Sorry about that last one. I suppose it WAS a little short.. *cries* Oh well. I'll make this one a little longer. Please R&R!
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Sarah picked up the unconscious boy and laid his head in her lap. "Bryan, are you ok.?" Even though she expected no answer, the question came automatically. She gently brushed his bangs out of his eyes, then hugged him to her chest.
"Why did Jareth have to drag YOU into this?" She asked him softly. "None of this was your fault." Shamefully, she let her eyelids fall shut, holding back the tears. "It's all mine."
Bryan shifted. "Uhnnn."
She jumped. "Bryan? Are you awake?" Brushing a drop of water off her cheek, she gently shook him. "If you are, say something!"
"Wha.what?" He sat up, groaning. "Erk."
Sarah grabbed him in an enormous bear hug. "Bryan! Thank GOD you're alright!" When he flinched, she backed down a bit. "Are you hurt?"
"I feel strange." he muttered. Suddenly, he realized who was sitting next to him. "Sarah?? Sarah is that you?!"
"Yes, Bryan! It's me!" She shot a sideways glance in the direction she guessed he was facing. It was kind of hard to tell in the pitch blackness. "Couldn't you tell.?"
"I dunno.Everything sounds different." The ground rustled as he shifted, unnerved. "Something weird's happening to me."
"How so?" Sarah groped out in front of her, trying to locate him. Her hand brushed something furry.
Her scream echoed through the darkness as she scrambled backwards. "WHAT THE H*#$?! BRYAN!!! THERE'S SOMETHING IN HERE!"
Bryan didn't answer.
"Bryan?" Sarah was getting scared now. Had the invisible creature taken him? "Bryan?!"
"Sarah, that was me. You touched my face."
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Hoggle still wrestled with Sir Didymus on the landing of the staircase. The little fox wanted to help Sarah, but the goblin wanted to wait a while and plan carefully.so there would be no danger when they arrived in the oubliette. Neither had noticed the Goblin King's state of mind as they duked it out, precariously hidden by the narrow banister.
"Hoggle, you coward!" Didymus raged.
"Didymus, you brave fool!" Hoggle hissed in turn. His stubby hands shoved the fox backwards, sending him tumbling over the landing. Didymus hung from one paw, suspended nearly 100 feet from the sparkling floor.
This last crash woke their dazed mentor from his stupor.
Jareth stood up from the table, nearly knocking his chair over backwards. His gaze, cold and emotionless once more, swept the great hall like a winter wind through the trees. It finally came to rest upon the two terrified creatures occupying the stairwell.
"What.are you two doing here?" Jareth's voice was deathly calm, but his eyes gave away his true emotions. They burned with rage.
"Ah, uh, well, you see sir-" Hoggle stammered. Fear had taken control of his mouth and run with it. All that came out after that was indistinct gibberish.
"We are here to defend fair Sarah!" Didymus announced. "If you wish to cause her more pain, you will have to get through me first!" He bared his teeth.
The Goblin King's eyes bored into his, making even the audacious little fox take a wary step back. After a time, Jareth laughed. Didymus stared at him.
Hoggle blinked worriedly. "Ah, sir? Are ya.um.feelin' ok?"
Blond hair swung gracefully over Jareth's shoulder as he tossed his head, shaking with now silent laughter. "Help her?" He sputtered. "And why would you want to do that?"
The little goblin cast his eyes downward. "Because.Because the little missus is our friend." He muttered.
"Your friend, is she?" Jareth straightened. "Get out of my sight."
Hoggle scrambled away, dragging Didymus by the scruff of his neck. Jareth watched them go, interest pricking up at this new prospect.
"Oh, and Hogshead," he called. "Make sure to ask Sarah about."
"About what?" Hoggle prodded. He was anxious to get away from the seemingly crazed goblin king.
Jareth considered. "Ask her.no. Tell her.I love her."
Hoggle just nodded, though he hadn't comprehended a word his master had said. Then, with a last nod over his shoulder, he ran from the room.
***
Dragon grinned. This was exactly where he wanted things to be.
"Good.Good. There has never been a mortal I haven't been able to kill." It was just an added bonus to having the Goblin King's head.
Lindsay stared at the ground. What she had said was irreversible. Sarah would have to die now, and at her hands. She shivered, then nodded. "So be it. So how do I unlock that power of yours?"
"It is no longer my power," he corrected. "It is yours."
She started. "M-mine?"
"Yes, yours. And with it, you will do extraordinary things. Like I said before, we will rule the Underground!"
Yeah, she thought, me and Jareth. "Of course. Now unlock it!"
Dragon sensed her thoughts, but made no move to right them. She would find out all in due time. "Lindsay, do you know what unlocking the power means?"
"What kind of idiot do you take me for?" The cheerleader said defensively. "It means that I'll have all the powers of a demon."
Dragon licked his lips once again. "Yes, but that's not all," he purred. "You shall become my queen, and we will join our powers as one to overthrow the goblin filth once and for all!"
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Yay I got it done! ^.^ The rating will go up in the next chapter, so beware. Dragon's got a few nasty tricks up his sleeve. Can he really unlock Lindsay's powers and join them with his? PG-13!!
