Chapter 11: Rescue And Loss
Quick Disclaimer: I do not own anything Disney, characters, attractions or otherwise. I only own my 10 OC's and the unfolding plot of this story, so no flames please!
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Chloe's P.O.V.
Ariel and I ducked around the corner, trying hard not to make a sound. We had just barley escaped being seen from Captain Hook and Ursula, who had been patrolling the dark streets of Fantasyland.
"What do we do? They're coming closer!" I hissed, breaking out into a cold sweat. Ariel looked around and then grinned, before grabbing my hand.
"This way quick!" We sprinted over to the attraction Ariel's grotto, which had a small pond right next to it.
"Come on, jump in!" she hissed, hoisting herself into the water. Not particularly strong at swimming I held back.
"Are you crazy? They'll see us!" I whispered, my heart racing in fear.
"Just trust me!" she said, and I jumped in, and she pulled us down. Just when I thought my lungs would burst we surfaced, hiding under a small outcropping of rocks. We held our breath as the villains moved closer.
"I would have thought that the mermaid princess would have captured by now," came the drawl of Captain hook.
"She will be soon enough. This is the one place she'd think to look for Eric, and when she does, we'll trap her here. Along with anyone else who stands in our way." Ursula. I couldn't help but gulp quietly.
"Lets just hope they come soon, I'd rather get this over with," Hook said, the voices fading away.
"I knew the villains were involved! I wish I could have stopped this," whispered Ariel, her voice heavy with guilt.
"It doesn't matter. How do get to Peter Pan now? Their bound to be watching for us" I said, shivering a little in the cold water.
"Don't worry. This pond leads to the pond in Peter Pan, through a couple of pipes. You're just going to have hold your breath for a bit." I looked away from her.
"Ariel. I can't swim very well. I can't do this." She swam over to me, a deeper look of guilt on her face.
"Oh Chloe. I didn't know. But you don't have to be scared. I'll help you swim through."
"Yeah, how?" I said before getting brushed by something smooth and wet.
"Jeez! Oh it's just your tail. Just, don't let me die ok?" She smiled and grabbed my hand. I closed my eyes and held my breath. With a quick flick of her tail, we flew forward, the water growing colder as it whipped past us. Before I could think about drowning, we had made it to the other side.
"Wow, I never knew this pipe was there" was the first thing I said.
"It's a good place to hang out during my off hours. It will all help us in this situation too." While she was talking, her green dress came back, completely dry. I on the other hand was soaking wet! But better wet then dead I guess.
"Peter! Peter Pan," she called softly. In a matter of seconds he appeared, swooping through the air with a big grin on his face. I smiled, Peter Pan had always made me laugh when I was little.
"Oh, Princess Ariel? To what do I owe this visit? " he said. I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing at his formalness. He heard me and grinned.
"And who's this?" he asked, flying over to look at me, his face inches from mine.
"I'm Chloe," I giggled, laughing at his blatant ignorance for personal space.
"She has a nice laugh." I could feel myself blushing. No wonder Wendy liked him so much. I came back to reality quickly though, knowing what we had to do.
"Peter, we need your help. The villains are terrorizing the park, including Captain Hook. We came to see if you can help us, and well as find the Darlings to get them to safety." Peter smiled.
"Of course I'll help. Anything to make Hook look foolish. But you should know something. For the past couple of days I've been hearing some shouting coming from the direction of Captain Hooks ship, but every time I try to check it out, they shoot at me." I looked at Ariel, who looked hopeful.
"Well it might be Eric, or someone else in need of our help. Peter, can you cause a distraction, and get the Darlings ready to go to the castle?" I asked.
"Madam, it would be my pleasure" he said, taking of his hat to me this time. I smiled, for now I ready for anything. Come on, it's hard to feel nervous when Peter Pan's on your side!
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The Plan is going perfectly!" purred Ursula from their hiding place. " All they have to do I sneak on to me ship and we have them" agreed Hook, both of them smirking evilly.
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Chloe's P.O.V.
As we pulled ourselves aboard the ship, I hid my laughter at Peter and Tinker Bell's antics, wincing a bit when the pirates got hurt. We snuck down into the hold, hardly making a sound. After creeping down a long dark hallway, we came to a door, which we flung open. We both gasped at what we saw.
"Eric" cried Ariel as she ran to him, his body bond tightly in rope.
"Thank Disney I found you!" she said hugging him tightly as I set to work on cutting his ropes. One thing you should know about me, is that I'm always prepared, in this case with a small dagger, given to me by my grandfather when I was really little. I turned away as the two of them kissed, feeling a bit awkward. After a few minutes, I cleared my throat.
"Um guys, we really need to get out of here before" I was cut off by the door flying open.
"Before what dear?" came the slimy voice of Ursula, her tentacles coming close to me.
"If only you heroes had cut your reunion shorter, you might have gotten away with your lives" drawled Hook, sliding into the room. I backed up next to Ariel and Eric, not liking how this rescue mission was going.
"Well, it seems like the villains are finally going to come out on top, even if it means getting rid of the hero's the world's come to know and love in the process." God again with the monologuing.
"Is that all you villains do, monologue about how you're going to win? It really gets old after a while." Suddenly I found myself hanging upside down, my ankle wrapped up in one of Ursula's slimy tentacles.
" Hey, let me go!" I yelled, jerking around, only making the slimy thing tighten.
"If you want to keep that foot attached, I'd suggest you keep still" she said, her eyes sparked dangerously.
"Oh Ursula, let her go! She's not what you're after" begged Ariel, looking at me with scared eyes.
"You know you're right" she said, preceding to drop me to the floor face first, where I could only lay shocked and stunned as the wind was knocked out of me.
"What we really want is to dispose of the princesses, then the heroes, and then these meddlesome girls who think they can defeat us. So I'll dispose of you two first, then we'll take the brat to Maleficent." I felt sick. I couldn't let them do that.
"I'll start by taking your voices, so nobody can hear you scream." No! I wouldn't let them do anything to characters. Ursula started using those creepy glowing green hands, aimed at Ariel's throat. Using all of my strength, I jumped up and pushed the two of them out of the way.
"Chloe No!" Ariel cried as the hands closed around my throat. I felt light headed and sick, as a glowing orb was extracted from my body. I had screamed at the pain, but then my scream began to grow fainter, until it finally disappeared into Ursula's necklace. I collapsed, Ariel at my side in seconds. I thought we were done for, when Peter appeared in the air with the Darling children, grabbing the three of us and lifting us away from the villains.
"Blast them!" I heard Hook yell, the pirates immediately starting to fire at us, our small group barely dodging them. The last thing I heard before we left the ride was Ursula's laughter, and how it made me shiver in fear.
"Gosh that was a close one. Are you guys all right?" asked Peter, after he set us down on one of the rooftops on Main Street.
"She doesn't seem to be. Miss are you all right?" said Wendy, coming over to sit by me.
"Chloe?" asked Ariel, coming closer to me, still shaking from Ursula's attempt on taking her voice.
I opened my mouth to say of course I was, but nothing came out! I kept trying to, but finally stopped, my throat getting tight as I began to sob silently. The others looked at me sadly, with Ariel holding my hand and telling me it would be ok. I finally knew how Ariel had felt. I had lost one of my most precious belongings, and had a horrible feeling that I wouldn't get it back.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your voice? I have, and wanted to make Chloe lose hers. I also got to incorporate Peter Pan and the Darlings for some of the heroes the villains keep talking about (Though is it weird that I prefer the Peter from Return to Neverland as opposed to the original?). Oh and another thing. There is no pipe system that connects Peter Pan's Flight and Ariel's Grotto, at least not that I know of and if there is, it's not mine! More to come, so please people, I need some reviewers!