"What happened next?" Jane asked, staring up at Peter. Jane didn't let him answer. She turned to Nibs. "Weren't you scared? What did you do? Did you have to walk the plank?"

Nibs slyly looked at Jane, knowing better than to take the spotlight from their leader, but Peter allowed it. "Well, Peter and the Lost Boys were looking for me, but I was already on the ship when..."


"Lookie what we got!" a large pirate said, taking me aboard.

"Captain! You better come see this!" the second pirate said.

Then, I saw him for the first time up close. Captain Hook. Peter was the one who really got close to him. The rest of us were usually on shore and we could only hear him yelling at Pan. Hook looked really old and I was scared he would make me grow up. Then, I saw his hook. It was shiny and silver and very sharp.

"Well, well, well. Look at this, men!" Hook said. "A little boy! You're not one of Peter Pan's friends, are you?"

I didn't wanna give up any positions so I didn't answer.

"Answer me, boy!" Hook yelled.

"Yeah, I am. So what?" I said, trying to be as tough as I could.

"Good, good," the captain said, picking of a piece of dust from his hook. "Now, be a good little boy and tell me where the hideout is."

"I'm not telling!" I exclaimed.

"What a pity. I was starting to like you. Let the boy go and make him walk the plank," Hook said.

"Wait! I'll tell you!" I said.

"Good boy. You know, you remind me of me, when I was your age. I was clever as well," Hook said. "Now, where is the hideout?"

I couldn't tell him. I couldn't give out the hideout. I had to lie. I had to lead him away. "The hideout...is...uh, it's near...it's near the Mermaid Lagoon!"

"The Mermaid Lagoon?" Hook looked angry with me. "But...but I've searched there hundreds of times!"

"You didn't look hard enough, then," I said, feeling a bit braver. Hook needed me to take him and I knew I was safe.

Instead of getting mad, he turned really nice. "Right then, boy. What's your name?"

"Nibs," I said.

"Nibs? No, no, no. That won't do. That won't do at all. Now that you're a pirate, one of us, you need a new name. A name that shows how very smart you are. My boy, you'll go far. You may even become a captain. Think of it. You, a captain, in charge," Hook said, putting his arm around my shoulders. The hook was close to my face. "Now, what should your new name be?"

"Pirate Nibs?" I suggested.

"No, no. Ah, I know. Lucky. Your new name will be lucky," Hook said.

"What Lucky?" I asked. I didn't like that name.

"Why, you're in a rabbit suit, aren't you? Rabbits are lucky, you know. Especially their feet," Hook said.

I looked down to my feet. They didn't look special. They were just normal feet.

"I wanna be called Ears!" I exclaimed.

"Ears? Why, that's the stupi- I mean, the smartest name I've hard of!" Hook exclaimed. Hook picked me up and showed me to the crowd. "Men! Your attention, if you please. Here is the newest member of our ship! Ears!"

Everyone welcomed me to the ship and I knew I was Hook's new favourite. I couldn't help but smile to know he would be lead far away from Peter.


I hope you enjoyed it! It's a double narritive story! Yay English class!