Hey guys, how is everybody? I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but the Pevensie's will be a little older than the original story said. It will be more important later. Anyway, I would like to thank Huntress Kalypso for reviewing and p.s I love the enthusiasm! I Hope you know you made my day. Please review and let me know what you think and I promice it will pick up quicker later on.
Disclaimer: All Characters belong to C.S Lewis and Rick Riordan
Chapter 6
Percy's POV
I didn't really stop to think how they would react until I stood in the doorway. The oldest girl gasped causing the others to turn and look. The youngest boy picked up a piece of wood and threw it at me. At me! Who does he think he is?
I ducked and it missed, but I threw my hands up.
"Wow, easy now. I'm not here to hurt you." I said with hopefully, a reassuring smile. I took a quick look around the house and saw that everything was destroyed. Claw marks littered the walls which gave me an uneasy feeling, along with the blood on the floor.
"How do we know you aren't with her?" Lucy asked in a quivering voice.
"Her? Who is her?" I asked with a confused expression. She looked reluctant to answer and moved slightly behind the older boy before mumbling,
"The White Witch. She calls herself the Queen of Narnia. She's the one who took Mr. Tumnus."
I was still confused as to whom this Mr. Tumnus was and why she cared about him so much so I asked, "Who's Mr. Tumnus?"
"He-he's my friend. He's a fawn and he's the first person I met here." Lucy said and now had tears running down her face.
Way to go now you've done it, making little kids cry. I knelt in front of her and looked into her eyes.
"Well Lucy, I can assure you I would never be with someone who has hurt a fawn. Actually one of my best friends is a fawn, his name is Grover." I whispered this last part so only she could hear and she smiled.
"Lucy, I am here to protect you." She looked at me and I could see trust begin to form in her eyes.
"Ok." She said with another smile.
"Ok? OK? How is that ok? How do you know we can trust him? "The oldest girl asked seeming outraged.
"I can just tell. He has a good heart." Lucy answered with a smile and walked over to my kneeling form and laid a hand on my shoulder. I smiled and stood and faced the rest of the family.
"Protect us? How are you suppose to protect us?" the youngest boy sneered. I could tell I wasn't going to like him. I glared at him and I saw him visibly shudder and quickly moved behind the oldest boy, just as his sister had been doing moments before.
Before I could answer though the oldest boy began to speak , "Wait. Protect us? Why do we need protecting?" he asked with a slightly startled look.
I looked in his eyes and I saw he was totally serious. "Wait you don't know?" I asked looking shocked. If they didn't even know there part in this how would we protect them? We didn't even know there full role in this world except that they were the "saviors".
"Wait before I try to explain, there are some people I would like for you to meet, but first can you tell me your names." I said, looking over my shoulder, as I turned to leave,
The oldest stepped forward and began to speak, "If Lucy trusts you then I trust you." He said with an uneasy look, but extended his hand, "I am Peter Pevensie and these are my siblings. Susan," he pointed to the oldest girl" Edmund," referring to the second oldest boy. He gave me an odd feeling like something wasn't quite right, "and you seem to already know Lucy's name…" he paused "how do you know her name, anyway?"
"Let's just say you all talk really loud in the woods." I said with a smirk. "Now let's meet the people I was talking about earlier."
Lucy's POV
This boy was strange. He had on clothes that I had never seen before with writing I didn't understand. But when he knelt down in front of me and I looked into his sea green eyes all I saw was truth. He honestly wanted to help us. So I immediately began to follow him out of the house, but first I grabbed the note left by the white witch, so that the strange boy could look at it.
I couldn't bear to think about what they must have done to him all because of me. His house was in tatters, blood, and paw prints were everywhere. Thinking about it made me move closer to the strange boy, but he only smiled and took my hand.
When we stepped outside I saw a girl about Susan's age. She had on a silver coat, yet everything else was black. Her shirt, shoes, pants, and even hair. Most startling of all was her eyes. They were the brightest blue I had ever seen. She smiled at me then whistled. Out of the woods emerged 6 more people. One looked similar to her in clothing, but was pale as a ghost. He seemed about 14. A boy next to him seemed the oldest at maybe 19. He had blond hair and blue eyes. He seemed to wear the same clothing as the strange boy beside me. He flashed a smile and I relaxed slightly. Next to him stood a girl about 15 with brown hair, beautiful features and eyes unlike any I had ever seen. They seemed to change. She also smiled. Next to her stood another girl with blond hair and gray eyes who looked about 17. She seemed thoughtful with her stormy eyes. She kept studying us as though reading us and then would let her eyes dart around the clearing as though checking for something. Another girl stood beside her with caramel hair and beautiful features. I couldn't seem to tell her age for she had an almost ageless face. Lastly was a boy of an ethnicity I did not know. He had curly hair, brown eyes, and seemed to be a bit scrawny. Yet he looked like a trickster like the kids at my school who use to tease me. But he smiled and flashed two fingers at us whom I didn't understand but I smiled back anyway.
They all stood in a semi circle in front of us except the strange boy at my shoulder he stayed with me which made me happy.
"This is Thalia, Nico, Will, Piper, Annabeth, Calypso, and Leo. I'm not sure I ever introduced myself, I'm Percy." Percy said pointing in turn to everyone.
"This is Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevense. I believe we are here to protect them." He said addressing the people in front of us. A few hi's exchanged along with a few smiles. The dark boy, Nico, eyes narrowed when he looked at Edmund making me wonder what was going on. Before I could I ask though we heard a PSST.
Suddenly the people surrounded us, but were facing outward and looked ready to fight. Some were holding odd objects such as pens or bracelets, while others had their hands at their sides. They looked around until it happened again a PSST. It was coming from the trees. Suddenly Thalia laughed.
"Why it's a bird. Geez Kelp Head you were so scared. " She said while pointing at the bird and laughing at Percy
It was indeed a bird yet it seemed to be calling us. Percy stepped out of the group and began to walk up to the bird.
"Here little bird, come here." He soothed. It hopped off the branch and flew to the next tree and then looked at him.
"I think he wants us to follow him." Percy said without looking away. So we did. After it had flown to about 10 trees it stopped and began to tweet. From behind a snow bank came a dark small figure.
"It's a beaver." Said Piper with a bit of humor in her voice. Peter stepped forward and began to extend his hand when Will grabbed his wrist.
"I'm not sure he would appreciate that." He said with a smirk.
"He's right you know. I don't want to smell your hand." The beaver said. Wait the beaver talked.
"Well-I-didn't. I'm sorry." Peter stuttered looking very surprised. The group all had looks of mild surprise but seemed to except it pretty quickly. Except some of my family. Susan and Edmund looked at him with looks of such disbelief that it almost made me laugh.
"Are you all Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve?" the beaver asked.
"Well our mothers name is-"Peter started but was interrupted by the beaver.
"No you misunderstand me. I mean are you all human?" He asked.
"Why of course we are." Peter stated.
"Come we must go someplace safe to talk." The beaver said before beginning to walk away.
"Wait how do we know we can trust him?" asked Edmund.
"Yes I mean he's a beaver, he shouldn't be saying anything." Stated Susan.
"If I may..." the beaver stepped forward and held something white in his hand.
"That's my handkerchief." I said
"Yes Mr. Tumnus gave it to me right before he was taken." The beaver answered.
"Before we continue, can we ask who is Mr. Tumnus? And why was that house in splinters?" asked Annabeth.
"He's a fawn and he-he was arrested by the white witch for treachery against her." I pulled out the note and handed it to her.
"Could you read it out loud it would just be a lot faster." She asked so I did. When I had finished they seemed to mumble among themselves.
"Queen of Narnia…high treason…secret police…Narnia…" they mumbled.
"She calls herself the queen of Narnia, but really she's the White witch." I said to the group.
"Really we must hurry. We need to get to a safe place, so please follow me." The beaver said before we could say any more and began to walk away.
