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 15

"Hurry Hoggle" cried Konile's voice.

"Ludo scared."

A small click resonated through the darkness. Then the sound of tin pots tumbling out of the closet.

"Sorry, I always forgets which side to open."

Then another click for locking the "wrong" side and another for the "right".

"Ah, here we are"

They all stepped out into another series of tunnels the only difference was these were better illuminated. They inched slowly closer to the spot where Hoggle and Sarah had encountered Jareth disguised as a beggar, he turned to his companions, "we must be careful around here we can be tricked by…anyone"

They made a left remembering that right was the ladder that lead back to beginning. And Hoggle pointed straight to a tunnel that was not only dark but it seemed that a pipe had burst and was spewing some sort of liquid through out the whole length.

The twins, Ludo and Didymus all looked at each other and hesitated.

"I think I prefer to go back to the beginning." Konile whispered to her brother.

"Come on. You want to get to Sarah as soon as possible right? Then this is the way." Hoggle told them after seeing their hesitation.

"I have agreed to this quest and therefore will endure all it throws in our direction. Onward toward the Fair Maiden!" the little fox said raising his tiny sword.

Ludo sighed but followed.

Hoggle walked over to the twins and took both their hand and led them toward the tunnel.

"Hoggle are you sure that there is no other way into the Goblin Castle?" Briegal asked.

"There is another way but it will surely be guarded. And they'll never suspect that we would come this way for the same reasons that you are hesitant. Trust me; I've used this many times before. We will end up in the west wing of the castle where the living quarters are located."

They all headed into the darkened tunnel.

Sarah had bathed and was awaiting Paralda's return with news from Sievem. She had been reliving the past few hours. The rescue and of course thinking about her Goblin King's eyes. After his initial tirade of insults she couldn't help but remember his thought. "There is no hope for us, my Love."

What was he talking about? "No hope" , Why? But the curious thing was that not only had she heard his thought but she had felt his regret. She hadn't felt someone else's emotion before. This made her more and more curious. What if she hadn't felt his feeling but her own? She began to wonder if he could feel her emotion.

She walked toward the window and looked out over the Labyrinth. Somehow it calmed her. It was strange but she felt home and safe surrounded by it. She unknowingly transformed into the hawk and allowed the breeze to sweep her out into the current. She soared so high she felt one with the crimson sky. She could smell the magic held in the air and closed her eyes for a moment to drink everything in with her senses. To her this was freedom from all her problems and concerns. She looked past the Labyrinth suddenly realizing that she had never seen what was beyond it. She decided that she would briefly take a look and come back. Taking a last glance toward the Mountain castle before her lone adventure she noticed that a ribbon of smoke was flying toward her at full speed. With a sigh and an increasing feeling of dread she turned back toward the Mountain Castle and the ribbon of smoke.

Paralda raised his hand to knock on Sarah's door not really knowing what he was going to say to her. All was silent. Perhaps she was sleeping he turned to go back to the throne room but changed his mind he had to tell her and so turned resolved to go through with it.

"MY Queen? I must speak with you"

He knocked. Nothing.

Afraid that something had occurred he placed his hand on the door to open it when he heard a slight noise. It sounded like glass rolling over stone. He looked over and saw one of Jareth's crystal orbs. He picked it up to inspect it. He turned back to Sarah's door and began to transport to his throne room with the orb held securely in his slender hand.

Upon arriving in the room a light gesture of his hand secured the windows and doors.

He looked intently into the crystal and saw a picture of Jareth.

"Paralda, I am going into hiding. It is the only way I can keep Sarah safe. Now that I know that she is on her way to you Please make sure she gets to my father's castle. I sent for one of my subjects, Huggle. However, he seems to be missing. Upon his return please make sure that he knows what has occurred and that all should go according to plan. Old friend, please keep my beloved out of harms way. For this I will be forever grateful. It is best if you do not know my whereabouts therefore, when you tell my uncle questions you that yours is a truthful answer. Thank you, old friend. I feel confident with the knowledge that I could not be at my Sarah's side leading her to safety that it is you that must take my place."

After hearing the message he stood and hurled the orb toward one of the walls causing millions of shards of crystal to fly in all directions. Hearing Jareth utter devotion to his Sarah and to him made the guilt inside of him to multiply. He flopped back onto his throne. He gestured again with his hand and all the windows and door flew open.

He called for his servant.

"Yes, my lord." A young male Sylph was before him noticing the mess off against the wall. He turned curiously to Paralda.

"Please retrieve Briegal and Konile for me. It seems one of the Goblin King's subjects has gone missing and they were the ones who last had contact."

"Yes, my Lord," he bowed, before leaving the room the young Sylph kicked the glass into a corner. Paralda stood and walked slowly toward the window. He leaned against the side and looked toward a large brown hawk soaring through the sky.

A slight smile began to spread across his handsome face. She was free up there. He sighed to himself still fighting his own emotions to run to her and embrace her. What would he say? Well, there was only one way to find out.

"My Lord" the young Sylph interrupted Paralda's transformation.

"The younglings Briegal and Konile are missing as well. They have not been seen since they left the throne room a few hours ago accompanied by the Goblin King's subjects, who all seem to be missing."

The air seemed to leave Paralda for a moment.

He quickly turned to smoke and flew out the window in the direction of the hawk.

A/N: I'm back!

Thank you for your patience. I tried to put up as many chapters as humanly possible (in this case 2). I'm grateful for the response I received and hope you all continue to read and enjoy. I'll try going back to my weekly update.

Moon java: Thanks

McFly85: Thank you. I had a little trouble with this chapter because the wording was all wrong. But I'm glad that you understood the emotion behind it. Regarding Paralda: Nothing will happen to him (at least not in the way you're thinking). By the way-I'm finished BOOK II- it's so good.

Wickedgame: This whole story was written out a while ago and I promise not to let my hatred of typing interfere with updates. Thanks for reading.

dragoneyes171986: Aren't love triangles the best? Especially when you don't know who to root for. I must say I was originally going to make Paralda an ass but I sorta fell in love with him too. I have a picture of him if any one is interested. Actually, I have pictures of all the characters and some scenes. E-mail me and I'll send them to you.

Serenity1818: I didn't stop writing. Don't worry there is a lot more to come. And thank you for reading.

Calendae: Thank you for reading and reviewing. I hope that you have read past chapter 3. There are lot of plot twists ahead.