*~* I do not own the Labyrinth. It is the amazing creation of Jim Henson and others. No copyright intended. Only characters that were not mentioned in the movie belong to me*~* I'd like to give a big thanks to my Beta Joie Cullen! Without her I would have never shared this story with all of you!

Prologue:

She supposed it should have been different, could have been different for what was she without him? Would she forever remain the sad little girl without a friend in the world? He had left her no choice; there simply was no other option left.

Her thoughts echoed her brother's name even as she said the words that she knew would tear them both apart, whether she wanted it or not..

"You have no power over me."

The crystal flew into the air and the Goblin King seemed to fold in on himself, a mirage of twisting elegant fabrics twirling and ebbing into the nothingness that was the Escher room. Her very world broke apart and as the 13th hour, the final hour, chimed its evil clangs she found herself once more in her home watching the one choice she could not make beat its wings in a final retreat. Her thought was to give chase, to beg forgiveness and reach out to the only soul that might mirror her own but there were things to be done.

Fear for her brother over rode her romantic notions. So turning she fled to her parents' room only to see her young brother returning to sleep in his bed. Leaning over she picked Lancelot, her most loyal childhood companion, up from the floor and placed him in her brothers keeping. Her final thought before returning to her room was that sometimes, just sometimes, when you least expected it, life happened, and you were forced to grow up.

Authors Note: This is my first fanfic, Yay! Please leave a review in the little box!