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Peter's POV
Everything hurt. A dull ache pounding in my muscles and in my head. Slowly I prised open my heavy eyelids, the bright sunlight blinding me for a moment before everything began to come into focus. I was in some sort of clearing in what appeared to be a forest. Tents were dotted around with towering trees looming over in a protective barrier. People roamed around the camp, their dark eyes glancing at me as they passed, wary looks etched onto their faces. From some part of my foggy mind recognition poked at me. There was something familiar about them if only I could remember… Worn, animal skin clothes, beaded jewelry, bows and arrows… Indians! Somehow, someway I was in an Indian camp! Memories flashed through my mind in a torrent of images each one worse than the last; the pirates, Hook, the anchor, the sea and Marina… Marina was still being held captive on the pirates ship and it was all my fault. If I hadn't set up that stupid trap for her in the first place then she would never have been captured. How could I have been so reckless? Desperately I lurched upwards into the sky determination rushing through me, arms outstretched, in the beginnings of flight. Pain ripped through my ankle, a strangled cry escaping my lips as I was yanked to a sudden stop, my momentum throwing me back down to the floor. Dazed with shock and pain I scramble to clutch at my foot, my trembling fingers connecting with a cold metal cuff encircling my ankle. A cuff? Whoever had put this cuff on me was keeping me here! A prisoner! CHained up like a dog! Indians had always been friendly to me that much I knew. So why was I chained up in their camp? This could not happen right now! I needed to save Marina and to do that I needed to be free!
"Oy!" I shouted, "what is going on here?!"
Like a flock of startled birds the Indians hovering close by dispersed hurrying off in directions.
"No come back please. Why are you doing this to me?"
But no one stopped.
"HEY! HEY! Someone better come out and release me now!"
From the largest tent an old man strode out. A plume of feathers encircled his head symbolising him as the chief. Behind him a girl and boy followed. They stopped in front of me, looking down with piercing brown eyes to where I sat unceremoniously on the ground. Bristling with indignation I pushed myself onto my knees, staring the chief straight in the eyes.
"Why am I here? Why am I chained to the ground? What do you want-"
Slowly the Chief held up his hand.
"This is my daughter Tiger Lily she is your saviour from the sea's angry temper. You must rest now and regain your strength as the journey ahead will not be smooth. Impulsive decisions and anger will be your downfall. Here we take care of you."
"I don't need your help old man! Let me go now, you have no right to keep me here," I cried anger burning inside me like a raging fire.
How could this man try to keep me here! I had to save Marina now! Who knows what was happening to her right now! She could already be dead…. No. No Marina isn't dead. She can't be dead. She has to be ok. With the speed of a attacking viper, the boy lunged at me his balled fist striking me across the face and sending me spluttering to the floor. His fingers grabbed my hair yanking my head backwards to look him in the eye, blood dripping from my lip.
"Don't you ever speak to the Chief like that!" he spat at me driving his fist into my stomach.
I dropped to the ground struggling to breathe. Viciously he struck me again his fist hitting me across the face. Weakly I tried to fight back throwing my fist at him but he deflected them easily sending his foot into my stomach. I was helpless to his trained strength, especially tied up unable to escape. His arm encircled my throat from behind, and he pulled me up against him so I was forced to look up at the chief, who stood there impassively staring at me arms folded across his chest. The boy's arm was tight across my throat cutting off my air supply. I struggled frantically trying to get a breath to no prevail.
"You will stay here to heal and to learn. You are important to this island and therefore you are important to us. At this time you are nothing but an impulsive child, whose anger and arrogance will lead to your downfall against the pirates. I will allow you to leave once I believe you to be ready. Any act of disobedience here and you will be punished. We are not your enemies Peter Pan but your saviours. When you wake your training will begin." Then he turned and walked away with Tiger Lily close behind leaving me alone with Connor his arm still wrapped tight over my throat cutting of my air supply. Darkness clouded my vision building until it enveloped me and I lost consciousness.
Marina's POV
I awoke suddenly, sunlight shining in my eyes. I could hear voices! I struggled to my feet, fear pounding in my chest.
"She couldn't 'ave got that far."
"Hurry up then fish breath. We 'ave to find her or the boss will 'ave our guts."
Oh no it's the Pirates! I ran terror propelling me forward through the trees, deeper and deeper into the dark woods. I ran until the pirate's voices had faded away into a distant memory. The woods around me were now so deep that I could barely see my hand in front of my face. I fell to my knees gasping for breath, my lungs raw from sprinting. Only now did the hunger and fatigue set in as I knelt hopelessly on the ground. I had gotten away from this Pirates this time but what about next time or the time after that? There must be a way out of this, a way out of Neverland.
