Author's Note: First off, sorry if the last chapter was misleading. It was supposed to be mermaids in the water, or rather at the shore. … That is about it, so I hope you enjoy my first Hook POV… yelch, but necessary.

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HOOK'S POV:

We had spent two days outside of Neverland. Two days of dodging those stupid airplanes and hiding in clouds. We would not be in this situation, had that blubbering idiot of a bo'son not left the window in my cabin open. As luck would have it, the box was sitting on a table just next to the window, and this led to its (shall we say) down fall. Mr. Smee claims that a giant bird swooped down from the sky and snatched the box right in front of him. He then said that he shot the bird from the sky and the creature and the box fell into the ocean.

And this was just the beginning of the problem! You see, all things lost on the Mainland end up in Neverland, whereas all things lost in Neverland end up on the Mainland. So, the search for the box would be harder because the Mainland is far larger than Neverland. Thankfully, the box in which the map was put had a little magnet that only a certain compass could trace. And so with the compass in my hand, we set a course for the Mainland. Some of the fairies were on my side (secretly of course) and so supplied me with the needed amount of fairy dust.

You may be wondering why we were spending so much time and putting so much effort into finding this certain map. Well my friend, that is for me to know and you to find out.

As I said, after searching and following the directions, we came upon a small, rundown orphanage. We scavenged the grounds and the surrounding area, but it was nowhere to be found. Then it made sense; this was a place full of children looking for adventure. Surely, a pirate's treasure map was a large enough adventure and something worth keeping.

My men split up and searched every brat-filled room in that dump, leaving nothing unturned. I knew with our luck, the map would be in the last room we would look in, and so I headed for the little room at the top. It would be considered the attic, but when I opened the door ever so slightly, I saw that it had been converted into a single bedroom. I saw the empty box on the floor, and surmised (with the way the girl was positioning herself) that she was holding it under her pillow.

I almost laughed. My reputation had even reached an orphanage, and after so many years after that stupid book was published too! Not wanting any trouble, I carefully slipped my hand under the pillow and grabbed hold of the map. I slowly pulled it out from underneath her head, but stopped when I realized that she was holding the thing in her hand. I bit my lip in thought, but before I could think of anything to do, she opened her eyes and jerked her other hand up. It hit me in the nose. I mumbled a few choice words under my breath, and grabbed her wrist. Yanking her from the bed I dragged her to the window where I had earlier ordered Bill Jukes to position the ship.

Everything after that was a blur to me. I was quite shocked (and I will admit my pride wounded) that a silly girl had managed to almost break my nose! It wasn't until I had fully composed myself in my cabin and after we had returned to Neverland that I went back to confront the girl. She had seemed to be Peter's age, and with the treasure I would get from the map, I could kill two birds with one stone. But the minute I stepped out of the doorway, I saw the rope fall from her wrists. The look in her eyes was enough to make me proud of all that I had done to gain my flawless reputation: sheer terror. But then she did something I was not ready for; she ran. I chuckled to myself. She did not even know that we had not landed yet! I ran after her, and when she reached the front of the ship, she dove off. With my left hand, I cocked my pistol and without even aiming, I shot at her.

True, this was not what I had wanted. But I had been given lemons and had just made lemonade.

"This could work." I muttered to myself as I turned from the falling girl and strode back to my cabin. I had a plan to make and this time, the bird-boy would not get away.

Author's Note: HI! … So, what did you think? Please review! Also, thanks go out to my little sis and her friends for dragging me to the store. Because of them, I have plenty of paper, pencils, and ERASERS! (sorry, erasers are a necessity)

They also brought to my attention that my break is almost finished *sigh* and I have not gotten to where I want to be with this story! So I will continue to write today … and then turn my attention to my unfinished homework. He, he!

.PS this is my longest chapter yet! *sigh* and it just had to be the one in Hook's POV… GRRR!