By: Kryptonite
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"Sarah I demand an explanation!" Richard howled as Sarah walked along the walls of the Labyrinth.
" HOGGLE!" She called ignoring her husband. Richard steamed and grabbed Sarah's arm turning her to him. Just as he raised his hand Hoggle's voice was heard in the background.
" I wouldn't do that if I was you." Sarah looked over Richard's shoulder to see all three of her old friends standing there.
" Well you aren't me." Richard snarled, bringing his hand quickly down across Sarah's face, his iron grip on her arm the only thing keeping her from falling. His grip loosened on Sarah's arms as hundreds and thousands of three-inch creatures suddenly flew at him, wings glimmering and blonde hair streaming behind them. His screeches of pain were heard all the way to the center of the Labyrinth.
" Hoggle can you let us into the Labyrinth and call off the Faeries?" Sarah questioned sadly watching as Richard flapped his arms around trying to keep the Faeries from his face.
" What happened to you Sarah?" Hoggle's voice was sad and it drew Sarah's attention. She finally realized that none of her friends had come to help her up from the dusty ground.
" What do you mean?" She asked lightly, tears threatening behind her self-control.
" You never called on us but we watched, fair maiden. We wanted to be sure you were alright."
" Yeah." Ludo chimed in after his 'brother'.
" It wasn't my fault!" Sarah cried.
" You took your frustrations out on Jamie." Hoggle added quietly. The three hopped that if Sarah could get out what happened she might be able to break free of Richards' spell. It was a long shot.
" It's her fault!" Sarah broke down in tears, her mind flashing to all the times before she became pregnant.
" She had no control over anything. It was your fault and Richards and you know it." Sir Didymus admonished harshly.
" If she hadn't-"
" You had the choice Sarah." Hoggle broke into her rant. "You could have used birth control or abortion. You knew that having Jamie wasn't the best idea in the world. You also knew that Richard wasn't going to make a great husband but you went through with the wedding anyway. Ignoring not only your family, but us."
" You never-"
" Sarah, friend." Ludo interrupted. "Ludo come, Sarah not see."
" We showed up in your mirror like the night you defeated the Labyrinth. You didn't see us, good lady." Didymus spoke quietly, placing one paw on Ludo's head from his resting point on his shoulder.
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" What are they doing to my mother?" Jamie rasped out as she looked on from the doorway into the enlarged crystal that Jareth was watching the confrontation through. Jareth started slightly, looking shocked at Jamie. Suddenly the image disappeared as the crystal broke with a pop and Jareth was out of his throne.
" You should be in bed, resting. I told you that if you needed anything to simply call my name." Jareth tried to shoo her back to her room.
" I want to know what they are doing to her, now." Jamie said stubbornly not moving an inch. Jareth frowned and then scooped Jamie into his arms. "Jareth tell me." She said ignoring the slight pain in her rib cage as he walked slowly down the hall.
" They are trying to get her to release her guilt and anger at you. She's held onto it for far too long and it has corrupted her."
" Corrupted her how?" Jamie asked, looking at Jareth for any sign of the supposed love he had held for her mother.
" It is unhealthy to hold in anger and pain. Your mother has been holding in that anger, frustration, pain and sadness since the day she became pregnant. That anger is what is making her lash out at you. The Sarah who ran my labyrinth would never have done anything like what she and Richard have done to you." Jareth walked down the stone hallways, boots clicking against the floor.
" So it is my fault." Jamie whispered, turning her face into Jareth's chest. The Goblin King stopped suddenly, placing Jamie back onto the floor. He cupped her face in his bare hands forcing her to look at him.
" It is not your fault. Your mother had a hundred and one options when she had you. She choose to marry a man who she knew was not going to make a good husband and father and then blamed you because of her beliefs on having children out of wedlock. It is not your fault."
Jamie nodded, not quite convinced. Jareth sighed and wrapped Jamie in a bone crushing hug as the tears started flowing out of her eyes, despite her best efforts not to start sobbing.
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A/N: Ludo's speech is really hard to write. Hopefully I didn't mess up too badly. By the way, (shameless plug) go check out my new Labyrinth story, O Cousin My Cousin.
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