"Hello!" Sarah yelled. Her voice echoed off the dark walls.
"Who is that?" an old voice asked.
"My name is Sarah. I was wondering if you could take me…"
"To the throne room? Yes right this way." It then felt as if something grabbed Sarah by the arm. She was being pulled by something. She couldn't tell what. A ghost was her best guess. All she knew was that rooms where rushing by her. A stench was now in the air. Not necessarily a putrid smell but it wasn't something Sarah savored.
"Almost there," she heard the old voice say. Sarah was now terrified. She could hear the wild cheers of goblins mixed with the wailing of a terrified baby.
Sarah did not want to go this way at all. She did not want to see the child knowing full well that it would be a goblin in no time. "Please stop Sir I do not wish to…"
"to be of trouble." The ghost said, "Miss you are of no trouble at all. In fact here we are."
Sarah didn't catch anything the ghost had said. She had been staring at Jareth. His power hovered over him as if it were a dark cloud. He looked sinister.
Her attention was then drawn to the baby crying on the floor in the midst of sheer kayos. Goblins were dancing and singing all around. Many, if not all of them were drunk. One of the goblins started throwing spit balls at the baby. With that Sarah's maternal instinct kicked in.
She ran over to the child and scooped her into her arms. The baby first tried to fight Sarah off by making it impossible for Sarah to hold her. She gave in though, realizing Sarah meant no harm. Sarah looked into the girls eyes. They were filled with great fear and sorrow. Sarah wanted to take the child and run but her feet were cemented to the floor.
"Put the girl down," Jareth said coolly from his throne.
"Only if you promise you will never turn her into a goblin."
"I will make no such promise. Now put the child down this is your final warning." Sarah looked Jareth in the eyes. With great strain he added, "I do not wish to hurt you Sarah but if you don't let her go I will." A chill ran down her spine.
Slowly she put the girl down. The child who was calm in Sarah's arms was now wailing again.
Sarah looked down at her while tears welled up in her eyes. "How can you be such a monster? She is innocent! She has done nothing wrong!"
"I am not a monster! Never speak that way to me in my court!"
"I will never speak to you again!" Sarah found that she could move and took the opportunity. She ran as fast as she could down the corridor. Where she was going she didn't know. She just knew that she had to get away. After getting lost in a maze of hallways Sarah sat down and began to cry. "I need to get out of here!" she whispered.
At that Adele came rushing to her side, "No, all you need is a hot bath. Come with me miss. You will be alright." Adele took Sarah by the hand and in an instant they where gone.