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Jareth was restless. He wandered his castle grounds mindlessly circling a few crystals in his palm.
The Goblin King knew he should have had his heir with him by now, but his pride had overshadowed his better judgment.
Surely she would have called for him, surely it would have only been a matter of time before Sarah would have begged his forgiveness and wished for Jareth to rule her and take Toby back once again.
Surely- yea that never happened and 15 years had passed!
Sarah was a mere human and though his very future shown out through her eyes, he never should have let them leave.
He allowed the feelings she ignited within him to drown out his power. Jareth was shamed by his weakness.
The Goblin King had a kingdom to rule and all those years ago he had chosen Toby as his heir. Toby - such a silly name he laughed to himself- He had planned to keep the boy, re-name him the rightful
name of Jareth, and mold the child into the ruler he was meant to become.
Sarah and the child should have been made to stay. She was to be Goblin Queen. They were meant to raise the child together and take their place as High King and Queen of the Underground.
In time, the child would then be Goblin King and the Underground would be peaceful under their rule. It was a perfect plan.
At least it had been. Then Sarah had run the Labyrinth with such fierce determination.
Jareth had been completely in awe of her spirit and fire and could not deny her when she stood before him. Those fateful words 'you have no power over me', had broken his heart and everything had slipped
through his fingers.
In his anger at the memory, Jareth threw the crystals he had been manipulating across the grounds causing power to erupt and scaring several small goblins to scurry into the labyrinth.
The great Goblin King closed his eyes...but instead of darkness and peace from his inner turmoil, he immediately saw the crystal blue of her cruel eyes. Damn her.
So he was left sending dreams to the now teenage Toby in hopes the flicker of memories Jareth sent him would draw them both back. He needed them both and time was running out.
Sarah had let her powers go dormant but they were still strong and Jareth could feel the current and the thread to their connection pull taunt.
Jareth let his mind return to the target at hand. Those above ground would be laying for their slumber soon. He made his way back to the throne room and sank into the familiar stone. The Goblin King summoned Trekin. Trekin was a hopelessly irritating creature, but for a goblin he ran the castle acceptably and Jareth put up with his presence.
"Trekin- please try to keep the rodents quiet tonight. I need to work and listening to you whiney idiotic goblins is NOT on the agenda. Have I made myself perfectly clear?" Jareth did not even look at the little goblin as he spoke. He knew he was being harsh with Trekin, but Jareth was frustrated and his patience was frayed. Trekin bowed out of the throne room as Jareth took out a crystal.
The crystal slid easily through his fingers as he gazed into its depths. Toby lay in a fretful sleep and Jareth smirked. So, the child wasn't sleeping well. That's too bad – perhaps he should send him another story- this time though instead of the past, he will send him a glimpse of the future Toby must embrace.