Hey, y'all! I am back for another chapter, and there is definitely more action in this. Well, considering the last chapter was just a filler, there would be more action. Anyways, thanks for reading. I, unfortunately, didn't receive any reviews for the last chapter, so I am just going by the hits counter.

Now, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia.

Story edit: It has come to my attention that I was spelling Calormene wrong, and that they have Tisrocs and Tarkaans; not kings and lords. I have now fixed this mistake.

Careful What You Wish For

Something Wicked This Way Comes

"I can't believe that it has been a week and a half since Cody, Jenn and I first arrived in Narnia," I said, watching the clouds go by.

"Yes, it does seem very unbelievable," Apollo said, standing beside me. "What was the saying that I overheard Queen Lucy say? Time flies when you are having fun?"

"That's the one," I said, smiling. "You aren't getting annoyed with me for taking you out so much, are you?"

"Why would I be annoyed about that?" Apollo asked, looking a little offended. "I always enjoy our outings, and, to be honest, the way the Calormene horses react to people does not sit well with me."

The Calormene party had arrived today, which is part of the reason why Apollo and I were out in the clearing. I wasn't too keen on meeting these people, and decided to put off the meeting for a bit. Plus, it was a nice day, and I had the day off from training.

"How do they act?" I asked, sitting up so I could look at him properly.

"They shy away when some of the workers walk past their stalls, and they look really uneasy. It is as if they expect to be hit."

I furrowed my brow in thought, and what I was thinking was not good. I had seen a few horses act that way back on Earth, and that was after they had been rescued from this guy who abused them.

"You don't happen to know how they treat their animals, do you, Apollo?"

"I haven't seen them do anything bad, but I have heard that they do not treat their animals kindly. I have also heard that they don't treat their servants any better," Apollo said, looking very serious. "Why do you ask?"

"I have a feeling that those horses may be being abused," I said, frowning in disgust. "I've seen horses act in a similar matter back from my world, and that was after they had been rescued from their abuser. Why people like that want animals in the first place completely baffles me. If you aren't going to look after your animals properly, why get them?"

"There are just some bad people in the world. It makes me that more grateful that the kings and queens are so kind."

"I guess there needs to be some bad in the world to keep everything in balance, as bad as that sounds," I remarked, sighing. "I can't even imagine any of the royals, least of all Lucy, doing anything to mistreat the animals."

"That is very philos-" Apollo suddenly turned his ear to the left; towards the border of the forest.

"Apollo," I asked, sitting up. "What's wrong?

"Don't make any quick movements. Just get on my back like you do all the time," Apollo said really quietly.

I calmly climbed up onto Apollo, but I was feeling a little freaked out; okay, a lot freaked out.

"What's going on?" I asked Apollo again, as he started to calmly walk back to the path that we had taken from the palace.

"Some unknown people have been spotted in the woods not far from here, and I heard strange sounds coming from the forest."

"How do you know that there have been people spotted? Also, couldn't the strange noise just be someone on patrol?" I asked, trusting him on the hearing part since horses have better hearing than humans; plus, I'm half deaf.

"Joanna informed me of the strange people," Apollo said. "And the patrol route doesn't go by this part of the forest."

"Who's Joanna?" I asked, trying to remember if I had seen any animals while we were in the clearing. None came to mind.

"She is a small woodland snake. You didn't see her because she blends in with the grass."

"Oh. So, how come we aren't going any faster if we are trying to put distance between us and those strange people?" I asked, looking behind me.

"I am not sure if any of those strange people have spotted us, so I don't want to draw any attention to us, just in case."

"And if they have seen us?"

"Then we would indicate that we know that they are watching, and they may start to give chase."

"Wow, I'm really glad you know what to do because I am feeling a little freaked out right now," I said, looking over my shoulder again.

Silence fell between us as we both listened for any out of place sounds, as we entered the forest. We had been walking for about ten minutes, when I saw Apollo's ears shoot to the left and felt his body tense even more; as if he were going to bolt.

"You know how to climb a tree right?" Apollo asked me, urgency in his voice.

"Yes," I whispered back, afraid of talking to loud and giving away our position.

"Climb this one," he said, flicking his head to the tree that was beside us, "Quickly."

Not needing to be told twice, I quickly, but as quietly as I could, got off of Apollo, and started to climb the tree; not easy in a dress.

"What about you?" I asked, once I was far enough up the tree, but could still see what was going on below.

"I'll hide," he said, before snapping his head to the sound, which was really close now. "I will come back for you. Don't move until you see me."

Before I could reply, Apollo had left my line of sight. Trying to keep from making noise, I slowly took breaths from my nose, willing myself to stay still. I quickly said a prayer that Apollo had gotten to safety when two figures appeared beneath the tree.

"I thought you said that there was something over here," the figure on the left said, sounding female.

"There was. I heard voices," the other figure said, sounding male. "If we lost them, I am not taking the rap."

"Well, they were just here," the female said, in annoyance, than gestured to the ground. "Look, there are hoof prints."

"Oh, that's great," the male replied sarcastically, "Too bad there are how many different species that have hooves for feet? Come on, you get to tell him why we lost the girl."

I clung to the tree tighter, as I felt all the blood drain from my face. They were looking for me.

"Well, if you hadn't wanted to be sneaky, we wouldn't have lost them," the female snapped, as they walked away from my tree.

I listened hard for the new few minutes, but didn't hear any more noises.

"They are gone."

Clamping a hand over my mouth to keep from screaming, and almost falling out of the tree in the process, I whipped my head to the branch above me. There, sat a rather fat chipmunk.

"I'm sorry for scaring you," the chipmunk said, climbing down to my branch. "Those two humans are gone."

"How do you know?" I asked, trying to get rid of the deer in headlights look that I felt I was now wearing.

"I followed them through the trees."

"Thank you," I said, offering the chipmunk a shaky smile. "My name is Christine. What's yours?"

"Nice to meet you, Christine," the chipmunk said, smiling, "My name is Chippycheeks."

"Chippycheeks," I asked trying not to giggle. "Really?"

"Yes," the chipmunk said, "But you can call me Chippy."

"Okay, Chippy it is."

"Christine," I heard Apollo's voice call from below. "You can come down now."

"Okay," I said, before looking for the best way to get down. "Let's see if I can do this without hurting myself."

Getting into the tree was the easy part for me. Getting out was a different matter. With help from Chippy on where to step, I was soon out of the tree, but my dress was ripped in many different places.

"Let's get back to the palace," I said, jumping onto Apollo. Chippy jumped onto my shoulder.

Apollo gave a quick snort before taking off as fast as he could. We were just about out of the forest, when I felt something whiz by my head.

"What the hell!" I yelled, turning my head to see behind me.

I could see the two figures from before, except now they were on horseback, and were chasing us. One even had a few arrows.

"Apollo!" I yelled, my terror returning.

"Hold on as hard as you can!" he yelled, before quickly leaving the path, trying to lose them in the trees.

As Apollo weaved in and out of trees, I heard arrows that were meant for us, hitting trees. I thanked my lucky stars this person wasn't a great shot. However, my luck was cut short.

My head connected with a low hanging branch when Apollo jumped over a fallen log. Pain exploded in my head, and I felt my hands lose hold of the reins.

BAM!

I hit the ground with a very painful thud. I laid there for a second to get my senses back, when the sound of the two horses quickly reached my ears. Feeling a huge adrenaline rush, I bolted up, and tried to run. However, I had whacked my left knee in the fall, so the best I was able to do was hobble. Not good.

"Did you really think that you could outrun us?" the male human smirked as the pair drew closer.

"Stupid girl," the female sneered.

"You stay away from her!" Chippy squeaked at them from his spot on a tree, trying to look menacing. Unfortunately, he only succeeded in making them laugh.

"Oh no!" the woman cried in fake distress, "It's a chipmunk! What are we going to do?"

"How about I turn him into a shishka bob?" the male said, pointing an arrow at Chippy.

Instead of running away like I expected him to, Chippy just sat there, smirking! "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Annoyed, the guy let the arrow fly, thankfully missing Chippy. The arrow embedded itself into Chippy's tree.

"You stupid, little, ARGH!" the man yelled as he was thrown into the air, dropping his arrows and bow in the process.

I watched as he flew through the air, and landed back on the ground with a sickening crack. The horses reared in terror, dumping the lady onto the ground, before both horses took off into the forest.

"What was that?" the lady yelled at me, after picking herself up off of the forest floor.

"I don't know!" I yelled back, appalled at her behavior.

She didn't even check to see if her companion was dead or not. Well, from the angle of his neck he was most definitely dead, but still! All she did was stand there, yelling at me. Her yells intensified when she was lifted into the air.

I could see that she was being dangled in the air by her leg. What was holding her leg confused me. It looked to be a root. Following the root-like cord with my eyes, I saw that it was indeed a root; a root that seemed to belong to the tree that had the arrow sticking out of it.

"Christine, get on, quickly," Apollo said, watching the lady in the air.

Grabbing Chippy, I quickly scrambled up onto Apollo; my knee throbbing in protest. Once I was properly saddled, Apollo took off, back the way we had come.

"Since when do trees move?" I asked Chippy as we raced to the palace.

"They always move," Chippy said. "You didn't know?"

"Nope," I said, than smiled. "It's nice to know, that way I won't hit them since they can hit me back."

"What do you think my chances are of getting to my room before anyone sees me?" I asked no one in particular, when the palace came into view.

"With your luck, Slim to none," Apollo said, letting out a horsey laugh.

I still felt a little unnerved by what had happened, but no one was seriously injured, which was good.

"We have to tell their majesties about what went on," Apollo said, slowing to a walk.

"Oh, that will be a fun conversation," I said.

"Hey, guys, there is something I need to – holy crap, it's Aladdin and Jafar!"

Any conversation that had been going on prior to my statement came to a screeching halt as everyone turned, and stared at me. The two guys that I had though were Aladdin and Jafar had a confused look on their faces; Susan looked horrified; Lucy was trying not to smile; Peter, Edmund and Caspian were looking at me with raised eyebrows; and Jenn and Cody looked like they were trying to contain their laughter.

"Why do I get the feeling I just put my foot in my mouth?" I asked, taking in everyone's expressions.

Peter was the first to recover. "Tisroc Miraco, Tarkaans Tasha, I would like you to meet Lady Christine. Christine, this is Tisroc Miraco of Calormene, and his adviser, Tarkaans Tasha."

I just gave Peter a blank look. What the heck was a Tisroc and Tarkaans?

Peter looked at me for a moment, before a look of realization crossed his features. You could practically see the light bulb go off.

"Tisroc is the king, and Tarkaans is like a lord."

Wow. I had just called the King of Calormene Jafar. How smooth was that?

"Pleased to meet you," I said, giving a quick, and very painful, curtsy, trying to hide my embarrassment.

"She's a lady?" the adviser asked, looking at me with disapproval. "I think she needs to be taught how to dress like one. She looks like she was walking through the forest."

"I like to see what you look like after being chased through the forest and falling off a horse," I said, annoyed at his comment. I had had enough excitement for one day, and I wasn't in the mood for some stuck up royal's attitude.

Wrong thing to say.

"What?" said seven voices, in perfect unison.

"Wow," I said, than raised my arms as if conducting a symphony. "And all together again."

"If you would please excuse us, gentlemen," Peter said, looking at the Calormene royals, "It seems there are pressing matters to be taken care of. We shall continue this discussion over dinner."

Once the royals had left, everyone looked at me.

"What I want to know," Cody said as I hobbled over to a chair, "Is how did you fall off of Apollo, and you hit your knee." The last one was more of a comment.

"A tree decided to smack me in the face with one of its tree branches," I said, feeling the massive bump that was starting to form. "And yes, I hurt my knee. I hit it when I fell."

"Is that why your dress is ripped?" Jenn asked. "Do you have a headache?"

"I don't have a headache yet, but I'm sure it's coming. My dress is ripped caused I climbed a tree."

"Christine, maybe you should just start from the beginning," Edmund said.

Nodding, I gave a recap of what had happened in the forest. After I finished, no one said anything for a few seconds.

"So, the tress can move?" Cody asked, completely serious.

Jenn and I both gave him are-you-serious looks before Jenn cuffed him on the head.

"That's the only thing you got out of it?" she asked, completely annoyed.

"Of course not," Cody said, rubbing his head. "I just didn't know that."

"There's something else," I said, trying to remember everything that Aslan had told me. "And I think it has something to do with those two people.

"You saw Aslan?" Lucy asked, looking excited. "Did you tell you why you are here?"

"Yes, he did, and it isn't the best news," I said, picking leaves out of my hair.

"What did he tell you?" Peter asked.

"He said that Jenn, Cody and I are here because of some kind of prophecy. The prophecy goes…

All of Narnia is once again at peace

But that is soon about to cease.

The empire of darkness will rise,

As the light of Narnia slowly dies.

When everything seems dire,

Call upon air, water and fire.

United, these three are strongest together,

And will banish the darkness once and forever.

Aslan told me that the air, water and fire part were about us three," I said, gesturing to Cody, Jenn and I. "I don't know how, but that's what he said."

"Do you think that those two people could be part of this?" Susan asked, looking at her siblings.

"I'm not sure," Caspian said, "but it does sound possible."

"I will send Striker and Pholus out to scout out the area. We may be able to find out more about these people," Edmund said, rising from this throne.

"Good idea, Ed. Until we've figured out who these people are, and why they are here, no one goes anywhere without a guard escort." He looked at Jenn, Cody and I. "If they are after you three, it may be easiest if you just stayed within the castle grounds."

I frowned. Sure, I knew that we needed to stay safe, but being put into castle prison? That seems a little extreme.

The three of us just nodded. Peter was High King, his word was final.

"So, Chris, why did you call Miraco and Tasha Aladdin and Jafar?" Lucy asked when all the discussion was over.

Cody and Jenn started to laugh. I just blushed.

"Aladdin and Jafar are two characters from a movie in my world. They just looked like them."

"Well, I think we had better get you cleaned up before dinner," Susan said, rising from her throne. "We can't have you meeting the rest of the Calormenes like that."

"Can't I just get chased through the forest again?" I asked, feeling about as happy about meeting the other Calormene royals as I would getting a root cannel.

"It won't be that bad, Chris," Cody said, trying to look happy, but the forced smile was completely fake.

"If those two," I said, meaning Aladdin and Jafar, "are any indication of how the other royals are going to act, I would rather not meet them at all."

So, there you have it folks! The next chapter of Careful What You Wish For. Hoped you liked it. Let me know what you think in a review? Please?

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