Chapter Two

(Sarah's Birthday)

Sarah smiled as she sat up in her bed. Today was her birthday. She wiped the sleep from her eyes and looked at the clock. It was 8a.m. She had only three hours until her party. Excited the dark haired girl threw back her covers and got out of bed. She slipped her leopard house shoes on and headed downstairs for some breakfast.

"Morning!" She said cheerfully as she entered the breakfast room.

"Here's the Birthday Girl," Diane said happily. She walked over and the two women exchanged a hug. "Happy Birthday sweetheart."

"Thanks Mom." The dark haired girl said.

"Happy birthday honey." Her father told her as the teenager took a seat at the table.

"Thanks Daddy." She replied.

"Happy Birthday! Hap Birtday, Happy Bitday." Toby shouted happily at her.

"Thanks Squirt." She said and, reaching over, hugged her little brother. Toby continued to wish her a happy birthday over and over again. Occasionally he'd miss a letter or add a letter but she didn't mind. She loved him no matter what.

Sarah had done a lot of growing up since she left the Labyrinth. She had become very close to not only Toby, but Diane as well. It wasn't long after she got back that an unfortunate truth came to light. Diane had been taking the blame for things trying to protect Sarah from her mother ditching her. The dark haired girl had apologized but Diane had brushed it off. Diane didn't blame Sarah. Diane had simply suggested they move on and that's exactly what they did.

The dark haired girl still loved her fantasy world but now knew that not every story would have a happy ending. Sarah had tried many times to call her friends from the Labyrinth but they had never come. It made her worry what had become of them. If it had only been Hoggle she wouldn't have been as concerned, figuring he was just afraid of the Goblin King, but not Sir Didymus. None of them had called. Three years had gone by and not a single peep from any of them.

"Are you excited for your party?" Diane asked with sparkling eyes.

"Yeah. Thanks again mom." Sarah said.

"Glad I could get the room for you." Diane replied and put a plate of eggs, bacon, and sausage before the birthday girl.

Sarah's parents were going all out for their daughter's 18th birthday. They had rented a ballroom at a beachfront hotel and arranged for a DJ and caterer. They'd even hired a party planner. Everything was going to be perfect for Sarah's beach party themed birthday.

"This is going to be such a perfect day!" Sarah said excited as she continued to eat her breakfast. "Nothing could possibly go wrong today!"

"Careful sweetheart saying things like that could come back to haunt you." Her father warned.

Sarah smiled. "Not today dad. Today is going to be a day to remember." Diane smiled at her, enjoying the girl's excitement.

With her breakfast eaten Sarah put her dishes in the dishwasher and headed up the stairs. It was time to get ready.

She jumped in the shower and quickly got cleaned up. Throwing her robe on she headed back to her room. She took out her emerald green bikini with tiny gold leaves and the matching emerald green sarong with larger gold leaves on it. Sarah smiled. pleased with the bikini she'd bought for her party. Yep she was going to drive the guys wild.

Sarah took her robe off and tossing it onto the bed slipped the bikini on and tied the sarong. With her outfit on it was time for makeup and hair. Since her nails had been done the day before all she needed was a little mascara, and a little lipstick.

The dark haired girl then turned her attention to her hair. She considered leaving her hair completely down and curling it but then realized chances were high she'd end up in the water at some point. Still she didn't want to leave it plain. Finally she compromised and pulled the top of her hair back in a gold barrette and then curled it. It looked fantastic and once she got wet her hair wouldn't be in her face.

"I can't believe it's my birthday." She said happily to herself.

"Sarah we need to go." Diane called to her.

"Coming!" Sarah called. She picked up her beach bag and headed for the door. "My sun block." She said opening the door as she looked into her bag. "Oh here it…." Sarah screamed unable to finish her sentence as she suddenly began to fall. She hadn't noticed when she opened her door that it didn't lead to her hallway.

It felt like Sarah fell forever before she finally landed on all fours in a pile of pillows. Sarah looked around at the pillows confused. She looked up and froze. Sitting on his throne less than fifteen feet from her was the Goblin King.

"No, No, No!" Sarah shouted as she scooted away from him. "I beat you! You have no power over me!" She yelled boldly. Sarah waited to be returned home. Nothing happened.

Jareth laughed at the dark haired girl not just amused but wickedly. "I think you'll find things have changed." Calmly he rose from his throne.

Sarah quickly got to her feet and scrambled backwards only to be taken hold of by two guards. "Let me go!" She demanded. The guards ignored her request and held her where she was. Sarah looked back to see the blonde haired man closing in on her. "Send me home! You can't keep me here!" She shouted at him as she continued to try to back away with no avail.

"Oh I think you'll find not only can I keep you here, but I have complete power over you." The Goblin King said arrogantly. Sarah tried to pull away as Jareth clasped her chin, but the guards held her where she was. "You see you're 18 as of now. That means you belong to me."

"No I..." Her words died as he grasped her throat.

"Oh yes Sarah. That bite of the peach you ate sealed your fate. You were returned before because you were too young to keep but not now little girl," He said and let his eyes rake down over her body. "Now you're old enough to serve me any way I wish."

"No." She said in a horrified whisper.

"Oh yes girl. You are mine and you better get used to it." Jareth said coldly. "I can be a kind master but I can also be cruel."

"You're not my master!" Sarah yelled defiantly.

Jareth grabbed the girl's hair and yanked her forward and into his chest. "I am your king, lord, master and any other title I wish to bestow. You are mine Sarah. Accept it and please me or suffer the consequences." He warned and practically threw her back at the guards. "Take her away!"

"NO!!!!" Sarah yelled as the guards dragged her out of the throne room.

"Such a pity." Jareth said as he heard her continue to scream as she was taken out. "It seems I may have to be cruel."

"You expected this." Talon said knowingly.

"Of course. She's a stubborn minx but I'll tame her." The Goblin King replied. "She just needs to learn her place."

Sarah continued to struggle but the men maintained their grasp. They forced her down a few hallways and then up several stairs before finally coming to a large wood and iron door. One of the guards opened the door and Sarah was shoved inside, where she fell onto the stone floor. The door closed and she could hear the click of a lock.

The dark haired girl looked up to find herself alone in a room. There was a bed, a table and two chairs, nothing more. Sarah turned back to bang on the door, only to find it was gone. Tears started to roll down her cheeks as she slowly stood up and looked at her surroundings. Seeing a window she raced to it only to have her hopes crushed. She was high above the ground in one of the castle's towers.

"No." She moaned. "I won. I shouldn't be here! I won." Sarah wailed as she sank to the ground and cried. Not only was she trapped in a tower, a prisoner of the Goblin King, but she knew she'd never see her family again. The only thing she didn't know was exactly what would happen next. Her perfect birthday had just become a perfect nightmare.