Chapter 9
Kathryn came up to Peter and whispered "I don't trust Miraz, I think he has something up his sleeve Peter" Peter looked at Miraz and said to Kathryn "You guys stand by, just in case, those Telmarines plan something treacherous" After a few minutes, both Miraz and Peter prepared to fight. Once they reached the ring, both of them began to battle.
Miraz made the first move, but Peter dodged it and both the kings began to clash swords. Dodging and clashing of the swords continued for awhile until Peter, began gaining an advantage over Miraz and overpowering him. But then Miraz disabled him, and injured Peter's shoulder in the process. Both of the kings tried to go on until Miraz panted "Does his majesty, need a respite" Peter panted back "Yes, five minutes" Miraz exclaimed "Three minutes" Peter nodded his head and went to his side and Peter raised his sword and the narnians cheered. Peter sat down and asked "Where's Lucy?" Peter looked to Edmund and said "Back home, you were always there-" Edmund interrupted Peter by popping is dislocated shoulder back in place and said "Save your thanks for later, now is not the time"
Miraz sat down for his respite and lord Sebastian said "It doesn't look like things are going to well" Miraz yelled "Shut up" Miraz said angrily to his soldier "If things appear to be going bad, take him out" The soldier nodded his head and then got up. When Peter saw Miraz getting up, he followed in suit and got up to. The men returned to the ring and began battling again.
Miraz and Peter clashed swords, and the clash could be heard throughout the place. Miraz, knocked down Peter, and tried to overpower him again, but Peter rolled over and got up again. Peter then knocked down Miraz and Miraz cried in pain. Miraz tried to over power Peter, but Peter ended up overpowering him. This continued for a few minutes until, Peter hurt Miraz in a weak spot and broke his leg. Miraz tried to fight, but to no avail. Miraz gave up and began panting. Peter took up his sword, looking to kill Miraz on the spot. Peter stood in that position for a minute. Miraz panted and scoffed "What's the matter boy, you can't take a life?" Peter answered gravely "It's not mine to take" and walked away. Caspian then emerged and took his sword ready to take Miraz out. Miraz chuckled "It looks like, you have backbone Caspian, and you will turn out to be a great king"
Kathryn
I hope Caspian doesn't kill Miraz, and then he'll end up sinking to his level Kathryn thought anxiously.
Caspian
I know, I should rid Narnia of this murder, but something is holding me back but what? If I kill him, I become king and by doing so, I stoop to his level Caspian thought sadly.
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Caspian looked ready to kill Miraz and then said "I want to be king, but not one like you" Caspian then walked away to the group. Miraz was helped up, by one of his soldiers. As Miraz was being helped up, an arrow pierced his back. Everybody looked for the source of the arrow and found Susan. Sebastian looked at everybody and shouted "The narnians were treacherous, prepare for battle!"
Peter then shouted "Everybody at your station!" Susan was at the top of her perch. Caspian galloped inside to prepare for the underground plan. Susan shouted "Archers ready!" The battle began and Susan and her archers shot arrows at the Telmarines. Then the Telamarines machines were ready, tossing rocks at the pillars; then the gryphon's emerged out of the forest throwing boulders down below; but a few rocks, from the Telmarine machines, knocked some gryphon's down.
Down below, Caspian took lead and Peter and Edmund above were counting "1...2...3.4..." while Caspian was knocking pillars down making the ground weak"5...6...7...8...9...10" Then the ground collapsed creating a huge ditch and stunning some Telmarine soldiers. After that Caspian emerged from underground, but then the telmarine soldiers starting getting an advantage and overpowering the narnians.
Peter said "Back to the fort" Sebastian saw this and said "Fire at the fort!" Huge boulders came flying at the fort, where Susan was with her archers and the perch was crumbling and Susan "Steady! Everybody hold your ground!" The perch was about to collapse and Kathryn saw this and shouted "Susan!" Susan was about to fall, when Trumpkin grabbed her hand and tried to hold her. Edmund, Peter, and Caspian came and tried to think of something in order to save her. But Trumpkin maneuvered Susan to a huge rock, where she landed safely. After Susan landed she went to join her comrades and begin to fight, Kathryn drew her sword ready to fight when Caspian said "I don't want you to fight" Kathryn asked "Why not, I can handle a sword and a bow and arrow; I already proved myself" Caspian said in frustration "Katalina, I don't want to see you get hurt" Kathryn walked away and replied "That's a risk I'm willing to take" everyone assumed their position and waited for the Telmarines to approach and fight.
As everyone was waiting, and it seemed like everyting was in slow motion.
Kathryn
Kathryn sat there anxiously and thought so this is it, the battle everyone has been waiting for …well here goes nothing…in the end I hope Susan will forgive me and ill be leaving soon anyway…
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As the Telmarines drew closer, Peter shouted "For Narnia!" Everyone followed after him and began to battle. While Susan's bows pierced the soldiers, everyone else's sword clashed. Everybody divided amongst each other. Kathryn was doing well, considering the quiet girl she has always been and slayed any Telamarines that came in her way; either with her sword or sent her bows whizzing at the soldiers. Some tried to surprise her: thank goodness for the chain mail, Susan gave her. But she couldn't think of Susan right now while trying save a country.
In the Forest
Lucy was trying to outrun the telmarine soldiers, but they were gaining on her fast. It seemed as though Lucy was doomed, and her journey would seem folly. But then all the sudden, a great big, golden lion appeared out of nowhere, and scared the horse Lucy was riding and sent her flying. In the process, the great big lion was taking care of the soldier.
Lucy
Is that Aslan? I can't believe it after all this time Lucy thought.
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After the lion took care of the soldier, the great lion looked at Lucy. Lucy looked at the lion and gasped "Aslan is that you?!" The great lion smiled and answered "Yes dear one" Lucy ran over to Aslan and embraced him and knocked him over and he laughed "I missed you too" Lucy then said "No one believed me, when I told them I saw you" Aslan chuckled "Did that stop you from coming?" Lucy then said "I wish I was braver" aslant answered her "If you were braver, you would be a lioness" Lucy then asked "Aslan, why didn't you come and help like last time?" Aslan simply answered "Things don't happen the same way twice dear one…now let's try to wake our friends" Aslan gave a great big roar, and the trees were rumbling and could not quite move. "Hm…"Aslan pondered "It seems to me, we have to wait for your friend, so she can also help wake the trees" Lucy asked "You mean Kitty? But she is out in battle right now!" Aslan smiled and said "Don't worry she'll be here soon"
At the battle, telmarine soldiers were coming out of the forest, so Kathryn shot arrows at the source they were coming from and tried to take them on with the help of wolves, fauns, a cheetah, and a few centaurs that were greatly injured. To the best of their ability, they followed Kathryn to the forest, and went inside of her. Kathryn took them out with her arrows and sword. Kathryn went in deeper to the forest, and looked back and noticed only a few able fighting creatures and shouted to them "Get out of here, and tell the others who are able bodied to retrieve the injured and go to safety!" The centaur asked "What about you?!" Kathryn answered "Go I'll hold them off" While the others grabbed the injured, Kathryn fought off the Telmarine soldiers that kept on coming her way. Kathryn shot the longer distance ones with arrows and ran towards them and slayed them with her sword. Kathryn was getting dizzy and tried to fight off the soldiers as best as she could; but she didn't give up and ran towards the many soldiers and fought them off but then a great roar came and the soldiers fled. Kathryn noticed, this was just like her dream, and went towards where she heard the roar and found a great big lion, and gasped "Aslan?" Aslan chuckled "Yes, it is me dear one, now come here I need your help"
Kathryn followed after the lion, and saw Lucy and shouted "Lucy!" Lucy giggled "Hello Kitty, see Aslan she is the only one that believed me" Aslan chuckled and said seriously "Now Kathryn I need you to sing" Kathryn asked "Why ?" Aslan said "Do it" Kathryn gained her composure and began to sing:
Dreams to Dream, in the dark of the night…
At the sound at Kathryn's voice, the trees began to move, and went towards the battle site: Aslan then said "Go back to the site dear one, and wait for us at the bridge and I need you to also awaken the river" Kathryn nodded her head, then in a split second noticed that Lucy and Aslan were gone. Kathryn saw a horse in the clearing, hopped on it and rode towards the battlsite.
At the battle site, Edmund was riding and using a crossbow to take out Telmarine soldiers in the ditch, while the centaurs put up their shield to defend themselves from centaurs who attempted to trample them, Caspian led forces head on and fought off those who stood in his way. A telmarine soldier attempted to attack Caspian from behind, when an arrow came whizzing at the soldier and pierced him. Caspian looked at the source and saw Kathryn riding ,shooting, and slaying. Kathryn shouted to Peter "Chase them to a river!" Peter asked "Why?!" Kathryn answered by saying "Just do it and trust me!" Meanwhile, Reepichap and his mice fellows took the soldiers by surprise "Your-----a--a--mouse" Reepichap sighed "I was hoping for some originality" Reepichap and his mice continued their job and Peter shouted "Chase them towards the river!" Then all the sudden the trees emerged and came to the narnians aid. Caspian looked up and gasped. Peter said "Lucy came through" The trees were pulverizing the soldiers and the machines. Sebastian noticed that the odds were against him and shouted "Retreat!" Peter then shouted "Chase them towards the river!"
The Telmarines ran towards the river. Lucy was in sight with her dagger in" her hand. Caspian, Susan, Kathryn, and Edmund stared at her along with Sebastian who saw Aslan and shouted "Seize them!" As they began charging at them Kathryn began to sing:
Ah..ah…ah…ah..ah
Everybody heard something moving and did not know what was coming, and they saw the river moving. Aslan then gave a great big roar and the river took out the Telmarines. After most of the soldiers were wiped out; Caspian, Edmund, Susan, Peter, and Kathryn went towards Aslan and bowed. Aslan said "Rise kings and queens" Caspian and Kathryn remained bowed. "Rise king" Aslan said. Caspian said nervously "I don't think I'm ready to be king" Aslan smiled and said "That is the reason, you precisely are" Aslan looked at Kathryn and said "Please rise, dear one" Kathryn said quietly "But I'm not any queen sir"
Aslan said "You are" Bagpipes were heard, and Reepichap was on a stretcher; Lucy ran to him and gave him one drop of Cordial. Reepichap rised and said "Thank you your highness" Reepichap bowed and said "Great Aslan I will give you my tail in token of my appreciation" Aslan chuckled "There is no need for that brave mouse…now Lucy where is your dear little friend?" Trumpkin stepped forward and Aslan growled playfully and said "Is that enough proof for you Trumkin?" Trumpkin was speechless. Everybody stood around and laughed. Kathryn went up to Susan and said "Susan I'm sorry" Susan scoffed "Sorry is not enough traitor" Kathryn begged "Susan please, I didn't want any of this to happen" Susan ignored her and walked away.
Kathryn
What have I done? Kathryn thought sadly.
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Everybody then went to go pack up for Telmar and tend to the wounded; then there was to be a celebration at the How, everything seemed to be good; but jealousy was taking a toll on Susan's mind.