Underneath the Crystal Moon
a/n: I do not own Labyrinth. I would like to thank everyone that stuck with me through this one. With so many OC's, it was sometimes hard to keep them straight. I got so many wonderful reviews, and I am so glad all of you have enjoyed it. For those of you that have read this, but never reviewed it, please take the time to tell me what you think of the finished product. Also, there is a family tree and a timeline at the bottom of this page. I am starting research on another Labyrinth fanfic, this one being a total departure from my usual fluffy style. I cannot tell you all of it yet, but it involves Sarah being trained as a ninja. Laugh if you want, but I think it will turn out great. I am also working on an Inuyasha adult fan fiction, and I have a few other tricks up my sleeve. But please, keep looking for stuff to come from me. I may take a little break after this story. I have been working on APS and UCM since about April or May, almost continuously. But I love bringing these stories in my head to you, and I can only hope you like them as much as I do. I would like to thank my husband and my sister (Ammendiana on here) for being my sounding boards. I would like to thank Lady Orchid and Angela Scarlet for being my most faithful reviewers. They take the time to review almost every single chapter, and they are an incredible source of inspiration. Thanks guys! And thanks to all of you who even give my story a glance. You make it all worthwhile.
Epilogue
Sarah had always been one for keeping the family together, and four months after Princess Consort Rhiannon had given birth to Prince Anarion she got her wish. They were all here. Toby and Cara sat on a blanket near the pond, watching little Princess Persephone walk around on the grass. Damien and Xen were talking in the gazebo, while little Xbel sat by the water, throwing pebbles and watching the water ripple. Phoenix and Aidan each held one of the twin princes, Hayden and Sebastian. Eamon and Rhiannon were sitting on a magically conjured bench, Rhiannon holding Anarion close to her breast. Tanwen was playing a small game of tag with little Ophelia over by the other side of the pond. Aaron was watching everyone with great interest. Princess Celinda of the Ice Lands had been invited to bring their adopted granddaughter, Cassandra, but she had to decline due to obligations at home. Ever since Eamon had gotten back, he had adopted the child as his very own, and Jareth and Sarah felt the same way about the child.
Jareth held Sarah on his lap, a small smile on his face as he watched his children and grandchildren play.
"My dear, who knew that thirty years later we would have all this?" Jareth whispered in her ear. It had been like this all week. They spent their days out in the garden, watching everyone relax and visit. In the evenings they spent their time playing games and talking. On the whole, it had been an almost perfect week. The boys had played poker the other night, and this time Eamon led the singing in the halls, a song Sarah recognized as "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". She did not even wonder where he had learned it, for he had enjoyed his time Aboveground in her old house. The babies were all a joy to be around. Sarah and Jareth had even taken the little ones through parts of the Labyrinth.
"Thirty years ago I was only a slightly lovesick young woman with no idea what I was in for," Sarah smiled at the only love she had ever known. Twenty years they had been married, and every single year it only seemed to get better. They had recently talked about retiring, and letting Eamon and Rhiannon run the show, but she knew Jareth would not give up the throne yet, he still loved it too much. One day he would be ready, and they would be able to live a life of sitting around the garden and dancing in the ballroom. But there was one thing she had yet to tell him, something she had known for only a couple of days, "Jareth?"
Her beloved looked at her and she melted, just like she always did when those eyes focused on her, "What, Sarah?"
"You know how the other night we found ourselves exploring that oubliette…?" Sarah let the question hang in the air. Jareth stared at her and then let out a groan.
"Another one?" he asked in mock pain. He had not known she was going to be so fertile when he married her, "What are you now, forty four?"
Sarah hit him on the arm, "Shut up. You know very damned well I could keep having babies as long as I wanted"
"We will fix that after this one is born. That's will be seven kids, Sarah!"
"I could have ten if you would let me," Sarah stuck her tongue out at him childishly. Jareth let out a loud laugh at her antics, and everyone stared at them.
"Your mother is pregnant again," Jareth told the assembled kids. They all rolled their eyes and went back to what they were doing.
They played like this until the sun went down. Sarah and Jareth made sure everyone was settled in before they walked out onto their balcony and changed form. The two snowy owls flew off into the night, drifting on noiseless wings.
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Three beautiful Fae adults lay on their backs in a moonlit garden, holding hands and staring at the crystal moon. One had pale blond hair with black tips that shone like silver and the bright green eyes of his mother. One had raven black hair with blond streaks and the mismatched eyes of his father. The girl had red hair with streaks of black and white and eyes that shone with the glow of fire, bright orbs of light. They were triplets, three parts of a whole. They were heirs to all their parents surveyed, and held the legacy of a great kingdom.
They had begun to resurrect this old ritual as soon as they were all together at the castle again. At the same time, after their parents took off for the nightly flight, they would all appear in this garden. There were never any words needed, just the necessity of being close, of being near. They all wondered at the complexity of it all. They had dreamed their impossible dreams while laying here. They had imagined what their lives would be like. Not a single one of them thought that their lives would end up like this, nor did they think that anything else would have seemed so right. There was a genuine feeling of contentment, of lassitude, of peace. It all seemed to work, even with all the twists and turns they had been provided.
Phoenix had dreamed of someone who would not fear her, not run from her power.
Damien had longed for someone who could embrace his dark tendencies.
Eamon had wanted someone to love him for who he was, and not his title.
They had all ultimately gotten what they longed for, and did not settle for less.
All their parents ever asked of them was that they marry for love, and they did just that. True love, pure love, once in a lifetime love.
And as they held hands, lying there on the soft grass, they could only dream of what may come, underneath the crystal moon.
Family Tree (at the end of the epilogue)
Jareth (no age noted) is married to Sarah (44 in mortal years)
Their children:
Aaron (22) – bachelor
Eamon (20) – married to Rhiannon (20) – 1 child together – Anarion (1) Eamon has adopted Celinda's child Cassandra (1)
Damien (20) – married to Xen (no age noted) – 1 child together – Xbel (2)
Phoenix (20) – married to Aidan (20) – 2 children together – Sebastian and Hayden (1.5)
Tanwen (14)
Ophelia (2)
Relations:
Toby (31) – married to Cara (34) – 1 child together – Persephone (2)
Timeline
Dear readers,
Here is a detailed timeline for you to refer to:
- Sarah, at age 15, runs the Labyrinth
- Exactly 10 years later she come to the Underground, becomes Fae, Queen of the Goblins and the Mistress of the Labyrinth. She would be 25.
- About a month after she turned 25, she adopted Aaron, who was almost 2 at the time. About the same time, 11 year old Toby came to live Underground.
- About 3 months after she turned 25, she marries Jareth and becomes pregnant with triplets.
- Cara is 14 when Sarah and Jareth marry.
- About 3.5 months after the wedding is when Sarah defeats Xandra, and Jareth beats Nogrod.
- 4 months after the wedding, Sarah gives birth to the triplets.
- Jareth finds Xen about 2 months after the triplets are born.
- 18 years later is where "Underneath the Crystal Moon" picks up. Aidan is wished away to the Underground just shy of his 18th birthday. Tanwen is 12, and Sarah is pregnant with Ophelia.
- 1 month later, Phoenix and Aidan are engaged, as well as Toby and Cara.
- Ophelia is born about a month later or so.
- Right after Toby and Cara's engagement, Damien goes off to the Tree Kingdom.
- A month later Damien gets Xen pregnant.
- They marry shortly after. Cara announces she is pregnant. Phoenix and Aidan marry after about 6 months. Phoenix is already pregnant when they marry. She gives birth to Hayden and Sebastian.
- a year after Damien and Xen marry is when Eamon is exiled accidentally to the Aboveground. Both Rhiannon and Eamon are 19.
- A month later is when Eamon is banished back by Rhiannon. She follows a few days later.
- 6 months later they are married.
- 2 months after the wedding, Rhiannon gives birth to Prince Anarion, who will become Crown Prince one day.
- The epilogue takes place 4 months after the birth of Anarion.
- When the epilogue takes place it has been almost 30 years since Sarah ran the Labyrinth, and 20 since she married Jareth.