A New Home

She awoke with a sense of panic beating within her chest. Last she thing she rememebered was Peter and Hook who had been fighting for what seemed like hours. She couldn't remember how or why she was on board the ship for; all Wendy Darling knew was that she was in small wooden shed on a mattress. She felt a horrid stinging sensation residing within her right ear, she placed her hand upon it and felt the top half of her earlobe missing. She began crying. What on earth had happened to her? Eventually the door to her little shed opened and their stood Mr Smee, she watched the portly man enter and observed his lips and struggled to understand what he was saying. She noticed he brought in a quill and ink pot with various pieces of parchment paper. Wendy had always liked Smee, he was kind and gentle. He had a almost grandfatherly character about him. She didnt flinch before him when he sat before and checked her to make sure she was ok. She watched how his old grey eyebrows made a frown, she saw his moustache move hoping to hear words come from his lips but all she heard was a murmering sound. She looked at the man dumbfoundedly, it had only confirmed his horrid notion. Wendy Darling was now deaf. He began to write on the parchment paper and began to tell young Miss Wendy Darling what had happened.

"Miss Wendy, you came aboard the Jolly Roger for your own safety. You had asked the Captain for help going home; he was about to agree and help you when Peter and lost boys attacked the ship. You had said to Peter you had to grow up as you had already noticed you were no longer a little girl anymore, Peter didn't like that one bit. The Captain teased Peter about this and then a fight endured, the pirates fought the lost boys and the captain fought Peter. It was a bloody mess, you were tending to one of our pirates Noodler when you saw Peter flying through the air with the block and tackle pulley, it went straight into the Captains head sending him straight to the floor; whilst at the same time the Captain's gun went off and shot your right ear. Peter has flown away back to the Island with only a few of the lost boys, majority of the crew have minor injuries but the Captain? He is currently resting. After the battle I got the crew to take the Captain to his cabin, I've made Starkey in charge whilst I sort you out Miss. I created a ruse that you were dead and I thought a lady should be burried rather than just dumped in the sea. So you've been resting in my old shed for the last 3 days, my love Princess Tigerlily has helped bandaged you and looked after you the best she can. She believes you will never retrieve your hearing in your right but your hearing in your left shall gradually return. For now ink and paper will have to do until you can hear. There is another thing young miss I'm proposing to do and this is because it is the only way I can keep an eye on you. I feel we must make you into a lad, cut your hair short, make your breasts flat with a bandage. It's the best way I can keep you safe for now. Do you agree?

Wendy understood then and there; she had lost her friend Peter, she'd lost her hearing. She tried to say thank you but all that came out was a stammer of the letter T. She picked up the quill and the parchment paper and replied.

"Thank you , Please do whatever is necessary. I greatly appreaciate all you have done for me, I shall work hard and be a strong memeber of the crew."

So Smee helped Wendy transform from the young thing of beauty into a young strong lad who now went by the name of William, gone was her long brown hair now it was sort of short brown pixie cut, her breast were bound in a white bandage and her blue nightgown was now burning in fire as she wore a long baggy white shirt and tight black pants. Gone was Wendy, now lived William.

Hook had awoken, he had opened his eyes and saw nothing but a blur. He stood up and staggered his way across to what he could make out was a candle on his desk, he tripped however on the rug below his feet and fell to the ground.

"SMEE" he shouted.

In rushed Smee who saw his Captain trying to find his barings. "Smee is that you?"

Smee went to help Hook up. "Aye Captain"

"Smee I'm blind! I can't see a bloody thing!" replied Hook in hysterics.

Smee aided Hook back to his bed and began to light candles all around the cabin.

"The hit from the block and tackle pulley really hit you hard Captain and the impact of the fall..."

"I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SMEE"

The room fell silent for a moment.

"What happened to the girl?" Hook asked as he tried to focus on the blurred flicker of the flame from the candle.

"She was shot sir. I gave her a burial on the island, as a Lady deserves"

"Good form Smee, Smee how long do you think I shall be blind?"

Smee directly infront of him and looked at Hook not sure what to say. "Captain it could be weeks or months, perhaps never."

Hook shook his head as he held back his tears.

"Tell the crew I have decided to let them have a leave of absence."

"Captain?"

"You will tell them that I am simply resting and believe they deserve some time away from the ship, but do not tell them I'm blind, It could lead to others thinking I'm weak, they could try and overthrow my captaincy."

"Aye Captain" replied Smee as he left the cabin.

The majority of the crew left the ship, this gave Smee time to teach William how to fight with a sword and use a pistol properly. William and Smee made sure that they slept in the same quarters. Often over crew memebers picked up on the blossoming friendship between the two that some even questioned if some form of sodomy was taking place between the two. On one occasion this happened and William had enough and challenged McGraw to a duel. McGraw a tall brute of a man and compared to the height of William who wasn't particular tall. The duel started of with swords clashing against one another, then it became a fist fight with William taking a blow to the head, William managed to get McGraw into a head lock at one till McGraw started to tap out begging for air, eventually William let go. Smee had shouted at William in anger telling him to stop. As soon as Williams back was turned McGraw went back for William, unknown to all Willam pulled out a whip and coiled the leather rope around McGraw's neck.

"WILLIAM STOP!" shouted Smee

William slackened the grip of the whip and kicked McGraw to the ground, and cracked the whip against McGraw's back.

"Starkey take Mcgraw to the bunks and get him cleaned up!"

Starkey did so and observed how Smee dragged William into Hook's cabin.

As Smee entered the cabin with William he put one finger up against his lip to make sure William made no noise in the presence of Hook.

"Smee is that you?" asked Hook as he sat isloted in his golden and crimson throne.

"Aye Captain"

"What do you want Smee?"

William observed the captain she once knew and saw his now damaged eyes she once felt so entranced. Smee had been protecting her and training her in the ways of piracy for so long she had almost forgot about Hook.

"Captain, I have brought you somebody who will help aid you in getting ready and wash"

Before Smee could continue he was shocked to see William grab one of the bottles of hair oils from a nearby stand and began massaging the oil into Hook's hair and scalp. Hook instantly relaxed.

"He is called William, he is a mute sir and struggles with his hearing; but he is a very intuitive young man. He can read and write"

"I don't need a carer Smee"