Greetings! Welcome to the sixth chapter of this tale. This is one of the main chapters of this tale. It is also the longest.
All the characters and other elements mentioned in this chapter belong to Craig Gerber and The Walt Disney Company.
Another Saturday in Enchancia. The Royal Family is in the dinner room at breakfast. Usually, only Roland would have duties to fulfill today. His family would have a free day to do things they like to do. Even the children, who will have no activities today at the Royal Prep. Usually, the Royal Prep have extra activities every saturday morning, as the dance classes. But will not have today.
The three siblings like to play card and board games, and hide-and-seek in all the castle. James likes to play with his dog Rex, and practicing fencing with Sofia. Amber likes to decorate parasols and walk with one of that in the castle gardens. Sofia likes to play with her animals, practicing fencing with James, plant flowers in the castle gardens and play Dazzleball with Dunwiddie Ducks team. Every two weeks she goes to Dunwiddie to visit her friends Ruby, Jade, and Lucinda. Sometimes the three visit Sofia at the castle. Sofia plans to join the Merry Band today. But now she needs to change her plans while Roland talks.
- Children, I know today you would like to have a day of fun, but today I'll have to leave the castle to go with your mother to a flying derby club to training with some of the racers. Miranda wants very much to see me training.
Roland wears his flying derby outfit, instead of the usual clothes.
- Gee, dad. I would like to see you in flying derby - Sofia says.
- Did you never see, Sofia? - James asks. - I saw Daddy training some time ago. But not on racing. Dad was a flying derby winner when he was our age. Just like you today. If he could continue, would be a champion again.
Roland talks to Sofia.
- Sofia, my dear. One day I will take you and James to training on flying derby. We will be able to racing, all of us. But not today. I will be out, and I need to let someone in my place. I want to leave you in charge.
- What do you mean, dad?
- Do you remember, Sofia? I left James in charge once. And I told that you and Amber will have your chances. You, Sofia, will stay here today. As Queen for a day.
James gets excited. He really wishes to see his previous Royal Advisor in charge.
- Cool! - James says.
Amber crosses her arms and says nothing to anyone. Only sees.
Sofia wanted to find the Merry Band today, but as a princess in charge, she will have no time to this. She will have duties to fulfill. Sofia looks a little surprised and fearfully, and at the same time self-confident. She tells her father:
- Dad, you can trust on me. Don't worry. If you need it, I'll do it for you. And for the kingdom.
- I learned to trust on you, Sofia. Today I will trust on you again.
Roland turns to Baileywick, who is standing next to the king.
- Baileywick, tell to everyone in the castle that Sofia is in charge today. Give all my duties of today to her.
- This will be done, Your Majesty.
- Oh, please, take that new tiara I commanded to made and bring to the front of the castle. I'll be waiting there with my family. I commanded my coachmen to take my flying horse to there.
The family members leave the room and walk to the front of the castle. Meanwhile, Sofia speaks to her mother. Even self-confident, she seeks more support.
- Mom, do you think I will do it right? I don't have the experience that James and Amber have with these royal duties.
- Sofia. Everything will be okay. You've grown and learned a lot since we got here. I once said that a princess must be generous and kind to all people, no matter how they are. I think you need to learn now that a princess must do all what the kingdom needs you to do.
Sofia is excited and says.
- I know, mom. Thank you.
The family arrives at the front of the castle, where a coachman delivers a flying horse to Roland. Baileywick comes later, carrying a glass case with a tiara inside. It is a new tiara, with the ideal size for a girl ten years old or a little older, but similar to the tiaras of some queens of another kingdoms. On the arc of the tiara, a single blade of silver, with greater height in front and decreasing heights toward the sides, and little diamonds arranged in vertical rows.
- Sofia, James, Amber. I will return with your mother before the night - Roland says.
Roland catches the new tiara.
- Amber. This tiara is from the Jewelry Room. I'll lend this tiara for you when I leave you in charge.
- Of course, dad. It's a nice tiara.
Sofia knows what to do. She takes off her own tiara and stays in front of her father, who put the new tiara on Sofia's head.
- Sofia, today I appoint you Queen of Enchancia. For one day.
Sofia looks to her father, with a smile.
- I hope to be worthy and do it well, dad.
- You will, Sofia. I trust on you.
Miranda says goodbye to the kids.
- Be careful, everyone. I'll be back at night with your father.
Miranda hugs her three children at the same time. Then, each of them hugs Roland. Then Roland moves up to the horse, with Miranda behind him.
- Goodbye, everyone! - Roland says.
- Bye! - Sofia and James say. Amber just waves for her parents, smiling.
While Roland and Miranda fly on their horse, seen by the children, James bothers Amber.
- I do not understand, Amber. You left with dad and mom when I was king, and now you stay. Do you not trust in me, or intends to disrupt Sofia?
- James, I do not trust on you since before that day. Today I need to know if we can trust on Sofia.
Sofia does not like this discussing, and talks to the twins friendly.
- Amber, James. You need not fight because of you or because of me. Amber, I still like you, no matter what you think about me. But I have a whole kingdom to take care today and no time to argue with you. If you want to help me, I'll be grateful.
Amber is surprised by the kindness of Sofia, and responds, looking kindly.
- Do not worry, Sofia. I will be by your side.
- Me too! - James says excitedly.
- Thank you both - Sofia says. - Baileywick?
- Yes, Your Majesty?
- Come to my dad's office. I want to know what to do today.
- As you wish, Milady.
In Roland's office, Sofia sits on the main chair. In front of her, the table with thousands of documents by reading them first. Baileywick is standing in the presence of Sofia, as well as James and Amber.
Baileywick never imagined that one day should treat Sofia as queen, even for only one day. But he seems proud of her. As James as well.
- Queen Sofia, these are the documents for today. These are proclamations that Your Majesty should read before you approve or disapprove, sign and put the royal seal - Baileywick says. Sofia looks excited.
- Thank you, Baileywick. I've seen thousands like these with my dad. I hope to finish all of it before lunch.
James is not very excited.
- These are many documents, Sofia. They seem homework!
Sofia laughes a little.
- I'll not use pogo-stick to stamp the documents, if your idea is it. Sorry, James. I prefer my dad's ways.
Baileywick presents Sofia more royal duties.
- Your Majesty must attend a knighting ceremony after lunch, and meet the request for help from one farmer who can not irrigate his crops.
- I'll have to think of something to help the farmers. Anything else?
- Yes. Only one thing. Something you'd like to know, Queen Sofia. Yesterday your father received a letter from the director of Dunwiddie Academy asking for a place for the students to practice other sports. They have only an outdoors space for Dazzleball.
- Thanks, Baileywick. Please, call Inventor Gwen, the Royal Builder and the Royal Counter to be here before the lunch.
- It will be done, Your Majesty.
James says to Amber.
- We should be here doing Baileywick's work of separate the documents approved by Sofia from the rejected ones. We can enjoy and learn more about it.
- It seems unbelievable, but this time I agree with you. Let's do this together.
Just before lunch, Sofia finished all the documents. James and Amber remain separating them, near the last one. Inventor Gwen, the Royal Builder and the Royal Counter arrive to Roland's office, today the Sofia's office. The three greet the princess in charge, who welcomes them.
- Gwen, I need your help. After the knighting ceremony, I want you to come with me on board the carriage. We have a visit to a farm and I will need your service there.
- I am at your service, Majesty.
- I would like to invite you to lunch if it doesn't bother you.
- Bother me? It will be an honor, Queen Sofia. Thanks!
- See you later!
Gwen leaves the office. Sofia turns to the Royal Builder and the Royal Counter.
- I need to know if I can command the builder to build a gymnasium for Dunwiddie Academy and if the kingdom has enough resources for this.
The Builder says.
- Well, Your Majesty... I still have the project of the new school house that the King opened. I can do a project for a gymnasium and present it in a few hours. The project will have no cost. The building, yes, it will cost something.
The Counter responds.
- I can say that the kingdom has resources to build a gym today. If it was to build something much bigger or more buildings, I would have to check it before giving an answer.
Queen Sofia makes a decision.
- Builder, you can begin the project. You can show it later. I'll try to convince my father to allow the building to the schools of the other villages that need. I appreciate the help you both. Now you can go.
- As you wish, Your Majesty - The two say, and leave the office.
Sofia turns to her siblings.
- I'm going to lunch. See you there!
- See you too, Sof! - James says.
After Sofia left the office, Amber talks to her brother.
- Did you see that? Sofia is ordering to build without consulting our dad! How dare!
- Amber, you're so hard! Sofia just ordered the Royal Builder to do a project and she will ask our dad to build. Sofia knows she is Queen only for today. By the way, she's being very responsible about the kingdom resources.
The twins finished their work.
- Come on, James. Let's go to lunch. I think that Sofia will order Gwen to do something.
- Amber! Be reasonable! Sofia is not doing anything stupid. Who would want to do fancy things as a bossy Queen for a day is you.
- We'll see who's the stupid girl here, little brother.
At lunch, Sofia occupies the main chair, with Gwen at the right chair and James and Amber at the left chairs.
- Gwen, I would like to invite you to go with me to the knighting ceremony. Then we'll visit a farmer who made a request to my father, and finally, you will can visit Dunwiddie Village with me, if you want. But you have a work to do about the farm. A work that only a good inventor as you can do.
- I'll do my best, Queen Sofia.
James has a doubt.
- Sofia, what are you planning to do at the village?
- I'll visit the director of Dunwiddie Academy and tell her what I did on her request. Furthermore, I came from Dunwiddie to royalty. I would be a terrible princess if I don't care about the villagers needs on the day I can do something more for them.
James says to Amber.
- I told you that she is better than both of us combined.
- Until now. But I'm impressed.
After lunch and before going to the knighting ceremony, Sofia goes to her room to catch a scroll with a drawing of a project she did and wants to show to Gwen. Only when they are on the farm.
This is the Chapter Six. I hope everyone will enjoy this. If no one showed how Sofia would be as Queen for a day, here is! Queen Sofia has much to do, much to do! But the day is not finished. There will be much more on the next chapter.
I'm waiting for comments and suggestions. Thanks to everyone!