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So here we are again! The reviews I received were wonderful! glares at everyone who didn't review So, I've decided to continue in hopes that more people will be interested in this story.

Here's something I forgot to mention in the first chapter this story is rated M for a reason (as in very lemon flavored chapters). So,if you don't like that sort of thing, don't worry. I'll be putting the extremely sour chapters separate from the story so you won't miss anything if you skip the chapter altogether (I will give you a warning).

I'm looking for an Editor of sorts! I found myself reading the first chapter again and noticed WAY to many mistakes (mostly pronouns 'cuz I'm horrible at those)… so put somewhere in your review (hehehe) that you are interested and I'll find a way to contact you.

So the previous chapter was almost a prologue and was very short. Sorry to those who don't like long hefty chapters! I'm a sucker for those! And as always R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own the labyrinth or any of their characters. Any characters that aren't shown in the movie are mine (so ask before you take!) as is the story…

"SARAH!!!!!"

Sarah jolted upright from her resting position.

It was all a dream.

She groaned, lay back down and rolled over trying to regain the moment she just had. The moment that she feared would haunt her for the rest of her life.

"Sarah! Come down this instant!"

She rolled over again, shoving her head into the covers and wondered why she was back at her old house. Reaching toward her left she found another pillow and crammed it over her head, hoping to block out the sound. Then she heard a tiny knock outside the door.

"Sarah?" a young boy's voice questioned, "Can you come down pwease? She won't let me open anything 'till you're there… Santie brought us all sorts o' stuff Sarah. An' I wanna see if I got any Hot-Wheels."

'Toby,' she remembered, 'Oh God, it's Christmas isn't it?'

"Don't worry Tob," she said fondly, "I'll be down in a minute."

She heard his tiny feet scamper down the stairs as she slid herself from the bed. Glancing at her clock, she realized that it was about 7 in the morning. She stretched her arms over her head and got up to wash her face. She entered the bathroom and flicked on the light. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. Her hair was knotted and frizzy and her eyes were half open. What happened to you Sarah? It had only been six years since she ran the labyrinth, and five since she sent that script.

That adventure had turned her life around. About a year after she had defeated the Goblin King, Sarah got over her paranoia and sent a copy of her story to Jim Henson's film company. She didn't actually think that any type of response would come from it. After all, who uses a script written by a 17 year old?

Jim's reply had come quickly. They loved it and, George and Jim, wanted to turn it into a feature film. All she wanted was to vent a little, and now everyone would see her story thinking it was just a fairy tale. That ticked her off a bit.

A week after the letter, Sarah got a phone call. Two Million. That's what they offered her: Two million dollars for her 18th birthday in trade for her script. How could she not take it? A week after, she was flown down to California so that she could help with casting. She only had one request: David Bowie must play King Jareth. She knew that his voice was the only one that could come close to the Goblin King's. His eyes were the same mismatched ones she knew so well. She'd enjoy watching that on the screen.

She was surprised that the filmmakers had come so close to the experience she remembered (minus the cheesy effects, the glitter, the comedy, and the Fireys of course). They had insisted on introducing the Fireys (who never existed in her journey) which Sarah didn't approve of. They replaced the FireSprites form her adventure which acted more like sirens than crazy teenagers. Their drugged song acted much like the peach.

Sarah almost wished she could have lived the movie as her adventure instead. That one was so much happier and much less confusing. Jenny had played the part well, and Sarah had been very surprised when they found someone that looked so much like her. It had felt very awkward to hand the script over to Terry and Brian. They did make it rather funny in the end, but the movie itself had never told the story exactly the way she remembered it.

She turned the right knob on the sink and watched the water flow steadily. Cupping her hands underneath the water she collected it. She splashed the frigid liquid several times in her face before she was convinced that she was fully awake.

"Sawah!" Toby's pleading voice echoed through the house.

"Coming!" she replied.

She hastily dabbed her face with a towel and grabbed a housecoat on her way out of the bathroom.

Her feet thundered down the stairs as she pulled the housecoat over her arms. She tied the housecoat and skidded around the corner that led into the living room.

When she looked around she almost laughed. The small family huddled in the living room looked a lot like a Calvin and Hobbes comic. Toby was sitting near the tree, his eyes big and fixed on a bright red package. His right arm gripped an old and tattered Lancelot close to his chest. It was obvious that the boy had woken both of the parents up before they had had enough sleep. Karen's eyes were blinking slowly surrounded by large rings and bags. Karen held her coffee directly under her nose, as if the smell itself would wake her. She was sitting on the tan leather ottoman hunched over her knees, trying to stay upright. Sarah's father didn't look much better. He was leaning against the wall with his right hand in his pocket. The other hand casually gripped his mug of coffee, while his eyes drooped as if he were drugged.

"Okay," Sarah said slowly, "I'm here Tob, you can start now."

With that, the young boy bounded towards the gifts with a holler.

Well, there's Chapter two! It's kind of short but I was rushed. What I was planning for this chapter will have to go in the next one. Plus, this seemed like a good place to stop because the next bit will get a little rocky. Hope you enjoyed it! The next chapter should be out sometime next week.