Down In the Underground

Chapter One

AN: I want to dedicate this story to David Bowie RIP we love you, you will forever live on in our hearts and in our fanfiction as the Goblin King.

Also thanks to my friend Lynette for coming up with the title.

I don't have a beta, so if you want to be one, here is what I am looking for someone who can edit my story and send it back to me ASAP, so I can quickly post it, because I don't like waiting around to post the story for too long. If you want to be beta message me here or go to my facebook page it's first come first serve or tell me why I should I pick you.

Onto the story now, to warn you it is sad.

Sarah is Twenty-One just graduated from college, she wanted to do what most people did after they graduated they travel. She had plans to travel all over the world, before she decided what she wanted to do with her life.

Sarah was at her childhood home in her bedroom looking around at everything. Deciding what to take and what to leave behind, she was so deep in thought she didn't hear anyone knocking at the door until the sound got louder.

She turned around and saw her step-mother Karen looking at her "are you sure you have no plans tonight?

"I am positive" she told her.

"I can find another babysitter" Karen replied.

"Karen it is fine" Sarah as she put an end to that in a firm voice.

This would be the last time Sarah would babysit before she went on her trip. Her step-mother left her alone to get ready to go out tonight.

Sarah's father and Karen had a business dinner with a client of her father and it was important that they go.

But this time would be different because Sarah loved Toby and loved spending time with him. So there will be no wishing away this time.

Toby came running down the stairs and into Sarah's arms "I missed you Sarah"

She laughed and said "you just saw me this morning"

"That was long time ago" Toby replied sadly.

Sarah smiled at him. Robert and Karen hugged and kissed them and said there goodbye's.

After they left Sarah closed and locked the door behind them, she then turned to Toby who was sitting on the couch staring at her.

"So what do you want to do now little man" Sarah asked as she sat next to him and tickled him.

Toby laughed and pushed her hand away and tells her "I want a movie and pizza"

"Okay, what movie?"

Toby ran to get a movie and brought it to Sarah it was one of the educational videos that Karen has him watch, she rolled her eyes at it and put it into the VCR than went to call for pizza.

After the pizza was half way eaten, Toby was put to bed; Sarah put the pizza in the fridge and cleaned the house so it would be just like they left it before they left.

As Sarah was heading up the stairs to go to bed she heard the doorbell ring and she laughed to herself and walked back downstairs thinking that her parents forget their key again.

When she opened the door she saw a police officer standing there and she feared the worst. The officer looked at her first before saying anything; he didn't know how to tell her.

"Miss Williams?"

"Yes" Sarah said not sure what is going on and was too afraid to find out.

The officer spoke again "May I come in?"

Sarah was staring at him for a moment "oh, umm…sure"

The officer walked in and stared at her. Sarah closed the door behind him. He took a deep breath and began "I am sorry to say this, but your parents were involved in a car accident tonight"

Sarah looked at him horrified she couldn't find the words to say but she somehow got them out "Oh my god! Are they okay?"

The officer began" I am sorry but it looks like a drink driver hit them and they died instantly"

Sarah brought her hand to her mouth and started crying. The officer put his hand on her shoulder and said soothingly "I am so sorry for your lost"

She knew she had to be strong for Toby. Sarah walked over to the couch and lay down and cried herself to sleep and soon she was dreaming.

Sarah was in a beautiful garden bright from the sun, different varieties and colors of flowers around her, a big waterfall in the middle. She sat on the bench like she always did looking at the waterfall.

She felt someone sit down next to her and knew exactly who it was.

"Why do you only come to me when you need advice? The voice asked.

Sarah turned to look at the person next to her and saw it was Jareth like always smiling a knowing smile at her.

"So you know what happened?" Sarah asked him sadly.

"Yes" Jareth replied his voice serious.

"What do I do?" she asked him with tears in her eyes.

Jareth leaned towards her and caressed her cheek softly and told her "you are strong, you will get through this"

Sarah smiled softly at him "are you sure?"

"You can do anything you put your mind to, I believe in you" he whispered against her lips and kissed her lightly. When he pulled back he saw her eyes still closed and he smiled.

"Toby is calling you" his voice spoke and got her out of her daze.

"What?" she asked confused.

"Toby is calling you" he replied.

Sarah could hear in a distance Toby was calling her.

"It's time to wake up dear Sarah" Jareth says and snaps his fingers.

Sarah opened her eyes and saw Toby standing in front of her hugging his bear Lancelot that used to belong to her.

"I was calling for you forever" he tells her in a sleepy voice.

Sarah smiled sleepily as she sat up "Toby, I have some news to tell you"

Toby didn't say anything he just stared at Sarah "I don't know how to tell you this" she paused she took a deep breath.

"Where are Mommy and Daddy?" Toby asked sadly.

She continued "Toby Karen and dad were in a car accident last night and they died" she finished crying. She looked at Toby to see what he would do or say.

Toby started to cry and Sarah hugged him, they stayed like that for a moment. Toby moved back from her hugging his teddy bear tightly to him and asked "where are we going to go?"

"I'm thinking about calling my mom" she told him.

Toby shook his head frantically and said "no, call the goblin king"

"Toby, he does not exist" she tells him firmly.

"Yes he does" he argued back.

Sarah ignored him and went straight for the phone and dialed the last number her mother gave her "is this Linda Williams? Oh, I'm sorry, oh, she is, can you tell her to call her daughter Sarah, thank you." She hung up the phone and took Toby's hand as they walked into the kitchen she fixed them both a bowl of cereal.

They ate in silence both in shock that they will never see their parents again and not sure what they are going to do or where they are going to go. After they were done eating, Sarah did the dishes while Toby went into the living room to watch television.

The phone rang Sarah went to answer it, Toby watched her "hello mom, I called because Dad and Karen died in a car accident, that is not all I called for, Toby and I need a place to stay and we can't stay here, I can't pay the bills, I don't have a job. You and Jeremy won't even know we are there honest, Please mom, we have nowhere else to go, okay, bye" Sarah said as she hung up the phone sadly and scared, she didn't know what she as going to do now.

She looked at Toby willing herself not to cry and says "my mother won't let us live with her"

Toby jumped up in a standing position on the couch and said excitedly "call the goblin king"

"No" Sarah said trying to be firm.

"Then call Hoggle" Toby told her

Sarah wondered how she knew about him, so she would ask him later.

"Hoggle I need you" she called.

Hoggle appeared in front of Sarah and Toby and asked "whatcha need missy"

"Hoggle, is there any way that we can live in the underground?" Sarah asked him

"I would love that, but you would have to ask him" he told her.

"I don't want to ask him" She told him.

Hoggle thought for a moment and said "than you can ask her"

"Her who?" she asks confused.

"The Queen" he replied.

"Jareth's wife?" Sarah asked surprised with a hint of jealousy in her voice.

"No, Jareth's Mother" he corrected her.