"Sarah…..clothes" Came a mournful whine
Sarah looked up sharply from where she was huddled. The panorama offered from this random balcony (accessed through a dusty room) was amazing, and Sarah had been quietly rocking staring at the labyrinth.
She hadn't even noticed her clothes were blood soaked, and pretty inappropriate for a labyrinth. She sighed, it smelt sharp, like frost here and it had helped clear her head.
"Thank you Ludo" She said standing stiffly and taking the offered bundle from her friend.
She was a little startled when he snuffled her hair in a comforting fashion "Sawah friend" he said happily
Sarah smiled, even if she was delusional again, she began to realise why she hadn't cared the first time. Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes as she recalled the sharp pain from her accident earlier.
"This is real isn't it Ludo….it's not a dream, or a delusion."
"Ludo….real" Ludo said confusedly, as if stating a fact even HE knew. He didn't quite understand why Sarah grabbed him in an almost death-grip hug then, sobbing into his chest.
Jareth meanwhile ached. Searching and reaching inside of his body with his partially restored magic he healed as much, or sped along the healing of most of his body. When he opened his eyes he looked like he had been in bed a month, not 4 hours. He quickly scanned the room, Hoggle and Didymus were asleep in the corner of the room why are they not with Sarah? He had summoned them yesterday to watch over the girl while he recovered. Now he stretched his mind out trying to find her. Images flashed past his inner eye too fast for him to follow, pain and suffering flowed amongst them sending him reeling back into the soft pillows of his bed. Ouch he winced looking for the thread that connected their minds, hoping to destroy it and remove her presence from his mind, he cursed when he saw it, a silvery chain linking them. Frel, Frel, FREL how could I have been so careless!
Sarah sent asked Ludo to check on the others when he'd led her back to her room. Her stained clothes were folded on a chair and Sarah herself was wearing long suede-like trousers and a loose shirt.
She idly wondered who they belonged to as she stared out of the windows.
They were just cast offs
Sarah stiffened at the sound of that voice in her head. She could feel his presence so clearly... that is because I am here. I'll forgive the lack of curtsey
With a low growl Sarah turned. Jareth was stood just inside her doorway hand resting on the doorframe
"You might as well let it out now…I know you refrained earlier" He said in a bored drawl.
"How DARE you Goblin King!" Sarah said venomously "You took over my mind invaded it like a, a parasite! Used me as a hostage? Then Kidnap me?" She poked him in the chest ignoring his visible wince as she did so "How could you?" Jareth made as if to speak, but Sarah spoke before he could "Sit down, before you fall down. – Your majesty." When he didn't do as she said she manhandled him into the seat, realising how shaky he was, and how he'd been holding the doorframe for support. Quietly she bit her lip "You could have made me kill them" why didn't you sacrifice me to save yourself?
Your blood isn't mine to spill the effort of speech was beyond him now, and Jareth's head lolled back, eyes closed
"Goblin king!" Sarah cried racing forward cursing stupid man, creature, fey, whatever.
Fey
So you're not totally out then
Ugh, your father doesn't do things by half
"No" half viewed images flashed by Sarah's subconscious before she pushed them all away
Jareth watched this in his head, with an almost satisfied smirk she's learning…so quickly…
I'm learning what so quickly
Jareth gasped and slammed his mental doors shut.
"Ow!" Sarah exclaimed rubbing her head "That hurt you know"
You're lucky I didn't trap that long nose of yours; you have not the slightest manners
The slap surprised him, more so because it had a mental edge too, a brief flicker of absolute resentment.
"YOU have done something to MY mind…and you punish me for not knowing the correct protocol for it? Not only that, you Hypercritical creature – You who have INVADED and USED my mind…" She seemed to run out of words then and Jareth could hear her deep breaths "I hate you so much, it makes me sick Goblin King" she said quietly and seriously, without another word she left the room.
Sarah didn't know where she was going, but she knew she couldn't stay in that room with that man, fey, whatever.
Surprised she found herself on the same balcony as before and sighed at the wonderful view. Dad is going to go mental…'…your father doesn't do things by half…'Jareth's earlier words echoed around her mind what did he mean by that? She looked at the skies, now swirling with clouds I wonder what's going on up there?
An hour had passed since the Goblin King escaped. Dr Williams was livid, most of the time he spent staring in contemplation at his desk, visibly seething.
"Robert, I hope I'm not intruding" A quiet voice said from the door.
About to snarl at the newcomer Robert looked up, "Mr Bennis….it's been a while"
"You know I rarely leave my labs"
Robert almost snorted labs, more like breeding pens He carefully schooled his face "What brings you here…"
"I hear the 'Linda'-Williams creature is missing"
"She, is more then a creature" Robert ground his teeth, why does this man always put my teeth on edge?
Mr Bennis gave him a long look "Forgive me…I forget how attached you are to…Sarah? But do not forget, she is an experiment, you're lucky she wasn't killed along with that half-breed…"
"Yes, I KNOW, you remind me every time you come here Charles, what is your point!"
"We need her back… 'Linda' was the last creature of her kind for good reason, the only reason we kept her alive, but when she started using her powers and trying to teach the child…."
"Get to the point" Robert closed his eyes...the screams…the blood, so blue…
"My breeding partner and I, we created an offspring that was neutral, I believe he has been enjoying himself as your assistant."
"John Bennis" Robert said automatically
Charles drummed his fingers along the edge of the desk "I have plans for your offspring and mine, after all – if stable they will take over from us. He will lead the mission to rescue Sarah; however…if she should be in knowledge of her powers…He will be her executioner"
Robert looked towards the photo frame on his desk, one contained a picture of a beautiful woman, grey eyes delighted as her hair whipped in the wind. The other of Irene, Toby and Sarah "Agreed" He sighed
Charles Bennis followed Roberts's line of sight, his lips curved into a wicked smile "Incidentally….how is my sister?"
