Monsters and Magic Special: Sofia's Imagination
By: DJ Rodriguez
(Author's Notes: Hi everyone! I am back, and very much in the Christmas spirit! I have received a lot of encouragement and requests from many to either continue my Danny Phantom or Monsters and Magic series, so I will do my best to make sure that I do both! My Harry Potter/Jurassic Park crossover… well, to be honest I am thinking about deleting both stories and starting again from scratch. It will be a Harry/Harem series, but hopefully better since I am learning to become a more efficient and better writer. I am more of a Jurassic Park fan than Harry Potter fan by many miles, so let's see what comes up.
In any case, this special holiday chapter for this is for all of you who love both Disney and Godzilla! Like I stated, full of the Christmas spirit and want to share it in a unique way! In this chapter, it takes place in December & about two weeks until Wassaila Day. I don't know why they call it that instead of Christmas, like they do in the good old days of Disney Christmas specials and movies. But, I am following the series that show on Disney Junior channel. Sofia and her friends, plus still much of the kingdom and the other realms within the unique Disney universe are still deep with the Toho monsters. Not exactly a craze, but many including Sofia just love the monsters!
Also, one last but very important note to say here. This story will have Christian elements to it, and I am very glad that it will be so. So this will not just be about adventure and Christmas spirit, but also in seeing the King of Kings here.
I do not own Godzilla nor any of the characters or other kaiju that belong officially to Toho, nor do I own any of the characters that belong to the Walt Disney Company. I do own my OC creations, though.
Also, I do not own the Earth Eater, Firebird, Energy Beast, and the Crab Cyclopes. Those are monsters created and used in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Godzilla that showed in 1978. Classic cartoons like those were awesome, and still are in my view!
Now, on with the story!)
Worlds Coming Together
The day was December 11th in the land of Enchancia in the Disney universe. The realm was covered in a light blanket of snow, every citizen in the kingdom getting ready for the holidays and the very special day that made it all possible that was coming up quick. It was the celebration of Wassaila, where all would come together and celebrate with presents, family and tradition! The people of the land were hanging up decorations, not just in their own homes but also outside too. All bundled up in warm clothing as the snow fell, putting up unique décor and such that celebrated the season. Of course… this particular month of December was more special and unique than most.
And that would have to do with the snowflakes that little ones cut out of white paper… snowflakes that were in the shape of Toho monsters.
Yes, the realm that was under the rule of King Roland and Queen Miranda was still very much enthralled with the kaiju that were from another completely different universe. Many of the little ones, pre-teens, teenagers and young adults were very much into the monsters that had just captured both their attention and hearts. Godzilla, Manda, King Kong, Biolantte, Gigan, Megalon, King Caesar, Godzilla Junior, MechaGodzilla, Titanosaurus and more were just very much popular with everyone!
Adults were also captivated by the titans, but for more other reasons than merely being cool-looking and strong. Inventors and engineers, such as Gizmo Gwen who lived in King Roland's castle, were very much impressed with the mechas and Jet Jaguar. In their opinion, they displayed a kind of innovation that was revolutionary and incredible! Gwen herself wanted to make something as impressive as the machine monsters, her inspiration actually being M.O.G.U.E.R.A. once she learned that it was two things that combined as one to make the being that had a part in battling Destroyah. Though she lacked modern technology and resources, the beautiful and determined woman was not going to give up!
At the castle of King Roland, he and his family were getting the home ready for the Wassaila celebration. The incredibly large and ornate Main Foyer had a rather large tree that was strong, healthy and quite tall. Queen Miranda was helping her children decorate it. James, Amber and Sofia were all putting up decorations that they made themselves on the lower half of the tree. The royal sorcerer Cedric was also aiding them, which was a bit unusual since he usually hung around in his chambers to study up on magic, potions, spells… and coming up with the occasional plan of obtaining the Amulet of Avalor that hung around Sofia the First's neck.
James showed to his mother, "Look at this, Mom! I made this just for this day, since you know… it is a bit more special now.". Miranda was seeing a small wooden figurine that he had made at Royal Prep Academy, painted and everything to great detail. The reason it was more special, in James's case at least, was that it was a figurine of King Kong. The prince liked the large ape because of his huge strength, how he looked and also on how he was a king of his own island. James liked monsters such as King Kong, Gigan, Megalon, and Titanosaurus. Beings that in his view were cool, strong and unique.
Miranda smiled at the figurine and answered, "It's quite lovely, dear! Very well made with love and care. Go ahead, put it where you want all to see it.". James had a brilliant smile on his face at his mother's praise, and hung the self-crafted trinket on the front of the tree where he believed that many would see it.
Amber was next to come to her mother, presenting to her another unique décor item for the tree. She said, "Look at this, Mother. I made this at Spell-Crafting class today. You know how much I like to make things beautiful and regal, so I thought it would fit the tree just fine.". Miranda was holding up and viewing a rather magnificent figuring of Mothra. What she was seeing was the Heisei version of the guardian of Earth, as Amber always liked to see anything that displayed beauty and a certain kind of charm that she liked to see in royalty. While James was more adequate with working with his hands, Amber was quite exceptional when it came to crafting items with magic. The item was the size of a softball, and it moved its wings gracefully as it were flying. It let out a small squeak, which sounded adorable to those that heard it.
The wonderful and beautiful queen of Enchancia smiled brightly and hugged her daughter while saying, "Amber, this is really beautiful! Well done! Go on and put it on the tree close to your brother's decoration.". The blonde princess was very pleased with her mom's response, hugging her back and putting the ornament close to the wooden King Kong.
The last one to show Miranda her piece was Sofia, the little princess with a big heart and strong sense of adventure! The lovely little lady showed her decoration, which was a small figurine of Godzilla. She said, "Here is my gift for the tree, Mom! I made this along with Amber at school. Doesn't it look great?!".
Sofia really had connected strongly with the King of the Monsters, almost at the same level as the saurian's original bonded ones. For the little royal girl, there was something about Godzilla that called out to her. It wasn't just his immense strength, healing abilities and awesome power that she had read about in the books that were supplied by the Headmistresses. But it was his unbreakable will and spirit, a tenacity to keep on going even when the odds were against him. Sofia had read that Godzilla, both the past and present versions of him, had won many battles… and also lost some of them. But despite the loss, he always seemed to come back stronger than ever.
Miranda smiled warmly at her daughter and stated, "Oh my… this is really a good one of Godzilla, Sofia! Very well detailed. But… it seems that his eyes are brown, not red-yellow.". It was true, as most children who liked the monster always seemed to go for the version of him that had his eyes red with orange-irises. To those that were experts with the stars and celestial bodies in the heavens, Godzilla's eyes looked similar to how the sun looked during a solar eclipse.
Sofia replied, "I know. I actually like his eyes like that. According to the Monster book, Godzilla's original eyes were brown before Fire Rodan sacrificed himself to give his power to him. After that happened, that is when his eyes became like that. I… Well, I just like his eyes the way they were. Brown, having a kind of softness and strength to it that just looks very good on him. And for some reason… just gives me a sense of calm.".
The brunette beauty smiled lovingly at her daughter's words, giving her another hug and saying that she did indeed like the eyes of this Godzilla rather than the ones that were like solar eclipses. She told Sofia to put the item with James and Amber's present, the purple-wearing little lady going to her siblings and putting Godzilla slightly above their own decorations.
As Miranda watched her wonderful children putting on more streamers and colorful décor on the tree, her heart was just bursting with love, happiness and joy. For her, there was no greater joy than seeing Sofia, James and Amber having fun and being very happy. Just then, the door burst open and coming in from the cold was her beloved husband Roland. He was carrying some gift-wrapped boxes, and behind him were some servants that were also carrying some gifts. Miranda smiled warmly and truly as she went over to her beau, giving him a hug and a special sweet kiss that was meant only for him. She said, "Welcome back from the village, dear. I take it that the Wassaila shopping went well?".
Roland let out a soft laugh and replied, "It did, indeed. I did have to go to some of the neighboring kingdoms and such to get what was needed, but I managed to get it all.". The king looked to his lovely wife, thanking God above that he was married and loved by such a beautiful woman. A woman whose beauty ran not just on the outside, but also on the inside. With a heart that beat true, good, strong and sure.
Amber saw her father, giggling in delight as she ran to him and hugged his legs tightly. She looked to him, than at the servants that were setting down the boxes. She said, "Welcome back home, Daddy! And look at all of those presents! Are they all for me?".
The king bent down to hug his daughter, than let out a good laugh at her question. His precious jewel would always like to assume that many a gift would always just be for her. He found it adorable that way. He answered, "Thanks Amber, and no sweetheart. They are not all for you. Some are, but the rest are for the family. To present to one another on Wassaila Night.".
James turned and also went to his dad, giving him a hug and saying, "Glad to have you back, Dad! Oh boy, I just can't wait for Wassaila Night to come! It's the best time around!".
Sofia went to her family and added, "You're right about that, James. Wassaila is just the best time of the year! All the families coming together, presents exchanged, and just the good spirit all around! I can't imagine anyone even disliking the holiday!". The royal group readily agreed with the princess, all enjoying the time together and not even contemplating about any living being they knew that disliked the Wassaila holiday.
However… there was one that utterly despised the holiday.
~At the edge of the Enchancia border~
Far to the west was the Carpathian Mountains, which seemed to form a natural barrier/boundary that separated Enchancia from the rest of the European world. Living within the natural rock formations, within Enchancia itself, was a very dark and powerful sorceress by the name of Cosmina. A woman of extreme beauty, whose figure and outward appearance were said to rival those of even Helen of Troy in ages past! However, her heart and soul were twisted and black to rival the legendary evil witch herself… Maleficent.
~Flashback~
A little over a hundred years ago, she was born in Enchancia to the parents Costel & Ilinca Liviu. She also had an older brother by the name of Skender, who was born a year before her. The family was blessed indeed, the father working as a caretaker for the royal family's animals while the mother tended to the royal gardens. Both were able to take care of their precious children, giving them both a stable home and plenty of love.
Alas, that all changed one day when she turned six years of age. She was being watched by one of the friends of the family, but she decided to be playful and ran off into the woods that surrounded her home. The frantic babysitter looked everywhere desperately to find Cosmina, but the little scamp hid very well in a thicket. The elderly lady was frantic, and left for only a short while to fetch others to look for her. Cosmina decided to try and hide deeper into the forest, seeing this as one big game of Hide & Seek. However, she went further than intended and got lost along the way. She gradually started to worry when she couldn't hear the voice of the babysitter, and started to go wander around in a panic.
Cosmina stumbled into a clearing… and that is when she saw the evil witch herself Maleficent! The graceful magical being was practicing some dark magic, honing her abilities and power to great heights. The little Liviu child watched in wonder and awe as dark-green magic swirled around Maleficent, the elegant yet wicked woman conjuring beasts of shadow that had such gruesome, fearsome expressions that would make any man turn away in terror and fear. But Cosmina… she was entranced by it and felt the seductive pull of magical power. Maleficent turned her gaze to her, a little bit surprised that she had a guest among her.
The evil witch gracefully walked towards the young one, her staff out with the orb glowing green. She bent down to look at Cosmina in the eyes, the vibrant red eyes locked onto the yellow-black ones of evil. She was about to say something when she heard the shout of the villagers, and she knew that she had to flee before they would become a nuisance to her. The witch gave the little girl a small grin before vanishing with a simple magical teleportation spell. Her minions of shadow left with her, leaving a very stunned Cosmina just staring into the space where the being once stood.
The villagers soon emerged, the babysitter and those who were close friends of the family glad to have finally found her unharmed. If only that were so… for the vile magical aura of Maleficent had wormed its way into the six year-old's heart and soul, slowly transforming it to have a thirst for knowledge, magic… and power that was seductive and dangerous.
That is when things started to change.
The bright Cosmina started to slowly distance herself from her family, gradually drifting further away from them as she wanted to become a true magic-wielder. Costel and Ilinca of course encouraged and supported her, believing that the drifting thing was merely a phase and that she would grow out of it. However, Skender was the one who felt that something was off about his sister. He had seen her sneak out from the house, and also from watchful eyes, to practice magic in the forest. He had once seen her practice with a wand that she had stolen from the royal sorcerer, using it on living animals to transform them into questionable creatures. He tried to tell his parents, but they said that it was merely a phase & and that she would grow out of it.
As time passed on though, the parents and others started to see and sense that something was seriously wrong with their child. Cosmina started to make potions without supervision, stealing books from the magical royal library, and also looking into evil magic in the spell books. She also started to dislike the holiday Wassaila. They tried to intervene, to try and save her from something they knew would lead to only darkness and pain. But it was too little, too late. Cosmina was seduced by the evil side of magic, the taint that she received from Maleficent's own aura long ago corrupting her innocent mind and soul. After a particular argument with her parents and brother, Cosmina ran away from her family and friends at the age of twelve.
The mother, father and brother searched for her along with friends and relatives. Even the king and queen, who had also tolerated Cosmina's actions up until recently, gave their help in trying to locate the poor lass. But their efforts were in vain as the pre-teen had used magic to obscure her tracks and location. The little Liviu lady had been born with an intensely keen and intelligent mind, so she had absorbed any kind of magic lessons, spells and potions with incredible ease and insight.
Cosmina had fled far away from Enchancia, heading westward and learning more about evil magic as she went. The young girl had stolen many magical potions, spell books and more in order to keep up with her magical self-training. It was then she learned from one of the books about Maleficent, who was much older than she looked & that was due to magic keeping her in youth and beauty. She vowed to herself to continue her magical training, hoping to find Maleficent and be a worthy apprentice to her. In her eyes, the witch was the ultimate source of magic and power.
Years passed, and the Liviu girl had grown into an alluring woman. She had made her home in the Carpathian Mountains, still within the Enchancia border and thus well away from prying eyes. She had come far in her studies, though her soul and heart were very much corrupted still. She made a life for herself by living within the rocky mountains, carving a suitable abode for herself within the mighty natural formation. Cosmina had used her sorcery to locate valuable metals and materials, often stealing from others so she could have her home more like an opulent place that displayed her power and wealth. She focused on building her magical reserves, believing that they still needed to be up so she could become a suitable apprentice to Maleficent… if she could locate her.
At the age of thirty, she had managed to contact the powerful mistress of all evil with some serious summoning power that took most of her magical reserves. Maleficent was impressed by the woman before her, remembering seeing her when she was just a little one. Cosmina had told her everything; from her first seeing her long ago all the way to the present. She left nothing out, and the black-hearted witch was amusingly surprised by this. In the ever-present aristocratic manner that she possessed, that is.
After Cosmina finished explaining herself, Maleficent stated that while she did indeed had what it took to become a suitable apprentice… she was not looking to tutor anyone since she usually worked alone. This depressed the sorceress badly, but Maleficent spoke that perhaps in the future… they could work together in an effort to blanket the known world in darkness and evil. This brightened up the Liviu lady up, and she vowed to study even harder & become more efficient with evil works of art in order to make that day come. The green-skinned being smiled at Cosmina, saying that she would hope to meet again soon with her when she was stronger. She vanished in a flash of green light, Cosmina very much glad and determined now to make her vile wish a reality.
But unknown to her, that would be the last time she would see Maleficent.
Cosmina continued to self-train and teach herself, diving further into the insidious arts. At age forty, she discovered a ritual that would allow her to keep her beautiful looks. Vanity was also a trait that she inherited from seeing Maleficent, wanting to keep an ethereal-kind of beauty instead of an aristocratic kind like her idol had. Unfortunately, the ritual required several maidens… and to steal away their life force in order to add the years to her natural one. She had no qualms about doing such a vile event, and in the aftermath it led to two things. Many people now shed away from the border when they found the empty, dead husks of the girls. That gave her the isolation so needed so she could further her goal.
However, it corrupted her soul even more so.
However, something incredible happened when she hit fifty-five years of age. After coming back from a journey to gather items of power, she checked in with the All-Seeing Eye to see on her idol was doing. The All-Seeing Eye was an artifact that she stole from the western area in which she lived in, actually going beyond the boundaries of Enchancia! The large human-like eyeball floated from the pedestal in her chambers, glowing an eerie blood-red light until it expanded and transformed. The image was cloudy at first, then it started to clear up… and Cosmina recoiled back in horror when she saw Maleficent's blackened form on a rock formation with a shining silver sword stabbed through it!
"NOOOOOO!", the woman wailed as her power fluxed in sync with her emotions. Many baubles and trinkets were destroyed in a miniature explosion of magical might, and her quarters was thrown into disarray in a magical whirlwind! Cosmina couldn't believe that her idol, her future mentor was done in like that.
After a few minutes of anguish, the rage subsided but only a little as the sorceress managed to get control of her emotions. She had demanded, "Show me the ones who ended Maleficent! Show me how they did it!". Cosmina needed to know what was it that caused Maleficent's downfall. The Eye showed her Princess Aurora, Prince Philip and the Three Good Fairies Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. It told her that Princess Aurora was placed under a curse by Maleficent when she was a mere baby, and that if the curse did not come to pass as predicted, she would perish. The Good Fairies had managed to hide Aurora from her for nearly sixteen years, but had slipped up and the curse was complete. However, she had fallen for Prince Philip who had managed to defeat the Maleficent with magical items that were given to him by the fairies.
Cosmina was consumed by more than just rage now… she was delving into hatred, the burning kind that was intense and terrifying. She paused the mystic viewing, glaring at Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. In her view, these three were primarily responsible for the death of her idol. She believed that it was their magical weapons that defeated Maleficent, discounting the power of true love, courage, strength and wisdom as she saw them to be weak emotions. She inquired with heat and force, "Where are the fairies now? Tell me!".
The mystical object transformed the images, showing her that the Good Fairies were now in Enchancia. They were looking for a place to start a school for royalty, to teach those of royal and noble blood on what it truly meant to rule and live. To teach them etiquette, magic, manners, and also discovering the hidden secrets on what it meant to be a truly good ruler and person. To give them lessons that were also outside of curriculum in a unique way. Cosmina did not care for any of that, believing that what they were doing was more or less a waste of time and effort.
She went to her self-made throne of diamond and spoke, "I shall begin my revenge against those accursed fairies by creating an army. One that that shall run over the entire realm of their beloved Enchancia! Heh, my former home will soon be razed to the ground.". She had not given any thought to her old home, her old life… to the family she left behind many years ago. In her view, the best way to strike back at the fairies was to take away the one thing they cared about most… and that was the kingdom they had now called home.
But in this case, she wanted to completely decimate the land down to every last thing that remained in it.
She waved her hand, canceling the effects of the eye and putting it back in slumber. She whispered to herself, "There is now work to be done…"
~End flashback~
And so it was that for next fifty-five years that she started to form an army, one that was comprised entirely of shadow and magic. Unlike most villains, she was no fool. Cosmina had known that the army of the royal family who ruled Enchancia was formidable, so she decided to create not just an invading force of evil beings… but one that would outnumber the troops greatly. She created human-sized beings of solid shadow she dubbed Shadow Soldiers, hulking masses of solid stone that stood between ten to fifteen feet tall that she called Rock Rooks… and finally she made four massive beasts that were carved straight out of the rock of the mountains! They were similar to her rooks, but there was a few differences. First off, these four beasts were given unique forms and shapes.
One was carved to resemble the firebird, a mythical creature that was similar to a phoenix but there was a subtle difference. While phoenix's had plumage and varied in size, firebirds had leather skin and were more reptilian in design. Phoenix's also could be reborn from their own ashes, but firebirds could not. And finally, firebirds were always larger than their distant relations.
Another was carved to be a truly bizarre animal. Cosmina had given the beast the body of a four-legged animal, but the head of a lizard with the antennae of an insect. Strange dorsal spines were on its back, with a tail that had a club on the end with flat-ended spines on it given it the shape of a sunflower of sort.
The other carved creation was in the form of a giant centipede, with the legs replaced to be more like claws.
The final creation was a large human-like being… but this one had only one eye like the mythical Cyclopes monster, a mouth almost flat with large tombstone-like teeth, crab claws for hands, and flipper-like feet!
She had spent much time and detail working on them and creating her army, barely keeping tabs on the Good Fairies or on Enchancia. She did not witness the fairies go to the aid of Melody and the others when Godzilla and his kaiju companions arrives, nor did she see Maleficent's magical clone construct. Also, she did not witness seeing them go to the Monster Day parties… or see them stay at Sennen when the bonded of Godzilla and his son went to go to the Toho universe. And finally, she did not witness the Good Fairies showing to all of Enchancia everything concerning the titans from another universe.
Now it is to the present that the story resumes, where Cosmina had finally completed her creations & her massive army that numbered at exactly 10,000! A mighty force indeed that could easily overpower Enchancia and the other realms beyond it. She looked at her Cyclopes Beast when it was finally done, all carved from black-gray rock. She stated, "My creations are complete! But… I lack the power to bring them all to life. I used up much of my magic to animate my forces. I need a magical object, one that has both raw power and a strong focal point that will allow me to bring my four monsters to flesh and blood!".
She went back to her abode and looked towards her All-Seeing Eye artifact. She spoke eloquently, "Mystic eye, heed my call. Show me the object in which to cause Enchancia to fall.".
The eye glowed brilliantly once more, and showed to her a vision of an amulet… an amulet that she & many other magical users knew quite well! Cosmina exclaimed in delight, "The Amulet of Avalor! One of the most potent of magical objects in all of the known world! It is active once more?! And who is the owner?!". The eye expanded its vision to reveal Sofia, who was with her family as they finished hanging up the decorations in the castle.
The eye spoke, "Princess Sofia is the keeper of the mystical prize you seek to hold. Though not of royal blood, she has a heart more precious than gold. Summoner of grand princesses of days past & friend to many be they mortal or not, Sofia is more than a mere princess tot". Cosmina had the information she wanted, though it was a bit of a shock to her to hear that the amulet's wearer was not of royal blood. According to her knowledge, those that held the magical object were always of royalty.
The wicked sorceress asked herself, "So… this Princess Sofia is the keeper. It seems much has changed last time I checked in on Enchancia. Now… how to gain the amulet. According to my knowledge, the amulet will not function properly if stolen. I need for her to give it to me willingly.". The vision soon spread until it showed the princess with her family.
A wicked smirk appeared on her face as she beheld King Roland and his family as she said, "I believe I found the perfect means in how to obtain the amulet. Heh, for once… this is one Wassaila holiday I'm actually looking forward to.".
~Back at Enchancia~
It was now nighttime, the sun having left some time ago and a full moon rising high into the sky. The stars twinkled for all to see, many that were out and about at this hour looking up at the special constellations that formed Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra. Sofia, in her nightgown, was looking into the sky as well from her room, having an excellent view of the kaiju in the heavens. The princess was soon joined by her animal friends Clover the rabbit, Mia the bluebird and Robin the robin bird. The always-hungry bunny spoke, "Seeing them monsters in the sky again, eh Sofia? You know… it still amazes me that creatures like that can exist, even if it is in another universe.".
Mia added, "You got that right! A massive lizard that breathes fire, a gigantic moth that is a guardian of an entire world, and a strange bird that can fly super-fast… it totally explodes my brain!".
Robin finished it off, "I also wonder how is it that they were able to bond with the legendary princesses like they did! I mean, it is curious right?".
Sofia giggled at her animal companions and stated, "It is strange, yes. But I think it's in a good way! It just shows that they found the good in something that many considered bad. Remember how Belle did it with Beast in the story?". The animals nodded, saying that they all remembered the story quite well.
The strong-hearted princess smiled one last time at the heavens before turning to go back into her room, heading for her bed. She spoke, "I cannot wait for Wassaila Eve and Day to come! All the family and friends being together, all the presents… and most of all, a day that is special now that we know that there is much more out there! And hopefully they celebrate something that is like Wassaila!". She was always positive, always looking for the bright side of anything.
Clover hopped away from the window to join Sofia, the birds saying goodbye before going back to their nests in the forests. Sofia climbed into bed, her amulet still resting around her neck. She rarely took it off, and felt more comfortable with it on. Clover hopped onto the bed with her, making herself comfortable near the foot of it. He yawned and asked, "So… yawn… Sofia… what you going to dream about tonight? Anything involving me and food?".
The princess giggled, knowing that food was very much the core of Clover's being. She answered, "No silly. I hope to dream about having more adventures with Godzilla and his other monster friends! I really don't know why, but I just love having that big guy around to protect me in my dreams.". Clover gave Sofia a knowing look, the bunny often hearing from his friend on the adventures she has had with the saurian. For some time, the princess has had dreams where she and Godzilla had gone to save towns from Megalon & Gigan, the merfolk at Merroway Cove from Titanosaurus & Ebriah, and also exploring for treasure in caves while defending themselves from GiaMantis. Sofia called them that instead of the Japanese name Kamacuras since it was easier to pronounce.
Clover made himself comfortable and said, "Well… good luck in… saving Enchancia… going… to get… some food.". After saying that, he was out like a light as a light snoring came from his being. Sofia smiled at her bunny friend, snuggling under the covers and into her pillow as she allowed sleep to claim her. As she slept and dreamed, she did not realize that the amulet was now glowing. But it was not in its purple color, but now giving off a deep-black aura!
It was indicating that something truly wicked was about to happen soon!
When the rest of the royal family all tucked in for the night, a vile form of magic started to creep its way through the castle grounds. It was made of thousands of tiny crystals that were held together by an inky cloud of black magical energy, which slithered around like an anaconda. It looked at the castle guards that were protecting the abode in key spots, hiding in shadows and using its magical sensors to find where each of the family slept at. Once it made its way into the castle, it started to take out the patrols and guards quickly! It snaked around the upper bodies of the soldiers, smothering them and releasing a kind of special knock-out gas that put them to sleep quickly. They never had a chance to raise the alarm of any kind.
The creature made its way to Princess Amber's room first, the little blonde beauty sound asleep and safe in her world of dreams. Within the dream realm, she was flying on the back of Mothra with the Twin Fairies by her side. She was showing to the entire realms that she was the most beautiful princess of all, since she had the most dazzling monster of them all carrying her. Making its way to the edge of her bed, the beast opened its maw and spewed forth a pure-white substance at her! It was similar to how a bubble is blown from a blower, and Amber was soon enveloped in it! She did not awaken, as the substance made sure not to disturb her.
Once Amber was encased the bubble sphere, it attached itself automatically to the tail end of the conjured creature. It slithered out once its task was complete, heading towards the bedroom that belonged to Prince James…
Meanwhile, Princess Sofia was once again in the realm of dreams. However, something started to feel wrong as a sense of coldness took over her. She started to shiver, but not even the warmth of the blankets could sense the cold that was invading her body. Her face contorted, as if she was in a nightmare that seemed to frighten her. Soon, she woke up with a loud gasp! Her eyes were wide open, sitting up quickly while gasping for breath. She clutched her chest, her heart beating fast. Clover stirred from his slumber, wondering what the fuss was about.
He yawned and spoke slowly, "Yawn… Sofia… what happened? I was having a nice dream and… Sof? What's the matter?". Once he saw on how frightened she was, he knew it was something serious.
Sofia managed to calm down and answered, "I don't know… I was having a dream with Godzilla in it… than something happened! The world got dark, it suddenly got cold… and a chilling laughter filled it! I got so scared, I woke up.".
Clover was in thought about this, when he saw the amulet glowing. He pointed at the necklace and exclaimed, "Hey Sofia! Look at your amulet! It's glowing! But… it's never glowed a color like that before…". Sofia looked down, and the princess let out another gasp as indeed the amulet was glowing black instead of a light-purple color.
She felt that something was going on in the castle… something wrong, evil in fact. It was nothing like what dealt with before, even the powerful Princess Ivy didn't have a strong presence of evil like this! She got out of bed, Clover following her as she threw the door opened and started to run down the corridors to her parents' room. However, she let out a small gasp yet again at seeing the guards and soldiers all knocked out on the ground. She saw that they were breathing, so at least they were alive. She went to one of the fallen guardians, shaking his shoulders and pleading, "Wake up! Please, wake up! Something is wrong in the castle!".
A cold laugh filled the room, one that froze Sofia's very soul! She shivered from the sound of it, Clover did too as he clutched the princess's legs. Sofia ran again, faster this time as she headed towards her mother and father's room. She burst through the large double-doors… to see her parents and siblings floating in bubbles!
"Mom! Dad! Amber! James! Wake up! Please, wake up!", Sofia exclaimed in a panic as she went towards the bubbles. She looked around for something to poke the bubbles with, figuring that bursting the containers would free them and wake up her family. Sofia found her father's sword, and though he did tell her not to handle sharp objects… this was an emergency. She took the sword, managing to heft it up and put the pointed tip at the bubble containing her father. However, a shock came to her when the metal started to freeze up into solid ice! It creeped along the blade, going for the hilt that Sofia was holding! The princess dropped the sword quickly, and just in time too as the entire weapon froze than shattered into pieces.
The same cold laugh filled the room, but this time a voice came along with it. It was female and spoke, "Sorry little princess… but I have need of the royal family. And you will do as I command!". Sofia looked see that from underneath the bed appeared the anaconda beast, Clover making a squeaking sound and hiding behind her friend's legs. Both were frozen in fear as the magical creature rose up, hissed at the princess and bunny before swirling in mid-air between the bubbles! The black crystalized cloud soon became a vortex viewing portal of sort, where Sofia and Clover got a good look at their enemy… Cosmina!
"Who are you?! What do you want from me?!", Sofia exclaimed as she tried to be brave but it was hard to do when your family was in danger like this.
Cosmina answered, "My name is Cosmina Liviu, a sorceress with a serious vendetta against the ones you call Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. And in order to accomplish my revenge against them… I require the Amulet of Avalor, which you possess.". Sofia put a protective hand around the precious jewel, not wanting the vile woman to get her hands on something so powerful.
The magic-user continued, "If you want to save your family, you will do as instructed. Come to the very far west of Enchancia, at the very border of the kingdom. You will see the Carpathian Mountains, and I will show you the rest of the way. Bring no guards or soldiers… for if I see even a single one of them with you, your family will suffer the consequences. In this do you understand?". To make her point known, she snapped her fingers and the royal family disappeared! Sofia was very distraught at seeing her mother, father, brother and sister vanish like that. However, she was a bit relieved when she saw them appear behind Cosmina.
The sorceress spoke, "As you can see, they are safe for now… and I am no fool. Bring the amulet to me in the next three days… or they will pay the ultimate price. Farewell, Sofia the First! Hahahahaha…. HAHAHAHAHAHA!". It would seem that Cosmina also had managed to get Maleficent's evil cackle down pat, as the laughter echoed throughout the room before the vortex disappeared completely. Leaving Sofia and Clover alone in Roland and Miranda's room.
Clover looked to her friend, seeing her distraught making his heart break a little. He asked, "Sofia… what do we do now?".
The brave princess held back her tears, but just barely. She answered, "Well… we can't tell the constable or any of the guards that might be awake still. You heard what that Cosmina woman said… and I don't think Mr. Cedric is powerful enough to stop her.". She was right. While Cedric was an unusual but brilliant magic-user, he was outclassed by many leagues compared to Cosmina.
The bunny was in thought too and inquired, "So… who does that leave us?".
Sofia thought for a moment, than an answer came to her. She replied, "That leaves us with the Headmistresses! She knows them, so perhaps they know something about her. Come on, we got to get to the school and hope that they are there!". She rushed out of the room, going to her own so she could get changed. Clover hopped fast behind her, saying that it would be a miracle if the fairies were there at this hour of night.
The princess looked to her friend and whispered, "I'm hoping for a miracle right now, Clover…".
~At the Royal Prep Academy~
Sofia the First was at the school, which looked a bit different to her during the night. The princess had managed to get a pegasus from the stables without raising the alarm, flying the winged horse to the school. Clover had opted to stay at the castle, just in case that something happened. Sofia went into the building, a little bit of afraid on what had just occurred and also on how the school looked at night. She went to the Headmistress's office, hoping to find a way to call the fairies. Once inside said office, she went to the desk and went through the drawers to find something that could help her. She whispered, "No… no… no… ah! I think might do it!".
She pulled from the desk a wand, but it was different from the ones she and the students used in their magical practices. This wand was made from a special kind of rosewood, and above it was the words written in black ink FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. Sofia took the magical object and whispered, "Here goes nothing...". She waved the wand in the air, noticing red sparkles emerging from the tip of it.
She chanted, "Headmistress of Royal Prep, please hear my call! I need your help or else Enchancia will fall!". The red sparkles soon swirled out of the wand, forming three large crimson mini-tornadoes that showed that her chant worked! Emerging from the red light was Flora, Fauna and Merryweather! Once they appeared, the red sparkles had ceased and vanished.
Flora looked around and asked, "Goodness gracious! Who used our emergency wand to… oh! Sofia?".
Fauna inquired, "Sofia? Dear, what are you doing here at this hour?".
Merryweather put in, "More importantly, WHY are you here at this hour?".
Sofia showed great relief that her summons worked, than remembered the situation that was happening. She went to her headmistress's with a pleading look and answered, "Headmistress Flora, Fauna and Merryweather! I need your help! My family has been kidnapped!".
The three magical beings gasped at this, and Flora inquired on what has happened. So Sofia told them everything on what occurred at the castle, and why she was here. She looked to the potent magical beings and stated, "That's why I'm here. To see if you know anything about this Cosmina Liviu person! Since she knows who you are, maybe you can tell me anything about her!".
Sadly, it was Merryweather who answered, "I'm sorry dear but… we don't know who this person is at all.". That made the princess's heart sink and it showed in on her face.
Flora added, "However, we do know that she is very powerful and skilled in magic. To do something as you described to us all the way from that distance… it just shows how very strong she is.".
Fauna asked, "I wonder why she has anything against us. I'm sure we didn't do anything to her.". Sofia asked if there was any way they could find out, and Flora answered that there might be a way. She waved her wand around a little, and appearing in a flash of magic was a thick tome! The book seemed to be ancient and worn, but still well maintained.
Sofia asked, "What is that book?". Fauna answered that it was the Dictionary of Magical Users, a special book that was made by several powerful sorcerers and sorceresses long ago. It was often updated magically to list any magic-users, including their biography, and to be used only in specific emergencies. Flora levitated the book to the princess, asking her to show them the face of Cosmina. The little but brave girl opened up the book, and started to leaf through the pages. After a couple of minutes, she finally found what she was looking for!
She exclaimed, "There! There she is!". The fairies and Sofia looked at the picture of the evil sorceress, and then read up on her biography. Upon reading and finding out that Cosmina had actually met Maleficent as a child, than running away from Enchancia to go and train herself in the magical arts so she could become an apprentice to her… well, that really threw the group for a loop.
Merryweather scowled and stated, "That foolish child, thinking she could ever be an apprentice to that mean old witch!".
Fauna looked to see the confused look on Sofia's face and explained, "Dearie, Maleficent was as wicked as they come. Cosmina would most likely had been used for a purpose, than when it was over… well, best left unsaid.". The three fairies knew the capabilities of Maleficent, and indeed much less said, the better. What she often did to those that used up their purpose fully or failed her… well, it would have given even grown men nightmares for many years to come.
The princess asked, "So, what can we do? Isn't there anyway to stop this sorceress and save my family?".
Flora answered, "Well, we cannot bring soldiers or guards into this. And no doubt that she maybe monitoring you magically. If the people realize that the royal family is missing, it will no doubt cause chaos of the very bad kind throughout the realm!". It truly seemed that things seemed to be hopeless… until Sofia's amulet started to glow! But this time, it was in the light purple color that signified that a summoning was about to take place!
Sofia looked to her jewel and exclaimed, "Hey! My amulet! It's glowing!". The Three Good Fairies saw this, than gasped when a powerful beam of magic erupted from the purple gemstone! Sofia knew that this was different in many ways than before, as the amulet often let the Legendary Princesses be summoned in a subtle way.
The beam of magic exited the room, breaking through the solid wall and streaking towards the entrance/exit way of the building! The company gasped at the sheer power of the magical beam, and flew out to see on what would occur. Merryweather used her wand to levitate Sofia out with them, Fauna repairing the hole before joining her sisters and princess friend.
The purple beam of magic swirled and coiled up like a long snake, and from within the energy emerged shadows that had a human shape. The magic pulsed and started to glow brighter and brighter, until it went off like a supernova! The group shielded their eyes from the intense bright light, waiting for a few moments until they felt the light die down a little. They opened their eyes… and all let out a gasp on who was now standing before them.
Standing before them was Ariel, Melody, Cinderella, Tracy, Snow White, Kathrin, Aurora, Edgard, Dianne, Belle, Mainard, Alice, Regina, Rapunzel, Tinkerbell, Vidia, Iridessa, Silvermist, Fawn, Rosetta, Zarina, Jasmine, Malak, Azad, Anna, Elsa, Mama Odie, Radelle, Aubert LaBouff, Magali Macaire, and Skylar Truman!
Flora whispered in awe, "Oh my… all of you… all of you were summoned here?!".
The group looked as confused as the Good Fairies and Sofia were. The Amulet of Avalor had just transported to Enchancia the present-day legends… and the bonded of the legendary Toho monsters who came to the Disney universe in the first place!
(Author's Notes: And… cut! That is it for this chapter! I originally wanted to make it longer, but I realized that it might be too long and would lose its luster if I continued forth. So… going to stop here.
That is right! Sofia's amulet had managed to summon not just the Legendary Princesses from the past… but the present-day ones, including those that lived in the United States! She had summoned the bonded of Godzilla, Godzilla Junior, Jet Jaguar, Mothra, Rodan, and King Caesar! I hope that this twist has you all surprised. And just so you know, it has only been about three months since the finale of Monsters and Magic: Burning Finale.
I had to do some SERIOUS math and calculations in my head to make sure I got certain timelines right, and also to see which mountain range in Europe would be best be served as the borderlands of sort of Enchancia. Believe me, this took a lot of brain power and figuring to do, and remembering that still hurts my head. In any case, Sofia has gotten the back-up she will need in future chapters!
Aubert and Magali are engaged, Aubert being 17 years of age with Magali 18. Skyler Truman is 19 years of age. Mama Odie is 52 years of age, while her mentor Radelle being 69 years old. These characters you can find in my second novel Monsters and Magic: Divide and Unite. I strongly urge those that are reading this for the first time to read my first three novels first. Also, I got Cosmina's first and last name, including the other members of her family, from Names-20000. It is a website that shows the meanings of names from different nations and ethnics, and those names are tied to Romanian ones.
I plan to make this now like a mini-movie of sort, an off-shoot of my original novel series! Not as long chapter-wise, but hopefully one that will be considered like a mini-movie or something similar to that effect!
Now for the questions:
If you wanted to put a kaiju on your Christmas tree, which would it be? And why?
What do you think of Cosmina's choice in choosing Maleficent as a role model when it came to magic?
What kind of dream adventure would you have with the monster of your choice, like how Sofia does now with Godzilla?
What kind of choice words would you give to Cosmina before she closed the magical connection?
And finally… what would you be thinking after seeing the entire group that had bonded with the Toho monsters in the first place?
R&R, no flames, enjoy and leave long reviews!)