Chapter 5: Coming to the rescue

The raven entered the castle of the Half-ground and transformed back into King Locket.

He dropped Sarah down on the floor.

            "Ah!...Where are we?"

            "We are at my castle. And you are going to stay here with me."

            "What do you want with me?"

            "Nothing, although I can see why Jareth, that piece of shit loves you. You really are a beauty." King Locket said as he approached her. He brought his hand to her face and stroked her cheek. Sarah stepped back.

            "Get away from me! Bring me back to the Labyrinth! I have to solve it to save my brother!"

            "Stupid girl, you are not going to go back. You are to stay here!"

            "But why?"

            "Because I need you in order to get to, your precious king!" He screamed.

            "What will you have me do?"

            "Huh, be yourself." He sighed. While taking his index finger and trailing it down from her cheek, over her shoulder, and sliding it down the side of her arm. This sent a chill down her back. She slapped him across the face. He turned his face back to look at her. Smiling he threw her over his shoulder again. She tried to fight to get down be it was no use.

He carried her to dark hall. It was very cold and there were gusts of wind that made to cold air even worse. As it blew past Sarah's exposed skin. He took her to a tower and pushed her into the room. He shut the door and locked it.

            "I will come back later." He laughed, as Sarah was screaming at him to let her out. It was no use. He would not open the door. She dropped to her knees and covered her tear filled eyes with her hands.

            "I am so…so sorry Toby!" She cried.

Jareth was paced back and fourth, around his room, thinking of what to do, and why King Locket would take Sarah. He conjured a crystal and tried to look for her. After five minutes of searching the crystal for any signs of her, he finally found her. He saw that it was dark and could feel the wind blowing through the room. He had an expression of panic on his face. He was unsure if she was hurt, or if he had done anything to her. He could see however that she was crying and was saying sorry to Toby. This sight made him very upset. Leaving the room he went back to the throne room to go and see Toby. He did not want to say anything to Toby that would upset him.

            "Hello Toby. Sorry that I left you alone for so long." He tried to smile, but it was very difficult.

            "Hi. Where is Sarah?" Toby asked looking behind Jareth, thinking that she might be there.

            "She is not here Toby. Don't worry she will be here soon enough." *I hope* Jareth looked at the clock that was hovering in mid air. Sarah only had three more hours to save her brother. Jareth then thought about, how upset he was last time. And how ashamed he was about not letting her know, how much he loved her earlier in the game. But this time it was different for him. His love was in trouble and he had to save her. And he knew that if he saved her then she would win again.

            "I have to go Toby. I will be back soon. I will leave you with my servants. You can have whatever you want. Just ask and they will assist you… Isn't that right?" Jareth asked as he looked at the goblins standing in the room. They gulped, because they took it as a threat, imagining the Bog of Eternal Stench. Jareth patted Toby on the head and turned into an owl. He flew out the window. Toby ran up to the window watching the owl flying in the distance…