Author's Disclaimer: I do not own Jim Henson's "Labyrinth". I do however own Jane, Ava, Alex, and Sophie. Those four are MINE. Thank you for your time. :)

Author's Note: I just HAD to write this down. I'm not promising it will continue. A few of you will know I'm on hiatus or whatever that's called (something with writer's block) for my other in-progress stories. Sorry about that. Time and my new novel take up the time I use to have for fanfiction. But atleast I can do a few oneshots for all ya. Here's one of them.

Summary: It was just a story. That's all it was. But Jane and her sisters, Alex and Sophie, began to realize that some stories are real and that some things are just meant to be hidden...

I stared at him. "Goblin King," I whispered. "What are you doing here?"

The corners of his mouth were turned up in a smirk and his mismatched eyes were full of mystery and mischeviousness, but there was a charm to it. Wow, the Goblin King really did complete the profile of a tempting villian. "I'm here because someone wished away a child," he said, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I was a horrible liar, especially in this situation. "No one wished anyone away." I said too quickly. "In fact, no one wishes for anything in this house. You must be talking about Mrs. Karen down the street. She always wishes she wasn't a mom. And who can blame her for -"

He rolled his eyes and said harshly, "Don't test me, mortal. Someone wished a child away and now I must complete my obligation."

"Is Sophie at the Castle Beyond the Goblin City?" I asked.

He titled his head slightly and I saw he was caught by surprise. "As you guessed, yes."

"I guess I have to run the labyrinth, huh?"

"Only the wisher will run the labyrinth." The Goblin King materianized a crystal ball in his hand and began to juggle it around. I followed the crystal ball, completely hypnotized. I broke my gaze away and looked straight at him. "Please give give me Sophie," I begged. "I swear I won't dream of ballrooms or anything. Just give me back my sister."

"Tsk, tsk." The Goblin King shook his head and suppressed a laugh. He looked at me. "The wish has nothing to do with your little ballroom fantasies or school wishes." He looked back at the juggling crystal ball.

My eyes widened. School wishes... "What?" I gasped and spun around when I heard snickering. I glanced back at the king. "Please, they were just words."

"What's said is said," he told me. He stopped and extended the crystal ball towards me. "Take it."

I narrowed my eyes. "No. I'd take Sophie over a crystal any day - even on my bad ones."

The Goblin King frowned. "Just take the crystal, Little Miss Jane. And you can see your dreams."

"What's the point of seeing my dreams and not living them?" I asked. "Besides, I told you. I want my sister back."

He seemed angry but excited at the same time. I don't know how to explain it. It was like he was expecting me to refuse the crystal but hoped that I would. "Little Miss Jane," he said tauntingly. I buried my fear and put my best poker face on. "Don't you defy me." Too. He wanted to say "too", I was sure of it. I noticed he slipped the crystal back in his robes.

"Goblin King, please," I pleaded. "I'm begging you for my sister. Please."

He smirked. "What's said is said." He said again.

"Its not fair though." I held back a sob. I heard the goblins snicker. "All I want is my little sister. I know I shouldn't have said those words but I'm really sorry. Please give her back." I whirled around upon hearing more snickers. I was getting sick and tired of their laughter. I think I saw a goblin glanced up at me and the king from under my bed. I looked back at the king with pleading eyes. But he was focused on something else. I followed his gaze. He was staring at the broken little doll in her silver dress on the floor. "Is that what you want?" I asked. He looked at me. "If you want it, just give me back Sophie."

But I don't think he was actually listening to me. Instead, he reached out to my face. His mouth parted slightly, like he wanted to say something. I flinched back. His fingers never touched my skin. I felt a slight tug on my hair. I opened my eyes and saw he was touching my hair. I froze and tried not to breathe hard or show my fear. His mismatched eyes focused on my hair. He brought my brown locks to the front over my shoulder. He ran my locks in his gloved fingers, as if inspecting it or trying to remember something.

"Jane? Jane, I really can't find Sophie. Let's just go to the police!" Alex shouted and I heard her run up the stairs. The Goblin King took a long step back from me and his face hardened. Alex came in the room and I heard her breathing take on an angry pattern. She took notice of our new houseguest. "Did you take my little sister?" She strolled right up to him with fiery determination. I admired Alex for standing up to the Goblin King. "Huh?" She asked him. "What did you to my sister?"

I saw that the Goblin King stared at her face. As if he saw something in her face he recognized. I think it terrified him a little. He grabbed a fistful of Alex's hair and threw her back. I threw my arms around her and managed to break her fall. I felt her skin flush with anger. She stood back up and I had to hold her back from charging at the Goblin King.

"Little girls," he looked at us. "One of you wished away your sister, now who was it?"

"You're the Goblin King?" Alex stared at him. "Wait." She turned to me. "The story, Grandma's, its real?"

I meekly nodded, keeping my eyes on the king's face. He twitched slightly. Alex turned back to him. "Give us back Sophie -"

"I already tried," I tugged on her sweater's sleeve. "He won't give her back. Wisher has to run the labyrinth."

"As I was saying," the Goblin King's voice seethed with anger and impatience. "Which one of you little girls wished away your baby sister?"

"It was me." Alex and I said at the same time. We gave quick glares at one another. This tended to happen. I'd take the fall for Alex or she'd take the fall for me. We fought over that. Thats what sisters were: watching out for one another.

"Come on, Alex, you don't even know the story!" I told her and turned to him. "I wished away Sophie but I'm willing to run the labyrinth for her."

He was about to say something when Alex intervened. "Please, Jane. You wouldn't have the guts to say it!"

The Goblin King looked at her, slightly confused, but about to act like the vicious king in the story. I frowned at Alex. "Alex, I wished away Sophie, I have to do it."

"Uh, no." Alex rolled her eyes. "I did so now I have to do it."

"You don't even know what's in it!"

"Yeah, I do. I remember the story!"

"Na-uh!"

"Ya-huh!"

"Na-uh!"

"Ya-huh!"

"Na-uh!"

"Ya-huh!"

"ENOUGH!" The Goblin King roared. Both of us clammed shut. "Since both of you are willing to run the labyrinth, you both shall."

Alex and I exchanged looks. We both shrugged. "Alright, we can deal with that." Alex said. When we turned to him we found ourselves staring at the labyrinth. We looked around.

"You both have thirteen hours to solve the labyrinth and reach the castle before your little sister becomes a goblin forever." His voice rang out. It sounded like he was right there with us but he was nowhere in sight.

I turned to Alex who was glaring at me. "What?"

"Jane, if you had let me told the truth you wouldn't be here."

"Alex, you're my sister and Sophie's mine too." I reached for her hand and gripped it tightly. "Sisters forever."

She grinned and squeezed my hand in return. "Sisters forever." We both faced the labyrinth and took deep breaths. "Alright," Alex looked around. "We gotta find that dwarf..."

I stared at her in surprise. "You remember the story?"

She looked at me. "J, you insult me. That was my favorite bedtime story too. I remember it like the back of my hand."

I gripped her hand tightly as we walked down the hill. We looked around for anyone and then we tried to find a way in the labyrinth. Alex decided to pound on the labyrinth's walls. I decided to look for the dwarf. Something flew infront of me. I gasped and then I smiled. It was a fairy. I held my palm up and the little creature landed on my palm.

"Hey, Alex!" I yelled. "Come over here."

"What is it?" She came over. "Hey, its a fairy."

"I know, huh? How swee-OW!" I shook it off my hand and looked down at my middle finger. "It bit me!"

"Hey, you!" Alex stomped the ground but the fairy was too quick. "Don't you ever do that to my sister!"

I sighed. "Its no use, Alex. Come on. Did you find a way in?"

"No," she frowned. "Maybe we should climb."

"Pfft, amateurs."

Alex and I whirled around to the third person who entered our conversation and had snuck up on us. He was short and his dark skin was, how do you say, cracked. He had light bushy eyes and bright big blue eyes stared at us. He had a weird hat to cover his white hair. He was dressed in a white shirt and peasant looking clothes.

"Are you suppose to be a dwarf?" Alex asked with the attitude I was ashamed and fond of.

But the dwarf, if it was one, just stared at us. "No, it couldn't be..." He muttered. "Who are ye anyway?"

"Alex."

"Jane."

"Hmm, just what I thought."

"That's not possible," I said.

"Anyways, what's your name?" Alex asked.

"I'm Hoggle."

"Ok, Hoggle, can you tell us how to do get in the labyrinth? We're running on a tight schedule."

He gave us a peculair look. "You gets in through there." He pointed behind us.

Alex and I turned around to see double brown doors that nearly blended in the wall. "Whoa." We both pushed it opened and stepped inside. On either wide, it was like a neverending straight path. The labyrinth walls high and making the path narrow.

"No turns or nothing," I mused. "Not an average labyrinth, huh?"

"Both of yous got some learning to do," Hoggle told us.

Alex rolled her eyes. I smiled at Hoggle. "Thanks, Hoggle."

"Let's go."

Alex and I left Hoggle behind and we began to pace down of what seemed like a never-ending straight path. The doors closed behind us. I began to replay the story in my head, trying to think of any tips to help us.

"Jane?"

I looked at Alex. "I'm trying to remember Grandma's story."

Alex squeezed my hand. "Something about a worm I think..."

"A worm?" I blinked. "I never heard of a worm in Grandma's story."

"She told each of us a different version of the story."

I tilted my head. "Why is that?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. "Come on! I think I know where the blue worm is." She pulled me along and we began to to pick up the pace. We traveled for what seemed like half an hour. Alex slowed to a stop. "I was pretty sure the worm was around here...."

I flicked my tongue against the roof of my mouth and looked around. "We could try walking over the walls." I suggested. I bit my lip and looked up. "How are we going to do that?"

"Hmm." Alex thought about it. "Oh! I got an idea." She went up to the wall and tested out the vines that grew on it. She then tried to climb the wall. "Just do it slowly, k?"

I grew anxious but I trusted Alex. "Ok."

It took a little longer than I hoped, but Alex was at the top of the wall. "Ok. You up. If you want, use the vine every now and then for leverage. But don't hang on it too much, its not that durable."

"Ok." My voice trembled with fear.

Alex looked at me. "Its ok, Jane. I'm here."

My stomach twisted and turned when I began to climb. Finding holes in the bricks to put the toe of my shoes and to grasp with my fingers wasn't so hard. It was to stay on long enough and to not get too nervous. I nearly slipped once.

"Jane, just a little more. Use the vine."

I did use the vine as she instructed. When I was close enough to the top, she reached down and helped me up. "Watch your step. Wall's not wide enough." I walked behind Alex. We used our arms to balance ourselves or I would hold her waist. She patted her hand on my own, assuring me it was all good.

"Hey!" We both looked. We saw Hoggle jumping about angrily outside the labyrinth. "That's cheating!" He accused.

Alex stuck her tongue out. "Eh, what are you going to do about it?" The dwarf was taken back. "That's right!"

We walked a little more. "Do you see a turn?" I asked her.

"Yeah. Just up ahead." She stopped. "Are you looking down at your feet?"

I lifted my face. "No."

She looked at me over her shoulder. "Liar. Don't, you'll get scared."

"Ok." We started to walk again. We froze when we heard the faint music of Mariah Carey's "I'll be loving you long time". Alex turned to me. "Isn't that your phone?"

My eyes grew wide and I slipped my hand in the front pocket of my dress. I felt my phone and took it out. I stared at the screen. "Its Sophie." I looked up at her.

"She might be calling from the castle!" Alex said.

"And she might look out the window and help us to it!" I nearly jumped up in excitement. I flipped it open. "Hello? Sophie?" My voice was loud and high with excitement. I was too happy that Sophie had a phone to call us. Alex and I didn't speak it but we were worried sick about her!

"My, if you're this happy that your sister called how happy were you in the ballroom?"

My face reddened and my mouth hung open. It was the Goblin King. My embarassment turned to anger. "Where's Sophie?" I asked him.

Who is it? Alex mouthed.

The Goblin King, I told her. She frowned and hate flashed in her eyes.

"Tsk, tsk. No hello?" His voice was calm and had a playfulness to it that would've made me blush but I was too angry.

"Put her on the phone." I demanded.

He sighed. "If I do, what will you do for me?"

Alex heard his question. She grabbed the phone and nearly screamed in it, "A damn good beating, that's what!"

I pulled it away from her. I held the phone to my ear. "Can we talk to her, please?" Alex stared at me.

"Suppose it'll be the last time you talk to her." He said.

My eyes widened. "What are you talking about?"

"You're suppose to solve the labyrinth."

"We are!" Alex leaned in and yelled.

"Tsk, tsk. Such rude manners. Perhaps a little trick to the oubliette will straighten you out."

"Wait. Isn't oubliette French?" I asked him.

"You took French! What does it mean?" Alex asked me.

"Uh, it means..." I tapped my foot and tried so hard to remember.

"Come on, Jane!"

"I'm trying!"

"Tick-tock." The Goblin King teased.

"Shut up!" I yelled and pushed the 'END' button angrily.

Alex stared at me. "Way to go, Jane. Never seen you lose your temper like that."

"That's the only thing I'm losing to him!" I said.

She looked at me. Then her face lightened as if she had an epiphany. "Oh, he's that Goblin King!"

I really wished Alex didn't say that, but it was better than saying it in front of him. Then I understood what she thought I meant. I turned to her, horrified. "No! I meant about Sophie!"

"Uh-huh. Riiiiiiiiiiiight." Alex laughed.

"Alex!" Pretty soon I started to laugh. We knelt over, hugging out stomachs. I was really glad Alex was with me in this labyrinth. I don't know what I'd do without her. But suddenly we heard a loud shifting. We stopped and stared at one another. Pretty soon there was nothing beneath our feet and we fell.

Note: I did wonder if I could do Jareth's appearance better but that was all I could think of. Plus I didn't want to put too much. Afterall, he's the type that just wants to get down to business. I just loved Alex's whole metal bat thing. She's one of my favorites. :) Tell me what you think please!