Hi. This is a Sofia the First tale. It is also my first fanfiction. The ideas for this tale emerged after the episode 'The Secret Library: Olaf and the Tale of Miss Nettle', in which Sofia became more self confident. Less dependent on magic, especially the power of her amulet. The ideas take into account the episode 'Dad's and Daughter's Day', in which Roland and Sofia proved to everyone they are close, trully and fully father and daughter. This tale does not take into account future changes in the franchise and its characters. It is based on numerous easter-eggs left by dozens of episodes already shown.
I do not want to write a story with many chapters, or a one-shot. So I want to make sure the readers can comment before the end of the story, which I hope not to leave unfinished, despite not having much time to write.
With the exception of the character of Eisenhower, who I created myself, the other characters and other elements mentioned in this story belong to Craig Gerber and The Walt Disney Company.
Since few years ago, the Enchancia kingdom is led by King Roland II. So far, everything was fine for him and for the kingdom. Or rather, not everything. The Queen of Enchancia died early. Roland became a widower with two children to raise alone. They were twin siblings: Princess Amber and Prince James. Amber is older than James for seven minutes.
Roland's life changed completely two years ago when he called a shoemaker of Dunwiddie village, named Miranda, to go to the palace to sell him a pair of slippers. The two fell in love immediately. Less than a month later, the two married, Miranda became the new Queen of Enchancia and the new couple traveled on honeymoon. Days later, Miranda moved from the old house in Dunwiddie for Enchancia Castle, taking with her a lovely eight-year-old daughter named Sofia. Roland did not want to be only a stepfather to Sofia. Knowing that Sofia's birth father died several years earlier, the King asked Miranda to make Sofia his daughter. What would make her the new princess of Enchancia, with all the rights and duties of her royal condition.
Now the summer is ending in the Tri-Kingdoms Region, and also James, Amber, and Sofia's vacation. The three will back to the Royal Prep, along with princes and princesses of many kingdoms. One question concerned King Roland, and he called his wife Miranda to talk privately with her about it in his office.
Roland is sitting on the chair behind the desk, perusing some scrolls of Royal Prep about the school performance of his children. He has a serene look, but worried, and supports one of the fists under her chin, but takes his hand away from his face and looks to Miranda, when he perceives her arrival at the office. She remains standing in front of her husband.
- Hi, Roland. I see you are worried and thoughtful today, and you want to tell me something. What is it?
- Honey, I'm glad you came. Only you can help me now. You know Sofia a lot of more years than me. Have you noticed any change in her since you two arrived at the castle?
- I saw what you already know. Sofia became grateful for the wonderful father you've become and the siblings she won. In addition, she fulfilled her duties here, in the kingdom and in Royal Prep, and won more true friendships. Everything any good princess would do.
- Thank you, Miranda. But I was wondering if you remember the day I turned James King for a day.
- I do. I remember James made me proud, and Sofia, too, for acting as well as royal adviser to James, and they saved the village from that giant baby. But... Thinking about it, I know Sofia has changed a bit after that day. She always kept many secrets to herself, and since that day she closed further, though she has become more attentive to kingdom's inhabitants and issues.
- This is the question. I congratulated James and Sofia, and promised to make Sofia Queen for a day, at the next opportunity.
Miranda laughed a little.
- Much to Amber s fury... She wanted to be queen for a day first, Rollie.
Roland smiled, but not laughting.
- I know. But you always taught to children when we make a promise, we must keep it, no matter what. I was reading these scrolls, and remembering what our children had done. I think maybe I should do more than fulfill my promise.
- What are you talking about? - Miranda asks, a little curious.
- Before you and Sofia arrived, I thought about leaving James to be my eventual replacement as King of Enchancia. My replacement should be my firstborn, but Amber and James are twins and Amber was born just seven minutes before James. I did not consider this and gave the crown prince charge for James. But after all what our children have done in recent years, I think I must do Sofia not only a Queen for a day. I must make her the crown princess.
- Oh, Rollie - Miranda says, kindly. - It's so kind! But this will not cause problems? James is the heir apparent to the throne, and even if not, Amber is not someone who can give up their birthright, even in favor of Sofia. How to do this fine?
Roland remains calm, even in the face of Miranda's concern.
- Soon Amber and James will have to come face to face with these issues, Miranda. James is kind, fair and hardworking, but does not take his royal charges seriously as it should do. I knew he claimed to be "king of fun" that day in which he was King for a day... I think Enchancia deserves much more than that. James can become a great knight someday, according Sir Finnegan told me some time ago. Amber is very intelligent and fully aware of the royal duties but is very proud of her and I fear she will make problems for the kingdom and even to others, if she ascends to throne one day. Amber became Master Erwin's apprentice, and I see her becoming an astronomer. She can be a queen if she marries a king of another kingdom, someday.
- Are you being so hard to both of them, Roland. - Miranda said, confused.
Roland left the chair and walked toward Miranda, touching her face with his hands.
- No, my dear. As I said: Amber and James will have to face all of this. But I swear I'll never do anything to hurt the feelings of any of the three. Anyway, Sofia is also very intelligent and aware of the royalty duties, but she became prudent and brings people together, as a leader should do. She still seems unsure of herself, but I believe when she sees everyone trust on her, she will, too. I love my three children in the same way, and would not want to happen to them what happened with several other royal families throughout history. Fight for their seats, with treachery, bloodshed and worse. This happened many times, always with adult siblings and cousins. So I really want our children to solve it by themselves, as soon as possible, now that they are only children and, above all, loyal and friendly with each other.
Miranda smiles.
- I hope you're right, Roland. I love all of them. But Amber and James deserve to know if they and you make Sofia a crown princess, this will be a way without return. I know Sofia. She is kind and never asked to be a queen, but Sofia will never left this charge, even if we had sons and daughters younger than Sofia.
At the same time, Sofia, Amber and James are in a classroom, with some other students at the Royal Prep. Sofia is 10. Amber and James, too, and few months more. A new school year is beginning. To Sofia, will be the third year in Royal Prep. A new teacher arrives to start a new class for this group of students. He is Sir Eisenhower. He was a retired commander of the Royal Guard of a distant kingdom. Now he is a professor at the Royal Prep, attending the invitation of the directors Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. He will teach Strategy Games for this class.
- Class, good morning, I am Sir Eisenhower, your teacher of strategy games. As everyone knows, this school form hundreds of royal family members, for several decades. Many kings and queens of various kingdoms studied here. Even students who did not become kings or queens have become leaders in their kingdoms. Several became dukes and duquesses, others become royal advisors, but all took different jobs. Since ambassadors even some sorcerers, according I heard.
Several discrete children's laughter is heard in the classroom.
- Anyway, everyone will have to deal with serious issues, as well as your parents do. The protection of a kingdom is one issue. You will have to face threats of kingdom's enemies, from inside or outside, and will have to command knights and guards to face threats. To make this beginning easy, we will start with simple games to see what you have learned with other teachers and in your kingdoms. You will have to form groups of three, to study and work together.
- It will be fun - James tells to Zandar.
- I agree - Zandar says.
Sir Eisenhower continues.
- But I bring some rules for forming these groups. No group can have more than one student from the same kindgom. Likewise, siblings have to stay in different groups. And each group must have at least a prince and a princess.
- Interesting - Sofia tells herself, excitedly.
- You can form your groups now. I'll see now how you work as a group. - Eisenhower says.
The students leave their chairs and find each others. Zandar called his friend James, and suggested call Hildegard to complete the group. Zandar agrees, and Hildegard joined the group a few moments later. Amber calls Desmond and Vivian to her group, and both accept. Besides Desmond be the smartest student in school, Amber encourage Desmond to be less shy, as Sofia did to Vivian.
Sofia sees Jin near Khalid, and runs to talk to both.
- Hi, guys. Would you like to make a group with me? We could do something more than Tri-Kingdom Picnics.
- Gee, Sofia. You're a loyal friend. Let's do it - said Jin.
- I'm in! - Khalid said.
As soon as the groups were formed, Sir Eisenhower announces.
- Let us now into the room with round tables. Each group will occupy a table, and you begin to work together.
In the other room, it becomes clear the formation of groups. James is curious about the formation of all groups. One catches his attention, much more than the others.
- Why Sofia chose Jin and Khalid? - James thinks.
This is the Chapter One. I hope everyone will enjoy this. I'm waiting for comments and suggestions, before writing the next chapter. Thanks to everyone!
In time: Sir Eisenhower is a tribute to Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.