Eustace crashed onto a sandbar, unable to fly anymore from the pain the sword still lodged in his flesh was giving him.

He opened his eyes and saw a lion approaching him. After so long, he was finally seeing the Great Lion he had heard his cousins talk about so much in person. He felt ashamed and unworthy to be in his presence after having such an awful disposition for so long. Yet at the same time, he felt as if none of that mattered because Aslan felt compassion for him anyway.

He clawed at his own skin, trying desperately to do something to change his appearance, but nothing happened.

Aslan clawed the sand lightly and suddenly, claw marks appeared on Eustace's skin. It really hurt, but at the same time, he knew it was necessary. Aslan repeated the action twice more and several more claw marks appeared on his body.

Aslan then let out a tremendous roar that hurt Eustace's ears. He felt himself lifted into the air and everything burned as he felt himself begin to change.

When the transformation was complete, he crashed down onto the ground of Ramandu's Island, unconscious.

After merely a few seconds, his eyes popped open again. He felt his body, relieved that he had been changed back and still unsure of how exactly that had happened.

But celebrations would have to wait. He looked around him and found the sword that had previously been embedded in his skin.

He knew what he had to do.

Eustace ran to Aslan's Table as fast as he could. As he approached, all of the swords began to glow a bright blue. He went to place the final sword with them, but the green mist knocked him back.

No. After all that had happened, he was not going to give up.

He furiously swung the sword at the mist and using all the strength he could muster, he reached out and placed the final sword on the table.

"We have to get it closer," Edmund said.

"All hands to the main deck!" Drinian yelled to the crew members.

"Ready the harpoons!" Caspian ordered.

Edmund and Eva swung on a rope on opposite ends of the ship in order to land on the ladders that led up to the crow's nest.

Several crew members launched harpoons at the sea monster and the weapons lodged themselves into the sea monster's body.

Edmund and Eva made it up to the crow's nest and fought to keep their balance as the sea monster crashed into the mast.

When they stood back up, Eva looked at Edmund and saw him staring intently at nothing. But she knew exactly what he was seeing.

"Edmund," she said firmly and pleadingly. "Edmund, whatever she's saying to you, it's not true."

"Edmund!" Caspian yelled from below. "Do it!"

"She's trying to trick you just like she did all those years ago. But you are stronger than her and you always have been. You're the one who broke her staff during the Battle of Beruna. You're the one who defeated her when Peter and Caspian were trapped under her spell."

The sea monster fought back and several crew members went flying when they couldn't hold the ropes from the harpoons any longer.

"Edmund, I want you to listen to me. I love you. And I am not going to lose you to her."

At those words, Edmund turned to look at her in surprise. Did she just say what he thought she said?

Down below, Elizabeth was holding her sword firmly in front of her to protect herself when the green mist came next to her again.

"You can't help," her owner sneered. "Who do you think you are? Someone important? A queen? You will never be anything more than a maid who amounts to nothing. You insignificant little girl! Stop trying to pretend that you matter! You will die alone and unloved! Because no one could ever love you! Listen to me, girl, I own you!"

Edmund's sword suddenly turned blue in his hands while the same happened to Elaine's staff.

"Do it!" Caspian screamed.

Edmund and Eva turned to face the sea monster. "Come on!"

Elizabeth faced the figure made from the green mist. "You're wrong. You were always wrong, and you always will be wrong. And I was a fool to ever listen to you. You will never own me!"

The sea monster lunged towards Edmund and Eva. With a scream, Elizabeth threw her sword in the sea monster's direction and it sank into its body. On the crow's nest, Edmund plunged his sword into the sea monster's mouth as Eva stabbed him with Elaine's staff. The image of her owner let out a cry of defeat before vanishing. Electrifying green light crackled around the monster and it fell into the ocean where it turned into mist and disappeared.

Eva flung her arms around Edmund's neck as she kissed him happily.

Rays of light broke through the darkness as the mist, fog, and black clouds began to dissipate.

"The spell," Lucy said. "It's lifting! Edmund! Caspian! Look!"

As everything began to clear, they looked over to find the missing boats from the Lone Islands.

"Narnians!" Caspian exclaimed. "Narnians!"

The crew members began cheering loudly.

Gael came out on deck with her father and looked out at the boats. Then she saw a face she recognized. "Mummy!"

"Helaine!" Rhince yelled.

The two of them jumped off the ship into the water and swam over to their mother and wife.

Edmund put his arm around Eva's shoulders as they watched the happy reunion.

"Eva," Edmund began. "About what you said up there…"

Eva blushed furiously. "I meant it."

"I hope so. Because I have wanted to tell you that I love you for so long."

"What? Why didn't you?"

"I was waiting for you to say it first."

"I was waiting for you to say it first!"

The two of them smiled at each other. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Edmund and Eva shared a kiss, this time as two people who could finally admit their love.

"Let's have them onboard. Clear the decks!" Caspian ordered. He and Elizabeth came over to the others.

"I think Peter would be proud," Eva smiled.

Caspian smiled back. "All of them would be."

"We did it," Lucy said. "I knew we would."

"It wasn't just us, though," Edmund remarked.

Caspian looked at him. "You mean…?"

"Hey!" they heard. "Hey, I'm down here! Lucy! Over here! Lucy! Elizabeth! I'm in the water! Lucy!"

They all went over to the other side of the ship and looked down into the water to find Eustace returned to his former state. Caspian put his arm around Elizabeth.

"Eustace!" Lucy exclaimed.

"I'm a boy again. I'm a boy!"

"Eustace!" Reepicheep cried happily. "I see your wings have been clipped." He jumped into the water to join him as he began singing. "Where the sky and water meet, where the waves grow ever sweet!" He tasted the water. "It is sweet. It's sweet!" He looked over where a beautiful sight awaited them. "Look. Look!"

"Aslan's Country," Caspian said. "We must be close."

"Well, we've come this far," Edmund told him.

They all got into one of the rowboats and began paddling through the flowers in the ocean to reach the place they had always been searching for.

"So what was it like?" Edmund asked Eustace. "When Aslan changed you back?"

"No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't do it myself," Eustace explained. "Then he came towards me. It sort of hurt, but it was a good pain. You know, like when you pull a thorn from your foot. Being a dragon wasn't all bad. I mean, I think I was a better dragon than I was a boy, really. I'm so sorry for being such a sop. Especially to you, Elizabeth."

"It's all right, Eustace," Elizabeth said with a smile. She never thought she would hear those words from him.

"You were a pretty good dragon," Edmund added with a smirk.

"My friends, we have arrived," Reepicheep said.