A Prophecy Speaks
a/n: I do not own labyrinth.
on a note- I finished actually writing the story last night. I am transcribing the last three chapters today. When I finish I will be posting them in groups until I am done. These will all be ones not edited for grammar's sake (sometime I get it wrong). My sister is kind behind on that stuff. When done I will label it complete anyways. Keep reading and reviewing!
Chapter 36 –or- Sarah's Preparations
They were moving fast. Sarah did not want any surprises. They knew Xandra was on the move, but they did not know when she would be here. Sarah had a rudimentary knowledge of how ugly war could get. She had some nasty surprises for Xandra's army. She was not being arrogant or cocky, she just knew something that Xandra did not know. She held the power, and Xandra did not. Xandra did not know how much power she held, and did not know she was a Lady of the Flame.
Sarah had done some research. A Lady of the Flame was someone with a deep inner fire. When she was driven to, she could turn her inner fire into physical manifestation. It would take a deep emotion for a Lady to spiral down into herself far enough to grab that fire and use it. After the first time it would get easier to call upon it. It was a very rare power, and one not to be taken lightly. In a way, Sarah was her own secret weapon.
Toby came up onto the battlements and offered Sarah a cup of tea he had gotten from Agee. Her little brother had grown since he came here. And she had noticed him doing little bits of magic when he did not think she was looking. He was becoming Fae.
He had also grown a lot in responsibility. He felt that, since Jareth was gone, he needed to be near his sister as much as possible.
"Sarah, what are the goblins loading into those big vats over there?" Toby asked, pointing at one side of the battlements.
"Pitch and naptha. Once they are set on fire, we will tip them over the sides and it will rain fire on them. Woodland creatures hate fire," She told Toby. His eyes widened a little. Sarah offered him a hug as best she could with her growing belly.
It was true. She planned to massacre the woodland Fae once they had entered her kingdom. Everything has a price. She would probably have nightmares of the things she was going to be forced to do and see.
She looked to the south, which was the direction Jareth had rode. She wished him well on his journey and turned her attention to the matter at hand. She needed to decide who was going to be where during this battle. She had already decided Ludo would need to be in the city, where he could call on the rocks and impede Xandra's hordes. Sir Didymus would be riding through the hedge maze, fighting anything he could get Ambrosias to charge at. Hoggle would stay with her on the battlements. Carla, Cara, Aaron, and the staff would be hidden in a spell locked room until the battle was over. They were not suited to battle, and Princess Cara would take care of little Aaron. She was depending on the powerful Ice Queen to get everyone else out if things turned sour. Toby would be with her. Sarah wished she could lock Toby in with the others during this, but she knew it would only wound his pride. All the other goblins were dispersed at sensitive parts of the Labyrinth, making it easy to put people in oubliettes or drop them into the bog. By the time Xandra reached the castle she would alone, and Sarah could face her just as she should.
Sarah sat down and went to the familiar place inside herself where her babies rested. The vision had been right. Two boys, one girl. Passion, darkness and light represented in their hair colors and their personalities. She let them drift in the sea of her womb and returned to the real world.
Let Xandra come. Let her thinks she's won. Arrogance would be her downfall. Greed will be her undoing. Sarah would be ready. She gave the order to have the Wiseman moved somewhere safe, with his silly hat. Every denizen of the Labyrinth who could not defend themselves was moved for their own safety, and relocated into a safe house in the Goblin City. Even the junk lady.
Sarah took a deep breath and went back to waiting.