Disclaimer: The lyrics are borrowed from 'Disturbed' because I couldn't think of anything fitting. I've mixed some lyrics from two different songs. I don't own the lyrics. I apologise for mixing the lyrics up and missing bits out.

Summery: Sarah has to face her nightmares. These involve almost drowning, being covered in maggots and having her brother shoot her. Hoggle gets her out the chamber before she gets hurt.

This is where my dream started. Yay! At last!


Chapter 3: Jareth

Sarah looked around the tunnels nervously. They were in the circular passages that ran underneath the Labyrinth. Several circular holes lined the walls and she didn't like the looked of them at all. The walls were damp and covered in green moss that felt slimy to the touch.

"Hoggle what was that? Why are we going? My brother's back there!"

"That wasn't your brother. That was an image. That chamber picks up on your deepest fears, your nightmares and makes them real. Difference between that chamber and your nightmares are that if yeh die in there yeh don't just wake up. Yeh actually die."

Sarah shivered, remembering the bullet, "Where are we going?"

"I'm tryin' to get yeh to Jareth's castle as quickly as possible. I wouldn't try and talk to him though Sarah. Just grab a crystal and get home as fast as possible."

"Why? What's wrong with Jareth?"

"Well, since yeh left…"Suddenly he ducked, "Look out!"

A crystal came flying out one of the holes. It expanded in mid air and attached itself to Sarah's sleeve. Sarah tried to shake it off but it just got larger. It began to drag her towards one of the small holes, which was rapidly expanding. Screaming she was sucked inside after the crystal.

Tumbling down a long chute Sarah landed heavily on a concrete floor. Grunting she heaved herself up and frowned at what faced her. All she could see was a blank wall ahead with two black yawning openings. The light was dull and almost non-existent, only serving to cast an eerie glow over everything. Taking a deep breath she headed for one of the openings and went in. The turns were sharp and she found she had lost all sense of direction. Then she was in a smallish clearing. Box like, with three more gaps leading off. Above her there was another sort of floor that had a grey metal rail running around it. She looked up and gasped.

Jareth was standing on the balcony, black-gloved hands resting lightly on the rail and he was watching her. The look in his eyes made Sarah shudder. They held no light but were as cold and sharp as steel. He was clothed entirely in black and blended perfectly with the shadows. Never had Sarah been more afraid of anyone. She had frozen like a rabbit caught in headlights. His eyes never left hers, his gaze predatory. He began to sing, his voice ominous.

Another Nightmare about to come true

Will manifest tomorrow

A gift to add onto your pain and suffering

Lost and alone

Imprisoned now inside your mind

With the way you tried

To destroy me again

Another taste of the evil I breed

Will level you completely

Bring to life everything that you fear

There was a sickening jolt and Sarah was thrown to the floor. When she got to her feet she stared. The place she was standing on had become a small circular platform surrounded by darkness. It glinted a metallic colour but above and around was black. Slowly a sickly pale light shone and Sarah stifled a scream.

The tiny platform was hovering in space. There was nothing to stop her slipping and falling into emptiness. In front of her and across a huge gap Jareth stood on a large rectangular one, about the size of a tennis court. Other small circular platforms, similar to the one on which Sarah stood surrounded it in a giant circle. None of them had anything that kept them in the air.

"Come and get me Sarah," Jareth called and the disks began to move, rotating around the large platform. Sarah threw out her arms to keep balance and leapt out across a small gap onto the nearest disk.

A grim smile crossed Jareth's face and he threw up one arm. Sarah's disk hurtled upwards. She gripped its edge fearfully. Jareth made another hand gesture and it turned upside down. Sarah screamed as she fell through space and hit one of the other disks below with a thud. All of them were flying around Jareth's platform now at high speeds and in intricate patterns controlled by Jareth's hands.

Sarah clung to the spinning disk. 'I'm ok' she thought, then the disk split in two halves and she fell through the centre. Not even time to scream. Closing her eyes she accepted death but instead her body hit something concrete and she had her breath knocked out of her. Opening her eyes she saw one black boot. Scrambling backwards Sarah looked up into the merciless eyes of the Goblin King.

I would have made it longer but this is where I woke up so now I have to make up the rest of it. Typical is what I call it.


Blood of the Wolf: I can update the next one quickly but the one after that is going to take a lot of work so it may be a long time. I'll type my fastest though.

Vampirehelsing: I kept writing

Miss Mary Lou: The giant fairy was Hoggle's nightmare. Of course I get defensive if you insult me. Wouldn't you? And don't you dare say no.

Gi Xian: Update as soon as you can please. What's going to happen?

Nugrey (): I love your reviews. I'm going to end up with a giant head. Would you be able to give me some tips on how I could increase tension?