Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
The next morning dawned bright and early, and Jareth seemed reluctant to wake his family. He had to, though. He had already sent message crystals to Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus, each one in hiding with a regiment of goblins, each one ready to meet him this morning. Today was the best time for the attack, especially early in the morning. And now was the time to awaken his wife and children.
Sarah groaned softly as Jareth shook her gently from sleep. "Not now, Karen...the alarm hasn't rung yet....let me sleep..." Jareth chuckled, as did Victoria and Trevor, already awake and helping to take down the shelter. They knew everything, having listened intently to their parents' stories last night. It turned out their mother was usually like this early in the morning.
Jareth bent down next to his wife's ear and whispered softly. "Time to get up, Love. We need to attack Doriath today. The timing is right." Sarah sighed, slowly opening her eyes. She had a bad feeling about today. Something just didn't feel right. Still, she brushed it off as a mother's fear for her children's safety. It was that same fear that had made her agree to leave them on Earth in the first place.
Meanwhile, in the hiding place, Hoggle, Ludo, and Didymus gathered, each leading a regiment of goblins. "Their majesties are on their way," Didymus announced. "We know that," Hoggle replied. "And according to Jareth's message, Victoria and Trevor are going to be with them as well." "Babies?" Ludo asked upon hearing this. Didymus shook his head. "Sir Ludo, you can hardly expect the young prince and princess to still be babies. Why, eighteen years have passed since Lord Jareth and Lady Sarah took them to Earth."
The three stiffened as sounds were heard coming from one of the passageways into the cave, and were relieved to see Jareth and Sarah enter, along with Victoria and Trevor. Sarah ran over to them, glad to see her friends were still alive, unhurt. "Ludo! Didymus! Hoggle!" she cried, hugging them each. "Sawah! Sawah safe!" Ludo was definatly happy to see his friend. "'Tis good to see thee and thine well, milady," said Didymus.
Hoggle, meanwhile, began discussing battle plans with Jareth. The dwarf could sense something was on the King's mind. He figured, however, that it had something to do with the coming fight, and said nothing. He still feared Jareth's temper, and knew he would be angry if he thought Hoggle thought he was in any way frightened, though Hoggle would definatly understand if he was. Hoggle would be scared, too, if he had children who were about to go into a battle like was coming up.