Like a floating dandelion seed, she approached the outlawed Goblin City. She was taken aback at how tranquil it seemed. The entrance had no guards to defend it, and the mammoth-sized metal giant that she conquered before didn't even bother to emerge from the great doors. When the gates closed with a high-pitched screech, she began to meander up to the castle. She half-expected to get caught in the midst of a silly goblin battle, like she had formerly experienced. Fortunately, however, there wasn't one single goblin in sight. She paced through the small town, fighting the harsh winds, her eyes appearing somewhat glazed, as if she wasn't really aware of what she was doing. She didn't even think about what trouble she was going to get in, as she gawped at the large castle that stood forebodingly in front of her. It was almost like she was being drawn to it by some indefinite force.

For a second time, she leered up at the fortress. Only this time, she gasped in bewilderment when her eyes met with the one and only Goblin King. His wild locks blew thunderously against the winds, as he observed her from a ledge that rested at the top of his stronghold. He seemed stunned to see her trespassing against his will. Still, he did not stop her from coming closer. He was too curious for that. Instead, he watched as she continued to stroll towards his castle, glassy-eyed and resolute. In fact, now that she had set eyes on him, she appeared to be even more determined to get up to him.

She entered the main doors, and marched straight through the foyer, without even stopping to examine her surroundings. It was like she was in some kind of trance, as she ambled up the marble stairs and came across the Escher room - the room in which she had found her brother in years ago. Last time, she had to surmount a maze of stairs which were scattered in every direction imaginable. Well, the stairs were still there, but this time they curved round to form a spiral of steps which led all the way up to the pinnacle of the castle. It was a long way up but Sarah immediately began to climb them. Up she went, as the staircase coiled round and round, never seeming to end. Glancing up and down she could see nothing but a black fog, which contrasted with the sandy colour of the steps. She walked on and on without hesitating, her eyes fixated on her destination.

When she finally reached the top, she found herself standing on a petite window ledge, which she recognised to be that one that Jareth had been looking out of, just moments ago. But where was he?

Her eyes grew wide with panic as she gazed around to try and locate him. There was no other way out of the room, so where could he have gone? She ran over to the ledge and gazed down, where could see the entire Goblin City - still as quiet as before. The only thing that made noise was the wind, which became so strong, that it almost made her topple from the edge.

"Careful, Sarah!" Jareth appeared out of nowhere and stood far behind her, causing her to jump back from the ledge. Slowly, she turned to face him. At first she seemed frightened, but then she smiled.

Reminiscent of a lost sleeping beauty, who had just awakened from a deep and wistful slumber, she lingered before him, marvelling at his presence like she had just discovered a pot of gold. But why was she here? Jareth did not know. Intrigued, he gazed back at her, waiting for her to explain why she had so bravely chosen to disobey his rules. Yet she said nothing.

"Did you not hear my warning about you being in my castle?" he asked sternly. Still, she did not reply. She was to be too fixated with admiring him. This only made him more irritated. He stepped a little closer. "Answer me!" he demanded. This startled her a little, so she decided to respond.

"I couldn't keep away" she remarked, with a soft, heavenly voice.

"Why not?" he asked sharply, raising his left eyebrow.

"I…I don't know" she said, frowning with confusion.

Jareth examined her odd behaviour for a moment. He knew something wasn't quite right.

"Sarah, did you drink anything today? Anything peculiar?" he asked, watching her scan her brain in perplexity.

"Umm. Only the dirty water that the troll gave me" she answered, still in a quiet, gentle tone. It was clear to Jareth now that she was in some kind of daze.

"I see." Jareth gave a little smirk and began to pace around her, finding it amusing how unaware she was. He looked her up and down and then came back up to meet with her eyes, which looked rather like glazed marbles. "So, how are you finding my Labyrinth? Still missing home?"

"No. I never want to go back home. If I went home, you wouldn't be there!"

"And that would be a pity wouldn't it?" he responded, now unsurprised at her peculiar behaviour. He seemed to know what was causing her to be so enamoured, and took delight in playing a few games with her.

"Yes, it would" she agreed, closing her eyes as she inhaled in his alluring presence when he stepped closer towards her, grinning playfully as he did so. His face was now inches away from hers, and he took joy in how responsive she was. This was not the Sarah he knew, and he was glad. For the Sarah he knew would have pushed him away by now, and demanded that he returned her home.

"You won't blame me for anything that happens in the next few minutes, will you Sarah?" he asked devilishly.

"Of course I won't" she exclaimed, gravitating towards him, and with that he leaned in for a tender kiss.

The touch of her soft lips startled him, and all of a sudden he felt the same attraction that she thought she was feeling. The kiss was supposed to be his way of getting back at her, but what he didn't prepare for was the abrupt surge of passion that pulsated through his body, and at once he was defenceless, for he couldn't pull away. She sighed in happiness, as her false desires were becoming fulfilled, and though he knew it was wrong he couldn't help but respond to her wish for the kiss grow more intense.

Meanwhile, Ludo arrived at Hoggle's hut. He had brought a large stack of firewood with him to keep them warm during the increasingly chilly nights they were having.

"Sarah?" he bellowed, knocking with his heavy fists. But no one answered. The giant then pushed open the door, and peered his large head into the dwelling. The house was empty. "Sarah gone" he told himself, then shook his head, knowing that Sarah was supposed to be back by now to start the fire for when Hoggle returned from his chores. "Ludo go look for Sarah."

Ludo began to walk through the woodland, shouting out Sarah's name as he did so. But on his travels, he was sure that he could hear someone calling his own name from down below.

"Pssst" came a sound, that seemed to derive from the red and white toadstool on the ground.

"Huh?" Ludo grunted in confusion and peered down at the floor, and after scratching his head for almost a minute, he decided that he had just imagined the voice. Then, just as he was about to turn back around, he noticed a little head poke out of the toadstool.

"Pssst, Ludo" called the squeaky voice. This time, when Ludo looked down, a tiny garden gnome presented himself before him. He had a green pointy hat, and rosy read cheeks, and seemed rather nervous as the giant tried his best not to step on the little sprite. Ludo bent down to get a better look. "Ludo, I know where she is!" he revealed, gazing around anxiously as he spoke. Ludo tilted his head, not quite understanding what the gnome was saying. "The girl…Sarah!" he clarified.

"Sarah?" Ludo asked excitedly, in a raised voice, which caused the gnome to withdraw back into his toadstool. But when the gnome disappeared, Ludo became confused again, and started to walk away.

"Wait!" called the gnome, re-emerging from the fungus to save Ludo from another minute of head-scratching. "Yes, the human girl! I watched her through the trees. She was heading straight toward Jareth's castle! She didn't seem…well…herself!"

"That's bad" affirmed Ludo.

"Well, then go! Go save her before it's too late!" he cried. And with that, the gnome vanished for the last time.

Ludo stood still, looking perplexed for a moment, but then grasped onto what he had to do. He clumped straight through the forest to head towards the Goblin City and knew that he wouldn't return until his Sarah was safe.