A/N
It's finally the BIG REVEAL!
Hope you guys like it.
Chapter 10
"And I will continue to be there for you. Sofia… I… you… I… I lo-" James was cut off when they heard someone shout.
"Sofia?! James?! Where are you?!" they heard Amber's voice. They also heard their other friends calling them.
James groaned, "Why do things like this keep happening?"
"We're over here!" Sofia replied.
"Sofia, James… we were looking all over for you."
"Why? Did something happen?" James asked.
"No, but something important is about to." Amber responded and smiled at them.
"Father! Mother!" Lei-Lani shouted and her parents turned around to see their daughter arrive along with the other princes and princesses.
"Finally, you're here." Said the king
"Yes, we had a bit of trouble finding Sofia and James."
"I see… but the good thing is that you're all here and the ray of the full moon is about to open the door to Avalor." King Kamea said.
"So now you must hurry and get your things so we can arrive there early." Queen Halia instructed them.
They all nodded before going back to their rooms. Once they were all prepared, Makani and Lei-Lani called them. They all went to the shore where they saw a huge ship, similar to the floating palace but smaller and more tropical, that would take them to a very small island where the gateway to Avalor was located. The king and queen were already on the ship waiting for them. As soon as they all got on the ship, they sailed towards the small island.
They arrived to a placed where it had a very different feeling. Just like any island, it had trees and plants of different kinds. It was rather muddy in some part which Amber tried to bear with and was thankful she was wearing boots. It did not have any structures or building made. It didn't even had a bridge created as a path from the main island to there. They wondered why and the king and queen answered that it was not possible for the island was protected by a magical barrier that prevents any changes to be made to it. They couldn't build any houses or bridges to it for magical nature was the one protecting it. Sofia realized what that meant because even their footprints immediately disappeared in the ground.
"We're here." The king announced.
The exhausted princes and princesses looked up and saw a very beautiful and gigantic tree in front of them. There was a big majestic crystal-like door attached to the tree. It was an arch-shaped door with vines and leaves that were sort of made of glass and roses made of bright diamond. In the middle of the door there was a structure that was shaped like a heart and a butterfly shaped hole with a mirror inside. They saw the moon shone directly below them and slowly it moved towards the door. Slowly it was directly on the heart and beamed on the mirror inside the butterfly. The light reflected on every glass-like leaves and on the roses, it reflected back to the mirror. They all covered their eyes and looked away from the tree. The door began to open and revealed a portal to Avalor. The princes and princesses cheered that they were finally going to Avalor. They turned around to say goodbye to their friends.
"Thank you so much for all your help." Sofia smiled gratefully to them.
"I hope you can finally cure the curse Princess Sofia and save the magical kingdom. The kingdom of Hakalo wishes you all the best." King Kamea said as he gently placed his hand on Sofia's shoulder.
"You are welcome to return any time you want." Queen Halia smiled as she gave a bracelet with an emerald engraved on it, "This is similar to the Emerald key, you can use it to find your way back here… but of course we will be the ones to open the door for you."
"Thank you Queen Halia." Sofia hugged the queen before turning to Lani.
"Good luck out there Sofia. I'm sorry that I cannot accompany you on your journey, but I know you'll do great… you have such amazing friends with you after all." Lani said as she hugged Sofia.
Sofia nodded and joined her friends. They waved goodbye to them before preparing themselves to the portal. The king, queen, Lani and Makani did the special gesture of Hakalo that meant 'Until we meet again' and the princes and princesses also did. Hildegard saw Lei-Lani sadly smile at Zandar, she ran towards Lei-Lani and hugged her. Lei-Lani was surprised by the sudden gesture.
"I know you liked him a lot… and I'm sorry… but I like him too… a lot. Even so, don't give up on falling in love again… and perhaps this time that person will be the one to fully love you back…"
"I… I will… thank you…" Lei-Lani said as a small tear fell from her eye.
Hildegard let go of Lei-Lani and smiled at her, "And who knows… maybe that person was in front of you all along… you just have to look at the right direction." Hildegard grinned as she looked at Makani and winked at him, who heard everything and turned slightly red but Lani didn't notice because he was standing behind her. Hildegard giggled at his expression. Lani was completely clueless.
"Hildegard!" Zandar called as he went to fetch her, "Geez… what were you thinking running off like that. You're still injured."
"Yeah, sorry about that… I just had to say goodbye to Lei-Lani first… now shall we go?" Hildegard smiled as she wrapped her arm around Zandar's.
"Uh… okay…" Zandar who was confused just nodded and went to catch up with their friends.
They all stepped into the portal together and stood still as the portal transported them to the unknown world of Avalor. As they stepped into the portal, their heads stated to spin. They tried to steady themselves but the pressure was too much. It felt like they were being sucked into a whirlpool and eventually they were all unconscious. Sofia was the first to open her eyes. Her head hurt a bit and her vision was a bit fuzzy. Then she looked at her surroundings, wondering where she was. She remembered that she and her friends went through the gateway to Avalor. Sofia immediately sat up and looked for her friends. She noticed that they were behind her, still unconscious. She woke up Amber and James.
"James, Amber, wake up." said Sofia and she shook them so they would wake up.
"S-Sofia?" Amber finally woke up. She rubbed her eyes and gave out a yawn. "Where are we?"
"We're here. Help me wake the others." Sofia informed Amber, who was still trying to register what happened while Sofia went to James, "James, wake up already. Amber, help me wake the others."
Amber nodded and went to wake up the others. "Hugo, get up. Clio, Hildegard."
"Sofia... Urgh my head hurts. A-are we in Avalor?" James asked and rubbed his head.
"Yeah... Come on let's wake the others so we can go." Sofia grabbed James's arm and helped him stand up. James went to wake Zandar, who then woke up Hildegard. Sofia helped Vivian who still had a nasty headache since she wasn't used the whole experience. Amber did the same with Hugo and Clio. Hugo was hit on his head with his things when they fell down and made quite a bruise. Amber became really worried. She grabbed the first aid kit from Sofia's bag and tried to temporarily treat the wound. Hugo told Amber not to worry so much about it so he was scolded by Amber and told him that he was really stubborn. The others tried not to laugh at the comment but failed. Once they were done collecting their things and composed themselves they looked around the room trying to find the correct way out.
The room they went to was pretty big. I was sort of round and had several doors on different side. The castle was made of lilac and ice blue crystal-like walls. It had a gigantic chandelier hanging from the ceiling, most of them were made of shiny glass and it had a diamond in the middle so the light shined directly on the diamond and it reflected the light on each of the glass making it glow much brighter. The floor was made of perfectly white and shiny marble that one can even see his own reflection. Amber used it happily as a mirror to fix herself up.
"So…" Hugo started making the others look at him. "Which way do we go?"
"Don't know…" James shook his head before turning to Sofia, "What do you think Sof?"
"…I-"
Before Sofia could even answer, the door in front of them opened, revealing a beautiful lady enter the room. She had long platinum hair and silver gray eyes that were very familiar to James and Sofia… too familiar…
"Princess Cynthia?!" they exclaimed.
"Well hello there… I welcome you to the Kingdom of Avalor." She smiled at them.
"Princess Cynthia… so we're really in Avalor now?"
"Yes. The royal palace of Avalor to be exact." Princess Cynthia nodded.
"OMG! We're here! We're finally here! This is so a-mazing." Sofia cheered and the others joined her.
"I can't believe it! We can finally cure you Sofia." Amber hugged Sofia, tightly.
"Y-yeah… Amber… can't… breathe…"
Amber immediately let go of Sofia, "Oops sorry, got a bit excited there."
"It's fine Amber… I'm glad too." Sofia giggled
"I understand that you are all excited. I'm also relieved that you are now finally here… but I'm afraid your journey hasn't ended yet. We still have to find a cure for Sofia. And it's impossible to create it without the book."
"Can't we just cast a spell on her or make a potion to remove the curse?" Amber asked, hoping that there was an easier way to solve the problem.
"I'm afraid that's too risky Princess Amber. Using a spell or potion to counteract the curse without knowing the exact substances they used in the curse, there is a high possibility that it might backfire and make it worse." Princess Cynthia sighed disappointingly, "I wish there was. We tried looking for a way… but all of our best sorcerers couldn't do it. We need the book."
They all sighed sadly.
"Then we better hurry and find it." James said.
"And we will, but we will have to start tomorrow. I know that you are all tired… you'll need to rest. We can start tomorrow when you've all gotten your strengths back."
"But—" James couldn't help but feel that they should be doing something. He felt like they would be wasting their time if they don't search for the book right away. But deep inside he admitted that Princess Cynthia was right… they were all tired from their journey. They all needed to rest.
"Not buts… I'm the ruler here and what I say goes. Okay?" Cynthia smiled playfully at them.
James sighed in defeat and nodded. He knew himself that if he exert himself any further he would collapse and he knew that they would worry about them, especially Sofa. And he didn't want to stress her more than she already was.
"Good… I will personally take you to each of your rooms. Don't worry they're all next to each other, so you don't have to worry about each other's condition. I'm sure you all miss having your comfortable spaces since you've been travelling together for quite a long time." Princess Cynthia announced as she lead the group towards the hall.
"Yes… thank you so much." Sofia said.
"We really appreciate it." Clio nodded.
"Finally! It's been such a long time since I've slept in a personal bed, and a perfect bubble bath, a spa…" Hildegard was then lost in her daydream. Clio tried to snap her out of it. The others chuckled at it.
"I hope you will all feel at home during your stay here. I had the sorcerers 'redecorate' your rooms that will best fit your style of your homes. I hope you'll like it."
Cynthia led them around the castle. They passed by the hallway with large windows on the side, seeing the view of the garden. It was filled with different flowers and plants, some were even rare yet it didn't look that way because they had so many of each kind. The moon glowed directly at the small pond making it seem like magic. It was calm and peaceful. They all stared at awe at the magnificent view. They went to the third floor and they saw a very large room filled with statues and paintings and portraits. Cynthia told them that it was the royal museum of the royal family of Avalor through generations. Sofia noticed a portrait that was covered with a black fabric, but didn't ask Cynthia about it. They entered another huge room similar to the one they ended up when they first arrived. It had eight doors, excluding the one they used to enter the room. Each door had their names engraved on them. They all ran to each of the doors with their names on it. They took a deep breath before opening the doors at the same time and looking at their rooms. They all gasped happily as they entered each of their rooms.
Zandar's room had an Arabian themed bedroom. It had a large carpet in the center of the room. It had a large canopy bed with a dozen pillows. Hanging lanterns with different designs were placed all over the room. He noticed that there were also flying carpet like the ones he had in Tangu.
Vivian's room was a slight gothic design. The large bed was dark pink and the curtains were in a lighter color. A chest was placed in front of the bed. The rest of her room had a rather simple design. A closet was placed on the corner and a desk on the other side. Vivian saw a mandolin on top of the chest. She took it and sat down on one of the chairs beside the table close to the window. She started to play a soft tune while gazing at the room in front of her. She missed playing music with her mandolin.
Amber's room was mainly gold. Her bedroom represented the sun itself. The queen sized bed was marigold with a dozen dandelion colored pillows. Her favourite part of the room was her closet. It had different kinds of gowns and shoes and of course… tiaras. Amber squealed gleefully at the sight of it. She had a sofa by the window and bookshelves at the side. In the center of the room had a small table with chairs and a tea set placed on the table. On another part of her room was a crafting table with a sewing machine and spinning wheel. It also had a bunch of fabrics on the side and on the table were a set of needles and threads. A desk with a large mirror was also placed beside her bed. Amber sat down and began to fix her hair.
Hugo's was a usual royal bedroom, but with more of his athletic equipment. It had different kinds of flying derby saddles. Some were fencing swords and other equipment. He personally liked the sets of roller skates placed in his closet since there wasn't any snow that time. But he spotted a pair of ice skates, they were striking dark ice blue with thin maroon stokes as a design. He liked it a lot and can't wait to have a chance to use it in the ice rink. His room also had a large sofa near the window and a few bookshelves. He looked at the books and decided to read one that best interested him. He relax on his circular hanging bed and read the book.
Clio's was mostly magenta and teddy bears with other cute things. It had butterflies painted on the wall. The bed was filled with cute and cuddly stuffed animals. Painting materials and equipment were in a part of her room. It had an odd platform in the middle of her room and wondered what it was for. She looked inside her closet and it was filled with gowns, shoes, tiaras, and fans. She saw another room and looked inside. She gasped with much joy. The room was full of all kinds of costumes and props. She realized that the platform was a stage. She noticed a small bookshelf beside her bed. She looked at them and realized that most of them were used in theatrical plays. She began reading them with fascination.
Hildegard's was filled with gems and jewel as designs. Her room sparkled all over. If the sun rayed on them, the whole room would be shining a hundred times brighter. The floor was like glass, it was done really well that one can even see their own reflection. Her closet was full of magnificent dresses. All were designed with simple and elegant gemstones. Her canopy bed was light turquoise and pillows were like clouds. She saw a white wheelchair with golden wheels and handle placed beside the bed. Hildegard was amazed that Princess Cynthia already got her a wheelchair even though they've just arrived in Avalor. She reminded herself to thank her later.
James's had an ocean blue theme. The bed was in a shape of a small pirate ship. The walls were painted as the sea. Cannons mostly filled a part of the room, which made James jump all over the room. Apparently his obsession which cannons still hadn't changed over the years. There were also swords and other types of armory displayed in the room. There was even a treasure chest placed in front of her bed. He began to reminisce the days he would goof around the castle. This room reminded him so much of who he was or who he still is deep inside. He was still the young boy no matter how much he grew up or how much he became mature and responsible… he was still James.
Sofia's room has a lilac like the flower. It was a simple room jus he way she liked it. It didn't have any extravagant feature like she imagined what Amber might have. There was a simple purple bed like the one she had back in Enchancia. A long sofa by the window and a chest with different books and crafts. There was also a small table with chairs, a wardrobe, a vanity desk, a bookcase, and some decorations. She walked towards a large window and realized that it was a door to the balcony. She opened it and let the cold breeze touch her cheeks.
"So did you like it?" Princess Cynthia asked.
"Yes!" they all replied.
"I love my room! It's similar to my old room back in Enchancia." Amber squealed.
"I feel very much at home here."
"I'm glad you're all comfortable here. I'll check up on you in the morning then we can discuss about our plans for tomorrow. Good night." Cynthia said as she left the room.
They all changed their closed and finally slept peacefully in the night.
The nest morning, Cynthia woke them up and told them to get prepared for breakfast. They all ate breakfast together.
"Sofia, how long have you been travelling?"
"Uh… I'm not sure." Sofia answered softly.
"We kinda lost track." James said, "I didn't have the chance to count the days."
"Cause it seemed like forever!" Amber whinned.
"It looked like we still had more time since the flower still has more parts that are still white."
"Then we better find out how much time we have left." Cynthia stood up and walked out of the room for the others to follow.
"So let's trace back to when Sofia first got struck by the curse…"
"The first day was when Sofia was cursed and when we met you… then the second we met with Princess Lei-Lani, since the gateway to Avalor is in Hakalo."
"Then we went on a voyage towards a Hakalo but then we ended up in an island… I have no idea how long we were there."
"Yes, and there was also the time when Hugo, Sofia, and I got separated and met Christopher and Ardebit… who knows how long we've been in their territory."
"Wat… you've met Ardebit and Christopher?"
"Y-yes… you know them?"
"Yes, I do… Ardebit and… Sir C-Christopher." Said Cynthia, who tried to hide the blush forming on her face but was in vain as it was really noticeable to the young ones as she mentioned the dark blond man's name, "I was the one who asked them to be the guardians of that island or more specifically the crystals that lie in that island."
"I think Christopher mentioned that before… how did they know about me?" Sofia said.
"I talked to them about it… they are my most trusted friends after all."
"And one of them is apparently more than a friend." Zandar whispered to James and the others who were near him as they giggled.
"Why? What's so special about those crystals anyway?" Hildegard asked.
"Those are no ordinary crystals, they are magical gemstones that some are about to be extinct… the Amulet of Avalor was created using these crystals." Cynthia answered.
"So more magical trinkets could be made like the Amulet of Avalor?" Clio asked.
"Yes, there are many other magical pendants, rings, bracelets but there is only one Amulet of Avalor… it cannot be created multiple times." Cynthia explained.
"Why not?" Vivian wondered out loud.
"Because the Amulet of Avalor contains a stone that no longer exists in this world except for the amulet… it is the magical core of Avalor."
"What?"
"It is like a small stone but it contains the life that controls the fate of Avalor."
"What? Why would you risk doing something like that? Turning it into an amulet that anyone can just grab and use for personal gain." Amber asked.
"We didn't have a choice… my ancestors… years ago… many many years ago, Avalor was the ruling kingdom in the magical realm… in fact it was the very first land to become a kingdom, we were the birthplace of magic. Then we proposed to make Hakalo its own kingdom. My ancestors were great friends with the royal family of Hakalo and trusted them with everything. They even gave them magical powers. Then another kingdom was born, Enchancia. We were glad to have them. And we also trusted them a lot and presented them with magic. As the years passed more kingdoms rose... Sagax, Friezenburg, Tangu, and a lot more… we were all at peace with each other. There were no conflict, no wars between the kingdoms. Everything was perfect… until one day Avalor was attacked, there was a big argument on who attacked us… they thought it was from one of the kingdoms but we weren't sure. So the king and queen of Avalor decided to hide Avalor from all of the kingdoms, taking the magic with them but not all of it. The high mages of Avalor decided that in case another attack were to happen, they would protect the magical core of Avalor so no matter how dangerous the attack would be… the life of Avalor would remain and can still rebuilt the world. They placed it in an Amulet and gave it to the kingdom of Enchancia. There was a high risk but they did it anyway. You see, all of the kingdoms are connected to the core of Avalor and if it was damaged the realm would also suffer. That's why it needs to be protected… no one from outside of Avalor knows about this… until now." Cynthia explained.
"So they did this because if another war broke out and they somehow destroyed the core… they would be destroying the world…" James concluded.
"That is correct. That's why the amulet is indestructible but also fragile."
"Oh…"
"Now you know… but let's continue what we were discussing before, shall we?" Cynthia said to change the subject. They figured she didn't want to talk about such things anymore so they decided to leave it at that.
"R-right… so since we were I the cave… we had no idea how long we've been there." James stated.
"Yes, but we weren't." Amber said.
"That's right. Now if I remember correctly we were in that island for eight days… including the day we were shipwrecked." Zandar said as he counted the days in his head.
"Right… then we stayed in Hakalo for three days and arrived here in Avalor on the third night." Hildegard added.
"Which makes this another full day." Zandar finished.
"So that means… one… two… five… ten… fourteen?!" Hugo exclaimed after he counted with his fingers.
"That means Sofia you only have sixteen days left." Cynthia declared with a worried expression.
"Two weeks?! That's all we have left?!" James stood up and slammed his hands on the table.
"Two weeks and two days, James." Amber corrected James.
James ignore Amber and continued, "We have to act fast." James was shaking but he didn't let it show. He was worried… afraid. Would they be able to figure it out in two weeks? He was losing hope but stayed strong.
"I agree… we'll start with the library since it's the only lead we have. I'm not sure if we can even find something… I, along with the servants, have been looking at that place for days and found nothing. But perhaps you can notice something… it's the only plan we've got."
The library was… big. Really big… really really really big. If it were compared to Princess Belle's library in her castle, this library would be ten times bigger. The princes and princesses were all stunned.
"Whoa…"
"How can we search something I here?! It's huge!" Clio commented.
"I guess, it's natural since it had books from the beginning of time till now…" Sofia stated and looked around the place.
"This is going to take forever!" Amber complained.
"Not necessarily, Princess Amber… the ancient books of magic are in here." Cynthia gestured to a door. She waved her hand over it and it began to glow and open. "Let's go."
The room was as big as they had expected but with was still pretty big. It was probably as big as Amber's closet and that itself is really big. Cynthia walked towards a glass case with dark purple strokes in the corners.
"This is where the book was locked in. Careful not to touch it." Cynthia said.
"I see… so it's really gone."
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Okay… let's start looking for clues and read some books that can give us a lead to who could've taken it or something about Sofia's curse." James said.
They spent the whole day reading ancient books which some were really difficult to understand because some were written in Latin or another language. Some just looked like some funny drawings. They realized why the servants couldn't find anything. They searched for days. They searched every corner, high and low… but found nothing. They looked for anything with the word black or thorns. They looked for the symptoms in every book. They even took the chance to search outside of the room and to the huge library. They did everything they could think of. Even the most ridiculous thing, they did it. But all they got is nothing. It was their fourth day in Avalor meaning they only had thirteen days left. It was less than two weeks. They were all frustrated and worried, especially James. They finally got to Avalor but it seemed like a dead end for them. It was nearly sundown. They watched as the sun set, and stared at it as if their light of hope was disappearing. The flower on Sofia's wrist was becoming darker and only a bit of light was left.
James looked away and walked out of the room. He stood on a corner of the library with different glass cases. He was so frustrated and angry. He was angry… at himself… he was useless he thought to himself. He wasn't able to do anything. They were running out of time. He promised himself. He promised Sofia that he would save her. Out of anger he slammed his fist on the glass case and it shattered into a million pieces. Then that's when it hit him.
"Someone broke into our kingdom and stole the sacred ancient book. We don't know who it is. We don't even know when they did it since we hardly check the library since there's a great creature guarding it but apparently, whoever stole it had great magic since he or she was able to tame this creature."
The others heard the crash and immediately went to where the noise came from. They saw James with his fist in the broken glass and bits of his blood dripping from his hand.
"James! What are you doing?!" Sofia shouted which snapped James out of his thoughts.
"Sofia?" James said calmly.
"Are you alright? Your hand-" Sofia ran towards James and looked at his hand.
James raised his hand and noticed that it was bleeding.
"Oh. Sorry."
"'Oh'? 'Oh'?! Your hand is injured and that's all you have to say."
"What happened?" Cynthia walked towards them as she looked at the damage.
She saw James with his hand bleeding and Sofia standing next to him.
"Let me see that." Cynthia gently took James's hand and analysed it. She put her other hand over it and magically healed it.
"Thanks." James said
"James, what were you thinking hitting that glass?" Sofia frantically asked. She was furious and incredibly worried.
"I wasn't. But that's not important right now. I think I found a clue." James said
"What do you mean it's not important, you- wait… you found something?"
James nodded before turning to Cynthia, "Princess Cynthia."
"Yes?"
"You said something about a creature protecting the book… where is it?"
They returned to the glass case where the book used to be.
"The creature I told you about is the glass case itself." Princess Cynthia said.
"What do you mean?" Hugo asked.
"Can you come over here?" Cynthia requested.
Hugo nodded and slowly went beside the princess.
"Now… raise your hand over the glass, no need to touch it just above it." She ordered.
Hugo nodded and did what he was told, "What now- AAAAAHHHHHH!"
The purple strokes suddenly wrapped its tentacles around Hugo's wrist. Another wrapped his legs together making him fall to the ground. The other's gasped in horror. Hugo felt that it was hot… burning. It was melting the fabric on his wrist and feet. If it stays any longer it's going to melt his skin.
Then Princess Cynthia touched the purple tentacles with her glowing hand and calmed the creature. It immediately let go of Hugo and returned to the glass case. Hugo stepped away from the case.
"WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!" Hugo shouted.
"That was the creature protecting the ancient book. He's also my favourite pet."
"I would never have a pet like that!"
"What animal is it?" Sofia asked
Cynthia raised her arm and the creature removed itself from the case and to the princess's wrist. It transformed into a beautiful bird with shining lilac wings, "His name is Earl. It's a violet phoenix. He can morph into anything. Earl is the one who guards all of the ancient curses. These kind of creatures are said to be very loyal to its masters, and it will attack anyone who isn't its master."
"How do you know that the person who stole it had great magical powers?"
"Well… a person must be very powerful because they were able to stop Earl."
"Was he injured when the book was stolen?"
"Well… now that I thought about it… he wasn't and there were no signs of forced entry or any damage to the case. It was like Earl just let the person take it without fighting. But that can't be, you'd have to be—" Cynthia gasped and her eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost.
"Princess Cynthia?"
"I- I think… I know who took the book."
"A few years ago, there was an attack in the castle. Some feared that it might be the ones who attacked the kingdom centuries ago, but it wasn't." Princess Cynthia said.
They were in the museum of the royal family of Avalor through the centuries.
"It was a very strong person with powerful magic… more powerful than anyone else's."
"What happened to that person?"
"All of the high mages at that time, including me, joined out powers as one to create a spell that would trap them long enough to send that person far away where they could never escape no matter how strong their powers were. We thought that person would never return… so we have forgotten all about her."
They were standing in front of the portrait that was covered with the black fabric that Sofia saw a few days ago.
"Who is that person?" Sofia stuttered, a bad feeling flowed through her body as if it was a danger she was familiar with yet refused to admit it.
Cynthia sighed as she removed the fabric. It dropped slowly to the ground as if time was about to stop, "Princess Ivy of Avalor… my sister."
"P-Princess I-Ivy?" Sofia gasped in fear and horror. She began to tremble as she slowly fell to the ground.
"Princess Ivy? Who's Princess Ivy?" Amber asked.
"I figured you don't remember." Cynthia sighed and smiled sadly.
"What do you mean? Sofia what's is going on? Do you know something about this?"
"I- I…"
"It's okay Sofia… I'll do it." Cynthia made her hand glow and waved it over Earl and he transformed into a lilac butterfly glowing very brightly. He flew over James and Amber and sprinkled some sparkling white dust on them. He shined brightly again and brightness filled the room. They all closed their eyes to protect them from the bright light. Suddenly a flashes of memories flowed through their minds.
—FLASHBACKS—
'I grew up in a kingdom far away
Where all was black and white, and sometimes gray
My charms were the greatest ever seen
Yet still, they made my older sister queen'
Young Sofia was playing hopscotch with the animals.
"How could you do this Amber? I trusted you!" Sofia shouted to Amber.
"I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I just wanted a turn."
"Well, you got it, and now an evil princess is going to take over our kingdom. This is the worst thing you've ever done!"
'So I hatched a plot to bring her down
Show them who should wear the crown
They caught me and without a trial
Marooned me on a desert isle'
"Rapunzel, I need to tell you something. I'm the reason Princess Ivy is here. It's a curse for taking Sofia's amulet." Amber said as they were riding the dragons up in the sky.
"Oh, so you stole it." Rapunzel smiled at Amber.
"Yes, I did, and I thought giving it back would undo the curse, but it didn't work."
'All I sought was a kingdom of my own
Where I could rule from a black and white throne
And my dear sister will finally be outshone
The spotlight should be mine and mine alone
That's why I need a kingdom of my own'
James was catching the butterflies that turned everything black and white. Miranda, Roland, and Baileywick were panicking as the castle was becoming black and white.
'And now your jewel, I hate to say,
Must be destroyed so I can stay
But someone has to pay the price
So I can have my two-tone paradise'
"Everything will be a whole lot easier if you just give what I want!"
'I'll make your land a kingdom of my own
Where I will rule from a black and white throne
And everybody will finally be outshone
The spotlight will be mine and mine alone
After your dear daddy's overthrown
I've got some nerve, but I deserve
A kingdom of my very own'
"I am Princess Ivy… or should I say, Queen Ivy?"
—FLASHBACK END—
"Oh my gosh… Sofia… I- I- I am so sorry. I- I didn't mean… did I really… Oh Sofia." Amber hugged her sister tightly as tears began to form in her eyes.
"I know… I know… it's fine…" Sofia gently calmed her sister and patted her head softly.
"So she's the one who did all this... don't worry, now that we know who the culprit is, we will get her for this." James said with a determined look, more serious than ever.
"Look! They found out about you! What are we going to do now?! They're gonna go after us! I told you this will happen if they talked with your older sister."
Ivy chuckled, "That's where you are wrong… they know I stole the book… they are going after me… they know about me but not about you…"
Her companion smirked at the idea.
"Princess Sofia will pay… and my dear sister will be the one to make her." Ivy laughed, "This is just getting better and better!"
A/N
So the flashback thingy that James had was said in Chapter 2. In case you guys don't remember. Sorry if the flashbacks on Princess Ivy were kinda messy. They are actually just random lines taken from the movie.
OMG! Thank you so much for those wonderful reviews. I can't believe that it reached 30+. I'm so happy. It inspired me to work hard into writing a new chapter. And a big yay! Because we finally got to the 10th chapter.
I just realized this now that we never got the chance to make a countdown on the days that Sofia had left. Kinda made that magical flower useless for 8 chapters ever since they started the journey. I can't believe I made such a mistake. T-T. Unfortunately it's too late now, it'd be difficult to make a drastic change.
What do you think about this chapter? Did you like the big reveal of the villain as Ivy that I noticed that most of you already guessed from the start. You guys are amazing. Please review. If there's any problem with this chapter do not be afraid to comment it and I'll be sure to fix it but pls be nice. I'm gonna be pretty busy for a few weeks but I'm going to keep writing so don't worry.
In the next chapter will be the explanation and story why Ivy was banished. And a new journey for our royals will begin.