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Summer Storms and Imaginary Kings	By : Jetredgirl Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 5486 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Working very diligently, I got it done today. Enjoy :o)
Sarah awoke to a blue sky, laying on the softest grass she had ever felt, it felt like green velvet against her skin.
She sat up and looked around, nothing but sky, grass. Down the hill The Labyrinth stretched out as far as she could see. She saw the castle way in the distance. Looking down she saw she was wearing a simple white cotton shift.
"Hello Sarah." She heard, and turned.
There was a woman there, a beautiful woman, with blonde hair to her waist, in a flowing dressing of blues and greens. With eyes that flashed from blue, to green, to purple.' She was smiling at her.
"Who are you? Sarah asked."Where am I? Are we home? Did we win?"
"You are in my home, My Queen. but no, you are not home, yet. You may call me Gaia."
"Gaia? Like goddess of the earth Gaia?" Sarah wondered.
The woman smiled, and approached her, taking her into an embrace. "Oh my beautiful child, I am that, and so much more..but yes, of a sort, I suppose."
"Who am I here, and why? Oh no...am I dead?"
"Yes, and no." Gaia said to her. "For now, you are, I brought your soul here, to keep you safe. My dear King, he is so bright and wise, but knows so little of what I am. There are things he should have told you, but he did not. Now he is paying the price with his grief."
"What do you mean? Sarah asked the woman.
"The law is clear, There may only be two Keepers, they are two halves of a whole. They must remain uncorrupted. If one becomes corrupted, the other must end the corrupted one."
Sarah felt lightheaded. "You...you mean..Jareth killed me?"
"He had no choice, my dear. To let you live, meant that foul thing would have access to my power. He could not let that happen, just as you could not if it was reversed."
"So my body is still there in that place." Sarah said.
"Yes. Oh, I have something for you." She handed Sarah a ball of light.
"What is this?"
Gaia smiled. "Just something else I needed to keep safe, but it belongs to you. Now that you are awake, you should keep it with you. It won't be much longer now. I have something else for you. A visitor."
She waved her hand pointing behind Sarah.
"Princess?" She heard a familiar voice say. her turned eyes wide, mouth hanging open she turned staring at the sight of her father standing there smiling at her.
"Daddy?" She said.
She ran into her father's arms, sobbing.
"Oh my little girl, my baby, I missed you so much." Her father cried into her shoulder.
Tears were streaming down Sarah's face as she took him in. "Daddy how are you here?"
He smiled, his eyes crinkling in the corners as they always did. "I really have no idea. I guess she brought me." he gestured at the woman standing silently by.
"Daddy, I guess this means I'm dead too. I love you and am glad to see you, but I don't want to.. Oh no..oh god..Jareth must be..oh god." She sobbed even harder, thinking of her husband.
He pulled her in tighter. "I know, but I don't think you are staying here, Princess. Something tells me this is only temporary." He rocked her slightly, like he did when she was little, and she had had a nightmare.
She told her father of Jareth, of what had happened to her since he had been gone.
"Oh Sarah, I'm so glad you found a place you belong. I am so proud of you. A Queen! Wow!"
He smiled at her."You always were the strongest person I ever knew. That some fairy tale king fell madly in love with you, doesn't surprise me. I guess it should, but somehow, it doesn't. You always seemed like you were not quite like the rest of us. Like you didn't quite belong on earth. You were always searching for something more. I guess you were lucky enough to find it..or it found you."
"Daddy, I'm sorry I had to leave Toby. I know you wanted me to watch out for him, but, I couldn't stay there." Sarah told her father.
Robert looked into his daughter's eyes. "Sarah, Toby will be fine. I miss him too, but even though I know you and Karen weren't close, you know she adored him and is a good mom. Believe in yourself, Princess, I always have. You had to follow your heart."
Gaia stepped forward then. "Sarah, it's almost time."
She turned to her father. "I have to go back now, Daddy. I love you, I'll never forget you. Please tell mom I love her too, if you see her. Oh and Merlin."
"I have seen them both, and I will."He said. He stepped back, smiling. "I love you Princess, We are so proud of you."
He kept smiling at her, as he faded away.
Gaia took Sarah's hand. "Sarah, you have a choice now. You can go to the Summerlands, or you can go back. I am obligated to tell you that you do have a choice."
"There is no choice, Gaia. I must go to my husband." Sarah said firmly. "I didn't even know you could do that."
Gaia smiled at her again. "Keepers are a special case, as you and Jareth are bonded directly to me."
"If evil had corrupted you, it might be different, but it didn't and I was able to bring you to me to keep it that way.. Your spirit is still pure. I can only do this once though, so take care of yourself, and him. You two have a penchant for trouble." She teased.
She gestured to the ball of light Sarah still cradled in her hand. Take care of that, don't let it go, it will be going with you."
Sarah was confused, but agreed with a nod of her head.
"Here we go, Sarah, close your eyes." Gaia said to her. She laid her hands on Sarah's head.
Sarah closed her eyes, and felt weightless, then nothing. Her world went black once more.
She didn't know how long it was, probably seconds, but her eyes slowly opened and she was staring up at a stone ceiling loud
voices all around her, the smell of blood and ozone making her eyes water. Then Jareth's face came into view. "Sarah?!"

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The Goblin King turned to look at his father, and saw what the man was pointing at, Sarah, was glowing. the dagger had risen from her chest, her wound closing.
The grip on Vergul's neck loosened and he took deep gulping breaths.
The Goblin King turned back to him then looked over to Caolin "Take this, I will dispose of it momentarily." Thrusting the man in his grip into Caolin's hands.
"Yes, my Lord."Caolin said.
Vergul was dropped to the floor, The Caolin hauled him to his feet. "Don't get your hopes up, you disgusting vile thing, He is still going to kill you."
Jareth stepped slowly to his wife's side, his mouth gaping open. Just as he looked at her face, his eyes met the most beautiful sight he had ever seen, her green eyes, fully open, and looking into his. "Sarah?!"
He dropped to his knees next to the cot, and cupped her face. "How?! How did this happen? I had to...I thought you were lost to me...I pray you can forgive me, I had no choice."
Sarah reached up an touched his face. "There is nothing to forgive, you did what had to be done...now can you please untie me and help me up?"
Jareth did as he was asked, while reaching out with their bond, and feeling the blessed warmth of her once again connected to him.
He pulled her gently to her feet, then into his arms, stroking her hair. taking in her scent. "I don't understand? Sarah, how are you alive?"
She smiled at him. "Can I explain the whole thing later, my husband. I have something I really need to take care of, please step out of my way." She backed out of his embrace and turned.
Jareth panicked a little. "Sarah, no, you must stay away from him, even bound, he is very dangerous, let me deal with him, and rest a moment. Then we can go home and.."
"Jareth!" She said loudly. "You have got to stop! I adore you and always will, but please. I'm okay,. I realize we have a lot of baggage we need to work out about what happened here, but right now, I NEED to do this. I need to face him."
"Sarah." Jareth answered..gripping her arm.
"No Your Majesty. Let go of me, and let me have my say." Sarah said to him undoing herself from his hold.
She walked past him and looked at the man Caolin was holding tightly.
"Look at me, Vergul." She said.
He did, smirking weakly at her."Well I guess the prophecy was true..but the who knew the dead that rose would be you yourself?"
She grabbed him a pulled his face to hers. "You are a sick sniveling black souled little creature

who deserves so much more pain than I am going to give you. You used all these people to try and revive something that can never be revived. The royal family died long before the armies came here the last time, by your own hand.

Their souls destroyed by your vile magic. You aren't even really part of that family, a creation of foul magic that destroyed Vergul's soul then took over his body. What you did to Justinia is so disgusting I prefer not to even go over it. Now once and for all, go back to the foul place you came from and leave this world in peace."
Vergul saw a brief flash before he felt the pain. Sarah drove the very dagger Jareth had used on her, through his heart. Caolin dropped him to the floor.
The creature who had been masquerading as an Immortal started to smoke, as it writhed and screeched. The human facade melted away, and in it's place was a scaled black snakelike troll face, with red eyes and dripping fangs, it thrashed and hissed lunging for the queen, she jumped back, as Jareth grabbed her out of the way.
He drew his sword and deftly beheaded the creature. It imploded with a sizzling flash, leaving nothing but a wafting black smoke and a pile of ashes. "Night troll magic, as foul as anything I have ever seen." He grimaced, the sulfur like odor invading invading all their senses.
He turned to Deela, who was semi conscious and bleeding profusely he saw her eyes were black as well. Checking her wounds, he hissed through his teeth. "Do not touch her blood, she is infected. Caolin, your dagger please." Caolin handed him the weapon. He was about to use it when he stopped. turning to Sarah. "You can end her, if you wish. It is your right."
Sarah looked at the dagger Jareth held out. "No Jareth, I have something else to see to, please do it. I prefer not to ever do such a thing again if I can help it."
The Goblin King did so, first the dagger, then the sword, as it had to be done.
Deela died with a hiss, turning to ash.
Sarah meanwhile, walked to where Elspeth and Elsian were on there knees, bound by her father-in-law and held securely by the goblin warriors.

Fire shooting out of her eyes, she pulled Elspeth up face to face. "You deserve no better, for participating in such evil acts. "What do you have to say for yourself girl?"
Elspeth said nothing for a moment, then fixed the queen with a condescending stare. "You disgusting mortal born whore. What do you know of my world? Why should you have a Queen ship, be married to The Goblin King? Be a Keeper? I am not afraid of you. You are too far beneath me to deserve an explanation."
Sarah did the one thing she had been wanting to do since she met the girl weeks before. She punched her right in her smug little nose, hearing it crack.
"Ahh!" Elspeth yelled, falling backwards into the arms of a guard.
Sarah, The Goblin Queen, then took a step back, and took Elsian to the floor using a good old fashioned round house kick.
Jareth stepped up beside his wife, wiping this blood off his sword with Vergul's cloak and tossing it into the corner where it would be burned with everything else. Observing the two bleeding on the ground, smirking at his wife's actions.
The Goblin King spoke. "I have every right to kill you right here and now, your know. both of you. With all these witnesses to your crimes, no one would question me. However I have decided, since you do not seem to be infected by the forbidden magic. I will see you to trial. A very public, very open trial. I want everyone in this realm to know and to see, one does not simply plot against my crown, my kingdom, and my wife and not suffer the consequences. I would, if I were you, plan to executed shortly afterwards. I have no mercy for you, nor you deserve it."
He turned to the guards. "Guards, gather them up, bind them with these." He conjured ropes and handed them to the guards.
"Father, Caolin gather Justinia please, We are leaving shortly.. As soon as we are clear, What is left here must be destroyed."
Jastiel and Caolin decided the best thing would to be removed the legs of the cot, and secure the now unconscious woman to it, and carry her out.
Teagus came into the room then. "There are those many black mist creatures still lurking about, My Lord, we will have to fight them to get out. I think we cleared the path through the castle though."
Sarah stopped her husband. "I will need a sword, Jareth." She said, determined. "I will not sneak along behind you. I will fight, I will protect myself."
Jareth's mouth tightened. He thought a moment, then he nodded. "Of course, My Warrior Queen." He removed his other sword and handed to her.
He hoped she was trained well enough. He would just have to trust her.
Just then Caolin swayed a little. He had been ignoring his wounds, but the pain was making him lightheaded as he tried to help lift the woman on the cot.
"Caolin!" Sarah cried. running to him. "You are hurt!"
"I will be fine, My Lady." He assured her, grimacing at the pain again.
Sarah examined his wound. It wasn't deep, but it would need healing.
"Remove your shirt, Caolin." She said.
Caolin stuttered a reply. "My lady.. I cannot, that would not be.."
"Just do it, Caolin, that is a command from your Queen." She said.
He removed his scabbards and tunic, waiting for her to do what she was going to do.
Sarah touched the wounds, tracing them from neck to elbow. They were deep but not life threatening if they were healed in short order. She figured it would take several hours, at least, to get back, if they would have to make it to the portal on foot.
Sarah closed her eyes and reached inside herself, reaching for the white light. Taking hold of it she channeled through her body, and out her hand. Her fingers glowed slightly as she moved her hand over Caolin's wounds, they all watched in wonder as the wounds started to close and heal.
When it was done, she stepped back and admired her handiwork.
While everyone else gaped at her.
Jareth was the first to speak. "Sarah..when did you learn to do that? Even I cannot heal that well. It is my weakest power, and I did not teach you that."
Sarah smiled at him. "I think it is something The Labyrinth gave to me specifically. I don't know how I knew how to do it, I just knew I could. I do believe she meant for us to compliment each other, your weaknesses are my strengths, and vice versa. She also said there is so much even you do not know about her. By the way, Your Majesty.." She stepped in front of Jareth and brushed her fingers along the cut on his temple, watching it fade and disappear.
Jareth looked puzzled. "Who? Her? What do you mean, her? The Labyrinth is female? I should have known, capricious, temperamental thing it is."
Sarah took a step towards him. "I don't think it is specifically either male or female, I think it appears to us as we can comprehend it. I will tell you all about it later, my husband. We have lots to work out when we get home. That is just one of the things I need to tell and I will save those for later."
The Goblin King said nothing, letting it lie for the moment. They had more immediate things to deal with.
Sarah went and knelt next to Perryn, placing her hand on his brow.
"Perryn?"
He opened his eyes, struggling to breathe. She knew she could try to heal him, but she felt the Summerlands calling, it was his time, so she could not interfere. He had made his choice by attempting to kill Deela.
"My Queen.." he gasped. "You are well?"
She stroked his hair, tears welling up.. "I am well, Perryn. Thank you for saving my life, Thank you for all you did, you are a hero and all shall know that you gave your life to protect us all and thank you for..." She bent down further and whispered something in his ear only for him to hear.
The man smiled up at her, and nodded weakly. 'I knew...but I had to...to take life, as a healer, is to forfeit your own..." his voice fading further.
His eyes closed, Sarah placed a kiss upon his forehead. Then as his last breath faded away, they all felt his spirit leave his body. Sarah said quietly. "Take care of him Gaia, for me. Maybe he will meet Daddy, I think they would be good friends." She felt a affirmation come through the light, and smiled.
She asked the goblin guards to take the blanket upon the cot she had lain and wrap him in it.
"Should we take him with us?" She asked out loud.
Jastiel spoke up then. "Son, if his soul has fled, there is no need. Let these ruins be his pyre. The last victim of The Golden Kingdom's arrogance and evil."
"His soul is free. It will be done as you suggest." Jareth said. He knelt next to Sarah and put his fingers to the man's head. In that lilting language of his people, Sarah listened as Jareth recited the rites of the dying and dead, she understood every word now. It was as if The Labyrinth(Or should she call it Gaia now? Sarah wondered.), when it had sent her back, gave her all this knowledge she had not had previously. She felt older, wiser, more able to be a queen, more sure of her place here. When the king was done, he gestured to the guards to cover the mans head.
"What did you say to the healer, Sarah?" Jareth whispered to her.
She just gave him another little smile, and placed her hand on his. "Later, please Jareth? Not here."
Jareth sighed. He partly dreaded the many long conversations coming, but he was also ecstatic he had her here with him to have them at all. If they made it out of the dreadful place that is, he did not yet know what nasty creatures Vergul had managed to conjure up. He would well and truly seal that portal for good after they were out of it.
Sarah picked up the small book that had been knocked to the floor. "This must be destroyed."
Jareth cringed at little at even touching the evil tome.
"Yes, we will take it with us, and dispose of it thoroughly by a magic fire. I do not want to take a chance one scrap of it remains."
"I have a thought." Sarah said. She took the cloak Deela had been wearing and tore a strip of cloth from it. then she wrapped it securely around the book both directions, and tied it to her belt, a makeshift pouch.
"Let us go." He made their way gently up the stone steps, Jareth leading the way with Sarah at his side, and Caolin flanking the queen at the king's orders. It seemed although Vergul and Deela were dead, the presence of the misty remnants of the forbidden magic was suppressing the ability to transport out of the castle, most likely designed that way to keep them trapped there. They were hoping that once clear of it, and it had been set aflame, the things would be destroyed and the transport spell might work to move them quickly to the portal.
Behind the 3 leading, Jastiel and Feran carried the cot that Justinia lay upon, with two more guards on each side.
Teagus insisted in being in charge of the 2 prisoners. As head guard for the queen he felt personally responsible for her abduction and would not let the two immortals under his watch harm one hair on her head. They each were held by 2 guards. With Teagus right behind them. If they made a move however unlikely, He would gladly strike them down.
They slowly emerged from the ruins, Each of them, swords at the ready.
Looking out over the black landscape. They knew the mist creatures were out there watching them.
Jastiel said from his place at the back of Justinia's cot "I do not know why they survived Vernon's death, they should have lost their connection to the dark magic and died with him." He said.
Sarah suddenly stopped. "Wait! She turned and went to Justinia's side.
"What are you doing?" Jareth asked.
"Maybe I can help her too." Sarah said as she put her hand on the unconscious woman's forehead.
She tried pushing the cool white energy into the woman but something was blocking her.
"I don't know what's..." She started.
In the middle of Sarah's sentence, Justina gasped and arched up her eyes wide...and beginning to turn black.
One of the guards leapt forward and held her down, as the the others set her on the ground quickly, and as gently as possible.
Jareth joined his wife at her side. "She is infected by what ever foul thing is growing within her."
Jastiel got tears in his eyes, meeting Jareth's. "If she is infected, there is no choice, is there?"
Jareth reached for the dagger at his side, a grim look on his face.
Jastiel stopped him, taking the dagger. "No Jareth, I will do it. You have already suffered enough today."
Sarah blocked Justinia's arching, gasping body.
Wait! I have an idea." She said.
They looked at her questioningly. "Sarah, if we do it quickly, her soul has a chance of going to the Summerlands. If we wait much longer, it will be destroyed." Jareth pointed out.
She took Jareth's hand. "Trust me."
She closed eyes and grasped Jareth's energy with hers, fully opening their bond. She felt his fear, his anger, his pain, everything from the past hours. Tears gathered in her eyes, but she powered on.
She laid her hand again on Justinia's forehead and then reached out to The Labyrinth. "I need you" She said out loud. "Please help us save this girl."
Justinia was hissing and growling now, the blackness taking hold.
With all her might, Sarah went within the girl's energy field and fought her way to the center of the darkness, ripping through the foul oily weave. She felt Jareth's astonishment. Then she took hold of the white magic and pushed it outward in all directions, forcing it to shine through the inky darkness, shining a light on all of it, melting the weave of evil.
As the Goblin King and Queen stood still, fighting an internal battle, the mist creatures, feeling the threat, struck the group.

The first one attacked Caolin, who quickly put it down, but there were many surrounding them, the guards fought the hissing striking creatures viciously. Jastiel shielded his daughter while the monarchs worked.
Sarah grasped the threads of evil, and pulled, snapping them one by one, pulling more white light into her and pushing it outward. Jareth, feeling what his wife was trying to accomplish, increased his energy and joined with hers in ripping the threads, striking them down with his power before they had a chance to regenerate.
There, Sarah felt it, The very center. The ball of malevolence the threads were attached to. She felt it screeching at her, trying to latch on to her, but Jareth was right behind, tearing at any tentacle of blackness that got near her.
All of the sudden she was there, and she took hold of all 3 sources of magic and light, and pushed it through the center ball, feeling holes form in it as it began to collapse in on itself.
Then finally there was an explosion of light behind her eyes, then the king's and they were thrown back, flung on the ground.
For a moment it was silent.
Sarah and Jareth got up slowly, and looked around. The mists were gone.
They looked over at Justinia, who looked to be again unconscious, at least they hoped. But she was still, he father stroking her face softly and whispering to her.
"Is she alive?" Sarah asked.
Jastiel nodded. "She breathes."
Caolin was the first to speak. "What happened, what did you do?"
Jareth was still marveling at his wife. Such power!
"I think she killed it." He said simply.
Sarah smiled a little. "WE killed it, Your Majesty."
She again took his hand and knelt next to the girl. She just wanted to feel his hand in hers. She put her hand on Justinia's forehead and gently probed her energy field, no twisting dark tentacles remained. "I do not feel anything but her. She is severely weakened, but I think she will live."
Jastiel looked up at her, eyes hopeful. "The babe?"
Sarah laid her hand on his arm. "There was no child, not really. Whatever was growing in her was put there by Vergul. It would have been a creature like him. A soulless thing created by evil. I'm sorry Jastiel."
Jastiel's mouth tightened, but he gave her a small nod in understanding.
He reached and took Sarah's hand. "Please call me Father, if you would like. Thank you...for saving her."
Teagus came to her. "Feran was bitten by one of those foul things, can you look?"
"Of course." She went and tended to the guard, who was bitten on the leg. She felt the around the goblin's aura to make sure he wasn't infected.

She stood and turned to Teagus. "I think he will be fine. Once the center of the magic was destroyed, all it's tentacles of darkness it sent out died with it. It didn't have time to establish and hold on him. She ran her hand over it, it closed partly, but it seemed the nature of the beast that had caused it would mean it had to heal the rest of the way itself. "As long as it doesn't become infected, he will heal nicely."
They all heard a voice they had not heard before. "My sister is hurt as well."
It was Elsian. The two had been forgotten about while dealing with the evil magic, and were on the ground a few feet away. He was sitting up, with his sister's in his arms. She was bleeding from a deep bite on her shoulder, to add the the rather swollen nose Sarah had gifted her with.
Jareth stood over the two. "Why should we help her?" He asked, crossing his arms.
Sarah went to Jareth side. "My love, we must because we are better than that. She will pay for her crimes, but not today. A proper trial, remember?"
Sarah examined the girl's wound. "She is not infected either, but she is bleeding badly. We must hurry."
She untied the girls arms, took another strip of the cloak she had taken from the castle ruins and brought with her in case it was needed, and wrapped a strip around Elspeth's shoulder, after healing it as much as she could. She handed Caolin a piece as well. "Go wrap Feran's wound please once we are done we can go."
Jareth announced "Without the dark magic suppressing ours, we can now transport to the portal, go through, and then transport home. We will take those two with us, I have a lovely room for them in my dungeons" He grinned ferally at them.

He turned at looked at the ruins.
"Caolin, Father, if you wouldn't mind." He said to them.
Caolin created a fire enchantment(which was his strongest element) and sent it flying at the ruins, engulfing it in green and yellow flames, a unique kind of fire that would melt the stone and any bit of remaining residue of the evil once housed there to nothing.
Sarah was beginning to feel tired, and leaned on Jareth. "I seem to be running low on energy here."
He pulled her against him, supporting her. "You also channeled a great deal of The Labyrinth's power as well, It takes it's toll. We should get back as quickly as we can. you need to rest. I do not know how long it might take you to get back to full strength, as you are so newly changed. Everyone! Gather please!"
The Goblin King created a crystal, Concentrating on making the enchantment large enough to encompass them all. He was running a bit low on power too, but not as much as Sarah, and he didn't want to tell her or she would worry. When finished, he threw the crystal up in the air where in hovered a moment, the burst outward, encompassing them all in light, then they disappeared as the ruins of the once great castle collapsed in on itself.
Seconds later they reappeared near the grove of trees.
Looking behind them, he could see the fire storm starting to spread. He reached back and untied the twins' arms the retied them together. "Guide your sister." He commanded to fearful Elsian.
"Through the portal everyone, hurry up now! I need to get this place sealed!"
Jareth swung his wife into his arms and pushed through the portal as quickly as he could. As soon as he made it through, he sat Sarah on the ground, ran back and reached he hands back into the magic opening, pushing it further apart. Out came his father and the guards carrying his sister, then Elsian with Elspeth guarded by Caolin, and lastly the rest of the warriors.
He then wove an intricate weave of magic, feeling himself weakening further but needing to finish.
He felt his father join with him."Here, son, let me help you."
He took it gladly. Working until he could pull the energy tight together and and seal the opening for all time. A few more minutes and it was finished.
The king turned to the rest. "It is done." He went and almost collapsed beside Sarah. They stared into each other's eyes, then Sarah put her arms around her husband and sighed in relief. After a few minutes she was sobbing.
Her husband held her as she cried in relief, and despair. All the fear and pain being released.
Eventually she quieted and looked up at him. " I'm sorry, I just needed to get it out. I was so frightened Jareth, I thought I was never going to see you again."
Jareth clung to her, not wanting to ever let her go again."I know."
She knew what he meant without saying. She had felt the remnant of his sorrow at thinking he had taken her life.
"Let's go home." She said.
He stood and brought her with him, and they walked to the rest of the group, who had moved a bit away from the two to let them have that private moment.
"I am afraid to say, I will need to use most of my own power to get us back to the Goblin Lands. I ask that I may draw upon on all the power here to get us there and still have enough strength to make it to my bed." They all nodded except the prisoners, whose magic was bound.
He then felt a nudge from The Labyrinth. "I will help you as well, My Keeper" I said in his mind.
He accepted.
Once more he created a crystal, and with the help of The Labyrinth, took them home.

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It was almost dawn in The Goblin Kingdom. Most of the subjects that lived there did not sleep a wink out of worry for their King and Queen.
Moments after disappearing from the grove of trees near the now sealed portal, the party appeared in the throne room of The Goblin Castle. All practically collapsing to the floor.
Guards that had been standing by rushed forward to help them all stand, and take over carrying the makeshift gurney with Justinia on it.
Jewel and Sherryana had been keeping watch, refusing to leave the throne room until everyone returned, whatever the outcome. They both breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of Sarah and Justinia being among the party, and went to help.
Sherryana put her arm around the queen, supporting her weight. "My Lady! Thank the Gods you are alright! I was so worried!"
Sarah gave her a tired smile. "I will be fine, eventually. I may need your help getting to my chambers. His Majesty and I need to rest. I promise I will tell all that happened when I am fully recovered. Please make sure Justinia gets put to bed as quickly as possible as well. Put her in The Queen's Chambers, please."
Jareth's personal healer, Merrik arrived, checking over the king. "Your Majesty, you are exhausted. I have never seen your power level this low. Guards, get him to the Royal Chamber's now!"
Jareth was frighteningly pale, but still on his own two feet by his will alone. "Merrik, I thank you. I am in completely agreement. My wife and I need to get to our bed swiftly. I need a moment though."
He turned to everyone there. "I owe all who assisted this day, a debt of gratitude that I do not know if I can ever repay. We may take comfort in the fact that such a horrible darkness has been destroyed, and those remaining will be punished." He gave the two prisoners a pointed look. "All I ask now, is that you allow the queen and myself 2 days peace and quiet. After that, we will rejoin you, and deal with the repercussions of what has happened."
"However I have several things that need to be done. Make sure Justinia and Vernon's room is sealed until I can do a thorough examination and make sure nothing exists there that can harm anyone."
He turned back to the prisoners. "My last command is, make sure these two traitors are securely locked in my dungeon. They may be provided beds, food and water only. I will contact the council when we emerge from our chambers."
He took Sarah's hand. "Please guards, walk with us to our chambers. Once inside, we are not to be disturbed unless an absolute emergency situation occurs. Understood?"
Jareth and. Sarah, walked slowly to their chambers, leaning on each other, surrounded by guards, it was slow going, especially up the stairs, but they made it under their own power.
When the arrived at the doors and opened them, Jareth turned to the guards. "Remember what I said. No disturbances. If we need anything we will call."
With that command, he led Sarah inside and closed the doors, locking them.
Once the doors were locked, he turned to his wife, pulling her close. His emotions were starting to spill over, his stoic facade unraveling. He kissed her, tasting the sweetness he thought he never would again.
"Sarah..my love, my wife, I thought I lost you..I could not feel you..I am so sorry.." He said, not wanting to let her go.
Sarah could feel everything, his emotions and hers weaving together. "I know, my husband, Please do not apologize anymore. I am here now, and no one will ever rip us apart again. We will talk about it later."
He drew her with him to the bed. They undressed each other clumsily, but quickly. too tired to make love at this point but wanting to be pressed together with no barriers. Jareth reached down and pulled back the covers, and laid her on the bed, then got in with her.

They wrapped themselves around each other, kissing and stroking each other gently, whispering words of love, until first Sarah, then Jareth finally slept.
The Labyrinth looked on silently, and smiled. Her King and Queen, her Keepers, her children, finally home, finally back in each other's arms, where they belonged, where she had created them to be. The product of their loving union safely within the queen's womb.
The future assured, for all of them.
Yep! you had to know I was going there, right? What else could that little light being Gaia gave to Sarah to take back with her could possibly be?
Of course I wouldn't REALLY kill Sarah. In fact I battled myself for days to even go that direction even momentarily. The muse inspiring this story insisted though. If I even attempted to go another direction my mind would go blank.
For this story, The Labyrinth is a physical manifestation of an aspect of the Divine, whatever one believes the Divine to be. The aspect that is the glue that holds the worlds together. It can't be physically seen in "our" world as it can with the others, but it is there nonetheless.
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