The Secret Library: The Tale of the Mysterious Kingdom

Chapter 1: the Story begins

The story begins at the castle in Enchancia. Sofia, James, and Amber had just came home from Royal Prep. they were with King Roland II and Queen Miranda at the dinner table. "How was your day at school?" Miranda asked Sofia, James, and Amber.

"It was great, Mom!" James said. "Zandar was talking about a new kingdom that appeared out of nowhere a few days ago." "Yes, James," Amber said. "Hildegard said she saw it all the way from her bedroom window!"

"A new kingdom?" Baileywick, the castle steward, said as he walked by, intrigued. "Yes, Baileywick." Sofia said. "Zandar said he saw it coming to school and on the way home. It had very strange buildings, some of which we never ever saw anywhere; in the village, or Tangu, or anywhere in the kingdom."

"Strange buildings not seen anywhere else?" Baileywick said, surprised. "That's worth checking out."

"Indeed." Roland said. "So that's why, tomorrow, we're going to visit the new kingdom!" The kids were excited. "It'll be so exciting, Rollie!" Miranda said. "I bet there'll be amazing things to see in the new kingdom!" Amber said. "I wonder if anyone who lives there likes tiaras..." she mused. "Whoever lives there, I hope they like rolling wheely shoes." James said.

"I'm sure they will." Sofia said to her stepbrother.

Suddenly, her amulet, the Amulet of Avalor, started glowing blue. She knew what this meant - time to go to the Secret Library.

"Oh my." she said. "May I be excused?" she asked. "OK." Roland said. "Thanks, Dad." Sofia said, as she got up from the table and headed out to her room.

"She must be very excited, Rollie." Miranda said.

At the Secret Library, Sofia raced into the main room, and saw a new book come down.

"The Tale of the Mysterious Kingdom." she read the title. "This is a new one." she said. "Is it related to the new kingdom Zandar was on about?"

The book flew into the magic mirror, and images of different kingdoms appeared.

"For as long as anyone can remember, The Ever Realm has many different kingdoms, like Tangu, Wei-Ling, Freezenburg, Kaldune, Enchancia, even the far-off kingdom of Avalor, where Princess Elena resides." The mirror narrated.

Sofia realized she was learning about the different kingdoms of the Ever Realm, and instantly recognized Avalor. "That's where I freed Princess Elena from my amulet!" she said.

"Until one night, a mysterious new kingdom appeared out of nowhere, high above the ocean." the mirror continued. "It was nothing like any other kingdom or village in the Ever Realm."

The images showed the new kingdom, high above the ocean, and Sofia saw what the new kingdom looked like: the buildings in the kingdom were nothing like in any village or kingdom at all! The buildings had strange shapes, bright neon lights, weird walkways, and they all looked rather... quite out of place in the Ever Realm. "I have never seen any kingdom like that before!" Sofia said, her eyes wide in surprise.

"The origins of the kingdom are a mystery to all, even to the most cleverest people in all of every known kingdom." the mirror said. "And it's told that the ruler of this mystery kingdom is not like anyone in the Ever Realm; for he has a big letter 'N' on his forehead."

Sofia saw the silhouetted image of the new kingdom's ruler, and saw the white-ish letter 'N' on the forehead. "That is a mystery." Sofia said.

Then, the images showed different people walking on the strange walkways of the new kingdom, then the people faded, showing the empty walkways, as the mirror still kept narrating. "It is also said that lots of people from different kingdoms went to the new kingdom, but the strangest thing is, of all those who go in, no one ever comes out!"

Sofia gasped. "Why?" she asked. "That is a mystery, too." the mirror said. "It seems that there is more to this mysterious kingdom than meets the eye, but it will take someone very brave to enter, discover the truth, and get out... in one piece."

The images faded from the mirror.

"That was a very strange kingdom." Sofia said to herself as she left the library. "I don't think I've even seen buildings like those anywhere in the kingdom, or Tangu, or Freezenburg." "Well," she added, "Royal Prep's buildings are different coloured, but I don't think they have anything like those lights." She knew what she had to do. "This story is quite strange," she mused, "but, as Story-keeper, I need to finish the story. So, first thing tomorrow, I will need to find out more about the new kingdom."