Chapter 1: A New Beginning

Confetti fluttered downward. The streets were filled with the happiest Narnians you will ever see. And the reign of Telmar was at its end. Prince, (yet soon to be king) Caspian rode through the streets and pathways of the Telmarine kingdom. People surrounded him while cheering and chanting, "Long live KING Caspian the tenth!" For even though Caspian had technically not been crowned as king yet, the people of Narnia, and some of Telmar, were simply ecstatic that they were now going to have a just, fair, and worthy King after the diabolical reign of Miraz. And because of this they were very confident in shouting out "Long live King Caspian the tenth!", and rightfully so. Caspian himself was quite overjoyed at the fact that all war was now over and only peace seemed to be the realistic future to him.

Not far behind Caspian rode the Pevensie children. Although to call them children after all of the battles, struggles, and inner-quarrels they had all been through, seems demoting. Without a doubt these four children hold the most magnificence, gentleness, justness and valiance in all of our world and in all of Narnia. All four of them were just as happy as Caspian for the reincarnation of Narnia.

After about twenty more minutes of being flocked by people, the five horses made their way into a clearing in a particular section of the castle that rested on a bit of a cliff and if you stood on the edge of it you could see for miles. There were a set of stairs leading up to a stage-like area, and behind all of this stood a large, grandfather oak tree that looked as if it had been around for hundreds of years. But all of this was quite distant to Caspian, the Pevensies, and to the droves of people and Narnian creatures. For there up on the "stage" as we'll call it, stood Aslan himself. Some of the people from Telmar seemed a bit uncomfortable, but deep down inside they knew that this was a harmless and special kind of Lion. The Lion that they had heard of in all the old Narnian tales, and never really believed them to be true until recently when he appeared in front of their army at the river of Beruna, to awaken the river god.

The Pevensies and Caspian dismounted their horses, approached Aslan, and looked out upon the crowd that was still buzzing with excitement. In a slow, deep voice dripping with warm, golden, molasses; Aslan spoke out to the people.

"Silence," he said. All became silent. He spoke with such gentleness and smoothness, yet his golden voice projected throughout the small courtyard that they were in. He continued,

"All things come to pass. Good and evil things. Right and wrong things. On this occasion it is in our fortune that the evil and wrong things have passed us over for the time being. With that said, I must address another issue that lies among us." All eyes and ears were focused intently on the great Lion.

"Some of our Telmarine friends may feel uncomfortable living among the Narnians. Some others may be broken inside from those that have hurt them. That is why I am offering a second chance to them and their people."

With that, Aslan turned around to face the great oak. He let out a magnificent roar that dazzled everyone's ears. The great oak seemingly began to twist and turn, until there was a great opening in the middle of it. A doorway, to be exact. Yet it appeared that through the door there was nothing but the same mountainous landscape as when you looked past the tree on either side of it. Aslan then proceeded to call forward any Telmarines that wished to start anew. He promised them a new beginning in the lands of their forefathers. Not surprisingly, many Telmarines accepted the offer. But before any could pass through the door, a voice which was that of a Telmarine's yelled out,

"How do we know he is not leading us to our deaths?!"

There was a moment of silence, but then another voice called out,

"I will go."

It was general Glozzelle.

"I, your loyal general of the Telmarine people will pass through this doorway. We have nothing to fear of this Lion. I wish to make a new start for myself, and I would be honored to have some of my fellow Telmarines by my side while I do it."

That was all it took. About half of the Telmarines in the crowd came forward and stood in front of the tree. They seemed keener on the idea now that it seemed like a safer route, and that they would now have a leader to guide them in this new place that Aslan was sending them to. One by one, they passed through the oaken door. Poof. They each disappeared, one by one. Aslan slowly turned his attention back to the crowd of remaining Telmarines and Narnians.

"And now", he turned towards the Pevensies. Peter held his breath. Would him and his siblings have to return to England? He hoped not with all his heart.

"Narnia is now a peaceful place. But take care dear ones, for I use the word 'now'. Evil will not be at bay forever. It is always knocking on the door and you must always use everything in your power from letting it in. It will corrupt you and this kingdom."

"What are you saying, Aslan?" Edmund suddenly asked. Aslan signed. The children couldn't tell if it was from sorrow or because he was about to tell them something of importance.

"Dear children, I am giving you a choice. You may return to your home, or you may stay within Narnia for the sole purpose of accompanying Caspian in his duties as the High King of Narnia. He will need much help. I will give you a few moments to consider what I have said." But the children didn't need a few moments, for Lucy chimed in,

"Aslan, Narnia is our home. We want nothing more than to be here with you, Caspian, and all of the other Narnians." She certainly spoke for every one of the Pevensies.

"A wise choice dear one," said Aslan with a warming smile.

"Narnia is where our hearts are," Susan said. "Plus being in England this time of year is simply dreadful. Nothing of it but rain!"

Laughter echoed throughout the courtyard. Susan blushed a little; she wasn't expecting to become the center of attention like that among all of those people. But of course she didn't mind all that much. She noticed Caspian looking at her, and she shyly looked away.

"Knock it off, Susan" she thought to herself. "Now isn't the time."

And no it was not the time, for now Aslan stepped forward and addressed the entire crowd one last time.

"Narnians!" he bellowed out in his milky voice, "I give to you: Queen Lucy the Valiant, King Edmund the Just, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Peter the Magnificent , and High King Caspian: ruler of all Narnia!"

And thus marked the beginning of the New Golden Age of Narnia.

Author's Note: Well, that's the beginning of the story! I hope this to be a long and enjoyable series. I am always working to put out new chapters so stick around. And just to be clear with the FanFiction guidelines, I do not own any part of the Narnia books or movies. Nor do I own any of the characters except the one's that I may create. This is simply my story based off of the wonderful world of Narnia.