They had been riding for two hours before Peter stopped his unicorn. Riley had been riding with him, mainly because Peter thought it was safer for Riley. She decided not to argue with him.

Peter helped her off the unicorn and they stretched their muscles. Riley looked around and admired her surroundings. The trees were so magnificent. It was so green, that Riley felt so calm. Peter smiled and walked up to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and nuzzled her neck. Riley laughed and smiled.

"This is amazing." she told him.

"I know, that's why you and I went ahead of everyone else," Peter said. Riley turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"So, you lied to me?"

"Just a little. But, I am going to speak to King Lune before my siblings arrive," Peter replied. Riley leaned in to kiss him, but was interrupted by a twig snapping in the distance. Riley and Peter both looked in the direction of the noise. They let go of each other and Peter unsheathed his sword.

"Stay here with Cyrus, I'll be right back," Peter told her. Riley was about to protest but Peter was already gone. Riley just stood there and looked around. She was extremely nervous and wished that Peter would return.

A minute later, Riley heard a deep growl behind her. Her heart started pounding faster as she slowly turned around. Riley gave an earth-shattering scream as she came face-to-face with a lion. She tried to step backwards but tripped and fell on the ground. She looked around, trying to find Peter.

"Peter!" she yelled, hoping he would come to her rescue.

"Hush, child. Do not be afraid of me," the lion said. Riley looked at it, confused. And then she remembered that animals could talk.

"Who are you?" Riley asked.

"My dear, look inside yourself, and you shall find the answer," the lion told her. Instantly, she knew who it was.

"Aslan."

"Yes, and I am here to tell you why you are here," Aslan replied.

"Good, I've been very confused. But, should we wait for Peter? I'm sure he would like to know what is going on," Riley pointed out.

"No, what I am about to tell you is for your ears only. I have frozen time to make sure we are not interrupted." Aslan answered. "First off, the reason why you feel as if you have been here before is because you've read about it. I believe the author is called C.S. Lewis."

"The Chronicles of Narnia," Riley whispered, it came back to her. She had read the series several times and constantly watched the two movies. That was why she recognized the Pevensies the instant she met them. That was why she wasn't freaked out by what Susan told her the first day she was there.

"That means that what he wrote was true. How?" Riley asked.

"I believe that the Pevensies had journals and Mr. Lewis somehow found them and made their lives into a story book."

"That still doesn't explain why I'm here. The others are from the 1940s and I live in the year 2009."

"Awe, yes, well I think I need to explain what is happening first." Aslan told her. "You see, history is always replaying to make sure that the future ends up the way it's suppose to. However, a tear in the timeline has caused an event to happen that originally wasn't there. A dark force is going to try and take over Narnia. And, if it succeeds, it will cause a ripple through time that will put the future of our world, as well as your's, in danger."

Riley just sat there. Taking it all in. Aslan's words sunk in and she just stared at him.

"The reason you are here is simple. You stop this dark force and it will send another ripple that will return everything back to the way it's suppose to be. For in the darkest of times, love becomes the greatest magic."

"But in love there's also pain and jealousy," Riley told him. Aslan chuckled and looked at her.

"That is true. And when the time is right, you will understand it all," Aslan replied.

"Riley!" Peter yelled as he came running up to her. Riley turned and saw Peter kneel beside her. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just…" she paused when she turned back around and Aslan was no where to be seen. "thought I saw something."

"Like what?" Peter asked.

"A spider," she lied. Peter looked at her, making sure she was okay. Finally, he stood up and helped Riley up.

"Well, I didn't see anything, or anyone around. So, we better get going again. We still have a long ways to go."

Peter got onto Cyrus and then helped Riley get up on the unicorn. Cyrus began to gallop away and Riley looked behind her. She was trying to decipher what Aslan had meant and why she was chosen to save not only Narnia, but her world too. Riley placed it in the back of her mind and stared at peter. He turned his head slightly to look at her.

"Better get comfortable. We're not stopping until we reach the mountains." Peter announced. Riley huffed and laid her head against his back. It was going to be a long journey.

After what seemed like forever, they reached the edge of the mountains. Nighttime had come and cool air swept through Narnia. Peter tied Cyrus to a nearby tree, and started to gather firewood. Riley grabbed the blankets that were tied to the unicorn and placed them on the ground. Peter walked over and noticed that the blankets were on opposite sides of the fire. He looked at Riley, and Riley gave him an innocent smile.

"I don't want to get boy germs," Riley joked. Peter laughed and walked over to her.

"Says the girl who wanted me to kiss her," Peter replied.

"And now I'm feeling really sick. I think it's best if we stay as far away from each other as possible." Riley told him. Peter just smiled, put his hands on her waist and pulled her closer to him. Riley let out a small laugh and looked Peter in the eye. Peter stared back at her, and then his smile slowly faded. Riley gave him a confused look.

"Peter, what's wrong?"

"You saw Aslan," he whispered. He let go of her and walked a few feet away. He ran his hands through his hair and then turned to face Riley.

"That's why you screamed. You didn't see a spider at all, it was Aslan. Am I right?" Peter asked her.

"How did you figure it out?"

"Because, beneath the happiness in your eyes I saw what looked like confusion and secrecy. Not to mention that I noticed how you were acting back in the woods," Peter told her. "So, what did he tell you?"

"I'm not suppose to say. Aslan said it was for my ears and my ears only. I wish I could tell you, but I just can't," Riley said. She could tell he was mad at her, but in a way she didn't care. It was Aslan who said it, not her.

"You could have told me you saw him. But, no, you lied to me," Peter told her. Riley glared at him and then walked over to the fire and laid down on a blanket.

"What are you doing?" Peter asked.

"I'm going to sleep. Goodnight," Riley answered.

"I didn't say that we were done talking," Peter replied. Riley huffed and sat up, mad.

"Well I did. I'm so tired of your attitude. You think everything is about you. Aslan came to me. If he wanted you to know, he would have called for you. But he didn't. I'm the one who got thrown into this strange world and met people from a different time period. I think I have more of a right to know why I'm here than you do. Now, once again, I'm going to sleep." Riley snapped. She laid back down and closed her eyes. She heard footsteps and Peter laying down. Slowly, she drifted to sleep.