Sarah was jerked awake by her own screams and she was covered in sweat. The sun was just beginning to peak through her dark shades. She glanced at her alarm clock, but it was blank. She got out of her bed and headed toward her bathroom to grab a towel to dry herself off. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and could see that she hadn't got much rest last night. She threw on a loose t-shirt and some pajama pants and pulled her hair in a high ponytail. Today was going to be a relax day, she decided.

She walked to the kitchen, grabbing two slices of bread and the peanut butter. She took her sandwich and sprawled out on the couch. She reached for the remote and pushed on the power button for the TV, but it wouldn't turn on. Uuuggggghhhh, she groaned, shuffling herself to the other side of the room to the TV set. She punched in the button over and over and checked the cords, but everything seemed fine. Guess the freakin' power is out. Great! Sarah moved over to the book shelf and brought down a book she'd read a million times and made her way back to the couch and her makeshift breakfast.

Just as she sat down, there was a knock on her apartment door that made her almost jump out of her skin. She walked over to the door. "Who is it?" she said nervously since she was expecting anyone and her family was states away.

"An old friend, Sarah. Can I come in?" The voice on the other side of the door was oddly familiar.

"H…Hoggle?" she felt herself almost half embarrassed by the mere thought of a dream coming to life. She slowly opened the door. The small figure that stood in the door way was in fact the jewel-loving dwarf from her dream.

He dove at her leg, giving her a hug. "Oh, Sarah! It's so good to see ya again. My, you have grown up, dear Sarah. Ha ha ha!"

"Hoggle? What are you doing here? You seem so real. I'm still asleep aren't I?" Hoggle looked up at her with an annoyed look on his face. He reached up and pinched her arm.

"Ouch! What was that for?"

"You thought you were dreaming, so I pinched ye. You think you're still asleep?"

"I'm not? So you were real? When had the dream…I mean came to the Labyrinth when I was fourteen, that was not my imagination?"

Hoggle scowled at that. "Of course it was real, silly girl! You think a magical land full of…well magic… could be thought up and not real?"

"So Ludo and Sir Didymus are real too!" Sarah exclaimed, getting another aggravated look from Hoggle, "And…that means Jareth, the Goblin King exists too." The way she said that kind of surprised her. Was that happiness or concern?

"Speakin' a' Jareth. He sent me to get ya. Breakfast is ready."

"What? What do you mean? He's here in the Aboveground?"

"Ha, of course not! He's still in the Underground in the Goblin Castle, same as we are."

Now it was her turn to look annoyed. "Um, look around Hoggle. You're in my apartment. This isn't a castle."

"Oh, Sarah. You really have grown up. This is an illusion to make you feel more at home, silly girl."

"Oh, great! That's why nothing is working. But…wait! WHY AM I HERE? WHY DID HE KIDNAP ME!"

Hoggle jumped from her outburst. "Relax Sarah, geez. I don't know why you are here. I was as shocked as you are right now when he summoned me to come wake you up for breakfast. I don't know why he wants ye, but I can assure you it's no evil-doing. I'm here for ya."

Sarah had so many different emotions were going on inside her. Happiness to see her old friend and now knowing that she didn't make up the underground in her mind and uneasiness to be in a place so close to a man she was having peculiar feelings for-like fear missed with lust and wanting. Uuuggggghhhh, she didn't want to think about that now. "If you promise to be with me, I'll go. Should I go change?"

"Oh, yeah. He wanted me to give you this," he said, handing her a silky green dress.

"Ummm…thanks, but can't I wear my own clothes?"

"If I were you, Sarah, I would do as he says. I don't know what he wants with ya but you know Jareth's temper."

"True….well, I'll be right out," she called out heading toward her room, "Make yourself at home."

She rushed into her room quickly throwing off her clothes and slipping the dress on. It was a pale green knee-length dress covered in a fine leaf pattern. The neckline was a simple sweetheart neckline with sleeves down to her elbows that really complemented her figure. She herself owned one dress which she only wore only to funerals, unfortunately, so she was not used to the elegance of it. She felt naked without pants on. She looked at herself in the mirror. She looked stunning in the dress, but her hair could use some work. She took out the hair band and finger combed her hair and added a silver clip to pull back the stray hairs. Slipping on some nude colored ballet slippers made her look all together.

"Ok, Hoggle. I think I'm ready. Hoggle? Oh, Hoggle!" she giggled as she stepped out of her room to see Hoggle staring at the TV.

"What in blazes is this thing!?"