Welcome to my second fan fiction. I love all things Labyrinth: I admired Jim Henson and adored David Bowie, but I do not own anything related to the original story or characters and I make no profit from this little story. Enjoy!
Chapter One – Prologue
This is a fairy tale and like all good fairy tales it starts out with 'Once upon a time'.
Once upon a time, a petulant teenager named Sarah believed that her step-mother, Karen, was cruel to her. She wanted to play princess in the park and someday become an actress, just like her real mother. Robert Williams had remarried after divorcing Linda Williams, having uncovered her infidelities. His new wife, Karen was happy to have a built-in babysitter when her own child, Toby, came along just 18 months after their wedding. Sarah hated being at Karen's beck and call.
On one particular Friday night, Sarah came home later then she was expected to, since her parents were going out and she was required to babysit…Again!
"Sarah, why can't you ever be punctual? You will have to grow up someday and be a responsible young lady. You knew we have dinner plans and you're making us late." Karen huffed in pure frustration.
"You treat me like a slave, and you don't care about me or my feelings." Sarah sounded shrill and disgruntled. "I can't ever do anything right, can I?", she screamed as she stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door. A short time later, her father was at that very door, telling her Toby was fed and in bed and they would be back late. Right, she thought, you don't care about me anymore either. "I wish someone would just take me away." She flung herself, dramatically on the bed and sulked.
A short time later, Toby had been wished away to the goblins, and Sarah had to defeat the labyrinth to win him back. And through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered she had won the wished away baby back and defeated the Goblin king. But what she didn't know was she had just changed her whole life with just six simple words – 'You have no power over me!'
So, our tale begins but it isn't the tale you think you know. What will happen to the girl who ate the peach and forgot everything? Had she truly forgotten everything? And what of the Goblin king? Had he really fallen in love with the girl and granted her powers? Would he still love her if she came back to him? Would love win the day or would their hearts be broken…forever?
Pronunciations of Irish/Gaelic/Celtic names
Saoirse = sear + sha
Aengus = eng + iss
Cearul = kar + ul
Eibhlan = ave + linn
Eoghan = o + in
Sorcha = sor + aka
Niall = nye + al
Cliona = klee + ona
Nuala = noo + la