A/N: I OWN NOTHING RELATED TO THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA!

III: The Island of the Retired Star Coriakin

That night there was a celebration of the destruction of the Slave Trade within the Islands on deck. Some of the people of the island were invited so every man had a date. Lucy had dragged me into Caspian's room and forced me to change into a Narnian dress, luckily it had a built in corset so I wouldn't be in too much pain, I think. To my surprise she gave me a light blue dress that looked like the Narnian version of Elsa's Dress from Frozen, icy blue train and all! "This is so weird. It's like I'm Queen Elsa of Arendelle only without the powers over snow and ice."

Lucy looked at me raising an eyebrow. I smiled at her. "Tell you what, I'll tell the story of 'Frozen' and a few other Disney stories when the party dies down a bit and everyone wants' to listen. Can you help me with my makeup and hair?" Soon, I was the Narnian version of Elsa. Everyone else was waiting for us on deck. Lucy went up first one of the crewmen announcing her. I took a deep breath and calmed my nerves before ascending the stairs to the deck.

~Caspian's POV~
Lucy came up to me and smirked. "In the end, I think Anna was glad you got her that ice blue dress. It seems to go well with her pale skin and white hair." I blinked at that comment and before I could answer, one of the crewmen yelled out, "Lady Anna Elizabeth on Deck!" I looked over and my jaw dropped.

Her hair was braided over her shoulder and a few fringes fell over her face. She wore purple eye-shadow, a bit of blush on her cheeks and a pale pink lipstick. There were small blue and silver gems woven into her braid and she had a shy smile on her lips. I walked over to her and bowed. "My Lady, you look beautiful tonight." I took one of her hands and brushed my lips over her knuckles. She blushed before she curtsied and said, "Thank you, My King."

I heard Music being played and I asked her, "Dance with me?" Her eyes went wide. "As much as I would love to, I'm afraid I would step all over your feet." I laughed and pulled her to the center of the deck. "Don't worry! Just follow my lead." I placed one of her hands on my shoulder and grabbed the other. I placed my free hand on her waist and swept her into a waltz. She followed my lead, looking down to try and not step on my feet. I took her chin in my hand and lifted it. "Don't look at your feet. Keep your eyes on me."

She bit her lip but kept her eyes on me. We danced around the deck as if in our own little world. That's when I heard her humming a little song. I smirked and looked at everyone around us silently asking to be quiet. The whole ship went silent as we heard the song she sang.

~Ten Minutes Ago I saw you,
I looked up when you came through the door
My head started reeling, You gave me the feeling
the room had no ceiling or floor.
Ten Minutes ago, I met you
and we murmured our how-do-you do's,
I wanted to ring out the bells and fling out my arms
and to sing out the news.
I have found him! He's an angel
with the dust of the stars in his eyes.
We are dancing, we are flying
and he's taking me back to the skies.
In the arms of my love I'm flying
over mountain and meadow and glen
And I like it so well that for all I can tell
I may never come down again! I may never come down to earth again.~

Seeming to get the tune, the musicians began playing the song. She snapped her head up and her blush deepened hearing the song they were playing. I laughed as I swept her off her feet and around the dance floor as other dancers joined us, Lucy dragging Edmund to dance with her. I raised my eyes upwards before glancing at Anna and knowing how surprised she'll be, I started singing.

~Ten Minutes Ago I met you,
and we murmured our how-do-you do's~

To say she was shocked was an understatement. Taking advantage of her shock, I spun her away from me and bowed to her again before taking her hands in mine and spinning her back around to me, making her giggle a bit. I continued singing with her joining me.

~I wanted to ring out the bells and fling out my arms
and to sing out the news!
I have found her!~

~I have found him!~

We continued dancing and for a moment I felt I was back at Cair Paravel dancing in the ballroom surrounded by all my people. I could feel the weight of the Golden Crown of the High King on my head while dancing with Anna. She was in a beautiful white gown with a silver and white veil, the Silver Crown of the High Queen on her brow, looking like golden leaves and flowers in her hair, a smile on her laughing face and a gold ring on her finger.

~In the arms of my love I'm flying
over mountain and meadow and glen
And I like it so well that for all I can tell
I may never come down again! I may never come down to earth again!~

The music stopped and I blinked out of the daydream as Anna stepped away from me and curtsied. I bowed back, my mind still on that little daydream. I led her over to the stairs to the helm and she sat down with a sigh. "That was fun." She said. I sat down beside her. "It was." I agreed.

The rest of the night was spent with Anna telling the crew and islanders stories from the other world. Everyone was entrapped by her stories, though Edmund did wince at the story of Princess Elsa and her powers over snow and ice. No doubt it reminded him of the White Witch. When she was finished, everyone left to get ready for when we leave the island tomorrow. I escorted Anna to her cabin door. "Tonight has been amazing Caspian. Thank you so much!"

"I enjoyed it as well Anna.' I bowed to her and kissed the back of her hand before giving her a small kiss on her lips. 'Sleep well, Bella." I whispered to her before going down to my hammock below deck.

~Anna's POV~
The next morning I woke up and dressed in a new pair of trousers and shirt. Heading up on deck, I watched as Lucy was sewing up some of Caspian's old clothes to fit her better, Caspian and Drinian were at the helm looking at a map, Eustace was hiding somewhere and Edmund was picking barnacles from his new sword. Reep came up to look at it as Edmund held up the half cleaned blade. "It's going to be magnificent! Does it come in a smaller size?"

I smiled before heading up towards Lucy and sitting down beside her. "Need some help?" She nodded, not looking up from her work. I grabbed a vest, a needle and thread and began to sew up a hole in it.

A couple of hours later, there was the sound of running feet. I looked up only to prick my finger on the needle. "Ouch." I muttered as I shook out my hand and sucked on my bleeding finger. I watched as Eustace ran up from below deck, glancing over his shoulder. I then saw Reep run up alongside him on top of the ships railing.

"Trying to run away? We're on a boat, you know."

Eustace looked scared. Reep faced him with his sword drawn pointed at his chest.

"Look can't we just discuss this?" Eustace asked, desperately trying to get the mouse knight out of a fighting mood.

Reep paid him no heed as he cut a hole in his shirt near his heart. "That was for stealing!' I shook my head at Eustace at his stupidity. 'That was for lying!' he said as he lunged forward and produced an orange Eustace had hidden. 'And that was for good measure!" he said, smacking him across the face with the orange still on the sword.

I shook my head again and tisked at the boy. Suddenly, Eustace raised the knife I didn't notice was in his hand and swung it at Reep who laughed and dodged. "We have ourselves a duel!' He flung his sword to the side yelling 'Catch!" as the orange flew off it in the direction of the Captain who expertly caught it. Both he and Caspian watched in amusement.

Reep turned back to Eustace, dead set on teaching him how to use a sword and there was nothing like a 'hands on' experience to start off with! "Now, come on, Take your best shot!"

Eustace lunged forward but Reep jumped out of the way. "Is that it? Come on, boy!' Eustace swung sloppily around, much like a headless chicken would flap its wings in horror before its end. 'Now, stop flapping your arms like a drunken pelican. Poise!" Reepicheep exclaimed and got into a dueling position with one arm curled slightly above his head, sword ready.

For a beat, Eustace hesitated. He was a pacifist and fighting really did scare him. "Keep your blade up! Up, up! That's it." The onlookers laughed as they watched. Eustace attacked again but lost his balance and fell forward into the ships railing. Reep leapt up and catapulted off Eustace's back with a whoop. The boy regained his balance and swung clumsily again, missing his mark but getting it stuck in the mast.

"Yoo Hoo! Over here!' Reep said, putting on a show. Eustace retrieved his knife and lunged for Reep who jumped down to the ground. 'Now, lunge with your foot. Not you left, your right!" He said stinging his shins with his blade. Nothing serious but Eustace did wince.

"Got it?' Reepicheep asked. Jumping back onto the railing. 'Come on! Be nimble! Be nimble!"

Eustace faced him once more, his feet planted firmly this time.

"It's a dance boy! A dance!"

Eustace attacked Reep again, lunging the knife straight and with strength as Reep dodged but encouraged him.

"That's right. That's right!" Suddenly, the mouse lost his balance and fell off the ship with a cry. Eustace rushed forward and leaned over the side, looking for any sign of the mouse that was extremely slowly becoming his friend.

Most of the crew and myself smirked when Reep appeared next to Eustace's head and used his tail to tap his far shoulder. Eustace looked over that shoulder but then was knocked into a basket. "And that... is that!" Reep said having used his legs to push him over.

I walked over to the fallen basket having heard a small scream. I bent down and peeked. "Told you we'd be too far out to return." I helped the little girl up.

"Gael?' Rhince asked, surprised she was here. 'What are you doing here?" She became nervous and hid her face in my shirt, fearing she was in trouble. Rhince came over and took her from me. Drinian came over to us looking quite intimidating. Gael clung to her fathers' side but didn't break eye contact with the captain.

Drinian knelt down to be eyelevel with her. "Looks like we have an extra crew member." He said with a small smile, holding out the orange he still held to the hungry girl. The rest of the crew smiled fondly.

Gael shyly took the orange with a small smile. Lucy came up to the girl and smiled at her. "Welcome aboard." she said happily.

"Your majesty." Gael said, politely curtsying.

"Call me Lucy." Lucy put her arm around her shoulders and led her away. Everyone went back to work and I went over to Eustace and placed my hand on his shoulder. "That was a very good match Eustace."

Reep nodded. "I'll make a swordsman out of you yet."

Eustace smiled. It looked good on him. "Yes, well...' It disappeared. 'if the playing field were a little more even... it would have been an entirely different result." He walked away as Reep chuckled and muttered 'Indeed'.

I then went back over to the barrel I was sitting on earlier and went back to sewing.

A week later, the next island came into view.

"It looks uninhabited.' Caspian said, looking at the island through the telescope. 'But if the Lords followed the mist East, they would have stopped here."

"Could be a trap." Drinian said suspiciously.

"It holds answers." I said. They all looked at me.

"Are you sure?" Edmund asked me. I nodded.

"I'm sure. It may not seem like it at first, but we will get answers." I said seriously.

Caspian nodded. "We'll spend the night on shore, scour the island in the morning."

"Aye, your Majesty." Drinian said.

Reaching the shore, we made camp and set up our sleeping mats. I was sitting on mine, reading 'The Horse and his Boy'. I was a bit worried because the rest of the book from the Lone Islands to the last two books had vanished leaving blank pages behind.

A few minutes later, to my surprise, Caspian set his mat next to mine. "If something should happen during the night, it'll be safer if you stayed by me.' I smiled and then went back to my story. 'Can... will you read me one of the stories?"

I looked up at him in shock before I smiled and scooted over. He sat down beside me as I turned the pages to the beginning of book. "The Magician's Nephew. Chapter one: The Wrong Door."

I paused as I found the others gathering around wanting to hear how Narnia came to be. Eustace was in the back, pretending not to listen. Clearing my throat, I continued. "This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child. It is a very important story because it shows how all the comings and goings between our own world and the land of Narnia first began..."

~Narrator's POV~
Gigantic footsteps began appearing in the sand as invisible creatures observed the group of sleepers.

"Seems they've brought a pig." One voice whispered, talking of Eustace's snoring. One large footprint landed next to Lucy, "This one-its female." another next to Gael spoke. "So's this one." and the last next to Anna where she lay next to Caspian, her book held tightly in her arms.

"This one, too!"

The book next to Lucy levitated up into the air and opened a bit as if someone was going through the pages. "This one reads."

"So does this one!' said the voice next to Anna. 'She holds that book like it's her life!"

There was silence for a bit.

"Take them both."

Suddenly, Lucy and Anna woke up feeling someone's hand over their mouths and being lifted up into arms that were not there. Anna dropped her book and squirmed and struggled as the creatures hopped off with them. Through bushes and trees they went til they came to what seemed like a garden. They were both dropped onto the ground before scrambling to get up. Lucy tried to run but was knocked back. She then pulled out her dagger but that too was knocked away.

"There is no escape." Spoke one creature, his voice dark and deep.

"Well put!"

"Scary!"

"Yeah!"

"What are you?" Anna asked seeing nothing around her yet knowing the creatures were there.

"We are terrifying invisible beasts!"

"If you could see us, you would be really intimidated!" said the first voice the others agreeing with him.

"What do you want?" Lucy nervously asked. Anna grabbed ahold of her hand and squeezed it in comfort.

"You both will do what we ask!" The first voice said, obviously he was their leader as the others immediately voiced their agreement.

"Or what?" Anna asked darkly.

The first voice seemed to have a smile in his voice. "Or... Death!"

"Death? Death? Death! Death! Death! Death!"

Lucy gulped and gripped Anna's arm before she put on a brave face. "Well, we wouldn't be much use to you dead, now would we?"

"Hadn't thought o' that.' The leader remarked. The others agreeing. 'Alright, then we'll just kill your friends!"

Both girls faces turned white, Anna's especially when some of them mentioned killing Caspian, the man who slept next to her.

"What do you want us to do?" she asked. They were pushed forward.

"You will enter the house of the Oppressor."

"What house?" Lucy asked. Anna was pushed forward a little harder and she fell forward onto the ground. But instead of grass she felt carpet. Looking up, she saw she was in the front hall of a mansion. Looking behind her, she saw Lucy's shocked expression.

"Upstairs, you'll find the Book of Incantations. Recite the spell that makes the 'unseen seen'." They started pushing Lucy in as Anna stood up.

"Why not go yourselves?" Anna asked.

"We can't read." The leader said.

"Can't write, either, as a matter-of-fact." Another replied.

Lucy and Anna shook their heads as they headed in the doors closing behind them. "Why didn't you just say so?"

A couple of hours later, as the sun was rising, Caspian was just getting up. He had had a wonderful dream about returning to Narnia and having Anna as his Queen, with Aslan's blessing of course. He had already dreamed of the Wedding and Honeymoon, of Anna telling him he was going to be a father, watching their children grow as he and Anna grew old together before finally departing to Aslan's Country when their time in Narnia was done.

He felt for her hand but felt only the mat she had laid on. Sitting up, he noticed she wasn't there. He saw a large footprint next to the mat and her book a little ways off, dropped as if thrown away. When he was on his feet, he went over and shook Edmund awake. "Ed. Ed, Wake up!"

Edmund sat up and quickly got to his feet when he too noticed the footprints. "Where's Lucy?"

"Anna's gone too." Caspian said nervously.

As Edmund started yelling for his sister and Anna, Caspian ordered everyone up. He quickly placed on his armor before grabbing Anna's book and calling out, "This way!"

And they all raced off, following the tracks, leaving a still snoring Eustace behind.

The two they had been searching for had left the staircase and the long hallway to find themselves in a large library. Scrolls and books were floating around arranging themselves on the shelves, a rolling ladder was rolling by itself.
On a pedestal in the center of the room lay a large tome. While Lucy moved hesitantly forward to the book, Anna slowly approached two steps behind. She knew what that book was but for the life of her couldn't remember what happened next.

Both girls were now in front of the pedestal and saw it was covered with carvings and details, including a pair of cupids in the top corners. They couldn't read the title of the book was jumbled and the letters were scattered. Both tried to release the clasp that held the Tome closed but it wouldn't budge. Looking at the book again, Anna saw it has some dust on it and blew softly to blow the dust away. She gasped as she saw some of the letters move.

Smiling at Lucy, who returned it, they both blew hard onto the book. The wind-blowing cupids came to life and blew on the book themselves. The letters rearranged themselves and intricate vines appeared below the title and in the top corners:

Book of Incantations.

A wide smile spread across their faces before they both eagerly turned back to look at the book. Lucy moved closer again and managed to remove the clasp this time and together they turned the cover over onto the first page. Anna gasped in awe as she saw the many beautiful, images and golden designs and calligraphy.

There were so many spells! So many things they could do!

"'How to cure a toothache', 'How to horde a swarm of bees', 'A Remembering Spell', 'A Forgetting Spell', 'Cure for Warts'." Anna giggled at some of these spells that were listed in the index.

Lucy then turned a couple more pages and found two peculiar black pages, one was bare while the other held the incantation in silver writing. Anna looked over Lucy's shoulder and read aloud the incantation.

"With these words,
Your tongue must sew,
For all around there
To be Snow."

She blinked as she saw a small delicate snowflake land on and melt into the page.

To their amazement and delight, more snow began to fall around them and in only seconds the ground and everything else, besides them and the book were covered in a beautiful, crystal white blanket. Snow began to fall into their hair and the two beamed around as they spun slowly to see to see the full extent of the magic spell.

Anna laughed and fell backwards into the snow and, finding it wasn't even cold, made a snow angel before hitting Lucy with a snowball. They had a small snowball fight that ended with Anna on her back covered in snow and admitting defeat.

Giving a half smug grin, Lucy turned back to the book and gave a big blow to remove all the snowflakes and immediately the pages flickered forward rapidly. Seeing no end to it Lucy slammed her hand down on a page. The snow all disappeared and Anna gasped seeing a green mist ooze from between the pages.

"An infallible spell to make you she, the beauty you've always wanted to be." read Lucy, however, Anna was wincing to the point of tears at the whispers going on in her head.

~Anna's POV~

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't gotten that callback in New York your Father and Brother wouldn't have been there and Died!" That's Mom's voice. I was use to the taunts I hear her mutter when my back is turned. "Well look who it is, the Fallen Angel! Hahaha!" Bullies from late middle school to senior year high school. I slapped my hands over my ears to try and block out the taunts.

There was a new voice to the ones that taunt me... I recognized one as Caspian but was the other... Susan Pevensie?

"Did you really think he would love a freak like you?" "What are you compared to the Goddess Queen Susan?"

~End Anna's POV~

While this had been happening Lucy was being entranced by the 'Eternal Beauty' spell. The picture of the beautiful woman on the next page faded away to reveal a mirror. Lucy looked at her reflection in disappointment until suddenly it disappeared to reveal Susan.

Lucy was quite confused, "Susan what's going-' but she stopped, she had moved as she had, Susan's lips moving with her words. Lucy was shocked as she began to realize, '-on?"

She brought a hand to her cheek, completely oblivious to the struggle of Anna on the floor behind her. The girl in the mirror copied her movements.

"I'm beautiful!" gasped Lucy. She darted her head around, Anna was curled into a ball on the floor breathing heavily in emotional pain but Lucy ignored her. She raced over to the door and gazed into the glass at her reflection, she looked normal, not beautiful like she looked in the book. She darted back over to it just in time to see her beautiful reflection for a moment before it melted back into that of the picture of the woman. Lucy slammed her hand down on it, "No! Wait."

Lucy's eyes searched the page desperately, spotting the incantation at the top of the page in small golden writing she muttered, "Make me she whom I'd agree..." but seeing that the spell continued on at different sides of the pages at different angles making it hard to read resulted in her tearing the actual page out of the book.

Lucy and Anna were awoken out of their troubles by a loud roar. The pages of the spell book once again fluttering forward rapidly.

"Lucy!" called Aslan as he tried to recall her from her temptations, "Lucy."

Lucy gazed around trying to spot the Lion but he was nowhere to be seen, "Aslan? Aslan?!"

Anna whimpered as all her pain disappeared and a small headache remained. She opened her tear-filled eyes and gasped as she saw an image of a rather large Lion in front of her. It bent it's head down and looked her in the eye.

"A Lion...?' she muttered. 'Aslan?"

She heard him give a rumbling purr as he nuzzled her face allowing her to bury it into his sweet smelling mane. "You are stronger then you think, dear one. Do not listen to the voices. I'll be with you as I always have been."

Anna blinked her eyes clear and found him gone before her eyes went wide. By Aslan's mane, literally! She just meet her Lord and Savior she always learned of in the Baptist Church her Grandma always took her to! She scrambled up, not noticing Lucy place the page from the book in the pocket of her pants.

"Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! I saw Aslan! By the Lion! He's far more then what was written about him! He's more then everything I've ever dreamed! He's... He's..."

Lucy just smiled.

They went back to the book, and saw it had stopped on just the page they needed.

"Guess we can thank Aslan for this." Anna muttered.

"A spell to make the unseen seen..." stated Lucy. Lucy and Anna both decided to read the spell together, considering the spell took up the entire page.

Back outside, Caspian and Edmund had followed the tracks into the forest and had continued forward until they reached the exact green space where Lucy and Anna had been brought too. Thankfully the creatures left large footprints and didn't seem to be able or smart enough to cover their tracks.

"Like the P in Psychology, the H in Psychiatry." Lucy began.

Each man kept a weapon in their hand, prepared for anything that could attack them, well almost anything.

"Invisible ink and the truth in theology..." Anna continued.

"Caspian," called Edmund though quietly, in case there were any unfriendly beings around, "Lucy's dagger." There on the grass was Lucy's small dagger. Edmund picked it up and showed it to the other King who had quickly moved to his side to inspect the find.

Not a second later, spears came out of nowhere and embedded themselves on either side of Caspian and Edmund. Everyone shot to their feet and began to dart around looking for their attackers, weapons raised as more spears flew through the air and forcing the crew to huddle together so as to avoid them.

"Stop right there or perish!" yelled one of the invisible creatures. Caspian's sword was taken from his hand, he quickly went for his dagger but was tossed around and thrown to the ground along with Edmund who was hit across the face and sent to the grass.

"The spell is complete. Now all is visible." Both girls said together.

The two looked around in shock as the nearest rolling ladder moved by itself and then a clear figure appeared, as though made of water, the figure stepped off the ladder and dropped a book onto the floor before moving on.

Lucy watched on in fright and Anna in awe as the figure disappeared again before suddenly they could make out an outline and then, a whole man. He had short, greying hair with a short beard and was wearing dark brown robes and was flicking through a book as he walked towards them. He didn't seem to have noticed them yet.

He must have sensed something was off as his eyes rose slowly from the page he was reading first settling them on both girls. Anna didn't know what happened but her memory of all that happened next in the movie came back and she bowed to the man. "Hello, sir. May I introduce Queen Lucy the Valiant of Narnia?"

Caspian on the other hand was lying back on the grass outside gazing around at their invisible attackers. In his mind were hundreds of different scenarios of what these creatures could have done to Anna and Lucy.

"What sort of creatures are you?" he inquired.

"Big ones," stated one gruffly, "with the head of tiger and the body of a... um.."

Caspian slowly got to his feet, he could sense something was off but he still could only barely see their outlines and he and his men were unarmed but these creatures were not.

"A different tiger!" exclaimed another.

Caspian and Edmund shared a short look.

The creatures began to throw away their swords, "You wouldn't want to mess with us!"

"Or what?" demanded Edmund.

"Or I'll claw you to death!" At that moment the creatures became visible one by- well no, two by two. They were all scruffy looking creatures with only one big foot instead of two normal ones like them. They were all standing one on top of the other in twos to make them seem taller by their voices coming from above. The one that did most of the speaking had scraggly red hair and beard with white scruffy eyebrows and was holding a staff with a rounded padded end on each end.

"Or run my tusks right through you!" exclaimed another who didn't look any scarier than the first. It was all rather amusing to the crew of the Dawn Treader as they each inspected every new pair that revealed itself. Rhince who had been desperately clinging to Gael to keep her safe slackened his hold a little as the young girl gave a small giggle which only he, Drinian and a couple of the men heard.

"Or gnash you with my teeth!" exclaimed a rather fat one.

"Or I'll bite you with my fangs!" called a short one with a big nose before giving a 'frightening' growl.

"You mean... squash us, with your fat bellies," spoke up Edmund calmly, realizing they weren't in nearly as much danger as they had originally thought.

The creatures all seemed rather confused, "Fat bellies?" They all began to look at each other in confusion.

"Tickle us with your toes." said Caspian confidentially as the creatures all began to fall down.

Some of the men quickly gathered the weapons while others laughed, Edmund and Caspian rushed forward, swords drawn pointing it at the supposed leader. "Where's my sister and Anna?"

"Now calm down!" exclaimed the creature that Edmund was threatening.

"Where are they?" Caspian demanded angrily.

"You better tell him." Called over one of the others.

"In the mansion." stated the creature that lay on the ground at Edmund's feet.

"What mansion?" asked Edmund quite confused, there was no sign of any mansion nearby.

Out of the corner of his eye, Edmund saw a few lights. Him, Caspian and the other men all looked as before their very eyes, a beautiful and enormous mansion appeared.

"Oh, that mansion!" stated Edmund in amazement.

At that moment Eustace pushed his way through the trees as he neared finding the group he had heard voices and guessed this was where they were, he was rather annoyed.

"You know I'm getting rather tired of you all leaving me behind!"

The creatures all looked at him and exclaimed, "It's the pig." "The pigs come back!"

Eustace didn't like that but when he caught sight of what had said it he said, "This place just gets weirder and weirder."

It was then that Lucy and Anna exited the mansion following behind the man in brown robes who, smiling softly the entire time, was answering the questions Anna was swiftly asking him.

The creatures all immediately hopped away in terror all exclaiming loudly, "The Oppressor!"

"Lucy!" cried Edmund.

"Anna!' Caspian rushed past Edmund and towards the girl he was coming to love. 'You had me worried!" He hugged her close and she wrapped her arms around his waist. He slowly pulled away before kissing her forehead and looking curiously at the man that the girls had brought with them.

"Your majesties." said the man as he gave a small bow.

"Caspian and Edmund." spoke Anna, "This is the Retired Star Coriakin, this is his island."

Edmund and Caspian each gave a bow in return to the man.

"That's what he thinks.' exclaimed a creature, poking his head out between Caspian and Edmund, 'You have wronged us, magician!"

Coriakin quickly began to walk forwards causing all the creatures to quickly hop backwards away from him.

"I have not wronged you. I made you invisible for your own protection."

"Protection?" exclaimed the leader. The continued to call him out and call him 'the Oppressor'.

"I have not oppressed you." spoke Coriakin coolly.

"But you could of! If you wanted to!" stated the leader.

"Be gone!" exclaimed Coriakin as he threw something Grey and fluffy at them and they quickly fled.

Lucy who had followed after Coriakin went with him as he returned to speak once again with Caspian and Edmund, where Anna still was at Caspian's side as he was not letting her out of his sight.

"What was that?" asked Lucy as she watched the creatures leap around in terror.

"Lint, but don't tell them."

Anna giggled. "Not a word."

"What were those things?" asked Eustace, the question everyone wanted the answer to.

"Dufflepuds." stated Coriakin before he waved his hand for Caspian, Edmund, Lucy and Anna to follow him.

"Right. Of course. Silly me." Eustace said before following.

Coriakin, Lucy and Anna lead the way through the halls of the mansion knowing where they were going. Edmund stayed close behind Lucy, while Caspian kept a tight hold on Anna's hand, not daring to let go unless she somehow disappeared again.

"What did you mean when you said you made them invisible for their own good?" asked Lucy as she moved up to join Coriakin at his side as he swooped down the hallway with long, majestic strides.

"It seemed the easiest way to protect them from the evil." His voice was filled with fear.

Caspian shared a glance with Edmund, before the Just King asked, "You mean the Mist?"

Coriakin came to a stop at the entrance to his great library and stood at its' door, gesturing for them to all enter first, "I mean what lies behind the Mist. Something which you know Lady Anna."

Caspian slowed for a moment, haunted by the magician's words. He turned and looked questionably at Anna who looked at the Retired Star with worry.

"I'm afraid I've been forgetting much of what's supposed to happen and some of the pages from my book disappeared a few nights ago. Whether its Aslan's doing or the Mist trying to gain a foothold with me I'm not sure." She replied as Caspian gave her a worried look.

While this was being said, Coriakin had approached a large book case in the middle of the room and from it took a large scroll. He proceeded to turn back to them and with a flourish, the scroll was unraveled before their eyes and landed on the ground to reveal the beautiful Narnian sea and then as though made of clouds or smoke, land appeared dotted across in perfect replicas of their real life counterparts. Each corner of the map was decorated with magical moving picture depicting different times in Narnian history.

Anna was in complete awe of this display of Magic. "Gorgeous!" she said as she saw images from the first Narnian movie animated on the paper, from the Centaur in the bottom left corner blowing a horn over Aslan's Camp at The Stone Table to the Battle against the White Witch Jadis.

"That's quite Beautiful." gasped Eustace before he could stop himself. Everyone looked to him inquisitively.

Realizing what he had done, Eustace tried to fix himself, "I mean, for a make-believe map of a make-believe world!" Edmund rolled his eyes before looking back down to the map.

"There is the source of your troubles." Coriakin said pointed.

The map's image changed as it zoomed in and showed the ocean and the clouds above it and whizzed across the water until it reached a dark and threatening black Island with green poison colored streaks around it.

"Dark Island. A place where evil lurks."

He walked towards Edmund whose face had lit up in fear. "It can take any form. It can make your darkest dreams come true." His gaze turned to Caspian who was not meeting anyone's eyes, not even Anna's who was staring at Coriakin with a blank expression. Her mind going to those dark dreams she always had. Some were rather nightmarish, while others were, she would admit, seductive. Much like it said in the song 'Music of the Night'.

"It seeks to corrupt all goodness... to steal the light from this world."

"How do we stop it?" asked Lucy in a strong, clear voice that hid her fear.

Coriakin stepped towards her. "You must break its spell.' He then turned sharply to face Edmund again, 'That sword you carry, there are six others."

"Have you seen them?" asked Ed.

"Yes."

"The six Lords- they passed through here?" inquired Caspian.

"Indeed."

"Where we they headed?"

"Where he sent them." Anna said slowly.

Coriakin turned to look at her and nodded as he walked across the map, it moved with him once again showing the ocean and then a beautiful mountainous island.

"To break the spell... you must follow the Blue Star,' The afore mentioned Blue Star appeared on the map above the island. 'to Ramandu's Island. There the seven swords must be laid at Aslan's table.' His eyes landed heavily on Anna. 'Only then can their true magical power be released."

Caspian turned to look at Drinian before turning back to Coriakin. Eustace had a curious yet weary face. Lucy had a bit of fear in her eyes.

"But beware. You are all about to be tested."

"Tested?" asked Lucy doubtfully.

Coriakin was deathly serious as he walked towards the youngest Pevensie. "Until you lay down the seventh sword, evil has the upper hand. It will do everything in its power to tempt you." Anna felt the taunting voices coming back into her mind but gripped Caspian's hand tightly, hoping they would leave her alone. He moved his body slightly in her direction, feeling slightly uneasy, seeing as she was in distress.

They watched as Coriakin stared down at Lucy and leaned slightly closer to her as he spoke. "Be strong." Lucy couldn't meet his eye and Anna was worried. She knew she had been tempted already but couldn't remember whether or not she resisted.

"Don't fall to temptation.' exclaimed Coriakin as he approached Drinian, Caspian and Anna. He looked to Caspian and then glanced at the smaller figure on his left before back to the King. 'To defeat the darkness out there you must defeat the darkness inside yourself." Caspian matched his stare before his eyes began to flick to his companions.

Anna bit her lip. Was she really ready to fight the Darkness within her?