I think this will be the final chapter of Coming Home unless you guys want more. If not, I'll start doing imagines until I come up with another fanfic! Sorry this took so long! Chapter Nine (Your POV) I couldn't stop shaking. I wasn't sure if it was from fear or excitement, maybe both. We were standing right in front of the doors now, and I had no doubts now that Peter would be there. "May I?" I asked, looking impatiently towards Felix. He had doubts on whether we should think of a way out just in case we got in trouble. The truth is, I really didn't care if the devil himself was behind that door, I wanted Peter and I was going to get him. Felix gave me an uneasy look but nodded his head anyway. I turned my head back to the door, unable to stop a smile from spreading across my face, as I knocked on the door. I could hear the noise echo through the hallow castle as I backed away from the door, my hand cautiously hovering over my bow. Seconds later, I heard loud footsteps making their way to the door. The slight tapping grew closer and in a moment the door flew open, revealing someone I hadn't expected at all. My jaw dropped as I stared at the one and only, Maleficent. I could feel my heart sink, this wasn't going to be easy. A fake smile spread across her face, "Ah your here, I've be looking forward to your arrival for quite some time now. What took you so long?" She asked, her voice ringing against the high ceilings of her castle. I stood there, my mouth opening and closing like that of a fish. Her fake smile was glued to her face as she motioned for us to come in, "Well, that doesn't matter because you're here now." I walked inside of the huge hall in front of us, searching the room for a sign of Peter. There was non, in fact, it seemed as if it was completely empty. My brow furrowed in confusion as I flashed a concerned look at Felix. He widened his eyes at me before looking back at Maleficent, who was looking between Felix and I with a satisfied expression. She made me so uneasy as she watched us. "We were sent here by Zelena, she told us you were keeping someone, someone rather important to-" "Yes, yes, I know dear. You want your Peter Pan back," she said, waving away Felix's words. She turned away from us and snapped her fingers. I stood there, confused as purple fog washed into the room. Felix ran over to me, attempting to shield me from whatever it was. "What?" Maleficent said, watching us cower, "I thought you wanted him back?" I glanced, confused at the man lying on the ground. I looked back at Maleficent, who was looking at him proudly. "Who is this?" I asked, pushing Felix away from me, "We came here for Peter, not for-" "Hush, child," she growled at me as she pointed a long, pale finger at the man, "this is Peter Pan." The man began to wake up, "(y/n)?" He said, struggling to get to his feet. I walked over to him hesitantly. I leaned down, placing my hands lightly on his back, "Peter?" I said softly, as he turned to look at me. My heart melted when he met my gaze, this was undoubtedly my Peter Pan. His warm blue eyes fixed into mine as recognition washed over his face, "You came back for me," he said, a smile gracing his lips. I laughed, as I wrapped my arms around him, "Yes of course I did." He may have been in a different body, but he was still the same Peter I knew and loved. I turned around to face Maleficent, who was watching excitedly. There was something suspicious about her, this all seemed to easy. "Aren't you going to kiss him?" She said, something I couldn't quite put my finger on, gleaming in her eyes. I brushed it off, turning back to Peter. I wasn't going to let her ruin this for me, I had come to far. I happily leaned down and placed a soft kiss on his lips. I lingered for a moment, as I took in the feel of his lips against mine. I had expected it to be different, as he was in different body, but it was the same. It still made me blush and, as always, sent shivers down my spine. I sighed as I pulled away from him. I opened my eyes, shocked to see Peter glowing green. His brow furrowed at my confused expression. He glanced down at his arms and legs, a look of excitement replacing the confusion he wore before. He stood up quickly now, as he began to change. His hair began to grow shorter and his skin turned smooth. I stood up, placing my arms on his, as the green glow began to fade away, revealing Peter Pan, the one I remember. He looked back at me with those familiar green eyes. I gaped at him, taking in his familiar features. He smiled as he took my hands in his, "True love's kiss," he whispered. I smiled warmly at him as I wrapped my arms around him, hugging him close to me. The sound of clapping startled me and I turned to see Felix tied up with a gag in his mouth, "Wha-?" "Oh come now, did you really think I would let you have him?" Maleficent said, flicking her wrist at me. In a second, I was hanging from the ceiling tied up, in what seemed to be ropes. "What are you doing?" I screamed, clawing at the ropes. She laughed, "My dear child, you really did think I was going to give him to you, didn't you?" I frantically looked back at Peter as he stood there glaring at her. "Oh my poor love," she said, walking over and stroking my face. I flinched at her cold, scaly touch, "You really have been a big help though," she said, patting my cheek and turning back to Peter, "Now, it is time for us to go my dear." Peter laughed and raised an eyebrow, "What, do you really think I'm going anywhere with you?" Her fake smile vanished and was replaced with a cold stare, "If you want these two to love then yes, I do think you'll go," she hissed at him as she glided over to stroke his hair. His smug grin washed away as he gave me a concerned glance. She stood there, blankly staring as she ran her fingers down his face. My brow furrowed as I tugged at the ropes, trying desperately to free myself. Her hands moved down his arms slowly and grabbed his hand, "Come, darling," she said, turning towards the door, taking a confused Peter with her. "I don't think so," a voice said. I had completely forgotten about Felix. I looked over to see him holding my bow in his hands, somehow he had managed to free himself. Maleficent's jaw dropped as Felix loosed an arrow that flew straight into her heart. She looked, stunned, to the arrow and back at Felix, who was triumphantly staring back at her with a smile. "How dare you," she said, tugging the arrow from her chest, still keeping a right grip on Peter's hand. She crushed the arrow in her grip, tossing it aside. Felix's smile was replaced with fear as he realized what was happening. "You foolish child," she said, her voice becoming low and gravelly as her body began to morph. Peter frantically pulled his hand from hers and ran over to me, pulling a knife from his picket and cutting me down quickly. I dropped to the ground, still gaping at what was occurring in front of me. As a child, I had heard stories of a great beast that guarded Maleficent's castle, but I would have never anticipated this. Where Maleficent once stood was a fearsome dragon, slashing it's claws into the walls around it. I began to shake with fear. "(Y/n), we have to go!" Peter said, tugging on my wrist. I looked back at him, watching the dragon moving towards us now from the corner of my eye. Felix pushed behind me as we began to run as fast as we could from the creature. I had to force myself to keep my eyes on the path ahead, fighting the desire to turn around and gape at the beast behind us. I heard it's loud roar gaining on us, knocking down trees in its path. We stopped when we came to a river. Peter turned back to me, his eyes filled with fear, which was something I rarely saw. "(Y/n), I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry, but I have no magic right now. There's no way out of this." He hugged me to him tightly, bracing for the flames of the dragon. I pushed him off and looked back at Felix. I ran over to him, he was firing arrows rapidly at Maleficent. "Felix!" I yelled over the rumbling roar of the dragon. He turned to me, a grave look in his eyes. My hope disappeared. This really was it, after I had come all this way. I hugged Felix tightly, "I'm sorry," I said, loudly. He pulled back, "Why?" He yelled, the dragon gaining speed now, just about to reach us. "For bringing us here. I should've stayed in Neverland, with you. I shouldn't have agreed to come here," I said, tears burning in my eyes. He reached his hand out and wiped one from my cheek, "Don't be sorry, (y/n). You love him. I would have done the same thing if it was you." He said. The sudden realization hit me. I stepped back a little, startled by his words, "What?" I said, but our conversation was interrupted by the dragon. She was almost on top of us. Peter rushed over and pulled us out of the way of her massive claw. We tumbled onto the ground right beneath her. I buried my face in Peter's chest, squeezing my eyes shut, "I love you," I said. He hugged me tighter, "I love you too." He said as we braced ourselves for the inevitable. "Don't get too emotional yet," a voice said. I opened my eyes to see the man that had tormented me once before. The crocodile man stood in front of us, reaching out his hands, glancing nervously at the dragon. The three of us stood there confused, not moving a muscle. "Well come on, time is of the essence here," he yelled over the dragon's roar. We scrambled up and took his hand, watching in horror as Maleficent opened her mouth, ready to burn us all to a crisp. My eyes widened as I saw the orange glow rise in her chest. I closed my eyes and suddenly all was quiet. I opened them to find myself in a castle. It was different than Maleficent's, it was bright and full of life. I stood up and looked around, searching for Peter. He sat there, rubbing the back of his head as he winced in pain. I smiled and ran over to him, kneeling down and wrapping my arms around him. "We're safe," I sighed, as he returned my embrace. "Not quite, dearie," an all too familiar voice said. I turned to face the crocodile man, who was standing with a number of people that included the queen, Prince Charming and Snow White. The man wore an unsettling smile on his face as he watched Peter and I. "What do you want?" I growled, holding Peter close to me. He giggled, "Is that any way to treat the person who just saved your life?" He said, stepping closer to us, "I simply ask for one teany tiny thing in return," he pointed a finger in our direction. I followed it to Peter. "No," I said in disbelief, "no you can't to this." "Oh but I can, dearie," he said, coming close and kneeling down to be face to face with me, "and I will." He pushed me aside and grabbed Peter, standing him up. I scramble to my feet, beginning to grab at the man, "(y/n), don't. It's not worth it," Peter said, keeping his eyes locked on the man. I stopped, looking at Peter wide eyed, "Not worth it?" I asked in disbelief, "What do you mean not worth it? I came all this way to save you because I love you, and you're saying that's not worth it?" He turned to me, anger and sadness clouding his eyes, "Yes. I'm telling you it's not worth it," he growled. I stepped back, hurt by his sharp words. I knew he was just trying to protect me, but I couldn't help being offended. "Are you two finished?" The man hissed, pulling a dagger out of his pocket, "I'd like to get this over with." I tried to fight back my tears, my mind reeling with anger and fear as I tried to find a way to fix this. I looked over at Snow and Regina, horrified. I ran over, falling to my knees in front of Snow, "Please, you can't let him do this," I begged, watching her send a concerned glance to Regina, "You two, of all people, should know what your doing to me," their expressions softened as I pleaded with them, "he's my true love. Please, you can't do this." I glanced back for a moment to see the man raise his dagger, preparing to kill Peter, "Goodbye father," he said. I was to upset to really pay attention to that. I turned my head back to Snow, burying my face in her dress. "Stop!" A voice said. I looked up to see Regina holding her hand up, "Stop," she said, striding over to the man. "What now?" He groaned as he turned back to her, keeping a tight grip on Peter. "Let him go, Rumple," she said, giving the man, Rumple, a stern look. "Oh don't tell me you've gone soft, Regina," He said through gritted teeth. Regina sighed, but held her ground, "Let him go." Rumple held her stare, his murky eyes barring down on her for a moment that seemed to go on for ages. I closed my, silently hoping he would have mercy. He finally flung the dagger across the room, turning back to Pan, grabbing his collar, "Next time, I won't be so kind," he said, roughly releasing him and walking off, sullenly. Peter smirked as he watched Rumple sulk off, before turning to me. I smiled and ran over to hug him. "The three of you need to get back to Neverland, Maleficent will find you if you stay," Regina said, returning to her matronly self. "But what about all of y-" "We'll be fine," she said coldly, turning away from us. I looked at Felix, "I hope you still have those beans," I said, giving him a smile that he didn't return. I brushed it off as we walked outside, finally getting to go home. I turned back to Regina, my smile fading as she stood there, an unhappy expression on her face. "Wait," I said to Peter before running over to her. Her brow furrowed in confusion as she looked up to see me running towards her, "What are you-" but she stopped short as I wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. Her expression softened as she returned my embrace. I pulled away and smiled at her, "Your happy ending will come, Regina," I said quietly, so the others wouldn't hear. She gave me a slight smile before I turned back to Peter and Felix, who were patiently waiting for me. I walked back to them, lacing my fingers with Peter's, "Let's go home."
