Labyrinth: Coronation 10

Solicitation: "The battle for the heart of the Labyrinth is underway as the goblin rebellion storms the Owl King’s castle, with Maria and her companions right at the heart of it."
==Story==
* Story by Simon Spurrier
* Written by Ryan Ferrier
* Illustrated by Daniel Bayliss with Irene Flores
* Colors by Joanna Lafuente
* Letters by Jim Campbell
* Character Designs by Kyla Vanderklugt and Daniel Bayliss
===Synopsis===
Jareth enters the throne room, angry about Sarah’s escape from the masquerade ball. Waiting for him in the throne room are Beetleglum and a sleeping Toby. Suspicious thanks to his discovery of the masquerade mask, Jareth orders Beetleglum to hand Toby over to him. 
:“So innocent, aren’t you? We have much to cover… masks and secrets, yes. But right now. Right now – the girl…”
Jareth watches through a crystal as Sarah makes her way through the Junkyard and past Humongous. When Sarah enters the Goblin City Jareth calls the guards, ordering them to stop her. Jareth tasks one of the guards with hiding Toby which Beetleglum protests, wanting to remain Toby’s caretaker. Jareth refuses Beetleglum’s request, saying that he can not be trusted. 
As Maria and the goblin rebellion march towards the castle, they come head-to-head with the Owl King’s army. Maria takes a moment to thank her companions one-by-one, for their role in helping her get this far. 
:“No matter what happens… I want to thank you, all of you. Surely, I wouldn’t have made it even this far if it weren’t for you. None of you had to help me in this crazy place. But you have. And I’ll never forget it”. 
With that, Maria’s rebellion charges forwards, and a battle begins. 
Meanwhile in the castle, the Owl King observes that Maria has two whole hours left to save her baby. He orders Young Beetleglum to pass a message onto his General to focus their attention on Maria, specifically wanting them to rid her of her magic chalk. Young Beetleglum leaves and the Owl King is left alone with Maria’s baby. The Owl King muses out loud that while he himself cannot break certain rules of the Labyrinth, that “Every rule has a bypass… a loophole”. The Owl King then guides Maria’s baby to move the hands of a nearby clock, leaving Maria with a single hour to save her baby. 
Beetleglum tells Jareth the news that Sarah and her companions are approaching the castle, and asks Jareth if he has considered the possibility that Sarah may win Toby back. Jareth refuses to entertain the possibility, and angrily tells Beetleglum “I will reign. Now and evermore”. Beetleglum is greatly concerned, having heard the Owl King speak the same way. 
The Young Beetleglum writes a message to the Owl King’s General, to be delivered by a fairy messenger. However instead of telling the General to focus on Maria, the note reads “Leave the girl”. This is witnessed by Septimus, who calls Young Beetleglum a traitor and begins chasing him through the halls of the castle. 
Meanwhile, Maria and her companions have made no headway against the Owl King’s army. With brute force not getting them anywhere, Cible decides to try and win the army over with a rousing speech. With Maria lifting her above the crowd Cible appeals not just to the two sides' mutual desire for peace, but their shared distaste of the King. 
:”You know what? That’s the biggest crime of all goblins, that. The Owl King tightenin’ his grip on all of ya. The worst part though? That daft Owl King isn’t even as powerful as he thinks! He’s really just very… boring”. 
Agreeing with Cible, the Owl King’s army stands down. Cible sheds a tear, having successfully achieved her goal of leading the goblin rebellion. The group races off to the entrance of the Owl King’s castle, finding their way blocked by a monster-filled moat. 
Back in the present, Sarah says goodbye to her friends, as she heads off to face Jareth alone. Sarah reaches the top of a staircase, where she finds a distraught Beetleglum sitting in front of two doors, bemoaning how Jareth “...doesn’t know what’s best for him… doesn’t know what makes him happy”. 
:"...but I do! I know what makes him happy. I was, after all, commanded. A King’s charge. A life duty". 
Unsure which door to take, Sarah asks Beetleglum for help, and Beetleglum obliges by showing Sarah the way to Toby.
==Covers==
Labyrinth Coronation textless cover 10 Fiona Staples.jpg|Fiona Staples cover
Labyrinth_Coronation_010_B_Preorder.jpg|Cory Godbey cover
==External links==
* Comic Book Roundup Review Aggregator
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