Disclaimer- I do not own anything related to the Labyrinth, books or the film.

Ok I have loved the film Labyrinth since I was a little girl, but I always wanted to see a different ending, lol perhaps maybe even a happy ending for our fair madden Sarah and our protagonist Jareth. So here goes, the beginning of my first piece of fanfic. I hope, if you're reading it, you will enjoy it.

PS This is just the prologue, I have already written the first two chapters as well, I want to be a chapter ahead every time I update, and I will give dates after every chapter for when I plan to next update my work. Happy reading.

Within You- Prologue

Everything I've done,

I've done for you,

I move the stars for no-one.

After Sarah had managed to build her courage and take the leap to reach Toby, she floated slowly to the ground, instead of going splat like she had feared. The walls and stairs of the room disappeared all around her, once again changing to suit the mood of its King, crumpled and almost defeated.

Looking around, she found him watching her intently from the shadows of the archway; he emerged, revealing himself to her in all of his magnificent glory. Dressed in a long white feathered cloak, a light grey poet shirt, which was undone to almost his naval, showing more chest than what was necessary, the heavy medallion hung around his slender neck. He wore his statement tight grey leggings that left almost nothing to the imagination and black boots that where knee high in length. His hands were clothed in white gloves, why he wore them Sarah didn't know. But by far his most prominent features were his long platinum blonde spikey hair, which could be very close to be being called a mullet, his angular masculine face and high cheekbones, his thin lips that were in a serious frown at the moment. But lastly and more importantly his intense eyes, one which was the most piercing blue colour and the other which had an enlarged pupil making his eye look almost black.

It was his eyes that had Sarah trapped, as he engulfed her with his stare, walking slowly and cautiously towards her. But Sarah stood tall and erect, trying to appear confident and brave, something that she truly didn't feel at the moment, as she made her last stand against the Goblin King. This was her chance to beat him and win back her baby brother. She was so close to winning, she just had to remind herself that he was the villain in all of this; she had to save her brother.

With a stare that matched his own intensity, and with the air around them full of tight tension, her voice broke the silence surrounding them. She sounded a lot calmer than she felt, especially when she was in such close proximity to the man who had filled her thoughts and heart for years.

"Give me the child." Hey eyes never left his hypnotic gaze.

"Sarah beware. I have been generous up until now, but I can be cruel." The Goblin Kings voice was smooth English velvet as he spoke. Full of charm and such promise, but hidden beneath the charm, was the devilishly infuriating arrogant side of him. That had mocked and antagonized Sarah, throughout her journey in the Labyrinth.

"Generous." Her head tilted to the side, as she watched him closely. "What have you done that's generous?"

"Everything!" He shouted in utter frustration. How this beautiful girl before him tried his patience? Why couldn't she just see the truth of his actions? "Everything that you wanted, I have done. You asked that the child be taken, I took him." As he spoke, he circled Sarah, like a predator about to pounce and devour its prey. "You coward before me, I was frightening. I have re-ordered time." He pointed to the 13 hour clock behind them causing the hands to whirl round, courtesy of his magic. "I have turned the world upside down. And I have done it all for you." He finally stopped circling and stood before her, looking tired and pained. With a sigh he said. "I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?"

Sarah knew that in his own warped and weird way, he meant what he said, that he had done all of this for her. But she didn't want any of it. Not really, and certainly not like this. With him kidnapping her baby brother Toby. She knew she had to keep her resolve and stay strong for Toby. It was this thought that kept her from turning into a quivering heap on the ground before him.

"Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered. I have fought my way here to the castle, beyond the Goblin City. My will is as strong as yours and my kingdom…"

"Stop! Wait!" He said in desperation, his victory over her slowly slipping from his grasp, as he held out a gloved hand to her to stop her from reciting the words that could ruin everything. "Look Sarah." His gaze never left hers, as a crystal appeared in his outstretched hand. "Look at what I'm offering you. Your dreams."

Sarah looked straight into the depths of the crystal for a second, before flicking back to the Goblin King, whose eyes looked pleadingly back.

"And my kingdom as great." Her voice was quiet as she spoke, any louder and she would have betrayed the inner turmoil that was going on in her mind and heart.

Still holding the crystal before her, he moved forward in another desperate attempt to win her over.

"I ask of so little. Just let me rule you. And you can have everything that you want."

As tempting as it sounded for Sarah, part of what he said scared the hell out of her. To rule her, what would that entail? The answer, as wrong as it may be both excited and frightened her. It was a temptation that she couldn't and wouldn't let herself succumb too. It was her turn to be cruel, as she knew what it was she had to do. Break him.

"My kingdom as great." She repeated again, unable to think of what it was that she had to say next. "Damn, I can never remember that line."

The Goblin King grabbed onto this opportunity, to finally get Sarah to give in to his power and give herself fully to him. Once again his victory was back in reach, he could almost touch it with his fingertips. So close was he.

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say. And I will be your slave." He pleaded.

"My kingdom as great. My kingdom as great." She grasped frantically in her mind for the next line. Why couldn't she ever remember it? So close was she to losing the last of her resolve. If that happened she would fall under his spell, and do anything that he asked of her.

"Think Sarah, think goddamn it." She mentally scolded herself. Then just like that, it hit her. Looking back at the Goblin King, whose eyes still hadn't left hers, a battle of piercing green ones against a mesmerizing pair of two different coloured ones, locked together. The crystal was still held out towards her.

Building up all the courage that she could possibly muster, she spoke the words that she both feared and needed too. The words that would finish it all.

"You have no power over me." Although they were barely a whisper, her words seemed to grow and echo around them. Taunting him with there power and meaning.

Looking defeated and betrayed by the woman that he loved, a look which Sarah wished she could takeaway almost at once. He tossed the crystal up into the air and slowly he fell back changing into his owl form. The crystal popped like a bubble suspended halfway up, weak and deflated just like its master.

The clock chimed 12, announcing that Sarah was back home, standing alone in her living room, as the owl left and flew out the set of double doors.

She was home, she had done it, she had beaten the Goblin King. The moment was incredibly bittersweet, as the realization dawned on her.

"Toby!" Sarah blurted, running up the stairs to go and check on her brother, to make sure he too was home safely.

To her relief Toby was lying sound asleep, back in his cot where he belonged. The place where their adventure had begun. Toby was oblivious to what had passed that night. Tucking Sir Lancelot in beside its new owner, she left the sleeping babe to his dreams, smiling she headed to her own room.

Sitting at her vanity table, she began packing up all the reminders that cluttered up the table. All the toys and the books that had meant so much to her once. She stopped and gazed into the mirror at her reflection. She was still the same Sarah on the outside, but on the inside she had changed, if that was even possible after just one night.

It was done, the Labyrinth and everything that she had loved with it, was gone from her life. She would never see the view of the castle again, she would never see all the friends that she had made, and she would never see its flamboyantly breath taking King again. But at least she had Toby back. That's what was important to her. Not some silly childhood fantasies.

So why did her heart feel so empty and heavy, she sighed. To her amazement and joyous surprise, her friends Ludo, Sir Didymus and Hoggle all appeared before her in the mirror, before arriving in her room bringing along with them other Goblins who she had met on her journey. Happily they all celebrated her victory over the Goblin King, even though for Sarah the victory seemed hollow.


The owl watched them from the tree outside Sarah's bedroom, where he had spent a lot of previous time before. No-one missed him at the party though, so with a heavy heart and deflated ego, Jareth the Goblin King flew away from his beloved Sarah, never to be seen by her again.


"Do you see Sarah?" His silken voice said, cutting through her thoughts, tearing her eyes away from the vision that she had just seen in the crystal. They were still in the same place, it had just been a dreamlike vision, it hadn't been real. Still in his outstretched hand was the crystal, he had shown her the dream of her impending victory. "Do you see what will happen if you choose to go back to your mundane life? Your celebration will be short lived, as you realize just what you had to give up." He took a step towards her, closing the gap between them, feeling bolder than before. Sarah took a step back in nervous trepidation. He had tricked her. "You will never see the Labyrinth again. You will never see your friends again or me. Is that what you really want Sarah?"

She knew what she should be saying next, for she had just seen it in the vision. But for some reason she could not speak those words. Not after seeing it all unfold for herself.

Feeling selfish, she was torn between the love she had for her little brother, and the love that she had for this world of fantasy and its King. She couldn't give up either one; her heart just wouldn't allow it.

"What say you Sarah? Which life do you choose?" He could sense the shift of balance in her feelings, and knew that he was close to what he desired the most. All that he had left to do was tip the power some more in his favor. But Sarah couldn't choose, not just like that. She had to think.

"It's not fair." She whined causing the Goblin King to roll his eyes in boredom.

"Don't you ever get tired of saying that Sarah? I know I do hearing it." He still mocked her, which earned him a scowl.

If he wanted her to choose him and the Labyrinth then he sure was going the wrong way about it. Even still, she couldn't make a decision just like that. It was an impossible choice to make. There had to be another way a bargain even. Then she had an idea.

"Let's make a deal." She blurted out quickly, letting the idea form in her mind, her heart racing with excitement.

"No deals Sarah. You have two minutes left, and then you and your baby brother will be mines forever." He smiled like a cheshire cat, the prize was almost his.

"Listen, what you ask of me is unfair." There was that word again, the Goblin King thought, having to stop himself from once again rolling his eyes. "I am 15 years old, so what real use am I to you."

Her words had captured his attention now and he paused time to hear her out.

"Proceed." He commanded.

Feeling encouraged by this, she stepped towards him and gazed up into his eyes. There close proximity to each other was heavenly, but she had to keep a clear head in his presence.

"My deal is. Let Toby and I go home-" At these words he was about to protest and re-start time, but quickly she continued on with her plan. "And on my 21st Birthday, I will come back to the Labyrinth forever." She blushed at what she spoke next. "I will….I will do all that you ask of me." Her heartbeat quickened at the thought.

The Goblin King raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at her, as he rubbed the soft skin of his chin with his gloved hand, and considered her offer.

"All that I ask?" He inquired with a touch of amusement at watching her squirm. He certainly did enjoy the sound of that immensely however. Granted he would have to wait almost six torturous years for her though, but with it Sarah was willingly and freely relinquishing her power to him, and giving herself what he would have taken. This was what he coveted the most.

"Yes." The single most significant word was barely audible, but that didn't matter, for he had heard it spoken.

Sarah watched, with anticipation, as the Goblin King looked deep in thought, weighing up all the possibilities of her proposal. Both would get what they wanted, she would get Toby home safely and the Labyrinth and he would get her.

With a triumphant smile, that showed off his pointy canines, turning his smile into what looked more like a dangerous sneer. It suddenly seemed to Sarah like she had just made a deal with the devil and before she could retract her offer he cut in.

"You have a deal Sarah." His sneer widened and his eyes shone with triumph. "Go back to your toys and your costumes. Take back the baby that I have stolen, and live your life as you please. Then on your 21st Birthday-" He moved towards Sarah, towering over her. "You…will…be…mine." He laughed menacingly tossing the crystal up into the air, just like he had done in the vision. Except this time instead of being defeated as he changed into the owl, his laughter echoed around them, taunting her. And the crystal didn't pop in the air either. This time it flew down, hitting Sarah right in the chest, disappearing and knocking the breath out of her.

What had she done? She feared the answer to the question, as now it was too late. She couldn't change it. The deal had been made.

The image of the Labyrinth began to crumble and fade around her, until every part had melted away and she was left standing in the living room.

She ran upstairs and checked on her baby brother, who lay fast asleep and content. When she reached her own bedroom, there were no such visits from her friends. Just an empty silence. Had they forgotten her already, she wondered. Surely not, she hoped.

Apart from her toys, there were no signs of her adventure tonight. It could have simply just have been a dream, like all the other ones that she had over the years.

Feeling exhausted beyond belief, she climbed into her own bed, as sleep overtook her almost at once. This time there were no dreams of Labyrinths and Goblin Kings.


Sitting at the window of the throne room, he gazed into the crystal and watched his beloved Sarah sleep deeply. Of course he had used magic to bring sleep to her. He had to make sure that she had a peaceful dreamless sleep, as in the morning she would have no memories of ever being in the Labyrinth or of him. They would stay locked up and unchallenged in the back of her memory palace until her 21st Birthday.

Sarah might not be able to remember him, but there was no way he could forget her. The next few years were going to be torture, but he had waited this long being on his own before. How hard could a few more years possibly be?

Ok so that is my prologue finished woohoo, my first fanfic has begun. What did you think of my little twist? Hehe. After my prologue was written, I had no idea where I was going to go with the story. But writing Chapter One took a life of its own, and I just went with the flow lol.

I'm sorry to say the next chapter is a tad on the boring side, and although you may think you know what's going to happen next (the whole turning 21 thing) you will be surprised. Lol nothing is ever what it seems in the world of the Labyrinth lol.

Chapter one has been written already, but I don't plan on updating it until the 13/5/14. I could be generous though (if my own impatience gets the better of me lol) and update beforehand. I hope you like this story, there is still so much more left to come. I'm already writing chapter 3, and I swear the pencil (I always write in pencil first before typing) just keeps getting the better of me. Anyhoo got to get back to my writing. Xx K