My, it has been far too long since I have updated this. I'm sorry. Really really I am.

Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy and I'll try to update regularly again but I'm in my final year of school so I'm all exams and grinds and I've got a show on. In short very busy. I will try and I apologise in advance for any delays.

Chapter 5: And put them back together again.

Sarah felt like they had been walking for days when in reality she knew they had been only moving for a few hours.

"Jareth can we rest, just for 15 minuets, my legs are killing me."

He looked uncertain but nodded none the less. Sarah moved to a near by log and sat down. The forest they were in was deathly quiet. In fact, since the helping hands, the pair had not encountered anything remotely alive. Even the trees looked limp and lifeless.

"This is way to easy. We haven't met a thing, except the hands and they helped us. What's he up to?" Jareth who had also sat down on the log shrugged. "I have no idea. He has not been maintaining the Labyrinth with his magik and so it has died. Anything that has survived must be.."

"The ultimate in evil, despicable and utterly reprehensible creatures and beings?" she finished his sentence.

"Well, I don't think I would have made it quite so depressing but yes."

"Great, so do you have any idea what we can expect?"

"None."

"Well you're just a great help, do you even know where we are?"

Jareth looked around at the dead forest. Though he'd never admit it, he hated to see the Labyrinth like this. It had a life of it's own, an intelligence that was hard to best and had helped him out a few times. "It looks like the Fireys forest but.."

"No fireys." She finished for him again.

"Are you going to keep doing that?"

"Probably. So what's the deal with fireys anyway? They seem like nice enough guys one minuet, next their trying to take of you head."

Jareth smiled "Their not so bad. The magik surrounding the Firey forest ensures that if they actually manage to take your head off, you don't die. Only draw back, you turn into a firey."

"There's always a catch."

"Well, to be carefree, do nothing but party, be happy all the time. And they are fiercely loyal when it comes down to it. It is not a bad existence."

"Speak for your self mate."

Jareth and Sarah both jumped up and turned, but could not see where the voice originated.

"Yeah, we just be tryin' to have a good time and da big bad black king be spoilin' our fun."

"Uh, where are you?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Jareth, we have to help if we can."

"We're behind da bush." Came a third voice.

Sarah walked around to see about 7 fireys. Or at least parts of them. Their heads were laid out in a row on the ground while their limbs were tied to trees to stop them from reassembling.

"Oh, that cant be good."

"Aint nuting worse to a firey dan not being able to put himself back together."

"What are you.....ah." Jareth took in the site much the same as Sarah.

"Oh look, its da white king, back from da dead. Whyd ya have to go and get all killed like dat? And just when we needed you?"

"Come on Sarah we need to get moving again."

"You really are callous aren't you?"

"Yeah man, help us out here!"

"Sarah we don't have the time to meddle around here."

"Well then you leave. I'm going to help." She looked over to the fireys. "You promise not to try to take my head off if I put you back together?"

"Lady, we will leave your pretty little head right where it is." With that Sarah began to put them back together, but they did a lot of the work themselves.

Jareth not willing to leave Sarah sat down on the stump of a tree and crossed his arms. Sarah shook her head and got back to work. Sometimes he was like a big kid.

"Hey thanks pretty lady." The last of the fireys screwed on his head(extra tight), and looked towards Sarah.

"You ever need us, jus give us a call and we be happy to help."

Sarah smiled "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind."

She turned to Jareth who was still looking unhappy about the whole situation. "Well, lets get moving. Don't want to sit around doing nothing now do we?"

He gave her a deplorable look but followed her down the path and away from the fireys who by the sounds of things were taking advantage of their newly repaired body's by playing a game of head croquet.

End Chap.

Short I know. Sorry about that. Stuff will actually happen I think. Ahh its been so long. I've forgotten everything.

Kaz: that's because you're an idiot.

Gee thanks.

Well Ciao.