(A/N: First off, I would like to extend a huge thanks to Bobbius Maximus for his help in writing all of the battle scenes in the previous three chapters. I certainly couldn't have done it without you. And secondly, I would like to wish a very happy 11th birthday to Georgie Henley today. I hope you have a wonderful birthday and much success in the future. :c) )
Luke had to blink his eyes a few times to regain his vision but he was quite pleased at the sight he saw when his vision came back. He was the only one in the room; he had vanquished Jadis from his home world forever. His lightsaber creepily illuminated the broken, charred transformer wires on the floor and a huge burn mark on the wall. Luke just had to grin to himself as he surveyed the end result of his fight with Jadis.
"The dark side has been vanquished." he said to himself.
As Luke continued to survey the damaged wires, he heard loud chatter and running footsteps coming up the hallway. He recognized some of the voices as those of his niece, nephews, and the four Pevensie siblings. He waved his hand to turn the lights back on just as the children came bounding into the room.
"Uncle Luke, what happened?" Anakin asked.
"We saw the bright light, and then the ogres disappeared. Does that mean…?" Jacen started to ask.
"Yes, Jacen. I have vanquished the evil witch Jadis." Luke replied.
Relieved looks spread across everyone's faces, especially those of the Pevensies. They were so happy that they would never again have to deal with that horrible witch and her minions ever again. Lucy was the happiest of all of them as her trademark Lucy smile spread across her face.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she shrieked and flung her arms around Luke, squeezing him in a tight hug.
"It's no problem, young one." Luke said as he grinned at the little queen.
Lucy grinned back as she released her grip then turned around and flung her arms around Jaina yet again for another Lucy hug. As usual, Jaina squeezed Lucy back just as tightly and grinned at her siblings and friends.
"Don't you ever get tired of that?" Edmund asked.
"Of course not, Ed. She's my little sister." Jaina replied.
"And I'm your twin sister." Susan said as she wrapped an arm around Jaina's shoulder.
Jaina laughed as she pulled both girls into a group hug, with their brothers joining in. It sure felt wonderful to conquer another potentially deadly situation together and surviving it as well. But their happy moment was interrupted by Ayonna asking an important question.
"Mesa hopin' Leia is okeeday." she said.
Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin immediately realized that they had no idea what their mother had to deal with during the battle to defend the temple. They turned to their uncle with questioning looks on what to do.
"If the Force tells you that everything is allright, then you can be assured everything is." he said with a smile.
"Believe me, I am more than allright." a familiar voice said.
Everyone looked at the doors to see that Leia had made an appearance in the room, accompanied by Mr. Tumnus, the beavers, and the droids. Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin ran to their mother and attached themselves to her in a fierce group hug, thanking the maker that she was allright.
"I'm so glad you're ok, Mom." Jacen whispered.
"I'm fine, dear heart. I'm just grateful you three are ok." Leia said as she hugged her children back.
While Leia was enjoying the reunion with her children, the Pevensies enjoyed their reunion with Mr. Tumnus and the beavers. They did notice that Mr. Tumnus looked a little shaken up, though.
"Are you allright, Tumnus?" Peter asked.
"I'm just fine, your majesty." Mr. Tumnus replied.
"Even after you shot that thing?" Mr. Beaver asked in surprised.
"You did what, Tumnus?" Peter asked.
Mr. Tumnus sighed as he told everyone the story of how Leia taught him to use the blaster, how he fired it off when Boba Fett stormed into the control room, and how the forceful kickback knocked him out of his chair. It was quite an amusing story, as the Solos, the Padawans, and the Pevensies were trying not to snicker.
"So, how did it feel to use that thing?" Edmund asked.
"It felt quite odd, sire. But at the same time, I felt proud that I got to help." Mr. Tumnus said.
"A most excellent job, I must add." C-3PO interjected.
"Yes, dear. You helped defend this place from that awful witch and her companion." Mrs. Beaver said.
"We all helped, love." Mr. Beaver said to his wife.
"I know that, Beaver. I'm just pointing out what our friend Tumnus did." Mrs. Beaver said.
Everyone snickered at the little banter between the two beavers, knowing that some things never changed. It was indeed a relief to all of them that Jadis had been defeated, but there were still wondering what had happened to the bounty hunter that had helped her.
"Whatever did happen to that awful bounty hunter Boba Fett?" C-3PO said.
"He got away, 3PO. And our father went after him in the Falcon." Anakin said.
"Well 3PO, if you were watching the monitors with me you would know." Leia said.
R2-D2 beeped quite loudly at C-3PO, who snapped back "Well, you weren't exactly paying attention yourself."
"Enough, you two. We should be worrying about Han and Chewie right now." Luke said sternly.
"And be praying they get back in one piece." Jaina said, reiterating what she had said to Lucy earlier
3 hours later
Everyone was waiting anxiously in the control room for any word on Han and Chewie's return from chasing Boba Fett. Leia was practically fixated on the space sensors that were monitoring arrivals and departures from Yavin, hoping to see any sign of her husband returning in the Millennium Falcon.
"I'm sure Dad will be fine." Jacen said.
"Honey, you haven't known him nearly as long as I have. And believe me; he's been in some tricky situations before." Leia said to her oldest son.
"You shouldn't think that way, ma'am. I'm confident that your husband will indeed be fine." Peter said.
"Mistress Leia, the odds of successfully hunting down this bounty hunter—" C-3PO started to say before Jaina sharply cut him off.
"3PO! You know you're not supposed to tell Mom the odds like that!" she exclaimed.
A loud beep coming from the space sensors interrupted the conversation and everyone's attention was immediately diverted to the radar screen. They noticed a familiar looking shape move across the screen and they knew immediately who was entering the planet's atmosphere.
"Dad! He's ok!" Anakin yelled.
"Oh thank Aslan." Susan whispered.
"Hurry, to the repair bay!" Leia exclaimed.
Everyone leapt out of their chairs and ran as fast they could down the hallway towards the repair bay, anxious to find out what Han and Chewie had been up to. In the case of the two droids, though, they just walked and rolled as fast as their gears could manage.
"Oh I do hope Master Han is quite allright." C-3PO said.
In the repair bay
It seemed like the longest wait of their lives as everyone waited for the Millennium Falcon to make its landing. Leia and her children were especially nervous as they looked towards the open ceiling, waiting for Han and Chewie to appear.
"Don't worry, Jaina. At least you know your daddy's ok." Lucy said upon noticing the nervous look on Jaina's face.
"Thank you, Lucy. But I won't feel better until he lands and walks out of that ship with Chewie." Jaina replied.
"I feel the same way, dear." Leia said to her daughter.
Jaina smiled warmly at her mother, and then turned her attention back to the open ceiling of the repair bay. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the dark shape of the Millennium Falcon appeared in the sky and began to lower itself for the landing.
"Thank the maker!" Leia exclaimed.
"I wonder if he got that bounty hunter." Edmund said.
"We'll soon find that out, won't we?" Peter asked.
Edmund sneered at his brother, who simply nudged him to get him to pay attention to the Millennium Falcon which had now landed inside the repair bay. It was nerve wracking as everyone watched the ramp lower to the floor. But they all breathed huge sighs of relief when Han and Chewie emerged from the ship and began walking down the ramp.
"Dad!" the three Solo children shrieked as they charged at their father.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. And I'm glad you three are ok." Han said as Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin embraced him in a huge group hug.
The children finally released their father from the hug and flung their arms around Chewie, who growled happily as he squeezed Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin in a huge Wookie hug. Meanwhile, Han was reminded of his wife's presence when she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a nice long kiss on the lips.
"I missed you, you nerfherder." Leia said in between kisses.
"I know." Han replied as he pulled Leia closer.
"Ewww! That's gross!" Lucy squealed and scrunched her face up.
"Oh come off it, Lu. We saw Mom and Dad kiss like this all the time." Edmund said.
"Dear heart, when you're married you'll be kissing like this as well." Leia said.
Lucy shuddered as she buried her face into Susan's arm. Susan laughed at her little sister's disgust; she used to feel the same way Lucy did whenever she saw their parents kissing. But now that she was older, she was quite used to seeing couples kiss in front of her. But that wasn't important to her right now as she did have one burning question for Han, though.
"Sir, whatever happened to that awful bounty hunter you were chasing?" she asked.
"He got away." Han grumbled.
"Oh well, dear. You can't win them all." Leia replied.
Han just shrugged at his wife's comment, still feeling upset that he wasn't able to capture Boba Fett. Inside, he was secretly hoping to get another chance to go after the bounty hunter in the future.
"Han, don't you have something to say to Lucy right now?" Leia asked, snapping him out of his depressing thoughts.
Han looked over at the little queen, who was giving him her typical puppy dog look. Peter, Susan, Edmund, the beavers, and Mr. Tumnus were actually grinning this time instead of looking exasperated at Lucy's trick. Han was the one groaning this time as he couldn't believe he was being forced to be decent for once.
"Well kid, for royalty you're not too bad." he said.
"And?" Leia said encouragingly.
"And what?" Han asked, sounding surprised.
"You know what." Leia said while glaring at Han.
"Please sir. Just say it to our queen here." Mr. Tumnus said.
Han grumbled before saying "And I'm sorry for scaring you about Chewie. I was just having fun."
"Oh that's allright, sir. Chewie's my friend now." Lucy said while smiling her famous Lucy smile.
She promptly ran up to Chewie and flung her arms around his huge waist. Chewie let out a friendly growl as he scooped Lucy up in his arms again and rubbed his nose against her cheek.
"That tickles!" Lucy squealed and began petting Chewie under his chin.
Chewie laughed as he hugged Lucy and she rested her head on his furry shoulder, feeling quite happy that everyone was allright. In fact it felt good to everyone that Jadis was banished from both Narnia and Yavin and therefore would never torment the Solos, the Pevensies, and their families and friends ever again.
