Sarah huddled in the corner trying to hide herself from Jareth. What was happening? Why was he doing this? She reached down to her stomach were a sharp pain was emanating from. That is where the powerful bolt of energy had hit her. It had sent her flying across the room. She knew that he would find her in the small room and she didn't know what to do.
"I hear your breathing my dear Sarah. Don't hide from me. There is no need for hiding." Sarah slowly moved across the floor trying not to move a sound. She soon stopped dead in her tracks and listened for any sound of where he was. She then felt the soft fabric of velvet enclose over her mouth. "Don't make a sound." The velvet hand stayed over her mouth and Sarah's heart increased in speed. She felt as if her heart was going to explode. "Sarah……" came the breathless voice in her ear. "Why do you fight me Sarah? It will be much easier if you just give in." This isn't how it's supposed to end. She thought to herself.
A painful scream exploded from the beautiful mouth of Jareth. He let go of Sarah and she stumbled to the floor. She watched as Jareth grabbed his head and let out another painful scream. "NO!" he screamed. She watched as he disappeared in a puff of shimmering glitter.
Sarah stood up and fumbled for the handle of the door. To her surprise it opened this time. She peered out into the hallway and saw nor heard no one. She crept down the hall and was careful no to run into anyone or anything. What had happened in that room? Why had Jareth acted so violently? All she knew was that she had to get home alive.
Sarah raced down the empty corridor and thought she heard the faint echoing of Jareth's screams. She stopped and turned her head slowly to see if she could catch a glimpse of the figure that stood behind her. "Sarah……." came an exhausted weak groan. "Sarah please." She turned to see Jareth behind her. He was holding his chest as he leaned against the wall. "Sarah only you can save me." She watched as he slowly faded out of sight.
Save me. The words swirled in the air around her head. The image of Jareth was still so clear in her mind. What had he meant? What had happened to him? Was what the goblin said really true? Was he disappearing along with the labyrinth? Was all this really her fault? She continued to walk down the corridor and found the door leading out of the castle.
As she ran far from the castle, saving Jareth was the farest thing from her mind. Suddenly another jolt of pain hit her with the force of a powerful storm. She landed twenty feet from where she had been standing. She rolled over and rested her face against the coolness of the dirt underneath her. "Jareth." she whispered painfully.
As she lay there she felt the wind pick up speed. She shouted in fear as she realized the wind was picking her up off the ground. She closed her eyes and she disappeared from sight in a blink. The air where Sarah had been laying settled and stopped. A whispered voice echoed through the air.
When Sarah awoke she found herself in a dark, damp room. She could hear the faint sound of water dripping in the distance. Where was she? As she let her eyes adjust to the dark, she realized her wrists were chained to the wall. The chains were heavy and cold. She knew she could never free herself from them. What had put her there?
As she panicked and struggled to free herself, she heard the echoing of footsteps across the damp floor. "Who's there?" she shouted into the dark. She watched the boots emerge from the darkness and looked up at the man in front of her. "Jareth! But I saw you fade?" A faint smile came across his face. "My dear Sarah, I wouldn't give up that easily now would I?" Sarah continued to look at him. Hundreds of thoughts coursed through her mind. "Sarah, Sarah, calm down now. No need for such horrible thoughts as those. You always were the one to overreact. I won't hurt you." Sarah spat in his face. "You lie! You bastard! All you have done to me the last six years is hurt me!" Jareth ran a gloved hand over her face and smiled.
"My dear if you think that I have hurt you, you are wrong. I am so much more powerful than I have been to you. I can be much more painful." He stood up off the ground and his cape trailed behind him. "Sarah, just give into me and all of the pain will stop." Sarah didn't understand. "What do you want exactly?" Jareth stopped dead in his tracks and looked back at her. "You will give me my life back. You will help me rebuild my labyrinth and bring back with is right fully mine. If you don't I will send you back and you will suffer till the end of your days." Sarah looked up at him with weary eyes. "How do I do that?" Jareth smiled evilly. "You will give me your soul."