Alexandra sat down on an empty seat and stared out the window looking at the scenery pass by. Her bag next to her. Finally the 30 minute drive was over. She was almost the farthest away from school so she got picked up early and dropped off early. The bus pulled into the school and the doors opened. Alexandra grabbed her bag and slung it over her right shoulder. It wasn't that heavy. Alexandra got up and started to walk off the bus. However a person behind her,an annoying boy, pushed her when she was going to the steps. She stumbled and went towards the ground bracing herself for the impact that was sure to come.
Instead the ground opened up and she disappeared right into the ground. Alexandra didn't have time to be amazed at it for she was falling towards the ground. She managed to land on her back and got up. She looked around for her bag but couldn't find it. It looked to be spring.
She wondered where she was. However she couldn't ask for she was soon surrounded by soldiers of some sort. They circled her like predators on wounded prey. One had a sword up to her throat. A sword! Alexandra glanced down at her shoes thankful she was wearing heels. She lashed out catching the man in the groin. She managed to skirt around the other two and vault onto a horse but not before the two soldiers had their arrows notched letting them aim right into her shoulder.
Alexandra let out a piercing loud scream as the arrows buried themselves in her shoulder. "Come on." She murmured to the horse kicking the horse gently into a gallop . She had no idea where she was going but anywhere away from them. She ducked as more arrows flew over her head. She urged the bay mare to go faster. "What do you think I am? A Thoroughbred?!" The mare replied. Alexandra looked shocked. "You...talk...horse." She managed to get out. "Yes I'm a talking horse daughter of Eve. Most of us talk here in Narnia." "Narnia, daughter of Eve?" She questioned. "Well you are a human are you not?" The mare said. "Whats your name? I'm Alexandra." The girl asked. "Poplar." They stopped talking. Poplar stumbled over something jarring Alexandra's shoulder. Alexandra let out a hiss of pain. Poplar started to tire. They stopped. She couldn't hear the hoof beats anymore. "I think we're safe." Alexandra said dismounting from the mare. She let out a cry of pain again as the arrows jarred her shoulder when she got off. "Thanks for your help." Alexandra walked over to a rock and grasped the arrow with her other hand. Her shoulder throbbed. "Damn." She said.
A twig snapped. 4 people emerged. They all wore crowns. 2 men and 2 women. "Who are you?" Alexandra asked. A blond-haired man countered. "We should ask you the same." "I'm Alexandra and you are?" "King Peter." The blond man said. The boy to his right gave a bow and said "King Edmund. " "Queen Susan." The tallest women said. "Queen Lucy." Alexandra sighed. She let her hand fall to her hip. Alexandra turned to walk away to find someplace where she could pull out the arrows. "Oh! Your hurt!" Queen Lucy exclaimed. "Lucy do you have your cordial?" Kind Peter asked."No I left it at Cair Paravel." Lucy said. "Ed hold her steady." Alexandra shook her head. "No thankyou your majesties." "You need to get the arrows out and you obviously can't do it." Edmund countered forcing her to sit down on the rock. He held her tightly incase she struggled. "Just get it over with King Peter." Alexandra muttered. "I'm sorry but this'll hurt a lot." Peter said. Alexandra gritted her teeth muttering profanities as the arrow came out. "Damn." She swore again. She kept swearing untill the other arrow came out. "There." King Peter said. "Thanks King Peter." Alexandra said. Queen Susan asked. "Do you know if the war is over?" "What war?" Alexandra asked confused. "World War 2." Lucy answered. She thought back to her history text books. "Oh yes. It's over in 1945." She watched as the kings and queens faces lit up. "Why don't you come with us? You can live with us at the Cair." Lucy said looking at Peter for his permission. Peter nodded. Lucy began jumping up and down. "Please? Please? Pleaseeee?" Lucy said doing a cute face at Alexandra. Alexandra looked at the others. "Are you sure your majesties?" The others nodded. "Ok Queen Lucy." Lucy smiled. "Yay!" Lucy said.
"Come on." Lucy said taking her over to the horses. Lucy mounted up and waited for Alexandra to do the same. Alexandra walked over to Poplar. Peter came over to help but she waved him off. She checked the girth and took the reins in on hand with some mane and put her other hand on the back of the saddle. She ignored the pain. She put her foot in the stirrup and mounted up with gracefulness. She held the reins in one hand. "I hope you can neckrein Poplar."Alexandra said. The two girls waited for the kinds and Susan to get mounted. "You don't have to call us Queen,King or your majesties. Susan,Peter,Edmund and Lucy are fine." Lucy said to Alexandra. "Ok Lucy." Alexandra said. The other 3 leiges mounted up. Alexandra and Polar followed Peter and his horse. Susan was by Alexandra chatting. "Hw did you get arrows in your shoulder. "I fell because someone pushed me and i wound up. Three soldiers had me surrounded. I managed to kick one of them and steal Poplar The other two had bows and arrows and fired them at me." Alexandra exclaimed. "We'll get your shoulder bandaged once we get to Cair Paravel." Susan said. Alexandra knew the wound was bloody. She only hoped whoever bandaged her didn't see the scares she had gotten from being bullied and beaten when her parents were drunk. She knew they weren't pretty.