He Came from Narnia: Chapter 10

Bam Bam entered the town square and perches himself on the dragon fountain which shot crystal blue water from three different dragon heads as the statue represents the Queen’s favourite Dragons going into battle with the Prince. He crossed his legs and waited patiently as he watched the gaurds scurry about speaking with any peasant they could find and knocking on doors of people’s homes and shops. People’s heads turned toward Bam Bam as the guards told them there is an announcement to be made and he brings good tidings. The villagers, bewildered and unsure of this announcement and what it would bring, still staggered forward to hear what Bam Bam had to say.

“My people,” Bam Bam said enthusiastically, “As you know, your Queen is in great mourning with her sick dragons. I have been told she will not be surfacing for quite some time. During the time of her absence I will be taking her place as head of the kingdom. I am told you have many requests to make this village better and I would like to have each of you write down your concerns.”

“How do we know you’ll read them all?” one villager hollard from the right.

“Great question, Sir!” Bam Bam replied, “The guards will help me and we will decide in order by: what things are needed most right down to the little things. What say you?”

As Bam Bam smiled being very proud of how he’d handled the situation he could hear murmuring and see heads nodding about his suggestion. He eagerly awaited their response.

I stalky pudgy man stepped forward and bellowed, “It is unanimous, Sir, we agree to your suggestion. Under one condition: if you fail to keep your promise, you must leave this place and we will fix things ourselves.”

Bam Bam was very shocked at the man’s conditions for failing to fulfill every request. “All then, so to make sure I can fulfill every request you may one write down ONE! One request per person and two requests per family. With that, you should all decide exactly what it is you need the most and bring your requests to me in the morning.”

With that, Bam Bam walked with his head held high back toward the palace. As he walked away he could hear whispers and mummers about his last statement, but he felt he was being fair. This way he wouldn’t get a short list of ten items from one person and a gigantic list of thirty, from another. Because in that situation he would be able to complete a small list maybe only complete half of the long one. As long as Shareen is in the dragons lair he had control of things and when the first round of requests is complete he ask the towns people again, what is it that you need from me?, and ask them to make requests again. He is now realizing that making this community happy was going to take some time. He also realized he would need to appoint a second in command since Shareen’s second in command is currently guarding the entrance to the dragon’s lair. This was also not going to be an easy task…

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As Matilda paste back and forth outside Jess’ chamber door she heard footsteps coming around the corner. Oh how she hoped it would be Mr. Chon slowly shuffling down the hall with another cart for cleaning the room, but the footsteps were too heavy and deliberate to be that sweet old man. As she watched, a handsome blond man in his knight gear walked around the corner:

“Hello Miss, what are you doing outside the Huntress’ chamber? Shouldn’t be inside?” the handsome knight asked curiously.

“Uhhhh….the…the Prince has taken the liberty of taking care of Jess for the time being,” Matilda said shaking. “My name is Matida.”

“Hello Miss Matilda,” the knight smiled pretending not to notice how nervous she was. “My name is Mark, Sir Mark. But you can just call me Mark.”

Mark blushed when he realized how awkwardly his introduction came out. Matilda blushed too noticing what an awkward moment they were in. Suddenly a loud crash came from inside Jess’ room and Jackson began yelling.

“Did you think I wouldn’t find out?” Jackson screamed, “Do you really think you can just leave this place after all I’ve done for you? I’ve wait for years for your return and this is how you treat me? By continuing your love affair with that disgusting woodland creature?”

“He’s not a creature,” Jess sobbed quietly, “He’s an Elf and he’s your friend! How can you call him all those terrible things? Just because you’re jealous?”

There was a loud slap and Mark walked in with an angry and twisted look on his face. “Did you just strike the Huntress, Jackson? I will personally remove her from your palace and your kingdom if you do it again.”

Jackson’s face twisted in a similar fashion in fury and rage, “I gave you Knighthood and I can take it back just as easily and have you banished from the kingdom like I did to the others. You can go live in the forest with them and be a woodland creature yourself.”

“Go ahead,” Mark said dropping his sword and sheath. “I don’t want to be head knight and second in command for a Prince who has no boundaries!” As Mark continued to remove the rest of this armor and drop each piece one-by-one on the floor, Matilda picked up the armor and gingerly set them in a nice pile near the fire place sobbing in fear all the while.

As Mark finished removing his armor he also dropped the ring that was given to him the day he was knighted. “I strip myself of my own title, I will now be Mark the commoner. I’ll go seek out Yugyeom and live in a tree and become a vile woodland creature. Was that what you called him or is he just disgusting?”

“YOU’RE ALL DISGUSTING AND VILE,” Jackson shouted waving his arms around, “Even that twisted cripple in the dungeon that is a sorry excuse for a brother. I should have killed him when I took form as a white wolf. Fortunately, unlike those other sorry creatures, I turn back into a human!”

“So that makes you a disgusting woodland creature twice every month you cocky putrid lousy excuse for a human being!” Marks face turned red as he called Jackson out on his contradiction. “I’m the only one besides Jess that is still human. My only curse is being friends with you! You were never like this when we were in the real world, you never looked down on any of us! Why now? Why are you so angry? The White witch appointed YOU as Prince of Narnia before her death so what the fuck you have to be such a brat about?”

“She never appointed me, she gave it to Bam Bam!” Jackson had tears coming from his eyes as he admitted the truth. “I tricked Bam Bam into living in the dungeon where he would be safe from me. I was second in line to him and that’s why she cursed one of us with rage and hate and the other as meek and childlike. I put him there and brought him back out whenever it was safe, and now he’s missing.”

“You’re such a jealous ass hole, Jackson,” Mark walked over to the bed and picked Jess up, “Come on Jess, we’re leaving. You too Matilda, come with us. You don’t deserve to work with someone like him.”

“Mark,” Matilda put her hand on his arm, “You don’t need to be a knight to be a hero you’re doing it already.” Matilda smiled awkwardly at Mark then gathered Jess’ things and they left the palace.

Jackson stared out the window from Jess’ room and watched them leave heading into the forest. He began to cry realizing he’d just lost everything he ever loved and feared for the worst. His brother was missing and he had his suspicions about where he’d gone and what he was planning.

He walked to Bam Bam’s old room and found some books that were old and worn from sitting in that dungeon cell while he waited for Jackson to become human again. He picked up one of the books and noticed it wasn’t in English, What was this kid up to? Why would he read something written in the language of the Dark Isle? Jackson picked up all the books and walked to his study to take a closer look at exactly what might be going on. Nothing could prepare Jackson for what he was about to find out….

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Doodle, Junior and Yugyeom continued searching the forest for her trees and their trees and the ingredients they would need to put everyone in the castle to sleep. Junior excitedly bounded through the rubble next to a grumbling angry tree and the tree shouted, “What are you doing near my roots?”

Junior snarled and waggled his two tails at the angry tree, “I’m digging them up so we can rescue our friend. No shut up and let me finish!”

The tree howled in pain and anger as Junior shamelessly gnawed a piece off for their potion and proudly brought it back to Yugyeom and Doodle.

“Good job, Junior,” Doodle said taking the bit of root from Junior’s mouth and looking around, “I think I saw some glowing mushrooms on a tree down this path. Let’s go take a look.”

“You’re not going to make me climb an angry tree too are you,” Junior asked worriedly.

“Nope, Yugyeom gets to do it,” Doodle said slyly. “He’s got the bow and arrow and the agility to climb tree without allowing them to throw him off.”

Yugyeom glared at Doodle, “Alright I’ll take one for the team, but you’re getting the next one. We’re all in this for the same reason and that’s for Jess.”

“And SooJin!” Doodle reminded Yugyeom that he has the love of his life too.

“What am I, chopped liver?” Junior asked coldly.

Doodle and Yugyeom just laughed as the trio continued on their journey for the remaining ingredients totally unaware that Mark had brought Jess back to Yugyeom’s tree house. JB ran toward them as Yugyeom began climbing the tree with the glowing mushrooms they required.

“Yugyeom, get down!” JB shouted, “You don’t need them, Jess is home!”

“WHAT?!” Yugyeom jumped down immediately, “You’d better not be pulling my leg, Dwarf.”

“I’m not big enough to pull your leg,” JB said shaking his fist, “But I should bite it for you not believing me!”

Junior and Doodle chuckled listening to the two of them bicker back and forth as they always do.

“I’m serious, Yugyeom,” JB said in his raspy voice, “Mark brought her back to the tree house and there is another girl with them too! Hurry, Jess isn’t feeling well!”

“So, Doodle,” Yugyeom said slyly, “You got a potion for sick ladies in that book of yours?”

Doodle glared, “Let’s find out what’s wrong with her first.”

The four woodland creatures walked back to the tree house to find exactly what JB had described. Jess was sick on the bed with Mark and Matilda next to her.

“What’s wrong with her?” Yugyeom asked worried, “What’s she sick with?”

“Nothing,” Mark shrugged, “She’s pregnant.”

“She did have a strange virus while living at the castle,” Matilda said, “Thankfully that has cleared up. No more fever and her legs are getting stronger.”

“What’s wrong with her legs?” Yugyeom asked raising an eyebrow, “Why was she in bed so long?”

“She had a fainting spell when I told her the Prince was training her to be a Princess so he could marry her and make her Queen. She was unconscious for 3 days and prior to that wasn’t eating much or staying hydrated,” Matilda said, “The doctor who came to see her at the time said he’s approximately 14 weeks along but that was a while ago. I’d say she’s somewhere around 16 weeks now.”

Yugyeom couldn’t believe what he was hearing, Mark and Matilda had rescued his beloved because they knew she was carrying his child. Yugyeom was dumbfounded.

“The Prince also hit her,” Mark said angrily. “I stripped myself of my title as Lead Knight and his right hand man so I could take her away. I brought Matilda along since she is kind and has been caring for Jess since her last handmaid ran off in fear of Jackson and his temper.”

“Well, she’s here now and safe with us,” Junior cooed and snuggled up next to Jess and fell asleep.

“Lazy two tailed fox,” JB grumbled, “Always sleeping when there’s work to be done.”

“Well, what will we do now?” Matilda asked.

“We lie low,” Yugyeom answered. “There’s no telling if Jackson will send out his men or not.”

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The next morning Bam Bam sat with his band of men and had appointed a man named Schefel to be his right hand and help with the decision making. Each villager brought in their requests: One request per single person, Two requests per family. The village is fairly small so they figured it wouldn’t be such a big task.

“Sire,” one guard said.

“Yes Brutus?” Bam Bam answered.

“We have a very large request, Sire,” Brutus answered, “It sounds complicated.”

“What is it Brutus?” Bam Bam asked knowing Brutus wasn’t the brightest of his crew.

“Here Sire, read it,” Brutus handed Bam Bam the paper.

Fix our barn: it leaks in the roof and many panels are falling off.

Our live stock is dying from food contaminated with dragon poop, we can’t eat the food either.

Brutus was right, that is a complicated and sorrowful request, the barn wasn’t the issue that is an easy fix. It is the contaminated crops and ground that will be difficult and nearly impossible.

“Thank you Brutus,” Bam Bam said, “This family will be top of our list.”

There were many other requests that were similar having to do with crops and livestock getting sick and family members getting sick do to dragon dung. This was very much a deep concern and Bam Bam wondered who he could reach out to for help in this situation. The one person who truly knew a solution loves those creatures so much she says they can’t do wrong! Poor Shareen, his one true love and she’s in complete misery. Bam Bam decided he would ask her head guards if she knew of anyone that might be able to help with this catastrophe.

“Sir Camonn!,” Bam Bam shouted as he ran toward the two guards. “Do you know anyone besides Shareen who can help with the dragon issue?”

“I believe she has a sister,” Sir Camonn answered, “But they haven’t spoken in years, not since they both were pulled into the other world after the war.”

Bam Bam breathed heavily from running, “Do you know what her name is? Maybe I can send some people to find her.”

“Ummm…Mary? Matia?.....” Sir Camonn said thinking.

“MATILDA!” the other guard shouted, “Supposedly she’s back in Narnia now working for Prince Jackson. She’s a spy for the Queen.”

“How do you know this?”, Sir Cammon asked begrudgingly, “I’m the only one who is supposed to know!”

“I heard the Queen speak to one of her dragons to help find Matilda,” he said covering his face in fear of being struck. “It’s like those dragons are crystal balls, one spoke back to her and said Matilda also known as Mary in the other world, had also returned to Narnia.” He closed his eyes in fear.

“Thank you,” Bam Bam said, “You’ve both been very helpful and I will send someone to Narnia to find her and bring her back here. We desperately need her help.”

Bam Bam headed back to the council room where he found that all the documents were organized and surprisingly accurately filed from urgent help to not so urgent.

“Brutus and Sir Schefel,” Bam Bam said authoratively, “I need you two to go to Narnia and seek out a woman named Matilda who also sometimes goes by the name Mary and bring her back here. She’s the only one who can help with the dragon problem. She’s Shareen’s sister.”

Brutus clapped like a 3-year-old excited about a birthday gift and squealed, “Thanks boss! Thanks! I’ve always wanted to visit the other lands here.”

Sir Schefel slapped Brutus upside the head, “Behave yourself while on this trip and try not to sing or talk too much, you’ll annoy the ship crew….speaking of ship crew Sire, who do we have?”

“Ask for strong men in the town to join you, you shouldn’t need too large of a crew since you’ll be using the small ship.” Bam Bam said, “Also give them these small bags of coins if they agree but they will only receive payment if they show up the morning you set sail.”

“Yes Sir,” Sir Schefel said, “We will all head out now to find 12 men to help us on our voyage.”

The guards all left the council room and set out to find 12 strong men or women who could manage a ship voyage for 4 days back to the Land of Narnia. They ended up with 8 men and 4 women to help them on their journey. One lady was the daughter of the blacksmith, she would be useful with weaponry, another girl raised horses and would be helpful in finding strong horses to ride across the country, the other two were common farm girls but were strong and well built. Most of the men were drunkards from taverns and just needed an excuse to get off the island for a while. But two of the boys, age 17 and 19, were skilled swordsmen and archers, no telling what kind of trouble they may run into. The crew set sail two days later.