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Percia Pan: Welcome to Civilization
Chapter Twelve: The Power of the Next Pan
Daniel's POV
We found Hook's ship docked at Skull Rock. "You know the plan?" Peter asked me.
"Yes, you're the bait," I replied plainly.
He rolled his eyes. "Just don't touch the ground," I reminded him and he nodded.
"Ok, let's go," he said.
We flew towards the ship cautiously. It seemed abandoned.
"It's a trap, be careful," Peter warned me.
Jonathon, Laura, and I hid behind the sail of the ship as Peter called for Hook.
"Hook! I'm here for my daughter, you coward!" he yelled.
There was chuckle, then footsteps, and a voice, "You ready to give up, Pan?"
"Where is Percy?!" Peter demanded.
I peeked out from behind the sail and saw Hook and Peter by the wheel of the ship.
I saw that the hatch leading to the lower deck was open. "You two stay here in case Peter needs help," I told Jonathon and Laura, "I'll get Percy."
When Hook wasn't looking, I flew down the hatch. I glanced around and behind me, saw Percy unconscious on the ground. There was a rope on the ground and I saw that one end was tied around her wrists and the other, attached to a pole.
I walked up to her and knelt on the ground. I studied her. There were bruises on her arms as well as a few cuts and scrapes. My eyes landed on one cut in particular: a long, vertical one on her right forearm. I growled.
Hook had hurt her...
I shook her gently. She winced and her eyes shot open, showing fear. After a moment, she glared at me. "Why are you here? Where's Peter?!"
"Shhh!" I said quickly, "He's distracting Hook, so be quiet or we'll all be caught!"
She sat up and almost fell back down, but held herself up. She let a pain-filled groan escape her lips and I could see that she was holding back tears. She leaned against the post she was tied to and I started to untie the rope around her wrists.
"Where's your dagger?" I asked, she gave me a questioning look, "James told me you found it. Where is it?"
"Hook... he took it and..." she trailed off as she looked at the cut on her arm.
Before I could say anything else, or was able to finish untying her, she was pulled to the side and backwards. She cried out in pain. A cry that broke my heart...
I looked up and saw three members of Hook's crew. One of them was holding the rope that held Percy and the other two held swords.
"Let her go!" I demand.
"Daniel, ru-" before she could finish, she was gagged.
"Daniel!" I heard Peter yell from up above.
I looked at Percy, she looked at me pleadingly, but I knew I couldn't handle three pirates by myself, I needed help. I flew towards the house and heard her scream, most likely yelling at me, from under her gag. I ignored it and flew up to the main deck.
Peter was cornered by Hook, Jonathon was knocked out, surprise, surprise, and Laura was running from a pirate. I looked around for any sign of James and the other Lost Boys but no such luck.
I flew towards Peter and right into Hook, pushing him out of the way.
"Did you find Percy?" Peter asked me.
"She's below deck with three pirates, tied and gagged, she can't get away and... she's pretty angry with me right now," I explained.
"Isn't she always?"
"...True," we heard Laura scream, "Go help your wife, I'll take care of Hook." My eyes darkened as pure anger washed over me.
I grabbed a sword that had been dropped on to the deck and flew towards Hook.
"Oh and who are you?" Hook asked, unimpressed.
I growled and lunged at him, holding the sword forward. But he stepped out of the way and chuckled.
"Oh I get it..." he said with a smirk, "You're the boy in love, aren't you? You love Percy, don't you?"
I was quiet. "...But she doesn't feel the same, does she?" he guessed.
I swiped the sword at him again but missed. "You hurt her..." I said angrily, "How dare you?!"
"Oh, you're the protective boy in love," he laughed, "And she's the Lost Girl that will never fall in love. She will never love you, and you will never be able to save her."
He looked behind us and I spun around. The pirates had come up from below deck, and one of them was holding a sword to Percy's neck. There was a cut on her face and she looked terrified. I had never seen her so scared.
"Don't you dare hurt her!" Peter yelled.
Percy gave him an annoyed look before glaring at me.
"You know what I want, Pan!" Hook said.
Peter looked torn. After a moment, he flew towards Percy. "You need to accept your destiny, Percy: you need to accept who you are..." he told her.
Her eyes widened and she shook her head as much as she could with the sword at her throat. "Percy, do it, please," he begged quietly, "For me..."
She closed her eyes as a tear slipped down her cheek. Soon, her hands were glowing, then the glow spread and she was enveloped in magic.
Peter had told me about the Power of the Next Pan... I knew why she was reluctant to summon it. The power would be stronger than her dark magic and it would be used to kill Peter...
Percy opened her eyes, they glowed a bright yellow and magic shot from her hands. The pirates backed away from her as the rope around her wrists tore apart and she yanked off the gag around her mouth. She clenched her fist, she was still glowing with new power.
I could see tears of frustration run down her face and an unsettling feeling washed over me. She hadn't summoned the Power of the Next Pan, she summoned her dark magic...
Percy stepped forward and raised her hand, magic flew from her palm and hit Hook in the chest. He fell and she closed her eyes, the glow of magic subsiding. She took in a deep breath and dropped to her knees.
I flew to her and dropped to the ground. "Percy, are you alright?" I asked worriedly.
She tried to speak but only a sob came out. "This isn't over..." she whispered, "The best I could do was a paralysis spell, and who knows how well that worked...?"
"Really? That whole dramatic, magic summoning thing was for a paralysis spell?"
"In case you've forgotten, my magic was drained, I needed it back, so yeah, that's what that was," Percy snapped, "Now get out of here before Hook's able to move again."
"What about you?" I asked.
"I'll be fine," she replied, "But I can't leave, not with dark magic. I won't allow myself to hurt the people I love, not again... So go. All of you."
I glanced around the boat, Jonathon just woke up and Laura was walking towards us.
"Percy, are you alright?" Peter asked her, he had been studying her cuts and bruises.
Percy glanced at the ground. "I'm fine, Peter," she told him.
He touched her right arm and she flinched, pulling away. "Percy, you're hurt, badly... Please let me help you," he said quietly.
"No, I don't need anyone's help, I'm fine!" she snapped, "Now get outta here before I do something I'll regret!"
"Percia!" Laura scolded, "Peter is your father and you will not threaten him!"
"It wasn't a threat!" Percy glared at her stepmother, "It was a warning! Once the dark magic takes over, there's no telling what I'll do!"
"Percy, are you sure you'll be ok?" Peter asked her.
"Yes, I'll be fine," she gave him a reassuring smile.
"Ok..." Peter sounded reluctant but he knew that he should leave before something else happened.
Peter, Laura, and Jonathon flew into the air while I stayed behind. She glanced at me before looking at the ground. I took her hand gently. "Percy... please come back with us," I said quietly.
"I... I want to... but I can't," she whispered, "The magic..."
"If you truly don't want to hurt us then you won't, please."
She closed her eyes, "Go..."
I sighed and pulled her towards me, hugging her tightly. She winced, but didn't pull away. Suddenly, she gasped and pushed me away, then cried out in pain, falling to the ground.
"Percy!" Peter yelled.
I spun around and saw her on the ground, with a sword lying next to her. I looked across the ship and saw Hook standing, looking pleased.
Percy was holding her side, tears slipping down her face. I didn't like what I saw, the gash in her side was... terrible.
"Summon the power and you'll live, Percia!" Hook said with a laugh.
"Percy, do it!" Peter told her as he knelt beside her. He took a handkerchief from his pocket and placed it on her injury, applying pressure to the wound.
"I can't!" Percy sobbed, "You'll die... I can't!"
"You have to! I don't care about myself, Percy, I only care about you!" Peter said as he began to cry.
"I won't save myself and kill you."
"Percia, please! You have to..."
Percy let out another cry of pain. "I can't!" she looked at him pleadingly, "Please don't make me..."
I looked away and realized that I was crying as well, Laura was too, a little bit.
"Do it, Percy!" Hook demanded, "Save yourself! Forget about the man that abandoned you all those years ago! The man that never really cared about you!"
Even through her tears, I could see that Percy was infuriated by Hook's words. "He's my father... I won't sign his death warrant just to save myself..." she growled through clenched teeth.
She closed her eyes and held back another sob.
"Percy, please, accept who you are, or you'll bleed to death..." Peter said plainly.
"I know," she let out a shaky breath, "just let me... get out of here, if you leave now you'll be able to save yourself, please, Peter, I'm begging you."
Peter studied her for a moment, she was pale and weak. "Percy, please..." he sounded so desperate.
It then that realization dawned on me: this was my fault. Percy pushed me out of the way, it should've been me dying, not Percy.
I closed my eyes for a moment before I could a choked, "...Fine."
I looked at Percy and Peter said, "All you have to do is accept who you are... If you're meant to be the next Pan, which you are, you'll gain the power and you'll be alright."
Percy was quiet for a minute before she whispered, "I am Percia Hope Pan, I am the daughter of Peter and Paige Pan..." with every word, her voice became shakier and weaker, "...I am a Lost Girl... I am mother of the Lost Boys. I... I am the next Pan..."
She began to glow again, brighter than ever, and Hook yelled in victory. But then the glow died down, and nothing happened. She looked at herself. "What happened...?" she asked, "I... I... thought..."
Peter was just as shocked as Hook was and I was even more worried.
Before anyone could say anything, we heard someone say, "Lost Boys are here!"
We all looked up and saw James and the other Lost Boys. "My boys..." Percy said quietly and she smiled.
The boys flew down and started fighting the pirate crew. James flew towards Percy and landed next to her.
"Why are you here...?" Percy asked weakly.
"I'm a Lost Boy, Percy, I always have been and I always will be," James replied, "We came to help."
Percy was about to say something, but it was then that something marvelously terrible happened: James began to glow brightly. Peter gasped in shock.
"What's going on?" James asked worriedly.
"It's you..." Percy whispered, "The next Pan... it's you, James..."
Haha, who thought it was actually gonna be Percy? So yeah, Percy's dying, the next Pan has been found, which is bad news for Peter so... Yeah...
Wait, what is this?! Three updates in like four days?! What kind of sorcery is this?! It's a record! ...I have way too much time on my hands...
On another note: It's Valentine's Day! I hate this holiday. Seems pointless to me... I mean if you love someone shouldn't you show it everyday of the year just as much as you do on this holiday? So yeah... there's my thoughts on the 'Day of Love'.
Have a blessed day.
~Nydroj
