Getting To Know Tilly - a Sofia the First fanfic
Chapter 1: Tilly as a child
Notes: this is a story set in the future during Sofia and Lucinda's teenage years, and is set between "A Scarlet Evening" and "The Storm". I want to thank jakevoronkov1 for giving me permission to use the Scarlet Warrior character. I also want to thank Blossom2013 and jakevoronkov1 for providing ideas that helped in writing this story.
A discovery
It was a sunny morning at Enchancia Castle. A sixteen-year-old Sofia, and a sixteen-year-old Lucinda, were in their workshop. Both of them were discussing their recent amulet provided trip to Arendelle to help Anna and Elsa (as seen in my story "A Scarlet Evening").
"Have you noticed, Lucy, that ever since we came back from Arendelle, we've been ... different? Sofia asked Lucinda.
"Yes" Lucinda answered. "It's as if something has changed ... but I can't quite put my finger on it."
"Thing is" Sofia started, "I noticed something strange this morning when I got up. I went to put my hand to my bedroom window, and suddenly, the window briefly frosted over before returning to normal".
Lucinda walked over to one of the windows of their workshop, and put her hand on the window. As soon as Lucinda put her hand on the window, the window briefly frosted over, then returned to normal.
"Oh, my!" Sofia exclaimed. "You have it too!"
"What do you think happened, Sof?" Lucinda asked Sofia.
"Your amulets have given the two of you a new power" a woman's voice answered from behind them.
Sofia and Lucinda turned around to see the Scarlet Warrior standing there.
"What kind of new power?" Lucinda asked Scarlet.
"Because you and Sofia helped Anna and Elsa to find the right path, each of you was granted a copy of Elsa's powers over ice and snow" Scarlet answered.
"Isn't that quite a strong and dangerous power?" Sofia asked Scarlet in a concerned tone of voice.
"Yes, it is" Scarlet answered with a concerned look. "Which is why, with your permission, I'd like to adjust your amulets so that power is put on hold. In time, I'll teach the two of you how to properly control and use that power. Until that time, the power will be safely locked away in your amulets so it can't be triggered by accident and cause something bad".
"We understand, Scarlet" Sofia acknowledged.
"Do what you have to do" Lucinda acknowledged. "We know your doing this in our best interest".
Scarlet walked over to Sofia and Lucinda, and placed her hands on Sofia and Lucinda's amulets. The amulets dimly glowed for a few seconds, then went back to normal.
"There" Scarlet smiled. "All done".
"Thank you, Scarlet" Sofia smiled.
"Your welcome" Scarlet smiled at Sofia and Lucinda. Scarlet then clapped her hands, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Back to the past
A few minutes after Scarlet had disappeared, Sofia and Lucinda's amulets started to glow brightly.
"Looks like we're being summoned" Lucinda commented.
"Oh, my!" Sofia exclaimed. "We're going back to see Queen Maria".
In a few moments, Sofia and Lucinda disappeared from their workshop. The two then found themselves standing in a hallway inside Enchancia Castle of the past (as seen in my story "Being Summoned"). Looking in a mirror which was mounted on the hall wall, Sofia and Lucinda noticed they were dressed in red outfits, with each outfit being made up of a white blouse, red jacket, black cape, a lighter red skirt, shoes with small wings on them, and a black hat.
"We're dressed like ..." Sofia started.
"... Aunt Tilly" Lucinda finished.
On the floor next to Sofia was a large carpet bag which looked exactly like the one Aunt Tilly carried. The two then felt somebody behind them.
"Sofia? Lucinda?" a female voice asked.
Sofia and Lucinda turned around to see Queen Maria of Enchancia.
"It is you" Maria smiled. "What an unexpected surprise".
"It's nice to see you again, Queen Maria" Sofia smiled.
"What may we do for you, my Queen?" Lucinda asked.
"Oh!" Maria started. "Your on some sort of mission. But I didn't summon you".
"Then why are we here?" Lucinda asked Sofia.
"I may have an idea" Maria said. "As of late, my amulet, in addition to helping me, has also taken to looking out for my eight-year-old daughter, Matilda. You must be here to help her in some way".
"Matilda, as in Tilly?" Sofia asked.
"Yes", Maria started. "We call her Tilly for short. It was a difficult birth, and a special friend of mine, the Scarlet Warrior, used her magical powers to help deliver Tilly. Because Scarlet used her magic to help deliver Tilly, Scarlet's powers were copied into Tilly as a result. Tilly doesn't know about this yet. Scarlet says that when Tilly is of a proper age, she'll start training Tilly in the use of her powers".
Sofia and Lucinda smiled upon hearing about how Tilly was born. It explained a lot about Tilly's abilities as an adult.
In a minute, an eight-year-old Tilly walked up behind Maria.
"Are these the Princesses that visited you, Mom?" Tilly asked.
"Yes" Maria smiled. Maria then turned to Sofia and Lucinda. "It's alright. Tilly won't say anything to anybody but me about you. She's very bright for her age, and she knows the importance of preserving the future timeline".
Tilly nodded her head yes.
"And you've picked a good time to visit" Maria said to Sofia and Lucinda. "My husband, and our young son, are away for a few days. You'll be able to get to know Tilly without interruption".
"It's nice to meet you, Tilly" Sofia smiled. "I'm Sofia".
"I'm Lucinda, Tilly" Lucinda smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you".
"Nice to meet you, Princesses" Tilly smiled.
"I have a favor to ask you" Sofia said to Tilly.
"What?" Tilly asked.
"When your grown up, you'll meet me as a child, and later you'll meet Lucinda and I when we're teenagers" Sofia started. "I have to ask that when you meet one or both or us when your grown up, you don't say anything to us or anybody else about us meeting you as a child. In the future, when the time is right, Lucinda and I will let you know when it's okay to say something."
"I understand" Tilly smiled. "I promise I won't say anything about your visit here until you tell me it's okay".
"Thank you" Sofia smiled.
"Your welcome" Tilly smiled back.
"So, what are you interested in, Tilly?" Lucinda asked with a smile.
"I like to cook" Tilly smiled.
"She's quite the little cook" Maria said proudly. "She especially likes to bake".
Sofia and Lucinda smiled at each other, remembering Tilly as an adult and her wonderful airabella apple pies.
"So, what would you like to do today, Tilly?" Sofia asked with a smile.
"I was hoping to go out and pick some apples for a pie" Tilly answered.
"Sounds good" Lucinda smiled.
Picking apples
Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly soon found themselves outside Enchancia Castle as Sofia looked at Tilly walking in front of them wearing a nice gown.
"Your not exactly dressed for this, are you?" Sofia asked as she put her large carpet bag on the ground. "I think I have something, Tilly".
Sofia started looking through the large carpet bag and pulled out a potted plant. "Good as an antiseptic" Sofia remarked. Sofia then pulled out a wooden wand. "Ah! Always useful!". Then, Sofia pulled out a flute. "I'm taking lessons" Sofia said as she played a few notes on the flute. Finally, Sofia pulled out a child sized version of the outfits that her and Lucinda were wearing. "Here we go ... and just your size".
Tilly quickly went inside and changed. Soon, Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly were walking in the countryside.
"There's some apple trees over there" Tilly remarked.
"I thought we'd try something different" Sofia started. "Airabella apples".
"But their so hard to find" Tilly pointed out.
"Not if you have the right map" Lucinda smiled.
Sofia went through the large carpet bag and pulled out the locus pocus map. "Here we go!" Sofia remarked. "This map will show us the way".
"But it's blank" Tilly remarked.
"Not everything is as it seems" Lucinda pointed out. "Ask the locus pocus map where the airabella apple trees are".
"Okay" Tilly started. "Locus pocus map, where are the airabella apple trees?".
At that moment, the locus pocus map filled up with pictures showing the way to the trees.
"That's neat!" Tilly exclaimed in amazement.
"Now, let's see" Sofia said as she studied the map. "We'll have to go over the Enchanted Brook, and then through the hedge pathway, and then we arrive at the trees".
"And what's that mountain?" Tilly asked.
"Oh!" Lucinda answered "That's the Horrid Hills. We don't really need to be going there".
Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly started walking until they came to the Enchanted Brook. As they approached the Enchanted Brook, they noticed a wooden bridge across the brook. As they walked across the bridge, Tilly looked over the side to see some fish swimming in the water. However, they were not fish in the normal sense. These fish were more like spirits, changing color every time they jumped in and out of the water.
"What kind of fish of those?" Tilly asked.
"They are the friendly spirits of the brook" Lucinda answered.
"Wow!" Tilly exclaimed in wonder. "I never knew this was here".
"The world is full of all kinds of wonders, just waiting to be seen" Sofia smiled.
After crossing the bridge across the Enchanted Brook, the three entered the hedge pathway, which was a long and wide path with tall hedges on each side. The hedges were just tall enough that one could not see over the hedges. Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly then started walking down the path. After a few minutes, the hedge pathway split into two pathways.
"Which way do we take?" Tilly asked.
"Don't know" Sofia answered.
"Could we ask the locus pocus map?" Tilly asked.
"Excellent idea" Lucinda smiled at Tilly.
Sofia brought out the locus pocus map and laid it before Tilly.
"Go ahead and ask, Tilly" Sofia encouraged Tilly.
"Locus pocus map" Tilly started, "which path do we take to get to the airabella apple trees?"
The locus pocus map then showed a picture showing which path to take in order to get to the airabella apple trees.
"Left, then" Sofia smiled.
"Thank you locus pocus map" Tilly said while Sofia rolled up the map and put it back into the large carpet bag.
In a few minutes, Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly came to the end of the hedge pathway. As they stepped off of the pathway, they saw the airabella apple trees standing before them.
"We made it!" Tilly exclaimed with glee.
"Let's pick some apples" Lucinda smiled.
"What should we should we put them in?" Tilly asked.
"Let's see" Sofia said as she went through the large carpet bag. In a few moments, Sofia pulled out a large burlap bag. "This should do nicely".
Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly then started picking airabella apples.
"That should be enough" Sofia observed.
Tilly picked up the large burlap bag of airabella apples as Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly started walking away from the trees. Suddenly, the airabella apple trees disappeared before their eyes.
"Where did they go?" Tilly asked.
"Probably off to a new location" Sofia answered. "The airabella apple trees are always looking for the right spot that will allow the apples to grow properly".
"That's why airabella apples are so delicious ... and hard to find" Lucinda smiled.
An unexpected visitor
Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly walked back through the hedge pathway and across the Enchanted Brook. Suddenly, they heard a growling from behind them. A black winged creature suddenly leapt out from behind a large rock.
"Oh, my!" Sofia gulped. "It's a wild and wooly wombeast."
As the male wombeast came closer, Sofia took out an umbrella, opened it, and tried to shoo the wombeast away.
"Go on!" Sofia yelled. "Be a good wombeast! Shoo!"
"It's not shooing!" Tilly trembled.
The wombeast stopped when he noticed the bag of apples.
"You've better grab the apples" Lucinda said to Tilly..
As Tilly tried to grab the bag of apples, the wombeast grabbed the bag first. Tilly and the wombeast struggled over the bag, but the wombeast was too strong. The wombeast then grabbed the bag with it's mouth and flew off.
"Oh!" Tilly exclaimed. "The apples are gone! And the orchard is gone! Now what will we do?"
"Don't worry" Sofia reassured Tilly. "I'm sure you'll come up with an idea".
"Me?" Tilly asked in disbelief. "What can I do?"
"Your a very smart young lady" Lucinda pointed out. "I'm sure you can come up with an idea".
Lucinda and Sofia then started singing.
(Lucinda) If you find yourself in trouble, and you don't know what to do. Don't pull your hair out in despair, before our song is through.
(Sofia) See, we've got a little recipe, to take away your woes. And all of the ingredients, are right behind your nose.
(Lucinda) You just need two cups of courage, and a little pinch of pluck. A quarter pound of cleverness, a dash of plain old luck.
(Sofia) Then you mix 'em all up together, into one tremendous stew. It's a recipe for adventure, cooking up inside of you.
(Lucinda) So put on your thinking helmet, like adventurers must do. We have no doubt, you'll find out, a great idea or two.
(Sofia) Cause the key to finding what you want, is knowing where to look. You've got all the ingredients, so now it's time to cook.
"If we could just find the wombeast, perhaps we could get the apples back" Tilly suggested.
"But he's long gone, Tilly" Sofia pointed out. "How could we find him?"
Tilly thought for a few moments. "Perhaps we could use the locus pocus map to find the wombeast?"
"Excellent idea" Sofia smiled as she pulled out the map and laid it on the ground.
"Locus pocus map, please show us where the wombeast is" Tilly requested. The map then showed an image of the Horrid Hills.
"He's there" Lucinda said in an uneasy voice.
"That's okay" Tilly said.
(Tilly) Cause I got two cups of courage, and a little pinch of pluck. A quarter pound of cleverness, a dash of plain old luck. Then I mix them up all together, into one big fricassee. It's a recipe for adventure, cooking up inside of me.
(Sofia) We just need two cups of courage.
(Tilly) Two cups of courage.
(Lucinda) And a little pinch of pluck.
(Tilly) A little pinch of pluck.
(Sofia) A quarter pound of cleverness
(Tilly) A dash of plain old luck.
(Sofia/Lucinda/Tilly) Then we mix them up all together, into one tremendous stew.
(Tilly) It's a recipe.
(Sofia) A recipe.
(Tilly) For adventure.
(Lucinda) Adventure.
(Sofia/Lucinda/Tilly) And it's cooking up in the three of us.
After walking for a little bit, the three reached the Horrid Hills.
"Well, here we are" Sofia observed.
"Looks like the wombeast is at the top" Lucinda observed.
"It's so steep" Tilly pointed out. "How will we ever get up there?"
"Easy" Sofia smiled. "Lucinda and I will use our wands to transport the three of us up there".
"Hold on to me, Tilly" Lucinda directed.
Sofia and Lucinda then waved their wands above their heads, and Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly then disappeared, only to reappear a few moments later at the top of the Horrid Hills.
"That must be the wombeast's cave" Tilly pointed out as she looked at a small cave entrance. "But how will we get in there? The entrance is too small".
"Sofia and I will use our wands again" Lucinda said.
In a few moments, Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly appeared inside of the wombeast cave. In a few moments, they heard a growl from behind them. They turned around to see the wombeast.
"Nice wombeast" Tilly said in a worried tone of voice.
The wombeast growled louder.
"We'd like our apples back, please" Tilly said to the wombeast.
"Well, you can't have them" the wombeast started. "Their mine now!"
"Yours?!" Tilly snapped. "We had them first!".
"Finders keepers" the wombeast said. "Hey! Wait! How can you understand me?"
"I've always been able to talk to animals" Tilly answered. "Something I guess I was born with".
"And Lucinda and I can talk to animals through our amulets" Sofia said.
Lucinda looked at Sofia and whispered "Tilly can talk to animals?"
"Must have been one of the gifts that got copied into Tilly when Scarlet helped with her birth" Sofia whispered back.
"The apples are mine!" the wombeast snapped. "Get out of here!"
"It's not nice to steal something that isn't yours" Tilly said. "How would you feel if somebody stole something from you?"
"I guess I would not be too happy" the wombeast answered sadly. "But I was so hungry, and those apples looked so good".
"I'm sorry" Tilly sadly said. "I didn't know".
"Perhaps we could make a trade" Lucinda suggested to the wombeast.
"What kind of trade?" the wombeast asked.
"You give us back the apples, and we'll replace them with some other food" Lucinda answered.
"How?" the wombeast asked.
"Lucinda and I are sorceresses" Sofia answered. "we can conjure up any kind of food you would like. What would you like ... what's your name?"
"I'm Stanley" the wombeast answered.
Sofia and Lucinda smiled. They recognized the name. Stanley was Wilbur the wombeast's father. Wilbur had told them once when they visited Wilbur on top of the Horrid Hills.
"Well, Stanley" Lucinda started. "What would you like?"
Lucinda and Sofia knelt down, and Stanley whispered in their ears. Lucinda and Sofia then stood up, brought out their wands, and pointed them at the floor of the cave. In a few moments, one blanket appeared filled with roast chicken and roast beef, and another blanket appeared with a variety of fruit. Stanley was very pleased.
"You may have your apples back" Stanley said. "Thank you for the food".
"Your welcome, Stanley" Sofia smiled.
Sofia and Lucinda took the bag of apples over to Tilly. As Tilly held on to Lucinda, Sofia and Lucinda waved their wands over their heads. The three then disappeared. In a few moments, they were at the bottom of the Horrid Hills.
"If you could conjure up food, then why go on a trip looking for apples?" Tilly asked Sofia and Lucinda.
"Well", Sofia started with a smile, "the trip is half the fun".
Tilly smiled. She understood.
Back at the castle
Back at Enchancia Castle, Sofia, Lucinda, and Tilly were in the castle kitchen. Tilly, with Sofia and Lucinda's help, had made some airabella apple pies, and it was now time to bring the pies out of the oven.
"These look good, Tilly" Lucinda said with a smile.
"They smell good, too" Sofia smiled.
"I wish I could make fancier pies, instead of just plain looking pies" Tilly said.
"That will come in time" Lucinda reassured Tilly. "Meanwhile, these pies look just fine".
In a little while, Sofia, Lucinda, Tilly, and Queen Maria sat down for dinner. After the main course, Tilly's pies were served for dessert.
"This is delicious, Tilly" Queen Maria praised.
"I couldn't have done this without Lucinda and Sofia" Tilly remarked.
"We only helped" Sofia said. "The pies are Tilly's work - she's quite the talented baker".
Tilly beamed with pride.
After dinner, Sofia and Lucinda walked Tilly to her bedroom. Once there, Sofia and Lucinda helped Tilly get ready for bed.
"We have something for you" Sofia smiled at Tilly.
"What?" Tilly asked with an excited look on her face.
Sofia then put the large carpet bag that had come with her next to Tilly's bed. "This is yours, Tilly" Sofia smiled. "It's magical in the sense that it is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It will hold a lot. It also contains a lot of very useful things, including the locus pocus map. You'll find that the bag and it's contents will come in handy someday".
"Thank you" Tilly smiled.
"Time for you to get some sleep" Lucinda smiled at Tilly. "It's been a busy day".
Suddenly, Sofia and Lucinda's amulets started to glow.
"Looks like it's time for Lucinda and I to leave" Sofia said to Tilly.
"I'll miss you" Tilly said to Sofia and Lucinda.
"We'll see each other again, Tilly" Lucinda smiled.
"Good night, Tilly" Sofia smiled.
Sofia and Lucinda then disappeared.
The next morning, Tilly woke up, got dressed, and went downstairs for breakfast. After breakfast, Queen Maria took Tilly out into the hallway. Waiting in the hallway was a woman. The woman wore a skintight scarlet outfit, scarlet knee-length boots, scarlet elbow-length gloves, and a scarlet mask on her eyes, but the eyes were still visible. The woman had long, blond hair and bright blue eyes
"Tilly" Queen Maria started, "this is the Scarlet Warrior".
"Nice to meet you, Tilly" the Scarlet Warrior smiled.
"It's nice to meet you, ma'am" Tilly smiled.
"You may call me Scarlet" the Scarlet Warrior said.
"Okay ... Scarlet" Tilly said.
At that point, Queen Maria put her hand on Tilly's shoulder. "I have something to tell you, Tilly" Queen Maria started. "The fact is, you were born with magical powers that other people don't have".
"I had suspected that, Mom" Tilly replied.
"Scarlet will, over time, teach you how to use those powers" Queen Maria said to Tilly.
"We'll work on it a little each day" Scarlet smiled at Tilly. "It will be fun, little one".
"Okay" Tilly smiled back at Scarlet.
"Let's say we go outside and get to know each other better" Scarlet suggested to Tilly.
"I'd like that" Tilly smiled.
Tilly took Scarlet's hand, and the two started walking down the hallway. As the two walked down the hallway, Queen Maria smiled. She knew that Tilly was in good hands.
Wait. This isn't one of my typical stories. The story doesn't end here. There is (drum roll) another chapter for you to go to - Chapter 2: Great Aunt-Venture (Enhanced).