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Chapter 25

Sloane

I felt like I was in a dream or a nightmare. I wasn't sure what's appropriate or what makes sense anymore.

I wanted to laugh; which I did because when I get nervous, I can't help but laugh. It happens to people sometimes. Then I went into denial and now I don't know what to do.

"Sloane? Are you there?"

I snapped out of my thoughts when Edmund called me probably for the thousandth time today.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

"There's nothing to be sorry for," he said. "We're just worried about you."

"Aren't we a bit more worried about what's going on now?" I asked.

"She's right," Lucy said. "We need to come up with a plan on how to stop this and also Sloane needs to step up on her training in order for her to save Narnia."

"Right but how do we know when they'll attack?" Edmund asked.

"We wait," I replied. All four heads turned to look at me.

"Look I'm not saying we should attack right away. We need to more what's their motives and why. There is a backdoor to the solution. It's only a matter of where it's hidden," I said.

"When did you become so wise?" Peter asked.

"I don't know, it's starting to freak me out a little," I replied, getting back to my old self.

After we met, we went our separate ways. Well, more like Edmund and I headed off towards the training grounds. He said he wanted me to be more prepared. I thought of that too plus I also was thinking he wanted more time with me.

Which I didn't mind but I wasn't sure how long this would last. Don't get me wrong, he is a nice guy but the way this is going to play out in the end, I don't know.

"Sloane, you ready?" he asked, his voice snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah I am," I said.

"Okay so remember what I taught you right?"

"Yeah," I replied.

I stretched out my body for a bit before I got into a fighting stance. Edmund had did the same thing as well. I shook whatever feeling I had in my body as I tried not worry about it too much at this moment.

We started my training right then and there. I did make a few mistakes but they weren't too major or anything like that. I wanted to get my mind off of everything but this wasn't the way to go. I wasn't even sure what to do anything.

I swung my sword and both our swords clanged loudly together before I somehow knocked it out of Edmund's hands. I held my sword so the blade was almost touching the ground.

"And that's how you beat the bad guys," I said, with a hand on my hip and my head tilting to the side to look at him.

"That's good but you forgot one thing," he said.

"Oh?"

The next thing I knew, he knocked the sword out of my hand and spun me around holding on to me tightly with his sword against me.

"Make sure the guy is dead, dead," he whispered in my ear.

"Yeah gotcha," I said as he released me.

"I think we should call it a day," he said.

"Are you sure? I don't mind going another round you know just for practice," I suggested.

"Maybe tomorrow besides I don't want you to exhaust yourself when it comes time to fight," he said.

I rolled my eyes as I put the sword in its sheath. I stopped for a minute but then I started to walk back towards the castle besides Edmund. I couldn't help but notice how he was quiet throughout our walk. Was it something I did?

"Did I do anything wrong to you?" I asked.

"Why do you ask that?"

"You've been quiet most of training and especially now. I'm just wondering if I did anything wrong," I replied.

"It's not you believe me when I say that. I've been worried about everything," he said.

"I'd be worried too if I was in your position," I said.

"I know but I can't help but worry about you," he said. "I don't want nothing bad to anyone, especially you. You're in a different world and I don't know what would happen if…"

He didn't need to finish that sentence. To be honest, I was have the same feelings he was having but I pushed that back in order to focus more on what was going on. I didn't really give much thought and now it was starting to make sense.

"Ed, we don't know for certain what will happen to me if something did happen to me here. We just need to go with the flow on this and hope that we can survive this," I said.

He grew quiet after I spoke. I took a hold of his hand and squeezed it in assurance.

"We'll be okay," I said, trying to convince myself more than ever.

After the training session, Edmund went off towards his room to freshen up while I went towards my dance room.

I changed into a loose fitting top along with a skirt; which I hardly wore even when I was back home. I stepped inside and I don't know what happened but I felt overwhelmed.

Maybe it was because of the fact that I have to go up against some weird ass evil force that I don't know when they'll be coming or how they're going to spring this on us or the fact that I might not live to go back home.

I groaned as I lied down on the floor. I stretched out any part of my body that felt a little tense from training earlier. I was glad enough to wear a pair of shorts I made for myself underneath my skirt.

I don't know why but I went towards the window. The sun was still up as I saw more guards patrolling the grounds and a few gardeners that were attending the gardens. Fall would be here in a few days' time and I knew that meant more warmer clothes are being made. It wouldn't matter now since I don't know how long I got until something happens.

Damn, why do I have to sound so cryptic?

Then a thought hit me.

I somewhat knew what happened to Peter, Edmund and Lucy but I never really heard their sides of their stories and they never heard of what happened to me prior to coming to Narnia.

I ran out of the dance room in search for either sibling. I made a turn when I almost ran into Lucy.

"Oh just the person I wanted to see," I said.

"Is everything alright?" Lucy asked. "Edmund was mentioning how training went for you two earlier."

"Everything's okay I think. Look do you think you can get your brothers in the study?" I asked.

"Sure but what for?"

"I think it's time to tell my story," I replied.

"I bet you have a feeling as to why I gathered you guys around," I said.

I looked and saw that Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Caspian and Lil were sitting in different places in the study. It didn't feel right to kick them out, especially since Caspian told me what happened to the siblings briefly at the ball a while ways back.

"I have a feeling of sort though I don't know why this is important," Peter said.

"Peter now isn't the time," Edmund warned.

"Guys please," I said, holding up my hand. "I know when I first came here, I'll admit I had absolutely no idea what happened to me prior before I got here. I was so lost I didn't know if I was kidnapped or something."

"I remember," Lucy said softly while the brothers nodded their heads.

I sat down on the couch and wrung my hands in front of me.

"Do you guys remember how I never once told my life only bits and pieces?" I asked. They all nodded.

"I think it's time to tell you about my life and what happened since I gained my memory on how I got here back," I said.

A/n: Um, hi guys long time no see eh?

I must deeply apologize for not updating as I said I should. Things here have been nuts and it's simmered down for the time being and with this story almost ending soon (I do have the ending somewhat plotted out), I might as well focus on this story before I go back to my other stories and start some new ones.

I did get some reviews concerning the flashbacks. Those flashbacks were meant to mostly help Sloane remember how she got to Narnia while at the same time, remember what happened the night she and her sister got into the accident because she has a huge guilt on her which will be explained in the next chapter. I know I should've added different fonts to those flashbacks so they wouldn't be too confusing but you learn from your mistakes as I was taught. One day I will go back to fix those in the meantime.

Also, things will come to head in the next few chapters. Will Sloane live enough to stay in Narnia or go back home once it's all over? Stay tuned to find out.

Leave me some love! I thank you guys for your long patience and support. They mean so much and I'm very much grateful for you guys. Okay I'll shut up and go write now.

Until next time,
Spike