Here's the next chapter. The one after this will be posted the 27 and then the updates will almost always be on Fridays. Enjoy! :)

We all stood on deck, while Caspian looked through a telescope to see the Island better.

"Aren't the Lone Islands Narnian Islands still?" I asked as Cas passed the telescope.

"Yes, of course." Caspian replied.

"Then why aren't there any Narnian flags?" I pointed out. Peter took the telescope from me and looked at the Island.

"She's right; no flags." He stated. Peter passed it on to Ed, and he looked through, then said,

"We should prepare some of the men and go out there." Caspian and Peter nodded in agreement. Caspian called for the dinghy's to be readied, and Lucy, Ed, Peter, Reep, Caspian, and I all decided to go with another boat of men.

We started towards the Island, and the feeling of unease started to spread. "Susan," Lucy whispered to me. "What do you think happened here?" She asked as we got close enough to see the abandoned streets and docks.

"I—I don't know… I suppose we'll find out." I answered as we docked the boats and climbed out.

"Where do you think all the people are?" Peter asked as we stood there, staring at the city.

"There is only one way to find out," Caspian replied. "Reep, if we are not back by dawn, send a party."

With that said, the four of us and Caspian set off into the city. It was like a ghost town. The windows and doors were boarded up, and there was no noise except that of the wind whistling through the empty streets.

We headed towards the town hall, to see when the last ship came in, and when the last ship went out. We stood outside the door for a second and then Peter pushed it open. Edmund, Cas, and Pete went first, with Lucy and I coming in last. I had already pulled out an arrow and strung it on my bow. Just in case.

We walked towards the end of the long, dark room, and came to the log.

"What are all these names for?" Lucy asked as we looked down at the book.

"And why are they crossed out?" Edmund added. After each name was a number, all in the hundreds.

"Slave trading." Caspian announced. And just as he did, the door at the front swung closed with a bang, and men dropped down from the ceiling. The boys pulled out there swords, along with Lu, and I shot down the first man. I decided that at such close range, the bow would do no good, so I just started stabbing men with my arrows. I hadn't been paying attention to Lucy like I should have, since this was her first battle.

She screamed, and we all turned towards her just as a man yelled stop.

She had a dagger to her throat, and the man held her hands behind her back.

"Don't move unless you want this pretty little thing to bleed out all over the place." He said in a deep rough voice. I narrowed my eyes.

I could take him down with one shot. The bloody arrow in my hand was itching to be strung to the bow. I glanced to Peter, and he seemed to sense what I was going to do, because he shook his head no.

"Drop your weapons." We listened and soon, my hands were behind my back, and the boys' arms were being tied. The men started to drag Lucy and I away, and Lu let out a shriek.

"Caspian!" I shouted as I thrashed against the hold on my arms. He fought to try to get away from the men, as did Peter and Edmund.

"Susan!" He shouted back. It was no use though, the more they struggled the more agitated the men got. The last thing I saw before they dragged us out was a man hitting Caspian over the head with his sword.

They took us through the town that seemed emptier then before. We were taken more towards the heart of town, when I started to see more people. They marched us through a building where we were presented to a man.

"See if we can get 500 for each." He said after circling us both. "I think you'll be worth more then that…" He said to me, stroking my face. I pulled away.

"Do you know who you are talking to? I am your queen!" I spit at the man.

"As am I!" Lucy shouted. We were being held down, and when she thrashed against the bonds she fell to her knees.

"Well, that's funny, 'cause it looks like your bowing down to me." He replied, earning a laugh from all the men in the room. They took us away then, out to a wall where people were chained up.

They sat us down and but a collar type thing around our necks, and chained our hands down.

"Susan… What do we do?" Lucy asked as we were left. I looked around nervously, calculating chances of escape.

"We'll be fine… we just have to sit tight."