"Twenty years ago," Jareth explained, "Humans lived in the Underground, as well. Then a Dark Elf rose up to a position of high power in the Underground Council. He despised humans, thought they were beneath the rest of us. Then he became the head of the Council and began a purge of the humans. He went after their ruling family, first. I had heard rumors of the Princess surviving and being safely hidden away, but I didn't believe them until now."

Every time when I look in the mirror All these lines on my face getting clearer The past is gone it went by, like dusk to dawn Isn't that the way Everybody's got the dues in life to pay

Harold listened as he helped jareth flip through the books in his library, though he still wasn't completely sure what they were looking for, outside of proof that Jareth's theorys were correct and that Sarah, the girl he had always thought of and loved as his siter, wasreally a princess. "So, if Sarah's the missing princess, what will happen?"

I know nobody knows where it comes and where it goes I know it's everybody sin You got to lose to know how to win

Jareth shrugged. "She'll be recognized by the Underground Council, but I doubt much would happen beyond that. Any subjects of the Human Kingdom of the Underground who managed to survive the purge will have gone Aboveground long ago for their own safety. She'd be a Queen, since Elric kiled her parents, but she'd be a Queen without subjects.

Half my life is books written pages live and learn from fools and from sages You know it's true,OH All these things come back to you

"Elric? Is that the name of the Dark Elf?" Harold asked, getting a nod in response. "What happened to him?"

"Naturally, the rest of the Underground Council was outraged. But Elric had become so powerful that they were too scared to do anything."

Sing with me, sing for the years Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears Sing with me, just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away

"But he wasn't Head of the Council when I arrived here," Harold pointed out. "And that was seventeen years ago."

Jareth nodded. "I said the rest of the Council was too scared to do anything. I never said I was. Little by little, I gathered backers, and we disposed of him. He was locked, magically sealed, in an underground vault, turned into a decaying corpse."

Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year sing for the laughter, sing for the tear sing with me, just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Harold shuddered. It sounded horrible. "And when he finishes decaying, that's the end of him, right?"

"Unfortunately, no," Jareth sighed. "We only had enough magic for such a complex spell, keeping him alive while he decayed, that we could only make the sentance stick for twenty years. Infact, today-" He stopped, then, as if remembering something urgent.

Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream until your dreams come true

"What is it?" Harold asked, concerened.

Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream until your dreams come true

Jareth slammed shut the book he was looking through. "Today was the day he was supposed to start RE-composing. Sarah's in danger if he sensed her return." With that, he grabbed Harold's arm, teleporting them both to Sarah's room to make sure she was safe.

Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream On Dream On

Much to their horror, the balcony doors were wide open, and Sarah was nowhere to be seen. "What do we do now?" Harold asked.

Sing with me, sing for the year sing for the laughter, sing for the tear sing with me,just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

"Now," Jareth said, "we come up with a damn good plan to resuce your sister, and put it into action before Elric has a chance to seriously hurt her."

Sing with me, sing for the year sing for the laughter, sing for the tear Sing with me, just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away.

Chapter 10