashamed):
I'm not asking to be forgiven. I ain't ashamed of myself. Jareth made me give you that peach. I don't care what you think. I told you I was a coward! I ain't interested in being friends!

Shady:
Forgiven for what?

Megan:
I forgive you, Hoggle! It wasn't that bad--and I got to play Charades!

Hoggle:
You--you did? I mean, you do?

Didymus:
And I commend you! Rarely have I seen such courage. You are valiant, Sir Hoggle!

Hoggle:
Huh? I am?

Ludo:
Hoggle and Ludo fwiends!

Hoggle:
We are?

Megan:
Thanks for your help!

Hoggle:
Well, what are we waiting for? Let's find that rat who calls himself Jareth!

Magic Star:
Right on!

Fizzy (jumping around excitedly):
We won't have any trouble now that you're along, Hoggle! We'll just run and find the castle and--hey, wait for me everyone!

Didymus:
It's all right, Ambrosius, there's nothing to be afraid of now!

Ambrosius finally comes to Didymus.

Meanwhile, in the castle, Jareth sits on his throne while Baby Lickety-Split and Spike huddle in a corner, frightened. Suddenly, a goblin rushes in.

Goblin:
Your Highness! Your Highness! The girl! The girl who ate the peach and forgot everything!

Jareth:
The one who ruined my voiceover? What of her?

Goblin:
She, the monster, Sir Didymus, the dwarf, and a bunch of ponies are on the way to the castle!

Jareth:
Stop her! Call out the guards! Hide the baby pony and the dragon!

Baby Lickety-Split sticks her tongue out at the guards and both she and Spike dodge out of their grasp. After a mighty struggle, both are captured, but not before kicking and biting the guards.

Jareth:
She must be stopped! Do something! Come on, move! Move!

At the same time, Megan and her friends approach the gates to the castle.

Magic Star:
I think we're going to make it!

Megan:
Piece of cake!

Suddenly, goblins poke their heads out from the towers and windows of the castle.

Goblin Captain:
Company, halt! Lancers, ready! Cannons, fire!

Goblins:
Charge! Charge! Charge!

Goblins pour out of hiding.

Shady:
Ahhh!!! Run!!!

Gusty:
For once I agree with Shady! Let's make tracks!

Ambrosius turns around and runs away with Didymus while the others scatter. Some lancers pursue Ambrosius and Didymus.

Didymus:
Ambrosius, turn about!

Megan:
Quick, this way!

Didymus (to Ambrosius):
Charge! No, not that way! You're going the wrong way! The battle's behind us! Ambrosius, can we talk about this? Please, sit!

Meanwhile, Megan and her friends are hiding in an alley. Gusty peers around the corner.

Gusty:
All clear, guys! Let's go!

Back with Ambrosius and Didymus . . .

Didymus:
Ambrosius, turn around or I will never feed you again!

Ambrosius screeches to a halt and turns around.

Didymus:
That's better!

Ambrosius whimpers.

Didymus:
Don't worry, I think we've got them surrounded!

Didymus calmly surveys the goblin soldiers circling him.

Meanwhile . . .

Fizzy:
Where's Sir Didymus?

Shady:
Oh no, he's gone!

A goblin pulls out a cannon and fires at the ponies.

Goblin:
Fire!

The friends scatter.

Goblin Cannonball:
I hit something, yes? No?

Megan:
We've got to find Didymus! Down this way!

Back at Didymus . . .

Didymus:
Grrr! Grrr! Charge!

Didymus knocks a goblin off its mount.

Didymus:
Ha ha ha! Tallyho!

Suddenly, Ambrosius manages to knock Didymus off. Ambrosius locks himself in a goblin house.

Didymus:
Ambrosius, you coward! Ambrosius!

The ponies and their friends are still looking for Didymus. As they turn a corner, they run into a group of goblin guards.

Magic Star:
Oh! Quick, in here!

Everyone runs into a goblin house--everyone except Ludo, who is too big for the door.

Shady:
Oh no, how will Ludo get in?

Ludo pulls the wall apart, walks in the house, and pulls the wall closed behind him.

Shady:
Oh.

Goblin:
You in there, you're surrounded!

Gusty:
Two words: bite me!

Goblin:
Huh?

Ludo (looking out from the chimney):
Surrounded?

Magic Star (whacking a goblin trying to climb in the window):
Get out!

Megan:
Ludo, call the rocks!

Ludo:
Huh? Oh!

Ludo begins howling. The ponies, Megan, and Hoggle continue whacking goblins trying to get in the windows. Soon, rocks begin rolling around the streets, called by Ludo.

Gusty (looking out the window):
This gives a whole new meaning to rock and roll.

Meanwhile . . .

Didymus:
Ambrosius, unlock the door!

Someone taps Didymus on the shoulder. Turning, he sees its one of the many goblin knights surrounding him.

Didymus:
Huh? So, had enough, have you? All right, then, throw down your weapons, and I'll see you're well treated!

The goblin knights prepare to attack Didymus, but are knocked down by Ludo's rocks. The entire party of ponies and their friends run up a minute later.

Magic Star:
Didymus!

Didymus (to the goblin knights):
Next time, surrender!

Ludo, Didymus and Ambrosius, Hoggle, Megan, and the ponies start toward the castle again. A group of goblins stands in the street, preparing to stop them. Ludo summons up some rocks, which roll towards the goblins.

Goblin captain:
Steady, men! Steady, men! Hold your ground!

The rocks knock the goblins over.

Goblin captain:
Okay, I take it back. Run for your lives!

Goblin:
I've had enough! I'm going to bed!

Rocks roll into the goblin's house as he enters.

Goblin:
Get out of the house! Ow, ow!

Hoggle:
Let's go!

Megan:
Okay, come on!

A goblin with a cannon sees the ponies. A huge rocks lands on the cannon just as the goblin gives the order to . . .

Goblin:
Fire!

Goblin Cannonball:
Ow!

Goblin:
Hey, I just fired you!

Gusty:
This way! Come on!

The party dodges another goblin with machine gun type weapon.

Goblin:
Now we have you!

A huge rock falls on the goblin.

Hoggle:
And now you don't!

Goblin (squashed):
Hey, no problem!

Fizzy:
Sir Didymus!

Didymus:
Coming! Hi-ho Silver!

Everyone rushes into the castle and up the stairs. Of course, the throne room is empty.

Didymus:
Whoa, boy. Whoa, big fella.

Gusty:
Aw, he's gone!

Shady:
Oh no!

Hoggle (heading towards another staircase):
Well, then, come on!

Magic Star:
No, we must face him alone--just us and Megan.

Didymus:
Why?

Hoggle:
Yes, why?

Gusty:
Because a) if we can't handle the situation, a fur coat, dwarf, and Yorkshire terrier won't help much and b) that's the way it's done.

Didymus:
I'm not a Yorkshire terrier! I am a loyal knight! But . . . if that is the way it is done, then that is the way you must do it. But should you need us . . .

Ludo:
Urrr!

Hoggle:
Yes, should you need us . . .

Magic Star:
We'll call.

Megan:
Thank you, you three!

The ponies and Megan go up the stairs. The room above looks like an Escher design; stairs go up all sides of the walls, and it is hard to tell which way is up.

Gusty:
Hm, someone needs a new architect, I think.

Magic Star:
Trippy.

The ponies and Megan wander around, trying to figure out the dynamics of the room. Suddenly, Jareth appears across the room.

Jareth (singing):
How you've turned my world, you precious thing!

Gusty:
Hey, look, Mr. Spandex is back!

Jareth (singing):
You starve and near exhaust me . . .

Shady:
We starve you? Good thing--otherwise those tights wouldn't fit at all!

Jareth (singing but beginning to look annoyed):

Everything I've done, I've done for you!
I move the stars for no one!
You've run so long, you've run so far!
You're eyes can be so cruel . . .

Fizzy:
Hey, are you just saying that because I'm a Twinkle-Eyed pony or what?

Jareth (singing and definately looking annoyed):
. . . just as I can be so cruel!

Magic Star:
No kidding! Wearing those tights is the cruelest thing I've ever seen!

Megan and all the ponies shudder.

Jareth (singing and looking positively livid):
Though I do believe in . . . (stops singing) Would you please stop commenting on my tights?! I like my tights, okay?! I like them and I feel okay about wearing them!! Now will you please let me FINISH THIS SONG???

Gusty:
Okay, okay. Sheesh.

Jareth (resumes singing):
Though I do believe in you!
Yes, I do!
Live without the sunlight!
Love without your heartbeat!
I . . . I can't live within you!

Jareth stops singing. All the ponies wait a minute or two to see if he's going to go on, then applaud politely.

Megan:
Uh, that was great. Now can we please have--Baby Lickety-Split! Spike!

Baby Lickety-Split and Spike have just appeared on a platform below Megan and the little ponies.

Baby Lickety-Split:
Megan! Magic Star!

Spike:
You found us!

Magic Star:
Don't worry, we'll save you both!

Gusty:
That's right!

Gusty leaps down and lands on the platform below--but Baby Lickety-Split and Spike disappear as she lands.

Gusty:
OOF!! HEY!! Where did they go?

Gusty turns toward Jareth as the other ponies and Megan run down the stairs and join their friend.

Suddenly, the Escher room is gone and they are all standing outside in a surreal environment.

Jareth:
Little ponies and Megan, beware! I have been generous up until now!

All:
GENEROUS???

Fizzy:
What did you do that's generous?

Jareth:
Everything! Everything you wanted I have done! You asked me to take the baby pony and dragon; I took them! You cowered before me--

Gusty:
WHAT? I don't think so!

Jareth (glaring at Gusty):
I was frightening!

Megan (whispering to Magic Star):
Well, his tights were frightening!

Magic Star (whispering to Megan):
And his lip gloss!

Megan (whispering to Magic Star):
What about the glitter everywhere? Maybe he was trying to choke us with it!

Megan and Magic Star giggle.

Jareth (glaring):
A-HEM! Yes. Well. I have reordered time. I have turned the world upside- down. And I have done it all for you! I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?

Megan:
Well . . . no.

Jareth:
NO???

Megan:
It reminds me of something I read in this book . . . where did I put it?

Megan pulls out the book she found in the room with the old toys. Jareth's mouth falls open.

Jareth:
DAMN!!

Megan:
Dang it, I can't find the part I want . . . I just keep running into the same passage: "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City. For my will is as strong as yours. And . . ."

Jareth:
Stop! Wait!

Megan:
Huh?

A crystal appears in Jareth's hand.

Jareth:
Look, Megan. Look what I'm offering you--your dreams!

Shady:
I didn't know your dream was a snowdome, Megan! Gee, I got you a scarf for Christmas!

Gusty:
What's so great about a soap bubble, anyway?

Fizzy:
Yeah! Even I can do that!

Fizzy concentrates and uses her magic to make bubbles appear.

Jareth:
SHUT UP! ALL OF YOU!!

Fizzy:
So what comes next in that funny book, Megan?

Megan (looking at the book):
Uh . . . "beyond the Goblin City, blah blah blah". . . Oh, here we go . . . "And my kingdom is as great."

Jareth:
I ask for so little! Just let me rule over you and you can have everything that you want!

Megan:
". . . kingdom is as great . . ." The writing's all smudged here.

Megan squints at the page.

Jareth:
Just fear me, love me, do as I say, don't make fun of my tights . . .

Magic Star:
A slave who orders around his "master"? Ha!

Gusty:
Not make fun of your tights? Ha!

Megan:
". . . my kindom is as great . . . my kingdom is as great . . ." Oh, here we go--I can read it if I hold it up to the light. "You have no power over me!"

The world around Megan and the ponies suddenly changes. They find themselves back in Ponyland, in Paradise Estates, the home of the Little Ponies.

Megan (looking around):
Was it something I said?

Shady:
Hooray! We're home!

Fizzy (giggling):
That was really fun! Let's do that again soon! Let's . . .

Gusty:
HA! You couldn't pay me enough to get near those tights again!

Magic Star:
Look, everyone! It's Spike and Baby Lickety-Split!

Sure enough, the baby pony and baby dragon are also home.

Spike:
I knew we'd be saved!

Baby Lickety-Split:
Yay! Home again!

Gusty:
I'm glad you guys are home! I guess you can play soccer with the adults--as long as you look where you're going.

Baby Lickety-Split:
Oh! Thank you, Gusty!

Baby Lickety-Split hugs Gusty.

Gusty (looking embarrassed):
Yeah, yeah, don't mention it.

Shady (glancing in a mirror in the room):
AIEEEE!!!

Ludo is reflecting in the mirror, but is not in the room.

Ludo:
Goodbye, Mewan!

His image fades and Didymus appears in the mirror.

Didymus:
And remember, fair maiden and . . . and fair equines . . . should you ever need us . . .

Next Hoggle appears.

Hoggle:
Yes, should you ever need us for any reason at all . . .

Gusty:
We do need you, Hoggle!

Hoggle:
You--you DO?

Shady:
We DO?

Gusty:
Yep. You and Ludo and Didymus and his mutt. We need all of you!

Hoggle:
Well, why didn't you say so!

Hoggle,
Ludo, Didymus, and Ambrosius appear in the room, along with scores of other Labyrinth creatures.

Ludo:
Par-ty! Par-ty!

Firey:
You said it, man!

Gusty:
Are you kidding? We need you to help repaint Paradise Estates! Masquerade and Wind Whistler have been bugging us about it for weeks!

Magic Star:
Oh, that's right! Good thinking, Gusty!

Hoggle:
You . . . you want us to PAINT?

Fizzy (giggles):
Yeah! What else would we call you for, silly?

Hoggle:
Uh . . . I was thinking more if you needed a little fantasy in your life or something.

Magic Star (laughing):
Are you kidding? We're talking ponies living in a magical land! Why would we need more fantasy?

Didymus, Hoggle, and Ludo look at each other.

Didymus:
Well . . . I am never one to shrink at helping!

Ludo:
Ludo help!

Hoggle:
Cor! We can have a painting party!

Bushwoolies:
Yeah yeah! A painting party! Yeah yeah!

All the ponies get out paint and brushes and cheerfully begin painting with the help of the Labyrinth creatures.

Meanwhile, Jareth is sitting alone in his throne room.

Jareth (grumbling):
Still no one to play Scrabble with!

Jareth looks morosely into a mirror.

Jareth:
Hmm, maybe the tights are a bit much . . .

Cut to the credits.

Chorus:

My Little Goblin, My Little Goblin!
All our wrongs have turned to rights!
My Little Goblin, My Little Goblin!
No more looking at those tights!
Jareth is bitter, circled by glitter;
Maybe we'll see him around!
My Little Goblin, My Little Goblin!
Hope you had fun underground!
I hope you had fun underground!

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