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Chapter Three: A Beginning of a New Adventure
The first thing Lucy saw when she woke up was wood; she was in room, inside.
She tried to remember what had happened before now, but that only made her head throb, so she stopped.
In her confusion, her breath suddenly came in quick gasps; she was having a hard time keeping a hold on her calm.
In her sudden panic she tried to sit up, challenge whoever held her there and demand for her release.
This was, of course, impossible because the moment she sat up her head throbbed in pain and her vision went blurry.
"Oh." She mumbled and put a hand to her head, before, unable to hold herself up anymore, fell back.
She unconsciously cringed waiting for her body to roughly hit the bed…But she was caught by two strong arms.
"Easy there, my lady. you hit your head pretty hard rescuing your friend."
Lucy blinked a few times and slowly her eyes began to clear and she looked up to a face she had been hoping to see once more.
"Oh Caspian, what happened? I am having such a hard time remembering." She said softly, rubbing her forehead with a frown.
"Well, I am not quite sure how you arrived here, but suddenly you, Edmund and that other boy, I do not know his name yet. Anyway, you went to help out that boy, but he pulled you under and I don't know how it happened but you hit your head on something and were knocked unconscious. Edmund had gotten a hold of the boy so I went after you." He said and then hesitated.
Lucy looked up at him. "Caspian?" she asked.
He cleared his throat and apologized before continuing. "You weren't breathing when you and I resurfaced. After a few moments you had coughed up all the water you had taken in, however and here you are."
Lucy looked up at Caspian, he had saved her. "Caspian, I don't know what I can do to express my thanks." She said, smiling up at him.
He returned the smile and replied: "It was nothing dear lady. Any time you are in the least amount of trouble it will be my pleasure to assist you."
Lucy nodded but then stopped because it made her head throb in pain.
Oh, she knew why her head hurt, Eustace had accidentally kicked her head when Edmund had been pulling him up.
She was about to voice this to Caspian when Edmund re-entered the room.
"Lucy!" He exclaimed a huge smile of happiness and relief broke out on his face at seeing that his sister was awake. "Thank goodness you are all right! We were so worried."
He came over and hugged his sister before slowly lowering her back on the bed.
She tried to sit back up but Caspian placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Try not to see up right away Lucy, rest for a bit and then we shall see how you fair." He said.
"All right." Lucy said in comply. "Oh! And I wanted to tell you I just remembered how I hit my head."
The two young men turned to Lucy to await her reply. And she quickly explained.
"Why that little- I am going to give him a right talking to-"
"Oh do calm down Edmund!" Lucy exclaimed interrupting her brother in his rant. "It was an accident, and cannot be helped. Besides I am fine. I must go to tend to him, he must be a in a right state being on ship like this."
Once again Lucy tried to sit up, this time Caspian place both his arms on her shoulders and pushed her back to the bed.
"Lucy, you are quite the stubborn Queen, you must rest."
She opened her mouth to protest. But Caspian raised his hand and she closed it.
"How about while you rest I bring the Captain Drinian into the Cabin and we can discuss what has happened since you had left and what is the purpose of our voyage?" Caspian suggested.
Lucy and Edmund both agreed to this and while Caspian had someone search out the Captain, Caspian told them of all the happenings in Narnia since both Pevensies had left, though at this moment both Lucy and Edmund felt less like the teenagers they were and once more like their royal and older selves.
Caspian explained that it had been three years since they had parted through the wooden doorway shortly after his coronation, they had settled the feud between the Telmarines and the rest of the creatures of Narnia, and had the Giants of the North paying Narnia tribute. Finally he explained that he had left the wise Trumpkin the Dwarf as regent while he was gone and both Edmund and Lucy agreed that he had made an excellent choice in the matter.
"Now, please do explain how you three somehow ended up in the middle of the sea." Caspian said with a smile.
Lucy let Edmund explain the time difference between their two worlds and then went out to tell of how they had literally fallen into the magic painting in Lucy's room, and how unfortunately, Eustace had fallen with them.
Edmund was just about to explain Eustace' behaviour when there was a knock at the door.
"Enter." Caspian called out, and a moment later Captain Drinian, who Edmund had already met on deck, entered the cabin followed by a very large mouse.
"Oh Reepicheep!" Lucy exclaimed with a smile and almost went to sit up but Caspian already had his hand there to hold her down.
"Oh do let me sit up Caspian, if you fear I shall lose my balance then help me sit up, I have only injured my head slightly, I am also feeling much better already!" Lucy said with a frustrated look on her face.
Caspian had to smile; he had forgotten how determined and stubborn this gentle queen could be.
"Of course Lucy, I must apologize, but both your brother and I cannot help but feel a little protective of you after what has happened." He replied.
Lucy felt her face heat up at the last comment he said but then pushed it to the back of her mind while Reepicheep, who during the time Caspian and Lucy had been talking, had greeting Edmund quite formally and had now moved on to Lucy.
"What a pleasure it is to see you again your Majesty! And humble duties to your Majesties!" he said with a graceful bow, to both Lucy and Edmund.
He was about two feet tall mouse, he had dark brown fur and had a long sword that was almost the length of his tail, and on his head, was a golden circlet with a striking feather sticking out of it.
It was then this very mouse turned to the king and said. "Sire, I am here at your request?"
Caspian smiled and nodded. "Why yes, I thought it was important you were here while we explained to their Majesties the purpose of voyage as you have a mission of your own."
Reepicheep nodded in agreement.
"Please do tell us the purpose of your voyage Caspian." Edmund said, and Lucy nodded, very eager to hear where they were headed.
Caspian then explained his purpose to try and find his father's seven friends who were sent to explore the Eastern Ocean, and then he left the rest to Drinian to explain where had they come because he knew it so much better than he did, then on to Reepicheep to explain he wish to find the utter East as he called it.
"It was when I was in my cradle as a babe and a dryad sang me a lullaby with a verse that said where sky and water meet, where the waves grows sweet. Doubt not Reepicheep, to search for all you seek there is the Utter East. It with the verse that I believe that once we reach the very edge of the Eastern Ocean, it is there: Aslan's own country!"
Lucy gasped in delight. "Oh how lovely!"
"But do you think we will be able to reach Aslan's country? I don't think we can just sail into It." said Edmund.
The debated this for a moment later before Lucy let out groan as her vision suddenly blurred and she felt quite dizzy, she placed her head in her hands trying to hold herself up, but she failed.
Once again Caspian came to her rescue and gently lowered her back to the bed. "I told you, you needed rest! Now, will you please rest for a while before moving about?" he asked her.
"Is my Lady all right?" Reepicheep asked moving forward in concern.
Lucy turned over to him and smile. "Do not worry Reep; I shall be all right in a little while."
Edmund nodded and then gestured to everyone to leave the room.
"I shall come to check on you in an hour Lucy, please do try and get some sleep. A nap should make you feel better." Said Edmund, he placed a kiss on her forehead before following the others out.
Lucy sighed and turned on her sighed and within minutes the gentle waves that rocked the boat, rocked Lucy off to sleep.
(A.N—This story is developing quite fast while it is as the beginning but will slow down once they reach the lone Islands, I am trying to keep to cannon to an extent, so it will sound familiar but each adventure they have along the way will change but I am keep the book next to me as reference as this is my favourite book and I hate to mess with it too much! PLEASE R&R!)
March 14, 2013 (Edited)