The Lion The Wizard and The Wardrobe
Chapter 7
When Lucy had seen her brothers and sister come into the room, her heart had filled such joy and warmth that she thought she would explode.
And now she, Edmund and Susan where listening to a joke that Tumnus was telling them about a stag and a dwarf, which they had a good laugh about.
After they had all calmed down, Lucy noticed that Susan's arm was bandaged.
"Why Susan, what happened to your arm?" she asked.
Susan looked down at her shoulder and shrugged.
"I was hit with an arrow when we were running away from the band of Black Dwarves when they saw us trying to escape. Nothing serious though." Susan added when she saw a look of concern cross Lucy's face.
"We tried to get you as well Lu, we really did," said Edmund almost pleadingly. "But when Peter had gone back in to the wagon to get you; Susan had to pull him back to get out of the way of an arrow from the driver."
Edmund paused to take a breath.
"And before we could try and grab you, the driver took off with the wagon and we were being shot at."
Lucy smiled warmly at her brother and sister; she knew they felt like it had been their fault that Lucy had been injured.
"I know Ed; you did your best and that's all that matters."
They talked for a few minutes more and the mood brightened as Tumnus was telling them another joke.
A few minutes later Edmund look around, "Oh, I say where did Aslan get to?"
And they soon realized that, without them knowing, Aslan had left to go to who knows where but they knew he would be return sooner or later.
The rest of the day was spent planning what they were going to do now that Lucy was free and they could attack without the fear of Lucy or anyone being used as blackmail.
Peter was pacing around Will's living room as the others waited for his plan of action.
"Well first of all," he began, "we'll need an army. Tumnus, I want you to gather up every able and willing animals and magical creatures, and report back here as soon as possible."
Tumnus nodded and bowed to Peter, "I shall leave right away Sire."
Peter nodded and turned to Susan and Edmund.
"Susan, I want you and Edmund to round up all the tree Nymphs."
He then paused for a moment, Will had informed them that in the last ten years, humans had traveled into Narnia, (Will had been with them when they had) and that gave Peter an idea.
"Then I will go to the town of Eli and gather up any willing men to fight for the Lion."
Peter then turned to Will, who was sitting next to Lucy (Lucy had wanted to be there while they made plans and had been able to walk all the way to the couch with Will and Peter's help)
"Will, I want you to stay here with Lucy."
Will nodded and smiled, glad that the High Kind trusted him to look after Lucy.
With a final nod Peter, Susan and Edmund were on their way.
It was just after sunset when Tumnus arrived back at the cottage with all the talking beast and magical creatures of Narnia that were still loyal to Aslan and High King.
They decided that they would all camp in the large clearing close to cottage.
Soon the clearing was full of beasts and magical creatures, from Lions to mice, from stags to fawns they were all there.
Soon after came Susan and Edmund with the tree nymphs.
As they waited for Peter to return, hopefully, with the men from the village of Eli, the animals and magical creatures came and greeted Susan, Edmund and Lucy (who was sitting down, wrapped in a blanket).
Lucy still did not have any strength to move, and after she had insisted of coming down with Will, he and Tumnus had helped her to the clearing where she just smiled at everyone and cuddled with the small creatures that surrounded her.
Peter and the men soon arrived and there was total of seventy-five men and six women who had come to help with anything they could do.
By the time they had set up camp, it was really late and they decided to call it a day.
They would leave the planning for tomorrow.
Peter, Susan, Edmund Lucy and Will returned to the cottage and with a quick goodnight they went to bed.
"WHAT!" Black yelled out as he paced angrily around the throne room of his accursed mother's castle.
One of his spies had reported that the High King Peter, his brother and sister had been re-united with the youngest of the four, The Queen Lucy.
"HOW DID SHE ESCAPE??" he yelled to the guards. (They were men)
"YOU IDIOTS WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE DIDN"T GET AWAY!!!!"
The guards were silent for a few moments and then the Captain took a small step forward.
"Uh, Sire. There's something else we found out..."
Black glared at him, and the Captain coward in fear but continued.
"The 'boy' is with them."
Black was silent before he exploded.
"WHAT?"
The guards jumped out of the doorway as Black stormed past and went to a cell when he was keeping someone.
Madison sat in her cold prison, with torn clothes that had surprisingly last five years.
She was covered with dirt and dry blood.
She hadn't seen the sunlight in so long she was beginning to forget was sunlight was.
She was just beginning to dose when the cell door burst open.
Black stormed in and lifted Madison up with his staff and slammed her again the wall.
Madison cringed in pain.
Black smirked.
"Guess who returned to Narnia?" he whispered viciously.
Madison said nothing but spat in his face; which of course earned her a slap across the face.
Black glared at her.
"The High King and his brother and sisters have returned. And I almost had them too. Did you know how I did?"
Madison remained silent, as she had for five years.
Why was he telling her this?
Black continued.
"I had the youngest, Queen Lucy, The Valiant."
Madison gasped.
Oh the poor girl!
Black nodded and smirked when he saw her shock.
"But she escaped! And guess who is nursing her back to health, while the High King plans to attack me?"
Madison said nothing.
Black growled and threw Madison across the room.
"YOUR SON!!"
Madison's eyes went wide.
'Will!'
Madison was relieved and shocked that her son was still alive, but again she wondered why Black was telling her.
She soon found out, Black smirked again and raised his staff.
"Lets send him a little greeting shall we?"
(A.N YAY! CHAPTER & IM DONE!!
Oh oh CLIFFHANGER!! HAA!!
I know I know don't hurt me!!!
Ill have chapter 8 in no time!!!
R&R!!!)