Underground (Jareth X Reader)

12

"Where is my daughter?!" Sarah said in an angry tone. Jareth chuckled.

"You know very well where she is."

"Yes I know that but I NEVER wished her away!"

"Of course not! She wished herself away."

"But...Why?"

"Are you that bad of a mother that you don't know why your own child wished herself to me?" Sarah clenched her fists.

"I hate you so much."

"But why, Sarah? What did I do to make you hate me? I did everything for you!"

"You took my brother away-"

"THAT WAS YOUR OWN DOING!"

"WELL IF YOUR SO GENEROUS, WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE HIM BACK TO ME WHEN I ASKED?!"

"Sarah, you were miserable. Accept that. You hated Toby! The only reason you ever wanted him back was because you didn't want to get in trouble."

"Give. Me. My. Child." Jareth sighed. He snapped his fingers and they were magically teleported to the underground.

"The labyrinth is nothing as it was when you did it the first time. It is now harder." Sarah turned to Jareth.

"Nothing's harder for me. I will complete this labyrinth."

"If you say so." Jareth walked to the clock that magically appeared next to them. "You know how this works. Thirteen hours, solve my labyrinth, or else Y/N is mine, forever." He then faded away and Sarah was left alone.

"It shouldn't be that hard. If I've done it before, I can do it again..."

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"This is Impossible!! I made my Labyrinth harder than ever before! She couldn't be completing it!" Jareth said in a range of anger.

"Well, She's determined to get her daughter. Just like Toby! You can't help it, sire!"

"Nobody was talking to you, Bottlegorm!"

"Beatleglum si-"

"She can't win! Not again! Y/N will be mine and that's final!" Beatleglum sighed and walked away. Jareth stared at the crystal angrily. Jareth loved you too much to have her win.

Within the crystal...

"It's so glad to see you again, Sarah!" Said Hoggle, trying to find the way out of the maze.

"It's good to see you again too!"

"A lot has changed while you were gone. Jareth has brought in reinforcements into his labyrinth. Now, it's even harder to complete."

"Jareth doesn't scare me! I'm determined to complete this labyrinth. I have too!"

"Exactly, who are you trying to get?"

"My daughter, Y/N." Hoggle gasped and looked at Sarah.

"You have a daughter?! Wow, how time flies!" Sarah chuckled at Hoggle's comment. "I never did ask, how's Toby?"

"He's good! He's finishing up college!"

"College!? How long has it been!?"

"It's only been a few years!" Hoggle and Sarah reached the two knockers. "Now, If my memory serves me right. Ludo and I went through this door." Sarah knocked on the door and it opened. "Come on, Hoggle." The two of them went through the door and found themselves in the forest that Sarah and Ludo been through years ago. "Hoggle, I never did ask, how is everyone?"

"Well, I haven't seen Ludo in a while, but I'm sure he's fine and Sir Didymus and Ambrosius are now the royal guards of another kingdom."

"What about Jareth?"

"Jareth...well...he's been so obsessed with perfecting his labyrinth, he hasn't been thinking of anything else. He's been so busy, that he hasn't even been checking up on his goblins."

"Poor guy."

"Huh?"

"Poor guy! Look, I might hate him but...I have sympathy." Jareth sat slump in his throne, looking at the two talking about him.

"Excuse me, your majesty?" Said a goblin named Grimly. Jareth looked away from the crystal to look at the young goblin by his feet. "I'm sorry to bother you, but where is the young lady?"

"Y/N?"

"Yes."

"She's asleep." Grimly turned his head in confusion.

"But, sire, don't you usually wake up with her?"

"I didn't sleep."

"How come?"

"I had other things to do. I waited till she was asleep then I got up and did my thing."

"B-But sire! You have to sleep!" Jareth sighed in frustration.

"Look, I appreciate your concern but I'm fine. Now, if you please." Grimly frowned and walked away. Beatleglum walked up to Jareth.

"Is she the reason you didn't sleep, sire?" He said pointing to the crystal Jareth was holding.

"...yes. That's exactly why." Jareth said in a low soft tone.

"I kinda agree with Grimly, you should sleep!"

"I'll sleep when I want to sleep, it's not your decision." Beetleglum sighed.

"Alright, sire. Whatever you say." He then walked away. Jareth looked into the crystal to see Sarah laughing at Hoggle's stories while she was gone. He sighed.

"Oh, Sarah...I still love you..." he said to himself in a sad tone of voice. Jareth saw something at the corner of his eye. He looked up to see you in the doorway. He threw the crystal in the air and it disintegrated.

"Hey." You said in a concerned tone.

"Hey."

"Are you ok?"...

Present day in the Underground

You and Jareth were still in bed after that moment of tears. You've never been happier. All of a sudden there was a banging on the door. "YOUR HIGHNESS!! YOUR HIGHNESS!!" Said a voice outside the door. Jareth sprung up from the bed and you did the same.

"For heaven's sake, it's open!" Jareth said shouting at whoever was behind the door. The door flew opened and the royal guard, Smithle, walked in with concern and worry. He bowed.

"Your Highness! The intruder! SHE'S HERE!"

"WHAT!!?" Jareth stood up from the bed.

"SHE'S MAKING HER WAY TO THE CASTLE!"

"STOP HER! GET ALL OF YOUR GUARDS! SHE CAN'T COME IN!"

"RIGHT AWAY!" Smithle ran away to grab all of his guards.

"Jareth, what's happening!?" You said with worry. Jareth turned around and looked at you.

"Nothing you should worry about. I need to take care of something. Y/N, stay here. Don't move." Jareth kissed you and he was gone. He closed the door and you sat in your bed with concern.

"Jim!" Jareth said to one of the goblins. Jim walked over to Jareth. "Guard this door, make sure she doesn't get out."

"You got it!" Jim walked to your bedroom door and stood right in front of it. Jareth then walked away with lots of thoughts on his mind.

"She can't win. She just can't."