Sarah forced herself to take a deep breath and look at the picture again. Upon closer inspection, this girl looked just slightly different than Sarah. But she looked so much like her that she almost thought it was herself in the picture. They both had long dark wavy hair. Her eyes were almost the same color. She looked like she could have been Sarah's older sister. But she was taller, that was for sure. She was almost as tall as Jareth. She was hugging him back, her arms around him tightly. Who was this girl? Sarah kept the photograph out. She would get to the bottom of this mystery. Suddenly she felt extremely tired. It was as if the worries and cares of the past several months had caught up with her all at once. She left the photograph on the dresser, fell into bed and went to sleep. She had never been so tired in all her life.

When she awoke the next morning, however, she felt much better. Much stronger, almost. She yawned and rolled out of bed. She glanced in the mirror on top the dresser as she walked past it. She froze, then backed up and looked in the mirror again. "What?!" she nearly screamed. She put her face inches away from the mirror. "Wha - what the -?!" She rubbed her eyes and looked into the mirror. "But, how di-" She was at a loss for words, so she did the only thing she felt she could. She screamed. Yes, there was no denying it. Her left eye, which was normally a bright green like her right eye, was now more of shade of dark brown. She screamed once more, just for good measure. She quickly go dressed and ran downstairs, hoping someone would be there to explain.

Some of the goblins were already outside, and Sarah saw the old lady just coming up the walkway. As soon as she got closer to Sarah, she said something right away. "Oh, my goodness! Have you tried out your powers yet?"

"Huh?" That took Sarah by surprise.

"When the labyrinth's ruler's eye changes, that means they're starting to get their powers!"

"Oh no! You mean it's going to stay like this?" Sarah was dismayed.

"Yes." the old lady continued on her way inside the castle. "You remember the old king's eyes, don't you?"

Sarah sighed and covered her new eye with her hand. Of course she remembered. At least she could still see the same out of it.

The goblins who had returned hadn't found anything at all. Sarah wasn't sure how to feel about this. On one hand, it seemed like this meant they were one step closer to finding him. On the other hand, there was still the chance they would never find him. "It's time to look outside the labyrinth. We'll ask anyone we see out there if they know anything. We won't stop until we find him!" she told the goblins. They nodded in agreement. Hoggle stood by her side. "How much of this land is under Jareth's rule?" she asked him. Hoggle sighed. "Well, you got the Firey's forest, the swamps, the empty fields…. the bogs…" he trailed off.

"We'll search everywhere." she told him.

Hoggle scratched his head nervously. "Uh, Sarah? Is it ok if I don't search the bogs?"

She smiled. "That's ok, Hoggle."

"By the way, we found the royal carriage in the labyrinth. I had some goblins fix it up for you. I also sent some of 'em out to get some deer to pull it for you." he seemed proud of what he had accomplished.

"That's wonderful! It will make traveling a lot faster." Sarah pictured in her head what the carriage might look like. She inmagined how cute it would be, pulled by deer. She hadn't known there were deer in the Underground.

The old lady came out of the castle. She was carrying with her a large map. With Sarah's help, she pinned it up next to the outside of the door. It showed all of Jareth's land, plus a little outside of it as well. Places that had already been searched were crossed off, and Sarah pointed out the places she wanted someone to search next. From what she could tell, it looked like most of his land was uninhabited. She sent out several search parties and planned for herself to go to the Firey's forest when the carriage was ready. She noticed Brax standing around in the crowd. "Hey, Brax!" she motioned for him to come closer. "You spent a lot of time in the castle when Jareth was here, right?"

Brax nodded.

"Well, that means you know how stuff is supposed to be done around here, yeah?"

"Yes Queen!"

"Good, you're coming with me today!"

Brax danced in a little circle and clapped his hands.

She leaned down closer to him and whispered. "I don't know much about being the queen, Brax. If I start to do something that makes me look dumb, will you tell me?"

Brax's eyes widened and he looked somber. "Brax will help Queen!" he said eagerly.

"Sarah!" Hoggle called out. "The deer are here!"

Sarah turned, expecting to see deer like she was used to. Instead, she had quite a surprise.

These animals were twice the size of regular deer. Their fur was a mix between blue and green, and they had shaggy manes. Spindly antlers poked out of their heads, and their faces were flatter than normal deer, almost cat-like. Both of their eyes pointed straight ahead, and their feet were tiny little hooves. Their tails were long and bushy, more like a horse's tail. But the worst part of these animals was by far their necks. They were very long and flexible, and to make it worse, they kept looking around, as if to show off how much they could twist and turn. Their big eyes blinked and they swished their tails.

Sarah put her hands over her mouth. "Hoggle!" she cried. "Those aren't deer!"

"What d'ya mean?" he snorted. "I think I know deer when I see them! Tie 'um up to the carriage, boys!" The goblins who had brought them in took them around the corner to where the carriage was waiting. Now that they weren't right in front of her face, she started to get over her initial shock at seeing them. The term 'deer' was obviously used for a completely different animal in the Underground. She gathered up her courage and walked around the corner to look at them again. They didn't look that bad the second time around, she told herself. They stretched their necks out and blinked their big round eyes at her. She cautiously reached a hand out towards them. They snuffled their noses. "Are they safe?" she asked.

"Cousre they're safe!" said one of the goblins who was tying the deer's harness to the carriage. Sarah petted one of the deer. It's fur was so soft and the animal didn't seem to mind. They aren't so bad after all, she thought. The carriage itself looked quite like some she had seen Aboveground. Four wheels, a comfy-looking seat for her in the back, and a little seat for the driver in the front. No surprises here. At least, none she could see. She walked around it a few times, making sure it didn't look like it was going to fall apart or anything. When she decided it looked fine, she got in the back and sat down. She patted the seat next to her and waved for Brax to sit there.

"You mean, Brax does't have to walk outside?" he was incredulous.

The thought flashed through Sarah's mind that maybe trying to get Jareth back as the ruler wasn't the smartest idea. The poor goblins…

The carriage was actually a very fast method of transportation. They would be able to cross a great amount of land with this. The goblin driver and Brax were both silent for much of the trip. That left Sarah alone with her thoughts. Her mind drifted back to the photograph she had found. She wondered what ever happened to that girl. Who was she? Where was she now? Was there someone she could ask about it? The wind blew across her and made her shiver. She thought she heard a faint voice in the distance. "I wish…" Suddenly Sarah's hearing went silent. She looked around. For a brief moment, she had been unable to hear the things around her - the creak of the wheels, the noise of the deers. Brax was looking at her. "You ok, queen?"

Sarah crossed her arms. "I think so… I just felt a little funny for a second, that's all."

"I wish the goblins…"

The voice sounded a little louder now. Brax looked like he heard it too. The driver turned around. "Do you went me to pull over?" Brax nodded yes.

"I wish the goblins would take you away… Right now!"

There was no mistaking it, someone had said something.

A funny feeling came over Sarah. "Brax!" she felt more than a little nervous. She reached out and grabbed his hand. Everything got hazy and Sarah felt… Sparkly. There was no way she could describe it. Before she knew it, she was standing in a room she had never seen before. Brax was standing next to her. He tugged on her sleeve and she leaned down to hear what he had to say.

"Someone got wished away! This is where you take the kiddie!"

"What?!"

As she looked around she saw the room was a children's play room. There was a girl of about 12 or 13 standing with her arms crossed, and on the floor was a smaller girl who looked to be about 4 or 5. "You don't look like the Goblin King…" the older girl said suspiciously as she eyed Sarah up and down.

"Uh, I'm the Goblin Queen. We're… Under new management. What can I do for you?"

The girl pointed at her little sister. "She messed up my art project! I want you to take her away!"

The little sister sat on the floor, tearing up a piece of paper that used to be a drawing. A paintbrush was in her mouth, and saliva was dripping down her face.

Sarah cringed. "Um, are you sure you don't want her?"

"No. Take her away."

Brax tugged on her sleeve again. "Labyrinth!" he said in a loud whisper.

"Oh yeah! You can run the labyrinth and get her back, or uh, I'll turn her into a goblin?" Sarah wasn't too sure this how it was supposed to go. Something felt… Off.

"She already is a goblin!" the girl shrieked.

The little sister took the paintbrush out of her mouth and inserted her hand instead. She then took her hand, now dripping with spit, and waved it around. "Hold my hand!" she called out.

Sarah saw the older sister's point. "Brax, why don't you take the girl…?"

Brax did as he was told.

"You're sure? There's no going back from this!" she warned.

The girl nodded.

Sarah turned to Brax, who was holding the hand of the little girl. "Ok, Brax, how do we get back?"

"Huh?"

Sarah's face went blank. "I said, how do we get back to the Underground?"