bedlamsbard | OH MY GOD

One of y'all tell me not to do this terrible thing, or even think of this terrible thing, or tell my brain to SHUT UP.

Because. Well.

Last Battle AU where there is no train crash and a shed is just a shed and Aslan does not, you know, end the world, and five years later Calormen has totally taken over Narnia and the remaining true Narnians are hiding out in the woods, along with Tirian, Eustace, and Jill. And Tirian? Not popular. He's looked upon as a weak king and the Narnian outlaws have no real leader; they're just a scattered mass of rebels that aren't really succeeding in doing anything, argue a lot among themselves, and make no impact on Calormene Narnian society as a whole. The most they've succeeded in doing is killing Shift and Puzzle, and now the Calormenes aren't even making a pretense at worshipping Aslan or Tashlan; it's a big mass conversioin of Narnia to worshipping Tash. In a way it's sort of like the Telmarine situation at the time of PC, but about ten times worse, and without the thirteen hundred years of trauma beforehand.

Meanwhile, what's sprung up among the free Narnians is a kind of cult worship of the Pevensies, who had fallen out of vogue in the three hundred years between Caspian's reign and Tirian. But in such a time of deprivation, they're Back In, and so once again you start seeing charms asking for the protection of the King of Summer, or the King of Evening's vengeance, or the blessing of the Queen of Spring, or the luck of the Queen of Morning. Belief in the Pevensies is kind of muddled at this point, between the actual historical figures that are talked about in the history books -- and still, there's not much left -- and the somewhat mythical figures of legend. (There's a big debating school on whether it was really the Kings and Queens of old who showed up during Caspian's time; some believe it was just their "spirits", and in most of Narnia the Pevensies hold demigod or saint status.) Someone, somehow, gets the bright idea to summon the kings and queens back to Narnia -- maybe using earth magic, maybe using blood, maybe using need, maybe using their sacred artifacts, which have been stolen from Calormene-occupied Cair Paravel. (Which is not built on the ruins of the old Cair Paravel; the new Cair Paravel is located on the mainland, not the nameless island, or maybe it has a name now.) Well, they're summoned -- and they come. All four of them.

I think at this point Tirian, Eustace, and Jill have all been captured by the Calormenes, and Peter and the others break them out of prison; it's worth it just for the sight of Peter sticking his head in and Eustace going, "Peter?", Jill going, "Lieutenant Pevensie?", and Tirian going, "...I am so fucked," because he remembers the curse/prophecy passed down through his line back to Caspian the Seafarer himself, where it's said that the High King will only return to Narnia to enact his vengeance on Caspian's line if Narnia should be ruined.

Also, for Peter drawing Rhindon in one smooth movement and Tirian going, "NOBODY USES THAT SWORD. EVER," and Peter raising his eyebrows and going, "It's my sword."

There is no romance. There is some Susan drama where Lucy mocks her a lot and Susan finally screams at her.

Also, there is no plot; I mostly just want to play with how the Pevensies are looked at differently based on the times, and something about the demarcation between history and myth, and legend and history, and belief.

Also, there is this:

Some days, Tirian finds himself wondering if his ancestor Caspian the Seafarer lived this same kind of outlaw existence, hiding in the woods and stealing food from the towns, fleeing before Calormene soldiers and Narnian traitors.

Okay, NOW I NEED TO STUDY.

ETA: OKAY FINE. Because it's the weekend (and Homecoming weekend at that! Roll Wave, wash out Army, and so forth), and I am a crazy person, and before I lose the threads of this, are there any specific bits that y'all would want to see? Just throw out some situations here and I'll play with them. Also, do not even think about saying "the whole thing!" because seriously, no plot.