DISCLAIMER: I don't won the Labyrinth or it's characters.
Chapter Four: Old memories.
Jareth sat in his throne while twirling a crystal in front of his face.
The image of Sarah sleeping silently could be seen.
With the little powers he had left he had transported himself and Sarah back to his castle in the Labyrinth.
He sat and watched her as she slept. He studied her beauty and was calmed by her presence. Memories played back in his head.
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"Give me the child" Sarah had said
"Sarah beware I have been generous up until now"
"Generous? What have you done that's generous?"
"Everything! Everything that you have wanted I have done. You asked that the child be taken I took him. You coward before me I was frightening. I have re-ordered time I have turned the world upside down and I have done it all for you. I'm tired of living up to your expectations of me now isn't that generous?"
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Jareth regretted being so cruel to Sarah.
Ever since the first time he laid eyes on her he knew she possessed that special something. Stronger and more powerful then any person he had ever met. No matter what he threw at her she managed to squeeze her way out of it and by doing so got to where she wanted to be.
"Why did you have to say those words Sarah?" he asked himself.
"Of all the times you never remembered the line you had to remember it then"
Sarah turned and fidgeted in her bed and soon she would wake. He stood from his throne and walked out of the room.
* * * * * * * * * *
Everything around her was pitch black and not a sound could be heard. She stood feeling confused.
"Where am I?" she asked herself but all she heard was the slight echo of her own words.
She kept her position and dared not move. Far in the distance she could see a glowing figure increasing in size as it moved towards her.
From this point she couldn't figure out who it was, all she new was that the figure was human.
It came closer and closer until Sarah and the figure were inches from each other.
The persons face could not be seen but they held a crystal ball in front of them showing it to Sarah.
It projected an image of Hoggle being crushed by a wall that was falling. From that it jumped to an image of Ludo lying lifeless under a pile of rocks and Sir Didymus was close by suffering the same tragic circumstance.
The last image showed Sarah holding Jareth in her arms he seemed to have been badly harmed and he could no longer stay awake.
Tears streamed from her eyes as she witnessed this.
"No!" she screamed "Why? Why did this have to happen?" Sarah fell to her knees.
"You can change it all." The figure said.
"What?" Sarah asked wiping away her tears
"You can change the course of the future if you attempt the impossible."
"What do you mean?" Sarah asked. There was silence "Hello?"
She was now alone once again.
"Where did you go? Come back!"
The earth below her started to shake and she felt herself falling. She gave a loud scream and everything fell into darkness.
Sarah jolted up right in her bed with a loud gasp.
With her breathing rapid and her heart pounding she sat and took in what had just happened.
"It was only a dream," she said to herself. "but it was so real."
She settled her breathing and calmed herself before getting up and wondering around the room.
She studied the contents of the room and found them unfamiliar.
There was a four posted bed at one end of the room with purple velvet covers, on which she lay, a chest of drawers at the other end of the room and a large window that opened out onto a balcony.
The view from the window was magnificent. The sky was a mixture of orange and yellow blended into each other, the labyrinths twists and turns could be seen clearly and the air was sweet and fragrant.
Down below in the goblin city there were few goblins wondering the small streets of the city, there were also a few rocks rolling around on the floor still from when Ludo called upon them for help in their battle against the goblins.
The labyrinth didn't look as vibrant as it did those many years ago, they seemed lifeless and the forests had become a repulsive brown colour.
What had happened to the labyrinth? She thought as she realized she was dressed in a floor length night gown.
She took in the realization of the whole situation and walked straight to the door finding it locked. There was no way out.
She soon grew frustrated and started to bang on the door.
"Jareth!" she shouted "Jareth you little creep let me out!"
Moments later the door opened and behind it stood Jareth himself.
"Ah I see you have awoken my dear Sarah. Though there's no need to be aggressive to my castle doors." He gave her one of his sly grins and walked into the room.
Sarah stepped back as he entered.
Jareth was dressed in the exact same outfit he had worn the first time she had met him.
"So how did you sleep. Was the bed comfortable enough?" he asked.
"Jareth, why did you bring me here?" Sarah asked.
Jareth walked around her and went and stood on the balcony. Sarah followed.
"Look out onto my Labyrinth," he started "Can you spot any differences?"
"Yes. It doesn't seem as animated as it once was. What happened?"
"Do you remember the brief talk we had last night?"
Sarah looked at him for a moment and finally spoke.
"I can't remember much. It's all sort of fuzzy" The only thing she had remembered was seeing Jareth in the crowd of people on the dance floor and beginning the dance with him but from then on was a blur.
"I told you that my crystal was stolen and without it I cannot maintain the Labyrinths existence." Jareth stared off into space feeling rather sad.
"I thought you could conjure up a crystal at any time you wanted?" Sarah asked placing her hands on the balconies railing.
"The crystal that was stolen contained all my powers, well most of anyway. I kept it locked away deep in my castle and it was guarded night and day. I thought it would have been safe but obviously it wasn't. From that crystal I could draw smaller crystals that I could use to produce magic. Since it was stolen my powers have been strictly limited."
"I don't understand if the crystal held all your powers where are you getting them from now?"
"My necklace. A few years before I met you I transferred some of it's power into my necklace so no matter where I was, inside or out of the labyrinth, I could use it's powers."
Their conversation was becoming one of the first real conversations Sarah and Jareth have had. Well one without fighting or trying to out smart the other of course.
Sarah noticed he wasn't wearing his necklace but took no notice of it as she continued the conversation.
"Do you know who stole it?" she asked.
"I am. On the out skirts of the Labyrinth lives a small community of Ogers. They follow the ruling of Safron, a man that has been jealous of myself and my powers for years. Luckily he has been a complete coward and hasn't attempted to wage war against me. Yet. But I am afraid now that he has gotten a hold of the crystal he will be much more powerful than me and I would surely loose. He will no doubt use the crystal to destroy the labyrinth instead of maintaining it's existence. He has a bad heart far worse than mine I must admit. That is why I need your help."
A big dicission was laid upon Sarah. But she didn't know weather to accept or deny this mission. All the friends that she had made will be forever lost if she did not but what if she failed. It would turn out the same.
"Why me? Why can't you do this yourself?" Sarah asked turning to face Jareth.
Jareth stared into her eyes and spoke softly.
"You are the only person that I believe can succeed. Besides I must stay here incase something happens to my castle and the goblin city."
"What if I do not succeed? What if I fail?" She said using the same tone as Jareth.
"You wont"
They both stood paralyzed staring each other in the face.
"Why are you so sure I will succeed. You seem to have more faith in me then I do, "
Jareth just stood there not saying a word. His face was emotionless and his hair was swaying with the soft breeze.
Sarah felt as if time was standing still. She stared at him with passionate eyes. She felt a strange attraction towards him. So strange that it scared her. Sarah snapped out of her trance and looked back onto the labyrinth.
"What must I do?"
Marianela.
Chapter Four: Old memories.
Jareth sat in his throne while twirling a crystal in front of his face.
The image of Sarah sleeping silently could be seen.
With the little powers he had left he had transported himself and Sarah back to his castle in the Labyrinth.
He sat and watched her as she slept. He studied her beauty and was calmed by her presence. Memories played back in his head.
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"Give me the child" Sarah had said
"Sarah beware I have been generous up until now"
"Generous? What have you done that's generous?"
"Everything! Everything that you have wanted I have done. You asked that the child be taken I took him. You coward before me I was frightening. I have re-ordered time I have turned the world upside down and I have done it all for you. I'm tired of living up to your expectations of me now isn't that generous?"
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Jareth regretted being so cruel to Sarah.
Ever since the first time he laid eyes on her he knew she possessed that special something. Stronger and more powerful then any person he had ever met. No matter what he threw at her she managed to squeeze her way out of it and by doing so got to where she wanted to be.
"Why did you have to say those words Sarah?" he asked himself.
"Of all the times you never remembered the line you had to remember it then"
Sarah turned and fidgeted in her bed and soon she would wake. He stood from his throne and walked out of the room.
* * * * * * * * * *
Everything around her was pitch black and not a sound could be heard. She stood feeling confused.
"Where am I?" she asked herself but all she heard was the slight echo of her own words.
She kept her position and dared not move. Far in the distance she could see a glowing figure increasing in size as it moved towards her.
From this point she couldn't figure out who it was, all she new was that the figure was human.
It came closer and closer until Sarah and the figure were inches from each other.
The persons face could not be seen but they held a crystal ball in front of them showing it to Sarah.
It projected an image of Hoggle being crushed by a wall that was falling. From that it jumped to an image of Ludo lying lifeless under a pile of rocks and Sir Didymus was close by suffering the same tragic circumstance.
The last image showed Sarah holding Jareth in her arms he seemed to have been badly harmed and he could no longer stay awake.
Tears streamed from her eyes as she witnessed this.
"No!" she screamed "Why? Why did this have to happen?" Sarah fell to her knees.
"You can change it all." The figure said.
"What?" Sarah asked wiping away her tears
"You can change the course of the future if you attempt the impossible."
"What do you mean?" Sarah asked. There was silence "Hello?"
She was now alone once again.
"Where did you go? Come back!"
The earth below her started to shake and she felt herself falling. She gave a loud scream and everything fell into darkness.
Sarah jolted up right in her bed with a loud gasp.
With her breathing rapid and her heart pounding she sat and took in what had just happened.
"It was only a dream," she said to herself. "but it was so real."
She settled her breathing and calmed herself before getting up and wondering around the room.
She studied the contents of the room and found them unfamiliar.
There was a four posted bed at one end of the room with purple velvet covers, on which she lay, a chest of drawers at the other end of the room and a large window that opened out onto a balcony.
The view from the window was magnificent. The sky was a mixture of orange and yellow blended into each other, the labyrinths twists and turns could be seen clearly and the air was sweet and fragrant.
Down below in the goblin city there were few goblins wondering the small streets of the city, there were also a few rocks rolling around on the floor still from when Ludo called upon them for help in their battle against the goblins.
The labyrinth didn't look as vibrant as it did those many years ago, they seemed lifeless and the forests had become a repulsive brown colour.
What had happened to the labyrinth? She thought as she realized she was dressed in a floor length night gown.
She took in the realization of the whole situation and walked straight to the door finding it locked. There was no way out.
She soon grew frustrated and started to bang on the door.
"Jareth!" she shouted "Jareth you little creep let me out!"
Moments later the door opened and behind it stood Jareth himself.
"Ah I see you have awoken my dear Sarah. Though there's no need to be aggressive to my castle doors." He gave her one of his sly grins and walked into the room.
Sarah stepped back as he entered.
Jareth was dressed in the exact same outfit he had worn the first time she had met him.
"So how did you sleep. Was the bed comfortable enough?" he asked.
"Jareth, why did you bring me here?" Sarah asked.
Jareth walked around her and went and stood on the balcony. Sarah followed.
"Look out onto my Labyrinth," he started "Can you spot any differences?"
"Yes. It doesn't seem as animated as it once was. What happened?"
"Do you remember the brief talk we had last night?"
Sarah looked at him for a moment and finally spoke.
"I can't remember much. It's all sort of fuzzy" The only thing she had remembered was seeing Jareth in the crowd of people on the dance floor and beginning the dance with him but from then on was a blur.
"I told you that my crystal was stolen and without it I cannot maintain the Labyrinths existence." Jareth stared off into space feeling rather sad.
"I thought you could conjure up a crystal at any time you wanted?" Sarah asked placing her hands on the balconies railing.
"The crystal that was stolen contained all my powers, well most of anyway. I kept it locked away deep in my castle and it was guarded night and day. I thought it would have been safe but obviously it wasn't. From that crystal I could draw smaller crystals that I could use to produce magic. Since it was stolen my powers have been strictly limited."
"I don't understand if the crystal held all your powers where are you getting them from now?"
"My necklace. A few years before I met you I transferred some of it's power into my necklace so no matter where I was, inside or out of the labyrinth, I could use it's powers."
Their conversation was becoming one of the first real conversations Sarah and Jareth have had. Well one without fighting or trying to out smart the other of course.
Sarah noticed he wasn't wearing his necklace but took no notice of it as she continued the conversation.
"Do you know who stole it?" she asked.
"I am. On the out skirts of the Labyrinth lives a small community of Ogers. They follow the ruling of Safron, a man that has been jealous of myself and my powers for years. Luckily he has been a complete coward and hasn't attempted to wage war against me. Yet. But I am afraid now that he has gotten a hold of the crystal he will be much more powerful than me and I would surely loose. He will no doubt use the crystal to destroy the labyrinth instead of maintaining it's existence. He has a bad heart far worse than mine I must admit. That is why I need your help."
A big dicission was laid upon Sarah. But she didn't know weather to accept or deny this mission. All the friends that she had made will be forever lost if she did not but what if she failed. It would turn out the same.
"Why me? Why can't you do this yourself?" Sarah asked turning to face Jareth.
Jareth stared into her eyes and spoke softly.
"You are the only person that I believe can succeed. Besides I must stay here incase something happens to my castle and the goblin city."
"What if I do not succeed? What if I fail?" She said using the same tone as Jareth.
"You wont"
They both stood paralyzed staring each other in the face.
"Why are you so sure I will succeed. You seem to have more faith in me then I do, "
Jareth just stood there not saying a word. His face was emotionless and his hair was swaying with the soft breeze.
Sarah felt as if time was standing still. She stared at him with passionate eyes. She felt a strange attraction towards him. So strange that it scared her. Sarah snapped out of her trance and looked back onto the labyrinth.
"What must I do?"
Marianela.