Chapter 10/10
Sarah's Dreams
Sarah took her eyes away from the place where Jareth had been. When she looked up, she
saw that she was in the park by her daddy's house. She was standing directly where she had
been eleven years ago when it had all started. She almost expected to see her dog, Merlin,
sitting on the bench in front of her being the Goblin King. She blinked once or twice and stood
there, unsure of what was going to happen next. The night sky opened and it began to rain
lightly. The clock in the distance struck midnight and she heard her own voice repeat the
familiar lines of her favorite book. "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have
fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city to take back the child you have
stolen. For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great." She paused and gave a
small smile. You have no power over me."
"Sarah!" a voice yelled out. She turned around and saw Eric running over the bridge.
When he reached her, he wrapped her in his arms.
"Jareth's gone," she told him as she hugged him back, "I defeated him." She pulled away
and stared into Eric's eyes with worry. "This doesn't mean that you or Toby have to go take
his place, does it?"
Eric grinned at her reassuringly. "No, I think that the goblins can learn to run their
own kingdom. Toby's home. Your dad and step-mom were so happy to see him, I didn't have the
heart to tell them that you weren't coming back. I guess now I won't have to."
"I want to go see them," Sarah said and turned to leave. Eric held her hand and made her
stop. Stepping towards her without hesitation, he kissed her. It was a long time before they
broke apart and smiled.
The two walked over the stone bridge and started their walk. "So, how did you defeat
Jareth?" Eric asked.
"I dreamed him away," Sarah replied and she squeezed his hand to tell him that Jareth
wasn't coming back. "I think I'll write another story about this."
"Oh yeah," Eric replied, "Can I illustrate it? Maybe pattern the dashing male sidekick
after myself."
"We'll see," Sarah told him. They continuted to walk hand in hand and in comfortable
silence. In another world, a dwarf, a monster, and a kight watched them from through a small
crystal ball that had been left behind by the Goblin King. When the image was done, they
smashed the crystal and forgot about Jareth forever.
The End
Sarah's Dreams
Sarah took her eyes away from the place where Jareth had been. When she looked up, she
saw that she was in the park by her daddy's house. She was standing directly where she had
been eleven years ago when it had all started. She almost expected to see her dog, Merlin,
sitting on the bench in front of her being the Goblin King. She blinked once or twice and stood
there, unsure of what was going to happen next. The night sky opened and it began to rain
lightly. The clock in the distance struck midnight and she heard her own voice repeat the
familiar lines of her favorite book. "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have
fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city to take back the child you have
stolen. For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great." She paused and gave a
small smile. You have no power over me."
"Sarah!" a voice yelled out. She turned around and saw Eric running over the bridge.
When he reached her, he wrapped her in his arms.
"Jareth's gone," she told him as she hugged him back, "I defeated him." She pulled away
and stared into Eric's eyes with worry. "This doesn't mean that you or Toby have to go take
his place, does it?"
Eric grinned at her reassuringly. "No, I think that the goblins can learn to run their
own kingdom. Toby's home. Your dad and step-mom were so happy to see him, I didn't have the
heart to tell them that you weren't coming back. I guess now I won't have to."
"I want to go see them," Sarah said and turned to leave. Eric held her hand and made her
stop. Stepping towards her without hesitation, he kissed her. It was a long time before they
broke apart and smiled.
The two walked over the stone bridge and started their walk. "So, how did you defeat
Jareth?" Eric asked.
"I dreamed him away," Sarah replied and she squeezed his hand to tell him that Jareth
wasn't coming back. "I think I'll write another story about this."
"Oh yeah," Eric replied, "Can I illustrate it? Maybe pattern the dashing male sidekick
after myself."
"We'll see," Sarah told him. They continuted to walk hand in hand and in comfortable
silence. In another world, a dwarf, a monster, and a kight watched them from through a small
crystal ball that had been left behind by the Goblin King. When the image was done, they
smashed the crystal and forgot about Jareth forever.
The End
