Disclaimer: Once again, I own nothing that deals with Labyrinth or anything else that you might recognize in this story.

A/N: I am so sorry that I have not updated in like, forever and a day, but I have been really busy and I just got a new computor for the house and... yeah, it's crazy, isn't it?

"Are you sure that we will be able to pull it off?" asked Hoggle. The small group of friends, including the newcomer, had gone to a small cottage that gave a new meaning to out of the way. Peter had comforted them all with food and alcohol, but they hardly ate. Now, they were just sitting around a wooden table, planning how they were to get to Sarah.

"Of coarse we can pull it off," said the man. "We'll fight our way into Janet's castle or we shall die trying." Hoggle gulped, Ludo whimpered, Sir Didymus yelped and Ambrotious began to shake under the table.

"Die?" squeaked Hoggle.

"Well, erm, yes, Sir Hoggle," said Sir Didymus. "We are sworn to do our duty as defenders of the fair and innocent, such as our Lady, Sarah."

"That's what I like to hear," smiled Peter.

"Ludo scared," said Ludo.

"There, there, Sir Ludo," said Sir Didymus as he pat his friend on the arm. "We, your brothers, shall be here for you. There is no need for you to worry." But everyone knew, though no one would dare say it, that this could easily be the last battle that they ever engage in, and not just because of their retirement. This plan that they had made could be the last one they see in their lifetime as they put their lives on the line. But it was well worth the effort to save their beloved Sarah from death, or even worse. Everyone wanted to see the brith of her first child, and the heir to the goblin throne.

Sarah played around with the little food that she was getting. Yes, she was desperately hungry. But she found herself trying to prolong her meals so that the time between this one and the next might not seem so long. Just then, the door to her cell opened and Janet walked in, a great, big smile on her face.

"I have come to unlock your chains," she says, holding up a key.

"You are letting me go?" asked Sarah hopefully. "I can go home now?"

"After tonight, I shall let you go," she smiled, releasing Sarah from her bonds.

"But why can't I go right now?" asked Sarah. "I really need to get back to Jareth. He must be so worried about me."

"Well, there is no need, for Jareth is coming here, my dear," smiled Janet. Sarah knew that smile and could tell that Janet was up to something.

"Why are you allowing me to go?" asked Sarah. "Are there no strings attatched? Nothing for us to pay?"

"My dear, I know I was so cruel to you and to Jareth," said Janet, managing a saddened look. "But now I see that I was in the wrong completely and am willing to make up for it completely." Sarah looked at her suspiciously. This could not be the same Janet that had held her captive for so long. And now that Sarah was nearly four months pregnant, and her stomach had begun to show it, she was hearing that she could go, no quesions asked. This seemed more than a little suspicious, so Sarah felt she had a right not to trust this woman.

"You can trust me, my dear," said Janet, as though she had read her thoughts. "If you can't, may I be stricken dead at this very moment."

"Let us hope that you are telling the truth," said Sarah.

"Come, let me show you where you can stay until Jareth arrives tonight," said Janet, placing her hand on Sarah's back and guiding her out of the room. This caused chills to run up and down Sarah's back. She did not know whether or not this woman was being truthful or not. And now, as she allowed herself to be guided, she hoped that it was true that Jareth really would come tonight. Otherwise, she knew that something was most certinly wrong.

Jareth prepared to go to Janet's castle. He could not imagine what Janet was planning, so he knew that he had to be on his guard constantly. He just wanted to get in, rescue Sarah, get out, and go back home. He wouldn't mind to get passed the dinner part and just bring his expectant bride home. As he clasped his cloak around his neck, his heart began to break for the millionth time in the past four months or so. Her smile, her eyes, the way she walked... Everything about her was everything that he had missed and he longed to hold her in his arms once again. He just hoped that Janet would keep to her promise and allow him to take Sarah home. But if he knew Janet like the thought he did, he knew that there was most certainly something behind this charade. Something horrible in it's nature, something that he dreaded to find out.