Notes at End.

"Tell me the rest of the story Sarawh," Toby quietly asked as his sister tucked him into bed.

"How about tomorrow kid," She mused to him.

"I'm not a goat Sarah," the boy pouted.

"Really? I though--"

"Is Josh gonna come back tomorrow?" Toby cut in eagerly.

"Don't know."

"He stares at you a lot Sarawh."

"So do you."

"Not like him," Sarah shook her head, "I bet that's how the Goblin King looked at you." Sarah stopped fluffing the blanket at the end of Toby's bed and looked at him in disbelief.

She shrugged it off. "Go to bed sleepy head. I'll see you in the morning." As she turned to close the door on her brother for the night she asked him, "what are the words we never say?"

Toby replied, half in a yawn, "Take me Away. Night Sarawh."

"Night Toby."

Just outside the window of the boy he called his heir, Jareth the Goblin King snickered. This is going to be easier than I thought. He'll cry to have me take him away, and then you'll cry for the same my precious thing. You'll be mine. Forever.

Sarah went to her room after putting Toby to bed and closed the door behind her. She just couldn't handle another night of listening to her parents talk about her future and how sweet of a boy Josh was. Not after what she'd just done. Sarah shook her head and she sat at her white vanity and looked hard at herself in the mirror.

Life had been a monotonous adventure since she said goodbye to the labyrinth. She couldn't even tell herself when she had met Josh, or when the friendship had seemed to turn amorous. For all she had known they were still only friends. Sarah refused to think that she had known what Josh was going to do tonight, that his admission was a surprise. But Toby had confirmed what Sarah had been fearing for quite a while, even before tonight: that the old high school friend wanted more from her. And for the life of her, Sarah didn't know why she didn't want that back.

Josh had been a breath of fresh air after that first year had passed after the underground. He had been all the fun and adventure Sarah ever needed during high school. If she didn't know better, she would still think that they were the perfect pair of twins. She pounded her fist on the vanity in front of her and dropped her head to her hands, Then why can't I love him? She had never liked boys at school, was never interested, a part from a deep gratitude towards Josh, there was nothing more: no warmth when he touched her flushed cheeks, she didn't think about things to do with him in the dark -- no, the last person she had ever wanted anything more from was more like a villain than a hero and she had vowed to loath that goblin-loving, fiend and brother stealer the moment her new friends had returned to the Underground and the bubble popped, barring their return to her forever.

Deny her compromise when running the Labyrinth was one thing, taking away her best friends was vicious.

She rose her fiery green eyes from her hands and looked at her reflection again; and like she'd done every night since the night she had returned with Toby, Sarah damned the Goblin King.

Luck and the weather was on the Goblin King's side. This was going to be easier than he could have ever planned. And sweeter still when Sarah bowed to him. A large piece of thunder struck and Toby's eyes shot open wide. In the dark blue of the room he could see a figure; frightened as a little boy is when monsters come out of the dark he asked with false bravery, "Sarah?"

Still clad in black, the Goblin put on his soft smile and sad eyes, bending down to the boy his voice came out in a sweet, urgent, melody, "No, I'm sorry my babe, Sarah has been taken." Toby's eyes went wide in recognition of the figure and the voice.

With wonder emanating out of him, Toby whispered, "The Goblin King."

Jareth smiled and put the boy at ease, "So your sister has spoke of me," the boy nodded slowly, eyes still the size of saucers. "Good. Then you can trust me. Yes?" How far has Sarah gone, am I still her monster? Again Toby nodded his head slowly, "My babe, Sarah's been taken away by a rouge beast from the Labyrinth," he spoke passionately, "I need your help to bring her back. Can you help me Toby? Will you help me bring your sister back?" With fierce bravery Toby nodded again. Jareth's grin became as large as a Cheshire's, "Good! Good!"

"What do I have to do?" The young boy said as he raced around finding his shoes and placing a few of his needed toys for the journey.

Here came the moment of truth. "Just say the words."

The boy stopped packing, a red flashlight clutched in his hand and his agape face twisted slowly towards the man in black. "Sarawh told me never to say those words." Toby's tone denoted how forbidden Sarah had made this and that the boy really did know Jareth could be dangerous. Jareth's eyes went very sad as he crouched down to the young boy.

"But if you don't help me, how will I bring Sarah back?" He question despondently. The boy's brain started to tock. "Surely, Sarah would want you to save her. I bet she's crying out for your help right now." The boy looked hard and the King: his little body cried out to move, but Sarah's teachings held him in place. "This very instant." Jareth took a pause. "Toby, we don't have much time." Jareth caused his voice to strain, locking his jaw as his eyes implored the boy. That was all it took, Toby nodded to the Goblin King as stately as a King's Final word. So trusting, even of me! That determination! He will make a very good heir, I always new he would.

The babe stood with his hands on his hips, blue sneakers on, backpack in hand, and Lancelot the bear under his arm and said, "Goblin King, Goblin King; Take me away!"

TOBY?! OMG!