Chapter 3
It took only moments for Jareth to reach Sarah's home; he spared none of his powers to reach her swiftly. He found Sarah's bedroom window slightly open and flew through, changing in seconds from his owl form and rushed to where she lay on the bed. The rise and fall of her chest was barely noticable now; what little breathing she did was hardly worth the effort her body went through to do it. Jareth scooped her into his arms and held her; her face had lost all color, and she looked like a corpse. He voilently threw that word from his mind. He removed the glove from his hand and checked her pulse; he felt a meager, halfhearted beat or two, then nothing. Worry and fear were replaced by anger in his face, and he shook her still form violently. When she did not stur, he stood and stumpled away in a shocked stupor. He simply didn't know what to do. Tears brimmed in the powerful King's eyes, he covered his face with his hands to hide his ultimate sorrow from the girl's still form. "Sarah....I have truly lost you.."
In the madness of his sorrow, amidst a swirling mass of confused thoughts, one thing stood out clearly in his mind: He would NOT let this happen. She would NOT be lost. He whirled to face her, his face smeared with tears and his eyes wild. A crystal materialized in his hand and was instantly thrown towards her; it came to rest softly on her chest, a magical glow emminating from it, and slowly grew, enveloping Sarah's body. Jareth muttered an incoherent spell in a language unrecognizable to human ears, and the crystal rose into the air, a ghostly image of Sarah within its depths. The orb shrunk to its normal size once again and returned to its master's hand. Jareth gazed silently into it, studying the soft blue light it emmitted. He nodded, as if nothing had happened at all and tucked the crystal into some pocket of his cape. He glanced at Sarah's body once more, and headed to the window. He turned back and whispered, "Do not fear, my love.. your soul is safe with me.." and, transforming to his owl form, leapt to flight and headed for the Underground.
It took only moments for Jareth to reach Sarah's home; he spared none of his powers to reach her swiftly. He found Sarah's bedroom window slightly open and flew through, changing in seconds from his owl form and rushed to where she lay on the bed. The rise and fall of her chest was barely noticable now; what little breathing she did was hardly worth the effort her body went through to do it. Jareth scooped her into his arms and held her; her face had lost all color, and she looked like a corpse. He voilently threw that word from his mind. He removed the glove from his hand and checked her pulse; he felt a meager, halfhearted beat or two, then nothing. Worry and fear were replaced by anger in his face, and he shook her still form violently. When she did not stur, he stood and stumpled away in a shocked stupor. He simply didn't know what to do. Tears brimmed in the powerful King's eyes, he covered his face with his hands to hide his ultimate sorrow from the girl's still form. "Sarah....I have truly lost you.."
In the madness of his sorrow, amidst a swirling mass of confused thoughts, one thing stood out clearly in his mind: He would NOT let this happen. She would NOT be lost. He whirled to face her, his face smeared with tears and his eyes wild. A crystal materialized in his hand and was instantly thrown towards her; it came to rest softly on her chest, a magical glow emminating from it, and slowly grew, enveloping Sarah's body. Jareth muttered an incoherent spell in a language unrecognizable to human ears, and the crystal rose into the air, a ghostly image of Sarah within its depths. The orb shrunk to its normal size once again and returned to its master's hand. Jareth gazed silently into it, studying the soft blue light it emmitted. He nodded, as if nothing had happened at all and tucked the crystal into some pocket of his cape. He glanced at Sarah's body once more, and headed to the window. He turned back and whispered, "Do not fear, my love.. your soul is safe with me.." and, transforming to his owl form, leapt to flight and headed for the Underground.