Rayman Legends Adventures in Sophia the First: Once Upon a Princess/Script

Mrs. Brisby came into her husband's room as he played his beloved instrument. "Tony, have you ever been to Enchancia," she asked as she sat on the bench right next to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Basil visibly shuddered in a lustful fashion from her engagement towards him. "Erm, I haven't been in a rather long time, I used to teach piano there..." he said softly.
"Bernard and Bianca are planning on taking their children there," Mrs. Brisby replied, "I think we need a vacation."
"I think you're right," Basil said.
"Let's do it then...." Mrs. Brisby said as she rested her hand on her stomach.
"Olivia, could you come in here, please," Basil called for their daughter.
Olivia walked into her father's room as her boots squashed across the floor with every step. "What is this, Papa?"
"Pack up, Olivia," Mrs. Brisby said, "we're going away for a little while."
"To where," Olivia asked.
"It's a world called Enchancia," Basil warned his daughter, "I used to stay there for a little while after I've moved out from Master Adam's castle to find your mother and start a new life with her."
"Do you have a book," Olivia sounded hopeful.
"It's a magical kingdom," Basil picked up Olivia in his arms as they went to help her get ready for their travel, "there once lived a young girl named Sofia, she led a simple life, working in the shoe shop with her mother, Miranda."
"Ooh," Olivia grinned.
"One fateful day, they were summoned by King Roland II, who needed a new pair of royal slippers," Basil continued as they started to pack up to get going.
"Did his old pair go old," Olivia asked.
"You could say that," Basil replied, "Sofia and her mother arrived at the castle. Sofia was very emotional to meet the King. Miranda placed a slipper on the King's foot. It was a perfect fit. And so were they!"
"Did they get married," Olivia asked about that mention of being perfect fits.
"Indeed so," Basil nodded to his daughter. "King Roland and Miranda were soon married. And what seemed like a storybook ending was really a storybook beginning..." he grinned softly, "like if I met your mother since she was a high school sophomore."
"Aw," Olivia grinned.
Mrs. Brisby merely glanced at her family as she took out a black negligee. "What do you think, Tony," she showed the sexy nightgown to her husband, "too revealing?"
"Um...." Basil said.
"Perhaps I'll put it back," Mrs. Brisby turned away icily.
"No, no, it's fine," Basil said.
"Huh..." Mrs. Brisby replied.
"Besides," Basil snarked, "shouldn't I shudder at the feeling of seeing you in something as ravishing as that?"
Mrs. Brisby snickered back and slid her fingers through his deerstalker cape. "I'm not a day over nineteen."
This caused Basil to laugh hesitantly. Mrs. Brisby sniggered to him lustfully.
"I haven't seen you grin in years..." Basil snarked back.
"I'm in a best mood~....." Mrs. Brisby winked.
"And I'm happy for that," Basil said.
Mrs. Brisby poked his nose playfully.
Basil bent down in front of his young wife's stomach, knowing that her hormones were acting up. "Thank you, child..." he whispered thankfully for his wife's playful mood.
Witherspoon the pigeon was carrying a letter in his talons and was on his road to the Greenwood house to deliver a message to the family to let them know that Mrs. Brisby and Basil would be coming along to Enchancia with them.
At the Greenwood house, everyone there was getting ready, but due to most of them having magic they all packed up rather fast.
"Show-offs..." Tim mumbled about his twin siblings' use of magic.
"Want some help," Jesse offered.
"We'd be more than happy to," Lex added.
"Well, I could use some help with my luggage," Tim said.
"C'mon, Sis, let's give our brother a hand," Jesse said.
Lex nodded in agreement. Tim grinned as they were going to help him with his luggage with their magic. Snow White was napping in the middle of the floor as usual.
"Do you do anything behind sleep," Angel complained, "c'mon, girl, you're gonna miss your entire life go side-by-side!"
"No, I won't," Snow White yawned.
Angel sighed and rolled her eyes. "Why did we take you in again?"
"Because I'm Tim's pet," Snow White snickered in her sleep, "and he adores me~"
"Oh, boy, you can't even chase or eat a mouse," Angel rolled her eyes.
"Yes," Vulpix said.
"Can so," Snow White frowned.
"A mouse," Angel pointed as a mouse scurried across the floor, "get it, Snow White!"
Snow White watched the mouse go and deadpanned. "Get it, Angel."
"You just proved our point," Vulpix said.
Snow White scoffed in response.
Then a pigeon flew out onto the windowsill. Scruffy ran to the window and barked rapidly to frighten away the bird.
"Scruffy, stop, that's just Witherspoon from Cherry and Maestro's place," Scamp reminded his nephew.
"Ohh," Scruffy grinned sheepishly.
"Bianca, there's a letter for you and Bernard," Angel called.
Bianca walked into the room since she had free time, but took the paper from the pigeon's talons and opened it up. "Thank you, Witherspoon."
Witherspoon bowed to her.
Bianca looked over the letter and had an expression of pure happiness. "Bernard, they're coming with us!"
"Oh, sure," Martin poked his head out with a grin.
"How much luggage did you let him carry this time," Angel sniggered at Bianca.
"Not a lot..." Bianca grinned shyly, "erm...all of our bags combined......"
"All of them," Angel asked.
"Uh, I broke a nail...." Bianca waved her hand slightly.
"He volunteered, didn't he," Patch snarked.
"Very funny...." Bianca laughed, but looked to the pets, "alright, now we can only take a few of you along."
"Patch should go, I had my first adventure with Martin, but he's had so many more than I did so," Scamp replied.
"Yes, it'll be nice for them," Angel agreed with her mate.
"I'd love to, but I need to stay at Shelter 17, Lucky is going on vacation with Dot and her family," Patch said.
"Is Colette gonna go with you then," Bianca asked since the two were oh-so close after all.
"Yes, since she is a Pound Puppy," Patch grinned.
"Oh, she is," Bianca asked.
"Yes, she joined after I, uh...well, you remember that time in San Francisco..." Patch replied softly.
"Well, you guys have fun then....." Bianca gently hugged the dalmatian, "we'll bring you back a souvenir or something. Angel, Scamp, do you wanna come along then?"
"Ooh! Adventure with Aunt Angel and Uncle Scamp," Scruffy smirked.
"Yes," Dot cheered.
"Huh...what do you think, Angel," Scamp grinned to his mate.
"Well..." Angel paused to think about it.
"Please..." Dot and Scruffy grinned pleadingly to their aunt.
"It's alright with me," Angel grinned.
"Yes," Scruffy and Dot cheered in response to that.
Soon Bernard came into the room, carrying the luggage like a strongman.
Bianca grinned in admiration. "Put it in the truck."
Bernard nodded and went to do just that.
"He sure does love to show his strength," Scamp said.
"I know, isn't it wonderful," Bianca sounded like she was deeply in love with her husband's power.
"Well, I wish I could help with packing," Scamp said.
Soon Scruffy had an idea as he began to sneak over to Scamp.
"I wish you would if you could," Angel grinned to her mate.
"Do you know what this Enchancia world even is," Scamp asked, "it sounds like something out of a fairy tale that Darling would read to Junior."
"Well, in a fashion, it's filled with magical and mythical creatures and fairy tale characters," Bianca said.
Soon Scruffy started to give Scamp a strength boost. Scamp yelped slightly, but felt relaxed.
Scruffy snickered as he secretly helped his Uncle Scamp. Then he felt someone's strong paw stop him by stepping on his tail. "Ooh," his eyes widened.
Patch glanced down to his son. Scruffy looked over and grinned sheepishly. Patch sniggered before moving out of the road to show that it was really Scamp that stopped him from moving.
"What've I done," Scruffy grinned sheepishly to the adult dog.
"I don't know, but I need a feeling I should thank you for it," Scamp said.
Scruffy grinned softly. "I thought I'd do something nice for the best uncle in the world."
"Did you give your Uncle Scamp god-like fashion," Patch grinned.
"Yes, sir," Scruffy replied, "I thought it'd be nice, plus, he's going on an adventure with us."
"Buddy, you're going on vacation," Patch chuckled to your son, "I don't know about an adventure...then again, you are going to a magical kingdom world."
"Well, thanks, little buddy," Scamp grinned to his nephew.
"You have it, Big Buddy," Scruffy saluted his uncle.
Patch looked at the clock. "Oh, look at the time," he looked to his son, "Mum and I need to go now, son. Dot! C'mon! We need to leave now!"
Then Colette came in with their daughter to say a farewell so they could get to Shelter 17 to fill in for Lucky. "Well, darling, that's why you shouldn't have to concern about what the 'other pups' think."
"Alright, Mum, have a best time with Dad," Dot grinned.
"I sure will, darling," Colette grinned back.
Dot nuzzled against her mother.
"You children have fun now," Patch grinned as he came to Colette's side.
"We sure will, Dad," Scruffy grinned.
"Behave yourselves," Colette said.
"Yes, Mum," Dot chortled.
"You two have a best time, we'll keep a good eye on them," Angel promised.
"I'll certainly keep an eye on this little guy," Scamp grinned as he ruffled the top of the fur of Scruffy's head.
Scruffy chuckled to that. Patch and Colette gave their farewells and went out the door to get to Shelter 17 to fill in for Lucky while he would be astray with Dot and the family.
Bernard's younger cousin Dot, who was now around late middle school/early high school aged, was waiting for Lucky to come home as she took out her own Crystal Sword and Shield, which were an emerald green color. After waiting for a little, while Lucky came in after rushing.
"Ready to go," Dot asked.
"Yes, I'm sorry that took so long, Dot," Lucky grinned softly. "Sometimes it's hard to say a farewell, but let's get going....." he noticed she had her Crystal Gem stuff, "you're bringing your weapons?"
"You never know...." Dot shrugged.
"Alright, but just put them away," Lucky said.
"Just making sure my sword's all nice and sharp," Dot said, "I had to get it checked out because of the last time."
"Don't worry, I wish you're safe from that Jasper person for now," Lucky nodded.
Dot nodded back and then she did put away her sword and shield into her bag and zipped it up. "Alright, let's get going."
"Sure," Lucky grinned.
Then Dot went to meet her parents and they were now on the road to their vacation with Lucky. Then the Greenwood family were all set and were now going to this land known as Enchancia. As they were going there, they seemed to be going to until the girl known as Sofia was first going to become a princess as she was yet dressed in peasant clothing as her mother called for her to come to the coach to take them to their new home in the castle as royalty.
"Can't wait to meet Sofia," Lex said.
"We really hope you children have fun," Bianca grinned, "you're so lucky, this is a very wonderful place from what your father has read to me."
"I do wonder what she looks like," Scruffy said.
"Probably pretty," Jesse grinned, but looked away distantly, "though probably not as pretty as Emi."
"Someone is in love," Lex snickered.
Jesse stuck his tongue out. Then Lex sniggered and pulled his bandanna down over his eyes with a laugh.
"Hey," Jesse laughed.
Lex laughed back. "Now you're blind!"
"I'm gonna murder you, Lex," Jesse unknowingly caught hold of their older brother's throat.
"Woah, woah," Tim took his hands away, "watch the ascot!"
"What ascot? You're not even wearing an ascot," Lex said.
"You haven't noticed my new look," Tim pointed to the green ascot around his neck.
"Ohh, that..." Lex snarked.
"Since if do you wear an ascot, Tim," Jesse asked.
"Yes, Tim, since where," Bianca teased her older son slightly.
"It was a gift from Jenny," Tim defended.
"Awww," Lex and Olivia grinned.
Tim blushed to that.
"You never warned us Jenny sent you something," Jesse said.
"It was a surprise just for me..." Tim folded his arms with a slight mumble, "I don't like to brag."
"Perhaps we should us magic to get to Enchancia," Basil said.
"Amaze me, Music Man," Mrs. Brisby replied.
Soon they teleported to Enchancia. As they got there, there was a ruckus. There was a coach with people gathered around as a young girl in a purple dress with short brown hair was rushing into the coach with a woman with dark hair in a royal pink and red dress.
"Sofia kinda looks like Lex..." Olivia whispered, "Mum, Dad, do you suppose she could be an ancestor of theirs?"
"They are actually related to her and her mother," Basil whispered.
"What," Olivia looked up.
"Yes, Miranda and Sofia are relatives of theirs," Basil said before showing the Greenwood family tree.
Olivia took a look.
"It seems that Sofia and Miranda are distant ancestors of Bernard's," Mrs. Brisby said as she looked with her husband, "seems to be on his father's side, which doesn't really surprise me since we know more about Dawson's family than Riley's other than that she was Queen Athena's sister and the aunt of Ariel and her sisters."
"It says here that Sofia one day will became the story keeper," Olivia said.
"Again, not much of a surprise for me..." Mrs. Brisby replied.
"Farewell, Sofia," a voice called out.
"Don't forget about us," another voice called.
The families looked to see as Sofia was about to leave to King Roland II's castle with her mother.
"Farewell, Jade! Farewell, Ruby," Sofia called to her old friends.
"Faster, we are actually going to be here in this part of history; we have to be at the castle," Basil said to his own family and the Greenwood family and the pets.
Then the families rushed to catch up with the coach as Sofia talked with Miranda about living in the castle from now on due to Miranda's engagement with the king. A bunny looked over as Sofia was leaving and decided to catch up with the coach. And where two birds were coming along with the bunny. Even a squirrel came along. The bunny hopped as faster as he could and sneaked into the back part of the coach as Sofia couldn't believe this was happening to her.
"How are we going to get there," Tim asked.
"I have a hoverboard," Mrs. Brisby said.
"Mrs. Briz, I don't think that's big enough to hold all of us..." Basil replied.
Mrs. Brisby looked to Bernard. "Can you teleport without ponying-up?"
"Yes," Martin nodded before using his magic to teleport them to the castle.
"Well, Dad, you're descended from royalty," Jesse asked.
"Mostly from Miranda and Sofia since they're my ancestors, but yes, that also makes you royalty too in a fashion," Bernard replied, "before Miranda was assigned to see King Roland II, our family was poor."
"Do you know anything about Sofia's father," Lex asked, "like...her birth father?"
"I don't think you want to know about him," Basil said.
"Why not," Olivia asked.
Soon Basil showed them why. Then they were being shown and warned about Sofia's biological father and why he was no longer in the picture.
"Oh, my...you mean he..." Tim asked.
"We'll discuss this later," Basil said softly, "until the time is right."
The others looked to each other, but then they agreed. Then Bernard took out a bracelet and put them all in clothes to fit with the time period where they wouldn't improperly stick out like a bunch of sore thumbs.
People gathered around as Sofia and Miranda were now arriving to the castle.
"Where did you get that bracelet, Dad," Tim asked.
"It was a gift," Bernard grinned, "I'll warn you the story later."
"Alright," Lex grinned.
Then the families came behind Sofia and Miranda as they walked up the steps and the crowd didn't seem to mind, but they cheered for the newest members of King Roland II's family.
"Oops," a blonde boy whispered to the blonde girl next to him, "looks like someone's not gonna be the fairest in the land anymore."
"Amber, James, I trust you two to make your new sister feel welcome," King Roland warned the twin blonde children.
"Of course, Father," Amber said.
"Your Majesty," Sofia came in her new dress and performed a curtsy to the royal man who was going to be her new father.
"King Roland II," Miranda also curtsied to her new husband with a small bow.
"Queen Miranda," Roland took her hand and kissed the back of it like a gentleman.
"How are we going to be part of history and won't it look a little weird that we just appeared out of nowhere," Tim whispered to Basil.
"Just go with it...." Basil whispered back to the Fire Fox Pokemon, "the rules are complicated."
"If you say so," Vulpix whispered.
"This just better work before you screw up the time stream..." Mrs. Brisby grew cynical as always now.
"And it's over...." Basil sighed as his wife was back to her old self.
"This will end in a best fashion," Lex said.
Then Sofia came to meet the blonde twins. "Hey, there!"
"Good morning, Sofia," the boy bowed.
"Hello, Prince James," Sofia grinned as she gave a small curtsy to him, but she beamed to the blonde girl, "Princess Amber, I'm so glad we're sisters!"
"Step-Sisters," the older girl corrected with a small frown, but soon she noticed the others. "Oh, um, hello there..." she waved.
"H-Hello," Lex grinned hesitantly.
Jesse and Tim bowed as Olivia curtsied.
"Oh," Lex curtsied herself once she realized she forgot to do that.
"Who are you," Sofia asked.
Bernard began to use his magic to let Sofia's and Miranda's memories think they were relatives visiting them, which was partly true. It technically was true since Sofia and Miranda were Bernard's family's ancestors.
"Distant cousins from a far off land," Lex said, spreading her her arms out while balancing on one leg like a true ballerina, "congratulations on becoming a princess, Sofia."
"It's so nice to see that you all could come," Sofia grinned to the Greenwood family and mouse family.
The others grinned back.
"Amber, James, I know there aren't many fairy tales about kind and loving stepmothers," Miranda came to meet her new twin step-children. "But I hope to change that," she took out a couple of patches, "these are for you. I sewed them myself."
"Oh, yes, I forgot that she always was great at sewing," Basil whispered.
"I see where you get it," Bianca snickered playfully to her husband.
Bernard simply sniggered back playfully.
"It's our family crest," James grinned at the patch.
"That's right, James, because that's what this all is really about," Miranda grinned back to her new son, "becoming a new family."
"Sofia, welcome to the family," King Roland grinned to his new daughter.
"Can the rest of our family come with us," Sofia asked.
"That would be fine, wouldn't it," Miranda looked to her new husband, "they are family after all."
"I don't see why not," King Roland grinned back in agreement.
"Wow, that was easy," Olivia whispered.
"Mortals are simple, darling," Mrs. Brisby warned her daughter.
"All hail Queen Miranda and Princess Sofia," a man warned the crowd.
The crowd cheered in response to their new queen and princess. A wizard/warlock began to try make something appear in the heavens. It suddenly became dark and there were lightning strikes. A huge gray cloud came down and something fell from the heavens, which overwhelmed the crowd instantly. The people behind the king who took out umbrellas to protect the royal family.
"Cedric, I said flowers, not showers," King Roland looked firmly to the one who cast that spell.
"Who is that, Your Majesty," Basil asked.
"That's Cedric," King Roland introduced as the magical man attempted with his wand as he thought something was amiss since that it cast a storm instead of flowers, "our royal sorcerer, he comes from a long line of royal sorcerers, though, we're stuck with him.
Then Cedric yelped as his wand went off and it hit a statue and then hit the heavens, clearing it instantly and instantly replaced the showers with rose petals.
"Ooh! Rose petals..." Sofia grinned as they were bathed from the flowers.
Then Cedric chuckled in victory as he had made the flowers appear. Amber and James gave odd-looking waves.
"Should I wave," Sofia wondered.
"Yes, you should wave," Amber replied like it was obvious.
Soon Sofia waved to everyone. She waved bigger and even greeted louder at the villagers of the land. Amber rolled her eyes with a snark, but James gave a polite grin.
Soon they all got into the castle. Royal fanfare played and the servants bowed loyally to the incoming family. Sofia curtsied to everybody with a grin.
"We don't need to curtsy unless they're royalty," Amber warned Sofia.
"She's right," Lex said.
"I think it's going to take me a while to get the hang of facts around here," Sofia grinned hesitantly.
"Just follow my lead and you'll be alright," Amber replied.
"Sure," Sofia stepped up slightly.
"That means I lead," Amber frowned to her, "you and the others follow."
"Oh, alright," Sofia stepped back slightly, "following~"
"Sheesh, she's going to be a delight to be around," Dot whispered to Lex and Teddy.
Lex and Teddy chortled silently to that. The others turned one fashion, but Sofia stopped once she saw the thrones being put into place, which excited her instantly. Lex could see how emotional Sofia was. Her eyes sparkled as she saw a new throne put in, which had a purple color, her absolute favorite.
Cedric incidentally bumped into the girls and his wand zapped an armor suit, which made it disappear. "Children, watch where you're both dawdling!"
"Oh, I'm very sorry, sir," Lex said with a curtsy.
"Mr. 'Ceedric'," Sofia squeaked.
"It's Cedric," the sorcerer replied firmly.
"It's so grand to meet a real live sorcerer," Sofia gushed, "that flower trick was a-mazing!"
"If by amazing, you mean a full waste of my talents, then, yes, thank you," Cedric replied snarkily.
"You mean you do much more than that," Lex asked.
"Precisely," Cedric sounded unfortunate. "I should be out slaying dragons, battling ogres. But, no! King Roland has me doing parlor tricks if I should be--" he said as he incidentally made more facts in the throne room disappear and even made himself disappear.
Sofia and Lex covered their eyes, but uncovered them to see that the royal sorcerer has vanished.
"Mr. Cedric," Lex asked.
The two girls looked around.
Olivia came to them. "There you guys are, we--" she started until a man came behind them.
"I am Baileywick," a man came to the three girls with a pocket watch, "the castle steward. It is my responsibility to make sure everything in the castle is where it should be, if it should be, and you, my darlings, should be in the banquet hall, 30 seconds ago."
"Oops, I'm sorry," Lex said.
"Off you go," Baileywick warned the girls.
"Going," Sofia replied as she picked up her skirt.
"I'm sorry, I was trying to get you at the banquet hall before he showed up," Olivia warned the girls, pointing to the castle steward.
"It's alright," Lex said.
They were now in the banquet hall and sitting down to their first meal together as a new family. Sofia looked at the numerous forks and tried to decide which one she was supposed to use, they all looked the same to her. Lex started to explain each fork and spoon to her.
"Sofia," King Roland called.
Sofia let out a yelp and incidentally dropped all of her forks. "Yes, Your Majesty?"
"Call me Roland," King Roland grinned to his new daughter, "or 'You with the Crown' or 'Dad'. It's a tradition to provide an official welcome to every new member of the royal family. For your mother, it was the wedding. But for you, we will be throwing a royal ball in your honor at week's end."
"Ooh, a ball," Lex grinned as her eyes glimmered.
"Brilliant," James grinned as he ate his dinner.
"James, manners," Baileywick reminded as the boy had spoke with his mouth complete.
"I'm sorry," James grinned apologetically.
"A ball," Sofia asked, "just for me?"
"What a better fashion to show everyone that their new princess has arrived," Jesse asked.
"It is a big honor," Olivia grinned emotionally for Sofia.
"Father, why didn't I get a ball," Amber complained.
"You did so, Amber," King Roland reminded, "you and your brother were born."
"You don't remember," James snickered to his sister.
"I wish this ball will be unforgettable," Basil said.
"Maybe, a Debutante," Jesse suggested, "my cousin Eloise knows all about Debutante Balls."
"A what," James asked.
"A debutante is a girl or young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity and, as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal 'debut' presentation," Jesse explained.
"Ohh," James said, now understanding.
"Perhaps since Sofia is a little older," King Roland chuckled to that. "Sofia, it will be your royal debut," he grinned fondly to his new daughter, "and you and I shall dance the first waltz."
"Oh, Rollie," Miranda sounded touched, "you're so sweet."
"Isn't that grand, Sofia," Lex asked.
"I need to dance," Sofia sounded hesitant.
"It's like Jesse said," Tim grinned encouragingly to her, "it's a grand fashion for the others to know Princess Sofia is in town!"
"And I wish you'll dance divinely," Olivia grinned.
Sofia gave a shy and hesitant grin in response.
"You do know how to dance, right," Olivia asked.
"Umm...sure..." Sofia replied, though that clearly could not be true.
"Your animal friends are really interesting..." Miranda said to Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia, "but, Jesse, Olivia, I can't quite make out what yours are while Lex has a bear cub and Tim has a fox kit."
"Oh, they're Pokemon," Olivia said. "While Jesse, Lex and Tim do have pets," she explained.
"Pokemon..." Miranda replied.
"She means magical creatures," Basil said.
"Oh...I dare see..." Miranda nodded.
"Be careful..." Mrs. Brisby whispered sharply to her daughter.
Olivia's stomach turned at her mother's tone. "I'm sorry, Mum."
"I didn't even think magical creatures existed," Roland said.
"You need a royal sorcerer, surely you'd be expecting this..." Tim grinned hesitantly.
"Well, we don't exactly get any magical creatures here," James said.
"Oh, how unusual....." Jesse commented.
"Most of them are hard to find," Amber said.
"Well, I guess we'll need to look around," Lex grinned.
Amber rolled her eyes while James looked curious. Then they continued to eat their dinner until they were done and ready to settle in. And where Lex would be rooming with Sofia while Olivia would be rooming with Amber and eventually Jesse and Tim would room with James while their parents would take the guest room.
"This is our room," Sofia asked, seeing a nice grand room, which was bigger than she expected.
"No, darling, this is your room," Baileywick opened a door to show an even bigger room with a large bed, window and a toy castle with dolls, a huge wardrobe and a vanity table.
"Woah! If this is our room, somebody please pinch me," Lex grinned.
Then Sofia pinched her.
Lex let out a small yelp, but snickered to her. "Very funny."
"Hey, you said for someone to pinch you," Sofia sniggered back.
"Huh..." Lex rolled her eyes with a snark and folded her arms.
"That is so huge...." Sofia had to agree.
"Looks like the standard princess suite to me," Baileywick replied. "You have your canopy bed, window seat, playing area, reading nook, and in here..." he opened the door behind him to show several dresses and other clothes, "you'll find all your gowns and royal accessories."
"Amazing," Lex grinned.
"Wow..." Sofia's eyes sparkled at the sights.
"Now, if you need anything at all, any time of day, all you need to do is ring this bell," Baileywick warned Sofia and pulled on a rope to summon a bell noise.
A maid rushed into the room. "Yes, ma'am, you rang?"
"Do you need anything," Baileywick asked the girls.
"Not right now," Lex said.
"Well, if you both know what you need, you know what to do," Baileywick grinned as he left the girls alone for right now, "nice evening, Princess Sofia and Lady Lex."
"Nice evening," Lex grinned.
"Night," Sofia added as she turned away with a soft sigh.
"Are you alright, Sofia," Lex asked.
"I'm just so unsure about myself," Sofia sighed.
"Oh, Sofia..." Lex sighed back.
"Everything seems crazy big~" Sofia began to sing, "and I'm feeling unsteady, Mum says I'll be just fine, but I don't think I'm ready~"
Lex tried her best to console Sofia.
Sofia hugged Lex, trusting her very much due to this overwhelming experience for her. "New school, new friends, new family~," she continued to mournfully sing, "and a ball where they want me to dance, I'm just a little girl from a small, small town, in this world I don't stand a chance~"
Lex began to try to think of what she could say to cheer up Sofia. "Are you concerned about dancing," she asked, "because...I dance all the time."
"Oh, really," Sofia asked as the song was cut short.
"Oh, yes, absolutely," Lex said before she stepped back, "I'm a graceful ballerina for my age."
"Can you teach me how to dance in a ball," Sofia asked.
"I wish I can do that, Olivia could help as well if she wants, she grew up in a castle as well," Lex said.
"Is she a princess," Sofia asked.
"Actually, her father was a servant," Lex explained, "for Prince Adam."
"Wow," Sofia grinned.
"We should go see Aunt Miranda, I have a feeling we're supposed to be with her for you speaking about your hesitation," Lex said.
"Yes...Mum's the best..." Sofia had to agree.
Soon Sofia and Lex left their room where they could try to find Miranda.
"Mums are pack mules of love," Lex consoled.
"They sure are," Sofia said while trying to find the right room.
"Sofia," Miranda came out of one door.
"Oh, Mum," Sofia rushed to her mother.
Miranda wasn't sure what was wrong, but just hugged her daughter right away.
"Sofia needs some mother help," Lex said.
"Of course," Miranda understood and let Sofia come into the room with her where they could speak about the girl's dangers.
Soon Sofia warned her mother what she was hesitant about.
The two sat down together and Lex decided to give the two some privacy.
"Everything alright," Olivia asked her cousin.
"Yes, Sofia's speaking with her mother right now," Lex said, "she's hesitant about being a princess."
"Makes me think of since Mum lived in the castle with Uncle Bernard and Cinderella until they moved apart from Lady Tremaine's home," Olivia said.
"Yes, but I have a feeling she'll get used to this new life," Lex grinned.
"Change can be nice sometimes," Olivia said.
"Um, how's bunking with Amber," Lex asked.
Olivia shrugged. "I think she's jealous of all the attention Sofia is getting."
"That might be a problem for Sofia then, we better make sure no matter what happens; we don't let any of her plans against Sofia works," Lex said.
"I was hoping you would say that..." Olivia crossed her arms, "she was hopeful about you guys curtsying to the servants, but she seems snobby, I think she is just envious of her new sister."
"Wow, Olivia, you seem very logical right now," Lex admired.
"Paying close attention to detail like your father," Olivia grinned with a salute, "it's the least I can do to spend more time with my favorite cousins."
"Aw," Lex grinned.
Olivia grinned back. "If only there was someone who could help Sofia with the new experience of being a princess..."
"Huh..." Lex hummed.
"Huh..." Olivia also hummed in thought.
"We'll need to figure it out in the morning," Lex said.
Olivia nodded, but yawned. "I haven't fallen asleep yet, I need two hours to catch up on."
"Must be horrible being a vampire if everyone else is asleep wherever you're awake," Lex frowned.
Olivia shrugged. "You get used to it."
"Well, see you in the morning then," Lex grinned.
"Have a nice sleep," Olivia grinned back.
"You as well," Lex said as she was on her road back to her and Sofia's room.
Unknown to either of them, Sofia was going to be given something from Roland.
"Pardon me, Mr. Cedric," Olivia incidentally ran into the royal sorcerer.
"CEDRIC," the sorcerer firmly corrected.
"Same ordeal..." Olivia shrugged as she was on her road to her chamber with Amber.
Soon Lex went back into her and Sofia's room and then she opened the window to let in anyone that would like a rest.
Sofia grinned as she was on her road back into the room, admiring the gift that her new father gave to her. She had incidentally bumped into Cedric and where he seemed to be more interested in her gift. She apologized to Cedric the same fashion Olivia did, which annoyed him until he spotted the gift, which was a purple amulet around her neck. "Isn't it lovely? The King gave it to me. Well, good night!"
"She has the Amulet of Avalor," Cedric grinned rather darkly, "but not for long."
Soon Sofia went into her and Lex's room.
"Feeling better, Sofia," Lex grinned once she saw the girl was in a much better mood.
"A little," Sofia grinned.
"Oh, that's a pretty necklace," Lex noticed.
"The King gave it to me," Sofia grinned as she looked down at the trinket, "he called it a welcome gift and he made me promise to never take it away."
"It looks like an amulet," Lex grinned.
"That is, and it's even purple," Sofia grinned at the color.
"That's my favorite color," Lex grinned.
"Mine as well," Sofia's eyes lit up.
"You keep it though, it's yours," Lex grinned, "I'll get my own someday, I wish of it."
"I'm a little hesitant and emotional about tomorrow," Sofia said, "apparently I'm going to Royal Prep now."
"Cool," Lex grinned, "so am I and my brothers."
"Oh, sure, you're going as well, now I don't feel so alone, even if James and Amber are going," Sofia sounded relieved to hear that.
Soon Lex yawned, feeling tired.
"We better get some sleep," Sofia said.
"Yes, it's been a long day," Lex nodded in agreement.
Soon they both went to bed. Little did they know, Cedric was planning on using his magic to retrieve the Amulet of Avalor to have enough power to take over the kingdom. The two girls got into their pajamas and Sofia was a lot happier than she was before due to her pep rally from her mother and new father. And where they both began to get comfortable in their bed.
"Perhaps I am ready to be a princess," Sofia said as she held her doll.
"That's the ticket," Lex grinned as she pulled up the blanket to cover them both.
They both laid down until they fell in between two of the pillows. Then they both sat up and adjusted the pillows before looking out the window into the moonlit darkness until they fell asleep. But before they knew it, it was morning and time for their new school experience. Sofia had fallen asleep in the window seat, finding it more comfortable than the bed. And soon where they got visitors from outside. The bunny, squirrel and two birds from earlier and opened the window and let themselves inside the room. The birds went into one door and took out a dress for Sofia to wear.
Sofia awakened and gasped in surprise to see the two animals.
"It's alright, I think they're here to help you get ready for school," Lex grinned as she went to do the same fact.
Sofia rubbed her eyes, but let out a loud, anguished shriek as the bunny and squirrel came onto her stomach.
Baileywick heard the shriek and threw the doors open. "What is going on in here," he frowned and shooed out the animals, "this is a castle, not a farm! Out, out, out, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo! Out, out, go ahead!"
Lex and Sofia glanced to each other as the animals were shooed out.
"Breakfast will be ready in five moments," Baileywick warned the girls as he picked up Sofia's princess dress. "And then it's off to school for both of you," he walked out of the room to give the girls some privacy.
Lex nodded as she understood.
"Guess we better get ready then," Sofia said.
"Yes," Lex nodded.
With that said, the two girls got ready for their first day in Royal Prep.
"Are you sure you wanna go to school with Sofia and your cousins," Mrs. Brisby asked her daughter, "I mean...you hate crowds...it might be eerie for you."
"I need to make sure Amber doesn't try anything," Olivia said.
"Alright, you be nice alright, if you need anything, go to a spot alone and use this..." Mrs. Brisby handed her the enchanted mirror in case of emergencies.
"I will," Olivia said.
Mrs. Brisby gently patted her daughter's head and stood up, holding her stomach.
Olivia hugged her mother and went to join the others to get to the school of Enchancia. "And away we go," she grinned.
"I do wonder how we're gonna get there," Tim was emotional.
"Uh, guys, check it out," Jesse pointed out the door.
The children looked in amazement to see that it was no ordinary horse-carriage ride. The horses were pegasi.
"Awesome," Tim grinned.
"Oh, this is really like a fairy tale come true," Lex gushed.
"That really is," Jesse grinned.
"Hey, guys," James grinned and gestured for the others to join him and his sister.
Soon they rushed over to the carriage.
"Wait for me," Sofia rushed over with the others.
Then a servant opened the door for them as they were coming along as well. James took Sofia to help her up into her seat and the others helped themselves as they climbed aboard. Once they were all settled, the servant shut the door where they could go to school.
"Why do the horses have wi--" Sofia was about to ask, but then yelped out as the pegasi charged where they could take off into the heavens.
"This is going to be so much fun," Lex grinned.
'Maybe I should've stayed with Mum and Dad...' Olivia thought to herself rather sickly.
"Yes," James cheered with a laugh as the carriage was about to take off like an airplane off the runway.
"Here we go," Tim cheered.
"This is so awesome," Jesse laughed as he was enjoying this very much so far, and soon where they took off into the heavens.
Sofia couldn't believe any of this. "Amazing..." she said as they flew apart from the castle.
Sure enough as they traveled through the heavens, there were more Pegasus-drawn carriages as they were on their road to the school.
"Cool," Jesse grinned.
The children got out of their carriages and ran along to their school, which was indeed royal-looking. Amber, James and Sofia helped themselves out with the others to come to the school.
"Princess Sofia, Ladies Olivia and Lords Jesse and Tim," a voice called out.
Sofia looked around for the source of the voice.
"Up here, darling," another voice warned them.
The small group of children looked up to see three fairies all color-coordinated.
"Welcome to the Royal Preparatory Academy," the red fairy grinned.
"No luck, are you Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather," Lex grinned.
"That's correct, my darling," the red fairy grinned.
"From the Sleeping Beauty story," Jesse also grinned.
"The very same," the blue fairy nodded.
"Our parents know Aurora," Lex and Olivia grinned.
"Well, what are you guys doing here," Tim asked the three best fairies.
"We're the head mistresses------" Merryweather started.
"Of Royal Prep," Flora concluded for her.
"We're so emotional you're here," Fauna flew over to the young ones with an emotional grin, "we're always looking for a few best princesses and assisting lords and ladies."
"By the way, why are my cousins and I lords and ladies," Olivia asked.
"Someday, you'll become princesses and princes, but since you are King Roland's guests, you are Lords and Ladies and must earn your titles, like if an alicorn earns their wings after doing a noble deed in his or hers life time," Flora replied.
"Ohh," Olivia grinned.
"Well, I did hear my best friend in Pallet Town is destined to become the Pokemon Princess..." Jesse grinned shyly.
"That's grand," Sofia said to the fairies, "because I need to learn how to act like one by Friday."
The fairies chuckled as they led the new students into the Royal Prep school.
"I'm sorry, Sofia, but I think it might take a bit longer than a few days," Lex said.
"Oh, I'm afraid Lex is right," Flora agreed. "It will take a little longer than a few days to learn how to be a princess. You see, since someone new enrolls here at nice old Royal Prep~," she started to sing, "they're at that great beginning, they're taking that first step, your lessons will commence here once you pass through this door, then why not come and join us, and see what lies in store?~"
Soon Sofia, Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia took their first step up the stairs to the entrance. Fauna and Merryweather grinned encouragingly. Once they reached the doors, they were ready to continue. Merryweather pulled Sofia's hand and pulled her right through the front doors of the school. Then the others followed to show the children around the school.
"You'll learn the art of manners of royal protocol~" Flora opened one door to show them young boys and girls around their age, bowing and curtsying to each other.
"Ooh," Lex grinned.
"That's right~," Fauna sang as she then led them into the library, "and while to bow and curtsy, for functions big and small, you'll read books of fact and fiction, of poetry and prose~"
"You'll learn to give a royal speech while perfectly composed~" Merryweather sang as she used her wand to move books into their hands.
This is a lot of books, Tim thought to himself.
"At Royal Prep, step-by-step, you'll gain wisdom and pep, then heed the call, come be all you can be~" the other students suddenly marched and sang to the new students out of the library.
'Wow, this is a lot of students,' Olivia thought to herself.
"Every task, every test~" Flora sang.
"Just give it your best,~" Fauna sang.
"We'll do the rest~" Merryweather sang.
Then the fairies led the children into one classroom, and where it had magic involved. This school was indeed no ordinary school and it was just how Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia liked it. Sofia began to try some magic, but incidentally turned the students in the classroom into frogs. Then Fauna changed them back to normal. They continued to show the rest of the school.
"I wish more schools were like this back home," Jesse whispered.
"You and me both," Lex whispered back.
Soon suits of armor even came to life. There were even some students who did wood crafts and some of them were fencing against each other. And with a flick of Merryweather's wand, the students were now ballroom dancing. They were even taught the school motto: "Rule over others as you'd have them rule over you."
Soon they were now in a throne room.
"Wow, there's even a throne room," Olivia marveled as soon as the song ended.
There were even fireworks for the new students.
"Time for your first class, darlings," Flora warned the children.
"Farewell," Fauna added.
"Time to see what our first class is," Lex said.
"Well, it's nice that we're going together," Tim said as he straightened his ascot.
"Will you take that fact off," Jesse asked.
"No, it's mine," Tim frowned, "if Emi gives you something to wear, I won't judge."
"Alright, that's it," Jesse said.
"You look like Fred from Mystery Inc with that," Olivia said to Tim.
"Hey, 'fashionable' is my middle name," Tim grinned smugly.
"I thought it was Jeffery," Jesse snarked.
"Silence, Benjamin," Tim retorted.
"Boys..." Lex sighed.
"Go fig," Olivia added, attempting to use slang.
"Class, we have some new students," Flora introduced as they came into a classroom, "how should we greet them?"
The students came out of their desks and shared a 'good morning' to their new classmates in their own unique fashion.
"Good morning," Sofia gave a bow, but then incidentally dropped her books.
"Oh, dear," Flora frowned.
"Huh," Amber snickered at that.
Soon Jesse and Tim helped Sofia with her books. To Amber's surprise, the male students walked over to do just that themselves. Amber frowned deeply to that.
"Thanks, but we have this, guys," Jesse grinned to the boys.
"We just wanted to come over and see if we could help," one of the boys said.
"How thoughtful of you," Olivia grinned admirably.
After class, everyone was now outside.
"Is this what they call recess," Olivia asked her cousins.
"Yes," Jesse nodded.
"Oh," Olivia grinned in emotion.
"And then she dropped her forks all over the floor--" Amber was speaking with her friends.
"Who do you think she's speaking about," Tim whispered to his siblings.
"I'll give you three guesses......" Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Hi, I'm Sofia, Amber's sister," Sofia came to meet Amber's friends.
"Step-Sister," Amber corrected with a snigger, but then looked as her friends went to the new princess in town.
"They seem to be interested in her amulet," Lex whispered.
"I better check out one of the books, I feel like it means something," Jesse whispered back in agreement.
"I agree," Tim said.
"It sure is pretty though~" Olivia said, "do you suppose that's an amethyst?"
"I don't know," Lex shrugged.
Amber's friends grinned friendly to Sofia. Amber decided that Sofia needed to be taught a lesson. Olivia grinned at the attention that Sofia was being given, but then looked concernedly over to Amber, having a sneaking suspicion. And where she saw Amber going over to James.
"Hey, Amber," James looked to his sister, "what's going on?"
"I think it's time Sofia took a ride on the magic swing," Amber replied sneakily.
"I don't know, Amber, Father warned us to make Sofia feel welcome," James said.
"Isn't that how you welcome all the new students," Amber grinned smugly as she played with her fan.
"Uhh...alright..." James gave in and set down his soccer ball as he went to the magic swing.
Lex had a naughty feeling something worse would happen.
"Hey, guys," James grinned to the new students who he lived with now.
"What's up, James," Lex grinned.
"Um...the heavens..." James shrugged at that greeting, not understanding what it meant.
"Oh, hi, James," Sofia grinned, "what's going on?"
"Uh, have you tried the enchanted swing-set," James invited, "you don't need to kick. It swings itself."
Lex could sense something wrong here where she had to intervene. "Um, do you think I could go first," she volunteered.
Amber looked to Lex suspiciously.
"I, uh...just would like to see what's so magical about it," Lex grinned hesitantly.
Amber narrowed her eyes to that.
"Um, would you mind if Lex goes first," James asked Sofia.
"That might be a nice idea, she's a lot braver than I am at trying new facts," Sofia agreed.
"NO," Amber said, "I mean...um...Sofia should, she's the new one after all."
"Yes, but so am I and Tim and Jesse and Olivia," Lex said.
"I have never heard of a set which swings itself," Olivia sounded entranced.
Soon Lex went over to the swing set that looked like it had wings on it. "Guess they should call it a 'wing-set'," she attempted to joke once she saw the wings.
This caused for the students to laugh at her joke before she got on the swing-set. Lex caught hold of the ropes and the swing started to swing itself by magic.
"This doesn't seem so bad," Lex grinned. She swung gently back and forth for a brief while until the swing suddenly went faster and faster. "Alright, now I can see why I had a bad feeling about this," she said.
Jesse began to get a little hesitant. Tim did as well as they saw the magic swing-set swing higher.
"Here we go again...." Amber slightly sniggered as the others looked concerned for Lex.
Lex yelped as she was going very fast and she flew off the swing and didn't have enough time to react as she splashed into a pool of water.
"Oops," Jesse, Tim and Olivia said out of worry.
"Nice one, James, you found me..." Lex grinned, trying to make it seem like a playful joke as she was in the water.
A boy came to help Estelle out of the water, but he gasped as soon as he saw her mermaid tail.
"What's wrong," Lex asked, but looked down, "oh...right..."
"H-H-How is that possible," the boy asked.
"Heh..." Lex grinned sheepishly as she crawled out of the water and her lower half glowed and her legs returned.
All of the other students were yet surprised.
Jesse grinned hesitantly. "C'mon, Lex, let me dry you off," he brought out a towel and gave it to his twin sister.
"Thanks, Jess," Lex dried away.
"No problem," Jesse grinned.
"Don't worry," an Arabian boy soothed Estelle, "the first day is always the hardest. He played the same prank on me."
"He did," Lex asked.
"Yes, it's alright..." the boy said, "you better get nice and dry before your next class."
"Yes..." Lex chuckled sheepishly.
Jesse overheard someone weeping due to his super-hearing. "Excuse me a second," he warned the others around him and went to find the source of the weeping.
Sofia, being curious, started to follow Jesse to see where he was going.
"Who's there," Jesse asked himself as he crossed the bridge.
"Jesse, what's wrong," Sofia asked as she caught up with him.
"Someone's mournful..." Jesse said to her.
Sofia put her hand to her ear to listen in as well. "It sounds like a bird."
Jesse was about to correct her, but then he remembered that she didn't have the ability to talk to animals or at least not yet. And then, the two of them began to look for the lamenting bird.
Sofia bent down as she followed the chirping and pulled back the blades of grass where she that she was right in her own fashion. "Oh, look, Jesse, it's a baby bird....." she grinned gently to the small creature.
"My baby," an older voice lamented.
Jesse looked up to the tree branch to see a mother bird was alone in her nest. "Oh, this must be your baby, right," he asked the mother bird.
"Yes, that's my baby girl," the mother bird cried.
Then Sofia bent down and gently got the baby bird off the ground and into her hands and with a little help from Jesse she got the baby bird back to its mother. "It's alright, I can help," she cooed to the baby bird as she went to bring the baby right back to its mother, "here you go...just the two of you....."
"Oh, thank you," the mother bird chirped as she held her baby back into her wings.
"Just like it should be....." Sofia grinned until she noticed her amulet glowed slightly and she held it, wondering what that was about, but then heard the bell from school. "C'mon, Jesse, I guess we better go back. Farewell," she waved and went away with Jesse back to school.
"Thank you." the mother bird grinned to Sofia and Jesse.
"What," Sofia said, confused.
"Thank you," the baby bird grinned to Sofia and Jesse.
"What," Sofia wondered if she was hearing facts or not.
"You're welcome," Jesse grinned back as he went back to the school with Sofia.
After school, Sofia rushed out of the carriage that took them home.
"You shouldn't have played that prank," James frowned to his sister, "Sofia, wait!"
Sofia ignored him and kept running.
"Oh, dear, I think I should speak with her," Lex warned the others as she ran to catch up with Sofia. And where after running for a while, she eventually got to Sofia as Cedric had greeted both of them.
"Ah, Princess Sofia and Lady Lex, how was the first day of school, my darlings?"
"Harder than I thought it would be..." Sofia sighed slightly.
"Yes," Lex added, "A lot harder."
"Oh, poor facts," Cedric cooed and patted them both at the top of their heads, but tried to think of something to cheer them up with, "well, how would you two like a private tour of my lair--I mean, workshop?"
Lex and Sofia had small grins to that.
"You know, not even the King himself as seen it~" Cedric whispered with a snicker.
"Ooh," Lex grinned.
Soon Teddy and Dot came up to them.
"Can Teddy and Dot come with," Lex asked.
Cedric frowned, but then realized that they were animals, who would they warn? "Very well then," he agreed with a small shrug. Soon he saw that Teddy was a Teddiursa and not a bear cub.
Teddy looked up to Cedirc, putting his paw to his mouth.
"Why, you wouldn't hurt a fly, would you," Cedric laughed to Teddy.
"Watch it, buddy, I know some attacks....." Teddy narrowed his eyes slightly as he felt Cedric was mocking him.
"Teddy here knows some powerful attacks, Mr. Cedric," Lex warned him.
Cedric grinned hesitantly while Teddy snickered to the royal sorcerer. "Well then, let's go," the sorcerer said.
Them they followed after him.
"Just up the stairs, come along," Cedric warned them.
The girls, Pokemon and puppy were continuing to follow him. Cedric walked up to a gargoyle statue and lifted one part of it and took out a key to unlock the door in front of them.
"Nice," Lex grinned.
"And this, my darlings, is where the magic happens," Cedric said as he showed them into his lair. Then he clapped his hands, which then made the candles light up on their own.
A black raven spotted the strangers and firmly crowed to them.
"Oh, that's just Wormwood, my raven," Cedric soothed them, "now you stop this, Wormy, you're frightening the princess and her guests."
"Hello, Wormwood," Lex grinned with a curtsy.
The raven merely glanced to her, but didn't attack.
"Now, I make all the royal potions right here," Cedric showed them his work desk.
"Wow, this is really neat, Mr. Cedric," Sofia grinned.
"Give it time, she'll soon be calling you Mr. Cedric," Lex said.
"Not sure enough...." Cedric mumbled under his breath.
"Hey, that looks just like my amulet," Sofia pointed to his open book.
"Well, I'll be a dragon's uncle," Cedric replied in shock, "you're right! Oh, but if you had the Amulet of Avalor, you'd know, for it contains powerful magic. With each deed performed, for better or worse, a power is granted, a blessing or curse."
"Wow," Lex said.
"Oh, really," Sofia asked.
"Well, yes, really, if it's the real amulet," Cedric chuckled, "but only a certified sorcerer, such as myself, could warn for sure. If you like, I can take a brief look at it."
Sofia frowned and held the gem close. "I don't know..."
"I'll give it right back, I promise," Cedric replied with a grin, but it looked rather more evil than trustworthy.
"But I promised to never take it away," Sofia replied, "and my mother says 'A broken promise can never be glued back together'."
"That's very clever," Lex grinned.
"How irritatingly charming," Cedric replied, but suddenly sounded rushed, "oh, well, look at the time. Hope you enjoyed the tour. I know how hard it can be adjusting to royal life. Well, if you ever need any help, my door is always open."
Sofia and Lex waved as they went out the door and then Cedric closed it right on them.
"He seemed rushy," Lex said.
"He's probably busy," Sofia suggested, "I do wonder what he wants with my amulet?"
Lex, Teddy and Dot simply shrugged in response. Later on, they went away to do their own fact. The next day was going to have a surprise for Sofia.
"I don't know about that Cedric fellow..." Basil said as he sat on the guest bed given to him and Mrs. Brisby, "I should probably do something...I think I should investigate...I think I should----"
Mrs. Brisby walked over and leaned against the door-frame, wearing her revealing nightgown. "You say something, Tony?"
"I said I think I sh------" Basil turned back and his eyes widened to her, "oh, my..."
"You like what you see," Mrs. Brisby asked.
"What was I going on about," Basil sounded hesitant.
"I don't think you need to concern about that..." Mrs. Brisby pinned him down onto the bed.
"You sure," Basil asked hesitantly.
"How long has it been," Mrs. Brisby asked about the last time.
"I think if Olivia was conceived..." Basil blushed as he stared into her chest slightly.
"That long," Teresa asked.
"Yes..." Basil pouted.
"Allow me to fix that......" Mrs. Brisby replied as she closed the veils to give them more privacy.
Basil seemed to like this.
The next morning, Sofia and Lex were fast asleep from the night before and they were being watched by the animals from before, and what just happened next was surprising.
"Well, should we awaken them," one bird chirped.
"Are you joking," the bunny replied as he held his ears, "the girls shrieked like a couple of banshees yesterday, and I've had sensitive ears."
"I'm not going to shriek......" Sofia said groggily, but looked to see the animals.
"That's a relief," the bunny grinned.
Sofia shrieked and then hid under the covers.
"What's up," Lex asked groggily.
"You can both hear us," the bunny asked.
"You can speak," Sofia asked in shock.
"Uh, can he stop speaking is a better question," one bird chuckled.
"Wait, Sofia, where did you get the ability to speak to animals," Lex asked.
"You mean, you always could...." Sofia asked in surprise.
"What're we dealing with here," the bunny asked, "some kinda magic spell or something?"
"Huh..." Sofia hummed in thought as she remembered something, which was warned to her, "'with each deed performed, for better or worse, a power is granted, a blessing or curse'. I helped a baby bird with Jesse yesterday and I think the amulet gave me the power to speak to animals!"
"That's awesome," Lex grinned.
"That is grand, girl," the bunny chuckled, "because, there's a few facts I've been meaning to speak to you princesses about."
"Clover, not now," the bird warned him, "they need to get dressed for school."
"We can speak while we get dressed," Lex grinned.
"Yes, it's alright, Clover~" Sofia hugged the bunny, "warn us!"
"Woah, woah, woah, you ever hear of personal space, mama," Clover groaned, "put me down!"
"Oh, I'm sorry," Sofia set him down, "you're just so cute and cuddly, I couldn't help it."
"Yes, well, please, help it," Clover replied.
"We'll try," Lex grinned.
Then Sofia yawned and rolled off the bed to open the wardrobe.
"Alright," Clover turned to Sofia and Lex as they picked their clothes out for the day, "now, why do you think us woodland creatures have been helping you princesses for all these years?"
"Um, because of the kindness princesses have done for you all," Lex guessed.
"Because, we must eat," Clover said as the birds lifted a sheet to censor the girls, "and you've had the food."
"You're going to sing, aren't you," Lex asked.
"Yes, why," Clover said.
"I thought you would," Lex grinned.
"Anyhow, let's get started," Clover cleared his voice.
Lex grinned in emotion.
"We've helped princesses for many eons, but you treat us all like furry peons~" Clover began to sing, "we make your bed, clean up your messes~"
"Awaken you," the birds joined in, "and put on all your dresses~"
"And what's our reward,~" Clover sang as he put his arm around the squirrel, "what thanks do we have? Not a crumb, not a morsel, no brie, no baguette~"
Soon Clover and the squirrel made the girls bed before putting their dolls and books on a table while the birds dressed them and then Clover imagined a plate with food.
"You're nice for a bunny," Lex said to Clover.
"Oh, um, thanks, you've met mean bunnies," Clover replied to her.
"Not in person, but my parents and aunt once met a mean bunny named Mephista," Lex replied.
"Wow," Clover commented.
"Any matter, please continue," Lex said.
"Oh, right," Clover chuckled, but continued to sing as he and the other animals helped her and Sofia continue to get ready for school.
"Let's get you guys some food then," Lex said.
The animals tidied up the room a bit and helped the girls out the door after doing their chores for them and all they asked for was food in return and where the girls knew exactly where to get them the food.
"I wish you guys lived at home with me," Lex chortled, "you could do my chores while I practice ballet until Mum starts our home-school lessons."
Soon Clover and the rest of the animals gave her a long look.
"Just saying..." Lex grinned sheepishly.
Later on, they were now having a picnic before school would start. Lex and Sofia shared vegetable plates with the kind woodland critters.
"Nice," Clover approved after he had a piece of lettuce.
They enjoyed the food as much as they could until they heard Pegasus neighs, warning them it was time.
Sofia sighed. "Time for school."
"Don't worry about the other children, girls," Clover soothed Sofia and Estelle as he took out an orange, "you must keep your eye on the ball, and I'm speaking about your royal ball, darling."
"He's right, Sofia," Lex grinned.
"Yes, you're right, Clover," Sofia grinned in agreement as she was ready to leave with Lex, "I'm going to learn how to be the best princess ever."
"You go, Princess and Lady in waiting," Clover cheered.
"This'll show 'em," Lex grinned in determination.
Then the two took the ride to school and they were going into Royal Prep.
"Amber, why do you need to be so mean to Sofia," Olivia pouted to the blonde girl.
"I'm her step-sister, how else am I supposed to treat her," Amber asked.
"Just because you are step-sisters, you feel you should dislike her," Olivia pouted.
"Well, yes, you've heard of Cinderella, haven't you," Amber replied.
"Well, yes, but you guys are family now," Olivia said, "and besides, Anastasia became nice to Cinderella after a while."
"Wait, really," Amber asked.
"Surely you've heard...." Olivia said.
"Not really, all I know was that Cinderella had two evil and ugly step-sisters who stayed with their mother after the ball and Cinderella moved in with Prince Charming," Amber replied.
"Clearly you haven't heard of my mother and uncle's story by what just happened after happily ever after," Olivia snarked.
"Clearly," Amber said.
"Just think about what I said," Olivia encouraged, "Sofia's new at becoming a princess."
"Huh...I'll think about it," Amber replied and she kept walking away, though didn't seem to mean it.
"Alright," Olivia took that literally, not yet understanding sarcasm.
At the school; Lex, Jesse, Tim, Olivia and Sofia arrived at the Royal Prep. They first practiced royal waving, which was rather boring. After that, Sofia stood on top of a concession stand as Merryweather stood behind her where she could practice her curtsying, and where the first three times weren't that successful. The class clapped and Merryweather approved of the final curtsy.
Tim was now practicing pouring tea for Flora, and where his first try wasn't a success. Flora shook her head and took note of this. Sofia practiced a royal entrance and took Jesse's hands. The others grinned and approved of this. Olivia was proud, but Amber stayed in the shadows and looked frustrated and jealous of their attention.
"We're doing so well," Lex said.
"Not bad for amateurs as Mademoiselle Angelique would say," Olivia agreed.
"Yes, that was basically her own fashion of showing appreciation," Lex said.
After school...
The castle servants were all in a rush and moved all around as they had a ball to get ready for.
"Woah," Tim said.
"Oh, pardon us..." Olivia stepped back a little.
"Oh, hello, darlings," Bianca grinned as she came with Miranda and Mrs. Brisby, "how was school?"
"It was grand, Mum," Lex said.
Sofia looked soft. "I just thought being a princess would be easy," she said to her mother, "but it's really hard."
"We are trying our bests though," Olivia shuffled her feet.
"Yes, but I yet need practice with my teapot pouring skills," Tim said.
"It wasn't that bad....." Lex consoled.
"I think I know just what Sofia needs," Miranda grinned.
"I agree," Bianca said.
"What is this," Olivia asked.
"Perhaps the children should join her," Mrs. Brisby said to Miranda.
"That sounds like a grand idea," Miranda grinned.
Mrs. Brisby and Bianca grinned back to this.
The children wondered what the adult women meant by this, but then they were taken outside in the garden where there are two peasant girls inside a gazebo.
"Jade! Ruby," Sofia grinned.
"I thought you could use some familiar faces," Miranda grinned to her daughter.
"Are they your friends, Sofia," Lex grinned.
"Yes, they're my best friends from the village," Sofia beamed, "c'mon, let's go meet them! Thanks, Mum...Jade! Ruby!"
The two peasant girls looked over and grinned, but went to see their old friend from the village. Soon the Greenwood siblings and Olivia went over to meet the two peasant girls. The two peasant girls ran over and hugged Sofia right away. Then they looked curious as the Greenwood siblings and Olivia came over.
"These are my cousins from out-of-town," Sofia introduced, "Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia......guys, these are my best friends from the village; Jade and Ruby."
The children all grinned and greeted each other once they were properly introduced. Soon they all went to a table to continue to speak. They had tea and chocolate cake.
"How many gowns do you need," Ruby asked.
"Uh...lots..." Sofia shrugged with a grin.
"We've really missed you, Sofia," Jade gushed.
"I miss you both as well," Sofia grinned.
"Oh, how many tiaras," Jade asked.
"Five...no, six," Sofia replied.
Then Tim decided to pour more tea, but attempted to shoot the pheasants slightly.
"Here, let me help you with that," James offered.
"Um, thanks," Tim said.
Jade and Ruby grinned dreamily to James.
"What're you doing here," Sofia asked her step-brother.
"I'm sorry, I've been a royal dunce," James apologized for his behavior lately, "but I want to make it up to you."
"That sounds rather nice," Olivia grinned.
"How," Jesse and Lex asked James in unison.
"Well, by teaching you all the royal stuff you need to know for the ball," James suggested as he went over to Ruby to pour her a cup, "we can start with how to pour the perfect cup of tea."
"That sounds grand," Tim said.
"Prince James poured me tea~" Ruby squeaked.
"They seem like fan girls," Tim whispered to his siblings.
The others nodded in agreement about Jade and Ruby's behavior around Sofia's new step-brother. Then Amber was walking side-by-side as she held her parasol to block out the simmering sun.
"That's it, you've all had it," James's voice grinned.
"There's just one more fact," Sofia said.
"What," James replied.
"I can't dance," Sofia frowned.
"Is that all? No problem," James replied simply, "we have dance class with Professor Popov tomorrow."
"Is Professor Popov that nice of a teacher," Tim asked.
"One class with Popov and Sofia will be dancing circles around all of us," James grinned reassuringly.
"Amazing," Lex said.
"Do you guys know how to dance," James asked the others.
"DO I," Lex beamed at that question.
"Lex sure does so," Tim grinned.
"You could call her a Dancing Queen," Olivia chuckled.
"Nice one," James laughed.
"Nice what," Olivia didn't get that she made a joke.
Then Sofia grinned in slight confidence to everyone about her fear of dancing.
Amber looked away, but then snickered as her brain hatched an idea and where she knew what she needed for this idea of hers.
"It was nice to meet you, ladies," Jesse bowed to Jade and Ruby.
"It was nice to meet you as well, Jesse," Jade curtsied.
Ruby also curtsied.
"Take care," Jesse grinned as the girls decided to get going after a nice meeting.
"We should get inside," Odette said.
Then Jade and Ruby went back home. Sofia was so happy to see her old friends and went back to the castle with the Greenwood siblings and Olivia.
The next day in dance class......
The students inside the dance classroom were getting ready and set up until their instructor would arrive. Lex, Jesse, Tim and Olivia did the same and where Sofia was about to get ready as well. Sofia saw colorful pairs of dancing shoes and was about to reach out to take one.
"Sofia," Amber walked over to her step-sister with a pair of shoes on a pillow in her hand, "don't even think about touching these stinky shoes. I brought an extra pair just for you."
"Oh, really? Thanks, Amber," Sofia grinned.
"You're very welcome," Amber replied with a small grin, "now, hurry up and get ready."
Lex took out her dance shoes from Barbie's ballet class and decided to put them on.
"These shoes are beautiful, Lex," one of the girls grinned.
"Oh, thank you," Lex grinned back as she clicked the shoes onto her feet.
"Where in the world did you get them," the Chinese girl asked with a grin.
"I've had them from my previous dance class," Lex grinned.
"They are very lovely, Lex," the Arabian boy grinned softly.
Lex blushed to him only slightly. "Oh, thank you."
Sofia started to get the dance shoes her step-sister had given her on. Sofia slipped off her purple shoes and put on the midnight blue ones. They felt odd at first, but then again, they were new shoes.
"Children, gather round," the instructor called for the students.
This guy seems nice, Estelle thought to herself.
The students came around to their dancing instructor.
"Well, you think you can waltz, right," the instructor asked with a chuckle before twirling like a ballerina in front of them, "we shall see about that. I need volunteer!"
"Excuse me, mister," Olivia stepped forward.
"No, Sofia should go first," Amber warned her.
"Tut tut, we have plenty of time for everyone to have their turn," the instructor said.
"Perhaps Sofia could go first..." Olivia shrugged, "she is the one who needs help on dancing."
"Olivia, I have a bad feeling about this; I mean, Amber is wanting Sofia to go first, something must be up," Jesse whispered to her.
"That is why I offered to go first, I have the same feeling," Olivia whispered back to him.
And theno, Sofia went up to the instructor. Olivia and Jesse looked rather worried about that. Sofia and the instructor started to dance the waltz. The orchestra played music for them as they began to dance together in front of the class.
"Looks nice so far," Tim said.
Amber hid a mischievous snicker.
"Just don't look at your feet......" Lex whispered for Sofia as she danced on her own, unable to exist.
Sofia did so and where she didn't seem to stop herself. The dance was going really well. Then Professor Propov let go of Sofia and her feet seemed to tap uncontrollably.
"Oh, dear, I don't think these are normal dancing shoes," Tim said.
"Neither are mine," Lex replied.
"Uh, I mean about that..." Tim pointed to Sofia's endless and nonstop tapping.
Sofia was now jumping all over the place. Amber smirked while the others looked concerned, which made James frown to his sister, knowing that she had something to do with this.
"Faster, do a spell to make the dancing shoes stop dancing nonstop," Olivia whispered to Jesse and Lex.
"What's going on," Sofia yelped as she jumped high into the air.
Jesse and Lex took out their spell books to find a spell to stop the shoes from making Sofia move uncontrollably and where they luckily found one and they started to use their magic.
"Okay, ready," Jesse asked.
"Born ready," Lex nodded back.
The two of them used their magic on the magic tap shoes on Sofia's feet with the spell they just learned and where it caused for Sofia to stop in her tracks.
"That was close, Sofia, you almost smashed," Tim sounded relieved.
"Yes," Sofia sighed before taking off the shoes and went to put on a different pair.
Amber pretended to look concerned for Sofia. Sofia frowned to her step-sister however.
"You said you would think about being nice to Sofia," Olivia whispered sharply to Amber.
"I did so," Amber sniggered.
"And..." Olivia put her hands on her hips and tapped her foot impatiently.
"I disagree," Amber laughed.
"I can't believe you," Olivia said before turning her back on Amber.
Amber merely shrugged.
"I can't believe how cruel one girl could be..." Olivia sighed to herself as she walked astray from the blonde girl.
After school, they were all now back at the castle. Sofia was starting to strongly dislike her new step-sister.
"Oh, Sofia, I must have caught a pair of Cedric's trick shoes by mistake," Amber 'apologized', "he's always leaving his stuff lying around the castle. I'm sorry about that. Coachman, can we get going? The ball starts in four hours. I'll barely have enough time to get dressed."
The carriage then flew them back to the castle where they could get ready for tonight's ball.
Once they got back to the castle, they could see the servants were getting everything ready.
Baileywick grinned at the arrangements so far, but then saw the new girl in the castle who looked rather down in the dumps. "Ah, Princess Sofia, the ballroom is almost ready."
Sofia wasn't looking forward to this night at all. She did need to admit though that the ballroom looked beautiful.
"Ooh, the ballroom is looking grand," Lex grinned.
"There's only one fact missing," Baileywick grinned, "a princess. It's your time to shine, Sofia, and I can't wait to see your first waltz."
Sofia got concerned about that part. Then she thought of someone who could help: Cedric. Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia were with their parents and were going to be wearing their best for tonight's ball. Mrs. Brisby and Bernard seemed to be singing a song about making clothes for their children in a fashion similar to the mice who helped Cinderella with her dress for her first ball with the prince of her dreams. Soon Lex saw where Sofia was going. Then the two girls went to Cedric's lab to have a word with him.
"You really sure you wanna do this," Lex asked Sofia.
"I wish he can be helpful," Sofia grinned as she knocked on the door.
"Well, alright..." Lex was a little hesitant.
Cedric poked his head out and looked to see who was at the door, but then looked down to see the two little girls.
"Mr. Cedric, Sofia needs your help," Lex sighed.
"May we come in," Sofia added.
"Must we," Cedric deadpanned as he held the door open.
Then the two little girls walked into the room.
"What is this," Cedric asked.
"Sofia needs you to give her a spell that can make her a wonderful dancer," Lex said.
"Yes, I don't wanna look silly in front of everyone," Sofia softly added in.
Cedric thought about it for a moment, and then grinned. "Yes, everyone will be there......" he chuckled slightly. "I have just the spell for you, Sofia," he dashed away to his spell book.
"Sofia, are you sure you wanna do this? I can teach you how to dance if you want," Lex suggested.
"Now, now, let me see what I can do~..." Cedric snarked as he went to his desk and wrote with his quill on a blank piece of paper and then handed it to Sofia.
"'And here we are'----" Sofia began to read aloud.
"No, no, no," Cedric stopped her right there, "not now! You must wait until the waltz begins. Then just say these three magic words and you'll become the best dancer in the kingdom."
Lex began to memorize the words that were written down and decided to find out if the spell really was to help Sofia to make her a best dancer or something else.
"Thanks, Mr. Cedric," Sofia grinned as Lex went away, "I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Yes," Cedric chuckled as she skittered along, "well, that makes two of us."
Wormwood crowed to his master as the girls left.
"Jesse, Tim, where's Dad," Lex came to her brothers.
"Just putting the concluding touches on our outfits for the ball," Jesse said as he sat on the floor with a book.
"Well, I need his help figuring out a spell I just memorized," Lex said.
"Dad," Tim called, "you've had a moment?!"
Bernard poked his head into the room where his children were.
"Dad, I need to speak to you about something," Lex came to her mouse parent.
"Sure, what is this, Princess," Bernard asked.
"I wanna know if this spell is true or not," Lex said, "Sofia and I saw Mr. Cedric and Sofia asked him for a dancing spell."
"Do you know how it goes," Bernard replied.
Lex began to whisper to her father what spell it was and where he went wide-eyed as he knew that wasn't a dancing spell at all. "Well, is it a dancing spell or not," she asked.
"No, no, no," Bernard shook his head faster, "that spell can put innocent people to sleep!"
"What?! I knew it! I knew that Mr. Cedric was after the amulet," Lex frowned.
"Amulet," Bernard asked his daughter.
"This amulet Sofia wears around her neck now," Lex reminded.
Soon Bernard rushed to a book and brought it out and started to flip through it until he found a page with a picture of a purple amulet.
"Yes, that one," Lex pointed to the picture.
"The Amulet of Avalor, if Cedric gets it and he'll get any powers it has inside it, but what he doesn't know is that it also summons a princess whenever another princess is in danger," Bernard said.
"Should we concern then," Lex asked.
"Just be sure you say the spell as well where then you won't be asleep," Bernard said.
"Say the spell as well....." Lex repeated, "found it!"
Soon Bernard wrote down the same spell Sofia was given and gave it to Lex as a reminder. Lex took it and kept it close where she would remember it.
"Your outfits are just about ready," Bernard said.
"Awesome," Lex grinned.
"Don't worry, we yet have time," Bernard said as he went into the other room to finish up with Mrs. Brisby as they both sang "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes".
"I can't believe we're eventually going," Lex beamed to her brothers and cousin, "from all that we imagined and the reality is sure to make this the best night ever!"
"Would you like to have a musical number," Olivia asked.
"Please," Lex's eyes twinkled, "at the Gala~"
"At the Gala~" a random chorus sang.
Jesse, Tim and Olivia decided to join her.
"At the Gala~" Olivia sang, "in the garden, I'm going to see them all, all the creatures, I'll befriend them at the Gala~"
"At the Gala~" the chorus sang.
"All the birdies, and the critters, they will love me big and small, we'll become best friends forever, right here at the Gala,~" Olivia sang her little heart out.
"All our dreams will come true, right here at the Gala~" the Chorus sang, "at the Gala~!"
"At the gala~" Tim sang.
"It's amazing," the chorus sang.
"I will show them~" Tim sang, "my paintastic artwork, artistic people, they will want to buy them, acrylics and collages, and I'll earn a lot of money, for my growing family!~"
"All our dreams and our hopes from now until hereafter~" the chorus sang, "all that we've been wishing for will happen at the Gala, at the Gala~"
"At the gala, all the royals....they will meet Lady Lex~" Lex sang, "they will see I'm just as regal at the Gala~"
"At the Gala~" the Chorus sang.
"I will find him, my prince charming, and how gallant he will be~" Lex sang dreamily, "and he'll treat me like a lady, tonight at the Gala~"
"This is what we've waited for to have the best night ever, each of us will live our dreams, tonight at the Gala, at the Gala~" the chorus sang.
"Been dreaming, I've been waiting, to show my stuff with these grand people~" Jesse sang, "the Derby Team, their daring tricks, spinning round and having kicks, perform for crowds of thousands, they'll shower us with diamonds, the Derby Team will see me right here at the Gala!~"
"Into the Gala we must go, we're ready now, we're all aglow, into the Gala, let's go in and have the best night ever, into the Gala, now's the time, we're ready and we look divine,~" the chorus sang, "into the gala~"
"Meet new friends," Olivia chimed.
"Into the gala~" the chorus beamed.
"Sell some artwork," Tim chimed in.
"Into the gala~" the chorus beamed.
"Find my prince~" Lex said in a slight royal tone.
"Into the gala~" the chorus beamed.
"Prove I'm grand~" Jesse chimed in.
"Into the Gala, into the Gala, and we'll have the BEST NIGHT EVER...at the Gala~" the Greenwood siblings, Olivia and the chorus sang.
"Children, come to see your new outfits," Mrs. Brisby called out.
The children cheered and rushed to try on their new outfits as it was time for the ball to start now.
"Oh, I'm so emotional," Lex grinned.
"I hope you like these clothes," Mrs. Brisby said.
"We put our blood, sweat, and tears into them," Bernard added.
Olivia gasped. "How grotesque!"
"Please warn us you mean that metaphorically," Tim said.
"Uh, it's just an expression," Mrs. Brisby said.
"Oh," Olivia looked relieved.
Then they were shown royal suits and dresses in their favorite colors.
"They look famous," Lex grinned.
"We thought you might like them, now hurry along and get changed," Mrs. Brisby replied.
Their children did so. Then Mrs. Brisby and Bernard met their spouses to get dressed up themselves.
Meanwhile, with Amber in her room......
James frowned to his sister as her hair was getting brushed by a couple of maids. "I need to speak to my sister alone," he firmly warned the maids.
The maids curtsied to him and then left the room.
Amber continued to grin as she was almost done getting ready for the ball. "How do I look," she grinned at her reflection.
"You gave Sofia the trick shoes on purpose," James frowned to his sister about dance class earlier that day.
"I have absolutely no idea what you're speaking about," Amber grinned innocently.
James folded his arms.
"And if I recall, you played a prank on Lex earlier as well," Amber reminded.
"What you did wasn't a prank," James frowned, "you're trying to ruin the ball, and I know why."
"Because Sofia and these others don't belong here," Amber snickered.
"No, because everyone likes them more than you, especially Sofia," James replied, "and after what you did today, so do I."
"You don't mean that," Amber replied.
"Yes, I do so," James said firmly and walked off from his twin sister in disgrace.
Amber was surprised at her twin brother's response. "Wait, James, come back," she tried to go after him, but her skirt tore and she shrieked once she saw her dress's reflection. "My gown! Suzette! Marcie," she ran to the rope and pulled on it to be given assistance right astray, but no one seemed to come right on, but she left the room.
The maids were too busy dolling up Sofia and where Amber could hear every word the maids were saying. She was at first frustrated, but then sniffled as she started to weep and then ran back inside her room. Lex overheard Amber's lament and felt bad for her.
"She gets what she deserves," Olivia sounded firm.
"Yes, but yet I feel bad for her," Lex said.
"I suppose so...." Olivia shrugged, "you have that spell from Uncle Bernard?"
"Yes, right here," Lex patted her dress pocket.
"Sure," Olivia said.
Lex nodded back.
"Oh, this is so emotional, our first ball," Olivia cooed.
"Yes," Lex nodded.
Olivia went away happily. Lex grinned, but then frowned as she heard Amber weeping in her room.
The royal fanfare played downstairs.
"All hail Princess Sofia," Baileywick announced.
Soon everyone bowed and curtsied to the new princess. Sofia gave a small grin to the crowd and curtsied as she came down the stairs to join them.
Then King Roland came to his new daughter and held out his hand for her. "Sofia."
"Your Majesty," Sofia grinned, accepting his hand.
Soon Lex brought out her spell, having a feeling Sofia would say the spell as soon as it was time for the dance.
"It's almost sleepy time~" Cedric grinned darkly.
"Yes, yes, that is," Bernard said as he had used his magic to make sure Cedric didn't leave until after the counter spell of the sleep spell was cast.
Bianca stood close to him, their arms linked together.
"Ready," Roland asked Sofia.
"'Somnibus Populi Cella'," Sofia and Lex recited the spell together at the same time as each other.
Then there was a magical dust which came into the room, and where everyone in the ballroom began to fall asleep. except for Sofia and Lex. Even Mrs. Brisby and Basil, despite not having to sleep anymore.
"What," Sofia frowned once she saw everyone falling asleep.
"Ooh, it's working," Cedric chuckled and clapped emotionally. "Everyone in the ballroom will be asleep," he saw the magic dust and tried to avoid it where he wouldn't be affected by the spell, but unfortunately, he fell to the floor and instantly fell asleep.
"The spell worked," Estelle sighed.
"Mum? Mom," Sofia came up to Miranda, but she did not respond, "I must've said it wrong......please wake up! Lex, what have I done?!"
"This spell was actually a sleeping spell," Lex said.
"Oh, dear..." Sofia sniffled, but she ran out of the room and cried for help, but no one else could help her.
"Oh, Sofia," Lex frowned, going after her.
Sofia sniffled and then she started to weep and one of her teardrops landed onto the amulet, which made it glow and then someone appeared right behind the young girls. Lex had a nice feeling she knew who was behind them. The two girls turned around and saw a famed princess.
"Cinderella," Sofia asked in surprise, "what're you doing here?"
"Your amulet brought me here," Cinderella replied, "it links all the princesses that ever were. And if one of us is in danger, another will come to help. Oh, Lex, it's so nice to see you, you have your father's eyes."
"Thank you, Aunt Cinderella," Lex grinned, "how's Bridget doing?"
"Oh, she's just fine, thank you for asking," Cinderella grinned back, "she's also learning how to be a nice big sister and a best friend to her cousin Marianne."
"That's nice, then are you here because of the situation me and Sofia are in danger," Lex asked.
"Yes, but I'd like to know why she's so mournful first," Cinderella replied.
"I tried to use a magic spell to make myself a best dancer, but it put everyone to sleep," Sofia replied as she held the gem in her hands, "I should've just let them laugh at me or ask Lex for some dance lessons. Can you undo the spell?"
"Only you can do that," Cinderella grinned softly and consolingly, "but I think I can help you find your road."
"And I think I know what you are going to do while we make our road to a certain bedroom," Lex grinned.
Cinderella grinned fondly and hugged the two girls consolingly. "Sofia, I know just how you feel about becoming a new princess."
"You do," Sofia asked.
"Why, yes," Cinderella remembered, "since I first moved into the castle with my prince, there were so many rules and I wanted to change them all."
"And where it worked out for the best," Lex grinned.
"I never knew you would have any dangers, Cinderella," Sofia replied.
"Nobody is perfect," Cinderella said.
"Let's just say if Aunt Cinderella hadn't changed the menu or anything in the castle, the royal banquet would have been a disaster," Lex said as the three of them started to make their road up the stairs.
"The King really loved his dessert," Cinderella chortled in memory.
"Aunt Cinderella and Aunt Anastasia even soon became true sisters as well as friends," Lex grinned.
"Oh, yes, very much," Cinderella nodded about that as well.
"And where you and Amber could be the same," Lex grinned to Sofia.
"Do you think so," Sofia slightly frowned.
"Yes," Lex nodded, "she's just been jealous lately."
"It can happen, Amber was just used to having so much attention on herself, then you came along," Cinderella said to Sofia.
"I-I never knew," Sofia said as they were getting closer to Amber's room.
Cinderella sang a song on the road and where it was about True Sisters.
"But, Amber's been so mean to me," Sofia frowned about her new sister's behavior.
"Maybe, what she needs is a second chance," Cinderella could relate, "I mean, think about me and Anastasia."
Sofia did just that and where Cinderella did have a nice point. Then Cinderella seemed to disappear after Sofia knew what she had to do.
"Woah," Lex said, surprised.
Sofia took a deep breath and walked to her step-sister's room.
Amber had stopped weeping and was lying down on her bed in miserable lonesomeness. Then she spotted Sofia and sat up, folding her arms. "What have you done?"
"Amber, we know you are jealous and mournful right now, but we need your help, me and Sofia are in danger," Lex said.
"I've done something horrible," Sofia added softly and mournfully, "c'mon, we'll show you."
With that said, Sofia, Amber and Lex came to the ballroom to see everyone was yet knocked out.
"A dancing spell put everyone to sleep," Amber asked.
"Yes, and where it was really a sleeping spell," Lex said.
"It was a sleeping spell," Sofia asked, "I thought I read it wrong, how do you know?"
"My daddy's a Indian," Lex replied, "and since he's one, that makes me one as well."
"Wow, well then, what's the counter spell," Sofia asked.
"I-I don't know," Estelle frowned.
"Oh, this is all my fault....." Sofia felt even worse now.
Amber frowned to that and decided to come clean. "No, Sofia," she said, "you wouldn't have used this spell if I hadn't given you these trick shoes. I was just jealous, because...everyone likes you and the others more than me. Even my own brother......"
"That's not true," Sofia grinned, "you're the most popular princess at Royal Prep. You have no idea how happy I was until I found out we were going to be step-sisters."
Amber sighed softly, but grinned as she held out her gloved hands. "Sofia, we're sisters..."
Then the two shared a hug. Lex was happy for the two of them.
"How are we gonna wake them up," Sofia frowned after they broke out of the hug.
"Oh! I bet Cedric has a counter spell in one of his books," Amber suggested, "oh, but his workshop is always locked..."
"That's alright, we know where he keeps his key," Lex said.
Then Sofia and Lex led Amber to Cedric's workshop and unlocked the door where they could cure everyone who was under the sleeping spell. The only one fact they didn't count on was Wormwood. Amber gave Sofia a boost where she could reach the gargoyle and take out the key where they could get into Cedric's workshop. The raven cawed viciously and locked the door closed to shut them out since they weren't the royal sorcerer.
"Shoot, almost forgot about Wormwood," Lex said.
"So did I," Amber added, knowing very well who the crow was, "he won't let us get near the spell book!"
"We'll need more help," Sofia frowned.
"From who," Amber replied, "everyone's asleep."
"Not everyone," Lex said, "me and Sofia will be right back."
Amber looked curious to them.
Lex came into her room and saw her and her brothers' pets. "Guys, are you in here?"
Snow White was not asleep for a change. "What's going on?"
"Yes, what's up," Scruffy and Dot asked.
Lex began to warn them and the Pokemon what was going on and where Sofia warned the rest of the animals the same fact and warned them their plan. Angel and Scamp decided to let their niece and nephew handle this since they were rather old right now. Then Lex left with them as Sofia came with Clover and the others.
"Just follow the plan," Larvitar whispered.
"We have a plan," one bird asked.
"Hey, these are the animals that used to help me clean my room and a bunch of others I haven't seen before," Amber noticed.
"They're here to help us," Lex said.
"I do wonder what just happened to them," Amber grinned as she let one bird perch onto her fingertip.
Then the door was gently cracked open and Wormwood spotted them, deciding to shut them out again.
"Alright now," Lex warned them.
"Get his beak," Misdreavus flew up with the birds.
"Found it," the birds attempted to tie up Wormwood's beak, but the ropes slipped loose and ended up going to his feet.
Wormwood crowed viciously and then bit off the ropes, frowning to the birds and flying Pokemon.
"Oh, you wanna bet? Alright," Misdreavus snickered as she caught one rope and flew around the room with Wormwood.
"Go, Misdreavus," Teddy cheered.
"Oh, you little---" Wormwood scowled at the birds.
Then Misdreavus guffawed and got out of the road.
"Take that, Bird Brain," Clover sniggered as he threw vegetables with the squirrel and puppies.
Soon Larvitar and Vulpix joined in.
"Stop, give us back our spell book," Amber urged Lex and Sofia while Wormwood was kept busy.
Both girls nodded before rushing over to the spell book.
"Take it," Sofia held the book until it incidentally slipped out of her hands.
Wormwood frowned and was about to swoop in and attack Sofia for getting the book.
"CLAWS OFF MY SISTER," Amber frowned furiously as she used a broom against the evil bird.
"Faster, get Wormwood into the cage," Teddy said.
Amber didn't understand the Teddiursa, but she was just doing that anyhow.
"If you act up, I'm eating you for breakfast," Snow White threatened.
Wormwood got a little afraid by that threat.
Lex stood on a stool and held the cage steady. "Amber, over here!"
Amber nodded as she knew what to do. She firmly whacked Wormwood into the cage.
Then Sofia shut it. "Found him!"
"Alright, sports fans, that may be the first time Amber's picked up a broom, but she sure knows how to use it," Clover snarked.
"Alright, now to find the counter spell," Lex said.
Amber moaned as they attempted to find the spell. "Oh, where is this?!"
"I don't know," Sofia frowned.
"It must be around here somewhere," Lex pouted.
"Alright, Wormwood, where's the counter spell," Dot asked.
"Yo, Wormwood! Why so silent," Clover snickered, "concerned we'll warn the other ravens you got outsmarted by a rabbit?"
"Hardly," Wormwood rolled his eyes, "we'll see who has the last laugh. They'll never find the counter-spell."
Snow White licked her lips. "Perhaps I'll have you for dinner..." she winked to the bird.
"Warn us where the counter-spell is," Scruffy said.
"But the counter-spell book is hidden behind the painting," Wormwood sniggered and gestured to the painting of a couple who were known as Cedric's parents: Goodwyn the Great and Winifred the Wise, "then the joke's on them."
"Thanks for the help, Wormwood," Lex and Sofia said as they went up to the artwork.
"What," Wormwood couldn't believe it, not knowing the girls could speak to animals, "they heard what I said?! NO!!"
Lex moved the painting and took out the book. "Found it!"
"Wahoo," Teddy grinned.
"Let's go," Lex said as she ran out the room with Amber and Sofia to undo the sleeping spell.
"See ya, Feather Brain," Teddy snarked at Wormwood.
Clover, the birds and the squirrel decided to stick around to torment Wormwood to give him his just desserts. Amber was following, but she stayed past the door as Sofia and Lex walked out with the book.
"Amber, why'd you stop," Lex asked.
"I can't go in there looking like this," Amber said, showing the tear in her skirt, "you go ahead."
"Not without you," Sofia existed with a grin as she had a solution, "c'mon."
Lex decided to come along. Amber was sitting in a seat and Sofia was sewing the gown skirt back in place.
"Sofia, I didn't know you could sew," Lex grinned.
"I've been fixing my dolls' dresses for years," Sofia grinned back, but finished up, "there you go. Nice as new."
"Wow, you can barely see where the tear used to be," Lex grinned.
"Oh, thank you, Sofia," Amber beamed as she stood up and did a twirl.
"Well, we should get to the ballroom," Lex said.
"Guess I must go try to waltz now..." Sofia frowned hesitantly.
"But wait...there's something I can fix as well," Amber stepped in, "I owe you a dance lesson, and Lex, you can help if you'd like."
"I'd be honored," Lex grinned.
Amber took Sofia's hands and began to teach her how to dance the waltz and where Lex was able to include herself in it without breaking the rhythm. Teddy held out his paws.
"Oh, would you like to dance, Sir Teddy," Lex chuckled and curtsied to her Teddiursa who bowed to her in return and where the two of them started to dance.
Amber counted as she taught her step-sister how to dance. This went on for a while until they eventually got to the ballroom.
The girls bit their lips. This was it, they had to awaken everybody and continue the ball.
"You can do it," Lex said.
Sofia took out the counter-spell and went to her step-father's side. "'Populi Cella Excitate'."
The counter-spell worked as everyone who was hit with the sleeping spell awakened.
"Guys, it's working," Sofia beamed.
Amber and Lex grinned back as everyone awakened instantly.
"Sofia, are you ready," King Roland held out his hand for his step-daughter.
"I am," Sofia grinned and nodded, taking his hands.
"Looks like this is going to end happily," Lex grinned.
"Ever after," Jesse came behind her.
Lex turned and then hugged her twin brother. "Oh, Jesse, thank Celestia you're all right!"
"Of course I'm alright," Jesse grinned.
"Did we go somewhere," Tim asked in confusion.
"Let's just say you all needed a real wake-up call," Lex replied.
"Now, let's have some fun for the best night ever," Olivia proclaimed.
Then the four of them split up to do their own fact.
Olivia was in the garden and heard a bird singing. "Oh, a meadowlark, I think she's singing to me!"
And where she started to follow the sound. Then Olivia copied the note. The whistling was heard again.
"Oh, it's exactly what I wished for," Olivia beamed in delight and rushed to meet the bird.
Tim had set up a booth outside and had many of his artworks on display with a grin as he was going to sell some of his best works and use the money for his family.
"Now to sell some artworks," Tim grinned.
A duke walked over with a grin.
"Nice evening, sir, you seem like you have an eye for art," Tim grinned to him. "Would you like a mural, perhaps a collage, or perhaps this," he took one out that had Jenny in a princess dress, "this is from a collection I call 'My Flashlight Under the Blanket series'."
"I'll take it," the duke accepted and took it and paid the boy some money.
"Thank you kindly," Tim traded with him with a grin, "my first moment and I sold my first masterpiece!"
Lex began to look around for a prince that might catch her eye. There was a slightly older boy who looked quite charming and grinned to her.
"O-Oh, my..." Lex blushed to him, but she went toward the young prince, feeling she eventually found her special someone like her brothers and cousin. "Hurry up, Lex...oh, but not too fast. But don't wanna lose him...BUT WAIT!! Have to play it cool. Oh, but don't be cold! I can't lose him, I can't! He's everything I imagined! Even better than I imagined," she squeaked out of emotion.
Jesse began to look around the ballroom. The duke from before carried the artwork.
"Always eager to snatch some artwork, right, Reginald," the duchess chuckled.
"Heh, yes," the duke chuckled before stumbling and was about to drop the picture, "MY ARTWORK!!"
Jesse gasped and zipped over with his super-speed to save the picture and where he saved it just in time.
"You saved it," the duke grinned, "thanks."
"Hey, no prob," Jesse grinned back to him.
"Hey, I know you," a young prince around Jesse's age came over, "you're that guy who's Princess Twilight's nephew in Equestria."
"Heck yes," Jesse stood up and handed the artwork back, "name's Jesse Greenwood."
"Well, Jesse Greenwood, looks like your skills saved the day again," the prince grinned, "oh, well, at least they saved my father's new artwork. Wanna come hang out with me? I'm the Best Pegasus Flyer back at my school in our home kingdom."
"Sure," Jesse grinned.
"C'mon then, name's Prince Kelvar by the road," the prince grinned back.
"Sure, Prince Kelvar," Jesse replied, but gushed. "I'm hanging with a pro Derby Prince," he squeaked like a fan girl and dashed after him.
"This can only end badly," Bernard sighed he saw what was going on with his children and Olivia.
"You mean like since the Mane Six went to their first Gala," Mrs. Brisby replied.
"Yes," Martin nodded.
"Should we do something," Basil asked.
"It's their first festival, we should let them find out on their own..." Mrs. Brisby sighed.
"This won't end well," Bianca sighed.
"I have the same feeling......" Basil sighed himself, but grinned as King Roland and Sofia shared their first waltz together.
Sofia really enjoyed herself and this turned out to be better than she expected and Cedric was defeated, but he would yet continue to work in the castle and would secretly keep his plan on trying to retrieve Sofia's amulet.
Then Lex came to the prince she had crushed on as they were next to a beautiful rose bush.
"Well, hello," the young prince grinned to her, "I'm Prince Hugo."
"Oh, I am Lady Lex," Lex grinned before she noticed the a rose sticking out from all the others, "oh, what a beautiful red rose."
"You mean this rose," Prince Hugo held it out.
Lex's eyes sparkled to that, but then she frowned once she saw him put it in his pocket for himself.
"Thank you, it goes with my eyes," Prince Hugo grinned smugly.
Lex was confused of how she could react to Prince Hugo's action.
Meanwhile...
Olivia hummed a tune and then put her hand to her ear as she heard the bird. "My little meadowlark is right around this bend," she gasped as she rushed to meet the bird who was singing, but then stopped to see the castle gardener who was whistling a tune, "was that you?"
"Yes," the gardener grinned to her. "I love whistling while I work," he whistled the tune, which deluded Olivia.
"Oh, yes, well, excuse me..." Olivia walked off. She continued walking until she eventually saw some animals.
"Oh! I see a toucan! And a spider-monkey! And, oh! Is that a wallaby," Olivia beamed as she rushed right over, but the animals scattered off as she got too close, which then made her mournful. "Oh, Olivia Flaversham, you're such a loudmouth....." she frowned to herself.
Meanwhile, with Tim and his artwork......
"First moment, first sale," Tim grinned, but frowned as many guests passed him, not paying any attention to him at all, which made him sigh in defeat, "second...fourth...sixth...sixtieth moment.....no sales...this isn't what I expected at all."
Facts did not look well, but hopefully Jesse would have better luck.
"Hey, Kelvar! You ever done a rain cloud double back-flip," Jesse tried, but the prince seemed busy with other people who wanted to speak with him. "You ever soared past lightning? It's awesome," he saw that Kelvar was too busy with other people.
"This isn't at all what I imagined," Lex frowned to her 'Prince Charming'.
"This isn't hanging out," Jesse frowned.
"This isn't what I wished for," Olivia pouted.
"This isn't what I hoped for," Tim frowned as he didn't seem to have any other people buying anymore of his art.
"NO," Lex frowned, "I've waited all my life------"
"For this moment," Olivia added.
"And I'm not going to let it slip side-by-side," Tim input.
"If it's the last fact I do, I'm going to make this------" Jesse stated.
"The Best Night Ever," the four children chanted together in determination.
"This is going to end the same fashion at the Mane Six's first Gala," Basil sighed.
Mrs. Brisby hid a chortle in amusement.
"I just need to be more bold, like Mum says," Olivia said to herself as she was setting up a trap with a box and a rope. "I'm very sorry to have frightened you, my friends! But I'm leaving now, then you can all come out," she called out slightly louder and hid behind a bush as she used a carrot as a trap.
"Should we intervene," Basil asked.
"It's so cute until she tries to act all rough," Mrs. Brisby guffawed.
"Yes, I suppose so...." Basil sighed.
Then Olivia heard munching and pulled on the rope, which made the box fall and she came to see her newfound friend. "Gotcha now! It's alright. I promise not to hurt you. I just wanna be your......friend?"
The castle gardener was underneath the box and grinned to her. "Mmm...sounds nice to me!"
Olivia firmly frowned at him.
"How does that even make sense," Basil asked.
"Bernard, I'm concerned about Jesse..." Bianca said as she watched their younger son trying to make the Pegasus Flyers notice him.
"I'm concerned as well," Bernard said.
Then Jesse tried to make the Pegasus Flyers notice him, but it didn't work and he dropped the woman he 'saved' from falling.
"Just give him a chance, Lex," Lex said to herself as she walked alongside Prince Hugo, "his princely side is sure to come out if you're just patient."
"Lady Lex, stop," Prince Hugo warned her.
Then Lex stopped and saw a water puddle on the floor and grinned dreamily. "Oh, Prince Hugo, how chivalrous!"
"One would hate to slip," Prince Hugo grinned.
"Yes, one certainly would," Lex grinned back.
"One's cloak should take care of the problem," Prince Hugo hinted.
"Oh, of course it will," Estelle replied.
Then Prince Hugo looked to her while Estelle waited, but saw she had to put her own cape on the water and allowed Prince Hugo to walk over it, but Lex followed with a frown and threw her cape back on her dress as it dripped.
"Alright, we have to end this soon before this gets out of hand, right, Mrs. Brisby," Bianca asked before seeing that she had went up to the orchestra, "Mrs. Brisby....?"
"Mrs. Brisby, what do you think you're doing here," Basil called to his young wife.
"I'm about to sing these people a song," Mrs. Brisby said.
"Oh, dear, I think I know what song she's going to sing," Bernard said.
"No luck, Mrs. Brisby wouldn't dare..." Bernard replied, "she's not preppy enough......"
But Bianca was wrong as the orchestra started to play the Pony Pokey or as what they called the Hokey Pokey.
"C'mon, everybody," Mrs. Brisby cheered, "I know what will make you shake those groovy facts!"
"Who spiked the punch," Basil asked.
"I think she's trying to get the mood set and then the children will learn the same fashion the girls did so," Bernard said.
"Mrs. Brisby has been so unpredictable lately ever since she's become pregnant..." Basil held his forehead.
"Well, this is what you'll need to expect while about to have another baby," Bianca said.
"Bianca was so confusing if she was pregnant with Tim, but it made sense after we were having the twins," Bernard agreed as Mrs. Brisby sounded as hyper as Pinkie Pie.
"Here we go," Bianca sighed.
The children yet seemed to strain with their own fact.
"COME OUT," Olivia shouts to the animals she want to meet and befriend.
Soon the song ended and where unlike in the first Gala, everyone seemed to like the song.
"Two glow in the dark space pieces, please," Lex said.
Tim sprouted up and grinned as he saw more customers, but saw it was his sister on a date, but it was better than no one at all. "Two glow in the darks coming up, that'll be four coins!"
"Ahem," Lex cleared her voice to Prince Hugo to let him pay.
"Ahem," Prince Hugo did the same.
"Ahem," Lex frowned.
"AHEM," Prince Hugo frowned back.
"I'm going to need to pay, aren't I," Lex sighed.
"It's alright, Sis," Tim grinned, "I've had you covered."
"Thank you, Tim, at least someone here has some manners," Lex said.
Then Tim handed them the glow-in-the-dark pictures.
Prince Hugo took his and gasped at the sights of artwork which he found to be atrocious. "Paint by Numbers, Coloring Book pages, done by an amateur eight-year-old! My royal eyes have been shown the art done by a second rate common carnival favor! I'm going back inside for some real galleria material..." he walked away rather snobbily.
Tim gasped and looked frustrated slightly. "Well, no wonder nobody wants my art! They're too busy looking at those fancy artworks done by professional artists!"
"He wouldn't," Bianca said.
"Well, my down-home artwork is plenty nice enough for this crowd," Tim snickered, "I'll just dress them up a bit and prove it to them."
"He would..." Bernard gulped, "who knew Tim was so anal about his work?"
"He is an artist....." Bianca reminded.
"Yes, but he might be taking this too far," Bernard said before he saw his vampire niece looking like she was about to go crazy.
"I'll catch you yet, my pretties," Olivia was on the borderline of sanity now. "Oh, yes. As soon as one of you little birds or monkeys or bears touches this net...you'll be MINE, MINE," she laughed wickedly, which summoned thunder and lightning.
"Yes, she's lost her temper," Bianca said.
"Alright, all you high-class people of Enchancia," Tim sniggered, "here's a highfalutin fruit portrait for your hoity-toity eyeballs!"
"At least there's no fashion his artwork could fly out of his grasp and the paint land all over on Lex's dress," Basil grinned hesitantly.
"STAGE DIVE," Mrs. Brisby called.
"MRS. BRIZ," Basil yelped.
Mrs. Brisby jumped out, but missed the crowd and incidentally hit Tim's paint supplies, which made the colors squirt and come toward Prince Hugo and Lex. Then Prince Hugo caught Lex and used her as a shield and then the paints dripped and splashed onto the girl.
"Oh, c'mon," Basil moaned.
"You, sir, are the most uncharming prince I have ever met," Lex stormed up to Prince Hugo, now deciding that he was not the one for her, "in fact, the only fact royal about you is that you are a royal pain!"
"Eww, stay back, I just had myself groomed," Prince Hugo shivered as he was backed up into a corner.
"Afraid to get DIRTY," Lex's eyes glowed a bright whitish-pink color as she shook herself and splattered him with paint.
And where this caused him to yell out of fear. Then the prince incidentally bumped against a statue.
"Yes, this is my chance," Jesse beamed and caught the statue, but slipped from the paint by incident and lost his balance, smashing against the statue and making a giant hole in the wall.
"Well...it can't get any worse......" Bianca mumbled.
Then there was rumbling heard and the doors burst open and the animals ran inside, chattering with fear.
"You're going to LOVE ME," Olivia hissed, showing her fangs.
"You had to say it," Bernard moaned.
"That's my daughter," Mrs. Brisby snarked.
"Oh, sure, now you admit it," Basil scoffed.
Everyone at the ball started to freak out over the animals running amuck in the ballroom.
"Run," Miranda warned her relatives.
With that said, they all ran out and a slipper fell apart from Lex's foot as they ran.
"Um, Mama, one of your shoes fell apart," Teddy warned his mother.
Lex shrieked and rushed to the slipper and crushed it where she wouldn't see Prince Hugo again and continued to run.
Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia fell on top of each other and shivered from their running out of the ball.
"That was not what we had expected," Lex shivered.
"Children, we hope you learned something from this..." Mrs. Brisby said firmly.
"I'm sorry I unleashed the 'animals', Mum, but they kept trying to get away from me..." Olivia pouted.
"They were afraid," Basil said.
"But why..." Olivia sighed, "I don't understand....."
"Don't worry, darling..." Mrs. Brisby soothed her daughter.
"At least it can't get worse," Lex said.
"Please stop saying that....." Basil begged.
"I think it's time we go home anyhow," Mrs. Brisby said.
"Already," Lex frowned.
"We just got here...." Jesse added.
"Yes," Tim said.
"Can we not stay a little longer," Olivia begged.
"I don't know," Basil said.
"Pleeeeease," the children pleaded.
"Well...alright, you can have one more day, but then, we need to get going," Mrs. Brisby compromised.
"Yay," the children cheered.
"One more day, but then that's it," Bianca said.
"Yes," Bernard agreed.
The children grinned happily and emotionally.
"Hey, James, I was wondering, why do they call Dad 'King Roland II'," Sofia asked.
"Oh, because Roland is his name and Roland was his father's name," James replied.
"Oh, I guess that makes me 'Sofia the First'," Sofia grinned.
"Yes, I guess it does so," James grinned back.
Sofia grinned back, feeling like she was eventually accepted and she knew now where she truly belonged. Lex was happy for Sofia. Sofia hugged Lex right back.
Mrs. Brisby, Bernard, Bianca and Basil came in the back to admire the moonlight as there were fireworks for Sofia and her new family.
"I do love a festival where I can stay out past midnight," a voice said.
The four looked over and saw Cinderella in her icy blue gown.
"Cinderella," Mrs. Brisby and Bernard replied.
"It's nice to see you all again," Cinderella grinned.
Mrs. Brisby and Bernard hugged Cinderella as she was their oldest friend.
"Nice to see you again yourself, Cinderella," Bianca grinned to the woman, "I'm jealous of you, you look the same as you did if I met you after your anniversary with the Prince."
"Yes, how is that possible," Mrs. Brisby asked.
"I guess I'm just lucky," Cinderella replied, "what's your secret, Mrs. Brisby? You look like you're yet a teenager."
"Basil bit me since I was a teenager..." Mrs. Brisby replied.
"Oh, that makes sense," Cinderella halfway grinned.
"We really missed you," Bianca said.
"You all should stop past sometime," Cinderella invited.
"Cinderella, do you mind me asking, but...are you...expecting," Bianca asked like she had a hunch, "I mean...you do seem..."
Cinderella held her stomach. "Actually, yes, I'm going to have another baby."
"Oh, boy, three children..." Bianca chuckled.
"That's going to be quite a surprise for the children," Bernard laughed.
"I'll say," Cinderella chortled herself.
"I take it you met Estelle and Sofia, right," Bianca grinned.
"Why, yes," Cinderella nodded, "Sofia's amulet summoned me, I figured if anyone knew anything about it, it would be you Bernard or Detective."
"So true," Bianca said.
"The Amulet of Avalor," Basil replied, "I've only heard of it, Master Adam's mother once wanted it for herself."
"And why's that," Bianca asked.
"She thought she deserved it and not King Roland II's first wife," Basil explained, "she was rather corrupted by her heart to take it for her own. She was a rather spoiled woman and it rubbed away on her son."
"Well, at least we now know where he got that from," Bernard said.
"I never know Adam's mother could be so crude," Mrs. Brisby said.
"That's because you never knew her," Basil reminded.
"That's true," Mrs. Brisby nodded.
"Well, do you know what just happened to James and Amber's mother," Bernard asked curiously.
"She died in childbirth......" Basil replied softly.
"Oh, my..." Bianca gasped.
"I'm afraid so...." Basil said softly, "she was very kind and loving."
"Do they have any memories of her," Bernard asked.
"Not that I'm aware of, but King Roland II had a very empty heart after her passing..." Basil replied softly, "she was very graceful, delicate, she was more spoiled sweet than spoiled rotten."
"Well then, looks like Miranda might have re-lighten the love flame that had been extinguished," Bianca said.
"How very poetic of you to notice," Basil replied.
Soon Cinderella looked like she had to leave as she was vanishing.
"You leaving us, Cinderella," Mrs. Brisby asked.
"I'm afraid so, but before I go....." Cinderella held out four invitations in her hand to them, "here, come side-by-side and see me sometime."
"We will," the two couples promised.
This made Cinderella grin. The four adults waved as Cinderella disappeared in a bunch of twinkling sparkles as she went back to her own kingdom.
"Woah, now that's a fashion to enter and leave," Bianca said.
"I do wonder which other princesses Sofia will meet during her journeys as a princess," Bernard grinned, "we better make sure that amulet stays safe though."
"We'll be sure to visit again sometime soon," Mrs. Brisby nodded.
"Yes," Bianca nodded.
Then they went into the castle as it was quite late since they were going to leave again very soon. Even if they were going to stay for one more day, Lex couldn't get to sleep. She kept tossing and turning in her sleep, and pouted once she sat up in her bed.
"I can't believe we aren't staying here longer," Lex frowned.
'What's wrong, my darling,' a voice asked.
Lex looked around. "Who said that?"
A violet alicorn princess flew into the girl's window and she stood up brave and tall.
"Aunt Twilight," Lex whispered in emotion.
"Hi," Twilight grinned.
"Aunt Twilight, how are you here," Lex grinned.
"I heard you were upset about leaving this wonderful place," Twilight replied, "and I don't blame you, it's really a wonderful place. It's like living in your very own fairy tale."
"Yes, but also Mr. Cedric is going to try everything he can to take over the kingdom and the Amulet of Avalor from Sofia in any fashion possible," Lex said.
"Then I've heard, but don't worry, Ceedric's not that bad, he won't win," Twilight replied.
"It's Cedric and are you sure, Aunt Twilight," Lex asked.
"Trust me, he's no Tirek or Discord before he was reformed," Twilight promised, "I've talked with Zecora after your father sent me a letter about you guys coming here."
"Cool," Lex grinned.
"Trust me, Cedric isn't going to win," Twilight put her hoof around Lex, "listen, I know you're sad about leaving Enchancia, but you'll come back soon.....would it cheer you up if you came to visit Equestria?"
"Yes," Lex nodded, "but only until I have found my one true love."
"Sounds like you had the same experience Rarity did with Prince Blueblood," Twilight replied.
"Unfortunately, yes," Lex sighed.
"Don't worry, you'll meet your Prince Charming someday," Twilight promised.
"But when," Lex pouted, "I'm tired of waiting!"
"Just trust me, all nice facts come to these who wait," Twilight said.
Lex moaned and flopped down on the floor and held her head in her hooves. "Why do grown-ups always say that?!"
"It's to warn children that they need to be patient," Twilight warned her.
Lex fluttered her lips.
"You remind me of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle if they were so anxious to get their cutie marks," Twilight replied.
"I know, Dad's warned us about that," Lex said.
"Just trust me, alright," Twilight patted Lex on the head gently. "I didn't think I'd fall in love myself..."
"Yes, yes, then you met Mum, Dad and Mrs. Brisby at Canterlot High and met Flash Sentry, but fell in love with his stallion form who was a guard for Princess Celestia," Lex replied, "I've heard like three versions of that story!"
"Just please wait for a little longer," Twilight begged.
Lex sighed. "Alright, I'll try, Aunt Twilight."
"That's all I ask," Twilight grinned.
"It won't be easy though......" Lex said.
"Some facts aren't, but don't worry, you should get some sleep now......" Twilight soothed, "hush now, little Lex, you're loved by all you know, you'll have love and friendship, no matter where you go, there's no call to concern, then don't you weep or fret, your special someone, is just another friend, you bet~"
Lex yawned as she started to fall asleep. Twilight tucked Lex into her bed and left the room to let her get some sleep.
"Please keep singing," Lex grinned tiredly, "I think it's working."
"Hush now, silent now~..." Twilight tried Fluttershy's lullaby now.
"I know this one," Lex grinned as she knew this song very well.
Twilight grinned and continued to sing in the most gentle and sweet voice she could muster. Lex grinned as she went to sleep. Twilight gave a small good night kiss to Lex and then transported back to Equestria, but she left a gift for Lex for in the morning. The next day, Lex would soon find out what her gift was. Lex could sleep through the night a lot better, but she found herself dancing with someone, but she couldn't make out the face, but it was the boy of her dreams.
She seemed to be in a high school dance and she held him into her arms and warned him that she couldn't imagine going to the dance with anybody but him. And where she could warn this boy she was dancing with had strong muscles. She just wished she knew who this mystery boy was, but she knew one fact for sure; she really liked him and she couldn't wait to meet him. She just had to wonder why she was at a high school dance since she and her brothers were home-schooled. This dream of hers was giving her an idea.
The next morning came.
Lex woke up and yawned and stretched. "Whoo-whee," she cheered right out of the bed. "I feel much better now," she heard a familiar girl yawning. "Sofia," she looked over, but forgot that she had shared this room, "whoops...was I too loud?"
"Just a little," Sofia yawned.
"I'm sorry about that......" Lex grinned sheepishly.
Sofia rubbed her eyes and the animals came to help her get ready like they had been doing before.
Lex picked up the gift. "Huh...wonder what this is for......it's not my birthday....." she opened the box and saw it was her very own Equestrian amulet, which would summon anyone from the Mane Six wherever she would need them like Sofia's amulet, which would summon any other princesses and where Lex grinned as she already knew who gave her the Equestrian amulet as a present.
After getting dressed by Clover and the others, Sofia and Lex joined everyone for breakfast. Lex, of course, put on her Equestrian amulet sense it was a gift from her Aunt Twilight.
"That's a lovely necklace, Lex," James grinned.
"Oh, thank you, James," Lex grinned back.
"I don't remember you wearing that necklace yesterday or the day before," Amber said.
"My Aunt Twilight must have given it to me while I was asleep," Lex grinned.
"We'll visit plenty of times more," Bernard soothed the children as they didn't want to leave Enchancia yet.
"Sure," the children grinned.
The adults grinned back to their children. Even Olivia grinned as she got a laugh from her mother. But before they would leave, Jesse was going to teach James how to fist bump.
"Where's Jesse," Bianca asked.
"He's on the road, just wanted to say farewell to the others first," Lex informed as she stopped petting Clover, which made him pout.
"Well, since you greet someone, you can either do a handshake or a...fist bump," James asked Jesse.
"Yes, it's really cool until you're close friends with someone and trust me, it won't hurt," Jesse assured him as he held out his fist.
James flinched at first, but balled his hand up into a fist.
"Pound it," Jesse warned James.
"Pound what," James asked.
"My fist," Jesse laughed.
"Oh, right," James grinned before pounding his fist with Jesse's fist.
Jesse laughed as they gently bumped fists.
"Ooh, that was...how you say, cool," James grinned to Jesse.
"Yes, it's awesome all right," Jesse grinned back.
After they all said their farewells, it was time for them to go. Sofia, Amber and James were so mournful to see their new friends go, but it was for the best and they promised to come back again some day. Soon the family left by magic as they disappeared back to their proper time.
"Aww..." Jesse, Lex, Tim and Olivia pouted as they left Enchancia.
"Like I said, no worries, we'll go back someday," Bianca promised.
"Alright," the children grinned.
"Well, did you children have fun at the ball," Bianca asked, "seemed like the worst night ever."
"It was," the children said like the Mane Six on their first Gala before laughing all together as it was actually more fun than what they had planned it to be.
"I can't believe Mrs. Brisby did the Hokey Pokey," Lex guffawed.
"She was acting like Aunt Pinkie Pie," Jesse chuckled.
"Too bad it won't last," Bernard joked about Mrs. Brisby's sudden happiness.