It was nearing midnight and Sarah was pacing inside the tent, soon it would be time to strike with their plan. Jareth had left ten minutes earlier to warn their forces about the plan. Sarah's mind was swimming with all the possible outcomes and it was driving her insane. She concentrated on creating a crystal and peered into it. "Please, show me that everything will be okay." She asked but it remained blank. "Um, will our plan work?" Again the crystal remained unchanged and she sighed.

"It cannot tell the future, Sarah." Said Jareth as he walked in and sat down on the cot.

She flung her arms up in the air. "Why not! I'm losing my nerve with all this tension."

Jareth yawned and lied down on the cot. "Because the future is determined by the choices we make. There are just too many variables."

She came and sat on the cot beside him. "Well, that sucks. Are you tired?"

He peeked through his closed eyes. "Had a rough morning and a long day. I do believe that you were the cause of that."

Sarah leaned down beside him and rested her head on his arm. "I can't believe that it has only been a day. It feels like this morning happened months ago."

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the back of her head. "We have a couple of hours, try to get some sleep."

She almost didn't hear what he had said because she was preoccupied with other thoughts. She couldn't take her mind off the fact that she was laying in the same bed with Jareth and it felt so right. The moment felt so right it was like it happened everyday. Then she smiled as she realized that she will wake up every day beside him, she fell asleep while twirling her ring on her finger. She woke a while later to find Jareth gone and panic struck her. Did he leave without her? She worried. It sounds like something he would do, sacrifice himself than risk her life.

She was about to race out the tent when he came in holding a couple of peaches. "Hey, I was coming to wake you. Want a snack?"

She scowled at him while snatching up the peach. "I thought you left without me and I was so going to kick your ass." She said before taking a bite and sitting down. He sat beside her with a beaming smile. "I wouldn't do anything without you, I'd be too afraid of the wrath of Sarah Williams." He replied giving her a light kiss.

"Jareth promise me that you won't do anything to get yourself hurt. I know how you can be and I won't have you dying on me. I need you." She stared into his eyes and grew angry when he didn't answer. She took his face in her hands. "Jareth please. Just say you won't for my sake."

He huffed and nodded. "I promise but the same goes for you."

The midnight hour had come and Sarah marched with Jareth and their guards to the center of the battle field. He had the crystal ball covered be his cloak and Sarah had a force field surrounding them. Jareth stopped at the exact center and uncovered his crystal.

"Just what do you plan on doing with that?" Came a voice from the shadows. Sarah had to squint her eyes to see a figure coming towards the light. Jones swayed with his arms behind his back and a grin on his face.

Jareth placed the ball on its perch. "Ending this war once and for all." He simply stated. Jones stepped closer and then hurled a fire-ball directly at them. Sarah flinched when the fire-ball hit her force field. "Clever girl." Jones yelled out while tossing another. She shrugged and placed her hand on the crystal.

"Sarah, stop! Think about what you are doing. If you kill me then he will die as well."

"Well stand down and I won't have to do this. All I want is the kingdom to be safe again and you by my side." Shouted Sarah as Jareth placed his hand beside hers on the ball. Jones let his apprehension slip through his poker face for just a moment but that was all it took to see that he was scared.

"I will not go back without a fight!" He shouted with rage. Sarah couldn't help but smile at his rage. It only made him angrier.

"The more you get mad, the more I can see your inner conflicts. You know that I love you and I know that you love me, so why are you being so damn stubborn? Just come home." She said but she knew it was pointless, she just thought she would give it one last try. He didn't say a word as he conjured a large flaming ball and tossed it their way. "Shut up, witch! I will never forgive what you did to me, never!"

Jareth placed his free hand on her shoulder. "It's no use trying to reason with him. He didn't inherit my good judgment."

Sarah let loose a shaky breath and nodded her head. "Thought I could try one last time. Well, let's get started." She closed her eyes and focused her energy on connecting with everyone on the battle grounds. Trying to get everyone in a state of paralysis wasn't easy but slowly she felt them slow. Her eyes flew open when another flame hit the force field. Jones was firing them quickly in his last effort to break through. She looked over at Jareth whom still had his eyes closed in concentration and did her best to follow in suit. It took a few minutes for everyone's movements to stop and Sarah was very light-headed. The energy drained out of her in pools and she was about to pass out when Jareth spoke.

"It worked, Sarah."

Sarah was breathless and dropped to her knees. "I think I'm going to throw up." She said while trying to control her breathing. Jareth helped her up. "Please, don't." He said with a smile. She scowled at him. "How come you're not out of breath?"

"I'm exhausted but I'm better at hiding it." His eyes looked like he hadn't slept in weeks but other than that he held his composure.

Sarah lowered the force field and they walked right up to Jones. He was still as a statue.

"We should hurry before the spell runs out." Said Jareth while placing his hand on Jones and closing his eyes. Sarah inched closer to do the same when suddenly Jones looked right at her and in an instant he plunged a knife into Jareth's right shoulder. They both let out shrieks of pain but Jones was still able to tackle Sarah away. He twisted her arm behind her back and she cried out as she heard her arm crack under the pressure.

"Leave her alone!" Screamed Jareth, he was trying to stand up but failed.

Sarah tried not to cry out again but every small jerk sent pain shooting through her body. "Please stop! It hurts!" She screamed.

He only laughed at her. "Good."

"How is it that the spell didn't work on you?" Asked Jareth.

"Don't be stupid. We are linked you idiot, if you're not frozen then neither am I." He answered with a wince as he used his free hand to stop the bleeding in his own shoulder.

Even while crying she heard Jareth swear under his breath and again Jones jerked her arm making her scream in agony.

"Damn it! Let her go!" Snarled Jareth. He closed his hand around the blade and they both screamed in pain when he ripped it out. Jones let go of her arm to grip his shoulder and Sarah fell at his feet clutching her arm to her chest. In a fit of rage Jones held a fire-ball in his hand and aimed it at her. She held her breath in anticipation, staring at him with bulging eyes.

Suddenly Jareth was on him, knocking them both over and brought the knife down on Jones, right into his chest. Jareth collapsed beside his evil twin and they both coughed blood.

"No!" Sarah screamed and she crawled next to them. Tears streaked down her face. "You asshole, you promised me." She cried while stroking his face. He gasped for air. "I'm sorry." Was all he could say before he stopped moving. Jones started to convulse and Sarah leaned next to him. He looked at her in surprise but he didn't push her away. "I'm so sorry that you had to bear the hurt alone. I know it's all my fault, if you hadn't met me this wouldn't have happened. forgive..." Her voice broke before she could finish and she leaned down to kiss his cheek. He touched her face and she looked at him.

"I should have forgiven you a long time ago but I've been so blind with rage to see how much you love me. I love you, Sarah." She smiled at him and tried to make him comfortable on her lap. She watched over him for a while until his ragged breathing become more sporadic then he started convulsing again. All she could do was hold him tight, stroking his hair until he stilled. She didn't have to look through her closed eyes to know that he was dead. Slowly his body disappeared in her lap, leaving only Jareth's behind. She collapsed on his chest, letting go the cries she was holding back. "Don't leave me!" She sobbed.