The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Unleashed
Once there were four teenage girls whose names were Alyssa, Darby, Maddie, and Mallory, and it has not been told in another book called The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe how they had a remarkable adventure. These girls had many friends at school, but the one thing they all had in common was their love of Narnia, be it the books or movies. They each had a love (Alyssa—Prince Caspian, Darby—Peter Pevensie, Maddie—Edmund Pevensie, Mallory—Logan Lerman, even though he's not in Narnia). C.S. Lewis really didn't know what he was getting into when he published The Chronicles of Narnia.
Our story starts off with these four girls sitting on a couch, their eyes glued to the T.V. screen. Mallory and Alyssa clutched their full collection of Narnia books, while Maddie and Darby gushed over how hot the actors, William Moseley and Skander Keynes, of their boys were. It happened so slowly that no one noticed until Maddie said, "Whoa…I feel like I'm being pulled off the couch!" All turned their heads to see that Maddie was quite right: She was struggling to keep herself seated on the couch.
"Hey…I feel it too!" said Alyssa, looking around wildly with a panicked look fixated on her face. "What the flip is the meaning of this?!"
"FUDGE!" shouted Darby, and they all knew that this was happening to all of them. Alyssa and Mallory dropped their books as all girls struggled to keep themselves on the couch. Unfortunately for them, they were still gravitation off of the couch. Maddie, being observant, noticed they were heading towards the T.V. Before she could call out words of warning, she was sucked through the screen, along with the rest of them.
None of them really registered their surroundings until they all opened their eyes. The sun shone down on them, and they wiggled their toes in the sand. Grins erupted on their faces.
"WE'RE IN NARNIA!" they all shrieked. Simultaneously, they pulled off their socks, rolled up their jeans, and ran into the ocean, laughing when the tides hit them. Alyssa looked around at all of her friends, making sure they were having fun; Darby and Maddie were splashing each other. As Alyssa scanned for Mallory, she had a bad feeling.
A really bad feeling.
And Alyssa's instincts were usually correct.
She claimed because she was psychic.
Because she is.
Back to the story: Alyssa flipped back around to see Maddie giving her a horrified expression. "Darby, where's Mallory?" asked Maddie, grabbing a ponytail holder from her wrist and tying her hair back.
"I dunno," said Darby slowly. Instantly, the three girls ran through the waters, calling for Mallory.
"Where is she?!" asked Alyssa hysterically.
"Calm down, Lyss, we'll find her," said Maddie, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"What if she's drowning?!"
"She's not, Alyssa," said Darby with a pinch of doubt in her voice. It was enough to make Alyssa freak out still.
Maddie's eyes were narrowed, as if she were looking for something. After a few seconds she started waving her hands frantically and jumping up and down. "MALLORY! WE'RE STILL OVER HERE!"
Huh? Alyssa and Darby gave each other identical, dumbfounded looks.
Five figures began to make their way over towards Maddie, Alyssa, and Darby. Mallory lead the way, flanked by a boy with blonde hair and another boy plus two girls with brunette hair. "Guys," said Mallory with a smile, "meet the Pevensies!"
The Pevensies looked just as confused.
"Wait…are they the actors or the characters? 'Cause they look an awful lot like the actors," said Darby, eyeing the blonde boy shyly.
"Actors?" piped up the youngest girl.
"Lucy, don't talk to these people. They look a tad bit insane," said the oldest girl.
"You know, we can hear you," said Alyssa, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing the girl with distasted.
"I was aware of that," said the girl coolly, returning Alyssa's glare.
Lucy, the youngest, walked a little closer to Maddie. "Excuse me, but how did you get here?"
"To Narnia? We were pulled into a T.V.," said Maddie, smiling at the girl. "I'm Maddie, by the way."
"Lucy. These are my siblings."
"Susan," said the oldest girl, eyeing them all with looked like suspicion…or so it seemed to Alyssa.
"I'm Edmund," said the brunette-haired boy, who offered his hand to Maddie, who blushed and shook it.
The blonde boy took a look at all of them, but his eyes lingered on Darby. "I am Peter." He continued to stare at Darby, even as Lucy began to talk again.
"Well, it's all very nice to meet you, but we best be on our way. This is our second trip back here, and we're not quite sure as to where we—"
"If you're looking for Cair Paravel, it's that way," said Alyssa, pointing to the large hill behind her.
The four Pevensies stared at Alyssa in shock. "And how did you know that?" asked Susan careful. "Are you some sort of stalker?"
"You wish," said Alyssa.
"Actually, there are books and movies out about you guys," explained Mallory, not at all sure if she should be telling them this. "They're by C.S. Lewis. The series name is The Chronicles of Narnia."
"Are they really all about us?" questioned Lucy. "Is C.S. Lewis a stalker?"
"No," said Maddie. "Look, shouldn't you all be getting to Cair Paravel? We'll accompany you, if you like."
"Yes, we would appreciate that," said Peter. He held up his arms as though to gesture them forward. His eyes on Darby he said, "After you, um…"
"Darby."
"Darby," he said, like he couldn't live without her. "After you."
So Darby led the way to Cair Paravel, followed by Peter; then Edmund, Maddie, and Lucy; then Susan and Mallory; and finally with Alyssa in the rear, scowling.
By the time they had reached the top of the hill, Susan and Mallory were arm-in-arm, laughing like old pals. Alyssa scurried to where Darby was, and she swore she saw Susan give her a triumphant look. Alyssa scowled some more, not liking that Susan was stealing her friends, and she took the lead from Darby, who was in deep conversation with Peter.
"How did you know this was Cair Paravel?" he kept asking.
"This is what happens in the movie and the books," explained Darby over and over again, but she never looked annoyed about it. She looked thrilled just to be talking to him.
"What are you wearing on your legs?"
"Oh, my jeans?"
"Yes."
"Well, where I come from, women usually wear pants every day."
"No kidding," he said, smiling. His shaggy hair fell into his face, and Darby resisted the urge to push it back.
A little behind them, Maddie was in a deep conversation of her own with Edmund and Lucy.
"Wow, that sounds so cool!" said Lucy, staring admiringly up at Maddie. "Do you really have portable telephones—"
"Cell phones."
"—yes, cell phones, where you come from?"
"Yeah, we do," said Maddie, smiling at Lucy. How this little girl clung to her, but Maddie didn't mind one bit: She had always wanted to be a mentor to someone…and it was putting her in Edmund's good books. Not that she cared about that.
Suddenly, Alyssa stopped. The others did too, once they saw what she was staring at. The four Pevensies' mouths hung open. "It can't be," said Edmund.
"But it is," said Peter.
He was right. In front of them sat Cair Paravel, the Pevensies' former home.