"There! Right there's the Goblin City!" Didymus cried, jabbing a finger past Xander's shoulder.

Xander looked ahead, spotting the tall gates of the city which towered over the dusty ground, casting shadows that seemed to move, and he had a feeling there were people sneaking around in the darkness of them.

"Well," Xander boasted, "Wasn't hard at all!"

"This is the best part," Didymus said excitedly, "There are hundreds of Goblins in there, I bet." Xander rolled his eyes as they approached the gate. "Watch a pro at work," Didymus shouted with pride, "Ambrosius, GO!"

The dog reared up like a horse and charged at the door.

BAM.

"Ooh.." Xander winced as he witnessed Didymus and his dog go flying headfirst into the gate, which apparently hadn't opened. "Are you two okay?" Xander shouted, running up to see what they two were doing.

Ambrosius was rolling around on the ground, whining, but Didymus sprang up as fast as he could, shouting, "If they wanted to do this the hard way...!"

"Be careful," Xander scolded, booting Ambrosius off the ground. "Now will you be quiet? There's a guard here." He pointed at the sleeping body of a Goblin in armor.

"This one sleeps like a rock," Didymus informed, kicking the guard for good measure.

"Great, but we have more important things to do," Xander answered.

"Like what?" Didymus asked curiously.

"Save Sarah?" Xander offered.

"Oh yes."

With some effort, Xander, Ambrosius and Didymus got the door open, seeing the place was completely empty.

"Come on," Xander muttered, running into the middle of the Goblin City.

"I seem to remember there being a knight," Didymus said suspiciously.

"Sh," Xander replied, peering around corners before walking past them.

Out of nowhere, the stone Didymus stood on atop his dog collapsed, and the two disappeared before Xander even realized it. He just kept on moving and didn't see them missing until he turned around, suspicious as to why it was so quiet all of a sudden.

"Didymus?" Xander wondered, turning around and gazing around houses. "Didymus?" He repeated. But he knew if he wanted to save Sarah any time soon, he had to stop worrying about other things. He sighed and continued his quest to the castle.

A small, twinkling object in the corner of his eye caught his attention, and he whipped his head around to see what it was. A floating crystal was hovering in the air just above his head.

"Weird," Xander muttered, reaching up to touch the clear ball. His fingertips were less than an inch away from the small bauble when he saw an image in the center of it; cloudy shapes and colors... His instincts told him NOT to touch the weird thing, but it was too late - he was mesmerized by the hypnotic image, and without even thinking he grabbed for the crystal ball, successfully catching it and soon feeling as if he were falling down the rabbit hole from Alice in Wonderland...

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Sarah was busy daydreaming into the shallow pool from the fountain, grazing a hand lazily through the water when she heard a noise that sounded like footsteps. Knowing Jareth's feet made hardly any sound, she looked up in curiosity on a sight that greeted her with relief and great pleasure.

"Xander!" Sarah shouted gleefully, rushing to confront him. "You've come!" She gave him a quick hug before he shoved her away.

"Who are YOU?" Xander wondered in confusion. "Where AM I?"

"Xander, stop being silly - I'm so glad you're here!" Sarah breathed, smiling. Xander didn't return the smile.

"Excuse me, but I'm not joking," Xander answered weirdly. "I've NEVER seen you before in my life, and I feel like I've just been thrown into the middle of a dream!"

"What have you done to him?!" Sarah shouted as she whipped around, and sure enough, Jareth was in the doorway of his castle.

"So I see you've come to recognize my ways of coming and going," he remarked calmly, quietly stepping down the stairs.

"That doesn't matter right now, what have you done?!" Sarah shrieked, her voice reaching a climatic point.

"Geez, girl, no need to shout," Xander said, rubbing his ear.

"He's right, Sarah," Jareth agreed evilly.

Sarah slowly made her way right up into the Goblin King's face, speaking softly and slowly in a dangerous tone. "WHAT have you done to him?" She asked darkly.

"Merely jogged his memory - it's better this way," Jareth said in less than a whisper. "You see - now you can choose who you wish to go with; if you chose your boyfriend, you both will be sent back to your world and he will remember who you are. If you chose me, then I'll leave him this way and make it seem like everything here was a dream."

"And what about remembering ME?" Sarah growled.

"You will be nothing more than a dream character to him," Jareth said.

"Why have you done this to him?" Sarah demanded, backing away from the Goblin King.

"Don't you see? If you so choose to stay with me, and this was your decision right in front of your boyfriend - as much as I'd like to see him in furious heart-break - I'd like to save you the trouble of living with the guilt. This is much easier on YOUR part, Sarah. Understand - I do this solely for YOU," Jareth said.

Sarah muttered something under her breath.

"You know what? I think you're BOTH crazy mad," Xander nodded to confirm his thoughts.

"What a boring child this is," Jareth sighed to Sarah, "No matter what the situation is, he only has one thing to say."

"Hey!" Xander objected.

"See?" Jareth shrugged.

"I have this strange feeling of deja vu right now.." Xander grumbled, wandering around the court yard, now ignoring both Jareth and Sarah.

"It's only your decision," Jareth told Sarah with almost a hint of sadness in his voice. For the hope he had was limited - Sarah still had Xander to think about...

"I have to go back... don't you understand that?" Sarah whispered. "I have a family - I have a life... I can't just give that all up."

Jareth didn't change his blank expression. "If that is what you wish, Sarah. I will bother you no more. I am to take you and him back to your world."

Sarah nodded once, for a knot was suddenly forming in her throat and she couldn't speak a word. Not even a good-bye. She could just stand there and watch as Jareth gave her one more chance to change her mind, by waiting in silence, but when she did nothing, he sighed and flicked his fingers.

With a flash of light, and a small whoosh of air Sarah and Xander were back on Earth, Jareth left to his world only satisfied that Sarah was happy.

A/N: THIS IS NOT THE END!!! Wow. How do you think there could be any more? Xander and Sarah are back in the norm... but this would be an evil place to end, even tho it COULD end here. I wouldn't like it at all - you should know me better than that! I'm just joking.. I CAN tell you one thing tho, this story is going to be at least ten chapters long. That's what I'm going to do for you guys. Enjoy! :)