30 Worlds: The Soul Bond Chronicles
Episode I: "A New Destiny"
By William "Blissey" Raymer
Based on the Disney Television Animation for Disney Junior series Sofia the First
Created by Craig Gerber
Princess Scarlett and "Scarlett Warrior" concepts taken from the Sofia the First fanfiction series
The Scarlett Saga
Created by Ben10Man
William "Blissey" Raymer would like to acknowledge a debt to flowerchild33, an author on this site, for the Harry Potter fan-fiction story Harmony Bound, which refined in my mind the concept of the "Soul Bond," and how it helped me realize how it could apply to fandoms other than Harry Potter.
Summary: What if William and Sofia shared a bond that no one ever knew about? The battle for the thirty worlds takes a different turn in this new alternate-timeline look at the 30 Worlds saga!
Historian's Note: This story will be the same as in 30 Worlds, Episode I: "Sofia's Destiny," at least until the designated scene in Chapter Two.
Prologue
THREE YEARS AGO
One day, William Edwards was on his bicycle, riding home from school in the cold winter. As he passed a nearby convenience store, William saw an old man with a white beard huddling under a red blanket. A sign next to him read, "Please help me."
William reached into his pocket and withdrew an breath mint tin. Opening it, he then upended it, letting the pocket change within fall into a tin can next to the man.
"Bless you, young man," he said. "No problem, ojìi-sama," William said, using the Japanese honorific for a grandfather and thus reflecting the training he had received while in Japan for a foreign exchange program the previous summer.
But then, as he reached down to shake the man's outstretched hand, William felt an electric charge course through him, Suddenly, the environment was gone, replaced by a white void. The old man he had met was standing, the red blanket now covering his body as a robe. A tall and pointed blue cap with white stars and crescent moons rested on his head.
"You are exactly the kind of person I was looking for-kind, caring and doing only what is right," the old man said. "Allow me to introduce myself."
The man bowed. "My name is Yen Sid, and I am a wizard from the dimension known as Traverse Town."
William shook his head. "That's impossible," he said. "You're a fictional character!" "That may be so, from your perspective," Yen Sid said. "But, in my universe, the characters created by the man you knew as Walter Elias Disney and by those who followed him are living, breathing entities."
Yen Sid then turned so that his back was to William. "However, my universe has fallen under an attack from a group calling itself the Army of Inter-universal Chaos," he continued. "They are known by many different names depending on the dimension. Some refer to them as Dai-Shocker, some call them the Zangyack Space Empire, while still more call them names too numerous to list."
Yen Sid turned around to face William once more. "You, William Edwards, are the only person who can prevent the A.I.C. from taking over the multi-verse," he said.
"How?" William said. "The A.I.C. has targeted thirty worlds in particular," Yen Sid said. Thirty globes appeared, suspended in the void. "Each of these thirty worlds contains a person or element that when combined with those keys from the other worlds, can create the only thing that can destroy the A.I.C. for all time," Yen Sid continued.
All but one of the globes disappeared. "The first world you must visit belongs to a mystical kingdom called Enchancia," Yen Sid said. "The key in that world is a young girl named Sofia."
A surprising thought came to William's mind. "You mean...Sofia the First?" he said. Yen Sid nodded. "You know of her?" he asked.
"In my world, Sofia was thought to be Disney's first Princess of Latina descent," William said. "However, her show's creators later claimed that she was not supposed to be of any particular racial ancestry. I may be fifteen years old, technically making me older than the show's intended age group, but I still watch her show."
"And now, you'll get to meet her," Yen Sid said. "One question, though," William said. "And that is?" Yen Sid asked. "How can I get there?" William asked.
A terminal that went up to William's waist appeared in place of the Enchancian globe. A small device appeared from out of the terminal's surface. Yen Sid gestured for William to step forward. "Touch your hand to the hand-print scanner and lean in to the retinal scanner. Then, say your name," Yen Sid said.
William walked up to the terminal and did as instructed. "William Paul Edwards," he said. "Welcome, William Edwards," a computerized female voice said. "I am E.R.I.N., orElectronicReconnaissance andIntelligenceNetwork. Please think of the kind of vehicle you would want to use for your mission to save the thirty worlds."
William closed his eyes and thought. "TheEnterprisefromStar Trek Into Darknesswas more amazing than it was in the '09 movie," he said to himself. Suddenly, he felt his feet on a metallic surface. William opened his eyes and found that he was indeed standing in the corridors of the Starship Enterprise that he had thought of.
"Each area on this ship is based on your thoughts of the best-ever location of its type-Main Engineering, the Bridge, and the rest," Yen Sid said. "E.R.I.N. can take over from here. However, there is one last thing."
"And that is?" William asked. "Once you arrive in each world, E.R.I.N. will give you a cover story and identity you must follow until the A.I.C. plays its hand. If you do not, you risk compromising your mission...and possibly losing your life in the process," Yen Sid said.
"I understand, Master," William said. "I shall try my best." Just as Yen Sid's form began to disappear, he smiled and said, "I know you will, William."
As soon as Yen Sid's form had completely disappeared, E.R.I.N.'s voice began to speak again. "Please enter the turbolift," it said. A nearby door opened. William walked into the open car and looked around for a moment. "Bridge," William said. The doors slid closed.