Sarah's attacked and Jareth doesn't know it … or does he? Read and find out.

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Then … Now … and For Eternity

Chapter Six:

Battles and Surprises

Finbheara had reports that the Fomorians were held out in dead territories just past the wastelands (where magic had no effect). The problem was that the demons were growing in number daily, and they already had a large force.

The group would have to get through the wastelands, where no doubt the demons would fight them in hand to hand combat. And then get through whatever protection spells Beryl and Conal had devised. Then they would finally face down the pair. But, no one knew how the child had been removed – so none knew how to return the babe to Sarah's womb.

Jareth disliked the whole of it, only because Sarah had to go with them so that she would be there to receive the unborn baby. "Sarah, would you at least stay on the opposite edge of the wastelands and wait for my call when we have the baby?"

"No. Conal might be planning on you doing just that. Besides, we still have to figure out how to get her back. Goddess, I hate talking about our daughter as if she isn't real!" Sarah felt like screaming for all the waiting they had been doing since the attack.

Jareth too was on a fine edge. He had never been a father before, and only wanted this child to be by his sweet wife. "Then why don't we give her a name now. That will make her real in our hearts and minds."

"Jareth, what was your mother's name?" Sarah whimpered as he held her close.

"Myrna Serene … why?"

Sarah sighed as she looked up into his beautiful eyes. "I'd like to name our daughter Myrna. For your mother, and Karen for mine. Oh, and Nana's name too."

"Myrna Karen Anu Kelwyn. It sounds perfect my love. Now, stay as close to me as you can during the fighting." Jareth felt the others teleport … meaning that it was time to go.

He could feel how terrified his beloved was, but as during their meetings during her quest at fifteen Sarah held her head high and her face wore a defiant look that stole his heart. Her eyes showed the fear and pain, but also the determination to regain the baby they had created out of their love for one another.

Then a huge group of their subjects were surrounding them. Sarah's three friends came forward with a determined look on their faces.

Hoggle swallowed before standing as tall as his body and limp would allow.  "Majesties, we wish to help."

"Higgle, this is not the time for …" Jareth growled, but Sarah stopped him by clutching his arm.

Sarah knew that Jareth was mostly angry because the troops who had been knocked out by Beryl were the first row of soldiers before them. "Jareth, Beryl drained their energy. And we need the help. Please, my King."

"Sarah …" Jareth knew that Sarah was right about them needing help, but he couldn't believe the incompetents who allowed Beryl steal his and Sarah daughter would ask to help.

"Jareth, please put the blame where it truly belongs." Sarah's eyes expressed the agony in her heart. Not only for their missing child, but the hate in his heart towards their own army.

For a moment Jareth was lost in those beautiful eyes; brown and violet jewels that could never hide his love's emotions. It was those expressive eyes that grabbed his attentions the first time he saw her.

She was only four and trying desperately to gain her mother's attentions in the park. She and her mother were in dresses that made him wonder if one of the noble families were missing a mother and daughter. Linda shoved Sarah back hard when the girl pulled on the older woman's dress. Linda and her boyfriend were too busy kissing to see Sarah burst into tears.

Sarah ran away and hid in the shrubs. Linda didn't care and left with the man who was obviously not her husband, saying that Sarah had probably ran home. Jareth was enraged. Who was this woman to leave her child in this place without looking for her? At least, if Sarah had been wished away, she would grow up loved.

Jareth turned himself into a little boy, and played with her in the park until her father showed up to reclaim his daughter. Seeing that she was indeed loved by someone, Jareth turned back into his owl form and flew home. Again and again he flew Aboveground to see her playing in the park dressed as if she belonged in his world.

On her tenth birthday she saw the owl that was watching her that early afternoon. She invited him to follow her home, and during the entire drive home Jareth made certain that she could see him following her father's car. After that he went to watch over her sleep every night.

When she became a Fae, Sarah thanked him for the joy he gave her the day she was left behind by her mother in the park – and the rose the day her mother left for the last time.

How could he ever tell his beloved no?

"Alright. Didymus and Hoggle, the two of you are to help me guard the Queen. Ludo, go on and give the word of the extra help to the others. The rest of you … Beryl has your Princess in her belly. Stolen from our Queen, now we go in to reclaim Princess Myrna Karen Anu."

The second chance given, all of those Gathered cheered as Ludo disappeared with his King's help. Didymus and Hoggle took protective positions around the royal couple.

In a split second the entire group was in their places among the crowd waiting on the edge of the wastelands. It was quiet, and appeared as if nothing was in the desert area before them. But Sarah had learned well in her first journey through the Labyrinth that nothing as it seems in the Underground.

Horses whinnied and armor clanked, but otherwise all was quiet. Then Sarah heard the whimpering faintly as if it were on the wind. ^Mommy! Daddy! I want my real mommy and daddy!^

"Jareth! Did you hear that?" Sarah chocked out as tears came to her eyes.

He shook his head, his face showing the worry in his heart. "No. What was it you heard?"

"I think that I'm still linked to Myrna. She knows that she isn't where she belongs. She said she wants her real mommy and daddy."

That stunned all around her. But after a beat, Luna smiled as she blinked back her tears. "That makes sense. All mothers on Ephesos were mentally bonded to their children long before birth due to the core of pure magick within the planet."

"An it sounds like the baby is as stubborn as her mother. That might help. If she can keep rejecting the ritual that is trying to turn her into Beryl's daughter a little bit longer we should be able to get to her and stop Beryl." Artemis added.

Jareth smiled at his beloved. He could just imagine what their little girl was going to look like. "Then try telling our Myrna that her true parents are on their way, my love. After all that should help her hold out, a goal to look towards. Like mother like daughter."

"You will pay for that one once we are alone." Sarah calmly stated as she glared at her DH (AN: DH = damned or dear husband – you fill it in as you see fit readers.). Obviously Sarah was already feeling the joys of the hormones that come along with being pregnant – not only were her heart and mind linked to her child, but her body was as well … at least that was what it seemed.

Calming down a moment. Sarah reached out for that tiny flicker in her mind. ^Myrna Karen Anu! Where's my baby girl?^

That did it! ^Mommy? Mommy! I miss you mommy! Please come get me! I want to be with you and daddy!^

^Mommy and daddy are on the outer edge of the wastelands baby girl. We're not far away, and we are coming to get you back. We love you so much baby. Just hold on.^ Sarah was fighting back her tears. She could almost feel that tiny spark of life within her own belly.

^The weird place mommy? Be careful! Bad men are under the dirt and are going to jump up at you and daddy!^

Sarah gasped in shock. They had expected to be accosted in the wastelands, but not like that!

Jareth barely grabbed his wife as her knees seemingly gave way for a moment. "Sarah …"

"There's an ambush set up in the wastelands. Myrna told me that they have troops buried out there waiting to spring up on us."

Oberon and Puck had rushed over with the other commanders the moment Sarah gasped. The Lord of Avalon had taken Sarah as a sister to himself at the least. "It would seem that we have a little spy on our side."

"Yes. Now to go retrieve her before Beryl gets all that she wants." Jareth said, looking out on the barren area before them all.

Darien looked over at the Goblin King and remembered how it felt to have one's child in danger. "No matter what, we have to keep going. We can't give up. Just like when we lost Rini to the Wiseman."

Serena could see that this was having a toll on her love. Having to again face the woman who destroyed so much of their lives. "It's time we put Beryl out of our lives for good."

"Then let's go for it. It beats standing around here all day." Raye added.

Ludo sent the telepathic signal for the armies to converge and move out.

Now the fear was stabbing at Sarah. She saw her husband's face grow cold and hard, truly becoming the fearful Goblin King who once terrorized her in his Labyrinth. She drew close to him, knowing that he was merely worried for her and their unborn child.

So far nothing had happened, but they had only made it through about a fourth of the barren wastelands. Sarah grew more and more impatient. She could feel that their time was dwindling fast … like sand pouring swiftly through the hole in the center of an hourglass. With each step, her hope faded away little by little.

Halfway the group was shocked when Conal seemed to be standing alone. The look on his face was a smug almost superior grin. "Lose something Goblin King?"

"Shut up Conal! Give us back our daughter!" Jareth roared in his frustrated hate.

"Oh, you'll get her back soon enough Jareth. Once your new bride births her. Now to take my bride. Come here now Sarah." Conal extended his hand.

"Two words for you, Conal – YOU WISH! I am Jareth's wife that that is what I will remain!" Sarah spoke so calmly that everyone looked at her when she walked over and slid into her true husband's embrace.

Jareth grinned as Conal choked in surprise. Only then had the latter of the two notice that the bindings were gone. "Were are the manacles! Merely touching them should have killed her!"

"That would be if they had been physically touched. But, a friend of ours moon dusted the crappy junk you feigned to be jewelry." Sarah spat out.

"Doesn't matter. You'll fall with the rest of them! Fomorians come forth and destroy!" Conal shouted.

Finbheara snorted at the weakling with disgust. "You know that magic cannot be used here. That will leave your precious allies at a severe disadvantage."

"Oh yes, but it was the wife I've been stuck with who created this area before Jareth barred her away with his magic – therefore she can control it so that our troops will have magic while yours will have none." The original smug look was back in its place.

Rini tugged at Sailor Moon's hand. "The Silver Crystal can undo what Beryl did … you told me that was how you turned all those humans she tried to use back into people moon momma."

"But, the crystal uses magic." Moon gently explained.

Tuxedo Mask saw where their future daughter was going with her idea. "But, since Beryl created this place the Crystal should be able to cleanse it."

Sarah smiled over at her friends. "If the two of you are able to transform to your next level of power here, then the crystals should work and give Beryl a fright."

"All right then. Ready Rini?"

The little girl smiled up at moon. "Ready whenever your are moon momma!"

The pair clasped hands just as the Fomorians rose from where they had buried themselves and started to advance on the groups. "SUPER MOON CRISIS POWER!"

In seconds they went from Princess Serenity Rose and Sailor Moon to Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Mini-Moon. "Well looks like you were right about this Mini-Moon."

"Of course I was right! Did you think I wasn't paying attention all the times you and daddy told me stories about my hero?"

That startled Moon. She had always thought, once Rini saw the truth about her mother, that the child hated her. "I … I …"

Then the growls of the Fomorians got closer. Mini-Moon shook her head, knowing what her mother's younger self was thinking. "Later. Right now, I think we should even out the odds a little."

Moon swallowed and nodded. "Right."

They stood back to back and focus their energies into their own crystal. "MOON CRYSTAL HEALING ACTIVATION!"

The power of the Silver Crystals blazed a dazzling and intense white light that quickly filled the wastelands with its power. They also gave extra power to the creatures of magick who were there to help their cause. Sarah felt stronger for the first time since the attack, and her link to her daughter gave the baby that same strength to fight off Beryl's spell.

And then a purple light shimmered within the light of the Silver Crystals, a light that shimmered and cloaked the Goblin Queen.

Sarah felt herself being pulled somewhere. She opened her eyes to find that her clothes were different. An ancient Roman like tunic that went to the floor covered her body. It was made of an ivory and a light lavender silk fabric, with gold decorations on the edges. A floor length train of ivory silk that was the same light lavender beneath was connected to the back at her shoulders. Two silk draping too were connected to her shoulders but fell down the front. And on her feet were silk slippers that had ribbons wrapped from the tops of the slippers up each leg to just below her knees.

The place was different too, but one she knew too well.  The columns, the shimmering marble floors, the night sky, the scents of lavender and frosted crystal roses filling the air along with pines from a nearby forest. Sarah felt the tears start to flow. She was home – she was on Ephesos!

With a smile and a giggle, she took off running through the halls. Sarah realized quickly that she was searching for someone … but who?

Then the answer came forward. A woman with long dark brown hair that Sarah could recognize in a second – her mother Linda … or was it? No this woman had a different name. Lianna!

"Hello, my daughter. Welcome home."

"Mother? But, I thought …" Sarah stuttered out with more tears falling from her eyes. Finally she just rushed into the woman's open arms.

"Hush my baby. I am still with you. Just as you are connect to your own daughter, so still are you and I. I am so proud of you my daughter." Lianna whispered into Sarah's ear as mother and daughter clutched at one another tightly.

"Mother … my baby has been stolen from my womb … and I don't know how to get her back!" Sarah sobbed as the memory hit her hard.

Lianna smiled on Sarah as they felt the power draining – tearing them apart once again. "Once you child shows without a doubt where she feels that she belongs, then your heart will show you what to do. You and Molly need more than the power you both now possess, my darling. Both of you must transform as you did the last time you both faced Beryl. I will always be near you and you will hear me here."

Lianna lightly touched Sarah's heart just as Sarah returned to her body, standing where the wastelands once stood with a happy tears in her eye. She could still feel her mother's touch on her chest. Jareth had seen the light wrap around his beloved's body, but wasn't sure what was happening.

"Sarah?"

She looked up him with the sweetest of smiles … a smile he had feared was lost forever. "I talked with my mother, Queen Lianna. She told me how to get our daughter back!"

"Then ya best be getting to it, Queen Sarah and King Jareth." King Finbheara was speaking all business.

Then High General Obyron added in, "those Fomorians will only be blind for a few more minutes. Best that your group goes in to fight Beryl."

"But, how are we going to find her – even if we can use magick?" Lita asked, her voice showing clearly her frustration.

Sarah smiled again. "I can feel the baby stronger now than before! She's going to lose her will to fight Beryl's transformation spell if we don't hurry."

Hoggle, Didymus, the Royal Couple, the Scouts, Nephrite, Molly, and Darien all left Ludo and the Goblins to help keep the Fomorians busy.

Using Sarah's feelings as a guide, the group teleported to just outside the building. "This is it. I'm sure of it."

^Mommy!^ Little Myrna cried out weakly and afraid.

It tore at Sarah's heart. ^Mommy and Daddy are right outside the building you're in baby girl. Hang on just a little longer, sweetheart.^

^mommy …^

"Jareth, we have to hurry! Luna, Queen Lianna told me that Molly and I have to be more powerful than we are now. That means you'll have to give us our crystals."

Rini looked up at Sarah in confusion. "I don't get it. Aunt Molly's …"

"Uncle Nephrite gave Molly my old engagement ring to be hers when they rushed out of the ball to find Queen Morgan. Molly made the choice to change. She is completely Fae."

That stunned the Scouts, cats, Didymus, Hoggle, and Darien.

Molly chuckled, "did you think that I was going to let Sarah have all the fun? Not by a long shot! Besides I understand Nephrite better now than ever before."

Nephrite took his wife into his arms. "As I understand you better. Now let's go rescue our niece."

On the top floor Beryl had been panting and groaning through each contraction the baby had caused to be away from her. Finally she could sit up. "There, her powers have almost been completely turned against her. Next is to break her will. Then I will mold the brat to be my daughter."

Conal barely took an interest that his wife was speaking. "You do know that moon brat has undone your spells that created the wastelands barrier."

"WHAT! NO! I WANT HER DEAD!" Beryl roared as a new contraction hit her without warning. "Little would have been child of Sarah seems to have some new spunk in her."

Conal chuckled. "No wonder. Her real parents are coming in the building now."

"Explain yourself husband!" Beryl snapped as if Conal was just another of her minions.

He looked over at her aching body that was only then beginning to show the pregnancy they had stolen. "I told you the moon girl destroyed your hold over the wastelands. Now they can use magick easily to get here. A fact that the Fomorians will not be happy with wife. They want the Goblin King and the Daoine Sidhe dead."

"I don't care what they want! Aggghhh!" Again the pains ripping through Beryl grew in strength. "Get rid of Queen Sarah, or this child will cause her own miscarriage!"

"And leave me stuck with you forever? I don't think so!" Conal grabbed his sword.

Summoning two troops of his best swordsmen, Conal was set on defending the door from the inside. Beryl shrieked in agony. "Why are you just standing here? Go get them!"

"They are coming up to the door now, wife. So shut your lips and focus on keeping that babe as yours." Conal snapped as the group burst into the door.

Beryl shrieked louder as Sarah entered the room beside her husband, who's sword was already drawn. Sarah held her head high as her new position gave her the right to. "You cannot hold a child who is not yours Beryl. Especially a child born from a high daughter of Ephesos!"

"You won't birth this girl! She will be mine!" Beryl growled as best as she could given the pain she was in.

Conal chuckled. "You don't even have the slightest idea how to get your brat back majesty."

Looking over at her sister-in-law, Sarah smiled and nodded. It had become time to frighten Conal and Beryl.

"EPHESOS CRYSTAL POWER!" Sarah shouted as she summoned her crystal that connected onto her transformation wand hilt.

Molly cried out as she too summoned her transformation hilt and crystal. "AXTAR CRYSTAL POWER!"

In moments the pair turned from the Goblin Queen and Princess into the last two summoned Scouts – Sailor Ephesos and Sailor Axtar. Beryl's eyes shot wide open in shock "NO! NOT MORE SCOUTS! NO!"

How was that? Do you think I've put Beryl into enough physical agony yet? Well, don't stop reading yet! Sarah has yet to be reunited with her and Jareth's unborn daughter, and the Fomorians are in a very bad mood! I think that the others won't be able to hold the Demons on the battlefield!