As soon as Sarah got on, she barely had a chance to settle onto the saddle when the beast shot into the sky. Desperate as momentum dragged her backwards, she grabbed Jareths waist and held on for dear life. She couldnt help but scream as Ziv bolted around in the air, spinning, swerving, plummeting and screeching.
"Ziv! Whats wrong with you?" Jareth yelled in a commanding tone. "Enough, or Ill fly you straight into The Bog of Stench, you wretched thing!"
"Ughh" Sarah groaned as her head spun. If she had been wanting excitement in her life, she had certainly gotten it.
Ziv roared, seemingly enraged at Jareths threat. The wind whipped them fiercely as he streamed about the sky.
"Ziv! Please!" Sarah begged queasily. "Im a friend!"
As suddenly as it had begun, Zivs tantrum ceased. Sarah released a heavy, ragged breath as the world gradually stopped spinning violently around her. Only then did she realize that she had Jareth in a death grip, her entire upper body clenched on to him.
"Whew!" She breathed, and a small, nervous laugh escaped her as she drew back a bit from Jareth, but still held on, just in case Ziv decided to resume his charade. "What was that!"
"It seems this ungrateful subject of mine was unsure of your intentions, perhaps." He shrugged. "Im glad you where able to calm him down."
"Youre not the only one whos glad!"
They laughed, and now, finally, Sarah could look down and absorb what lay beneath them. The labyrinth, and Jareths kingdom. Goblins and other creatures scurried about their business, and the scene was littered with the lights of many dwellings. They where flying over only a small part, however. Sarah looked beyond and saw that most of the labyrinth was dark, and it almost seemed as though a fog hung over it. It seemed foreboding and dangerous, more frightening than it had been when Sarah had been there before.
"Jareth, whats going on here?" She asked. "The labyrinth looks so dark over there..."
Jareth knew this would be something he would have to address. The truth was, it was his depression that had caused things to grow volatile and dangerous. Without Sarah, he hadn't cared about much of anything, and his feeling of defeatedness had weight him down heavily. With her here, his spirit where soaring, and the labyrinth was already brightening. Little did Sarah know that much of the activity she was observing down below was the clamoring of puzzled citizens, started by and wondering about the sudden, drastic improvement in their surroundings. He couldnt very well tell her that, though, could he?
"You made a wish, didnt you?" He asked. "To repair the labyrinth?"
"Yes." Sarah remembered. "Is that all its going to take?"
Jareth smiled. "Remember what I said. Its going to have to be a team effort, between us."
"How can I help?" She wondered.
"You already are helping." He replied.