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A/N: I apologize for some characters getting the non existent end of the talking stick, but when you have a bunch of characters some of them tend to go mute. I'm working hard on getting Principal Wood to talk, but he's sort of falling into the background. Any who, here's the next chapter of Dazed and Amazed, or D.A. for short if you're lazy like me.
Chapter 2: Did You Know
"So, can you tell us what's happening now" Xander glared at Jareth with his one eye from a cushiony chair across from the haughty monarch.
"Well, as I've said, nothing like this has happened during my rule. Meaning I haven't actually got more than an inkling" Jareth put bluntly. His duel colored eyes roamed around the group setting at the table and they came to rest on Buffy. "Pardon me but, are you dead?"
"Umm, technically twice over" Buffy was surprised by the question. "Well, the first time was really only for a second or two."
"Yes, yes you can tell. Like microscopic sunburn that doesn't go away when you get brought back to life after a certain amount of time" Jareth nodded.
"Yeah, that's the way Tara explained it" Buffy shrugged.
"I hear it's a tough thing, getting brought back. Never had to do it myself, but you must be very strong and such, I respect that" Jareth said grandly. "But now onto more pressing matters-"
Jareth was interrupted by a loud sort of singing/shouting from outside the conference room. "It's not easy being green" several goblins just sort of screamed it.
In irritation Jareth got out of his cushiony velvet chair and walked across the maroon carpet to the door out to his throne room. This door he banged open and yelled out at his subjects, "What is bloody going on out here?"
His answer came from Kermit the frog, who sat in the middle of a large circle of goblins. "Oh, I was just visiting my cousins and singing them a song about being the color green." Strangely, the music kept playing despite the fact that no one had an instrument.
"Well either sod off or never lead my subjects in a song. They sing enough horrible songs as it is" Jareth slammed the door shut again.
Wood leaned across the table to speak to Willow. "Did you know frogs are related to goblins?"
Willow only shook her head.
"Indeed they are when they're Muppets and annoying as the goblins themselves" Jareth said while he resumed sitting in his chair. "But now back to what brought us here, or rather you here."
Just then Sir Didymus riding Ambrosius burst into the room. "If I may say so your majesty, I am almost certain it has to do with my lady Sarah" he said.
"Oh my land! Has my kingdom become even more out of control then I even thought possible" Jareth put his head in he hands.
Then Hoggle showed up from nowhere. "Yes it has your majesty and if you don't mind my sayin so it's all because of y-"
"I'd advise you not to blame this on me" Jareth warned.
"Did you know that I know a lot more then you think I know" Hoggle asked.
"No" said Xander.
Hoggle just looked at Xander like you would look at the mentally insane.
"But it was the right answer, right" Xander looked at Jareth.
"I'm not sure I have any idea what Higgle-"
"-Hoggle-"
"Just said, so I was going to refrain from answering" Jareth said.
"Trust me, it was the right answer" Hoggle patted Jareth on the arm. "Now I spent more time talkin' wid tha little lady than you did. If you had jus left her little brother out o' tha whole mess, she'da likely taken right to ya."
"All useless information now" Jareth waved Hoggle away but the dwarf didn't budge an inch.
"Ya know if ya went to her now, she'd probably be able ta forgive ya if ya worked at it long enough. I've been talkin a lot with her recently, I have and she seems ta miss you too" Hoggle said.
Jareth seemed to brighten up. "You're absolutely right; I'll go to her now and woo her the proper way. Flowers and such rather than kidnapping." He prepared to leave.
The rest of the group just stared in confusion. "How does this have any sodding thing to do with us" Spike asked.
"Oh right, you people. I'll send you to some one who knows more about this stuff than me" Jareth said and made a gesture to send the group away.
Jareth's planned destination for them was his sister's kingdom on the other side of the underground, but seeing as the universe hates our little crew of confused slayers and slayerets, they were instead sucked into an inter dimensional wormhole and sent WAY off track.
