Updated: 12/4/2020
Happy Easter. Have a Happy and Safe One.
Chapter .6.
Caspian, Peter, Edmund and Lucy rode into Battle with the rearguard following them. They saw many Narnian's fighting or had fallen injured or dead on the ground.
"Lucy start to give you cordial out! Save as many as you can!" Caspian orders
Lucy nods getting off her horse and starting to run to the injured. Caspian, Peter and Edmund saw the White Witch looking at them shocked and with fear. Before she turns and begins to flee with what remains of her army.
They start to ride after her. But it was Peter that spotted a figure laying in a pool off blood. Where the White Witch had stood just moments ago. Black hair strewed out everywhere. Having fallen out of its braid.
"Susan!" Peter yells in panic
Caspian and Edmund see her too. All three jump off their horses and rush to the downed Ancient Queen.
She was laying in a large pool of blood. Her armour was damaged and they saw a huge wound in her abdomen and side. Her face had what looked like glass on it with other scratches covering her face and neck that didn't have armour on it.
Her skin was deathly pale and she looked dead.
"Su!" Caspian calls gently shaking her.
Edmund puts his fingers to her neck.
"Come on", Edmund murmurs
Edmund tries frantically to find a pulse and couldn't find on.
"She isn't breathing", Peter says panicked
"She hasn't got a pulse", Edmund says just as panicked.
"LUCY!" Caspian yells as he gets the armour off Susan.
Lucy runs to them after she had been helping Gladstorm and gasps seeing Susan's condition.
"She isn't breathing or has a pulse", Peter tells her
"Ed chest compressions, Caspian give her breaths, Peter pressure on her stomach wound. I will give her cordial in the mouth and wound. We must get her breathing and her heart beating again!" Lucy orders taking charge
They all rush to do what she says. As Lucy administers the cordial in Susan's mouth first then in the wound. Lucy saw many other wounds on Susan. Some were old, but still needed to be healed.
"Come on", Lucy mutters as she tries her best to heal and fix the wounds so they could move her.
"What can we do?" Trumpkin and Eustace ask rushing over
Reepicheep scurries over too.
"Get a litter! We need to get her to camp", Lucy states
"Right away my Queen", Trumpkin says rushing away.
"Sure Cousin", Eustace says running away towards Trumpkin.
"What about me?" Reepicheep asks
"Pray to Aslan. We ALL need to pray he doesn't take Susan now", Lucy tells them as she works.
"Su please we didn't just find out you are alive for you to die again", Peter begs as he helps Lucy with putting pressure on the wound.
"Please Su come back. Please I miss my sister. Come on. Come on", Lucy begs.
"Come on Su. Fight. Come on don't let Jadis win! We NEED you!" Edmund begs as he does chest compressions.
"Please my Love, My Queen, my other half. Please don't leave me!" Caspian begs breathing in her mouth.
They worked to try and save the Ancient Queen. But where they too late?...
In-Between
Aslan's Country
Susan gasps looking around at the beautiful meadow she had appeared in. The sun was so bright and felt so good on her skin.
She wasn't feeling any pain and she felt lighter. This place felt peaceful and calm. Where was she? What happened?
She then sees friends walking towards her smiling. Tumnus, the Beavers, Orieus, and Mr Fox were walking towards her all smiling at her.
"My Queen", General Oreius says bowing with emotion in his eyes
"Oreius my dear old friend", Susan replies smiling and hugs him tight.
Oreius smiles and hugs his Queen back.
"My Queen it is good to see you", Tumnus says with tears in his eyes
"You too dear friend", Susan replies hugging him tightly.
It had been so long. Why had it been so long?
"My Queen it is good to see you again", Mr Fox says bowing.
"Good to see you my Queen", Mr Beaver says
"Dear it is good to see you", Mrs Beaver says smiling, "It has been so long"
"Why has it been so long…", Susan trails off as a magnificent Lion approaches them.
"Queen Susan, daughter of Eve, you have done so well", Aslan says
"Aslan!" Susan exclaims rushing to kneel before him.
"Rise Queen of Narnia", Aslan says breathing on her
Susan's eyes widen as memories come back too her. Her dying on earth. Her arrival back in Narnia. Caspian. Her children. The war. Gladstorm. Her People. Jadis. The duel. Dying…
"I am in your Country aren't I Aslan?" Susan asks softly in resignation
"Yes you are dear one", Aslan confirms
"I am dead", Susan states her eyes misty.
She throws her arms around Aslan and hugs him. Tears falling as she realized she had left her children, her husband and possibly her siblings.
"That is still to be decided dear one", Aslan replies nuzzling her comforting
"What does that mean?" Susan asks pulling back
"You are hovering between life and death dear one. At this moment your love ones are working to save your life", Aslan informs her.
"But Jadis. She stabbed me in the abdomen. And I have other wounds. I can't survive that", Susan replies confused.
"Susan, Queen of Narnia, do you truly want to come farer into my Country? Leaving behind everyone else?" Aslan asks her
"Aren't I already in your Country?" Susan asks
"Not truly dear one", Aslan replies
"I have a choice?" Susan asks confused.
"You do. You can either walk with us farer into my Country or you can go back to those that still need you", Aslan replies
"What do I do Orieus? Tumnus? I have missed you all so much", Susan asks looking at each off her old friends
"We have missed you too my Queen, my friend. But we will still be waiting here if you do decide to go back", Orieus replies
"We will still be with you no matter what you decide", Tumnus says wisely
"Aslan?" Susan asks looking at the Great Lion
"I can't make your choice for you dear one. You must have the WILL to survive and to continue on", Aslan replies softly looking at the Ancient Queen.
"Jadis is still alive?" Susan asks looking at her friends and Aslan.
They nod.
"Narnia is still in danger?" Susan asks looking at them still.
They nod again.
"MY people still being killed?" Susan asks looking at them.
They again nod at her solemnly.
"Then I can't stay here. Narnia needs me and I have a duty to my Country and People. As well as my family. I can't rest knowing my Family, Country and People are still in danger from Jadis and her army", Susan says standing up straight.
All her friends and Aslan look at her proudly.
"Tell my Great Grandson I am so proud of him", Orieus says to his Queen.
"I will", Susan promises.
"Tell Lucy I will be waiting for her when her time comes. And that I hope it is not for many years", Tumnus says
"I will my friend", Susan promises
She lets tears fall as her friends become blurry. As she started to leave them.
"Queen Susan the Gentle, Ancient Queen of Narnia, Wife of King Caspian the Tenth, the Seafarer and Navigator. I declare you Queen Susan the True and Defender. Defender of Narnia and her People!" Aslan declares roaring.
The scenery begins to change.
"Aslan how am I surviving?" Susan asks as she feels herself living this place off peace.
"The cordial of the Fire Flower does wonders if it is given in time", Aslan replies roaring.
His roar fills Susan's ears as she falls into darkness. As she leaves Aslan's Country behind…
As her soul travels back to her body from Aslan's great Country…As her heart starts too beat…
Caspian, Peter, Edmund and Lucy were in tears as they decided to stop. They couldn't save their wife and sister.
But just as they give up. They think they hear a roar in their ears. Aslan's roar.
Susan's body takes a rattled breath and gasps for air. Her eyes flicker but don't open.
The four gasp as they see Susan start to breath and her heart starts to beat. As her wounds start to heal.
"Get a litter! We need to get her to Camp!" Caspian orders
Caspian and the others sob in relief as they realized that Susan had come back too them.
But would she wake up? Would she really survive this when her heart hadn't been beating for so long? Would she survive when her lungs and brain hadn't been getting oxygen for so long?
What would happen now?
Would Susan truly really be alright?
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