"Guards! Come with me, now."
Queen Clarion flew over towards the castle from Summer, and entered a secret chamber that was hidden behind a curtain in the main hall. There, she saw it. The crystal that had been asleep for thousands of years, glowing a yellowish tone.
"This, this is not good. Not good at all!" A tall, lanky fairy with large glasses and a purple hat came out from behind the crystal.
"Gareth," the Queen exclaimed, "I'm so relieved to see you." Gareth approached her majesty and bowed in her prescence.
"A-And I to you, my Queen." He arose and took a deep breadth. "I fear its as we suspected my Queen. The Never Crystal has awoken, which means the map has been activated, and the Witch is here on the island." Queen Clarion's face became stern at the news. "Your Majesty, if that girl gets into the wrong hands, she could lead the witch right to the crystal, and Neverland as we know it will cease to exist."
"Then we must take it away far from Pixie Hollow, and seal the crystal."
"But your Majesty, wherever the crystal moves to the map will see. She knows all of Neverland and it's inhabitants just as the crystal does. We need to get to her first before she's captured by the Witch. We have no idea the power she could possess."
"What do you mean?"
Gareth looked down and breathed a heavy sigh. "I think the girl could be a child of the crystal." He pushed up his glasses and took out a book from the wall. "As you know, the prophecy states that he who controls the crystal, will be granted power over the entire land, its subjects, and its magic. However, legends speak of there being children of the crystal, beings that were here long ago and took care of the land and worked together in harmony. But they were all wiped out by a child that wanted to the power of the crystal all to herself. Her name was Malora. Evil corrupted Malora, so with the help of the fairies of that time, them along with the crystal were able to banish Malora far away from the island, but before she was removed, Malora casted a curse on Neverland marking her return for destruction."
"Gareth, I don't understand, how can this girl be a child of the crystal? Those beings were formed directly from the gem."
"True, but the prophecy states that a new child would be born. From the kiss of innocence the child will be made, and be developed over two lifetimes until birthed. The child will be either the savior of Neverland, or the means of destruction." He close the book and sighed, "My Queen, I don't know all the answers, and for all intents and purposes this could just be a hunch, but what I do know is this: That girl is the direct map to the crystal. When your father was king, he realized that map could be a human, and we took protective measures to make sure the map could not be revealed unless exposed to pixie dust and even then, the map would have to be on our turf to be revealed. The young red-headed boy, and his band of children by the grace of the crystal were not the map, nor the crystal child. But once that girl and her brothers came to the island, we never had the chance to investigate with how short their time was here. And that put the island at risk."
The Queen nodded. "I understand," She turned to the guards, "Take a group of your men to deliver the crystal to the top of Nevermountain, and seal it away. Take another group and find that girl."
"Ahem, Your Majesty," Gareth piped up, "I'm sure I don't have to remind you, but if we don't get the map before Malora, and she succeeds…Neverland will become a wasteland."
A/N: OH MY GOSH! Guys, I wrote a chapter! I've finally after years, have come back with a fully fleshed out idea as to where this story is going. Thank you to everyone who has read this, and have favorited, followed, and reviewed over the years. I'm grateful to all of you. I know this is a short chapter, but all the same I hope you enjoy it. And god willing I'll be more active again. :)