Caroline's Fanfic Final

PROLOGUE:

The lion roared and the world began to come to life. A group of people from another world looked on as plants appeared, animals came to life, and the lion slowly drew nearer.
The witch tries to throw a pole, but when it hits the lion, it just bounces off and he doesn't seem to notice. When the pole lands on the ground it grows into a lamppost.
 In fear, the witch runs away into a nearby newly grown forest, and one of the men tries to escape as well but doesn't get very far before he trips and falls.
A boy upon a horse approaches the great lion surrounded by animals. The boy is sent on a journey and the horse is given wings. Together they fly away, not to be seen until the next day.


By the gate that was the entrance to the garden there grew a large beautiful flower. The boy took an interest and had a closer look. As it was still early morning and the sun was coming up, the flower began to bloom right before his eyes, and inside there was a tiny girl beginning to wake up. She went with the boy into the garden and then back to see the lion.
The fruit taken from the garden is thrown away and the first king and queen are crowned. When the boy takes the fruit from the new tree that has grown, he and his friends disappear back into their world.
The tiny girl was sad and lonely that her first friend had gone so soon, but the first queen of Narnia took an interest in her and, holding her in the palm of her hand exclaimed "why, you're no bigger than my thumb!"
Thus, her name became Thumbelina.


AND ONTO THE STORY:

How long has it been since the days that weren't white? A hundred years since the last flower bloomed and the snow began to fall. Such limited weather variations was boring to wake up to every morning.

"Thumbelina!"

She opened the door to the balcony on the tiny tree house that fits her tiny size to find a bird sitting there.

"Good morning, Jacquimo. Any luck with the worms this morning?"

 "Forget worms, Miss Thumbelina, everyone's saying that a girl's in the forest. A human girl!"

 Well, this was new; her eyes widened in surprise.

"Apparently she was picked up by Tumnus at Lanterns Wane and he took her to his house." he said.

"Are they still there now?" Thumbelina asked. "Let's go and see if this is true and keep an eye on them."


Jacquimo nodded his head and sat down to let her on to his back.


Thumbelina loved riding on Jacquimo's back. At first she was terrified and would scream in his ear, but now she was used to it and, having calmed down, she noticed the wind in her hair and the view of everything from being up so high. When they arrived at Tumnus' house she was almost disappointed it was over. She soon forgot it as her thoughts moved on to the new visitor of the forest.

Looking through the window they saw a young girl having tea with Tumnus. They looked to be chatting comfortably, though Tumnus seemed to be a bit nervous. But that was understandable considering he was in the presence of an actual human child who could be the answer to the prophecy and bring back the Sun.

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A few weeks after the girl left, Thumbelina was going for a walk with a squirrel friend. They were just passing the lamp of Lanterns Wane when there was a rustling in the bushes, and out came the little girl.

"Oh!" she cried, noticing them almost immediately then, looking closer at Thumbelina, "Why, you're so tiny! What's your name?"

"I'm Thumbelina" she answered. " And this is my friend...oh, well never mind." Her friend had disappeared! "What's your name?" she asked instead.

"I'm Lucy"

"And I am Jacquimo!" said Jacquimo who'd just appeared, having been warned by the squirrel that a giant was attacking the forest.

At that moment there was another rustling in the bushes behind Lucy. Both turning to look, they saw a boy appear.

"Edmund!" Lucy cried. "You followed me here. See, I didn't lie; this place really does exist. Now Peter and Susan will have to believe me."

At that, she started walking back towards the bushes.

"Let me come too!" called Thumbelina. "Jacquimo can stay and show Edmund around while they wait."

And with that, Lucy took Thumbelina in her hand and together they plunged into the bushes.

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They hadn't been gone long before the sound of muffled hoofs came into hearing.


"Quick, hide!" Jacquimo cried.


Edmund, only slightly startled and clearly not knowing the possible danger, went slowly to hide behind the tree with the bird. Soon a horse pulling an open sleigh came into view, and there in the sleigh was a magnificent looking woman dressed all in white. Edmund obviously didn't feel afraid, for his head was poking out quite far and he didn't even jump when the woman looked straight at him and yelled:


"Stop!"

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"Where's Edmund?"

Lucy looked at Jacquimo.

"The White Witch took him! There was nothing I could do" said Jacquimo in tears.

"Oh my!" exclaimed Susan, who was also taken aback by the talking bird. "Whatever are we going to do to get him back?"

"We'll have to go after him," said Peter, who'd recovered already.

Thumbelina shook her head vigorously.

"No," she said. "We can't risk the rest of you falling into the White Witch's hands. Jacquimo and I will gather our friends and get him back for you. Mr and Mrs Beaver will look after you while we're gone."

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The guards had run off a few moments earlier and Edmund, lying alone in the dark damp cell inside a tall tower, heard rustling and a loud click. Suddenly his cell door swung wide open! Then a small voice came out of nowhere.

"This way, come on!" a pause, then: "Down here!"

And there standing on the floor was Thumbelina, hands on her hips in exhasperation.

"How did you get here?" Edmund asked, alarmed.

"Jacquimo flew me up to lead you out. We have to hurry while the guards are still distracted."

Carefully picking her up, Edmund made his way out of the cell and down the stairs with Thumbelina giving directions. As they were nearing the exit, the noise of a commotion outside grew louder. When they reached the door, looking out from behind it, they saw many birds and forest animals running around with the witch's dwarfs chasing after them, the witch herself shouting instructions from nearby.

"When I say 'now', wait for everyone to be distracted before running to the gate," Thumbelina told Edmund.

"Now!"

Suddenly hundreds of rats Edmund had no idea was following behind them came rushing out the door as he stood frozen in shock. By now there was an uproar and everyone was running around in chaos. Thumbelina had to bite his thumb to remind him he should be running. Before he could think himself out of it he lunged forward into the ruckus. They were about halfway to the gate and out to freedom when they realised they'd been spotted because the witch was shrieking even louder:

"Get them! Get them, you fools!!" o.O

Fortunately there was too much going on and any hasty attempts to catch them obviously failed because, after what seemed like an eternity, they made it to the gate. Jacquimo and a horse were waiting for them on the other side. As they made their escape Edmund was either scared or very grateful for the way he was clinging onto the horse. Jacquimo, with Thumbelina, was flying alongside and keeping a lookout behind them.

"Where are we going?" Edmund eventually asked after relaxing somewhat.

"Onward to Aslan!" Thumbelina replied.

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Edmund was reunited with his siblings, having learnt his lesson not to make friends with bad people. And with spring arriving, the fairies had woken up, and Thumbelina was reunited with her boyfriend, Cornelius, the fairy Prince. Even though Cornelius was happy to be Thumbelina's wings, as a reward for her efforts in saving Edmund, Aslan gave her a pair of wings of her own. These were to be of use in defeating the White Witch and any other problems that should arise, for Jacquimo and even Cornelius weren't always going to be able to carry her.

Despite the wings taking a bit of time for her to get used to, after much perseverance, Thumbelina was soon zooming around into everyone's faces. The new kings and queens of Narnia were crowned, and Thumbelina was made their royal adviser.

The End