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I watched from the trees as the group of unsuspecting intruders walked with caution and determination below. Just as Pan had warned all of the lost boys about. The one person he didn’t warn me about was him. That bastard of a pirate. After everything he had done to me, he now had the audacity to walk on our land. But no matter, he wasn’t the one Pan wanted. That was Henry. And my Job was to find out their plan and report back to him as soon as possible. As I watched from my spot on a branch in the treetops I heard their whispered conversation.
“Don’t hold your breath.” The raven haired woman spoke.
“Whats that suppose to mean?” replied the blonde, who was known to the lost boys as the savior.
“Don’t you see what he’s doing? Every second we spend talking about this is another second were not looking for my son.” She yelled.
“You got a better idea?” the Savior stated.
“Magic. If there’s a lock on there, I’ll find a way around it.” she said as she reached for the map.
“Pan said it had to be me.”
“I’d listen to Emma, love. Breaking Pan’s rules would be unwise.” Stated Hook.
“I’d second that,” I spoke, “it’s good to know that some people like to play by the rules.”
I saw him freeze, his eyes were frozen to the ground as the others drew their weapons and searched for the source of my voice. After a few second the blonde one, who he referred to as Emma, spotted me sitting in the trees. She pointed her sword towards me and shouted.
“Who are you? Why are you watching us?”
The others looked in her swords direction and followed her gaze to me and moved into a stance that showed their readiness to fight.
“Everybody calm down, I’m not here to fight. Pan just sent me to ensure that you all knew how to properly play the game.”
“That didn’t answer my first question.” Emma murmured.
“Patience savior, you’ll all find out soon enough.”
“How did you know that?” She questioned. “That I’m the savior.”
“Well, Pan of course. You didn’t think he hasn’t done his research on all of you, did you? Now, how about you each tell me your names?”
“I thought Pan did his research?” questioned Snow.
“He did, but that doesn’t mean he gave me pictures of your faces to match your names.”
“Whats the point in this?! What kind of game are you playing here?” the woman shouted.
“There’s no game. I’m just trying to be friendly.” I said with a slight smirk, “How about this, I’ll start. My names Y/N, now it’s your turn.”
“Enough of thi-”
“I’m Snow, that’s my husband David, our daughter Emma, Regina,” Snow said as she pointed to each person “ and that is-”
“Oh, I know who he is… though I wish we never met.” I spit out as I quickly shivered in disgust. “Moving on! So I see you still haven’t found the key to that puzzle yet.”
“This map is pointless!” Regina snapped. “If you’re really trying to be friendly why don’t you lead me to my son.”
“I’m afraid I can’t do that. It’s not part of the game.”
“Screw your game!” Regina shouted.
As Regina lifted her arm a bright red and orange ball of fire emerged in the palm of her hand. She pulled her arm back and through it towards me with all of her strength.
“Nooo!” David and Snow yelled at the same time.
As the ball hurtled towards me I quickly lifted my hand and stopped the flame just inches in front of me. I slowly moved from behind the ball and watched as the flame fiercely flickered and cast a light upon my face.
“That’s an unexpected twist.” whispered Regina.
“Did you really think that was going to work? That Pan would send ANYONE that wasn’t able to take care of themselves?”
With a Push of my fingers, I flung the flame into the tree closest to Regina.
“Diffenitly not. Actually, he sent me because I was the kindest out of all of his options. He was hoping you might have seen it as a courtesy. But, since you don’t want to play nice or follow the rules, I guess pans going to have to change the game.”
I gave them all one last look and rapidly twisted my hand, and enclosed myself in a cloud of green smoke. Seconds later I’m standing in the middle of the lost boys camp. I walk over to Felix, who was leaning on a tree watching the lost boys dance and cheer around the campfire.
“Where’s Pan?” I inquired.
“With Henry, trying to convince him to join in on the festivities.”
I turn around and begin to search the surrounding forest for the original lost boy and the newest recruit. After searching for a couple of minutes I find the two sitting on a fallen tree.
“Henry, don’t you think that if they were coming they would be here by now?”
“They’re here I can feel it.” Henry spoke confidently.
“But there not. I can feel every person, being, or thing come onto or leave my island. And since you, Tamara, or Greg came, no one else has. I’m sorry Henry, but they aren’t coming.”
Henry stood up abruptly and yelled, “I don’t believe you! They love me and will rescue me!”
He then turned and ran past me back towards the camp. Pan quickly stood and proceeded to try to chase after Henry, but I softly grabbed his arm and pull him back.
“Let him go and let that sink in for a bit. It’ll give him a chance to notice their absence.” I whisper.
He silently agreed and turned to face me fully.
“Now,” I say with a tone of seriousness,“We have a problem.”
"Where are we going?" Regina questioned, clearly worried that we were running out of time.
"We're going to the Pixie Woods. Its where all the pixie dust used to grow, before kids stopped believing. It's completely deserted now. No one, not even me, has been there for centuries. Except for Pan" I whispered at the end while swatting pesky bugs, and maneuvering around large palm frowns. About a mile away from the outskirt of the woods I stopped the group, turning to face them.
"I think that from here on out you guys should stay at least, twenty yards away from me."
"What? Why?" Baelfire said growing worried.
"If Pan sees you here, of all the places on the island, I'm not sure what he'll do. This place is like a sanctuary to him. And he only usually comes here in the worst of time. Plus if its just me I might be able to convince him to forgive me. Give him the same sob story we gave to the lost boys. Then maybe while I'm distracting him, Regina and Emma could try to immobilize him with magic or something? Kinda like I did to you back at the camp." I suggested.
"Okay. Be safe." Bae said pulling me in for a sudden hug. "Don't let him manipulate your feeling. You're stronger than you think." He whispered quietly into my ear. I nodded my head in understanding, pulling away, giving him a tight-lipped smile before moving forward. I barely made it two steps forward when Regina grabbed my arm pulling my attention back to her.
"Good luck." She said simply before setting me free. I gave them each a quick once over before finally heading into the woods.
As I walked I tried to focus on keeping a steady pace while constantly reminding myself to breathe as the nerves calmed firmly onto my mind. I know Pan wasn't going to back down without a fight, but as much as I wanted to save Henry for the group and myself, I didn't know if I actually had the strength to hurt him.
After roughly ten minutes of walking in silence, I finally enter the center of the woods. I look around trying to find Pan, when I spotted Pandora's box sitting on a rock. I carefully begin to approach it, knowing that Pan wouldn't just leave it behind for no reason.
"I wouldn't touch that if I were you."
I jumped at the sudden voice, as I turned around looking at Pans smirk figure.
"Are you still at this game? I thought by now you would have learned."
I took a deep breathe in before saying, "Why?" I asked letting the plan fly completely out of the window.
"Why, what love?"
"Why couldn't you do it for me, give up the heart? Why did you take away the one thing that I wanted more than anything, away from me?"
"I knew that they would just turn their backs on you like your father did the moment they got what they wanted, plus it took hundreds of years to find the solution to save our youth. And I didn't see the point in letting it walk away just because an unexpected component showed up."
"So that means that my wants are always gonna come second if something you want shows up first?"
"Of course not, love! But this was bigger than both of us and you know that." He said rushing forward placing his hands on my shoulders.
"I have trust issues, Peter! You know this! I know this! Everyone knows this! And yet you ignored that. You were the person that I trusted more than everyone. You saved me. And you took that trust and you through it in the trash, like it meant nothing."
"How did I do that?" He said, confused.
"I trusted you to always be there for me. To always have my back. And the time I need you to have that same trust in me. In what I believed in you walked away." I whispered as tears began to leave my eyes. I tried to turn away as I brought my hands up to eyes to wipe away the evidence of my emotions. "And now I don't know what to do because I cant stay here and look at you, cause I know that I will only see that betrayal. And I cant go with them because when I look at them all I see is that failure to save Henry, that failure to prove my self-worth."
"What are you talking about!? Leaving Neverland? I cant be here without you." He said pulling me back towards him.
"I'm hurt, Peter. The only thing I ever asked you to do, you wouldn't even consider it. While any time you ever asked me to do anything, I'd jump on the task because I knew you wouldn't have asked if it wasn't important."
"You have to stay, we can work everything out."
"Would you be saying that if our roles were reversed? If I had won and you had lost?"
"I don't think I could imagine my life without you in it."
"But would you be able to forgive me?" I pushed, as he tried to avoid the question at hand.
Pan looked me in the eye his own darting from mine to my lips, silently begging me to give up on receiving an actual answer. I felt even more tears fall down my face as I pulled Pan in for what I assumed what was going to be our last kiss for a long time or possibly forever. My hand rose and was placed on his chest, giving his shirt a small tug. After what seemed like an eternity, but was really was only seconds.
"Ow!" Pan froze. I slowly pulled away looking down at the ground letting the tears fall freely.
"What...Why...why can't I move?" Pan said confused by his sudden lack of mobility.
I clenched his shirt one more time before looking him in the eyes once again. "I really wish you would have had faith in me, Peter...They did." I quickly shoved my hand into his chest and wrapping it around Henry's beating heart, averting my eyes from his face. As I pulled my hand free I heard the sounds of approaching moving feet.
I fully disconnected myself from Pan and began to move past him. I grabbed Pandora's box off the rock on which it laid. Then headed towards the edge of the clearing as Emma, Regina, and Bae as they came into view. I push them back a few feet ensuring that we were out of Pan's earshot.
"Sorry it took so long, their magic wasn't working so I had to make a makeshift blow dart covered in nightshade." Bae explained.
I handed the heart to Regina silently, before saying, "Hurry. Take Henry and get him the hell off this island before it's too late, and the nightshade wares off..."
Regina and Emma gave a swift nod then turned and rushed back to the camp.
I turn to Bae, handing him the box, before saying, "Go with them. I'll be there as soon as I can."
"You want me to leave you alone with him after what we just pulled? Are you crazy?"
"I promise you I'll only be a minute. I'm a big girl, I'll be fine."
"Fine. But if you aren't right behind me by the time I get the camp. I'm coming back for you."
"Okay, I'll be quick." I whispered. Bae gave a stiff nod before sending a quick glance Pans way, then turning to head towards the camp.
I slowly moved back into Pans direction before stopping a few feet in front of him.
"What not gonna run off with your family, to celebrate your utter betrayal?" Pan said harshly, clearly hurt by my actions.
"I love you. and I know that you're pissed and that you probably hate me at the moment, but I don't regret doing it. Because of their family. and I know you would do the same thing."
"That was your wrong love. I would never betray you like this. And I know you don't regret anything. Cause these tree feed off of regret and yet not one of them has made a single move towards you as you grabbed that box."
"I'm going to see them off. and by the time the nightshade wheres off, they'll be long gone. And once they are you can punish me for not following through with the plan, then after however long it takes and you forgive me, we can start looking for another way to save you and the island."
"But I'm never going to forgive you. You will be dead to me, the moment they step foot off this island. So your punishment is going to last a lifetime, and it's going to be more painful than you could ever imagine." He sneered, as he shot looks of anger towards me.
I gave a small nod, knowing that what I had been fearing this whole time was finally becoming a reality. I gave him one last look before following the path Bae had taken back towards the camp.
The moment I walked into the camp I say the Storybrooke group crowded around a now concuss Henry.
"Welcome back, young sir. Only the best for our guest of honor. Don't you think? Captains quarters." Hook said, smiling down at Henry.
"Come on, I'll tuck you in." Regina said ushering him onto the boat. I watched quietly from the trees when Bae noticed my presence.
"Well? Arent, you coming?" Bae asked me as he watched their retreating figures disappear onto the boat.
"No."
"What?!" He questioned, his eyes wiping towards my figure.
"Bae, I'm glad I saved Henry. But this island is my home and the Lost Boys already thought that I abandoned them once and I'll be damned if they think that again."
"But what about Pan? I'm sure he was something nasty planned for you after this. And if he doesn't the Felix definitely does."
"Then Ill face that when the time comes. I still love him. Even though I'm sure he doesn't feel the exact same way as he did before today. And I've been on Pan's bad side before and I've seen how others have been treated when they were on his bad side. So I have a small idea of what to expect. But I don't regret helping you. I don't regret saving Henry. So whatever happens, I'll be okay." I said giving him a slight smile.
"Y/N... Come with us. I cant leave you to here knowing that Pan is going to retaliate."
"I'm sorry Bae. I won't leave my lost boys again."
"Then bring them with you."
"What? I cant bring them. If I brought them they wouldn't know the first thing about your new world. Hell, I don't even know anything about your world. We've all been on Neverland longer than most people have been alive on there."
"I'm mean, sure it will be an adjustment. But Y/N, you're forgetting that a lot of the lost boys are from that world. Hell, I was brought here from there, and I went back. And I turned out just fine."
I thought about the idea that he was offering. Could I really leave? Could I really take all of the lost boys away from Neverland? Could I really leave Pan behind without the possibility of coming back for him? I thought back and forth between the two boys. One representing the past while the other represented the future. If I stayed I would suffer for hurting Pan in a way that I didn't know I was capable of. But if I went, then that meant that I would never be able to truly earn his forgiveness, or know if there was an actual chance of working everything out between us. "I don't know..."
"What if we asked them? See if they want to come? I'm sure that they will, but this way you could see exactly how they feel themselves." Bae turned from me and walked towards the group of lost boys who sat on the opposite side of the camp. "Everyone." Bae stated grabbing the boys attention. " We all know that you're loyal to Pan. But we care about you. We care about what happens to you when we leave this island. And Pans gonna be angry. At us. At Y/N. And at you... We can save you. We can take you to a land were Pan can never harm you to manipulate you guys again. Were he can never get to you again. So my question to you is, do you want to come?"
The lost boys all listen intently to him before looking from one another to me. I stared at them all intensely trying to figure out what they were thinking, and how they would answer.
"Could you really take us home?" One of the boys finally spoke up.
"Absolutely." Bae whispered.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" I said looking at them softly. They all gave very hesitant nods before moving their eyes back to Bae.
He turned to me before saying, "So you have their answer. Whats yours?"
I looked at the boys, then Bae, then the ship and everyone waiting to get on before I made my Final decision.
"Okay. Let's load up".
They boys all hooted and hollered before rushing to the ship pushing each other to get on board first.
Bae wrapped his arm around my shoulders, giving my forehead a quick kiss before saying, "Good choice. I wasn't gonna leave you here anyways. You don't abandon family... even when they want you too."
We began to walk up to the Jolly Rodger when I hesitated for a slight second. "Don't worry your not gonna be alone. Were all here for you." I took a deep breath before nodding and walking onto a ship I swore to never step foot onto again. After ten minutes all of the lost boys and the Storybrooke crew were below the deck preparing for taking off.
I thought back to all the good time spent on this island and how I never expected to be leaving. When Jared and Ben came and stood next to me. I bent down and scooped up Ben once the boat began to lift into the air and away from the island.
"So whats next for the lost girl and her little gang of boys?" Jared spoke leaning over the railing, watching the island disappear into the distance.
"Hopefully adventure."
So that’s it! That’s the end of Family Ties! I do have an idea for a sequel but if or when it gets posted will be posted is yet to be decided. Thank you all so much for the amazing support and encouragement that you've given me through this series. If you're interested in the sequel let me know and I’ll jump right on it!
Regina roughly pushed me into the camp after giving Snow, David, and Hook a summary of tonight's past events. I land harshly on my hands and knees before glaring back at her.
"Where is he?!" Regina yelled at a smirking Felix.
"Gone. There's nothing you can do. He's already won," Felix looks at my knelt over frame before finishing his sentence. "Pan never fails."
"You won't talk? How about I make you talk?" Regina retched forward clearly aiming for his heart.
"Regina! Don't!" I shout showing my worry of her possibly injuring one of my lost boys.
"Like you have a say!? There no more time to waste on you." She sneered, her hand millisecond away from pulling his heart from its safe cavity.
"Regina, wait, I don't think torture is our best move here. Look at these kids. They've been to hell and back. We need to try something else..." Emma said pulling her back and taking her a few feet away, where the rest of the group stood, huddling together to think of some sort of plan.
I slowly crawled over to where some of the younger lost boys sat.
"Are you guys alright? The pirate and company didn't hurt any of you did they?" I whispered looking over each of them.
"Don't pretend to care, Y/N. We all know that you're a traitor." Felix spits at me.
"Felix, I do care." I said looking at Him and the other lost boys. "Yeah, I may have tried to help them. But can you really blame me? They were my family...Something I never had a chance of having before I came to Neverland."
"Pan is the only family we needed. But that wasn't enough for you."
"I'm sorry. I really am. If I had known this was the outcome, I wouldn't have even considered helping them."
"What happened, Y/N?" Jared spoke up. "Why'd you turn your back on us?"
His questions caught me off guard, not knowing that any of the boys thought that I had abandoned them. I took a deep breath before answering, "You all know why I'm here, on Neverland, right?" I asked, seeing a bunch of nodding heads. "I never truly had a family. So when I found out that I had a brother and that Henry was his son, I just wanted to feel that connection. I felt like it was my second chance at having an actual family, a blood-related family. And they promised me that we could be a family. But, they lied...And I was stupid for even thinking that they would actually accept me for me."
"I don't believe that for a second. That all of a sudden, after your team lost, that you regret your decision." Felix snorted, in disbelief.
"You don't have to believe it. Hell, I understand your skepticism. And if none of you trust me then I understand. And if it takes over a hundred years to earn each of your trust back, I will do whatever it takes. Starting with Pan."
"What if it meant killing your precious family?" Felix quipped.
"If that's the price, I'm willing to pay it." I said with a blank face.
"Then do it. Prove your loyalty to Pan. always
"Fine. But first, you have to do something for me."
"I don't have to do anything for you! I'm not the one on trial." He glared at me.
"Relax." I say rolling my eyes and lifting my arm showing off the thick ugly bracelet caught around my wrist. "I just need you to take this off. Cause with this on there isn't much that I can do."
Felix let out a huff and gave me a pointed look before reaching forward. But, of course, that was the moment Baelfire decided to look over at us.
"WAIT! Don't do that!" He shouted making a move toward us. But it was too late. The second he finished the bracelet was now no longer in contact with my skin. I quickly rubbed my wrist before shooting my arm out throwing my hand out with it. Sending the group flying back towards the trees. I stood up calmly as the group scrambled to get back on their feet, each one drawing a weapon. I looked at each person waiting to see who would make the first move.
"Whats taking so long? Are you going to do it or not?" Felix spat growing impatient.
"I figured I would put on a show. But since you don't know how to appreciate the act..."
I quickly snapped my fingers causing a purple glow to cover the entire stroybrooke group, freezing them in their place. I walk towards them before circling them twice, only stopping when I stood in front of Baelfire with my back facing the lost boys.
I stared him in his eyes before whispering, "This is going to hurt a little bit, brother." In one quick fluid motion, I shoved my hand into his chest. Grasping on to the warm beating object I was searching for before retching my arm forward, pulling the item from its place. I took a few steps back feeling a smirk grow on my face. Turn to face the boys lifting the heart over my head, as if it were a trophy. I looked over to Felix and offered it to him saying, "I know you hate him more than I do. So shall you do this or shall I?"
"I'll give you the honors this one time. But I think I'd like to see that show now." He said, clearly wanting to watch Bae's painful death show on his face.
"Gladly. But first," I said grabbing the bracelet off the ground and walking over to Regina, placing it on her wrist. "I cant have you guys acting up now, can I?" I then pull each of the weapons from their person, and throwing it in a pile, off on the side.
Happy with my work, I backed in front of the lost boys, snapping my fingers, freeing them from their confinements. Bae instantly reaches for his chest, while the others looked confusingly at their now empty hands.
"Ah-hem," I said releasing a false cough, gaining their attention.
Their eyes immediately go to the beating organ held firmly in my hand. "So. It seems that we're on opposite sides once again..." I said releasing a fake laugh, smirking. "Honestly, I was hoping the outcome could've been different. But, Hook can tell you from first-hand experience, that I don't like to be betrayed by family. And like Regina, oh so lovely, likes to point out, once they do I tend to get a little bitter." I gave the heart a light squeeze, showcasing the power I now held over them, as Bae let out a gasp and pulled at his chest, trying to relieve the pain it was causing.
"You bitch." Regina sneered. I gave a slight shrug before moving my attention back to Bae.
"You know this all could have been prevented, if you would have just listened to me back at skull rock." I tutted pacing slightly. "Hell if you would have just listened, when I said that I tried to help, that I was trying to stop Pan. But NOOO! You just didn't care. Hell, you turned on me the minute things didn't go your way. The moment you saw Pan fly out that window, you threw me right out there with him like I was trash. Pan was right! You were just gonna turn on me in the end. You lied about wanting me to be apart of your family. We were best friends once Bae. Yet the moment you left this island you forgot about me like I was just a piece of gum on the bottom of your shoe."
I said ranting through every thought in my head. "I'm your sister, for fuck sakes!" I yelled growing my pissed with every growing second, my hand unintentionally squeezing hard. Bae then fell to the ground, overcome with pain. "And to think that I, I, was willing to give up one of the only good things that ever happened to me... For the like of you people." I laughed. "I truly was an idiot. And I'll be damned if you make me look like an idiot again." I move to squeeze harder when Emma spoke up.
"Wait! Don't do it! I know you're hurt, by our actions... but don't kill him. Don't take away henrys father, he already lost him once. Don't put him through it again."
"I won't put Henry through that," I said, eerily calm. "Henry's already dead, so I might as well reunite them... Don't you think?"
"Y/N, You don't have to do this we can make it right." Snow said taking a slow step toward me.
"I'm sorry." Bae forced out, slightly overwhelmed by the pain. "I should've listened to you when you said you weren't helping Pan. I'm so sorry."
"A little too late." I said before crushing the heart in my hand.
He gasped once again before falling over, unmoving.
"NO!" Emma yelled charging towards me. I raised a questionable eyebrow before snapping my fingers once again.
I quickly brushed my hands together wiping the ash from my fingers, before turning to face the lost boys.
"Do you think that's enough to get Pan to start forgiving me?"
Felix looked at me for a second before he did a slow sarcastic clap. "I'm pleasantly surprised. I didn't think you had it in you."
"And whys that?" I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"Cause in all the years I've known you, I've never seen you actually kill someone."
"Whatever." I said looking away from him, back to the storybrook group.
"So you plan on getting rid of the rest of them?" He said.
"I figured that I should wait until after I talk to Pan. That way he can see just how serious I am about making it up to him. When do you think he is going to be back?"
"I doubt anytime soon, after that stunt you pulled."
"Well do you know where he is so I can go to him?"
"I don't think that's a good idea." He said.
"Come on, Felix! How do you think this is going to end if I don't go begging Pan for forgiveness? It's going to end badly. You know that he will come back here in a blind rage, if I don't go to him first. He's gonna think that I'm still siding with them... he's gonna be hurt. More hurt than he already is. And we both know that he's gonna take it out on everyone, even if they've done nothing wrong."
Minutes of silence go past with Felix looking at me questioningly.
"Will he really? Get, mad I mean?" Charlie, a younger lost boy, asked.
"Shut your mouth! Somethings not right..." Felix yelled taking a few steps towards me.
"Yeah, its happened before. We got into a fight about Ben staying here a while back and everyone paid for my rebellious decision. In the long run, everything worked out, but it took weeks to get there." I answered, with lots of the boys nodding and murmuring in agreement.
"His tree." Jared spoke up.
"NO!"
"What? What tree?" I pressed, ignoring Felix's outburst.
"His thinking tree." Charlie responded. "You know, the one he goes to when he likes to be alone?"
I quickly walk up to Charlie and Jared giving them both a large loud kiss in the middle of their foreheads. " Thanks! That's been a huge help."
I step away, snapping my fingers again, releasing the group from their hold. I walk over to Bae helping him slowly off the ground with Emma's assistance.
"How...? How...? I SAW YOU CRUSH HIS HEART!"
"No. You saw me crush a heart."
*FLASHBACK*
"Whats the plan?" Bae asked.
"You're not gonna like it. But I think I might be able to convince the lost boys to tell me where Pan went."
"You think that they're gonna tell you where he went after the 360 you pulled on them. I don't think so." Regina snapped, eyes focus on Henry's unmoving frame.
"Hear her out." Emma said turning her attention back to me.
"What if we convince them that I'm back on their side? Let me finish." I said quickly seeing Regina go to say something. "What if I say that the moment you guys saw Henry on the ground, you guys turned on me? Say that, you said that I was still working with Pan. That I helped convince Henry to turn over his heart. Like Regina said I have issues so it wouldn't be that much of a surprise that I would turn my back on you after that. I did it with Hook when he betrayed my trust, why wouldn't I do it again?" I suggested.
"It might work, but what if they ask you to prove your loyalty?" Bae said rubbing his hand across his chin.
"That's the part you won't like. I know for a fact Felix is gonna want to test me in some way... I just don't know how. But I'm guessing its gonna be something big."
We all thought of all of the possible ways that he would test me but all came up short.
Then Bae randomly said, "What if he wants you to kill one of us? I mean that's the best way to get someone to reveal who they're actually working with."
I look up at him and shook my head ruffly. "Absolutely not. I won't kill someone. Especially not you guys."
"What if we could fake it?" Regina said looking at us.
"How would we fake it?"
"Is that really a question? Magic, of course."
"That doesn't really answer how?" I say confused.
Regina rolled her eyes before saying, "At least I'm trying to come up with a solution."
"Hearts..." I say suddenly.
"What?" She said looking at me questioningly.
"That's your thing right? Ripping out hearts?"
"It was... Why?"
"Well, what if there was a way to fake it?"
"And how would we do that?" Emma asked, taking on my earlier roll of skepticism.
"Well were on Neverland. And anything you want, you get. Just by thinking it. So what if we thought about a fake heart?"
"Maybe... But how would we make it look like its being torn from our chests?" Bae stepped in.
"What if we actually ripped it from your chests?" I suggested.
"What?! That's crazy!" Regina said looking at Emma and Baelfire, waiting for them to agree. "Tell her that's crazy."
"It could work." Emma said with a slight shrug of her shoulders.
"You've got to be kidding me." Regina groaned.
"We've got to at least consider it. Henry's life is on the line and we have no other ideas."
"Fine. Continue."
"Okay, what if we place a fake heart next to your guy's actual heart. That way they could actually see me rip it out. And hopefully, they won't notice that it is a couple of inches over more than it should be. We could use magic to make it pump, glow, and break apart like an actual heart." I suggested looking from one person to the next. "The only thing you guys would have to do is fake like it hurts, and die."
"You might actually be on to something." Regina whispers. "But what if we step it up a notch."
"What do you mean?" Bae asked.
"What if we enchant the heart and the person? That way it actually hurts."
"Why would we need to do that?"
"Cause, if they are able to tell that it's being faked then we can kiss saving Henry goodbye."
"That's a good idea..."Bae said.
"I don't want to actually hurt any of you guys though." I whispered, unsure of this new addition to the plan.
"Well, what if we just do it to me?" Bae suggested.
"What?" Emma said, in complete disbelief.
"Well knowing Felix, he's gonna want to hurt you as much as possible for not siding with Pan. And if we're being honest, you don't really care about anyone else, but me and Henry. So if Felix was going to pick someone it would be me."
I nod my head understanding his logic. "But what if picks someone else or if he wants me to hurt all of you, then what?"
"He won't and if he suggests it, just say your waiting for Pan or something."
"Are you absolutely sure, you want to do this?" I questioned slowly.
"Anything to save Henry."
*FLASHBACK OVER*
"Now boys you need to behave and under NO circumstances are you allowed to untie Felix from that tree. Jared is in charge until I come back. Understood?" I asked, looking from boy to boy. They all quickly nodded.
"You'll never get away with this! Pan will never forgive you for this stunt you pulled! He'll have your heart! Pan never fails!" Felix shouted, pissed about his current situation.
"Oh, shove it, Felix!" I shouted back clearly annoyed.
I turned to face the Storybrooke group and asked, " Are you ready to go?"
"I feel like I should be asking you that." Bae said, giving me a small smile.
"You must give me your heart, Henry. The heart of the truest believer."
"Don't do it, Henry." I said shooting a glare at Pan.
"I thought you said you wanted me to save magic." Henry said looking at me with confused eyes.
"Henry there is another way to do it so that you won't get hurt." I said.
"She lying Henry, She just mad at me and wants magic to die."
Henry looked from me to Pan and back again, confused as to why we were now on opposite sides, before turning fully to face Pan and saying, "So, all I have to do is believe."
"No, Henry. I mean, you need to give me your heart."
"But... What will happen to me?"
"You'll become the greatest of all heroes."
"Don't lie to him, Pan." He shoots me an irritated look then returned his attention to Henry.
"You can tell me the truth. I know all magic comes with a price. So saving it must come with a price, too." Henry said, trying to be brave.
"I would never lie to you, Henry. I mean, you're right. There is a price. You have to stay on the island with me. Neverland will become your new home."
"Never lie to him my ass." I grumbled out.
Pan ignored me and continued, "I know it's a huge sacrifice, but isn't it worth it?"
Henry didn't even think it over before saying, "Heroes make sacrifices all the time. My family taught me that."
Pan gives me a smirk and said, "Then they'd be proud if they could see you now, because you're about to save them all."
"Henry that's not true. Trust me when I say that he is lying to you." I said stepping closer to him. "I have been with Pan for years, longer than you have been alive. We planned that script that he's feeding you for years. Hell, he's even practiced it on other lost boys. None of what he's saying is true. And your family. They are so proud of you now. That there isn't another thing you could do to make them prouder. They are all here, trying to stop Pan from hurting you. Half of them are downstairs trying so hard to get in here to protect you from him. Your Grandparents, your moms, your dad. They all just want to just take you home." I whispered.
"Wait. My dads still alive?"
"Yeah and he wants to take you as far away from Neverland and the Evil that claimes it. I just need you to trust me on this."
"But the heart of the truest believer. Its what gonna save magic. Its whats gonna save them all."
"No. It's not. This was never about saving magic, Henry you have to believe me. The only person this is gonna save is Pan."
"That's not true!" Henry shouted, angry that I would say such things about the man that he had so much faith and trust in.
"Of course, it isn't." Pan said walking up to Henry.
"Yes, it is." I said. "Pan cant live without you dying. Do you understand that? If you give him your heart, it's gonna kill you."
Pan crouched down and began to whisper lies in his ear. "She's just trying to stem your belief, Henry. But don't let her. Remember every hero gets tested. She's just lying, to try to turn you against me."
"I promise you, Henry, I wouldn't lie to you."
"Oh really? And whys that, Y/N?" Pan taunted.
I took a deep breath before saying, "I wouldn't lie to you because I'm family. I'm your aunt. And family doesn't lie when it comes to protecting someone."
"See. maneuvering lying right now. Shes just proving that she cant be trusted." Pan said.
"Pans right, your lying My parents would have told me if I had an aunt."
"Henry, I'm not. Hell, no one knew until we were all on this island, together. Come with me, and we can ask them together. They're just down those stairs. They'll confirm everything I'm telling." I begged to reach my hand out, trying to get him to move away from Pan.
"They'll just lie to you." Pan quickly said, as if he was having a hard time coming up with lies to keep his plan in order.
"Why would they lie?"He questioned looking at us both skeptically.
"Because that what adults do, Henry. You know that better than anyone."
"Henry... you have to believe me. Even if its just this one time."
"Your parents don't care about Neverland, Henry. They know if you give your heart to save it, then you'll have to stay. They'll just be selfish because they won't want to lose you."
"Why would Y/N, help them then?" He said turning to look Pan manipulate in the eyes.
Pan placed his hands back on Henry's shoulders and said, "Because a lost girl can be selfish." Pans eyes move to mine. " And Y/N doesn't want to share me with you."
I scoff and harshly said, "Bullshit! I've been sharing you with lost boys for generations. And new ones come with each day. And I welcome them each with open arms. Neverland would be lucky to have Henry, but not under these circumstances. Not when his life hangs in the balance."
Pans attention quickly drifts back to Henry. "I'm the only one who's ever been honest with you, Henry. The only one who ever believed in you. This is your choice. Not Mine. Not Y/N. Not your parents. Yours. But we're running out of time. So you have to choose now."
I tried my final plea, "Don't do it, Henry. Your family loves you."
"I love them too...But I have to save magic." Henry rapidly turned to face Pan.
"No! Henry!"
I rushed to Henry's side as he lay on the floor unconscious.
"What did you do?! Why would you do that?!" I yelled at Pans now floating frame.
"Love, this has been the plan for years. I don't know why you're so surprised." He said landing next to me. "Oh, don't feel so bad love. Henry offered me his heart of his own free will." I felt hot tears fill my eyes before falling down my face.
"HENRY! HENRY!" I heard the group yell making their way up the stairs and towards the room.
"I guess that's my queue to leave. Come find me once you tell your 'family' how you failed to save their son. And once you've come to your sense of course." He gave sault in my direction before give a brief wave to Emma, Regina, and Baelfire as they burst into the room. Before grabbing pandora's box off the nearby rock and flying off into the night.
I chocked back a sob as they looked over in my direction, seeing Henry on the floor. They immediately rushed over and crowded around him.
"Oh god, is he unconscious?!" Emma panicked.
"Henry, can you hear us?" Regina said placing her hand on his chest giving it a little shake.
"He passed out as soon as he put his heart in Pan's chest," I said
"Wait. He put his heart into Pan?" Bae asked, turning to me for a brief second before returning his gaze to Henry.
"Yeah, the only way the heart of the truest believer would save Pan was if it was willingly given to him," I said leaning back slightly and wiping my eye on the back of my hand. "I'm so sorry. I tried, I really did. I told him the Pan was lying. And That if he gave him his heart he would die. But Pan kept getting in his ear and convincing him that you guys would be so proud of him for saving magic and that you would be so proud of him for saving you. He just wouldn't listen to me. He thought he was going to be a hero."
"Wheres, my dad? He has to know a way to fix this." Bae said looking around the room frantically.
"Pan put him in the box. Somehow He switched the real one with a decoy. I'm not sure how." I whispered.
"You're going to be alright, Henry." Regina whispered rubbing his chest. "We're gonna get you home." She took a slight lean back before waving her hand over Henry's body.
"What was that? What does that do?" I questioned.
"It's a preservation spell. It will keep Henrys in this condition for a while longer. Buy us some time to get to Pan." She answered.
Emma looked at me before saying, "You're his girlfriend, Hell you were a lost boy." She said pointing a Bae. "Any idea where he went?"
"I know where the camp is but-" I began to say when Regina cut me off.
"That's idiotic. We all know that. Think stronger stupid enough to go back? Please." She scoffed, clearly annoyed that I tight-lipped more helpful.
"Enough." Emma said.
"Don't tell me whats enough. My son is dying." Regina yelled.
"Our son. So, yes, I know how you feel. So what do you want to do? You want to run the show? Run it. How do we save Henry?"
I stood up and walked away trying to find peace from all of their arguing, trying to search my mind for any possible places Pan would have gone to. It had to be a place I would know, a place that was secluded, otherwise, he wouldn't have told me to look for him. I thought and thought and thought, but kept coming up empty. Then an idea hit me.
I let out a huge gasp before, l turned back to the group. " I think I have a plan on how to find him."
“These are Henry's shoes." Emma spoke pointing at the shoe prints left in the sand of the shore of Skull Rock."Y/N was right. They're here."
"I still don't understand why you didn't take Henry while you were at the campsite." Regina commented.
"I told you he wasn't there. Pan moved him before I got back to the camp." I said rolling my eyes at her attitude. Emma rushed toward the stone stairs as they came into view, when she was met with a solid invisible wall the prevented her from entering and throwing her back a few feet. My eyes widen at the sudden change of events.
"Are you okay?" Bae questioned as he rushed to help her up.
"I think so." Emma replied as she dusted off her palms.Baelfire turned towards me and asked, "What was that?"
"It looks like Pan cast a protection spell."
"There has to be a way to break it..." Regina said before a flame appeared in her hand as she threw it towards the wall. The ball exploded on contact and scattered across the room. We all ducked trying to avoid the shooting embers.
"Careful with that!" Bae shouted.
"Try all you want...But Pan's magic it is too powerful." I said biting my lip trying to think of another possible solution.
"At least for you it is." Rumple said abruptly, pointing to each one of us.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" I said shooting him a glare. Rumple gave me a pointed look before taking a few steps forwards and walking straight through the spelled wall.
"How did you do that?" Emma gasped.
"The spell was designed to keep anyone with a shadow from entering."
"And you don't have one." Bae whispered. "You were telling the truth about ripping your shadow off.
"And Pan knows it."
"That's why he cast the spell that he did." I whispered at the sudden realization.
"This isn't about keeping you out, it's about drawing me in. He knows I won't give up the chance to finish what I came here to do." Rumple explained.
"You really did come here to save Henry." Bae said. Rumple nodded before he spoke next. "I gave you my trust with that box. Now I need you to give it back." He outstretched his hand through the wall and faced his palm up and out towards Baelfire.
I glanced from Rumple to Bae waiting to see what was going to happen next. Bae waited another moment before reaching forward to put it in his hand. Ameer inch before it would have touched Rumple's skin, Regina snatched the box away from them both
."Hey!" Bae commented.
Regina clutched the box tightly in her hand before saying, "You better come through, Gold. Or I'll make whatever Pan has planned seem like child's play. You understand me?" Then she gently placed the box into his waiting hand.
Rumple shot her a sarcastic smile and said, "Well, a simple 'good luck' would've sufficed." We all watched as Rumple went up the stairs and turned the corner.
"So what are we suppose to do now?" Regina said after Rumple disappeared from view. My mind wandered off thinking about what was about to happen and its many possible outcomes. What if Rumple hurt Pan? What if Pan hurt Henry? I know that in the long run, Rumple was willing to do anything to earn back Bae's love and respect.
"The moon," Emma spoke up.
"The moon?" I questioned, not understanding what it meant.
"The moon is what causes our shadows, right? What if there was a way to block it out using magic?"
"What, you mean like an eclipse?" Regina said crossing her arms.
"Is that even possible?"I questioned, skeptically.
"So?" Emma asked ignoring my question.
"I'd need help." Regina replied.
"with magic?" Emma said shocked.
"It'll require a lot. I guess we're about to find out how much these lessons I gave you paid off." They both look at each other before giving a brief nod and lifting their hands aiming towards the moon.
My eyes shifted from them to the moon waiting for something to happen. After minutes of trying a small shadow began to drift in front of the moon, block out its reflected light. I continued to watch but after several minutes of working and very little progress, I began to grow antsy."Should this be taking this long? What if I tried to help?" I suggested look towards the pair.
"You? Help?'' Regina snickered.
"Come on, Regina. Give her a chance, she's not a bad person." Baelfire spoke up, defending me.
"She'd probably just try to sabotage us to give Pan more time."
"I can't believe this... I literally told you Henry was being brought here tonight! That Pan was planning on taking his heart, TONIGHT! Hell! I practically walked you here. And you still doubt that I'm trying to help?!" I shouted.
"Well, can you blame me!" Regina shouted back. "Ever since we got here you and that childish boy toy of yours have been playing an endless game that only allows one winner. Him."
"That was before I found out about Bae. Before I knew Henry was family."
"And what if Neal wasn't your family? Would you still be here?"
"Of course. Bae was my best friend, at one point in time. Which means that Henry would have always been apart of my family. Blood or not."
"Sure. As if family, actually means anything to you."
"Regina!" Emma said shocked, her concentration slipping.
"Focus!" Regina said snapping Emma's mind back to the task at hand. "All she ever talks about is how her family has ever only wronged her. It's not like I'm not saying what we're all thinking anyway."
I begin to feel the newly familiar sting of tears come to my eyes as I locked my sights on Bae. "Is that true? Is that what your thinking?"
He looked at me with pleading eyes begging me to understand. "It's more complicated than that..."
I quickly looked away before softly nodding my head."I don't even know why I bothered waiting for you..." I said as I brushed past them and made my way past the wall and began to make my way up to the stairs.
"Wait! Wait! Wait! You were able to go through that the entire time?" Bae said, rushing towards the wall.
"What, you thought that I got to be apart of Pan's inner circle and keep my shadow?" I scoffed. I went to turn back towards the stairs when I heard Regina speak up again.
"Are you really surprised. All her and Pan do is lie to benefit their own sick games."
I snapped. "Are you fucking kidding me?! All I do is lie?! I have done nothing but tell the truth in every situation we have ever been in together! Especially after I found out about Henry! If it was up to Pan you never would've found out that Bealfire was even alive, let alone on this island!" I spat out, feeling my anger grow with every finished statement. "And yet you want to accuse me of being a liar, of being untrustworthy?! If you, are worried about those things then you shouldn't have sent rumple to play hero."
I huffed out."What is that suppose to mean?" Bae said.
My eyes flashed to his face before looking away again, shaking my head. "Nothing. Don't worry about it."
"No. If you know something, say it." I look at his face again and began regretting my choice of words, or even opening my mouth, to begin with.
"Fine. Let's just say that he is closer to Pan than you think."
"Wait. How is he close to Pan?" Emma stepped in.
"Simply put, if Regina thinks that I have daddy issues then she clearly has never been in the same room as them."
"Are you saying..." Bae dragged out.
"Pans your Grandpa? Yeah. Now if you'll excuse me. I have a nephew to HELP save." I turned around completely and began my journey up the stairs. As I took the steps Bae began yelling and pounding on the wall.
"Y/N! Y/N, wait! Come back!"
I ignore his pleading and rounded the corner out of their view. As I climbed the stairs I tried to focus on my breathing as I felt the nerves of the upcoming possible seen waiting to be viewed. I hoped that Rumple has successfully was able to trap Pan in the box because I couldn't bare the thought of the alternate option. I climbed the final few stairs and came face to face with Pan standing in the center of the room, holding pandora's box. I froze in my place realizing what had happened just a moment before I arrived. Pan suddenly looked up from the box and looked at me.
"Took you long enough to get here. I was, even more, surprised when Rumple walked through that opening before you did." Pan said slightly lifting the box.
I began taking a few steps forward looking around the room for any sign of Rumple, until I was only a few yards away. "So I'm guessing that Rumples in that box, then?"
"So you did know, what he had planned. Well, I shouldn't be surprised, after your betrayal."
"Oh, give me a break!" I said finally feed up with everyone's constant beratement of my past couple of actions. Pan raised a surprised eyebrow at my sudden attitude.
"I rather you be put in that box, so that they can leave safely, then for you to be dead. So I'm sorry that you don't like my choice, but if you would have just had faith in me, and for once in our god damn relationship, actually gone with my plan then none of this would be happening."
"What's going on?" Henry asked, stepping out from behind a shadow.
Pan stared me in the eyes before saying, "It's time Henry. Time to save magic, to save Neverland." My eyes darted from Henry to Pan and that's when I knew that I should have waited for them after all...
"What, you think that kiss actually meant something?" He chuckled.
Hooks eyes flash towards me then back towards pan as he said, " I do. I think it means she's finally starting to see me for the man I am." I let out a laugh as I look away from him and towards Pan.
Pan smiles back at me before saying, "What? A one-handed pirate with a drinking problem? I'm no grown up, but I'm pretty sure that's less than appealing."
Hook shoots Pan and I a nasty glare before questioning, "Why are you here? What do you want?"
"So," I say as I take a step closer to Hook, "What would a man like you do with a big, fat secret?"
Hook gives me a confused before saying. "Um... Well, that would depend on what the secret is."
Pan walks up to me and wraps his arm around my shoulders then said, " Baelfire. Neal. Whatever name he goes by nowadays, Your daughter's long-lost brother, the guy Emma loves, the father of her child, the one who got away... "
Slowly hook said, "What of him? He's dead."
"No. I'm afraid not. He's alive." I say as a smirk spread across my face.
"That's not even the best part. He's here. On Neverland. Waiting to be reunited with the love of his life. So they can be a big happy family again." Pan said with a sly smile.
Hooks face turned a ghastly shade of white when he looked at me waiting for a confirmation.
"Oh, yes. Can you believe it?" I replied.
"I'm sure Emma will be so excited to see him again. To know that Henry's father is still alive, almost like a miracle sent from God himself. But I'd hate for that to get in the way of a budding romance. So I'll leave it up to you, to tell her or not. Let's see what kind of man you really are." Pan looks down towards me and whispered. "Ready to head back to camp, Love?" As his hand shifts from my shoulder to my lower back. I lean in, softly caress his face, and lightly press my lips against his.
After a short moment, I pull away and said, "I'll be there in a minute me and daddy dearest need to have a little chit-chat about some of the recent events." Pan nods his head and placed a swift kiss on the center of my forehead before turning and walking towards the camp.
Once Pan was out of eyeshot I rushed towards Hook and gave him a swift push. A look of bewilderment covers his face as he tried to catch his balance. I jab a finger into his chest with each sentence as I spoke, "You will tell Emma. You will find Baelfire." I said firmly. "He has been in the echo cave since midnight and he better be out of the cave by six today, understood?!"
Hook tilted his head slightly while looking at me and said, "Watch who you're talking to. We might night be close but I'm still your father. And what happened to it being my choice anyway?"
I quickly lifted my hand and made a fist, cutting off Hooks oxygen supply. "Pan said it was your choice. I didn't! And if you think, us not being close is the worst thing to happen to us in the past twenty years, your gravely mistaken. And if I find out that you even thought about hesitating I will tear you limb from limb as slowly as humanly possible. But not before I remove all of your teeth, both of your eyes, your toes, and what you have left for fingers. Am I understood?!" I say through gritted teeth giving my fist a slight squeeze. As his hand grasped at his throat he rapidly nods his head. I release my hold and start to explain the way the cave worked. "The only way to get him out of the cave is to reveal a secret. In fact, your gonna have to reveal several secrets. I don't have a lot of patients, so you better figure out what your gonna say and fast."
I turn and walk away, and the moment I was out of hooks view I released a huge breathe of air that I hadn't realized that I was holding. I leaned against the nearest tree as the thought of the past few days finally caught up with me. The image of Henry's smiling face, as he laughed at a joke, flashed through my mind. That kid was my family, my nephew.
Next, I couldn't help but recall the first time I laid eyes on him. Pan was playing him and telling him all about the 'faulty' pixie dust. He was so full of hope and belief. Not to mention trust, in this random guy he just met. The more I thought about him, the more I questioned myself. Why did I just do that? Why did I care so much? Why was I willing to risk everything I had with Pan, for some kid I met less than forty-eight hours ago. Yes, he is my family, but technically Pan was my family too. And he certainly has done a lot more for me then anyone else has. But maybe that was the reason I was so desperate for Hook to tell Emma that Bae was here. He was so close to getting Henry off this island earlier, and if Emma got him safely out of the cave then maybe Henry actually had a shot at surviving this whole ordeal.
And that's when it hit me. I wanted the storybrook group to win.
"Shit!" I yelled as my hands slid into my hair giving it a slight tug. God, if Pan found out about this he would end up resenting me for the rest of our lives. After I finally came to terms with my thoughts, I pushed myself off of the tree and began to make my way back towards the camp. The entire way back all I could think was that, Hook better pull through.
After making the long trip back to the camp I stood in the center looking for Pan. After an unsuccessful search, my eyes landed on our shared tent and I began to make my way over. The closer I came to the tent the more nervous I got. My palms began to sweat and my heart started to race and all I could think was what if he could tell? What if he wouldn't forgive me? What if I lost him forever over this? I took in a deep breath before walking inside of the tent. Upon entering I saw Pan sitting on the cot slightly hunched over with his arms rested on his legs and fingers pressed together. The moment his eyes met mine, I knew that he knew.
"You never went back to the camp, did you?" I whispered as I averted my eyes to look towards the ground.
"I would never leave you alone with that man. Not again. Not after what happened last time." Pan replied in a low voice. "Why? Why would you tell Hook where Baelfire is? How to get him out?"
"I can't keep playing this game anymore." I said slowly.
"What do you mean you can't play anymore, Y/N? We created this game together. It has been years in the making." My eyes dart to his face hearing the emotion in his voice. "Every rule. Every reward. Every twist and turn. And what? You just want to back out? Call it quits?!" Pan yelled.
I can feel my eyes start to fill with tears as I looked away from Pan unable to watch the anger, hurt, and betrayal that I had created cross his face. Pan grabbed my hands and pulled me closer to him.
"Tell me why...Or how we can fix this."
"We can't fix this Peter. Nothing is broken. Bae was my best friend. He was what made Neverland feel like home when he first got here. There were weeks where I wouldn't see you for days cause you were so busy running this place. And I may have spent my life surrounded by men, but that didn't make me feel any more comfortable here. You were all I had and you weren't always there. Bae was the family I always wanted, but never really had. And to find out, years later, that he actually is that family that I had craved. My brother. Means so much more than I ever thought it could. And that also means that Henry is my nephew and seeing him and being around him makes me want to know him more. It makes me want to give him that bond that I never had. And because of that, I can't be apart of the reason that I'll lose him or Bae all over again. Because if I stand next to you when you take the heart of the truest believer, that's exactly where I'll be."
"So that's it?" Pan questioned coldly, his grip on my hands weakening. "You find out that your Daddy screwed his Mommy and everything changes? Your best friend who ABANDONED you, just like everyone else is family, and he knocked up some chick from the system, and the games just over? And your just gonna turn your back on me? ME? The only person who actually stayed? Who loved you unconditionally? Who saved you even when your father left you to suffer?" I chocked back a sob as Pan spoke the harsh truth at me while dropping my hands completely.
"I'm not turning my back on you, Peter! I love you more than anything. I've always been on your side and I'll always be on your side... Even when you're wrong." I said while I reached up to grab his face and force him to look me in the eyes. "But this time. Just this one time. I'm asking you to be on my side.Don't do it. Don't take Henry's heart. We will find another way." I begged.
Pan remained silent as he stared at me as if he was trying to take in every detail on my face. My eyes dashed across his, trying to read his emotions. Pan slowly reached his hands up and pulled my hands away.
"I love you, Y/N. But I'm not gonna wait another hundred years to find a solution when the original is ten feet away." I sucked in a breath and pulled away.
"Where's Henry?" I whispered.
*AN HOUR LATER*
"Well, how do you know it'll work?" David questioned, as he turned to look at Hook.
As Hook went to speak, I spoke up and said,"Because I told him."
The group's eyes flashed towards me.
"What are you doing here?" Regina sneered.
"Look long story short, I told Pan I was backing out of the plan and he wasn't so happy about that. He's taking Henry to skull rock. So we got to put a move on the secrets or Henry's gonna die...tonight."
I emerge from a cloud of my own smoke, roughly a twenty-minute walk from the camp. As I begin to walk home I can't stop my mind from racing. I wasn't alone. I had a brother. A brother who I knew, who I spent time with, who I cared about. When I first came to Neverland the only person I knew was Pan. And because he ran the place he was always busy, whether it was training the newest lost boy or hanging out with the older ones. After a few days, I met Baelfire, and a few more days after that we became the best of friends. And when he left it felt like I was abandoned all over again. I guess in a way, without either of us knowing it, I was. And to make things worse Henry was my nephew. How could I let the plan continue knowing it meant my family would be the price.
I slowed my walk until I stood still right outside of the camp. I watched as Henry sat on a log observing the lost boys. I quickly diverted my eyes and move them towards Pan, only to see him playing his flute happily as the boys danced around the fire once again. As I made my way towards him, to tell him about this new information, my eyes couldn't help but look back towards Henry. A second later Henry's eyes met mine he gave me a small wave and smile. I froze in my spot once again, feeling my face create a look of panic as tears fill my eyes. I continued to look at Henry and all I could think was, he was my family. He was my blood. And how could I let one child die just to save another? Before I knew it, Pan had made his way across the camp and snapped me out of my thoughts. He quickly placed his hands on my shoulders giving me a slight shake, as he called my name.
"Y/N, What's wrong? What did they do?!" He said as he looked me up and down, for any signs of damage.
"I have a brother..." I whispered.
"What?" Pan said as he took a small step back. "Who?"
"Baelfire," I replied softly. "I mean it all makes sense. We were always close. When we were together we acted like siblings, hell we were inseparable. Even Felix saw it. He always said that we looked similar, but I never saw it..." I said as the tears began to fall. "I thought... I thought..." Pan quickly pulled me back into his embrace and held me close as I began to sob.
"Shhh... It's okay." Pan whispered in my ear, as he softly stroked my hair.
After a few minutes, I notice the eery silence coming from the camp. I quickly pulled away and wiped my cheeks to try to dry the tears. Pan shot the boys a look that made them turn their backs away from us and ignore our conversation.
"Y/N... How do you know that they're telling the truth? What if they are just saying that to gain your trust? To get you to do what they want? To turn against me?"
"Hook said that they were going to get him when my mother was killed, by his father. Hook never talked about her. Ever! Not to me, not to anyone." I expressed. "He even said her name. Milah."
About a minute passed before either of us spoke when Pan said.
"Okay then! Let's go." He grabbed my hand and began to pull me away from the camp.
"Wait...were are we going?" I questioned.
"To find out the truth."
We walked for what seemed like forever in silence when we arrived at the site where we kept Wendy.
"Why are we here?" I asked. Pan remained silent as he walks to the tree that the rope attached to the cage, was tied around. He untied it and lowered the cage to the ground.
He looked at me and said, "I'll meet you back at the camp." He then turned and walked away. I watched him until he disappeared into the forest. I turn back to face the cage and stared at it for a moment before walking towards the front. From the angle I was at I couldn't see inside the cage, but when I crouched down I was shocked by who I saw.
"Bae...Is that you?" I whispered.
"Y/N?"
"Oh my god.... It's really you." I quickly ripped open the cage and pulled him in for a hug.
"It's been so long." He whispered. As we pulled away I quickly smacked his arm as hard as I could.
"Ow! What was that for?" He shouted as he grabbed the spot.
"I missed you, you idiot! Plus you didn't say goodbye..."
"Y/N, you know that if I told you I was leaving, you would have tried to stop me, and if that didn't work, you would have told Pan. I had to get out of this place, Y/N. You know that." He said slowly.
"You could have at least written me a letter. It would have been better than finding out from Felix. You know how much of an ass he is when he wants to put someone down."
"Yeah, that's something I definitely didn't miss." He chuckled, and I couldn't help but laugh along with him. After a moment of silence, I spoke.
"So, I met your family. Do they know you're here?"
"No. I came to save my son, Y/N. His name is Henry. I can't let him be trapped on this island." He then whispered. "I need you to help me get him." He gave me a pleading look and said. "Please."
"I don't know if I can do it."
"Of course You can. You are probably the only person in this place who can help me and not face Pan's wrath."
I look at him and I know it's now or never.
"Was your mothers name Milah?"
He shoots me a confused look before saying, What- Y/N what does that have to do with anything we're talking about?! I-"
"It has to do with everything! Was her name Milah!? Yes or no?" I yelled as I looked at him.
He just stared at me for a minute, while fiddling with his fingers, before responding, "Ya... Why does it matter?"
All I could do in that moment was turn away from him before yelling, "Damn it!"
Baelfire walked in front of me while placing his hands on my shoulders and said, "Y/N. Why?"
Tears begin to fill my eyes once again as I said, "That means they were telling the the truth."
"Who, was telling the truth?"
"My dad, he said-"
"Wait Your dad? I thought you left him for good after the insident>"
"I thought I did. Actually he's on the island right now...looking for Henry."
"What? Why would he be looking for Henry."
"I think he is in love with Emma."
A blank look covers his face as he connects the dots.
"Wait... Hooks your dad?!"
"Shocker huh..." We stare blankly at each other as he takes in the new information.
"What does he have to do with my mom?"
"You remember that bastard that kidnapped her. It was him...Except she went willingly. Love makes people do crazy things."
"Hook and my mom... That's disgusting... I guess that makes us what? Step siblings?"
"No. Half siblings..." I trailed off waiting for his reaction.
A look of shock crossed his face as he whispered, "Milah was your mom?"
I nodded my head in agreement. "Yeah, which makes you my brother and Henry..." I trailed off.
"Your nephew." Baelfire finished.
"Bae, I don't know what to do."I said as my voice cracked.
"Help us. I know that it will be hard... to work against Pan, because I know how much you love him. But the only reason you came to Neverland was to escape the family that betrayed you." He said as I let out a sob. "Hook isn't you only family anymore. You have Henry and me. And since you have us you have everyone. snow, David, Emma, Regina. Everyone."
I turn away from him as I listen to what he said.
"Help us. And as your best friend...as your brother I will take you with us."
"I don't think I can do that." I whispered.
"What. Why?" I ignore his question.
"I'll ask Pan to send you to the Echo Cave." Your family will find you there I thought.
"What! No! Y/N, I-"
"Like you said. I love Pan, And it's too hard to go against him."
Then with a quick wave of my hand, Bae falls to the ground unconscious. I stare at him for a minute before I spoke.
"You can come out now." After a few seconds, Felix emerged from behind the tree.
"How'd you know the ass was around?" He questioned with a smirk.
"You honestly think I would believe that Pan would leave me alone with someone, knowing it could be the key to ruining the plan." I said while raising an eyebrow towards him.
"I always underestimate those brains you have in that pretty little head of yours."
"Are you going to help me put him back in the cage or what."
I snapped.
After putting him back in the cage I left Felix to put the cage back in the trees. once I arrive back to camp I see Pan smirking as he played his flute while Henry danced around the fire with all of the lost boys.
As I move to sit next to Pan, I can tell that the next few days were gonna be long and complicated ones.
There is a small trigger warning for this part (looks like this *** Trigger Warning*** will be posted before and after the scene, it is for if you want to skip it.)
The group turned towards Hook and began to ask him a million questions, each one trying to talk over the other. I watched the madness slowly unfold for a few minutes, truly enjoying the look of pure panic filling Hooks face as he watched Emma. After a while, I grew bored of waiting for him to answer their questions.
“Hey!” I yelled, grabbing their attention. “For being the only adults on this island, your all acting like the whiniest babies I’ve ever met.”
“Well, what did you expect? You just dropped a bomb of hidden information on us.” Emma said.
“Emma, I can explain.” Hook whispered.
“I don’t want you to explain! I don’t trust you anymore.”
“But, Swan-”
“No! All this time you had a daughter, and you didn’t tell any of us. And your daughter has a direct connection to the guy who took my son.”
“Oh, quit being so over dramatic.” I said as I rolled my eyes. “Pan’s not that bad.”
“Are you kidding me?! He literally hired people to kidnap Henry!”
“Maybe. But without him, I’d probably be dead.”
“I don’t believe that for a second.” Emma snapped.
“It’s the truth.”
“How?” She questioned.
“Simple. Would you like to tell them or should I?” I asked as I looked at Hook. He gave me a look full of misery like I was the one that ruined his life. Drama Queen.
“It all started when I was two. Like I said my mother died, and when she did Hook changed. He became obsessed. Obsessed with drinking, obsessed with finding the dark one, obsessed with revenge… And yes I know he’s a pirate.” I snapped.
“But this was different. I’ll remind you all, that I was raised on the Jolly Rodger. I was constantly surrounded by pirates. And he could out drink them all.” I said.
“I don’t have a lot of memories from when I was two, but the one I do have, He was completely different. He was always smiling, he was always happy, he was always there. But when she died it was like he couldn’t even look at me, like he couldn’t be in the same room as me. I was always alone. And years went by like that. Then when I was about fifteen Smee, one of the pirates on the ship, stepped in. He started to act like the father that Hook wasn’t. Since I lived all of my life under the deck on the Jolly Rodger, I didn’t learn much. Hell, the only time I wasn’t under that deck was when everybody else went to shore. But one day Smee sat me down and spent hours trying to teach me how to read. It took weeks, but he never gave up, he never quit. He constantly told me I could do it, as long as I wanted it, and as long as I tried hard enough. And the moment I finally got it, he started to teach me how to write, first in print, then in cursive. It was the first time in my life I felt important, that I felt loved. And it stayed like that for about a year and a half. He taught me one thing after the other, like how to draw, paint, cook, sword fight, and other stuff like that. It was the best year of my life.” I whispered.
“But then, out of nowhere, he stopped. He stopped coming by, stopped teaching me things, stopped saying hello when he walked past my room, everything just stopped. And it was like I didn’t exist anymore. Again. I was worried that something had happened to him. So I went looking for him, which could have gotten me into a lot of shit, since Hook didn’t want me anywhere but my room. It took me a while, but when I finally found him, I was relieved. Then I was hurt. Because that meant that he stopped coming by cause he wanted to, not because something terrible happened. So I decided to confront him, ask him why. But the moment he saw me, a look of pure fear washed over his face. He didn’t say a word to me as he pushed me back below the deck, almost like he couldn’t wait to get rid of me. He quickly shoved me in my room, but right before he closed my he looked me in the eye and said ‘Im sorry but, your father thinks this is for the best.’ then he shut the door. And that. Broke. My. Heart.” As I spoke those words a tear slowly left my eye.
“The only person who ever treated me like family just walked away, with no plans of ever coming back. All because my actual family wanted me to be just as lonely and miserable as him.” I spit out. I looked up at the group of people in front of me, and saw that each of their faces were full of pity, I then angrily wiped away the tears that rested upon my face.
“But surprisingly enough, that wasn’t the moment that made me hate Hook. It should have been, but I couldn’t. At the time all I could think was that I already lost some of my family. and I wasn’t willing to lose anymore. So to distract myself from the loneliness, I read. I read book, after book, after book. And that’s when Pan showed up…”
*FlashBack*
I sat on my bed, reading the last few pages of my favorite book. I was passing the time waiting for Hook to dock the ship, so he and the other pirates could head to the nearest pub for the night. About an hour later I notice the absence of cheering, shouting and slurs. I sat down my book and climbed out of bed, before heading out of my bedroom and towards the stairs that lead to the deck. I walked towards the bow of the ship, and once I reached the center I lied down and looked up at the stars, trying to remember the names of the constellations I learned.
“If that one’s Lepus, then that one should be Canis Major, Which means that that one is-”
“Orion. My Personal favorite.”
I jumped at the sound of an unfamiliar voice. I quickly turned around as I stood up.
“Who the hell are you?!“I shouted.
"Oh, did I forget to introduce myself? I’m Peter. Peter Pan”
“What do you want?” I questioned.
“For someone whose ship was just bored without permission, you seem oddly calm.” He noted.
“It’s cause I’m not worried.”
“And why’s that?” He questioned. “I mean you’re a girl. A girl whose all alone with a strange boy that you don’t know. I would deem that quite a dangerous situation, don’t you think?”
“I maybe a girl, but I was raised on this ship. I am constantly surrounded by pirates. Men way more dangerous them some kid. Now you didn’t answer my question. What do you want.”
“You.”
“What?”
“I want you, to come with me.”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Quite the opposite actually.” He said as he began to walk closer to me. “I want to take you to a place for kids like you.” He said as he stopped in front of me.
“What do you mean kids like me?”
“Kids who feel alone, unloved… lost.”
“You don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m not any of those things.”
“I may not have any girls on my island, but I know a lost soul when I see one. A lost girl.”
“I’m not lost! what part of that don’t you get.” I said as I quickly turned away from him.
“You’ll realize it soon enough. But until then I’ll be stopping by.”
“Why can’t you just-” I began to yell as I turn to face him again. “-go away…” I whispered as I realized no one was there.
The following days were filled with questions and self-dought. Was I lost? Did I really feel unloved? Was this Pan person right? It didn’t matter though, Cause Hook was my dad. My family and family stick together. They don’t abandon each other. A few weeks had past and Pan kept his promise, he visited at least once a week. And every time he would ask me to join his group of lost boys. And even though I denied his offer every time, we ended up bonding.
A few days had passed since Pans last visit, when I was laying in my bed trying to fall asleep, but the pirates on the deck above me were being too loud for me to sleep. As I went to turn to face my wall I let out a startled scream. There lying in my bed, facing me, was none other than Peter Pan himself.
“God! What is wrong with you?!” I yelled as I smacked his arm. “You can’t just sneak up on people like that!”
He just laughed and brushed it off as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders to pulled me in for a hug.
“I’m sorry… Were you trying to sleep?” He said smirking.
“You know damn well I was trying to sleep.” I replied back, smiling.
“I bet you were planning on dreaming about me weren’t you?”
“You’re such a flirt!” I say with a grin on my face.
“You aren’t denying it.” He mocked with a smirk.
“Oh, grow up.”
“That not how it works, and if you came to Neverland you’d get to experience it to.” Pan said looking me in the eye.
“You know I can’t do that. I can’t leave my dad. I’m all he gots.”
“ You don’t belong here. We both know it, even if you don’t want to admit it. Just come with me. To a home where you’re wanted, and needed. Where you’ll be loved more than you ever could be here.” Pan begged.
I turned away from him then got out of the bed and stood by the window.
“I think it’s time for you to go.”
A look of sorrow filled his face as he got up and stood next to me.
“Fine, but if you change your mind just say the word and I’ll take you away.” He unlatched the window then pushed it open. But before he left, he turned towards me and softly caressed my cheek. His eyes shifted from mine to my lips only to return to my eyes once again, as if asking for permission to do the one thing we had both been craving. Just before I could agree, a loud pair of footsteps could be heard making their way towards my door. Instantly I was in a blind panic.
“You have to go. Now.” I urged.
“But-”
“No. Now.” I said as I rushed him to leave. “Please.”
“Just say the word, and I’ll be back.” He said before shooting me one last glance and escaping into the darkness of the night. I quickly shut the window, just as my door was kicked open. I turned to face the door and saw one of the newer Pirates walked in.
*** Trigger Warning ***
“Can I help you?” I questioned skeptically.
“I can think of a few ways, you could help me out…” He said with a disgusting look on his face.
“I think you should leave…” I whispered.
“I don’t think so.”
He began to approach me as I pressed myself closer to the window. My heart began to race faster and faster with every step he took. I began to scream for help as he grew closer. He grabbed my arm and began to drag me towards the bed. I yanked on his hand trying to pull it off of me. My life flashed before my eyes as I thought about what was about to happen. I continued to struggle and pray for someone to save me. Anyone.
***Trigger Warning Over ***
Then out of nowhere a strange burst of light flashed throughout the room. I tightly shut my eyes, preventing the light from entering.
When I opened my eyes I say the pirate fly across the room and out of my bedroom door.
“What the fuck was that?!” I thought as I looked down at my hands and quickly stumbled toward the door, Just as I was about to close the door and lock It I glanced toward the stairs and saw him. Hook. Just sitting there, shining his hook.
I stared at him with a look of disbelief and then a look of hatred.
“Are you KIDDING me! He was just… He was going to… FUCK YOU HOOK. I hope you rot in Davy Jones locker.” I swore as I slammed the door shut and locked it. After the door was locked I sat on my bed and I raked my hands through my hair trying to relax. Then a loud slam came from outside the door, then another, and another. And that’s when I realized what was happening.
The pirate was trying to break down the door
I quickly stood from my bed and backed towards the window.
“Shit! What do I do? What Do I do?” I panicked.“Why didn’t I just go with Pan?!"
And that’s when I realized it. I rapidly turned around and pushed the window open.
"PAN! PAN! Where the hell are you when I need you?!” I shouted. I whipped my head towards the door the pirate rammed against it again but this time it began to splinter against the pressure of his blows.
"Fuck! I believe god damn it!“ I screamed. When I turned to face the window again he was there, giving me a look of confusion.
"What is going on?!” He questioned as the door began to give way.
“I’ll tell you later. Just get me out of here.”
*Flash Back Over*
As I finished telling my story I looked upon the group of shocked and angry people.
“Oh my God.” Snow whispered after I finished telling my story.
“You were just going to let her get raped?!” Yelled Regina
“Of course not. We may not be close, but she’s still my daughter.” Hook replied.
“Really? Cause you looked pretty comfy on those stairs.” I said.
“The reason I was on the stair was in case you couldn’t protect yourself. I knew you could though. You’re your mother’s daughter after all.”
“What does she have to do with anything?” Emma questioned.
“She was very powerful. With magic. She never used it, but when she did it was enchanting.”
“Who was she?” Regina asked curiously.
“She was the love of my life. Milah.” He whispered.
“Wait isn’t that Neals mother?” Snow asked.
“Aye. it is.” Hook replied.
“That would mean that she… Is Henry’s aunt…” David said.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.” Stated Regina.
“Wait. Wait. Wait. Who the hell is Neal?” I questioned.
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I stand next to Pan as we wait for the Storybrook group to arrive at the planned spot.
“Do you think they’ll fall for it? You dressed as Henry?” I questioned.
“Of course. They’re so desperate to find Henry, that they would believe it was him if it was a rat dressed in his clothes.” Pan sneered at me, as he shot me an annoyed glance.
“No need to take your anger out on me. I’m not the one who’s breaking the rules.” I said as I leaned on the tree I was standing near.
“Sorry. But, you know how long I’ve been waiting for this, and if they ruin this for me…” Pan goes silent as a look of pure rage covered his face.
I nod my head in understanding, then in a quiet voice I said, “You’re not the only one whose been waiting for this, Pan. We all have. And, we want this just as bad as you do.”
“Right.”
We stand in silence, just looking at each other as we wait for their arrival. A few minutes later I notice the bushes in the distance begin to move and the sounds of leaves being crunched under feet. A smirk meets my face as I point in their direction and say “It’s show time.”
“No one’s here. Maybe your spell was wrong, Regina.” Snow said.
“Yes, blame me… again.” Regina drew ought.
“Guys… Hold on. Is that… Henry!” Emma yelled excitedly.
With a cocky grin plastered on his face, Pan turns around and said, “Hi, Emma.”
The smile leaves her face as she barked out, “Where the hell is Henry?”
“I heard from my lovely assistant here, that you broke the rules. And that’s just not fair, now is it? I expected more from you all, especially you captain.” Pan taunted. I watched Hook as he purposefully avoided my gaze.
“Give Henry to me.” Emma demanded.
“Sorry. Can’t. Don’t you know? Cheaters never win.”
Emma went to take a step towards Pan when I let out a sharp whistle to signal the lost boys to emerge from the spots among the trees. The boys swarmed the surrounding area, each one was armed with a bow and arrow.
“Watch out for their arrows. They’re laced with dream shade.” Hook warned.
Pan and I watched from our spot by the trees as the lost boys begin to shoot their weapons. After a few minutes of an intense battle and countless amounts of arrows, I see Jared, one of our oldest lost boys, tackle Emma to the ground. They roll around trying to fight for control when Emma pins him to the ground and presses a knife to his throat and yelled, “Where’s Henry?! Where is he?!”
My face goes blank then quickly filled with worry and anger as I instantly feel my protective instinct kick in, at the sight of one of my boys in danger. I feel my hand grow warm as a ball of fire erupted in my palm. I begin to take a step forward, prepared to rip Emma off of Jared, when Pan grabs my arm, halting me. I whip my head towards him and gave him a confused and worried look. He gives me a blank stare and slowly pulls me back before nodding behind us.
I turn my face towards that direction to see Ben, our youngest lost boy, only three years old, half hiding behind the tree, watching me with a fear covered face. I rapidly extinguish the flame and rush towards Bens side. I crouch down and pull him close to my body.
“Ben, what are you doing here? You’re supposed to be at the camp.” I questioned slowly.
“I wanted to help scare the bad people away…” He whispered as tears filled his eyes.
“Shhhh… It’s okay the bad people are going to leave soon.” I soothed as I rubbed his back and picked him. I walked back and stood next to Pan, as Emma jumped away from Jared. Pan let out a whistle and all of the lost boys huddled together behind Pan and me.
“Remember what I told you. That map will show you where Henry is… only when you stop denying who you really are. I’ll make sure to give Henry your regards.”
I hand Ben to Pan as he leads the lost boys, each one cheering and shouting, back to the camp. I watch as they run off and disappear into the woods. I turn towards Emma and say, “If you ever lay a hand on one of my lost boys again, I’ll kill you.”
Regina smirked then said,“ What happened to you being the nice option?”
I smiled back and said,“I am the nice option, but I can be a real nasty bitch when I have to.”
I then turn towards the rest of the group and say, “You should have listened to me the first time. Pan doesn’t give second chance lightly, so if you mess this one up, I can promise that you will never see Henry again.”
I turn and begin to walk away when I hear a silent Snow whisper, “Why are you doing this?”
I look at her and say, “Doing what?”
“All of this! Taking Henry, these ambushes, this game?!”
“Look, we don’t have to do any of this. You can forget the map and use all the magic you want, hell you can even use your expert tracking skills. But I can guarantee that no matter how close you think you’re getting to finding Henry, you’ll be a thousand miles away. So I suggest, you all drop that hero act, you love putting on so often, and actually, follow the rules for once in your lives. Because it is, your one and only chance of seeing him again.”
“How could you do that to a parent? To a mother? Always having her child, who she loves, cares about, and misses, so close yet just out of arms reach.” Emma said. “I know you understand what I’m saying. Because if you didn’t you wouldn’t have reacted the way you did when I was yelling at that lost boy.”
I stare at Emma acting completely unaffected by her words, even though I know it’s true. That I cared for each and every lost boy and would die if it meant protecting them. That’s when Snow steps forward. “What about that little boy? Ben, was it? Don’t you think his family misses him? That they want him back?”
I look at her and say, “We are Bens family. We’re all he has.”
“What about his mother and his father?”
“Like I said, we’re all he has. A few years back, Ben randomly showed up on the island. We had no clue how he got here or where he came from because the shadow didn’t bring him. And for weeks, every night, we would hand him to Pan’s shadow and have him search everywhere for Ben’s family, hoping to put him where he rightly belonged. And every morning he would return with Ben. After a while, we just gave up. Assumed his family died in a shipwreck and that he just washed ashore. So we are his family.” I explained.
“Well, what about you? Doesn’t your family miss you?” Snow whispered. I look at Hook, and I can visibly see him freeze at her question.
“Pan’s my family. The lost boys and him are all I got. They’re all I need.”
“What about your parents? Don’t you care that they’re probably searching for you?” Snow wondered.
“Well, considering my mother died when I was two, I know she’s not worried about me.” I replied.
“What about your father?” David questioned.
“He knows where I am, he just doesn’t care.”
“I’m sure that’s not true.” David said.
“Oh, it is. But if you don’t, believe me, you could alway just ask him.” I said with a smirk laying on my face.
“How the hell are we suppose to do that?” Regina snapped.
“When I introduced myself I probably should have been more formal. Let me try again. Hi. My names Y/N. Y/N Jones.”
The group’s eyes all go wide with realization as they connect the dots.
“Wait that would mean…” Emma whispered.
“Aye. She’s my Daughter.” Hook said as he stepped forward.
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I watched from the trees as the group of unsuspecting intruders walked with caution and determination below. Just as Pan had warned all of the lost boys about. The one person he didn’t warn me about was him. That bastard of a pirate. After everything he had done to me, he now had the audacity to walk on our land. But no matter, he wasn’t the one Pan wanted. That was Henry. And my Job was to find out their plan and report back to him as soon as possible. As I watched from my spot on a branch in the treetops I heard their whispered conversation.
“Don’t hold your breath.” The raven haired woman spoke.
“Whats that suppose to mean?” replied the blonde, who was known to the lost boys as the savior.
“Don’t you see what he’s doing? Every second we spend talking about this is another second were not looking for my son.” She yelled.
“You got a better idea?” the Savior stated.
“Magic. If there’s a lock on there, I’ll find a way around it.” she said as she reached for the map.
“Pan said it had to be me.”
“I’d listen to Emma, love. Breaking Pan’s rules would be unwise.” Stated Hook.
“I’d second that,” I spoke, “it’s good to know that some people like to play by the rules.”
I saw him freeze, his eyes were frozen to the ground as the others drew their weapons and searched for the source of my voice. After a few second the blonde one, who he referred to as Emma, spotted me sitting in the trees. She pointed her sword towards me and shouted.
“Who are you? Why are you watching us?”
The others looked in her swords direction and followed her gaze to me and moved into a stance that showed their readiness to fight.
“Everybody calm down, I’m not here to fight. Pan just sent me to ensure that you all knew how to properly play the game.”
“That didn’t answer my first question.” Emma murmured.
“Patience savior, you’ll all find out soon enough.”
“How did you know that?” She questioned. “That I’m the savior.”
“Well, Pan of course. You didn’t think he hasn’t done his research on all of you, did you? Now, how about you each tell me your names?”
“I thought Pan did his research?” questioned Snow.
“He did, but that doesn’t mean he gave me pictures of your faces to match your names.”
“Whats the point in this?! What kind of game are you playing here?” the woman shouted.
“There’s no game. I’m just trying to be friendly.” I said with a slight smirk, “How about this, I’ll start. My names Y/N, now it’s your turn.”
“Enough of thi-”
“I’m Snow, that’s my husband David, our daughter Emma, Regina,” Snow said as she pointed to each person “ and that is-”
“Oh, I know who he is… though I wish we never met.” I spit out as I quickly shivered in disgust. “Moving on! So I see you still haven’t found the key to that puzzle yet.”
“This map is pointless!” Regina snapped. “If you’re really trying to be friendly why don’t you lead me to my son.”
“I’m afraid I can’t do that. It’s not part of the game.”
“Screw your game!” Regina shouted.
As Regina lifted her arm a bright red and orange ball of fire emerged in the palm of her hand. She pulled her arm back and through it towards me with all of her strength.
“Nooo!” David and Snow yelled at the same time.
As the ball hurtled towards me I quickly lifted my hand and stopped the flame just inches in front of me. I slowly moved from behind the ball and watched as the flame fiercely flickered and cast a light upon my face.
“That’s an unexpected twist.” whispered Regina.
“Did you really think that was going to work? That Pan would send ANYONE that wasn’t able to take care of themselves?”
With a Push of my fingers, I flung the flame into the tree closest to Regina.
“Diffenitly not. Actually, he sent me because I was the kindest out of all of his options. He was hoping you might have seen it as a courtesy. But, since you don’t want to play nice or follow the rules, I guess pans going to have to change the game.”
I gave them all one last look and rapidly twisted my hand, and enclosed myself in a cloud of green smoke. Seconds later I’m standing in the middle of the lost boys camp. I walk over to Felix, who was leaning on a tree watching the lost boys dance and cheer around the campfire.
“Where’s Pan?” I inquired.
“With Henry, trying to convince him to join in on the festivities.”
I turn around and begin to search the surrounding forest for the original lost boy and the newest recruit. After searching for a couple of minutes I find the two sitting on a fallen tree.
“Henry, don’t you think that if they were coming they would be here by now?”
“They’re here I can feel it.” Henry spoke confidently.
“But there not. I can feel every person, being, or thing come onto or leave my island. And since you, Tamara, or Greg came, no one else has. I’m sorry Henry, but they aren’t coming.”
Henry stood up abruptly and yelled, “I don’t believe you! They love me and will rescue me!”
He then turned and ran past me back towards the camp. Pan quickly stood and proceeded to try to chase after Henry, but I softly grabbed his arm and pull him back.
“Let him go and let that sink in for a bit. It’ll give him a chance to notice their absence.” I whisper.
He silently agreed and turned to face me fully.
“Now,” I say with a tone of seriousness,“We have a problem.”
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