7. The mind is gone

Sarah made her way back to Jareth's chambers alone. She had a feeling that the goblins were going to mess up a perfect evening. They may be ugly looking, she thought, but at least they're funny. They were very loyal to Jareth and would do their best to please him. Also she was noticing that every time she passed one, they would lower their heads in respect. Or fear, she thought. She was the first to solve the Labyrinth the she knew of.

The door flew open as she entered the chamber. She looked around this time for any of Cinda's spies. She checked all the corners and even under the bed. She examined the closet and the bathroom. After a few minutes she found nothing. She went over to the bed and found a crystal floating above it. "What's Jareth up to now?" She watched it turn into another gown. This time it was deep blue. It floated down and landed on the bed. She sighed and changed into it. She was very tired and went to bed.

Jareth was pacing in the throne room. He was thinking about proposing to her in the morning or wait till they have another date and tell his feelings. He wanted to do it soon and get it over with. He knew sooner or later that Cinda would pull a stunt and get Sarah. He kicked a goblin out of his way as headed toward the window. He surveyed his realm and let out a deep sigh. In a way he hoped, someone would wish a child away. He was getting bored.

He decided to go to his library. He made his way through the goblins that were sleeping on the floor. He turned to the right and pulled a torched down. A hidden door slid open and he went in. He followed the stairs down till he reached iron door. He went through it like a ghost. As the Goblin King entered the room, all the torches lit up at once. His library wasn't much to look at, but it was better than nothing. A fireplace was in the back with a roaring fire. A smaller chair that looked like his throne was at the left. There were dozens of bookshelves with books from his world and Sarah's. He had a sword collection on a wall. Most of them were from Aboveground. He liked collecting weapons. He looked at a bookcase and stared at the titles. He picked out a book about armor from the Dark Ages. He carried it to the chair by the fire and sat down. He opened the book and started reading a chapter.



Sarah was in a garden with red and pink roses. She had on a peacock dress with a long train and bell sleeves. On her neck, was Jareth's necklace. She saw a wooden bridge over a creek. She started to make her way to in on a pebble path. The air was crisp. The sun was rising over some mountains. A pair of swans flew over her and honked. She watched them land in the water. She heard crickets and frogs singing away. It was a pleasant and quiet sight. She stood in the middle of the bridge and looked down in the water. Brightly colored fish swam by her.

She smiled as she stared at the clouds. They were shades of pinks, reds and yellows. It was a beautiful sunrise.

She heard a trumpet sound off and turned to the sound. She saw some knights making their way to the bridge. They were wearing silver armor. All had plumes of green and black sticking out of their helms. Their shields had the same colors. She couldn't make out the design on them though. The knights were not alone. Two men carried trumpets ahead of them. Two more men were behind them carrying flags that were green and black.

She watched them come closer and then saw that they had dragonfly wings on their backs. "Faeries." She whispered. Her heart was telling her to run, but she wanted to wait till she saw their design. She saw it. It was a female fae on a dragon. "Cinda. Oh no!"

"There's the Queen of the Goblins! Get her!"

She started to run. Then something from the sky roared. She looked up and saw that dragon. She screamed, "Jareth!"

The chamber doors opened and the goblin guards ran in. They found Sarah on the bed, but her eyes were opened. She looked like she was dead. One of them bravely felt her pulse. "She's alive." He turned to the other. "Summon the king at once."



Jareth scanned the second chapter and heard someone yelling him. He jumped up and popped in the throne room.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" One of his guards came running down the stairway. He almost knocked Jareth down.

"What?" asked the Goblin King.

"The girl who's in love with you and haven't admit it yet." He panted. "The future queen…"

Jareth cut him off, "What of her?"

"She's in some kind of trace in your chambers! She won't wake up!" He pointed up to the direction of the room.

"What!" Jareth bellowed and dashed to his chambers. He found Sarah on the bed covered to her waist. He sat down beside her as the guards watched him. His heart was racing wildly as he gazed on her face. She looked like she was catatonic. He felt her pulse. "Sarah." She said nothing or moved. "Sarah, my love, wake up!"

"All we knew, Your Majesty." A guard spoke. "Was that she gone to sleep and nothing else."

Jareth leaned over her and kissed her lightly on the lips. He hoped she would slap him or something, but she didn't do anything. He stared over to the crystal and saw that it was still red. Then it turned blood red. Then he realized who could have pulled such a trick. "Cinda." His nostrils flared as he said her name. "Shit. Damn her. Damn her to the abyss and back." He peered over to the guards as they shook. "Go get her friends."

"At once, Your Majesty." They left her alone.

The Goblin King paced back and forth in his throne room. He moved Sarah by his throne on a bed. He waited for Hoggle and the others arrive. Normally he wouldn't dare do anything like this, but they had the right to know. He would do anything to keep Sarah happy and if he had to deal with her friends, than so be it.

Hoggle came in panting. He saw scared out of his wits. He saw Sarah and ran to her. "Sarah." He took her hand and peered over to Jareth. "What did you do to her?"

Didymus and Ludo arrived a few seconds later. Their gaze met Hoggle's and then Jareth's. The fox asked, "What has happened, Sire?"

Hoggle replied, "Jareth finally went to far." His eyes narrowed and he began to run after the Goblin King. He didn't care what happened next. All he knew that Sarah was hurt and it was Jareth's fault.

Jareth raised his hand and a crystal formed. It went toward the dwarf grew around him. It encased Hoggle in big bubble. "Cool your jets, Higgle."

"It's Hoggle!" Hoggle blurted out.

Jareth sat down and said, "Cinda captured Sarah in her dreams. I will have to go to her Labyrinth and get Sarah back." He stood up. "You will stay here if Sarah wakes up."

"At least have one of us go with you, My Lord." said Sir Didymus. "This will be a hard quest for you."

Jareth shook his head and replied, "This is Fae versus Fae." With that the King of the Goblins disappeared.

Sarah tried to fight off the dragon's grasp. "Let me go!" She yelled.

The dragon flapped its wings once and looked down at her. It laughed, "You haven't looked down yet, have you?"

She was facing up to its belly. She turned her head and saw nothing but land far below. He eyes widened and she screamed

The dragon laughed again as a storm cloud formed around it. "Humans are so stupid." It pulled her close to its mouth. "I wish my mistress would let me bite you in two, but she wants you for something. And Jade will obey his mistress." He carried her to his labyrinth.

Sarah looked down and saw that it was much bigger than Jareth's. She saw nothing but gardens on top of gardens. There were forests as far as she could see. She saw a huge building at one end of the Labyrinth. That must be the library, she thought. Then she saw a castle in at the other end. It had one tower and it pillared down. It was nothing like she ever seen. She could see the windows were large and looked like the pattern on dragonfly wings. The castle was a green stone.

The dragon dove down and did a few twists just to make her scream. He smiled a toothy grin at her and then dropped her at the tower. He let out a roar and flew away.

Sarah laid on her right side. "It's good to be on something solid again." She let out low. She tried to make her go back down. It felt like it was in her throat. She slowly sat up as she looked for any injuries.

"No sense in doing that, Goblin Queen." A voiced echoed around her. "Your mind is here, but your body is not."

She realized who it was. "Cinda." She said. "Why did you do this?" Sarah felt tears coming and she fought them back.

A white light appeared above her and Cinda floated down from it. She was in a very skimpy black dress. She landed a few feet away from Sarah. "Why? Why? Why? Boy, you humans never change." The faerie slinked closer to her. "I want to know why Jareth loves you and not me. Why does he loves a human and not of his kind?"

Sarah shrugged, "I don't know." She glared into Cinda's eyes. "Shit happens."

Cinda raised her hand and flexed out her nails. She slapped Sarah across the face and raked the skin. "Stupid, human!"

Sarah rubbed her face to see if she was bleeding, but she was not.

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Hoggle was sitting by Sarah's side. He sighed and looked up. His jaw dropped as he watched four wounds appear on her cheek. They begin to bleed and he yelled, "Sir Didymus! Look!"

The fox stood up from where he sat on the floor. He ran to the dwarf and replied, "Oh no. Cinda is messing with her."

Hoggle turned his head over to the empty throne. "Jareth, please, hurry."

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"I told you that you wouldn't get hurt here." Cinda said as she circled around Sarah like a prey. "But your body does, Goblin Queen."

Sarah stared at the evil faerie. "I'm not the queen." She added.

The faerie patted her on the head. "Not yet, my dear. But you soon will be." She turned away from the human and placed her hands on her hips.

"I saw a huge building at the other side of your realm." Sarah said. She hoped she could change subjects. She sensed that Jareth was on his way. She planned to stall Cinda as long as possible. "Is that a library?"

Cinda turned her head. "Why do you want to know?"

Sarah looked up at the sky. "I love books that's all." She prayed Cinda don't know what she was thinking about. Then she heard the fae laugh.

"Oh, Goblin Queen, are you looking for that book to go back home?" Cinda asked as she made her way back to Sarah's side. She watched Sarah's eyes flicker. "You're stuck in the Underground then." She licked her lips. "How quaint."