Chapter One
"So, where do you want to go?" the Doctor asked while moving around the console and Amy sat on the jump seat, looking at him. It had been a few days since they had left River Song after fighting the Weeping Angels and he knew he needed something to take Amy's mind off of her upcoming wedding and her nearly attacking him in her bedroom.
"I don't care," Amy said when she got up and walked to the console, standing beside him. He quickly moved away from her as she sighed and rolled her eyes. "Doctor, come on, I'm not going to do anything."
"I'm just being cautious," he said as she sighed then nodded.
"Have you ever been married?" she asked as he glanced at her then looked at the screen and tilted his head side to side.
"Yeah, I was married…" he said as he flipped a few switches and she moved closer, looking at him. "But that was a LONG time ago!"
"Were you married to River?"
"What? No, I wasn't," he said then thought about the idea of him being married to River and pouted.
"I think she'd be a great wife for you. Both of you like getting into trouble," she said with a grin and he glared at her.
"That will be enough of that," he said as he pointed a finger at her then noticed that he wasn't wearing his tweed coat and scratched the back of his head. "Where is my coat?"
"I don't know."
"Oh," he said when he slapped his hands on his thighs and spun around in a circle. "One of the angels had it!"
"Don't you have another one?" she asked when a tweed coat that looked like the one he wore appeared on the jump seat and she picked it up. "Oh, look, another one."
"Thank you, Darling," he whispered then placed the tweed coat on and smiled. He moved around the console when he noticed something on the screen and blinked. "What is that?"
"It looks like another crack," Amy said when she looked at the screen and the Doctor nodded.
"But where is it?" he asked while holding up a finger and checked the screens. "That's odd. It's in the middle of a park."
"Are we going to go check it out?"
"Sure," he said with a grin and pulled the main lever. The engines hummed around them when the TARDIS started moving and they held onto the console.
Thunder rolled across the dark sky as large raindrops fell onto the cobblestone streets and the shutters slammed shut. The wind howled as the small shop signed rocked back and forth and tiny figures scampered to and from the small stone buildings. The lightning lit up their green skin faces as they went inside and closed the doors behind them. A bright flash of light lit up a sign that read Goblin City and a crow flew off into the air, cawing as it headed for one of the dead trees.
At the top of a mountain stood a large castle of black and gray stone and the gargoyles looked down at the courtyard below. One of the gargoyles shivered as it looked to the sky and sighed, wiping the rain out of its red eyes.
"Blimey, he's in a mood," it grumbled when the gargoyle next to it opened an umbrella and the gargoyle blinked. "Where did you get that?"
"I got it from the Junkyard Woman," the other gargoyle said then handed the gargoyle another umbrella and the gargoyle opened it, placing it over its head.
The rain fell in sheets as a dwarf ducked under the alcove and held his spray can against his chest. He had been spraying the rosebushes for fairies when the sky grew dark and he looked up at the castle.
"Hmpt, what's got him going this time?" Hoggle asked as the rain fell harder and he settled down on the ground and watched the lightning light up the sky.
The lights from behind the stain glass shimmered like yellow eyes against the dark stone as the rain splashed against the glass and the thunder roared in the sky. The wind blew one of the windows open while the white lace curtains fluttered and a low moan filled the bedroom. The bedroom was huge with a large window to the right of the large wooden doors and the stain glass shimmered in bright colors. The walls were stone and were covered with paintings and a blue carpet covered the floor. The furniture was posh and elegant and crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling. A four poster bed was at the top of a small staircase and had a ruby red duvet and pillow cases with gold trim. The fire in the large stone fireplace crackled while the torches cast long shadows on the walls and a lone figure stood in front of the fireplace.
His long, wild hair was a white/blonde color and hung loosely across his shoulders and back. The fire danced in his different colored eyes and his eyebrows were arched in anger. What some would find odd was the fact that his right eye was blue and his left eye was brown. The pupil of his left eye was wide open but that deformity did not impair his vision nor did it cause him any pain. He had a flawless lithe body and a flawlessly handsome face.
He was wearing a tight white shirt, open at the top, a black leather waistcoat, black leather gloves, a gold chain hung around his neck and a triangle shaped amulet, with a circle with an infinity symbol on it, hung from the end, tight gray pants and black leather boots.
Jareth watched the flames when he turned then walked to the window and looked outside. He listened to the storm when he looked at the sky and saw the lightning darting across the sky. Between the flashes of lightning, he could just make out a crack in the sky when he stood on the ledge then closed his eyes.
In a blur of white and feathers, a white owl flew into the storm as it soared higher and higher, fighting the fierce winds as it headed toward the crack. The wind buffed at the white owl as it moved closer and closer until the crack was only inches away from it and the crack seemed to open, shining in a white light.
"What is that?" Jareth thought as the owl moved closer when the white light flared and the owl screeched.
Hoggle snorted when he heard the screeching sound then ran out of the alcove and saw something falling to the ground.
"Oh bother," he said when he ran to the wall and picked up a net then ran toward the falling object, catching it in the net. He looked down at the white owl as it breathed hard and fast and he sighed. A part of his brain wanted to just break the owl's neck and toss it in the Bog of Eternal Stench but the other half knew he didn't have the guts to do it and he walked toward the castle, the net bouncing on his shoulder.
The TARDIS bounced and shook as they held onto the console when they felt a bump and the wheezing sound filled the air.
"You're riding with the parking break on again, aren't you," Amy teased as the Doctor sighed and moved the switch up.
"No, I wasn't," he said as he headed for the door and she followed him. They walked outside while he closed and locked the door and placed the key in his pocket. The TARDIS had landed in a small park and the sunshine sparkled on the leaves. Four intersecting streets boxed in the park and a wide variety of houses were across the street from the park. The Doctor looked around when he took her hand and they started walking down the path to their left. "Right, where is the crack?"
"I think it's over there," Amy said as she pointed to the trees and they walked toward them. The Doctor took the sonic screwdriver out of his pocket as he scanned the area then frowned and looking at the reading.
"That's odd. It's not here."
"Where did it go?"
"How should I know?" he said as he walked away and scanned the area. Amy followed him as he looked up and down the pavement and sighed. The Doctor stopped near a statue of a sheepdog when he leaned a hand against the stone and looked up at it. "Now why would someone make a statue of a sheepdog?"
"Uh, can we get away from it? I have had enough statues to last a life time," she said and he nodded. Scanning the area, he headed down the path while she looked at the name on the statue. "What sort of name is Ambrosius?"
Hoggle walked into the bedroom when he walked up the stairs and stood at the foot of the bed. He dumped the white owl on the bed then watched it slowly change into Jareth and Jareth moaned, opening his eyes. He blinked a few times when he looked up at saw Hoggle standing at the foot of his bed.
"Did you see it?" he asked and Hoggle folded his arms across his chest.
"Did I see what?" he asked.
"Did you see that crack in the sky?"
"I saw nothing but the rain and you falling out of the sky."
"There was this crack in the sky. It was shining like a sun and...and…and there was a presence in the light."
"I think you're brain fried from being hit by lightning," Hoggle said then snorted and Jareth growled.
"Watch your words, Haggle!" Jareth said as he tried to sit up then felt dizzy and flopped down on the bed. "Go fetch me a towel so I can dry off."
"Get it yourself," Hoggle said when he left the door and slammed the door behind him. Jareth slowly stood up when he sat on the edge of the bed and placed his hands on his knees. He slowly removed the leather boots when he placed the boots on the floor and stood up. He moved the duvet and sheets back when he undid the black leather belt and pulled his pants down. Stepping out of his pants, he removed the waist coat then his shirt and dropped them to the floor.
Walking toward the washstand, he picked up the towel when he dried his body off then placed the towel back on the washstand and sighed. He walked to the fireplace as he snapped his fingers and a royal blue dressing gown wrapped itself around his body. He tied the dressing gown closed then placed his hand on the stone and looked into the flames, watching them dancing on the logs. He tried to remember what he saw as he placed his forehead against his hand and closed his eyes. His mind drifted back to the crack in the sky when he saw the white light and concentrated on what he saw in the light. Suddenly a face appeared before his eyes as something whispered a name in his ears and he smiled, opening his eyes.
"Amelia Pond," he whispered then turned and walked to the stairs. Going up the stairs, he headed for the bed when he crawled under the duvet and pulled it around him. Closing his eyes, Jareth drifted off to sleep while a smile crossed his lips and the torches lowered while darkness filled the room.