Lucy

I am in Narnia! I thought happily. I could see a huge galleon rushing towards us. Then, suddenly, I felt a strong hand pulling me forward. I looked at the owner and was surprised to see the familiar face.

"Caspian!" I realized excitedly.

"Lucy!" He replied. I let him carry me forward until I heard some more shouting, I turned around to tell Eustace to shut up and saw my sister Susan and my brother Peter. I wish I could get their attention, but they were too far away.

"Edmund, its Caspian!" I felt he ought to know who was carrying away his little sister. Apparently, Susan also heard me, for she started trying to free herself from her rescuer's grasp. When he wouldn't let her, she slapped him full in the face and swam as fast as she could towards me and Caspian. Caspian spotted her coming too, for he let me go and swam toward her. There were tears in both of their eyes as they kissed once more. A young man swam towards me. I recognized my beloved older brother's features. I swam and hugged him too. Then, I moved on to Susan, who had finally broken free of Caspian's embrace. When Edmund finally caught up, he joined our hugging group. Caspian then recommended we go to the ship, for we were still in the water. Susan went up with Caspian, I went up with Peter, Edmund went up with one of the other sailors that had gone into the water, and Eustace went up with the sailor that had tried to save him. Eustace was kicking and hitting the poor sailor, who was doing his best to hold on. Once we were on the ship, we did another round of hugs. I was glad when I saw Reepicheep, the brave, chivalrous, courteous, and deadly adorable mouse. Suddenly, a door opened, and a beautiful young woman came out. She flashed Caspian a perfect smile, and then looked around until she saw my sister, then her smile disappeared completely, transforming into a frown. She looked at Susan with pure hate, and Susan did the same. I could almost see sparks coming from them, like they might explode. It was clear these two were going to be enemies. The question was: why did this new girl we've just met hate my gentle sister?

"Caspian, why did you allow these strangers into our ship?" she said with a beautiful voice, which would be musical if it wasn't filled with hate. Now I understood. She probably liked Caspian and knew this was Queen Susan, the girl that had kissed him not long ago. Caspian didn't look like he liked her at all. I couldn't blame him, I disliked her myself. Then I looked at Eustace, who was staring wide-eyed at her. Now that I think about it, most sailors were, too. I can't deny that she was beautiful, but something about her set me off. The eyes, they were an icy blue. They made you feel worthless. "Who are you?" She asked to us. This proved my earlier theory wrong; she didn't know who we were. But that still didn't explain that hate for Susan.

"Behold our castaways, Peter the Magnificent, Susan the Gentle, Edmund the Just, and Lucy the Valiant, Kings and Queens of Narnia." Caspian introduced us to the ship members. They vowed when they heard our names. Some gossiped, looking at Susan and Peter, probably talking about how Peter was High King and Susan was Caspian's beautiful love interest. Obviously, no fingers pointed at me or Edmund, we were just the little kids. We were not special. No one looked at me admiring my beauty and I didn't think that was right. I wish I was beautiful like Susan.

Caspian began by introducing us to some of the important crew members. First, we met Drinian. He was bald, which I found a little strange. He had hard, but kind, blue eyes which make you want to smile. These look foreign on him since he hardly ever smiles from the looks of him. He was nice enough, but had a strong, commanding voice that makes you want to follow his orders. Caspian said that he was the captain of the ship, even though we all knew who was really in charge. Then, he showed us around the ship. First, to the rowing room, which was empty, for there was a strong wind. A blessing of Aslan, Caspian told us. He explained it would last a few weeks. Then, he showed us the deck and the storage room. There were about fifty men in the ship. I couldn't lead so many people, but I wouldn't put it past Caspian. I really couldn't blame Susan and Devon, and probably all the girls in the kingdom, for liking him. I would like him myself if I were old enough. I mean with his flowing brown hair and his strong arms….Stop it! I told myself, he's taken.

Finally, he showed us to the sleeping rooms. Caspian's was the biggest, obviously. It was painted gold and brown and it had a master bed and big windows with a wonderful view of the sea. It had a large table full of maps and compasses. Then, we moved on to Peter's bedroom. His was painted red and gold. It was as big as Caspian's with a master bed too. Only this one had a shelf with a sword on it. I recognized it instantly. It was Peter's sword, the one given to him by Father Christmas. The room had a beautiful painting of Aslan on the wall. He looked so regal, like a true king, His mane shining in the sun. We moved on to Susan's bedroom. It was beautiful. The walls were painted silver and sky blue. Her bed was as large as Peter's and ten times softer. Like Peter's sword, her bow was on the wall. You could tell this was the room Caspian had put the most time into.

"Where is my horn?" Asked Susan.

"I left it in the castle, in case anything happened here." He blushed a little in that last part. Susan smiled in response, which seemed to calm him a bit. I know the horn is something they share. A memory, Caspian probably holds it dear; Susan did too, until she left.

We then went to Edmund's bedroom. His was big, but not nearly as big as Caspian's. His bed was also a bit smaller. The walls were painted green and silver, which he fancied. Since Ed had never gotten a visit from Father Christmas, there was nothing waiting for him. Or so we thought.

"I saved this for you." Caspian said, and then he tossed something at Edmund. He caught it easily.

"My torch!" Edmund exclaimed. He had gotten it for his birthday and as I understand it, he had used it to fight Telemarines, light up secret treasure chambers, and start a war.

Finally, the moment I had been waiting for; my room. It was smaller than the rest but I didn't mind. It was nice and cosy, painted gold and red, like Peter's. It had a smaller bed, but it was soft. I felt like I could lie there all day. My healing cordial and dagger were on the wall. I went to get them, putting them on my belt, when…

"Land, Ho!" We quickly ran upstairs, with small visits to our rooms to get our weapons. Caspian gave Ed a sword and grabbed a crossbow for himself. We mounted a lifeboat to get to the island, which seemed like it had a little city.

"That's strange, not a Narnian flag in sight." Said Peter.

"But the Lone Islands have always been Narnia's." Edmund replied.

When we got there, the sun was almost setting. A bell rang, and both Susan and Caspian aimed their weapons at it. We walked about the city. No one in sight, that's strange. We were nearing the church, where we knew there must be someone because the bells had rung.

"Why don't you come here and, guard something." Edmund said to Eustace to keep him out of the way. When we entered the church, it seemed to be empty. There was a big book on a table in the middle of the room. There were names, some crossed out. And next to them, amounts of money.

"What is this?" Asked Susan. Caspian answered her question:

"Slave traders."