Hi guys! This story is an AU (Alternate universe) so Sarah lives Underground in a kingdom bordering the Goblin Kingdom. Not everything will be the same as in the movie (duh) so just roll with the story and I hope you'll enjoy it!

And I don't own anything, yada yada all rights go to Disney for the Cinderella stuff and Labyrinth goes to the Jim Henson Company.

In the Kingdom of Estella, Sarah waited dutifully for her father to get home from one of his many long trips as a merchant. Her mother had tried to get her to play games to pass the time but the young girl was too attached to her father to care.

"I miss him too." Linda kissed Sarah's head. "I know you can't wait for him to get home."

"He's been gone a long time." The little girl looked at her mother with large green eyes.

"I'm sure he got you a present." Linda sat by her. Sarah was a treasure, the sweetest treasure that she and Robert had. Nothing would compare to her.

"I like presents, but I miss him more." Sarah sighed.

Linda smiled proudly. Her daughter had already learned that material things mattered less than quality time with family.

"Papa!" Sarah exclaimed when the horses came.

Robert Williams waved to his wife and daughter. Getting off the buggy as soon as he could, he swooped down to pick Sarah up and twirled her around. "My little princess!"

As their tradition, he danced with her and gave her a beautiful flower from one of the places he visited. "It's called Amaris is what I've been told."

"Where did you go this time Daddy?" Sarah picked up the lovely flower. It was unlike any flower she had ever seen. It was light purple flower shaped like a carnation and a tulip but with gilded edges. Interestingly, it smelled like a blend of peaches and roses.

"I went to the Goblin Kingdom." He said with a theatrical voice.

"What was it like?" Sarah trotted after him. She always loved hearing stories of his travels. He got her a flower from every place he visited because that's what she always requested. She never asked for necklaces or dolls. Just a simple flower that he could pick. "Did you see goblins?"

"Oh yes!" He said. "They were all so funny too. But I didn't trade with them. The goblin kingdom has a lot of different kinds of creatures in them. Their king and queen are fae. It's a lovely kingdom with refugees and wished aways. They are considered the unwanted but its clear that they have a place to love for everyone there."

"Wow." Sarah breathed.

Robert handed his little girl a book. "Here, I found these in one of the stores. They say it's a fantastic tale about the Labyrinth that I think you will enjoy!"

Sarah ran off with the little red book titled The Labyrinth. She was still quite young, but at age eight, she was an avid reader. Sitting on the bench, she read in the sunlight.

Robert went to kiss his loving wife. "My Linda."

Linda kissed his cheek. "Oh Robert. How I've missed you so."

And so, the Williams family lived as happily as they could be. Linda was a beautiful and caring mother to her little Sarah and a doting wife to Robert. All was perfect in their world.

Until tragedy struck.

When Sarah was about ten years old, Linda was struck with a sickness that couldn't be cured. They may live in the Underground as immortals, but they were still humans and still got sick easier than other creatures like dwarves or fae.

"No, Mom." Sarah cried. "Don't go."

"Shh." Linda said in her feverish state. "It's going to be alright. I promise."

Sarah laid her head on her shoulder. "I love you."

"And I you, sweet girl." Linda held Sarah's face in her hands. "Listen to me, sweet girl. No matter what happens, don't forget to always be kind and to be strong. Don't let anyone tell you that kindness is weakness. You are good, you are sweet, and you are powerful in your own way."

Sarah looked down sadly. "I don't feel powerful now."

"But you are." Linda said. "Always remember that. No one has any power over you unless you give it to them. And whoever you decide to give power to, make sure they give you power over them too."

Sarah nodded and laid her head on her mom's shoulder.

Robert hummed. "You have no power over me. Just like the labyrinth book."

Linda smiled. "Yes, in fact that's where I got it from."

Robert choked back tears and kissed his wife and daughter. They never let go of each other.

A few days later, Linda Williams was laid to rest. Robert and Sarah had each other to take care of. They still lived lovely lives, though it was always full of melancholy with Linda gone. She was the love of Robert's life, forever and always.

A few years later, after Sarah's 13th birthday, Robert came home with a strange look on his face.

"Papa?" Sarah spoke during dinner. Normally they would have a lively chatter during meal times, but he was just picking at his food.

Robert realized what he was doing and set his spoon down. He clasped his hands together and looked at his beautiful daughter. She looked so much like Linda with her dark hair and bright eyes. No matter what, Linda would be his one true love and no one could ever hope to match up to that.

"I have something to ask of you." He said quietly. "How would you feel about having some sisters?"

Sarah blinked a few time and scrunched up her face, not quite understanding. "Are you planning on fostering children?" She asked him.

Robert chuckled. "No, my dear. I suppose I should just say it." He sighed. He wasn't sure how Sarah was going to take this. She was always so easy to get along with but she was also given anything she needed. She never went without food or clothing and wasn't denied very many things. Mostly because she never asked for many things. "You know that ever since your mother died, I have been quite lonely."

It hit Sarah now. "You want to remarry." Her face didn't betray anything.

Robert nodded. "You are my first priority, and I would not take a wife if you weren't alright with it. And I want you to know that I would love no one more than your mother. This woman, you know her. She's Lady Irene."

Now things made sense. Sarah wondered why she had been made to spend time with Anastasia and Drizella so much as of late. She thought about how Irene and her father had dinners together. She wasn't too fond of the girls, but they got along well enough that if she could avoid them, they weren't too bad.

She looked into her father's eyes. In them held a silent plea to her that he probably didn't even see himself. "As my daughter, it is my duty to take care of you first."

Oh, how could Sarah be so selfish as to deny her father this new chance of happiness? If he could be happy to have someone to hold, it wouldn't diminish her love for her mother.

She nodded. "Of course, I hope that she makes you happy."

Robert had tears in his eyes. "Oh my girl. Thank you."

So in this story, Sarah's mom dies and isn't some broadway star (heck they don't even live in the Above). Again, there's some changes and some twists because this is an AU but I hope to develop Sarah into the more bratty kid when she wishes Toby away (eventually). In the movie, Sarah is just a typical kid being a brat and she has to learn her lesson. In this story, she's acting out not because of an internal struggle but something external that has made its way inside of her.

She doesn't live in the goblin kingdom because otherwise she'd know a lot about Jareth already and that wouldn't fit with the story. I hope you'll like it! I want to keep her and Jareth as much in character as I can. Enjoy everyone!