Hey everyone. Here's another fic. It's kind of an
alternative ending but not really. I guess you'll just have to read it to
understand. Please let me know of any mistakes. Constructive criticism and nice
comments are welcome. And once again I don't own anything. BTW: the
beginning kinda goes over the actually story line, but it has to to fit into my
story idea. I guarantee that the rest of the chapters wont do that.
THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM
"I need you Hoggle."
"Ya...you do?"
"I don't now why, but every now and again in my life, for no
reason at all...I need you, all of you...."
"Uh, you do? Well...why didn't you say so."
Sarah
partied late into the night with all her friends and the creatures she met
along her journey through the Labyrinth. She had such a great time, but seeing
the mess her magical friends made, her mode changed dramatically.
Finally
picking up the last piece of garbage, Sarah was completely exhausted. Without a
second thought, she hopped onto her now clean bed and blacked out as soon as
her head hit the pillow.
*~*~*~*~*
Sarah's eye
fluttered open and was surprised to find her room so dark. It had to at least
morning and usually the sun's bright, golden rays were shinning through her
window. It must just be a rainy day She thought and got out of bed,
ready to go take her normal morning shower. She had almost forgotten what had
happened the night before. Wow I can't believe I had forgotten it. I
thought it would be hard to get over that experience but I guess it wont be that
hard. Besides, that thing was a piece of cake! She thought as she reached
for her doorknob and flung the door open.
"Better to stay in here dear, yes,
there's nothing you want out there, no, oh no.... oh, and what have we got
here...." An old lady piled with junk on her back pushed her way into Sarah's
room.
"What the
heck are you doing here?" Sarah said to the junk lady as she looked out her
bedroom door to see piles and piles of junk. "Why am I here again?"
"Huh? Hmm?
Again? Deary you've never been here before." She said as she began searching
through Sarah's stuff. "Oh, your little bunny rabbit, you like you're little
bunny rabbit don't you? Yes, yes, yes"
"No. I've
done this already. I've already beaten the Labyrinth. I got Toby back!" Sarah
said exasperatedly. Something wasn't right here.
"Uh? No one
has ever beaten the Labyrinth dear. Ooh there's Betsy boo, you remember Betsy
boo, don't you? Yes, yes, yes."
"Ok the
last thing I remember is cleaning up after the party and then falling asleep."
Sarah said to herself trying to figure out what was going on. "Maybe I'm
dreaming then!" She took her delicate fingers and squeezed them together on her
arm. It always works on TV she thought, and began to pinch herself more
violently. "NO!" She screamed in frustration. "That must have been a dream. I
dreamed I got Toby back. This is real and that was all a dream." Her voice got
softer and softer as she said that, almost to a low whisper. She knew she was
on the verge of crying. She had gone though all those trials for nothing. It
was all a dream.
The junk
lady was still grabbing useless trinkets from Sarah's fake room, while Sarah
picked herself up from her low state of mind, and reminded herself that Toby
still needed saving. She sprinted out of the room, leaving a confused junk
lady, and ran up a couple of junk piles, when she found Ludo and Didymus
searching for her.
"Lady look, we're almost there,"
Didymus pointed to the left of them, "those are the gates to the goblin city."
The three
of them made it out of the junk piles, to the gates, which were guarded by a
huge door. They made it past the first door when a monstrous creature emerges
out form the door. With the help of Hoggle they made it past the creature. Of
course Sarah knew this was all going to happen. She had dreamed of it, and she
was surprised to fine that everything was happening exactly the same.
As soon as
they entered the city, they were surrounded by Goblins.
"Quick this
way!" Sarah shouts as she goes a different direction then the one she had gone
in her dream, thinking it would be a quicker way to the castle and past all the
commotion. All three of her friends follow her, but they soon all get split up.
Sarah finds herself trapped up against a stonewall, with several goblins surrounding
her, one with a cannon aimed straight towards her. Just as it's about to fire,
as large stone rock falls right on top of the cannon. She glances aside seeing
Ludo's friends, the rocks, taking care of the rest of the goblins, as well as
Ludo there bellowing.
"Ludo,"
Sarah stops Ludo's noises. "I have to go get Toby. Do you guys think you can
handle it out here."
"Of course
my lady." Sir Didymus said as he came flying down a passageway on his trusty
'stead', followed by a group of goblins. "Good luck my lady." He quickly
disappears down another passage, trailed by goblins.
"Thank you,
all of you!" She yelled to her friends and rapidly ran to the castle. At
least he was planning on taking good care of Toby." She said as she saw two
milk bottles on the steps of the castle, just before entering.
Once
inside, she knew just where to go to find Jareth and her brother. She ran they
way to them, the whole way thinking of a plan that would make getting Toby off
those stairs faster, so she could get them out of here.
As she
dashed right into the Escher stairs room, and soon after, Jareth appeared,
defying gravity once again. He threw a crystal, which turned into Toby. Sarah
had been thinking of what she would do when she got into this position but as
soon as she saw Jareth and Toby, everything she was think faded away. She once
again began her hopeless attempts to reach Toby. She saw Toby just across from
her, and she jumped as everything around her started breaking up. As soon as
she landed she looked to where Jareth was coming towards when she suddenly
heard a loud chime. All of a sudden a huge thirteen-hour clock appeared and by
that time, it was on its 3rd chime. Oh no! What's that last
line!? I know this. I know it!!!!! Her mind screamed. Chime. What is
it?! Chime. Oh I don't know it! Chime. I don't know it!
Chime.
"Wait Jareth!" Suddenly she got an idea. Chime. Jareth had a
slight smile on his face this whole time, as he watched Sarah struggling
restlessly for the last line to defeat him. He knew he had won already. There's
no way she could win now, with only… Chime… 4 chimes left.
"Jareth,
Take me instead of Toby!" She screamed desperately at him. Chime.
Jareth's
smile turned abruptly hearing what Sarah was pleading with him. He had never
expected that form her; she had hated her little brother so deeply and now she
was giving up her life for him. Chime. "Hummm. Now why would I want you?" He
flashed her a vicious grin as he reached for her chin and swept his long
elegant finger across it. Chime.
"Please!
Toby is so young. He's got so much more to live for!" Her eyes were intensely looking into his; waiting for either him
to say it's a deal or the last chime to ring, and she would never see Toby
again.
He snapped
her another wicked smile. "Done." He snapped his fingers and a perfectly
glowing crystal appeared. "I could always use a beautiful queen by my side."
"What!!!
You cant do that!!" Sarah yelled at him just before he threw the crystal
towards her, which sent her out of sight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hey I hoped you liked
the beginning. I should be getting up the next chapter in just a bit. I thought
of the next chapter actually when I was about 10 years old, just after I saw
the labyrinth for the first time. I used to pretend that I was Sarah and yeah I
don't want to give away the next chapter. (And don't tell me I'm crazy for
pretending I was Sarah since I'm sure EVERYONE one of you guys
out there pretended you were a Labyrinth character.) Anyways So stay tuned for
the next part! Please R&R.
