Princess Curse

Summary: Sofia's amulet has gone haywire, and she's desperate for Cedric's help. Despite her doing good deeds and being a good person as usual, it's started cursing her left and right. Before she knows it, she ends up with similar dilemmas to some other very familiar princesses she's met in the past. (Two-shot. Minor spoilers for "Day of the Sorcerers")

Disclaimer: I don't own Sofia the First or any other Disney characters mentioned in this story.

A/N: Okay, I'll admit it. I'm SUPER excited to write this story. I've been waiting for the day for a few months now, since I created the story line and cover photo. I just knew it would be fun/hilarious to write. So I hope you all enjoy! By the way, thanks to all the reviews on my recent stories! And to the guest on my "Constant Reminder" story, I'll definitely think about it. Great idea! :)

*Story*

Chapter 1: Turquoise Twist

"Bet ya can't catch me, Sofia!" Clover called with a laugh as he ran through the garden, his friend fast on his heels.

"Oh, I wouldn't say that, Clover!" she responded playfully as she chased him. "You've been wrong about that before!"

"Ha! Last one to the castle door is a rotten egg!"

Sofia giggled as she continued chasing him, but just before she could even reach the steps, she collapsed onto the ground and seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

"Whoo-hoo! The winner!" Clover hopped around excitedly, his ears flying out around him in effect. "Told ya, Sof! …Sofia?" He looked around before realizing the princess wasn't anywhere near him. "Where'd she go?" He hopped back down the stairs and gasped when he saw the girl…sleeping? "Sofia!" He rushed toward her and placed his paws on her arm, shaking her. "Princess, wake up!" He frowned when he saw her amulet flash a strange turquoise color before going back to pink. "Weird…"

"Ugh?"

"Sofia, you okay?" The bunny watched as his friend sat up and rubbed at her eyes before yawning. "Man, you scared me."

"What are you talking about, Clover?" She blinked when she realized where she was. "Wait, what happened?" She slowly stood to her feet before shaking her head slowly to regain alertness.

"You fell asleep on our chase. You all right?"

"Yeah… I think so. That's weird. I remember feeling a little weak all of a sudden, but I don't remember anything afterward."

"Huh… Maybe you should get some rest."

"I'll be fine, Clover. Maybe I'm just hungry." She smiled and picked him up before heading toward the doors once more.

"Funny. When I get hungry, Mia and Robin tell me I'm actually 'hangry.' Like hungry/angry."

She laughed. "I'd have to agree with them." She and Clover disappeared inside.

In the dining room during supper, the royal family sat enjoying their food and discussing their day as usual. James eyed Sofia curiously when she randomly picked up a fork and studied it curiously.

"Uh, Sof? What are you doing?"

Sofia smiled lazily toward him. "You ever think how strange forks are?"

"Um…"

"I mean, sure, they're for eating… But what if they had another purpose?"

The blonde boy blinked when the girl's amulet seemed to alter between turquoise and pink again, and before he knew it, Sofia was humming and raking the fork through her hair, as if she were using a brush or comb. "Sofia, you're starting to weird me out."

"What are you talk-?" She stopped and realized exactly what she was doing…and that she had her family's attention. "Hi?"

Amber raised an eyebrow at her. "Sofia… A fork is not a suitable replacement for a brush."

The girl blushed and quickly pushed it away from her, hearing it clatter on to the table. "Sorry… I guess I'm just a little…tired?"

Miranda smiled softly before feeling her forehead. "Well, you don't feel warm. Maybe you're just studying too hard. Take it easy."

James pouted. "How come you guys never tell me that?"

"You'd have to actually study first," his twin teased.

"That's enough, Amber," Roland chided gently before smiling toward Miranda and Sofia. "I'm sure it's nothing. A good night's rest will be best for you, Sofia."

"I think you're right, Dad. In fact, may I be excused?"

"Sure. Sleep well."

She nodded and walked off toward her room. On the way, she happened to glance down and witness her amulet altering colors…the same as Clover and James had seen. "Strange. What's the matter with this thing now?"

Shrugging and figuring she'd investigate later, she opened her door and walked inside before closing it behind her. After changing into her night gown, she sat down at her vanity and observed herself in the mirror.

"It's okay, Sofia. You're just a little tired. You can…" She froze when she saw her amulet glowing in the reflection. It seemed more powerful this time, and the turquoise color had returned. "What's going o-?" Her eyes widened when she realized she couldn't talk. Her hands lifted to her throat, and she stared wide-eyed at her reflection. It was gone. Her voice was gone.

She grabbed the amulet and closed her eyes tightly, trying to mentally make her wish to be small. Opening her eyes and looking around, she realized nothing had happened. She was still her size. 'Oh, no, what's happening this time?' she thought frantically. 'Honestly, of all the magical amulets in the world, I had to get the one that decides to malfunction all the time…'

She stood up and paced the floor a few times before feeling a warm surge in her throat. She saw the amulet was back to its pink color, so she rushed to the vanity mirror again and opened her mouth. "That was weird…" She gasped. Her voice was back! "Oh, thank goodness… Maybe it's just a glitch or something… I'll figure it out tomorrow."

Yawning, she turned and walked toward her bed, climbing into it and pulling the covers over her head. Maybe tomorrow things would be normal.

The next morning, the light from the window filtered into the room and illuminated the princess's bedroom. Eventually it reached her eyelids, gently coaxing her into waking up. She yawned before sitting up and carefully rubbing at her eyes.

She then slid from the bed and onto the floor before walking over to her vanity. As she walked, she thought she felt something brushing against her ankles. Dismissing it, she sat down and grabbed her brush. It only took a few strokes before she realized she now had an entirely new dilemma…and that the amulet was turquoise yet again.

"Oh, my…!" She dropped the brush and rushed into her closet to dress quickly.

"Good morning, Wormy," Cedric sang happily as he twirled his wand around a few times.

"You're in a cheerful mood," the raven noticed with a curious look. "What did you do?"

"I finally perfected my new spell: the one that can immediately change any state of matter into another."

Wormwood smirked. "Once a science nerd, always a science nerd."

"Hey! At least I am being productive. This new spell could actually be useful, I'll have you know."

"Right, I'll come to you when I need to immediately change ice into gas." He yawned and closed his eyes. "I'm going back to sleep."

"It's morning."

"Your point?"

Cedric sighed in exasperation before shrugging. "Suit yourself." He returned to his chore of testing spells before being interrupted.

"Mr. Cedric!"

"AHH!"

Sofia barged into his workshop without bothering to knock, looking a bit frazzled.

Cedric composed himself before clearing his throat. "Um, I mean…good morning, Sofia. What brings you here so early?"

"Mr. Cedric, something's wrong with my amulet. It keeps changing colors and doing strange things to me…"

He frowned in concern. "Like what?"

"Like yesterday, I was playing outside with Clover, and I suddenly fell into a deep sleep. Then at supper, I started combing my hair with a fork."

He tilted his head. "Strange."

"I know! And then before bed, I couldn't talk—literally. It was like my voice was just gone. But all of that fixed itself…" She waved her hands in frustration. "But then I wake up this morning, and I find this."

Cedric's eyes widened as the girl pulled her hair—her floor length hair—from behind her. "Whoa… Been using a special type of shampoo, have you?"

"My amulet did it, not me!" She seemed to be on the verge of panicking, so she was relieved when he knelt beside her and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Breathe, Sofia… Now, think back. Did anything strange happen yesterday? Or anything out of the ordinary?"

She shook her head slowly. "I don't remember anything different…" She lowered her head. "It's like my amulet is cursing me, but I haven't done anything wrong. And how am I supposed to explain this to my family?" she asked, gesturing toward her hair.

"Hmm, perhaps they don't need to know about that right now. You and I need to figure out exactly what is going on here, wouldn't you say?"

"What about my parents? They expect me to travel with them today."

"I'll take care of it. I'll be right back."

Sofia sighed and sat on her stool as Cedric left. She frowned and turned her head when she heard Wormwood snickering. "It's not funny."

"Oh, no, it's quite funny. I didn't think anyone else could pull off the 'impossibly-long-hair' trend except Rapunzel."

"Wormwood, it's—" She paused before her eyes widened. "Say that again?"

"Um…which part?" The raven was baffled as to the girl's behavior. She seemed a bit on edge.

"The part about my hair?"

"Uh… 'I didn't think anyone else could pull off the impossibly-long-hair trend—"

"—'except Rapunzel,'" she finished with him in awe. "Wait a minute. All the things I've experienced so far—they've happened to other princesses I've met before. Snow White and Aurora have fallen into a deep sleep. Ariel was said to comb her hair with forks and lost her voice. Rapunzel has—had—has—eh, I can't keep up with her…really long hair." She gasped. "I'm Princess Cursed!"

Wormwood gave the princess a dubious look. "Oh, come on. You actually believe there's a curse just for princesses?"

"Hello?! We're in an enchanted land, Wormwood. Anything is possible."

Cedric walked back into his workshop and shut the door behind him. "I took care of it. Baileywick is informing them that you are a bit…under the weather, so to speak."

"Mr. Cedric, I think I'm cursed! Like Princess Cursed!"

The sorcerer raised an eyebrow in confusion at her before looking toward Wormwood.

"Don't look at me. She came to that conclusion all on her own."

Cedric shook his head and walked behind the girl. "Sofia, there's no such thing as a 'Princess Curse.' But there is such a thing as the amulet cursing you, as we've seen before."

"This is so weird… What could have happened?" She sighed in frustration as she attempted to push her hair back. "This is going to get really old really fast. I don't know how Rapunzel manages it."

"Just a moment." Cedric loosened his golden bowtie from his neck and gathered her hair, tying it back securely. "There you are."

Sofia beamed at his generosity and giggled. "Thanks, Mr. Cedric."

Wormwood rolled his eyes. "Mushy humans."

Cedric nodded toward Sofia before giving Wormwood a look before sitting opposite her. "Now, we need only retrace your steps the last day or so and see what may have caused your amulet to sort of…frazzle itself, I suppose."

She nodded and unfastened her amulet, handing it to him without a second thought. Seeing the look of surprise on his face, considering recent events, she simply smiled and grabbed his hand, turning it over and placing the necklace into it and clasping his hand; she still had faith in him, it seemed. "We'll figure it out together."

Cedric smiled and nodded at this. "Hmm. Indeed we shall."

To be continued…

Chapter Titles:

Turquoise Twist

Reverse the Curse