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Sofia the First: Inner Strength

Chapter 6 Inner Strength Revealed

The Sorcerer glared at the wand as it began glow a darker red. "What are we going to do Mr. Cedric?" Sofia asked becoming worried as she walked up beside him and looked into his his eyes. There was a long silence until he said "We are not going to do anything but I will, we must warn your family to get to a safe place." Cedric grabbed the family wand and began to walk out of his Workshop with his apprentice following behind.

As Sofia followed behind her mentor she began to become afraid. A question began to enter her head. "What was the family wand warning Cedric about? She wanted so badly to help her friend and mentor but seeing as this was a magic problem she knew she couldn't help. The princess was still a beginner and Cedric had not taught her how to use her wand to defend herself.

She had asked him if she would need to use her wand to defend but Cedric had smiled and said "You will never have to use your wand to fight anyone because that's why I am here."

The two friends entered into the Throne Room finding the other royal family members doing their own thing. "Your Majesty, forgive me for interrupting but I'm afraid my magic has warned me of incoming danger." Cedric said as he bowed with Sofia still behind him. "Are you sure about that Cedric?" Baileywick asked the sorcerer.

Cedric glared at the steward and showed them the glowing family wand. "Does it look like I'm not sure?" Cedric said with anger in his voice. They all gasped "We must all get to a safe place." King Roland said to the others leading his family to safety.

Sofia didn't follow but looked at Cedric. "Go with your family Sofia, things will be alright." Cedric answered seeing tears steam down the girl's face. " I want to go with you!" she said burying her face in his robe. The man sighed and bent down to the child's level. "It's too dangerous for you to come, I must go and see what's going on and put an end to it."

The princess still had a tight grip on his robe as she looked at him. "I don't want you to get hurt." she said still crying. Cedric lifted her face up to him. "It has always been my job as a royal sorcerer to protect you, if you follow me, you would get hurt and I would not be doing my job if I let my princess get hurt." Sofia was shocked by his words as she watched him leave her behind.

Before she was about to follow her family she could have thought she saw him turn his face back to her and smiled.

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Cedric walked outside to the front of the Palace and found the sky turning dark. Thunder and lightning was roaming in telling danger as well. As he got a good look at his surroundings the sorcerer realized the guards had disappeared but all of a sudden red magic was reaching the sky from the garden. "I suppose an intruder is coming to the palace." he mumbled to himself and started to make his way towards his destination.

As he was walking to the entrance of the Royal Garden Cedric spotted little minions running around their master. "Something doesn't feel right." Cedric thought to himself as walked into the garden. "So your the famous Cedric I have been hearing about." Ethan said looking at his nephew at the corner of his eye.

Cedric raised and eyebrow in curiosity and asked "How do you know." then began to grip the family wand tightly. "Oh, I surely must know after all I am family." Ethan said finally facing the sorcerer.

"How could that be, the only family members left are my parents and myself, everyone else is dead." Cedric said in shock. Ethan laughed and looked back up at his nephew. "That's because I killed everyone of those dead family members and I tried to kill your father but he got away taking the family wand with him." he answered in anger,

Cedric gasped realizing he was telling the truth. "Who are you?" he asked in fear. Ethan smiled evilly and answered "I am your uncle, your father's older brother. I was suppose to get the wand but your grandfather realized I was too evil to have it, I was filled with hate and it was true so he gave the family wand to your father. Years later, I tried to take over Enchantia but then your father defeated me and I am here to take the wand away from you, destroy the rest of my good-goody family and finally take over Enchantia."

The nephew glared "How dare he steal my idea to take over the kingdom and I guess the reason I never heard of my uncle was because father was trying to protect me from him but now I must face him if I am to protect Sofia!" he thought to himself.

"So are you willingly going to hand over the family wand or am I going to have to take it from you?" Ethan asked holding his hand out to receive what he came here for.

Cedric aimed the family wand at him and said "If want it so badly you are going to have to kill me to get it!" he yelled in determination. "Very well, this will end quickly either way." Ethan said aiming his wand at Cedric.

Lights began to fill the sky as the wands of both sorcerers fired at each other! It was so bright that it had caught the attention of the royal family. "Wow, look at that!" James said pointing towards the window. Sofia walked up next to him and realized what it was. "Mr. Cedric must be fighting against someone but who?" Sofia said as she continued to look out the window.

Out from the corner of her eye, the amulet of avalor began to glow which got the princess' attention. Sofia took it in both her hands and wondered why her amulet began to glow. "I can't seem to get my wand to bring out enough power!" She had heard Cedric's voice! Before she could wonder why Sofia was transported to the gardens.

As she got a good look at what was going on Sofia spotted Cedric and saw that he was losing his fight!"Mr. Cedric!" she shouted and began to run to him.

Cedric looked to his right and before he knew it his wand was knocked out of his hand making him fall to the ground. Sofia ran to his side "Mr. Cedric, are you alright?" she asked worried. Cedric opened his eyes and saw Sofia. "What are you doing here, you're suppose be with.."

"I had no choice you were in trouble, I knew I had to help cause remember... your my friend Mr. Cedric!" Sofia said clutching his hand. Cedric smiled at her "What would I do without you?" he said as he looked at her.

Ethan looked at the scene in front of him remembering the girl from his crystal ball. "So this your apprentice, the princess you have a soft side for." Ethan said shocked as Cedric struggled to stand back up to fight some more.

Cedric looked at his uncle but this time was filled with new strength. Blue power began to surround him as some red too but this was no ordinary power, it was thanks to Sofia that Cedric was now able to draw out his inner strength! "How...how could this be, where is all this power coming from?" Ethan asked becoming afraid.

No answer came out of Cedric instead the power that surrounded him attacked but before Ethan could defend himself he was knocked to the ground and disappeared.

The sky began lighten back to a blue sky and the sun came out of the clouds. Sofia began to run to the Sorcerer but stopped when the power surrounded him began to fade and Cedric fell to the ground. "Mr. Cedric, wake up!" Sofia said shaking him but to her dismay he didn't wake up!

A/N: Wow, three pages! Anyway I bet you all are wondering is he dead?! Well, you'll just have to find out in the next and last chapter! Please Review!