Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
Doriath was in the throne room, speaking to Karillion, his second in command. The two had an arrangement. Karillion didn't betray Doriath, and Karillion could have any girl he wanted from any Fae captives, as well as to be named chief advisor and second most powerful man in the Underground once Jareth was completely defeated. Doriath was surprised when his friend had chosen his cousin. After all, she was half mortal. Still, he was willing to let him have her. It would just mean more pain for Jareth.
It seemed like a relitively simple plan. There were four entrances leading straight to the castle. One into the escher room, which Trevor would take, one into the ball room, which Sarah would take, one into the kitchen, which Victoria would take, and one into the throne room, which Jareth himself would take. Meanwhile, Hoggle, Ludo, and Didymus would lead their armies into the Goblin city and storm the castle as well. It was one of those plans that was so simple Doriath wouldn't be expecting it, and that's what Jareth was counting on.
They made their move. The fighting in the goblin city was quickly a very large scale and, most likely, very deadly battle. Jareth gave the signal for his family to begin making their way through the tunnels, then took off at full speed.
Victoria moved slowly, not wanting to get caught. She was also being mindful of any traps as she made her way to the kitchen. She was surprised and more than a little suspicious to not find any at all. Then, just as she was stepping into the kitchen, her danger sense kicked in, and she whirled around to face whomever it was, but it was too late. She felt tired, suddenly, then everything went black.
As Victoria opened her eyes, she noticed that she was in the throne-room. She also had her hands tied behind her back, her ankles tied together. Thankfuly, though, she wasn't gagged. It made her easier to yell at the man standing over her. But she never got out a word. Another man grabbed her up, sliding a large arm around her, his other hand holding a knife to her throat. Then Jareth burst into the room.
Jareth hadn't been prepared to have to fight his way into the castle. He had believed Doriath hadn't found out about the secret entrances yet. That didn't matter. What mattered, now, was that they had captured Victoria. The knife at her throat was the only thing keeping Jareth from attacking Doriath immediatly. "You've just made a big mistake, Jareth," his cousin said, smiling evily. "And look what a prize I've captured for my second-in-command because of it. I plan to take your wife for myself, of course."
Victoria couldn't move, frozen by fear. She glanced over to the man speaking to her father out of the corners of her eyes. So that was Doriath, her father's cousin and enemy. Which meant the man holding her must be his second. She was a...a...~prize~ for him?!? Her fear turned to anger. She was no-one's prize! Besides, she already had a boyfriend! Then an idea struck her. What if she could...? She decided to try it.
Zoning out her father and his cousin confronting eachother, she attempted to cast a translocation spell that would get her out of Karillion's arms and to Aaron, her boyfriend back on Earth. When she opened her eyes, she realized it hadn't worked. A tear slid down her cheek as she saw she was still in the throneroom, still in Karillion's arms. Then she felt herself falling to the ground.
Aaron hadn't known what was coming. He was in his room, studying for a test the next day. The next thing he knew, he was behind some man. Then he saw that the man was holding a knife to Victoria's throat. He pulled out his own knife, ever present, snuck up behind the man, and slit his throat. Surprised, the man dropped Victoria to the ground, but his wound quickly healed over thanks to Fae magic.
Victoria took her chance, closed her eyes, and was pleasantly surprised when she was able to free herself from the bonds. She then jumped up and, seeing Karillion attack Aaron, jumped and brought a round-house kick up to the man's head, suddenly grateful for her tae-kwan-do classes. It only phased him for a moment, though, and he shot a barage of power at her, knocking her against the wall just as Sarah and Trevor entered the throne-room.
Sarah ran over to her daughter as Aaron and Trevor both attacked Karillion at the same time. Jareth ended the confrontation with Doriath, throwing a crystal at him, trapping him in it then breaking it, destroying Doriath for good. He then did the same to Karillion, and he, Trevor, and a young man he didn't recognize, ran over to where Sarah held Victoria, crying. The prophecy had been fulfilled. Victoria was gone.
