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There was a ringing in Edmund's ear that caused him to stir. He refused to wake up at first, but the ringing and the pain in his forehead forced him to do so. Edmund noticed that it was dark and gloomy as his senses started kicking in. His hand went immediately to his forehead when another wave of pain hit. He felt something on his forehead and confirmed it was blood when he looked down at his fingers "Where am I?" He thought to himself. "What happened?"
It was all a blur. He remembered the attack, the mist, and then…nothing. He took a look at his surroundings and realised that he was in a prison cell of some sort. The bars were too close to slip though, and the lock was too tough to break.
"Great." He said in a sarcastic tone. He found Lucy right next to him, sleeping on the ground. It also seemed that her forehead was also bleeding. "Lu." He whispered as he nudged her softly. Edmund waited patiently for her to wake up as she started to stir.
"Ed, where are we?" Lucy panicked as she looked around, not recognizing their location.
"I…I don't know, Lu."
"Are you hurt?"
"I should be asking that to you." He said, gesturing to her forehead.
Lucy touched the bleeding spot on her forehead but noticed that Ed's was much worse. So, she started cleaning his wound off with her handkerchief. He tried to push her away, insisting that he was fine, but Lucy wasn't buying it. Eventually, Edmund knew he was going to lose this fight and stopped resisting. "Do you have any idea what happened or where we are?" She asked him.
"I wish that I did." He mumbled. "But I don't remember anything from when the mist formed. As for where, I would guess some kind of lair on the Dark Island's, because well it's dark."
Lucy smiled. It was the first time she had done it in awhile. Edmund could always, even in the darkest of situations, find ways to lighten the mood.
In the corner of her eye, she saw a merman. "Hey!" She called out to him. "Can you please help us? Or at least tell us why we are here?"
The merman looked at her with sorrow in his eyes. It was as though he wanted to say something but he just turned and walked away. Lucy slumped against the cold stone wall behind her. She knew she had to be strong, but it was hard when she felt so helpless. She never really felt helpless. Maybe it was because she had only been kidnapped once before, and her kidnapper was her friend Mr. Tumnus.
She had been lucky, considering the amount of times her other siblings were put in danger. Lucy was always left behind on dangerous missions, and she always had the most guards. Back then, she was usually furious with Peter for either leaving her out or not letting her go anywhere without guard. But right then, she felt like she needed those things more than ever.
She looked at Edmund, who had sat beside her. He looked tense, even scared. "Edmund, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." He said but knew that Lucy saw right through that. "Okay, okay. This place is giving me flashbacks of my time with the White Witch."
"Oh. Well, you don't have to talk about it. I know that it took a toll on you."
"Thank you, Lu." Edmund hugged her. "I will tell you this. Between being with her and with you in this cell, I would choose this cell."
"Why, thank you for the compliment, Edmund!" She said with a smile.
"The pleasure was all mine. Though I would prefer you weren't in here with me. But don't worry, nothing is going to happen to you on my watch." He said as he bowed.
Lucy smiled once again. "I know, Ed."
They continued to then lean on one another as the hours went on.
"We can't do that!" Susan's voice echoed throughout the ship.
"Why not?" Peter argued.
Peter, Susan, and Caspian had gathered around the table at the main cabin. They were forming plans to save Edmund and Lucy from whoever had captured them.
"We cannot just storm some island that we've never heard of or seen, just to save Ed and Lu!" Susan stated.
"Susan, they could be getting tortured right now while we are wasting our time arguing here!"
"What happened to being calm and High King like?"
"Well that ship has sailed, I am way too worried to be calm! We NEED to do something!"
"Do you really think that we would be of any use if we are captured as well?" She elaborated. Peter didn't say anything. He was blinded by his love for his family. "Peter." She said calmly and put a hand on his shoulder. "I know that you are worried. I'm worried as well. But we need to think about this logically."
As soon as Susan said the last word, Peter couldn't help but smile. He remembered the time when the Professor had used the same word in an accusing manner. "You're right." He answered, accepting his defeat and felt a little light-headed. He couldn't believe that he hadn't been there for his siblings when they needed him. "I need some fresh air." He mumbled before walking out of the room. Peter was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that they needed to save his siblings from merpeople. Merpeople were friends of Narnia. What could have possibly made them turn against the other Narnians?
Right as the door closed, tension filled the room between Caspian and Susan. They didn't know what to say to each other but would secretly glance at the other. Caspian broke the silence. "I'm going to make sure that they are safe, Susan." He promised. "It was my fault that they were captured and-"
"No, Caspian. It wasn't your fault." She said. "It is ours. We never should have separated them from us. I just...I cannot live with myself if anything happened to them." She revealed, not wanting to do the same in front of Peter.
"Nothing will happen to them." Caspian said, wanting to hug Susan to comfort her, but not knowing how she would take it, he pulled himself together.
"They are the only family we've got. We've been through every best and worst together-"
"We'll find them. I won't rest until we do. After all, you are the only family I've got." Caspian revealed. "Maybe you are…a bit more."
Susan looked up at him. She couldn't believe her ears. She had thought that Caspian would have been courting someone because it had been a while since the Pevensies had left Narnia. Could he have been waiting for her? "Come out of it, Susan." She scolded herself. "I'm sorry." She started. "But I need to care about my family first."
Caspian was expecting nothing else. He knew that she would have been courting someone else. After all, it had been a long time and it wasn't like they were star-crossed lovers. "I understand." He nodded, trying to hide his embarrassment. "How could you be so stupid?" He scolded himself. "I'm going to check up on Peter." He couldn't stay in the room anymore. The walls felt like they were closing in and that he was stuck in the middle.
Meanwhile, Peter was standing at the cabin in the back deck where Lucy had stood right before the attack. He was looking at the bright moon in the pitch-black sky and was listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the ship. "How are we going to get out of this one?" He whispered to himself. "Aslan, please keep them safe."
After searching the other cabins, Caspian finally found Peter and knocked at the door. "May I come in?" He asked
"It's your ship." Peter pointed out.
"That is true." Caspian smiled as he entered the room. "I just came to check on you."
"Caspian. I wanted to apologise for my behaviour when we first met." Peter started immediately, wanting to have said the words a long time back. "I wasn't myself. The grief of the loss of my people made me angry and I ended up taking it on you. Even right now, Susan stopped me from making a decision like I had done before."
"I understand, Peter." Caspian replied. "I was taking my frustration on you as well. I had been alone all my life, but that didn't give me any reason to justify my actions."
"It was because of me that you acted as you did. But after everything, you are a true king. Narnia could have never wished for a better one."
"Thank you, Peter." Caspian said as they shook hands. "I am also sorry for my actions back then."
"I'm just worried about them." Peter told Caspian as he was about to leave the deck. "I don't know if they are okay or what is happening to them, and it's not a good feeling." He took a deep breath to keep himself from tearing up.
"I am worried about them too." Caspian said. "But, I have faith that they will be able to handle themselves for the time being. After all they are strong, and they have the greatest weapons in all of Narnia." Caspian gestured the sword he was using.
Peter examined it and realised what Caspian had meant. "Edmund has my sword?" He asked, feeling hope for the first time.
"And Lucy has Susan's bow and arrows." Caspian revealed. "I think you need to worry more about yourself right now, with that boring old sword."
Peter smiled and clamped Caspian's shoulder. "Thank you, Caspian. Truly."