I know I said I would update on Thursday, but fortunately, I have three days off of school :) I hope this story is a good read like The Connection.

I would like to thank Dark Angel Millenia for her great review and Gotta Dance 88 for her nice review. Thanks you guys :)

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Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth.


Chapter Two – Partners?

A weary-looking Goblin King sat on his throne, staring into a crystal ball. After four hours, she still hadn't been found. He had all the goblins and other habitants of the city searching. If she couldn't be found, he would actually die.

He was pulled from his thoughts as a group of goblins appeared at the door. Jareth's head perked up as the head goblin of that group walked to him cautiously.

"She can't be found, sire. They are absolutely no traces of her around the whole city," the goblin said quietly.

Upon hearing this unfortunate news, Jareth fumed. He was breathing very deeply. The goblin in front of him cringed.

Jareth took a deep breath in, trying to compose himself. "I want you – all of you – to search again," he said, seething between his teeth.

All of the goblins nodded, and then they quickly scrammed away, leaving Jareth alone. Still seething he drew a crystal from the air and threw it against a wall. It shattered, making a piercing sound. And add to his annoyance, Jareth heard a familiar wish in his ears. Unfortunately, being the Goblin King, he had to answer all calls.

He vanished into thin air, but then seconds later appearing in an average-sized living room. His was facing a window. He heard a gasp behind him. Ever so slowly he turned around but only to be confronted with his past.

A soaking wet Sarah Williams stood in front of him. She looked thinner, but still had a curvy figure. Her wet hair was slightly shorter but still long. She was still beautiful then ever.

"You called me? What ever could you wish for?" he asked, sarcasm fell straight out of his mouth.

Sarah felt offended when he said those words harshly. There she was drenched from the rain and feeling different emotions run through her body. She felt upset, angry, nervous… everything.

As she looked at the person she called, she saw that he had not aged a day. He was dressed in the same attire of clothes the first time she had met him. He still had his wild, blonde hair. He was still handsome. She inwardly kicked herself for thinking that, and then got back to the matter at hand.

"Yes, I called you. There's no need to be rude about it," she bit back, suddenly feeling like her fifteen year old self again. "I-I need your help."

He huffed and picked something off his shirt. Sarah was starting to get annoyed.

"This is serious! Toby disappeared into thin air!" she cried.

As she said the last bit, she saw him tense up. His face went stone cold and his eyes widened.

"How did it happen?" he asked after a while in silence.

Sarah's shoulders dropped as she remembered what happened. She sighed and looked to the ground. "It happened so fast."

She then staggered over to the couch and sat there, not blinking. "My father and stepmother are going on an eight-day cruise and they left me to baby-sit Toby. It started to rain. I asked Toby to get the mail before it started to pour down. I watched him walk to the letterbox and that's when he vanished right in front of my eyes."

She looked up at Jareth. He was staring at her. "And that's when I called you."

"It just so happens that someone I know disappeared in the same way," he said. "It happened only a few hours ago, and it was during a storm. Coincidence?"

"Who disappeared?"

Jareth ignored her question, not needing her to know… yet. "I need you to get cleaned up and pack a bag with camping or hiking essentials."

Sarah stood up, confusion written over her face. "Um… why?"

"I have a theory. It seems that the only cause of this situation is probably triggered by powerful magic from where I come from," he explained. "So if we become partners and team up and hope that we can find them."

Sarah had to laugh when he said 'partners'. It was such a ridiculous thought of them being partners. "You and me? Partners?" she giggled. "We don't even like each other."

Jareth said nothing. He just stared at her with no expression on his face. A few moments later, Sarah had settled down, but still had a small grin on her face.

"This is not something to laugh about," Jareth said, firmly. "Your brother has been kidnapped and so has someone I know and care about. Now," he paused. "I want you to get things in a bag and clean up. I'll come back in an hour."

And with that, he disappeared only leaving traces of glitter on her floor. Sarah sighed and left the room.

True to his word, Jareth did come back in an hour's time. He had changed his attire to a simple poet's shirt and his leather pants. Sarah had showered and dressed into her most comfortable jeans and shirt she had. She packed a bag with the camping and hiking necessities, such as, a torch, two bottles of water, matches, canned food, a compass, sleeping bag, and a change of clothes.

Jareth had transported them to the boundaries of his kingdom.

"Ok. Which way do we go?" Sarah asked as she followed Jareth down a dusty path.

"I have a feeling that we should go east," he said, looking in that direction.

Sarah smiled and pulled out her compass from her bag. "It's a good thing I brought my compass."

Jareth smirked defiantly, knowing would happen. Might be fun to watch it play out, he thought. "Well, go ahead," he urged her, with a hand gesture.

Sarah held the compass in front of her pointing it in the direction in front of her. Her brow furrowed as she saw the arrow not stopping. Frustrated, she threw the compass back into her bag. She heard someone laughing. She turned around to see Jareth doubling over in laughter, clutching his stomach.

"What the hell is so amusing?" she asked, shouting.

Jareth had to wait a minute before replying. "You are so daft. Human made objects do not work down here. This is a whole different world," he explained after he had calmed down.

"Can we just please get going?" she asked, impatiently.

"Alright, alright," he said as he pulled a crystal from the air. He looked into it deeply, and then looked up to his right. "We'll be heading that way. I'm not sure about this weather, so we have to find the first shelter we see so we can set up camp."

He then walked to in the said direction. Sarah stayed grounded for a moment, staring at his back as he walked away. Sarah turned to face the castle and frowned before walking after Jareth.


Toby had no idea where he was. It was so dark that he couldn't even see his hand if he brought it up to his face. How did he get here? One second he was outside his sister's house getting the mail, then the next he was in a dark and cold room, probably in the middle of nowhere.

Outside, thunder clashed with the rain, and Toby shivered, suddenly feeling really cold, but then he heard a little whimper from the other side of the room.

"Hello?" he asked, making sure his voice was quiet but not too quiet.

A slight gasp came from the person. "Who are you?" the person sounded like a female, a child or a woman, Toby could not tell.

He swallowed. "I'm Toby. Who are you and how did you get here?"

The girl didn't say anything for a while and Toby was starting to get worried. "Sienna. That's my name. And as for your second question… I don't know. I was near the water fountain one minute and then the next I was here," she finally said, and sniffled. "Now I've got a cold. Stupid storm," she mumbled.

Storm… then something struck Toby. "You mean it was raining when you came here?"

"Yes. Where I live, the rain only comes twice a year, that's why I was near the water fountain. I was checking the strange pattern in the weather."

"Oh. That's strange," he said. "It was raining when I disappeared too."

"… Yes, that is strange," Sienna said.


A/N: Hmm… who is this Sienna girl? How did Toby and Sienna end up in that dark room? What do you think?