You know what. Yall can just say it. I suck. I haven't updated in almost 6 months. I suck. Um, while I'm writing this I'm watching Voltron and cast interviews. Sorry, that might be why this took so long. I'm also a procrastinator and um some personal issues. In other words, my birthday passed when I was away. I'm officially 12. YAYYYYYY. This is a tad early but I wanted to release this as a one year anniversary type chapter thing I don't know. Note you guys, I WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT, be editing this to include Flashback and any other future books Shannon releases. Sorry. I do NOT own KOTLC, Shannon Messenger does, I just own the plot.

Chapter 5

Crown Prince Fitzroy Vacker of the Province of Everglen's POV

Barely a moment had passed since I had finished my story, Biana looked around in tears. Tam wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly to his chest. Dex did the same to Linh. Keefe had backed into a corner and wasn't looking anyone in the eye. Sophie looked at me and came close to the bed. She grabbed my hand and cupped my cheek with her hand. I leaned into her hand and looked up at Sophie.

"It's been so long, my flower," I whispered quietly.

Sophie smiled softly at that, "Fitz calls me that. He started calling me that after he realized both my mom and my sister's middle names were plants," Sophie's eyes clouded just a bit.

"I'm sorry I'm not your Fitzroy. But I lost my Sophie. And I will try to get him back to you, but I will not waste this time that I have with you," I told her. Sophie nodded at that. She let go of my hand and went over to Biana. It was nice to see my sister smile, even if she wasn't really my sister.

BOOM

The door to my room slammed open, in the door stood my father King Alden Vacker of the Province of Everglen. I bowed my head in respect out of habit. My father looked slightly confused.

Sophie looked at me worried, but then turned and smiled slightly at my father. She wrapped her arms gently around his neck in a hug. When she pulled away her smile had turned into a frown, "Alden, we have something we need to tell you." Sophie said as she led my father to sit down.

When my father sat down, Biana came to stand beside him. Biana gripped his hand and smiled gently down at our father.

"Alden," Sophie began, "I would like you to meet Prince Fitzroy Vacker of the Province of Everglen. He, he is your son in another dimension." Sophie looked at me and smiled a forced smile.

"What. Please tell me this is a joke." Alden looked around at our faces which revealed that we were not joking.

"Father, I, I came here through a dream. One where Sophie was alive, for, in my world. Sophie is dead" I said slowly.

My father cringed at thought of Sophie being deceased. He looked at Biana and clenched her hand is his.

"Could, could you give us a moment Fitzroy. And then, we will do our best to find a way for you to make it back home." My father said.

"Ah, but Fitzy doesn't want to go home, does he." A voice said from the doorway.

"Vespera but how are you here we killed you," Sophie said her voice full of loathing. Sophie glared at Vespera, as shadows and water gathered around Tam and Linh. They all looked geared for a fight.

"Ah, ah, ah. But I am not your Vespera. See when my other self from your world died, I received all of her plans, all of her motivations, all of her memories. One of them was to crumble you to the ground by crumbling dear Fitzroy's sanity. But as you can see, that didn't necessarily work. Instead, we switched the two "princes". And I'm the only one with a way for them to return home."

Sophie looked at the woman who called herself Vespera, "What are you going to do, everyone knows that that isn't the end of your plan."

"I see your learning," Vespera sneered, "You see, my original plan was to wipe out Fitzroy Avery Vacker from every other universe. Because without your other selves, your mind self deconstructs. but instead, all of the Fitz's were switched with another one of themselves."

Sophie's eyes narrowed at the villain. A lock of blond hair fell in her eyes, "You'll never win." Sophie stated, her voice sure and confident.

"Ah, but see, I already have. While you and your pathetic alter egos, are scrambling to stop me. My other alter selves are currently plotting to kill the Fitzroy Avery Vacker in their world. You can never win. It doesn't matter whether you are a hero or a villain. You will crumble because that's your weakness. You fall when you should rise. Because you are too soft to let those who deserve to die, to do so. Even to kill my alter self you had to be prompted by the murder of another of your beloved Counselors." Vespera stated walking closer and closer to Sophie.

Those final words the villain, who was apparently trying to kill me, said sent Sophie over the edge. She let out a scream and my head filled with anger and pain. Fury and sadness. I fell to my knees and clutched my head. Vespera also fell to her knees, her face scrunching in pain. I looked around briefly before clutching my head and putting it in between my knees, Biana had collapsed against the bed with Tam clutching her waist. Linh's already pale skin had turned even more ashen. Dex clutched Linh's wrist as if his life depended on it.

Sophie finally let everything out and fell to her knees, but everyone was still hunched over in pain. Vespera stood up first, took one look around and vanished.

When everyone came to Vespera was gone, and we all had splitting headaches.

"Alden we need to alert the Council immediately, so that they may prepare and my protect Fitz, in every way possible, and this time more goblins won't help," Sophie shouted at my father.

"Sophie, you know that telling the council won't accomplish anything, they'll just say that you're overreacting as usual. Why do you think it took so long to end the war? It's because the Council was constantly looking in the wrong direction and focusing on the wrong thing." My father was exasperated, and that was clear. But it wasn't at Sophie, it was at this whole situation.

Sophie looked at my father one last time before walking out of the room. Her blond hair flying behind her. Briefly out of the corner of my eye, I saw Biana standing in the corner, but she disappeared just as fast as she appeared.

Walking out of the room, I followed Sophie out into the gardens. She sat by a pond, her right hand holding something near her neck.

"Are you okay?" I asked as I approached her. Sophie jumped slightly and turned toward me.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Sophie said. I automatically knew she was lying.

"Sophie I know your lying. You may not be from my world, but I know you well enough to know that you are not fine right now." I stated sitting down next to Sophie. I looked at her and saw what she was fidgeting with, it was a small heart necklace made out of gold, with diamonds covering the surface.

Sophie looked out at the horizon, the sun was setting and it was painting the sky a rainbow of colors.

"It's the council. During the war, people died because the Council was always making the wrong decision. Two of their own died because they couldn't look past their judgments." Sophie turned away from the horizon and looked at me. Her eyes locked with mine.

Looking away I looked out at the woods, "A couple of weeks before your alternate self died, when you were still being held captive, our world's Council decided that they would not give into Fintan's demands and that anyone who tried to rescue you, would be held for acts of treason. They believed that Fintan would come back to the Provinces. That he would give you up with time. But then, Queen Irene tried to rescue you, and you died. The people all advocated for the Council to be abdicate." I turned my head, with tears in my eyes.

My nation was scattered and broken. And I did not know how to help it heal. Maybe, just maybe this switch with the other Fitz was a good thing.

/AN/

So, guys, I'm so sorry for not updating. I have this theory that after the war, Sophie never fully forgave the council for all the deaths they caused by not listening to her and her friends. And the reason I had Sophie yell at Alden is that I believe that Alden still sees Sophie and the others as children even though in this story, Sophie is about 17 years old. Alden is a great man, but he is used to having to protect those he cares about from the truth, regardless of what it is. He loves Sophie, so he tries to protect her and he does that by not giving the Council a chance to hurt those he loves. If you have any questions PM me or leave a review. I will always take constructive criticism just no flames, please.

Love yall much,

Priana Halo