CHAPTER 21: Preparations

A/N: Thank to Skelo and Jupiter2005 for showing this story love….Oh, and the creatures that attacked the cabin have nothing to do with Hook or Barbecue, they came from the wormholes.

Sam and the Sheriff…..

"I can't believe that boy got away, we had him." The Sheriff said from her place in the hospital bed.

"I cant believe he got away either….seriously I doubt we will be able to get him." Sam said.

"What, are you giving up? Giving up on a chance for revenge? A chance to be even more wealthier than you are already? Have you no idea how much fame and fortune you would have by creating the worlds most powerful weapons?" She asked in shock.

Sam ran his hand over his slicked back hair and stood. "I'm not a quitter. We should take the Darlings into custody. Soon Wendy will learn of it, and she will force that Peter Pan to come save them. I should be able to come up with something by then, to keep em down." Sam said

"Sounds like a plan." The Sheriff agreed.

Sam rolled his eyes and looked at her. "Those cops who know about this….they better not breathe a word of this." Sam threatened.

"Not a word will be spoken. Now bring me that girls parents." She demanded evilly.

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After George threatened Peter over the phone ,he collected his wife and went back to their mansion. They saw the ransacked room's of Wendy and John and knew for sure that they were back in Neverland. Things between the Darlings were very awkward as they tried to ignore the obvious, and have a peaceful night. George retired for the night with his wife and as soon as he fell asleep….

"George……George…..wake up" Arizael purred from the foot of George's bed. George blinked a few times to get his eyes into focus then he sat up.

"Finally, you've returned." George breathed then glanced at Mary who was asleep beside him.

The evil witch smiled. "Don't worry, she wont wake, this is your dream, yet it's quite real…how ironic." Arizael purred.

George returned his gaze to her. "Why didn't you come when I called you Witch! We had the boy!"

"Because I can only move around in dreams, but remember my proposal. If you allow me to merge with you, in a few days, my strength will build and I will be free from this limbo. Then I will give you the power you need to get to Neverland and get your children back from that rogue."

George sat and pondered her words.

"It is your hate for Pan that will give you power to overtake him. Do you want your children back or not?" Arizael rasped impatiently.

"I do." Geroge said.

"Then get up and come over here…..and kiss me." Arizael demanded and George through his legs over the bed and hesitated. Then he made up his mind, stood, and padded over to the Witch's open arms.

Arizael embraced him and Geroge returned it and he inhaled her sweet scent. "You smell divine woman." He breathed and they broke the embrace.

Arizael smiled. "You're a handsome man….too bad Pan still has a hold on your wife's heart. But together we will break it, as we break him, and all his followers. We will erase his history and destroy Neverland once and for all, so no child will ever be plagued with Pan and his existence again." Arizael promised.

"Just a kiss? All of this is possible with a simple little kiss?" George Darling asked and Arizael nodded her head in confirmation and puckered her lips; and when they locked lips, the evil Witch possessed him.

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In Neverland, right after Peter flew off with Wendy…..

Nibs, John, Layla, Misti, and Jess walked into the cave and Nibs re-sealed up the entrance with a thick sheet of ice. The teens exchanged glances then walked down the dimly lit cave in silence.

The sweet scent of Indian herbs and the sound of chattering voices were a welcomed sign of hope to the half frozen teens. Smiles graced every one of their faces as they picked up the pace and penetrated deeper and deeper into the cave.

Tigerlily heard their footsteps and quickly alerted everyone, the chatter ceased and they quickly stood and took up arms as they watched the entrance.

Slightly stood and pulled back on his bow, ready to shoot anything that came through.

Nibs turned the corner and walked into the entrance and quickly held his hands up. "Whoa!! Its me, its me!" Nibs shouted wide eyed with a half smile.

Tigerliy smiled and gasped as she lowered her sword. "NIBS!" She screamed and dropped her weapons and ran to him.

"Oh my goodness is it really you?" Tigerlily breathed then wrapped her arms around his waist and inhaled his scent and Nibs squeezed her tight and smothered her head in his chest. "Oh it is you!" she shouted.

"Yes, it is." Nibs smiled.

Everyone blinked repeatedly as they were in complete shock, for they thought they would never see Nibs again, then they lowered their weapons.

Jess, John, Misti, and Layla crowded in the doorway and bumped into Nibs. Tigerlily quickly released Nibs and leapt into John's arms, almost knocking him over.

Slightly and the rest of the lost boys screamed with joy and charged the teens at the entrance. They literally threw themselves at them and everyone fell, landing in a large heap on the ground.

Laughs and giggles were exchanged, lovers reunited and exchanged many hugs and kisses, as well as various questions…..

"Oh its you, how are you?"

"I've missed you?"

"Where's Peter?" Everyone chimed at the same time and all grew silent as everyone stood and stared at Nibs for an answer.

"And Wendy…where is she?" Toodles asked out of breath.

Nibs ran his hand through his hair and exhaled sadly. "He's alright, when he saw……outside…..when he saw it, he didn't take it well. He told us to come in but Wendy didn't want to leave him alone… so I guess their talking somewhere. You know how Wendy is." Nibs said as his hazels roamed around the faces of the Lost Boys and the Indians who crowded around them.

The Chief exhaled and lowered his head with a grief stricken face. "Well that's a good thing, he needs her. What is the current condition out there? We haven't been able to get out for many moons, and we've just ran out of food-"

"Yea and we can't imagine none either…Neverland just about lost its magic, so I hope you an't hungry!" Curly shouted.

Nibs looked down and exhaled again and his mouth became dry. "It's bad Chief." He said then lifted his head, brows raised. "10 feet of snow….10 feet….and do you know what was under those 10 feet? Dead animals….everything is frozen and dead….no bugs, no birds, no worms…no sun…nothing." Nibs answered. As Nibs spoke various gasps were audible and some covered their mouths in shock and the Chief's wife fell into his side and embraced him and he comforted her.

Nibs looked around. "So when's the last time you ate?" He asked.

"YESTERDAY!" Toodles blurted. "I'm so hungry!"

Normally Toodles would get laughed at, for he is always hungry; but this wasn't a joyful time and everybody was hungry.

Nibs pursed his lips and bought his hand close to his body and closed his eyes. He imagined a mouth watering cupcake, rotated his wrist and extended his closed fist towards the hungry Toodles. Toodles stared at it and when Nibs opened his hand, there was a cupcake smothered with chocolate frosting.

"Gasp! Wow how?" Toodles asked wide eyed and took the cupcake and shoved half of it in his mouth.

Nibs cracked a smile as everyone else gasped as well and Nibs looked around. "The only explanation that makes sense is that you've been in Neverland too long. As it lost its magic, so have you. But I've been on earth and just got back, so I still have some magic and imagination left." Nibs answered.

Tigerlily whipped her head in her father's direction. "That makes perfect sense." She said wide eyed.

"Its time to eat." Nibs said then turned to the teens that came with him from earth. "Will you guys help me?" He asked as he extended his hands. The teens joined hands and imagined a surplus of food, both cooked and uncooked so that it would last for at least a week.

Everyone ate as they sat and waited for Peter and Wendy to show up. After dinner was concluded, John, Jess, Misti, Layla, and Nibs went deeper into the cave to where the water ran through it, and bathed in the stream.

Once that task was done, Nibs and Layla had a little alone time and Layla cornered Nibs. "So….I cant hold in my curiosity any longer…..are you ever going to tell me what happened to the two of you?" Layla pushed as she toweled off her hair.

Nibs stood with his back against the wall and looked down at her with an emotionless face. He sidestepped to get away, but she was persistent. Layla grabbed his arm and he looked her in the face and scowled.

"Come on….you have to tell someone….you can't keep it all bottled up…don't you trust me?" Layla pleaded.

Nibs snatched away from her and sighed in irritation as he wiped his face. "Ugh, do you have to know everything?" He rasped.

"Yup." Layla said flatly. "I thought we loved each other. People who are in love…don't keep secrets." Layla pointed firmly.

Nibs huffed and puffed as he ran his hands through his silky black hair then began to pull at the long parts that often cascaded in his face. "Ugh I don't want to talk about it." Nibs rasped through his teeth. He continued kneading his hair and looked extrememly uncomfortable and agitated as he turned his head side to side. "I don't want to remember, I don't want to think about it…I don't, I don't…" Nibs grumbled with a troubled look.

Layla sighed and felt horrible for Nibs, but she knew he had to get it out. "Nibs, if you talk about it….you'll feel better….I did." She said then encircled his wrists and gently removed his hands from his hair. Layla cupped his cheeks and turned his face towards her and looked into his eyes. "Remember when I told you what Hook did? If you don't let it out it will eat you alive.

Nibs brows went up and he looked away from her piercing grey's then closed his eyes and slowly sagged down the wall; Layla released his face and sagged down with him and sat beside him.

Nibs furrowed his brows and kept his eyes shut as he lowered his head. He thought about telling her, but he didn't want to appear vulnerable to her. Nibs never wanted anyone to see him in a weakened state, but it was hard for him to keep it together. Nibs pulled his knees into his chest, wrapped his arms around them, and rested his head in his arms. He sat this way hoping that if he sat in silence and ignored her, she would go away.

Layla sat patiently, and lifted her hand to stroke his back but then decided against it. About five minutes went by and Nibs peeked at Layla and saw that she still didn't leave.

Nibs lifted his head and looked at her. "Your not gonna let this go are you." Nibs stated.

Layla pursed her pink glossed lips and shook her head. "No….I'll sit here all night if I have to."

Nibs pursed his lips and shifted towards her and looked her in the face. "I'll show you." He said with raised brows. "But it will hurt….allot….because I hurted…. allot."

Layla's brows went up, her eyes welled up, and her lips parted. "That b-- , how will you show me?" She croaked.

Nibs ran his hand through her shiny black locks from root to tip. "Just close your eyes, and you will see." Nibs said and ran his fingers over her eyes and Layla closed her eyes.

Nibs licked his lips and closed his eyes then he heard Peter's voice.

"Nibs open the door." Peter blurted. "Hurry…"

"Saved by the bell." Nibs thought to himself, then snapped his eyes open and zipped away.

SWOOSH

Layla's hair whipped around her face from the force of Nibs departure but she kept her eyes closed as she waited. "Is this how it begins? How long do I have to keep my eyes closed?" Layla asked as she sat alone in the room.

Nibs zipped by everyone that was in the main room. They all stood as their clothes flapped around in the wind and they ran down the tunnel after him.

Peter and Wendy stood with their backs to the entrance of the cave, and kept their eyes peeled for anything that could be hiding in the frozen forest.

"What was that thing Peter? It sounded like there was more than one." Wendy whispered as her baby blues rapidly roamed the forest.

"I don't know." Peter blurted then he heard the ice crack behind him.

Nibs melted the entrance and Wendy and Peter bum rushed him and almost knocked him down.

"What?" Nibs said as he spun with them in his arms and they all regained their footing.

"Close it quick!" Peter said and Nibs quickly iced over the entrance and quickly returned his gaze to Peter and Wendy.

"PETER!" Tigerlily's voice boomed in the cave and Peter quickly raised his finger to his mouth and shushed her as he ran towards her.

"Everybody get back, blow out these lights" Peter whispered and everyone complied and silently, but quickly, made their way deep into the cave.

Once everyone poured into the main room, they all crowded around Peter and touched him where ever they could to ensure that it was truly him.

Peter stood and allowed everyone to greet him in their own way. His coat was removed and he was hugged, kissed, squeezed, and smothered by everyone. Peter smiled as he enjoyed being showered with love, and he was very happy to see that everyone was alright.

Wendy was showered with hugs and kisses, but not as intense as Peter was, for they were poking and prodding him to find out if it was really him.

The Chief was the last to greet Peter. He grabbed him by the shoulders and whipped him around one good time then grabbed him by the cheeks, making his lips poke out. Chief looked his face over and locked eyes with him. "Is it really you Flying Eagle? You look….sickly." Chief said then released him.

Peter smiled. "Yea, it's me. Just trying to get over …." He trailed off then looked around at everyone. He knew that if he continued his sentence no one would know what he was talking about, and he didn't feel like being drilled.

Chief wrapped his arm around Peter's neck. "We need to talk, you too Nibs, Tigerlily, Slightly and Wendy." Chief said then led Peter away.

Everyone chimed various questions about Peter and Nibs whereabouts for the past month and wondered when they would find out.

Chief and the teens sat down at a wooden table, and Peter and Wendy were served their meal.

"I need to know what happened to you, how did all of this happen….how did Hook get your essence?" Chief asked and Peter looked around at everyone at the table.

Everyone stared back waiting for an answer.

"You do plan on telling us….we need to know what were dealing with." Chief pushed.

Peter exhaled and snatched up a pipe and sparked it up with a match and puffed on it. He sat back in his chair and blew out the smoke then reluctantly spoke.

"Well…Hook and Arizael trapped me. She used some kind of magic and Hook ripped my essence right out of me. She had Nibs trapped too, she brainwashed him with her magic and that's about it. We were trapped down there all this time. Black Eagle helped Wendy save us by merging with her. I died, she bought me back, she died and I bought her back." Peter blurted. "That about all that needs to be said. Oh….and Wendy's father….expect to see him soon….he's teamed up with the witch somehow." Peter informed with shortness in his tone, then returned to his pipe.

The Chief's face scrunched up as did Tigerlily and they looked at Wendy. "Why would your father?..." Chief asked and Wendy looked down.

Nibs could feel the tension oozing out of Peter so he took over the conversation. "I thought she was dead, but she appeared to us in dreams recently. And she was very real. When we woke…..um…..we felt her." Nibs said, leaving out many details.

"We gave Peter some of that black tar stuff Arizael used against him…." Nibs said.

"To make him immune." Wendy added and as if on cue Peter's skin began to revert back to its original sun-kissed state, and the black circles around his eyes faded.

Tigerlily looked Peter up and down. "It seems to have worked….you don't look like the walking dead anymore." Lily pointed and Peter blew his smoke in her face. "Your a funny little princess aren't you." He said sarcastically with a smile.

"That was very clever of you all…..so now….we must make plans for getting your essence back. Neverland has lost much of its magic. It is being plagued by wormholes, many strange beings now roam the island…. from the wormholes." The Chief said.

Peter exhaled and his stomach turned and he put out his pipe. "Yeah I seen….I seen another pirate ship, and one huge wormhole in the middle of the ocean. Hook is here too, on the other side of the Island.

"And- he- is- powerful." Chief stressed wide-eyed. "I can feel him…..have you come up with any ideas on retrieving you're essence?" Chief asked Peter as he looked at him intensely.

Peter opened his mouth but was cut off by the clearing of a throat.

"Ehem"

Everyone at the table turned to the sound and saw that it was none other than Black Eagle.

He tilted his head to the side and raised his brow. "What? I came through the wall." He said innocently and everyone slit their eyes at him.

Black Eagle held up his hands. "I have a plan." He offered as he removed his cloak and dropped in on the ground. He was dressed just like Peter usually was, but he had black feathery pants and black boots. His skin was pale with blue veins scattered about.

Peter slit his eyes at him as he sat straight up in his chair. "You…have a plan? You?" Peter spat.

"Don't bite the hand that fed you….remember I helped you out of that mess." Black Eagle spat.

"How are you still around?" Chief interjected.

Black Eagle slowly turned his head towards the Chief. "I live in Nowhereland…..you can't kill me…I'm Peter….the dark side of him. Everyone has a dark side….you know that." He answered then his flaming yellow eyes washed over the "on guard" faces of the teens at the table.

"I thought I could exist apart from you….but it appears that I can't. Everything that happens to you, affects me in some way. I thought I could make Nowhereland my kingdom, but Neverland has fallen into it. The poor condition of Neverland, and the lack of an essence is wearing down on me. There is no way to exist like this….we must merge and become one." Black Eagle said as he looked Peter in his eyes.

Peter relaxed as he looked his dark half up and down.

Black Eagle stood at the head of the table and leaned in. "You're diluted three times over. There is no way you can take on Hook without merging…for good." Black Eagle said as he held his gaze at Peter.

"Lets do it." Peter said with no hesitation and Black Eagle looked at Wendy and smiled "It was a pleasure." He said darkly. Wendy smiled sheepishly, Peter glanced at Wendy then back at Black Eagle.

Eveyone sat and watched in silence, for there wasn't really anything they could say or do.

Black Eagle pushed off of the table and took a few steps back and extended his pale hand. "Once I merge with you…I will cease to exist…." He said then looked at Wendy. "Unless you do something stupid to bring me back."

Wendy furrowed her brows and looked highly offended as everyone's eyes fell on her. "I would never." Wendy quickly responded as she straightened her shirt.

Peter smiled at her then stood and walked over to Black Eagle. The two boys walked towards each other and Black Eagle walked right into Peter and disappeared.

Peter closed his eyes as he felt his body readjust inside, and when it did, he felt his own power explode within him as he clenched his fists.

Everyone gasped and Peter turned towards them and he was now at the head of the table. Peter looked himself over as he flexed his arms, clenching and unclenching his fists as his body grew stronger and stronger. Peter smiled as his eyes reverted back to the bright green color everyone is used to, and he looked healthier as ever.

"That's what was missing." Nibs said wide eyed. "I never noticed how much power you lost when Black Eagle came out of you."

Wendy's eyes washed over Peter. "How do you feel?"

"Ready to get my essence back." Peter said with a serious face. "I feel…almost complete." Peter said as he ran his hands over his chest.

"What is the plan then?" Tigerlily perked up.

Peter looked at Nibs blood thirsty face. "What do you say battle planner?" Peter asked.

Nibs cocked a violent smile. "Later for the stealth, I say we go in hot and start knockin heads off. Its not like he doesn't know were coming. But what he doesn't know, is that…you're immune now….and he's not." Nibs answered.

Peter smiled. "Sounds good, girls stay here-"

"Stay here?" Wendy interjected as she stood.

"Yeah, what are you talking about? This is just as much our fight, as it is the Lost Boys and every other non-female!" Tigerlily stood in agreement with Wendy.

Peter looked at Nibs. "Did you plan on them being there?"

Nibs opened his mouth and was about to say no, but the angry eyes of Wendy and Tigerlily stopped him in his tracks. "Um….if they want." Nibs said shyly as he shrugged his shoulders.

Peter returned his gaze to Wendy and she folded her arms and raised her brows as she waited for his response. Peter's insides melted and he gave in. "If you wish it." He said softly and Wendy smiled.

Nibs planned on the time of departure, which was to be first thing in the morning. Lost Boys, Lost Girls and Indians were part of the plan. So with that, everyone dispersed to prepare and then finally settle down to rest, save for Peter, Wendy, Nibs, Layla, Tigerlily, Slightly and John.

Nibs wanted to fight Peter, to make sure he was ready and not rusty, and Peter agreed. Naturally they were followed by Wendy, Layla, Tigerlily, and John.

The teens grabbed their weapons and went deeper into a cave to a large spare room. Everyone else sat along the wall save for Nibs, Peter, and Tigerlily. They were in the center of the room.

They cracked their necks, and rolled their shoulders as they loosened up for a fight. Nibs pulled off his sweater and tossed it aside and stood in his black wife-beater and blue jeans. "There's some things I noticed about Hook when I was fighting him…and I want to show you what I've learned. You ready?" Nibs asked.

Peter removed his turtle neck and stood in his white wife-beater and blue jeans. "Yea I'm ready.

Tigerlily pulled Peter's sai's off her belt and handed them to him. "I'm sure you want these back now." She said with a smile and Peter smiled as he took them from her and stuck them in his boots.

"Oh wait, if you're going to train, you mine as well go all out." Tigerlily said to the both of them and ran to the wall. She snatched up their holsters and swords and gave it to them.

Peter put on his holster and handled his sword for the first time in weeks. He looked at it and slashed the air with it as he worked to get a feel of it again. He smiled in satisfaction and slid it in the sheath on his back.

Nibs put his sword in his back and with a blank face, he beckoned Peter with a motion of the hands and Peter grew serious.

"Give me all you got." Nibs taunted and for the first time Nibs wasn't the first to attack. Peter ran up on him and threw a quick five hit combo using his fists and feet. Nibs blocked all of them and smacked Peter's leg down and quickly delivered a combo of his own. Peter dodged all but the last blow which was an uppercut that sent him into a back flip. As soon as Peter's feet touched the ground Nibs already had fire charging towards him.

"Ah." Peter grunted then bent backwards as the flames went over him and he quickly shot bolts at Nibs with both hands. Nibs anticipated this and zipped to the side, dodging them and quickly countered Peter's attack with a vicious right hook to the face, several quick punches to the chest and a round house kick to the face.

POW!!

Peter fell flat on his back and wiped the blood off his mouth with the back of his hand as he glared at Nibs.

Nibs walked up to him and Peter kicked his legs up over head and flipped upright.

"Predictable." Nibs said as he shook his head from side to side. "What?" Peter asked as they circled each other.

Nibs pursed his lips. "Instead of shooting back, anticipate it, dodge it, and hit him with all you got. He's a shooter, not much of a hand-to-hand guy. But he is super strong now, so it's going to take a lot to beat him, remember, he's the one with the essence. If I can predict you, so can he. It'll be like fighting yourself, have you any idea how annoying that would be?

"I didn't think about that." Peter breathed.

Nibs smiled. "Already got you covered. Tigerlily is going to show you a new style of fighting. She was training me when you were….doing other stuff, but I didn't get a chance to perfect it yet. So keep you're eyes on her. Nibs said and waived Tigerlily over.

Tigerlily turned to Wendy, Layla, John, and Slightly. "You guys might want to watch this, you'll be learning this when all of this is over." Tigerlily quickly informed the teens then stood and ran over to the boys.

"Oh no….I hate training." Wendy breathed.

Layla turned to her. "Then how do you suppose to defend yourself?" She giggled.

"There just so rough, Slightly kept hitting me for real and it hurt!" Wendy whined. "Why do they have to hit for real?"

Layla shoved Wendy playfully. "Girl you're going to have to toughen up, your Pan's girl. You haven't experienced a butt whipping until you fight Nibs. He has no mercy, but that's what makes you strong, fighting for real forces you to push yourself. Besides, what good are you if you can't take a hit?" Layla explained and Wendy sighed and they turned their attention to the action. Nibs and Tigerlily fought slow at first then they increased the speed until no one but Peter could make out what was going on.

Nibs and Tigerlily broke apart panting. "You've gotten slow Princess." Nibs taunted as he wiped the blood of his mouth and Lily mimicked him.

"I must admit, I did get lazy." Tigerlily said as she pulled her long black locks up into a pony tail.

"What do you call that?" Peter interrupted.

"That looks like that jujitsu stuff I seen on TV!" John yelled over.

Tigerlily looked at him with a goofy questioning face. "I didn't have a name for it, so jujitsu it is." She laughed and everyone else laughed and then Nibs attacked Peter and they went at it.

The three of them trained vigorously. One hour into it their audience fell asleep leaning on each other and the wall. Peter, Nibs, and Tigerlily continued on for the next three hours straight. Nibs was faster and stronger than Peter and Lily so he took over and continuously laid into them. He pushed them past their limits until they gained new speed and endurance, but there was only so much that could be accomplished in a matter of hours.

Nibs was always stronger than Peter, but Peter had a higher tolerance for pain and an endurance that always exceeded everyone else's. Peter was always faster but he'd been out of pocket for so long that he became the slowest. By end of the three hours Peter regained his speed, learned the new fighting style and mixed it in with whatever else he already knew.

The three blood and sweat-drenched teens concluded the training and went into the stream to bathe and retire for the night.

The next morning, or more accurately five hours later……….

All the inhabitants of the cave rose, dressed themselves, and had an adequate breakfast. Everyone ate in silence, for their minds were absorbed with thoughts about the upcoming fight and what their respective parts in it would be. Finally they armed up and headed out, leaving the Indians behind, save for about 12. Those 12 went with Peter and his crew. Each lost boy and girl had an Indian to help fly to the Jolly Roger. Everyone silently took to the freezing skies of Neverland and flew to the Jolly Roger.

Barbeque just so happened to be looking over the horizon with his binoculars and spotted the group in the air. He continued to watch until he noticed they dropped from the sky, way on the other side of Neverland.

"Ahoy matees this Island must be full of flying people, set your course east so we may inspect." Barbeque bellowed and his crew immediately set sail.

Hook burst out of his charred cabin with a wickeder than wicked sneer on his handsome face. He barred his teeth and his fangs extended as his heavy boots slammed into the deck as he walked.

Hook was elegantly clad in his scarlet coat, white dress shirt, black pirate pants, black boots, and his cutlass. Hook wanted to look his best, for he proclaimed this day to be the day triumph-the ultimate and probably last battle of a lifetime. For he had his mind set on replacing Pan.

Hook stood on deck with his eyes upward as he waited for his nemeses to arrive.

The crew saw him and stood to attention, and seconds later…..

"The boy comes! I feel him….nay, I smell him…..and he's not alone! Places men!!" Hook bellowed as he faced where he detected Pan's presence. Hook stood tall and firm with his hands on his hips and a grotesque sneer as he kept his forget me not's on the sky.

Peter, Nibs, and the crew appeared through the thick clouds and approached the ship.

Hook's eyes were pasted on the eternal youth as he descended, along with his crew, and landed on the side rails of his ship.

Peter's stood clad in a black long-sleeved t, and dark green cargo pants tucked in mid-calf black boots. Peter was heavily armed, he had his holster strapped on his upper body with the sword in the back, his belt full of blades and such, including that whip (which was concealed in a pouch on his belt) and blades strapped to his upper arms, thighs, and boots.

Nibs and Lily were armed the same way as well and they all stood looking fierce.

Peter stood with his brows furrowed, seething with his hands on his hips, his raging emeralds locked with Hooks arrogant blue as forget-me-not's; and the tension in the air was so thick, that everyone stood in silence.

Peter and Hook's burning gazes lingered for a few silent moments; and none moved a muscle, then Peter spoke through his teeth.

"Stand your men down, this fight is between you….and me." Peter demanded.

Hook brandished his fangs then tilted his nose up arrogantly. "So be it…Stand down men, and welcome the enemy aboard." Hook bellowed. "None will harm you, unless one of yours steps out of line….you have my word." Hook said in a deadly tone.

Peter remained still on the railing, his eyes never left Hooks, and Hook's never left his. Nibs stood right beside Peter; Nibs turned his head to the side and nodded to the crew and everyone leapt down from the railing and stayed on the sidelines. Pirates were on one side of the ship, Lost Boys, girls, and Indians were on the other, leaving Peter and Nibs still standing on the railing.

Wendy was standing besides Nibs but she leapt down with the rest of them and she grabbed Tigerlily by the hand for she was scared to death.

Nibs turned and whispered into Peter's ear. "Don't worry about anything, not even Wendy. I'll take care of them all, you just kick his a--, and get your essence back." Nibs said then slowly turned his head towards Hook; his straight brows furrowed and a sneer upon his pretty face.

Peter nodded his head in agreement but never broke eye contact with Hook. Nibs hatefully rolled his eyes at Hook then leapt off the ledge and stood by Wendy.

Hook moved his hands to his belt buckle and smiled evilly. "You may want to kiss that pretty wench good-bye, for I do intend on ending your streak of eternity." Hook threatened and Wendy's stomach curdled.

Peter wasn't moved by Hook's words, he just let them ride off his back as his eyes dilated until they were black with a green ring around them.

Hook decided to do away with talking; he lowered his head and kept his hands on his belt buckle. A green light outlined Hook's body and he became as a shadow. His form shrunk down to Peter's height, and Hook transformed into Peter starting from head to toe. He stood with his head downcast, still clad in that pirate get-up, save for that blood-red long-sleeved tee he wore under his coat.

He looked up and was the splitting image of Peter, blazing emeralds and all. Peter-Hook knocked off his pirate hat, removed his scarlet coat, and tossed it aside. He was heavily armed just as Peter was.

Peter-Hook cracked a half smile and the pupils of his eyes filled with red, then dilated until nothing but a green outline could be seen; and all the color washed out of his skin, leaving him looking exceedingly wicked. Ever more scarier than Black Eagle could have ever looked.

"Oh my gosh." Wendy breathed and squeezed the life out of Tigerlily's hand, but Lily didn't respond. In fact, it was as if everyone on board held their breaths. Save for Peter and Nibs.

Peter wasn't bothered by the hideous appearance of his mirror imaged enemy. He simply and emotionlessly leapt down off the ledge with a heavy thump, and proceeded towards Peter-Hook as he reached back, and drew his sword….

Please review. Next chapter is going to be nothing but solid action.