Zenith of the Labyrinth

by Ember2010

Jareth has lost his powers and his kingdom to a new, darker Goblin King, Zenith, who is dead set on gaining more power for himself. after escaping to the human world, Jareth lives with Sarah and their daughter, Viki. But now, Zenith wants Viki's heart and will stop at nothing to possess it. Will she give it to him freely or will he take it by force and kill her in the process?

4. Chapter 3: Night

Disclaimer: Labyrinth is owned by Jim Henson. Return to Labyrinth is owned by Jake T. Forbes and Tokyopop. I do not own any of the original characters.

Hello everyone, Ember2010 here. First of all i want to thank Instrument-of-Creation, mysticrox123, and MaidMarian17 for your reviews. I had a really rough weekend and your reviews made me smile. so thanks again. and as a thank you for your reviews that made me smile, I give you... ANOTHER CHAPTER!

Chapter 3: Night[L1]

Later that night, Viki returned home, being as quiet as she could so as not to wake her parents.

"How was hanging out, Viki?" Jareth asked from the armchair in the living room.

Viki almost jumped out of her skin and turned to look at her father, half laughing at her unusual jumpiness. "great." She said, taking a moment to let her racing heart calm down.

"Good," Jareth said, getting up from the armchair, "what did you guys end up doing?"

"We ended up going to a club and sang karaoke." Viki said, leaning on the banister.

"Ah ok." Jareth joined her by the stairs, giving her a stern look, "and are we to expect random charges on our next bill?"

Victoria rolled her eyes. "No."

Jareth smiled at his daughter. "Good" he said, kissing her forehead.

Victoria smiled. "Well, night dad" she said.

"Night." Jareth said as Viki walked upstairs to her bathroom.

Meanwhile in the castle beyond the Goblin city, Zenith was using a mirror to watch Jareth. He allowed his focus to follow Victoria up the stairs and to the bathroom, but turned away when she got into the shower. His attention perked back up when he heard the sound of Victoria singing in the shower. He didn't look at her, but listened until she stopped singing to brush her teeth. So he shifted his view to watch her parents. They were asleep, Sarah was curled up against Jareth's bare chest and Jareth had his arms around Sarah protectively as they both slept.

"I wonder where it could be." Zenith asked himself. Pondering this, Zenith went to bed with the goblin guards posted around the room making sure that no one bothered the King as he slept.

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yeah i know, that chapter was kinda short. and not very exciting. but i promise the next chapter will be better... i think... actually, i better not promise that since i cant remember what exactly happens in the next chapter. I started writiting the story about... *does math in head* a month before i started to post it online, so i'll have another chapter up before the week it out. or before the day is out. or soon. i cant decide yet.

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