Thank you to all who have been waiting for this update. It's been a long time coming, and I'm excited to start writing again!

Jake summoned a crystal, looking for Sarah in the Labyrinth. He knew he would find her there. Fortunately, Jareth had allowed him to keep the power of his crystals, so he could look at the Labyrinth and see what he lost.

The blurry image cleared and he finally saw her, swimming in his brother's lake alone. What a perfect opportunity! But how to get to her? He was banished from entering the goblin kingdom, sentenced to a life Aboveground. A thought came to him suddenly, and he smiled.

"Why didn't I think of that sooner?" he wondered.

Sarah always was a fool when it came to her dreams….

As the night went on, Sarah began to feel very tired and hungry. The evening had been exhausting, not only physically but emotionally as well. She began to swim toward the shore, intent on sleeping in the gazebo until Jareth came for her when she spotted a peach tree that had not been there before. She emerged from the lake, the water cascading down her body. She grabbed her robe from the sand and put her arms through the sleeves, not even bothering to tie it. She was so weary. All she wanted was a peach to sate her hunger and then she could finally sleep.

Not even thinking, Sarah walked over to the tree and plucked the largest one from a low hanging branch. She held it up to her nose and inhaled the wonderful smell. She opened her mouth and took a bite, the juice running down her chin. It tasted divine.

Within moments, her vision became very blurred and she collapsed under the tree, the peach still in her hand.

Jake's spell began to take form in Sarah's dream. Whatever happened in her dream, Sarah would feel like it was real. Whatever progress his brother had made with the stupid girl, it would all be ruined. What fun!

Sarah found herself lying in a grove of trees, wearing a beautiful dark red ball gown made of satin. The sun was shining and a breeze blew her curls gently. Rising from her place in the grass, she surveyed her surroundings. There was no one in sight. Not even a bird could be heard singing. It was quiet. Too quiet.

As she began to walk into the forest, the light got dimmer the farther she went. At some point she realized it was dark. She started to shiver. Her heart began to race.

"Jareth?" she meekly called out.

A branch snapped behind her. Letting out a shriek, she began to run. Tree branches seemed to reach out as if they were trying to grab her, scratching her arms. Looking behind her, she did not see the large hole ahead of her and proceeded to fall into darkness.

She landed hard on the floor of some unknown dark room.

"Damn, why is it always dark!" she muttered into the blackness surrounding her.

Almost instantly sconces lit up on the walls and mirrors were revealed. It was the ballroom from her dream so long ago. The crystal chandeliers still sparkled, the pearls still draped from the ceiling. Everything was exactly as it was. Except there was not a single person present. She walked up to one of the mirrors and looked at herself.

She was clothed in a long white lace gown. The thin material hugged her curves in all the right places and it was then that she realized she wore nothing underneath.

"What the hell is this? Where are you Jareth! This isn't funny anymore…answer me!" she screamed.

Footsteps could be heard approaching from a dark corner. A man with wild brown hair, a mask covering his blue eyes, clothed in dark red stepped out of the shadows.

"Sarah, my darling! Did you miss me?" asked the man.

Instantly his voice registered and a chill ran down her spine.

"Jake…"she whispered, the breath knocked out of her lungs in fear.

"There's nowhere to run Sarah. My brother can't save you this time." he said as he approached her trembling form.

Sarahs's brow furrowed. "Your brother? Jareth is your brother?"

"Correct my pet. You see, I had the ability to make people remember or forget things. When my brother met you in the Escher room, you couldn't remember the words. He was so in love with you Sarah, it made me sick with jealousy. You were so beautiful and innocent. So I gave you the words to defeat him. It was all ME! If I had not interfered, he would have given you your dreams, sent Toby home, and made you his Queen!"

Sarah paled at this new information. Tears welled in her eyes, as she realized what she had done.

"Why would you hurt him Jake? What did he do to make you hate him so much?" she said as she backed away.

"I wanted the crown! I'm the elder brother, it was to be mine! But when Jareth realized that I had meddled in the affairs of the Labyrinth's champion, he told our father. He had me stripped of most of my powers and banished me to a life Aboveground. That's when I decided to exact revenge. Starting with you."

Sarah turned to run , but there was nowhere to go. She was trapped.

"I lured you into my trap so easily. You were so naive and easy to manipulate. I made sure that when you called on my brother, he didn't hear the fear in your voice. That's why he didn't come. He saw the image in his crystals that I wanted him to see. Heard what I wanted him to hear."

Jake smiled and started to follow her.

"Leave me alone! I told you I was done Jake and I meant it!"

Sarah began to panic. She couldn't escape him this time. If she screamed, not a soul would hear.

He reached out and managed to grab her hair, yanking her to him. Sarah screamed in protest. He shoved her up against a mirrored wall and assaulted her lips with his, forcing his tongue into her mouth.

Sarah bit his tongue, drawing blood, making him even more angry. "Jareth will save me from you! He'll find me because I'm the one who loves him!" she shouted into his face. She received a hard slap.

"Do not speak to me like that ever again!"

Jake shoved her across the room and into a mirror, following her to continue what he planned.

What will happen to Sarah? Will Jareth find her in time?

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