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Sarah stared up at the stranger in a daze. Other than herself and Jareth, she had never met anybody else that looked relatively human in the Underground.

The stranger smiled sweetly down at her as she took in his appearance. Yep, he was defiantly human. Well, the equivalent to human in the underground at least, whatever that was. His jet black hair was pulled back into a smart plait behind him and his dark eyes dazzled in the starlight. His dark features stood out prominently against his pale skin. Sarah's eyes were draw to a subtle scar that was just slightly whiter than the rest of him that stood out against his cheek bone and ran down to his jaw line. How he had managed to get that, Sarah didn't practically want to know.

The stranger gracefully held his hand out towards Sarah for her to take. Nervously Sarah accepted the gesture and hauled herself to her aching feet. A chill ran over her skin as she came into contact with the pale stranger. Taking her by surprise, Sarah tried not to react to the odd sensation as the stranger continued to smile innocently at her.

"You shouldn't be out alone at night you know. You never know when a there's a cruel Goblin King lurking about." He joked while motioning in the direction of the castle. Sarah gave an amused laugh.

"He's not so scary." She said defiantly causing the man to smile. "I can take him." she laughed while dusty herself off.

"So I've heard." The man chuckled. Sarah stared confused into his dark eyes. "You're Sarah right? Like I said, I'm Onyx. News travel's fast around here." He grinned.

Sarah rolled her eyes. She should have known. Stupid goblins with their loud mouths.

"You've caused quite an up-stir." Onyx continued, moving to lounge against the tree Sarah had just vacated. "A runner never returns to the Labyrinth once they have left. Especially not one who has actually beaten it." He smiled coyly while examining his elegant hands.

"Well it wasn't exactly my choice." Sarah grumbled while kicking up the dust with her foot.

Onyx's dark eyebrows shot up as surprise crossed his face. "Oh really?" He questioned. "That's interesting…"

"Depends on what you mean by 'interesting'. If you mean 'really-annoyingly-inconsiderate-and-rude-and-just-because-he's-a-king-he-thinks-he-can-do-anything-he-likes', Then yes, it is 'interesting'." Sarah rambled while gazing up at the clear night sky. The shooting stars had stopped but it was still extremely beautiful.

"Jareth brought you back?!" he asked in a shocked tone. "That's very interesting."

"Again, depends on what you mean by 'interesting'." Sarah mused gaining a smirk from the tall man. His pale skin shimmered in the moonlight as he ran a gentle hand over his black hair. It was then Sarah realised why he seemed so familiar to her, he reminded her of Jareth. The graceful way he held himself, the shimmer of his skin, the velvety tone of his voice. And if Sarah looked really hard, she could have sworn they shared the small bone structure. Onyx's dark eyes found hers as she let out a small laugh.

"You know, you remind me of him." She smiled.

Rage shot through his dark eyes in a flash but was gone as quickly as it had come.

Unease settled itself into Sarah's stomach as she watched the composed mask fall into place. For some reason, she just couldn't shake the feeling that there was more than meets the eye to this dark stranger.

"I'll take that as a compliment." He laughed carelessly.

Sarah laughed nervously as the man turned his attention back to the stars.

"However, I wouldn't be idiotic enough to bring back the only person who had ever truly defeated me. I mean, the whole kingdom seemed like it was in mourning for weeks!" he chuckled while casting his eyes towards Sarah. "You really must have broken him."

Sarah felt a deep blush creep onto her cheeks as a twang of guilt struck her heart. Onyx grinned and edged closer to Sarah, an eager grin covering his face.

"So come on then," He grinned happily. "How did you do it? How did you defeat the great Goblin King?"

As his curious eyes searched Sarah's for answers, a thought occurred to her that she had never realised before. Jareth had never told anybody about what really had happened that night between them; that the real reason she defeated him was because she had broken his heart. As onyx's pleading eyes continued to stare into Sarah's as another realization struck her. He was looking for information. Information related to Jareth and his defeat.

Panic filled her system once again as she slowly back away from the surprisingly close male.

Onyx's eyes turned cold as he registered the panic on her face. A cruel grin stretched itself over his pale features as he moved closer to her. "A little too much wasn't it." He sneered. "The charming stranger, not really my thing, I much prefer the dangerous villain." His ferocious teeth glinted in the moonlight.

"Who are you?" Sarah questioned as fear began to paralyze her. How did she manage to keep getting herself into these things? "Note to self" she thought to herself as he edged closer, "Next time I meet a devilishly handsome, charming man, run the other way. Fast."

"So tell me Precious Sarah, how did you do it? How does one bring the mighty Jareth to his knees? What magic did you weave?"

Sarah swallowed hard conquering the fear that was racing through her system and pulled herself up to stare him hard in the eyes.

"I'll never tell you." She spat. Why she felt the need to protect Jareth she didn't know, but there it was, making her strong enough to face her fear of this ever frightening stranger.

Onyx's face hardened as he watched Sarah's resilience. Letting out a sigh he hung his head slightly. A smile crept upon his face as he looked up at her through his thick lashes.

"Maybe not by choice…" he laughed as his hand shot forward seizing Sarah's throat in a firm grasp. "But you will tell me."

White hot pain scorched its way through Sarah's torso as she felt herself be thrown against the tree beside them. Slumping to the floor, Sarah was positive at least one of her ribs had cracked on impact. Her pulse pounded against her ears as a painful cry tore itself from her tired lungs.

A cold laugh filled the night air as her true villain crouched in front of her injured form.

"Really Sarah, I thought you would have put up more of a fight than this." He mocked as ragged breaths tore through her lungs.

"Who are you?" Sarah coughed as her mind raced thinking of something to get her out of this situation. The thought of running was quickly dismissed as pain tore through her chest. Yes, something had defiantly snapped. A metallic taste formed on Sarah's tongue as her breathing began to grow more erratic. Sarah got the vague sensation that she was drowning; it seemed no matter how many breaths she took, she couldn't get enough air.

Sarah's stomach dropped as she realised what was happening to her. Her lung must have been punctured buy a cracked rib when she had hit the tree. It was only minutes before she would pass out due to lack of oxygen.

The stranger surveyed Sarah's form before smiling devilishly. "I, young Sarah," he grinned caressing her cheek with his cool touch "am the true villain. I am the one they warn you about, I'm the one he fears, I'm a traitor to the throne." He proclaimed proudly as realization stuck Sarah with full force.

"He will never be scared of you Ebony." Sarah spat bitterly.

Ebony grinned smugly. "Ah, you've heard of me" he rubbed his hands together menacingly. "Let's skip the formalities then."

Ebony grabbed Sarah's collarbone in his tight grip and hauled her to her feet slamming her against the tree. Blood spilled from Sarah's mouth as the force from the impact forced it from her lungs. Time was beginning to run out and she knew it. A light haze began to fog her mind as she stared into the corrupted eyes for her attacker.

Summoning all her strength Sarah did the only thing she could think of. Her last chance.

She screamed.

She screamed harder and louder than ever before. She screamed the only thing she could think of. She screamed for him.

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Jareth was sitting in front of his roaring fireplace pretending to listen to his companion when he heard it.

A bloodcurdling scream full of terror and fear that made even Jareth's hair stand on end filled his head. A scream calling his name. A scream for his help.

Fear seized his heart as he recognized the voice of the screamer.

"Sarah…" he whispered while throwing himself to his feet, crystal already in hand as he watched the scene unfold within it. His companion stared concerned as they watched the King's behaviour.

"Jareth?" they questioned quietly.

As Jareth observed his crystal a ferocious growl ripped itself from his chest and within a blink of an eye he had vanished.

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Ebony's hand slammed across Sarah's throat with full force, cutting off her scream. Sarah felt the little supply of oxygen that she had been holding onto slip from her as his icy fingers tightened around her windpipe.

"Mistake." He whispered sadistically as thunder crashed above them and lightening torched the sky. Ebony cast his eyes up towards the ever darkening sky. Thick clouds had rolled in and were now covering the stars as lightening flashed within them. The rapid weather changes never ceased to amaze Sarah.

"Well that's never good" he sighed turning his attention back to the girl in his clutches. Tightening his grip around her throat Sarah began to tug and pull at his icy fingers, praying for them to release her, but only made them tighter still.

Ebony smiled softly at the suffocating girl in front of him. "Poor Sarah, looks like you have nothing left, no one's going to save you now." He grinned as his fingers tightening into a vice like grip around her throat.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

A soft voice Sarah recognised greeted her ears. Shifting her unfocused eyes past Ebony, Sarah spotted the very welcome image of the Goblin King.

Thunder roared above them as Ebony dropped his grip and spun to face Jareth. Air rushed to Sarah's lungs as she dropped to the ground gasping for breath. Blood continued to spill from her mouth as her tired lungs struggled to function.

Ebony sneered at the sight of the King. "Jareth. Long time no see."

"Not long enough." Jareth spat echoing Sarah's words. His appearance changed in an instant, his usual golden hair replaced with brunette sharp locks. His usual mismatched eyes burned with rage as he watched Ebony grin.

Jareth's entire body raged as he looked upon his enemy. This was the man that had taken everything that had mattered away from him, and Jareth was going to make him pay. Blood pounded in his ears as his eyes dashed to Sarah's crippled form lying on the ground; Jareth would not let this happen again.

"So Jareth, how was it that this girl managed to beat you?" Ebony laughed while moving towards Sarah's broken form. Grasping her jaw tightly in his hand he pulled her face closer to his. "I mean, she's nothing special."

Anger raced through his veins as he restrained himself from ripping his head off and drop kicking it into the bog.

"Maybe you were right all along, maybe Jasper should have been King." Ebony sneered.

That was it. Jareth snapped. A furious growl leapt out of the King as he closed the distance between them in two seconds, pinning Ebony in between him and the tree.

"Tut, tut, Jareth, you know better than to lose your temper like that." Ebony smirked at the fuming King.

"You will pay for what've you've done." Jareth managed to spit at the dark male as his rage controlled him. Casting a cautious eye down to Sarah he saw just how badly hurt she was and concern flashed across his face. Concern that Ebony didn't miss.

"Why do you even care whether she lives or dies?" Ebony asked curiously while scanning the King's mismatched eyes.

Jareth avoided looking directly into Ebony's dark eyes as he tried to mask his feeling for the girl behind his anger, but it was too late.

Ebony smirked as he realized what Jareth was trying to hide. "Well, well now, looks like the King has lost more than his temper…" Ebony grinned down at Sarah's broken form as Jareth's furious glare bore into him. "Look's like I found more than I was expecting for with you Miss Williams. I look forward to our next meeting."

Jareth growled loudly but before he could attack Ebony was gone, leaving Jareth face to face with the trunk of the old tree.

A hacking cough tore through Sarah as yet more blood spilled from her mouth. A dizzy haze began to consume her mind as she struggled for breath.

"Sarah?" called a soft voice in the distance.

Jareth, she thought as a weak smile played on her lips. The handsome king came into view as he rushed to kneel at her side

"Sarah?" he asked again, worry and concern etched into his stunning features.

Sarah's chocolate eyes met Jareth's concerned ones as she raised a feeble hand to his dark hair. Twirling a thin stand in her fingers a small smile ghosted its way onto her lips. Jareth's mismatched eye's shifted from concern to sorrow as Sarah's palm came to caress his cheek. Mismatched eyes searched dark ones with fear.

It was this moment that the realization hit Sarah. Jareth had never been the villain of her story, yes he had played the part well, but underneath he wasn't the bad guy. He was the good guy. The good guy who had had his heart broken by the heroine. But she didn't feel much like a heroine at the moment, she felt like the bad guy.

Regret shone from her eyes as her thumb traced weak patterns on his cheek. Jareth's pleading eyes continued to search her as an ungloved hand flew to cradle her own. A smile played softly on her blood stained lips as thunder crashed above them. Closing her eyes, Sarah felt warmth spread through her system as Jareth pulled her gently into his arms.

"Sarah…please." He begged as she felt unconsciousness tug on the corners of her mind mind.

Sarah felt a single warm raindrop hit her cheek before the darkness claimed her.

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