Jareth poofed them into the throne room in a cloud of glitter. "Wake up, precious," he whispered in her ear. Instantly she awoke, feeling slightly dazed. She saw she was in Jareth's arms and pushed away from him, resulting in her crashing to the stone floor.

"Ow!" Sarah cried, clutching the back of her head.

"Sarah, precious, are you all right?" he asked crouching beside her.

"Get away from me!" she shouted, half angry, half terrified.

"I've warned you before Sarah, don't defy me," he said, standing again. He reached out a hand to help her up as she tried in vain to do it on her own, she took it reluctantly. Once standing, she swayed and put her hand on Jareth's offered shoulder as he helped her limp to the mini throne he had set up beside his.

"Alright, Jareth," she said with emphasis on his first name after he had sat down. "what do you really want from me."

"Who said I wanted anything from you?" he asked.

"Jareth, I'm not stupid," she said with a smirk. "You want something so why don't you just tell me what it is before who knows what happens to Toby in that death pit you call a labyrinth."

"Do you really think that anything would happen to him under your watch?" Jareth replied, his turn to smirk.

"What do you mean 'my watch'?" she asked.

"What did you really think that I was going to let him die in there and have you blame me for it and have you hate me for the rest of your life? Tut, tut," said Jareth.

"HE'S GOING TO DIE IN THERE?" she shouted in alarm.

"Well that depends," he said maddeningly. "on you."

"What in the world is that supposed mean?" she asked. Jareth only smirked.

XxXxXx

Toby walked onto the hill at the entrance of the Labyrinth, spotting Hoggle, he ran to greet him.

"Hoggle!" he cried as the dwarf turned around.

"Toby?" he asked in disbelief.

"Yep, it's me," said Toby.

"What are ya doin' here?" Hoggle asked, suddenly his eyes widened. "No, wait, you didn't. Did you?"

"Did I what, Hoggle?" Toby asked.

"Did you wish Sarah away?" Hoggle asked as Toby hung his head in shame and slowly nodded.

"I didn't mean to," he replied sadly, a look of utter horror upon Hoggle's face. "I just got angry and now I have thirteen days to run the labyrinth."

"Thirteen DAYS?" Hoggle asked, shocked.

"Yeah, so what?" said Toby and to his surprise Hoggle burst out laughing. "What's so funny?"

"He gave you thirteen days!" Hoggle replied between laughs. "To use one of Sarah's favorite phrases 'it'll be a piece of cake!'"

"Well, we better start now." said Toby, not finding the humor in the situation.

"Oh. Yeah. Wait, do you happen to have a mirror or anything reflective on you?" Hoggle asked.

"Hmmm. Here the back of my iPod is reflective" Toby offered.

"Sure this'll work," said Hoggle, still confused as to what an iPod was exactly. Hoggle took the iPod and looked into his reflection. "There's an apple smack dab in the middle!"

"Well, yeah thats the company's symbol," Toby explained.

"Humans." said Hoggle under his breath. "Oh well, it'll still work," he stared determinedly for a second then spoke very clearly. "Ludo, Sir Didymus."

"Yes, Sir Hoggle?" said Didymus, who had just appeared in the iPod with Ludo.

"Sarah has been wished away and I figured you go into a rant if I didn't let you help," he replied.

"That was quite intelligent of you. How long has his royal Highness allowed us fellows to solve his mighty Labyrinth?" he asked.

"Thirteen days," Hoggle replied.

"Oh," said Didymus, obviously surprised. "Well we are currently just within the mighty walls of this humble Labyrinth."

"Alright," said Hoggle. "Bye then." Hoggle opened the doors to the Labyrinth and the four of them set off, taking right path.

XxXxXx

"Jareth! Quit your smirking! What do you mean 'my watch?' Sarah demanded.

"Well, precious, the wisher's difficulty during their trip through the Labyrinth depends on the cooperation of the wished away," he replied. "For example, your trip through the Labyrinth was relatively easy because Toby was cooperating. Normally, the wished away are annoying beyond appeasement which annoys me so I make it harder for them to be rescued therefore punishing them with eternal enslavement. That is part of why I gave Toby thirteen days - because I know that you won't cooperate and to give you enough time to get your hopes up, so that when they come crashing down I am there to pick up the pieces."

"Well, this changes things," said Sarah. 'I need some time to think.' She thought. 'Somewhere away from him, I can't think clearly around him.' "Where is my room?"

"Room?" Jareth asked.

"Yes, my room. Where I sleep," she said with an air of explaining to a two year old why one plus on equals two for the millionth time.

"Oh, that room. Right this way." he said standing up. Sarah tried to stand up as well, but she had sprained her ankle when she had fallen out of his arms. Seeing this, he smirked. "Take my arm."

"Why?" she asked.

"Because you clearly cannot walk there so I am going to 'poof' us there as you say," he said, clearly enjoying that she required his assistance.

"Can't you just fix it?" she asked.

"Technically, yes, but why would I put to waste such a glorious opportunity to assist you," he replied.

"Ugh! Whatever!" she said taking his arm and they poofed away in a cloud of glitter.