The Real Return To the Labyrinth
Disclaimer: I have never done one of these, but as I have seen it done before. I Do Not Own Labyrinth or any of the characters from the movie. In later chapters there will be some characters that are of my creation, but they shall come later.
Also I would like to make it clear that although Sarah possesses the heart of the original Jareth, I possess the heart of their child, who is also consequently named Jareth and looks just like the original one but has brown hair with white and silver highlights. *sigh*
UGH *shakes glitter out of the keyboard and her blanket* SO Jareth and I fought and then he pouted and I forgave him. He was just too cute. But on with the story. Don't get used to the constant updates its just that I had the first four chapters done and once I sit down to write again I can probably get out several more, but I shall continue to write.
Without opening her eyes, Sarah knew she was in the Labyrinth. She could feel the magic all around her and it left her with a grin on her face. Keeping her eyes closed Sarah could see the light of the sun through her eyelids and she could feel its glorious heat on her face. The smell of the grass, and flowers, and the overall nature of the Underground invaded Sarah's nose. It reminded her of what Jareth had smelled like when she first met him. Sarah basked in the warmth of the sun and enjoyed the smells before finally opening her eyes. And then all of Sarah's senses were overloaded. The Underground looked absolutely magical! The fields and forests and such were a lush green. The Labyrinth was a glorious green with a sparkly quality about them. I wonder if the Labyrinth is naturally glittery or if Jareth simply popped in and out all around the Labyrinth to give it the glittery look. Sarah giggled to herself at the thought. She remembered that her stepmother had been livid when she came home and there had been glitter all over her bedroom carpet. She demanded an explanation, but Sarah was clueless as to what to say. She couldn't simply tell her stepmother that the Goblin King had popped into the bedroom and stolen Toby because Sarah had asked him to. That would have caused a wealth of problems. So Sarah had lied and said that she had been playing with Toby and a container of glitter had spilt. Of course her stepmother hadn't believed this either because Sarah and Toby had never played together before then. So Sarah still ended up in trouble. Oh well. None of that mattered now. Sarah finally felt like she was home and she was not going to let the memories of her stepmother ruin another home for her.
Sarah's thoughts finally wandered back to where she was and it was then that she realized she was on the hill that Jareth had brought her to all those years ago. Sarah turned around in hopes that magically Jareth would be there, but alas there was nothing but green for miles and what looked to be small blobs of black on the horizon. I wonder what those blobs are. Are there other places in the Underground aside from the Labyrinth and the Goblin City? Sarah shrugged and turned her attention back to the Labyrinth. It looked less intimidating now that she wasn't running it to save someone. Sarah signed and with a smile she started walking down the hill, heading toward the wall surrounding the Labyrinth.
By the time Sarah reached the wall she was gasping for air. What started as a walk to the wall turned into a full fledge run. Sarah couldn't reach the wall fast enough, but now that she was there Sarah bent over as she struggled to calm her racing heart. Finally Sarah was able to look up at the wall that barely controlled the power of the Labyrinth within. Now how do I get in? Hmmm... Hoggle! Sarah furiously turned her head first to the left and then to the right trying to see if Hoggle was there. Alas she was standing alone in front of the imposing wall. I wonder what happened to Hoggle. After Sarah returned home from her first trip to the Labyrinth, Sarah tried to keep in touch with her friends, unfortunately for all of them their lives were changing and they all had responsibilities, so it was no surprise that when Sarah entered college communications with her friends stopped. A wave of sadness came over Sarah as she remembered how lonely she had been those first couple of months without her faithful friends, but then college slowly took over all her spare time and soon she had no time. With a sad little shake of her head Sarah banished those thoughts from her mind. She was finally home and she would be reunited with her friends and hopefully with the man of her dreams. If only she knew how to get into the Labyrinth.
Thank you to those who wrote reviews and those who added to my story to their alerts and/or favorites. It makes Jareth and me smile. I will update soon. The next chapter is somewhat short but the one after will be much longer I promise. I accept any and all criticism, good or bad, and suggestions.
