DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sofia the First nor do I claim to. I just like the show and wanted to write a little something for it. However, I do own the OC Icban, Zwick, Megumi and Mignola as well as the concept of the Rune Mage I'll be using for this story.

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Sofia tossed and turned unable to sleep, the early summer heat partly to blame. She kept going over what had transpired over the last weeks, her father on bed rest, almost losing her friend and mentor, not being able to talk with Clover anymore. Her amulet gone forever and most recently a letter from the Magic Council.

It came not long before her bedtime, so she didn't get to find out what was written they told her she would find out tomorrow, but Goodwin was called,

so the princess knew it had something to do with Cedric.

Sofia was angry and upset, and sad; feeling the need to breathe she flung the blankets off and lit the candle on her nightstand. Grabbing her robe, she headed out into the dark corridors and walked not caring where she ended up her bare feet making no noise as she moved.

A flash of light caught her eye drawing her attention back to reality, realizing she was in the medical wing, Sofia looked around for the source.

A few feet further up the hall, a red light glowed from beneath a door seam, she walked closer and saw it was Dr. Zwick's office. The princess knocked, no reply was forthcoming. She reached for the doorknob and finding it unlocked Sofia let herself in.

Sofia walked around various items blocking her view to the back of the room where the red light seemed to be, 'and I thought Mr. Cedric kept his workshop messy,' she thought, rounding a final pile of books, she gasped and stumbled backward, dropping her candle.

Before her slouched in his chair was Dr. Zwick a crystal ball sat on his desk beside a black cube, a red rune was etched on all sides of said cube. In turn, a green rune was suspended in the crystal ball.

Realizing the situation was stagnant, Sofia grabbed up her candle which had extinguished itself in the fall and approached the desk slowly, the runes her only source of light now.

Coming behind the desk, she saw the same green rune hovering in Zwick's palm from where it hung over the armrest. Sofia set her candle down and shook the doctor, but he didn't stir though he did sink further into his chair.

Sofia looked at the objects on the desk; the cube looked to have some sort of button, coming around to the other side, she pressed it. The moment she did, she regretted it as the red runes went dark and the green one blazed in intensity cracking the crystal ball.

A gasp to her left drew Sofia's attention to Zwick, "SON OF A…" he cursed jumping up, he grabbed the orb and threw it against the wall where it shattered, bathing the room in darkness.

Sofia ducked down, a string of curses flowed from the royal doctor's mouth, much of it the princess didn't understand which she was grateful for; a dim yellow light came from behind Sofia and started moving signaling where Zwick was.

"Damn sleeping cubes, didn't know they had a timer," he muttered walking to the door.

Sofia peeked around the desk edge to see a small yellow ball floated beside the doctor who was cradling his face, he left, and Sofia waited until she could no longer hear his footfall before rushing back to her room.

The following morning Sofia sat at the breakfast table, her family had parted way for their various Saturday activities leaving her to pick at her pancakes, lost in thought.

"May I speak with Princess Sofia?" someone asked at the entrance of the dining hall.

"Oh my, Dr. Zwick, what happened to your eye?" Baileywick asked.

"Tripped last night in my office and landed face first in the corner of my desk. Now my I..."

"Ah yes, well the Princess is still eating at the moment. I will let her know you wish to speak with her, doctor," Baileywick told Zwick.

Sofia pushed back her chair and walked over, "I'm actually done Baileywick, I was just grazing," she said.

"Of course, Princess," Baileywick said, bowing.

"So...what can I help you with Dr. Zwick?" Sofia asked as they walked down the corridor outside the dining hall.

"I believe you left this in my office last night," Zwick said holding out his hand, and Sofia's candlestick appeared in a puff of gold smoke, "makes no sense to hide my magic from you after what transpired," he added.

"The magic you used is like the kind Mr. Cedric used against that evil sorcerer?" Sofia asked taking the candlestick.

"It's of the same origin as his, yes," Zwick said cryptically.

Sofia stopped and glared at the man, "then you could have used..."

"No," he interrupted, "I have strict orders not to use my magic, I took a great risk as is when I repaired the castle that night, then again when I healed your sorcerer, he more then likely not still be with us if I hadn't."

"I don't understand, who gave you orders? What are you doing here?"

"A story for another time, I can promise this if you can keep this a secret until Cedric wakes up, I will explain everything to you both," Zwick asked, "I have no right to ask..."

"Okay, but if you don't, I will tell my father and Mr. Goodwin," Sofia told him.

"I can agree to those terms, thank you, Princess. I wish you a pleasant day," Zwick said taking a bow, before walking off.

Sofia stood a moment longer, 'things just got a lot stranger,' she thought before heading to her room to put her candlestick away, several questions entering her mind that she wanted to ask the doctor, 'I need to write them down,' Sofia said to her self, she picked up her pace to her room to make the list.

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Note: Sorry this is late, I was at RTX this week and boy was that murder on my time, feet, and wallet, lol.