Chapter Seven-Lucy Finally Catches Onto What the Last Six Chapters Have Been About

"Come on, Ed. It's this way, it really is," Lucy urged.

Edmund groaned softly, so she would not hear. She'd been saying that for the past ten minutes, and he was getting the feeling they were not actually going to get anywhere.

They rounded the corner and happened, just happened upon the new battle scene, involving Tony and Andrew, another big buff guy, rolling on the ground, the Hippsta Faeries cheering them on.

"Fight, fight, FIGHT!" they roared.

Edmund put his hands on his hips and scowled. Tony glanced up and his fist froze mid-punch. Andrew's face was spared, for now at least. Tony eyed his nose with regret.

"Your Justness," Tony began. Andrew interrupted him to include, "of Utter and Obvious Amazingness that No One Can Compete With."

King Edmund the Just grunted in acknowledgement.

Lucy popped her head around her brother's Buffness and Masculinity to ask, "So, why was Mr. Beaver hog-tied and bound to a chair, with Mrs. Beaver smashed against the wall? I have really no idea, so if you'd explain a little bit, that would be Most Helpful."

The Hippsta Faeries looked at each other. "Alright," the Leader conceded. "We had the inkling tha' we had an intruder, so we had to capture 'em, see? An' so we went ta capture 'em an' they weren't there. So what could I do? All mah boys were already riled up, an' I couldn't give 'em a fight, see, an' so I had ta give 'em somethin' to do, see, 'cause our aftanoon was kina borin', ta be honest."

Lucy blinked. "So you kidnapped the beavers and held them hostage?" Her face brightened. "Oh, okay. I totally understand where you're coming from." She turned to Edmund. "So, what are you going to do to them?"

Edmund glanced at her, then at the group of oddities in front of him. "Well, I could send all of you Hipster Fairies to the dungeons for kidnapping, but other than that, I don't-"

"It's Hippsta Faeries!" the group shouted.

Edmund shrugged. "Whatever. Just stop Being Weird. It's giving me a headache." He turned on his heel and left.

Lucy huffed. "Well, I thought he would do a little more to, you know, put you guys away. But, okay." She smiled. "Who wants punch? I've got Pineapple and Strawberry and Pomegranate and…"