Hiya guys, I knew I said I probably wouldn't continue this but I've decided to give it shot anyway, hopefully you guys will like it. R&R :)

Disclaimer: I don't own the Labyrinth or any of the characters related to it. I've only borrowed them for my own amusement :(


*Two weeks previously*

Hoggle dashed back through the dark twisting forest towards the castle. He had just returned from the Aboveground visiting Sarah after her victory, and was shocked to see how the Labyrinth had changed so quickly.

Rain lashed his dirtied face as he tried to shelter himself from it. It was no use; he would have to find cover until the storm passed.

Taking in his surrounding Hoggle made a run for the nearest form of shelter. This just so happened to be the castle itself. Probably the last place he wanted to be right now, he thought to himself, but ah well, shelter is shelter. He began to shake himself off vigorously when something caught his attention. It was Jareth, in his owl form, soaring high above the castle, weaving in and out of the twisting spires standing upon it. Hoggle examined the King momentarily. He was flying fast, too fast for Hoggle's liking. This, combined with the freak weather pattern usually only meant one thing.

Something was wrong.

And sure enough as Jareth flew through the castle window and out of sight a great lightening bolt torched the sky.

Yes something was defiantly wrong.

Hoggle tried to reason with himself, telling himself he didn't need to go and nose into the King's affairs, but the less rational part of his brain was screaming at him to go and find out. And sure enough that was the side that won. So with that, Hoggle carefully creaked the large oak door open and heading towards the Throne Room.

Hoggle rounded the corner of the hallway that led directly to the Throne Room, only to be met by a swarm of hurriedly retreating Goblins and the sound of a bellowing King. A series of smashing glass sounds were then heard as Hoggle slowly approached the door. He could only assume that this was the sound of numerous crystals being thrown around the place by His Majesty, as he usually did when he was in a foul mood. But something was different. This time there were no raging shouts about the traitor in question; there was no cursing off their name. Just silence.

Something was very wrong. The ground beneath Hoggle feet was humming, slowly growing harder and harder until it was a dull thumping sensation. The air crackled with magic around Hoggle's large head, rock could be heard crashing from the ceilings and the scent of ash began to reach Hoggle's nostrils.

This was it. Alarm bells were officially ringing. Sure, Jareth had a pretty nasty temper at the best of times but he had never tried to burn down his own castle before. Millions of possible scenarios rushed through Hoggle's mind. The main one that stuck with him was that Jareth was somehow injured and his life could be in danger if Hoggle just stood by and did nothing. But then what had the King ever done for him?

Hoggle let out a low grumbled as his sense of morality won him over and he opened the grand door before him slightly, and peeked inside the room.

The scene that greeted Hoggle's somewhat tired eyes was one that shocked him greatly.

Facing the south entrance to the room stood his mighty and fearful king. Except, Jareth didn't seem mighty and fearful at all. He seemed broken. The walls around him were crumbling fast as the wild flames stretched up towards the ceiling. And yet, Jareth didn't flinch. He continued to stare darkly at the flames that danced wildly around him. His eyes were cold, and his appearance had changed. Hoggle had only seen his King with that appearence once before, and that was in battle.

Hoggle shuddered. This was not a good sign; he had never seen the king so angry and broken. If there was one thing Hoggle was certain about in the whole Underground, it was that Jareth would want revenge for this. For making him feel like this.

Panic began to creep up Hoggle's spine as he thought about his beloved Sarah. He needed to warn her, and warn her fast. Hoggle quietly closed the oak door as Jareth extinguished the consuming flames with a snap of his fingers changing back to his usal form, and without a glance back, dashed off to warn Sarah.

~*~*~*~

Sarah crawled under her warm blanket. It was so good to be back in the comfort of her own room. She knew she had only been in the Underground for 13 hours, but that had been enough. No, she was happy to be back safe and sound with Toby.

She began to close her heavy eyelids when a familiar voice echoed throughout the darkness of her room.

"Sarah? Sarah can you 'ear me?"

She recognised the voice instantly, it was Hoggle. But something was wrong, he was panicked. Sarah threw her covers off her and turning on the light, dashed over to her mirror where sure enough the image of Hoggle was waiting for her.

"Hoggle, what is it? What's wrong?" She asked concerned, he had only left the Aboveground a few hours ago and already he was back? That wasn't right.

"Sarah, I needed t' warn ya, it's Jareth." Hoggle paused as Sarah listened intently. "'E's lost it. The Labyrinth is in chaos, I've never seen 'im so angry Sarah. 'e almost burned the castle down to the ground!"

Sarah absorbed what she had just heard, a dead weight settling down in her stomach as Hoggle checked his surroundings quickly.

"Why are you telling me this Hoggle?" Sarah asked seriously. Of course she already knew the answer but she was hoping it wasn't true.

Hoggle swallowed. "'cause Sarah, it's you 'e's in a blindin' rage over"

Sarah sighed; she knew it was too good to be true. Now that she thought of it, of course someone so arrogant and selfish like Jareth would not take being defeated so lightly. But surely there must have been others to have defeated the Labyrinth before her, so why was he so angry?

"Surely this all can't be because I beat him. People must have beaten him before." Sarah mentioned nervously. She didn't like the thought of Jareth's wrath, what if he really was being generous up until now? If that as his idea of generous she really didn't want to find out what his idea of cruel was.

"Sarah, no one 'as ever defeated the Labyrinth, you're the first." Hoggle shifted uncomfortably. "But that's not the only reason the King is mad."

Sarah was confused. "But what other reason could there be Hoggle? I haven't done anything else to him…"

Suddenly Hoggle's attention was pulled sharply to his left. "Sarah I have to go. Talk to ya later." And with that Hoggle's image disappeared from her mirror leaving Sarah with a feeling of impending dread.

~*~*~*~

Weeks had passed in the Aboveground and Sarah still hadn't heard from Hoggle. Something must have happened she thought quietly to herself. She continued to pace across her room like she had been doing since Hoggle's warning, the moonlight illuminating her room in a dull eerie glow.

What could she have done that had angered the King so? She understood being a sore loser but this was ridiculous. Sarah's stomach turned. She was in big trouble and she knew it. Hoggle's silence wasn't doing anything to help her nerves either. She had tried contacting Ludo and the others but nothing had worked. Sarah slowly and nervously walked over to her dresser and sat before it.

Shaking she composed herself. She couldn't let this happen to Hoggle or the others for that matter. There was only one thing left to do, and taking a deep breath she muttered what she hoped wouldn't be her last words.

"I wish the Goblin King was here, right now."

Thunder roared outside her window and lighting scorched the sky bursting her room into brightness.

That wasn't good, she thought.

~*~*~*~*~

Jareth was hunched over a dusty old book in his study when had heard it. His ears must be deceiving him. She wouldn't, not if she had any sense.

But sure enough she had called him. Jareth's temper bubbled inside him, ready to explode before him.

Grabbing the dusty book in front of him he flung it across the room with a loud growl and spinning on his heal vanished to the Aboveground to the call of young Sarah Williams.

Uh Oh… Mistake Sarah. Big one. Anyway hope you likies. I'll update soon :) let me know what you think guys. R&R

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