Disclaimer: I do not own the movie that this fanfiction is written for or any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story. Again I DO NOT OWN 'The Labyrinth' or any characters from it they are the property of Jim Henson home entertainment, Lucasfilms Ltd and Sony Pictures. There I think I have covered all my bases…
Chapter 1
The sky was dark and menacing as she stood before the small powder blue casket. They had chosen an open casket funeral. Karen sat in the front row marked for family, her soft sobs seemed to echo through out the church. The young woman who was stoically sitting beside older woman stood and walked up to the little boy who lay in the casket. In the woman's arms there was a well worn bear, it was old and a little thread bare in some places but for the most part it was still intact and looked well loved. The woman's dark hair cascaded around her face as she leaned over the small boy and tucked the bear under his arm. "Lancelot was yours now and forever, I love you Toby." She whispered as she stood up strait and turned back to sit by her stepmother.
Sarah sat emotionless as the funeral proceeded, that's all she could do. As people came and offered their sympathy and support all she cold do was stare at the casket as they lowered it into the soft warm ground along with the last person in this world that she loved and loved her in return. Everything after that was a hazy blur to her. She vaguely remembered Karen telling her she was going back to Virginia to live with her sister, not that it mattered to Sarah what Karen did. Sarah still didn't care for the woman that made her life miserable growing up. Karen had done everything imaginable to alienate Sarah from her Father right up to the day he died. The only reason she still talked to her was because of Toby and now he was gone too… just like everyone else Sarah loved. Sarah couldn't believe Toby was actually gone it was only last week when he was running around and begging her for one of her stories. He was such a lively 11yr old she couldn't understand why a boy so young and vivacious could die from a heartatack it wasn't fair he died so young especially since it could have been prevented.
Sarah loved her little brother more than anything in this world. It wasn't always the case though… there was a time long before Toby could remember when Sarah couldn't stand being around him. No one could understand why or how Sarah had changed her opinion about having a baby brother, that was a secret Sarah kept only for herself. When Sarah looked at Toby as he grew older she saw similarities between him and someone she fought so hard to forget. As much as she wanted to forget she couldn't bring herself to let go of those memories either.