She Thought It Was Over…
Plot Summary: Sarah, after eating the enchanted peach, awakens to find herself in a bubble shaped like a ballroom. She dances with the Goblin King, and then continues on her quest to eventually destroy him. This is where my story leaves off, I don't want to give too much away because then you won't read it.
Were those birds chirping so far above her? Sarah awoke to bright sunlight creeping stealthily under her fluttering eyelids. Thoughts and feelings from the previous day, or what she assumed to be the previous day, came flooding back to her. Realizing her predicament, Sarah groggily sat up.
She was still slumped in relatively the same spot as she had been. A bed of leaves had been her only comfort through the still of the night. Where was Jareth? She wondered this before she could stop herself. Who cares about him, she told herself. He was, after all, proving to be the enemy.
Standing carefully and stretching her quite stiff and aching limbs, Sarah brushed off her jeans as best she could. Now what was she to do? She was stuck in the Underground. More importantly: she had lost. "I lost?" she wondered aloud to herself. "No, that can't be right. I'm not supposed to lose." Something inside Sarah told her something about Jareth's rules were off. She hadn't been given a fair chance. The only problem was that he was the king and he made the rules. There was no way Sarah could convince him to change them. Or could she? She obviously had power over him.
Sarah, deciding to worry about it later, turned about in circles to assess her surroundings. Nothing but forest. Forest, forest, and more forest. Sighing, Sarah moved in a direction that she figured was north, and hopefully the way to the castle.
Unfortunately, aimlessly walking for hours did nothing for Sarah's appearance nor her mindset. "This is so stupid!" she shouted in frustration. At that moment she wished there was a way to know exactly where she was going. As if her wish was being granted, a chiseling sound could be heard as a tree in front of her was etched by invisible hands with an arrow that pointed Sarah in what she presumed to be the right direction.
"Thanks?" she said hesitantly aloud. She wasn't sure why her wish was being granted, but one thing was for sure, she knew better than to take it for granted. This process went on for sometime until the arrows stopped being carved into the trees in front of her. Sarah frowned slightly. Now what?
Startled, Sarah heard the sound of crying in the distance. Looking up, she saw the castle looming not too far from her, yet still oppressively in the distance. "Toby?" Was it Toby's cries that she had heard? "No, that can't be. Jareth promised to return him." Then, who was it crying? Resolutely, Sarah vowed that no matter who it was, she was going to help them in any way possible. She knew what a villain Jareth could be.
Tossing her hair defiantly behind her, Sarah lifted her chin and headed straight for the castle.
AN: My sincerest apologies. I know it has been forever and a half since I have written anything. Between personal problems and tragedies and coping with college I was hard pressed to. But, I promise I won't be a slacker and I will try my hardest to finish this.