Ok...Chapter 6 is up...yay...now. I realized I havent been doing the disclaimer thing...and I probably should...though it is kind of annoying...but here you go.

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Chapter 6

The First Trial

Jareth led the tired Dakota to her room. "In an hour is dinner. Meet me in the Great Room." She nodded and lay on her bed. She spent a moment drinking in the comfort of her bed. A snowy white owl rapped on her window. Behind it was a midnight dark owl. Dakota smiled at their beauty and went to open the window. The dark owl pushed by the white one and turned into the elf from her dream. Dakota screamed. "Jareth get up or down depending on where you are just get in here!" The white owl turned into the Goblin King. "Jareth?" she asked. He sneered. "It's two against one, pet." Dakota stared at him and then at the elf again. "Fine! If the whole world is against me, I guess I have to kill you two to make it two less to worry about! I trusted you, Jareth! And trust don't come easy!" She conjured up a crystal, Jareth had taught her how today, and rolled it to them. They stared at it for a moment. When it still did nothing, Jareth kicked it away, and it promptly blew up. He smirked. "The little witchling has learned. Excellent! But can the miniature Seeress fight us?" he said as he conjured up his own crystal. He threw it to her, and she caught it, but a split second later realized it was going to hurt her soon, so she threw it back with a yelp. The dark haired elf sneered as Jareth was enveloped in a large anaconda. He struggled on the floor while the dark haired one threw a small sapphire. It exploded on contact and she was knocked to the floor. Angry, she conjured up another crystal and threw it at him. In the air, it turned into an arrow that pierced him. She ran to Jareth and tugged the snake of him, leaving him gasping. She stuffed yet another crystal in its mouth and it disappeared. She leaned over Jareth. "I don't want to kill you Jareth. I really don't." Jareth stood up and said, "You did well. I never wanted to kill you either. It was a test." She slapped him. "You tested me? Just like that? You bastard!"

"Well, yeah…sorry. I needed to know what you would do in cases of traitorism, death, etc." She slumped down on the bed. "Oh, why so grumpy?"

"Sing."

"What?"

"Sing! Sarah sang to me when I was upset. So sing!"

"Ok!

It's only forever
Not long at all
Lost and lonely

No one can blame you
For walking away
Too much rejection
No love injection
Life can be easy
It's not always swell
Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl
'Cause it hurts like hell (echo hurts like hell)

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 forever
It's not long at all
Lost and lonely
That's underground
Underground"

"Oh…shit…That is what you sang me in my dream!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Ok, that right there, that is creepy."

"Yes…the dream is in motion."

"What?"

"Nothing."

Something odd was going on…what was with that song now echoing in Dakota's head? What did it mean? Why was Jareth singing it? What if her feelings were true? What if he found out? How was she supposed to stop this war? And most importantly, how was she supposed to find the Great Room for supper in half an hour?