DISCLAIMER: I claim Gorbath and all of his army. The rest is just wishful thinking.
Chapter 13
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave."
"I can't live within you."
"Falling, falling, falling in love..."
Something was wrong.
He was alive, and that meant something had gone wrong. Worse, he could feel the royal medallion resting on his chest. But how was that possible? He clearly remembered seeing it around Sarah's neck and she could not have returned it to him without a price.
Jareth realized he was lying on the cold stone floor, but his head was pillowed by something soft. Slowly, he opened his eyes to see Sarah smiling down at him. She wore the royal medallion around her neck. Jareth's hand raised, grasping his own pendant.
"How..." he asked. He could feel the magic of the Labyrinth coursing through his body. Sarah shifted slightly and he realized she had been holding his head in her lap. She helped him into a sitting position. Sarah looked away for a moment and then met his eyes with a smile.
"For my love is as strong as yours," she began. Jareth's breath caught in his throat. "And my kingdom the same."
Slow realization passed over the Goblin King and he looked into Sarah's face, only inches away from his.
"You would rule beside me...as my queen?" he asked in wonder at her unpredicted move. Sarah raised a hand to stroke his cheek and he stared at her in amazement. He had nearly given up hope after she had defeated him, and now she was telling him he had won?
The next thing he knew, Sarah leaned forward, kissing him softly. For a moment, Jareth was in complete and total shock. Then the Goblin King pulled his queen into his arms, kissing her with a passion he had forgotten existed. And Sarah wrapped her arms around him in a loving embrace that he thought he would never feel.
The moment could have lasted forever, but Toby came running into the throne room, followed by an amazing number of goblins.
"Sarah, look! All the goblins came back! And the maze is all different, too!" he exclaimed excitedly, not noticing Sarah's blush as she helped Jareth to his feet. Then what Toby had said registered in her mind.
"Different?" she asked. "What do you mean different, Toby?" Her brother looked up at her with shining eyes.
"There's flowers everywhere!" the boy said, in the hushed tones of one completely awed. He grabbed Sarah's hand and tugged her to the window. Sarah sighed in appreciation of the sight before her.
The Labyrinth. It was an amazing thing from any viewpoint. And now the deep green hedges sported hundreds of tiny red blossoms. The great stone walls of the outer Labyrinth were covered in ivy, giving them a beautiful majestic quality. And straight through the middle of it all was a path leading directly to the castle.
"A path?" Sarah mused. Behind her, Jareth began to laugh. She turned in surprise. She had never heard him laugh like that, so full of life and joy. Even when he had lost his memory, he had always been burdened by something. Now he pulled her into his embrace. Sarah laughed with him, his happiness contagious.
"Jareth?" she asked in amusement. He nodded towards Toby and kissed her forehead.
"Never fear for your brother, Sarah," he whispered into her ear. He held up his pendant and closed his eyes in concentration. Light flared from everywhere at once. Through the soothing warmth, Sarah heard Jareth's voice.
"I release the Earth from its curse. There will be no more children taken. I no longer envy them their happiness."
End Chapter Thirteen.
The End
In case anyone wondered, "Am I Not Merciful?" is actually a track on the Gladiator soundtrack. This entire story was written to go along with that music. "Am I Not Merciful?" is track 14 and is the part where Jareth surrenders to Gorbath and is imprisoned in his own dungeon with Hoggle and the others.
Chapter 13
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave."
"I can't live within you."
"Falling, falling, falling in love..."
Something was wrong.
He was alive, and that meant something had gone wrong. Worse, he could feel the royal medallion resting on his chest. But how was that possible? He clearly remembered seeing it around Sarah's neck and she could not have returned it to him without a price.
Jareth realized he was lying on the cold stone floor, but his head was pillowed by something soft. Slowly, he opened his eyes to see Sarah smiling down at him. She wore the royal medallion around her neck. Jareth's hand raised, grasping his own pendant.
"How..." he asked. He could feel the magic of the Labyrinth coursing through his body. Sarah shifted slightly and he realized she had been holding his head in her lap. She helped him into a sitting position. Sarah looked away for a moment and then met his eyes with a smile.
"For my love is as strong as yours," she began. Jareth's breath caught in his throat. "And my kingdom the same."
Slow realization passed over the Goblin King and he looked into Sarah's face, only inches away from his.
"You would rule beside me...as my queen?" he asked in wonder at her unpredicted move. Sarah raised a hand to stroke his cheek and he stared at her in amazement. He had nearly given up hope after she had defeated him, and now she was telling him he had won?
The next thing he knew, Sarah leaned forward, kissing him softly. For a moment, Jareth was in complete and total shock. Then the Goblin King pulled his queen into his arms, kissing her with a passion he had forgotten existed. And Sarah wrapped her arms around him in a loving embrace that he thought he would never feel.
The moment could have lasted forever, but Toby came running into the throne room, followed by an amazing number of goblins.
"Sarah, look! All the goblins came back! And the maze is all different, too!" he exclaimed excitedly, not noticing Sarah's blush as she helped Jareth to his feet. Then what Toby had said registered in her mind.
"Different?" she asked. "What do you mean different, Toby?" Her brother looked up at her with shining eyes.
"There's flowers everywhere!" the boy said, in the hushed tones of one completely awed. He grabbed Sarah's hand and tugged her to the window. Sarah sighed in appreciation of the sight before her.
The Labyrinth. It was an amazing thing from any viewpoint. And now the deep green hedges sported hundreds of tiny red blossoms. The great stone walls of the outer Labyrinth were covered in ivy, giving them a beautiful majestic quality. And straight through the middle of it all was a path leading directly to the castle.
"A path?" Sarah mused. Behind her, Jareth began to laugh. She turned in surprise. She had never heard him laugh like that, so full of life and joy. Even when he had lost his memory, he had always been burdened by something. Now he pulled her into his embrace. Sarah laughed with him, his happiness contagious.
"Jareth?" she asked in amusement. He nodded towards Toby and kissed her forehead.
"Never fear for your brother, Sarah," he whispered into her ear. He held up his pendant and closed his eyes in concentration. Light flared from everywhere at once. Through the soothing warmth, Sarah heard Jareth's voice.
"I release the Earth from its curse. There will be no more children taken. I no longer envy them their happiness."
End Chapter Thirteen.
The End
In case anyone wondered, "Am I Not Merciful?" is actually a track on the Gladiator soundtrack. This entire story was written to go along with that music. "Am I Not Merciful?" is track 14 and is the part where Jareth surrenders to Gorbath and is imprisoned in his own dungeon with Hoggle and the others.