Summary - When Sarah defeated the Labyrinth she got more than she barganed for

Disclaimer- YES, I DID IT! I finally got Henson Associates Inc. to sell me the Labyrinth copyrights for a dollar. No I didn't. I'm just still a hopeless dreamer, still dreaming my life away. While I do that, remember that the only character that is legally mine in this story is Larizel. Everyone else is well… not mine. Do you ever wonder what would happen if someone in Hollywood got on FanFic and started suing everyone, the way that they are suing people for downloading music? Scary huh?

AN- Well well well… so you have come running back once more? Good cause this chapter is one more step towards seeing Sarah. I know that you wanted her NOW… but patience my dears, all in due time. Thank you once more for my reviews. It means a lot to me that you guys are enjoying the story so far.

Insanity Takes Its Toll

Chapter 6: Dream or Reality

Larizel woke up to the sun warming her body. She had kicked the covers off sometime in the night. She must have tossed and turned all night. The sheets were almost off the mattress. A pillow lay on the floor. She looked around the room with a smile. For a moment she had forgotten her new home, her new beginning. She stretched and slowly crawled off the bed. The sleepiness draining from her as memories of last night came flowing back. "Did that really happen last night? No it couldn't have. It had to have been a dream. Jareth's not real; he's just a story. Really I'm getting too old for this sort of thing."

A voice spoke gently into her mind. "You know, you really should get a pet. You talk to yourself far too often, Larizel."

She jumped at the sound of his voice. "Oh god, you mean I wasn't dreaming. I'm losing my mind. Go away I'm not listening to you!" She began to make some coffee and ignored the voice that ranted on in her mind.

"Larizel, you are not crazy. I am real and you know it. Now you told me you would help. Don't make me have to visit you again. Larizel, answer me. Larizel!" She could feel his temper in her mind, and she winced in pain at his shouting.

"Okay, okay. So you are obviously real. You can't seriously expect me to go to an insane asylum and speak to the ex-girlfriend that left you." She fixed herself a cup of coffee and sat at the table in her new kitchen.

"I can, and you will. You have already made the deal." He materialized in front of her. She jumped up from her seat hopping a step back, but recovered quickly to stand her ground.

"Stop doing that. Besides when I made a deal with you, I thought I was dreaming or something. I was tired; I wasn't thinking straight. I can give you a million reasons why I agreed with you last night, but still can't do it." Her voiced curved into a whine and he could almost hear the worlds being said in a far distance. 'It's not fair.'

"Regardless, what's said is said. You will go and speak to Sarah. Remember the goblin girl. Remember everything I showed you last night. If you will not help me, I shall send you into the Labyrinth myself, and I doubt Sarah would go easy on you. She always was the rather jealous kind. Another girl in the Labyrinth would set her off quite nicely. I don't know what she might do to you. Or have it do to you." He stood stern and Larizel believe he just might do it.

She bit her lower lip. With her head dropped into her hands the words came out muffled, but understood. "Fine, I'll go." She let out a loud frustrated sigh.

Jareth faded away into nothing, but his voice lingered momentarily. "Good. Time is short, don't waste it."

"Hapsville Psychiatric Hospital." Larizel read the sign that was posted outside the white building. She shivered at the thought of being locked in such a place since the age of fifteen. 'If you weren't mad going in, eventually the white walls would get to you there.'

She opened up the front door to the building and walked in. She was trying not to let her knees give out as she followed the signs to the main nurse station. Finally finding it she studied the young blond sitting behind the counter. Putting on her sweetest smile she approached the receptionist.

The receptionist smiled back, and spoke in a sugarcoated voice. "Good morning Ma'am. How may I help you?"

"Yes," Larizel looked straight into the nurse's eyes bringing all her self-confidence into her presence; "I am here to see my cousin Sarah Williams?"

The woman's entire attitude changed. The friendly smile deteriorated, and her eyes turned cold. "Did you say Sarah Williams?"

"Well, yes." Larizel began to panic sending her pulse into overdrive. 'This isn't going to work.' Her mind was racing.

The woman critically eyed her over. "Sarah Williams hasn't had a visitor in over a decade. You claim that she is your cousin. May I ask exactly what your relationship is to Ms. Williams?" The blonde's tone became very smug and suspicious.

Larizel straightened up, and put on her best game face. "I am her uncle's, as in her dad's brother, oldest daughter. That makes me her cousin by blood. Now may I please see her?"

The woman scrunched her nose staring at Larizel over the frames of her glasses. "I must notify her doctor first. Only he can say if you can speak to her or not. It will take a moment, will you please take a seat." She picked up the phone and paged for a Dr. Corgan to call the nurse station.

Larizel took a seat and pondered in her mind. 'I knew this wasn't going to work. When you are in an asylum for this long, they don't exactly allow visiting.'

The voice purred in her mind. 'You really are quite pessimistic for a girl that has accomplished every goal she has ever set out to do.'

She hissed back to him. 'How do you know what my goals are, and what I have or have not accomplished?' Her voice was annoyed, but he couldn't resist telling her the answer.

'I've been scanning around in your memory. You have lived quite the fascinating life, for a mortal at least.' She could feel him smiling.

'You son of a bitch. You stay out of my mind, or I swear to god, I will walk right out of this hospital. Damn your Labyrinth. You send me through it yourself and you lose all hope of ever saving your damnable kingdom...' her thoughts were interrupted.

"Ma'am? Dr. Corgan would like to speak to you." Larizel followed the receptionist to Dr. Corgan's office. Looking around it was rather large, with a mahogany desk and a large leather seat occupied by a tall thin man with glasses, dark hair and a goatee.

Larizel took the seat facing the desk and sat in silence while the doctor looked over a file. She could already see that it was Sarah's file. Her mind was once again uneasy. 'I'm so screwed, this isn't going to work.'

Finally he looked up at her and spoke. "I apologize for the inconvenience, Ms. Williams is a very special patient, and she doesn't have many visitors. You took us quite by surprise when you showed up. I understand that you are her cousin, is that correct? I'm sorry Ms. I didn't catch your name."

Larizel tried to relax, but her nerves were failing her. She couldn't keep her hands from shaking. She gave him a half smile and brought herself to look into his eyes. "Please call me Laura. Yes, I am her cousin. My father died a few years back and he always spoke of Sarah. When I heard she was here, I found myself wanting to meet her, so I figured I would at least try."

The doctor nodded his head in understanding. "I see. Well I see no reason why you can't see Ms. Williams. Please understand that she must first be sedated before we can let you into the room. She doesn't deal very well with human contact. What ever you do, do not untie her from her bed. Though we will not listen or record your conversation, there is a camera in the room. It has no sound, but should we feel that you are in danger, or visa versa, we will be forced to enter the room. You cannot give Ms. Williams anything, no food, no jewelry, nothing. As a matter of fact you will have to leave all your belongings in a lock box before we can permit you into the room. Do you understand?"

Larizel smiled, and found herself starting to relax. "Yes doctor. Thank you." She couldn't believe this was actually working.

He stood and signaled for her to follow him out of his office. They walked down long hallways, and had to stop many times to get through locked door. Turns out Sarah had an entire wing to herself. After filling out many forms and checking her belongs at the desk, Larizel found herself standing in front of a large metal door with a small window on it. She looked in it but could see nothing. The doctor unlocked the door and turned to Larizel before opening it.

His voice was father-like. "Now you remember what I told you. You can wave at the camera when you are ready to leave. Someone will come and unlock the door immediately. You can go in now." He stood aside to allow Larizel to open the door herself. She reached out for the handle, as he put his hand against the door. "Now you are sure you want to do this? The reason no one has come to see her is because she has put the last five visitors into therapy for months after their visit. She may say things to you, but I promise you. She is insane."

Larizel smiled at his concern, but was now having second thoughts. No she promised Jareth she would do this, so that's what she was going to do. "Yes, I've been waiting for a long time to do this." Not really, but it sounded good.

He nodded and removed his hand from the door. Larizel took a deep breath and turned the knob. Opening the door slowly she stepped into the next hallway. She heard him whisper to her quietly. "She is the last door to the right." Larizel nodded and started her way down the long corridor. She stopped when she heard the door close behind her and the distinct sound of it locking.

Larizel sighed loudly to herself. "No turning back now."

AN- Sorry it was just the right place to stop. Don't kill me. Everybody ready to see Sarah? It has all built up to this moment. Comments? I need reviews. You want the next chapter, I want your love. I'm sure we can both get what we want.