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Narnia AU

Since a lot of people are highly interested in my Narnia AU, I thought I would share what I have so far. Be aware this is an evolving AU and is the first one that I’ve created. I want to thank @afairytalestray, @demandra, @uppastthejelliclemoon, and @is-it-mungojerry-or-rumpelteazer for the encouragement and input.

This is a lot of fun and this is what I have so far. 

Setting:

Human world- The human world stays in the original WW2 setting. Their guardian and their partner make the difficult choice to send the children away in order to keep them safe. The children need to go to the country to go live with their grandfather who works as a professor. Someone whom they’ve never met.

‘Narnia’ world- In this AU Narnia is a giant place called the Junkyard. However, when the children get there, they are met with an intense eternal summer brought upon them by King Macavity. Which is a side of effect of his intense anger and impulsivity. Instead of having to cross a frozen lake, the children need to cross a dry desert with no green in sight. The only saving grace to the inhabitants of the Junkyard is the night air and the clear sky. It was the only time they could leave their homes but are still scared of Macavity’s agents.

When the oldest child asks about the moon in the sky, one of the residents replies with, “The moon? That’s the Everlasting Cat. She gave this land it’s magic. She even spoke to us through Old Deuteronomy. But once Macavity took over, all of her magic left us.”

Another one says, “But we’ll know when the Everlasting Cat is back when we see gifts upon the doorsteps of our dens.”

As they get to their ‘army’ they see the season change into autumn and the earth begin to grow with greens and rain falls from the sky. 

Characters (Italics are who they would represent from the movie/book):

Gus- The professor who tells the kittens stories of a land in a far off place he once visited in his youth. To the kittens, it seems too fantastical in the world they currently live in.

Jenny/Skimble (yes I changed this from the earlier post. Don’t worry I have a point here)- The Beavers who house and save the kittens from Macavity’s agents. They tell them the prophecy and get to the camp. I can picture Jenny fussing after the kittens because they have been in a way and have been traumatized from going from one war to another. But I can also picture Skimble telling them stories of how the Junkyard used to be.

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer- Children of Jenny and Skimble who were coerced by Macavity to join his side in order to protect their family. They were first spies for Macavity but soon became double agents for the resistance. As far as they know, Macavity doesn’t know of their true alliance.

Demeter- Mr. Tumnus A kind queen who is skittish and fearful of Macavity but runs into the youngest child and coerces her into her den. While trying to make the kit sleep, she is visited with a vision of Old Deuteronomy telling her to protect the kit no matter what. This causes her to tell the child to leave quickly and not come back to the Junkyard. Several days later she is captured by Macavity’s agents and is taken prisoner. 

Macavity- The king of the Junkyard. He is known for his unrelenting anger and his use of magic. He despises Old Deuteronomy and knows that someday he will be back to his throne. His most trusted agents include Griddlebone and Growltiger. These two were with him when he took the throne and have been with him ever since. He does suspect two of his newest recruits, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, are traitors. He keeps them for if they ever cross him, he will destroy their family.

Old Deuteronomy- Aslan type character. He left the Junkyard soon after Macavity took over. After so long, he came back when the Everlasting Cat spoke to him that there would be four kits who would help bring the Junkyard to what it once was and bring change to the land.

The children/kits (This took a lot of thinking and I think I have who would be the young characters. I also want to point out that the only ones who are actually siblings are boys. I’m viewing this as a found family situation where they had no choice but to become a family due to war. Thank you @uppastthejelliclemoon  and @is-it-mungojerry-or-rumpelteazer for your help)

Munkustrap- Peter Munkustrap is the oldest. He was forced to grow up after he and his brother were brought to the foster home. He does his best to make sure his brother doesn’t get in trouble but at the same time wants to make sure his brother knows his brother is loved. He often gets frustrated and becomes scared once they enter the Junkyard. 

Tugger- Edmund Tugger has trouble connecting with his brother and finds him overbearing sometimes. When he arrives in the Junkyard the first time, he is pulled in by Macavity’s lies and tells him things that betrays his family. He soon finds himself in the clutches of Macavity and meets Demeter who quickly resents him after finding out what he had done. Tugger then has to regain the trust of not only his foster sisters but also Munkustrap.

Bombalurina- Susan (this was very difficult and if anyone has a better idea, feel free to comment) Bomba is Tugger’s best friend in the foster home but is also the only one who makes sure Munkustrap is okay and makes the right decisions. She is essentially his second in command. Because she had to take care of Etcetera at a young age, she had to grow up quickly and see everything logically. Once she gets to the Junkyard her logic melts away and embraces the magical place around her.

Etcetera- Lucy Pure and innocent, Etcetera sees the world differently than her foster siblings. She sees the brightness in a world ravaged by war. In her first visit to the Junkyard, she meets Demeter who quickly becomes her first friend in Narnia. She proves to herself and her siblings that believing in each other and themselves will aid them in ways they never knew. 

How do they get to the Junkyard?

This is the same as in the book/movie. They enter the world through an old wardrobe that is in a room by itself.

Welp…. Please tell me what you think. I might add more later but I’d love to hear your thoughts on the AU. If you have any more ideas, feel free to add them. 

One idea that I might want to use is how they get to the Junkyard. It’s from the second movie (I don’t know if this is in the book Prince Caspian) but they get to Narnia through the train station disappearing around them. It’s a really cool scene and I think it would work for this AU. I don’t know.

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