Hey! Sorry for the wait, school's been keeping me busy. Here's another chapter, and yes, it's not long, but this is what I wanted in the chapter. Yeah, I want to clear up, since the movie didn't having many different point of view scenes from the point when Addie came in as Nemo did, each of the scenes that are in the beginning go with what is happening in the chapter. Thanks to the ones who reviewed the last chapter! I've gotten exactly two reviews for the last 3 chapters each, and hopefully I can get more than that on this one. Can't think of anything else, here's Lucy.

Lucy: Thanks for letting me do this, Disneyfanatic09 doesn't own anything Disney, Walden Media, or C.S. Lewis related. She just owns Addie! Enjoy reading! Don't lose hope in Aslan!



Chapter 12: Won't Be Alone

The Telmar council members' voices filled the hall as they were discussing the recent events. Filled chairs were a rarity now and only a few council members were left. The light black, ornate chairs were raised up from the floor, but where still lower than the throne at the window side of the room. The tall throne overlooked the rest, empty with dust growing on the seat.

"I warned this council when it put its trust in Lord Miraz, there would be consequences," reminded Lord Sopespian, standing up to address the still left members. His tan hands were running through his black curly hair. All the other council members responded with different answers.

"No," argued another older councilor. He stood as Lord Sopespian sat back down in his chair. "We can't accuse the Lord Protector without proof." Most of the other members shook their heads in doubt.

"How long are we going to hide behind that excuse? Until every chair in this chamber is empty?" rebuked another member with his gray hair stuck behind him, trying to tell the council not to trust Lord Miraz. As he finished, the large doors behind the chairs opened up. The man they were talking about walked in between the chairs.

"Lords of the council, my apologies for being late. I wasn't aware we were in session," apologized Lord Miraz as he sat down in his chair, which was closest to the throne.

"No doubt you were otherwise occupied," commented Lord Sopespian in an interesting tone to the new person.

"My lord?" questioned Lord Miraz. He knew that most of the council didn't trust him.

"Ever since the death of Caspian the ninth, you've behaved as if you were king. Now it seems that from behind his walls even Prince Caspian has gone missing," complained another council member standing and facing the hated lord. Everyone could hear the hatred in his voice.

"My deepest condolences, Lord Miraz. Imagine, losing your nephew, the rightful heir to the throne, on the very night your wife has blessed you with a son," sarcastically sympathized Lord Sopespian with a smug look on his face.

"Thank you, Lord Sopespian. Your compassion is a boon in this troubled time," madly thanked Lord Miraz.

"I trust you can tell us how such a tragedy could have occurred," wondered the other lord again. Lord Miraz looked to the door and nodded at General Gozelle. He got out of his chair, walked toward the throne, and stopped to stare at it.

"That is the most disturbing news of all. Our beloved Caspian was abducted, by Narnians," lied Lord Miraz. He wasn't about to tell the council members what really happened to the rightful heir. He turned to the others to see disbelief and some of them laughing at him.

"You go too far, Miraz. Expect us to stand by while you blame such a blatant crime on fairy tales?" told one of the other members, trying to hold in laughter. Lord Miraz nodded at General Gozelle as he walked out of the door. A few seconds later, Gozelle walked back in with some guards making a dwarf, hands bound, walking toward Lord Miraz.

"What?" questioned one of the members as the dwarf got on his knees if front of Miraz. His greasy blond hair was to the sides, and Trumpkin was staring angrily at the lord in front of him. All eyes were on the dwarf and council member in front of him.

"We forget, my lords. Narnia was once a savage land. Fierce creatures roamed free. Much of our forefathers' blood was shed to exterminate this vermin," started Lord Miraz, pointing at the dwarf. Trumpkin just continued looking at him. "Or so we thought. But while we've been bickering amongst ourselves...they've been breeding like cockroaches under a rock! Growing stronger. Watching us. Waiting to strike!" A loud smack was heard as Miraz struck Trumpkin with his ringed hand. The hit was hard enough to knock off Trumpkin's mouth gag.

"And you wonder why we don't like you," said Trumpkin in a sarcastic voice. Lord Miraz continued to look down on the dwarf.

"Well, I intend to strike back. Even if I have to cut down the entire forest, I assure you, I will find Prince Caspian and finish what our ancestors began," finished Lord Miraz to the council. The other members continued starring at Miraz, wondering if he would actually carry out his plan, and what his true intentions were.


"Cakes and kettledrums. That's your next big plan? Sending a little girl into the darkest parts of the forest? Alone!" yelled Trumpkin to Peter, Susan, Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Addie. The all of them, including some of the Narnian army, were in a smaller room to figure out their next plan. Addie had her hands on the table, watching everything going on around her. Addie could feel the stares of the creatures on her, wondering if she would say anything. Beside her, Trumpkin was furious about the idea of sending Lucy into the forest to find Aslan.

"It's our only chance," told Peter to the dwarf. Oh yeah and now you believe in Aslan, thought Addie as she watched everything go on. She told herself to not speak unless she had to and was spoken to.

"And she won't be alone," added Susan. Addie saw Trumpkin walk in front of Lucy and have sadness clearly written on his face.

"Haven't enough of us died already?" pleaded Trumpkin in a quiet, soft voice.

"Nikabrik was my friend too. But he lost hope," said Trufflehunter, who was sitting next to Edmund on some steps.

"Lucy sure hasn't," interjected Addie. All eyes turned to her. Tired and worried faces were all around her. "And neither have I." She looked into Susan and Peter's eyes and saw that they were letting go of their distrust to her. Addie looked away toward Reepicheep, who was holding his sword out.

"For Aslan," declared the mouse as he lightly bowed toward them. Addie looked back to where Caspian was sitting with Professor Cornelius.

"For Aslan!" seconded a bear in a silly but trying to be serious tone, standing up straight. Addie silently giggled and smiled at his actions.

"Then I'm going with you," replied Trumpkin to Lucy. She stepped forward to the dwarf.

"No. We need you here," argued Lucy in a sweet tone. Addie could see a brave aura around the young queen, showing she was starting to grow up.

"We have to hold them off until Lucy and Susan get back," responded Peter, trying to figure out what to do.

"Miraz may be a tyrant and a murderer," began Addie. Everyone turned back to her, wondering what she was going to say. She was surprised that there wasn't an ounce of nervousness in her body. "But as king, he is subject to the traditions and expectations of his people. There is one in particular that may buy us some time," Addie finished. She turned to Caspian, hoping he knew what she meant. Caspian looked at her, understanding the tradition they needed to carry out.

"Yes, there is one," agreed Caspian as he walked toward them.

(Later)

"Why are you with us again, Addie?" asked Edmund while holding a white flower plant in his arms. To the left of him were also a minotaur and a giant walking with the same plants in their hands. The Just king was now dressed in his Narnian armor, with the golden lion as bright as ever. Addie was walking on the other side of him, holding a scroll in her hand. She smiled, imagining the Telmarine king's reaction.

"I'm here because he would want to see his enemy's new choice of who their fighting with," answered Addie as they continued walking to the enemies' camp. "Plus, I can't wait to see his reaction when we read the letter." Edmund laughed as they walked to the beginning of the camp.

Soldiers were parting their way, making room for the enemy to walk to the commanders. Harsh, blood hungry stares were following the four as they continued. Addie could hear the noise of weapon sharping all around her. Catapults were looming over her, mainly taunting her. She looked ahead to see a large tent set up with guards all around it. In the middle of the tent, King Miraz was sitting between the other lords of the council members. Addie could see the confidence streaming from his face.

Addie looked over to Edmund. "You ready for this?" He nodded his head with a determined look on his face. Addie lowered her head to look at the scroll, gaining more confidence. All of a sudden, she heard a soft growl in her ears. She looked around but saw no evidence of a lion anywhere. The minotaur and giant stopped in their tracks to let the two humans finish job. The two walked to the entrance of the tent. They stood firmly in front of the talking Telmarines, but they seemed to show no sign of acknowledgement. She loudly cleared her throat, alerting the men to their presence. Gozelle looked at them, ready to bring out his sword, but as his eyes landed on the peace plant, he stopped and walked to the other side of the tent.

"What do you want?" questioned King Miraz. He looked at the two with deep hatred in his eyes. Addie handed the scroll over to the king next to her.

"We have someone to tell you," answered Addie with a smug look on her face. Edmund unrolled the scroll, cleared his throat, and began to read the writing.

" 'I, Peter, by the gift of Aslan, by election and by conquest, High King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and emperor of the Lone Islands, in order to prevent the abominable effusion of blood do hereby challenge the usurper Miraz to single combat upon the field of battle. The fight shall be to the death. The reward shall be total surrender.'," finished Edmund. He looked at Addie before rolling the scroll back up. Addie saw the disbelief on the enemy's councilor's faces.

"Tell me, Prince Edmund…," said King Miraz, running his hands through his pointed, black beard.

"King," interrupted Edmund, still rolling up the scroll. How long could that scroll possibly be? thought Addie. She saw King Miraz get confused at the correction.

"Pardon me?" questioned King Miraz. The other members were just staring at the scene taking place. All around them, soldiers were walking around, talking, eating, or preparing for the supposed battle.

"It's King Edmund, actually. Just "King," though. Peter's the high king," Edmund tried to explain. The Telmarines continued to stare at them with confused looks on their faces.

"I know, it's confusing," agreed Addie. King Miraz shook his head a bit before turning back his attention to the proposition.

"Why would we risk such a proposal when our armies could wipe you out by nightfall?" wondered Miraz. Addie had to blink a bit because of the shine his golden armor was letting off. She couldn't believe that he had such confidence in his army, whose commanders didn't really like him.

"Haven't you already underestimated our numbers? I mean, only a week ago Narnians were extinct," questioned Edmund. He does have a point, thought Addie.

"And so you will be again," told Miraz, leaning forward on the table to the two enemies.

"Well, then you should have little to fear," continued Addie, trying to get on Miraz's nerves as much as she could. He looked at her with an angry expression on his face.

"This is not a question of bravery," argued the new king, getting angrier the more he saw the smug look on his new enemies faces.

"So you're bravely refusing to fight a swordsman half your age?" asked Edmund in a mocking tone.

"I didn't say I refused," corrected Miraz.

"You shall have our support, Your Majesty. Whatever your decision," encouraged General Gozelle. Addie turned to see him leaning against a pole behind her and Edmund. She had forgotten he was even with them.

"Sire, our military advantage alone provides the perfect excuse to avoid what might otherwise be…," informed Lord Sopespian. Addie could hear a hint of mocking and hatred in the man's voice. She could see that he was planning something for the newly crowned king.

"I'm not avoiding anything!" shouted Miraz, smacking his fist against the table in front of him. Edmund jumped back a bit before balancing back.

"I was merely pointing out that my lord is well within his rights to refuse," responded Lord Sopespian, smiling wide.

"Miraz would never refuse. He would love the chance to show the people the courage of their new king," corrected Addie to the Telmarines around the king. Miraz looked at her with a contemplating look on his older face. She thought she could see doubt in his eyes.

"You," directed Miraz to Edmund. He lifted his head back up to face the enemy. "You should hope your brother's sword is sharper than his pen."

"Okay, we'll see you when the battle starts," said Edmund before starting to walk off. Addie and Edmund almost made it out of the tent before guards got in their way. They turned to younger ones back around to face their king.

"I'm not done," replied King Miraz. What else does he want? "I don't want to fight your brother boy," began the king using his pointer finger before it pointed to Addie. "I want to you fight you." Addie could feel her mouth drop and Edmund look at her with a surprised look. "What, too scared to fight?"

"You agreed to fight Peter," argued Edmund. King Miraz sinisterly smiled at the two, trying to work his plan.

"It's either I fight Adeline here, or you and your entire army dead by nightfall," proposed Miraz. Addie tried to think of ways out, but none came to her mind. She could feel everyone starring at her again, waiting for her to respond. Addie knew he wanted to fight her since she was the supposed weaker target, and if she was killed, all the villains' plans would come true.

"I'll fight you," agreed Addie. Miraz smiled at her. "We will fight tomorrow in front of Aslan's How at noon," thankful that it was still morning. He nodded his head in agreement before she started to walk away. "But, if you attack before then, you will be seen as a coward to your people and the little honor you have left will go away." Addie walked faster to the edge of the camp when Edmund caught up to her.

"Did I really just do that?" questioned Addie out loud as they walked back to Aslan's How. What have I gotten myself into?


Well, there you have it! Addie know has to fight Miraz, awesome! I think the next chapter will have very few to no actual scenes from the movie, since she has to train for it. Well, click the review button and tell me what you thought. See you next time!