Sarah and Jareth end up freaking out later this chapter. Shout out to inugoddess123 and inugirl504 for giving me this idea and inspiring me for the Jareth scene, and for reviewing. You are awesome and I'm so happy to write these chapters for you to read. To everyone else, happy reading to you all!


It wasn't in Cassandra's nature to just accept things as they are, even with growing up with the Labyrinth. Jareth and Sarah had both taught their daughter to think critically about anything and everything, never taking anyone's word for it. She had her mother's inquisitive nature and her father's angry temper whenever anyone defied her, something annoyed both of her parents greatly (although it did make them secretly proud of her).

Troy's outburst concerned her. What did he have to hide? She was his wife for gods's sake! But even worse, she didn't just have herself to think about, but her child as well.

Squaring her shoulders, she made the decision to confront her husband. It was wrong of him to keep secrets from her like this. How would she raise a child without knowing who her husband was?

Sitting on their bed with a flowing pink nightgown, she waited for Troy to appear. His countenance was the opposite from the night before, jovial and at ease. He set the blue orb down, and gave her a hug. A hug that Cassandra did not reciprocate.

"My love, you look ravishing this night." Just as he was about to kiss her neck, she held out a hand at his face. "Stop." By that one simple word, Troy backed down. If Sarah could see the look on Cassandra's face, she'd immediately blame Jareth for passing on that look, while he would jokingly deny it and stare at her proudly.

Troy held both his hands up to indicate surrender. "Darling, what's wrong? I'm sorry for last night." He attempted the feeble apology. Cassandra just kept on glaring at him.

After a grueling moment, she finally spoke. "Troy, why are you so secretive? I am your wife! I have the right to know!" She took a deep and calming breath. "You can tell me what's wrong and who you are. I promised to love and cherish you, and I will. Please Troy."

Her husband shook his head angrily. "No. Cassandra, I have told you multiple times that it's for our safety! If you love me, you would not question me and would trust me."

Seeing that angry look across Troy's face made Cassandra upset enough to want to kick him like a goblin. She was so done with his excuses. This was NOT alright. It was wrong of him to assume her to just trust him while he knew so much about her already. As she was about to throw some verbal abuse, a sparkle caught her eye. The blue globe was shining from her peripheral vision, giving her an idea.

Thinking quickly, she calmed down again. Acting like she accepted his answer, she turned around. "Alright. Fine. I'm going to sleep." Turning around, she feigned sleep. Troy groaned, but also went to sleep.

A few hours later, when Cassandra knew that her husband was asleep, she got out of her bed. Moving very slowly, she made sure that he wasn't touching her. When she was positive that he would not wake, the young princess walked over to the blue globe. As the mother of his child, she had every right to know Troy's identity and his past. Holding it in her hands, she gasped quietly at the sight of it.

Much like her father's crystals, the globe showed visions and memories. She saw Troy, a young child running carefree through the fields with a man who looked exactly like him. The man picked up young Troy and kissed him on the cheek, making beautiful bubbles appear, much to the child's delight. Not far off, a woman stood by.

Cassandra tried to not panic as she realized that the woman was the goddess that had caused this mess. The scene changed, and Troy was older, doing whatever the woman was telling him to do. So he did know the goddess. A man with a crown on his head, the woman also had one. Was she his mother? Was that why he kept Cassandra at the palace, to not let her know that he had a wife?

Seeing armies kneeling at Troy's command, she gasped, dropping the globe. It shattered, and a large piece lodged right into her husband's arm.

"Argh!" He woke up with severe pain. Looking around, he saw Cassandra's eyes filled with rage and fear. Ripping the blankets off him, he faced his wife. "You dare look into that globe? What have you done?! Nothing is good enough for you!"

Though Cassandra was worried for Troy's arm, she was NOT about to let him bully her like this. "Nothing? NOTHING? Tra la la?" She belowed. "Did your mother send you here?" She shrieked, stomping her foot. "She wants me dead! Why are you here? You're a god, damn it! Why lie to me?" At the same time, she conjured a rag to wrap around his arm and attempted to say some spells to heal his wound.

"Don't touch me!" Screamed Troy. "This will hurt you, you're not a god." Though he was also upset, he still cared for his wife. "Cassandra, I love you. Everything I have told you, it's true. I have not lied to you. I kept my identity and my past from you as a protection. I was told to kill you but I fell for you and now I am here to keep you safe. But now that you know, I cannot be with you! Feys and gods cannot be happy together."

The pair went from anger to sadness in just seconds. "Why? Why can't we be together?" She whispered.

He shook his head. "I must leave. Mother will trace me somehow. I love you, Cassandra. Stay safe." And he started to fly away.

"No! Troy!" She sobbed. "Oh god, I've done this to myself," she said, even though she knew that Troy really should've told her. She forgave him only because he did what he thought was best for her. "I've ruined everything and I'm all alone." The young princess sank onto the floor, and her unborn child was distressed at its mother's cries.


"Ogta and Tifle, this is incredible." Jareth balanced the sword in his hands, complimenting the two excited goblins. It was a little light and small for his taste, but it was strong. The hilt had a ruby in the middle, surrounded by orange gems and those gems were surrounded by yellow gems, looking like a fire. "Who is this for?" He swung it around, careful to not decapitate anyone.

Ogta shook her little head with such enthusiasm. "It's for princess!" Tifle nodded excitedly. "We miss her! So we made present!" Tifle also presented a sword cover to sheath the sword. "This so princess can be safe! It can go poof with fire!"

Jareth was touched, but he was also sad at the same time. He nodded at the Goblins, promising that he'd give it to his daughter, even though he wasn't sure if he'd ever see her again. Or his new grandchild, for that matter.

A small goblin ran towards him, literally crashing into him. Giving a clumsy bow, he rose up to meet his king's stern look on his mismatched eyes. "Kingy, High King is here to see you."

Jareth groaned. "Yeah? Well tell the king to wait. I'm not done with checking in on my subjects." He turned away, still bitter about their last encounter, but the Goblin just ran in front of him. "Kingy, queenie also wants to talk to you." The little goblin wrung his hands together. "She mad. She ask to kick me to let her anger out because she mad at horsie lady."

That got Jareth's attention. Though goblins don't mind kicking that much, this was not normal for Sarah to want to kick them at all. Something must be up with Belle. He waved to his subjects. "I'll be back tomorrow." They all gave sighs of sadness, but stepped aside to let him leave. Though Jareth can be cruel, it was clear that he loved all of them and would do anything for each and every one of them.

Back at the castle, he ran into Zarek. "Not now," he growled. "Sarah needs me." The High King stepped in front of Jareth, not letting the Goblin King pass. He was the High King and protocol insisted that he converse with him first. Jareth grumbled. "Fine. What is it?"

Zarek folded his arms and looked at Jareth with the most arrogant look on his face. "Where is Cassandra? I want to see her. I intend on marrying her, whether you want it or not, Jareth." He started defiantly at the older man.

The Goblin King took a gloved hand and poked at Zarek's chest accusingly. "Listen to me. You may be High king, but you will not treat me with such disrespect! You will address me as king of goblins or you will address me as Uncle Jareth. And you cannot force Cassie to marry you."

Zarek smirked. "You know, I could just command her to marry me. That's also an option." It was true. The High Monarch can command a marriage to happen between anyone, even for themselves and it could be a crime to refuse. It did happen, especially between two beings who wanted to marry but their parents would not let them because of some ridiculous reason like their status. It was quite rare for a High Monarch to command someone to marry another monarch for stability and power, much less for him or herself. In fact, Jareth could not recall a High Monarch that commanded anyone to marry them. It just didn't happen.

Jareth was baffled. What happened? Zarek was such a sweet young man, and now he was threatening to force Cassandra to marry him?

"Zarek, what is wrong with you? You were never like this. Why are you so intent on forcing her to marry you?" Jareth had a look of concern on his face. Zarek just laughed and sneered. "Well, your majesty," he mocked, "I can do what I want. And you don't have proof that I would do otherwise." He was referring to the fact that all the other monarchs could band together to declare mutiny and choose another High Monarch. That could not be done with a legitimate reason. The younger man circled around Jareth, stopping at his right side. "Oh, how the tables have turned. You always being my superior. Now you're just mad. Look at your dingy little kingdom and ridiculous subjects. And even now, your most precious daughter will be taken by me. Maybe I'll take your son too?"

Jareth was done with this arrogant child. He took his scepter and smashed the bottom of it on the ground, causing waves of energy to rip through. "SILENCE!" The Goblins froze as their king backed Zarek up against the wall. "DO NOT place your threats on ME, my kingdom, and my family!" He roared so loudly that Zarek's hair moved. "Do not forget your place. As High King, you are a servant to everyone in the Underground! It's your responsibility, not a fun tool to play with. DO NOT come here again until you are ready to apologize. Trust me, I will do all I can to protect my family and my kingdom. I don't care if you're the High King. Do not defy me!"

He had a mind to rip the boy to pieces. Zarek recovered from Jareth's outburst, standing tall against the King of Goblins. "You don't scare me, Goblin King. Cassie has one month to come to my palace to marry me. If she does not, I will come here myself and claim her as my own!" He snarled at Jareth, looking like he'd won.

"GET OUT! GET YOUR DIRTY LITTLE ASS OUT OF MY KINGDOM BEFORE I KICK YOU TO THE BOG OF ETERNAL STENCH!" Jareth unsheathed Cassandra's sword to get ready to duel his godson in case he defied him. Zarek laughed and disappeared, leaving a gust of wind in the wake.

Jareth turned around to see his fearful subjects. "OUT! ALL OF YOU! IF I SEE ANY GOBLIN OTHER THAN PALACE SERVANTS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, I WILL IMMEDIATELY THROW YOU TO THE BOG WITH COW MANURE. IS THAT CLEAR?" The poor goblins squeaked and ran past their king.

He huffed and puffed all the way to Sarah's study, worried about what Zarek would do once he came back in a month's time. He shook his head to clear his thoughts before seeing Sarah. High blood pressure was not good for his pregnant Queen.

It was too late for that though. He opened the study to find Sarah yelling and throwing things. "What in the Underground is going on?" He exclaimed. Books were flying towards Belle. The Goblin wasn't kidding when he told Jareth that Sarah was mad at the centaur.

"ABOUT TIME YOU GOT HERE!" She screamed, chucking another book at Belle's direction. Sarah was a mess. Her hair was barely in place, her dress had stains, and the fact that she was fighting without magic told Jareth that she was either too emotionally unstable to use magic or Belle hadn't done anything wrong but she wanted to blame her anyways. He was willing to bet it was both. Belle, on the other hand, was lazily flicking her wrist to let it fly elsewhere, her demeanor a bored one.

"Precious, please calm down-"

"I AM CALM JARETH DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME WHAT TO DO." Before she could toss another book, Jareth made fists with his hands, magically stopping Sarah from moving. "Hey! Let me go!" She glared at her husband. Jareth stood in front of her. "Precious, please. Whatever Belle did, I don't think it's bad enough that you should get so worked up that the baby could be endangered by your blood pressure spiking."

It was a smart move, not placing the blame on either woman, but reminding Sarah about the baby. Immediately, Sarah started to cry. "Oh no. What have I done to the baby?" She sobbed. "I'm a terrible mother! First Cassie, now this baby." She latched onto Jareth's shirt, tears and snot coming out of her face. "There there. Love it's alright." He hushed her, giving Belle a silent apology, even though he was sure that something dreadful probably happened.

After Sarah calmed down, she turned to the centaur, pointing at her accusingly. "She said that Cassie marrying would keep her safe. It hasn't even been a few days, and now she's in trouble!" Jareth's head snapped from his wife to Belle. "WHAT? You mean she married for nothing?"

Belle rolled her eyes. "You really have to stop blaming me," she sighed. "Honestly, why do you do this?"

Sarah let out a sharp laugh, one that wasn't a real laugh at all. "Because you don't give us reasons! We just trust you, and now Cassie is in danger, alone, and PREGNANT!"

Belle held her hands up. "I warned you, this is of her own doing. She can and will be safe, but you must listen to as I say and hope that she listens to you as well." J

areth sighed, knowing that he couldn't afford to blow another fuse. He had to be the calm and collected one. Kissing Sarah's head, he began to speak. "Fine. Just, tell us what's wrong."

Breathing out a sigh of relief that they were going to listen to her, Belle nodded for Jareth to conjure a crystal. "Your majesties, your daughter is not content with staying in the palace, just as I predicted. Her safety will be compromised, and her meeting with the goddess is inevitable." Sarah clutched Jareth tighter, and he in turn pulled her body closer to his, adjusting so her belly wasn't in the way.

Belle continued. "You won't like this next part. The goddess is revealed to be Troy's mother." At this, both monarchs didn't say a word. They just stared at Belle dumbfounded. "Troy himself has tried to keep this from Cassandra in an attempt for the goddess to not be able to read her mind and hurt her. But, he has left her, thinking that she will stay in the palace. He doesn't know that she is with child. She will most likely stop grieving for his disappearance soon, and will attempt to leave, out of her mind.

"The moment she leaves, the goddess will find her, but she will sense the binding she has from her marriage. You must instruct her to be submissive to the goddess and let her know that she's with child, and tell her that there is a way to be happy with Troy. The goddess will give her a series of tasks, tasks that you will be able to help her. It is critical now that you tell her as I have told you. Now more than ever, her life is on the line, but not just hers, her child as well."

Jareth and Sarah nodded. Holding hands, they gave each other a look that said that they will protect their little girl. Belle nodded, and the couple prepared to help their daughter.


Cassandra had been crying for hours. She went into the dining room, forced herself to eat for the baby (that was still so tiny) and started packing. She was only with child for a few months, and did not want to be all alone when she had it. If her husband would not be there for her, then maybe her parents will.

After putting on comfortable riding pants and a billowing shirt, she headed out. The moment she stepped foot outside the boundaries of the palace, she felt immeasurable pain on her legs, causing her to fall. A cackle was heard from above, and a beautiful woman came down. Cassandra tried to not faint from seeing the goddess approach her once again.

Goddess and Queen Ina's eyes seems to shine with electricity, angry at the young fey. "You, you hurt my son! And now you will die for your sins!" Reaching her hands out, she tried to blast the young girl.

Suddenly, the Voice came back. It instructed Cassandra to tell the goddess of her marriage and her pregnancy. The fey girl stood up, tall and confident against the goddess.

"Queen Ina! I am married to your son and with his child!" She declared boldly. The goddess was taken aback. "What?" Reaching over, she held her palm out to analyze the princess. "Gods! You are with child and are bound to him." She could not believe that the princess really was married to her son.

The voice told Cassandra to proclaim her love for Troy to the goddess. Confused, but worried, the princess went ahead and listened. Bowing down as a sign of respect, she made herself vulnerable to the Queen of Beauty. "My queen, I love your son. He is everything to me. Please, spare me and give me a chance to be with him happily."

Ina considered this for a moment. It would be the greatest sin to condemn a woman with child. As Troy's wife, she was also the new queen of Anterian. She had seen how powerful she was, and if Cassandra became a goddess, she could control the young girl along with her son.

Smiling at the idea, Queen Ina made a proposal to the girl. "If you want to be with your husband, you must be willing to do all you can to prove your love for him." Cassandra fell at her feet, praising her and thanking her. "Oh, yes. Thank you."

"Get up, child, and wipe those disgusting tears," Ina spat at Cassandra. "To prove your loyalty and devotion, you will complete three impossible tasks. You will face dangers in and out of this world. You may die, and will risk your child. Should you decide to surrender, you will be kept as my prisoner for all of time. Is that clear?"

Cassandra met the queen's eyes. She was a princess, and a powerful one at that. She would not lose and she will win, even if she had to do it alone. "I am Cassandra, Princess of Goblins. My parents are King Jareth and Queen Sarah. I will not be bullied or be intimidated by you! I accept your challenge!"

Ina leaned in close to Cassandra, who never wavered. "Very well. You will start your first task immediately." And with a gust of wind, the Queen and the princess disappeared from their spot.