Hey it's Mikki. This is my new fic. I been working on this for about 2 months and finally got the first chapter out of they way. People who have read "The Ring", I'm sorry I haven't updated, I've had major writer's block for that and I had to get this idea out of my head. This was three pages long, though is doesn't look it, lol. I was thinking of changin the title to something more suitable to the story. The Connection sounds boring, lol. I hope you guys like this one. If there is anything wrong with it please tell me and I will fix it up. Thank-you.
Summary: Life for Jareth isn't going so well. Being the only king without a wife is terrible for his reputation. What happens when Sarah comes across a book that will take her back to the Underground?
Disclamer: I do not own anthing from the Labyrinth. It belongs to Jim Henson and Co.
The Connection
Chapter One – Lost Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose step-mother always made her stay home with the baby. And the baby was a spoiled child who wanted everything for himself, and the young girl was practically a slave.
But what no one knew is that the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the girl, and he had given her certain powers. So one night, when the baby had been particularly cruel to her, she called on the goblins for help!
"Say the right words," the goblins said, "and we'll take the baby to the castle, and you will be free!" But the girl knew that the Goblin King would keep the baby in his castle for ever and ever and ever, and turn it into a goblin!
And so the girl suffered in silence. Until one day, when she was tired from a day of housework, and she was hurt by the harsh words of her stepmother, and she could no longer stand it...
"I wish that the goblins would come and take you away… right now."
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She was on the ladder searching for a book on her English paper. With her index finger, Sarah began to finger the spines of the books. When she finally came across with the book she pulled it and it would not budge. She pulled harder and came stumbling down with the book. She landed on the ground, ass first.
Sarah was wearing a white tank top with a black jacket and jeans. Her dark brown hair was put up into a high pony tail. One would say that she is beautiful, even though she tries to deny it. Her figure was normal for an eighteen year old, but she was skinner than a few years earlier.
She got up and wiped her bottom. "Great Sarah, embarrass your self more," she said to her self. She bent over and picked up the book. It was titled 'Mythology and Legends'.
This kind of subject Sarah loved; she has always loved fantasy, even after the Labyrinth. The labyrinth taught her a few lessons. One; never take anything for granted. Two; your never to old to believe in fairy tales. And Three; words have power.
Ever since that night, Sarah has grown up pretty quickly. She has learned to put others first before herself, never complain and never take anything for granted. When her stepmother saw the change in Sarah, she was confused. Sarah's father, Robert, took notice of the change about two weeks after Sarah's experience in the Labyrinth; he was surprised that his only daughter was growing up fast.
Sarah and Karen have learned to get along; they still have their fights, but mostly about little things. Karen doesn't even need to tell Sarah to baby-sit Toby anymore; she does it without being told. Sarah now adores Toby. They have gotten really close, even though he is three years old, you can tell that they are close.
Sarah went to the table and opened the book. She got to the front page and she was about to read when a cleared throat caused her to look up.
"Sorry Miss Williams, the library is about to close. If you could come to the front desk I'd be happy to check that book out for you," the librarian said.
She nodded and got up and followed her to the front desk. "Mrs. Maple, do you believe in fairy tales?"
Mrs. Maple gave Sarah a confused look but answered anyway. "No, I don't but I used to, when I was young I believed in all kind of things, but mostly I believed in fairy tales and magic." She scanned the book and gave it back to Sarah. "But someone told me, you're never too old to believe. Good night, Miss Williams."
Sarah walked out of the library and went to the park to read the book and relax a little. She had always loved this park, it's so relaxing. Sarah went over to the bench where Merlin would always sit with Sarah; she picked the book up and searched her surroundings.
It was a beautiful autumn's day, feeling the nice cool air on her face and the wind tossing her hair lightly. Trees swayed in the wind, fallen leaves on the grass were gliding slightly above the ground. Sarah then tossed her vision to the pond that she loved to look at. The water was glistening from the reflection of the sun. The water was so smooth, if you put your finger in it, the water would make a tiny ripple. She looked down at the book in her hands and starting reading.
Sarah read parts about the history of mythology and legends, and right now she was getting bored of it. She skipped through pages, scanning them fast, then one caught her eye.
Sarah gasped. It was about the Underground. She started to read out loud.
"In the Underground, there are many Kingdoms; Dwarf Kingdom, Elvin Kingdom, Faire Kingdom and the Goblin Kingdom.
All the king and queens of these kingdoms are Fae. King Albert and Queen Sapphire, Dwarf Kingdom, King Louis and Queen Miranda, Elvin Kingdom, King Oberon and Queen Tatiana, Faire Kingdom and King Jareth, Goblin Kingdom."
She skimmed through the paragraphs. They were all about the kingdoms, history and what-not. Sarah had always believed that fairy tales were true, but also thought that the Labyrinth was a lost fairy tale.
And all of a sudden she heard thunder above her, she jerked her head up and said, "I knew I should've listen to the weather report." And with that she grabbed the book and started to head home.
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"You can't keep it up like this."
"Yes I can. I just have to stay away from the council for a few months," he snapped.
"Jareth, you can't. The council is getting suspicious, they're already asking questions, you do realise?" The young man sitting across from the Goblin King, asked. He had short dirty blonde hair, dressed in a white poet shirt, black breeches and black boots. He had beautiful green eyes. He didn't wear gloves like Jareth, his hands were young looking. On his left hand, ring finger, there is a silver wedding band.
Jareth sighed heavily. "Yes, I know… I know. If I can just avoid them for just a little while longer, then we wouldn't have a problem," he said while tapping his index finger against chin.
Gavan just stared wide-eyed at him. Unbelievable! Gosh. Jareth, what happened to you? Gavan thought. He was going to ask Jareth about that last comment, but decided to drop it and save it for later.
Suddenly, Jareth straightened in his chair and fixed his attention to his very good friend. "So is there mail that needs tending to?" He asked.
Gaven cleared his throat and replied. "Yes, your Majesty. You have a letter regarding the attendance of wedding at the Elvin Kingdom. King Louis and Queen Miranda's son will be getting married in a month."
Gavan heard a loud groan coming from his friend. "It's not that bad, Jareth." Next he heard laughter.
"Oh, Gavan you're funny," he stopped laughing, and got serious. "It is bad. I am the only king that doesn't have a wife. Enough of this talk, anything else?"
Gavan flinched, and glad that Jareth didn't see. "Ah, yes. The goblin army is requesting a need of new army supplies."
Jareth eyes glanced up to Gavan's and asked, "Is there any specifics that they need?"
Gavan looked down to the letter and read a bit and shook his head. "No, your Majesty, they're implying that they need replacements from when there was the fight a month back."
Jareth nodded and told Gavan sort it out.
