Epilogue - Farewells
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A/N - Here it is. The last chapter. Big thank yous to everyone who reviewed. You
guys are great. Please tell me if you think I should carry on with a sequel and feel free
to suggest your ideas. I was considering doing a Toby/Arian romance.... might work!
See ya soon.
A/N2 - Yes I have changed my pen name. Don't get confused.
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Sarah overslept that morning and awoke with less than half an hour to get ready for
work. She slipped downstairs to check on her guests only to find that Arian's bed was
empty and she was nowhere to be found in the house. Immediately her mind shattered
with panic and a thousand thoughts exploded around her, most of them concerning the
terrible things the Goblin King could have done. He had cheated! He'd just swooped
in and taken Arian back against her will. She should have known! She should have
prepared for this!
She raced into the living room to wake up the sleeping dwarf on her couch.
"Arian's gone!" she cried as Hoggle sat up groggily. He was not a morning dwarf.
"Eh?..What?"
"She's gone! HE must've taken her!" Sarah repeated.
"Oh NO!" shouted Hoggle angrily. "The rat! The bloody little rat!"
"What do we do, Hoggle?" cried Sarah, tears of worry starting to emerge.
"WE can't do nothin', Sarah. She ain't our child to save!" the dwarf replied, trying to
hide how upset he was.
"You mean there's no hope at all?"
"I'm sorry, Sarah. There's nothing we can do." said Hoggle and tried to comfort his
friend "Try not to worry. She's a clever girl and she can look after herself"
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Sarah tried to get through the day as normal but kept finding her mind being drawn
back to Arian. Her notebook was missing as well so there was a chance that she could
still use her magic. There was no sign of a struggle but Jareth could have easily
covered that up and Arian had left no clue as to where she had gone. The only logical
option was that Arian had left willingly but after her display the day before this just
seemed highly unlikely. Either that or she had run away in a ditch attempt to stay
Aboveground.
She returned home in low spirits, full of regret for losing a friend and guilty because it
was mostly her own fault. She nearly screamed with surprise when she found the very
person she had thought lost sitting at her kitchen table with Hoggle and the Goblin
King.
"Arian? What's going on?" she said quietly.
The girl stepped forward and smiled happily. "Well we've talked things over and I've
decided to go home."
"Are you all right?" Sarah asked, astonished by this new turn of events.
"Of course I'm all right. I'm sorry if I worried you. We should have left a note or
something." said Arian "Anyway, father and I are going to try a joint rulership of the
Labyrinth for now and see where it goes from there. I just wanted to come and say
thank you for letting me stay and I hope we can meet again soon."
"You mean you can come back if you want?"
"Yes. Do you mind if I come and visit? I've had so much fun here these past few
days." said Arian hopefully.
"Of course you can!" said Sarah happily "You're always welcome here." The two
women hugged each other and said a few short goodbyes. Then it was Hoggle's turn.
"Goodbye, Sarah. And remember...should you need us..." the dwarf said hopefully.
"I'll call." Sarah replied in their familiar farewell.
Hoggle patted her hand affectionately. It was a beautiful moment.
Arian smiled down at the dwarf. "Come on, Hoggle. Let's go home." and turned to
join her father at the other end of the room.
"What did you call me?" said Hoggle amazed that she had finally remembered his
name. However Arian took it the wrong way and thought she had got it wrong.
"Sorry....Hogshead." she said quickly, looking slightly sheepish.
Hoggle rolled his eyes and rushed to join the others for the journey home. The room
began to fill with glitter and the three of them began to fade. To Sarah's astonishment,
Jareth put his arm around his daughters shoulders, the tenderness of the gesture was
almost shocking in its context. He then looked at her and genuinely smiled and
mouthed a thank you as the three visitors faded into thin air to return to the tangled
structure of the Labyrinth.
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The End
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A/N - Here it is. The last chapter. Big thank yous to everyone who reviewed. You
guys are great. Please tell me if you think I should carry on with a sequel and feel free
to suggest your ideas. I was considering doing a Toby/Arian romance.... might work!
See ya soon.
A/N2 - Yes I have changed my pen name. Don't get confused.
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Sarah overslept that morning and awoke with less than half an hour to get ready for
work. She slipped downstairs to check on her guests only to find that Arian's bed was
empty and she was nowhere to be found in the house. Immediately her mind shattered
with panic and a thousand thoughts exploded around her, most of them concerning the
terrible things the Goblin King could have done. He had cheated! He'd just swooped
in and taken Arian back against her will. She should have known! She should have
prepared for this!
She raced into the living room to wake up the sleeping dwarf on her couch.
"Arian's gone!" she cried as Hoggle sat up groggily. He was not a morning dwarf.
"Eh?..What?"
"She's gone! HE must've taken her!" Sarah repeated.
"Oh NO!" shouted Hoggle angrily. "The rat! The bloody little rat!"
"What do we do, Hoggle?" cried Sarah, tears of worry starting to emerge.
"WE can't do nothin', Sarah. She ain't our child to save!" the dwarf replied, trying to
hide how upset he was.
"You mean there's no hope at all?"
"I'm sorry, Sarah. There's nothing we can do." said Hoggle and tried to comfort his
friend "Try not to worry. She's a clever girl and she can look after herself"
()()()()()()()()()()
Sarah tried to get through the day as normal but kept finding her mind being drawn
back to Arian. Her notebook was missing as well so there was a chance that she could
still use her magic. There was no sign of a struggle but Jareth could have easily
covered that up and Arian had left no clue as to where she had gone. The only logical
option was that Arian had left willingly but after her display the day before this just
seemed highly unlikely. Either that or she had run away in a ditch attempt to stay
Aboveground.
She returned home in low spirits, full of regret for losing a friend and guilty because it
was mostly her own fault. She nearly screamed with surprise when she found the very
person she had thought lost sitting at her kitchen table with Hoggle and the Goblin
King.
"Arian? What's going on?" she said quietly.
The girl stepped forward and smiled happily. "Well we've talked things over and I've
decided to go home."
"Are you all right?" Sarah asked, astonished by this new turn of events.
"Of course I'm all right. I'm sorry if I worried you. We should have left a note or
something." said Arian "Anyway, father and I are going to try a joint rulership of the
Labyrinth for now and see where it goes from there. I just wanted to come and say
thank you for letting me stay and I hope we can meet again soon."
"You mean you can come back if you want?"
"Yes. Do you mind if I come and visit? I've had so much fun here these past few
days." said Arian hopefully.
"Of course you can!" said Sarah happily "You're always welcome here." The two
women hugged each other and said a few short goodbyes. Then it was Hoggle's turn.
"Goodbye, Sarah. And remember...should you need us..." the dwarf said hopefully.
"I'll call." Sarah replied in their familiar farewell.
Hoggle patted her hand affectionately. It was a beautiful moment.
Arian smiled down at the dwarf. "Come on, Hoggle. Let's go home." and turned to
join her father at the other end of the room.
"What did you call me?" said Hoggle amazed that she had finally remembered his
name. However Arian took it the wrong way and thought she had got it wrong.
"Sorry....Hogshead." she said quickly, looking slightly sheepish.
Hoggle rolled his eyes and rushed to join the others for the journey home. The room
began to fill with glitter and the three of them began to fade. To Sarah's astonishment,
Jareth put his arm around his daughters shoulders, the tenderness of the gesture was
almost shocking in its context. He then looked at her and genuinely smiled and
mouthed a thank you as the three visitors faded into thin air to return to the tangled
structure of the Labyrinth.
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The End