And with that, Sarah was left staring back at herself in the mirror. She threw down the towel and ran back out to tell the others, they clubbed together and grabbed a map.
'It'll take days to get there, is there anyway we can get there faster? We don't have enough time'
'Three days to be specific' Bookworm commented, as he brought out the same piece of paper he gave to Jareth. 'Read this and you will appear at the entrance to the forest'.
Sarah began to recite;
"I have no time to travel, walking's such a bore,
I know the place, I've been before... Wait, Bookworm..I haven't been before?'
Sarah paused as she read the lines. Bookworm coughed and prompted her to continue.
'I envoke thee spirits of the Underground,
North, East, South and West
Take me to... the Forgotten Forest"
A pool of blue mist began to swirl around the groups feet, as it grew further up them, the mist changed colours. The mist grew to a deep blue, then to a purple and finally a deep black. When it fizzled out Sarah, Ludo, Sir Didymus and Hoggle were face to face with the entrance to the Forgotten Forest...
... It wasn't quite what she had expected for someone who was supposedly dangerous and somewhat mad. In front of her stood a lovely stone path and either side were exquisite gardens, roses of various colours and sizes. The smell of which was sweet and overpowering.
It seemed straight forward enough. Walk down the path and find the dungeons beneath the castle. Easy. In moments she had sprinted to the door of the castle and it was unlocked, straight into the grand hall of the castle which was even more beautiful than the gardens she had passed. Now how do we get to the dungeons?
The rest of the team followed suit and all stood in awe. 'Right lets split off and find the dungeons, there's four of us and four possible directions. Lets all pick one and go.' Sarah took the far left staircase and followed it down, it seemed to reach on for ages and each time she went down further it grew darker. 'Hello?' she called out into the darkness, she could just make out from the light thrown out by a single candle flame that there was someone else down there.
'Sarah?' it answered back
'Jareth it really is you!' she fumbled and stumbled about in the darkness and suddenly she felt his arm, he was strung up to the wall. She unhooked him from the wall and turned the screws that held the shackles in place, with a clang they fell to the floor.
Jareth and Sarah held each other, Sarah explained what she knew about the imposters plans. Jareth informed her of the name of the imposter, 'Thierry'.
'We need to stop him.'
'I agree Sarah, we need to leave in case he returns.' Jareth waved his hand and smoke swirled around them.
'Thierry, what a nice surprise seeing you here'
'I am not Thierry!'
'Don't listen to him Sarah, he's already fooled you once'
'Sarah, trust me, believe in me. I am Jareth!'
'Don't listen to him Sarah. Guards lock him up!'
As the guards dragged him away he grabbed Sarah's hand and whispered 'Fear me, Love me. Do as I say'.
Sarah gasped, 'Are you okay Sarah?'
'Yes T-Jareth, I'm fine, I just can't believe he would do such a thing'
'Come Sarah, you need to get some rest. Its been a long day' he took her by the hand and led her to one of the castles rooms, and he bid her goodnight. She slid into the bed and pretended to fall asleep, he came to check on her and then he left. She sprang out of bed, careful to not make any noise and descended down to the Goblin City dungeons where Jareth was being held.
'Jarethh?' she whispered,
'Sarah?'
'It's me. He thinks I believe him and that you are Thierry'
'I wasn't sure if you believed me'
'Shh', she unhooked the keys from the wall where the Goblin guards were asleep and continued 'and I will be your slave'
