This was inspired after watching the movie, "A Beautiful Mind," starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. I thought since Jenn was in Labyrinth, this could be an interesting twist... This deals with serious issues that shouldn't been taken likely. Comments are always welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Labyrinth related or any Beautiful Mind image. Characters, ideas, et cetera all apply. They belong to their respective creators. -Like Jim Henson, and the creators of "A Beautiful Mind." This story was written out of personal interest and hobby; no profit is to be made.

To Dream a Wonderful Dream By: Sable "Aeria" Li

Chapter 5: The Truth Unravels

The moon glazed down onto the world below, shining upon her children in a protective bask of silvery gold glow. Jareth watched the silence dance of darkness and the way the light shone onto Sarah's hair in the bewitching hour. It made him speechless, igniting something within that eclipsed everything mainly in part of his intentions and pride. He had been playing this game for a long time. Would he ever be able to push those warped glorified dignities aside… enough to tell Sarah the truth? Was he a mere figment of her mind?

She looked back to him, her hazel eyes narrowing to decipher his form from muddled shadows. Sarah's glare was of fire, reminiscent of sundering embers crackling against the haunting sky. The streets were pretty much bare… She allowed him to take the lead.

Sarah was curious about this, "Vampyre's Den." What was there? What did this 'phantom' want to show her? Sirens started to wail mutely in the distance as she secretly pondered to herself… Jareth watched her from the corner of his eye.

Jareth was hiding something…

*** Flash back… ***

"Give her back to me, Jareth, or so help me!"

"What?" A cock laugh chided through as the Goblin King appeared in front of the brunette young woman. He noted the frantic expression garnishing her features and they did not become her flawless face. "What will you do? You cannot leave until you've beaten my game."

"It is not a game that I wanted. You practically stole her. I want my daughter back. This is NOT fair!"

The woman's hands clasped together baring her intense emotions. A soft whisper of a wind sighed around the pair, disturbing an assortment of drying leaves of the surrounding winding walls. Jareth's eyes wondered over the woman's curvaceous body, setting fires of unrequited passion in his body. It was a pleasure in life he did not frequently relish in, but he was a man… he had needs and passions of his own. Shaking his head of such straying thoughts, his mismatched glare focused on the pleading female.

"Fair? It is a game you wished yourself into. It is of no fault of anyone… but your own," he said simply.

"Then I wish to have her back."

"That cannot be done. You can use a wish to reverse another, as you only have one to begin with," Jareth mocked, resting a hand on his hip.

At that point she rushed at him, blindly punching the air in hopes to connect with his body. This action made the Goblin King smirk; he grabbed her wrists and pulled her closer.

"Linda, do not exhaust yourself. You have a Labyrinth that awaits you. You have thirteen hours in which to solve it or your baby girl becomes mine forever."

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Yes, yes, I know… this is sooooo incredibly short and I apologize for that and my silence and delaying in continuing this. Firstly, my computer bombed (the hard drive decided to die), so I had to buy another. That, and, school and work, plus life in general and sick family members… it tends to be a disastrous mix. I'm back now, though, fully prepared and willing to share the rest of this if you desire to read it.

Please read and review… helpful criticism is wanted and appreciated. Thanks!

This story is about to get real interesting and I have an ending that will knock your socks off. Please let me know if you have any ideas or whether or not you think Jareth is real or not, if you really know the outcome. Heh, I bet you can't guess!

Take care all,

Sable