Well as you already know I don't own Labyrinth…. So don't sue me

Lol I just had a typo so instead of writing "sue" my dyslexia set in and I wrote use…. So if that happens again…..don't use me! ;)

If by some chance you lose your cute cuddly puppy…. I didn't steal it…. So don't sue me!

Oh and to make up for the last chapter being so short I have made this one much longer than I first anticipated…. So don't sue me if you have lost a few years from your life while reading it…

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Jareth couldn't see through the labyrinth. Everywhere he looked the scenery was exactly the same. He realized that he could just feel the walls to find his way out, but every time he touched the wall an electric current threw him back. "So I can't feel my way out, I can't see my way out, I guess I will try to hear my way out…" but every time he took more than a few steps he bumped into a wall and was thrown back onto his Royal derriere. Rourick appeared in front of him floating in a mist. "how do you like my little shocking twist" he asked in that oh so smug tone "let's see how many hours you spend trying to just get through this one little area" Jareth fumed and looked for something to throw at the Djinn who was fading away. "There has to be a way to get through this." He said to himself. "Sara had help from her little friends. If only I could find that stupid worm I could just take the little short cut to the castle. But knowing you Labyrinth that would be too easy" Jareth said aloud "so I bet that little short cut has been filled…." Then he thought of her friends….aside from the three regulars who had helped her there was only the Wiseman. The Wiseman hadn't helped her before (well he did, but Sarah didn't understand what it had meant when he said his "to go forward you sometimes have to go back" advice. THE WISEMAN! It struck Jareth that the Wiseman had also given him advice on how to find Sarah. But it didn't make any sense…. he knew that she was in his heart, so how did that help him now….. Jareth sat down on the cold hard stones. He breathed deeply searching inside him for the answer to the Wiseman's riddles. Meanwhile Rourick was sitting in his chambers. Beside him Sarah was propped up on pillows and eating a sandwich. Together they watched as Jareth tried to figure out the first part of the maze. "I didn't get it at first" she said aloud to herself "yes well he won't get it at all just sitting there." Rourick laughed but inside he was a little worried that Jareth had something up his sleeve that he didn't know about. As the game master controlling Jareth's journey through the Labyrinth Rourick had "disabled" the regular obstacles and even removed the regular helpful "hints" such as the maze worm. Although Rourick had control over the obstacles in the Labyrinth, he had his own. Rourick was not allowed to enter the Labyrinth himself. He had to send a hologram of sorts to communicate with Jareth. That was just a "safety" rule that the elder council put in place to keep Rourick from hurting Jareth physically. IF Rourick was to actually enter the labyrinth he would have to run it as well in order to get out. Rourick knew this but Jareth didn't.

Jareth was meditating to help him figure out the Wiseman's advice. He focused on his love for Sarah when he felt the warm glow inside him. He was on the right track. The warm feeling increased as he thought of all the things he loved about her. Her bravery while fighting the "monsters" of the Labyrinth. Her determination to save all that she loved. Her kindness when she played with Toby and her stubbornness at everything in general. But there was also the way she smiled, her quick genuine laugh, and the way she opened herself completely to all those she just met. The warmth was now almost a painful heat. As he thought about those moments they had really shared while she was in the trance of the peach; the heat intensified into an inferno within him. It wasn't until he thought of the baby that they shared that the heat was suddenly gone. Panicking about what it may mean, Jareth opened his eyes and there before him was a glowing ruby red orb. It wasn't a crystal but a swirling floating mass. The orb began to move and Jareth began to follow it. The orb went around a corner and disappeared. Jareth turned right where the orb did to finally see it again. This thing was helping him through the difficult invisible maze. Rourick was furious! How could Jareth use his magick in the Labyrinth to get through it. It had to be Jareth's magick since it came from him. Both he and Sarah had seen the red orb materialize from Jareth's chest. "This is against the rules; he can't use his magick to get through this." Rourick yelled. Sarah only smiled "tell me what you know" Rourick gritted through his clenched teeth as he glared at her "It's not his magick," she replied coolly "it's his love".

Rourick knew he couldn't do anything to stop Jareth from using his love. But if he took away the reason for that love… then he wouldn't be able to use it…. Right? Rourick turned to Sarah. "How were your accommodations last night" he asked. Sarah glared at him "Actually since I wasn't sick at all, it was the best night I have had for a long time." Sarah paused and then thought aloud "Actually I haven't had any pains or sickness. Even after eating just now. I wonder why" Rourick's new plan in place. If he could get Sarah to love him then Jareth would be crushed and lose his love. "Well" he answered "The answer to that is very simple my dear, the child you carry is a Fae Child. And they can't live in the above ground. Something to do with the metals there that cause problems with their magick and can possibly even kill them. But here in the underground where your child belongs it will grow normally. Then sadly when it is sent back to the mortal world above, the child will revert to its human half to survive, but it be very sickly it's whole life." Rourick knew that would get the gears going in her mind.

"That won't be a problem" she said "Jareth and I will raise the child here in the underground." Rourick smiled "Well you see there is a problem with that as Jareth has already given your child away to Karen as her gift for you" Sara felt as if the whole world had turned upside down "At this very moment she is experiencing everything that you are including the baby bump, the morning sickness, the cravings. The child will be real to all who see it on their machines, and later when it begins moving others will be able to feel it kicking." Sarah hoped this wasn't true….it couldn't be. "But he can't give away MY child without my permission" she cried. "Actually your body was rejecting the baby, so it was never a matter to get your consent. As the other parent Jareth was the only one who could give that permission and he did." Rourick loved the natural way the Djinn could twist around their words to suit their needs. "So now that I am healed she is having a wonderful pregnancy and soon a wonderful baby, and I am left with nothing. How could he do this to me" she cried softly. "Well not really." Rourick continued "Karen is still in the mortal world. So even though what she feels is just a mirror image of you, her body will still reject it. She will suffer as you would have if you had stayed in that realm." Rourick didn't mention that Jareth had added that as part of her punishment for Karen's treatment of Sarah. Sarah couldn't believe that Jareth had given her baby away with no thought about her feelings. She could feel her heart breaking at the thought of losing the baby especially to Karen.

"It's time for you to go" Rourick stated as he transported him and Sarah into a set of rooms furnished with rich and gaudy colors. Sarah looked around in total amazement. "You will be treated as a guest" Rourick said sickly sweetly "I have realized I had treated you badly in the beginning to punish Jareth for his past actions against me. But poor Sarah you are as much as a victim in this whole thing as my beloved was. So please accept these rooms as my apology." Rourick lied so easily that he almost believed what he had said. Sarah nodded mutely at the Djinn in front of her. "Please Sarah know that your precious Jareth is nothing as he has appeared to you. I hope that you will realize that you are no longer a pawn in my game of revenge against him, and that I now only seek your friendship." Rourick kept a sincere look on his face while inside he was laughing his ass off. "I will leave this magic mirror for you to use to contact me. It will also show you whatever it is that you want. You only have to wish it." Rourick somehow failed to mention that it would only show her what HE wanted her to see. Rourick bowed grandly to Sarah as he dissipated from the room. Sarah sat on the overstuffed divan, and held the mirror out. "I wish to see my parents." An image appeared where the family was sitting at the table sharing a meal. Toby was covered in some goo, and Robert laughed as he went to clean him off. Then he turned to his wife and gave her a kiss while rubbing her tummy. "Thank you for making our family complete again." He told her. That's when Sarah noticed that the pictures of her that used to be on the walls were now gone. And her chair at the table was also missing. The image faded out, leaving Sarah in tears. First the baby was gone from her, and now so was her family. Her heart broke just a little bit more.

In the labyrinth Jareth's orb flickered. In the split second it had flickered something else had happened to it. The orb was a lighter color red than it had been before. Jareth wondered what it could have happened to make it change but that was a thought for a later time. He had to focus on getting through the labyrinth. He continued to follow the red orb towards another door that must lead to the inner part of the Labyrinth. Rourick's image glittered in front of him causing Jareth to stop right in front of the door. "Jareth I HAVE to let you know that I have added a little twist to this little game of ours." Rourick hated that he had to give the heads up, but it didn't matter he had wanted to see the look on Jareth's face as he told him. "Each time you use your new found ability to guide you through the labyrinth, it will also draw another obstacle of the maze towards you." Rourick left with an evil laugh that had almost obscured the deafening roar that could be heard throughout the Labyrinth. Jareth knew what the new "obstacle" was and it made his blood run cold. This "obstacle" was an ancient one that had been put to sleep many millennia ago due to its destructive behavior to the runners. It was the reason that he had used his magick to keep the runners safe. But with his magick was now unable to be used in the Labyrinth which meant that it was deadly once again. The Minotaur was once again on the loose.

In the Above Ground, Robert had just hung up the phone. The police officer had called to report that so far they had not had any hits on Sarah's whereabouts. He turned to his wife who was laying on the couch. The doctor had given her some medicines to help with the sickness she had been experiencing which was working to some degree. "Well my dear, they are expanding their search to the whole state to hopefully get a tip on where she may be." Karen rolled her eyes; since Sarah had "gone missing" everything seemed to be all about Sarah. Not about her and the new baby as it should have been. Still she tried to sound sincere that she was concerned about Sarah being gone. "Sweet heart I am glad you agreed to let my mother have Toby till Sarah is back. He shouldn't be subjected to all this commotion. He doesn't understand any of it." Karen didn't really care if this incident had bothered Toby at all. She only wanted to get him away till he forgot about Sarah and stopped asking for her. If she had to hear him say Sarah's name one more time while holding out his arms to be picked up she was going to hurt him. Karen closed her eyes to try to get some sleep. For some reason every time she tried to close her eyes for some rest she would dream of Sarah living in a castle as a queen who was dripping in jewels. Other times she would dream that she (Karen) was in a dungeon that reeked of bodily filth, and that she was repeatedly tortured for wishing Sarah away…. These dreams were just a product of over active hormones… they couldn't last much longer….right?