Chapter Five

Sarah reluctantly began walking through the hallway at the Goblin King's side. They had gone only a few feet when the King sighed. He was being summoned. Talon. The King called. Calmly the King looked at the woman next to him. His plan would have to wait.

"It seems I am being summoned." The king told her. "My captain, Talon, will show you to the tower for now."

"Do I have to go back to the tower?" Sarah asked. The idea of being surrounded by stone again was less than appealing to her.

"I suppose he could show you to the kitchens and give you a small tour of your new home." Jareth waved his hand and suddenly the skirt of her dress was much longer as it suddenly reached her ankles. The low cut top also began to cover the top of her only giving a small hint of cleavage. The color remained but the leather pheasant band expanded and before Sarah could blink she was no longer dressed as she had been. The sexy flirtatious dress had transformed into that of a renaissance lady.

"Talon, my Lady Sarah." The King said introducing Sarah to his captain. "Show Sarah to the kitchens and give her a tour of the castle while I see to a wished away."

"Of course Sire." The captain said. Jareth nodded and with a glance at Sarah he walked over to the nearest window and transforming into his owl form he flew away.

"This way my Lady." Talon said and gestured down the other end of the hall.

"Thank you," Sarah said and gave the man a small smile. She couldn't help but be relieved she was out of the tower and being given a chance to look around. With any luck she'd find a means of escape.

Jareth flew through the night air and changing form soon found himself face to face with a teenage boy.

"Who are you freak?!" A teenage boy said, shocked at his presence. "Where's my niece?"

"You might want to consider your words before addressing me boy. I am the Goblin King and you are a mere mortal boy." Jareth sneered at him.

"Where's my niece? My brother will kill me if you don't give her back."

Jareth ignored the boy and began playing with a crystal as he had in Sarah's parents' bedroom a few years ago.

"What's that?" The red haired teenager asked.

"It's a crystal. Nothing more." Jareth said as he had so many times previously. "But if you turn it this way it will show you your dreams." He enticed. "Do you want it?"

"What about my niece?"

"Why would you want her when you can have your dreams?" Jareth coaxed. "Surely your dreams are far better."

He almost groaned seeing the boys mind start to work. He wanted the boy to just accept so he could get back to Sarah.

"No. Wait. You have to let me run your maze so I can get her back!" The teenager replied remembering.

Silently the Goblin King cursed. The wretched boy was going to make him have to deal with him instead of playing with Sarah.

"She's there in my castle." He said irritated. "Still so sure you want to try and reach her?" He asked as the boys eyes widened at the size of the maze. "Take your dreams and make it easy on yourself."

"No! I want my niece back!"

"Very well..." It was then Jareth realized he'd neglected to get the boys name. "boy. You have.."

"Randy. My name is Randy." The red haired teenager informed him.

"Very well then Randy. You have thirteen hours in which to solve the Labyrinth before your niece becomes one of us forever. Such a pity." He said and faded from view.

"Great a large maze that belongs to a Halloween freak." Randy said as he stood on the hill Sarah had previously. He sighed and then headed down toward the maze.

Jareth shook his head as he appeared in the throne room. "Randy? What a mundane name." The King commented.

The King watched for a few hours before he realized the boy was making far too great a time. The boy needed to be distracted. Girls and women were easy to distract. Even some males. However, most males were not so easy to distract. If Randy kept his pace up he'd beat Sarah's time.

The Goblin King looked at the crystal in his hands and looked at the boys dreams. The boy dreamed of being a hero and had an attraction to dark haired beauties. "Perfect." He left the throne room in search of his own dark haired beauty.

"Talon, bring Sarah to the Gardens outside the throne room."

"As you wish Sire." The captain replied through their connection.

Jareth entered the garden and waited. A few moments later he heard a set of doors open to his right and watched as Sarah and his captain entered the gardens. The King's breath hitched for a moment seeing his dark haired beauty walking towards him. Sarah was young but had true grace about her.

"Forgetting something my pet?" The Goblin King said as his captain bowed and she did not. Sarah looked at him confused. "It is customary for a woman to curtsy when she enters the presence of her King."

Sarah considered arguing but, not wanting to get whipped again, she swallowed her pride and curtsied to the man she despised.

"Good." Jareth said pleased. "I have need of you." Sarah stiffened but the king ignored it. "I have a runner that is proving to be even better than you. You will distract him for me."

"I can't." Sarah replied openly, honest.

"Don't worry all you have to do is stand there and look beautiful." The King announced. Jareth looked to his captain. "See to anything while I'm detained." Talon nodded and Jareth vanished taking the dark haired girl with him.

"Where are we?" Sarah asked as they reappeared in a wooded area.

"In the Labyrinth." Was the Kings only reply. "No this won't do at all." Jareth waived his hand and Sarah was suddenly dressed like a slave dancer. Sarah gasped at feeling her stomach exposed and looked down at what he had changed her into.

"Jareth!" She said shocked.

"It's only for a little while." He said and seizing her hand he brought it back against a stone wall where chains suddenly appeared. She gasped but didn't get a word out before her other wrist was also chained to the stone wall.

"There, now you look the part of the damsel in distress." He said silkily. He stepped back admiring the dark haired girl. "Mmm. No, he won't be able to resist you." He stepped towards her and ran a hand over her exposed flat stomach. "Then again I might not be able to either."

"You said you wouldn't rape me." She said, feeling him kiss the side of her neck. She shuddered feeling him smile against her.

"Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. I won't rape you, but that doesn't mean I won't do other things." The Goblin King said. To prove his point he rubbed his right hand over the outside of the material covering her right breast. "How long do you think you could endure my attentions before you wanted more?"

Sarah moved making his hand move off her breast. She glared at him defiantly. "I don't want you." She sneered at him.

Jareth smiled evilly at her before pushing her back into the wall and whispering into her right ear, "Haven't you yet figured out what you want doesn't matter? It's what I want little girl." The dark haired girl gasped as he pushed his lover half into her and she felt his need. "I will have you Sarah. I'll do whatever it takes but I will have you."

"You're so cruel." Sarah said sadly.

"I told you once I could be generous but that I could also be cruel. Don't defy me any longer. You're no match for me little girl. You thought you had won but the game isn't exactly over now is it?" Sarah glared at him and he laughed before fading away.

Alone, Sarah thought about what to do. Maybe there was a way to help the runner. Even if she couldn't escape maybe she could save someone else from her fate.