Coming Home-Part One
Disclaimer: Jareth and Sarah are not mine. However, Maija, Joshua, Daniel, Derrick, Steven, and Vectain are mine. The story is also mine.
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: This is my first laby fic. If you find it stupid, sorry. Go easy on the flames… :o)A long time ago there was a great kingdom. It was a kingdom that many thought only existed within the imagination. Within this kingdom lived the great ruler of the Underground, Maija, Queen of the Eternal City. She was wonderful queen whose subjects absolutely adored her.
Within the walls of the castle, Queen Maija resided. Her greatest joy came from watching her son, Prince Jareth, and his friends roam about the castle. These six friends did everything together. There was Joshua, Daniel, Steven, Derrick, Sarah, and, of course, Jareth.
Things inside the Eternal City were wonderfully happy. Of course, there were always little squabbles between the friends, and most of them between Jareth and Sarah. You see, Jareth was the only one who had always lived in the castle. Sarah and the others had been brought to the castle after a tragic accident had killed all their parents. Although they soon became fast friends with the young prince, there was a bond between the other five that could not be matched.
Queen Maija, not wanting anyone in her kingdom to suffer, had brought the five young subjects to her castle. Sarah and Steve were twins, and were the youngest of the five. They were both 15 when brought to the castle to live. Joshua, Daniel, and Derrick were brothers. Joshua was the youngest at 16 and Derrick the oldest at 18. The Queen brought them in hoping that they would form a friendship with her son and save him from his lonely life, and that's exactly what happened. Queen Maija brought them to the castle and made them lords and a lady over the Eternal City. And as time went on, the six soon became wonderful friends.
So here they were. Six friends who could not be torn apart. Jareth and Sarah became closer as the years went by, and on Sarah's 20th birthday, Jareth asked her to marry him. She immediately said yes, having fallen in love with Jareth the moment she laid eyes on him.
A wedding was immediately planned. The kingdom had never been so alive and full of excitement. However, on the eve of Sarah and Jareth's wedding, darkness fell over the Eternal City.
Queen Maija went to Sarah's chambers to check up on her the night before the wedding. When she walked in the door, Sarah was not sitting in her bed as she normally was. Queen Maija looked around, but saw no sign of Sarah anywhere. She quickly rushed to Steven's chambers, knowing that the bond between the twins was stronger than life itself. She slammed the door open with a bang.
"Steven! Have you seen Sarah anywhere? She's not in her room and I'm getting a bad feeling about this." She looked around the room and noticed that Steven was also missing.
~What is going on here?~ She wondered. She rushed out to the hallway and called for the others.
"Jareth! Joshua! Daniel! Derrick! Come quickly!" She ran down the hall towards the throne room where she knew the other four would head. When she arrived at the throne room, only Jareth was there. His face was deathly pale and his eyes were wide with fear.
"Jareth, where are the other?" Queen Maija asked her son.
"Gone. They're all gone, mother." At this, Jareth sank to floor, finally releasing the tears he had been holding in. Queen Maija noticed the paper that Jareth held in his hand. She went over and took it from him and read the letter in his hand.
Do not worry about the fate of your precious
bride and her friends. They are no longer any concern of yours. This night, the eve of your wedding, will forever be a day that you curse. Tonight, your kingdom will fall. At the stroke of thirteen o'clock, I will come and get my revenge. Never again will you see your precious Sarah, or your dear friends.
Lord Russell
Queen Maija dropped the letter to the floor. She then looked at the clock on the wall.
"Five minutes until he arrives. Jareth, what does this mean? How did he get back to kingdom? We had him banished!" Queen Maija cried frantically.
"I don't know what it means, Mother. All I know is that Sarah and my friends are gone, and I will never see them again. I don't even know where Russell would have sent them."
"Oh, but you will soon find out, Prince Jareth. Soon, you will know everything, and I will finally have my revenge."
Queen Maija and Jareth looked to the doorway. Standing in the doorway was a man with hair the color of the night sky, and eyes that were just as dark.
"Why are you here, Russell? And how did you manage to get back in to this kingdom?" Queen Maija asked.
"I'm here for my revenge. After tonight, I will be ruler of the Eternal City, and the two of you will only be a distant memory in everyone's lives," Russell said, with an evil grin on his face.
Russell drew a sword from his side before the Queen and Jareth could even blink. In the twinkle of an eye, Queen Maija was lying in a broken heap on the floor.
Jareth looked at Russell with rage in his eyes.
"You will not get away with this. We have the strongest army in the land. We also have magic on our side. You will not win."
"Quite the contrary, Jareth. I already have gotten away with it. You see, I have a darker magic on my side. Where as you tend to stick to the pure, white magic, I chose to take up the darkness of black magic. I have cast a spell that not even your pure magic can reverse. You see, you will live. You will live and always remember this day. Your subjects will no longer live happy lives. They are forever in goblin form. You will never see the face of Sarah and again. She will only be a bittersweet memory. Her and friends have been separated from each other as well. You will be forced to rule over these goblins. And should an unwanted child ever be wished away, you will gladly take them. After thirteen hours, the child will become a goblin, unless the person who made the wish can solve the Labyrinth."
"What Labyrinth? I do not know what you are talking about." Jareth was quite puzzled at what he had just been told. There was no Labyrinth in this kingdom.
"Look outside. See what has happened to your kingdom."
"Jareth walked over to the window and looked out. Before stretched a massive Labyrinth. The Eternal City had been transformed. Instead of being bright and lovely as it once had been, it was now filthy and swarming with goblins. Russell walked over to the window and stood by Jareth.
"Behold! The Goblin City! With King Jareth as their ruler. A ruler who will obey my every command!" Russell laughed an evil laugh as Jareth turned to stare at him.
"I don't think so," Jareth replied. Jareth held out his hand, a perfect crystal forming in his palm. "You have killed my mother and kidnapped my friends. I demand that you tell me where my friends are before drastic measures are taken."
Russell wasn't planning on Jareth actually standing up to him. He knew that Jareth's magic was stronger, but he didn't think Jareth would have the courage to use it against him. Jareth noticed the look in Russell's eyes, even if it was only there for a moment. It was fear.
Jareth threw the crystal at Russell, trapping him in a crystal bubble. Jareth slowly walked over to the bubble and glared at Russell.
"Now, where are my friends?"
"They are on Earth, Jareth," Russell spat the words out venomously. "Well, they will be anyway. They haven't been born on Earth yet. But when they are, they will have no memory of who they are. They will not remember the time spent here. They will be separated from each other with no chance of them ever finding each other. You will all be forced to live a life without each other. This is my revenge."
Jareth looked at Russell, contemplating what he had just said. Was he doomed to live this life without his beloved Sarah and his friends? And, was he also doomed to live a life obeying this man's every command?
"That's where you are wrong, Russell. The bond between the six of us cannot be broken, not even by you. Eventually, we will all find each other again. However, I can't have you around standing in the way of our reunion. So I'm afraid I'm going to be forced to dispose of you. Only this time, I will make sure that you cannot ever return."
Russell looked at Jareth with fear in his eyes. He knew that the only way Jareth could be assured that he would not return would be to kill him. But if Jareth would kill him, his heart would forever be consumed by hate. Knowing this, Russell knew that even should Jareth kill him, he would have his revenge.
"Do what you will, Jareth. But you know that if you kill me, you will no longer be the caring person you are now. Once you kill, your heart will be consumed by your hate."
Jareth knew he was right. But he also knew that, should he ever find his beloved Sarah, the hate would disappear.
"I know what I stand to lose. I stand to lose everything that makes me who I am. But you don't understand. Without Sarah, I will never love again and therefore, I already am not the same person I once was. I will kill you, and I will do it for Sarah, and for my friends."
With that said, Jareth released Russell from the bubble. But before Russell could blink, another crystal was formed and thrown at him, consuming him in a gulf of fire. All that remained when the smoke cleared was a dark mark in the middle of the floor where Russell had once stood. With a wave of his hand, Jareth removed the spot. He then walked over to the broken body of his mother. A crystal formed and his mother's body disappeared as the crystal landed on her still form.
"Rest in peace, Mother." With that, the still form of Queen Maija came to rest in a lovely garden just outside the throne room. It was the only thing lovely in the newly formed Goblin City, and forever beautiful it would remain as a silent memorial to the fallen Queen.
Jareth turned and gazed out the window at the Labyrinth he now controlled. The curse for him to take unwanted children still remained, but since Jareth's heart had been consumed by hate, he no longer cared.
"Everything I loved was taken from me. I will make the people pay for my pain. And never will I love again."
"Oh, but you are wrong, King Jareth."
Jareth started at the sound of the voice behind him. He turned to look at this voice that had invaded his private space.
"Who are you that dares tell the King of this land that he is wrong?"
"I am but an old scribe. But you must listen closely. Destiny has been fulfilled today. Whether you like it or not, the events that have transpired today were meant to happen."
"I don't believe you," Jareth said to the scribe. "What is your name? And why should I believe what you say?"
"My name is Vectain. And you should believe me because I am the keeper of the destiny of the Eternal City."
"Well, Vectain, there is no Eternal City. Only a goblin city where the Eternal City once stood. And I still don't see why I should believe what you are saying."
"Look for yourself, King Jareth. Look as I tell you what I know."
Before Jareth, a glowing crystal appeared. He stared into it as Vectain told him the story.
"It is written in the ancient books of the Underground, that a great misery will befall the land. At this time, the reign of the current ruler will come to and end, and her heir will take over. All that the new ruler loves will taken from him and the Underground will be transformed. No longer will be a place of happiness and joy.
"But it does not end there, Jareth. There is much more to be said. At this time of darkness, those that the ruler loves will be sent to Earth. Here they will remain. They will be born in to Earth families with no memory of the time spent in the Underground. However, eighteen years from the time that the last one is born, they will meet again. During this time, you, ruler of the Underground, will have fallen in love again. She will turn her back on you, and you will be crushed that your beloved does not return her love as she once did. Yes Jareth, you will find Sarah again. But she will not remember you or your time spent together. She will also have fallen in love, but not with you. If the five of them should remember who they are and where they came from, they will be able to return to the land that they once called home. Only one thing shall remain a mystery. Sarah will not remember that she loved you. She must learn to do that again on her own. She will have to fight between the new love that she has found, and the old love that fights to win her back. The choice must be hers and she cannot be forced into a decision."
With that said, the crystal disappeared as well as Vectain. Jareth looked around, with a new hope on his face. But it was soon replaced with a look consumed with hate.
"What good is this if I cannot be guaranteed that Sarah will love me again? I will make Earth suffer for what I must go through. If one of them is going to take away the only love I have ever known, then I shall make their lives miserable."
Jareth turned and walked to the throne that was now his and began his work at the Goblin King.
Well, that's Part One. Let me know what you think. I'm working on Part Two right now. I hope to get it finished soon, but with work and classes, I'm not sure when it will be finished. Sorry if this isn't a very good story, but this is my first fic. And if anyone has any ideas for me, I would welcome them!! Send any ideas to: sara_beth_1999@yahoo.com