A week had passed since Riley told Brittany. Somehow, she felt a little better. They were constantly going out and having fun Riley was herself, for the most part. Everything seemed back to normal. But, still, Riley kept having flashes of that night when she saw that 'lion.' She was still trying to tell herself it was just her imagination, but she couldn't figure out why a deer looked so much like a lion to her. Lions were bigger than deer and had manes. So, did she truly see a lion, and if so, why?

"So, you ready for a night of bowling?" Brittany asked.

"Yep," Riley replied. She grabbed a hoodie and followed Brittany out of the room. Riley began to put her hoodie on as they walked out the front door. However, when she pulled her head through, what she saw almost made her faint.

She was in a forest. At least, she thought she was. It was so dark, she couldn't see a thing. All Riley knew was that she wasn't at college and Brittany was no where to be seen.

"Brittany?" she called out, hoping to get a reply. "Brittany, if this a joke, it isn't funny!"

She began to walk through the forest, being careful not to trip on anything. For some reason, it all looked familiar. She looked around trying to find another living creature. Riley heard a twig break behind her, and she stopped. Someone was following her. It was at that moment she cursed that it was a new moon. She tried to figure out which way to go. Riley needed to hurry before that someone got her.

Quickly, she decided to go right and began to run in that direction. She could hear footsteps behind her. It was at that moment Riley wished she had been a runner in high school.

Soon, Riley could hear moving water and knew she went in the right direction. Her pursuer was catching up and Riley prayed that she would ditch him. After another few minutes of running Riley reached the edge of the forest and found herself on a beach.

Riley came to a complete stop. Luckily, her eyes adjusted to the dark and she was able to see. Water, as far as the eye could see, most likely an ocean. It seemed so peaceful, that Riley even forgot she was being chased. A second later, her head began to throb in pain and Riley became unconscious.

When Riley woke up, she was blinded by the sunlight. She grabbed the blanket and threw it over her head. Wait…blanket? She uncovered herself and looked around. She was in a gorgeous, gigantic bedroom. She slowly got out of the bed, only to realize that she was in a medieval nightgown. She huffed and looked around. She found a silk robe lying on a chair. Riley walked over and put it on. She decided to take a look around and figure out where she was.

Everywhere she turned, everything looked so grand. She couldn't believe how big of a place she was in. When she was about to turn another corner, she heard voices. Riley quickly pushed herself against the wall and listened.

"Edmund, where did you find her?" an lady asked.

"In Owlwood. I thought she was an enemy or something," the guy, Edmund, answered. Riley figured they were talking about her, but the guy's name sounded really familiar.

"So, you decided to bash her over the head with the handle of your sword without asking questions?" the woman asked, angry.

"Look, I'm sorry Susan. I shouldn't have done that. But, she ran."

"You probably frightened her. I don't think she's from here. Did you see her clothes?" Susan pointed out.

"Yeah, I've never seen such an outfit. Maybe she's from Archenland," Edmund suggested. Archenland? Edmund? Susan? Why did it seem like she should know all this?

"No, I hate to say it but that girl's clothes looked better than those worn there," Susan said. Riley slowly turned her head to see the two people. Susan had brown hair and was in a navy blue medieval dress and Edmund had almost black hair, and was in a tunic. Riley was stunned, somehow, she had seen them before.

There was a tap on Riley's shoulder. She nearly jumped when she saw a young girl standing behind her. She had light brown hair and was wearing a yellow dress.

"Hello, I'm Lucy. Who are you?"

"Riley. It's nice to meet you, Lucy. Do you live here?" Riley asked.

"Yes, welcome to Cair Paravel. I'm one of the Queens."

"How many queens are there?"

"Just me and Susan. I know, it's confusing. But, you get used to it. Both my brothers are kings. Well, Edmund's a king. Peter's the High King. Have you met them?"

"No, I've only just woken up. Apparently, your brother hit me over the head," Riley said. Lucy just rolled her eyes.

"Edmund never think before he acts. But, he is a nice guy, once you get to know him," Lucy explained. Just then, they heard footsteps. Edmund and Susan stopped when they saw Lucy and Riley.

"Oh thank goodness you're awake. I was so worried. I'm Susan."

"Riley." They smiled and all attention was on Ed.

"I'm Edmund. Sorry about knocking you out," Ed said. Riley could tell he was being honest.

"It's okay," Riley replied. She smiled at Edmund. "But if you ever do that again, I'll kick your ass."

They all laughed. Riley felt comfortable with them, and them with her. It was strange, but no one questioned it.

"What are you going to do when Peter finds out?" Lucy asked Edmund. His face went pale white.

"I think that means he's going to run far away," Riley said. The girls laughed a little and Ed returned to his normal skin color.

"Riley, why don't we go get you dressed for the day. Then we'll go and get you something to eat," Susan told her. Riley nodded. Her and Susan walked to the room Riley woke up in.

"You probably will be in a different room tonight. We had to put you in Peter's bedroom. It's the closest one to the entrance. Luckily, he was hunting yesterday and isn't back yet," Susan explained. They walked into the bedroom and Susan grabbed the dress that was lying on the bed. It was purple with beautiful designs running down the center of it. Riley gasped at how amazing it was. Susan helped her into it. She couldn't believe how well it fit her. The dress hugged her curves. Susan stood back and smiled.

"Wow, that looks better on you that it does me," Susan said. Riley smiled.

"Okay, now I need my face and hair to look good," Riley replied.

"No problem. Follow me," Susan said. She grabbed Riley's hand and dragged her out of the room. They walked through a couple halls before they reached Susan's room. She made Riley sit in a chair and worked on Riley's hair and face for a hour.

When she looked in the mirror, she was stunned. Her hair was straight and parted on the right side, and her make-up made her look drop-dead gorgeous.

"Susan, you are the Goddess of make-up and hair."

"I know. Uh, Riley, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"How long have you been here?" Susan asked.

"Last night was the first time I've ever been here. One second I was walking through the hall in a building, the next I was in a forest," Riley answered. "Why?"

"Have you encountered any creatures?"

"No."

"Okay, well, listen. I know it may seem strange and you may think that I'm going insane, but just trust me." Susan told her. Riley nodded and Susan found a chair, set it down by Riley and began to tell her about her family's life. Apparently, to sum up what Riley heard, the land was called Narnia. There was a witch who tried to make Narnia her own, but Aslan, wouldn't let her. A prophecy was made and it was about Susan and her siblings and how they were going to save Narnia. So they did, and they became the four Kings and Queens. Animals could talk, there were Centaurs, minotaurs, fauns, dwarfs, and all sorts of creatures living in Narnia. Susan also said that her family was from England and they had to go live with this professor, because of air raids.

"Wait, air raids in London?"

"Yes, why?"

"That hasn't happened since WWII. It's 2009." Riley told her.

"That's impossible. We've only been here for two years. Time can't move that quickly in our world."

"No, because when you were telling about Lucy going through the wardrobe the first time, it sounded like time stood still. Which means…"

"You're from the future." Susan finished.

"Wow, Back to the Future Part 4, Narnia style," Riley joked. Susan gave her a questioning look. "Never mind."

A horn sounded outside. Susan stood up and walked to the window. "Peter's back. We better go greet him."