"Peter stop!" shouted Tinkerbell.
Peter kept flying. Then something strange happened. He fell. He yelled out and landed in a tree.
"Peter! Are you alright?" asked Tinkerbell.
"Wh-what just happened?" he asked.
"Peter…you aren't thinking happy thoughts," she said.
"What? No. That's impossible. I'm always thinking happy thoughts," said Peter.
"What are you thinking of right now?" asked Tinkerbell.
"Wendy," Peter said without hesitation. "I have to save her Tink."
"I know. And we have to move fast," said Tinkerbell and she picked up a leaf off of Peter's head and flicked it away.
Peter stood and tried to fill his head with happy thoughts. Then, soon enough, he floated then he and Tinkerbell rushed to headquarters.
"Lost Boys!" yelled Peter.
"Lost Boys!" jingled Tinkerbell.
The Lost boys all scrambled and lined up with a salute.
Peter landed in front of them. They all looked over at Tinkerbell and they all grinned and cheered.
"Tink's back, Tink's back!" chimed the twins.
"Welcome back Tink!" yelled Slightly and Cubby and Nibs.
"Attention!" yelled Peter.
The boys saluted again and were silent.
"Now, Wendy needs our help…now," said Peter.
"So, Wendy is back?" asked Nibs.
Peter nodded sadly.
"And…you gave her to Hook?" asked Cubby.
"Yes," said Peter.
"But Peter-," started Slightly.
"Enough! She signed a contract with Hook. She's already being punished," said Peter. He shivered at the thought of his Wendy tortured by Hook. "We have to save her now. She was your mother once."
"We have to save her!" yelled Cubby.
"Yeah!" agreed the rest of the boys.
"All right. Gather around…I have a plan. But it will take a long time to finish," said Peter.
He sent his thoughts to Wendy. He would save her. He promised.
A week had gone by. Wendy was running towards the dinghy on the ship. But she soon was tackled…again.
"Let go Bruce!" snapped Wendy and she kicked her legs and tried to get out of his hold.
Bruce took Wendy into Hook's room and he looked up and sighed when he saw her.
"You don't seem to get punishments do you?" asked Hook. He twisted his silver hook in place and nodded to Bruce. Bruce left and locked the door behind him. "This is the fourth time this week you have tried to escape Wendy."
Wendy had managed to break out of the dungeon four times. Each time she got closer and closer to escaping. So of course she wasn't going to quit…not matter what the cost was.
Wendy had a small cut across her cheek. That was when Hook hit her when she got back. The cut on her forearm was from her first escape. The whip marks on her back were for the second time she tried to escape…and the long gash running from her eyebrow to her jaw was from her third time trying to escape.
"So, where will it be this time?" asked Wendy.
Hook narrowed his eyes and grabbed Wendy by the throat and lifted her shin with his hook. "I may as well kill you. You are much more trouble than you are worth. But…my hatred for Peter Pan burns more brightly than my hate for you."
"It…won't be…much longer. Peter…will come," said Wendy and she tried to gasp for air.
Hook threw her aside. "I know he will come for his precious Wendy. But, let me assure you my dear girl. I will be ready."
Wendy held her neck and gently massaged it.
"You listen to me," said Hook. "If you try to escape again, I will go to Pixie Hollow and poison each and every one of those fairies. Do you understand me?"
Wendy felt horror fill her and she nodded slowly. So that was it. She didn't care if Hook punished her. But if he punished those fairies, she would never forgive herself.
"Excellent, now, then. I think that it is time for you to serve me, as one of my crew members," said Hook.
Wendy looked at Hook and waited for some task.
"I want you to clean the deck with a bucket and sponge," said Hook.
"With the other crew members?" asked Wendy.
Hook's smile gave Wendy shivers.
A few minutes later, Wendy was on all fours washing the deck with a small sponge. No one was there to help her. Each time she scrubbed a spot, a pirate would spill rum or wipe his muddy feet on her or on some part of the ship that she cleaned.
It took all night for her to finish. She liked cleaning at night better. Not all of the pirates were awake so none of them caused her too much trouble. But once she was done, her hands were shaking and she had blisters on her hands and her knees were raw from kneeling on them.
She looked up at the starry night sky and felt her hope growing dim. What if Peter didn't rescue her? She did betray him.
Wendy shook her head and narrowed her eyes with determination. He promised he would come back. And she trusted him.
Wendy couldn't move from where she was at the head of the ship. She lied down and soon drifted off to sleep.
"Peter, you know that we can't do this," said Queen Clarian.
"Please Queen Clarian, a girl from the main land needs our help," said Peter.
"That doesn't concern us Peter. I'm sorry, but we cannot help you. The blue dust is vital for making pixie dust."
"But if we use it we can get rid of Hook and his crew forever," said Peter.
"But can you promise me that Peter?" asked Queen Clarian.
Peter looked down at his hat and twisted it in his hands.
"That's what I thought," said Queen Clarian.
The Queen of fairies flew away from Peter Pan and tried to keep a stern look on her face. She wanted to help Peter, but it was too risky. She needed to think about her fairies.
Suddenly, Vidia came rushing up to the Queen.
"Queen Clarian, what did Peter say? What's happening with Wendy?" asked Vidia.
"You don't need to worry about this Vidia," said the Queen.
"So, she will be okay?"
"It is out of my hands," said the Queen.
"What? But…"
"My answer was no Vidia. My first priority is all of you and taking care of the mainland," said the Queen with a stern voice.
"But what about the people on the mainland? What about them?" asked Vidia.
"She is just one girl Vidia."
Vidia stopped flying and hovered and the Queen stopped as well and looked at Vidia. The Queen felt her heart constrict when she saw Vidia's face.
She knew that Vidia was known to be short-tempered and not very sensitive towards others. But the look on her face now, made Clarian feel as though she were the most terrible creature in Neverland.
"I…I can't be a part of Pixie Hollow anymore," said Vidia.
Queen Clarian felt shock surge through her. Vidia thought that Tinkerbell leaving was foolish. But here she was…joining Tinkerbell.
Queen Clarian felt the same way when she let Tinkerbell go. She wanted to stop Vidia just like she wanted to stop Tinkerbell. But…she couldn't. So, the Queen nodded. "You may come by once a week for one bag of pixie dust." Then the Queen left.
Vidia heard something behind her and she spun around and saw Tinkerbell flying over to her. Vidia hadn't actually talked to or had barely even seen Tinkerbell since she left. Vidia was upset that Tinkerbell left Pixie Hollow. She was hurt that Tink was willing to leave everything so easily and so quickly. She never understood…until now.
"Vidia," greeted Tinkerbell.
"Tinkerbell," responded Vidia.
"Vidia…you…you didn't have to do that. You don't even really know Wendy," said Tinkerbell.
"That may be so…but she was a good person. She sacrificed herself to save you," said Vidia.
"I know. That's why Peter and I are so intent on getting her back."
"What is your plan with the blue dust?"
"We wanted to use it to make more pixie dust so that we can cover Hook's ship. That way, he will float away and never return," said Tinkerbell. "We will be rid of him forever."
"Are you certain that will work? What if he gets to the mainland?" asked Vidia.
"Well that's the thing. He doesn't want to leave Neverland. Not until he has his Hook in Peter's throat. We are relying on that so that he will try everything he can to come back…but with the help of the dust, that won't be possible," said Tink.
"It's not a very solid plan Tink."
"I know…but it's all we have," she said.
Vidia knew how to get blue dust. All she had to do was talk to Zarina. Zarina would be on board if it meant revenge on Captain James Hook.
"All right Tinkerbell. I'm in. I'll help you in any way possible. But, know this: I won't live with you or Peter."
"I understand," said Tinkerbell. "And…thank you Vidia."