Merry-Late Christmas! I wanted to post it yesterday but I couldn't get on my account. This chapter is my present to all of you guys! Disclaimer~ I hope everyone knows by now I Do Not Own Narnia!

Markell and Edmund both grabbed the rope from the camp in a swift-fast motion, so no one could see them. Edmund was worried that Caspian was captured by them again. He didn't know anything that they were going to do to Caspian.

Caspian was thrown into another cage just like before. He was scraped up and just wanted to see his wife. For once he lost hope and was scared. He didn't have a plan or know of anyone coming for him.

Markell and Edmund got back to Susan just in time. She was collar bone deep in the sand with her hands up to hold onto the rope. They threw it into her hands, and everyone had to help pull her out. With great effort Susan was dragged out muddy and tired.

She laid on her stomach not making any gesture to get up. She had her head in her arms unmoving. Markell spoke up, "They have Caspian."

Susan moved her head up to see Markell staring down at her. He continued, "I know Telemarine so I knew what they were saying. They're going to kill Caspian tonight. We have to go and save him."

Susan stood up and knocked an arrow into her bow and started to head towards the camp. Peter glared at her, "Where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to save my husband. Where do you think I'm going?"

Peter ran up to catch her. "Susan, be reasonable. You obviously weren't when you came here. Both you and Louise are pregnant. You can't just think about yourself anymore. You have think of yourself and a baby. You two are going back to the ship."

Susan eyed Peter and knew he was right. It was stupid of her to come while she was pregnant not only that but drag her even more pregnant sister-in-law along. Susan put her arrow back and sighed. "You're right."

Susan grabbed Louise's wrist, and they both started walking to the ship. Everyone watched as the two left. Edmund mumbled, "That was easy. She's normally more stubborn about it….especially with Peter."

Lucy giggled, and Peter said, "Does anyone have a strategy plan?"

Susan and Louise got on their little boat and rowed back to the ship. A ladder was sent down to the two of them. They climbed up it not making a sound. When they got up Marianna gave them both a troubled look.

Susan glanced at her, "What happened?"

Marianna cleared her throat, "Kale and I didn't tell anyone you were gone. We helped a stranger on board calling down to us. He was in the middle of the ocean. When we let him up, he said he knew King Caspian. We have him locked in the food storage. I told everyone that you were asleep with Louise and Lucy."

Susan put a comforting hand on her shoulder, "Thank you for covering for us Marianna. Now lead me to this stranger."

Susan looked at the tired Louise and whispered, "You can go sleep on my bed."

Louise yawned and nodded. She headed to the room and went to sleep. Susan followed Marianna to the storage area of the ship and opened the door. Susan noticed a familiar blonde boy sitting on the floor.

Susan had to do a double take before she questioned, "Eustace?"

The leader said, "Tie King Caspian to a pole and take off his shirt."

Caspian struggled at first for the guards to get him but then stopped. They took off his shirt and tied his hands to a pole just as the leader had said. The leader had a whip in his hand and walked behind Caspian.

He sighed and looked down at the whip in his hands. Suddenly, at full force he whipped his back. Caspian yelled in pain, and it left a big lash mark on his back. He whipped him five more times, and Caspian had tears from all of the pain. He felt like pins and needles were piercing his back. The pain afterwards was worse. It was tender, and he could feel his back oozing.

The guards untied his hands and dragged him back to his cage. Caspian didn't struggle at all. The pain was too much.

Edmund came up with the plan. "Okay. So Markell and I know were the cage is, and we can all dress up like them. They probably wouldn't know…except for you Peter. You have blonde hair. Markell can speak in Telemarine that we found another prisoner, and we can all grab Caspian while no one is watching."

Lucy mumbled, "But what if it doesn't work?"

Edmund sighed, "I want everyone to know if it doesn't work I love all of you. Even you Markell and Frederick, you both are like family now…..I thought I would never say that to an Archenland king."

Markell chuckled, "We've had our ups and downs."

Edmund looked at everyone, "We better start getting dressed."

Susan walked up to her cousin in disbelief at first. She helped him up and cleared her throat, "How did you get here?"

Eustace looked at Susan with disbelief as well. "You died in a train accident. How did you get here?"

Susan rolled her eyes, "I asked you first."

"It's a disgusting horrible story if you ask me. I was in the boy's lavatory at school, and the toilets and sinks started to magically overflow. I swam to the top, which turned into the ocean. I then noticed a ship headed towards me. The first thought that came to me was Narnia, so I yelled I know King Caspian."

Susan nodded, "Aslan saved my siblings and me from the accident. We are to stay her for the rest of our lives."

Eustace looked at her and cleared his throat, "Is Caspian still alive? I would like to see him again."

Susan bit her lip, "You can't tell anyone. He's on the island that you can see from the ship. He's captured."

Edmund and Markell mashed up red and blue berries to make paint. Lucy made the outfits that some of the dwellers wore. Frederick painted Edmund and Markell's body's to try and match the others.

They did this until sundown, and everyone thought they looked decent. Edmund joked, "I don't understand how someone can run around in just this."

Everyone laughed, and Markell nodded, "I'm right there with you."

Caspian's six lash marks on his back were getting worse from bacteria entering the wound. There was puss on the sides of each, and Caspian was shivering. The body was fighting back giving him a fever. He was sweating horribly as well.

The leader sat on his seat and ate like a wealthy man. He didn't want Caspian in his sight until night fall. He looked at his daughter, Songbird and smiled at her. In Telemarine he asked, "What is that thing you're toying with my daughter?"

Songbird put it away, "It's nothing father. Something I found in the jungle today."

The leader patted her head and smiled again, "I love you Songbird."

Edmund and Markell pretended to drag Peter on his knees. Peter pretended to look upset, angry, beat, and scared at the same time. They got to the entrance, and Markell said to the guards standing there, "A prisoner was walking around in the jungle."

The two guards nodded and let them through. Markell looked at Edmund, "So far so good."

Eustace pushed past Susan. He marched his way up the stairs, and Susan followed him. She grabbed him lightly, "Eustace….Peter, Edmund, and Lucy are rescuing him. I trust them with all my heart."

Eustace looked at his cousin again, "Why are you all muddy Susan?"

Susan flushed red, "That's another long story. Just calm down here on deck….okay?"

Eustace eyed her, "Do you know when they're coming back?"

"Around nighttime…they had a plan, and like I said before don't tell anyone on the ship. No one knows."

Eustace nodded understandingly. "Alright Susan I'll wait through the night. If no one comes back, I'm going for them and telling the crew."

Lucy and Frederick watched as the three were let in the entrance not being second guessed. Right when they were let in, Lucy let out a big breath of air. "They made it past."

Frederick glanced at her worried, "Were you holding your breath?"

"Sorry it's a bad habit. Whenever I get that nervous and scared I hold it."

Frederick kissed her temple, "They'll be fine. Just remember to breathe, okay?"

Lucy smirked at him, "Remember if they don't make it out. We get the crew and it's war."

Caspian was letting his last hours alive be happy. He was playing happy memories in his head over and over. He was smiling inwardly. He pictured what his baby would look like. He pictured a baby girl that looked exactly like Susan. He pictured both his wife and baby together in the castle laughing. Caspian had lost hope. He didn't know that his friends were already in the camp to save him.

` Markell and Edmund found the cage that Caspian was in finally. They kept dragging Peter, and they got to the two guards guarding the cage. Markell spoke, "We have a prisoner. The leader wants us to guard the cage now."

The one guard questioned him, "Are you sure the leader said this?"

Markell nodded, "He wants us to guard now. Do you really want to question the leader? You know how he gets."

The two guards looked at one another scared and walked away from their posts. Markell and Edmund waited until no one was in sight. They opened Caspian's cage and looked at his back and gasped at the horror before them. Caspian turned to face them, and the corners of his lips went up.

Edmund put a finger to his lips and whispered, "We're going to get you out of here."

Caspian looked around, "How?"

Edmund whispered back, "There's a back way that we can sneak you out of. You look like you're in pain. We have to tend to those wounds soon. Just don't groan in pain or anything."

Peter helped Caspian up. Caspian bit the insides of his cheeks to not groan in pain. They moved slowly, but steadily out the back entrance as Edmund said. They got there while Lucy and Frederick met them there.

Lucy gasped as she looked at Caspian's bloody infected back. Caspian said sickly and tiredly, "How does it look back there Lu?'

Lucy lied, "Not that bad Caspian. Just keep going."

Caspian chuckled and said, "Your gasp was so reassuring Lucy."

She rolled her eyes and hoped that Susan wouldn't freak out. They got halfway through the jungle until they heard yelling and shrieks from behind them. Peter said frustrated, "They noticed Caspian was gone."

Edmund looked at Caspian, "You're going to have to run."

Caspian nodded, and he ran as fast as he could in the back of the group. They all got to the beach and got to the boat. They all got in, first Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Frederick trailed behind Caspian.

Frederick pushed with all of his might the boat into the water. The group rowed, and Caspian felt sick to his stomach from the running. He was sweating and burning up. The camp was so close to them they went over two waves, and the camp was already on the beach.

Susan stared up in the night sky. She was already changed out of her muddy dress into a new one. Louise walked up beside her and saw the worry on her face. Louise nudged her, "They'll be back soon Susan."

Susan heard a yelling that sound like a mash of Edmund, Peter, and Lucy. She let down the ladder for everyone to climb up. She noticed that Caspian's shirt was off, and he was having trouble going up the ladder, but she didn't mind.

She was just glad to know that he was alive and okay. She helped everyone up one by one, and Caspian was last. She was about to pull her husband into a hug until she noticed he winced in pain.

She turned him around and saw the infected lashes on his back. She laid him on his stomach and yelled, "Someone get me alcohol! Anything but wine!"

Marianna yelled back, "Would rum work?"

"That would be perfect!"

Caspian mumbled, "I'm glad to see you too, Susan."

Susan choked out, "Just stay with me Caspian." She touched his forehead, "Oh honey, you're burning up. You definitely have a fever."

Marianna gave her a bottle of rum and looked at Caspian sympathetically. Susan whispered in Caspian's ear, "This will hurt a lot. Please forgive me Caspian."

She dumped it on his back, and Caspian couldn't hold back the painful cry from his mouth. Susan held back tears as she kept pouring. She kept hushing him and kept calm.

She yelled, "Someone get me fresh towels and bandages. Also some water."

She heard footsteps running to get what she needed. Peter yelled, "Kale! Drive this ship out of here. We have company!"

The camp was on canoes rowing themselves towards the ship. Kale nodded and went to the steering wheel. They lifted up the anchor and left as fast as they could.

Susan grabbed the canteen of water and dumped some on his back. She placed the towels on his back right afterwards and patted his back lightly. He let out noises of pain through his clenched teeth.

She took the giant bandages and wrapped him up. She looked at Peter and Edmund who were standing by, "Carry him to his bed, please?"

They picked up Caspian and carried him away. Caspian reached out towards Susan weakly. She squeezed his hand and whispered, "I'll be there in a few seconds."

Caspian closed his eyes, and Edmund and Peter carried him away. Eustace walked up behind Susan, "You took that well."

Susan sat down on her knees and let out a sigh of relief. Eustace squatted beside her, "Do you love him or something?"

Susan choked out, "I better because I married him….and I'm pregnant with his child."

Eustace's eyes widened, "The things you can miss."

Lucy came up to Eustace, "Eustace? Is that really you?"

Eustace smiled and hugged Lucy. She hugged him back and she asked, "How and when did you get here?"

Eustace chuckled, "It's a disgusting horrible story if you ask me."

They walked away as Eustace told his story once again. Susan got up and had weird feeling that someone was watching her. She remembered the letter and just ignored the feeling.

Marianna walked up beside her and asked, "What happened to Caspian?"

"I actually don't know, but I know a whipped wound when I see one. Caspian was whipped."

Marianna looked down and hid her blush, "I hope he gets better soon."

Susan grinned at her, "I'll tell him that, and thank you Marianna."

Susan walked away from her and went into her room. Louise stood behind Marianna and smiled. Marianna turned to her and mumbled, "Oh shut it Louise."

Louise giggled, "I'm sorry Marianna, but your crush is really cute."

Marianna raised an eyebrow, "What's a crush?"

Susan walked into her room, and Caspian was actually laying on his back. Susan walked up to him and sat on the edge of the bed feeling his clammy-hot forehead. She saw his eyes fly open. He smiled when he saw her.

Caspian said wearily, "Can you keep your hand there it feels good….I'm sorry for leaving you."

Susan looked at him sympathetically, "Shhh….you left me here which was actually smart. We all would have been locked up."

He looked away from her, and she said, "Get some rest and lay on your stomach. You're going to have a fever for a few days."

Susan leaned down and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "Goodnight Caspian."

She started to walk away and he pulled her back into him and kissed her on the mouth. She laughed in the kiss, and it started to deepen. Then someone knocked on the door. Susan stood up and said, "Come in."

It was Eustace. "I'm sorry to interrupt…..but there are no more hammocks."

Susan looked at Caspian for guidance. He shrugged his shoulders. She sighed, "I guess you could um sleep in here on the floor."

Eustace shook his head, "No. I don't want to be a bother."

Caspian said weakly, "You are never one Eustace. Just sleep in here. We'll get you a hammock when we find the next island to fix up the ship."

Eustace nodded, and Susan put down a pillow and a few blankets on the floor. Eustace whispered, "Thank you."

Susan patted his back, "If you need anything just wake me up."

Susan blew out the candle and walked back to her bed to lie beside Caspian. She laid on her side facing him. She continued to touch his hot forehead with her cool hand. Caspian closed his eyes into her touch. Caspian whispered so Eustace wouldn't hear, "See what happens when you don't have my back?"

Susan smiled lightly. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her belly. "But see what happens when you watch out for me?"

Caspian chuckled tiredly. He couldn't believe he was so close to his child. Caspian closed his eyes again and fell asleep with his hand on Susan's stomach. It was a quiet night on the ship.

Chapter Question- Were you glad or annoyed to see Eustace again?~ Poor Caspian! Please follow, favorite, and/or review! As you all should know by now I love Reviews! And have a Happy New Year!