A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING RELATED TO THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.

II: Trap on the Lone Islands

"Since you left us, the Giants of the North have surrendered unconditionally.' Caspian said pointing to the North on the map on the table in the middle of the room. 'And we defeated the Calormen armies at the great desert." He then pointed to the deep South past Archland to desert lands. He looked up and smiled at Ed and Lucy. "There's peace across all of Narnia."

"Peace?!" Edmund exclaimed in surprise, but I could tell he was impressed.

Caspian nodded. "In just three years."

"That's amazing, Caspian!" I said and he smiled at me in thanks.

Lucy tucked some hair behind her ear and asked, "And have you found yourself a queen in those three years?"

Caspian however shook his head with a sad smile. "No. Not one to compare with your sister." Though when he finished saying that, he looked at me and paused. I met his gaze before looking back down to the map. There was something in his gaze that brought a blush to my face and I wasn't sure if I liked it or not.

"Hang on.' Edmund said, 'So, if there are no wars to fight, and no one's in trouble, then why are we here?"

"That's a good question. I've been asking myself the same thing." Caspian replied.

I cleared my throat a bit to get the attention of everyone. "Back home, there are two different versions of this Voyage. From what I've seen so far I think I know which one it is.' I looked at Lucy and Ed. 'Ed, you and your sister were brought here because of something that will appear on the Lone Islands. A Mystery that no one has survived to solve. Everyone on this ship will be tested, but all will survive I can promise you that."

"Can't you tell us what we're facing directly?" Drinian, the Captain of the Dawn Treader asked.

"I can't. Telling someone too much of present future could cause it being changed for the worst."

Lucy looked at me confused. "But you told me of the end of the war and of the Terrorist attack in America on September Eleventh in the year Two thousand and One."

I winced at the mention of the date. "That's distant future, Lucy. There's a difference. Distant future means that the Future I told you about will happen years and years from now. Present future means telling you about what will happen a few days, weeks or months from now. With me so far?' They nodded and I continued. 'Now, I could tell you what you will face and you could decide not to face it. That could make the whole future change and destroy any real chance you have to escape a deadly fate. So no, I won't tell. I'll give hints and nudge you all in the right direction but I won't say directly."

Caspian nodded understanding my reason. The others nodded after a minute or two and Edmund asked, "So where are we sailing?"

Caspian turned to the wall behind him which had drawings of seven men pinned up. "Before I took back the throne from my uncle, he tried to kill my father's closest friends and most loyal supporters- the Seven Lords of Telmar."

I looked at the drawings curiously. "What happened to them?" I asked.

Caspian turned to me and sat on the edge of the table, grabbing an apple. "They fled to the Lone Islands. No one has heard from them since. It's my duty to find out why."

"Well, what's east of the Lone Islands?" Lucy asked as both us stared down at the empty side of the map.

"Uncharted waters.' replied Drinian. 'Things you could barely imagine. Tales of sea serpents and worse."

"Sea serpents?" Edmund laughed.

"All right, Captain. That's enough of your tall tales." Caspian said taking a bite out of his apple. He went back to studying the map. Drinian went back up on deck and Lucy dragged Edmund with her to check on Eustace. I stayed with Caspian and looked down at the map with him, mindlessly allowing my fingers to run over the Narnian Map. My fingers stopped over Aslan's How.

I started circling it with my pointer finger. "Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, at the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more! When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, and when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again!" I muttered the old prophecy of the Golden Age. A hand softly laid over mine, stopping my movements. I looked up to find Caspian looking at me. His hand was warm and soft. I blushed a bit and pulled my hand away.

I licked my lips before turning back to him and asking, "Do you mind telling me the story of how you became King from your point of view? I've always been curious about everything you were thinking about during that time."

"I don't mind. Come, I'll tell you on deck." He motioned with his hand and we both headed to the deck. We found some barrels and I sat on one while he leaned on the one beside me. "I guess my story begins the night my Professor woke me from my sleep. Actually he scared me out of my wits placing his hand over my mouth. I thought we were going Star Gazing so I asked for five more minutes."

I laughed. "Don't we all ask for five more minutes when we're tired?"

He laughed with me. "Yes. Anyway he led me over to the wardrobe and reviled there was a secret door in the back at the same time informing me my aunt just gave birth to a son. As he went on I stayed and looked through the crack in the door. I saw the captain of the guard enter my room with some of his men. They all surrounded my bed and fired their crossbows. I always knew Miraz wanted my Throne; I supposed I only lived that long because he didn't have an heir of his own. When all their arrows were spent, they discovered I wasn't in bed. I then caught up with my Professor who gave me a horn wrapped in cloth and supplies. He sent me off on my horse and we went into the Dark Forest. There were tales told about the creatures that lived there, and none of them were good. I rode on until I... um... got knocked on the head with a hanging branch."

I started giggling and he pouted. "It's not funny." I laughed even harder.

Suddenly I stopped when he gave me a devious look, one that my brother would give before he died and I knew what was coming. "Oh, no! Don't you dare...' But I suddenly couldn't stop laughing as he started tickling me. 'Okay, okay! Uncle, uncle! I give!" He pulled away, smirking at me.

"Anyway,' He continued. 'I fell off my horse but my foot was still attached to the saddle so I was being dragged through the forest. I finally got my foot free and looked around to see where I was. A light came from my right and I looked to see a dwarf come out of a treehouse. The soldiers after me suddenly appeared and he told a second dwarf to 'take care' of me. The first dwarf went off to fight the soldiers and the other started towards me. It was then I saw the horn that the Professor gave me and blew it. That was when my world turned black."

For the next hour or so, he told me how it all happened. From waking up in a strange bed with a bandaged head to Aslan telling him he was ready for the Throne, even when he himself didn't think he was ready. I then told him of my world, knowing that he would never see it. I explained things to him and described things in detail. I even told him a bit of my life. I told him I had been studying to not only be a writer but an actress so that I could perform some of my favorite characters on a stage. Plus the fact I trained with some weapons like Swords and Bow and Arrows because my many times Great-Grandfather on my Mother's side was a knight of the Prussian Teutonic Knights before they moved to the England then the American Colonies. "I was at my Grandmother's house when I was brought to Narnia. I was staying with her because I heard there was an audition in the area for the part of the Christine in the play 'Phantom of the Opera'."

"What?" he asked.

"It's a classic, yet sad love story between a woman with an extraordinary talent in singing and a man with the voice of an angel but the face of a devil."

I was telling him the story when I heard a splash. We looked over the edge to see two beings made completely of water that resembled mermaids. They were diving through the water, like dolphins, right next to the ship. A rainbow would shine upon them every time they jumped out of the water. They smiled at the two of us and waved. I looked at Caspian to see him smiling at me before we both looked at them again and waved back before they dove under the water.

A few days later, I was sitting in the mouth of the Dragon on the front of the ship with Reepicheep. He was singing that song that a Dryad sang over his cradle. It was a sweet tune and I hummed along with him.

~Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow ever sweet,
Doubt not, you Reepicheep.
To find all that you seek,
There is the utter East.
Doubt not, yo...~

"That's pretty." "Ah-! Oh!" Both Reepicheep and I jumped and turned to see Lucy smiling at us. He returned the smile and said, "Thank you. A dryad sung it to me when I was just a mouseling. I can't divine the meaning, but, uh, I've never forgotten the words."

"What do you think is past the Lone Islands, Reep?" Lucy asked.

He looked at me before looking towards the east. "Well, I've been told the furthest east one can sail to is to the End of the World- Aslan's Country."

I tilted my head a bit in thought. "Do you believe that's a place we can sail to?"

Reep shrugged. "Well, we have nothing if not belief.' I nodded at that. 'And there is only one way to finding that out. I can only hope I will, one day, earn the right to see it." I smiled at him. "You will Reep. You will." He smiled wider and bowed to Lucy and me, "Your Majesty. Lady Anna." before returning to the dragon's nose.

I turned to look at Lucy. "Where's your brother?"

She shrugged. "With Caspian most likely. They're 'bonding'." She said giving the air quotes.

I laughed. "Could be worse. You might have a rivalry on your hands."

Suddenly there was a clang behind us and we turned to see Caspian and Edmund on the Deck, dueling each other.

"Never mind. They started the rivalry early."

Lucy and I giggled as we watched the two. After a while, Lucy leaned over to me and asked. "Who do you think's going to win?"

I looked at the two sparing men and watched how they moved as my fencing teacher told me to do when facing an enemy. "Well, your brother is obviously very good with a sword, but Caspian is older and stronger. Add to the fact Edmund hasn't held a sword in a while; one would think Caspian would win. But if you think about it, even though you and Ed de-aged when you returned to Finchley, he had all the Golden Age to prefect his swordsmanship. He couldn't have forgotten all of that training. So I think it'll be a draw."

She blinked but nodded seeing the logic. The cheers of the Narnians brought us back to the battle. The two Kings had paused, considering the others next move. The fight began once more and I watched with a smirk as the fight ended with their swords at the other's neck. The Crew cheered and I looked at Lucy with a small smile.

"It seems you have grown stronger, my friend." Caspian said.

Edmund gave a small laugh, a bit out of breath. "Seems I have."

"Now, now children no need to get cocky." I said to the two before deciding to show my worth to the crew. I jumped off the barrel I was sitting on and walked up to Edmund. I held out my hand for his sword. "Mind if I challenge you, King Caspian?" The Crew grew silent, some looked worried for my sake, and others had smirks. I could see Caspian hesitated so...

"Or are you, perhaps, too chicken over the thought of being beat by a girl to accept?" I asked teasingly. There were some snickers in the crowd around us. He straightened up and gripped his sword. "I accept." I smirked as Drinian yelled out. "We have another challenge, men!"

Oh, what an enthusiastic yell the crowd gave. Edmund gave me the sword he used. I nodded to him in thanks. I turned to Caspian and saluted him before bowing. He returned the gesture. We both then got into our beginning stances, me focusing on his stance seeing what type of fighter he was. We circled each other, waiting for the other to make a move. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Eustace coming up from below and watching from a distance.

Caspian then charged and I blocked. Thus we began our deadly dance. After seven or eight minutes, we were both tiring and I muttered, "Time to finish this." I locked our swords and I used a move I had made up myself. I kicked upwards. He stumbled back as his sword flew through the air and I jumped and caught it. When I landed I place his blade on his neck and the tip of mine by his heart.

There was silence. Suddenly there were cheers all around. I smiled at Caspian's shocked face before pulling the swords away. I handed a crewman the sword Edmund and I had borrowed before holding out my hand to help Caspian up. He smiled at me and took the offered hand. I pulled him up and said, "That was fun. I enjoyed our fight."

He laughed taking back his sword. "I did too. Where did you learn that last move?"

I smiled. "I created it myself." He blinked in surprised but smiled.

"You'll have to teach me sometime." I nodded as Drinian ordered the crew to get back to work. Caspian went over to talk to Drinian while I went over to the side where Lucy stood with her brother who gave me a cup of water. "Thanks, Edmund." I swallowed a large gulp.

"Edmund, Anna,' Lucy asked getting our attention, 'Do you think if we keep sailing to the end of the world, we'll just... tip off the edge?"

I almost coughed up the water in a spit take as my eyes widened. I knew that this was Narnia, a different world, I didn't think whether or not the whole 'the world is flat not round' thing applied here. Did Aslan make this world flat or round? I'd have to ask him if I get to meet him.

"Don't worry, Lu.' Edmund assured. 'We're a long way from there."

"I see you're still talking nonsense, the two of you." A voice said and all three of us turned to see Eustace.

"'Sometimes Nonsense is a good thing. It lightens the mood if said at the right place at the right time.'" I said quoting a book I couldn't remember the title of.

He looked me up and down and wrinkled his nose. "And just who are you?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Someone who thinks you're being extremely rude. Isn't it polite for the man to introduce himself to a young lady or older woman first? Or is Chivalry really dead in Britain?"

He snarled. "With the way you fought I doubt you're female altogether." I kept the eyebrow raised as Edmund made a move to punch the boy but Lucy held him back. She then turned and asked Eustace kindly, "Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, no thanks to you." Eustace said leaning back and crossing his arms. He was still wearing the clothes he had from England. "It's lucky I have an iron constitution." I raised my eyes skyward.

Sometimes kindness can only go so far.

You need a bigger push.

Meaning: Aslan.

"Still as effervescent as ever I see," Reepicheep said appearing next to me. "find your sea legs?"

"Never lost them," Eustace snapped back. "just simply dealing with the shock of things." Edmund gave Lucy a look before he took a large gulp of water.

I however shook my head. "At least I dealt with it better. I didn't faint."

Lucy, Edmund and Reep all snickered. Eustace snarled at me. "Mother says I have an acute disposition, due to my intelligence." Edmund almost spit out his drink and Lucy tried not to laugh.

"I don't think he has 'a cute' anything!" Reep said. "Hear, Hear!" I said lifting my cup to the mouse.

That made Eustace mad and he started saying something about contacting the British Consul and charging for kidnapping. "If we were being kidnapped, I would worry more about the American's, Eustace. I'm the daughter of two decorated soldiers, Mom in the Medical Field and Dad on the Front lines. They think I'm kidnapped, and even you'll be taken in for questioning." I smiled around my cup as I saw him whiten and seeing Caspian walking towards us.

"Kidnapping is it?' He asked. He had pulled his hair back behind his head and changed into clothes more fit for working on a ship. 'Funny, I thought we saved your life." Amusement was in his voice and his eyes held humor.

I smiled at him. "And you did, he just thinks he's being held against his will."

"Does he?" He said raising an eyebrow, looking at me then glancing at Eustace.

"And he thinks this place is like a Zoo."

Eustace paled and stuttered, obviously meaning I took the words right out of his mouth.

"He's quite a complainer, isn't he?" Reepicheep asked. Edmund just groaned. "He's just warming up."

I placed my cup down and I walked to the railing on the farthest side away from Useless Eustace. Leaning against the rail I looked over it.

I felt a hand on my shoulder I turned to see Caspian. "What are you thinking about?"

I gave a small smile at him. "I may not have shown it, but Eustace's harsh words hurt me. Because of my pale skin, hair and eye color I have always been made fun of back home. Plus I can't seem to shake the feeling that I'm forgetting something. Something important that has to do with that blank in my mind that can't remember what happened before I came here." He smiled and squeezed it a bit.

I turned back to the sea and squinted at something in the distance. I gasped and pointed. "Caspian! There's the Lone Islands." He looked where I pointed and smiled because right then the man in the Crow's Nest yelled out, "Land Ho!"

He turned to me with another smile and I returned it. "The Lone Islands. The port of Narrowhaven." Drinian said.

"Strange, not a Narnian flag in sight." Caspian said handing me the telescope. I looked through it at the Port. "More than that, the place looks deserted. Almost seems like the people are scared to leave their homes even in broad daylight."

I passed the telescope to Edmund and he looked. "But the Lone Islands have always been Narnia's."

"Seems suspicious." Drinian said.

"Capitan Drinian, Caspian, if my memory serves me right, King Edmund the Just was a great strategist during the Golden Age. Perhaps together the three of you could come up with a strategy for whatever may meet us when we reach the shore." I suggested. I saw Edmund give a surprised look. Caspian nodded and motioned for Edmund and Drinian to follow him.

I smiled and went to find Tavros. "Tavros?" the Minotaur turned to me. "Yes Milady? What can I do for you?"

"Well, we're about to go ashore and I would feel more comfortable if I had a sword or bow with me. Is there anything that I could use?"

He smiled and motioned for me to follow him. I walked with him below deck to the weapons room. "Here we are." He said holding out a sword in its sheath to me. I took it and pulled it out. "It's so light." I said in awe.

"Narnian swords often are.' He said with a nod. 'That was made from Dwarven iron. The strongest Iron in Narnia next to the Swords of Aslan." I nodded and he helped me attach the hilt to my back like Link's sword in Legend of Zelda.

A few minutes later, we were in the boats, heading for shore. It was thrilling and dreadful at the same time.

Reepicheep was especially feeling the excitement mystery. "Onward!' he shouted in the front of the longboat 'The thrill of the unknown lies ahead."

"Couldn't it have waited 'til the morning?" I rolled my eyes at Useless Eustace.

"There is no honor in turning away from adventure, lad." Reepicheep exclaimed boldly as we docked.

Caspian came onto the land and offered me a hand. I took it and he pulled me up a little too fast making me land on his chest. I froze. He was so warm. Half of me wanted to melt into him, but I pulled away. At least I tried to because he pulled me back to his chest. He then whispered in my ear, "Don't want you to fall in Bella."

My eyes widened. I knew Talmarines had a bit of Spanish Blood from our world in them and often used the Spanish language for certain things but to be called Bella... by King Caspian of all people... He turned us around so his back was to the ocean and mine was to the port. He slowly let me go. I couldn't get rid of my blush but I looked up at him and smiled a bit before heading up some stone stairs.

"Listen, where is everyone?" Lucy asked. I stood as still as I could, listening but hearing nothing. Until, I heard splashing coming from the boats.

"Come on, Jelly legs." Reep said to Eustace.

"I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself." Replied the boy before he slipped and fell. Reep sighed and Caspian raised an eyebrow.

"And you're certain he's related by blood?" he asked Lucy and Edmund. I shook my head and reached for the handle of my sword. Suddenly, a bell from the tower tolled and everyone froze until the sound was silent.

"Reepicheep, stay here with Drinian's men and secure the place. We'll head on. If we don't come back by dawn, send a party." Caspian said holding up his crossbow. Reep nodded and went to join the men while Caspian, Lucy, Edmund, Eustace and I went on.

The city indeed looked deserted. "This place is too much like a Ghost Town for my liking." I said quietly as if just speaking any louder would make something terrible appear. Caspian nodded agreeing with me. We soon came up to a large, boarded up building.

Eustace glanced in then said. "It looks like nobody's in. So, d'you think we should head back?"

Edmund turned to him. "Do you wanna come here and...' he hesitated, 'guard... something?" Eustace agreed and was given a small dagger. I looked at him as he held it shakily.

I went up to him. "You're a pacifist aren't you?" he nodded. I looked him in the eye and he stilled his shaking. "Even pacifist need some sort of defense from weapons, right?" he nodded. I gave him a small smile before telling him to stay here and keep his voice down just in case.

I walked into the building to see it was an old church with bells hanging from the ceiling. I whispered, "Even Bells can hide evil." knowing there were Slavers up there. Edmund turned on his flashlight and we approached the middle of the hall. There was a table there with large books and small piles of paper. One of the larger books was open, with lists of names and numbers, some scratched out with red ink, some with green. I knew Red meant Sold and the Green meant...

"Who are all these people?" Lucy asked.

"Why have they been crossed out?" Edmund asked.

"It looks like some kind of... fee." Caspian said.

"Slave traders. And if my guess is correct... this whole place is a trap." I said grimly drawing my sword. The bells started to ring loudly and men began sliding down the bell ropes. Caspian shot one man with a crossbow and the battle began.

We did our best until I heard a scream. We looked to see the Master Slaver holding a knife to Useless Eustace's throat. "Unless you want to hear this one squeal like a girl again, I'd say you should drop your weapons."

"Like a girl!?"

"NOW!"

Lucy and the others glared and Edmund growled as they threw down their weapons. I however did not. As luck would have it I was in the shadows and the Master Slaver didn't see me. He pushed Eustace to some of his men ordering them, "Put 'em in irons!" That's when I came out of the shadows and placed my sword on the back of his neck. "Belay that order! Lest you want your Master Dead!"

The Slavers froze but still held my friends captive. The Master turned his head just a bit to see me.

His eyes widened before he laughed. "Looks like we got an Angel in our midst lads!" I visibly winced. That was a nickname some of the bullies back in the other world would call me. "Well, are you going to kill me, girly?"

I saw someone out of the corner of my eye. I growled loud and clear, "Who be you to order me about? And call me GIRLY!?" I kicked his rear making him fall to the ground before blocking the dagger of the man that had been trying to sneak up on me. Three other men joined him and I fought, my Grandfather's fencing lessons paying off. The Legacy of the Prussian Teutonic Knights was in my blood.

As soon as the last of the four was down, the hilt of a dagger hit my head. I cried out and collapsed. I was suddenly grabbed by my hair and pulled up to come face to face with the Slave Master.

"You're quite a feisty woman. I think I won't place you on the block just yet. Perhaps I can try you out before selling ya." My eyes widened and I froze with more fear then I thought I would. Why was I trembling so hard? Why did my breath and heart beat speed up and my eyes dilate? Before I could do anything or say anything, my world turned black. The last thing I saw was Caspian screaming my name.

~Caspian's POV~
Bang.

I kicked at the cell door. I have to escape, I have to. I have to save them, Lucy and Eustace. Save Anna. She had fought fiercely but it wasn't enough and she was hurt.

Bang.

It scared me to think what the Slave Master meant when he said 'try you out before selling ya'. And her face! I couldn't get her terrified face out of my mind! That fearful face will most likely haunt me for many years to come. I swore to myself when I pulled her to my chest on the docks that I would protect her from the things she couldn't fight and I failed.

BANG!

I saw Edmund move out of the corner of my eye. He had been knocked out when he tried to get to his sister. I turned to him and asked, "You all right?"

Edmund pushed himself up from the floor and looked around the dungeon and winced when he saw dried blood on a tall, wooden pillar with ropes loosely hanging from it. "Y-Yeah." I turned back to the door and gave it another kick.

Bang.

Bang.

"It's hopeless. You'll never get out." A voice said. I turned in the direction it came from, a dark miniature cave in the corner of the dungeon.

"Who's there?" Edmund called into the darkness cautiously.

I moved closer. That voice sounded like one from when I was a child. "Nobody. Just a voice in my head." The voice replied. The figure made its way into the light from a window in the dungeon. It was an old man, long beard and drooping, tired eyes and very thin. It seemed he had been here for a long time, a very long time. I recognized some features from one of the sketches on the wall of the map room.

"Lord Bern?" I questioned. Said man made a curious face.

"Perhaps once." The man now confirmed as one of the Seven Lords replied. "But I'm no longer deserving of that title."

Edmund looked at me and asked, "Is he one of the seven?" I nodded and went closer to the man to get a better look of him. As I came into the same light from the window he was in his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

"Your face. You remind me of a King I once loved well."

I gave a small smile and said, "That man was my father."

Lord Bern's eyes widened and he tried to stand saying in a trembling voice, "Oh, My Lord. Please forgive me..."

But I quickly rose to my feet and helped the man to stand saying, "No, please. Please."

Suddenly we heard a scream from outside. Edmund climbed up to the window and I followed. I watched as a cart full of people headed to the docks. A man reached for the cart calling to one of the women, trying to reach her but was being held back by a guard. "Helaine!" "Mummy!" A girl rushed to the mans' side when the guard pushed him down.

"Stay with Daddy!" Helaine cried out to the girl.

"Don't worry. I'll find you!" the man yelled out to her determinedly.

I turned to Bern after I saw the people in the cart were loaded on to a longboat, one of three, with no oars. "Where are they taking them?"

"Keep watching." Lord Bern said.

I turned back to see the boat being pushed from the dock. Chains with weights were attached to the ankles of the ones in the boat so if they jumped off they'd drown. The tide took the three longboats into deeper waters and for a moment there was nothing. Dark clouds gathered rapidly from what was clear skies, thunder rumbled and from the shadow the clouds made on the water, came a green mist. People in the boat screamed as the mist engulfed the boats before receding back into the shadow of the clouds and disappearing. But the shocking thing was there was no trace of the boat or the people in it left behind. It just... vanished.

"What happened?" I asked.

"It's a sacrifice." Lord Bern explained solemnly.

"Where did they go?" I asked turning to him but he shook his head. Edmund and I climbed down from the small window.

"No one knows. The mist was first seen in the East. Reports of fishermen and sailors disappearing out at the sea. We Lords swore a pact: to find the source of the mist and destroy it. They each set sail... but none came back. You see, if they don't sell you to the Slave Traders, you're likely to be fed to the mist."

My eyes widened. "We have to find Lucy and Anna." Edmund said, "Before it's too late."

"Wait, Edmund remember what Anna said back in the map room? 'A Mystery that no one has survived to solve.' Could she have meant the Mist?" I asked.

He looked thoughtful. "I think so. We won't know until we find her. She said she would give us hints, I'm sure if we ask her she would agree this mist is what she talked about."

I nodded before going to the window and looking out, praying to Aslan that she isn't put in one of those longboats. Or Worse- in a Slavers bed.

~Anna's POV~
My eyes fluttered open and I blinked. I was in Bed. Not mine, it was too soft to be mine. I tried to sit up but found my hands tied above my head, chained to the headboard. I looked around to find I was in a rather large room with the fancy bed I was in next to a window. With a gulp, I looked down and my eyes went wide at the fact I was in a rather revealing nightgown.

I hopped no man would come in here. Especially that Slave Master. I shuttered thinking what would happen if he walked in here. Come to think of it. He must have been the one who put me in this nightgown and tied me up here. I struggled a bit to loosen my bonds but no luck. I huffed blowing a fringe of hair out of my face and frowned a bit.

I heard some noise going on outside. I sat up as best I could and tried to look out the window next to me. I could see the auction from here.

"100 for the little lady!"

"120!"

"150!"

"Any more bids?" I snarled in disgust as I had to watch Lucy be sold. Then I rolled my eyes as Useless Eustace was put up for bid.

"Come on!" The Slave Master yelled to the crowd when there were no bids for the boy. "Someone make a bid."

"I'll take them off your hands." I smiled at the blue robed figure stepped forward. "I'll take them all off your hands!" The man threw off his hood to reveal Drinian with Reepicheep on his shoulder. "FOR NARNIA!"

The cry rang up through the auction and all the Dawn Treader's Crew threw off their cloaks and attacked the guards and Slavers. I could also see Caspian, Edmund and a man who I guessed was the Lord Bern were passing by on a wooden covered bridge when the battle began, and I cheered when the three fought off their guards. Soon Caspian was free and as soon as he was, He and Edmund grabbed weapons and began fighting. Caspian was just close enough that if I yelled out the window he would hear me, and I thanked Aslan that there where vines he could climb to get to me and the window was open.

"CASPIAN!" I yelled and he turned after killing the Slaver he was fighting. "ANNA!" He started climbing up the vines half reminding me of the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet where Romeo climbed up the vines to swear his love to Juliet. I blushed when the image of Caspian as Romeo and me as Juliet in the balcony scene popped into my head. I quickly shook my head and watched as Caspian kicked a man who was following him down to the ground and continued climbing.

Suddenly the door to the room opened and the Slave Master, Pug if I remember from the book, entered the room and smirked at me. He came over and hovered over me, to make it worse he was between my legs. "Well my little Angel, I think I'll be trying you out sooner than I thought. We better hurry before those Blasted Narnians reach us, Hm?"

Right as his hands reached for the edge of my nightgown, Caspian jumped through the window and tackled the man off me and the bed. Caspian stood up and pointed his sword at Pug. "You will Not. Touch. Her!" He growled. Pug pulled out a knife and charged Caspian. The two fought, sword to knife, King to Slaver, Man to Man.

Good Greif, if I wasn't tied up and dressed like this, I would think it very romantic that Caspian was fighting for me.

With a flick of is wrist, Caspian made Pug drop his knife before he stabbed him in the stomach. Caspian leaned forward and whispered something obviously threatening in Pug's ear before pulling his sword out of him and watching him fall to the floor, bleeding out.

Caspian then dropped the sword, grabbed the keys on Pug's belt and ran over to me. "Are you alright, Anna?"

"Besides the fact I feel like a Damsel in Distress and considering the clothing I am wearing right now... I feel fine. Just happy you came when you did." I smiled at him. He smiled back as he unchained me and I sat up, properly, rubbing my wrists. He looked me up and down and blushed. I snickered. "Yeah, I know. It's scandalous!"

He chuckled before he helped me up off the bed. He then went over to the other side of the room and grabbed a cloak that was there. He returned and wrapped it around my person. I thanked him and we walked towards the door but I stopped at the still bleeding out Slave Master. I looked at Caspian and said, "Can you look away for a bit?" He looked confused but did as I asked and, when his head was turned, did I kick the Bleeding man hard between his legs.

I snickered a bit as he became a Soprano. "Who's squealing like a girl now?" I tapped Caspian's shoulder. He turned back around and winced at the sight of Pug in the fetal position and, bless him, he's still blushing. He led me out of the room and down the steps towards where the others were. Before he opened the door outside, he paused.

I looked at him confused. "Caspian?" He didn't turn around. I walked in front of him to see his head down. "Caspi-"

Suddenly, my back was against the door and his arms were on either side of me caging me in. I gasped. He looked up at me and I saw that fire he had in his eyes when Pug was about to knock me out. He placed his forehead against mine, closed his eyes and gave a sigh. "Bella..." I blushed. He called me that again.

"Y-yes?" He reopened his eyes and looked seriously into mine.

"In those stories from your world, is there one where a King falls for a young maiden at first sight?"

I blinked. "Y-yes. Many in fact."

"Tell me one?"

I scrunched up my eyebrows in confusion. "Um... well, there's... Diamonds and Toads. I-it's about a bad-tempered old widow who had two daughters; her older daughter, Fanny was disagreeable and proud but looked and behaved like her mother, and therefore was her favorite child; her younger daughter, Rose was sweet, compassionate, and beautiful, but resembled her late father. Jealous and bitter, the widow and her favorite daughter abused and mistreated the younger girl.

'One day while drawing water from the well, an old woman asked the younger girl for a drink of water. The girl politely consented and after giving it, she found that the woman was a fairy, who had taken the guise of a crone to test the character of mortals. As the girl was so kind and compassionate toward her, the fairy blessed her with having either a jewel, a precious metal, or a pretty flower fall from her mouth whenever she spoke."

I looked up at him and saw him watching me intently. I gulped and licked my lips a bit, noticing he looked at them briefly as I did this, before continuing.

"Upon arriving home and explaining why she took so long to her mother, the widow was delighted at the sight of precious metals, jewels and flowers falling from the girl's lips, and desired that her favored eldest daughter, Fanny, should have the gift as well. Fanny protested, but the widow forcibly sent her to the well with instruction to act kindly toward an old beggar woman. Fanny set off but the fairy appeared as a fine princess, and requested that the girl draw her a drink from the well. The elder daughter spoke rudely to the fairy and insulted her. The fairy decreed that, as punishment for her despicable attitude, either a toad or a snake would fall from Fanny's mouth whenever she spoke.

When Fanny arrived home, she told her story to her mother and disgusting toads and vipers fell from her mouth with each word. The widow, in a fury, drove her younger daughter out of the house. In the woods, she met a king's son, who fell in love with her, married her and" I noticed him looking at my lips again.

"A-and they lived...' He leaned in. 'Happily...' Closer. 'There...' His lips were a hair away from mine. 'After..."

Fireworks went off as his lips briefly touched mine in a soft kiss. He pulled away a bit before coming back full force. I sucked in some breath at the intensity of this kiss and he used the opportunity to push his tongue into my mouth. I had never been kissed like this before, heck, I've never been kissed by a man who wasn't my dad! I placed my hands on his shoulders as one of his dropped to the small of my back and the other to my neck.

When we pulled apart for air, he said after a few deep breaths, "I must admit Bella I felt strong protective feelings for you when I first saw you in those wet clothes on deck, telling us that, to you, Narnia was just a Story. When Pug knocked you out after you defeated his men, I was beyond furious. It wasn't until I saw him over you a few minutes ago that I realized I want no man to harm you nor have you. To put it simply, I am falling for you."

I stared at this man... this King in shock. Did he just confess he was falling for me? I sighed and placed my hands on his chest. "Caspian, I admit even before I personally met you I had a small crush on you. It was small because I was in that other world and believed that you weren't real. When I realized who it was who rescued me from drowning, the shock was just...' I shook my head a bit. 'I couldn't believe I was meeting you. And when you asked if I was alright and I looked into your eyes that spark..."

He nodded.

I smiled . "Caspian, I know I care for you but I don't think it's love just yet. Can we take this slow, please?" He gave me one of those heart-stopping smiles before kissing me softly. I returned the kiss and pulled away after a minute or so. "The reason Lucy, Edmund and I are here is because of what lies beyond the Mist. We'll learn more on the next island." I told him.

He blinked before smiling. He then wrapped the cloak around me tighter before lifting me into his arm. I squeaked, "Caspian! I can walk you know!" He kicked the door open as he said, "I know. But this way no one will be able to see under that cloak. We'll be on the island for a few more hours yet to restock on supplies. And perhaps get you and Lucy some proper clothing." He looked down as me with a teasing smirk.

I playfully hit him in the chest. "You... just a nightgown for Lucy and a single dress for the both of us will be all. Besides, I told you before I prefer shirts and pants more." He laughed and we neared where everyone was. The people of the island cheered seeing me and their king, and Drinian with Reepicheep, Lucy and Edmund come up to us.

"Anna!" Lucy said and hugged me. I hugged her back but it was a little awkward considering Caspian refused to let me down.

"Caspian? Shouldn't you put her down now?" Edmund pointed out.

Seeing that Caspian had looked away with a blush, I answered, "That Pig Pug had redressed me into a scandalous nightgown, Ed. He just doesn't want my cloak to become loose and everybody seeing everything." Drinian and the others nodded, the men blushing a bit, before we began walking to the ship.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!" Caspian turned and I looked to see a man coming up. Drinian stopped him from moving closer.

"It's alright, Drinian." Caspian said.

After letting the man go, the man said, "My wife was taken just this morning. I beg you to take me with you."

"He does have the look of a sailor, Caspian. Been to sea often sir?" I asked.

He looked at me and gave me a small smile. "Yes, my lady. Most all my life!"

Caspian grinned. "Of course. You must!"

The girl I supposed was his daughter grabbed his arm and said, "I want to come!"

"No, Gael. Stay with your Aunt." He said bending down and hugging his daughter.

I gave Caspian a nudge and nodded my head to the girl. He seemed to get me and put me down. I kneeled in front of her and took her hands into mine. "Don't you worry, Lady Gael. Caspian is a very brave man and I can tell your father is too.' I glanced at the man who smiled at me before looking back at the crying girl and hugging her. 'We'll find your Mother and she'll be home before you know it!' I then whispered in her ear so no one would hear. 'Climb aboard tomorrow while the crew is still on the island getting supplies and hide in a barrel on deck. By the time you will be discovered, it would be too late to turn around and bring you back. Don't tell anyone I told you to come aboard."

She tightened her hug to tell me she understood before I let go. I kissed her forehead. "Be strong for your mother." I stood up and Caspian scooped me up into his arms again. I pouted and everyone laughed at the sight, even Gael.

As we reached the dock, Lord Bern came up to us with an old, barnacle-covered sword. "My King! My King! This was given to me by your father. I hid it safely in a cave all these years."

Edmund spoke up when he recognized the style of the sword. "That's an old Narnian sword."

Lord Bern nodded. "It's from your Golden Age. There are seven such swords, gifts from Aslan to protect Narnia. Your father entrusted them to us. Take it. And may it protect you."

"Edmund." Said Just King turned to Caspian and he blinked when the man nodded for him to take the sword. Edmund took the sword and thanked both Lord Bern and Caspian.

"Thank you, my lord. And we will find your lost citizens." Caspian said before turning to Drinian. "Drinian, we might as well stock on supplies while we're here. And if you could find a nightgown and a dress or two for the young ladies in our midst?"

I huffed muttering I didn't need a dress and Caspian just laughed.