The Flying Dutchman burst from the ocean.
"Where are we?" Will asked as the heroes emerged from the cabin.
"I don't know but I do know that wherever it is…it has a castle." Mune said as they spotted a towering and majestic castle sitting on a tall rock ledge. There was a small jetty with a dock near the base of the cliff.
"All ashore who's going…and can go ashore." Jack said as the heroes disembarked onto the dock.
"Thanks for the ride Will…can you find your way back?" Mune asked.
"I'm staying here unless you find another way out of here Mune." Will replied as Mune nodded and walked down the gangplank.
"So where do we go?" Roxas asked.
"My guess would be to check the castle here." Riku said as they started up the hill towards the castle.
As they reached the gates they saw a large lion slumbering in the sun in front of the doors.
"Ok…how do we get past the lion without getting mauled?" Cissnei asked.
"You ask politely Cissnei." The Lion said as he stood up. (With a voice sounding like Liam Neeson)
"Did…did you just talk?" Namine asked.
"More than that…did you just call me by name?" Cissnei asked.
"Yes I did Cissnei…I know you all…I have listened to the Lifestream intently, and she has told me all about you and your perilous journeys." The Lion said.
"I am Aslan, Minerva told me of your coming and I waited here for you." Aslan replied.
"So what is this place?" Luxa asked.
"This is the former home of the Cetra, they abandoned it many millennia ago, but they left me to care for it in their stead." Aslan explained as Mune face palmed.
"Aslan, of course. Aslan was an ancient Cetra ruler back during the Cetra and Calamite war, it was legend that he was wiser than many of the Cetra, but could be as fierce a warrior as any Lion…I must say that I never envisioned the mighty Aslan as a literal Lion." Mune said as Aslan noticeably smiled.
"It is good to know that your time as Xehanort's slave wasn't completely fruitless Mune." Aslan said as Mune turned away slightly.
"Please I'd rather not be reminded of that nightmare." Mune requested as Aslan nodded understandingly.
"Then I shall speak of it no more." Aslan replied, "But know this, there is more to you than meets the eye Mune…you do not realize that you have returned to a place of your dreams…but all will be explained soon enough."
"What do you mean?" Mune asked.
"It is a long story young one…but it will be a while before Sora son of Ven, and Kairi daughter of Mune, arrive." The Lion said as he started walking off towards a camp site in the distance.
"Wait Sora and Kairi are here?!" Riku asked.
"Yes Riku son of Terra…they are…and they are not alone, for they travel here with the future kings and queens of Narnia." Aslan replied.
"Narnia, is that what this place is called?" Luxa asked.
"I think the big cat is getting tired of answering our questions." Roxas said.
"Not at all…there is just much to explain." Aslan replied as they walked on.
Elsewhere in Narnia…
Sora, Kairi, Peter, Susan, Lucy, Wall-e, EVE, and M-O had been traveling for almost a whole day with the beavers as their guides, narrowly avoiding the queen's secret police, and narrowly surviving a rapidly defrosting waterfall.
"Ok…I have officially gotten over this place." Sora said as Kairi giggled.
"He's not alone." Peter grumbled.
"At least things are getting warmer…I think I can even see grass on the next hill." Susan said as they all looked ahead and indeed saw grass.
"Hurry, Aslan's camp is just over the next hill!" Mr. Beaver said excitedly as they hurried upwards towards the hill. As they reached the top they beheld a field full of red tents with yellow fringes. Waving from the top of each tent was a flag with the symbol of a golden Lion on it.
The heroes started walking down the hill as Sora was able to recognize a few of the different species amongst the camp. There were Centaurs, Fawns, Satyrs, dwarves, Dryads, Gryphon's, Phoenixes, as well as a variety of normally wild animals, but then Kairi noticed a few human men running around and helping with the duties in camp.
"Wait a minute…" Sora said as he spotted a group of familiar faces near the back of the camp, "…How is this possible?!"
"What?" Peter asked.
"Those guys at the back of the camp…they're our friends…but how in the worlds did they get here?" Sora replied.
Finally they reached the edge of the camp and the heroes were instantly noticed by the throngs of different animals nearby as they passed through the center towards the back tent.
"Riku! Roxas! Fuu! Namine! You're all here!" Sora shouted as he and Kairi ran towards them.
"There you guys are, we've been worried sick about you." Riku said as they group hugged. Then the crowds bowed as Aslan emerged from the tent.
"Who's that?" Sora asked in reference to Aslan.
"I am Aslan, Sora son of Ven, and welcome to Narnia." Aslan greeted as Sora looked at the Lion with confusion.
"How did you know mine and my dad's names?" Sora asked.
"We've learned that he just knows these things." Roxas replied.
"There is more to the story, young one…you may not realize it but that necklace you wear, is Narnian in origin." Aslan said as Sora looked at his crown necklace.
"Huh?" Sora asked confused.
"It is a long story, but first…" Aslan replied as he turned towards the three Pevensie siblings.
"Where is your brother Edmund?" Aslan asked.
"H-he was taken by the White Witch." Peter said as the crowd started talking amongst themselves in worry. Mune on the other hand looked as if he had heard the term before.
"Wait…White witch…white witch…" he started muttering until a thought finally came to him, "…J…Ja…Jad-is…Jadis"
"Yes Mune…your master was allied with Jadis…she is one of the last two pure bred Calamities still living amongst the worlds…it was she that siphoned some of her power along with Weiss the Immaculate to Xehanort during his battle with the Kingdom Knights ten years ago." Aslan explained.
"But how do I know that name…I can almost see her face." Mune asked.
"You and your master came here over ten years ago but your memories of your time here were erased because of something I told you when we last met." Aslan said as Mune looked at him confused.
"We've met?" he asked.
"Twice we have met before now, once have you learned the truth but now you return and your heart is true…but now is not the time…we must focus on the matters at hand." Aslan said as he turned and nodded to a fierce looking centaur. The Centaur grabbed a large sack and effortlessly carried it over towards the three Pevensies.
He opened the sack and pulled out several items; A sword, shield, bow, quiver with arrows, horn, dagger, and a small vial of a red liquid.
"For Peter, this sword and shield, for Susan this bow and quiver, with it you will never miss, and this horn to call for aid when needed, and finally for Lucy, this dagger and cordial of a healing liquid, use it to heal any wound or illness." Aslan said as the three siblings were handed their respective items.
"I can show you how to use that sword Pete." Sora said to the teen as he summoned his Keyblade.
"I'd appreciate it Sora." Peter said as reluctantly drew his sword. He wasn't at all confident in his own skills with a sword.
"Heed his advice well young Peter, his skill with a blade is unrivaled by anyone here." Aslan advised as Peter nodded.
"I took archery classes during my years of Turk training…so I might be of some use in helping with that bow and arrow." Cissnei said as Susan nodded.
Later…
Sora and Peter were riding around a meadow on horseback as they practiced their sword skills, with Roxas, Riku, Jack, Wall-e, M-O, and Mune nearby.
"Five bucks says that Peter kicks his butt." Riku said as Roxas watched intently.
"I'll take that bet." Roxas replied.
"Do you two always bet against Sora?" Mune asked disbelievingly as the two looked at each other.
"Yeah pretty much." Riku replied as Mune shrugged.
"Ok then put me down for five on Sora…hey someone has to bet on the long shot." Mune said as the other two snickered.
"I'll match his bet." Jack added as he motioned towards Mune.
Then Sora and Peter stopped for a moment and Sora started looking around.
"Something's up." Mune said as he approached on his horse, "Something wrong Sora?"
"Yeah, I feel like I've seen this place before…the meadow…the stream…all of it feels familiar." Sora said as Mune nodded.
"It does…I feel like I've been here too." Mune replied as it occurred to Sora.
"Oh wait…now I know…it was after I was shot…I remember being in this meadow and Minerva herself told me something was going to happen soon that would split us in two…but what she meant I don't know." Sora explained as the other two approached.
"Minerva huh? Man Genesis would go ballistic if he learned that you had seen Minerva." Roxas said with a chuckle not realizing that he too once beheld the goddess albeit in human form.
Meanwhile…
After an hour of archery practice, Cissnei, Kairi, Namine, Fuu, Luxa, EVE, Susan, and Lucy headed over to a small stream where Susan and Lucy were washing their old clothes. The two had received fresh Narnian styled clothes.
"You know something Kairi, there's something different about you…I can't put my finger on it though." Namine said as she looked at her other.
"Really?" Kairi asked.
"Yeah it's like you've got this, I dunno, glow about you." Cissnei said as she scratched her chin.
"A glow?" Luxa asked as if knowingly as EVE hovered over and scanned her.
"Ooh." She said as she narrowed the blue scanning beam on her stomach. Then her optics changed to a plus sign.
"Wait a second…Kairi, did you and Sora lock your forbidden keyhole?" Luxa asked as it suddenly clicked for Kairi.
"Oh no…I think we're in trouble." Kairi said as she paled.
"Oh my God Kairi…you're pregnant?!" Namine exclaimed in a hushed whisper.
"You're what?" Susan asked as she overheard.
"Uh-heh…yeah." Kairi said nervously as she blushed.
"I still can't believe what I'm hearing…you're having a baby?" Cissnei asked as Lucy piped up.
"Where do baby's come from?" she asked as the entire group fell silent.
"Stork." "Cabbage patch." "Space." "Lifestream." they answered simultaneously.
"So what do we do?" Namine asked, "Cause if your dad find's out, Sora's as good as dead."
"We keep it our secret…until Kairi feels the time is right to tell them." Luxa said as she drew the Fast Enforcer and cocked it.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but…Luxa is right." Cissnei said, "If Sora knew about this he would become distracted and the next time he encounters the Tsvitets, he may not be as fortunate as last time."
"So we keep it our secret…until the time is right." Namine said as the others nodded.
"Shhh." Fuu said as she summoned her Keyblade.
"What?" Kairi asked as Luxa and hurled a rock into a small patch of bushes nearby and struck something. A wolves cry of pain let out as soon as the rock hit.
"WOLVES!!" Luxa shouted as she started firing the Fast Enforcer into the bushes and a massive pack of Wolves swarmed out and surrounded the group. Susan quickly blew her horn.
Seconds later Sora and the others arrived but one of the wolves cornered Peter.
"You think you can fight boy…but you're weak…weak as a child…you think you're a king but you will die…LIKE A DOG!" Maugrim said as he pounced on Peter but his blade ran the ravenous wolf through.
Then Aslan arrived with the Centaur General Oreius and a number of warriors.
"Follow that straggler! He will lead you to Edmund!" Aslan roared as EVE, Luxa, Mune, and Cissnei joined in the chase with a pack of the Narnian warriors.
The next morning…
Edmund had been rescued from the White Witch's grasp and had been forgiven by his siblings and Aslan.
Mune was walking patrol when Oreius approached him.
"I never got a chance to tell you how impressed I was by your skills yesterday." Oreius said as Mune smiled.
"It's nothing compared to what that Sora boy there can unleash." Mune said modestly.
"So I am told to believe." Oreius replied, "How has life treated you old friend?"
"I'm sorry?" Mune asked.
"Do you not remember?" Oreius asked.
"I'm sorry I don't." Mune replied but before Oreius could reply he spotted something.
"The White Witch approaches with a small group of her forces…we must warn the others." Oreius said as they raced back towards Aslan's tent.
"My King, the White Witch approaches." Oreius reported to Peter as Aslan and the others stood to attention.
"Mune, enter my tent immediately." Aslan ordered as Mune didn't ask questions and complied as a group of hideous looking beasts entered the camp, with a short red capped dwarf walking ahead of a quartet of beasts carrying a chair with a woman in white coats and a tall crown of ice upon her head. Her complexion was almost as white as her coats.
The dwarf in front was spouting the same liturgy: "Hail Jadis, Queen of Narnia!" as Aslan's forces jeered at the witch. A few of the shouted at her what she had done to wrong them personally, others simply spitting in her path.
"What brings you to my camp, Witch?" Aslan asked as the witch's chair was lowered to the ground.
"You know what brings me here…you are harboring a criminal amongst you Aslan." Jadis said coolly.
"He has paid the price for his treachery." Aslan replied.
"But have you forgotten Narnian law? Unless his crime is paid for in blood all of Narnia will be over turned. That boy is mine on the Stone Table." She declared pointing at Edmund.
"Do not recite the deep magic to me witch, I was there when it was written." Aslan roared.
"Then you do not deny the laws?" Jadis asked.
"I do not, but there is one here who has more say then you in matters such as these." Aslan replied as he turned towards his tent, "You may come out now."
Mune then emerged causing Jadis to glare at him angrily.
"You…Xehanort's apprentice?!" Jadis sneered.
"Yes Witch, and the only mortal who has more authority than you." Aslan replied as he turned towards Mune and breathed in his ear. Mune felt a migraine for a brief second as a twelve year old memory flooded his mind.
"Jadis…" he said as he stood up, "…as the sole surviving and therefore rightful heir to the throne of Telmar, I override your ruling and declare Edmund Pevensie cleared of all charges."
Sora and the others looked at him confused as Jadis gritted her teeth in anger.
"How dare you…you have the same blood as I running through you, you are Calamity…you are not king." She spat.
"That maybe so, but it was not my will to have the blood of the Calamity thrust into my veins…either way the blood of the Telmar lineage runs through my veins, and not yours…so the Deep Magic acknowledges my ruling and overrules yours." Mune argued as Jadis snarled and was about to make a move but Aslan roared angrily at her causing her to sit back down in her chair in fear, causing the Narnian army around her to laugh at her fear.
"Mark my words…you will all pay for this insolence." Jadis snarled as her minions hauled her away.
"Ok dad…you have some explaining to do." Kairi said as Mune and Aslan both nodded.
"That we do Kairi…and we shall tonight." Mune said with a nod to Oreius who nodded back.
End Chapter 46.
I am altering the official Narnia Canon to fit the story.
It will be explained in the next chapter.
