A/N: Hey everyone! I want to welcome back the viewers, reviewers, followers, favoriting people! I give yall a huge thumbs up for the last chapter! This story got greater reviews and they made me smile soooo much so thank you! And yes im addressing the upload day! Some people may care and some people may not! Im just one of those people that cares a lot about upload dates and I find it really bad on my part when I saw I'm going upload on every Friday and when the day comes there is no new chapter. So for further on there will really not be a upload day? More likely it will be toward the weekend for now on but just come and check back then!

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And I believe that is enough babbling so here chapter 11 goes! I hope you enjoy, xoxo.

~Susan's POV~

As I bit into a piece of toast, I noticed Blake giving Penelope his boiled egg. Giggling a little bit I noted in my mind on how their children would be. Lucy caught my attention when she joked with Ed about his love for Narnian toast. Giggling, I nodded as he looked to all of us with his back, but we all just laughed shaking our heads.

Peter spoke up then from eating an apple while leaning on a rock, "I'm sure they'll pack you plenty of food for your journey back home."

Blake just then looked solemn as he looked to us all and that was all I needed to know. He and Peter had been thinking of sending us back home.

"We're leaving? But they need us all." Lucy said looking confused.

Peter sat on the pillow in front of us all and spoke "Lucy, you and Penelope almost drowned. Edmund was almost killed-"

"And that is why we have to stay."

Everyone just looked to Edmund then. "I've seen what the witch can do, and I've helped her do it and we just can't leave these people behind to have it."

Smiling, I just knew if we would be dealing with the witch and fighting against her then we would need to learn our weapons. I stood and grabbed my bow and quiver. "That explains it then."

Penelope caught on and walked over to where I was too. Blake and Peter, however, looked befuddled. "Where are you going?"

I just chuckled. "To practice, of course."

Penny grinned beside me and as we walked Lucy caught up with us. A dryad was with her and she stopped Penny and told her to follow her for something called Plant Convergence.

Lucy nudged me in the arm. "Su?"

"Mm-hmm?"

"Do you think we can beat the witch?" She asked innocently.

I just glanced to her and wrapped my arm around her shoulders. "Of course. She doesn't know us Pevensies. Peter is such a natural leader. Ed is smarter with his tactics than anybody would expect. I can be a great teacher, and you've got great courage. Together, we can defeat her, I'm sure."

Lucy smiled, looking at peace, and hugged me.

~Penelope's POV~

The pink dryad beside me spoke quickly and softly. "You are extremely powerful, mother. Like your own mother, but perhaps even more so. She was wonderful to us, and so were the Lord Chancellor's parents. Your father was very smart also."

I stopped her in her tracks then. "You knew my parents?"

She nodded, smiling – ethereally. "Yes I did. It is very unfortunate that they passed away in their world but you have taken your mother's place as you should. And now we have our Mother Nature again. All is put right."

We continued our walk through the empty field but soon I stopped walking and she shifted her body to me. "Is something wrong?"

I replaced my mother. She had said I was more powerful but I never ever wanted to replace her. She was too special. "Everyone is saying I replaced my mother. I can't replace her. And I don't want to. I feel bad about it."

Surprisingly in front of my eyes the dryad turned into a beautiful, yet ethereal, and not quite tangible, woman. Her blonde hair swayed in the wind as she walked closer to me. Soon she held my hands in hers and smiled sweetly. "You can't replace someone if everyone is a different person. Your mother was a woman who reminds me a lot like you but you two are so different. You can never replace her. You just assume her role because it is time for you to step up to it."

Her words inspired me. Now I'd just need to know how to master my abilities. "Here is where we practice. Take your wand out and position yourself in the ready pose."

Over and over again, I practiced conjuring up plants, until I finally became angry, and tried one final time. A large sunflower sprouted out of the ground then, causing me to jump back.

The dryad came to me, smiling, and took my hand, placing it on the root of the flower. Golden sparkles were sprinkled around my hand, as I smiled and covered the bottom with both hands. But all too soon Blake approached me on a horse, making me turn to him.

Completely distraught, he spoke. "The witch is here. She called a meeting with Aslan. We need to go now."

I nodded as he pulled me onto his horse, but as we sped through the field I glanced behind us seeing the dryad enter my wand. My eyes widened as I felt it get warm and heard a voice in my head. "It's alright, mother. Place me on your back. You will know everything soon."

Following her instructions, I placed her in her holder on my back. Blake and I rushed to the camp just in time to see the Witch come off of her chair with ogres around her.

Suddenly a chill swept through me and I felt my gaze harden. Something bad was about to happen and I just knew it.

~Edmund's POV~

I watched as the Witch got off of her chair. She turned to me but spoke directly to Aslan. "You have a traitor in your mist, Aslan."

My eyes widened as I looked around to everything but her. I wasn't a traitor! Not anymore! I love my family! Well, what I meant was that I knew I used to not like them all that much, but after everything they went through to get me back, I learned to like them.

My gaze landed on Aslan and He spoke to her in a collected manner. "His offense was not to you, Witch."

She looked to him. "The girl too. I want her and The Son of Adam."

"Try and take them!" Peter spoke but out of the corner of my eye I saw Blake rest his hand on the hilt of Peter's sword.

As I watched Aslan's eyes drift to Penny I understood it all now. Jadis wanted me and her. She wanted to destroy Penelope because of whatever connection to the nature Penny bore. And of course she wanted to end me because I had been in her way and disobeyed her on multiple accounts.

Jadis kept her nose in the air and circled around, glancing at everyone. "Aslan, I hope you haven't forgotten that if I do not have blood, all of Narnia will be destroyed in fire and water," she pointed at me and Penny. "Those two will die on the Stone Table."

Turning to Penelope, I watched her take a step back, almost knocking Blake over in the process. She took out her wand, but the Witch was way swifter, and spoke ominously to Penny. "I don't think you would like to do that. Some mother you are, leaving Narnia," she turned to Aslan," You dare defy me."

Aslan sighed. "I shall speak with you alone."

Once they entered the tent I turned to Penny, who was trembling, as we all sat down. Blake tried to talk to her but she held up her hand. She pulled her wand out and held it in her hands. "Who are you?"

To my surprise and disbelief, a beautiful cream colored woman came out. She turned to me and my siblings. "Hello my princes and princesses."

Susan asked first. "Who are you?"

The woman pursed her lips, turning to Penny, "I am the soul of the mother's wand. I have lived from the moment Penelope's mother was born. I have been in her mother's wedding ring for years now and went back with her to your world."

I shook my head, finding it difficult to believe what was happening. "Well do you know what will happen to us?"

With a sad face she shook her head, looking down. "I am sorry. I do not."

Just then we all stood as the Witch came out of the tent with Aslan on her heels. He spoke words that killed me on the inside. "The witch has renounced her claim on the Son of Adam."

The Witch stared me down hard as if I was missing something and bugs swarmed me but I wasn't focused on that. Aslan just saved me. I had made an innocent soul pay for my wrongdoings. Oh, I was a terrible person.

~Penelope's POV~

I yelled inwardly as tears streamed down my face when I turned to Blake and everyone else. I would die. All because the White Witch hated me for being what I was, I would die. Blake tried to reach out to me with watered eyes but I ran. I ran as fast as I could through the woods. They were calling my name and trying to find me but I didn't care now. When I was far enough I saw a flash of gold come in front of me and of course, I knew, I sensed that it was Aslan.

"Why?! Why will I die, Aslan?!" I howled in agony, close to ripping my hair out. It didn't occur to me at that time that I was supposed to kneel before the Great Lion. But he lied down in front of me.

"The witch believes you do not know of your strength, and in that respect she is right. But Penelope you need to understand my words. You will learn everything you need to know as you go. And I will go with you as well."

I immediately faced him. "No. You can't die, Aslan."

"I can and I will, Penelope. In time you will see why I must do this," said Aslan firmly.

I looked away then shook my head. "She said something about me leaving Narnia. I was born in my world. I never left Narnia."

Aslan explained with a light puff of a lion. "She was referring to your mother. Your mother and father left Narnia because what they accomplished here was all they could. They had to go back to your world. Now child, I need you to back to the camp and face everyone. Have you forgotten Blake, dear one? He cares for you. You need to speak to him about this matter. But do not tell anyone of this conversation we had until you know the time is right."

After minutes of silence I finally nodded and turned to leave. I smiled sadly and looked at Him one last time, before I headed back to the camp, thinking of all the things I would say to Blake and the Pevensies. The time was coming and I knew it would be here by tonight.

~Blake's POV~

As I crashed in the tent I shared with Penelope, I sat on the bed and cried for a long time. At first, I couldn't quite believe it myself. I hadn't cried in who knew how long but I was human, regardless, and I had to cry. I finally admitted that I cared for her and that I accepted that some day we would be married. Denial would be futile anyway. I might as well accept it. I couldn't change destiny. It was not up to me.

It took me a great deal of guts to actually look the White Witch in the eye. I knew that almost every creature to have ever existed would fear her, and I could understand why. The look she gave Penny was one of rancor, animosity, and detestation. Why did she loathe Penny so? Why couldn't she just love Penny? I found no reason to hate Penny at all, but every reason to love her. She wanted Penny so badly it scared me. And what daunted me even more was that I couldn't protect her from the witch. She would turn me to stone.

No. I would protect Penelope. She was my consort and that was how it would be. I would turn into stone a million times for her if that meant she wouldn't die. I would do it. Whimpering I felt a warm hand placed on my cheek and I knew it was her.

"I can protect you Penelope. I can-"

She just sighed. "No you can't Blake."

I was insistent. "Yes I can. I can take you back home or hide you away from her-"

"Blake, listen."

Growing angrier, I turned to her gruffly. "Why won't you let me? Why won't you just let me be your protector for once?"

She pursed her lips and paused to think before speaking again. "You just cant. It has to be done but I'll be fine. I promise you."

She moved closer until she just climbed in my lap and I cradled her kissing her forehead as she cried. Trying to make the situation less melancholic I kissed her head, "You know a special dryad said dating here is called courting. So why don't we?"

Penelope just looked up to me jokingly. "And that's how you'll ask?"

Nodding I leaned in kissing her full on until she pressed her hands on my chest but I didn't let that stop me. When she finally was under me I broke the kiss. "So is it a yes?"

She just smoothed her soft fingers on my jaw and seemed at peace. That was just how I wanted her to be. I didn't want her crying anymore about this. We would enjoy our time together and we would be happy.

"Of course."

Happier than I had ever been in my life, I kissed her until we both just had a pure and delightful moment and fell asleep in each other's arms. I would still protect her from the Witch, on top of making her happy. That was all I needed to do. Simple.

A/N: Hey everyone! I found that ending very beautiful! Did you? Did you love the chapter? How do you feel about Penny dying? Just drop me something in the review box!

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