Dorrie Chapter 26: The Royal War, a sofia the first fanfic

Dorrie - a Sofia the First fanfic

I now give you Chapter 26 of "Dorrie", which starts about three weeks after the end of Chapter 25.

Chapter 26: The Royal War

Arendelle

A little less than three weeks had passed since Enchancia and its allies had declared war on the Royal Council and its allies. It was now February. In the Kingdom of Arendelle, inside Arendelle Palace, Queen Elsa and Princess Anna were having a discussion in Elsa's office.

"Anna!" Elsa exclaimed in concern. "I won't have it!".

"But one of us has to do this, Elsa" Anna pleaded. "You're Queen, and you belong here with our people. Therefore, that leaves me".

"But Anna, be reasonable" Elsa protested. "We've just discovered you're in the very early stages of pregnancy. We don't want to put yours and Kristoff's unborn child in danger, do we?"

"I'll be fine" Anna assured Elsa. "It's simply a diplomatic visit to Lacorinth, who is an ally of ours, and I'll be on a heavily armed ship in the water".

"You know how I feel about ships ... and the water" Elsa sadly said. "We lost Mother and Father that way".

"I know" Anna sadly agreed. "But this is important. The royal inventor of Enchancia has come up with a new weapon that will help greatly in this war. Our allies were only able to get the blueprints as far as Arendelle. It's up to us to get a copy of those blueprints to Lacorinth so they can make copies and deliver them to our allies in the Lacorinth area".

Elsa thought about it for a minute, then turned to Anna. "You're right, of course" Elsa admitted.

"I'll be ready to go within the hour" Anna reported.

"You be careful out there" Elsa said in concern as she hugged her sister.

"I will" Anna assured Elsa. "Besides, I have that surprise I recently found out about which should come in handy should we encounter trouble".

Enchancia

At that same moment, at Enchancia Castle, Dorrie was carrying her broom as she walked toward the carriage launching and landing area. As she approached the area, she saw Amber standing there.

"Amber" Dorrie smiled. "Is there anything I can do for you?".

"I just wanted to wish you a good day today" Amber smiled back. "You're lucky, still being able to go to school in the village. Royal Prep has been closed due to the war - too dangerous for students to travel back and forth from home to school. Daddy arranged for James, Sofia, and I to have tutors before he left for battle".

"You miss him, don't you?" Dorrie gently asked.

"Very much" Amber quietly acknowledged.

"Your father will be back" Dorrie reassured Amber. "I just know it".

"You're right, of course" Amber admitted, perking up a bit. "So, who is teaching magic at the school in the village, now that Miss Lovegood has joined the war effort?".

"The school has brought in a substitute teacher for the regular magic class" Dorrie reported. "As for the advanced magic class that I'm in, would you believe the school brought in ... Cedric?".

"What?!" Amber snickered. "You poor students".

"Well, as much as it pains me to say so, he's not half bad ... although his people skills could use some work" Dorrie answered with a smile.

Dorrie and Amber snickered at that point.

"Those of us who pass the advanced magic class get to go to Hexley Hall next school year" Dorrie reported. "I'm really looking forward to that"

"Royal Prep and Hexley Hall are just a stone's throw away from each other" Amber remarked. "When you start going to Hexley Hall, perhaps we could have the occasional lunch together? There's a small park that connects the two schools that would be great for picnics".

"I'd like that, Amber" Dorrie smiled.

At that moment, Baileywick walked up.

"Dorrie" Baileywick started, "ready for school?".

"Yes, Mr. Baileywick" Dorrie answered. "I was just on my way".

"Very good, then" Baileywick smiled as he walked away.

"Well, I've better be on my way" Dorrie said to Amber.

Two days later

The ship carrying Princess Anna was nearing the territorial waters of Lacorinth. The problem was that the Kingdom of Weselton, who had sided with the Royal Council, was nearby. A surprise attack by a ship of the Weselton navy was within the realm of possibility.

"Captain Taipale?" Anna asked the captain of the ship, "how long before we reach the waters of Lacorinth?".

"About two hours, my Princess" Taipale answered.

"Sir!" a deck hand shouted to Taipale. "A Weselton ship approaching!".

"Battle stations!" Taipale ordered as the crew readied itself for battle.

In a few minutes, the Weselton ship pulled along side the ship carrying Princess Anna.

"All of you are under arrest for rebel activity against the Royal Council" a man aboard the Weselton ship shouted out. "You will bring your ship to a stop, and surrender immediately!".

"Get stuffed!" Taipale shouted back, before turning to his First Officer. "Mr. Jokela - fire starboard cannons!".

"Aye, Sir!" Jokela acknowledged as he turned to the crew. "Fire starboard cannons!".

The ship carrying Anna fired its cannons, sending a volley of cannon fire into the Weselton ship. The attack caught the crew of the Weselton ship completely by surprise.

Anna raced over to the starboard side of her ship, held her hand out, and pointed it at the Weselton ship. In a few seconds, a stream of fire shot from Anna's hand, hitting the sails of the Weselton ship. As the fire spread throughout the Weselton ship, Anna's ship quickly sailed away.

Anna watched as the Weselton ship burned, and it's crew quickly jumped into lifeboats and escaped the burning vessel.

"Yeah!" Anna shouted in victory, shaking her fist at the Weselton ship. "Take that, you Weasel Town garbage!".

"Whoa! Whoa!" a man's voice came from behind Anna. "Calm down, miss feisty pants. We wouldn't want anything happening to the baby, would we?".

Anna turned around to see her husband, Kristoff, standing there. Elsa had ordered Kristoff to accompany Anna to Lacorinth shortly before the ship sailed.

"Are you okay?" Kristoff asked Anna.

"I'm fine, Kristoff" Anna reassured her husband.

"Well, one thing is for certain" Kristoff observed with a smile. "We can now say you truly have a fiery temper".

Anna and Kristoff snickered at the remark as Captain Taipale walked up.

"Thank you for your help, Princess" Taipale gratefully said to Anna. "A most impressive gift you have there".

"Let's hear it for the Princess!" Mr. Jokela directed the crew.

"Hip hip hurrah!" the crew shouted in victory. "Hip hip hurrah! Hip hip hurrah!".

As Anna's ship sailed away, a young Captain James Hook looked on from one of the Weselton ship's lifeboats.

"Curse you, she devil!" Hook screamed at the top of his lungs. "Curse you!". Hook then started thinking to himself. "I think it's time to get out of professional service. But what to do with my life? Ah! I know what I'll do ... piracy".

Three hours later

In Enchancia, inside of Enchancia Castle, Gwen and Lucinda were in Gwen's workshop. Since Lucinda's parents had volunteered to join the fight against the Royal Council, Lucinda was staying as a guest in the castle.

"An attack broom" Lucinda remarked as she and Gwen looked at a copy of the blueprints that Anna was carrying to Lacorinth. "That was an impressive idea of yours, Gwen".

"It wouldn't have been possible without the Wanakis Duplicato spell you and Dorrie found" Gwen smiled at Lucinda. "It allows a wand belonging to a witch or warlock to be successfully duplicated. The duplicated wand is then mounted into the nose of the attack broom, and by simply touching the broom while in flight, the witch or warlock is able to attack a target while concentrating on flying".

"The old way meant that a witch or warlock would have to pull out their wand, fly with one hand, and hold the wand with the other hand while attacking" Lucinda pointed out. "With your attack broom, all the witch or warlock has to do is to point their broom at the target, and fire, while having total control over the broom. And the duplicate of the owner's wand, mounted into the nose of the broom, means the owner has a copy of a familiar wand to work with".

At that moment, Dorrie walked into Gwen's workshop.

"Gwen, Lucinda" Dorrie started, "we just got word from Lacorinth via crystal ball communication. Princess Anna arrived at Lacorinth a little while ago, and has delivered the blueprints for the attack broom. Production will begin shortly, and the brooms will be passed out to our witch and warlock allies in and around Lacorinth".

"Good" Gwen smiled in relief.

As Gwen walked over to a table to check some equipment, Dorrie walked up to Lucinda.

"How are you doing?" Dorrie asked Lucinda, concerned.

"Fine, I guess" Lucinda answered, a little sad. "I understand my parents wanting to do their part for the war effort, but I do miss them".

"Your parents are fine broom fliers" Dorrie comforted Lucinda. "I'm sure they will be fine".

Dorrie and Lucinda hugged each other, with Lucinda grateful for Dorrie's reassuring words.

April

Two months had passed. The forces of Enchancia and it's allies, led by King Roland, had slowly managed to edge its way toward the Kingdom of Madrasia and the headquarters of the Royal Council. However, the Royal Council and its allies had put up a fierce resistance, enough to slow down Enchancia and its allies for the time being.

The Royal Council, in its arrogance, continued to issue orders designed to control the kingdoms. One such order was as follows:

Royal Council Order 197729902

This order concerns any person who is housing a royal whose kingdom of origin is in rebellion against the Royal Council. The person housing such a royal will be considered to be in league with the rebellion, and will be subject to arrest.

Meanwhile, at Enchancia Castle, things were going as smoothly as possible considering that a war was taking place. Roland, before he had left for battle, left Enchancia in the hands of Queen Miranda. It soon became apparent that Miranda was a gifted ruler in her own right, becoming the glue that held Enchancia together during this time of crisis.

Early on, Miranda had appointed Cornelia to be head of a special defense force of witches and warlocks whose job was to defend Enchancia against attacks from enemies outside of Enchancia. The special defense force had on a few occasions managed to defend the Enchancian border from attacks from small bands of mercenaries working for the Royal Council. On these occasions, the mercenaries had been sent packing, and finally after a while stopped trying to attack the border.

It was now pretty much quiet in Enchancia, so much so that Miranda was allowing the royal children to venture out beyond the confines of the castle walls ... with guards, of course.

One day, Carol of the Arrow and her Merry Band arrived at the castle to request that Sofia be allowed to accompany them on a day of good deed doing.

"I promise that Princess Sofia will be safe in our company" Carol assured Miranda.

"Sofia so loves going out with all of you to do good deeds" Miranda remarked. "And, the truth be told, it would be good for Sofia to get out. I do, however, have one request".

"Name it, my Queen" Carol responded.

"I'll let Sofia go out with you today, provided that two of her friends go along with her" Miranda requested.

"Who were you thinking of, my Queen?" Carol asked.

"One would be Dorrie Cooper" Miranda answered. "She's a good witch, and her magical skills would come in handy if trouble did arise".

"I know Dorrie" Carol smiled. "It would be an honor to have her along. And who is the other you would like to come along with us?".

"Lucinda Magwin" Miranda informed Carol. "Lucinda is a good witch as well who has a variety of magical skills".

"I've heard of her" Carol remarked. "The hexer who turned good. A shining example for the entire kingdom. It would be an honor to have Miss Magwin come along".

That afternoon

That afternoon, as Sofia, Dorrie, Lucinda, and Carol's Merry Band waited in a field, Carol went on ahead to see if she could spot any good deeds that needed to be done. In a little bit, Carol came across a small house in the woods. Carol heard some men talking loud, and decided to investigate.

Carol carefully went up to a window which looked into the kitchen of the house. When she looked through the window, Carol saw four men standing around a woman who was tied to a chair. The woman was Cornelia.

"You'll never get away with this!" Cornelia said defiantly.

"It looks like we already have" one of the men said confidently.

"You've been housing a person of royal blood whose kingdom of origin is in rebellion against the Royal Council" another of the men said to Cornelia. "Danika's Knight's mother was Faragonda Knight. Faragonda was the Queen of Fairies, but abdicated her duties when she met and fell in love with Saladin Knight, a sorcerer who was an apprentice to Goodwin the Great".

"And since Faragonda was of royal blood, whose home was Fairyardia, and since Fairyardia is among those kingdoms in rebellion, we, as agents of the Royal Council, will take you back to the Royal Council" another of the men said to Cornelia.

"To what end?" Cornelia asked.

"Once you are taken to the Royal Council, you'll be charged with violating Royal Council Order 197729902, which prohibits people from housing royals whose kingdoms are in rebellion against the Royal Council" the man answered.

Carol quietly snuck away from the house, and went back to where Sofia, Dorrie, Lucinda, and the Merry Band were waiting. Carol then told everybody what was going on.

"I have an idea" Lucinda announced as she pulled a cloak out of her backpack. "Before my Mom volunteered with my Dad to join the war effort, my Mom entrusted me with her invisibility cloak. It's big enough to cover both of us, Dorrie".

"And with it we could get to the house without being seen" Dorrie pointed out. "Once there, we could attack the men using our wands".

"But there are four of them and only two of you" Carol said to Lucinda and Dorrie. "The two of you would be outnumbered".

"Not if all of us were there" Sofia piped up. "Lucinda and Dorrie could sneak up to the house using the invisibility cloak, while the rest of us hide behind trees. But we'll need a diversion to get them outside".

"What did you have in mind, Sofia?" Carol inquired, curious.

Everybody gathered together and listened to what Sofia had planned.

Back at the house, the four men heard a girl singing in the distance.

"I love to dance, dilly dilly, I love to sing. When I am Queen, dilly dilly, you'll be my King" the girl sang.

The four men looked out the front window of the house.

"Oh my God!" one of the men exclaimed. "It's Princess Sofia!".

"If we can capture her, she would make an excellent prize for the Royal Council" another of the men pointed out.

"Who told me so, dilly dilly, who told me so? I told myself, dilly dilly, I told me so" Sofia continued to sing as she walked along.

The four men raced out of the house and ran toward Sofia. At that point, Lucinda and Dorrie threw off the invisibility cloak and pointed their wands at the four men. At the same time, Carol and her Merry Band quickly surrounded the men, with Carol pointing her bow and arrow at the men.

"Hi" Sofia waved to the men, speaking in a mocking tone. "I've always wanted to play to a captive audience".

"Oh, Slark!" one of the men exclaimed in defeat.

As Lucinda and Dorrie kept their wands pointed at the men, and Carol kept her bow and arrow pointed at the men, Sofia and the Merry Band tied each man's hands behind his back. Carol then went into the house and untied Cornelia.

"Thank you, Carol" Cornelia said gratefully.

"Anytime" Carol smiled.

Cornelia saw her wand laying on a table, and took it back. Cornelia and Carol then walked outside where Cornelia walked up to the men.

"I believe I said you'd never get away with this" Cornelia smirked at the men.

"Shut it, witch!" one of the men defiantly said.

"Would you like to guess where you're going now?" Cornelia asked the man.

"Enchancia Castle?" the man responded.

"He's quick, I'll give him that!" Cornelia joked about the man.

Lucinda picked up the invisibility cloak and carefully packed it in her backpack. Carol, Cornelia, Sofia, Dorrie, Lucinda, and the Merry Band then started marching the men toward Enchancia Castle. As they walked along, Carol turned to Dorrie and Lucinda.

"Dorrie, Lucinda" Carol started, "the two of you did a very good deed today in helping to rescue Cornelia. I and the Merry Band would be honored if the two of you would join our ranks".

"You want us in the Merry Band?" Dorrie asked.

"Oh, yes" Carol smiled.

"It will make the band even merrier" Jane, the oldest child in the band, added with a smile.

"What do the two of you say?" Carol asked Dorrie and Lucinda.

"Yes!" Dorrie and Lucinda gleefully said together.

"Then it's settled" Carol responded, pleased. "Each of you may come along with us whenever you like".

May

It was now May. On the battlefield, the forces of Enchancia and its allies had pushed forward, sending the Royal Council and its allies retreating toward Madrasia. There would be the occasional battle between the forces, but the forces of Enchancia and its allies came out victorious with each battle, and the Royal Council and its forces were forced to fall back after each battle.

By mid-May, the forces of Enchancia and its allies had penetrated into Madrasia itself. It wasn't long before the forces of Enchancia and its allies were within striking distance of the Royal Council headquarters.

As the forces of Enchancia and its allies were on a hill looking down at the headquarters of the Royal Council, five major figures were out in front: King Roland; King Erik Fitzherbert of Corona; Emperor Kwan of Weiling; the Scarlet Warrior; and the Witch Queen, Annora. Roland, Erik, Kwan, and the Scarlet Warrior were sitting on horses, while Annora was sitting on a floating broomstick.

"This is where it gets really dangerous" Roland pointed out.

"Indeed" Erik agreed. "We've pushed them all the way back here. There's nowhere else for them to run".

"They will be like rats against a wall" Kwan observed. "Their teeth will be at their sharpest".

"This is all they have left" the Scarlet Warrior pointed out. "They won't give it up without a fight".

"An opponent who is nearing their end will fight using every last ounce of strength they have" Annora added. "This won't be easy".

"Agreed" Roland acknowledged. "But, this has to come to a conclusion".

Roland raised his arm, then lowered it. This signaled the forces of Enchancia and it's allies to move forward, with Roland, Erik, Kwan, the Scarlet Warrior, and Annora leading the way.

As the forces of Enchancia and its allies raced forward, a series of flares shot into the sky from the roof of the Royal Council headquarters. From out of the clouds, a huge wave of broomstick riding witches and warlocks raced toward the forces of Enchancia and its allies.

"Neila!" Annora observed in disgust, before looking at Roland. "Take your ground forces and attack the Royal Council headquarters. My sisters and brothers will handle Neila and her trash!".

"Understood" Roland acknowledged.

Annora flew her broomstick to a huge wave of witches and warlocks on brooms who were on the side of Enchancia and her allies.

"My sisters and brothers" Annora started, "we have to protect our ground forces from Neila's air force. We have attack brooms, and that gives us the advantage. Move forward ... and attack!".

Annora and the witches and warlocks under her command moved forward on their attack brooms. In a few moments, Annora's forces and Neila's forces were engaged in battle. As Neila's forces attacked, her witches and warlocks were forced to fly their brooms with one hand, while shooting their wands with the other hand. Needless to say, this slowed down Neila's forces.

Annora's forces, each flying an attack broom with a wand mounted into the nose of the broom, were better able to attack because they could fire while keeping both hands on their brooms. As the air battle raged, Annora's forces were able to diminish Neila's forces greatly.

As Neila watched from a distance, she saw her forces being cut in half by Annora's forces. Neila then looked at a witch who was her second in command.

"Dreena" Neila commanded, "sound retreat".

"But what about the Royal Council, my mistress?" Dreena asked. "We said we would help defend them".

"Those Muggles are on their own!" Neila snapped at Dreena. "Annora and her forces are cutting down our forces fast. Now sound the retreat!".

"Yes, my mistress" Dreena complied as she brought out a horn and started blowing it.

What was left of Neila's forces heard the horn, and quickly flew away from Annora's forces, with Neila and Dreena following close behind. With Neila's forces retreating, Annora's forces flew down to help Roland and his forces take the Royal Council headquarters. After a fierce fight, Roland, Annora, and their forces were able to take the Royal Council headquarters and capture what was left of the Royal Council forces.

In a little while, Erik dragged out President Parquin of the Royal Council.

"Look what I caught trying to hide" Erik announced to Roland as Erik marched Parquin over.

"Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Parquin snapped at Roland. "You've destroyed an organization that has taken generations to build!".

"When an organization tramples upon the liberties of the people, it no longer has a right to exist" Roland started. "I am hereby giving you notice that the Royal Council is disbanded forever ... effective immediately. It will be replaced by a democratically elected body made up of a civilian from each kingdom".

"You can't do this!" Parquin protested as he was led away.

In a few minutes, Lucinda's parents emerged from the Royal Council headquarters with a man, a woman, and a girl who was Dorrie's age. The man, woman, and girl were wearing servants outfits.

"We found these three inside" Lucinda's mother announced to Roland.

"What is your name, sir?" Roland asked the man.

"My name is Glenn Murphy, Your Majesty" the man answered. "This is my wife Dawn, and our daughter, Abby. If I may, Your Majesty, may I ask a favor?".

"Go ahead" Roland agreed.

"The three of us were hired to see to the needs of the Royal Council members" Glenn started, nervous. "I ask that since the three of us were employed by the Royal Council, please do whatever you like to me, but spare my wife and daughter".

"Please do not fear" Roland gently reassured Glenn. "I have no intention of harming you, your wife, or your daughter. You were simply employed by the Royal Council as servants, and have done nothing wrong".

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Glenn acknowledged, relieved.

"What will the three of you do now?" Roland asked Glenn.

"Look for employment as servants, Your Majesty" Glenn answered.

"There are some openings at Enchancia Castle" Roland announced. "I'm sure the three of you would fit in nicely".

"We are most grateful, Your Majesty" Glenn said as he bowed. "Thank you".

"You are very welcome" Roland smiled.

Later in May

With the war over, and the Royal Council disbanded, plans were made to have a body put in place which would represent every kingdom. Each kingdom would elect a civilian to represent it. As to where this new body would be headquartered, it was decided that it would be headquartered in the Scarlet Warrior's kingdom of Cinnibar. Everybody trusted Queen Scarlet, and knew that Cinnibar would be the perfect place for such a body to be headquartered.

At Enchancia Castle, Roland returned to a hero's welcome. As he walked up the front steps, Miranda, Sofia, Amber, and James raced over and hugged him. Roland then motioned Glenn, Dawn, and Abby to approach.

"This is the Murphy family" Roland announced. "They are servants with a high level of experience, and they will be now working here at Enchancia Castle".

"I'll see to it that they are assigned quarters immediately, King Roland" Baileywick announced as he led Glenn, Dawn, and Abby inside.

As Baileywick, Glenn, Dawn, and Abby walked to the servants quarters, Dorrie noticed Abby, who looked a bit nervous. Abby was a girl Dorrie's age who was slim with white skin, and light brown shoulder length hair.

"Hi" Dorrie greeted Abby as they walked along. "I'm Dorrie Cooper, and I work and live here at the castle".

"Hi" Abby responded. "I'm Abby Murphy".

"A pleasure to meet you, Abby" Dorrie smiled. "You're gonna love it here".

As Dorrie and Abby walked along, they had a pleasant conversation. Baileywick, Glenn, and Dawn smiled as they watched Dorrie and Abby getting to know each other. For Glenn, Dawn, and Abby, it was the beginning of a new life filled with promise.

A few days later

Dorrie and Abby had just returned to Enchancia Castle after attending school for the day in the village. Dorrie and Abby quickly changed into their maid uniforms. In regard to Abby, it was decided that Abby would wear the same style maid uniform as Dorrie wore - a uniform with a light blue flowing skirt, a light blue long sleeve blouse with a white round collar, and a white apron that somewhat covered the blouse and skirt.

"Good afternoon, you two" Violet smiled as she met Dorrie and Abby in the hallway. Violet then turned to Dorrie. "I noticed you left your broom here at the castle".

"I'm riding to and from school in the wagon with Derek and Abby" Dorrie announced. "It gives Abby and I time to talk before and after school".

Violet smiled, pleased that Dorrie and Abby were becoming good friends.

"Could the two of you go up to King Roland and Queen Miranda's bedroom and make their bed?" Violet asked. "It's been a busy day here today, and we're trying to play catch up".

"Of course" Dorrie agreed, before turning to Abby. "Follow me, Abby".

"Coming" Abby smiled.

As Dorrie and Abby were making Roland and Miranda's bed, Dorrie watched as Abby carefully changed the pillow slips. Dorrie noticed that Abby took great pride in making sure that the pillow slips were put on just right. It reminded Dorrie a lot of the attention she gave things.

As Dorrie and Abby were making the bed, Queen Miranda walked in.

"Good afternoon, girls" Miranda smiled.

"Good afternoon, Queen Miranda" Dorrie smiled as she curtsied.

"Good afternoon, Queen Miranda" Abby said as she too curtsied.

"How are you fitting in, Abby?" Miranda inquired.

"I'm getting the swing of things, Queen Miranda" Abby answered. "I'm still getting use to the layout of the castle, but I'm sure I'll know my way around soon enough".

"You just take your time, Abby" Miranda smiled. "Meanwhile, I'll be in the other room while the two of you finish up".

As Miranda sat down on a couch in the other room, Abby turned to Dorrie.

"I hope I wasn't too informal with Queen Miranda?" Abby asked Dorrie, worried.

"You did fine" Dorrie reassured Abby. "You're going to fit in here nicely".

Abby smiled at Dorrie's praise.

In a few minutes, Dorrie and Abby finished making the bed, and took their leave of Miranda. As Dorrie and Abby walked down the hall, Miranda got up and watched Dorrie and Abby walk away, having a pleasant conversation as they walked along. Miranda smiled at the sight. Happiness was returning to the castle after a time of war. The future was bright, and that was the most wonderful feeling in the world.

(End of Chapter 26).

Author's notes

Abby, Dawn, and Glenn Murphy are original characters I created for this story.

Anna, Arendell, Elsa, Kristoff, and Weselton (Weasel Town) are from "Frozen".

Annora (the Witch Queen) is from Chapter 5 of my story "Sisters".

Attack brooms, and the Wanakis Duplicato spell, are original things I created for use in this story (Wanakis is pronounced "Wan-a-kis").

Captain Taipale and Mr. Jokela are original characters I created for this story.

Carol of the Arrow and her Merry Band are from the "Sofia the First" episode "Carol of the Arrow".

Cornelia Rose is an original character created by A.t. for this story.

Danika Leah Knight is an original character created by SailorWednesdayMercury for this story.

Derek is the wagon driver from Chapter 1 of "Dorrie".

Dreena is from Chapter 2 of my story "The Newest Princess".

Faragonda Knight: it should be pointed out that Faragonda Knight is not Ms. Faragonda seen in "Winx Club". Faragonda Knight and Ms. Faragonda are two completely different characters.

"Hi" Sofia waved to the men, speaking in a mocking tone. "I've always wanted to play to a captive audience" - in case this line seems familiar to you, it is practically the same line that Uhura uses in "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" when she, plus Kirk and company, capture a band of rebels.

I want to thank SailorWednesdayMercury for the help and ideas she has been providing for this story. Her continued help and ideas have been of great value, and I wanted readers to be aware of this.

King Erik Fitzherbert of the Kingdom of Corona is an original character created by Skyrimfan for the "Sofia the First"/"Hansel and Gretel" crossover story "Lucinda the First". Skyrimfan has given me permission to use King Erik in this story, and I have given Skyrimfan permission to use Dorrie in "Lucinda the First". Meanwhile, in regard to the Corona mentioned in this story and "Lucinda the First", it is a Corona that exists after the deaths of Rapunzel, her parents, and Flynn Eugene Rider.

Mercenaries: people hired to fight for another country or kingdom than their own.

Miss Gayle Lovegood is an ancestor to the "Harry Potter" character Luna Lovegood (Miss Gayle Lovegood is an original character I created for this story).

Muggle is a term from "Harry Potter" which is an off-color reference to non-magical folk.

Neila is an original character I created for use in my "Sofia the First" stories. For more about Neila, see my stories "The Newest Princess", "Incident at Royal Prep", "Being Summoned", "A Scarlet Evening", and "The Storm".

President Parquin is an original character I created for this story.

Saladin Knight: it should be pointed out that Saladin Knight is not Professor Saladin seen in "Winx Club". Saladin Knight and Professor Saladin are two completely different characters.

Slark: a curse word I created for use in my stories. A way to swear here without swearing as it were.

The invisibility cloak belonging to Lucinda's mother is from Chapter 11 of "Dorrie", and is inspired by the invisibility cloak used by Harry in "Harry Potter".

The Kingdom of Fairyardia (pronounced "Fairy-ar-dia") is an original concept I came up with for this story. Fairyardia is home to a variety of fairies who work with humans.

The Kingdom of Lacorinth is from my story "Sisters".

The Kingdom of Madrasia (pronounced "Ma-dra-sia") is an original concept I came up with for this story.

The Royal Council is an original concept I came up with for this story, and is to royalty what the Ministry of Magic is to "Harry Potter". The Royal Council is designed to be an entity that holds all the kingdoms of "Sofia the First" together (sort of a "Sofia the First" version of the United Nations). The Royal Council, like the Ministry of Magic, has become corrupt over the years, with it's governing power controlled by pure blood royals who long for a return to the days of old where royals were pure bloods and didn't marry commoners.

The Scarlet Warrior (A.K.A. Scarlet) is a character created by Jacob Voronkov, and is used in my stories with permission from Jacob Voronkov. In regard to Scarlet now being "Queen" of her Kingdom of Cinnibar, Jacob Voronkov is planning to give her that title in his stories, and suggested I do the same which I was more than happy to do.

The scene in this chapter with agents from the Royal Council capturing Cornelia was the idea of SailorWednesdayMercury.

The song that Sofia sings in this chapter is "Lavender's Blue", an English folk song and nursery rhyme dating to the 17th century. The song was also used in the 1948 movie "So Dear to My Heart", the 2015 movie "Cinderella", as well as in Chapter 17 of SailorWednesdayMercury's story "Sofia The Second Episode 2: Wedding in Weiling".

The young James Hook seen in this chapter would have been an earlier version of Hook before events seen in the movie "The Pirate Fairy". Consider Hook's appearance in this chapter to be a what if scenario of what might have happened before "The Pirate Fairy", designed more for comic relief than anything else.

Disclaimer

Cornelia Rose, everything associated to her, and the other original ideas from A.t are the property of A.t, and are used in this story with the permission of A.t.

Danika Leah Knight, everything associated to her, and the other original ideas from SailorWednesdayMercury are the property of SailorWednesdayMercury, and are used in this story with the permission of SailorWednesdayMercury.

"Harry Potter" and everything associated to it © Bloomsbury Publishing, Arthur A. Levine Books, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, David Yates, David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, David Barron, J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Michael Goldenberg, Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures and Warner Brothers Pictures.

King Erik Fitzherald, the version of Corona after Rapunzel's death, and everything associated with them, is the property of Skyrimfan, and is used in this story with the permission of Skyrimfan.

The Scarlet Warrior and the other original ideas from Jacob Voronkov are the property of Jacob Voronkov, and are used in my stories with the permission of Jacob Voronkov.

I only own Abby Murphy, Annora (the Witch Queen), attack brooms, Captain Taipale, Dawn Murphy, Derek, Dorrie Cooper, Dreena, Glenn Murphy, Mr. Jokela, Neila, President Parquin, Slark, the Kingdom of Fairyardia, the Kingdom of Lacorinth, the Kingdom of Madrasia, and the Wanakis Duplicato spell.