4. Going Out
"That was quick." Replied Jareth as he sighed and sat down on his throne. He couldn't believe that Sarah flipped Cinda a bird. That's a human for you, he thought and smiled. "Remind me never to get you pissed off ever again." He cocked an eyebrow at his queen and shook his head.
Sarah let go of Toby. She was still fuming inside. "I want to beat that fae into a bloody puddle." She smacked her fist into her palm. "I want to knock her teeth in." She began to pace around the room as Toby backed away. The goblins thought he had a good idea and did the same. She continued, "I want to take a sword, cut her breasts off, hand them back to her and then slash her in half from her pussy and to her head."
Jareth grimaced. "Your little brother is still here, Sarah." He saw her turn to them and he pointed to Toby. "You might need to calm down, love."
"Sorry." She apologized and ran to the boy. She gave him a hug. "I think it would be best if you went home now." She stared into his eyes.
Toby looked at her and then to Jareth. "But I want to see you again." He whined. He wiped his nose with his hand. Then he rubbed it on his shirt.
"It would be best, if I came to see you, Toby." Sarah told him and kneeled on one knee. "You can see how dangerous the Underground really is."
Toby looked out the window. It was night there. "Yea, I guess." He stared at his feet and sighed. He let out a big yawn. "I'll put the Labyrinth book up somewhere safe so Dad and Mom won't find it."
"That would be a good idea." Sarah said as she stood up. It was nice seeing him, but she wanted him home and safe. She's afraid that she made Cinda very mad. No telling what the fae would do now, she thought grimly. "Should you need me, just call."
Toby nodded and gave her another hug. He took a few steps back and smiled at her. "You have no power over me." He said and vanished.
Sarah felt a tear run down her cheek. "Well." She started to say and stretched her arms over her chest. "I'm going to take a long bath." One of the goblins let out a whistle and she jerked toward the sound. "Knock it off." She went down the stairs.
Jareth just sat there and thought about what happened. That was the first time he ever saw Sarah get that mad before. Now, Cinda knows how to do it, what would the fae do to make Sarah go to the breaking point. He would have to keep a sharp eye out for anything. He may have to send spies to her labyrinth to watch her. He really didn't want to do that.
He sat up in his throne and watched the goblins chat about random things. He really wished that they were a lot smarter than they look. He looked up and stared at the vulture for a while. He stood up and decided to go down to the armory. He opened the door and saw four goblins stretched out on the tables. "Trying to make yourselves taller again?" The Goblin King yelled as two of them fell in the floor. He pointed to the captain of the guards. "I want you to start looking for new recruits."
"Why is that, Your Highness?" He gave Jareth a salute. He was smaller than the King, but taller than the rest of the goblins. He wore some beat up armor with blue splashes of paint.
Jareth put his hands behind his back. "Cinda might try to send an army over here. She might want a war with us." He said and heard a gulp in the background. "I want all of you in tip top shape or I will throw all of you in the Bog of Eternal Stench." He turned around and left the room.
Toby looked around his room and sighed. He found the book on his bed and let out a tiny smile. He opened his closet and went in. He opened the hidden door and placed the book back in. He shut it and the closet door. He looked over at the clock. It was still night and he needed to get some sleep. He crawled into bed and sighed, "Night, Sarah."
Sarah had her eyes closed as she took her bath. She had her hair down and took a deep sigh. She has had enough excitement to last her a lifetime from the past few years she's been in the Underground. She got out and dried herself off as she opened the door. Jareth came in and sat down at the table. "Where were you?" She asked him as she went toward him.
"Getting the troops ready." He replied. "Frankly, Sarah, we need to get ready for a war. Cinda might want one soon."
"War?" she arched a brow. "Wonderful. It keeps getting better and better here." She crossed her arms over her chest. She dreaded the thought of war. She didn't like them in her world.
"This happens mainly from boredom or dealing with humans." Jareth said as he poured a glass of water. He hasn't had a war in a long time. It was with Solaris and Jareth won. Barely.
"Joy. Joy. Joy." She added and turned away.
"Sarah." Jareth said. "You know you don't have to appear in that bedroom every time to go to your world." He watched her turn around.
"What are you saying?" He peeked her interest.
He stood up and walked over to her. "I never did."
"I would like to see the town again." She admitted. "Would you go with me in the morning?"
He kissed her hand and bowed, "It will be my pleasure."
Sarah got up early the next morning. She went to the window as the sun's rays entered the room. It was so warm and inviting. Today, it felt different. She couldn't explain why. It just did. She turned her head over to the left and stared down at the crystal ball by the bedside. It still flashed a deep red. She took her nightgown off and threw it on the floor. She went to the closet to find the clothes she wanted to wear. She wanted something that didn't say, "Look, I'm not from this world." She pulled on a pair of blue pants and black boots. She took a white shirt and put it on. She went over to the mirror and looked at herself as Jareth entered the room. She glanced at his reflection. "You have read my mind." She turned to him and smiled.
"I know how Aboveground dress, Sarah." Jareth replied. He wore her favorite outfit. "This is close I will get to their style." He looked down. "I prefer my own really." He smiled and took her hand. "Now, my dear, where would you like to go?"
"I don't really have a plan really." She answered. "I just want to look around." It's been years since she saw the town.
"Well, then." He said. "That's sounds like a delightful plan." He motioned his hand to the door and Sarah went on ahead of him.
The door opened and she saw her house in front of them. It was autumn. The leaves were red, gold, and orange. She saw the car was gone and Merlin was barking in the garage. It was a nice sunny day. She smiled as she turned toward Jareth. "I always loved Fall." The birds were chirping away as the squirrels gathered their nuts for winter.
Jareth peered into the house. The lights were off. "Have they gone somewhere?" He pointed to her home.
"Must be seeing someone." She answered. "I don't care right now. Let's just go." She turned to the street and went across. She was excited to be back. She didn't realize how much she missed it. She was happy to see it once again.
Jareth shrugged and then saw a "For Sale" sign in the yard. He stared at it for a moment. He turned and followed her. They walked a few blocks and reached the park. There was a festival going on. Lights were everywhere. Stands selling balloons and hot dogs. There were some rides in the back. A band was playing at the right and tents with all sorts of shirts and trinkets. A few tents had every book you could think of. The smell of popcorn and funnel cakes was in the wind.
Sarah cocked her head and stopped. "This is a first." She said as Jareth stood close to her. She felt her heart skip a beat.
"Really?"
She pointed to the stands and people walking around. "We never had anything like this before."
"Time does change, my dear." He added. "You have been gone over five years." He leaned into her ear. "Do you want to leave and check out the rest of the town?"
She looked at him and shook her head. "No, this looks like fun." She gave him a smile. "You ever had been to one?"
Jareth placed his hands behind his back. "Not lately." He said. "Last one was a few centuries ago."
Sarah took his hand and led him in. She grinned at him. "Come on." She had forgotten how things changed in her town. They wondered down the right and looked at the tents. Sarah was smiling during the whole thing. She didn't see anyone that she knew so far. She went over to the cotton candy stand and cursed under her breath. "Damn, I forgot I have no money."
Jareth looked at her face. "What's the problem?" He asked.
"I have no cash."
He gave her a grin and said calmly, "Check your wallet."
Sarah stared at him. "I didn't bring it." She felt him nudge her. She placed her hand down in a pocket and felt her wallet. She pulled it out and found over a hundred dollars in twenties. "Jareth." She hissed. "Where did you get this? Did you steal it?"
He only smiled. "Magic, my love."
"There's never a dull moment with you." She replied and kissed him on the cheek. She bought her some pink cotton candy.
Jareth crossed his arms over his chest and peered over to a tent with books. He motioned her to follow him. "We need some new books to read." He went in the tent as she stayed behind him. He didn't know what he wanted at the time. Whatever caught his eye, they would get.
Sarah finished her candy and threw it away in a trashcan. She thumbed through the books. Most were about action. She loved fantasy. She found one on goblins and laughed. She showed to Jareth and decided to buy it. He laughed at that and showed her one on faeries. "Get it!" She said. He handed it to her and turned to find something else. They ended up with five books. "I think this should do us for a while." she smiled at him.
"At least, a few more months."
A few police officers were doing their patrol on the sidewalk and spotted Sarah and Jareth in the book tent. One of them nodded to the other. "Isn't she on the missing list?" He thought she looked familiar from the posters and signs her parents made.
"Yes." Answered the other. "Been missing over five years."
"Let's check it out."
"That was quick." Replied Jareth as he sighed and sat down on his throne. He couldn't believe that Sarah flipped Cinda a bird. That's a human for you, he thought and smiled. "Remind me never to get you pissed off ever again." He cocked an eyebrow at his queen and shook his head.
Sarah let go of Toby. She was still fuming inside. "I want to beat that fae into a bloody puddle." She smacked her fist into her palm. "I want to knock her teeth in." She began to pace around the room as Toby backed away. The goblins thought he had a good idea and did the same. She continued, "I want to take a sword, cut her breasts off, hand them back to her and then slash her in half from her pussy and to her head."
Jareth grimaced. "Your little brother is still here, Sarah." He saw her turn to them and he pointed to Toby. "You might need to calm down, love."
"Sorry." She apologized and ran to the boy. She gave him a hug. "I think it would be best if you went home now." She stared into his eyes.
Toby looked at her and then to Jareth. "But I want to see you again." He whined. He wiped his nose with his hand. Then he rubbed it on his shirt.
"It would be best, if I came to see you, Toby." Sarah told him and kneeled on one knee. "You can see how dangerous the Underground really is."
Toby looked out the window. It was night there. "Yea, I guess." He stared at his feet and sighed. He let out a big yawn. "I'll put the Labyrinth book up somewhere safe so Dad and Mom won't find it."
"That would be a good idea." Sarah said as she stood up. It was nice seeing him, but she wanted him home and safe. She's afraid that she made Cinda very mad. No telling what the fae would do now, she thought grimly. "Should you need me, just call."
Toby nodded and gave her another hug. He took a few steps back and smiled at her. "You have no power over me." He said and vanished.
Sarah felt a tear run down her cheek. "Well." She started to say and stretched her arms over her chest. "I'm going to take a long bath." One of the goblins let out a whistle and she jerked toward the sound. "Knock it off." She went down the stairs.
Jareth just sat there and thought about what happened. That was the first time he ever saw Sarah get that mad before. Now, Cinda knows how to do it, what would the fae do to make Sarah go to the breaking point. He would have to keep a sharp eye out for anything. He may have to send spies to her labyrinth to watch her. He really didn't want to do that.
He sat up in his throne and watched the goblins chat about random things. He really wished that they were a lot smarter than they look. He looked up and stared at the vulture for a while. He stood up and decided to go down to the armory. He opened the door and saw four goblins stretched out on the tables. "Trying to make yourselves taller again?" The Goblin King yelled as two of them fell in the floor. He pointed to the captain of the guards. "I want you to start looking for new recruits."
"Why is that, Your Highness?" He gave Jareth a salute. He was smaller than the King, but taller than the rest of the goblins. He wore some beat up armor with blue splashes of paint.
Jareth put his hands behind his back. "Cinda might try to send an army over here. She might want a war with us." He said and heard a gulp in the background. "I want all of you in tip top shape or I will throw all of you in the Bog of Eternal Stench." He turned around and left the room.
Toby looked around his room and sighed. He found the book on his bed and let out a tiny smile. He opened his closet and went in. He opened the hidden door and placed the book back in. He shut it and the closet door. He looked over at the clock. It was still night and he needed to get some sleep. He crawled into bed and sighed, "Night, Sarah."
Sarah had her eyes closed as she took her bath. She had her hair down and took a deep sigh. She has had enough excitement to last her a lifetime from the past few years she's been in the Underground. She got out and dried herself off as she opened the door. Jareth came in and sat down at the table. "Where were you?" She asked him as she went toward him.
"Getting the troops ready." He replied. "Frankly, Sarah, we need to get ready for a war. Cinda might want one soon."
"War?" she arched a brow. "Wonderful. It keeps getting better and better here." She crossed her arms over her chest. She dreaded the thought of war. She didn't like them in her world.
"This happens mainly from boredom or dealing with humans." Jareth said as he poured a glass of water. He hasn't had a war in a long time. It was with Solaris and Jareth won. Barely.
"Joy. Joy. Joy." She added and turned away.
"Sarah." Jareth said. "You know you don't have to appear in that bedroom every time to go to your world." He watched her turn around.
"What are you saying?" He peeked her interest.
He stood up and walked over to her. "I never did."
"I would like to see the town again." She admitted. "Would you go with me in the morning?"
He kissed her hand and bowed, "It will be my pleasure."
Sarah got up early the next morning. She went to the window as the sun's rays entered the room. It was so warm and inviting. Today, it felt different. She couldn't explain why. It just did. She turned her head over to the left and stared down at the crystal ball by the bedside. It still flashed a deep red. She took her nightgown off and threw it on the floor. She went to the closet to find the clothes she wanted to wear. She wanted something that didn't say, "Look, I'm not from this world." She pulled on a pair of blue pants and black boots. She took a white shirt and put it on. She went over to the mirror and looked at herself as Jareth entered the room. She glanced at his reflection. "You have read my mind." She turned to him and smiled.
"I know how Aboveground dress, Sarah." Jareth replied. He wore her favorite outfit. "This is close I will get to their style." He looked down. "I prefer my own really." He smiled and took her hand. "Now, my dear, where would you like to go?"
"I don't really have a plan really." She answered. "I just want to look around." It's been years since she saw the town.
"Well, then." He said. "That's sounds like a delightful plan." He motioned his hand to the door and Sarah went on ahead of him.
The door opened and she saw her house in front of them. It was autumn. The leaves were red, gold, and orange. She saw the car was gone and Merlin was barking in the garage. It was a nice sunny day. She smiled as she turned toward Jareth. "I always loved Fall." The birds were chirping away as the squirrels gathered their nuts for winter.
Jareth peered into the house. The lights were off. "Have they gone somewhere?" He pointed to her home.
"Must be seeing someone." She answered. "I don't care right now. Let's just go." She turned to the street and went across. She was excited to be back. She didn't realize how much she missed it. She was happy to see it once again.
Jareth shrugged and then saw a "For Sale" sign in the yard. He stared at it for a moment. He turned and followed her. They walked a few blocks and reached the park. There was a festival going on. Lights were everywhere. Stands selling balloons and hot dogs. There were some rides in the back. A band was playing at the right and tents with all sorts of shirts and trinkets. A few tents had every book you could think of. The smell of popcorn and funnel cakes was in the wind.
Sarah cocked her head and stopped. "This is a first." She said as Jareth stood close to her. She felt her heart skip a beat.
"Really?"
She pointed to the stands and people walking around. "We never had anything like this before."
"Time does change, my dear." He added. "You have been gone over five years." He leaned into her ear. "Do you want to leave and check out the rest of the town?"
She looked at him and shook her head. "No, this looks like fun." She gave him a smile. "You ever had been to one?"
Jareth placed his hands behind his back. "Not lately." He said. "Last one was a few centuries ago."
Sarah took his hand and led him in. She grinned at him. "Come on." She had forgotten how things changed in her town. They wondered down the right and looked at the tents. Sarah was smiling during the whole thing. She didn't see anyone that she knew so far. She went over to the cotton candy stand and cursed under her breath. "Damn, I forgot I have no money."
Jareth looked at her face. "What's the problem?" He asked.
"I have no cash."
He gave her a grin and said calmly, "Check your wallet."
Sarah stared at him. "I didn't bring it." She felt him nudge her. She placed her hand down in a pocket and felt her wallet. She pulled it out and found over a hundred dollars in twenties. "Jareth." She hissed. "Where did you get this? Did you steal it?"
He only smiled. "Magic, my love."
"There's never a dull moment with you." She replied and kissed him on the cheek. She bought her some pink cotton candy.
Jareth crossed his arms over his chest and peered over to a tent with books. He motioned her to follow him. "We need some new books to read." He went in the tent as she stayed behind him. He didn't know what he wanted at the time. Whatever caught his eye, they would get.
Sarah finished her candy and threw it away in a trashcan. She thumbed through the books. Most were about action. She loved fantasy. She found one on goblins and laughed. She showed to Jareth and decided to buy it. He laughed at that and showed her one on faeries. "Get it!" She said. He handed it to her and turned to find something else. They ended up with five books. "I think this should do us for a while." she smiled at him.
"At least, a few more months."
A few police officers were doing their patrol on the sidewalk and spotted Sarah and Jareth in the book tent. One of them nodded to the other. "Isn't she on the missing list?" He thought she looked familiar from the posters and signs her parents made.
"Yes." Answered the other. "Been missing over five years."
"Let's check it out."