Black and Blue
AllzStar
Jaxx blinked at me furiously, obviously enable to believe what she was seeing.
When I woke up, I was lying on the stone table in the How, all my cuts healed, my hair neatly combed, my clothes free of tears, my face clean. I had remembered what was happening and had sprinted for the door, only to find it blocked. Then I had wheeled, gone deep into the ground, and ran out the trap doors that Caspian's part of the army had run out of earlier, just in time to see Glozelle toss my beloved Jaxx to the ground.
"We haven't much time," I told her. "But we've got to mend that arm of yours before you do any more fighting. I think Lucy gave Susan the Fire Cordial. Come on, you."
I helped her up, being careful not to move her bad arm. She said nothing, only stared at me, her face totally blank.
The two of you shall prosper together in life until that love dies.
That last line of the Prophesy haunted me. I didn't know why, I mean, it's not like Jaxx and I would ever stop loving each other. But if we loved each other forever…would that make us immortal? It didn't make sense. I didn't understand it. And if we died in Narnia, what happened back in England?
All I knew for sure was that Jaxx and I had each other now, and I was alive again, and nothing else mattered but keeping it that way.
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I was quite sure I had died.
I had died and gone to heaven.
Glozelle had killed me and now I was dead, and floating in the clouds.
It was the only explanation for why I was seeing Peter before me now.
I could only stare, just as blank and shocked as I had been when I first learned that he was dead.
"We haven't much time," he was saying, his breath warm on my face. "But we've got to mend that arm of yours before you do any more fighting. I think Lucy gave Susan the Fire Cordial. Come on, you."
He gently placed an arm around me and helped me to my feet.
Only when pain shot through my arm did I wake up.
"PETER!" I screamed.
He blinked at me startled. "Yes?"
"YOU'RE ALIVE!"
He smiled radiantly, the sun gleaming on his white teeth. "Well noticed."
I gaped, open mouthed, at him. "What—? How—?"
"I'll explain later," he said kindly as he pulled me along. "Susan's over there; we've got to hurry."
He led me to Susan.
Her reaction was totally different from mine. She screamed and launched at him full force, nearly knocking me aside.
"Oh, Peter, I knew you were alive! I knew you couldn't be dead; it was absolutely absurd! Oh! Oh my goodness!" she bawled into his shoulder. She kissed his forehead and smiled and cried and I found myself ashamed that I hadn't shown more emotion. I just couldn't believe it.
"Susan, there's no time; Jaxx is injured and we need the potion." Peter gestured to the Cordial, strapped around Susan's waist.
I frowned. Peter kept saying that…There's no time. What did he mean?
As if reading my mind, Peter whispered. "This war is almost over."
I beamed.
I took a drop from the Cordial and winced as the tingly sensation spread throughout my arm and my head. Within seconds, all my wounds were healing and my bone was hole again.
Before any of us could say anything there was a great snapping and groaning sound. We looked up to see trees—and lots of them—moving towards us, their roots whipping out to catch Telmarines and throw them aside. I laughed in amazement.
Peter suddenly reached down and grasped the forearm of a man—I was surprised to see Caspian standing with us now. He must have fallen into the crevice we had created earlier. He looked a bit bewildered, but the rest of the Narnian army (Edmund's eyes went so wide with shock at seeing Peter that I thought they would pop out; then he smiled at me a bit reproachfully which I didn't understand at all) we discovered that everyone was just as shocked.
"Lucy," said Peter, smiling.
As he spoke a boulder was catapulted from the Telmarine side and hit a tree. It went down with a great roaring and snapping sound. All at once, all of the trees extended their roots—Narnians had to scamper out of the way to avoid being overturned—through the ground and destroyed the catapults, crushing some Telmarine soldiers in the process.
I gasped in amazement. The Narnians cheered with the newly found hope that the trees had struck up. I passed Susan the Cordial and then grabbed Peter's elbow. "You know what this means, don't you?" I whispered excitedly.
He raised an eyebrow, confused.
"Aslan," I cried, beaming at the joy that the name alone brought.
He smiled as well, a new glow erupting in his skin. Then he raised his sword towards the faltering enemy army. "FOR ASLAN!" he cried.
The Kings and Queens of Old, the Lady Knight of Narnia, the Telmarine Prince and the Narnians surged forward as one to finish the Telmarine army off.
But as we ran towards them, they ran away, through the woods. One of their men sounded a horn, and then another screamed at his army to retreat.
I stopped short and Peter nearly crashed into me. "They're headed for the river!" I cried.
But his smile remained intact. "Well then, I guess we'll have to chase them there."
The chase was exhilarating. I had never felt so free in my entire life. I whooped and hollered as I sprinted at Peter's side, Gemma gleaming in the sunlight. We had won. It was over. They had to surrender now, they had no choice!
We were hot on their heels, but when we finally reached the river the joy was replaced by amazement.
As Peter, Edmund, Caspian, Susan and I skidded to a stop, causing the rest of the Narnian army to stop as well, I couldn't help but gasp. There, on the other side of an enormous bridge, stood Lucy. She was alone and unprotected. I watched as she pulled her tiny little dagger out and smiled pleasantly at Lord Sopespian, who was leading the Telmarine army and staring at her in shock.
I exchanged looks with my human comrades. "Unbelievable," I mouthed.
The trees behind Lucy parted, and the most magnificent creature I had ever seen stepped forth.
Aslan.
Hey guys and dolls!
Well, I AM BACK! Yay! As I was telling High Queen Crystal, I went on a camping trip and was extremely bored. I had the Prince Caspian movie on my iPod, so I watched it for kicks, and got inspired again.
I can't believe I neglected this story for so long!! Because I love it! I love Peter and Jaxx and Edmund and I felt horrible for abandoning them! Oh, and you guys, of course.
Well, this is sad, because there are only three more chapters to go! Then there will be the sequel (called either Bloodlust or The Prophesy, I'm not sure yet…what do you think?) and that is going to be FABULOUS!
Thanks to everyone for being so patient with me. I AM going to finish this story and I AM going to write the sequel. I AM, I AM, I AM! :-)
Well, I've got to go…PLEASE REVIEW IT MAKES ME HAPPY!!!
AllzStar
