Disclaimer: I do not (and will probably never) own the Labyrinth or any of it's characters... I have changed the plot line around only a little, and the setting are very very different. Some of the characters are a little different too. But bear with me, this is going to get interesting... And the sequel is even better. I don't know how I came up with the idea for this, it just came to me all of a sudden! But more on that at the end of this first chapter! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did when I wrote it!

Chapter 1: The Solar Ice Storm

Sarah stood like a statue in the huge park. She had always felt at peace here, but today something seemed strangely amiss. A feeling of deja vu crept over her as she read the lines of her well-rehearsed play, "Labyrinth" for the millionth time. Merlin, her Old English space-dog barked heartily as if to remind her of what time it was.

"Oh, shit! I'm late again!" She glanced at her wrist-band computer quickly. "Oh, Merlin..." After casting a wayward glance at her loyal companion, she began to run out of the park, back toward her ship. "Come on!"

The pair of them could be seen from a great distance, as they almost raced each other to make it back in time. Her dress trailed behind her mimicking the way the Merlin's long fur did to him. Not only was her oxygen supply running low, but Sarah had promised her parents she'd watch her little brother so they could go out yet again. She sighed, as she pressed the button on her wrist-band to lower the forcefield shield that hovered around her new spaceship, making stealing it impossible for anyone else.

Taking one last longing look at Centrina, the lovely planet of lush greenery and beautiful ponds, she initiated the startup sequence of her ship. Sarah had always loved to visit the little green planet for as long as she could remember. She loved to rehearse her plays here, and watch the pretty white swan-lings swim through the water in that particular park. It was wonderful. And she never had to worry about running out of oxygen, or wearing her space-suit. Centrina was made up of nothing but various parks, and all the trees made it a wonderful oxygen-rich experience. it was similar to Surbius in a way... Only there were no houses to marr it's beauty.

The space-dog curled up on a crate near the back, and the ship took off, slicing through the sky like a razor. Setting their destination to Surbius, Sarah leaned back in the cockpit and relaxed. She knew it would be a piece of cake.
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Not too long after they had departed, the ship's warning light blinked on, signaling that Sarah should take over as pilot. When she took hold of the control panel, she soon saw why. There was a huge solar ice storm that she was headed right into! A wave of panic hit her, and she heard Merlin whine from somewhere behind her, but the young pilot tried to stay calm. It threw her slightly off course, but she quickly recovered and steered toward her home planet of Surbius.

Karen had been waiting for her by the door of their over-sized house. And man did she ever look pissed! Well, Sarah defiantly marched up to her, and announced that she was late because of the solar storm.

"Don't bother with excuses, young lady!" The broad-shouldered blonde woman looked like a wasp ready to sting. "And you know better than bringing that mutt home with you. You should have dropped him off on Kanin on your way."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Well, come on Merlin..." She started to go up inside, and motioned for her pet to follow.

"Didn't you hear what I just said? The dog has to return to Kanin. I'll just have your father teleport him there."

"Alright."

When Sarah had disappeared up to her room, Karen went to the kitchen where she found Robert. She had the dog by his bright red collar, but it was obvious that she did not like the idea of having to touch the beast.

"Robert, I need you to transport this animal to Kanin so he can rest. Sarah brought him home, knowing he belongs on his own planet until she ventures out again."

"Sure, honey. I'll take care of it. Just go make sure she's okay and I'll be ready to go in a moment."

Robert lead the space-dog out into the garage where there was a small teleporter, already set to go to Kanin. He gently lead Merlin inside, and gave him his favorite chew toy before pressing the "send" button. With a quick bark, he was gone.

Karen saw that Sarah was still at the top of the stairs, glaring down as if she were Queen of the World! Well, she might have been queen of her own world, but not Karen's!

"I'm so sick of this!" Sarah decided to confront her this time for causing her to end her evening so abruptly. "You two go out every single weekend! Why do I always have to stay home with the baby?"

"Sarah, your father and I go out very rarely... We only ask you to babysit Toby when it won't interfere with your plans."

"Well, what if I do have plans? You don't know, you don't even ask me anymore!"

"Well I assume you'd tell me if you had a date. I'd like it if you had a date..."

Robert had just walked into the room carrying Toby in his arms when he saw Sarah storm off to her room. "What's wrong, honey?"

"Oh, Robert. She treats me like a wicked stepmother in a fairy story no matter what I say!"

"I'll go talk to her..."

His attempt to talk to Sarah was vague at best. Robert went up to her room, but only to her closed door where he asked her if she was alright. When she said she was, he said they had to go and that Toby would be in his room. She was to stay home and take care of her half-brother, no matter what. A few minutes later Sarah heard the living room door close and she decided to go to their room to get Toby. She wasn't going to stand for this! Not again! She had already pulled off the long white dress she'd been wearing over her jeans and white peasant's shirt, so all she had to do was go.

As she watched her brother crying away in his crib, a thought crossed her mind. What if she pretended to have a date so Karen would leave her alone? That was an excellent idea, but it would take alot of planning. Wait, that would never work. If she said she had a date, her parents would want to meet the guy, and that was something she could not fabricate... Could she? Well, at least she wasn't going to let them keep her prisoner again. Not this time! She grabbed up a screaming Toby, and headed outside toward her ship.
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Setting their destination for Centrina once again, Sarah strapped Toby into his baby seat as the spaceship started moving. But sooner than expected, they entered the solar ice storm again. Shards of sharp blue and white crystals hit the windshield, but did not damage it. It was quickly becoming impossible for Sarah to see where she was going. The map radar screen had gone blank, and her navigation equipment was not working properly due to the magnetic fields created by the storm.

"Hang on Toby! I'll get us out of this!"

But it was no use, she had lost control, as the metal spaceship was pulled back and forth by the large chunks of magnetic solar ice! A warning light came on, and an alarm sounded somewhere. She knew they were done for...

"I should have never brought Toby with me... I shoudn't have left!" She made her realization all too late. "I wish someone would take him off the ship and protect him! Oh, but it's too late!"

Now she knew she was thinking crazy. But she had to try something; hell, anything! If only she'd listened to her parents.
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Author's Notes: Please, please, PLEASE review and tell me what you think of this! the rating may go up later, but I am thinking of just keeping it T for the duration of the story. how does that sound? I might add in a little bit of naughtiness and chan ge to an M rating, I'm not sure yet. We'll see how it goes... Now, about how I came up with the idea. I'm not really sure. I just remember watching Starfox clips and reading Starfox fanfiction. And I remember thinking... "What if Sarah was an astronaut?" And then I came up with these great ideas for a story involving that. Sorry, I know the Labyrinth was weird enough without making into a sci-fi thing. But you have to admit this is an original idea, and very cool! I could do all kinds of things with this! And guess what... I have plans for a sequel! Yay! So yeah please R&R and let me know what you think. This is gonna rock! Tehehe... I'm off to write the next chapter now! Woo! Ya know what? I've decided to go with an M rating anyway, just to be safe. I just noticed the questionable language used in this chapter. And I don't think I could resist adding in some adult fun! So yeah rated M, and we'll see... I hope I get enough reviews to continue. (Hint, hint)

-Kaline Reine