AN: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews! I wasn't expecting any until I posted at least a few chapters. o.o You're amazing! On to chapter two!
I felt myself being thrown around like a rag doll stuck in a washing machine. I kept getting whipped onto the bottom, nearly knocking me out. The lack of control I had terrified me, but I knew not to fight it or could kill me. Finally the wave died down. I struggled to swim to the top but I wasn't getting there. My feet wouldn't touch the ground. How far did the wave push me out? Finally, I felt my head break the surface and I took in a huge gasp of breath.
"Air!" I yelled triumphantly. I turned myself around to wave to my mother and assure her I was alright. But there was nothing but sea in front of me. Frowning, I turned myself again only to be greeted with more sea.
Over and I over I whipped my head around looking for land but there was nothing.
What the hell kind of wave took me into the middle of the ocean? I looked down and realized I could see my toes. This water was clear as can be; not grey and slightly dirty like before. I wasn't even in the same ocean anymore.
I felt my panic level begin to rise.
I was stranded in the middle of nowhere and there was no possible way for me to have gotten there. I kept looking around me desperately. Nope, I was alone.
I began shrieking like there was no tomorrow-which was entirely possible considering I was kicking my feet just to keep from sinking under water.
Wait, there was something in the distance! I squinted. It was a ship . . . it looked like a pirate ship, maybe?
What the hell?!
It was coming towards me way faster than I would have thought possible. I could make out the front of it now, it looked like a giant serpent's head.
Reassuring, right? As far as I could see I had two options here. Hide under the water until it passes and most likely die, letting my carcass get eaten by the sharks that were most likely lurking deep down below me, or I could get the people on the ships attention and most likely die anyway.
Well, I hate sharks so I'd go with the latter.
I waited till it got closer before waving my arms wildly and splashing. I yelled "help" a few times.
Thankfully, I wasn't in its direct path. Unfortunately, it still nearly sucked me in at the speed it was going.
Now the boat was right in front of me. It was one huge serpent ship that was bronze and bright.
I could make out some people on the boat running around. Something that looked like a giant black teddy bear was leaning over the railing. I blinked rapidly. Maybe I did hit my head harder than I thought. Maybe this was all some sort of hallucination induced by a coma.
That's when a man jumped in and began swimming towards me with long, graceful strokes.
I won't lie-he was hot. He had longish dark hair and a unshaven face. He seemed to be in his early twenties, maybe?
He made his way to me and wrapped an arm around my waist.
"You're a little lost," he commented, grinning. I wrapped my arm around his neck and together we began swimming towards the boat.
"I was looking for a change of scenery," I answered. He chuckled.
We reached the boat and grabbed a rope that was hanging down. I hadn't even noticed it.
Then WHOOSH. Before I could so much as inhale we were yanked out of the water and flying through the air. I let go of him stupidly, so while he landed proudly on his feet, I was sprawled on the ground, face down.
I heard some laughter mixed with murmuring.
"Did you forget someone in the water, your Highnesses?"
"I've never seen her before, have you Edmund?" That voice was feminine.
"Never."
"Is it a rescue for me?" I heard running on the deck and I felt someone kick my shoulder. "Girl, have you brought the British counsel?"
I gritted my teeth. The voice annoyed me to no end already and the fact that he thought a teenage girl in a bikini that needed rescuing was here to rescue HIM. I reached for his ankle and pulled, yanking him down, hard.
He let out the most girly shriek I've ever heard before he fell back, slamming onto the deck.
There was applause coming from every direction and masculine laughter.
I got to my feet and glared down at him. He was short with blonde hair and a pig-like face. He stared at me in shock.
"If you ever touch me again I'll beat you senseless, got it?" More laughter from my audience.
He continued to stare in shock. "Good Lord, where are your clothes?"
I glanced down at my bikini, but ignored him. Obviously he was a special kind of stupid. I looked around me and saw something that made me gasp.
There weren't just men (and a young girl) there. The giant black teddy bear was real. There was also a giant . . . mouse?
The mouse met my eye and said, "Bravo to you for being the only one here to put him in his place."
I felt my eyes widen as I whipped my head around. "Am I dead?" I asked meekly.
The young girl came forward. She had red hair and a bright smile on her face. "No this is all real. I've never met another human from me and my brother's world in Narnia before!"
I stared at her for a moment, before looking around. Everyone was dressed in pirate like fashion.
"I'm sorry?" I finally settled on answering.
"Well obviously you're American," she continued. "You're from the year 1945, right?"
"2013," I replied in a whisper.
The girl's eyes widened. She seemed to be fifteen or so. There was a boy next to her who seemed to be my age. He had black hair and dark brown eyes that watched me thoughtfully. There was a grin on his face. Obviously me attacking the kid gained everyone's favor.
The smile faltered slightly. "Oh goodness you're really from a different time!"
I backed up slightly. "Where am I? How is the giant mouse talking?"
The mouse skittered forward towards me, making me jump. "I hope you realize I do have a name and prefer that over 'giant mouse'."
I gulped. The mouse had a sword. "Sorry."
The girl spoke again. "It's alright Reepicheep, she doesn't understand."
"Will someone please explain what's going on?" I finally yelled. Everyone stared at me.
The pig-faced boy got to his feet. "See, I'm not the only one who thinks you're all nuts!"
Before I could protest that I didn't think that, the boy with black hair spoke up. "Yeah, only we'd all willingly throw you overboard in exchange for her."
I couldn't help but laugh with everyone else. He glared before stomping off, muttering something about a diary.
The man who rescued me spoke up. "Alright men, get back to work. Edmund, Lucy, I trust you'll take care of her?"
The girl Lucy came forward. "Of course! Come one, let's get you some clothes. We'll explain everything."
Edmund nodded. "First you might want to get her a towel."
I blushed. If they were from the 40's, as Lucy claimed, then to them I was practically naked.
Lucy's eyes got big. "Oh, of course! Caspian?"
The guy who rescued me, I guess Caspian, got a towel from one of the men nearby and handed it to me. I immediately wrapped myself in it.
"Thanks," I said gratefully.
Lucy took my hand and eagerly began pulling me to the other side of the boat.
"What's your name?" she asked me. Edmund was right beside us.
"Rose," I answered, stepping around people and over miscellaneous objects on the ground.
Lucy stopped in front of a large pair of double doors and beamed at me.
"Rose, welcome to Narnia!"
What had I gotten myself into?
