Bringing together what should have always been
AN: Please note I do not have a Labyrinth Beta. All mistakes are mine. This is for my friend Jessa Lynn, since like me, she like fics on the Labyrinth XD, and thanks to everyone who loves this story too. To everyone who had given me the support to keep this fic going, thank you!
Rated M
Chapter 19
Jessica was joyous to hear that her soon to be step father had awakened. As soon as he was feeling better, he could help her. Her grandmother had arrived some time ago, but she was looking after her siblings and trying to help her do her mother's job. Just the thought of her mother in harms way pissed off the princess. She wanted to dip the Troll King in hot oil and then tie him down to the ground in the hot summer sun to harden. Her mother had been through a lot in her young life and it was unfair that another was putting her through another hell.
So it surprised her when a hour after being told her step father was awake, she turned to watch him enter the throne room with her mother's Fae healer close behind. She should have known the man wouldn't stay in bed. He was a lot like her mother after all. She also knew the healer was accompanying him to make sure Christopher didn't hurt himself.
"Welcome back to the world of the living, I was starting to get concerned"
"Glad to be back princess, fill me in on what is happening"
"Well, Uncle Jareth and Uncle Lance are on the front lines now. The fighting started about three hours ago. So far it's a stalemate and we still don't have any intelligence on mom or Aunt Sarah. I'm afraid if bad news comes in, Uncle Jareth is going to lose it out there, and kill everyone in sight, friend or not"
Christopher understood Jessica's concern. Jareth loved Sarah just like he loved her mother. Lord knows what he would do if he was out there when bad news came in. He shook his head to remove the evil thoughts from his mind and got back down to business. He needed to help his step daughter.
"Ok well, let's look at the reports and see what we can approve at. I'm here to help you now honey and I'm not going to let anything happen to you"
Jessica smiled at this. She missed her father terribly, but to know her step father loved her just as much was nice too. As she looked over the reports and talked with her advisors with Christopher's help, she couldn't help but smile. She had a daddy again.
Jareth and Lance were fighting side by side on the equal border between the three kingdoms. They soon go the news that Christopher was up and about and helping Jessica. That took a large weight off of their shoulders as the continued to fight. They were keeping the trolls back at least and the troops inside the tunnels were keeping the trolls back as well. They needed to find an opening to use to get the trolls back on their own soil and invade them. They just didn't know how yet. Reports were coming in that the Troll King was angry, and that only meant one thing. Sarah and Christina had escaped.
Herald and Karen were livid. Their pawns in their game had escaped and they were desperately looking for them. Even though they were assured they hadn't gotten far, that didn't go far with the Troll King. He killed the first few Trolls that had delivered the news this morning when they had gone to feed the two women, just to find their guard dead and cold and their cell door wide open.
"I want them back now! Where the hell could they have gone? We have to put the castle on lock down!"
"I don't know Herald but we will get them back and punish them for their ignorance"
Herald didn't seem all too sure, and his anger was so built up, he needed release. Before Karen could respond, Herald jumped at her and started ripping off her clothes. Herald's advisors ran, knowing what was about to happen. Karen's painful screams could be heard throughout the castle, but no one dared interfered. They knew what was happening and that their king was most likely killing his own sister.
Sarah and Christina cautiously walked through the darkened tunnels, knowing danger awaited them on every turn. Sarah quickly used her magic to conjure up two sandwiches and handed one to Christina. They walked as they ate and soon heard voices ahead. They hide in a space in the wall as several trolls ran right past them, frightened, up towards the opening they had come from. They didn't know why intil they heard the growls. Christina stood in a defense position, and so did Sarah. Whatever was ahead was not friendly.
Jareth and Lance knew the moment Christopher had started helping Jessica because the troops started getting through. The Trolls had started running and Jareth and Lance could proceed within the Troll Kingdom. He sent several squads inside the tunnels, and prayed the vampire troops inside would only kill the trolls, and not many others. They were surprised when the vampires arrived; dressed in black intil they entered the tunnels. One vampire stayed above ground, dressed in black and pink. The vampire seemed agitated, and Lance soon figured out why.
"Princess Sakura, is that you?"
The vampire looked up and Jareth and Lance were approached by a small framed girl with pink hair and glowing green eyes. She smiled, showing of pearly white fangs and greeted the young prince.
"Yes Lance, it is I. I was quite surprised to find out that one of you kidnap victims was a friend to the Vampirian Royal Family"
Jareth and Lance stood shocked for a moment. They didn't know Christina was friends with any of the vampires. It was the Vampire Kingdom that had killed Christina's first husband, King Aaron. Why in the Underground would she have friends in the royal family?
"I don't understand" stated Jareth. "I didn't think the Elfin Kingdom and the Vampire Kingdom were back on good terms?"
Princess Sakura looked grim for a moment, her pale pink lips pressed firmly in a tight light.
"We're not. It was not Queen Christina to whom I was referring to. I meant Lady Sarah"
This surprised both Jareth and Lance. How in the hell did Sarah know the Vampires?
"I would ask that you explain Princess" answered Jareth in a deadly tone. He wasn't in the mood for vampires or their games if this was one of them.
Sakura looked aggravated at first, but she felt it would be helpful to oblige them. It wasn't there fault the Vampirian Royal family had taken a new lead on raising their young. It was frankly none of their business either.
"As you well know, a vampire does not turn against the light intil they have reached the age of 25, unless they are turned and not born. If you will remember, my Uncle Rupert has a thing for mortal women. He impregnated one about 17 years back. Beautiful girl he brought forth, nasty temper when enraged and she was named after her natural eye color. It didn't take long for Jareth to put two and two together and started laughing. Lance couldn't see what was so funny.
"What the hell is your problem Jareth?"
Jareth stopped laughing just long enough to answer him. Lance blushed when he did. They were brothers after all, and they defiantly needed to talk after all of this nonsense.
"Amber. Her cousin is Sarah's friend Amber"
Sakura smiled as the blood drained from Prince Lance's face. Apparently, her cousin had done a few things she was unaware of to make the Fae prince blush such a deep red. This amused her greatly. She also knew it would be humorous to her husband as well, Prince Sasuke.
"I take it she has been revealing family secrets again?"
"No" responded Jareth. "But she has been talking about sex a lot with my bride before I went to claim her. She told Lady Sarah may things"
This time Sakura laughed with Jareth. Who would have thought the little virgin friend of Amber's was the Labyrinth's Champion. The fact she had been teaching Sex Ed to the young virgin just made the situation even more hilarious. She was going to have to have a long talk with Amber.
Christina knew the sound of those growls, and they were something she hoped to never hear again. Vampires. Somehow there were vampires in the tunnels. That was all she needed. Tensions were still high between their kingdom and hers, and she had no clue if they were fighting for the Troll Kingdom or for the Goblin kingdom. She didn't even know what side of the line they were on, they hadn't been in the tunnels long. Either way, they were both screwed if they came face to face with the vampires.
As the growling got closer, Sarah started digging at the wall with her fingers. Soon the wall gave way, and another tunnel was seen. Sarah quickly grabbed Christina and they slipped through the opening. From there they started to run. It didn't take long before Sarah asked the question Christina knew that was coming.
"What were those things, and why were they growling?"
"Vampires"
"Shit" mumbled Sarah and Christina quickly agreed. They then started to run faster as they heard the growling again. Apparently, the vampires were following their scents.
Sarah and Christina ran intil they saw some light ahead. They carefully looked around the corner to see five Troll guards trying to tear at a dirt wall. They could hear several screams at the other end of the wall. It was then that Sarah realized what was happening. The trolls had found a Safe haven, and were trying to get in. she quickly formed a crystal and threw it at the Trolls. Soon the flash of light was gone and no trolls remained. Christina turned to Sarah with a look of astonishment.
"Where did you send them?"
The screams behind them said all it. She had sent them back towards the vampires chasing them. In just under a minute, Sarah had found a way to protect the safe haven and distract the enemies at hand. Christina had to hand it to Sarah, she was impressed. As Sarah ran over to the wall the trolls were working on, she quickly used her magic to see where they were and how thick the wall was.
"It is on our side of the line. Goblins are on the other side. Hold on to me and I'll use my magic to enter the safe haven. It is not safe for you to use too much of your magic while pregnant and I don't want the whole family mad at me if you get hurt"
Christina agreed and before they knew it, they were surrounded by Goblins and Goblin Guards. Sarah cried in relief as she saw one particular person inside of the safe haven.
"Hoggle!"
Hoggle turned around when he heard his name. He was surprised to see Sarah and Queen Christina standing near him. He was only here to check on the supplies in the safe haven before going back to Jareth. The last people he was expecting to find here was Sarah and Queen Christina.
"Sarah, oh thank the Gods"
Sarah leaned down to hug Hoggle, but as soon as she did, she started feeling weird. Her head felt as if it was filled with cotton and she started feeling light headed. She barely hugged Hoggle before losing conscience. That last thing she heard was the frantic screams of Hoggle and Christina.
"SARAH!"
Herald looked down at the prone form of his sister beneath him. He watched as the blood flowed from her battered head and screamed in agony. He screamed for his healer and as soon as the healers ran in the room, they were horrified at the scene before them.
Herald was still on top on Karen, crying out in agony as Karen's life blood flowed out of many wounds. The healers had to force their king from her as they started working on her. Herald sat in the corner, ripping the hair from his head as punishment for what he had done. A few trolls looked upon their princess and then at their king.
They quickly picked up the Fae princess and carried her to where the healers wanted her as their king screamed out in anger; blaming the Goblin and Elfin Kingdoms for the act he had created. After his throat was sore and raw, he rose up from his position and went in his chambers to clean up. After his shower, he dressed quietly, fire burning in his eyes. After dressing in his battle armor, he went to visit the healers. What he saw shocked him.
Several trolls were waiting outside the Princess's room, ready to defend her, but their blood ran cold at the words and tone they heard in their King's voice.
"They will pay for stressing me out so much I took it out on my beloved sister. Let me pass, I need to kiss her goodbye before I go into battle"
The trolls separated quietly, watching their king as he quietly entered Karen's chambers. The healers were still working to heal the damage he had inflicted on her. He calmly walked over and asked the head healer would she live.
"I think so your majesty, but she will not be allowed to mate for sometime. You ripped her latterly apart Herald"
Herald held his head as he walked over to her bed and softly kissed her head before telling her she would be avenged for what the other kingdoms had done to them. With that he caressed her face one last time, and left the room in a cloud of black and silver glitter. There was no doubt in anyone's mind now. Their King was insane.
Jareth and Lance had killed almost half of the first wave when the second wave hit. They were tired but they knew they couldn't quit. Just then a goblin behind them screamed in delight as all of the Goblin and Elfin soldiers joined in with him. From 50 yards back, where the first border safe haven was hidden, an explosion of Blue fireworks were going up, making one hell of a display. Jareth and Lance knew what that meant.
Queen Christina and Lady Sarah had been found!
Jessica and Christopher were going over the plans to evacuate Jessica's other siblings to Avalon when a female Goblin and a Female Elf ran into the throne room. The smiles on their faces were meant to be good news, but still Jessica waited with abated breath. She refused to count her chickens before they were hatched.
"What is it that you need?" asked Christopher. He was far from wanting to play any games. His focus was one helping his step daughter and finding his beloved. The words he heard had him crying out in joy.
"Sir Christopher, Princess Jessica, The Queen has been found! Her and the Lady Sarah! They escaped from the Troll Castle and stole two horses to get to the underground tunnels. They found were a tunnel opening was and then avoided capture intil they found themselves one of safe havens and transported themselves inside to safety."
Christopher yelped in delight, picking up his step daughter and spinning her around in delight while Jessica cried upon his shoulder. Christina was alright and she was coming home. After putting Jessica down though, Christopher became all business again.
"Have a few elves clean up her Queen's Royal chamber. I want no trace of my injury to be found or it might upset her. Have a few cooks make up her favorite foods and have a bath ready for her arrival"
"Yes Sir" and several elves ran off to do his bidding. He once again hugged Jessica, as she was still quite hysterical, cooing her and calming her. It was going to be ok, Christina was coming home.
"Its ok princess, it's ok now. Your momma's coming home and everything will be fine. I won't leave her side for anything this time and the trolls will have to kill me this time to get to her!"
Jessica sobbed harder and held on to her step father, glad there was someone there to hold her and remember she was still just a scared child. Queen Gwenivere stood back and watched the display with love in her heart. Even though she was glad Christina and Sarah had been found, she could feel a disturbance in the connection. Something was upsetting Christina, and she would put money on it that it involved Sarah.
Herald went to fetch his horse to find it gone. Apparently, one of the horses stolen in the women's escape was his horse. This just made the King angrier as he killed three male stable hands and used his magic to strip and tie down two female ones. He then called a few of the troll tortures in since they were nearby and told them to have there fun with them as their punishment.
As he walked away from the stables, he revealed in the painful screams of the two female trolls being raped and beaten. He then relaxed and took to his animal form, a cheetah, and started running through the forest that lead from the back entrance of his castle to the borders where the fight had commenced.
He would kill till he couldn't kill anymore, and then he would kill the Goblin King himself. Then he would find the Elfin Queen, rape her and then kill her and her children, before moving on the kill the High Fae King and Queen. He would have his revenge. He would get revenge for the crimes forced upon him and his sister, and he would rule the underground with an iron fist.
But first he needed to make it to the battlefield. Then he would let his rage go. Then he would forget all the rules that were once laid out for him and just let go and be himself. He was a predator, a killer, and he was going to prove it today.
Sarah woke to find herself inside the Goblin Castle, with Christina beside her. She was holding a wet rag to her head, and her friend Hoggle was by her as well. She could tell she was in the below ground level of the Goblin castle and wasn't to surprised to have Toby jump up on the bed the moment he realized she was awake.
"Momma, Momma, your awake. I'm so glad you're awake. You were sleeping and no one could wake you up!"
"Shh, little man, Shh. I'm alright now, no worries. Have you been a good boy for Agatha and Jackson?"
"Yes Momma, I even helped the healer with the first daddy. He don't look so good momma"
It took only a moment for realization to hit Sarah. She had been gone an entire day. Her father was dying. He only had one day left, two at the most. Tears sprang from her eyes as she jumped from the bed, picked up Toby, much to Christina and Hoggle disbelief and horror, and ran to her father.
Robert Williams was lying up in bed, pillows assisting him as a Fae healer looked over at him. Sarah lay down beside him, with Toby beside her. She placed her hand on the man's face, and he opened his eyes. Her father smiled as he saw his daughter. He had known she had been kidnapped.
"I'm so glad you were able to escape Princess. I was afraid it wouldn't be able to say Goodbye"
Sarah started crying silent tears. She knew she had been gone too long now. It was almost time.
"You're going to be ok Daddy, just wait intil Jareth gets here, he will think of something"
"No Princess" stated Robert Williams. "It is time. I need to say goodbye"
Christina and Hoggle stood back, tears in their eyes, and Christina sent a goblin to inform King Jareth that his father in law was passing away as they spoke. The crying goblin nodded its head and ran off quickly, hoping to get to the Goblin King before it was too late.
"My little boy, Toby, know that I will always love you. Sarah is going to be your Momma now ok"
"Ok Daddy"
"I want you to think of Jareth as your daddy too now, ok. He is going to marry Sarah and help her raise you. Is that ok?"
"Anything daddy. Will it hurt to die Daddy?"
Sarah almost chocked on her silent sob as Toby asked his question. It took everything in her not to whisk Toby out of the room, but she knew she couldn't. Toby deserved to say goodbye. They both did.
"No my son" Robert answered haggardly. "In fact, I will be in peace. I will feel no more pain"
"Ok Daddy"
"Can you go with Agatha to get some cookies; I need to talk to Sarah now"
"Ok Daddy, I love you"
"I Love you too son, Good Bye" and Toby gave his father one last kiss as he climbed off the bed and left with Agatha. Sarah watched as Toby left the room as her father did. He then turned to her.
"Princess, I'm sorry I am leaving so soon. I wish I could walk you down the aisle when you marry Jareth. He is a wonderful man. Be happy Sarah"
Sarah started crying then, she couldn't help it. This was it and she knew it.
"I wish you could too daddy, and I promise to do all I can for Toby, and make sure he never forgets you"
"That is good honey; I know you will do wonderfully with him. Please know I am sorry for not seeing threw Karen sooner. I never attended for you to ever be hurt by anyone"
"I know Daddy, I should have told you sooner. I'm sorry."
"No need Princess. Just please remember that I love you and remember our earlier conversation. Everything is yours now Sarah. Do with it what you will, and make sure Karen can never hurt you two again"
"I will Daddy, I promise, and I love you too Daddy. I always have, and I always will"
"I need a drink, can you hand me my glass of water?"
"Sure Daddy" and Sarah turned around to fetch him his glass, just in time to hear her father whisper.
"Goodbye Princess"
Sarah turned back around just in time to see her father's eyes starting to close. Tears were running down her face as she whispered.
"Good Bye Daddy"
Her father seemed to have a smile on his face as he closed his hand over hers and squeezed her hand one last time. Then his grip was gone, just as he exhaled his last breath. It was then Sarah knew. Her father was dead.
Christina and Hoggle quickly ran to Sarah's side as she tried to swallow her sobs, but it was impossible. She cried hard and loud into her friend and sister in law that all the goblins came to see what was wrong. It didn't take long for them to see the dead man in the bed and put two and two together. The father of their Queen was dead.
It surprised Christina when all of the Goblins cried out and ran to try and embrace Sarah. Her pain was their pain, just as it was with their King. She sobbed openly for the first time in a long time and let the Goblins climb up on her and hug her when they could, then a new set of Goblins were hugging her. Soon, the goblins that had already consoled their Queen, walked out of the room and out of the lower safe haven.
They all reached the door of the Castle that lead towards the battlefield and the labyrinth and gave an almighty cry. They knew what they were doing. They where notifying the male goblins that the Queen's father had died. It was a time to mourn.
The goblin had just arrived on the battlefield and was trying to find Jareth when a bad feeling entered his stomach. He had to find the King and now. Just as he had found him and went to approach him, he heard an almighty cry coming form the castle. It could only mean one thing. The Queen's father had passed away. Pain ripped through the goblins body and he gave an almighty cry as he attacked the first Troll he saw.
Jareth had felt a disturbing feeling in the pit of his stomach and knew it was from his goblins. Something bad was happening. From what he knew, Sarah had collapsed, but no one knew why at the moment. He saw the goblin looking for him when it materialized. It was running to him as he heard the Goblin Death cry coming from the castle. He knew everyone was in danger and quickly yelled.
"Everyone get out of the Goblin's way NOW!"
Lance didn't know what was the matter, or he didn't intil he recognized the cry coming form the castle. The goblins felt their Queens pain just as they felt his brother's pain. Something was terribly wrong. He saw the small Goblin by them double over in pain for a moment, before it rose up and attacked the first troll it saw.
All of a sudden, all the goblins seemed to turn into fierce, hateful and vengeful creatures as they destroyed every Troll in their way. Even Jareth dismounted his horse and attacked with them, as he should have really, considering he was their king. He was feeling their pain.
But the pain he was feeling was Sarah's pain. It was then he knew the horrible news. It wasn't that Sarah was hurting physically, she was hurting emotionally. It was then he realized. His father in law had passed away. And in doing so, as Sarah cried out on pain from her heart breaking, so did the Goblins around her. The goblins recognized her as their queen. They felt her pain as they felt his. Then their pain turned to pure and raw anger and rage at the ones who had caused that pain. The trolls no longer stood a chance. Not against enraged and over emotional Goblins.
Herald watched in anger as one minute the battle was normal, and then an almighty cry came from the Goblin Castle. All at once, his trolls started falling at the might that was the enraged and emotional goblins. He screamed in anger as he saw Jareth, and charged at him, thinking his revenge would be sweet.
Jareth saw Herald coming at him and saw red. This was the man responsible for Robert's death, Sarah's Pain and evidently also Toby's emotional pain. A fury entered him like never before as he rushed at the Troll King with hatred a in his heart he hadn't known for years. As their swords and magic meet in a fierce one on one battle, they screamed out the same thing at the same time.
"Die and go to hell you Son of a BITCH!"