It has been ten years since this has been written, As a sixteen year old girl stuck in quarantine, over these past weeks I’ve come to discover The Labyrinth and it’s beauty. I’ve never felt more connected to a film then to this one, I came here and after reading this story, THIS is the BEST story of Sarah and Jareth that I’ve read, a twist upon a twist upon a twist, I was getting shocked at every chapter and it all magically connected together beautifully. I could literally feel your love for the characters through your writing, I loved reading this! I know it’s been a long time and you’ve moved on, but I love how you have the other characters their own story, and I was living for the battle of wits between Sarah and Jareth The King and his Herione, my favorite fairytale:)

That was amazing. I'm so glad it worked out in the end. I was put off by your description but glad I succumbed to reading it hehe. Timey wimey stories are too complicated for me to ever write hahaha. But I put my trust in you as an author. I believe it all makes sense.

Quotes are from Doctor Who. Cookies please :)

Read one chapter. Hooked. Let's see where this goes. Love your writing style.

OVER THE TOP AMAZING! Merci. Thank you. Meegwetch. Gracias.

is this a dark crystal cross over?

Love this awesome work

przeczytałam całość z fascynacją. Dziękuję za napisanie tej historii

I normally never review but I wanted to say that your explanation for why Jareth bleeds blue expands the depth of your written universe and makes perfect internal sense.
Thank you for writing this story.

This is incredible! how do you have so few favorites and reviews? This is definitely deserving of more; your description of the horror and the magic, the imagery to create the suspense and Otherness... Incredible! I wonder if there will be any Toby-comes-into-his-own in the Underground. I'll dream of it. SUCH a fascinating tale! I also enjoyed how Sarah's power manifested differently than the other higher creatures; made it more interesting that it took the form of something we can relate to, we can visualize and be unique to her alone (as far as you've described). This needs to be boosted.

You had me singing As the World Falls Down when Sarah and Jareth were exchange those familiar lines. :) You really do know how to shock your audience at the end of a chapter, or the beginning of the next, or both. My heart was in a state of panic just as Sarah was when she was trying to get a grip of the reality, and hoped that really wasn't her reality, one void of Jareth. THANK FUDGING GOODNESS MY HOPE CAME THROUGH. Well, what can I say. This story was an adventure. Was it perfect? Well to me, it was very close. Your attention to detail in the kingdoms you created was great. However, more than the settings you created, I found myself more drawn into the psyche of the characters. That's personally how I am though. So it really pleased me to see how fleshed out your characters were, especially Sarah. You know how to make the reader feel for the character, and even more impressively, feel what the character was feeling. My heart lifted and fell and lifted again whenever hers did. Even physically, I could imagine their pain. And of course the whole plot is fudging amazing. How you thought of that warped timeline thing puts me in awe. It was like a puzzle, but it was satisfying to be able to understand how all the events fit together in the end.

I was happy that Sarah's little friends from the Labyrinth were not forgotten, she had remembered their words. I wish I could have seen them in this story, but it's okay that I didn't. I like to imagine she'd reunite with them after this story's written ending. I really liked the original characters you created (and hated one or two, but that was the intention), as they helped (or stalled) Sarah progress in her journey. I know you had some (or all?) them based on older tales, but since I'm not well-acquainted with them, I thought they were very unique in themselves. I was glad we were able to see them all one last time in Queen Anann's castle. I would have liked to hear some last words from them, but once again I'll just imagine they still meet after the story's ending. If there was anything I had to critique on, it would have been the treatment of Grosvenor near the end; I felt he was put to the side a bit. There were also a few times when I felt I was doing math on a chalk board figuring out the position of characters to make sense of their actions (like how Jareth was able to stab Queen Anann - I thought she was a few yards away from Sarah, but then Jareth was able to stab her, whilst feigning stabbing Sarah, so I got a bit confused) but other than that the story flowed really well.

Overall this was a truly gripping story. Thank you so much!

And here I breathe a breath of relief. Thank goodness Jareth was simply putting up a ruse - more like a double ruse. I should have known though! After all, you gave us his perspective from time to time, and it showed he clearly guarded this Sarah close to his heart. I gave into the element of surprise haha I'm still curious about the Fool though. Was it true that he was actually Jake all along? Or was he only saying that to lure Sarah into the mirror? I feel like both possibilities make sense. Now, I'm glad to finally know the connection between Gwyneira and Anann. However, why is it that Jareth gave a prophecy of downfall to Gwyneira, yet we haven't seen her yet? Perhaps I just have to move to the last chapter to see if she comes up. And am I right in saying that Jareth did not tell Anann her fate? And when he didn't, she assumed that Toby would take the throne, so she put matters into her own hands of trying to kill him? Prior to that though, she tried to win Jareth's heart so that he'd tell her, but he refused when he knew she wasn't truly in love with him. Is... that right? Anyway, thank you for this luscious imagery you always give us. It was exciting imagining the hall of mirrors and all the creatures coming out of it, and Sarah's friends reuniting with her, and then that whole action sequence. This story is rich!

Um, holy shi- Let me tell you that I did predict that Queen Anann would be Sarah's reflection in the Underground, and I'm proud that my prediction came true, but everything else that conspired... hit me like a freaking truck. I... I did not expect that at all. Crap, you got me. You got me good. Like holy shi*. Damn. I have no idea what to expect anymore. I don't know what to do with myself. Actually, I do. On to the next chapter! This Sarah better make it through holy crap I am going scream into my pillow if she doesn't get a happy ending. Oh my dear. Oh my oh my oh my oh my

This back and forth bubbling anger turned into irresistible intimacy between Jareth and Sarah is not good for my heart! I should be used to it, I'm still taken aback when the two begin to argue and then wapow! the sexual tension comes in haha

Also, I think I'm understanding the story with regards to the timeline thing now (please correct me if I'm wrong). Okay, so Sarah's existence was already prophesied. Jareth's responsibility was just a matter of getting Sarah to come with him to fulfill the prophecy. In the "original" timeline, he first met her when she was probably in her late teens/early 20s. They ended up falling in love with each other, but then she ends up dying in a manner that propels Jareth to go back in time to change her fate. He keeps going back before he originally met her, and tries to wait for the right moment to enter her life again; however, these attempts are in vain (since she's either too old, or has too much to risk i.e. family). He finally develops an elaborate plan to lure her into the Underground at a time when her belief in magic would be very strong, (so that her bond to the land and her powers would remain), which he figured would be during her adolescence, BUT he'd send her back to the Aboveground and wait until she'd grown the way he wanted her to - mature, a rational decision-maker, having a well-rounded personality, etc. However, the next problem was finding a damn good reason for her to come back and have little choice but to go on the bigger quest, so he devised to send her on a little rescue mission to save him, putting his own life in grave danger. Now, this story we have here is Jareth's plan finally manifested. And lo and behold, this version of Sarah seems to be the right one Jareth was looking for so far.

A little unforeseen circumstance was the death of her husband in this timeline. The queen got a whiff of what Jareth was doing and tried to intervene (it does ironically work in Jareth's favor though, because then Sarah is free to fall in love again, and it adds a layer of complexity to her character).

Something I'm still hazy about is how Sarah's powers work.

Okay, I'm sorry for this long comment. Once again it's more to help me try to understand the story, anyone can correct me (shoot me a PM!) Just want to say that cu-kid, your imagination is wild. And I mean that to be a compliment. The story you've woven from pieces of the original Labyrinth movie is fantastic!

Hoowow this chapter was like a poem. Actually this whole story is like a poem that must be deciphered. And admittedly, I'm a little confused. There are two women who seem to be antagonists in this story: Lady Gwyneira and Queen Anaan. Lady Gwyneira, the one who cursed Jareth, is prophesied by Jareth that she will experience her downfall when Sarah comes. Queen Anaan had a younger brother who was whisked away by the korrigans into the Aboveground, and just so happens to be Sarah's step/half-brother. Sarah's role is to defeat both antagonists, so that Jareth can have his ability to dream and wish again, and regain his powers, and so that Toby will be able to return to the Underground to be the rightful king of a kingdom. But while Toby is still young Sarah will act as a regent Queen to that kingdom, but will also be a true Queen by Jareth's side. Do... Do I have this correct? And then the reason why there are different Sarahs is because the original Sarah met a horrible fate (apparently caused by Jareth's betrayal), and Jareth is trying to find the right timeline, the right Sarah that will do everything right, and he'll make sure he doesn't make a mistake that causes her demise? I'm not sure I'll receive an answer, so I guess this comment is more or less a means to ease my own state of mind. Whew!