A Magical Evening (Chapter 17)
Upon returning to Enchancia Castle, Sofia went to her bedroom. Once in her bedroom, Sofia reached into a dresser drawer and pulled out her wand. She tucked the wand into a purse she got from her closet, and walked down the hall. In a few minutes, she found herself at the door of Cedric's workshop. After looking at the door for a few moments, she knocked on it.
"Yes, yes! What is it!?" Cedric asked, annoyed, as he answered the door.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Cedric" Sofia smiled, using the little girl charm she remembered from her past. "May I come in?".
"If you must" Cedric sighed as he grudgingly invited Sofia in. "Now what can I do for you, Princess Sofia?".
"I'd like to ask you a question" Sofia started. "Why, a few days ago, when I came here as a cat and tried to get your help, you shooed me away?"
"Well, how was I suppose to know it was you?" Cedric retorted. "I only found out about it after the fact when King Roland told me what happened. In my defense, I was quite busy that day".
"Busy?" Sofia questioned. "Busy as in trying to figure out a new way to steal my amulet?!".
Cedric became nervous, but managed to keep his cool. "Now what would I want with your amulet?" Cedric asked, trying to feign ignorance.
Outside of Cedric's workshop, Baileywick had been passing by when he heard raised voices coming from the workshop. He decided to go up to the door and listen in.
"Now, lets cut to the chase here, Cedric" Sofia responded in a more adult tone of voice. "I'm not the stupid little girl you think I am! I'm well aware of you wanting my amulet so you can use it's powers to try and take over the kingdom!".
"I never thought of you as stupid" Cedric came back. "A bit naive, maybe ...".
"Flattery will get you nowhere!" Sofia snapped. "You and I both know your after my amulet!".
"Okay" Cedric admitted in an arrogant tone of voice. "You got me. Yes, I'm after your amulet. I've been after it ever since you came to the castle. And why not? With it's power, I can take over the kingdom, and have everybody bow down to me".
"Not gonna happen, pal!" Sofia exclaimed.
"We'll see" Cedric said. "Wormy, get her!".
Wormwood dived at Sofia. At the same time, Sofia pulled out her wand, aimed it at Wormwood, and fired off a powerful magical blast. The blast sent Wormwood against the wall, knocking him unconscious in the process.
"Wormy!" Cedric cried out in shock. "You'll pay for that, you little brat!". Cedric then raised his wand, and pointed it at Sofia. "Forcesica Unconica!".
A powerful magic blast shot from Cedric's wand. At the same time, Sofia's amulet put a powerful magical force field around Sofia. The powerful magic blast from Cedric's wand hit Sofia's force field, and was immediately sent back toward Cedric. The blast hit Cedric, knocking him unconscious. At that moment, Baileywick raced into the workshop.
"Are you alright, Princess Sofia?" Baileywick asked, concerned.
"I'm fine, Baileywick" Sofia answered as the force field around her dropped.
"Thank goodness" Baileywick said, relieved. "I heard everything. I think we need to get your father".
Baileywick informed King Roland about what he had overheard at Cedric's door. Cedric was immediately thrown behind bars. Meanwhile, Sofia explained to King Roland and the rest of the royal family about her being from the future, and knowing what Cedric had been up to. Sofia, of course, left out the part about her and Lucinda being a couple, and Hildegard and Cleo being a couple. Sofia felt that was personal business that was best left secret. In reveiling the fact that she was from the future, Sofia also had to reveil the fact that her amulet was magical.
"So, what happens now?" Sofia asked her father.
"What do you want to happen, Sofia?" Roland gently asked her.
"I'm here from this point forward" Sofia started. "I'd like to relive my life as a child, then grow up normally, if you'll have me?".
"Of course we'll have you, sweetheart" Queen Miranda smiled as she hugged Sofia. "You'll always be our daughter".
"And our sister" James added.
"Forever" Amber smiled.
"And what about my amulet?" Sofia asked, concerned.
"It's your amulet" Roland gently answered. "We would never take it away from you. It gives you wonderful gifts, as well as protection. We're very happy your blessed with such an amulet".
A few days later, Sofia was in her bedroom when she heard a knock at the door. Sofia opened the door, and standing there was Lucinda as a child.
"Lucinda!" Sofia exclaimed with glee. "This is a nice surprise. Please, come in".
"Thank you" Lucinda smiled as she walked into Sofia's bedroom.
"So, what brings you here?" Sofia asked.
"Well, I have a surprise for you" Lucinda beamed. "Your dad just made my mom the royal sorceress of Enchancia. She'll be replacing Cedric. And the best part of all is that my mom and I will be moving to the castle. You and I will be living under the same roof, Sofia".
"Oh, Lucinda!" Sofia smiled. "That's wonderful! You'll love it here!".
"Sofia" Lucinda started. "My mom and I know about you being from the future. Your dad thought we should know since we'll all be living under the same roof".
"All I ask is that you treat me like you always have - as somebody your age" Sofia requested.
"Agreed" Lucinda said. "However, since your from the future, there is something I would like to ask you. However, it's kinda personal, and I'm not sure I should ask".
"Lucinda" Sofia said in a reassuring tone, "we're friends. If you have something you want to ask me, go ahead".
"You might be upset" Lucinda said, worried. "If it upsets you, I'll never mention it again, and I'll keep my distance".
"Just ask me about whatever you have on your mind" Sofia gently said. "I promise I'll listen with an open mind".
"Okay, here I go" Lucinda said, bracing herself. "In the future, did we have a relationship? And I mean more than friendship?".
"Yes, we did, my precious Lucinda" Sofia smiled. "The two of us loved each other very much. You were my one, my only".
Lucinda's eyes filled with tears of happiness. "Then I finally get to say that I love you, Sofia".
"And I love you too" Sofia said as she hugged Lucinda.
"Where do we go from here?" Lucinda asked.
"We'll take it one step at a time" Sofia smiled.
At some point, look for a Chapter 18 which will cover what happens further on in this new timeline.