Disclaimer: I forgot to put this on the first chapter so here it is: I
don't own the Labyrinth or anything to do with the Labyrinth, so don't sue
me!
A/N: This chapter is a little traumatic, but it does get better towards the end! Thank you to all who reviewed my first chapter. They put a smile on my face and inspired me to continue! Alright, enough! Happy reading!
Chapter 2
Toby sat in a chair listening to the doctor talk to his parents. A week had passed and there was no improvement in Sarah's condition. When they were notified of Sarah's accident he recalled how the doctor explained in a monotone voice what was wrong with his sister: "several broken bones, paralyzed from the chest down, head trauma, brain damage, there's not much we can do..." Toby rubbed his eyes, trying to listen to what the doctor was saying now.
"I'm sorry Mr. and Mrs. Williams," the doctor said, "but there is no brain activity and to keep her on these machines is just prolonging the inevitable."
"NO!" Toby screamed, jumping up from his chair, "You can't kill her! NO!"
"Toby!" Karen yelled, "This decision is hard enough without your outburst!"
Toby burst into tears as he bolted out the door. He ran down the hallways until he reached a small garden outside the hospital. Plopping down on one of the benches he started wiping the tears away.
"They can't kill her!" he sobbed, recalling how Sarah would tell him bedtime stories. She always told him about the magical Goblin Kingdom and the different creatures that inhabited it. It was his favorite story. He had been snooping in her old bedroom one day after she had left for the city. Digging in her closet he came out with a book named 'The Labyrinth'. He had read it and realized that this was where her stories had come from. He was amazed at the details that Sarah had come up with when she told the stories. It was almost as if she was there at one time.
Fresh tears sprung to his eyes as he realized that she was never going to be there to tell him about the magical kingdom again.
"I wish the Goblin King was here right now so I could talk to him," he muttered, hot tears coursing down his cheeks.
The wind picked up and blew through his hair. A flash of lightning and the crashing thunder startled Toby out of his thoughts. He wiped the tears away and started to get up from the bench when a voice stopped him.
"Why did you summon me little man?" he asked, wondering who this was. The child had seemed familiar to him when he called, pricking the King's curiosity.
Toby looked at the man that had spoken. His eyes grew wide as he took in the costume that he was wearing: black knee-high boots, black breeches, and a black poet's shirt, with a dark midnight blue, high- collared cape flowing behind him.
"I...I summoned you?" Toby asked, looking at the man questioningly.
"Come come now. Of course you did. Now why did you call and who are you?"
"Uh, my name is Toby, and uh I don't think I called you," he stammered.
Jareth's eyes lit up as he realized who this child was. "Ah, I know you. Your Sarah's brother, are you not?" he asked the boy as he kneeled down.
"How do you know Sarah?"
"We go back a long time ago. Now why did you call me?"
Toby looked at the stranger, puzzling over that question. Then it dawned on him who this person was as he recalled his words.
"Oh my God! Your the Goblin King!" he exclaimed, surprised.
Jareth smiled at the child's expression. "Yes Toby, I am."
Toby's eyes widened as fresh tears sprung to his eyes, "You have to help my sister!"
Jareth arched an eyebrow and frowned menacingly, "Now why would I do that?"
"They are going to pull the plug on her! Please, help her! I don't want her to die!" Toby exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.
Jareth, shock covering his face, reached out and firmly grasped Toby's shoulder. "Take me to her right now Toby."
Toby nodded and took Jareth's hand, guiding him through the hospital. Jareth waved his hands to give himself a more 'human' appearance so that no one would question him. They approached the room that Sarah was lying in and Toby saw that his parents were in the hallway embracing each other.
"There you are! Where have you been? We were worried about you!" Karen yelled, grabbing Toby up and embracing him.
"How is Sarah doing?" he asked, scared to hear the answer.
"We had to do it Toby. There was no choice left for us," she whispered, sobbing.
"NO!" Toby screamed, looking over at Jareth who stood away from them.
Jareth snuck into the room and froze at the scene before him. He looked at the broken body of the woman lying on the small bed and gasped. The swollen purple markings covering her face almost made her unrecognizable.
He approached her bed and grasped her hand. She was barely alive. Toby came in and watched as Jareth held his sister's hand. Jareth quickly examined the rest of Sarah's body, wincing at the results. He was truly amazed that she was still breathing.
"Toby I need you to wish her away to me so I can take her back and help her," he replied, looking up at the boy, "My powers are not made for healing but I have a healer that is skilled in these types of wounds."
Toby looked into Jareth's eyes and nodded. He glanced once more at his sister, "I love you Sarah," he sobbed, hesitating, "I wish the Goblin King would come and take Sarah away, right now!" he said, tears glazing his eyes.
At that moment his parents came into the room to see what Toby was yelling about and saw Jareth pick Sarah up.
"What are you doing to my daughter?" Mr. Williams asked, stepping towards Jareth.
"I am taking her back to my kingdom to heal," he replied. He conjured a crystal and tossed it at the parents. It shattered in a cloud of glitter, enveloping them..
"They will not remember that I was here Toby. As far as they know Sarah didn't survive. Take this," he said, conjuring another crystal and tossing it to him, "I will keep in touch and let you know how she is doing. If you ever need anything just look into the crystal and ask and I will do what I can for you."
Before Toby could say anything Jareth disappeared with his sister. He stood there staring at the spot where moments ago Jareth was standing then he glanced at his parents.
"I'm sorry Toby. I'm so sorry," Karen said, embracing him. His dad wrapped his arms around the two of them as sobs wracked his body.
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A/N: This chapter is a little traumatic, but it does get better towards the end! Thank you to all who reviewed my first chapter. They put a smile on my face and inspired me to continue! Alright, enough! Happy reading!
Chapter 2
Toby sat in a chair listening to the doctor talk to his parents. A week had passed and there was no improvement in Sarah's condition. When they were notified of Sarah's accident he recalled how the doctor explained in a monotone voice what was wrong with his sister: "several broken bones, paralyzed from the chest down, head trauma, brain damage, there's not much we can do..." Toby rubbed his eyes, trying to listen to what the doctor was saying now.
"I'm sorry Mr. and Mrs. Williams," the doctor said, "but there is no brain activity and to keep her on these machines is just prolonging the inevitable."
"NO!" Toby screamed, jumping up from his chair, "You can't kill her! NO!"
"Toby!" Karen yelled, "This decision is hard enough without your outburst!"
Toby burst into tears as he bolted out the door. He ran down the hallways until he reached a small garden outside the hospital. Plopping down on one of the benches he started wiping the tears away.
"They can't kill her!" he sobbed, recalling how Sarah would tell him bedtime stories. She always told him about the magical Goblin Kingdom and the different creatures that inhabited it. It was his favorite story. He had been snooping in her old bedroom one day after she had left for the city. Digging in her closet he came out with a book named 'The Labyrinth'. He had read it and realized that this was where her stories had come from. He was amazed at the details that Sarah had come up with when she told the stories. It was almost as if she was there at one time.
Fresh tears sprung to his eyes as he realized that she was never going to be there to tell him about the magical kingdom again.
"I wish the Goblin King was here right now so I could talk to him," he muttered, hot tears coursing down his cheeks.
The wind picked up and blew through his hair. A flash of lightning and the crashing thunder startled Toby out of his thoughts. He wiped the tears away and started to get up from the bench when a voice stopped him.
"Why did you summon me little man?" he asked, wondering who this was. The child had seemed familiar to him when he called, pricking the King's curiosity.
Toby looked at the man that had spoken. His eyes grew wide as he took in the costume that he was wearing: black knee-high boots, black breeches, and a black poet's shirt, with a dark midnight blue, high- collared cape flowing behind him.
"I...I summoned you?" Toby asked, looking at the man questioningly.
"Come come now. Of course you did. Now why did you call and who are you?"
"Uh, my name is Toby, and uh I don't think I called you," he stammered.
Jareth's eyes lit up as he realized who this child was. "Ah, I know you. Your Sarah's brother, are you not?" he asked the boy as he kneeled down.
"How do you know Sarah?"
"We go back a long time ago. Now why did you call me?"
Toby looked at the stranger, puzzling over that question. Then it dawned on him who this person was as he recalled his words.
"Oh my God! Your the Goblin King!" he exclaimed, surprised.
Jareth smiled at the child's expression. "Yes Toby, I am."
Toby's eyes widened as fresh tears sprung to his eyes, "You have to help my sister!"
Jareth arched an eyebrow and frowned menacingly, "Now why would I do that?"
"They are going to pull the plug on her! Please, help her! I don't want her to die!" Toby exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.
Jareth, shock covering his face, reached out and firmly grasped Toby's shoulder. "Take me to her right now Toby."
Toby nodded and took Jareth's hand, guiding him through the hospital. Jareth waved his hands to give himself a more 'human' appearance so that no one would question him. They approached the room that Sarah was lying in and Toby saw that his parents were in the hallway embracing each other.
"There you are! Where have you been? We were worried about you!" Karen yelled, grabbing Toby up and embracing him.
"How is Sarah doing?" he asked, scared to hear the answer.
"We had to do it Toby. There was no choice left for us," she whispered, sobbing.
"NO!" Toby screamed, looking over at Jareth who stood away from them.
Jareth snuck into the room and froze at the scene before him. He looked at the broken body of the woman lying on the small bed and gasped. The swollen purple markings covering her face almost made her unrecognizable.
He approached her bed and grasped her hand. She was barely alive. Toby came in and watched as Jareth held his sister's hand. Jareth quickly examined the rest of Sarah's body, wincing at the results. He was truly amazed that she was still breathing.
"Toby I need you to wish her away to me so I can take her back and help her," he replied, looking up at the boy, "My powers are not made for healing but I have a healer that is skilled in these types of wounds."
Toby looked into Jareth's eyes and nodded. He glanced once more at his sister, "I love you Sarah," he sobbed, hesitating, "I wish the Goblin King would come and take Sarah away, right now!" he said, tears glazing his eyes.
At that moment his parents came into the room to see what Toby was yelling about and saw Jareth pick Sarah up.
"What are you doing to my daughter?" Mr. Williams asked, stepping towards Jareth.
"I am taking her back to my kingdom to heal," he replied. He conjured a crystal and tossed it at the parents. It shattered in a cloud of glitter, enveloping them..
"They will not remember that I was here Toby. As far as they know Sarah didn't survive. Take this," he said, conjuring another crystal and tossing it to him, "I will keep in touch and let you know how she is doing. If you ever need anything just look into the crystal and ask and I will do what I can for you."
Before Toby could say anything Jareth disappeared with his sister. He stood there staring at the spot where moments ago Jareth was standing then he glanced at his parents.
"I'm sorry Toby. I'm so sorry," Karen said, embracing him. His dad wrapped his arms around the two of them as sobs wracked his body.
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