The master list has been updated with all the names of your Mystery Authors, so go take a look and see if your hunches were right! ;)

Thank you to everyone for making the exchange so much fun. The Labyrinth fandom is sort of scattered all over the place, so it's really great to see so many people come and play. Kudos and many thanks to all our regulars who are now old hands at this, and also to the newcomers-- it was so nice to meet you all, and I hope you'll stick around on Livejournal. :)

Twenty four fanfics, and that wraps up our 2011 Labyrinth Fic Exchange! Hopefully the weekend will give people time to catch up on reading and comments, and to make it easier for you, I've got the master list here:

	Recipient	Title	Author
1.	rikkitsune	Haggard	wellhollywould
2.	moon_lover68	What Happens in Vegas	misplacedmama
3.	themsmine	Within You	lady_kurina
4.	noxiaa	The Sitter from Hell	maniacalshen
5.	jamethiel_bane	November 12, 11:55pm	moon_lover68
6.	wiccarowan	The Toymaster	sisterthemoon
7.	surelady	Shared Smiles	tsukisei
8.	aliasheist	The Lustre of the Firmament: Part One, Part Two	jamethiel_bane
9.	violetgoblin	Fairy Godfather	noxiaa
10.	tallulah99	Precious Illusions: Part One, Part Two	rikkitsune
11.	wizzcat01	Shakespeare	slobber_neck
12.	maniacalshen	The Sarah Williams Files: The Case of the Oddity in the Attic, Chapter One, Two, Three	surelady
13.	lady_kurina	Shades of Gray	tallulah99
14.	misplacedmama	Den Grimme Ælling	wiccarowan
15.	dmacabre	A Sorta Fairytale, Part One, Part Two, Part Three	lustmordred
16.		Forever is Far Too Long	misplacedmama
17.	sisterthemoon	Power Play	themsmine
18.	lustmordred	Hunt	outinthestorm
19.	themsmine	Real or Not	lady_kurina
20.	wellhollywould	The Spell of the Black Swan, Part One, Part Two	dmacabre
21.	tsukisei	Turn*	knifeedgefic
22.	outinthestorm	Mobius*	lady_rhiyana
23.	moon_lover68	The Contest	misplacedmama
24.	slobber_neck	The King's Knight: Sir Didymus's Classic Tale of Honour and Adventure… (The "Good Parts" Version, Abridged by His Majesty, Jareth The Goblin King)	wizzcat01

*Denotes a fanfic written by a pinch hitter.

All of our participants and our stalwart pinch hitters deserve a round of applause. You all did a fantastic job, and thank you for making this a fun, relatively painless exchange! :)

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: The King's Knight: Sir Didymus's Classic Tale of Honour and Adventure… (The "Good Parts" Version, Abridged by His Majesty, Jareth The Goblin King).
Author: wizzcat01
Recipient: slobber_neck
Prompt: A story in which Sir Didymus bravely embarks on an epic quest...to find Jareth's pants.
Rating: PG – 13
Plot Summary/Author's Notes: Toby's sick, and Sarah thinks amusing him with one of Sir Didymus's many tales of adventure, is just what the doctor ordered… Or at least it would be, if a certain someone would just stop interrupting her.

I noticed my prompt giver, slobber_neck, had listed in her interests another favourite, classic fantasy film of mine, and decided to take some pointers from it… Hope you enjoy.


Many thanks go out to my wonderful (anonymous for now) beta, thanks again for knocking the story into shape!  Also, thanks to another fangirl for her advice/calming influence at the start of all this - thanks ladies! 

( Reaching for the handle in front of her, Sarah could already hear the sound of coughing and spluttering echoing from within. It sounded like he wasn't faking it this time. )

Modnote: This is the third and final fic moon_lover68's Mystery Author wrote. The first two were What Happens in Vegas and Forever is Far Too Long.

We only have one fic left in the exchange, everyone! :)

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: The Contest
Author: misplacedmama
Recipient: moon_lover68
Prompt: "The fight is on to be the official wedding planner for Jareth and Sarah's upcoming marriage. Didymus, Ludo and Hoggle are preparing presentations to win over the loving couple."
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my sordid imagination. This tale is weaved for laughs and giggles only.
Rating: T/PG-13
Plot Summary/Author's Notes: What happens when Sarah leaves Jareth alone for a few days before their wedding? Rampant insanity, of course! All for the sake of keeping the Goblin King entertained.

Okay, I'll admit of the three prompts I received, I loved this one the most. I hope it lives up to your expectations, dear recipient! I had a blast writing it. (Though, things did get a little…er…twisted.) Special thanks to my beta!

Many apologies to Dr. Suess for filching the teensiest bit from "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."

( Jareth lounged in his throne, tapping his boot with his favorite riding crop. )

Modnote: outinthestorm's fic was also written by one of our noble volunteers. Thank you, Mystery Pinch-Hitter! :)

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: Mobius
Author: lady_rhiyana
Recipient: outinthestorm
Prompt: Details are everything. In the final confrontation scene of the Labyrinth, we see the clock for a split second, turning backwards. Sarah sees it, but doesn't take any notice. Maybe she should have.
Rating: PG
Plot Summary/Author's Notes: It is not a matter of where, he says, but when.

( 'You have no power over me!' )

Modnote: tsukisei's fic was written by one of our courageous pinch hitters, who deserves extra applause for doing this at short notice. Thank you, Mystery Pinch Hitter! :)


The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: Turn
Author: knifeedgefic
Recipient: tsukisei
Prompt: Sarah is studying abroad (where is up to the author) and she keeps seeing references to Jareth in old books. What are they? Does she ask him about them?
Rating: PG
Plot Summary: While on a semester abroad in England, Sarah stumbles on a reference to a name she hasn't heard in years. Was her adventure nothing more than a dream? Or are things more than what they seem?
Author's Notes: I did my best to follow the prompt, but as you will see, some stories seem to have a mind of their own, and some questions are better left unanswered.

( Worlds are hinged so strangely that it takes only a moment to turn them upside down. )

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: The Spell of the Black Swan, Part Two
Author: dmacabre
Recipient: wellhollywould
Prompt:A Jareth/Sarah fiction using the tale of 'Swan Lake' as a vague guide.
Plot Summary: Sarah begins a new life in a new city, but there are some things about her childhood that won't be left behind.
Author's Note: This is very loosely based on the ballet of Swan Lake and its background fairy tale. I tried to keep some of the basic elements of the story... with a little Labyrinthian twist.

Part One

( Sarah lay on the couch, an old quilt pulled up to her chin and a cup of chamomile tea next to her. )

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: The Spell of the Black Swan, Part One
Author: dmacabre
Recipient: wellhollywould
Prompt:A Jareth/Sarah fiction using the tale of 'Swan Lake' as a vague guide.
Plot Summary: Sarah begins a new life in a new city, but there are some things about her childhood that won't be left behind.
Author's Note: This is very loosely based on the ballet of Swan Lake and its background fairy tale. I tried to keep some of the basic elements of the story... with a little Labyrinthian twist.

( A wild night out wasn't what it used to be, thought Sarah as she stood in line at the hot dog stand. In high school, it'd meant sleepovers, movie marathons and pizza. In college, it was clubbing and jello shots. But now... )

Part Two

Modnote: This is the second of two gift fics themsmine's Mystery Author wrote. The first was Within You.

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: Real or Not
Author: lady_kurina
Recipient: themsmine
Prompt: It’s her senior year of high school, and despite her guidance counselor nagging her about making a career choice, Sarah realizes that she has more pressing things to worry about as she begins to hear voices in the halls and strange things begin to happen. Jareth/Sarah.
Rating: T (?)
Plot Summary/Author's Notes: You are evil themsmine. All the prompts were amazing. I tried to figure out how to bundle them into one but…it didn’t work, sadly. So here is number three. This probably wasn’t quite what you had in mind but…This is what my muse gave me. Me hopes you likez it.
Warnings: Bit angsty…some fluff…more angst..

( 'Sarah, you really need to choose a career. This is important.' Lorie, her guidance councilor, said to her probably for the millionth time.  )

The actual identity of the writer will remain secret until all the submissions are in and posted.

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Title: Hunt
Author: outinthestorm
Recipient: lustmordred
Prompt: "Aren't we all just fairy tales?"
Rating: T
Plot Summary: What can you do when a loved one is taken by the Fae?
Author's notes: I really have to apologise to my recipient – I'm not sure I followed your prompt as well as I could, but this story just did not want to behave.
Many thanks to my beta, who held my hand and assured me that it didn't completely suck.

And many thanks to dmacabre who didn't beat me for handing this in late (grovel, grovel)

( In her dream, she was running for her life. )