Deep below the city within the dark and dank tunnels they gathered. Amassing before a large opening in the floor before them. Vampires edged themselves closer surrounding the opening in wait. The ground beneath them trembled slightly as the opening started to pulse with light from some unseen force. The light revealing an image of a strange unusual place. A giant maze spread out covering a great amount of ground surrounding a large stone castle in its center. The land revealed to them was starting to become darker as night was starting to fall upon the Labyrinth. One by one they stepped into the portal before them appearing on the other side outside within the land of the Underground.

Sitting on her bed amongst a pile of homework Sarah pushed aside the large book of literature. Finally she had finished her homework assignment, she just hoped that she did it right. Finding it a bit stuffy being cramped up in her dorm room she decided that she would take a walk, hoping that the refreshing night air would revive her. Dressed in a stylish yet comfortable yellow shirt and black sports pants she slid on her tennis shoes and black jacket just before exiting the door.

The dorm halls were filled with students wandering the halls to make their way to wherever they were going. Sarah paid them no mind as she exited the building and headed out. She was starting to miss home and the park she would so frequently visit. Pushing the homesickness to the side she let her mind work towards figuring what Jareth was up to. Looking back on his earlier visit she knew that the same rules were definitely not going to apply.

She kept walking making it deeper and deeper into the campus park grounds. When she kept thinking about what he might be up to her mind was having a hard time focussing. She kept seeing him so close to her, those wonderfully enchanting eyes staring within her own. His lips when they lightly brushed with hers. Sarah stopped shocked that her mind was going to that scene, “He was just trying to confuse me or something.” ‘Everything he said to me when I was in his Labyrinth was a lie, an attempt to distract me long enough so he wouldn’t lose,’ she berated herself. “Like he could care or love anyone other than himself.”

As she passed by one of the large oak trees she had totally missed the figure standing there. He watched her with steady eyes listening to her as she silently spoke to herself. Stepping out from the shadow of the tree his features were revealed by the light from the park lights that were scattered about the grounds. Blond hair cascaded around his face and slightly past his shoulders. Bringing up his hand open-palmed a crystal formed, the light reflecting off the round object. Jareth tossed the crystal above him and as it burst with glitter his body transformed from the handsome man into a white barn owl and flew after the young Sarah.

He soared just above her not too far from behind watching and listening as she continued to speak to her self. If he could have he would have been grinning. No matter how hard she was trying to fight against it, she was in love with him and he knew it. It was just having to prove that he returned the feelings she had towards him and proving to her that they were meant for one another that was proving most difficult. He had his faults he knew but he was not about to change who he was, not even for her. If she truly returned his feelings then she would have to love all of him.

Glancing ahead of himself towards the direction Sarah was heading to he saw what seemed to be a girl fighting off a group of creatures that he could not identify. Suddenly he was all to aware that Sarah was going to get herself hurt if she kept walking in the direction that she was headed.

Stopping for a moment Sarah could have sworn that she heard something but after a moments pause continued with her walk. While she was approaching some bushes she heard it again but this time could make out what it was. Curiosity taking over she crept towards the sounds.

The four vampire’s were grouping up on Buffy as she fought them off. Ducking swiftly from one of the vampire’s blows she planted her stake piercing its heart. It disappeared from existence. Just as the vampire had expired another one had kicked her squarely in the back sending her tumbling forward slightly. Not wanting to give her time to recuperate he grabbed her by the back of the jacket but she quickly lunged out of his grasp bringing her arm around hitting him across his brow. The vampire stumbled back and just as Buffy was coming in for the final blow another vampire kicked at her legs sending her legs out from under her. She rolled out from under the vampire’s glare just before its knee made it to impacting against her chest.

Sarah watched from the bushes hardly believing her eyes. ‘So the dream wasn’t just a dream. I need to help her she’s outnumbered and it’s not looking too good for her.’ Just as she was about to go help Buffy she was stopped when someone’s hand grabbed her arm. Looking back she was surprised to see Jareth standing there.

“And just what do you think you’re doing?”

Jerking her arm free she glared at him, “What’s it to you?” with that said she ran towards the slayer before he had time to do anything.

Conjuring one of his crystals he was about to use it when he stopped suddenly shocked about what he saw taking place.

Sarah reached Buffy in no time grabbing the vampire by the collar to throw him off of her. He growled hurling himself towards her when she blocked his attack and delivered a sidekick to his midsection making him bellow over. Sarah then continued with a backhand bringing the vampire flying into the air at a considerable distance away from her.

Buffy recovered quickly taking advantage of the other vampire’s distraction plunging her wooden stake within his heart. The other vampires that were still standing knew that if they didn’t get away now that they would not survive.

Sarah watched with wonder at her own actions and turned to see Buffy staring at her with a smile. Just as she was about to say something the vampire that she had fought earlier made towards her once again as her back was turned.

Buffy knew that she wouldn’t be able to get to Sarah in time and threw her stake towards the bewildered Sarah, “Here!” she shouted.

Sarah caught it reflexively and turned plunging the wooden stake within the vampire’s chest at his heart. She could feel the wooden weapon piercing the creatures flesh and couldn’t help but to feel disgusted at the action. The vampire looked down at its chest with disbelief just before disintegrating into dust the stake falling with a silent thud as it dropped to the grass covered ground.

Sarah jumped almost out of her skin when she felt Buffy’s hand land on her shoulder, “Nice, but next time you might want to use a stake of your own.”

Jareth disappeared just as he saw that the creatures had fled. He had just witnessed something that took him completely by surprise. He couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed. Sarah, his Sarah, had just fought off a supernatural creature of some kind and literally destroyed it.

Appearing in his throne room he paced in front of his throne as his mind tried to process what had just happened. Thankfully the goblins were in the goblin city and not within the castle for he did not feel like dealing with their crudeness and noisy antics. Falling gracefully into his throne he threw his leg up over the side of it leaning his head against his fist as his elbow rested on the arm of the throne. He was not pleased with this development at all. The only mysteries he liked were the ones in which he was responsible. How could he have missed this? He noted to himself that he would have to be more careful about how he approached Sarah.

He laughed to himself about that little reflection, “She still is no match for me. This will just make things a bit more… interesting.”