Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth or the characters, I'm just borrowing them.

Prologue

"Lady Karina," an approaching voice called.

She didn't look up from the sleeping baby she held in her arms. She already knew what her most trusted adviser and friend was going to tell her.

"My Lady," Flix said, finally getting the attention from Karina. "His Lord Cirro…" He couldn't bring himself to finish.

"I know," Karina replied.

"I'm sorry," Flix said.

"We could never be fully prepared," Karina said as she gazed down at her sleeping daughter.

"They will be here any minute. We must leave now."

"No Flix," she said as she approached him. "I will hold them off here. You will take Amaltheia Aboveground."

"Karina," Flix said, dropping the formalism. "We can still escape here."

"They will only come after us. I will not hand over my daughter on a silver platter for them to take when we're boxed into a corner," Karina replied firmly. "Don't make me use your name against you to get you to do this."

Flix let out a sigh. There was no changing her mind. "Alright," he said, taking the slumbering child. "I will take her to Aboveground where she will be safe."

A loud commotion and shouting turned their attention to the door. The fight had finally made it there.

"Go now," Karina ordered as she headed to the door.

Flix flickered out and headed Aboveground.

WWW

Flix held Amaltheia in his arm, effectively keeping her quiet as he worked his magic. After weaving new information into the system of the orphanage and placing false memories in it's staff he approached an empty crib in the nursery.

"Nobody will be able to use your name against you, I've seen to that," he quietly cooed, careful not to wake the other sleeping infants. "I promise you, I will retrieve you and bring you home when it is safe."

He gently placed her into the crib. After tucking the blankets around her, he flickered out. When his presence was no longer felt by Amaltheia she began to cry.

A/N: Thanks to a friend I finally start to post this. I admit that this is my first fantasy fanfic, so if I get anything wrong about the fae, please let me know. I apologize for the vague description for this story, but that is really all I could say without giving a lot away. This is a JarethxOC pairing. I have nothing against JarethxSarah pairings, my mind just didn't go that way. Please enjoy and review.