AN:/ okay... so i think that this story will turn out to be a fail... i seriously think that. this is entirely movie-based, so movie-haters and Suspian haters, please leave. i seriously think that sooner or later this story will end up hopeless... but yeah, that's what i think. i want to know what you guys think.
Disclaimer: i dont own Chronicles of Narnia, that is owned by C.S. Lewis. i don't own any of the songs that match Suspian, that's owned by many different artists. i dont own Suspian. i dont own the Chronicles of Narnia VDT movie. i mean, yes, i do own a copy but those rights are reserved to Walden Media.
A young man stood in line, waiting for something. He wore a golf-looking brown hat, a gray scarf and a jacket. He had pale skin, black hair and brown eyes. He was next up in line.
"Are you sure you're eighteen?" the man behind a table asked.
"Why, do I look older?" the black haired boy asked. The man behind the table looked at him skeptically and held out his hand, and the boy gave him a piece of paper with information on it. The man looked at it, reading the name of the boy.
"Alberta Scrubb?" the man asked.
"That's a typographical error. It's supposed to be Albert A. Scrubb." The boy replied. Then a girl with auburn-ish, brownish hair stood by the door holding a box and a bag. She looked at the boy.
"Edmund…" she said, looking at the boy. The boy and all the others in line looked at her. "You're supposed to be helping me with the groceries." She said. The men in line started to laugh and Edmund looked towards the man. The man gave back the paper and Edmund started to walk away.
The man behind him was still laughing and ruffled Edmund's hat. "Better luck next time, eh, squirt?"
The men all laughed as Edmund walked away with the girl. The exited outside, where the girl turned her head to the side, watching where she stepped.
"Squirt? He barely had two years on me." Edmund said as he took the box away from the girl. "I'm a king! I've fought wars and I've led armies." He continued on as they both walked to a bike.
"Not in this world." She said, strapping the bag at the front.
"Yeah, instead I'm stuck here, doing battle with Eustace Clarence Scrubb." Edmund said as he strapped the box to the back. "If anyone so deserved a name."
Lucy tuned out for a moment, watching a young boy flirt with a young girl behind Edmund. His hand was on the wall behind her, and she was lying against the wall. He was talking to her, and she flirtatiously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Lucy did the same with her brown hair, not noticing that her brother was watching.
"What are you doing?" he asked, oblivious to what she was watching. She looked at him, trying to come up with something.
"Nothing." She said. He looked at her confused and then she started to pull on the bike. "Come on then." As Edmund looked behind them to see what she was looking at.
In a room where bugs were all around, being apparent that it was his collection, a boy lied flat on his stomach writing in his diary. He wrote about how his "wretched" cousins invaded his house. The only reason they were there was because of the war going on. Their sister and brother were off somewhere else, having their own little adventures. But he kept writing about how much he disliked them and how he wished he could treat them like bugs. A weird and strange boy this one was. Apparently, this is Eustace Clarence Scrubb, the one that Edmund has "battles" with. He stopped writing and stuffed the diary in his sock when he heard Lucy and Edmund come back home.
"I'm home. Hello!" Lucy's voice was heard. He heard the door closed and began cleaning up some candy wrappers and stuffing it in a box underneath his bed.
"Hello, Uncle Harold. I tried to find some carrots but all they had was turnips again." Lucy said as she passed her uncle to head into the kitchen, placing the box on the table. "Shall I start making soup? Aunt Alberta's on her way home." She said as she took of her coat and scarf. All she got from him was a cough. "Uncle Harold?" Lucy asked irritated.
Edmund too was taking off his coat, hat and scarf. He was looking at his uncle's direction, who was reading a newspaper. Edmund stuck his tongue at their uncle, even though he didn't see it.
"Father. Edmund's making faces at you." Eustace said, standing on the stairs. Edmund looked at Eustace, reacting to him being there. Eustace then spit-balled Edmund in the neck and Edmund chased him up the stairs.
"Why, you little-" Edmund started.
"Father, he's gonna hit me!" Eustace said as he sat down on the stairs. Edmund was about to hit him before Lucy said something.
"Edmund look!" she said. Edmund looked at her direction, looking at what she was holding. "It's from Susan." Lucy smiled, showing him the letter.
"I do wish you were here with us. It's been such an adventure, but nothing like our times in Narnia. America is very exciting… except we never see Father. He works so very hard. I met a new friend here; her name's Aleeah. She's from England as well, just here to see family. She's been a great friend to me. I think you'd like her, Edmund. She's sixteen as well; I think you'd both get along." Lucy looked over at Edmund who was slightly blushing but rolled his eyes. Lucy smirked. "But anyway, she and I were invited to the British Consul's tea party this week by a naval officer… who happens to be very handsome. I think he fancies me, yet Aleeah doesn't like the fact that he might." Lucy read. "Hmm." She said. "She dwells on the fact that I might still have feelings for Caspian, and he with me. I didn't tell her about Narnia. All I told her was that I met him and had feelings for him. She's getting her hopes up with him still fancying me. It seems the Germans have made the crossing difficult right now. Times are hard. Mother hopes you both won't mind another few months in Cambridge." Lucy read. While she was reading, Edmund got up to look a painting that rested on a wall. When Lucy said the last sentence, Edmund turned to look at her.
"Another few months? How will we survive?" Lucy asked as Edmund walked towards her and took the letter.
"You're lucky…" Edmund said, looking over the letter and sitting next to her on the bed. "At least you've got your own room. I'm stuck with mullet mouth."
"Susan and Peter are the lucky ones." Lucy said, getting off the bed and walking to look at the mirror. "Off on adventures."
"Yeah, they're the oldest and we're the youngest. We don't matter as much." Edmund said as he lied down on the bed, reading the letter. Lucy looked at herself in the mirror, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear like the girl she saw earlier do.
"Do you think I look anything like Susan?" Lucy asked. Edmund just sighed and put the letter down on the bed.
"Lucy…" Edmund said as he got off the bed and walked towards the painting. "Have you seen this ship before?" he asked. Lucy turned to face him and looked at the painting.
"Yes. It's very Narnian-looking, isn't it?" she asked, smiling.
"Yeah." Edmund said. "Just another reminder that we're here and not there." he said as they looked at the painting, their minds filled with memories of their past adventures.
"There once were two orphans who wasted their time," said a voice. Edmund turned around to see Eustace standing by the door. "Believing in Narnian nursery rhymes." Eustace finished. Lucy and Edmund were glaring at him.
"Please let me hit him." Edmund said menacingly, walking towards Eustace with a dark expression. But Lucy put a hand on his arm.
"No!" she said.
"Don't you ever knock?" Edmund asked.
"It's my house. I'll do as I please." Eustace said arrogantly. "You're just guests." He said as he closed the door behind him. "What's so fascinating about that picture anyway? It's hideous." He said as he sat down on the bed with his arms crossed.
"You won't see it from the other side of the door." Edmund said as he and Lucy were looking at the painting. Eustace made a slight face behind Edmund's back.
"Edmund, it looks like the water is actually moving." Lucy said, tilting her head a bit.
"What rubbish!" Eustace claimed. "See? That's what happens when you read all those fanciful novels and fairytales of yours."
"There once was a boy called Eustace who read books full of facts that were useless." Edmund said and Lucy smiled.
"People who read fairy tales are always the sort who become a hideous burden to people like me…" Eustace said, watching his cousin turn around to face him. "Who read books with real information."
""Hideous burden?"" Edmund said, incredulously. Eustace stood up as Edmund walked towards him. "I haven't seen you lift a finger since we've been here."
Lucy looked at the painting to see water spilling out of it. Eustace was about to run out the door until Edmund closed the door shut, leaving Eustace nowhere to go. "I have a mind to tell your father you stole Aunt Alberta's sweets."
"Liar!" Eustace said.
"Oh really?" said Edmund. Lucy was watching the painting, strands of water leaking onto the frame and down the wall.
"Edmund, the painting." Lucy said, but Edmund didn't hear her.
"I found them under your bed, and you know what? I licked every one of them." Edmund said. Lucy was watching the picture as she watched the ship actually move along the waves.
"Ugh! I'm infected with you!" Eustace shouted. The ship was coming closer and all of a sudden Lucy was sprayed with water. Eustace was hit as well, and he and Edmund turned their attention to the painting. They saw the water flowing out of it. Lucy was smiling as Edmund walked closer.
"What's going on here?" Eustace asked.
"Lucy, do you think-?" Edmund started.
"It's some kind of trick!" Eustace exclaimed. "Stop it or I'll tell mother." Eustace threatened, stopping farther and farther away. "Mother, Mother!" he called. Lucy and Edmund were smiling as water flowed freely.
"I'll just smash the rotten thing." Eustace said lunging at the painting.
"No, Eustace! No!" Edmund said as he and Lucy prevented Eustace from destroying it.
"We can't stop it!" Lucy said.
"Get off me! Get off!" Eustace yelled.
"Let go of it, Eustace! Put it down!" shouted Lucy.
"Get off it!" shouted Edmund.
"Let go!"
They dropped the painting on the floor, water already up to their knees and flooding fast. They were pulled under, trying to swim up for breath. But the room was flooded and everything was floating around them. They started swimming upward, seeing light. Lucy was the first to reach the surface, gasping for air. Edmund and Eustace were up next and then two different people were beside them. And then two more were beside them. Who were they?
Susan and Aleeah were walking through the halls of the place they were staying at. They left the banquet early; they didn't want to be there any longer. They entered the room that they were staying at and Aleeah sat down on the couch as Susan paced back and forth. Susan was wearing a light purple dress that came up to her knees. Her sleeves were short and the neckline created a V. She wore a thin black belt just to tie everything together. Aleeah wore a deep red dress that also came up to her knees. She wore her necklace proudly and wore a black belt as well. The sleeves were up to her elbow and her black hair fell onto her shoulders. Aleeah watched Susan pace, questioning her friend.
"Why on earth are you pacing?" Aleeah asked, worried for her friend.
"I'm not pacing, I'm just briskly walking back and forth." Susan said as she took deep breaths.
"And that's also known as pacing. Why are you pacing?" Aleeah asked, standing up. She was as tall as Susan, even though Susan was two years older than her.
"That naval officer invited me to have tea with him tomorrow." Susan said straight out. Aleeah looked at her, her eyebrows furrowed.
"Don't go." Aleeah said.
"Why not?"
"Just don't go." said Aleeah.
"Please don't tell me this has to do with Caspian." Susan pleaded.
"Look, just because you left him doesn't mean that he still doesn't have feelings for you. And I know you still have feelings for him."
"But that was a long time ago." Susan said, turning her back.
"It may have been a year for you but he's lived three years without you." Aleeah said, her voice very serious. Susan's eyebrows furrowed and she turned to Aleeah.
"How do you know it's been three years?" Susan asked, becoming suspicious.
"I… look we never know, okay. Just don't go with the naval officer." Aleeah said, looking into Susan's ocean blue eyes. Susan looked back at her and sighed. Aleeah took that as a good sign and a painting caught her eye. She walked towards it and tilted her head.
"Susan? Have you seen this ship before?" Aleeah asked, gesturing for her friend to have a look at it. Susan walked over and looked at the painting.
"Yes… but only in my dreams." Susan said, slightly smiling. It reminded her of Narnia.
"It's beautiful… and to think I was going to be on that ship." Aleeah said as she walked over to the couch. Susan looked at the sixteen year old girl.
"What do you mean by that?" Susan asked. Aleeah saw the water leaking out from the painting and decided now was the time to tell her. Aleeah had kept her secret for the past few months and now was the moment of truth.
"Susan, the only reason I try to stop you from ever going to those dates with the officers is because Caspian is still in love with you." Aleeah said, her eyes going from Susan to the water flowing.
"How are you so certain?"
"He's my best friend, Susan. I've known him all my life and he's my best friend." Aleeah said her eyes shining.
"But that would only mean-?"
"I am from Narnia." Aleeah said, showing Susan the necklace.
All of a sudden, the water rushed out, soaking the girls. Susan looked back, looking at the water flowing.
"You're going back, my queen." Aleeah shouted over the water. Susan looked over at her, her heart soaring with happiness. She was going home.
The painting fell to the ground on its own accord and it filled the room up fast. Susan and Aleeah were then pulled under water and everything around them was floating. Susan and Aleeah started swimming upwards, where they were able to breathe again. Susan saw three heads in the water and then two more came up. What was going on?
Peter and Rylie were out in the backyard playing cricket. It was a nice spring day and it was good weather. Peter pitched the ball to Rylie who swung, but missed.
"Come on, Rylie. Where are those good swings?" Peter teased.
"If you didn't pitch with such craziness I would actually be able to hit it." Rylie mocked back. Peter smirked and pitched again. This time, Rylie was able to hit it, but it went straight into the open window upstairs.
Rylie sighed and looked at Peter. "That was our only ball."
"Well, come on." Peter said. Rylie dropped the bat and followed Peter upstairs into the attic. Rylie searched for the ball as Peter closed the window.
"Hopefully you won't hit as hard and high that it will break this." Peter said. He turned around to look for Rylie, but he wasn't there.
"Rylie?" Peter asked. He saw Rylie, standing by a painting. Rylie seemed really interested and gestured for Peter to look.
"Have you seen this ship before, Peter?" Rylie asked.
"The only time I've ever seen it is in my dreams. But she sure is a beauty." Peter said.
"She sure is. One of Narnia's finest." Rylie said, accidently slipping Narnia out. Peter looked at him.
"What did you say?" Peter asked.
"I said "She sure is"." Rylie said. He was able to keep his act up for the past few months and now he does this; but then he noticed water pouring out. It was now or never.
"What did you say after that?" Peter asked.
"Look, Peter please listen to me. That ship is one of Narnia's finest. And on board that ship is King Caspian X. He is there, right now." Rylie said.
"How do you know of Narnia?" Peter asked as he saw the water flowing. He was smiling at the sight. His Narnia was calling out to him.
"My king, I am from Narnia." Rylie said as he showed Peter the ring. Peter looked at Rylie and then was suddenly flushed with water.
The painting fell to the floor and started filling the room. "I'm going back?" Peter shouted over the water.
"You are going back my lord!" Rylie shouted with happiness. Then suddenly the entire room was filled with water and Peter and Rylie were under. They both started swimming towards the light, and soon they reached the surface.
Peter popped up and saw Rylie's head, but then he saw five more heads. He gasped, gulping for air.
"Susan?" Lucy shouted.
"Lucy?" Susan shouted back. "Edmund?" She swam towards them and hugged them dearly.
"Peter?" Edmund called.
"Ed!" shouted Peter. He swam towards his siblings and hugged them, kissing each one of their foreheads.
"Rylie!" Aleeah shouted as she swam towards him.
"Aleeah!" he shouted back. They hugged each other tightly, being separated for months.
"What are you two doing here?" Lucy asked, as they broke apart.
"I don't-" Susan started but was cut off by Aleeah.
"Swim!" she shouted, looking at the ship getting closer to them.
They all then started to swim away, each one helping the other. But then five figures dived into the water from the ship, swimming towards them. Someone got a hold of Susan's waist, holding her up.
"It's all right. I've got you." He said. Susan turned around and saw him.
"Caspian?" Susan smiled but shocked.
"Susan?" Caspian smiled back. "It's good to see you again."
"It's good to see you too!" she said.
"It's Caspian!" Susan called out to everyone.
"Caspian?" Rylie asked as he went to help Lucy.
"Caspian!" Aleeah shouted. Caspian turned his attention to his friends after staring at the dark haired beauty in his arms.
"Aleeah? Rylie?" he shouted. "Where have you two been?"
"We'll explain later!" Rylie shouted.
Aleeah swam over to Edmund and took a hold of his hand. "Everything is all right, you're majesty. You're safe now." She said.
"Are we in Narnia?" Edmund asked her as she led him.
"Yes, you're in Narnia!" she smiled.
Caspian and Susan swam to the side of the ship where a platform was stationed. Susan held onto the rope and Caspian held onto the other. He held onto her waist and looked at her.
"Hold on." He said as the platform began to rise. It rose to the deck of the ship, where Caspian helped Susan off. Once she was off, he held her in his arms hugging her tightly. She hugged him back, her hands stroking his dark hair. They parted after some time and Caspian gave her a towel, wrapping it gingerly around her.
"I've got to admit, that was thrilling." Susan said. Caspian put an arm around her and walked with her.
"How in the world did you end up here? Especially after-"
"Caspian." Edmund, Lucy and Peter said. Caspian went to greet all of them.
"Edmund, Peter, Lucy." Caspian smiled, wrapping towels over each of them. He gave Peter and Edmund a good handshake as he hugged Lucy.
"It's great to see you." Peter said.
"It's great to see all of you." Caspian said.
"Caspian." Caspian again turned around and his smile got wider. He ran over to Aleeah and hugged her tightly. She laughed as he picked her up and twirled her around. Susan couldn't help but feel slightly jealous. He let her go and hugged Rylie, giving him a hard pat on the back afterwards.
"Where have you two been?" Caspian asked, his smile radiating.
"We should tell you later, seeing as we can tell when the Kings and Queens of Old are all present." Aleeah said, a towel wrapped around her.
"Didn't you call for us?" Lucy asked as they all walked up to them.
"No. Not this time." Caspian said, smiling at them.
"Well, whatever the case, I'm just glad to be here." Edmund said.
"Aren't we all?" Aleeah said, smiling at the Just King. He looked at her and was amazed.
Just then, they head a scream. They all looked towards the cause of the noise, and found Eustace there, on the floor.
"Now calm down, sir." Reepicheep said.
"Get that thing off me!" Eustace screamed.
"He's here?" Susan asked her siblings.
"But how?" Peter asked.
"We have no idea!" Lucy admitted.
"He was pulled in with us." Edmund said.
Caspian, Aleeah and Rylie had their arms crossed, looking at the newcomer.
Reepicheep was thrown across the deck, but was still standing.
"Reepicheep!" Susan and Lucy exclaimed. Reepicheep looked behind him and saw the legendary royals. He fixed himself up.
"Oh. Your Majesties." He said and he bowed.
"Hello, Reep. What a pleasure." Edmund said.
"The pleasure is all mine, sir." Reepicheep said. The noble mouse looked off to the side and saw the two sixteen year olds.
"Lady Aleeah! Lord Rylie! How good to see you again!" Reepicheep said.
"It's good to see you too Reep." Rylie said.
"How's your sparring going?" Aleeah asked.
"It's not the same without you, my lady." Reepicheep said.
"But anyway, what do we do about this hysterical interloper?" Reepicheep asked the royals.
"That giant rat thing just tried to claw my face off!" Eustace shouted, pointing at Reepicheep.
"I was merely trying to expel the water from your lungs, sir." Reepicheep said.
Eustace stood up, looking at the mouse. "It talked! Did you see? Did anyone just hear that? It just talked!"
"He always talks." Aleeah said.
"It's getting him to shut up that's the trick." Caspian said, earning a laugh from the crew and his friends.
"The moment there is nothing to be said, Your Highness I promise you, I will not say it." Reepicheep said, looking at Caspian. Caspian smiled at him, merely joking.
"I don't know what kind of prank this is, but I want to wake up right now!" Eustace shouted.
"Perhaps we could throw him back in the water?" Reepicheep suggested.
"That's not really a bad idea..." Aleeah muttered.
Edmund's siblings looked over at him and realized that he was actually thinking about it.
"Edmund!" they all shouted and whacked him.
Eustace started crying and ran across the deck. "I demand to know, just where in the blazes am I?"
"You're on the Dawn Treader, the finest ship in Narnia's navy." A minotaur came up to him, saying those words. And Eustace fainted right on the spot. Everyone laughed at him.
Caspian walked up to him and Tavros asked, "Was it something I said?" Caspian just smiled.
"See to him, will you?" Caspian asked.
"Your Majesty." He replied.
"Men." Caspian said, stepping on the stairs and faced the crew. "Behold our castaways…" the crew looked at their King. "Peter the Magnificent, Edmund the Just, Lucy the Valiant and Susan, the Gentle. The legendary Kings and Queens of Narnia." Caspian said Susan's name with care and love. She smiled at that fact and looked to Aleeah, who was smiling at her. The entire crew went down on their knees and then rose, as Caspian still had more to mention.
"And not to mention one of Narnia's finest knights, Lady Aleeah." Caspian said, gesturing towards the sixteen year old black haired girl. Aleeah smiled at the crew as they raised their swords or daggers in the air. The Kings and Queens looked at her questioningly, especially Susan. Aleeah smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "And let's not forget Lord Rylie." Rylie smiled at the crew as they smiled at him.
The crew went back to work as the royals headed beneath.
"Caspian, please tell me you didn't take out that bag that was hidden in your closet." Aleeah said as they walked to his rooms to get some clothes.
"Uh…" Caspian said.
"Oh my. You did." Aleeah said as the entered the slightly small room. Caspian bent down and held a bag in front of him, pushing it towards her.
"What do you think?" Caspian asked, smirking.
"Okay, well, you three girls will share this room while the guys and I sleep with downstairs with the crew." Caspian said.
"Is this your room?" Susan asked.
"Yes, it is." He said, looking deep into her ocean blue eyes.
"Then you should be here, not we." Lucy said, getting the same instinct.
"Please, take this room. We shall be fine below deck." Caspian said. He got the guys some clothes to wear and left the room for the girls to change.
"I believe that you should be able to fit in my clothes." Aleeah said, pulling clothes out of the bag. Susan and Lucy smiled at each other. They were finally back in Narnia.
AN:/ hey, there. again, i do not think that this story will became a success and that at some point i will have to delete it. but anyway, i hoped you like this chapter... things will be explained in the next chapter... kinda. this is suspian... in a way. imma try to squeeze that in, which i will be able to. but anyways, please, no flames. and no reviews expressing how you like Lilliandil/Caspian. you're suppose to review on the story... i just had to put that in there. i got a review on my other story with this stupid rant... i'll just shut up. but please, no flames. just give me things that i will need to work on... i know i need to work on a lot of things. please review.
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