A/N: Wow, has it really been a year? Well I won't keep you waiting any longer. Enjoy.

Smee sat on the deck, whittling away a piece of driftwood with a small knife. A few of the other pirates were lounging on deck, whistling out of key. The night was quiet, with only the lapping of water crashing on the shore. A dark figure came scrambling onto the deck from the shore. The pirate was panting hard, and looked disheveled. He scanned the deck, spotted what he needed, and hurried to Smee.

"Mr. Smee!" he gasped.

Smee looked up from his glasses, and raised an eyebrow.

"Mr. Smee, it's happened!"

"Oh goodness!"

Smee jumped up, dropping his whittling, and stumbled up to the captain's quarters. He carefully opened the door, and peeked in. The room was dark.

"C-Captain?" He whispered.

There was no answer. Smee shuffled into the room and spoke again.

"Captain?"

Smee reached over and turned on a lamp. He looked around the room, but Hook wasn't in bed or at his desk.

"MR. SMEE!"

A hook came flying up and snagged Smee by the collar. Smee was lifted off his feet, spluttering madly as the crazed face of Hook stared at him. Hook's hair was flying around his head, and his shallow eyes had dark circles under them.

"What did I say about waking me up!" Hook bellowed. "You're going to feel-"

"CAPTAIN! It's happened!"

Hook's eyes widened in surprise. He dropped Smee, who plopped onto the ground and rolled. Hook stepped over Smee, to his desk. He stroked his beard slowly, twisting the ends between his fingers. The ends of his mustache began to curl.

"So," he said with a grin. "We seem to have lady luck on our side. Mr. Smee."

"Y-Yes sir!"

"I believe it's time to meet with Mr. Slightly. Bring him in."

Smee saluted Hook, "Yes sir!" and ran out the door with a grin.

Hook sat in his chair and looked at his right hand. The silver hook shined in the candlelight. A sneer twisted across Hook's face, and the reflection of the silver hook in his eyes seemed to grow brighter.

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I leaned against the tree house, watching the trees around me groan. I shifted, hoping to find a more comfortable spot but nothing helped. My clothes were sticking to me, and my hair clung to my face. The day was hot. Unbearably hot. In fact, there hadn't been a hotter one in Neverland since I'd arrived. It was like everything had been arrested because the heat was too much to handle.

The boys were lounging sporadically nearby. Even they couldn't muster up enough energy in this heat. I'd never heard them so quiet. Nibs, and bear were at a tree, stabbing each other with sticks. Nibs' eyes were slowly drooping, and Bear's arm was barely moving enough to poke Nibs. It was like the fun in Neverland had been sucked out. I pushed the hair out of my face again. This was miserable. What I wouldn't give to have air conditioning, or a fan. Hell, a pool would even work.

My head snapped up. Of course!

"Hey! Is there a lagoon that doesn't have things that want to eat you living in it?" I asked to anyone who was listening.

Nibs' eyes slowly opened. Bear and Charlie jumped to their feet. Peter bounded down from God-knows-where, with a brilliant smile sweeping across his face.

"The Lagoon!"

"Lagoon!" They all screamed back.

And just like that there was a mad rush of scrambling boys disappearing into the forest. Peter rushed down to me, pulling me into his arms, and bounded back up into the air without a thought. I clutched onto his neck, and snapped my eyes closed as that unpleasant whooshing in my stomach came back. Peter was covered in sweat. But I hadn't noticed until now that he was wearing nothing but a jungle version of boxer-briefs. My stomach lurched. Though I couldn't tell if that was from the height, or Peter.

Peter descended back into the forest, and landed by a small lagoon that had a stream connected to the ocean. Peter set me down on the bank, before launching himself into the water. The other boys laughed and tried dodging Peter's tidal wave.

The lagoon wasn't exactly like I expected. The bank was brown and mucky, and moved unnaturally, like it was alive. The trees nearby seemed to droop. It wasn't like the Lagoon where the Mermaids lived. The water was so dark Peter disappeared as soon as he submerged. It clung to the boys' skin like syrup.

Peter's head popped out of the water. "Come on Tobi. Get in!"

The other boys started waving at me too. I didn't need much time to look at that water and know the answer.

"No, I'll just stay over here."

Peter frowned. "That's no fun."

I shrugged. No chance I was getting in that water. I'd had had enough run-ins with things here out to get me.

"C'mon Tobi!" Bear shouted from across the Lagoon. "Don't be such a wet blanket. You said yourself you wanted to come 'ere."

I opened my mouth to argue, but decided better of it. I clearly remember saying somewhere you wouldn't get eaten. Somehow, this didn't seem to fit the bill. Apparently that wasn't good enough for Peter. He marched out of the water, and b-lined for me. He reached out for me, but I was already ahead of him, and dodged. I tried to roll away but my legs became lodged in the mucky bank. If I were crazier, I would have sworn it had reached out and grabbed me.

Peter seized me by the shoulders and yanked me up.

"Peter, I really don't want to get-"

Peter took one swing and flung me into the water. I hit stomach first. The boys erupted in laughter. I pushed myself, wiping off the sticky water. Peter jumped in after me.

"This is disgusting!"

The boys just kept laughing. I tried to swim back to the shore but Nibs grabbed me around the shoulders and pulled me back.

"Not so fast, you!"

"Canon ball!"

Everyone's heads snapped up to see Peter standing on a cliff above the Lagoon, hands on his hips, and completely butt naked. My cheeks immediately began to burn. Peter's familiar body my eyes had feasted on the night before was glimmering in brown muck, his chiseled muscles only looking more touchable than the night before.

Taking a running start, Peter flew into the air. In a tan blur he came whizzing down, his firm ass visible for a second before it connected with the water. A massive wave swept over us. I struggled up against the thick water, resurfacing to a roar of applause as Peter was taking deep bows. Typical.

"Any challengers?" Peter shouted, cupping his hands around his mouth so his voice was magnified. "Who dares to try to beat the Champion?"

"Me! Me!" The boys began bouncing up, pushing each other out of the way, and dunking the smaller ones into the water as they tried climbing up to the cliff all at once.

Bear grabbed a younger Lost Boy and pushed him back into the water, successfully getting to the cliff first.

"The first challenger!" Peter announced.

There was a tumultuous groan from the boys. Bear bowed, waving his hands in the air. Nibs booed. Bear began stretching his legs, his arms, and shoulders, taking his time with each one.

"Get on with it!" Charlie yelled.

Bear made a rude gesture with his hand. Taking a large leap, he jumped off the cliff. His wave was more like a splutter. A red head climbed up next. Someone in the back clapped. He bounded off the cliff, flailing his arms as he went. His splash was weaker than Bear's.

"Next challenger, next challenger!"

I slowly started moving back, as Nibs tried again to climb up to the cliff. Everyone was so focused on jumping, that I had a chance to make a break for it. I scrambled up the back, pulling my legs harder and harder as they sunk deeper with each step. Behind me was another large splash, followed by a roar of laughter. I pushed past the first line of bushes when something grabbed my hair and yanked me back.

"Where are you going!" someone hissed.

Holly appeared in front of me, her angular face staring me over quizzically.

"What?" I said.

"Why are you leaving?"

I looked back at the lagoon, all the boys laughing and splashing each other. I shook my head.

"That was is polluted." I replied. "Seriously, that's just not right."

"I'm not talking about that." Holly pointed toward Peter who was looking around with an anxious expression. Bear sent a large wave at him, but Peter ignored it and continued craning his neck around.

"You can't just leave him," said Holly. "He's just as confused about all this as you are. Deal with the water."

I sigh and watch Peter slowly walk toward the bank. She was right. I had to pull the stick out of my ass, and accept what I'd gotten myself into. I looked back at Holly and smiled.

"Thanks."

She flipped her hair, and grinned. "It's what I do."

I rolled my eyes, and walked away, toward the back of the lagoon. I got close to the cliff, and carefully started climbing up, making sure no one was watching. The rocks proved a lot slicker than they looked like from the water. I made one last pull and yanked myself up to the cliff, my chest heaving. Below all the boys were now starting to notice my absence. Peter's back was to me. I shrugged off my shirt and shorts, then stepped up to the edge of the cliff.

"Canon ball!" I screamed.

Every head snapped up. I bent my knees and jumped.

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Peter stood at the shore, his eyes wide as he watched Tobi fall from the cliff and plunge into the water. She surfaced up, her eyes glittering with triumph.

"How'd I do?" she asked.

Peter grinned, as he felt a warm laugh burst its way up. He started clapping. Tobi waving gloatingly, and took an enthusiastic bow.

"We have a winner!" Peter laughed.

A large smile swept across her face. She began bowing again.

"Now wait a minute, hers was half the size of mine and-"

"Shut up, Charlie!" Nibs yelled.

Peter walked back into the water, his heart racing as he swam closer to her. Her beautiful eyes were locked on him, and with each second he felt a strange tug in his stomach.

"How about a victory kiss?" he asked.

Tobi looked down, her cheeks quickly turning pink. His chest always felt like it was burning when he watched her become nervous. Peter cupped her cheek with his hand, and titled it up. Her glassy eyes watched him as he bent low to touch those pink lips with his.

Again his hear quickened, and his throat became dry when he felt her against him. His hands clutched her tighter. He felt her arms wrap themselves around his waist, and clutch onto his back.

"Ticking!"

"It's coming from over there!"

Peter pulled back, eyes swiveling in every direction as the boys started scrambling hastily to get out of the water. Tobi gripped him tighter, as she tried asking Peter what was happening.

"Shush!"

"Peter what's wrong? Is there something in the water!"

Peter clamped a hand down on her hand and shook his head. Tobi glared at him, but consented to remain quiet. He reached down, hoisting her up onto his shoulders. She gave a small yelp in surprise. He ignored her as she muttered angrily under her breath.

"Where is it?" Peter asked Charlie.

Charlie pointed toward the small river that connected the lagoon to the ocean. Peter slowly started backing up, his eyes staying locked on the water. Behind him Nibs and Bear were reaching for Tobi. They were almost to the bank when a small bubble popped on the surface of the water.

Peter flung Tobi into Bear's arms, both toppling into the ground; he lunged onto the land, the boys scattering further up the bank, the smaller ones hiding up in the trees. A massive form had launched itself onto the bank, narrowly missing Peter's feet. Nibs grabbed his arms and yanked him up. A massive crocodile sat on the bank, it's large jaws open as it issued a low hissing. He could hear Tobi nearby having a panic attack. The croc was about three times the length of Peter. It's tale continuously swished in the water, causing large waves to crash on the shore.

"What's wrong boy?" Peter asked the crocodile.

The croc began hissing louder. Tobi whimpered.

"Why, do you want to play?"

Its tail began whishing faster. Peter grinned.

"No? What's that you say? You want to meet Tobi?"

"No! Peter, no!" hissed Tobi.

"You do!"

The crocodile snapped its jaws open and flung its head up. Peter turned around to see Tobi cowering behind Bear and Charlie. He stretched an arm out but she locked her arms around Bear and shook her head. Bear tried prying her off.

"No use, Pete." He said. "She right stuck on not going, she is."

"He won't bite."

Tobi gave a hallow laugh. Bear tried prying her off again, and was able to get a hand off. Peter grabbed the other one quickly and pulled her off Bear. She struggled against him. Peter spun her around so she could face the crocodile. It opened its jaws again and gave a long growl. Tobi gasped.

"Tobi, I'd like you to meet, Mr. Crocodile. Mr. Crocodile, this is Tobi."

The croc shook its head.

"Well, say hi." Peter said, shaking Tobi slightly.

"He… he… hello."

The croc seemed content with that, so it slid back into the water, only its head visible above the water. Tobi grasped Peter's arms as her knees collapsed. Peter clutched her to his body, and laughed.

"I think he likes you."

Tobi made a small gagging noise.

A/N: I apologize to everyone for having to wait so long. Time got away from me. I'm going to try to be more diligent posting chapters more regularly.