Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used in the movie, Labyrinth, even though I do in my dreams. But that's another story in itself.

Chapter 8

After taking a bath Sarah decided to take a short nap. She had been in the Underground for what seemed like days but after looking at her watch in Aboveground she had only been there fro 5 hours. She climbed into the huge round bed. There were pillows and comforters that made it feel as if she were floating on the clouds. Within minutes she felt her eyelids get heavy and fell into a deep sleep.

She was falling, floating. She felt a thickness in the air and suddenly a familiar voice came to her. A velvety female voice, "Sarah, he has lost hope. I know you can sense it. We are all in danger. You are our only hope."

Sarah turned in the direction of the voice and saw the same blue hair floating wildly as the current whipped it about her face. She floated closer to this mystery woman until she was about a foot away. Her lovely hair still obscuring her face. But she looked down the length of her body expecting a fin but she had legs and a lovely green dress that seemed to move as if it had a mind of its own. The darkness did not help matters and so Sarah waved her hand and produced a crystal, illuminating her surroundings. The woman was absolutely breathtaking. She could have past for a porcelain doll. "I am Nejin, Sarah. Jareth needs you. We all do. Please promise me you will keep an open mind. But be careful."

In a blink of an eye she was at the front door of the Goblin Castle. She opened it slowly walked to the throne room. It was deserted but the evidence that the occupants had just left was clear. She looked at Jareth's throne remembering the carving that she had seen of him sitting there peering at her through his crystal. She walked toward it and bowed as if she were being presented to the King. As she stood she noticed a small door directly behind the throne itself. She opened it slowly and followed the darkened staircase. She had almost reached the bottom when she heard a low voice. "Smell…Bad…Ludo Scared…" Sarah sprinted toward the voice yelling, " Hoggle, Ludo, Didymus, I'm here!" she kept running past empty cells. There were so many twists and turns it began to feel like a Labyrinth itself. "Where are you guys?" Sudden fear began to rise in her heart, she felt a tightening in her chest turning to a panic, when she finally turned a corner she thought she saw a shadow moving. Relief washed over her. She reached a wooden door pushed on it and it began to move, "thank God, I thought I was about to go…" It was a cell but her friends were not in there. Instead she found a young man with long brown hair and a thick white streak down one side. She lost track of what she was saying when she realized who was in front of her, "What are you doing here, Jacob? You don't belong here." Without taking his eyes off of her, he stood up to reveal a half opened poet's shirt with an amulet. Jareth's family amulet hanging from his neck."

"I've been waiting for you, Sarah." At that moment a black crow appeared on Jacob's shoulder. It seemed to look at Sarah a long time.

Sarah looked into Jacob's eyes and fear began to rise within her, "What did you do to him?" She demanded, "WHERE IS HE?"

"He? Don't you mean THEY?'

"Who are you and what do you want?"

" Why, Sarah. I am Jacob. Plain and simple. All I want is…well, you'll soon find out." he said and in an n instant was right in front of her. He lifted his hand to touch a few strands of her hair.

"You are a lovely Queen. What a pity."

She was too afraid to move or say anything. Off in the distance she heard, "Your Majesty?…Queen Sarah?" It was Briegal and Konile, "Queen Sarah?" She turned to Jacob, "this is a dream" she smirked, "You have no power over me."

All began to fade and she opened her eyes to find Konile and Briegal over her, looking worried.

"Is everything alright, Your Majesty?" Briegal asked. Sarah sat up and nodded.

"Just a bad dream. Is it time for dinner? I'll be ready in a few moments." She slid off the bed.

"Konile will help you get dressed. I'll be just outside the door." Briegal bowed as he exited the room.

Konile had already opened the wardrobe and pulled out a beautiful sparkling white dress with an

empire waist and long bell shaped sleeves. There was lavish embroidery on the dress itself. It looked as if it were made for a queen, which, she thought to herself she was. It was quite strange to think pf herself as a ruler.

Konile smiled at her as she held up the dress.

"It seemed Paralda knew you would be joining us." Sarah stepped forward and slipped into the dress. Konile busied herself with the lacing on either side. Incredibly the dress was very comfortable and fit her perfectly. She stood in front of the long mirror that appeared next to her vanity and admired the dress but mostly admired the girl in it. She realized that she was no longer a girl, she was a QUEEN. She sat on the vanity stool when magically some makeup appeared along with some brushes. Konile stepped up behind her and picked up a brush to do her hair. Before Sarah knew it, her hair was full of large loose curls falling is down her back and shoulders. All she needed was some makeup. She looked down and a small ornate box appeared in front of her. She opened it to reveal small pots of lipstick. She lifted one curiously and noticed that it magically appeared on her lips.

"Well," she said, "I guess I'm ready. Thank you, Konile." the young sylph bowed and opened the door to the suites and there stood Briegal.

He bowed and offered his arm, "You look enchanting, Your Majesty."

They materialized at the door of the dining hall on the first floor of the mountain castle.

And so the dinner began.