Author's Disclaimer: I do not own Jim Henson's "Labyrinth". I do however own Jane, Ava, Alex, and Sophie. Those four are MINE. Thank you for your time. :)

Summary: It was just a story. That's all it was. But Jane and her sisters, Alex and Sophie, began to realize that some stories are real and that some things are just meant to be hidden...

It seemed we had been running forever. We stopped when we left the Goblin King far behind psychically and mentally. "Think... Think we lost him?" Alex asked breathlessly.

Hoggle straightened up and shook his head while panting. "No. He's got eyes everywhere."

I groaned. "How determined is he for us to lose?"

The dwarf looked at me like I was stupid. "There's one thing you gotta know about Jareth. He don't like losing." He turned around. "This way." He took a step forward.

Alex scoffed and crossed her arms. "Except he lost to Grandma Sarah. And boy, did he lost." I closed my eyes and let out a silent sigh. There goes Alex again. Hoggle stopped and turned to us. I knew he was giving us a stern look but he seemed almost amused. He gruffed and continued his way.

We followed him, though I lagged behind Alex just a little. I played the crystal scene over and over in my head. It was so interesting to see the Goblin King juggle the crystal like that. It was amazing and I kind of wanted to learn. I shook my head and paid attention to the task at hand: rescuing Sophie.

"Hey Alex?" I caught up with her.

"Yeah?"

"Think mom and dad would believe us if we told them how we rescued Sophie?" I asked.

She glanced at me from the corner of her eye. "What? You mean that I wished her away and we got stuck in this creepy magical but still p labyrinth by some vain pompous ass who calls himself the Goblin King? I don't think so!"

Hoggle stopped and so did we. I thought Hoggle was going to turn around and scold us. But instead, he took us by surprise again by falling to the ground laughing. Five seconds later, Alex and I followed. I don't know how long it was that we were on the ground, holding our stomachs and laughing our laugh boxes off.

The ground shifted beneath us and we ceased our laughter. Hoggle stood up. "Oh no!" My hair whipped around while I looked in all directions. What was happening? I glanced at Alex who was still on the ground like me. She used the wall as support to stand up and held on to it until the rumbling ceased. I didn't dare move from my little spot on the ground. For a minute, we just breathed, our eyes wandering around for any horror that awaited us.

I slowly got up and looked at Alex and Hoggle. "Well, that was a... a..." I coughed.

Alex finished for me. "That was a piece of cake." She crossed her arms over her chest and grinned cocky like always. I chuckled. Then, she fell.

I screamed, "Alex!" Where she stood, there was an empty hole the shape of a square. I rushed to it and peered inside, Hoggle looking in beside me. "Alex!" I called out into the darkness. "Alex, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I breathed when I heard her voice. "I think I'm in an oubliette or something."

I glanced at Hoggle and then back down in the darkness, wishing I would see my sister's face. I need to see her, just for a second, please. I silently wished. I heard shifting down below and peered back in the darkness in a panic. I smiled when I saw Alex's face, tired and smudged with dust but she was alright.

"I think I can find a way out of here." She said, looking around.

"H-Hang on!" I told her. "We'll get you out!" I turned to Hoggle for help.

"No, its fine!" Alex called out. "Jane!" I looked down at her. "You gotta get Sophie. That's our priority."

I shook my head. "But Alex - "

"Jane." She gave me those stern brown eyes. "I'll be fine." She turned her eyes to Hoggle. "Hoggle, can you lead Jane to the castle? And no tricks!"

Hoggle huffed. "I told ya I wouldn't trick ya'll."

Alex rolled her eyes and looked back up at me. "You can do it, Jane. Just remember the story."

My mouth dropped. "No! I don't remember everything and I wasn't told everything. And we'll coming down - " The hole began to close up. The stones that had disappeared began to repair themselves in place. "NO!" I cried. "Alex!"

"Jane, just go!"

The hole closed up. I sat there, tears streaming down my cheeks. What was this? Was this some kind of cruel joke? I breathed hard. I felt Hoggle's hand touch my shoulder. I cried. What could I do now? I wouldn't give up on Sophie but I wasn't the strongest sister. Alex was. She took charge and took risks. I was just careful and gently Jane; quiet, obedient and loving. I buried my face in my hands. I heard Hoggle's comforting words but they didn't provide much comfort.

Sophie's POV

My heart broke. My sisters were separated. Alex was in an oubliette and Jane was weeping. I felt the tears in my eyes. I looked up at the Goblin King. He was simply staring into the crystal ball, watching the scene before him unfold. I narrowed my eyes. How dare he just sit there while he tore my sisters apart! How dare he take pleasure in Alex's loneliness and Jane's despair! I got up and pounded my fists on his arm. I didn't care if glitter would get on my fits or that my punching would hurt him. I just had to do something.

"You're the cruel one!" I yelled. "You're so cruel and cold! How can you do this to us?"

The Goblin King flipped his palm up and angled his fingertips towards the ceiling. I was instantly lifted into the air. The goblins laughed and pointed at me but I had my eyes on the king. I wasn't going to take back what I said. I had enough. And as a Blackwood girl with Grandma Sophie's blood in me, I wasn't going to stand aside and look away. I held the king's gaze with narrowed green eyes. He turned away and let me drop to the ground. I pouted at the pain and then restrained from letting him see that. I pulled the chair I was originally sitting on far away from him and once satisfied, sat down with my back turned to him. I heard the Goblin King chuckled. I looked out the window to the blue sky.

What was going to happen now?

Note: Okay if this chapter isn't good once I read it again, then I'm deleting it. I really wanted to go back to this fanfic because I want to wrap it up because I like my ending but Idk. Sorry! :[