Chronicles of Lucy and Caspian [ENG]

Battle of the Titans

The storm rocked the ship and Lucy could feel herself becoming physically ill at the motion. She had only dreamt of the day that she could return to the Dawn Treader- she had never thought she'd return to Narnia, much less marry Caspian- but she had forgotten about the storms. To be fair they had never bothered her before, but she had never traveled while pregnant.

She lay down on her and Caspian's bed, holding her stomach. The baby was smart- he or she knew something wasn't quite right and was kicking away. "Shhhh, little one," Lucy rubbed her stomach beneath her tunic, "It's alright. Let me tell you a story, a story from a faraway place. England, that's where mummy is from, a story that Uncle Peter and Aunt Susan used to read to Uncle Edmund and me."

She closed her eyes as the ship rocked greatly, "A story from an ancient land in my old world, Greece." Her rubbed her stomach absentmindedly, "You may be a great warrior someday, let me tell you of the Battles of the Titans."

"It was a mighty battle, ten years of war. Cronus, the King of the Titans had feared a rebellion since he had overthrown his father. He had swallowed his children so they could not take his power- but his wife, Rena, had saved one of her sons, Zeus."

The ship creaked and moaned; the baby kicked harder. "When Zeus grew up, he snuck into his father's court. He served him mustard and wine, causing him to throw up Zeus's siblings. They were Gods, so they hadn't died when eaten, but grown up in their father's stomach." Lucy began to wonder why she was telling this story- talking about vomiting was making her queasier. She paused in her story, only to hear her husband enter.

He was dripping wet from the storm. He looked worried, but Lucy waved him off and told him to go dry off. He nodded and left to the separate room. Lucy continued her story,

"From there, the poem Titanomachy, tells of an epic battle between the gods and the titans. The Cyclops took the side of the gods, forging Zeus's first lightning bolt. The battle raged on for ten years, but the gods won." The baby gave a happy kick now, "Zeus and his two brothers spilt their new gains: Hades got the land of the dead, Poseidon the sea and Zeus became Lord of the Sky and King of the Gods."

Caspian came out, now dry except for his hair. He sat down on the bed and brushed Lucy's hair back, kissing her forehead. "How are you?"

"A little sick, but fine." She managed a smile as he grabbed her hands.

Then he kissed her stomach, "And our baby?"

"Better." Lucy smiled down at their entertwined hands over their child, "She likes stories." Caspian shook his head as he laughed silently, laying down next to his wife. Before Lucy fell asleep in her husband's arms, she heard him quip "I still think he's a boy."