The Beginning

Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia.

Chapter 1: Attack!

You may have heard the tale of how a little girl from this world stumbled through a wardrobe into another world called Narnia, and she and her siblings defeated an evil enchantress with the help of a lion called Aslan, and then they were set up as kings and queens in that world. The castle often rang with their laughter, for although they were monarchs, they were also still children. On one such day, the 4 were having a race. "I'll beat you, Lucy!"

"Oh, no, you won't, Su!" Lucy skidded to a stop at the top of a small hill, followed by her older siblings Edmund, Susan, and Peter. "I bet you guys just let me win, didn't you?" Lucy challenged.

"Maybe, but maybe not." Peter said, winking. Lucy stopped, staring at something in the distance. "Look! Isn't that a delegation of some sort?"

"Well, yes, it appears to be." her dark-haired brother Edmund said. His eyes were as solemn as his title, King Edmund the Just. "It might not be a bad thing, you know." Queen Susan the Gentle had raven black hair, and a face that matched her title. Fair-haired High King Peter the Magnificent was the oldest, and the one who suggested, " Su, you may be right, and it isn't a bad thing, but good or bad, we need to get back to Cair Paravel and meet them. Okay?"

"Let's go!" the youngest, Queen Lucy the Valiant had fair hair like Peter. "But first, I need to hide this bracelet, because Aslan told me that it would always keep Narnia safe, and if this falls into the wrong hands..." Lucy didn't finish. She looked up to the sky and saw a Talking Sparrow. "Sparrowtail!" she called. The bird slowly circled down till she landed on a nearby branch. "I need you to keep this safe, okay?"

"Consider it done to the best of my ability, Majesty.", and Sparrowtail flew off in the direction of Lantern Waste. "All right Lucy, we did that, now we need to go." Susan said.

"We'll go, but only because sometimes you are less-than-gentle to Lucy and me. Right, Lu?"

"Right, Ed!"

"Stop before I get my bow!"

"Okay, Su, we'll stop. Let's go home!" Edmund called, already running toward their home.

It was a delegation, from Telmar, a neighboring country that they had yet to begin negotiating with. They all were cordial, but Lucy was a little wary. Why have they waited 3 months to visit us? she wondered. The answer was revealed that night as they were attacked from the inside and out. They were outnumbered, and lost. The Kings and Queens were taken to the dungeons of Telmar. A downcast Lucy said that night, "Our only hope is that Sparrowtail is keeping the bracelet safe. If not, we're doomed."