The Trickster

this fanfiction was inspired by a picture which was supposed to be published in Froud's yet to be published book called "Women of Faerie": (There is an article on Froud in the premiere issue of the magazine "Realms of Fantasy")that contains his version of a "trickster" figure. This is, of course, the female equivalent of Puck, Loki, Coyote "and other creatures of myth whose wild unpredictability-sometimes humouous, sometimes dangerous-" stirs up the world and brings color to our lives" ~Froud. And so in accordance with that, a little trickery on our part:

Cheshire Cat hangs mistletoe in all the peach trees in the Labyrinth and watches to see what happens.

Dreamspinner: "Oh- good one! WOOHOOO!!!"

Cheshire Cat grins more widely than usual

Dreamspinner: Jareth- you'd better watch out! Better not pout! heh...

Cheshire: "And Jareth is thinking:"What- is that crazy cat doing now? Playing "Paint the Pig" at Henson.com! You'll laugh so hard you'll oink! just don't let miss piggy find your work or BIIIg karate chop! :-)) luckily Cheshire can disappear :-))"

Dreamspinner: That is an added advantage, isn't it?

Cheshire: "Why yes it is. especially when escaping from screaming pigs, or screaming Jareths. ("Hey goblin king! Naya naya!") :-))

Dreamspinner: Oh- yeah! Jareth, hun, lookout below! *SPLAT*

Jareth: (trying to not look humiliated and very angry) "Call out the gaurds! Find that Cat!"

Dreamspinner: Oh- sorry, big J, the gaurds are all away, so the cat can play!

Cheshire: the gaurds are all asleep hehe :-))

Dreamspinner: heheheh Oh Jareth... come hither....

Jareth: (stomping back to his castle) "Who said that?"

Cheshire: "Tis us Dreamspinner and Cheshire. Youll never catch me your highness!"

Jareth looks up warily...."Dreamspinner...." to be covered in a mound of rotten peaches *SPLUT! SPLAT SPLING!!!Jareth makes his way out of the peach mound covered in goo. "My hair! Blast! Now I'll have to wash my hair again and sit under the blowdryer all day! And last time I sent my clothes to Goblin Drycleaners they came out two sizes too small!" LOOks up into trees warily with a furious look on his face and stomps off, his boots making a *squish squish*

Dreamspinner smiles craftily at Cheshire... "He only *thinks* we're finished with him... heh..."

Cheshire: :-)) heh heh heh

Dreamspinner slips out of the tree and follows the peach-sodden Jareth...silently shadowing his steps... Cheshire looks and follows. Disappearing and re-appearing in the peach trees. We sneek up on the big J, while he's cursing and trying to pick peach pits from his hair...

Jareth: "Where are those goblins when I need them?! Sleeping again! ICK! more peach pits! Ouch!"

Cheshire Cat grins at Dreamspinner from a tree. Dreamspinner makes a small motion with her hand, and a few gallons of peach daiquiri appear- they float serenely over Jareth's head as he's furiously making a vain attempt at cleaning his hair... and... PLOP!!!

Jareth: "AAAAAAARgh!" (Now slimy wet and cold) "I know you both are here somewhere! I have been patient but i can me cruel! Dont defy me! Ill send you both to the bog of stench!"

Cheshire Cat keeps grinning and hands Dreamspinner a vile of her peach syrum, gauranteed to make someone dissapear in an emergency.

Woo! Dreamspinner appears right in front of the slimy king, smiling seraphically... when he makes a grab at her, she swallows the peach syrum and disappears(to reappear next to Cheshire...

Jareth: "I'll get you both!" He tried to form a crystal but he is covered with so much goo it isnt working. when he finally comes up with something it looks more like a rotten peach. Cheshire Cat gigles and Jareth looks infuriated.

Dreamspinner sweetly sings a quiet song, and a crystal forms in her outstreached hand- this she flings at Jareth, who reflexively catches it, and looks up into the trees with a worried expression...within an instant the crystal turns into a magic. glittery streamer that wraps around and around Jareths body. Astonished, Jareth gawks at it until it finishes, wraping the glowing peach streamer around his head and flying back into the trees to Dreamspinner. Jareth falls over into a nearby hedge.

Jareth:"Ouch! Bloomin faeries!"

Dreamspinner glances at the newly decorated(heh) king and smiled "You know you love it when we play with you! Admit it!"

Cheshire Cat munches on a dried peach and grins widely down at Jareth. :-)) "WHAT?!?" the king shrieks. Then he really thinks about it... it's much more interesting now that the listeans are here... at least he is never bored... :)

Cheshire Cat appears in the hedge before Jareth with a pawfull for dried peaches, pinches his nose and rams them in. "Bon Appetit!" Grinning ;-)) she disappears.

Dreamspinner howls with laughter "Ohh!!!! Good one, Cheshire!!!" and disappears from the grove, heading home to her cottage and Gwydion.