Author's note* Hi guys I'm working on some mphfpc one shots. It's all going to be about (or at least include) miss p because she's the best and I love her. These are also all book-based.

September 3, 1940. Present day: June 24, 1956

Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine was knitting a scarf when one of her wards approached her.

"Miss Peregrine, may I leave the loop and briefly visit the present?" he asked.

Miss Peregrine considered what he asked her. He had been very well-behaved recently. He completed his chores (without reminders), and was extra attentive in his studies. This helped Miss Peregrine arrive at her decision.

"Yes, Mr. Bruntley, you may go. Do not spend any more than two hours in the present. We cannot risk you aging forward.Also, be sure to watch the shadows. Be on the lookout for hollowgast. Do you understand?" she replied, with a serious tone in her voice. She looked Victor right in the eyes to ensure he wouldn't lie to her.

"Yes, Miss Peregrine. I understand," Victor replied. Miss Peregrine gave him a small smile. Victor turned and left the room. Miss Peregrine continued knitting.

Miss Peregrine checked her pocketwatch frequently to make sure Victor returned on time. The two hours passed. Miss Peregrine wondered why Victor was late. Perhaps he accidentally spent too long exploring modern Cairnholm and miscalculated the return time. Poor time management was unacceptable, of course, but not uncommon with children. So, she waited for Victor.

It was thirty minutes after Victor was supposed to be home, and Miss Peregrine was getting worried. While her charges could have poor time management skills, it was unlike any of them, especially Victor, to be so late. She frowned at her pocketwatch and closed it. She pulled herself up from the couch and limped out of the sitting room and to the large staircase of the house she shared with her children.

"Miss Bloom! Please come downstairs at once!" she called. Emma Bloom rushed down the stairs.

"Do you need something, Miss Peregrine?" Emma asked.

"Yes, I do. Mr. Bruntley was supposed to return home thirty minutes ago. Do you have any idea why he may want to dawdle in his return from the present?"

"Er..." Emma shifted uneasily. "Victor may or may not have said he wanted to leave the loop. He was feeling trapped here, just like Abe. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner."

Miss Peregrine's eyes widened in shock. She couldn't believe that Victor did this to her. First Abe and now him? She had to find and bring back Victor.

"We will discuss this later. Fetch my black bag and make sure that you older children watch the younger children until I return," Miss Peregrine replied. Emma quickly gave Miss Peregrine the bag. It was a black cloth bag that contained a change of clothes (for when Miss Peregrine needed to go somewhere in bird form). Miss Peregrine removed her glasses and placed them in her bag. She changed into bird form, leaving her clothes in a pile on the floor. After using her talons to grab her bag, she flew out of the loop.

Miss Peregrine was flying just above the trees when she saw a human form lying on the ground. He was facing the ground so she didn't see his face. His clothes vaguely reminded her of Victor's outfit that he wore that day. Miss Peregrine flew to a private (yet near the obviously unconscious boy) area. She changed into human form and donned the clothes that was in her bag. She limped as fast as she could towards the boy, hoping and praying that it wasn't Victor.

Unfortunately, it was Victor. Miss Peregrine turned him over and saw that he had several large, deep gashes on his torso.This could only mean one thing. Hollows got to him. Victor wasn't breathing. Miss Peregrine knelt over him, checking for a pulse and trying to wake him up. It was no use. Victor was dead.

Miss Peregrine cradled Victor's body and held him close to her. She began to cry for the first time in years. She thought that it was all her fault. It was her job to protect this boy who was like a son to her (Miss Peregrine loved all her wards like she would her own children), and she failed. His body was warm. If only she had gotten to him sooner. Maybe she could have saved him.

"I told you to watch out for hollows. I'm sorry that I failed you. I shouldn't have let you go," Miss Peregrine whispered in between sobs.

Eventually Miss Peregrine realized that she had to return to her wards and bring back Victor's body. She wiped her tears away and stood up while still holding Victor's body. She managed to limp while dragging his body and her bad leg.

"I hope that Miss Bruntley doesn't hate me after this. I failed as a ymbryne," Miss Peregrine thought.

Eventually, Miss Peregrine passed through the loop entrance and returned to the loop. Emma Bloom stood right by the entrance on the loop side.

"Miss Bloom. You're the person I was hoping to see. What are you doing here?" Miss Peregrine asked.

"You were taking an awfully long time to find Victor." Emma turned slightly and looked at Victor's body. "Is he...dead?"

"I'm afraid so, Miss Bloom. Now, I need you to do something for me. I need you to gather all the children in the dining room. Make sure that they do not leave. I want Miss Bruntley to wait for me in the sitting room alone. I want to be the one to tell her the news. Tell no one about Victor. Do you understand?" Miss Peregrine instructed in a remarkably levelheaded tone.

Emma appeared as if she was about to cry.

"I understand," she replied.

Emma ran to gather the children and follow Miss Peregrine's instructions.

Meanwhile, Miss Peregrine took a quock break to sit down. Retrieving Victor's body was mentally and physically exhausting. She knew that she had to get him back to the house, so she got back up and continued her journey to bring Victor home.

Miss Peregrine finally got back to the house. She wondered where to put Victor's body. She decided to put Victor in his room, so it would be like he was really asleep. It took all her strength (and tripping a few times), but she was able to bring him upstairs and put him in his bed. Miss Peregrine kissed Victor on the forehead and went into the sitting room to speak with Bronwyn.

Bronwyn Bruntley stood up in surprise as Miss Peregrine opened the sitting room door. Miss Peregrine's dress was splashed with blood. Her tired face made Bronwyn worry. What happened?

"Please have a seat, Bronwyn," Miss Peregrine said. She only referred to her charges by their first names in very serious situations. Bronwyn sat down on a couch, and Miss Peregrine sat across from her.

"I have some unfortunate news. I was able to locate your brother. Unfortunately, a hollowgast found him before I was able to. By the time I found your brother, it was too late. I am terribly sorry." Miss Peregrine's expression was somber.

As expected, Bronwyn burst into tears upon hearing of Victor's death. Miss Peregrine embraced her grieving ward.

"This is my fault. I bear full responsibility for your brother's death. I failed as your ymbryne. Please forgive me," Miss Peregrine said sorrowfully.

"Did you kill him?" Brownwyn asked.

"Of course not!"

"Then it ain't your fault. You couldn't have saved Victor. None of us were able to save him," Brownwyn replied.

Miss Peregrine smiled sadly. She was glad that Bronwyn didn't blame her for Victor's death, although she couldn't help but blame herself. Miss Peregrine pulled away from the hug.

"Shall we tell the others?" Miss Peregrine asked. Bronwyn nodded.

Miss Peregrine decided to change into an all-black mourning outfit before breaking the news of Victor's passing for the other children. Miss Peregrine still wore her mourning clothes fifty years after Victor's death.