As Samantha pulled her face away from the warm comforting pillow and looked in Sarah's direction, she noticed something white. She couldn't tell what it was because her eyes were still trying to sleep, but as her eyes adjusted, she noticed it was a large owl. The owl was sitting on the bedpost of Sarah's bed, looking sweet and innocent.
"Hi, Mr. Owl," She said congenially, smiling at the owl. It blinked back at her; its yellow eyes bright with confused. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, wondering what had woken her up. After several minutes of thinking, a single thought broke through her dazed mind.
"Hey, wait a second! You're not supposed to be in here! Sarah's afraid of birds! Shoo!" She yelped, leaping from the bed and waving her hands around wildly in an attempt to shoo the bird away. The owl gave her an incredulous look and refused to budge from his roost.
"Shoo, you stupid little…" Samantha growled again before a moan of pain interrupted her. She looked to see Sarah writhing in her bed, struggling to escape a nightmare.
"…Sarah?" She asked softly, forgetting about the bird. She walked over to the side of the bed and touched the girl's shoulder gently.
"Hey, Sarah, are you okay? C'mon, wake up,"
"Augh!" Sarah screamed as she managed to knock a couple of the creatures away, leaving a short break in the swarmm of creatures. She took the opportunity, leaping up and began to run again. Her costume was mangled beyond recognition; the white silk dress was now shredded and drenched in blood. She ran, clamping her hands over her ears in an attempt to blot out the raucous laughter behind her. A strange shape formed and golden light fell ahead of her, she had somehow made it back to the theater house. Hope flashed in her mind as she ran the last stretch to the door. She slammed it shut, wincing as the door buckled a couple of times as the creatures launched themselves at the door.
"What's going on?" Sarah sobbed, looking around the theater house. It was deserted; everyone had fled long before she had returned. A loud terrified sob managed to escape from her mouth and she collapsed against the door.
"What's wrong, Sarah?" Sarah's heart seemed to stop as she heard the voice.
"Sarah!" Samantha shouted in surprise as Sarah flailed, smacking her arm against the head of the bed.
"Wake up!" Samantha yelled. When the girl refused to respond to her yell, Samantha ran for the door.
"Gotta get the nurse!" She mumbled as she reached the door. She tried opening the door, but it refused to open.
"Come on, damn it! Nurse! Can you hear me?" She yelled, twisting it as hard as she could. The bronze doorknob refused to budge.
"Jareth, is this all your doing?" Sarah asked through gritted teeth. Laughter echoed at her as he calmly came out of the shadows. The smile on his face was cold and he held a pyramid of crystals in his left hand.
"Yes, it is," He replied smugly.
"I want you to stop it. Is this all because I defeated you?" She yelled. Jareth ignored her yell; instead he took one of the crystals off of the small pyramid.
"Sarah, there is only one way to stop the nightmare," He replied as he let the crystal drop. It shattered into pieces before forming into a glass fairy. It sat on the floor and giggled, tucking it's knees under it's chin and staring up at it's creator.
"Will you tell me?" Sarah asked, scared of the answer.
"Nurse!" Samantha yelled, pushing against the door with her shoulder. Her shoulder burned as it struck the door and she yelped in surprise, but the door did not open.
"C'mon! Nurse!" She yelled before she realized that it had become quieter. She turned and felt the panic disappear as she noticed that Sarah had calmed down.
"Sarah?" She called out questionly. Sarah didn't respond.
"Hey, are you waking up?" Samantha asked as she rushed over to Sarah.
"Say the right words," Jareth replied, his smiling becoming sly and predatory.
"You have no power over me," Sarah replied instantly. To her astonishment, Jareth began laughing.
"Not those words, Sarah. As you can see, I have power over you. Must I quote what you said to Toby, three years ago?" He chuckled.
"…No. No, I won't!" Sarah cried, remembering what she had told him.
'Say your right words, the goblins said, and we'll take the baby to the castle,'
Jareth only continued to smile and suddenly the docile fairies leapt upwards into the air. They flew past Sarah and suddenly she heard the sound of the heavy doors opening.
"What a pity,"
Samantha jumped as the owl screeched.
"You little…" She yelled back at the bird, swiping at it. It snapped at her hand, forcing her to withdraw it before her hand got nipped. She prepared to strike at it again when Sarah began screaming.
"Sarah!" Samantha yelled, forgetting about the bird and turning to her in shock. Sarah was striking out, trying to fight off something.
"Wake up! Sarah!" Samantha yelled. To her relief, Sarah suddenly quieted, her yells turning to whimpers.
"Sarah?"
"…I…" Sarah mumbled.
"Huh?" Samantha said, leaning closer to hear her.
"…wish the goblins would take me away right now…"