10. Hair and scale
Time for another disclaimer. I don't own the Labyrinth. Just a fan. And it don't look like I'm done, huh. You thought they was going to hitched and that was it. -evil grin- I'm not quite done yet.
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Jareth sealed the blood in a crystal down in the library. It was morning and he left Sarah asleep in their chambers a few minutes ago. He went up to the throne room and caught the nearest goblin. He held him by the neck, "I have a favor to ask of you." He said as he smiled.
"What is it, Your Highness?" the goblin was scared to death. He was shaking so much that his armor was rattling.
"Just open your mouth wide." he said and watched the goblin expand his massive mouth wide. Jareth grabbed the nearest fang and yanked it out. He dropped the goblin with a loud thud. "Thank you. You have been most helpful."
The goblin rubbed his mouth, "Don't mention it." Then he crawled away from the Goblin King.
Jareth formed a crystal and sealed the tooth. It drifted down to the library as Sarah walked into the room. He turned to her, "Ah, my dear. Let me know when you are ready."
Sarah yawned, "Ready for what?" She wasn't fully awake yet. Also, she still tired from what happened last night. Jareth has been wearing her out almost every night since the wedding.
He placed a gloved hand on his hip. "The unicorn. I need to get these items as soon as possible."
She pulled her shoulders back to stretch them. "Oh. They are like the tales say, aren't they?" She asked as she came up to him.
"Yes." He replied. "All you have to do is stand or sit by a pond and wait. When it comes up, I have to get the strands."
"Why couldn't I get them?" she asked and then looked down to the goblin that was missing a tooth. He was holding a rag to stop the bleeding.
"I am the one who is making the potion, so I have to get the items." Jareth answered her like he has done this all before. "I can have some help to get them though."
Sarah turned back to him and slowly nodded. She now understood. "So, where are we heading then?"
He smiled, "Cinda's place. I get to play with her dragon as well."
She bounced on the balls of her feet. "Fun. Fun. Fun." She raised her hand and stroked his blonde hair. "Just don't get this burned off."
He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Don't worry. I know how to deal with dragons." He stared into her eyes. "Ready?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes." She took a deep breath and as she exhaled, they were standing in a forest. It looked like Jareth's labyrinth till she turned her head and saw Cinda's castle. "Jareth." she whispered. "How long are we gonna stay here?"
He turned and looked over to a quiet pond. "Till I get the items." He pointed to the water. "Now go over there and wait."
"Where will you be?" She asked. She didn't want him to just leave her. She was afraid that Cinda's guards would come on their patrol.
"The tree." He said and she followed his gaze. It was an old oak tree right next to the pond. "I won't let anything happen to you, my love."
Sarah slowly walked over to the pond and sat down. She peered over to Jareth and watched him turn into the white owl. He flapped his wings and landed on a branch. She looked closely at the tree. It was very old. She could almost sense a presence there. The leaves were deep green. She looked around the forest. She saw the walls of the labyrinth. They were trees twined together so much that you couldn't see the other side. She moved her legs and sat Indian style as she sighed.
They waited for an hour and Sarah thought, I wish I had a book to read. Then The Hobbit appeared in her lap. She heard some flapping noise and she looked up. It was Jareth. He was shaking his head. "Don't do that again." His voice echoed in her head. "Sorry." she whispered.
Another hour passed, Sarah read a chapter and just as she decided to close the book, she heard a splash. She jerked her head toward the sound and saw a mermaid. It was the same one that met Jareth. "I thought I smelled a human nearby." She said. "What are you doing her, Goblin Queen?"
Sarah was fixing to tell her, but Jareth flew down and landed in front of her. He blinked his eyes toward the mermaid.
"Oh, I see." She replied. Sarah assumed Jareth sent some type of message to her. "It won't be long now." She slid back down into the water.
He flew back up the tree as Sarah let out a heavy sigh. She was getting bored and was starting to get hot. Then she heard something coming. She looked over to a corner and saw a white unicorn coming out. It was a male. His horn was gold and he had a double mane. Sarah took her book out of her lap slowly as she watched him come closer. She felt tears coming down her cheek. She thought that she would never see one as flesh and bone. She stared into his forest green eyes as his hair fell down on them. He was a beautiful sight. She wanted to touch him so bad, but didn't know what he would do. She knew that they were very powerful and excellent fighters. Sarah felt so honored to be with him.
Jareth waited till the unicorn to come closer. Then he turned back into himself and jumped off the branch. He landed on the unicorn's back and Sarah stood up. The Goblin King held on as the unicorn reared up and neighed madly. Jareth grabbed the mane and pulled some strands out. Then the unicorn bucked him off. He fell on the ground and Sarah ran to his side. The unicorn turned his head over to them and reared again. He stomped his feet and missed Jareth's manhood by inches. The unicorn stared into Jareth's eyes and spoke, "The Goblin King." Then he backed away and dashed off.
Sarah helped Jareth up on his feet. "You all right?" she brushed the dust off his waistcoat.
He nodded and panted, "Yes, but we don't have much time now. The unicorn will tell the guards that we are here." He put the hair away in his coat. "Need to find Jade and get out of here quickly as possible."
Sarah eye's widened as she let a whimper. "Did I have to be here for that? I had enough of him last time."
Jareth shook his head, "No, I can do it alone. You are finished here." He was going to send her back to his castle, but said, "Try to wish youself there. I know you were able to go to Sir Didymus' tree."
"I don't think I could." She replied. She was scared that she could appear somewhere that she never been to.
"Just close you eyes and see in your mind the throne room." He told her. "Then wish that were standing in the middle of the room."
Sarah took a deep breath and let it out of her mouth. She closed her eyes and imagined the throne room. Then she felt the air changing around her. She opened her eyes and she was standing in the throne room. She did it and smiled.
Jareth could sense that she made it with ease. "Soon she will able to teleport anywhere in the Underground." He said to himself.
"Time to hunt down that lizard." He knew a few places where the dragon took his nap. He decided to check the cave in the back of the castle, but it was heavily guarded. "I will have to take that chance." He pushed his feet off the ground and closed his eyes. He appeared outside the cave. It was very large. Jareth went over to the wall and leaned against it. He looked around the place for any guards and saw none. He listened to see if he could hear Jade snoring away. The dragon was in there. He silently went in the opening of the cave. He kept an eye out for any movement outside and inside as he edged closer. He saw a light coming at the end of the tunnel. He made his way to an entranceway and saw the dragon sound asleep.
The Goblin King let out a sly grin and popped behind Jade's side. The dragon didn't hear him. Just then Jade opened his eyes as he caught a new scent. Quickly Jareth made his move. He reached up to the dragon's side and pulled a scale out. It was still stuck to the skin. With his other hand, Jareth formed a crystal and it became a dagger. He caught it in midair as the dragon turned his head. Jade watched the Goblin King slash the scale off. He opened his mouth and spores flew out toward Jareth just as he disappeared. The spores hit the wall. Jade missed.
Sarah sat down in her throne and was reading The Hobbit. She wished the book back to her. She couldn't keep her mind on the book. She was concerned about Jareth that he might get captured. She tapped her foot on the stone floor and looked around the room. Since she was queen, she had the goblins pick up after themselves. The throne room was tidy. Well, clean as a goblin could get it. The rotten food and trash was gone, but the goblins still fought over scraps of food off and on. They were scaring the chickens all the time. She wished the chickens were kept in a hen house outside the castle and in the square. Then the birds disappear. Sarah jerked her head around as the goblins gasped.
She stood up and set her book down. She went over to the window and saw a hen house in the square. She smiled to herself, "I'm getting better at this." She was very proud of herself.
Jareth appeared in his throne and sighed. He dropped the dagger on the floor and showed the scale to Sarah. "I hope you appreciate what I just did for you."
Sarah came over to him, "How did it go?" She took the scale from his hand. It was better than her hand. It shimmered and was deep green.
"Go?" He sighed and cocked his head at her. "Better than I expected. I still have to deal with a phoenix and a demon. Jade was a piece of cake till I do those."
She gave the scale back. "I hope I haven't messed things up by touching this."
He smiled at her. "No, my dear. You haven't." He made a crystal ball and sealed the scale. Then he pulled out the unicorn hair and did the same. He watched the balls drift down to the library. "I think I'll do the other two in the morning." He slowly stood up and headed to their chambers.
Time for another disclaimer. I don't own the Labyrinth. Just a fan. And it don't look like I'm done, huh. You thought they was going to hitched and that was it. -evil grin- I'm not quite done yet.
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Jareth sealed the blood in a crystal down in the library. It was morning and he left Sarah asleep in their chambers a few minutes ago. He went up to the throne room and caught the nearest goblin. He held him by the neck, "I have a favor to ask of you." He said as he smiled.
"What is it, Your Highness?" the goblin was scared to death. He was shaking so much that his armor was rattling.
"Just open your mouth wide." he said and watched the goblin expand his massive mouth wide. Jareth grabbed the nearest fang and yanked it out. He dropped the goblin with a loud thud. "Thank you. You have been most helpful."
The goblin rubbed his mouth, "Don't mention it." Then he crawled away from the Goblin King.
Jareth formed a crystal and sealed the tooth. It drifted down to the library as Sarah walked into the room. He turned to her, "Ah, my dear. Let me know when you are ready."
Sarah yawned, "Ready for what?" She wasn't fully awake yet. Also, she still tired from what happened last night. Jareth has been wearing her out almost every night since the wedding.
He placed a gloved hand on his hip. "The unicorn. I need to get these items as soon as possible."
She pulled her shoulders back to stretch them. "Oh. They are like the tales say, aren't they?" She asked as she came up to him.
"Yes." He replied. "All you have to do is stand or sit by a pond and wait. When it comes up, I have to get the strands."
"Why couldn't I get them?" she asked and then looked down to the goblin that was missing a tooth. He was holding a rag to stop the bleeding.
"I am the one who is making the potion, so I have to get the items." Jareth answered her like he has done this all before. "I can have some help to get them though."
Sarah turned back to him and slowly nodded. She now understood. "So, where are we heading then?"
He smiled, "Cinda's place. I get to play with her dragon as well."
She bounced on the balls of her feet. "Fun. Fun. Fun." She raised her hand and stroked his blonde hair. "Just don't get this burned off."
He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Don't worry. I know how to deal with dragons." He stared into her eyes. "Ready?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes." She took a deep breath and as she exhaled, they were standing in a forest. It looked like Jareth's labyrinth till she turned her head and saw Cinda's castle. "Jareth." she whispered. "How long are we gonna stay here?"
He turned and looked over to a quiet pond. "Till I get the items." He pointed to the water. "Now go over there and wait."
"Where will you be?" She asked. She didn't want him to just leave her. She was afraid that Cinda's guards would come on their patrol.
"The tree." He said and she followed his gaze. It was an old oak tree right next to the pond. "I won't let anything happen to you, my love."
Sarah slowly walked over to the pond and sat down. She peered over to Jareth and watched him turn into the white owl. He flapped his wings and landed on a branch. She looked closely at the tree. It was very old. She could almost sense a presence there. The leaves were deep green. She looked around the forest. She saw the walls of the labyrinth. They were trees twined together so much that you couldn't see the other side. She moved her legs and sat Indian style as she sighed.
They waited for an hour and Sarah thought, I wish I had a book to read. Then The Hobbit appeared in her lap. She heard some flapping noise and she looked up. It was Jareth. He was shaking his head. "Don't do that again." His voice echoed in her head. "Sorry." she whispered.
Another hour passed, Sarah read a chapter and just as she decided to close the book, she heard a splash. She jerked her head toward the sound and saw a mermaid. It was the same one that met Jareth. "I thought I smelled a human nearby." She said. "What are you doing her, Goblin Queen?"
Sarah was fixing to tell her, but Jareth flew down and landed in front of her. He blinked his eyes toward the mermaid.
"Oh, I see." She replied. Sarah assumed Jareth sent some type of message to her. "It won't be long now." She slid back down into the water.
He flew back up the tree as Sarah let out a heavy sigh. She was getting bored and was starting to get hot. Then she heard something coming. She looked over to a corner and saw a white unicorn coming out. It was a male. His horn was gold and he had a double mane. Sarah took her book out of her lap slowly as she watched him come closer. She felt tears coming down her cheek. She thought that she would never see one as flesh and bone. She stared into his forest green eyes as his hair fell down on them. He was a beautiful sight. She wanted to touch him so bad, but didn't know what he would do. She knew that they were very powerful and excellent fighters. Sarah felt so honored to be with him.
Jareth waited till the unicorn to come closer. Then he turned back into himself and jumped off the branch. He landed on the unicorn's back and Sarah stood up. The Goblin King held on as the unicorn reared up and neighed madly. Jareth grabbed the mane and pulled some strands out. Then the unicorn bucked him off. He fell on the ground and Sarah ran to his side. The unicorn turned his head over to them and reared again. He stomped his feet and missed Jareth's manhood by inches. The unicorn stared into Jareth's eyes and spoke, "The Goblin King." Then he backed away and dashed off.
Sarah helped Jareth up on his feet. "You all right?" she brushed the dust off his waistcoat.
He nodded and panted, "Yes, but we don't have much time now. The unicorn will tell the guards that we are here." He put the hair away in his coat. "Need to find Jade and get out of here quickly as possible."
Sarah eye's widened as she let a whimper. "Did I have to be here for that? I had enough of him last time."
Jareth shook his head, "No, I can do it alone. You are finished here." He was going to send her back to his castle, but said, "Try to wish youself there. I know you were able to go to Sir Didymus' tree."
"I don't think I could." She replied. She was scared that she could appear somewhere that she never been to.
"Just close you eyes and see in your mind the throne room." He told her. "Then wish that were standing in the middle of the room."
Sarah took a deep breath and let it out of her mouth. She closed her eyes and imagined the throne room. Then she felt the air changing around her. She opened her eyes and she was standing in the throne room. She did it and smiled.
Jareth could sense that she made it with ease. "Soon she will able to teleport anywhere in the Underground." He said to himself.
"Time to hunt down that lizard." He knew a few places where the dragon took his nap. He decided to check the cave in the back of the castle, but it was heavily guarded. "I will have to take that chance." He pushed his feet off the ground and closed his eyes. He appeared outside the cave. It was very large. Jareth went over to the wall and leaned against it. He looked around the place for any guards and saw none. He listened to see if he could hear Jade snoring away. The dragon was in there. He silently went in the opening of the cave. He kept an eye out for any movement outside and inside as he edged closer. He saw a light coming at the end of the tunnel. He made his way to an entranceway and saw the dragon sound asleep.
The Goblin King let out a sly grin and popped behind Jade's side. The dragon didn't hear him. Just then Jade opened his eyes as he caught a new scent. Quickly Jareth made his move. He reached up to the dragon's side and pulled a scale out. It was still stuck to the skin. With his other hand, Jareth formed a crystal and it became a dagger. He caught it in midair as the dragon turned his head. Jade watched the Goblin King slash the scale off. He opened his mouth and spores flew out toward Jareth just as he disappeared. The spores hit the wall. Jade missed.
Sarah sat down in her throne and was reading The Hobbit. She wished the book back to her. She couldn't keep her mind on the book. She was concerned about Jareth that he might get captured. She tapped her foot on the stone floor and looked around the room. Since she was queen, she had the goblins pick up after themselves. The throne room was tidy. Well, clean as a goblin could get it. The rotten food and trash was gone, but the goblins still fought over scraps of food off and on. They were scaring the chickens all the time. She wished the chickens were kept in a hen house outside the castle and in the square. Then the birds disappear. Sarah jerked her head around as the goblins gasped.
She stood up and set her book down. She went over to the window and saw a hen house in the square. She smiled to herself, "I'm getting better at this." She was very proud of herself.
Jareth appeared in his throne and sighed. He dropped the dagger on the floor and showed the scale to Sarah. "I hope you appreciate what I just did for you."
Sarah came over to him, "How did it go?" She took the scale from his hand. It was better than her hand. It shimmered and was deep green.
"Go?" He sighed and cocked his head at her. "Better than I expected. I still have to deal with a phoenix and a demon. Jade was a piece of cake till I do those."
She gave the scale back. "I hope I haven't messed things up by touching this."
He smiled at her. "No, my dear. You haven't." He made a crystal ball and sealed the scale. Then he pulled out the unicorn hair and did the same. He watched the balls drift down to the library. "I think I'll do the other two in the morning." He slowly stood up and headed to their chambers.
