"Father, I did it. She's alone with no one to lean on. Her friends all left her and confidence is not her strongsuit anymore. Just give it time and she will cave too."
"You're an idiot Hopper. If you think that scaring her with a little trick, trying to plant seeds of doubt in her and then separating her so that she has no one to talk to when she thinks it over for herself then I'm sorry but you're deeply mistaken. You've unknowingly only made her stronger.
See, she always has a Helper in times of need and when anyone is ever alone then that just means the voice of God is that much closer. Yes, the church is stronger together but that doesnt mean when apart individual people are weaker."
"Here this Father. The Church WILL fall whether Sixth falls with it or not."
"She's not going anywhere if you keep fighting the way you are. She can strike you down with a single verse from the Bible while you only fumble over words. The only reason you're not striking her just as hard is because everytime you thik of a verse to use for bad…..you just can't!! You're too smart for that. As verses dance around in your head you realize that once created; the verse may form a small cloud of doubt but that's it. The Light will just pierce the darkness and turn it to day like it always does and has done in years past. If you want to strike her down then you have to strike so deep that she starts to wonder if down truly is up!"
"She can't stay in protection forever. She has to cave at some point and when she does I'll be there."
"Fine! Have it your way. You can even take Swift with you next time and I'll let you harm anyone and anything around her, but don't lay a single finger on her. If you do that then I promise you that she'll keep turning to God and getting stronger instead of turning away to weakness!"
"That's ok. When I'm done with her none of us will have to touch her for her to change. Swift!! Aaron!! We need a more powerful motivator this time cause apparently the last one didn't pierce hard enough. As for you Croak….you can stay here and rot with father!!!! Hee..ya!!!"
"Sofia!!....Genie!!!!...Abby!!!!
Anyone!!!!! Please answer me!
Okay. Okay!! We're fine Sixth Star. Just breathe and everything will be fine. No need to panic. We've been in this position before lot's of times so this is no different. We just need to take heed of our surroundings. Beside us we have….nothing. On the other side of us we have….nothing. Above us let me guess. We have…..something!!! It looks like the water I fell in. It's just suspended up there almost like a….huuuuu!! It's a portal like the various portals on earth. So that means if I can jump through a portal then technically I should be able to jump back throught it right? I just need to get high enough.
Wings of an eagle come to me!! I said, wings of an eagle come to me!!! Huu, that's weird. It worked last time. Wings of an eagle!!! Wings...of an Eagle. Come on, come on, come on!! What's happening? Why is my power fading especially at a time like this. The only times my powers have failed me were when….oh no!! The seeds of doubt have burrowed themselves too deep for me to pull out alone. This isn't good.
Sofia!!!!!!!! Genie!!!!! Abby!!!! Help!! I'm down here. HELP!!!!"
"Where do you think she went too?"
"Woo, don't fall in now. We've already lost one person so let's not make that two."
"What should we do now?"
"Well, we're still stuck in here for three days so….help Sixth out best we can."
"Help? Just a minute ago you were boldly telling her why you don't trust anything she says. Have you somehow changed your mind all of a sudden?"
"Abby, that's all water under the bridge right now. She hasn't steered us wrong yet so I wanted to find out what made her so…..her?"
"Yes, exactly, What makes Sixth Star Sixth Star. Since she has not waivered once in what she says or how she says it then that means she is strong in what she believes so if she hasn't waivered yet than I dont see the harm in helping her out when she needs it."
"When you put it that way then it's hard to say no. What do you want us to do first Abby?"
"Well the first thing you can do is not appoint me as captain. I think the youngest of us should lead the charge!!"
"What? Me? Why? Everytime I've tried to lead before; my expeditions never have gone perfectly right."
"Sofia, it's okay. Nobody is perfect and you can never ace everything on the first try but no matter how outlandish your expeditions have been; one thing has stayed consistent throughout all of them."
"Really!! What would that be?"
" Every single person you've taken out you've always brought them back. That's a feat in and of itself because none of us have accomplished that. Don't worry Sofia. We'll still be with you every step of the way literally but if we meet anyone then I know you will get us through. So, what of it Sofia?"
"Sofia hmmm!! My name does have a nice ring to it but I'm thinking of a name change."
"Why?"
"The name Sofia is just too short. I was thinking something more along the lines of ummm….Sofia..the...first. Yeah!! I want to be called Sofia the first."
"You can't."
"What!!! Why not?"
"There is already someone named Sofia the first and she's a princess."
"
She's also a guardian and a baker."
"She's an inventor, and brave. She's noble, kind, talks to animals, and also is a lot smaller than you."
"Fine!! What about Sofia the second hmm? It's got a nice ring to it doesn't it?"
"Names already taken?"
"What!! By who?"
"Herself!! When she cloned herself she called her clone Sofia the second."
"So I take it; Sofia the third is also taken?"
"Sofia, any name that starts with Sofia is and has already been taken. Forgot this was a habit of yours every time you led."
'I told you it's not a habit. I just think that if you have to lead then you should go by a much mightier name then you. Imagine being called Ben then one day you're the leader. If someone from the back of the ranks yells out, 'Ben, can we stop here,' then he will likely not hear it. But if they call," Benjamin or Ben the Barbarian then that will get everyone's attention. What do you think we should do then?"
"I think we should follow the toy boat. All streams eventually lead to one mighty lake and we all know what's at the edge of any great lake."
"Water!!!"
"Yep, Sofia I'm taking back putting you in charge. The answer is Land as far as the eye can see, not water as far as the eye can see. Come on everybody. If we want to rescue Sixth then we should follow the same river as she hopefully is doing. Keep up everyone , especially you little princess. Don't want you falling over your own dress anytime soon!!"
"Don't sweat it Sofia. Once you got past picking a name then I know you would've been a great leader."
"Thanks Abbs. We all have our flaws and our moments where they're perfect to shine but….instead of rising to the moment you just go back to your regular self and ruin your perfect moment?"
"Exactly!! When called before to lead I hastened to the challenge. Now for some reason that same level of energy is not there. I guess not everyone when called to lead is able to perform that task."
"Sof, don't beat yourself girl. Do you think that knowing you always stopped to pick out a name before journeying would change my mind? The answer is no. I chose you anyway because I knew how great a leader you would be. Not everybody sees past the first flaw in someone character a lot of times though but I'm certain that you'll get your shot again. When that shot comes just know that you'll always have my vote of confidence."
"Thanks Abbs. I don't know what I would do without you."
"Sofia, you don't need your trusty bunny by your side twenty four seven. Haven't you forgotten that with your necklace you can transform into anything you want? Besides, you're a princess and I'm just a woodland."
"You little…..girls don't run too far ahead of us. Be careful!!"