A portal opened in the middle of a ally right behind a convenient store. The Wabac shot through the portal and landed right next to a dumpster. When the door opened Amber was the first to jump out, stretching her arm and back muscles while complaining about the amount of room in that Wabac.

"You think you could have cast a spell that would have given us some more elbow room Cedric?"

"You didn't ask."

"I thought my constant complaining about James poking me in the ribs was enough of a hint?" Amber sniffed the air and instantly covered her nose.

"Ugh, what's that smell?"

Penny sniffed the air herself, and instantly covered her nose as well. "Ugh, you think you could have picked a better spot to park Peabody instead of a dumpster?"

"I didn't choose where on this realm the Wabac sent us. Just be glad it got us to the right city."

"Gee does the whole city smell like this?" James griped.

"Depends on where you go." Peabody replied "Anyway welcome to New York."

"New York?" Amber thought about that name for a second. "Wait, Sherman I thought you said you were from New Yorkia?

"New Yorkia?" Peabody replied "Sherman what nonsense are you feeding these royals?"

"I thought it sounded cool, you know because of the type of names their kingdoms had. Anyway lets get looking for that Queen."

"Are we even sure she is in this city?" Penny replied "After all, she could be on the complete other side of the globe in Australia."

"Sofia, did the secret library let you know just where in this realm she was in?" Amber asked

"Well no," Sofia replied "It just said she was trapped in another realm. It never said which one or where."

"Well that's just great," Penny griped "We're left trying to find a needle in a Mount Everest of haystacks."

"Mount Everest?" Sofia asked

"Right, your from another realm, you wouldn't know, sorry."

Amber let out a frustrated sigh, "Let's just get looking already so that we can..." Amber stepped out into the road but instantly jumped backwards when a speeding object zipped by her letting out a honking sound.

"What in the name of Enchancia was that thing?"

"Watch where your going you dumb blonde!" A man yelled at her as the object stopped to confront Amber. From the looks of the thing Amber could make out that the man inside the object was controlling it. The man stuck his head out the object and shook his fist as he continued to yell at Amber's direction. "You think the world stops for you, you juvenile delinquent? Didn't your mother ever tell you not to walk out in the middle of the road you stupid spoiled brat!"

"Okay that tears it!" Amber lunged at the guy ready to rip him a new one but the guy sped off as Sofia and Cedric did all they could to hold Amber back. "Let me at him, let me at him, I'll show him he can't talk to a royal like that."

"Amber stop, control yourself." Sofia begged.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Amber breathed finally calming down enough for Cedric and Sofia to release her.

"So what was that thing?" Sofia asked

"Those things are called cars," Peabody explained "We got them speeding all around this realm. They get you places faster than your horse drawn flying coach ever would. They can legally go up to eighty miles a hour in some places here in New York."

"Wow, not even Minimus can go that fast during a flying derby race."

"Wow, we need those things in Enchancia."

"No we do not." Amber barked back, crossing her arms "Not if it's going to cause people to act like that mean guy did to me. I'm perfectly fine with a flying coach."

It was right then that another car came speeding by her, speeding through a puddle of water and sent water spraying all over Amber, soaking her and getting her dress covered in mud. Amber screamed when she saw how muddy her dress was.

"EEK! Now I definitely don't want any of these things in Enchancia."

"Ugh, hold still." Cedric sighed waving his wand, instantly drying Amber and cleaning her dress.

"Thanks Cedric."

"Um Cedric, is there anyway to know for sure that Elena is even here in New York?" Sofia asked

"Sure, one moment please?" Cedric waved his wand and a mirror appeared in his hands.

"How is a mirror going to help us find Elena?" Amber asked

"Watch," Cedric responded holding the mirror up to his face "Oh magic mirror in my hand, help us find our friend trapped in this strange land."

The mirror spun around for a few seconds before a burst of bright light shot out causing everyone to cover their eyes for a second. Then a map of New York appeared in the mirror, it showed their current location before showing the location of Elena, clear on the other side of the city.

"Um, how big is this place?" Sofia asked seeing how far the distance was on the map.

"It is the biggest city in America, aproximentely three hundred and two square miles of land, and a population of well over eight million." Peabody replied

"Well, that's just dandy."

"According to this mirror she is about forty miles away."

"I don't suppose you have one of those car thingies for us to ride don't you?" James asked

"Sure, back at my house in the opposite direction."

"Well that's a bummer." Amber growled

"Can't the Wabac take us there?" Sofia asked

"It is designed to take us to different time periods and different worlds, not to be used as a means of public transportation."

"So, I guess we're walking then?" Amber gulped

"Until we find a taxi at least."

"What's a taxi?" James asked

"I have so got to get you kids caught up on our world."

"Why don't you help get us across this road for now?" Amber asked "From the looks of it nobodies going to let us cross."

"I got this," Cedric took out his magic wand "stopicus!"

Every car in the road suddenly stopped, allowing them to cross the road safely. Peabody, Penny, and Sherman all gasped in shock at how Cedric made the cars freeze in place.

"Well aren't you coming or what?" Cedric asked the three, getting over the shock Peabody, Penny, and Sherman started following the others across the road. Sherman noticed that the looks on the driver's faces was one of just as much confusion, they could move their eyes but their vehicles and bodies was frozen in place.

"How is he doing this?" Penny whispered in Sherman's ears.

"I don't know," was all Sherman could reply.

Once they crossed on the other side of the road Cedric unfroze the cars allowing them to go on their way.

"Um, Cedric, how did you do that?" Sherman asked

"Magic,"

"Impossible," Peabody replied, "Magic is a bunch of hogwash and I will not allow you to brainwash my adopted son and his friend."

"Well then how do you explain what I just did then?"

Peabody opened his mouth to try to think of a answer but he quickly closed it, finding himself unable to think of a response.

"That's what I thought," Cedric turned around and started walking North. "This way everyone, the mirror says to go North."

"Do you really think it could be magic, Mr. Peabody?" Sherman asked

"Their world is so much different from ours that it has to be at least a possibility." Penny added

"Nonsense, Science disproves even the mere possibility of magic, different world or not there is no way that magic can be a reality."

A few miles into the trip Penny felt her stomach growling.

"Uh, I could really go for a bite to eat."

"Their seems to be a food stand up by." Sofia pointed out.

Mr. Peabody walked ahead of the group and saw that it was a hot gog stand. Taking out his wallet he ordered some food for the group.

"Seven hot dogs please, with mustard."

"Hot dogs?" Amber gasped before freaking out "Oh my goodness that dog's a cannibal!"

"What? No!" Penny replied, facepalming herself. "It's not really made of dogs, it's Cow, and sometimes pig."

"Then why do they call it a dog?"

"I don't know, I wasn't there when they named it. I think it has to do with the way it is shaped or something."

Peabody walked back up with the hot dogs and handed one to everybody. "Try one, I think you'll like it."

"This looks really unhealthy." Amber griped

"Mmm, well if you don't want it, I'll take it." James replied, chowing down on his hot dog.

"You know, this really is pretty good." Sofia responded, "You should really try it Amber."

"Give me the recipe and I could conjure up hundreds of these back in Enchancia." Cedric added, also finding the hot dog to his liking.

Amber sighed, "Okay here goes nothing. She closed her eyes and slowly bit into the hot dog. After chewing it a few times her eyes shot up and she swallowed. "You know, it's actually not half bad." Amber chuckled "I actually like it."

"What did I tell you?" Peabody laughed "Okay, now that we have all had something to eat I think it's off again to find your missing friend."

"This way everyone." Cedric pointed, continuing North.

After traveling for what felt like forever but was actually a hour, everybody's feet was starting to get tired. It didn't hep that it in late August and it was in the heat of the day. The heat of the sun was starting to get to them and everyone was about to burn up.

"How... much further..." Sofia panted

"I think..* pant, pant* we are about halfway there..." Cedric moaned.

"Oh can we stop to rest." James griped "I am about to pass out."

"And maybe find a swimming pool to cool off in?" Penny added.

"Oh this is impossible!" Amber whined "We are never going to reach her this way. Cedric can you conjure up a flying spell, or a teleporting spell to take us there."

"Yeah, do you really want to show magic spells to a world that isn't use to real magic?" Penny replied "You already saw the looks on the faces of those whose cars you froze. You really want to see how they would react if you flew over the skies or teleported into the middle of a crowd?"

"Penny's right we have to be careful." Sofia agreed "From the look of it this world isn't use to the magic of our world."

"Well then how else are we going to reach Elena's location."

"Taxi!" Peabody suddenly spoke up.

"Taxi?" The three royals replied confused

A yellow car pulled up and opened it's doors. The six humans and dog squeezed in tightly as Peabody snatched the mirror out of Cedric's hand and handed it to the taxi driver.

"Can you take us to this location please?"

"What is this thing?" The driver asked referring to the magic mirror.

"Never mind that just take us to that location."

"Great, another small crowded space." Amber griped being sandwiched in between her two siblings. "I am about to become really claustrophobic."

"Would you rather be walking outside?" Sofia asked

"Relax everybody, it shouldn't take us that long now." Peabody replied as the car drove off.

"What a relief," Sofia sighed. She just hoped that she wasn't in any danger.

Back in Sofia's realm Shuriki was sitting on the throne of Avalor watching Sofia and her freind's searching for Elena in the other realm through a crystal ball. Shuriki's two minions Victor and Carla, whom had moved into the castle when they chased everyone else off, looked into the crystal ball with concern.

"I thought you said there was no way anybody could find her?" Victor replied harshly.

"Well I wasn't counting on a talking dog with whatever that realm jumper of his is?"

"Well what are we to do now?" Carla asked "If those brats find Elena and bring her back their is no stopping them from beating you, again!"

"You think I don't know that!" Shuriki snapped, quickly calming down when a idea crossed her mind. "Unless, we have everyone else stop them first."

"What are you saying?"
Shuriki walked outside, taking her wand she shot it up in the sky, a powerful light shot across the entire kingdom and engulfed it's citizens. Suddenly everyone stopped in their tracks and started chanting. "All hail Queen Shuriki. All hail Queen Shuriki!"

"Your going to have the entire kingdom fighting on your side!" Carla chuckled "I like it."

"And it just won't be Avalor fighting on my side either."

"What do you mean?"

"Come my minions we are off to the kingdom of Enchancia."

Writing the royals interacting with our world was so fun to write.