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From Darkness Into Light	By : Jetredgirl Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 5084 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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And the two parts begin to weave together.
Sarah raced home. She was almost there when she remembered the apples. She ended up backtracking a couple of blocks to the closest market and grabbing apples, bread, and a few other necessities.
While she was standing in line tapping her feet she was getting odd looks from a few people.
Oh crap. Can everyone tell what happened? I didn't even bother looking in the mirror! Ugh!.
She got up to the register put the groceries down and got her money out, waiting for the cashier to ring up her purchases. She felt someone tap her on the shoulder.
Turning, she saw it was grinning young man. "Miss..your shirt is on inside out."
She looked down and turned beet red. Again. What the hell! Plus she left her vest behind!
"Uhhh..thanks. Was in a hurry. Emergency." She stuttered as she practically threw the money at the cashier.
He snickered. "An apple emergency?"
"Something like that. Gotta go!" She flew out of the store and didn't even wait for her change.
She ran home as fast as she could. When she finally got in the door, slamming and locking it behind her, she figure it had been 6 minutes tops since she left the store. She had never ran so fast in her life.
Wendy had been sitting watching tv and jumped up when Sarah had burst in and leaned against the door gasping for breath.
"Sarah? What is wrong? The hounds of hell after you or what?"
Sarah met the questioning look of her friend with a bark of laughter. "You're not far off."
"Oookay then. By the way..did you know your shirt is on inside out?" Wendy asked as she followed Sarah to the kitchen.
Sarah sat down the bags and began putting stuff away. "Yes. Here is your apples." She waved the bag of fruit at Wendy. "I don't want to talk about it."
Wendy made a sympathetic sound. "Oh Hon, was the sex bad? I hate that when the guy is a dreamboat and the sex sucks."
Sarah sighed and shook her head. Her shoulders slumping in defeat. "No. It wasn't that. I mean it was great but..it ended weird. I don't know how to describe it without making me look completely nuts."
Sarah moved past her into the bedroom. She dug around for her pajamas and underwear, needing a shower. She was all hot and sticky from the sex and the race home.
"I have to ask..how does sex end weird? What does that mean?" Wendy asked. Sarah felt a headache developing.
"I don't even know how to answer that. Let me take a shower, and I will explain everything then you can call the men in white coats to come and get me okay?"
Wendy nodded.
Sarah took her time in the shower, dreading the conversation to come. She would have to start with what happened when she was 15. How does one explain The Goblin King? Or that what you thought was some fantastical dream, apparently not so much? That it seems the spirit of an otherworldly monarch was being channeled by your maybe future boyfriend? What the hell?
She got out of the shower and dressed, taking the time to go to her room and dig around a box in her closet until she found the red book. She was going to need a visual.
She went to the living room and sat across from Wendy, folding her legs under herself.
Holding the book up, she began. "This book. This is what started it Have you even heard of The Goblin King?"
Wendy shook her head.
Sarah explained as simply as she could first the book, then her dream that she now believed for certain was not. How she had gone back and forth for years on how real it had been.
She explained how much Tommy looked like The Goblin King she had known. Why it had been such a shock to see him, then meet him. The little things he had said that were so oddly similar.
Then reluctantly, she told her what had happened that evening, without going into every juicy detail of the sex she had shared with Tommy.
Sarah continued. "You know me Wendy. I'm pretty level headed. I don't have my head in the clouds like I did when I was a teenager. But.. I don't know what to do. If Tommy Is Jareth, I don't understand what happened to him or why he is here and mortal. If he is just channeling him..that is fucking scary. That means Jareth can take over someone's body and control them to get at me."
Wendy was silent for a little while. Sarah thought maybe she made a mistake telling her the story.
Wendy, much to Sarah's relief didn't look at her like she was crazy. She has always told Sarah she was a bit psychic, that it was a family thing. Her brushes with the supernatural had left her open minded enough to realize the world was much more complex and astounding place than humans could possibly imagine.
"Sarah, I know you aren't crazy. There have been legends all over the world about something or someone taking babies whether wished away or not. I know you, You are the sanest person I know. I saw your face when you came in tonight and I saw the fear in your eyes and it was real. Do you think this Jareth guy is evil?"
"I never got that vibe from him." Sarah answered. "He was tricky and he like to mess with people's heads, but I never thought was trying to kill me. Except maybe once. He sent this big crazy machine after Hoggle and me that Hoggle called the cleaners, but when I thought about it later, it was awfully convenient we were able to push over a heavy iron gate to get out of the way. I think his plan was to scare me not kill me. Then at the end..he wasn't mad I won, but seemed really sad. Hell maybe after he thought about it a while he felt differently I don't know."
Sarah sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "I just need to figure out if Tommy is Jareth, or if Jareth can somehow take his body over. If that is the case I need to know what he wants. If Tommy is Jareth I have GOT to find out what happened to him and why he is here, and why he doesn't know who he is. There is something very wrong with that. That shouldn't have happened. Even if he doesn't like me he needs to go home either way. It's not right for him to be stuck here. I don't know a lot about his kind, but I'm pretty sure if he stays here he will die and I don't..." Sarah felt herself choking up at the thought of Jareth's demise. "I don't want him to die. That breaks my heart to even think of it." A tear slipped down her cheek.
Wendy watched her friend closely. Her feelings for this Jareth obvious to her even if Sarah didn't see it in herself. She reached over and took Sarah's hand, squeezing it. "Whatever you need to do, I'll help you Sar. We won't let that happen no matter what."
Sarah nodded. Just then a huge crash came from Sarah's bedroom and the two girls jumped up and ran to see what happened. Once again everything on the top of Sarah's vanity was strewn all over the floor.
"And this keeps happening!" Sarah exclaimed, waving her hand over the mess.
Just then they both heard distinct cackling laughter from under the bed.
Wendy yelped and jumped back, but Sarah knew that laugh.
"What in the hell do you have living under your bed Sar!?" Wendy asked almost afraid to know.
Two small heads popped out from under the bed. "It's just us Lady Sarah!" Said one creature.
Sarah leaned down and looked at the two creatures. She looked back at Wendy with a raised eyebrow. "Apparently I have goblins living under my bed now."
Wendy was a bit fearful but took a step forward. "Are they safe?" She asked. She looked closer at the smiling creatures. Both were quite short and rather green, with large eyes and big mouths filled with various sizes of teeth. One had what appeared to be a colander on his head. And another was wearing one of Sarah's scarves.
Sarah couldn't help but smile. Everything was just confirmed. Her past, her present, everything. Now she needed to figure out what it all meant.
"They are safe, Wen. Goblins are troublemakers and obviously thieves, but they are harmless to us."
Wendy smiled to. "They are kind of cute too. And they know you."
The other one spoke. "Course we do! The Lady Sarah is our Champion!"
Sarah giggled. "How can I help you fellows? Besides adding to your wardrobe." She said dryly.
"My name Dreck and this is Bogbait." The first one said.
"Nice names. The King give you those?" Sarah asked, knowing the answer.
"Yep. He said I was always covered in dreck, and Bogbait there, well..he gots bogged a bunch." The goblin said proudly.
Sarah shook her head at the two. "Okay. Now tell me why it is you are here in the mortal world."
"Hoggle sents us lady. We the only ones that can come here with the help of the Labyrinth or the king. We gots our own kind of magic."
Sarah was curious at this. "So The Goblin King *IS* missing?"
The two goblins bobbed their heads. "Long time now. Too long to be good. Ever since you left. After we came back from your party, king was gone."
Sarah breathed a sigh of relief. So it was possible, even probable Tommy WAS Jareth not just channeling him. But what on earth happened?
"What can I do?" She asked them.
"Hoggle says you needs to call him through the mirror to open the portal. Then he can come through, and The Queen wants to see you too." Dreck answered.
Sara's heart clenched. Jareth already had a queen? Oh God and she had sex with him?! To be fair, he didn't remember he had a queen. but still.
She would just have to not let it happen again. Even if she wanted it more than anything she ever wanted before in her life.
"Oh. Well, I guess if he needs my help I should do what I can. Besides I'm sure the queen misses him very much." She would need to be careful not to tell the woman either. "Do you two know how I can open it?"
"Easy, Lady. You just say your right words." Bogbait told her as he played with his ill gotten scarf.
Sarah thought. She went through her memories until she thought she knew what to say.
"Hoggle, I need you."
Suddenly there behind her reflection was her friend Hoggle. She smiled at him.
Wendy standing behind her, exclaimed "Whoa!"
"Thank the Gods Sarah!" Hoggle cried. She turned and he was in the room. she knelt and he ran into her arms in a tight hug.
"Oh Hoggle!" She said. "I missed you! I thought for so long you were a dream!"
Hoggle stepped back. "Nope not a dream. Reals as you are." He looked at Wendy. "She okay to be here?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes. This is Wendy my best friend. Well, my best human friend."
Wend grinned, excited. "Hi!"
Hoggle nodded to her but turned to Sarah. "The Queen needs to see ya Sarah, Does she have permission to come through too?"
The thought of meeting Jareth's wife intimidated the hell out of her, but she gave him a nod.
"You needs to say this. "I give Queen Mila permission to use my portal." Hoggle said.
Sarah repeated his words.
"Queen Mila did you get that?" Hoggle said seemingly to empty air.
"Yes I did Sir Hoggle. Thank you." Came a voice from behind Sarah. She turned around and saw the most beautiful woman she had ever laid eyes on. Obviously one of Jareth's species.
She was about the same height as Jareth, with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes, wearing a beautiful silvery gown. She was smiling, and looked friendly.
"You must be Sarah, my son's champion." She said.
Sarah's jaw dropped. "You're Jareth's mother?"
Queen Mila laughed a little. "Of course. My son has no queen." She looked Sarah up and down. "Yet."
Wendy grinned. "That's what I'm saying!" She said as she poked Sarah in the side.
Sarah shushed her and turned back to the woman. "What can I do? I mean to help."
The queen put her hands behind her back and paced the small room. Sarah could see the resemblance now.
"My son is missing. We need to find him and bring him home. The Labyrinth and his kingdom need him. The maze is deteriorating at a rapid pace and will die within months, maybe weeks now. I fear if he doesn't not return soon, he will not be able to. He will die here. He will begin to deteriorate too, Sarah. He needs magic to live, and all this iron here..." She paused trying to not let her emotions get the best of her. "You are his Champion. His defender. You must help us find him. There is no one else to trust here."
As the woman talked Sarah felt tears welling up again. It was as she feared. "Well. I can help you in the finding him part. I think I have found him. But if the man I think is him, really is him, he doesn't know who he is. The "Jareth" part of him seems to be locked away somewhere inside."
Mila came and stood very close to Sarah, sniffing the air. "You are his mate? Or you have mated with him recently. I can smell him on you. In you."
Sarah stared at her dumbstruck for a minute. "You can..you can smell that? How?"
The Queen smirked. "You mortals. So very prudish. It's a simple biological function. Nothing to be ashamed of. Completely natural, acceptable behavior. How else would you make younglings?"
Sarah just shrugged, not knowing what to say.
"May I touch you?" The Queen asked her quite suddenly.
Sarah agreed to that. She was relieved that the woman just put her hands on the sides of her head and closed her eyes. She chanted something unknown language.
She stepped back suddenly, staring at Sarah. "You are connected to The Labyrinth, and my son. He made you a changeling. You have access to his magic and that of The Labyrinth. Do you know what that means child?"
Sarah shook her head.
"It means you have been chosen by the magic of my realm as his true match. You are his mate. He bonded with you, and bonded you to The Labyrinth. It happened because you won the game and proved yourself to be worthy. It also means you are his wife and Queen of The Goblin Kingdom...and my daughter as surely as he is my son."
The Queen took Sarah into her arms and hugged her close. She backed up and smoothed her hands over her hair and face and kissed her on the forehead and stepped back.
Sarah just stood there, shocked.
"Don't be afraid. Now that you are connected to him, and by that you are connected to all of us. Sarah, you are one of us now."
Sarah finally found her words. "What does that even mean? How can I be his wife? He doesn't even know me!"
The Queen understood her trepidation. "Sarah. He knows you. He knows your heart. The Goblin King sees dreams and desires, wishes and fantasies of those mortals he comes into contact with. If this happened, it was meant to. He loves you with his whole heart and soul. That will never change. I can see you love him too. You always have. Search your soul. You will know it to be true."
Sarah looked at Wendy who was openly crying. "Oh Sarah.. I'm so happy for you. That is amazing! A true love! Holy crap! We need to go to him and help him get his memory back. But wait...did he technically marry her to himself when she was 15? That's a little off."
The Queen smiled at the other girl. "The magic would simply recognize her as old enough to give birth. You are correct though. I would have brought her to The High Castle until she was of a proper age to be a wife and queen. If she would have stayed, Jareth would have been obligated to bring her before myself and his father before bedding her. It's merely a formality but we would have been given the opportunity to give our seal of approval. I would have seen her youth and that would have been that for a few years. I would have made my impulsive child formally court you, dear."
"What about now?" Sarah wondered out loud. It was a little late to worry about the sex issue.
"Well let's just say I approve, and my husband won't argue with me. He will be thrilled his son has married at all by this point. He was a confirmed bachelor you know. Taming a king such as him is no small feat. I warn you though my husband is a hard man. Being High King is a difficult job and he does not mince words."
"I'm on the fence on how tame he is, but okay." Sarah said. "Maybe I should tell you what happened."
Mille nodded and they went into the living room. The queen sat daintily on the edge of a chair while the two other women got comfortable, and Hoggle sat on the floor with the two goblins.
Sarah, with some embarrassment told her about Jareth's appearance in the midst of her's and Tommy's lovemaking. She listened closely, not saying a thing. She say Hoggle was blushing and trying not to listen too closely.
When she was done Mila nodded once. "Yes. I am certain your Tommy is Jareth. I do not think he would have hurt you. He is many things but he is not abusive to females. He was most likely just surprised and let his emotions get the better of him. I need to see him, touch him of course. I cannot stay here much longer but you need to bring him here. Can you do that tomorrow?"
"I can try." Sarah said doubtfully. "He has my vest so I can see if he will bring it to me."
"Good. very good." The Queen answered. "Hoggle, we must go. I need to get back to The Goblin Kingdom. We are working on sustaining it at the level it is now. But Sarah, do not wait too long please. All of your lives may depend on this. I did not want to say this just yet but now that you are a changeling, you need the magic to sustain you as well. Your decline will be slower but you will not live a long life if you stay in this world for good."
Wendy moved to Sarah's side and put her arm around her. "It's okay Sar. We will do what we have to do okay? We will get him back to where he belongs. I'll help you. I'm not going to let you die. I'll miss you but if you have to go with him to survive, you need to go."
Mila smiled. It was nice to see Sarah had a loyal friend amongst her native kind. To be alone in the world was the hardest thing of all.
"I will tell you a secret Sarah. My mother was a human girl. A beautiful redheaded lass who my father saw walking in a forest in the land now called Eire. She was such an innocent, one of such a pure heart, she was able to cross from your world to mine with no issue. My father loved her very much but chose not to make her fully immortal. I do not know why. Her death lives within my long memory. You want to avoid that if you get the chance. You have a rare opportunity to live a very long time. Take it. Jareth had a visceral reaction to his temporary break from whatever chains are holding him back and scared you I can tell. He is not the most patient of men. He can be cruel on occasion, but if he loves you, he does so with everything he is and will not do you harm."
She stood up and pulled Sarah up with her, holding her hands and looking at her. "My daughter. So beautiful. You and my son will have gorgeous dark haired babies."
Wendy choked on the water she had been drinking.
Sarah laughed. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. First let's save his ass. Then we will worry about that."
She followed The Queen into the bedroom to stand in front of the mirror. Hoggle and the goblins waited patiently.
"Sarah, call on me when you have him here. Then we will see what we have to work with." The Queen told her, then she was gone.
Sarah was alone staring at herself in the mirror.
Wendy had followed them and chimed in. "You are taking this a lot calmer than I would."
Sarah glanced her way. "Well, I'm not happy with Jareth right now but since Tommy doesn't know who the hell he is, it would be stupid to yell at him about it."
She let out a large yawn. "I'm going to bed. It's really late and I have work. Goodnight Wendy." She practically shoved the girl out of the room and closed the door. She loved Wendy but she needed to think.
Sarah threw herself on to the bed, her head spinning. Well at least she knew why she felt like crap sometimes and the doctor could never find anything wrong. She was deteriorating along with The Labyrinth and Jareth. That was a scary thought. Even scarier than that was the idea she might be married to the man.
Another yawn escaped her. "Well as Scarlet said, I will think about it tomorrow. After all tomorrow is another day."
She closed her eyes and slept through the night, exhausted.
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