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The End Of The Line
Chapter 13
Third Person POV
"Checkmate."
Lucy was finally driven mad. "THAT'S THE THIRD TIME YOU'VE SAID THAT IN A MINUTE!" she exclaimed.
"How am I supposed to help it if my uncle is simply an inadequate player at the fine game of chess?" Erin said.
Lucy opened her mouth to protest but shut it. "Fare enough." she mumbled.
Peter sighed and rested his cheek in his hand.
"Why so glum?"
"I've just lost to your twin 5 times." Pete muttered.
"I don't believe I have a twin."
Erin looked up and his mouth fell open.
"ALEX!" Lucy cried, standing up.
Peter fell backwards in his seat at the sudden burst. He looked upside down at Alex. "Oh, so it is. Hi." he said.
"Still uncoordinated, I see." Alex chuckled.
"It's because you whapped me in the head so many times!" he said.
"We're in Aslan's Country. You can't use that excuse here." she said.
Peter growled at her but she could see the playfullness behind it.
"Missed you too, Pete." she said. She soon found her arms full with her eldest daughter. "Mum!" Lacey exclaimed.
Alex held her daughter tightly.
"Where's dad?" Erin asked, standing up.
Peter looked up and refrained from smirking.
Erin yelped as someone suddenly jumped on his back.
"Hey, son!" Edmund said.
"Dad!" Erin exclaimed excitedly. He completely forgot about the fact his dad was on his back. But it didn't last long. "Ok, you can get off now." he said.
"But you can finally carry me now." Edmund teased.
"That doesn't mean I will." Erin snorted.
"Yup. That's my boy." Edmund grinned, hugging his son tightly.
"W-what about Susan?" Peter asked nervously.
"You know, I typically prefer to be referred to directly. Otherwise you just get a nice hard smack across the cheek. And believe me, dear brother, that's not how I wish our reunion to go."
Peter whipped around and came face to face with his oldest sister.
"Haha, I told you you'd come back someday." he said.
"Oh yes, High King Peter the Magnificent is always correct!" Susan teased with a dramatic sigh.
"Aha, yes! Finally, two against two again!" Lucy exclaimed happily.
Susan smiled and hugged her sister tightly.
Lora walked in next and soon hugs had been passed around by her.
"I say, where's Abigail?" Edmund asked.
"ABIGAIL'S HERE?!" Erin and Lacey exclaimed.
"Of course! You didn't think we'd leave her all alone back in England, did you? She'd slowly be driven mad! Or else commit suicide, which neither option is comforting from a parents perspective." Edmund replied.
"From anyones perspective." Susan said.
"Ok. Point one, girls." Edmund said.
"Yes!" Susan and Lucy exclaimed quietly.
"Here we go again." Alex muttered.
Peter snorted.
"And where's Eric?!" Alex exclaimed, as if on sudden realization.
"Feeding the baby." Lucy grinned.
"The WHAT?!" a quarter of the room exclaimed. The quarter would be Alex, Edmund, and Lora.
"Kidding." Lucy grinned.
"Lucy Pevensie! Don't scare me like that again!" Alex exclaimed.
"Alright. He's with . . ." a more compassionate smile came to Lucy's face ". . .he's with your dad."
"Where are they?!" Alex and Lora nearly yelled.
"Out at the training field." Peter replied.
"Where in the world is that . . ." Lora muttered.
"I'll show you! I know exactly where that is!" Alex said pulling her mother along. For once she didn't mind wearing a long dress. It didn't get in the way. She realized it as one of her more favorites and smiled to herself.
The training field came into view and Alex nearly began jumping up and down. She then saw two lone figures leaning against the railing, swords dangling at their sides.
"DADDY!" she cried, leaving her mother behind, running as fast as her legs would take her towards her father.
Her dad whipped around faster than she had ever seen him do before just before she threw her arms around his waist. "Alex!" he exclaimed, clutching her tightly.
She buried her face into his shoulder, releasing the tears of joy that pooled at the corner of her eyes. She could faintly hear the reuniting of Erin and their mother, but she was only truly focused on the man clutching her tightly to his chest, the way only a father can.
"I missed you dad." she said quietly.
"I missed you too, love. You don't know how much I have." he replied.
"Ahem . . ."
Alex let go of her dad at the sound of her mothers voice. "Sorry. I didn't mean to be a dad hog." Alex said.
"No worries dear. But he's my husband." Lora replied with a smile.
Alex turned to Eric as her parents reunited. The two siblings embraced tightly.
"I'm so glad you finally made it here." he said.
"I am too." she replied.
After a few moments everyone returned to the room that the other royals were residing.
"Where in the world did she go?!" Edmund was exclaiming.
"We're right here." Alex said.
"Oh no, not you. Abigail. She still hasn't come yet." Edmund said.
"I'm right here! Sorry! I was looking around." Abigail said as she walked into the room.
She was soon in the tight embrace of her older siblings.
Soon everyone had met everyone, and they decided to go and have dinner.
And as their dear friend Jack would later state; it was only the beginning of all that was to come.
*wipes forehead* And it's finished! Edmund and Alex's story has been told and has come to an end! When I first started writing, I didn't expect it to go as far as it did! And I may have another part still too come! But it wouldn't be very long and it would be from during the Golden Age. I'm saying MAYBE because I won't have much time over the summer and I already have my hands full with The Valiant And The Just and another story that you guys will just have to wait patiently for. Actually I have two other stories in mind. But I've said too much already! :) It's been really fun writing this guys, and thank you ALL for your encouragement and critisism! It really helped me get through the rough patches! And even though it's the end I would like you to review one more time and tell me how you liked the ending. *hands out cookies, brownies, cakes and other little goodies* Thank you all again! God Bless!