Everyone was in a daze once the bright light cleared. It took them a while to regain any amount of their vision, with the exception of Jaina, but once they did the sight that greeted them was amazing. The ugly creatures of Jadis's army had simply vanished, including those that had been killed during the fighting. The bodies of the fallen Narnian soldiers were still sprawled out on the ground, including those that Jadis had turned to stone. But the most amazing sight was the sight of Jacen and Anakin inspecting the burnt tree branch where Jadis had met her demise. Jaina was still standing with her hand raised and eyes closed, unaware of what had just happened.
"Oh…my…Force. We did it, we really did it." Jaina gasped with amazement.
"I can't believe we just killed her." Anakin gasped in shock.
As the three Solos stood there in shock and breathing rapidly, Aslan made his way over to them. Cool and calm, he stood before the three children and simply said "It is finished. You have done well."
"Oh my Force." Jaina said as she and her brothers collapsed onto the grass and the boys deactivated their lightsabers, all completely exhausted.
"What would Mom, Dad, and Uncle Luke think of what we just did?" Jacen asked.
"I think they would be very proud of you." a voice behind them said.
Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin slowly turned around to see Mr. Tumnus standing right behind them with the four Pevensies and the beavers, huge smiles on all of their faces. The Solos couldn't help but smile as well as they realized they had just fulfilled the newest prophecy in Narnia.
"I'm so happy for you!" Lucy squealed as she launched herself at Jaina and squeezed her arms around her friend in a huge bear hug.
"Thank you, Lucy." Jaina said as she struggled to stand up with the little girl practically hanging around her neck.
Peter grinned as he managed to pry Lucy off of Jaina, but the youngest Pevensie simply latched herself around Jaina's waist this time with Jaina returning the hug. Soon, the other three Pevensies plus Jacen, Anakin, and Mr. Tumnus joined them in one large group hug with tears starting to stream down their faces. The beavers just stood there and sniffled a little themselves at the happiness of their friends. Even Aslan couldn't help but grin and chuckle a little at the sight of all of them hugging and crying.
"I am very proud of you, Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin. You have fulfilled your destiny by killing the white witch and her minions. For that, Narnia will be eternally grateful to you." he said.
"Thank you, Aslan. This is such a wonderful feeling." Jaina said as she wiped tears from her face.
"I know, my child. For your hard work and loyalty to me and all of Narnia, you three will be officially knighted at Cair Paravel as knights of Narnia." Aslan said.
Jaina and her brothers couldn't help but gasp and cry even harder as the Pevensies, Mr. Tumnus, the beavers, and the surviving members of the Narnian army cheered as loud as they could. While they were not Jedi knights and would most likely not become ones just yet upon their return to Yavin, this was still a great honor for them.
"Bloody hell, there's gonna be a party!" Mr. Beaver exclaimed, eliciting laughs from everyone.
"Yes, dear. A party in honor of our new friends." Mrs. Beaver replied.
"Oh thank you, thank you." Jacen gasped; overwhelmed with happiness at the honor he had just received.
"Think nothing of it, you three deserve it." Edmund said.
"Wow Ed, you're being smart for once." Peter said which earned him a sharp kick in his knee from Edmund.
"Come on, behave yourselves." Lucy said as she scampered off while removing the cork from her cordial.
"Lucy, where are you going?" Jaina asked.
"Putting my cordial to good use, and I think you can do the same with yours." Lucy replied.
Jaina quickly followed Lucy into the battlefield and the two girls ran around with their cordials, using the drops of fire flower juice to revive those who were mortally wounded in the fighting. Meanwhile, Aslan was melting the stone statues with his magical breath. Once everyone was healed and revived, Aslan let out a mighty roar to gather everyone's attention to him, the Pevensies, and the Solos.
"Here this, my fellow Narnians. The three great warriors you see before you have just fulfilled the newest prophecy in Narnia and will have the honor of knighthood bestowed upon them." Aslan announced and was met with a mighty cheer of joy from the crowd of warriors.
"That is true, Aslan. Tonight we will rest up here at camp then tomorrow we will begin our journey back to Cair Paravel and make preparations for the official knighting ceremony." Peter announced.
The Narnians cheered loudly again, then went about their duties fixing up the destruction left by the battle so everyone could rest easy that night.
Later in the evening
Everyone had fallen asleep in their tents with the exception of the Pevensies, the Solos, the beavers, and Mr. Tumnus, who were all gathered around a small campfire just outside Peter and Edmund's tent.
"I should ask you, how in Narnia did you do that to the witch? I watched what happened but I still don't understand." Mr. Tumnus asked the Solos.
"What do you want to know first?" Anakin asked.
"Well, how did you know throwing that log would harm the witch?" Peter asked.
"The Force told me." Jacen replied to their puzzled Narnian friends.
"But Jaina, why did you stand there in the middle of the battle with your sword off? Weren't you scared?" Lucy asked.
"An excellent question, your highness." Mr. Beaver rejoined.
"I was doing what my Uncle Luke taught me to do. When a Jedi needs knowledge, the Force will tell the Jedi but they must clear their mind first." Jaina replied.
"Did this Force tell you what to do when you lifted the witch and threw her against the tree?" Mr. Tumnus asked.
"Yes it did." Jaina answered.
"So this Force controls your actions?" Susan asked.
"Partially, but it also obeys your commands." Jacen said, once again receiving puzzled looks from the Narnians.
"When I deflected that ball of light from the witch, it was the Force controlling my action but it was in obedience to my command to protect me." Anakin replied.
"And just what is this Force you speak of?" a calm voice said and everyone turned to see Aslan had joined the conversation.
"Knowledge of the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us and binds the galaxy together." Jaina said.
"I've been meaning to ask, what the blazes is a Jedi?" Edmund asked, to which he received a gentle slap upside the head from Peter.
"A Jedi is one who learns the ways of the Force and how to use it." Anakin said.
"A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never to attack." Jacen added.
"Oh, so that's what you were doing." Lucy said to Jaina, who simply nodded.
"So, how do you feel?" Mr. Tumnus asked the Solos.
"Pretty excited, we've never been given such an honor before." Anakin replied.
"Just like Ed said earlier, you three rightfully deserve this honor. And trust me, we were just excited as you are when we were coronated the kings and queens of Narnia." Peter said.
"I still remember our coronation ceremony. It was so beautiful and all of Narnia was there to celebrate. I still remember how excited I felt went I was called Queen Lucy the Valiant." Lucy said.
"Right you are, Lu. I think we all felt the same excitement when we received our titles." Peter said, patting his little sister on the shoulder.
"But what about when we go home? Will we still be knights here?" Jacen asked.
"Of course you will. Once you receive an official title in Narnia, you will always have that title no matter what happens." Peter replied.
"Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen." Susan whispered.
"See, my dears. I told you Aslan was smart, wise, and kind." Mrs. Beaver said.
The Solos grinned as they put out the campfire and everyone split up to head to their respective tents to get some well deserved sleep. Tomorrow Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin would begin the journey to Cair Paravel to receive the most prestigious honor they had received in their lives so far: knight of Narnia.
(A/N: Wow, three chapters over my spring break! This is so cool, and boy is it wonderful to not have homework in the way as well. As you can tell already, the rest of the story will come rather quickly as I can write the rest of it quite easily now. Oh, and the Narnia DVD is almost here! I am so excited to get it, as I can now watch it back to back with my six Star Wars DVDs (yes I've got the entire Star Wars saga on DVD, one of which is autographed by the one and only Jake Lloyd) to get some good ideas for the sequel. So it will not be much longer before the sequel arrives, yeah:c) )