Stories of the Princess of Goblins spread across the vast land of the Underground. When she was young, there were tales of her beauty. Now, even the least ambitious writers wrote about her epic journey to reunite herself with her husband, King Troy of Anterian. No longer was she known for her beauty, although others have mentioned it at times. No. She was known as a healer that saved the entire centaurian race, something was not achieved by even the gods.
Shortly after their honeymoon, Cassandra and Troy attended the Ceremony of the Gods where both were made official gods and chose what to be a patron of.
True to her medium, Cassandra's new title and responsibility was Cassandra, Goddess of Fire. "I have chosen fire to represent actual fires, but to also represent how fire has opened to humankind innovative technologies. I will be a patron of scientific knowledge in the Underground, something that we understand very little of."
Also true to his medium, Troy chose to be Troy, God of Water. "I choose water because it represents life. Wanted can be contained but can also be set free. It is transparent but can also be cloudy in certain areas. I will be a patron for confidence and honesty so that every creature can live an authentic life unbound by the verdicts of others."
Afterwards, Cassandra and Troy went Above to benefit their kingdom and the Underground. Troy became a successful attorney, representing the government and criminals alike. It helped him to really gain confidence in himself as a speaker and in making decisions that's best for his people. He was not fond of the numerous judicial systems that humans used, but it was a good start to how he wanted to rule his planet and kingdom. He was passionate about making sure that every creature had a humane and satisfying life, especially for humans who were mortal.
And of course, Cassandra became one of the best physicians in the world. She went through multiple residencies and set up a way for Underground creatures to attend schools Above. Her eventual plan was to spread knowledge down Underground so they may have their own scientific schools. "What's magic good for if you can't understand it? Combine these two, and think of the progress we can make."
Throughout their entire time Above, Jareth and Sarah would visit frequently with Toby. They also went to Anterian often so the people would not forgot their true King and Queen while they were abroad. They also made sure that Cassandra and Toby had plenty of bonding time as well. During their visits (which would last about a month at a time), Cassandra took the time to also learn the laws and customs of her new kingdom. It helped that Jareth could reorder time to some degree and pause time Above so she would be able to make these trips. Only Jareth would use so much of his "reorder time yearly quota" (as Sarah called it) for Cassandra. Since he only paused time, he was able to do it quite often for his daughter.
When their time Above was done, the god and goddess went back to Anterian to claim their throne to officially become king and queen, swearing to rule righteously and to protect the kingdom with their lives.
Ina lived comfortably with her many suitors and without powers to control the kingdom. She was still respected as an amazing former queen who did much good for her kingdom. After being able to only use magic for the good of the kingdom, she was ready to rest and please herself, something her son and daughter-in-law were happy about.
Prince Toby of Goblins woke up screaming. Strange whistling noises gathered near his ear. His windows were clashing back and forth, nearly breaking. Things were flying across the room as if an invisible hand was throwing them. He tried to hide under his covers as if the piece of fabric would protect him.
His door burst open and two figures came in the room. Being as dark as it was, Toby had assumed that it was intruders trying to hurt him. Intruders who were powerful enough to get past his parents.
"Toby!" Two voices called his name. Both were powerful and commanding, but also compassionate and full of concern. He relaxed a bit, realizing that the two figures were just his parents.
"Son, remember what I said about being calm and controlled. Harness your medium, don't let it control you!" Jareth gripped his son's hand while Sarah held him close. She rocked him back and forth, stroking his hair. "Toby, your medium is a lot stronger than we had anticipated but that's okay! Deep breaths my boy."
Hearing his father's and mother's voice calmed him down significantly. Taking deep breaths, the winds died down and he was back to normal in just a few minutes. Sarah gave her son a kiss on the head. "Happy 13th birthday! That was amazing and we'll have to get someone to teach you how to control winds as soon as we can!"
Toby beamed at his mother, his two chocolate brown eyes (the ones that he inherited from his father) shone brightly. Jareth ruffled his dark black hair that he inherited from Sarah, filled with pride that his son was so powerful just as Cassandra was. "I have something for you," he said excitedly.
"I've brought you... a gift." He twisted his hands and held the gift behind his back. Toby sat up excitedly. "What is it?"
The Goblin King started to juggle the transparent sphere around his arms. "It's a crystal. Nothing more."
"Not again." Sarah and Toby groaned at the same time. He used those lines quite often when he had a runner and it drove them mad.
"But if you turn it this way and look into it... it'll show you-"
"What? My dreams? Really Dad?" Toby tried to snatch the crystal from his father's hands, but Jareth was too fast. "Uh uh! As I was saying, it'll show you the world's knowledge at your fingertips. Of course it won't have everything since it is nearly a blank slate, but if you turn it this way-" he flipped it over, "You can store knowledge from books and even voice recordings if you'd like. Your mother and I added your school books to start."
"So... basically the internet?" Toby cheekily answered. Sarah rolled her eyes. "Yes it but you can store knowledge of things instantly and there's no need for wifi connection. If you want, you can even do this." She took the crystal and flattened it between her hands to create a mirror. "This is so you can literally walk into a library of books and things instead of simply reading it from the crystal. It's your own private study. But be careful that it looks like a room and not a mirror or else someone can trap you in there by turning it into a crystal and you must wait until it turns into a mirror again. We'll perfect it later but that's what it is currently so don't use the mirror version quite yet."
"But this is no gift for an ordinary boy." Jareth flipped the mirror to turn it into a crystal again, all while causing his wife and son to groan again. "This is for a scholar and a prince! Be sure to keep up your studies and skills."
As the King and Queen got up to leave, Sarah stopped a moment. "Now Toby, get dressed. Cassie will be here any minute with Troy to celebrate this special day. Oh, I'm so proud of you!"
Cassandra and Troy arrived at the front of the castle, surrounded by happy Goblins. "Princess! Princess home!" They gathered around, excited that they would later be having a huge celebration for their prince's 13th birthday.
Hoggle was there waiting for the God and Goddess. "Welcome back!" He hugged Cassandra and shook hands with Troy. "Let's go to the dining room where their majesties are eagerly waiting for your arrival."
"Woah! Neat! Thanks Cassie! Thanks Troy!" Toby swung around the sword that his sister and brother-in-law gave him.
"Dangerous and deadly. Of course he'd enjoy it." Sarah mumbled in disapproval. Jareth chuckled. "Well, Cassie learned at this age to sword fight. We should've gotten her a better one sooner than we did though." Sarah shrugged, still unsure since she was sure Toby would stab someone.
"You're very welcome. It's a normal sword for now." Troy explained. He and Cassandra (mostly him) crafted the blade themselves especially for Toby. "Now that we know what your medium is, we'll spend the rest of the week embedding magic into it."
Jareth clapped his hands. "No weapons on the dinner table! Time for some dessert. Your favorite peach cobbler!" A goblin came to place a beautiful dish in the middle of the dining table.
Jareth served everyone before serving himself. "Dig in!"
Everyone enjoyed the delicious peach casserole. Everyone, except Cassandra. She fought through her piece but she wanted to vomit the entire time.
Troy gave her a sideways glance. "My love, everything alright? I know how peach cobbler is for you right now." She nodded. "Don't worry. Don't draw ANY attention to me right now. Not on Toby's special day."
Sarah's eyes narrowed. Something was off with Cassandra, but she clearly didn't want to say anything so the Goblin queen kept quiet. She watched Cassandra excused herself. After about 10 minutes, she insisted that she go find her, even with Troy's persistence that his wife was fine.
"Cassie? Are you alright? It's your mother." Sarah stood right outside the bathroom, still knocking. When Cassandra didn't answer, she got more worried and was about to barge in when the door creaked open slightly.
"Hi Mom." The goddess said weakly, flushing vomit down the toilet. Sarah supported her before asking any questions. "Sweat Pea, what's wrong? Is there something in the food?"
Cassandra shook her head. "No, I'm fine. Peach cobbler just hadn't sat well with me lately."
"Oh no need to try to hide it from me. I know you're with child." Cassandra gaped at her mother. Sarah bopped her nose. "You may be a goddess, a queen, a physician, but that doesn't change the fact that I know my daughter and how pregnancies work. Oh I'm so happy for you!" She gave her a hug. "I'm going to be a grandma and your father a grandpa! Oh he'd be so delighted!"
"How, how did you know?" Cassandra choked out. Sarah rolled her eyes. "Honey, I've been pregnant twice. Peach cobbler didn't sit well with me during either pregnancy as well. Your first trimester, yes?"
Cassandra nodded. "Troy and I are excited. But, I'm just, I'm worried about this baby..." She instinctively cradled her abdomen and thought about how Molpe cause her to lose her first child.
Sarah stroked her hair sympathetically. "I know. But that danger is past. If you're worried, your father and I can take turns visiting you and you can come here as well to make sure all is well. We're all here for you."
Cassandra smiled. "Thanks mom. Don't tell anyone yet. I don't want to upstage Toby's day. Let him and dad remain ignorant for a few days before officially saying anything." Sarah nodded. "Of course. You're so selfless. The best big sister Toby could ask for. I bet he'll be excited to be an uncle." She kissed Cassandra's hair. "Now let's go before they send a search party after us."
For the rest of the day, they played games and toured the kingdom to let the Goblins celebrate Prince Toby's birthday. Sarah looked around at her ever growing family. Amazing. She had been so lost, so alone. Never in a million years did she ever imagine that her life would be so rich and happy. Jareth was the perfect husband and father, always devoted and loving. Her children were her light, including Troy.
The Queen of Goblins smiled brightly before taking her King's hand and joining in on the festivities that her subjects had planned.
WHOOOOOO I finally finished! Thank you so much for those who have read this far, you guys are awesome! I'll go back and edit stuff at a later time. Let me know what you thought of this fic!
