A/N: Pans about 19 or 20. Vegetas about 67. Oh my hes still good looking for 67!
Chapter 2: Its Not Fair!
`Its about time you woke up!` Stated a voice as equally arrogant as Vegetas.
Pan groggily opened her eyes to see a lanky blond man sitting regally on a boulder beside her. She sat up to see Vegeta stirring near her. Eyes focusing she sat and looked to the landscape surrounding her. When Pan looked back to the mysterious man she saw Vegeta starring malevolently at him. On closer inspection she saw the man had mismatched eyes and more blue eye shadow than even Bra would consider wearing.
At this point Vegeta saw their surroundings for the first time. He looked at the gnarled trees and thought he was on some other planet. As much as he hated to admit it Earth was his home. Knowing he wasnt around to protect his princess, and the boy wouldnt be able to protect her from any serious threat made Vegeta slightly angry. He looked towards the brat with narrowed eyes. She didnt seem to be phased.
~If only that boy would train more often, I wouldnt have to worry. ~ He thought.
`Where are we, what are we doing here, and who the hell are you?` Pan asked from her seated position on the ground with her arms crossed. Vegeta smirked, waiting for the man to answer.
Slightly pointed teeth greeted them in a crooked smile. A few seconds passed with no answer causing both Saiyans anger to rise. Vegeta began to rise from his position on the ground to advance towards the spiky haired blond, when the man gracefully rose and began to stroll around them in a circle. From the predatory way he was moving, Vegeta could tell this person was a powerful one from this desolate place. The silence the stranger insisted on keeping was beginning to get on Vegetas nerves and Pan was no better. In the growing tension of the clearing, the guy in the tights began to fade out of sight. Alarmed, Pan lunged towards him in an attempt to keep him there.
`Relax girl, Im not leaving. I just want to make it easier for you to understand who I am.` His see through image split in a shower of glitter and formed eight separate bodies all looking like the first. In essence there were seven clones of the guy and Pan could tell Vegeta didnt like the odds. Neither did she.
From his moving hands the man produced a crystal much like the one Pan had been holding before she woke up. Slightly amazed she watched every image of him mimic the first until they all were tossing around a shining orb of light. He seemed disinterested in them and acted like he was ignoring them. Thus with both newcomers steadily growing angrier, Jareth began to tell them of the game they would play.
`I am King of the Underground. This land you see around you is only a tiny portion of my kingdom into which you have fallen. You asked how you got here, that is easy. Mortals cannot come into my world without wishing themselves or another here. You two, seem to be an exception. You came here of your own accord but did not know the consequences of your actions. You summoned me in a way, by activating a dormant crystal that probably has been buried for thousands of years.`
`What do you mean wish ourselves here? Where is here?` Pan asked as her eyes followed the movements of the crystal in his hands. With all eight of him walking around them all talking at once, it was a bit eerie for her.
`Silly girl, I already told you where here is. The Underground. It is the opposite of the Aboveground, which is where you come from. Everything here is quite different from that which you are used to. I am King here; all fear me and obey me. In this respect you are no exception. You will be my servants if you do not complete the task I set before you.`
`Servants?! I serve no one!` Vegeta snarled. Pan simply nodded her head in agreement.
`You very well might mortal, if you are unable to win my little game.`
Pan cocked her head sideways and looked at the blond with a small scowl. Vegeta started to growl under his breath but the level of noise he created was barely heard by the shimmering images. But they did hear it, and chuckle they did at him. Vegeta wasnt used to being laughed at. The only people who ever dared were the Onna and Kakkorott.
~ Stupid fools, all of them. I`ll show him not to laugh at me. ~ He thought as he smirked and casually stood.
He faced two figures and Pan looked on with a little apprehension.
~ If this man really was the King of this place then he could probably bring us home if we played this game he is talking about. ~
Pan was just about to grab Vegeta by the arm and tell him not to do anything brash, but before she could move Vegeta jumped into the air and executed a round house kick to the head of one of the images. Vegeta landed with a wide smirk pulling at his lips only to find all eight of the figures staring at him. The one he had kicked stood a few feet away with a smile twisting his pale features.
`Foolish mortal. Don't you understand? You can not harm me. Besides didn't anyone ever teach you not to strike royalty?` He said to Vegeta heatedly.
Raising an eyebrow Vegeta stared at the image of the King that had spoken to him. Pan looked from one man to the other and chuckled under her breath.
`You arent the only one here with royal blood.` She said looking Jareth in the eyes.
With his arched eyebrows raised, the King looked from the girl to the man and tried to figure out which one was royalty, if either were at all. Catching the man straightening his back and scowling at him, Jareth turned to him.
`Thats right. I am the King of all Saiyans.` He said with his head held higher than before.
`Yeah, King of six subjects.` The girl said sarcastically. Jareth looked at her puzzled, then his eyes took on a different look as he mentally compared her to a young Sarah many years ago.
` Insolent little brat!!!` Vegeta yelled as he rushed at her not touching the ground as he went.
~Flying? What?~ Jareth thought as he watched the man close in on her. At the last second the girl dodged to the side and the male went flying past. As he made a circle and began to come back around, she drew both hands to the side by her waist. A eerie black light began to form around her fingers and she started to yell.
~ Mortals with Magic? How is that possible?~
`BLACK FLAME ATTACK!!` Pan screamed. The black spiraling blast was headed towards the man with surprising speed. Raising his hand Jareth quickly neutralized the power of the blast just before it impacted the man with black hair.
Vegeta stood amazed that her powerful attack was stopped. He looked from her stunned and angry face to the Kings annoyed face. He had braced himself against a blast that did not come, now he was powered up and standing with his arms lowering from their crossed position in front of his face. Staring at the blond man he couldnt help but wonder the real power he held and what he could possibly do to them.
`Hmph.` Pan muttered as she turned away from both men.
`Whatever powers you have will not serve you here. I will not have them in my labyrinth.`
`What?!` Both saiyans said in unison. Jareth formed two separate crystals, both looked to be full of mist. Vegeta sneered at the man and crossed his arms. Pan stared at the orbs with her head cocked to one side. Could they really take her power away?
`That is absurd. We are saiyans, born with this power. Your carnival tricks wont work.`
Jareth narrowed his eyes and the clouds grew darker inside their crystalline homes. This mortal `King` dared to insult him?
~He will learn my magic is to be feared.~
`Oh really. Lets try it and see, shall we?` His voice was dark but the words were softly spoken. Pan`s heart started to pound. Vegeta looked ever so cocky as he stood and watched impassively as the man twirled his orbs.
Throwing one at Vegeta, who tried to dodge but found himself rooted to the stop, Jareth stared at the girl and wondered what her reaction would be. He could tell already this would be a fun 13 hours for him.
A swirling dark mist enveloped the prince and he found he really could not move. For the first time in a long time, Pan found herself becoming scared. She couldnt sense his power level.The strongest man left on earth had no power. She took a few steps back before she was struck by Jareths other crystal.
Both saiyans became frantic as they tried to raise their power to find they could only make the dry dirt swirl at their feet for a few seconds before it settled. The mighty saiyan prince fell to his knees with a loud humph.
`Its not fair!` He bellowed with his head tilted to the sky. Jareth smirked as he began to fade away.
`Life seldom is,` With that he disappeared completely. His voice was haunting as it continued.
`You have 13 hours in which the soul of the labyrinth before your lives are mine forever.`
Extremely angered at the atrocity done to him, Vegeta slammed his fist into the ground. Instead of crumbling like it had done in the past, the ground absorbed the blow. Leaving a searing path of pain from his knuckles up his arm.
`Ggggrahhhh! Damn it!!` Vegeta cradled his sore fist to his chest as Pan watched amazed and frightened. This man had never shown weakness in her presence before.
The smooth voice of the mocking King could be heard taunting as if from a great distance,
`Such a pity.`
***At the Throne Room Window***
Jareth sits half on the window sill watching the two mortals make their way to the gate. He frowned.
`They wont last two hours together.`
Sarah walked up behind him and placed a soft hand on his arm. She smiled when he turned to look at her briefly before turning back.
'Jareth dear, you probably said the same thing about me when I first came here. Dont judge them before they start.
A/N: There. It took forever to find the time but we finally did it. I love the jab at the beginning about Jareths eye shadow.hehe. I think Vegeta will end up taking the brunt of all the jokes and be at the center of all the humor. I dont know, I think we just like to torment him.
About Sarah: Yes we added her in our fic. Because its our fic and she SHOULD be with Jareth. Enough said. Plus they are so adorable, you have to admit.
Much love and thanks for the reviews,
Rouko and Gail
Chapter 2: Its Not Fair!
`Its about time you woke up!` Stated a voice as equally arrogant as Vegetas.
Pan groggily opened her eyes to see a lanky blond man sitting regally on a boulder beside her. She sat up to see Vegeta stirring near her. Eyes focusing she sat and looked to the landscape surrounding her. When Pan looked back to the mysterious man she saw Vegeta starring malevolently at him. On closer inspection she saw the man had mismatched eyes and more blue eye shadow than even Bra would consider wearing.
At this point Vegeta saw their surroundings for the first time. He looked at the gnarled trees and thought he was on some other planet. As much as he hated to admit it Earth was his home. Knowing he wasnt around to protect his princess, and the boy wouldnt be able to protect her from any serious threat made Vegeta slightly angry. He looked towards the brat with narrowed eyes. She didnt seem to be phased.
~If only that boy would train more often, I wouldnt have to worry. ~ He thought.
`Where are we, what are we doing here, and who the hell are you?` Pan asked from her seated position on the ground with her arms crossed. Vegeta smirked, waiting for the man to answer.
Slightly pointed teeth greeted them in a crooked smile. A few seconds passed with no answer causing both Saiyans anger to rise. Vegeta began to rise from his position on the ground to advance towards the spiky haired blond, when the man gracefully rose and began to stroll around them in a circle. From the predatory way he was moving, Vegeta could tell this person was a powerful one from this desolate place. The silence the stranger insisted on keeping was beginning to get on Vegetas nerves and Pan was no better. In the growing tension of the clearing, the guy in the tights began to fade out of sight. Alarmed, Pan lunged towards him in an attempt to keep him there.
`Relax girl, Im not leaving. I just want to make it easier for you to understand who I am.` His see through image split in a shower of glitter and formed eight separate bodies all looking like the first. In essence there were seven clones of the guy and Pan could tell Vegeta didnt like the odds. Neither did she.
From his moving hands the man produced a crystal much like the one Pan had been holding before she woke up. Slightly amazed she watched every image of him mimic the first until they all were tossing around a shining orb of light. He seemed disinterested in them and acted like he was ignoring them. Thus with both newcomers steadily growing angrier, Jareth began to tell them of the game they would play.
`I am King of the Underground. This land you see around you is only a tiny portion of my kingdom into which you have fallen. You asked how you got here, that is easy. Mortals cannot come into my world without wishing themselves or another here. You two, seem to be an exception. You came here of your own accord but did not know the consequences of your actions. You summoned me in a way, by activating a dormant crystal that probably has been buried for thousands of years.`
`What do you mean wish ourselves here? Where is here?` Pan asked as her eyes followed the movements of the crystal in his hands. With all eight of him walking around them all talking at once, it was a bit eerie for her.
`Silly girl, I already told you where here is. The Underground. It is the opposite of the Aboveground, which is where you come from. Everything here is quite different from that which you are used to. I am King here; all fear me and obey me. In this respect you are no exception. You will be my servants if you do not complete the task I set before you.`
`Servants?! I serve no one!` Vegeta snarled. Pan simply nodded her head in agreement.
`You very well might mortal, if you are unable to win my little game.`
Pan cocked her head sideways and looked at the blond with a small scowl. Vegeta started to growl under his breath but the level of noise he created was barely heard by the shimmering images. But they did hear it, and chuckle they did at him. Vegeta wasnt used to being laughed at. The only people who ever dared were the Onna and Kakkorott.
~ Stupid fools, all of them. I`ll show him not to laugh at me. ~ He thought as he smirked and casually stood.
He faced two figures and Pan looked on with a little apprehension.
~ If this man really was the King of this place then he could probably bring us home if we played this game he is talking about. ~
Pan was just about to grab Vegeta by the arm and tell him not to do anything brash, but before she could move Vegeta jumped into the air and executed a round house kick to the head of one of the images. Vegeta landed with a wide smirk pulling at his lips only to find all eight of the figures staring at him. The one he had kicked stood a few feet away with a smile twisting his pale features.
`Foolish mortal. Don't you understand? You can not harm me. Besides didn't anyone ever teach you not to strike royalty?` He said to Vegeta heatedly.
Raising an eyebrow Vegeta stared at the image of the King that had spoken to him. Pan looked from one man to the other and chuckled under her breath.
`You arent the only one here with royal blood.` She said looking Jareth in the eyes.
With his arched eyebrows raised, the King looked from the girl to the man and tried to figure out which one was royalty, if either were at all. Catching the man straightening his back and scowling at him, Jareth turned to him.
`Thats right. I am the King of all Saiyans.` He said with his head held higher than before.
`Yeah, King of six subjects.` The girl said sarcastically. Jareth looked at her puzzled, then his eyes took on a different look as he mentally compared her to a young Sarah many years ago.
` Insolent little brat!!!` Vegeta yelled as he rushed at her not touching the ground as he went.
~Flying? What?~ Jareth thought as he watched the man close in on her. At the last second the girl dodged to the side and the male went flying past. As he made a circle and began to come back around, she drew both hands to the side by her waist. A eerie black light began to form around her fingers and she started to yell.
~ Mortals with Magic? How is that possible?~
`BLACK FLAME ATTACK!!` Pan screamed. The black spiraling blast was headed towards the man with surprising speed. Raising his hand Jareth quickly neutralized the power of the blast just before it impacted the man with black hair.
Vegeta stood amazed that her powerful attack was stopped. He looked from her stunned and angry face to the Kings annoyed face. He had braced himself against a blast that did not come, now he was powered up and standing with his arms lowering from their crossed position in front of his face. Staring at the blond man he couldnt help but wonder the real power he held and what he could possibly do to them.
`Hmph.` Pan muttered as she turned away from both men.
`Whatever powers you have will not serve you here. I will not have them in my labyrinth.`
`What?!` Both saiyans said in unison. Jareth formed two separate crystals, both looked to be full of mist. Vegeta sneered at the man and crossed his arms. Pan stared at the orbs with her head cocked to one side. Could they really take her power away?
`That is absurd. We are saiyans, born with this power. Your carnival tricks wont work.`
Jareth narrowed his eyes and the clouds grew darker inside their crystalline homes. This mortal `King` dared to insult him?
~He will learn my magic is to be feared.~
`Oh really. Lets try it and see, shall we?` His voice was dark but the words were softly spoken. Pan`s heart started to pound. Vegeta looked ever so cocky as he stood and watched impassively as the man twirled his orbs.
Throwing one at Vegeta, who tried to dodge but found himself rooted to the stop, Jareth stared at the girl and wondered what her reaction would be. He could tell already this would be a fun 13 hours for him.
A swirling dark mist enveloped the prince and he found he really could not move. For the first time in a long time, Pan found herself becoming scared. She couldnt sense his power level.The strongest man left on earth had no power. She took a few steps back before she was struck by Jareths other crystal.
Both saiyans became frantic as they tried to raise their power to find they could only make the dry dirt swirl at their feet for a few seconds before it settled. The mighty saiyan prince fell to his knees with a loud humph.
`Its not fair!` He bellowed with his head tilted to the sky. Jareth smirked as he began to fade away.
`Life seldom is,` With that he disappeared completely. His voice was haunting as it continued.
`You have 13 hours in which the soul of the labyrinth before your lives are mine forever.`
Extremely angered at the atrocity done to him, Vegeta slammed his fist into the ground. Instead of crumbling like it had done in the past, the ground absorbed the blow. Leaving a searing path of pain from his knuckles up his arm.
`Ggggrahhhh! Damn it!!` Vegeta cradled his sore fist to his chest as Pan watched amazed and frightened. This man had never shown weakness in her presence before.
The smooth voice of the mocking King could be heard taunting as if from a great distance,
`Such a pity.`
***At the Throne Room Window***
Jareth sits half on the window sill watching the two mortals make their way to the gate. He frowned.
`They wont last two hours together.`
Sarah walked up behind him and placed a soft hand on his arm. She smiled when he turned to look at her briefly before turning back.
'Jareth dear, you probably said the same thing about me when I first came here. Dont judge them before they start.
A/N: There. It took forever to find the time but we finally did it. I love the jab at the beginning about Jareths eye shadow.hehe. I think Vegeta will end up taking the brunt of all the jokes and be at the center of all the humor. I dont know, I think we just like to torment him.
About Sarah: Yes we added her in our fic. Because its our fic and she SHOULD be with Jareth. Enough said. Plus they are so adorable, you have to admit.
Much love and thanks for the reviews,
Rouko and Gail