Timey Wimey
Summary: Somehow Cedric's spell he's been practicing accidentally sends him and Sofia into the past. Now all Cedric has to worry about is making sure Sofia doesn't find out about "certain incidents" regarding him and his original attempts to obtain her amulet.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sofia the First or any characters. I also don't own the title. (Hehe)
A/N: YES, that is a shameless Doctor Who reference in the title. If you're not sure as to what it's referencing, just type that title into your favorite search engine, and the first video that pops up should answer a few questions…and then beg a thousand more! :) And to be honest, this idea came to me while watching the little song/dance "Helping Hand" on the "Baileywhoops" episode. That song is just so catchy! I had to watch it five times in a row. (And the fact that Christian Borle plays Slickwell just makes it 100 times better!)
A/N 2: I'm not sure if this is going to be a one shot or a multi-chapter, so we'll see what happens. :)
"There," Cedric sighed as he tapped his wand one last time to a watch that resembled something Baileywick would own. He'd been practicing a specific spell he'd learned years ago when he and Greylock had ventured into the—shall we say—lesser researched area of the library at sorcery school. It involved time tampering, though he didn't necessarily plan on actually using it at the moment.
Then again, who knew? It was possible that it could come in handy one day. If, for example, something bad were to happen in the kingdom (he didn't want to venture into his mind to determine what, since they'd had more than enough trouble with the likes of Ivy, Nettle/Sascha, and Slickwell lately), then there would be an alternative option he could present to the king if need be.
"Well, at least it sounds good, right, Wormy?" He grinned toward the raven, who was preoccupied reading over some passages in his spell book. He knew Wormwood was smart, but to see his companion actually reading something still baffled him. "Wormy?"
Wormwood huffed and looked up at Cedric, a silent and forced caw tumbling from his beak, before he went back to the book.
"You really are a bookworm, aren't you?" Cedric grasped the watch and slid it around his neck for safe keeping. He glanced toward the door when he heard a familiar knock. "It's open, Princess Sofia."
The brunette princess walked inside, a smile on her face. "It is? That's a first." She giggled as she hopped onto a stool in front of the table, where all of Cedric's recent work was scattered. "So what are we doing today?"
"Well…" He paused and tapped his fingers against the watch dangling around his neck. He smirked. "Can you keep a secret?"
"Better than James and Amber," she said honestly, receiving a sarcastic smile from her mentor.
"True. All right, but listen—this is top secret stuff. You can't even let your parents know about this."
Sofia frowned and leaned forward curiously. "It's nothing illegal, is it, Mr. Cedric?"
"Of course not!" He paused and thought, 'At least I don't think so…' He shook his head. "It's just really…fragile…right now. I'm working to get the formulas and spells just right, and I can't have it messing up; otherwise, who knows what might happen?"
The girl blinked. "What exactly are you working on?"
"Time travel…" The moment the two words had left his lips, he knew he'd probably made a huge mistake.
"Really?!" Sofia gasped with wide eyes. "Oh, Mr. Cedric! That's awesome! Think of all the things we could do—or see! We could even see the dinosaurs!"
Cedric rolled his eyes. "A method of potential travel to anywhere and anytime in the history of the universe, and you want to see a dinosaur?"
"They're cute…"
"Yeah, well, you won't think they're so cute when one of them is gnawing your arm off."
Sofia made a face and whined, "Mr. Cedric… Don't joke like that." She smiled brightly all of a sudden. "Can we see when I was born?"
"I don't see why not…" He shrugged as he cleared away a few useless books for the time being.
She then grinned. "Can we see when you were born?"
The sorcerer flinched as he turned back to her. "W-What? No!" He folded his arms over his chest. "I was a horrendous-looking baby, according to my sister, so I'd rather stick to adult years, thank you very much."
"I bet you were adorable," the princess countered with a giggle.
Cedric chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck shyly before clearing his throat. "Th-That's still…if this thing works, which is why I need your help—that of my apprentice, correct?"
Sofia grinned and wielded her training wand. "I'm your mini sorceress! Just lead the way."
A few hours into their study and review of time travel, Sofia was growing sleepy and yawning more frequently. Cedric offered her a cup of tea, which she accepted gratefully.
"Wait," he said finally. "I think I have it." He waved his wand and recited, "Tempus reverse; dimittam omni termino. Natus in praeteritum." His eyes widened when the watch around his neck started glowing, and then he realized what he'd just said: Natus in praeteritum… Live the past. "Oh, no…"
"What?" Sofia asked, hurrying over to him in worry. "Mr. Cedric, what's going on?"
"I said the spell wrong!" He waved his wand frantically. "N-Not 'Live the Past!' 'Demonstrate the past!' Demonstrare praeteritum!"
"Mr. Cedric!" Sofia held onto him as she saw him beginning to fade away.
They both disappeared, leaving behind a shattered teacup, a scattered assortment of spell books and papers, and a very confused raven.
To be continued…
(So that's it for chapter one… I have some ideas I'm getting down currently, and I'll try to have chapter two up as soon as possible. I'm also working on a few other stories—a few readers' requests and one very interesting story dealing with our beloved Wormwood. :D I also had an idea involving Clover, thanks to coming across a Wayne Brady song—sniffle, it was so beautiful!—so, we'll see how that goes. I'm finally getting my 'writing groove' back, so sit back and enjoy the ride. And as always, thanks for your reviews and kind words! You all really do keep me going. :) ~AquaTurquoise)