A/N: I am evil aren't I? hahaha
Okay this is when the longer chapters will appear. Chapters 1-3 were meant to be short because I don't really want the story to drag on and on and on with every single minuscule detail xD
And yes if you've noticed I'm using Bowie songs as chapter titles 'cause I'm a hugeeeeeee Bowie fan. 1# in my school!
Also in this chapter we will learn where did Jareth come from :3 :3
Awesome reviews btw too!
So Let's Dance!
Chapter 5: Miracle Goodnight
It was on the purest of dark nights when Sarah woke up on a cold, black path that seemed to be made out of tar. It was still night; midnight to be exact now from Sarah observation from the glowing clock tower above the huddled trees. She was in the small park where she played her costume characters with the Labyrinth book. How did I get here? The last thing she remembered was when the Goblin King stabbed her throat and then darkness filled her eyes. Am I dead? She thought. As she pushed herself off the cold, tar path she saw a bench with her somewhat ''killer'' sitting with his face in his hands…crying? Sarah's feet finally managed to sustain her body weight and she walked towards him, carefully but not quiet for Jareth to hear. Jareth was crying and crying as the girl tapped him on the shoulder lightly twice. He didn't respond. She did it again. No response. By the time she did it countless times, he finally shifted his head up to her. Jareth un-expectantly fell onto his knees and he situated himself in a begging position. While tears ran down the King of the Goblins eyes he cried:
''Please forgive me! Please do, I didn't mean it!''
Sarah was shocked; just hours ago he was deadly, murderous and savage and then he was begging for forgiveness like an innocent kind man. What's going on? First Hoggle with the black eyes then Sir Didymus told her that she was a 'goner' and now Jareth was pleading her for his forgiveness He stood up and hugged her tightly.
''It wasn't my fault I swear.'' He pleaded. Sarah was speechless. If it wasn't himself for revenge, then who would it be? She didn't see anyone while she was in the Labyrinth, so who could it be?
''Look'' Jareth sighed. ''I know this is all going very fast for you but I'm running out of time and if we hurry, our lives and your friends will be saved.''
Sarah was shocked. Very, shocked. She didn't know what to do. It wasn't like earlier. Her heart was suddenly beating fast again. This was going quick, she nearly lost her life earlier and now she was informed that she could lose her life for real this time.
''So I'm going to tell you all about me then you'll see why I tried to kill you''. Jareth finally said.
-Flash Back-
3rd February London, England 1762
The New Year started as a cold yet beautiful one. Snow was falling softly upon the rough streets and on top of what looks like a royal, majestic carriage from heaven compared to the rest around it. Inside it was the Jones's family who were going over London Bridge to stroll upon the bank to the Frost Fair. Henrietta Jones straightened her striped peach and white dress and fiddling with her curly brown hair that bounced when she moved while was talking to his son…Jareth.
''My boy, this year you will start working with me at Jones's and Sons. You will learn how to sort out money, talk to clients and help the industry to go global!'' He patted his sons head and smiled then looked out of the window onto the white landscape.
Jareth rolled his eyes. The 15-year-old hated working for his father, and hated him too. He was always pushed from an early age to work which would make the strongest person fall asleep within 5 minutes. His mother didn't seem to care, she was typical housewife would always agree with her husband at everything. Next to Jareth was his two other siblings, a 12-year old sister called Janis and a 9-year-old brother called Justin. Janis was quiet girl; she didn't mind anything really and didn't seem to care what was going on whereas Justin got all of the attention; his parents adored him in every way and never gave him much work as Jareth got by a few hundred miles off.
''There you go little Justin! What a sweet boy you are; you're going to be the strongest man ever!'' His mother giggled and patted Justin on the head playfully. Jareth watched with jealous eyes as he was formulating a cunning plan in his mind.
The carriage halted at its destination. The snow slightly found its way in as the family all leapt off one-by-one out of the heavenly carriage. paid the carriage driver and told him where to park before reuniting with his family by walking upon the snowy bank, gazing down upon the icy masterpiece below, the River Thames. Jareth walked behind the now family of three, thinking about how to set up his 'cunning' plan…against his brother. He knew of old tales and urban legends in which he believed but didn't tell anyone. He waited for the right moment to do it, to say those words that will take him away. Jareth stopped to look at the glass-looking river below in fright. Would I just push him? He thought. He couldn't kill his brother; that wasn't fair; well nothing was fair to Jareth. He caught up with his family which didn't even notice his absence (as usual) and lightly tapped his younger brother on the shoulder. The lightly brown haired boy turned sharply at him with a scowl on his face.
''What do you want Jareth, leave me alone okay, it's my day out, not yours!'' Justin's spoilt action went un-noticed by this parents but his sister Janis rolled her eyes sympathetically towards her older sibling. Jareth was angry…very angry. He wanted Justin gone. He wanted his parents to know all the nastiness his little brother was doing. Jareth pulled the boy around and hissed to him:
''I wish the goblins would take you away….right now.''
Justin froze like a statue and disappeared along with Jareth right in front of the rest of the family.
''JUSTIN!'' was the last thing the two boys heard from their mother.
The two boys found themselves in a dark circular room with a thick rubber floor and with an endless ceiling. Justin wrapped his arms around himself with fear; he turned to Jareth with a confused yet angry face.
''Where are we Jareth? You are going to explain to Mummy and Daddy when they find out where we are.'' His suddenly booming voice echoed around the room. Jareth was just really going to lie to him about their disappearance when a shadow of a creature appeared and spoke first.
''You're in my Underground, in my Goblin City, in my dungeon in the ''Highest of Heights'' Tower.'' The creature sneered. It got up and removed himself from the shadows. It was a Gargoyle with its wings up and ready to attack. It wore a white crown with black skulls instead of glorious rubies and emeralds; its scaly and grey skin glistened in the haunting dark night with a blood-red cloak hiding some as its piercing blue eyes stared at the two boys.
''My name is Shadier III and I am the emperor of the Underground. Myself and my two brothers Seamus II and Mortimer V all control different parts of the Underground but we all own this one together.'' The Gargoyle introduced himself. Shadier pointed at Justin with its crooked finger like spiders leg towards the boy while looking at Jareth.
''This is who you asked to be taken away?'' He questioned the 15-year-old.
Jareth nodded quickly and said: ''Yes your majesty, I asked him to be taken away but why did you take me as well?''
The Gargoyle smirked and turned towards the dark part of the room but with the click of his fingers, the boys were now standing in what looks as it's a throne room with gold splashed everywhere.
''I took you because I don't want humans who know nothing of the Underground to know about me, it could cause questions and other humans could know how to get down here and destroy us because we are witch craft.'' Shadier explained as he sat on the skull-made throne.
''Only a Human-born turned Fae that regains his /hers human emotions can kill me, don't ask why it's a long story.''
Jareth nodded and kept that one sentence in his head…just in case.
''What I want you to do.'' Shadier said. 'Is to run the Labyrinth down there within 13 hours in order to go into the Goblin castle where your brother and get the boy back or else you would have to stay here and your brother will die…'' At that moment Justin disappeared into thin air and only left Jareth standing felling scared and nervous.
''And what if I win?'' Jareth smirked.
''Oh you're a clever one. 'Shadier also smirked. ''You both will get set free, I'll re-order time, your memory will be wiped…blah blah nonsense, yes You know what I mean?''
Jareth nodded.
''Goooood, now I'll send you down to the Labyrinth like this.''
Shadier smiled and pulled a leaver next to the Throne and Jareth dripped form the opening doors beneath him.
While he was falling, Shadier the Gargoyle shouted down:
''You have 13 hours!''
Just then when the trapdoors slammed shut, two similar-non-wearing-crowns Gargoyles came out from the walls and bowed to the sitting Shadier.
''Do you think he'll make it brother?'' The one of the left side said.
Shadier smirked'' Of course not Seamus, it's impossible, he thinks he was to do it by himself.''
''But what if he does win brother?'' The other Brother, Mortimer asked with his purple eyes looking over the arch window and then back to him.
''Then we will be called losers by our enemies and have to denounce our reign by the Underground Lord Judge!'' Shadier yelled.
The two brothers bowed and walked off, returning to their hiding places until Shadier pointed out:
''Or….''
Jareth was down to his last 5 mins with his newly-made friends Hoggle, Sir Didymus and Ludo by his side, kicking and pushing through the mobs the thousands of Goblins shouting and attacking one another.
''Come one my friends, we are nearly there, don't slow down!''
''Ludo not fall.'' Ludo cried.
''No of course not!'' Jareth replied as they ran up the stairs to the entrance of the castle with just 1 mins to go. Jareth pushed the huge metal door open and all 4 ran in the main room of the castle but DING! DING! DING!
''Oh no!'' Jareth exclaimed. He was out of time….by just a couple of seconds. Then once the bell stopped ringing, they could hear the sound of an evil laughter echoing in the room. The Gargoyle flapped down and stood in front of the group.
''Oh Jareth Jones, what a pity.'' Shadier smirked. Then Seamus and Mortimer appeared from the ceiling, flying down to the ground and standing behind Shadier.
''You failed to save your little brother and now you must face the consequence.''
Jareth gulped. He knew what was coming…or does he?
''Well I have deal. You see, you were quiet talkative and suspicious when we first met in the Tower 13 hours ago, asking me questions that made me think, (I like that) and you pretty much beat the Labyrinth but couldn't get to your brother what me and my brother thought is instead of the old plan, how about a new one?''
Jareth nodded excitedly.
'''Yes I'll do anything to get us back home!''
Shadier smiled, showing all of his horrid, yellow, sharp teeth.
''We can return your brother safe and sound, wipe memories of this place, re-order time but…'' Shadier paused.
''You have to be king of the Goblin realm, the Goblin King for all eternity and your friends to be your loyal subjects.''
Jareths face dropped. He would never stay here on his own without his family...
''Or you can go up same thing with the memory wiping lar-di-lar-di-da but your brother dies a cruel death.'' Shadier finished.
Jareth wouldn't let his brother die either. After a long think, he finally decides on what he wanted to do. His parents didn't really care about him and his brother was pretty much the main one of the family, so he had to let him go.
''I want to be king.'' Jareth said.
All three Gargoyles smiled at each other and Seamus brought out Justin.
Shadier knelt to the boy and said softly: 'Justin, you can go home now, I hope you had fun (Seamus and Mortimer laughed quietly) and do have a good life.''
Shadier tapped the boy on the head and all that was left in his place was glitter. Shadier then got up and walked slowly to Jareth.
''You are now The Goblin King, Jareth; we haven't had one in years. '' Shadier said as the two brother nodded. The Gargoyle hunched down to Jareth height to whisper something in his ear.
''But if you let any other human win it, boy or girl, you will PAY!'' He threatened. Shadier then screwed his left index finger and popped it off, revealing sparkly purple liquid inside.
''In order to live forever you must drink this and then you'll be a Fae, A kind that are mean, arrogant and only has negative human emotions.'' He commanded and he tipped his open finger into a colour-lost glass cup. Jareth drank it all in one and felt dizzy just after he swallowed the last drop. He morphed into a much taller man with sharp features, long rough blonde hair and aristocratic clothes. He was now Jareth, the Goblin King.
''All Hail the Goblin King!'' All three Gargoyles cheered.
''Wow'' Was the only word Sarah could say from what Jareth had said.
''But somehow ever since you beat my Labyrinth, a small hint of human has come back to me.'' Jareth smiled. 'But I have to stay here for 13 days to try and kill you, but I didn't.''
From what Sarah had learned, she thought of an idea, an idea that could change the course of Underground history.
''I'll teach you how to be human…the first Human-turned-Fae-then-back-to-Human-again monarch to kill the Gargoyles. ''
Jareth was stunned. No one could ever change a Fae.
''What?'' Jareth asked.
''I'll teach you…How to be Human in one week-and-a-half…''
Oooooohhh that was such a long chapter! It was nice of Jareth to let his family go wasn't it?
So now you know Jareths backing story yay!
Chapter 6: Future Legend is out next week (Sorry for delay of this chapter btw)
Anyway….. :3