Author's note: I typed this chapter at like... three in the morning. You guys should be proud of me. XD This is the first part of the battle scene. At the rate I'm going, I just might meet my thirty chapter goal. Haha! I've got a few random scenes planned for after the battle, like a celebration ball. Then there's Caspian's coronation... Anyways, back on topic. Or not.. Just read the story! XD

Song for this chapter: Push It To The Limit by Corbin Bleu

The whole crowd was silent as Caspian swung downwards with Miraz' sword. The steel of the blade hit the ground and the sword stood upright in front of Miraz. The Telmarine king looked up at Caspian with a look of surprise. Caspian glared down at his uncle, his eyes burning with hatred.

"Not a king like you." Caspian spat. He lowered his voice. "Keep your life, but I am giving the Narnians back their kingdom."

Caspian resisted the urge to punch Miraz in the face, because that would have been childish. He turned and stalked back to the Narnians while they cheered him on. Peter nodded his approval of Caspian's decision to let Miraz live. Edmund clapped him on the back to show his support. Ari, on the other hand, was looking around the crowd wildly. Something was wrong. She could just feel it. Things never were this easy. Ari and the others had learned long ago that you should always trust your gut instinct, because it could save your life. Her eyes darted around, carefully watching everything that was going on. She kept a hand on her dagger, just in case.

Sopespian walked across the dueling grounds to help Miraz up. Miraz didn't notice the evil glint in the Lord's eyes as he gripped his hand.

"My King." Sopespian nearly sneered.

"I'll deal with you when this is over." Miraz growled, pulling his arm away.

Behind Miraz' back, Sopespian tightly gripped an arrow in his hand. He stabbed upwards, hitting the small spot in Miraz' armor that was unprotected from underneath. Miraz gasped and his eyes widened as the arrow point pierced his skin, fatally wounding him. He slumped to the ground in a heap. Sopespian looked down at his fallen king.

"It is over." He said darkly before grabbing Miraz' sword.

"Treachery!"Sopespian cried. "They shot him! They murdered our king! To arms!"

The four royals on the ground spun as they heard Sopespian's accusation. Miraz laid on the ground, dead, and there was an arrow sticking out of his back. One that had unmistakably red feathers. It was Susan's arrow. Peter's head whipped back to look at his sister, who had a confused look on her face. He looked back and saw that from the angle of the arrow, there was no possible way that she could have killed Miraz.

"Ari, you better get up there with Susan." Edmund said, gripping her shoulders and looking into her eyes as if it were the last time he would ever see her. Ari nodded tearily and wrapped her arms tightly around him. Edmund pressed a kiss to her forehead before she raced off to get to the archers. A few soldiers that were nearby rushed at Peter and Edmund. With a few swings of their swords, the enemy soldiers were dead.

Glozelle rode back across the field towards the waiting Telmarine army. He shouted and called them to arms. The entire army roared and cheered as he gave the final order.

"Cavalry, charge!" Glozelle cried, his sword raised toward the sky. The first wave of Telmarine soldiers lurched forward. Peter looked back at Caspian, nodding. Caspian swung up into the saddle of a nearby horse and rode back into the How where hundreds of Narnian soldiers waited inside. With Caspian leading the way, the Narnians charged down a tunnel carved in the ground beneath the battlefield.

"One. Two. Three." Peter counted. Rocks were being hurled around them by the Telmarine war machines, but he and Edmund held their ground.

"Four. Five. Six." Caspian breathed as he drove the horse faster.

"Archers to the ready!" Susan called as the Telmarine soldiers loomed closer. Each of the archers put an arrow to their bows.

"Seven. Eight. Nine... Get ready!" Peter called to his troops.

"Take your aim!" Ari shouted over the deafening roar of the oncoming enemy.

"Now!" Caspian yelled, signaling his troops. The Narnians underground used their weapons to smash the stone pillars holding the tunnel up. The ground collapsed above them and they dodged falling chunks of dirt and rock. Most of the Telmarine army that was charging fell into the pit that the Narnians had created.

"Fire!" Susan shouted as soon as she saw the ground begin to cave in. The entire archery section of their army launched an assault that wounded and killed many soldiers in the pit. They aimed and fired again, their arrows soaring through the air before they landed in the pit, hitting more Telmarine soldiers. Edmund rode by on a horse, launching arrows from a crossbow at any soldier who tried to climb out.

At the end of the underground tunnel, two dwarfs lowered a platform. Caspian led the Narnians and they rode out into the sun and circled back around, trapping the Telmarine soldiers. The battle was on, and the Narnians were fighting a losing battle. Peter looked back to Susan, and she shook her head.

"Lucy..." He muttered under his breath. He looked back to the next wave of the Telmarine army that was now charging for them. In a split decision he raised his sword. "Back to the How!" He shouted, calling for a retreat. The Narnians began to flee back to the safety that Aslan's How offered them.

"Cut off their escape!" Sopespian ordered. The Telmarine trebuchets launched huge rocks at the How. Debris from the How fell and blocked the entrance. Peter froze as he watched their last hope be reduced to rubble. His eyes snapped up as he noticed all of the rocks falling around the archers.

"Brace yourselves!" Susan yelled, drawing out the words. The ground beneath her feet crumbled and she fell. Ari lurched forward and grabbed her hand. She looked Susan in the eye and let go of her hand, and Susan fell to the next level. Ari put her bow to the side and jumped down after Susan and they both got down and joined the others. They looked around and saw that they were surrounded. The Telmarines were closing in.

"Crush them all." Sopespian said, almost under his breath.

Edmund threw the crossbow to the side and drew his sword. Ari pulled out her fighting knives and drew a deep breath. The group of five looked at each other and exchanged wary glances. Then Peter raised his sword and the group charged forward, Peter leading the way.

Author's Note: So... Things are getting interesting. ;) I think with the way I'm writing this, the Battle should be in two chapters... maybe more, but no less... I think. Anyways, I don't think I really have anything more to say, except that it was a bit shorter than I would have liked... XD

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