This follows right after the film. Jareth traps Sarah with two choices . . . return to the Underground with him or face the Labyrinth again to win her freedom. She denies her feelings for him and chooses the Labyrinth. Thinking she already solved it once, twice should be no problem, only what she doesn't realize is that everything has changed, even Jareth. As a new threat rises can both Jareth and Sarah defeat it before its too late.
Disclaimer:
All Labyrinth related themes and characters belong to Jim Henson Productions etc. and are not mine. All songs belong to David Bowie. Both are used for fan-fiction purposes only and with the utmost respect.
Thanks to all who worked on and off the camera to make Labyrinth a treasured fantasy film for so many, including me.
Songs used (in order of appearance):
"As the World Falls Down" written by David Bowie
"Fascination" written by David Bowie and Luther Vandross
"Win" written by David Bowie
"Let's Dance" written by David Bowie
"Thursday's Child" written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels
"Absolute Beginners" written by David Bowie
"When I Live My Dream" written by David Bowie
Some songs may be slightly altered from their original version to make more sense with the story.
THE RETURN OF JARETH (2001) (follows right after the film)
By: Genni Stanfer
Sarah couldn't believe what had just happened. It was all like a dream. But was it a bad dream or a good dream. . . She couldn't say for sure. Parts of it were bad and parts of it were good. She had made new friends in the Labyrinth and at least she did learn some things from her experience. One thing was for sure, she was never going to say it's not fair again . . . ever.
Sarah lay in her bed completely exhausted, but she couldn't stop thinking about Jareth. The way he stood undefiably, menacing before her with such power. He controlled everything and everyone . . . and yet how gentle, beautiful, and graceful he could be as well . . . like at the ball . . . then in the end his pleading, his pain . . . he could be so cold and harsh yet warm and kind. . . . with her thoughts she drifted off to sleep.
First she noticed everything was white. She was even wearing white. Sarah was in a room with large marble pillars holding up a ceiling so high she couldn't even see it. There was a sort of fog in the air. It rolled across the cold stone floor beneath her bare feet. The eerie silence around her made a chill run up her spine. She saw a large mirror in front of her and went up to it. Looking in, behind her she caught a glimpse of white feathers. She turned and saw a barn owl swooping towards her. She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. She swirled around and tried to run, but she was moving in slow motion. She could feel the owl's icy stare upon her back like a knife. He was closing in, his razor sharp talons outstretched. . . . You are mine! A familiar haunting voice called inside her head.
Sarah tried to run faster but she tripped and fell slowly to the marble floor . . . then, just before she hit it, everything suddenly changed. It just cut out like someone had changed the channel on a T.V. It was as if something . . . or someone had taken control of her dream. The fog was gone and the owl with it. Lying on the floor Sarah now wore the beautiful gown from Jareth's ball. She noticed a gloved hand in front of her face and she looked up. It was Jareth. He was smiling down on her warmly. She accepted his offer to let him help her to her feet. She noticed he also wore his ballroom outfit.
"Hello, Sarah," he said.
"Hi," she replied nervously.
"Would you care to dance?" He gestured to the dance floor, invitingly.
Well, since he asked politely she saw no reason to refuse. What else was she going to do anyway? She smiled back and took his hand. He guided her to the dance floor and sang sweetly to her as they danced.
"There's such a sad love,
Deep in your eyes
A kind of pale jewel,
Opened and closed within your eyes
I'll place the sky within your eyes
There's such a fooled heart,
Beating so fast
In search of new dreams,
A love that will last within your heart
I'll place the moon within your heart
As the things sweep through
Make no sense for you
Every thrill is gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you
As the world falls down
Falling, falling, falling in love
I'll paint you mornings of gold
I'll spin you Valentine evenings
Though were strangers for now,
We're choosing a path between the stars
I'll lay my love between the stars
As the things sweep through
Make no sense for you
Every thrill is gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you
As the world falls down
Falling, falling, falling in love
Falling in love . . . falling in love . . ."
There were no others around this time, just the beauty of it all. This has to be a dream. She thought. A wonderful dream. He finished singing, but the melody continued on. He leaned forward to kiss her and she didn't refuse. She closed her eyes and leaned closer . . .
Just then Sarah's alarm clock went off. She snapped awake. "It was just a dream," she said to herself. She kind of wished her alarm hadn't gone off just yet . . . She shook her head. What am I thinking? She had completely forgotten the first part of her dream. If fact she couldn't remember it at all because it was being blocked from her memory . . . Sarah got out of bed and stumbled drowsily to her dresser. That's when she saw it.
Upon her dresser sat a crystal ball. Fully awake now, she picked it up and examined it. For a chilling second she thought she saw Jareth's image reflected in it, but it must have been her imagination. She knew it was from Jareth, but she had no clue how it got in her room. Although we are talking about Jareth, she reminded herself. She wanted to smash it on the floor but feared that it might release some evil power. She couldn't bring herself to do it anyway. She couldn't throw it away or someone else might find it. She didn't know what sort of powers the crystal contained, but from what she saw of Jareth's use of it, it was probably quite dangerous. She would have to keep it with her for now. She couldn't leave it in her room for her stepmother might find it while Sarah was out. Her stepmother still didn't respect her belongings. She took a cloth from her dresser drawer and wrapped it up carefully. Then she placed it in a pouch with a drawstring.