Hey everyone, here's chapter 12. Hope you like it. The plots finally getting properly started. As always please tell me what you think.

I don't own labyrinth only my plot and characters.

Chapter 12

Jareth and Sarah appeared in the castle courtyard. She was getting used to the strange feeling it gave her, being transported, and she quite enjoyed it now.

Jareth grabbed her shoulders and spun her around to face him quickly. He didn't want her to see the surprise he had for her.

"What the..?" she looked at him strangely.

"I have a surprise for you. Close your eyes." She looked at him suspiciously but did as she was told. He waved his hand in front of her eyes, to make sure she wasn't looking and led her through the gates in to the castle grounds. Standing in the grounds, eagerly awaiting Sarah's entry, were her friends. Hoggle, a short dwarf; Sir Didymus, a tiny fox dressed in knights' armour, sitting atop his "steed" Ambrosias, a white and grey dog. Also, there was a large, brown, beast called Ludo.

Hoggle had his hand over Sir Didymus's snout, as he was sure to spoil the surprise.

Sarah walked up to them unknowingly and Jareth told her to stand still, giving them a signal to come over. They crept up behind her really quietly and stood there silently.

"Open your eyes," Jareth told her. She opened them but saw nothing. She looked at Jareth confused, he was smirking. She was about to ask him what the hell he was playing at, when she saw a huge shadow looming next to hers. She spun around there were her friends; she hadn't seen them for years.

Nearly fainting from the shock she shouted, "Hoggle!" and she hugged him tightly. Hoggle returned her embrace.

"We've missed ya, miss." She then moved over to Ludo, her most loyal friend, and hugged him. Her arms barley reached half way around his waist. She was crying now.

"Ludo friend back!" he said and patted his hairy paw on Sarah's back.

"Yes that's right" she laughed tears now streaming down her face. She couldn't remember feeling this happy in years.

"Do not forget us mi'lady." Sir Didymus announced jumping off his steed.

"Never!" And she shook the little foxes paw and stroked Ambrosias. It looked exactly like her old dog Merlin. He had died a few years ago, and had to be put down. She never had the heart to get a new dog, but stroking this exact copy made her feel like she was young again.

"How did you all get here?" she asked.

"The king summoned us miss; he thought you'd want to see us." Hoggle replied.

Sarah turned around to thank him but to her surprise he had gone.

"Where'd he go?" She looked around.

"He probably didn't want to intrude Mi'lady." Sir Didymus answered.

"He can't just go JARETH" she called. And there he was sitting on the grass opposite them. She ran up to him.

"What are you doing over here?" she asked him breathlessly.

"I thought you'd want some time with your friends." He stated.

"I do. But that includes you; we're friends, are we not?" She turned around ready to run back. "Come on."

He smiled at her, a real rare smile that showed all of his pointed teeth. He stood up and nudged her and ran ahead of her.

"Hey that's cheating!" But she easily caught up with him and overtook him. Laughing as she did so, her long hair flying out behind her.

Hoggle, Sir Didymus and Ludo looked at each other shocked. Was that their king racing around with Sarah? Surely not!

Sarah reached the other side and jumped up and down her hands waving in the air.

"I won!" she announced. Jareth arrived moments after. He slid down the wall and sat on the grass. He waved his hands at the high heeled boots on his feet.

"I would have won had it not been for these you know."

Sarah smirked "That'll teach you to choose fashion over function then."

He laughed. "Quite, but don't expect me to stop wearing them!"

"I wouldn't want you to," she said, grinning. He looked at her, what did she mean by that? Sarah sat down on the floor next to him and the others came and sat in a circle beside there friend and King. There was a significant gap between Hoggle and Jareth.

"So how have you all been?" Sarah asked breaking the silence.

"Good miss," Hoggle replied. "I'm married now you know."

Jareth was trying not to laugh. Sarah elbowed him; he rubbed his arm.

"Really, wow when did this happen? She was surprised he had not told her. Mind you, she stopped calling for her friends as she got older. He couldn't have, could he?

"We have been married for two years now, her names Hedwina."

"Aww. Hoggle and Hedwina. I would like to meet her very much. Why didn't you bring her today?"

"She was going to come but she decided she'd meet you another day."

"Okay but you have to bring her tomorrow, okay?"

Hoggle nodded. She turned to the little fox sitting on her left.

"So are you still guarding The Bog?"

"No, Mil'ady I was given a new post." He looked really excited about telling Sarah his new job.

She smiled "Oh really where?"

"We're guarding the gates to the Goblin City and doing a much better job than that sleeping tin head ever did," he said indignantly.

Sarah laughed "I'm sure you are." She looked over to the gigantic beast sitting opposite her. "And you Ludo?"

"Ludo builds houses." He looked proud.

"Builds houses what do you mean?" she turned to Jareth.

"He's been helping to rebuild the Goblin City, after it got trashed." He looked over to her and Sarah blushed."Calling on the rocks he's been very helpful."

"Ludo that's brilliant."

He nodded his head.

They all sat laughing and talking .They'd been there for hours, they lay there feeling relaxed until Jareth stood and said, "Sarah it's time for us to go inside now. We have much to do."

"Awww!" Sarah moaned. She didn't want them to go, they'd been having such a lovely time even Jareth had been laughing and joking around with the.

"Yes, he's right miss. I need to go anyway. Hedwina will be worried." Hoggle stood up.

"And we have abandoned our post, Mi'lady." Sir Didymus Announced while hopping back on top of Ambrosias. "Good day Sarah" They bounded off together.

Sarah stood and hugged Ludo again.

"See you soon Ludo" she said looking up at him.

"Goodbye Sarah" Hoggle said and he and Ludo walked off together going through that appeared in the hedge as they approached it.

Jareth looked at Sarah. She looked so happy. It was such a good idea of his to bring her friends to the castle.

"So." She turned to him. "What shall we do?" She asked him.

"It's up to you." He replied.

"Let's go inside." She suggested.

He nodded. "Okay." And so they walked in together. The two walked inside and came to the throne room. Sarah looked around, it hadn't changed much. Jareth looked slightly embarrassed. "Not one of my better rooms."

"This place could look so nice; you don't have to keep it like this you know." She pointed to a carcass of some creature hanging on the wall. Jareth shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever I do the goblins ruin it, they spend so much time here. There's just no point."

Sarah nodded. "Yeah I suppose. I know a family like that back at home. They've got lots of kids and whatever the mother does to the house, the children ruin it."

They went up some stairs and came to a hole in the wall. Rubies and emeralds circled it.

"What's this?" Sarah could sense something magical about it.

Jareth produced a crystal and placed it inside the hole. It dropped down and the hole got wider. Opening its great mouth to form a door large enough for anyone to enter. She followed him inside and the door closed behind them. She looked around she was in a huge circular room. A library.

Thousands of books lined the walls like multicoloured wallpaper, from the floor to the ceiling. Through the huge window at the opposite side of the room, she could see the most amazing view. Jareth's entire kingdom lay out in front of her.

Jareth still stood where the door was his arms folded. Watching her. She was like a child at Christmas. Putting her hands on everything; checking that it wasn't a dream her mouth hung open like a goldfish. This was one of his better rooms.

"Do you like it?" He called out to her, breaking the spell the books had placed on her.

She spun around.

"Jareth it's amazing. Why do you keep it locked away in here?"

Jareth shrugged and took a gold book of a shelf and began to look at it.

"I love it here. I'd hate for it to get ruined."

She nodded. "Have you still got the crystal I gave you?" He asked her.

"Of course, I would never lose it." Jareth was touched. His crystals were so meaningless to him, just the way in which he expressed his power, but to Sarah they were like treasures.

"You can use it to come in here anytime. There are some other crystal locked rooms too." He told her.

"Really? I'll look out for them." She walked over to a shelf, where a book was poking out of the line. Sarah looked at it. It wasn't like that just now, she was sure. Pulling it out she noticed how heavy it was compared to its size. It was tiny and jet black it had engraved golden writing on its cover. "How to discover control your magic" it said.

She opened it a screeching noise came from the book and a blue light fell slowly down her body and disappeared. Words appeared in blue ink.

Jareth looked up from the book he was reading to see what Sarah was doing and nearly fainted when he saw what she reading.

"Sarah no!" But it was too late. She had opened it. He expected it to punish like it did to so many others, but to his surprise it didn't. Instead it scanned her and allowed to read it. He stopped dead. So she did have powers.

She turned to Jareth when he called her and saw the complete look of shock upon his face.

"What's wrong?"

"Sarah, you idiot, you could have just died Again!

"And what is that supposed to mean? It's just a book." She did not appreciate being called an idiot.

"No that is an ancient wizard's book. It's millions of years old it can only be opened by people with magic, anyone else would be killed." He stressed the word "killed" to her.

"Well that's obviously a lie then isn't it?"

"That's the most sacred and dangerous books in the whole library. I can assure you it never lies. There's no denying it, you posses magic."

"Oh yeah? Jareth this is crazy, don't you think I'd know if I had magic."

He sighed "Read the book Sarah." He arched his eyebrows. One hand pointed lazily towards the book she still held. This had come as no surprise to him he had sensed something different about her when he'd first met her.

Sarah looked down. The aqua blue ink stared up at her.

"My child. Congratulations on discovering your powers. The opportunities you know have are endless. Use them wisely as you will need them sooner than you think. They will aid you on your quest.

Sarah was confused how did the book know about her quest? More writing appeared underneath what she had just read.

Beware you will need them tonight.

Tonight what's that supposed to mean? The words faded back in to the parchment from which they came. Sarah stamped her foot.

"God damn it. Tell me what that meant."

Jareth was sitting on one of his many chair scattered around the library.

"Sarah, why are you shouting at my book?"

"Jareth tell me how to use my powers." She demanded.

"Why?" He asked

"I need to know."

"Tell me why and I will show you."

Sarah scowled at him.

"Damn you, the book said something is going to happen tonight. It'd said I'd need them."

"The book told you that." He was worried.

"Yes and according to you the book never lies."

"Fine then I will teach you."

He beckoned her over to him, She looked wary what the hell was he going to do?

"Close your eyes." He ordered her.

She did as he asked.

"Now rest your palms on mine." She placed her hands on top of his.

"Okay, now let me in Sarah."

"What! How am I supposed to do that?"

"Imagine yourself unlocking a door." He said it like this was the most normal thing to do. As soon as he did she saw a white owl flitting across her minds vision. She felt her hands tingle.

"What's happening?"

"Your magic is being released."

"Okay." She waited. Suddenly she screamed as a blinding pain seared through her head. She dropped to the floor breaking her link with Jareth. She clutched her head.

Uncontrollable images played in front of her.

There was a pale man chained up to a wall in front of her. Iron cannon balls lay in a circle at his feet. She walked up the man he was so bruised and battered. She walked closer and screamed. It was Jareth.

"Nooo" she cried She put her hand to his neck to see if he was still breathing. She held her breath, Jareth couldn't die. Tears were stinging her eyes she could barley see. She put her hand closer and she fell through the image of Jareth landing on a blood red tiled floor. There she saw Jareth fighting with a man. He was alive!

She'd seen the man before but where?

Someone grabbed her from behind. The hands, with nails painted a deep crimson, fell through her. She could feel the pain of the sharp nails clawing at her throat.

They disappeared but a shadow appeared above her holding a dagger. It was a boy, his blonde hair fell in to his eyes as he plunged is weapon deep in to Sarah's chest.

The pain was unbearable. She screamed in agony she wanted it all to end now. She was shaking she realised someone was shaking her. A pair of mismatched eyes was all she saw. The darkness cleared.

"Jareth!"

He was calling her "Sarah! Thank God you're okay." She blinked and looked around. Hundreds of blue, red and clear swirling crystals carpeted the floor around them.

"What happened?"

"It was your powers Sarah, you have crystals like me. It seems yours reflect your personality." He picked up a red one and dropped it immediately.

"Ouch!" A hole appeared in his glove. The skin underneath was burnt red. The crystal smoked and burst in to flames.

"The red ones represent your fiery side. These are your powerful ones. I'm guessing these will only appear when you're angry, or if you or someone else is in danger."

"And these blue ones." He started. He lifted one up. The hole in his gloves and his skin repaired themselves. "Represent your calm and caring side. These will most likely appear for healing or helping someone." He finished.

He placed it back on the floor and it evaporated in to the air.

"And these clear ones will appear when you show no emotion. When you learn to control your emotions these will appear mostly."

Sarah was finding this difficult to grasp. She was still trembling from what she had seen.

"Jareth something else happened." She told him quietly. She didn't know how to explain it to him.

"I know Sarah. Let me see what you saw." He took her hand. She was trembling clearly something had greatly disturbed her. And placed the other on her forehead.

The images that Sarah had seen played out in front of him. She wasn't the only one who was disturbed. What did this all mean? He didn't let his worry show.

"So you are a seer as well," he murmured to himself.

Sarah heard him. "A seer?" She looked at him, silently demanding an answer.

"Seers can see in to the future. Some when they choose to, and others when they touch something relevant or when something is about to happen."

"You mean what I saw was real."

"Not necessarily. They could be giving us clues of what is to come. Whatever this means I advise that we keep our guard up. You should not return home now."

She hadn't even thought about going yet. She'd only been here a couple of days. She decided now was not he time to discuss it. She nodded.

"Come, we will go have something to drink."

Sarah nodded again. She needed something alright.

She was worried. The images, the books' message, it was too much of a coincidence. Something was going to happen tonight. She just hoped she was wrong.

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