A/N: I really wanted to finish part two of the little series so I can get to the third and final part. While I had not planned things well on this part of the story I have planned the next one for months since the end of show but before I could get to it Aqua beat me to the punch but trust me, mine will be way different. Please review and don't kill me once you read the ending of this chapter!


The Ultimate Task

Chapter 4: Familiar Yet Unfamiliar

Throughout the days Cedric questioned all the magical creatures he had passed by in the forests, some would explain the incidents just as he heard them before but when it came to the missing creatures he would be lead the place were the fights occurred by the witness.

Not a lot of them held much clues but when it came fawns and unicorns it would seem they saw something he missed."So you say he used some golden dust?" Cedric asked the unicorn as they observed the crime scene. It looked like he had gotten the breakthrough he needed!

"Yes, unicorns hold quite a bit of magic and when he used it on my friend it had sucked all the magic out of him." The unicorn said as she looked over to the side where the injured unicorn lay resting. "I am grateful he did not go after all of us otherwise it would have wiped us all out, extinction was the last thing we want to face."

" A fawn named 'Winter' said the same thing. I would assume you both have horns and you use them for magical purposes sometimes and the criminal knew that's where the special type of magic comes from."

Correct."

Cedric nodded. "Since your attack occurred yesterday the criminal mustn't be far off." He muttered as he looked towards a mountain and glared."I sense an evil presence up there. Perhaps, if I keep going and catch up to him quickly I can arrest the creep." Cedric thought to himself.

After thanking the horned horse for her testimony the sorcerer began running towards the forests that lead up to the mountain.


Climbing the hills were something the sorcerer thought he never would do, in fact this whole investigation was giving him quite a work out. Now that he thought about it he'd bet when he got back Sofia would joke at how he gotten skinnier.

Stopping for a minute to catch his breath, Cedric spotted a small stream of water flowing down the hill.

"I hope all this running will be worth it cause I'm pretty sure I won't be doing it for a while." Cedric muttered to himself as walked over to the stream and gathered some in his hands but as he was about to drink out of it he saw a reflection of a familiar face.

When he realized it was Sofia he quickly turned around to find no one behind him. Had he really seen her? Was it really her was it the person impersonating her?

Shaking his head, Cedric got o his feet and continued his trek. There would be more time to figuring this out later, right now he had to catch his target. If he waited too long he feared the man would be too far off. And if he went into another kingdom, it was no doubt he would have to send word to King Roland that they would have to give this mess to the other kingdom to deal with.

Cedric wasn't going to let that happen though. After all, part of this mess was his fault. If he had caught the fake Sofia at the Mystic Isles this mess would have already have been cleared up, not to mention they would not have lost the the Glow of Wishes.

In a way, now that he thought about it this way Cedric was glad Roland had given him this mission. Not only would it make up for his past mistake, it would also return a favor to Sofia for messing up her mission as her substitute.

Learning this fact gave the sorcerer more determination as he pulled pulled out his wand. Now that he was close to the top Cedric could feel the criminal's presence getting stronger.

As he was just about to reach the top he heard a voice. "Don't go any further,Cedric." It sounded like Sofia's. Was it a trick? It had to be!

Pushing the voice in his head aside Cedric began looking around cautiously. He felt the criminal's presence was here as he looked at the beautiful view around him from the Enchancian castle to the loud waterfall from the side.

"It's been a long time, Cedric." A voice called out to him making the purple-clad sorcerer to turn around look at a man with gray hair and... were his eyes white? Did that make him blind?"I'm afraid the very girl on your mind is the least of your problems. For you see, I lured you out here so that I can kill you for what you did to me!"

This made Cedric confused. Who was this guy? As far as he could remember he never saw this man before. "Whoever you're talking about, you must have me confused with someone else."

"Forgotten me have you?" The man asked with a smirk. "Well, I'm sure your memory will return eventually."He laughed. "Of course,when you remember I'm afraid it will be too late."

"Whatever you plan to do, mark my words: I will stop you!"

"Ah, hearing those those words reminds me of meeting your counterparts. They're just as brave and noble, it's just too bad a their bravery will go to waste!"

"He must be talking about different dimensions. I've read about those. His plan must be to destroy it and if he does that the standard dimension of this Enchancia will be gone as well! I've to stop him!"

"I demand you return the Glow of Wishes!" Cedric demanded as he aimed his wand at the stranger.

"Demands won't get you anywhere!" The criminal answered back as patted the tied bag to his side. "Besides the Glow of Wishes will certainly come in handy when I absorb it's power!"

Cedric glared and before anything else could be yelled out both sorcerers began dueling each other. Magic flew everywhere! Some thew hand magic, magical items were used! It seemed they both went all out!

After a while both were panting. It was no doubt nearly all their energy was about spent.

Thinking he could finish off without him looking Cedric clenched one of his hands into a fist making magic appear and punched the enemy in the face. Just as he was about grab the bag that contained the glow he felt magic hit him in the back which sent Cedric flying to the the edge of the cliff.

Once he was on his hands and knees Cedric tried to grab his wand but winced when a foot stepped on his hand.

Still grimacing the man picked Cedric up the collar and made the sorcerer face him as his own wand was at the two-toned haired man's throat. "I plan to watch you suffer. While you may think I plan to destroy the other dimensions, you are sorrily mistaken! I've already changed some of them! Some worse than you can ever imagine. To think I'm not even done changing things but once I am the Ever Realm will be the very cherry on top."

"Wait, stop, don't hurt him!"Both men turned as the purple amulet princess ran out of the woods and towards them.

"Relax, this is not your Cedric, princess!" The man said as he glared at the girl for interfering.

Cedric, on the other hand was shocked the evil sorcerer's words. "If this wasn't the Ever Realm Sofia that meant she was a different dimension Sofia!"

"He may not be my Cedric but I still won't let you harm him!" she yelled at the evil sorcerer.

The man growled which tightened his hold the trapped Cedric. "I don't care what you want I still plan to kill him!"

Before the different dimensional Sofia could do anything the wizard casted a spell to chain up the teen girl to a tree.

"Now,where were we?" The gray-haired man said as pointed his wand back at Cedric.

"Kill me if you must but don't you DARE harm my Sofia or any other out there!"

Oh trust me, I won't be..." The man said and before Cedric think on what the sorcerer said he was thrown off the cliff!

"CEDRIC!"


A/N:Like I said don't kill me!

To Be Continued: Changed Dimensions