Chapter 9- Like a finger of ice upon your spine isn't it, Sarah?

Sarah was leaning against the time warps wall when it ran out, making her fall back.

"Oomf!" she cried as she sunk into a pile. Ludo ran to her, grabbed her leg and pulled her up out of it.

"Thank you, Ludo." Sarah said as he placed her gently on her feet. She franticly looked at the clock and gasped. It was true, she only had 10 minutes left!

"C'mon, Ludo!" She cried and ran will all her might towards the castle.

MEANWHILE….

Victoria paced around and around the throne room, her hair puffed up because of all the times she ran her fingers through it.

"Is The Little Sarah getting a little tense?"

"NO SHE IS NOT YOU FUCKER!" she cried. Jareth smirked.

"Well, you could have fooled me." Said Jareth.

"She'll make it!!" cried Victoria.

"Sure she will...you just keep telling yourself that."

"She will! I just know it."

"Uh huh." Jareth ignored her and looked at the clock.

'Ha ha!' thought Jareth, 'She has only 10 minutes, she will never make it in time.'

"10 minutes!? Oh no!" screamed Victoria looking out the window and scanning the horizon with panicked eyes.

"Got ::pant:: to ::pant pant:: get ::huff:: there in ::pant:: time!" Sarah wheezed as she ran towards the goblin city. She was praying with all her heart that she would make it, willing herself to continue. Her legs felt that they would break in two but she kept pressing herself on. Ludo was far behind her, being big and slow. She finally his regular soil and pounded her way to the door to the city.

" Ess scuze me miss…do yeh 'ave your pass?" said a guard at the door.

"What?!" Panted Sarah.

"Do yeh 'ave your pass?"

"No, I don't have one…" Sarah wiped sweat from her brow and flushed cheeks.

"Well, if yeh don't 'ave your pass, you got da pay da toll."

"Toll? What toll?"

"Yeh got da pay me 7 goblin shillin's."

"Seven goblin shillings?! What the hell is a goblin shilling?"

"It be our currency miss."

"Well, I am sorry I don't have your money but I really need to get in, excuse me." She started for the door but the guard stood in her way.

"Ah…no. I be very sorry miss, but a toll is a toll, and if yeh don't pay da toll, Jareth says heads will roll."

"Oooo, Jareth is really really REALLY starting to piss me off now."

"Yeh shouldn't be sayin' that about King Jareth, miss. He be every where.

"I don't care if he hears me or not! Now let me through!"

"Ah…no. I already be tellin' yeh miss…a toll is a toll, and"

"If I don't pay the toll, Jareth says heads will roll, I know I know, but I'm Sarah!"

"Of course you be Sarah, miss! If yeh don't mind me sayin' so, miss, yeh be even more beautiful than Jareth says yeh be."

Sarah would have blushed if she weren't so flushed from running already.

"Why, thank you…"

"Golfblin, miss."

"Golfblin. It's awful sweet of you, but I really must get inside there before it's too late."

"Um…" Golfblin looked uneasy. "Well, I geuss I COULD let yeh in…since yeh need to gets Victoria back n all."

"Yes! Please let me through!"

"Just don't tell 'im how yeh gots through, kay?"

"I wouldn't even dream!"

"Good." And with that he opened the door and she ran into the city. She sped towards the castle, as fast as her legs would allow her. Closer and closer she urged herself forward. She reached the first step and pounded upon it with both feet, as the last 'dong' from the clock chimed.

"WHAT!?" Sarah yelled looking at the clock.

"Ooo, too bad!" Jareth said, appearing at the doorway with Victoria's wrist tight in his hand.

"No, I made it! I was so close, you have to let me go!!"

"I don't have to do anything! Dixen, Tark, get this hatchling to the portal and make sure she gets home."

"Yessir." Said two goblins, appearing from behind him. They each took one of Victoria's wrist in tight hands and dragged her out of the city. Sarah felt tears streaming down her cheeks as she watched her only daughter get taken away. She tore her gaze from Victoria and looked at Jareth who was smiling.

"Don't feel too bad." Jareth soothed, walking to her and stroking her cheek. Sarah closed her eyes, knowing better than to pull away. Jareth placed a kiss on her lips, lifted her in his arms and carried her into his room to have her.

Okay, chapter 9 is finished!! YAY! Every one cheer! Or not…hahahaha! Anyway, I'm grounded (AGAIN) hey, don't think I'm a bad kid…my parents are just very strict…so…yeah. I'll be working on chapter while I'm stuck in my room….listening to Billy Joel and Jesus Christ Superstar and dancing in front of my mirror…WOAH! Too much info…sry…lol, R + R People!!~Anne Parkington