Chapter 3: Pan's Army

"Ariel!" Rose said.

"Hello Rose." Ariel said.

Before Ariel had a chance to step beyond the door, Jack, Martha, Ianto, Gwen, and Mickey pulled out their guns and aimed them at Ariel.

"Don't move." Gwen ordered.

"What are those things?" Ariel asked

"Trust me." Jack said. "You really don't want to find out."

"What are you doing?" Rose yelled.

"You told us she's not here on friendly conditions Rose and that makes her an enemy." Jack said.

Tears began to form in Ariel's eyes.

"Please. You don't understand." Ariel said.

"I understand that you want the red diamond." Jack said.

"What?" Ariel said. "How can you know that?"

"It doesn't take a genius to figure it out." Jack said. "You gave Pan the blue diamond. Now you've come here for the red one. No one should have that much power."

"If I don't do this, Pan will kill my love." Ariel said.

"I know." Jack said. "I met Eric."

"What? How?" Ariel questioned.

"Surrender and I'll tell you." Jack said.

"Jack don't do this." Rose said. "I know her. You can trust her."

"I don't think I can." Jack said.

Jack then pulled the trigger on his gun. However, instead of a bullet, a small bolt of blue electricity fired out and directly hit Ariel, causing her to fall on the ground. Rose was horrified by the sight of her motionless body.

"You killed her!" Rose yelled.

"Relax." Jack said. "She's just unconscious. When she wakes up, we'll sort this whole thing out."

Ariel awoke on a bed covered in blankets. She quickly sat up and examined her surroundings. She was in a box. Three sides of this box were made up of stone. These stone walls were designed to be impenetrable. However, the fourth wall was made of glass from which she could look out. Ariel quickly rushed to the glass to see what was on the other side.

All she could see were other boxes that looked like the one she was in lined up across the room. Ariel quickly deduced that she was in some sort of holding cell. She was now Torchwood's prisoner.

"No!" She screamed.

She had been captured by Torchwood. Now, she couldn't complete her mission and Eric's life would end because of it. She laid back down on the bed, buried her head in the pillow, and cried. After a few minutes Ariel heard a voice call to her.

"I thought I could trust you." The voice said.

Ariel then lifted up her head and saw Peter Pan standing on the other side of the glass.

"How did you get in here?" Ariel asked.

"The same way you did." He replied. "I walked in through the front door. Except I was smart enough to do it when all of Torchwood wasn't standing at the door."

"Why did you ask me to do this if you could just walk in and do it yourself?" Ariel asked.

"Because Ariel, I thought you were special. You got Rose Tyler to trust you. I thought you could get me the red diamond without any bloodshed. I see now that I was wrong. Blood will be shed."

"Please don't kill Eric!"

"I don't need you anymore Ariel. So I will spear his life."

"Thank you."

"But I will kill you."

The tears were dripping down Ariel's face.

"Don't worry Ariel." Pan said. "I have to get rid of Torchwood before I get rid of you."

"There's six of them and one of you." Ariel said.

"That's why I have my own little army to help even out the odds." Pan said. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small green bean. "I just have to get them here."

"Is that what I think it is?" Ariel asked.

"Oh yes. A magic bean. It opens up a portal and then my little army's going to come through."

"What little army?"

"They're a group of women who are more qualified to get the job done."

"Who are they?"

Pan then threw the bean on the ground near him. Then a swirling green vortex appeared.

"Gorgons," Pan replied, "and here they come."