So I know a few of you were telling me I should do a story about Caspian and I thought…HECK YES! So I'm gonna branch out a bit and try a new character on for size!

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I braced myself as my blade and the blade of my adversary clashed together and then I sidestepped quickly, making him tumble forward. With a loud "oof" he landed flat on his face on the deck, my sword pressed firmly to his back. Cheers erupted from the crowd that had gathered around us and the man whom I had moments ago been fighting against laughed. I reached down a hand to help him rise to his feet and we patted each other on the back and claimed it was a good spar.

This was how life was on the Dawn Treader. We had little else to do besides keep on course (which was the navigator on duty's job), keep the provisions in good condition (galley workers' jobs), and to keep an eye out for obstacles or land (the job of the individual in the crow's nest) and so we found ourselves sparring to pass the time.

I made my way through the small crowd gathered on deck and smiled at their "way to show hims" and
"well dones". I went up the stairs above my cabin and stood on the deck with my first mate, Drinian as he kept the ship on course at the wheel.

"How far until we reach the Lone Islands?" I asked as I looked out over the vast blue expanse of the sea.

"It'll be a few more days, Your Majesty," Drinian said, his tone sounding very bored. "Not a bit of land in sight since we left Galma."

I sighed. It was too true. We had stopped on the island of Galma to seek volunteers for our journey and since we had left it had been nothing but sea on all sides. I was beginning to feel a yearning to step on dry ground again.

"Very well," I sighed, "Steady on."

I went back down onto the deck and leaned onto the rail to watch the ripples the passage of the ship was causing as we skimmed along. I heard the sounds of the men chattering, the splash of water on the ship's sides, Reepicheep singing from dragon's head on the front of the Dawn Treader, and footsteps approaching me.

I turned to see one of the young soldiers we had picked up in Galma lean on the rail next to me.

"What do you think?" I asked, motioning out at the wide blue horizon.

"Lovely," was the reply, "Never gone this way before."

"Never been to the Lone Islands?" I asked in awe.

"And have you?" I felt a bit small at that statement because, indeed, I had never actually been to the Lone Islands within my three year reign. I simply hadn't had time!

"No," I admitted, my eyes dropping back to the ripples below, "No this will be my first time seeing them."

The young man nodded and then left me to get back to…whatever he HAD been doing, leaving me in my thoughts. They wandered back to Cair Paravel and I wondered how Trumpkin was handling things back there. I had every confidence in him, but he did have a habit of taking a bit too much wine now and again. I grinned and scuffed the deck with my boot. My mind went over my three years as the king of Narnia and I let my imagination take me back over the adventures I had already been on and wondered if the adventure I was on now would be one I could put in a book someday…

"MAN OVERBOARD!" My head snapped up and I ran to where several people were looking over the edge of the ship. Three figures were splashing about in the sea on our port side. I motioned for two men to follow my lead and I dove off the side of the ship into the water. I swam for the closest figure to me and grabbed the person around the waist with one arm while I kept myself afloat and steady with the other.

"It's all right," I said encouragingly, "I've got you."

"Caspian!" the cheery voice was so familiar and I took a good look at the face of the person I was holding onto.

"Lucy!" I was pleasantly surprised!

"Edmund! It's Caspian!" Lucy called out. So Edmund was here as well? Fantastic!

"We're in Narnia?" Edmund asked, his voice sounded excited.

"Yes," I chuckled, "You're in Narnia!"

Someone, I noticed, was screaming something about British Consoles, England, and mothers. But I simply ignored it and grabbed the rope that one of my crew had just thrown me. I was so glad to see my two old friends that I was eager to get them aboard the Dawn Treader and catch up on old times!

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Ok so there's the start! There is going to be a twist in this story soon so keep reading =)

Although there isn't much to it yet, let me know if you like it so far!