A/N
This is an AU based off of Don Bluth's Anastasia. I've taken things from both pieces and melded them together, so some things might seem odd. Namely the geography. Yes Encia is a version of Enchancia but it's changed. I've put this island nation in the English Channel between England and France, so the other countries from StF do not exist in this AU. The magic system is changed as well.
Also some characters will be changed up. Mostly Cedric and his family. (I ship Cedfia with a passion and I will have it one way or another! So also be prepared for that later on.)
Anyway, this is my first published fic and I hope you enjoy.
PROLOGUE:
A muffled crash came from the other side of the gilded door. All three of Encia's royal children stared at the door in frozen horror. Another crash- this one much closer- knocked the youngest princess back to her senses.
"Over here." Sofia ran to a section a wall practically hidden behind her massive doll house. Her siblings watched in harried confusion as Sofia ran her hands along the paneling. Her hand stopped on something. There was a soft click and then the section of wall opened. It was a passage.
"Hurry!" Sofia urged. Amber scurried in, crawling as best she could in her full skirts. James quickly followed his twin. Sofia gave one last glance around the room she'd lived in merely a year. She shook her head sharply before crawling into the small passage.
Amber and James were further ahead, but they'd stopped. They were both shouting her name. Sofia waved her hands.
"Go! I have to close the door," she shouted. The twins both hesitated. A sudden crack of gunfire rang out. It was just outside the bedroom door.
Amber screamed. She hurried forward, only stopping once to grab James' arm. He hesitated, concerned green eyes locked with determined blue. Sofia nodded to him, and he finally left with Amber.
Sofia turned back to the passage door. Though it was a little heavy for her, she managed to get the thing closed. The passage was plunged in darkness. She took a deep breath. Then she started crawling.
Light momentarily blurred Sofia's vision as she pushed open the door leading outside. She blinked a few times, then looked around. Her siblings, where were her siblings? She scanned the crowds as she ran from the palace. The royal train station wasn't far, and she was soon swept up in the sea of people fleeing.
Suddenly, a pair of blonde heads appeared through the crowd. Amber and James.
Sofia called their names, weaving her way through frantic masses. A train was loading. The twins boarded it just as the final bell rang out. Sofia panicked. She screamed their names, tried to run for the train. It chugged forward.
Finally, they heard their names. The twins wore the same horrified expression. Sofia was trying desperately to keep up. She reached out her hands. James held his arms out, almost falling off the train with how far he reached. But it wasn't enough.
The train built up speed, and Sofia found herself swept away by the crowd. People pushed her left and right. Someone ran into her back and she face planted the ground. She groaned and tried to get up. Then a foot came down on her head.