"What did you think of me then?" Jareth asked as we walked in front of a frozen version of himself.
"I told you before I thought you were a bastard," Sarah stated.
"You know I could play this memory and find out the truth."
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Or would I?"
"Jareth you said yourself we can't go around playing every memory so let's just move on."
"There is something you don't want me to hear isn't there?" Jareth asked.
"No, no that's not true. We are just simply wasting time."
"Oh such liar you are, Sarah. Ether, tell me what it is, or I will play it out and find out for myself."
"NO!" Sarah screamed.
"Alright have it your way then," Jareth then stepped out of view as the image before them began to move.
"You're him aren't you? You're the goblin king. I want my brother back please if it's all the same," Sarah said. Her thoughts rang out, "Poker face Sarah, poker face. He is not as powerful as he looks. Don't let him know you are afraid!"
"What's said is said," Jareth said crossing his arms.
"But I didn't mean it." Sarah then began to think, "Focus on something not so scary. His eye make up. Focus on his eye make up!"
"Oh you didn't?" Jareth asked.
"Please where is he?" Sarah thought, "Yes I did say I wanted him gone, but I didn't think it would happen."
"You know very well where he is."
"Please, bring him back. Please?"
"Sarah…Go back to your room, and play with your toys and your costumes. Forget about the baby."
"I can't." Sarah replied.
"I've brought you a gift," Jareth said as her formed a crystal in his hands.
All Sarah could think was, "Oh shit he is powerful."
The scene then froze and Jareth stepped back into view with an amused look on his face. "So you were afraid?" He asked while looking at the younger version of Sarah that stood frozen before him.
"Of coarse I was! You had my baby brother and, for all I knew, all the power in the universe. I had nothing on you."
"Hmm," was all Jareth could manage to say as he jumped to the next memory.
Now there was an image of Hoggle and Sarah in an oubliette together.
"This is just before we came across you dressed as a beggar," Sarah thought.
"Yes," Jareth said looking around, "You know it is because of you that dear old Hoggle here grew some wits?"
"I take great pride in that," Sarah stated.
"Did I say him having wits was a good thing?"
"Hey Jareth, that's mean!"
"You know I was just kidding. There is nothing here."
"Oh my gosh Ludo!" Sarah now saw Ludo hanging upside down.
"Yeah the poor beast."
"Do you know why they tied him up that way?"
"Apparently some town's people were making fun of him. At that moment a whole bunch of rocks just decided shift up from the ground and cause a massive earthquake. They thought it was all Ludo's doing. Technically it was although I don't think he called for them."
"Well the towns people got what they deserved, making fun of such a poor defenseless creature. Oh, poor Ludo."
"I wouldn'tcall him defenseless Sarah.well next memory," Jareth said, "Oh the Fireys. I don't think Cassandra would want anything to do with them so we shall jump to the next memory. Ahh your Sir Didymus, with his keen sense of smell."
"Oh what a loyal, batty, yet lovable knight. Tell me Jareth, since the bog is so undesirable, why do you have someone posted out there?"
"I never had anyone posted there before or after Sir Didymus."
"What? Were you punishing him?"
Jareth laughed, "No, do you think that was a punishment to him in anyway? He couldn't sense how horrible it smelled. Didymus use to be a very good general in my army. He played a key role in the war against the woodland folk. Unfortunately during one of the last battles a spear managed to get logged in his eye and mess with his nasal cavity. I also believe it got to part of his brain. After the war I decided to obviously knight him and give him some land. I told him he deserved an early retirement but he would hear nothing of it. He demanded that I give him a post. So I created an easy one for him."
"I didn't know that about him. You are nothing more then a big huge teddy bear aren't you, softy?"
"Hey! Well as far as I can tell there is nothing here."
Now in front of Sarah was a beautiful white ballroom. A younger Sarah was dressed in a silverish white gown. "What is this?" Sarah asked, "I don't remember this."
"You wouldn't, would you? This is after Hoggle gave you a peach I told him to give to you. This," Jareth said while throwing his hands up in the air, "was my way of stalling you."
"But why don't I remember it? I think I would want to remember this."
"Well the peach gave you, sort of, amnesia. While you were here you had no clue as to what was going on. When you gained your full memory back however you kind of lost this one."
"Oh you clever little bastard, trying to make me forget. It obviously didn't work. What was your plan? To keep me here forever?"
"Actually it was," Jareth said.
"Well can you play this memory out? It looks fun."
"Sure," Jareth said as he moved out of the way.
The younger version of Sarah began to walk around the room. "Where am I?" she thought, "Who are all these people and why are they wearing such strange masks?"
She began to look around. She knew she needed to be looking for something. For what, she didn't know. A man not to far from her took off his mask, it was Jareth but the younger Sarah did not know that. All she knew was that he was in a word, captivating. He was looking right at her, and she was starring right back. The music in the background was enchanting. The melody swept her mind into a frenzy.
"His eyes are stunning," Sarah thought, "Truly he is handsome. Was it him I was looking for?"
Before Sarah could even approach Jareth, he disappeared.
"I must see him again," Sarah started looking around, "I know it. I know he is the one I have been trying to find."
It was hard for Sarah to look for him. People all around were making faces at her and teasing her. "Why are all these people making fun of me? I need to find that man. Maybe he will have the answers."
Searching through the crowd, all she could see was funny face, after funny face. She truly was about to give up when…
"There he is," he just emerged from behind a huge feather fan with two women at his side. Without any hesitation he stepped away from the women and went straight to where Sarah was stand. He placed one hand at her waist and cupped another around her hand. Never once did he loose eye contact with her.
"I have finally found him, the man I have been searching for all this time."
They danced as if they were the only ones in the room. Jareth began to sing to her,
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 is gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you
As the world falls down
"His hand in mine and on my waist is electrifying," Sarah thought, "His eyes are divine, and his voice makes me go weak at the knees. I wish I could figure out who he is. I must know him. I wish I could remember. The look in his eyes makes me think he loves me. I must love him as well if he makes me feel this way. Thank heavens I have finally found him. Now we can be together for the rest of our lives. But the clock," Sarah thought as she heard chiming, "the clock. Something with the clock. I need to be somewhere," she looked into Jareth's eyes, "That somewhere is not here. I need to go! I have to go!" Sarah was struggling to get free. Before she could the image froze.
"That whole time you were in a bubble. You broke free by popping the side with a chair."
"That song, I know that song I just never could figure out from where. Jareth? Were you really there? Was that actually you with me? Or was that magic?"
"No Sarah that was me," Jareth still had yet to come into Sarah's view.
"That look in your eyes…"
"Was honest in every way."
"You loved me? You loved meback then?"
"Yes Sarah. I did. I was still debating it at the time. Speaking of time we must go on."
They went through some scenes in silence until Sarah could not help but laugh at one.
"What?" Jareth asked.
"Your goblin army, that's all," she was suppressing another laugh.
"And what's so amusing about my army?" he asked in a half offended tone.
"Nothing, nothing at all," Sarah was defiantly being sarcastic, "Do continue."
Jareth went through the next few images of his army being defeated and could not help but laugh himself, "That wasn't a group of my most able bodied goblins was it?" Jareth asked while cracking up.
"No, no, I suppose not," Sarah was laughing even louder. She continued laughing until they got to the picture of Jareth right before she beat him. There was silence.
Sarah finally spoke up, "You offered me everything, yet I turned you away. How can you even stand to have me in your presence? I know I would hate anyone that shot me down. Why don't you hate me?"
"How could I hate you Sarah? You are the embodiment of everything I love and adore."
"Jareth if I could turn back the clock I would change that. I would change everything now that I know who you really are."
"Sarah don't say that. If you had accepted me then I would never have appreciated you as much as I do now. It is no use dwelling in the past when we have a task at hand. Now let's continue."
They moved to the next slide. It was of Sarah hugging Toby tightly to her chest. It was a wonder that the boy could breath after that, "So the labyrinth taught you to appreciate your brother. I am sure it was a shock for your parents when you willingly started to baby sit him."
"JARETH!" Sarah was starting to feel a blinding headache and a large knot growing in her stomach.
"Yes? What?"
"Cassandra is starting to take over. I don't know how much longer I can hold out."
"We will hurry then," he said.
Images started flashing through Sarah's mind, much faster then before. It was all a blur until everything froze and Jareth yelled out, "THERE! THERE IT IS!"
Sarah tried her best to focus on the image. It was the birthday party her friends planned. This picture was right when Sarah noticed her boyfriend Ryan with the strange girl. After a little more time of focusing Sarah realized that strange girl was Cassandra.
"Oh my God! What is this? Whhha… Huh… What?"
The Cassandra in the picture stood up, "Very good Jareth," she said while clapping, "You found me, Cassandra's tracker. But I must warn you as hard as it was to find me it will be that much harder to get rid of…"
Jareth simply waved his hand and it exploded. Sarah then blacked out.
Cassandra now had control. She was looking into a pool of water, "Very good Sarah. I know you and Jareth destroyed my tracker on you. Still I have your brother and can do whatever I want with him," Sarah had heard enough and started fighting back for control, "OWW! God," Cassandra clutched her head, "The ball is in your court. Let me just say I would recommend forfeiting. There is no way you can beat me," With her message across Cassandra let Sarah go.
A/N:Wow! Who knew I could update so fast!Oh wait...I did! I know that Jareth didn't sing all of what I put down...I took a little writer's liberty. Hmm...so what do you think? Cassandra's tracker was easy to destroy, but then again all trackers are. How hard do you think it will be to get Cassandra herself? Hmmm...I could tell you but that would spoil the fun! This chapter was longer but I decided to cut it in two. The other one will be up soon enough...
