Such a Sad Love…
Description: What if Sarah wasn't the girl the Goblin King fell in love with? What if Toby wasn't her brother, but in fact her nephew? What if there was a second runner?
Disclaimer: Original story by Trevor Jones and Jim Henson. Believe me if I owned any of the amazing creations from Labyrinth I wouldn't be writing on this site. I'd be living it up partying with the Firies and dancing with Jareth while he sang As the World Falls Down over and over and over and- well. You get the point. Any characters, settings or other thingymadoodles not mentioned in the movie or graphic novels belongs to yours truly.
Story:
Opening Title (Including Underground)
Stumbling out of the Underground into the Aboveground was not an easy thing to do. Yet the girl fought to get back to her family. Trying to sooth the weeping baby in her arms, she crawled through the Oubliette, trying to find the passage to safety.
But the Labyrinth didn't want them to go. The girl found what she was looking for; the mirror. It would lead her to the Aboveground and away from that wretched Goblin King. The girl fought against the river of tears that still flowed freely down her cheeks. Did he even know that she was gone?
The babe screamed and cried. She would have to change his form, maybe, but then again he would look like his father either way. "Please hush little Jareth." The girl whispered, wincing at the name. I'll have to change that too. She thought. What was a good name that would fit in the Aboveground? Her fathers name? No, if she were to go home that's all she would hear. Hm… "Toby." The girl decided.
The Labyrinth began to shake, he knew they were gone. Leaping through the mirror in one shot, the girl landed in the middle of a forest. Lush and green moss coated most everything, sunlight streamed through the leaves. Behind her was a crystalline pool. The girl ran as fast as she could, escaping the fairy circle that surrounded it.
She didn't have to travel long before reaching civilization. There was a large park, with a beautiful river and a stone bridge. Stone monuments were scattered, and there was a picturesque view of the clock tower.
Knowing the way home from there, the girl ran as fast as she could, the baby having gone to sleep in the short journey out of the forest. She soon found the house she was looking for. She walked up the few steps slowly- what would they think of her? Disappearing for almost a year and a half, then showing up at their door with a baby only hours old?
It was her little sister who answered the door. Sarah had grown up, in the girls eyes. Her brown hair was longer, and the jade green eyes they both shared seemed wiser, though there was still a hint of childish wonder. Sarah would be thirteen, if the girl had it right.
Pink lips formed an O as Sarah looked at the person who resembled her lost sister all too well. "Sarah…" the girl said. "Sarah it's me. Is daddy home?"
"Who's at the door Sarah?" Christopher Williams, the girl's father came up behind his daughter, only to be faced with the older one. Then he too, stared in awe.
"L-L- Is it-?" he stuttered.
"Hi daddy…" The girl looked down.
Not saying anything, Christopher wrapped his arms securely around his eldest daughter, until she pushed him away. "Careful! I don't want to wake him."
"Him?"
"Daddy, this is J-Toby."
"Come inside, I want to hear everything."
The girl came inside but refused to tell the whole story. Her family would probably lock her up in an insane asylum for the rest of her life if she did.
Her name was Natalie Williams, and she had run the Labyrinth, made friends with a worm, a knight, the Firies and the Goblins. She had done many things she was proud of, things she wasn't but she regretted none of it.
Because Natalie had birthed the son of the Goblin King.
A.N: Hey wassup? So this is where it begins. I dunno, this was just a random idea that I really loved. What do you think so far? I know its only the introduction so far, but reviews would be lovely. Thanks so much and I hope that you enjoy the rest of the story.