A few months since Prince Ben's, coronation. I was surprised when I saw a girl I haven't seen before.
"Shisui, I'd like you to meet Sophie." Yen Sid introduced the girl to me. "Sophie, this is Shisui." The Wizard introduced me to the girl.
"Hello Sophie." I stated as I held out my hand. "I am Shisui, how are you?" I greeted.
"H-hello." The girl stuttered. "It's nice to meet you Mr. Shisui." She returned the greeting. "Please call me Mousey." She smiled.
"Sophie has been with me this whole time." Yen Sid revealed to me. "She is my intern from Auradon." The Wizard continued.
"What?!" I exclaimed. "You brought a child with you? In this prison island?!"
"It's okay Mr. Shisui." The girl, Sophie, assured me. "I volunteered myself to be here in the isle of the lost." She reasoned out.
As I looked at Sophie closer, I noticed that she was around the same age as Mal and the others, a few years older than Carlos. She looked like she was well fed and didn't suffer some horrendous things here on the isle.
"She actually snuck into the limousine that dropped me off here." Yen Sid sighed. "By the time she made her appearance known to me, the car had already departed."
From what Yen Sid told me of Sophie, she was stubborn and oftentimes reckless in her endeavors. It wasn't even surprising that she followed the old wizard into the island prison.
"Fine." I sighed as ran my hand through my hair. "You better get good in hiding around here." I warned. "People here are nasty."
"That was the reason why I introduced her to you." Yen Sid piped in. "I would like for you to teach Sophie in being discrete and hiding her presence." The Wizard explained.
And just like that, I was roped into teaching a girl how to hide in this prison island. It's a great idea I suppose, this girl didn't grow up here and will likely have some inhibitions about self-defense and harming others in general.
A few days has passed since I added teaching Yen Sid's apprentice in stealth and other things to my daily itinerary here in the Isle of the lost. The Wizard himself approached me with an interesting proposition. He shared me his interest in banding together a group of children who wanted to choose 'good' like how Carlos and the others did.
"An anti-hero club if you will." Yen Sid finished his proposition.
"That's great and all." I replied approvingly. "But why tell me?" I asked.
"Don't you think your days of hiding are over?" Yen Sid responded. "I've witnessed you performs feats that should only be possible with magic." He continued as he brushed his long beard with his hand. "But you're here performing those feats despite the barrier."
I was speechless.
How come I didn't notice the old wizard witnessing my deeds with charka? More importantly, how is he able to see through my illusions?
"Tell me boy." The Wizard continued to speak. "Is it not easier for you to continue assisting the children if you are visible to them?" He questioned.
"With all due respect." I replied as I looked at the wizard in his eyes. "It's not about what's easy." I countered. "But I'd rather not meddle into family affairs." I continued. "That would only violate the morals instilled to me." I finished.
"An admirable trait." Yen Sid praised. "But how about the children who would like to actively call upon your assistance?" He posed another question.
"If I may master Yen Sid, Mr. Shisui." Sophie interjected. "Why don't we make Mr. Shisui's existence a secret known to the members of the club?" She suggested. "We make it so that only Master Yen Sid or I could summon you Mr. Shisui." She continued. "And the only way of contacting you is through us." She finished.
I took a moment to process the young girl's suggestion. I've got to admit, Sophie's idea had some merit, not to mention it also gave me and the Wizard compromise. I get to help and the wizard knows when and where I was helping.
"Splendid idea Sophie." Yen Sid praised his apprentice.
"It's nothing Master Yen Sid." The young girl blushed at the compliment. "It's what my father would've offered." She finished, humbled at the praise.
"While I agree that young Mickey thinks the same way." Yen Sid mused. "It doesn't change the fact that it was you who was presented with the situation and thought of its solution."
"Wait, wait hold up." I interrupted the conversation. "You know Sophie's father?!" I exclaimed as I gestured at Sophie.
"Of course." The Wizard nodded. "He too was once my apprentice." He smiled nostalgically. "I have to say, you inherited young Mickey's impulsive and reckless behavior." He stated as he remembered his times with his previous apprentice.
"How old are you?!" I managed to yell a question.
With the old wizard's words, I realized that he was even older than my grandfather when he died. With the way Yen Sid worded his statements, he implied that Sophie's father was his apprentice when he was as young as Sophie, maybe even younger.
Sophie just giggled in her place.