Disclaimer: I'm gonna say Jim Henson is the owner of this. THIS time, maybe not later…

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Chapter 3: Wanna go underground?

Why'd her pillow taste like sand? Actually it felt like sand too…

Waaait…

What happened? Where was she?

Sarah opened her eyes to the orangey sky which, turning over, overlooked the whole Labyrinth. She was right where she started yesterday. The hill before the gates- where the Goblin King had showed her a clock informing her she had thirteen hours to get to the center. In fact, that dumb clock was still in that tree, just hanging there, all post-modern-y.

"Augh…I'm here.."

And she was. The place she thought she had left behind forever. Dispassionately she shuffled up and looked around. She must've passed out coming here. Odd, because she had switched dimensions before with no issue. Perhaps that was because he was with her, using his magic like a V.I.P card for her. And now it was a rough ride because she was trespassing. Fun.

"Wait, Ambrosious?" Her furry partner was nowhere to be seen. Her only companion was the wind that just now howled like a scorned lover.

She tugged her jacket tighter and attempted to swat off the sand sticking to the bare parts of her legs.

"Well, at least I know where to start this time. Come on fee--- I mean, here I go…"

Again…

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An hour has passed (her fancy designer watch informed her) and she was still staring at a wall twenty feet away from where she first woke up.

Ah ha. She now recalled Hoggle letting her in the first time. Alas, this time there be no Hoggle. Crap.

She didn't know how to get in.

There was fairy invested thorn bushes, otherwise she would've tried climbing up. Actually, the wall was fairly smooth so she didn't know if she'd be able to do that even if she could get close.

Dang. Crap…crap again… crap again again.

She really had a dosie here.

Maybe she should make a wish…

Goblin king, goblin king

Wherever you might be,

Get your butt down here

And open this door for me!

On second thought, It'd be wise for him not to know she was here, if he didn't already of course… it's likely him who her friends need her help from.

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Jareth had it figured out. If he angles his foot just slightly before he lands a kick- goblins get the highest aero velocity.

And just now he thought he may have broken his last record.

He had finally gotten himself out of bed (not an easy task today, that's for sure. It was well into the evening) and he just wasn't up to the nasty, drunken rodents he called his subjects. Not that he ever was, but today in particular he would even admit to being rather short tempered.

Rather, today he intended to focus all his energy on his most beauteous contender and how to trick her back into his Labyrinth…or more preferably into his arms.

He paused a moment. That was extremely sappy.

He mustn't forget that he was extremely infuriated at that…that… presumptuous, pretentious... Earth angel of glory and light.

NO! No more pet names.

He was angry. Very angry.

Now if he could just remember that.

She was extremely bad for him- made him all mushy.

"Your highness! Your highness!" A small Goblin in armor far too thick for him came clanking up faster than expected. Slow and disinterestedly Jareth flopped onto his throne making hard stone appear comfortable in his own strange way.

"What is it?"

"The girl…"

"What?"

"The girl who ate the peach and forgot everything!!"

Jareth closed his eyes. Did he have this conversation once?

"What of her?"

"Is just we forgot to tell you-!"

"Forgot to tell me what?"

"Umm…"

"Yes?"

"Uh… I forget. Buh, it was really good! You want to know this… ah'm pretty sure." The small goblin leaned down and started tapping his foot, his eyebrows furrowed in frusteration. "I just 'ad it uh minute ago…kinda important…"

"Yes…?"

"Uhm…."

"Mmhmm?"

"The girl…"

"Good lord, are we back there again?" Jareth sunk back deeper in his throne. He really ought to make plans for another place of banishment. The bog of stench wasn't big enough for his headache.

"The girl's… uh…she's…um…what was it? Ah just 'ad it!"

"Pity. Now what shall I do to make sure you never forget anything aga-"

"HERE! That's what it was! The girl's 'ere!!"

"WHAT?!!" Jareth leap out of his seat and grabbed the goblin by the hair to his face level.

"See? Ah thought you'd like to know that. Heh heh…ow."

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"YES! Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Sarah had opted to walk around the danged place in hopes of another opening- a crack maybe.

She was richly rewarded by what looked like to be a missing brick. These bricks were rather large, probably two feet by three feet and just big for her to pull herself through.

The opening happened to reach about her forehead so she would have to pull herself up to climb through it. Sadly, it was times like these that she regretted skipping gym.

"Okay, girl. Muscles."

She slipped her backpack off her shoulders and placed it into the hole to avoid complications later.

Standing on tippy-toes and stretching her arms as far as possible into the space, she felt around for a ledge to grab onto. She found one, her fingertips seemed to be barely at it. If she had something to stand on…

Wait. There, she could reach it. And now to pull herself up- she jumped and got a strong hold on the edges.

The edge on her side bit painfully into her chest and it scrapped her pretty hard as she dragged her upper body into the hole.

The hard part being over, Sarah bit her bag to carry it in her mouth and turned slightly to her side to fandangle her legs in. It was certainly a trick, she was a slender girl, but she was rather tall.

Somehow she managed and her feet came out first as she slid exhaustedly out.

Something told her she should've looked at what she was dropping into first.

With a muffled yelp she went crashing down into a pool of water.

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Crap again again again! XD

a/n: Yeah, I'll be using lots of stuff from the actually movie. Hardcore fans will probably get a hoot out of being able to pick them out. Love ya guys!!

Next Chapter: Worst name for a bird…ever.

btw: hurtlost- thanks!! I'm glad you like it :)