Author's Note: Here's the very last part of the battle! :D I hope you guys like it. It's a little bit shorter than I would have liked, but this scene is kind of short anyways... Not that much to it. And I didn't want to give you guys a cliffhanger ending this time. So, just go ahead and read it! :)

Song for this chapter: Hero by Skillet

The Telmarine army charged forward across the river. Some ride their horses straight through the rushing water, while others ran across the bridge with their swords raised. Aslan and Lucy held their ground, never blinking at the charging army. When Sopespian was nearly halfway across the bridge, the Lion roared, and the whole army came to a screeching halt.

The water in the river began behaving strangely. It rippled and moved in strange ways. In ways that water just didn't move on it's own. It began swirling into a shape, before it finally shot out of the river in the form of a bearded man. A bearded man who was angry. He sneered down at Sopespian on the bridge, who looked quite small at the moment. He reached forward with a giant hand and pulled the bridge right out of the ground as if it were just a stick in the mud.

Several soldiers dove off of the bridge into the water below. Sopespian stood alone on the bridge in the hands of the river-god. The river-god blinked before he plunged downward, swallowing Sopespian whole. The water sprayed up with the force of impact and the light mist of water landed over Lucy and Aslan. With their leaders dead, the Telmarine army surrendered. The many soldiers came out of the water, drenched to the bone. They threw their weapons to the side while Narnian soldiers watched carefully for any stragglers who tried to get by, though there weren't many. The soldiers were smart enough to know that without a leader, they were beaten.

Peter, Susan, Caspian, Edmund, and Ari came out of the river, each dripping with water. They dropped to the ground and knelt in front of the Great Lion. There was a long pause as Aslan looked each of them over in turn. Finally, Aslan spoke.

"Rise, Kings and Queens of Narnia." He said, a smile in his voice. Immediately, three original royals and Ari raised to their feet. Caspian stayed on his knees.

"All of you." Aslan said softly. Caspian looked up for a moment and then lowered his head again.

"I do not thing I am ready." He said, his voice filled with emotion. Aslan smiled.

"It is for that very reason that I know you are."

Caspian slowly raised to his feet, looking at the other royals. They each gave him a grin to show their support. A group of mice carried Reepicheep forward on a make-shift stretcher, and Edmund pulled Ari off to the side while Lucy healed the mouse with her cordial that had saved their lives so many times before. He grasped her hand and pulled her into the trees where they would be concealed.

It took her a minute to realize it, but Ari had tears rolling down her cheeks. Edmund held her head in his hands and swiped the tears away with his thumbs. The tears flowed in waves and Edmund soon found that he didn't have enough thumbs. Her body shook with the effort that she used to keep from sobbing loudly.

"Shh..." Edmund soothed. "Miraz is dead. He's not coming back. He can't hurt you any more."

"Miraz is gone." Ari whispered, calming some. She looked up at him with a watery smile."He can't hurt me any more"

Before Ari could speak again, Edmund leaned down and crushed his lips against her. He pulled back after a moment and looked at her.

"I've been waiting to do that since we got back, but with everything that was going on, it wasn't the right time." Edmund whispered, leaning his head against hers. Ari laughed slightly and wrapped her arms around Edmund's slim frame.

"I love you, Ed. Don't you ever forget that." She said, smiling as she buried her face into his chest. Edmund pressed a kiss to her head.

"That goes for you too." Edmund replied softly, leaning down to kiss her softly once more. He squeezed her hand in reassurance before they rejoined the group.

They regrouped with their troops and slowly marched towards the Telmarine castle. Things were finally calming down, and it seemed like everything was going to be alright.

Author's Note: Yeah, this chapter is a little bit shorter than normal, but I didn't want to draw everything out... I'll make up for it in the next chapter! I promise! :D I plan on adding some extra scenes into it, so that should help out with my 30 chapter goal... Haha!