Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth in any way. The only character that is mine is Archimedes.

Chapter Four- Before the events in Labyrinth

Linda thought for a minute and said, "I was daytime. The skies were clear." Archimedes then chuckled and landed on the clear, crystal knob. Linda walked over and turned the knob. When she did she looked through and saw nothing. She looked at her shoulder at Archimedes but, he was gone. He had flown in front of her and was waiting. When Linda looked over at him he flew through the door.

"Archimedes!" Linda screamed. There was nothing she could do when she fell through the door. The fall was much longer then what she would have thought. Archimedes had flown up to her when she saw her fall. He tilted his head and asked, "Can you see the doors sticking out of the walls? Some are vertical and others are horizontal. We will keep falling until you open one."

Linda looked around and could barely make out the outlines of doors. Then she noticed a big white door. Linda reached out to grab it but missed it. "Shoot! I can't grab one of the doors, they're moving too fast for me to catch. With these words Archimedes grabbed her shirt with his arms and directed her to the next upcoming door. Linda grabbed the horizontal door and lifted herself into a standing position.

Then she turned the knob which led to another part of the Labyrinth. When Linda and Archimedes fell into the door, they landed on a hard surface. When Linda stood up Archimedes landed on his normal spot. When he was there they both looked around. They were on a large tower. Both could see the whole Labyrinth and everything that Jareth ruled. By looking around they could see how far they had to go.

They were deciding what paths they needed to take and what ones they needed to avoid. Sarah decided that the man with the bird on his head was a place to go. Archimedes disagreed and stated, "He is a loose cannon. Half the time he is right, the other half of the time he is wrong. There is too big of a risk and his help isn't needed. The only thing I am worried about is why Jareth hasn't interfered.

Linda looked distressed when she heard this fact. Then as if he could hear their conversation, Jareth appeared. "Well, hello, hello. Isn't it nice to see that you have made some friends. Although I'm afraid to tell you that this is the last hour you have to run my Labyrinth."

"What! It can't be! Archimedes and I have been doing great. Sarah can't stay here with you!" Jareth clicked his tongue. "Tsk tsk, that isn't a good way to treat me. I could turn time back and leave you with only three minutes or a second. I can be cruel."

"Can be?! You have taken my daughter, dropped me in front of the Labyrinth and mocked me every time you talk to me. There isn't a doubt in my mind about how cruel you can be. I will finish this Labyrinth and I will win my daughter back!" Linda was almost spitting in Jareth's face.

She knew that she was taking a big risk by threatening him but right now her emotions were getting the better of her. Jareth had a short temper and Linda knew that angering him was a bad idea. "I am sorry. My emotions are getting the better of me. I know that getting on your bad side would not benefit me."

Jareth smirked, he knew that she was afraid of losing her daughter. That would either get her into more trouble or it would help her. Realizing this Jareth disappeared to check on Sarah, he didn't want to leave her alone with the goblins.

Linda now let her calm expression fade, she knew that even with Archimedes help they would not make it there in time. Slowly she sank to the ground in defeat. "Oh, Archimedes! What are we going to do? There is no way we can make it to the castle in only an hour." She looked at the large expanse of Labyrinth.

"Linda, don't panic. I still know a way that we can get to the castle. I wasn't planning on doing something this noticeable. Jareth with surely kill me for this." With these last words Archimedes spread his wings. An unearthly glow started to surround him. When the glow was completely surrounding him his whole body started to grow.

Linda couldn't believe her eyes, Archimedes had grown so much that she could easily climb on his back. When she thought of this she realized his intentions. Linda was giddy with happiness when she realized that they might still have a chance. She climbed on his back and Archimedes started to fly.