It didn't take much research to determine that Ethan was behind the spell on Anya. The real problem was figuring out how to undo the spell. They figured the best thing to do was for Willow and Tara to continue searching for a counter-spell while Giles and Xander went looking for Ethan. Maybe they could convince him to remove it. Buffy was going to keep an eye on Anya and make sure she didn't get into any trouble.

Giles led Xander to some of Ethan's regular haunts. It didn't take very long to find him. After all, Sunnydale only had a few seedy motels. They found him in his room, reading the paper.

"Hello, Ripper, I've been expecting you," Ethan said when Giles kicked in the door.
"Ethan," Giles ground out, "what the hell did you think you were doing?"
"Yeah, jerk, what did you do to my girlfriend?" Xander demanded.
"What's the matter, boy, didn't you like my little joke?" Ethan smiled at Xander before turning back to Giles.
"Ethan, you pillock, what did you hope to accomplish with this ridiculous venture?" Giles looked on the verge of striking him, and Xander was barely being restrained by the older man.
"I was just having fun," Ethan said with an innocent look.
"Fun? That's my girlfriend you're talking about!" Xander was understandably pissed.
"What am I going to do with you, you incorrigible menace?"
"Well, Ripper, you could always slap me around a little, if it would make you feel better," Ethan replied with a wicked grin. Giles seemed to contemplate the idea for a moment before rejecting it.
"Wouldn't do any good You'd probably just enjoy it," he said.
"I wish you'd get lost," Xander said, "I wish you'd just disappear! I wish . . . I wish . . . I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now!"

The room went dark, which was strange, since it was the middle of the day. Strange sounds came from the corners of the room, like rats. Large rats, rats that giggled. Xander was freaked, Giles was fascinated.

When the lights returned, Ethan was nowhere to be found. The noises continued in the shadows of the room. Giles was convinced that Ethan had escaped, until he noticed Xander staring at the doorway.

There in the doorway stood a very strange man. His silver- blonde hair seemed to defy gravity, he wore more makeup than Giles had seen since the days of 70's glam-rock. The man wore a vaguely gothic outfit, a black jacket over an open-front white silk shirt, skin-tight black pants and knee-high leather boots.

"Hello," Giles said, not sure if the man was a threat.
The man just looked at him. He turned to Xander, "You have thirteen hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your friend becomes my property, forever."
"Keep him," Xander replied, "Why would I want him back?"
"Do you really want Anya to be a ballet dancing bunny- rabbit forever?" Giles asked.
"Damn it, should've thought of that first," Xander mumbled, "Where is it?"

"There. You must reach the castle at the center before thirteen hours have passed, or else your friend is mine."
"He's not my friend," Xander mumbled before setting off down the hill. Giles must have been left behind in the motel room. Xander was on his own.

Meanwhile, at the castle, Ethan found himself surrounded by the most ridiculously inept and ugly guards he had ever seen. They were too busy fighting amongst themselves to notice he was there, and besides, none of them was taller than his thigh. Ethan decided to make his escape.

Ethan had just made it to the door when he found himself face- to-face with the most amazing creature he had ever seen. He couldn't decide where to look. His eyes drifted over the man's face, his wild hair, exotic, mismatched eyes, his wicked smile, and down over the rest of his body, stopping suddenly at the sight of the large bulge in his tights. Ethan smiled. "This should prove interesting," he thought.
"Follow me," the man said, producing a riding crop from thin air, and turning to walk down a long hallway that hadn't been there a minute ago.

"Where are we going, and who are you?" Ethan asked.
"Quiet!" Jareth shouted. "I am Jareth, King of the Goblins. You are my property, for now. And if your little friend doesn't solve the Labyrinth before his time is up, you're mine forever," Jareth said with a grin.
He motioned Ethan into a room with stone walls. Chains were set into the wall opposite a large fireplace. In the center of the room was a huge bed with satin sheets.

Xander reached the bottom of the hill and found himself face- to-face with a huge stone wall. The wall seemed to go on in both directions with no breaks or openings. He figured he could either walk around the entire structure looking for a way in, or he could climb the wall. He decided on the shortcut. Just as he reached the top of the wall, he heard a voice from below. "Hey, you! You can't do that! It's against the rules!" Xander looked down and saw a very short, very ugly little man staring up at him.

"Who're you?" Xander asked.
"I'm Hoggle. I'm supposed to show you the way into the Labyrinth," the little man answered.
"Well, Hoggle, I think I've found my own way in. I don't really care about the rules. I just need to get Ethan back so my girlfriend will stop dancing and eating carrots. So if you don't mind, I'm going to do this my way and get it over with."
"Oh, whatever," Hoggle said in disgust. He dismissed Xander with a wave of his hand and returned to spraying for fairies.


Back at the castle . . .

Jareth had Ethan chained to the wall before he knew what was happening. His clothes had disappeared. Ethan looked up, a startled look on his face. Jareth stood in front of him with an evil grin.
"Weren't expecting that, were you?" he asked. Ethan was scarlet, wasn't expecting that was right!
"Could you teach me to do that? Ripper would love it," Ethan said, trying to cover his embarrassment.
"Silence, impertinent fool!" Jareth screamed, bringing the riding crop down across Ethan's hip. He yelped, more out of surprise than any real pain.
A slow grin crossed his face, "My, but you're a vicious one."
" I haven't even begun yet," Jareth retorted. He grabbed the back of Ethan's neck and kissed him savagely. Jareth's tongue ravaged Ethan's mouth.

Ethan could feel his knees buckle and for a moment he was grateful for the chains imprisoning his wrists. Jareth's strong arms came around him and pulled him close, his hands exploring every inch of Ethan's body. Ethan thrust his hips forward, his body rubbing against Jareth's taunt, muscular one. Suddenly, Jareth released him with a cruel laugh. "I think that's enough for right now, don't you?" Ethan hung there, helpless, his erection bobbing, in desperate need of attention. Jareth just laughed.


Meanwhile . . .

Xander had managed to get about halfway to the center of the maze without incident. He was just about to leap across to another wall when he felt a sharp pain in his left ankle and he landed hard on the ground. He looked down at his ankle and saw a little brownie- type critter biting him. More of the creatures came out of nowhere to surround him. "Oh, crap!" he thought, a second before they attacked.

No matter how many he threw off, more kept coming at him. Xander fought them off the best he could. Suddenly, a loud roar ripped through the air. Rocks rolled from all directions and frightened off the demonic little pests. Xander looked up into the face of a very large, very furry monster. "Rocks Ludo's friends," the creature said. Xander's world tilted and suddenly went black. He had fainted.

When Xander awoke, he found himself lying on a bed of straw. "Goblin city," Ludo said, gesturing toward the wall a few yards away. "Castle in there."
Xander nodded and stood. His ankle was sore, but it would support him as long as he didn't start trying to climb walls again.
"Well, I'd better get going. Thanks for your help," he said and turned to enter the city. Ludo followed him.

The city was quiet. Apparently most of the goblins were either asleep, or they didn't care about the young man and the monster walking their streets.

Jareth watched Xander and Ludo enter the city in one of his crystals. He frowned and threw down the crystal in disgust. "Well, well, well, it seems your friend has made it through the labyrinth sooner than expected. We'll have to skip the pleasantries."
With that, Ethan found himself spread across the satin-covered bed. Jareth climbed slowly up onto the bed and began licking his way up Ethan's body. Short gasps of pleasure filled the room. Ethan winced as Jareth playfully bit his thigh. Ethan closed his eyes in ecstacy as Jareth's hot mouth engulfed his hard member. Jareth's experienced hands and tongue were bringing him closer to release. Ethan's hands pushed at Jareth's shoulders to warn him that he was close. Jareth pulled back and grinned, "No, we wouldn't want that now, it would take away from our fun."

Ludo escorted Xander through the goblin city and up to the castle gates. "Ludo stay here," the giant said and sat down on a nearby rock.
"Well, thanks for all your help," Xander said. He turned and opened the gates, disappearing into the darkness within.

Ethan leaned down to kiss Jareth again. "Now it's my turn," he whispered. And took Jareth's member fully into his mouth. "That's right," Jareth said, "get it nice and wet." He leaned over Ethan's back and slowly slid a finger into Ethan's tight, hot ass. Ethan groaned in appreciation and thrust back eagerly. Jareth slid in a second finger and found his most sensitive spot. Ethan gasped and shivered violently. He released Jareth's cock and Jareth slid into place between Ethan's thighs.

Jareth eased his hard cock into Ethan's virgin hole. His thrusts were slow at first, allowing Ethan to become used to the feel of his huge cock inside him. Ethan thrust back in frustration, "Harder, damn it," he gasped. Jareth obeyed, his hips slamming into Ethan's smooth round ass. Ethan felt himself explode, the spasms sending Jareth over the brink and he exploded inside Ethan's hot ass, sending scalding hot cum deep into Ethan. Both collapsed on the bed, spent and exhausted.

Xander wandered through countless odd rooms, finding them all deserted except for a few sleeping goblins here and there. Finally he thought he heard voices coming from the end of a long hallway. He followed the sound to a doorway at the end.

Xander opened the door and froze. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight of Ethan and the Goblin King lying naked and sated in each others arms. "Oh, great, now I'm scarred for life!"
Ethan just rolled his eyes. "The spell you want is in my coat pocket, over there," he said, snuggling closer to Jareth. "Please let Ripper know that I've decided to stay. For a while, at least. Wouldn't want him to worry."
"Perish the thought," Jareth said, "Is that all you wanted, boy?"
"Yeah," Xander said, keeping his gaze averted from the bed, "I'll be going now."

Xander felt himself falling. He kept falling. He began to wonder where he would finally land. Suddenly he was standing in Giles' living room. He handed the spell to Willow without a word.

Willow and Tara began gathering the necessary items for the spell.
Giles turned to Xander,"What about Ethan?" Xander turned pale and shuddered.
"He'll be away for a while. I think the Goblin King will be keeping him busy." Giles gave him a questioning look.
Xander just shook his head. "If you don't mind, I'd like to get my girlfriend back to normal. Then I would like to forget about everything that happened today. That's going to require several months of very expensive therapy, believe me!"


Back at the castle . . .

Ethan decided it was time to turn the tables on his "captor" and reached for Jareth's discarded riding crop . . .

THE END

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