Epilogue

Six months later...Aboveground time...

All of the Underground was there for the wedding of the year. Actually, the double wedding of the year. King Jareth had spared no expense for his marriage to Sarah Williams. All in attendance, the goblins, the rock callers, the Tunnelers, the Fae clan, and even some mortals from the Aboveground were dressed in black and white to watch the marriage of the king and his sister the Princess Jezebel to the pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow. Sparrow's crew were more comfortable with the fun-loving and rowdy goblins than the dignified, but kind Fae people. Up in the front, a mortal woman with short blond hair laughed to herself muttering,

"This is incredible! I must have fallen asleep reading one of Sarah's stories again! I am not surrounded by little monsters, and elves and pirates! I'm not!" Her husband, a tall man with thinning salt and pepper hair smiled to Joshamee Gibbs, Anamaria and the Turners beside him as if to excuse his wife. They nodded in understanding before the little blond boy piped up,

"Don't worry about my mom! She's in denial!"

"Thank ye, Master?..." said Gibbs with a raised eyebrow.

"Toby." said the boy as the foursome nodded in approval at the lad. Then a trio of goblin trumpeters stepped forward and blew their horns. All stood up and looked down the aisle as the massive doors opened and King Jareth and Captain Jack Sparrow walked in side by side. A fox stood by the doors and commanded the Goblin Guard down the aisle,

"PRE-SENT-ARMS!" They did as Sir Didymus announced,

"Presenting his Royal Majesty, Jareth, King of the Goblins, ruler of the Underground, Caretaker of the Labyrinth and Head of the Fae Clan! And Captain Jack Sparrow! Ruler of the Caribbean Seas, Caretaker of the ship, the Black Pearl, and Head of the Pirate Clan!" As they walked down the aisle, with the trumpeters still blowing their horns, Jareth whispered,

"You just had to throw that in didn't you?"

"Pirate!" whispered Jack.

"ARK! FULL OF BLARNEY! FULL OF BLARNEY!" said the colorful parrot of Mr. Cotton the mute as they pasted his pew with Jack glaring at the bird. When they stepped unto the alter, everyone took in their solid black suits. The King wore a fitted black suit and a long flowing black cape. The Captain wore a three piece fine woolen suit with new black boots that folded over the knee and a new black tricorn. Before they took their place, one mischievous trumpeter went into a hot jazz tune solo. Before the King glared in his direction, his fellow trumpeter smacked him upside the head to silence him.

"I don't know what's harder to believe. That we're in a world of magic and fairy tales; Jack's marrying into royalty; or Jack getting married period!" whispered Will to his wife who had to bite her lip from laughing. Then a string quartet of Fae musicians picked up their instruments and played softly. As the Wiseman with the bird hat came out to stand at the alter, the massive doors opened once more.

"Presenting Miss Sarah Williams of Maine and Princess Jezebel Minerva Alexis of the Underground being led by Court Advisor Hoggle the Dwarf!" And oohs and ahhs were to be had as Hoggle walked between the two radiant brides. Jezebel wore a fitted white dress with a flowing cape, and Sarah wore a flowing gown that hung off the shoulders. Both wore the diamond encrusted crown of a Fae Princess. Jack smiled widely as he thought,

'I can't believe it! Who'd thought ol' Jack Sparrow from London's east end would wind up standing next to a king, marrying a beautiful princess? Who's thought I'd get married period!' Soon both brides were handed off to their waiting grooms. With a quick kiss on his sister's cheek, Jareth turned back to the Wiseman and nodded for him to begin.

"Marriage is...marriage is...darn it! I knew it a moment ago!" said the Wiseman looking through his notes as his hat rolled it's eyes.

"Perhaps we can just skip to the vows?" suggested Jareth.

"Yeah! There are only thirteen hours in a day you know!" cracked his hat.

"WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET!" barked the Wiseman before going on with the ceremony.

A little while later, King Jareth and Queen Sarah and Captain and Mrs. Jack Sparrow, or Prince Jack and Princess Jezebel as was their formal title, waltzed around the ballroom as the king sang along with the band,

'As such a sad love
Deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel
Open and closed within your eyes
I'll place the sky within your eyes

There's such a fooled heart
Beating so fast in search of new dreams
A love that will last within your heart
I'll place the moon within your heart

As the pain sweeps through
Makes no sense for you
Every thrill has gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo
As the world falls down
Falling
(as the world) falling down
Falling in love

I'll paint you mornings of gold
I'll spin you valentine evenings
Though we're strangers till now
We're choosing the path between the stars
I'll leave my love between the stars

As the pain sweeps through
Makes no sense for you
Every thrill has gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But i'll be there for you-oo-oo
As the world falls down
Falling
(as the world falls)
Falling
Falling
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Makes no sense at all
Makes no sense to fall
Falling
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love'

Then the band broke into a more livelier tune. All the goblins and the pirates toasted their pints towards the couples and the Faes started clapping along with the beat. Sitting at a table, Sarah's family and the Turners joined in the clapping. Jareth looked to Sarah and winked wickedly before singing,

'Daddy, daddy, get me out of here!
Ha ha I'm underground
Heard about a place today
Nothing never hurts again
Daddy, daddy, get me out of here
Ah ha i'm underground
Sister sister, please take me down
Ah ah i'm underground
Daddy, daddy, get me out of here!'

Jack smiled as his brother in law began to spin and twirl his bride along the floor as the goblins began to join in the dance. He looked to his right to see Jezebel walking out to the castle gardens. He quickly began to follow her as Jareth sang,


'No one can blame you
For walking away
Too much rejection (na na)
No love injection (na na)
But down in the underground
You'll find someone true
Down in the underground
A land serene
A crystal moon, ah, ah

It's only
It's only forever
It's not long at all
The lost and the lonely
That's underground

Underground
Daddy, daddy, get me out of here!'

Jezebel looked over the garden at the setting sun over the Labyrinth. Wrapping his arms around his wife and noticing the garden hedges were arranged to be a maze, Jack said,

"What is with you people and mazes?" She laughed and said,

"We like challenges."

"Really? Well don't ever try challenge me Luv. You'd never win." said Jack with humor in his voice. Looking up to her husbands face, she kissed him before whispering,

"Catch me if you can, Captain!"


'Heard about a place today
Nothing never hurts again
Daddy, daddy, get me out of here
Ha ha i'm underground
Sister, sister, please take me down
Ah ha i'm underground
Daddy, daddy, get me out

Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground'

Jack chased Jezebel into the maze and their laughter floated up to the heavens. Inside, all the party quests, the pirates, the Fae, The Williams and the Turners joined the goblins and their King and Queen in the dancing. Jareth belted out,

'Daddy, daddy, get me out of here!
Ah ha i'm underground
Sister sister please take me down
Ah ha i'm underground
Ah ha i'm underground
Ah ha i'm underground
Daddy daddy please
Daddy daddy please
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Wanna live underground
Sister sister take take me down
Sister sister take take me down!'

&&&

In the Aboveground, somewhere around the Caribbean in 1675, laid the body of Captain Hector Barbossa in the grand treasure horde of the Isle de Muerta now belonging to Captain Jack Sparrow. The mutinous captain was now a pile of bones and clothes. But in a blue flash, a sapphire mirror in the shape of a blue jay appeared in the skeleton's still hands. In a blue glow, flesh appeared on the body and the hand grasped the handle of the mirror. A low chuckle could be heard echoing in the caverns.

The End...for now.