My head pounded as I finally came to, I lightly touched my forehead which had a huge bump and crusted, dried blood, "Damn, that hurts." I gingerly sat up and checked my body for anymore injuries, my ankle was now swollen twice its size and throbbed with every heartbeat. I examined my surroundings but I couldn't find the branch or the rock that knocked me out. The trail was missing and the trees were completely different from the ones I grew up with behind my house. I stood up, every joint cracked and popped and my head felt like it was about to explode. I ran my hand along the bark of the mysterious tree. The bark of the trees was to dark and rough to be the ones at my house. I darted to where I hoped my house was but the forest just got more and more overgrown and darker. I glanced above me and saw the sun high in the sky and knew it was around noon, but none of the sunshine could penetrate the thick canopy above. "Oh god, oh god, where am I?" I leaned up against the trunk of the unfamiliar tree and slid to the moist dark ground and started sobbing into my hands.
"She's here," The young boy rose from the stump and gripped his loyal friends arm and led him away from the clearing of boys, "Go fetch her before she hurts herself. We need her unharmed." His face twisted into a sadistic smirk.
The boy nodded and glanced down to his leader, smirking along with him, "Pan never fails," He turned away and trekked into the forest to find the newest Lost Girl. Pan returned to his seat and fiddled with his pipe, a devious look on his face as he watched his lost boys played.
My whole body screamed in pain as I sat on the wet ground, my ankle and head throbbing. I laid my head back against the rough bark and sighed, wiping away my tears. The forest was eerily quiet, no wind, no birds, no animals. The more I sat there in silence the more panicked I became, "Where am I?" I whispered as I rested my head against the bark
"Well you're in Neverland, lass." The raspy, dry voice came from behind me, causing me to shriek and throw myself to the ground, not helping my headache. He sarcastically rubbed at his ear and sneered at me, "Got a set of pipes on you don't you?"
"Who are you? What are you talking about Neverland?"
"Shut up and get off the ground already. We have to go, he wants you." He took a step towards me and I noticed the huge bat in his hands.
"N-no, leave me alone. please just leave me alone." I crawled away from him and quickly stood up. The boy advanced towards me causing me to walk back against another tree.
"Do you want to do this the hard way," he slung his club into his hand for emphasis causing me to flinch, "Or the easy way." I could seem to even squeak out an answer to him, my heart in my throat. He advanced towards me again, club in hand. I darted away from him, running through the woods trying to jump over the fallen logs and vines blocking my path. With every step i could feel my ankle getting weaker and my headache pounding with every heartbeat. I started to get tunnel vision and I could feel myself slipping, my legs feeling like rubber and my breathes more labored. I glanced behind me and saw nothing but forest behind me, no boy in sight. As I turned back, I ran into to the boy. He was like a solid rock, causing me to fall backwards and hit my head against the ground. My vision went black as he stood over me, smirking down at me, "I guess the hard way."