A few days later
Lucy and Sophie are sitting under a tree, Lucy is reading and Sophie is looking at the clouds, and Lily, Susan, Peter, and Edmund are playing cricket.
"Peter winds up, goes for the bowl!" Peter said
The ball hits Edmund in the leg.
"Ow!" Edmund yelled
"Whoops! Wake up, Dolly Daydream!" Peter said
"Can't we play hide and go seek again?" Edmund asked
"I thought you said that it was a kid's game." Lily said
"Besides, we can all use the fresh air." Susan said
"Not like there's air inside." Edmund retorted
"Are you ready then?" Peter asked
"Are you?" Edmund asked
He smacks his bat on the ground and gets ready to hit the ball. Peter pitches the ball, hard, and Edmund whacks it good and it smashes through an upstairs window and crashes into a suit of armor. The children run upstairs and look at the broken window and the suit of armor on the floor
"Well done, Ed!" Peter said
"You bowled it!" Edmund said
Soon footsteps are heard.
"Listen, The Macready is coming!" Lily said
"Run!" Peter said
They run around looking for an unlocked room. They enter the room with the wardrobe. Edmund runs to the wardrobe and opens the door.
"Come on!" Edmund said
"You have got to be joking." Susan said
"Go!" Peter said
"Get back!" Lily said
They all pushed backwards and Lily, Susan, and Peter fell backwards into the snow. They turn around and see Narnia.
"Impossible!" Susan said
"Don't worry." Lucy said
"It's probably just your imagination." Sophie said
"I don't suppose saying we're sorry would quite cover it?" Peter asked
"No, it wouldn't. But this might!" Lucy said
Lucy nails Peter in the face with a snowball, he throws one back at her and a snowball fightbegins. The fight ends when Sophie hits Edmund in the arm with one.
"Ow!" Edmund exclaimed
Edmund rubs his arm.
"Stop it!" Edmund said
"You little liar!" Peter said
"You didn't believe her either!" Edmund said
"Apologize to Lucy and Sophie. Say you're sorry!" Peter said
Peter steps up to him.
"Alright! I'm sorry." Edmund said
"That's alright, some little children just don't know when to stop pretending." Lucy said and looks at him smugly.
"Very funny." Edmund muttered
"Maybe we should go back." Susan suggested
"Can't we at lease take a look around?" Edmund asked
"I think Lucy and Sophie should decide!" Peter said
"I all want you to meet Mr. Tumnus!" Lucy said and Sophie nodded in agreement
"Well Mr. Tumnus it is!" Peter said
He walks into the wardrobe again.
"We can't just walk around in these clothes!" Susan said
Peter comes out.
"We can use these coats." Peter suggested
"Peter, they don't belong to us." Susan said
"Well I don't think the professor will mind. And if you think about it 'logically' we're not even taking them out of the wardrobe." Lily said
Peter hands a coat to Edmund.
"But that's a girl's coat!" Edmund complained
"I know." Peter said
The six start walking toward Mr. Tumnus' cave through the snow.
"...and tea and..." Lucy started
Lucy and Sophie see the open door and run off.
"Lu! Soph!" Peter yelled
"Sophie! Lucy!" Lily yelled
They all run to Tumnus' house.
"Who would do something like this?" Lucy asked
Edmund steps on broken picture of Tumnus's dad.
"What's that on the wall?" Susan asked
"'The Former occupant of these premises, the Faun Tumnus, is under arrest and awaiting his trial on a charge of high treason against her imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands, also to comforting her enemies, harboring spies, and fraternizing with humans. Signed, Maugrim, Captain of the Secret Police, Long live the Queen'." Peter said
"Now we should really go." Susan said
"But we have to help him!" Sophie said
"It's out of our hands now Soph." Lily said
"You don't get it do you? Sophie and I are the humans! He helped US!" Lucy said
"Maybe we should call the police." Peter suggested
"These are the police!" Susan said
"Besides, he's a criminal!" Edmund said
"Don't worry you two, we'll think of something." Peter said
"Psst!" A robin said
"Did that bird just 'psst' us?" Lily asked
The robin flew away and they step outside, they hear rustles from the bushes. A beaver approaches.
"It's a beaver." Lucy said
Peter approaches the beaver, clicking his tongue
"Here boy, here boy." He said
Peter puts out his hand, the beaver stares at it then sits upright.
"Well, I ain't gonna smell it if that's what you want!" The beaver said
"Sorry." Peter said
"Lucy Pevensie?" Mr. Beaver asked
"Yes?" Lucy said
Mr. Beaver hands her the handkerchief
"This is the handkerchief I gave to Mr-" Lucy started
"Tumnus. He gave it to me just before they took him." Mr. Beaver said
"Is he alright?" Sophie asked
"Further in." Mr. Beaver said
Mr. Beaver scurries off with Lucy and Sophie behind hime, Peter and Lily go to follow them, but Susan grabs them by the arms.
"What are you doing?" Susan asked
"She's right. How do we know we can trust this beaver?" Edmund asked
"He said he knows the faun." Lily said
"He's a beaver... he shouldn't be saying anything!" Susan said
"Is everything alright?" Mr. Beaver asked
"Yes. We were just talking." Peter said
"That's better left for safer corners." Mr. Beaver said
"He means the trees." Sophie said looking at the trees
They walk to Beaver's dam through the cliffs, under a bridge, and then they see the Beaver's dam.
"There is home sweet home." Mr. Beaver said
"Oh, what a beautiful dam Mr. Beaver." Lucy said
"Merely a trifle." Mr. Beaver said
"Is that you Beaver? I find out you've been out with Badger again I'll... Oh, they're not Badgers. I never thought I would see this day." Mrs. Beaver said
She turns to Mr. Beaver, "You couldn't give me ten minutes warning...look at this fur."
"I would have given you a week if I thought it would help." Mr. Beaver said
"Well you must be cold and hungry. Let's get you inside for some food and civilized conversation." Mrs. Beaver said
Lucy, Sophie, Lily, Susan, and Peter follow Mrs. Beaver inside, Edmund sees the witch's castle... right where it's suppose to be.
"Enjoying the scenery, are we?" Mr. Beaver asked
Edmund shakes off the comment and enters the dam. Mr. Beaver follows him.
"Fish and chips, dear." Mrs. Beaver said to Lucy
"Is there nothing we can do about Mr. Tumnus?" Lily asked
"Well.. there's hope!" Mrs. Beaver said
"Yeah, there's a load full of hope." Mr. Beaver said as he leaned forward. "Aslan is on the move." Mr. Beaver whispered
"Who's Aslan?" Edmund asked
Mr. Beaver laughs.
"Aslan... you silly little blighter!" Mr Beaver said
Mrs. Beaver nudged her husband.
"You don't know do you?" Mr. Beaver asked
"Well we haven't actually been here very long." Peter said
"He's only the king the whole wood, the true King of Narnia!" Mr. Beaver said
"He's been away for a long while." Mrs. Beaver said
"But he just got back! And he's waiting for you near the Stone Table!" Mr. Beaver said
"He's waiting for us?" Lucy asked
"You got to be joking! Look, Aslan's return, Tumnus' arrest...the secret police! They're all happening because of you!" Mr. Beaver said
"You're blaming us?" Lily asked
"Not blaming you dear, thanking you." Mrs. Beaver said
"There's a prophecy: 'When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone sits in if Cair Paravel in throne the evil is over and done'." Mr. Beaver said
"You know that doesn't really rhyme." Susan said
"I know, but you're missing the point!" Mr. Beaver said
"It's long been told that two sons of Adam and four daughters of Eve will appear to defeat the White Witch, and restore peace to Narnia." Mr. Beaver explained
"And you think we're the ones?" Peter asked
"Well you'd better be, Aslan's already fitted out your army!" Mr. Beaver said
"I think you've made a mistake; we're not heroes!" Lily said
"We're from Finchley!" Susan added
"I think it's time we were going." Peter said
"But what about Mr. Tumnus?" Sophie asked
"Sorry Sophie. It's out of our hands." Lily said
"Thank you for your hospitality." Susan said
"Ed, time to go- Ed?" Peter asked
He looks around the room and doesn't see Edmund.
"I'm going to kill him." Peter said
"You may not have to... has Edmund been to Narnia before?" Mr. Beaver asked