Disclaimer: Jareth and Sarah do not belong to me and neither does Toby. I didn't create them, so don't sue me. You wouldn't get much anyway. However, Robby, Steven, Vectain, and any other characters that would happen to appear that aren't in the movie do belong to me.
First of all, if you haven't read Part One, I suggest you do that right now or NOTHING will make any sense. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my first story. And special thanks to Athena Ryan for proofing my story. I really appreciate your help!!! :) I'm sorry it's taken so long to get this next part done, but I was kind of stuck as to where to start up at. But I finally just sat down and started writing, and here it is. I hope you like it, and I'm working on the next part now. Please, if you read this, review. Any input would be helpful. :)
Coming Home-Part Two
Sarah sighed as she slammed her locker shut. She could hardly believe that her last day of high school had finally arrived. She would soon be heading of to college, far away from her stepmother.
"Hey babe. What's wrong?"
Sarah turned at the sound of her boyfriend. They had started dating during her freshman year, not long after she got back from the Labyrinth.
"Hey Robby. Nothing's wrong. Not really anyway. Conflicting emotions I guess. I'm really excited about college and that I'll finally be away from Karen, but I'm going to miss you and Toby so much."
"I know. I'll miss you, too. But we still have all summer, Don't say your goodbyes too soon."
Sarah smiled and Robby took her hand as they walked out of the school and into the future.
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Jareth sat in his throne staring at the crystal in his hand. He was always watching Sarah, praying for the day that she would get her memory back.
"Why has she not yet remembered?!"
"You must be patient, Jareth. Remember, she has not yet been reunited with the others. You must remain calm."
Jareth looked up at Vectain, somewhat annoyed at him, but he held his tongue.
"I know I must be patient, but I can't help it. It took 200 years before she was even born on Earth. Then another fifteen before I could see her face to face again. I don't know how much more of this I can take. Especially when I see her with that Robby character. Sarah should be at my side, not his."
Vectain looked and Jareth and could see the pain in his eyes.
"Jareth, you must remember this: Sara's memory WILL return. But you must take it easy. They will all be confused at first, but the guys will soon be happy about the return of their memories. However, Sarah is quite a different story. She only knows you now as a villain who stole her brother and made her go through thirteen hours of hell to get him back. When she learns that she was once one of your best friends, it will be hard on her. Give her time. But above all else, you cannot ever mention to her that the two of you were once engaged. Telling her that could, in fact, push her away forever. She will have to learn to love you all over again, and she may choose not to."
"I know all this. You have told me numerous times. I just have to keep hoping that Sarah will love me again. It's the only thing keeping me going."
Vectain looked once more at Jareth and then vanished from the room as Jareth once again peered into his crystal.
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Vectain reappeared in his tiny house deep within the forest of the Labyrinth. He sensed that he was not alone.
"Who is there?" He called out.
"I cannot reveal that at this point in time," a voice answered back. Vectain could tell that it was a female voice.
"Where are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm afraid I cannot reveal myself to you. As for what I am doing here, I have a message for you. We both know that you are the keeper of the destiny of the Eternal City. But it seems that you have overlooked something very important," the voice said.
"And what would that be? I can't believe that I could have overlooked something," Vectain said with a hint of doubt in his voice. He never messed up a destiny. He knew all.
"You are forgetting an old prophecy. The prophecy states, 'There will come a time when a great tragedy will befall the Eternal City and leave it forever changed. Should the ruler find a love that is everlasting and true, the Eternal City will be restored to what it once was. However, this love will have to survive unspeakable odds and survive even when it should not have. Two hundred and twenty years after the tragedy of the Eternal City, the chance for survival will arise. Should the love not be true, the Eternal City will be gone forever, never to be seen again in its former glory.' That is the prophecy, Vectain. And it is time. Time for the prophecy to be fulfilled. Jareth is that ruler, and Sarah is that love. Should Sarah and Jareth's love be completely true and everlasting, Sarah will remember the love she shared with Jareth. It may not happen right after the memories return, but if it is meant to be, Sarah will remember the love she had. But you must be careful. If Sarah is told about this before she remembers, the prophecy will be void, and all in the Labyrinth will die."
"So what do I do? Why have you told me this?"
"You must tell all this to Jareth. He must know that there is hope. And you must tell the others when they receive their memories for they will remember Sarah and Jareth being engaged. They cannot tell her. But you must act quickly. It is almost time for Sarah to be reunited with the first person."
After that was said, Vectain felt the presence leave. He knew the voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't place it. He sighed as he turned to look out his window.
"I guess it's time for another visit with the King."
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Sarah shut the back door of her jeep and turned to say goodbye to her family.
"Well, I guess this is it," Sarah said. She was actually starting to regret going so far away to college. She had actually started to get along with Karen over the summer. So much in fact, that there were many times that Sarah and Karen had stayed up late just talking, almost like Sarah wished she could do with her own mother. It was almost scary to see how well they were getting along.
"Make sure you write to us and let us know all about college life," Karen said. Was it Sarah's imagination, or did it look like Karen was trying not to cry?
"I will," Sarah said as she embraced Karen. Then she turned to her father.
"I love you, Dad," Sarah sighed, trying hard not to show that she was on the verge of breaking down.
"I love you, too," he said and Sarah embraced her father. She was going to miss him.
Finally, Sarah turned to Toby. She knew that she was going to miss Toby the most. She couldn't believe that she had actually wished him away. But she didn't need to dwell on that thought now. It was bad enough that she kept having the strangest dreams about the Labyrinth, she didn't need to think about during the day as well.
"Hey, Squirt. I'm gonna miss you. Be good for Daddy and Karen. I'll be home for Thanksgiving, okay?"
"Okay. I love you, Sarah," Toby flung his arms around Sarah's neck and started crying. She held on to him for a minute more and then stood up.
"Well, I've gotta get going. I still need to go say goodbye to Robby. I promise I'll call when I get there."
Sarah got in her jeep and, with one last wave, pulled out of her driveway
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Robby was sitting on his front porch when Sarah pulled up. She parked the car and got out and headed towards him.
"Hey there," Sarah said as she stepped up onto the porch.
"Hey yourself," Robby said with a sly grin on his face.
"What? What's that look for?" Sarah asked, not really sure what her boyfriend was up to.
"I'll tell you in a minute. But first..." Robby pulled Sarah to him and kissed her. Sarah could have stayed there forever, but they both knew that she had to get going. She pulled back and looked up at Robby, tears forming in her eyes.
"I can't believe that summer ended so soon. I don't want to say goodbye. I'm going to miss you so much!" Sarah was sobbing now and Robby wrapped his arms around her.
"Hey. It's okay. I'll still be here when you come back," Robby said. "The only difference now is that we won't be able to see each other every waking moment. But that'll make it even better when you come home."
Sarah looked up at him and smiled. She knew he was right. Being away would be hard, but she would survive knowing Robby would be there whenever she came home.
"Now, what is it you have to tell me?" Sarah asked Robby.
"Well," he said, "it's like this. My cousin called me this morning. He usually calls once every two months or so. Anyway, he was telling me all about his graduation party and everything. He told me he's going to college on a basketball scholarship. And get this, he's going to be at Indiana University, too! I told him all about you and that you were going there as well, and he said that you would be the first person he looked up when he got there."
"Wow. That's amazing. This is almost too good to be true. Now I won't be so alone when I get there," Sarah said, feeling a bit better about leaving now that she would have someone to talk to when she got there. Robby walked her to her jeep and she got in and rolled down the window. Robby leaned in and kissed her once more.
"Be careful. And call me when you get there. I love you, Sarah."
"I love you too, Robby, " Sarah said as he backed away from her jeep. "Oh wait! I can't believe I didn't ask you this before. What's your cousins name?"
"Steven. But everyone calls him Steve."
As Sarah pulled out of the driveway, she couldn't help but feel as though all she knew was about to change.
