A/N um… Hi. This is my first ever totally story and I'm really nervous, so…. Please don't kill me…

Chapter One: An Unexpected Visitor

Sarah lay in her bed, staring up at the ceiling, her full red lips turned downward in a pout. For the second time that month, a boy had clamored for her attentions, and when she finally agreed to go on a date with him, the next day he came back to school looking as though he had seen a ghost, and lied, saying that he was busy that night (and all the rest of the month as well). It just wasn't fair!, she thought, her large, emerald eyes narrowing in anger.

She sat up in her bed, staring about the room; was that scuffling footsteps she had just heard? A mischievous little snicker from in her closet? She stood and silently crossed the room, her bare feet padding across the floor boards. Tearing open the door, she whipped her head from side to side, seeing nothing. Finally, she felt a tugging on the pants of her jeans, and she looked down with a frightened gasp; There, on her floor, dressed in one of her old shirts, was a goblin.

Holding a crystal, gently balanced on the tips of his fingers, he brought it closer to his face. The goblins surrounding him shuffled slightly, and he held up the empty hand in a warning and a call for silence. She had found Minx.

He leaned his blonde head closer to the sphere, he breathed out one word, his moist breath nearly fogging the glass, "Soon…"

It took several seconds for reality to register itself in Sarah's mind; not because she was stupid, no, but because she had committed her life after the Labyrinth to placing that type of faery tale in the deepest, darkest corner of her mind as she could manage, besides the fact that she spoke to her mirror occasionally, and could swear that she could see a gnarled or furry face gazing back and conversing with her. But this…



When it finally occurred to her what was going on, Sarah blinked, then gasped, letting out a short squeak before preparing her lungs for a major scream.

Before the sound could tear itself from her lungs, the little monster raced up her leg, clinging to her jeans, and up the front of her billowing white shirt. His distorted hand clasped itself over her mouth, and she looked into enormous, bright brown eyes before the thing spoke.

"Lady must be silent!" the imp squealed, its voice breathy and light, compared to the others that were flickering into her memory. "Must not wake family!"

Sarah's eyes widened, and she nodded; this was definitely something that she didn't want to explain to her father, or Karen. She knew Toby wouldn't mind in the slightest; he had been playing and squabbling with the hobgoblins since she had saved him, but she pretended to ignore him. But now… This was insane!

The undersized creature scampered back down her arm and dropped to the floor with a soft thud! and turned to her, bowing rather low, so that his knobby nose brushed the ground.

Finding her voice, Sarah questioned, "Wh- Why are you here?" In reply, the petite creature grasped her hand in his slightly moist one and dragged her to the bed.

"Lady Sarah must be warned." He spoke quietly, glancing around the room as though they were being watched. "King not like, but Minx must warn sweet Sarah."

For the first time, Sarah got a good look at the miniscule hobgoblin; He wasn't very gifted, vertically, and appeared to be only about half a foot tall. His skin was surprisingly smooth for a goblin, and was the colour of burnt carrots. His eyes (which were so large that they filled the upper quarter of his round little face) were a murky brown colour, though they were bright and sparkling, and were focused on her face. He wore a stained, green tunic, dirty brown breeches (which might have been another colour at one point), and what seemed like two small potato sacks, tied with a thick piece of string. His face was pudgy and adorable, with a plump little nose and a wayward grin that was oddly infectious.

"What? What is it that you are trying to tell me, Minx?" She demanded, reaching down to grasp his shoulders, but as she moved, he disappeared in a flash, and the last thing she saw on his little face was the look of complete and utter shock.

A/N Hi, Hi!! Hope you liked it, cause it was fun to write- hey, I guess it is better to write late! (3:13 am) Please rate and review, and I shall post more!! Bye bye for now!

Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth, except for the dvd- I COMMAND THE MAGIC TO DANCE, DAMMIT!!

Disclaimer: As much as I would like to, I don't own labyrinth or any of its characters. :(