The Cran vs The Hook
Chapter 3
Hooks Delimma
July 1st 2059
London England
On the Thames River
My son came to visit me today, after the last telling of the story, from where I had left off, we finished our chessgame, at the same time, I finished my part of the tale, for the time being at the very least. Joseph wanted to know more in order to keep the story in proper order. Jumping around as I had between Peter and Crane was a confusing thing, bit it kept with the time keeping, of how the tale was told to me at least.
My son came to visit me and I invited him on a walk, in the hopes of telling more of the tale for him to learn exactly what happened next as the three were headed into the jungle. And also of how Hook was to fare with the arrival of Crane.
I looked to Joseph "So, " I said to him "You are ready for the next part of my tale to be told ?" He nodded, I smiled, I took up my coffee cup and leaned close to him and began...
October 18th, 2045
Neverland; Lost Boys Tree; mid day
It was an hour, maybe a bit longer, since they left the beach when Crane's left sleeve felt damp and sticky when the rest of her clothing was dry after an hours walking. A trickle of blood trailed between her fingers and dripped on the path. Oh wonderful she thought while inspecting her hand. Leopardhead noticed it first, "Are you alright ?" he asked her, his voice full of concern for the young woman.
Crane clinched her fist several times before speaking, there was no pain, just blood flowing briefly. Her birthmark always bled around that time of year. "It is just bleeding, I'll be fine. How much further ?" She asked as Ace opened a gate of some kind.
Both boys, no older then Crane herself motioned her to precceed them into the boundery of the Lost Boys area. Two more met up with them, one of them an asian fellow named Tong, the other a tall fellow named Joe. Two boys that reminded Crane far too much of her older cousins, Uncle Jacks sons.
"We're here." John spoke up as the two boys pointed their crossbows at Crane, as if stopping an intruder, Crane halted and said nothing, she did however let off a soft sigh, after all she was used to having all sorts of weapons aimed directly at her person through her last few years of High School. "Hey whoa, hold on guys, she's a friend, leave her be. We're taking her to see Thudd." John said
The two boys looked at each other then nodded, lowering their werapons "Fine then, get going, if Thudd tells her to scat, don't mention us." Joe said as he and his fellow stood aside to let the three pass. Soon the three were deeper and closer to the Lost Boys tree.
Finally Crane spoke after the distance was good from the two at the gate they had passed through, "Who were they?" She asked, jerking a thumb in the direction of the two teens that had stopped them and almost shot her with their crossbows only scant moments before.
John smirked, "Tong and Joe, they call each other brothers, I don't see the connection though. They watch the northern fence." Ace replied as they started walking on a wooden path. "We're here. Come on, Thudd is doubtless waiting for us on news." He lead the way up a flight of stairs onto a track and then turning to the left up another flight to a large deck.
Thudd Butt indeed was, the formly chubby boy now taller and much stronger, sat against a tree trunk on a large deck not far from a creek that flowed from the tree, the deck was built as partly a bridge and mostly a place to hold meetings, he was admiring the intricate lines in the blade that Peter had given him years before. Then he noticed a refelction on the golden blade of a white haired young woman and two of his friends. "Its about time you two showed up" Thudd said turning to greet them. Getting to his feet as he spoke. He took both boys into a tight hug
He stared at Crane. Her left hand was clinched in a tight fist, and bleeding from a recent injury, but that was not what made him stare. "Tink said we'd be having a guest. Called her Crane, a white haired girl, is this her ?" Ace nodded
Crane herself stared at Thudd, she knew him, he had to have been Thudd Butt. Finally after a moment of hesitation she spoke, "I know you. Grandfather told me about you as a child. A few nights ago I had a dream about meeting you boys. And Now I am here. Talking to you." She said softly. She said nothing of her work with the Animus at her home, exploring her grandfathers memories of Neverland. That was truly how she knew of the Lost Boys and her grandfathers constant stories
Thudd looked thoughtful, "Where'd you find this doll ?" He asked to the two teens that Crane had freed from Hook's net, Crane was a beautiful young woman. So why was she there ?
John shrugged, moving off he went for some food. "Pirate City, she took on a couple of Hooks guys, even gave his boatswain a black eye, and a broken tooth too." Ace replied, "She even freed us from Hook at the same time."
Thudd nodded after a moments thought, "I figured as much, after Scatcat said you guys were caught by some pirates and taken to Hook, I started watching for Tink to get back, she came back alright, this morning, about six hours ago. She's been about an hour up stairs in her clock though when she wasnt down around me worried for you three. What kept you guys ?"
The boys traded looks, Crane raised an eyebrow, about to speak but the boys beat her to it. "We had a... unwanted swim," Leapoardhead replied when he came back with some food, he had a leg of something in his hands and some of it in his mouth "She cut us from the net with her sword, and we swam off under water to the beach." He pointed at Crane, who snickered with a slight bow, holding the sword tightly in her right hand as her left dripped blood.
"Grandfather said you boys helped him rescue my Uncle and my Mother." She said. "He also said Hook was killed, eaten by the croc. When did he come back ? Why did he come back ?"
For a long moment none spoke, finally Thudd spoke up. "He wanted Peter, he came back because he wanted to kill Peter, he tried time and again to attack us, but our fortifications are too much for him, if you said you dreamed about us why are you asking us this ?" Thud asked her.
"When I dreamed about you I also saw Uncle Tootles. Grandpa said he was here with you guys. I never met him before as he flew here well before I was born. But I'd know him on sight." Crane replied.
That made Leopardhead, known also as John, even pay attention, Tootles! He started pulling on Crane to get her moving, "He's pretty much locked himself in the kitchen the last couple days since the day the Arabian nuts arrived at Pirate City. Its been almost fifty years since the day he arrived, and for the last week alone he'd been slaving in the kitchen, keeps saying things about Peter coming back for another adventure or something." He said all but dragging Crane to the eating area the Lost Boys used for their kitchen and dining hall.
"Whoa!"Crane cried out briefly as Leopardheads grip was strong and she was puilled almost completely off her feet "I can walk" Crane replied. She spotted something rather important she had only seen and read about. Hook blades and hidden blades. These boys knew how to make them! John let her go and she followed him. The hidden blades could wait. For now
Crane ducked into the kitchen after John, an old man was puttering around the kitchen making meals, getting things cleaned up. Even going so far as to make a cream cheese bagel for somebody. Crane had no idea just what this man could do. But she she knew who he was. Upon sight of him she said confused "Uncle Tootles ?" She blinked. He looked older then she remembered. But still hale and strong.
Tootles stopped his puttering about the kitchen and turned to see who spoke, his voice low and full of command, "Whose in my kitchen without my leave ?" He came forwards with a carving knife in one hand until he saw who it was, "Oh... hello John, Ace. Who is this pretty thing you brought with you ?" His clear blue eyes took in Crane carefully, noting every detail down to her eyecolor and also the mark on her arm.
"This is Crane, she's Peters granddaughter." Ace replied "She already knows us, I think Peter told her about us back in his home."
"Peter has a grandchild ?" Tootles asked
"Several, I'm one of the second generation. I'm his daughter's daughter." Crane replied stepping closer to Tootles. "Grandpa Peter told me about you, I dreamed about you and the others. He asked me if I saw you. I said I did. But, to see you in person is so much better." She said.
Tootles laughed and handed the knife to Ace as he then hugged Crane and pulled at her arm "When Peter returned to London he was cut by Hook on the arm. Your own arm is bleeding. Let me see." Crane did so. Tootles then all but dragged her around the kitchen trying to get the right amount of light to see by. Finally he had what he needed. Finally with her help the strange birthmark was revealed. "Mhm. Peter was cut by Hook's hook on the arm in this exact spot. It bled a bit, but I am surprised that it was passed onto you. After all, his daughter was seven when she was kidnapped by Hook fifty years ago." The old man said thoughtfully.
With Crane wrapping her arm with the help of Ace and then Leopardhead into a white cloth to protect the birthmark and to try to stop the bleeding, Tootles explained how Hook had been eaten by the Crock Clock, then spit up because he failed to properly digest. "Every year about now he gets restless and wanders the Seven Seas looking for trouble with his crew."
"About now ?" Crane repeated thoughtfully. Tootles and Ace both looked in her direction, Leopardhead was once again stuffing his face with food, though this time he found some rotissorie chicken. "Every year my birthmark bleeds around now. My parents do not know why, nor do I myself. But personally I actually like the fact that it does bleed at all. It reminds me that I am alive. Of who I am."
"Hook cut Peter in the arm during their last fight. You inherited the mark. So therefore, you have to kill Hook, and make sure he never comes back." Tootles said, recounting what was told to him by Thudd when he arrived thirty years before.
"And I met him already. He seems bored of me and my family, more wanting to hunt the Boys." Crane grumbled. Clearly upset that Hook brushed her off, he seemed to her a fair fight, one enough to be of a challenge for her to take on
"I think it is more of show with him." Ace said. Crane looked towards him as he explained "Hook has been obsessed with killing the line of Pan over the years. Drawing him here to Neverland and then killing him with his own sword. But then you arrive. You have the cut mark on your left arm in the exact same place Peter was cut thirty years ago!" Ace smiled "It makes sense that it bleeds around now because that is when Hook goes hunting for trouble. He goes hunting for Peter's family! You are here through Tink to put a stop to that."
Crane looked lost. She sighed thoughtfully "Even if I was here for that reason. Tink brought me here to face him because honestly, I need a proper challenge. All those I have faced already I have bested in all forms of combat. Mental or phsyical, or even in other forms."
"So you came to try and best him in combat, not kill him ? Even though he is hunting your family every year around this time ?" Ace said. Clearly surprised at Cranes answer and reason to be there. Finally he asked "Crane, tell us, what is your happy thought ?"
"My happy thought ?" Crane replied confused before smiling as she sat up on a table, her left leg dangled off it as her left arm rested on her right knee with her back to a post, with a snicker she replied "My grandfather, my grandmother, my mother, my uncle, their kids, my brothers. My family, that is my happy thought." Then she got serious and set her jaw. Blood oozed through the white wrappings on her arm and trailed to her fingers, dripping to the ground in large red streaks. "And if Hook wants to take my happy thought from me..." She smiled then, a truly impish smile. Ace smiled too as she spoke her next thought. "Lets hunt some Hook."
Neverland
Pirate City
The Jolly Roger
Hooks Cabin; Dusk
Hook paced in his cabin, on his vast new ship, his cabin was large enough for his needs. All he now had to worry about was keeping it in proper working order. Unlike his old craft that fell apart at the first sign of trouble. "Why did I agree to the pixies deal again Smee ?! I could have killed the offspring of Pan on the spot! But I stayed my hand. Why did I stay my sword ?"
Smee stood nearby, ready to aid his captain at a heartbeats notice. "Good sportsmanship captain." Smee said thoughtfully, "Though I could be wrong, it is possible the fact she is a woman stayed your hand sir."
"Sportsmanship. No, it was in good form that I stayed myself from striking out at the offspring of Pan. A woman! All because she was a woman! Nothing more then a simple woman, who managed to injure six of my own men!" Hook continued to grumble.
"Well captain there was a thought however that perhaps the woman is more a manipulative sort." Smee said thoughtfully. "Of course it was a thought and rumor of how the woman managed to best six men. Shoeless Morgan and his fellows at that."
At that name Hook turned and pointed confusedly at Smee, "Shoeless Morgan is in town ? And she bested him and his small trading group ? It was not our men that she had bested but his ?" He asked.
Smee nodded "Aye Captain, Shall I send for him ?" He asked, ready to give the order to the two that just entered.
Hook shook his head, saying. "Wait until morning to summon Shoeless Morgan and his fellows to my office. I have things I need to do at this moment. When morning arrives, it will be then when we plan out our attack pattern. Until then, or until I summon you sooner, you two are dismissed, but be ready for my needs at a moments notice." Hook waved the other two men off, leaving Smee, who looked confused "Smee, I need you to do something important for me." Smee nodded and listened for his order
"I want you to go into town, spread the word that I am going to eliminate Pan and his offspring forever in a duel with his grandaughter herself. I want you to tell everyone to come on the third day, come and watch a woman lose to a man in fair combat." Smee nodded, Hook waved him off. It was now time to plan his next move. He stood and picked up as wine goblet and let Shmee fill it.
He then went to the rear balcony of the ship, and looked out towards Neverland. The many pirate ships that were in the bay with his own craft, yes, he could plan out his war, and take it beyond Neverland. Looking up he saw the stars above. And then started mentally charting the path back to Pans own home, where he had kidnapped those children fifty years ago. And now those childrens child had come to Neverland.
For long moment Hook said nothing, only standing on the balcony with wine in hand and hook in other arm. Thoughtfully thinking his plans. Finally he called out "Shmee, Forget my last order, I have a better idea! Fetch that Lost Boy, what is his name, Too Small was it ? Fetch him for me, I want him to send a messege to the offspring of Pan. We're going to Pan; if Pans offspring cannot best us here before we leave, she will have to take back her family."
Shmee nodded and took off to send the Lost Boy in question on his task. But Hook had no idea that Crane was already planning on defeating him once and for all.
Neverland
Lost Boys Tree; Cranes clearing;
twilight hours
Crane sat alone in the center of the clearing the Lost Boys had made for her. It was spacious enough for her to practise without harming anyone, and have a safe reach from the boys should any of them observe her practising her swordskill. But now she sat at the center of the clearing. Her eyes closed. She sat there, not moving.
For long moments there was no sound, no movement from the young woman who sat in the center of the clearing. And as Hook stood drinking from a wine goblet upon his ship while watching the moonrise, did it occur.
At first there was no hint of movement. Finally, there was an explosion of sound being sucked into one place, sounds of screaming as wind whipped up a mist in a frentic tornado around Crane; a vortex of some kind, As the screaming increased in pitch it got quieter as the wind became clearly visible as it picked up around her in white; like glass, it shrieked around her still form at the center before quieting comepletly and then turning into a powerful tornado that shot directly into the air straight as a pole of brilliant white light swirling madly.
The light blasted into the sky, the clouds twisting as the swirling light hammered into it far above, the sounds of screaming faded as the wind picked up and blasted ever upwards. For long moments the strange event lasted. Even the pirates of Pirate City were confused to what was going on seeing the strange swirling beam of light. Hook himself was struck dumb with confusion at what he was seeing from his ship.
As swiftly as it started it the light and wind ceased. And in the clearing, now ravanged by the wind and shrieking of the vortex the still sitting in the center, the young woman stood. It was still the first night since she had arrived.
She had made her plans.
She was not going to sit idly by and wait for three days. She was going to spy on Hook and his men. She was going to learn more of Hooks plans
As she stood, Ace and Leopardhead had watched her, the ensuing voretx of wind and light, and sound had left them completely speechless for a good five minutes before they got their wits together and took off after Crane as she left the clearing to sleep or eat or something, the girl only ate what Uncle Tootles had made. Which was damn good meat at that. So where was she going ?
#Think we should follow ?/i Leopardhead asked his friend, Ace nodded, the two stole after Crane, but they were no match for her mastery of the Six Spirit Pearls, her thinking pattern was at the critical stage, hence the powerful vortex. No doubt by then Hook was thinking powerful magic was afoot, and it was not Fae magic either. It was something else, something... much stronger, more dangerous.
She had not taken more than five steps from the clearing when she heard, and felt the prencese of Ace and Leopardhead, "See something you boys like ?" She asked them turning around, her left hand once more dripped with blood, and her sleeve was crusted with dried blood. But she seemed to not care of the condition of her arm.
The two looked at each other, finally, Ace spoke. "How did you do that ? Back in the clearing ? That wind and sound, it was like a screaming vortex. How did you do it ?"
Crane smiled thinly then, "When I think carefully, my thoughts gain strength when I focus on them properly. I wanted Hook to see but a brief glimpse of what I am able to do. To him I am a simple woman, And we've three days before we see him again. I'm not going to sit idly by and wait to face him. Instead I am going to take a good look at what he's got for him."
The two boys looked at her, then each other, clearly confused by what Crane was planning. Then Ace remembered something that Tootles had drawn, He even had some of the girls they had found over the last few years make the item. But Tootles never said what it was for, nor did he say whom it was for either. "Wait, before you go, We've got something the girls made, they finished it this morning! Come, quickly, I think you might like it."
He grabbed her right hand and pulled, Crane let herself be led along the path, never breaking the hold the boy had on her as he pretty much dragged her along, something Ace said, something in his tone told her to go with him, so she did just that. She followed Ace, Leopardhead brought up the rear, the threesome shortly came to a large hut like structure at the southern base of the Tree. Stepping inside, Crane saw it was a smithy of sorts.
Two young women, like herself, were cleaning blacksmith tools, while a third was cleaning something consisting of armor, armor that Crane had never seen before in her life. A beautiful shade of green and brown with red and black accents. Next to it was a second clothing dummy, with a beautiful magenta robe of sorts to either wear under the armor, which Crane saw had no sleeves, but it did have a pair of vambraces.
The armor was quite beautiful, and from what she could see, consisted of cloth, with metal plates of ultra thin silver steel woven into the fabric so expertly that only a armorsmith could match it in China. Ace stood next to her as she studied the armor. The two that were cleaning the tools saw them enter, one of them greeted the boys. "Ace, Leopardhead, good to see you two. Who's your friend ? Is she the one Tootles spoke about, said to make this for ?" The girl, named Lexi, said, indicating Crane, who was now directly in front of the now finely polished and gleaming armor.
"This is Crane" Ace said, introducing the three girls to Crane by name, pointing them out one by one, Ere, Davey, and Lexington, the last of whom everyone called Lex. Ace called them their resident weaponsmiths. Crane merely nodded in greeting, too focused on the armor, the beauty of the armor stole her breath.
Lexi stepped up next to Crane, "It looks right enough." She said softly.
"What ?" Crane asked, clearly confused and partly startled at Lex's words right next to her, normally Crane was much more observent then normal people. How Lexi got so close to her so quickly and quietly she'd never figure out.
"Tootles insisted we make that armor, said it was for someone inportant. My guess is, that is you." Lexi replied, she clapped her hands twice, Davey and Ere both ushered Ace and Leopardhead out. "Come, Let us help you try it on for size." With the boys out Crane nodded. Removing the outer robes of her clothing her undergarments were black ultity clothing. Black in color with trims of gold. Like leather to the touch yet strong like steel, or similar. Over the black went a pale pink dress. What she normally wore, as she never wore pants if at all.
Over the dress went a leather halter top, with a wide leather belt. The armor top went on next; it was as light as Crane had thought if not lighter. Pale green in color. The armor fit snug to her body and never limited her movements whatsoever, it was light and very comfortable. The thin strips of steel, polshed and woven into the cloth of the armor she barely felt, but she did see the armor shift when she moved in the mirror. Lastly went the vambraces. Since Crane was barefoot and not wearing her normal shoes, the girls had made shoes of cloth and leather that fit her feet perfectly.
The armor felt as if she were wearing a second skin. And she had little need to worry now of Hooks weapons. She put the vambraces on herself, they fit snugly on her arms, and one of them covered her scar only so far. She felt it bleed a bit more as the cool metal met the sticky crusting blood. She then put her dark magenta cloak on over her new armor.
Now, she was ready. A harness had been constructed to hold her sword hilt at Tinks information on the weapon. Due to the swords length, the harness was made with flatspace technology, something only Lexi had knowledge of. Crane could easily put her sword on and easily withdraw the blade and also put it away as the scabbard disappeared into the flatspace harness.
Crane stared at herself in the mirror. She felt at ease now around the Boys, and their female friends who made her new armor. She finally nodded softly, "Thank you. It is a perfect fit." she said
Lexi smiled, "We are glad you like it" the other two girls with her didnt speak but nodded. Lexi was the one who spoke for them as Ere had her tongue cut out by Hook a year before, and Davey didnt dare speak even though she had her tongue. "How does it feel when you move around ?"
Crane took a few steps around the smithy, then spoke "Asurprisingly light, it is like a second skin or dress I wear back home." she said
"Well, it is yours now, no doubt about that. Ace, Leopardhead, come in boys. Your armor is also ready." Lexi said going to the door, when the boys entered Leopardhead smiled, he liked Crane already. Ace simply nodded approval. Their own armor was similar in color and design to Crane but not as embellished. Just as light and strong, the three were ready for Cranes plan to spy on Hook, maybe cause a ruckus too.
When they were all suited up in their new armor, Crane smiled, looking to the two boys she said "Ready to hunt some Hook ?" They nodded, they'd follow her lead. They were about to leave the Smithy when Ere stepped up, she had something in her hands.
It was a pair of hidden blades, she had three pairs of them. As she neared Crane the whitehaired woman raised her hand to take one fo them when Ere shook her head and motioned to hold out her arm, the vambrace Crane then saw, had attachment points. Within a moment Crane was properly outfitted for silent striking. Ace and Leopardhead too were also outfitted with the new blades, blades they had trained with.
Crane had only used the blades when inside the Animus, she had trained with the blades only in a memory like world. Never in real life had she used them, but they felt right. With a flick of the wrist and the silent blades extended, then retracted. She hadnt need of worry to practise with them.
"I was beginning to wonder when I was to get myself a pair of these." Crane mused as she admired the design within the blade edge. It reminded her of her sword.
"Now we can hunt Hook as you said it" Leopardhead said with a smirk. "Cant wait to use these in the field. Lexi, how many more suits can you guys make on short order ?"
"We've been making armor since we arrived here with Tootles" Lexi replied, "We havent stopped" she pointed out the many suits, various sizes.
Seeing the many sujits of various sizes Crane whistled "You've been busy, how long have you been here ?" she asked
"Three years, when we first started we'd make a suit of armor in a few months, but once we knew what we doing we can make out a suit armor in several sizes in a week once we have desired measurements" Apparently once the setup got going, it took less time to make a full suit like hers or the boys. Each set was complete, and had several backups for parts, or repair sets.
Crane got to thinking, this was a nice neat setup, but to make it for an entire army they'd have to have other boys helping the three girls out. She nodded turning to Ace with her thought she asked "How many of the boys know armor making or at least armor care ? Maybe forge swords and metal for smithwork ?"
"Nine others I can think of off the top of my head" Asce replied Crane nodded, that'll do
"After those nine come here, when they're here, we can get everyone fitted with armor, we might have to return to my world. Until I know what hook is up to I want the armor readied in case." She stepped out of the smithy still talking "When Grandfather fought hook with you guys, you used bone armor, it helped until a sword stabbed it, when a sword cut it, it held, but when stabbed it did not. It was how you lost Rufio"
Mere thought of that damped the mood slightly but her information was correct, "By going by his example, we know that the bone armor was useless against direct attacks, slices and hacking it defended pretty well against."
"But now these pirates are going against much tougher metal, they do not have armor piercing rounds, yet" Crane mused as the three found the nine boys Ace was looking for and sent them to help the girls with the armor making, To have everyone suited up in three days was going to take some work, but to have transport to her world was going to be easy.
All she had to do was open a portal to home.
Now it was time to hunt Hook.
Pirate City
One hour later
Full dark
On the outskirts of pirate city Crane held up a hand, Leopardhead and Ace both halted. They had only come across Too Small, the news he bore scared Crane only slightly, but she sent the Boy to Thudd, for food, and gear. Not to mention training. Hidden in some bushes Crane took note on who was keeping watch of the city gates, there were only two men on guard duty there. "I only see two men, but there's a third up in the tower." Ace pointed out the third man, Crane nodded
"I'll take care of them, wait here" She said, She disappeared from sight then and darted forwards, easily scaling the wall she reached up and grabbed the man in the tower, choking him asleep on the floor before stomping on his neck, killing him.
The two guards stood side by side watching the road that they never saw Crane drop onto them like a linebacker. Slamming both hidden blades into their necks they sank to the road in heaps as she dropped from the window without a sound. With the boys help they hid the bodies then stole deeper into town.
Pirate city had truly grown over the last fifty years. Moving amid many of the shacks they were still in the outskirts, stepping into the nearby storefront the three soon dressed as pirates of arabian flaire and stepped onto the now loaded with people streets.
They overheard snippets of groups talking about the strange sight in the sky, others talking of the boy being let go to tell the child of pan something or other. Others telling of how they were told to get ready for battle, none of the many pirates and wnches paid heed to Crane or her two cohorts for that moment.
Ace lead the way through the crowds towards where Hook kept his ship docked, in the last fifty years the ship had been replaced, twice, with two different vessels, and now, Hooks current ship was being readied for war. It floated freely off the dock, nolonger did it have a second doorway onto the dock from his private chambers.
The three stopped near a fish seller, most of the people paid them no heed as the three spoke quietly, Ace pointed out three weak points they could hit when Hook was distracted with Crane, "There, there, and there, we hit those, his powder stores go up in smoke, he'll be too busy swordfighting you to notice us set the charges off."
"A good plan, but he'll notice something amiss pretty fast if you make a show of what you're doing, he took a while to notice me until I spoke and revealed myself." Crane said, Leopardhead was nodding, Crane was a babe alright. "However if I can keep his eyes locked on me when we fight, we might be able to pull this off."
"There he is too" Leopardhead nodded seeing Hook drinking from a wine goblet on his stateroom balcony.
Looking at him Crane focused her sight. "Wait here" She said softly, she disappeared again into an alley, there was a soft bird chirp and then something flew off. Landing lightly, Crane was suddenly on Hooks ship near the top of the flagpole. She could easily listen into Hooks conversation, the two men he was with.
"The protal is almost ready, on the third day when combat is begun we can begin sending troops through to take her family prisoner." Crane heard
"Good" Hook replied, "The sooner the better, I want the offspring of Pan to feel defeat, if she cannot best me here, she'll have to fight for her home." he said, Crane smirked. Though was visbly worried.
Leaving the conversation she dove off the ship and transformed again, a crystal dove flew off into the alley she had disapepared in, she returned to the two boys who were watching the ship carefully "Did I miss anything ?" She asked after she relayed what she overheard from Hook.
"Nope, I think we need to go, if hook is planning to attack your family in your world, we'll have to fight him there, as well as here" Leopardhead said softly
"I agree" Crane replied, Ace nodded. The three stole back through the city to get out and home to the neverland tree. Crane had a lot of planning to do
