Peter's Sacrifice
Summary: Peter survives the train crash! But what did he sacrifice to help Susan?
Author's note: I know, I know, I should finish my other stories before I start another one but I get an idea and I have to act on it right away or I will forget it, sorry. Most of the first chapter is from Peter's Gift, but it does have some different stuff in it so please read.
Chapter One
The Accident (again)
"Come on Su, it will be like old times, just come with us, so we can be together for once," Peter said into the receiver. He had been on the phone to his eighteen year old sister Susan for about an hour, trying to convince her to join him and their younger brother on a trip.
"I can't Peter; I have some studying to do before classes start." Susan said, her older brother was beginning to annoy her.
"Susan, I have studying to do too and I'm going," said Peter, sometimes his sister was impossible.
" Oh Peter, I have another engagement; I promised Miss Betty that I would join her for tea this afternoon, you don't want me to go against my word do you?" Susan's voice echoed over the phone.
"Tell her you are going to spend some time with your family, she'll understand," Peter said running his fingers through his sandy blonde hair. "We are going to be meeting with the Professor, Aunt Polly, Lucy, Jill and Eustace, we are going to try and send Jill and Eustace back to Narnia with the magic rings, the same rings that sent the Professor and Aunt Polly to Narnia long ago, years before we stumbled through the wardrobe."
"Why are you trying to send them back into memories?" asked Susan, she had stopped believing in Narnia years ago, she was surprised that Peter still believed in this, he was nineteen years old and still talked about once being high king of Narnia.
"They are not just memories Susan, Narnia is real, and someone needs help, we each saw it in a dream. Ed, Lucy and I can't go, the Professor and Aunt Polly can't go, Jill and Eustace are the only ones who can. The rings had all been buried in a garden of a house in London, but it had been sold. So Ed and I dressed up like workmen so no one would question us, and we went to London, to the house and began searching for them. We were able to fine them." Peter said going into the story. "We are in London right now and will be boarding the school train to join them, the Professor and Aunt Polly are teaching this year so they are on board too, we will try the rings as soon as we are moving, please Su, if you hurry you can make it, our classes don't start for a week yet, we have plenty of time."
"I don't think so Peter-maybe some other time but not today. Thank you anyway, it was good to talk with you though, I love you, and I'll talk to you later ok? Bye." Susan said and with that hung up the phone.
"Susan? Susan? She hung up," Peter said hanging up the receiver and turning to his sixteen year old brother who had just returned from buying the tickets.
"What was her excuse this time?" Edmund asked as he took a seat beside his brother.
"Oh, something about meeting Miss Betty for tea and studying before school starts," Peter said sighing.
"You have classes in a week too and you're going, did you tell her that?" Edmund asked.
"Yes I told her that," Peter said leaning on the side of the bench.
"You know Susan, Peter; she just isn't the twelve year old girl she was, when she was Queen Susan the Gentle, she has forgotten Narnia, and Aslan, so we might as well stop trying to talk to her about it," Edmund said as he handed his brother his ticket.
Peter sighed and put the ticket into his pocket, he fingered the silver box that had fallen to the side of his pocket, it held the four magic rings that would hopefully send Jill and Eustace back to Narnia. They had tried to send them back over the summer but it had taken longer to find the rings then they thought, so they made a plan, they were to get on the train to school and then Peter and Edmund would join them when the train stopped in London.
"Here comes the train," Edmund said making Peter jump.
Peter stood and came to stand by his brother at the edge of the platform.
"Ed, there's something wrong, it should be slowing down for the bend in the tracks, it's going way to fast!" Peter shouted.
All of a sudden the train station was gone, it was replaced by a flash of the purest white light, and Peter shut his eyes against it. When Peter opened his eyes, he saw an open meadow in front of him; he saw Edmund beside him dressed in his kingly robes, with a crown on his head and a smile on his face. Peter turned and saw Lucy at his other side, she was dressed in her long royal dress, she also had a crown on her head. Peter looked at himself, he too was dressed in his royal robes, he reached up to touch his head and ran his fingers over the points of his crown.
Peter looked in front of him and in the distance saw an animal he thought he would never see again. Aslan stood at the edge of the meadow waiting for them.
Lucy ran to Aslan and through her arms around the great lion's neck, burying her face into his mane.
"Oh we missed you Aslan, we thought there was a railway accident, how happy we are to see you instead," Lucy said her voice muffled by the hair.
"Oh young Lucy, there was a railway accident, you and your brothers are home, forever," said Aslan nuzzling Lucy.
"Aslan-What about Susan?" Peter asked his face falling.
"Come Peter, I will speak with you alone," said Aslan turning to walk back though the meadow.
"Aslan there has to be a way to help Susan," Peter said as he walked beside Aslan.
"There is-but it will require a sacrifice from you," Aslan said looking to Peter.
"What?" Peter asked.
"I can't tell you directly, but I'll tell you it will require you to leave Narnia again," Aslan said.
"Will we be able to return?" Peter asked.
"Someday Peter, but it is up to you, I must warn you if you chose to go back, it will be painful," Aslan said.
"I want to go back, I want to help Susan." Peter said hugging Aslan.
"Very well then, good luck," Aslan said with a shake of his mane.
With that there was another flash of light and Peter Pevensie entered a world of pain.
Author's note: 2am not bad, but I have to go to bed now because my eyes are starting to blur. If there spelling errors I'm very sorry. Please review! Anakin's Girl 11