"Sky's Eclipse"
Chapter 25
By Aiijuin

*Disclaimer: I don't own anything Jim Henson or Labyrinth. Gröeg was originally designed by Brian Froud and catalogued by Terry Jones in Brian Froud's "The Goblins of the Labyrinth". This fanfiction is rated M for some harsh language and adult situations. Gavin King is Jareth, the Goblin King, for those who have jumped into the middle of the story. The names: Torok, the Troll King and Eunice St. Clair are characters borrowed from the 1986 movie Troll, but are not used in context with the movie inside my fanfiction in any way.
Anyway, I began full-time fall college this week, and my comic "Sarah's Grand Re-Entry" on DeviantArt takes priority, but as promised, I will update this story when I can.

Chapter 25: Through Dangers Untold.

Back in the Troll King's Glass Palace, Torok was grumbling before two lovely looking pale beauties. He sat in his gigantic throne and grumbled loudly, "Preposterous! It's just like Jareth to cheat! I should have known better than to trust the words of the Goblin King! Our agreement was Jareth was NOT to assist Sarah in anyway. So, he thrusts down the doors of the Great Witch Queen in the Wood and fights her off with his fists. It's highly unconventional for Jareth to get so physical, but perhaps he's been playing the part of a human too long."

The women didn't take their hollow, turquoise eyes from his, but neither attempted to speak. They stood obediently, at attention, with their hands tucked neatly behind their backs. After several minutes of another rant, Torok finally looked up at the ladies. He softened his face and smiled deviously, "Rose Red, how are you my little rouge coquette? And Snow White, it's always a pleasure to have you visit me in my home again. N'est-ce pas? How long has it been since our last visit together?"

Neither woman answered. It didn't matter anyway. His questions were rhetorical pleasantries. Snow White and Rose Red were not visiting the Troll King, but were hired by him to help him win the dare against Jareth. The Troll King figured if Jareth had cheated, then he had every right to cheat as well.

Rose Red was a fiery redhead with long, straight locks that cascaded down past her shoulders. Her skin was very fair, but she lacked freckles as she had little delight in the sight of the sun. She had lips of garnet red, which clashed with a blood-red, velveteen cape she wore and a hood to match. The taffeta-lined cape draped low to the ground and made soft, rustling sounds as she shifted and moved across the Troll King's throne room.

Rose Red's little sister, Snow White was not a princess under a 'poisoned apple spell', as in the fables, but a pure white faë who lacked color of any kind on her skin, save but her deep red lips, empty turquoise eyes, and thin black eyebrows. She had mid-length, jet black hair that was filled with tight ringlets and hung over her elfish ears. She had a prominent forehead with a deep widow's peak that seemed to point towards the center of her eyes. Snow White wore a pale, coral-colored, satin gown that had a plunging neckline to emphasize her cleavage.

Torok stood up from his throne and spoke, "As you both know, I have entered into a contract with the Goblin King. He challenged me with a dare, and now I must accept it in order to defend my honor. Originally, I would have been hesitant about such a competition between our two great kingdoms, but ever since Jareth's defeat from this 'mortal girl', my chances of success, rather than stalemate, are looking better everyday."

Rose Red and Snow White followed Torok with their eyes as he began to stride around his throne room. He sniffed aristocratically and then continued, "It's not that I entirely blame Jareth for cheating. After all, who wants Sarah Williams to be eaten, at least not by the Hag, anyway."

Torok leered widely and his face darkened with lust. He quietly muttered, "I'd happily find wholesome, new ways to devour Miss Williams in so many pleasurable ways. I'm sure she wouldn't complain."

Turning his attentions back to the two sisters, he placed his hand above Snow White's buxom breasts, and said, "I want the two of you lovelies to enslave the Goblin King and help me capture Sarah out from under him. If Jareth is too much of a gent to procure Miss Williams' delicate flower, then, I'll be happy to do the honors for him."

Rose Red and Snow White both nodded as they turned to leave the palace. Torok cackled as they exited, "Remember! Do what you must! Pull out all of the stops, but bring Sarah back to me alive and physically healthy. She's no good to me if her body is destroyed or dismembered!"

The glass doors opened, and the two sisters disappeared in the wind.