With another quick whip of his cloak, Jareth and Sivit found themselves in front of what used to be the Goblin Kingdom. As far as the eye could see all was destroyed, the labyrinth, Jareth's palace, and the Goblin City. Buildings still in flames, Jareth could smell the filth left behind by his renegade goblins. "Hmm. Do you see Sivit, I'm gone for a heartbeat in time and these pathetic creatures can't even contain themselves. How truly sad it is for you to have to see my kingdom in such shambles." Sivit purred lovingly. Jareth stroked Sivit's snow white coat and began to walk along a coblestone path that didn't appear to lead anywhere. "This is where Sarah stood for the first time when she laid eyes on my labyrinth." Jareth said. As he continued to walk he ran his hands along the cold wet stone wall which used to be the first wall of the labyrinth. It was now no more than an eye sore, broken into small jagged remnants. "How can so much damage be done by such a small girl?" Jareth spoke softly. "Strangely I want to make her mine more now then ever, such destruction and mayhem proves that she belongs to me." Suddenly Jareth heard a rustle in a nearby bush. "Shhhh" Jareth held Sivit closely. "Lets see what we have here little one." Moving slowly towards the bush Jareth reached in quickly with his free arm. "Ha, gotcha!" He held a small, fat, shivering, bald, goblin by the back of his tattered collar.
"Please no eat me I nothing but fat, I no taste good at all. Fliget." The little goblin said.
"Eat you? I barley can stand to look at you." Jareth exclaimed with a sly sarcastic tone. Slightly turning the little goblin with his finger so that he could see his face. "Look at me when I speak to you."
The fat little goblin was still trembling when he slowly began to lower his arms which were shielding his hairy little face. "Your highness can it be true. Fliget?" He latched himself to Jareth's ruffled revere.
"Take your grimy little paws off me. Who exactly are you and what were you doing in the bush?" Jareth asked.
"I is sorry your highness, I Bribl, brother of stupid Hoggle. Fliget." With a scoff Jareth released Bribl's collar, and began to laugh. "I wait in bush because, big red hairy idiot try eat Bribl, and I no taste good. Fliget" Still laughing Jareth gingerly sat on a large segment of what used to be a wall. "Bribl thought your highness was gone for the rest of ever and Bribl was so sad." Looking down almost as if to cry. "but your highness is home and make all things better. Right? Fliget" he looked at Jareth with a smile from ear to ear.
"Yes Bribl, I have returned home. This time however I WILL bring back my queen. Here, look inside this." Jareth summoned a small glass ball rolling it from finger to finger. Bribl cupped his hands and took the crystal ball, peering inside. Within the bright orb he saw a glimpse of a young lady with long brown hair in a long elegant gown dancing by herself.
"Oooh, she pretty, Bribl like her." He said.
"Yes, I'm sure you do." Jareth said as he summoned his glass ball from Bribl's hands.
"So tell me Bribl, why is it that you haven't run off like the rest of the scum-ball goblins?" Lightly stroking Sivit. Jareth perched himself in an intent manor.
"Bribl love your highness, Brible as loyal as your highness other faithful servant." Bribl genuflected.
"Wait you're saying there are other goblins still loyal to me? Where are they and how have they survived?" Jareth was intrigued.
"Bribl no sure. Bribl only know, Brible serve your highness no mater what. Fliget" Jareth hopped down from the wall and walked over to Brible. He patted Bribl's back.
"Well then first thing first. Let us see what is left of my kingdom. Jareth, Bribl, and Sivit began their long walk through the fallen kingdom. The day was long, and Jareth didn't seem to enthusiastic about the current state of his kingdom, however they pushed on. All of a sudden Jareth and Bribl both stopped and covered their faces.
"Well at least some things never change. I see the bog of eternal stench," Jareth reflected.
"AHHHHHH NO BOG NO BOG. FLIGET!" Bribl began to run when Jareth grabbed him by his collar.
"Oh shut up you ass. I'm not going to throw you in it! We won't even go near it. Happy?" Jareth was supremely annoyed.
"Sorry your highness, Bribl no like bog of eternal stench." Suddenly releasing Bribl's collar, Jareth began to laugh. Holding his hips Jareth bent down.
"Not many creatures do my dear Bribl. In fact no creature does. Well I have seen enough, let's start by going to a place a little less…. robust." With a quick flick of his cloak Jareth, Bribl, and Sivit were standing in what used to be the goblin king's throne, "Hmph. How sad. This ought to liven things up a bit." 12 bubble like glass orbs flowed from Jareth's finger to finer and hand to hand. He juggled them as if they never touched his flesh. One for all parts of the kingdom, the bubble like orbs floated out of the small window and scattered across the land. Each orb contained a little piece of Jareth's dark goblin magic, and as each orb landed on the scorched, dead land it began to grow with life. Rocks began to re-form, flames seemed to put themselves out, and the labyrinth walls became green once again. All over the kingdom time seemed to reverse and Jareth's kingdom grew slowly to what it once was. The goblin city re-erected itself house by house, and Jareth's power once again could be felt through out the kingdom. The farther it stretched the more goblins emerged from hiding and made there way back to the newly erected goblin city. Surrounding the city, Jareth could see a sea of eager cheering goblins dancing and singing, Jareth joined in as his palace was restored to its once mightiness.
Sitting on his new throne Jareth slouched in the seat leg, propped up on the arm rest. He couldn't help but admire his work. "See Sivit now this is what Daddy's powers can do!" Sivit purred. "Bribl!" Jareth yelled.
"Yes your highness, Bribl here. Fliget." Brible replied.
"It is time for us to move on to the next phase of our plan." Jareth said.
"Yes. Fliget." Bribl agreed.
"I want you to go to earth and follow Sarah around. Learn her habits, hobbies, learn all you can, whatever you can and report back to me."
"Yes your highness, Sarah no suspect goblin? Fliget." Jareth put his hand on his forehead, and leaned forward.
"That's why you use a disguise you oaf!" he yelled
"Yes I sorry your highness. Bribl no use brain. Bribl be squirrel, so soft and cuddly. Fliget." Jareth cocked his head to the side with the look of disgust.
"Whatever you feel is best." As quickly as he could Bribl transformed himself into the most horrifyingly ugly squirrels Jareth had ever seen. With a flick of his hand Bribl was at Sarah's school right in time for lunch.
The side of the school was filled with chattering teens. Surrounding the school old willow trees provided their lunch area with shade and privacy from the rest of the world
"Hey Sarah what's going on?"
"Oh not much just my step mom being a real bitch!"
"Hey Sarah."
"Oh Hi Bryan. But like I was saying last week Toby threw up all over my blouse and my stepmother brought it to the cleaners when she new I had an audition the next night. She always try's to sabotage me."
"Um, yeah sounds pretty bad." Janet said with un-assurance in her voice. "Anyways, so what are your plans for tonight? I thought we could go to see a play or something."
"Hey that sounds like a good idea." Bryan said eagerly. "So tell me Sarah any boys ask you to the dance next week?"
"Well not yet but I do hope Lex asks me." She said
"The captain of the foot ball team? I didn't think you were in to that type of guy." Bryan said with nervousness in his voice.
"Well I'm not really but I think he is sweet deep down, and not just a meat head."
"Yeah right you just like his butt!"
"Uh! Shut up you freak!" Sarah smacked Janet's shoulder as she giggled.
"Yeah, don't pretend like I'm lying." Sarah, Bryan, and Janet spent the rest of there lunch just planning there night and gossiping about the he-said-she-said of the school. All the while Bribl sat on his branch soaked up all the precious information he could. The bell sounded as they finished their lunch.
"So its official ill pick you up at your house after I pick up Janet, around six thirty?"
"Sure sounds good and try not to be late. Ok?" as school let out Bribl was asleep on his same branch. The bell rang and almost gave him a heart attack.
"Ooh Bribl lay off nut. Give Bribl tiredness. Fliget." Bribl hopped off the tree and began to follow Sarah home jumping from one tree to the next or at least trying to. Sarah got to her front door when finally she noticed the chubby little squirrel that seemed to be following her.
"Hey little guy are you following me?" Sarah asked. Bribl had to think quickly. So he rolled over and tried to play dead. "Uh… are you ok? You're so weird, But kind of cute in an overweight homely kind of way." Sarah picked up the fat squirrel and headed towards her front door.
"Oh Fub. Bribl in trouble? Fliget." Sarah brought what she thought was a squirrel up to her room and placed him in her wicker close basket where she then laid on the bed and began talking to him as if he was her stuffed teddy bear Lancelot.
"I can't believe it it's been only a week and no mater how I try to think about it I can't get him out of my mind. You don't know who I'm talking about but he called himself the Goblin King, Hmm. I don't know why; I mean he kidnapped my baby brother, well I did kind of sort of ask him to but that's not the point. I can't stop thinking about what he did for me. He threw me a ball, it was perfect. Oh yuck, whatever."
"Oh Bribl think she never shut up. Fliget." Brible said softly.
"I have to do my home work and get ready for tonight. So be good." Sarah got off her bed and sat at her desk and began her homework. Hours passed and finally she was done and she began to get ready for her and her friend's big night out. When Bribl finally found his chance to get out, he hurried back to Jareth with his new found information.