My back hit the ground once more, more harshly than before. I grunted out from her body dropping onto mine by reaction. "I'm sorry Mulan!" Aurora breathed out climbing off of me. "It's quite alright, Princess." I replied noticing I haven't spoken that to her in some time. But it was by nature after seeing her dress. Wait...?! I looked Aurora up and down, as she patted herself down. She was wearing her purple dress, her shall that was always getting stuck in branches, and her tiara once again. She continued patting herself down not thinking twice about what she was wearing, "Where are the others?" she asked still unaware of her clothes. I looked at myself to see what I was wearing. I had my armor on and my sword at my side. I couldn't believe that my armor had magically appeared on my body. "Aurora..." I began saying smiling a bit at her. She looked up noticing my smile arching a brow, "Yes?"
"Look at what you're wearing." Aurora confusingly looked down then her eyes widened with joy. "My dress!" She screamed with surprise, "Your armor!" she twirled watching the fabric follow. "But why?" she asked stopping in her place. "I'm not sure..." I began looking around us on alert. This place looked like a fantasy world. Tropical trees and shrubs were surrounding us, the dirt seemed softer than usual and it smelled of water. "This is Neverland...?" I asked a bit stunned of what I was expecting to reality. Aurora stepped closer to me, snaking her arm within mine nodding, "I guess so." she said looking around us as well. "It's so..."
"Wet!" we heard a voice called from behind us a bit annoyed. We both looked to see Regina walking out from some shrubbery in a full black gown. "I don't think it's wet..." Emma mumbled as she followed Regina fixing her red leather jacket. Neal came out with his regular jeans and jacket as he rubbed his neck with Rumplestiltskin on his side. Even Rumple was in a peculiar gold outfit. It was weird, Regina was in her gown, I was in my armor, Aurora in her dress, Rumple in his outfit and only Emma and Neal were the pariahs. "What is the meaning of our clothes?" I asked a bit confused with what was going on. "It seems that because we are from magical lands, we reverted back to what we were..." Rumple explained while patting off the dirt from his sleeves. "But we're from magical lands too." Neal spoke out, his brow arching downward. "But you hadn't lived in the Enchanted forest since you were both small." Regina replied a bit sneeringly. Emma rolled her eyes at Regina's comment before addressing all of us. "What now?" Everyone looked toward me for some guidance. I serached around us then back at them, "First we need to find where Peter Pan has Jane..." Everyone nodded, but Rumple. I eyed him knowing he was up to no good.
We were walking through the desolate tropical island, or whatever this strange land was on, just cutting down brush before we found a small fire pit. "Wait!" I called halting everyone. I knelt to the burnt-out fire feeling the warm embers smoke up into the chill air. "This was abandoned only a few hours ago." I stepped forward, "Maybe we can track him."
"How are you sure it's him?" I heard that impish voice ask out snickering. I glared behind seeing Rumple challenging me. "Don't have me regret allowing you to come along..." I spoke through my teeth. "He's right..." I heard Neal speak up. "There are Lost boys out here."
"Lost boys?"
"The boys trapped on the island. Peter Pan has been trapping boys on the island for his use."
"Why?" Aurora asks a bit sad. Neal shrugs, "I didn't know why...he just did."
"Wait..." Emma interjects looking at Neal, "Are you saying you're a Lost boy?"
"Was. Was a Lost boy..." Neal replied sighing. "You've been here before? Then why aren't you leading?" Aurora asks, and as she did Rumple looked at Neal like he didn't know him. Neal breathed out and nodded, "I had spent my days here before I came to the real world, but I hardly remember this land..."
"Then how did you escape? You told me there wasn't a way back." I said my body turning toward him. Everyone looked at Neal now, wanting to listen to what he was going to tell us. "There isn't...not really." Neal whisper a bit disappointed. I patted his back hoping his mood would subside. "I don't care if we never go back. I just need Jane to be safe with us." I told him smiling trying to give him hope. He gave a small grin nodding in agreement, but he was still troubled.