12. The Demon Queen
Sarah sat down in the dark in the Oubliette. She hasn't been there since the first time. She remembered those awful Helping Hands pushing her down. It felt weird and icky.
She wanted to be left alone and think. She was still adjusting to her new position in this world, new powers, and the enemies. She thought it would have been a lot different than this. Cinda was driving her nuts. She wondered who else would pop up and mess with them. Her fantasy was real and she didn't know how longer she could handle it. She hugged in knees in tightly as tears streaked down her cheek.
She wondered about her friends. She didn't know if she would outlive Hoggle and the others. It frightened her. She missed her father. How could she explain what happened to her family if she went back home. The police would be looking for her. Her stepmother would think that she ran away finally. She thought about her mother being terrified that she might have gotten killed. She wondered if anyone from school missed her.
Sarah buried her face in her knees and cried. She hoped that everything would turn out right in the end. She knew it would but she has to be sure. She had many emotions going through her body at once. She wanted to stay with Jareth, but she wanted to see her family. She wondered if possible if she could both. She shrugged and thought, they will probably think that Jareth was weird and wanted her back Aboveground.
"Now, why did you wish yourself here?" asked a voice.
She knew who it was.
"You want me to forget about you?" Replied the Goblin King. There was a flash of light. He was holding a ball as he lowered himself next to Sarah.
She lifted her head and set her cheek down on her arm. She looked into his blue eyes, "No, Of course, not. This was the first place that came to mind. That's all."
He nodded once, "I see. What are you thinking about?" He placed an arm on her shoulders.
"My father. I bet he called the cops to look for me." She wiped her eyes with her hands. "Can you make a crystal so I can see what he's doing?"
Jareth sighed, "No, my dear. The book has to be there in order for me to do that, Sarah." He held her close.
She let out a tiny frown, "That's what I thought. I do want to stay with you, Jareth, but I want to see them as well."
Jareth said nothing for a moment. Then he said, "Well, maybe if a baby is wished here, you could go there and get the book. I will not stop you this time, my love." He caressed her cheek with the back of his hand and smiled. "It will be your choice. Do you want me to put the potion on hold?"
Sarah raised her head and shook her head as he hair fell on her shoulders. "No. It might be years if that happens." She smiled at him. "Besides, I would look young forever if I took it."
Jareth stood up and held out his hand. He helped her up, "Well, I guess I will have to make a demon cry then."
Sarah dusted herself off. "How hard will that be?" She placed her arms around his neck.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and dropped the crystal. "Nearly impossible, but it can be done." He leaned in and kissed her deeply.
Sarah drank in him and didn't want to let go.
Later that afternoon, Jareth kissed her goodbye in the throne room and appeared outside the gates of the Labyrinth of the Demons. He sensed another human there and he knew who it was. The Queen of the Demons was a human. She has been in the Underground for a long time. He wondered if she would help him. Her husband wanted Jareth dead on sight.
He looked at the walls. They were black as night and taller than his. There was spikes and barbed wire at the top of all of them, so no one could try to climb them and see how far they have gotten to. It was always night here. The moon never showed itself on this land. The sky was always filled with storm clouds. The wind blew harsh and cold. Creatures were screaming and moaning all the time. It was so loud at times that you couldn't think. He heard some humans went mad after hearing those horrible sounds within hours.
He let out a heavy sigh as he thought what would be the best thing to do. He decided to find the queen, but she could be anywhere. This time he couldn't fly over the walls. The devils would fire spiked cannons the moment they saw you.
He looked at the gate. It was nothing but a simple iron one and always opened. No one else but the queen solved this labyrinth. He took a deep breath and walked in. He would use his senses to find her. He could still teleport if he needed to, but doing that too many times, the guards would pick that up.
Jareth walked down the past for a long time and reached a fork. He sensed that she was away from the castle. That's good, he thought. He made his way through many turns and paths till he reached what looked like a prison. He pressed himself against the wall as he heard whips and screams. Then he heard someone laughing. It was a female doing this. He peered over the edge and saw her. "Melissa." He whispered.
Melissa, Queen of the Demons, wore a solid black outfit. It was made out of latex. The only skin you could see was her face, cleavage and butt cheeks. Her blonde hair came out of her hood. Her lips were black. She held a whip in her right hand and she hit an imp with it as it ran in her path. "You pathetic ants, get back to work!" She yelled.
He saw that they were working on some mine. They must have found some gold under the prison, he thought. Jareth moved in closer and watched them for a few minutes. He was deciding when to make his move.
Then a demon walked by his queen, jerked his head around. It began to sniff the air. "Your Highness, I smell something."
She patted him on the head, "What is it, Fug?" She smiled with glee. "Someone new to play with?"
Jareth didn't move.
Fugs lowered his nose to the ground and then back into the air. "Not a human." He smiled at her. "Goblin."
"Goblin?" Melissa repeated. "They don't leave their Labyrinth. They are too chicken to leave."
Jareth took one step forward. "But I am not." He made a crystal in his hand before he left his hiding spot. He hid it in his hand.
"Ah, the Goblin King." She walked up to him. "You know what will happen if you came here again."
He nodded once.
"Well, what have you come for? I feel that I needed to ask you that." She placed her gloved hands on her hips. "I don't know why though."
"Demon's tear." He said calmly.
She stepped away from him and patted Fug on the head as the demon flapped his wings and snared. "The immortality potion, I presume."
He nodded again.
"Well, I may look mean, but I know what a person would do for love." She replied. "I remembered what Darcat did for me."
Jareth took a step forward, "Yes, I had a time getting him out of my Labyrinth."
Melissa smiled at him and then slapped Fug across the face hard as she could. She found a small glass as the demon roared. She went back to him.
It wasn't long till tears ran down Fug's cheeks, "Why did you do that?" He whined.
She held the glass up to his cheek and watch it fill up. The Demon Queen smiled and held it for Jareth. "Here you go."
He took the glass gently and sealed it in the crystal. "Thank you." He let a smile out. "I owe you one, Melissa."
Melissa shrugged, "Don't worry about it. Get out of here before my husband arrives."
Jareth bowed to her and disappeared as Fug wailed on.
Sarah was sitting down at the table having dinner. Music was being played. She wished for a CD player and some batteries. She was listening to Mozart. She sighed, "Hope he's okay." Then she saw a glass sealed in a crystal in front of her eyes. She looked up at saw Jareth smiling.
"It was easier than I expected." He said and sat down across from her. He placed the crystal down on an empty plate.
"What happened?" She asked as her eyes widened.
"The queen was human. She helped me." He poured some wine and took a sip. "Now I will have to mix all it up and let it sit till the next full moon."
Sarah said, "That will be in a few days, I think." She was very pleased that he had succeeded getting all the items. All she had to do is wait a few more days and she would be immortal. She watched him fix his plate and said, "You don't have to do anymore potions for me now?"
Jareth looked up to her and answered, "No, this one is it." He stood up and grabbed the crystal. "I should start on it right away."
Sarah asked, "You need any help?"
He shook his head, "No, just need to be left alone."
She winked at him, "Maybe you should go to the Oubliette then." She let out a sly smile.
"I don't think so." He replied. "Just keep the goblins busy so I can work." Jareth went out of their chambers. He walked past the guards and some goblins drinking on the floor. He made his way to the library and set the crystal down on the table with the others. He sighed as he opened the book. He scanned down to see what he must do. It was simple really. He just had to put them together and that was it. Jareth raised his arms as the crystals hovered in the air. They clashed together and formed a solid silver goblet. It had the faces of all the creatures on the handle and it landed on the table. He formed another crystal around it. He didn't want it to break and have to do all that all over again. He decided to go back to the throne room and watch his minions fuss over something.
Sarah sat down in the dark in the Oubliette. She hasn't been there since the first time. She remembered those awful Helping Hands pushing her down. It felt weird and icky.
She wanted to be left alone and think. She was still adjusting to her new position in this world, new powers, and the enemies. She thought it would have been a lot different than this. Cinda was driving her nuts. She wondered who else would pop up and mess with them. Her fantasy was real and she didn't know how longer she could handle it. She hugged in knees in tightly as tears streaked down her cheek.
She wondered about her friends. She didn't know if she would outlive Hoggle and the others. It frightened her. She missed her father. How could she explain what happened to her family if she went back home. The police would be looking for her. Her stepmother would think that she ran away finally. She thought about her mother being terrified that she might have gotten killed. She wondered if anyone from school missed her.
Sarah buried her face in her knees and cried. She hoped that everything would turn out right in the end. She knew it would but she has to be sure. She had many emotions going through her body at once. She wanted to stay with Jareth, but she wanted to see her family. She wondered if possible if she could both. She shrugged and thought, they will probably think that Jareth was weird and wanted her back Aboveground.
"Now, why did you wish yourself here?" asked a voice.
She knew who it was.
"You want me to forget about you?" Replied the Goblin King. There was a flash of light. He was holding a ball as he lowered himself next to Sarah.
She lifted her head and set her cheek down on her arm. She looked into his blue eyes, "No, Of course, not. This was the first place that came to mind. That's all."
He nodded once, "I see. What are you thinking about?" He placed an arm on her shoulders.
"My father. I bet he called the cops to look for me." She wiped her eyes with her hands. "Can you make a crystal so I can see what he's doing?"
Jareth sighed, "No, my dear. The book has to be there in order for me to do that, Sarah." He held her close.
She let out a tiny frown, "That's what I thought. I do want to stay with you, Jareth, but I want to see them as well."
Jareth said nothing for a moment. Then he said, "Well, maybe if a baby is wished here, you could go there and get the book. I will not stop you this time, my love." He caressed her cheek with the back of his hand and smiled. "It will be your choice. Do you want me to put the potion on hold?"
Sarah raised her head and shook her head as he hair fell on her shoulders. "No. It might be years if that happens." She smiled at him. "Besides, I would look young forever if I took it."
Jareth stood up and held out his hand. He helped her up, "Well, I guess I will have to make a demon cry then."
Sarah dusted herself off. "How hard will that be?" She placed her arms around his neck.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and dropped the crystal. "Nearly impossible, but it can be done." He leaned in and kissed her deeply.
Sarah drank in him and didn't want to let go.
Later that afternoon, Jareth kissed her goodbye in the throne room and appeared outside the gates of the Labyrinth of the Demons. He sensed another human there and he knew who it was. The Queen of the Demons was a human. She has been in the Underground for a long time. He wondered if she would help him. Her husband wanted Jareth dead on sight.
He looked at the walls. They were black as night and taller than his. There was spikes and barbed wire at the top of all of them, so no one could try to climb them and see how far they have gotten to. It was always night here. The moon never showed itself on this land. The sky was always filled with storm clouds. The wind blew harsh and cold. Creatures were screaming and moaning all the time. It was so loud at times that you couldn't think. He heard some humans went mad after hearing those horrible sounds within hours.
He let out a heavy sigh as he thought what would be the best thing to do. He decided to find the queen, but she could be anywhere. This time he couldn't fly over the walls. The devils would fire spiked cannons the moment they saw you.
He looked at the gate. It was nothing but a simple iron one and always opened. No one else but the queen solved this labyrinth. He took a deep breath and walked in. He would use his senses to find her. He could still teleport if he needed to, but doing that too many times, the guards would pick that up.
Jareth walked down the past for a long time and reached a fork. He sensed that she was away from the castle. That's good, he thought. He made his way through many turns and paths till he reached what looked like a prison. He pressed himself against the wall as he heard whips and screams. Then he heard someone laughing. It was a female doing this. He peered over the edge and saw her. "Melissa." He whispered.
Melissa, Queen of the Demons, wore a solid black outfit. It was made out of latex. The only skin you could see was her face, cleavage and butt cheeks. Her blonde hair came out of her hood. Her lips were black. She held a whip in her right hand and she hit an imp with it as it ran in her path. "You pathetic ants, get back to work!" She yelled.
He saw that they were working on some mine. They must have found some gold under the prison, he thought. Jareth moved in closer and watched them for a few minutes. He was deciding when to make his move.
Then a demon walked by his queen, jerked his head around. It began to sniff the air. "Your Highness, I smell something."
She patted him on the head, "What is it, Fug?" She smiled with glee. "Someone new to play with?"
Jareth didn't move.
Fugs lowered his nose to the ground and then back into the air. "Not a human." He smiled at her. "Goblin."
"Goblin?" Melissa repeated. "They don't leave their Labyrinth. They are too chicken to leave."
Jareth took one step forward. "But I am not." He made a crystal in his hand before he left his hiding spot. He hid it in his hand.
"Ah, the Goblin King." She walked up to him. "You know what will happen if you came here again."
He nodded once.
"Well, what have you come for? I feel that I needed to ask you that." She placed her gloved hands on her hips. "I don't know why though."
"Demon's tear." He said calmly.
She stepped away from him and patted Fug on the head as the demon flapped his wings and snared. "The immortality potion, I presume."
He nodded again.
"Well, I may look mean, but I know what a person would do for love." She replied. "I remembered what Darcat did for me."
Jareth took a step forward, "Yes, I had a time getting him out of my Labyrinth."
Melissa smiled at him and then slapped Fug across the face hard as she could. She found a small glass as the demon roared. She went back to him.
It wasn't long till tears ran down Fug's cheeks, "Why did you do that?" He whined.
She held the glass up to his cheek and watch it fill up. The Demon Queen smiled and held it for Jareth. "Here you go."
He took the glass gently and sealed it in the crystal. "Thank you." He let a smile out. "I owe you one, Melissa."
Melissa shrugged, "Don't worry about it. Get out of here before my husband arrives."
Jareth bowed to her and disappeared as Fug wailed on.
Sarah was sitting down at the table having dinner. Music was being played. She wished for a CD player and some batteries. She was listening to Mozart. She sighed, "Hope he's okay." Then she saw a glass sealed in a crystal in front of her eyes. She looked up at saw Jareth smiling.
"It was easier than I expected." He said and sat down across from her. He placed the crystal down on an empty plate.
"What happened?" She asked as her eyes widened.
"The queen was human. She helped me." He poured some wine and took a sip. "Now I will have to mix all it up and let it sit till the next full moon."
Sarah said, "That will be in a few days, I think." She was very pleased that he had succeeded getting all the items. All she had to do is wait a few more days and she would be immortal. She watched him fix his plate and said, "You don't have to do anymore potions for me now?"
Jareth looked up to her and answered, "No, this one is it." He stood up and grabbed the crystal. "I should start on it right away."
Sarah asked, "You need any help?"
He shook his head, "No, just need to be left alone."
She winked at him, "Maybe you should go to the Oubliette then." She let out a sly smile.
"I don't think so." He replied. "Just keep the goblins busy so I can work." Jareth went out of their chambers. He walked past the guards and some goblins drinking on the floor. He made his way to the library and set the crystal down on the table with the others. He sighed as he opened the book. He scanned down to see what he must do. It was simple really. He just had to put them together and that was it. Jareth raised his arms as the crystals hovered in the air. They clashed together and formed a solid silver goblet. It had the faces of all the creatures on the handle and it landed on the table. He formed another crystal around it. He didn't want it to break and have to do all that all over again. He decided to go back to the throne room and watch his minions fuss over something.
