A/N: Ok everyone…as I promised, here is another update! And I promise that it is longer than the last two chapters!
Disclaimer: Sadly, all I own is my egg McMuffin coupon…
Chapter4: Lost and Lonely
Jareth held onto her waist, despite her protests, as they traveled through space to the Underground.
When they stopped, Sarah felt dizzy, faint, and unnaturally heavy. As the king loosened his hold on her, she stumbled a little before regaining her composure and was able to examine her new surroundings.
She had been transported to what looked like a broom closet, but must have been a small, dimly lit room. The chamber was cold and damp, no windows or anything that would give information as to what was going on in the outside world. There were torches on the walls, providing little light and a trivial amount of heat. As said, the room was small, with only one split-bottom chair in the corner, and a stack of hay in another. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of stone, and Sarah could swear hat she heard something moving about in the darkness.
Jareth conjured a crystal and threw it into a fireplace that was on the far wall in between the chair and the pile of mouldy hay. The door to the room lay opposite the fireplace.
A roaring fire leapt up and enveloped the room in a flickering light and a little more heat than was provided by the torches. Sarah shivered, as she was still in the cloths that she had prepared to go out in. 'God, why didn't I change?' she thought to herself
"You are to remain in this room unless I call for you." Jareth spoke for the first time since they appeared in the room.
"Send us home" Sarah said
"I cannot do that Sarah. He asked that you be taken and…"
"But he didn't mean it!"
Jareth made a mental note to break her of the nasty little habit of interrupting and shouting at him when she became his subject. "Is that your solution to everything Sarah? To declare that you 'didn't mean it,' and everything will be as it was?" he glared at her "I thought you wiser than that." And with that said, he left Sarah standing in the middle of the room seething.
Appearing again in his throne room, Jareth was filled with emotion. Anger, annoyance…remorse…
Yes, he felt sorry that her brother was now running his labyrinth. It had changed so much since the last time. It was wild, untamed. Dangerous even. But he had her now again. He will be able to show her the destruction that he has wrought on his kingdom, his people, and even his heart. Yes, he loved her once. But she refused him. And she will pay for all the anguish she has caused.
Kicking goblins out of the way, Jareth set himself on his throne, leg thrown haphazardly over the side. The room looked the same as it had the last time she was here. Goblins running wild, dirt and grime covering the floor.
"Sire! Sire!" A small orange goblin came running up to Jareth "Where is the child? We want to play!" it said excitedly
Jareth pushed him back unforgiving "You do not get this one. She's mine."
The goblin was about to speak again, but was shot a menacing look from his king and wisely thought better of it.
Summoning a crystal, Jareth looked for Toby throughout his Labyrinth. He had just gotten through the gates, entering the giant maze. Nine hours were left on the clock. "Such a pity." He said and threw the crystal up in the air where it disappeared.
"I can't believe she's back. After all these years, and the tables turned." He smiled at the thought.
The king envisioned the frightened look when he had appeared before her. He had felt her fear, and that was exactly what he wanted. He wanted her to fear him, to submit to him. Toby would surely fail. No one had ever been able to solve his Labyrinth, save for Sarah. And when he did fail, she would belong to him. He would teach her what rejection and loss felt like.
The six long years he spent rebuilding his kingdom had done a lot to him. He saw his people suffer and hated her for it. His labyrinth was never the same; it had turned dark, while some days, it seemed as though everything was how it used to be.
It didn't take Jareth long to realize that it was Sarah who had control over the Labyrinth. Her accomplishments, her disappointments, her anger, and sadness, it all affected the Labyrinth. The fourteen words that changed his world forever,
"For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great."
As soon as those words were uttered, he lost control. She considered herself his equal and his kingdom had recognized that.
But that had all changed now. Soon, she would be nothing more that one of his servants. This thought alone, brought a smile to the face of the Goblin King.
Sarah sat in the chair in her small room. 'I wonder how much time has gone by?' she thought 'I mean, Toby will get through' She thought as she wrung her hands together. 'He has to.' Sarah shivered, wrapped her arms around herself and scooted closer to the warmth of the fire.
Toby wandered through the Labyrinth; cold, hungry, and scared.
"Sarah!" he cried "Sarah, I wanna go home! I'm tired of this game." He turned one of the many corners and noticed two….men, standing in front of two doors. The one on the left dressed in red, the one on the right, in blue.The men, who turned out to be four guard dogs, were old. Their hair was beginning to fall out in chunks and they looked emaciated. Their ribs were visible thorough the thin material of their overcoats.
"Excuse me." Toby said meekly "Can you tell me how to get to the castle over there?" he pointed to the castle, looming at the top of the hill in the center of the Labyrinth.
"We can't." The said together "But one of us can." They seeed happy, no matter what their state of appearance was. It was eery that they seemed to not notice the state thier homes and bodies were in.
"But I have to warn you." Said the top blue dog "That one of us always tells the truth, and one of us always lies."
The other set of dogs began nodding.
"He always lies" said the blue dog
"I do not! I tell the truth!" the red dog retorted
"O what a lie!" the blue dog shot back
"Stop it!" Toby yelled. "I just want to go home!" he thought a moment, then seemed to give up completely "Will someone please tell me what the point isto having one door that leads to a certain death?" Toby asked frustrated "What does that achieve?" Toby went on ranting about this while he casually chose to walk through the door on the right without asking a question. As soon as his foot hit the opposite side of the threshold, hewas thrown into darkness.
A/N: ok all…I have completed chapter 4…exciting isn't it lol…
So, now, I must say good-night…I am tired and cannot type anymore…except to say thank-you to all those who reviewed my story so far…Because you guyz are all I care about anyway lol
Eleanora Rose: Thanx for not hounding me on the short chapters. I tried to make it longer this time around!
JK: Thanx! And it's always good to get new readers, so I hope you like the story!
Angelwingz202: Yes, but this chapter I made sure I typed more…It just seems like I type a lot, but then when I upload it, it's like 2 sentences lol…
Theshadowcat: Of course he's gonna run the Labyrinth…no guarantee about the demons though…evil smirk
Emerald Skye: I love your work, so I'm glad that you like my story!
Calina Rhiannon: LMAO! I should write that into my story lol…Have Jareth dance with Toby…that is too funny…Thanks for reviewing, even though you usually don't…it made me feel special