A/N: This story and any after it are not going to tie in with the first Narnia story I wrote. That is why all the characters are to be different, circumstances different, etc.
Disclaimer: Narnia isn't mine. Anything that was in the books or movies is not mine.
Unexpected Guests
I was bent over at my desk, reviewing the letter an upset group of Dryads from the North had sent regarding the recent vicious attacks on their kin. It was the year 1002, and we had thought that all the Fell beasts had been killed or permanently driven out. Apparently, we were wrong.
But recently, a Birch Dryad had been attacked. There were several deep scratches in her trunk (or body, depending at what time you see her). She would live, but she was in critical condition.
I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I leaned back in my chair, not quite sure of what I should do. I knew what the base plan was- find whatever it is that was attacking and kill it or drive it away. The question was, how?
I was interrupted from my thoughts when a Cat stepped gracefully into the doorway of my chamber and sat in a stately manner, with his tail curled around his feet. His fur was sleek, and white as snow, and his eyes a jade green. The Cat bowed and said,
"Her Majesty Queen Susan Pevensie, via the Cat messenger Aapeli, requires the presence of her Royal brother, King Peter, in the throne room as soon as possible."
I nodded. "Thank you Aapeli, and congratulations to you and Renae on the kittens."
"Thank you Sire," said Aapeli, bowing once more.
He left, and I stood and straightened my hair, setting my crown back upon it. I left my chamber, only to almost run into my younger brother, Edmund, when I reached the stairs.
"Sorry, Ed."
He straightened himself out. "That's alright. Su call you too?"
I nodded. "I wonder what about?"
He shrugged. "Search me."
We continued down the stairs together, and found Lucy and Susan waiting in the throne room. As we approached them, I said, "Is there any particular reason you have called us?"
"How can you have forgotten? The guests are arriving today!" Susan said.
All at once, it hit me. Of course! Three guests from a land far out into the ocean were coming, and I had completely forgotten! I stole a glance at my little brother, and he looked back at me in dismay, letting me know that he had forgotten as well.
Lucy rolled her eyes. "Well, they should be arriving soon and we don't want to appear like fifty percent of us forgot about them."
My brother and I sheepishly moved into our thrones. Lucy and Susan sat in their own, and before long, the Centaur by the door announced the names of our visitors.
"Presenting their Majesties Princess Aleksandra Lucy Aleida Johanna Pace, Prince Damien Eskandar Preston Pace, and Prince Adrien Pearce Ronan Pace of Atlantis."
Atlantis? I thought, bewildered. Atlantis had been the fabled country on Earth that had sunk beneath the sea. It had held knowledge and technology far more advanced than the countries surrounding, technology that wouldn't be seen for many years yet.
And then, it hit me again. Atlantis hadn't sunk to the bottom of the sea- it had fallen into a chasm between worlds and had ended up here.