Sofia was sleeping by the window sill with her animal friends when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Sofia, wake up."

Sofia woke up to see her mother and father looking at her.

"Mom? Dad? What is it?"

"We need to talk." said her mother sternly.

"See," said King Roland, "The castle baker says we were low on eggs and Cedric had been caught hitting clowns over the head with a bat. Luckily, there were no fatal injuries, but-"

"But we'll need to keep an eye on Cedric for a while." Queen Miranda said finishing her husband's sentence.

Sofia blushed wildly. It seemed she had accidentally created a monster with that last therapy session.

After her parents left the room, Sofia decided to go up into Cedric's tower.

"Mr. See-dric?" she asked, slowly opening the door.

Sofia had found Cedric in a terrible mess. Egg was splattered everywhere and the entire laboratory was trashed. Even Cedric's pet raven, Wormwood, seemed terrified at the scene. Then there was Cedric, covered in egg with his robe and black and white hair in a mess with a demented smile on his face.

Sofia cautiously walked over to the sorcerer.

"Mr. See-dric, are you alright?"

"Such power." said Cedric, "I had never felt such a thrill in my life. To take actual control against those that use to frighten me; you have no idea what joy this brings me."

"I think you're starting to enjoy your power a little too much, Mr. See-dric."

"Princess Sofia, I should thank you for bringing this thrill to my life. If it weren't for you, I'd still be afraid of clowns."

"I'm glad you're no longer afraid of clowns, but I didn't want this to end with you actually hurting them."

"Don't tell me you're actually on their side."

"No, I'm on your side, but you can't just go around hurting other clowns after what one clown did to you all those years ago. Mr. See-dric, I'm worried that your prejudice might start turning you into a bully."

"I knew it! You're one of them!" Said Cedric coming up on Sofia.

Sofia started to cower as the deranged sorcerer came at her with a bat.

"Mr. See-dric, please open your eyes; don't do this!"

Cedric swung the bat, smashing many flasks. Sofia tripped on a piece of overturned furniture. Sofia screamed in terror as Cedric raised the bat against her.

"Mr. See-dric, STOP!"

Cedric did as Sofia had commanded and seemed to have snapped out of his mania. He looked around at the destruction in his laboratory, coming to the realization that he had done all this. He then looked over at Sofia, whom he had expected to run out of the room, but was now wrapping her arms around him.

"This is all my fault." she said crying, "I did this to you."

Cedric realized now the monster he had let himself become. Not only had he been hurting clowns, but he had almost tried to hurt Princess Sofia, the only one who believed in him.

"No." he said, putting his arms around the little princess, "Its my fault. I let myself become this. Worst of all, I almost tried to hurt you with my blind rage. No one should have to face that, clown or no clown."

Sofia smiled a little and snuggled up against Cedric's chest.

"Its good to have you back, Mr. See-dric."

"Its Cedric."

"Again, good to have you back."

Yes, I'm making this the last chapter. It may not be the best ending, but its an ending none-the-less. Please R&R.