Disclaimer: Don't own Sofia the first as much as I wish I did.

So slightly longer chapter for your viewing pleasure I hope you enjoy.

When Cedric awoke the morning after he felt more rejuvenated and energetic than he had in his whole life, walking over to the fireplace he started to boil water for his morning tea. As he did, Cedric realized he didn't need it like other mornings, but seeing how it was part of his morning routine he made it anyway. Unbeknownst to him, Cedric had left the clothes he had removed the night before in the central chamber; until the Sorcerer went into the room. Taking a drink of his tea, Cedric started as he saw Queen Miranda once again standing in his workshop.

'Queen Miranda, what can I do for you this morning?' Cedric asked self-consciously, as he quickly grabbed his forest green shirt and fumbled to put it on. Queen Miranda had a small blush on her face when she saw Cedric didn't have a shirt on. Most of the time Miranda just assumed he slept in his robes, and seeing him like that made her suddenly aware of just how handsome he truly was; The Queen now understood why Sofia had fallen for him. Right, Sofia, the queen thought with a sudden clarity she had to ask Cedric if he had seen her.

'Have you seen Sofia since yesterday afternoon?' The queen asked worried about her baby girl. Sofia wasn't in any of the places she liked to be in, Cedric's tower was the last place Miranda was checking. Mostly because if Sofia was up here, Miranda wanted to give them some time together without being interrupted.

'I have, your majesty, I had just finished a ritual to allow me to be of better use to the kingdom when she came here out of concern for me. The spell I used required a bit more than I had originally thought and I ended up blacking out, also I think I screamed, but I'm not sure about that part. Why, did something happen to the princess?' As Cedric spoke he scratched the back of his head realizing the queen, probably, had better things to do than to stand and listen to him ramble on about his spells. Sofia was the only one that seemed to enjoy listening to him talk about magic.

'Sofia has gone missing as of this morning, we've checked everywhere she tends to hang out, and we can't find her. I was hoping she was with you considering some of the maids did say that they saw her running up to your tower rather late last night,' Miranda explained to him. Miranda knew how they felt about each other, but she trusted them enough to know that they wouldn't go beyond what was proper, before their marriage of course.

Cedric froze after hearing that Sofia was missing, his shirt only halfway did up, barely even catching the rest of what her mother had said. Then, in a flurry of movement, Cedric had a large world map on the floor and, without ceremony, cut a lock of the queen's hair, somewhere it wouldn't be noticeable, of course. He would have preferred to use Sofia's hair, but they didn't have the time for that. Then Cedric grabbed one of the ruby's Sofia had made for him after the sorcerer had helped her ace her first magic test. Yes, he kept them and everything else she had given him throughout the years. He wound the queen's hair around it and proceded to scry for the princess. It was at this point that Cedric was thankful Miranda had such long hair, as he started to scry for the missing princess.

After several tense moments, the ruby landed quite harshly on the neighbouring kingdom of Barvin. Before the Queen could completely comprehend what why the Ruby had stopped there, Cedric was through the door, wand in hand and pulling on his sorcerer robes, a look of sheer determination on his face. There was only one person who Cedric could think of that would dare take the princess, and he was going to pay dearly for it. Still barefoot Cedric stalked down the hallways to the entrance of the castle, only pausing for a moment to tell a guard that he was going to rescue Sofia from the King of Barvin and to inform King Roland.

Princess Amber just came out of the dining room and had to fan herself when she saw Cedric in the hallway looking every inch like a powerful royal sorcerer. This man before her must be the Cedric that Sofia always saw when she looked at him, Amber mused, still coming to grips with the fact that her sister was in love with the bumbling royal sorcerer. Although seeing him like this Amber could understand why Sofia fell for him, Cedric almost looked like a Greek god. The sheer power he radiated as he went passed made her gasp. His robes were billowing behind him, either from the force of his power or because of the how fast he was moving, reminding everyone that he was the son of Goodwyn the Great and he was not one to be trifled with.

'Cedric, is something wrong with Sofia?' Amber questioned after catching up to him in the palace stables. Cedric turned his head and looked at her, sorrow and anger warring in his hazel eyes, as he paused in saddling one of the many flying horses.

'The princess has been kidnap by the King of Barvin, most likely because his bid for her hand was turned down by your father.' Cedric's voice had a dangerous tinge to it that told Amber that the one who took her wasn't going to enjoy being alive after Cedric got his hands on them, and he was planning on going to get Sofia himself. He was also shaking with repressed rage as he thought about Sofia in the hands of that sick bastard.

'Let me go with you,' Amber pleaded, worried for her sister, seeing Cedric start to shake his head. 'Look I know you love Sofia, it's common knowledge by now. While I know, I'm not the best choice for going with you, but if you are going to do what I think you are, Cedric, you will need someone to stay with her while you deal with the idiots who thought that they could get away with taking her from you.' Cedric sighed knowing how stubborn the golden-haired princess was, looking straight into her amber eyes he saw the same determination and worry that he had. Cedric pulled his wand out and quickly transformed Amber's signature yellow dress into yellow riding gear complete with a golden helmet.

'If you are going to come with me you had better be prepared, and you had better be quick about it' Cedric commented as he turned back to saddling the horse, it was then that Amber realized Cedric wasn't saddling just any flying horse he was saddling Sofia's purple horse, Minimus. With that in mind, Amber ran over and started to saddle her golden mare, Saffron. As Cedric and Amber left, they saw the King and Queen coming out of the palace with Bailywick behind them. The princess called to her parents not to worry they would be back soon with Sofia.

'Was that Cedric and Princess Amber?' the blond-haired King asked his wife, puzzled as to why they were leaving. Miranda nodded then led her husband inside, quietly explaining to him what was going on, as they went.

Minimus flew to the village of Dungwitty, regardless of where Cedric was trying to direct him, and landed in front of Lucinda's house, causing Amber to follow. She just landed when Sofia's friend Jade, or was it, Ruby, Cedric could never remember the names of Sofia's friends; anyway, it was the light skinned one that wore the blue dress and glasses. She was looking a little flushed as she left the house only to be pulled back by the navy haired witch for a quick kiss on the lips which turned into a much more passion filled kiss. Amber's gasp broke the two apart, upon seeing that it was just Cedric and Amber the two relaxed, both with faint blushes across their cheeks.

'Princess Amber, Mister Cedric, what can we help you with,' the green-eyed witch asked, Lu-something or other, blah, he had such a hard time with names. Taking a deep breath, Cedric began to realize the logic of stopping here. This house was the home of Sofia's witch friend which means she could help. However, that would probably mean taking the other one as well. Looking at Amber, he thought, well she can't be much worst than having the pampered princess with me. So Cedric gave them the quick rundown of what had happened to Sofia, and the witch had herself and her lover on her RavenCatcher broom before Cedric could even ask if they would help get Sofia back.

'So, Mister Cedric, is there a reason you're not wearing any shoes and your shirt is still partially undone?' Lucinda slyly asked as they were flying over the green treetops of the forest. Hey, just because she was a reformed, wicked witch doesn't mean she can't stir the shit cauldron now and then; Besides, Jade loves her wicked tongue. Cedric let out what can only be classified as a squeak as he noticed she was right and quickly did up his shirt, Jade giggled behind Lucinda as she saw the faint blush on Cedric's cheeks.

'Hold on everyone,' Princess Amber said from atop her mare, 'we can't just go flying into the castle without some plan.' Cedric and Lucinda thought this was reasonable as they started to discuss what magic spells to use. Jade, on the other hand, asked why not, all they needed to do was get in, grab Sofia, and get out what was there to plan.

'Why don't we trick them into thinking we are there on Daddy's orders?' Amber suggested after a while, her mind already working on the political intrigue she could use to get them in. 'If we say that I had brought Cedric to apologize to this King and you two are Sofia's ladies in waiting. So, of course, you would be there to help Sofia get ready for her wedding.' Lucinda and Jade looked alright with that plan, but Cedric looked like he just tried to swallow a lemon. 'It's just to get us in the door Cedric after that you and Lucinda can cause all the magical mayhem your heart's desire, while Jade and I look for Sofia.' Cedric thought about it for a few moments then nodded. He would personally hunt down everyone that had to do with Sofia's kidnapping and make them pay dearly for it.

Up next, the rescuing of Princess Sofia, and hopefully Cedric being able to ask Sofia if he could court her. Honestly, I did try, but Cedric didn't let me...