Back at it again are we? So yet again I've gotten hooked on something, this game called Undertale. I might do a fanfiction on it, if I can't let it go XD. Anyway I was 'determined' to get this chapter out today.
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Anyone who's played or watched a play through of the game gets that. Anywho bad jokes aside, I think this is going to be more of a chill chapter. Not that the action is over by any means, but let's just play it calm and cool. Relatively at least.
You know, I freaking swear that when chapters are posted, things are changed in the text. I edit all of them and then there's this typo and it's like THAT WAS NOT THERE! I'm going to devote and entrie day in the summer to reediting every chapter...maybe.
Either way, thanks for reading, and please enjoy this one as much as I did! Thanks again for all the support and the reviews I've gotten! It's so great hearing from you guys, so please tell me more! Thanks!
Trinity's POV
My feet skid down the rocky beach line, and I try my best not to tumble and fall to the bottom. I can see the boat, along with lots of people on it, docked and waiting. The image of a clock counting down repeats itself over and over again in my mind. Every second, every minute that passes might be one too late.
I remember his face, when Regina told me that I would be staying in town. I remember her face when I brought him back to her, after he'd run away. I remember his face when he told me he wanted to find his birth mother. I remember Emma's face as she watched him struggle to believe that Regina loved him, yet having no problem believing the curse.
I remember their faces when he woke up.
As I approach the boat, three people emerge from the woods, coming towards the opposite end of the boat as I was. Everyone, at least all of Henry's family and loved ones, moves to that side of the boat. Maybe they think they have his heart? I only spare one glance to tell it's Emma, Mary Margret, and Regina.
While they are distracted and calling out to the three woman, I silently dash up the boat, and find Henry within seconds. I don't know why my chest hurts so much as I bend down right behind David, Hook, and Neal. Maybe I've just forgotten to breath. I place Henry's heart on his chest, and just barely hear the three men exclaim as they discover my presence.
Regina uses magic to poof the three of them onto the ship, and I press Henry's heart inside of him. My vision flashes red, maybe because he's not waking up, maybe because the sun is dawning. I feel a hand on my shoulder as Emma bends down next to me, and Regina on the other side of him.
I stand up, my eyes burning, and take a step back. Please Henry...
He takes in a huge breath, and suddenly everyone let's their own out. Regina and Emma pull him into a hug and I take in gulps of air, putting a hand where my own heart is.
"Woah...take it easy bud." Neal says and I finally glance around at everyone here. I'm back...huh.
"S-sorry I just," He looks around at everyone and makes eye contact with me. "I just wanted to save magic." I force a smile after finding myself reluctant. I'm overjoyed that he's okay, but with one devastation averted, a thousand more stones seem to be causing a thousand more ripples in the water.
Everyone says something to him, words like "It's alright" and "It's time to rest." I move out of the way as Regina promises to tuck him in, and leads him to the captain's quarters. My smile drops as soon as he's away in the room, but I don't predict what happens next.
While my eyes are fixed on the door, someone steps in front of me and wraps their arms around me. I jump a bit, surprised, expecting everything rather than a hug. Instead, retribution. Maybe yelling. It's my fault, but I guess they don't know the whole story yet. I drew Henry's face, all the years ago. Maybe Pan wouldn't have found him without it.
"I'm so glad you're okay." Emma says as she hugs me, and I nod slightly. If I had gotten Henry to them sooner. If I hadn't had the delusion that Pan wasn't going to hurt Henry. If I'd remembered sooner.
...If...
...If...
...If...
Emma pulls away and puts a hand on my cheek, searching my face. She moves her hand to my hair, and frowns at the sight of it. "Are you okay?" Mary Margret asks and immediately I nod, but then stop, unable to fake it. After looking around at all their faces, I just shrug.
"I'm sorry." I whisper, apparently to the surprise of everyone in earshot. "I'm so sorry." I repeat, and their bewilderment hangs in the air.
"Kid." Neal starts, and looks at me very seriously. "Absolutely none of this is your fault. You understand?" He says, smiling a bit. I press my lips together. He knows, he was here when I was, ages ago. Suddenly, what I want to happen is very clear.
As much as I want everything to be okay, as much as I want for this all to be reversed, I just want to be a kid. I want to let the adults handle it. I want for it not to be on my shoulders. Opposite to what the stories say, Neverland is anything but a paradise for kids. To me, it's where I've had to grow up.
Emma surprises me by reading my mind, and proving it with the next words she says. "You did a great job Trin, looking after him. You've worried about this enough, let us take over now." She says and I break down right there. I hug her again, and she holds me as I cry into her shoulder.
David ruffles my hair, and Snow rubs my back. "I've missed you...I've missed you so much." I say and Emma makes a sound of agreement.
"I've missed you too Trin. It's okay... everything's alright now." Emma's voice reminds me of what Myrtle would do when I was upset as a kid, and I realize that that's what I imagine as a motherly action.
Auria's POV
"Uhm, could I ask what you three are staring at?" Auria tilts her head, flicking her gaze back and forth between Rufio, Pazi, and Felix. For some reason, they all just gaped at something behind her back. Auria had tried to look, but whatever it is moved with her, and all she could see was fairy dust.
"W-wings." Rufio stuttered but the word has always been something that Auria doesn't relate to, so she just blinks.
"They're pretty big.." Pazi says and Auria twists her head around to try to take a look again. Her breath is caught in her throat, yet an excited smile creeps on her face. Does she actually have wings...?
"I do not understand, where are they? All I can see is dust." Auria asks and Felix snorts.
"The fairy dust is the wings." He says blatantly. Auria tries to move them, to flap them like the other fairies do, but they feel sluggish and slow. She frowns a bit, but decides to take off in a run to get some air under her. As soon as she dashes off, though, the wings create almost a drag and she face plants.
"Ah! Auria!" Rufio exclaims and he and Pazi run to help her up.
"I am going to climb the tree. Perhaps that will work." She says with dirt sticking to her face. Felix snorts again, but when she widens her eyes at him, he regains his neutral face. Suddenly, the dust moves away from her back, causing her to yelp when it surges together at her necklace.
An idea strikes in Auria's head, and she grabs a handful of dust before it joins with the others, clutching it so that it'll stay in her hands. So they can leave, they can use the dust on the ship.
It takes a few seconds for the stray pieces to catch up, but eventually it lets off a soft glow as the wing of the necklace reattaches, and the pair lay on her neck again. Auria puffs her cheeks, wishing she had been able to fly. Upon studying the necklace for a few seconds, she sees that a portion of a wing is missing, and she guesses that's what's in her hand.
Whatever just happened, there's no reason Auria can't try it again later!
Two boys come running into the clearing then, and Auria recognizes them as Al and Ollie. "There you are! We should get to Trinity, she's at the boat." They speak together, and the three of them nod. Felix, however, frowns slightly. Auria wonders if he's going to go with them, or if he'll return to Pan.
"Hey." Rufio says to Felix softly, as the other lost boys start walking away. "Trinity's been through a lot, I would bet that she would feel better if you were with her." He says, and Felix sniffs as he grabs his club and shrugs.
"Yeah whatever." Felix drawls as he follows the three boys. Rufio waits for Auria to start walking too, and she shows him the dust in her hands. Rufio widens his eyes, but grins a bit too.
After about ten minutes of walking, they emerge the woods and Auria reaches up a hand to wave to her friends on the boat. A few tiny figures wave back, and she smiles while thinking about showing them the dust. Especially Tinker Bell, she'll be happy to know about Auria's wings.
Well...kind of wings. Truthfully, Auria isn't quite sure how to feel about it, but beggars can't be choosers.
"Auria! Are you okay?" David walks over to her as she and the others walk onto the boat. Auria nods, smiling a bit.
"Do not worry about him, he helped me." Auria says after David and Hook confront Felix. The boy doesn't even flinch at the two men, and Auria guesses they weren't very friendly to each other the last time they met. "How are things progressing?"
"Henry is back on his feet, Trinity brought his heart back, and the crocodile was freed from the box." Hook says but frowns. "We still don't have a way to get home though... We're thinking about going out to find the shadow again...are you sure you're alright, lass?" He asks after Auria grins throughout his explanation.
"Mhm. Look!" She holds out her hands and uncups them, revealing the handful of fairy dust. "This is how we will leave!" She says cheerfully. Hook chuckles and rubs his chin, calling Emma over.
"You didn't! Where did you even find it?" Tink exclaims, pushing David, who was just about to say something, over as she hugs Auria.
"It was in the pendant! You recall, the one that Blue gave me? There was a lot of it too, but I was only able to grab this much before it went back into pedant form." Auria says, pleased with herself. She'll tell Tink about her wings later, when things have calmed down. Instead, she pours half of the dust into Tink's hand.
"Uh...Auria I haven't been able to use dust in a long time." Tink states sourly, but Auria just smiles.
"Nonsense, I know you can do it, Tink." The dust glows slightly orange in Auria's hand, but doesn't react in Tink's. Still, Auria encourages Tink to try, and eventually her friend agrees.
"I guess dumping it over the sails should work, you could climb up to the crows nest." Emma says thoughtfully, and Auria nods enthusiastically. Tink rolls her eyes, yet follows Auria as she climbs up the mast anyway.
After somehow managing to climb up one handedly, Auria stares at the dazzling view of Neverland they get from being so high up. No where near the Peak's view, but a different angle with it's own fantastic glory. "You ready?" Auria asks, swinging herself into the little wooden cup. Tink does the same, but lets out a huge puff of air.
"I'm not sure Auria...in fact I'm sure I'm not sure. I can't do it!" Tinker Bell exclaims, but Auria tilts her head slightly with a small smile on her face. "What?"
She takes a deep breath, and looks down at how far they are from the ground, then let's out a small squeal. "Tink, I promise I have something spectacular to tell you, but right now we all need you to believe in yourself. Think about it, without you- I would've never found Rufio again."
"You mean you would've never been stuck in a time-stopping maze, if not for me." Tink rebuttals.
"Oh please, I'm out of it now aren't I?" Auria smiles as she says it, trying her best to blow it off. Truthfully she is scared that she'll wake up, and be back in the maze again. Walking around, never being able to find Rufio. Still, it wasn't Tink's fault. "That has always been my fault. Besides, you have so much potential. You really helped us earlier, and you can help everyone again. I know it is not easy to believe in yourself sometimes, but right now I believe in you. It is truly great, you should try it again."
Tink rolls her eyes, but the dust in her hand starts to glow slightly green. "I-.." Tink stutters in surprise, but then smirks a bit. "Thank you, Auria. I can do it. You ready?" she asks and Auria nods. Together, after counting to three, they flick their dust filled hands over the sails.
Gasps sound from below them, and Auria can only imagine that it look like magic is raining down from the sky. Auria stares at her shower of amber-orange, before turning to look at Tink's green sparkles. "Hold on!" Tink says and grabs Auria's arm as the ship starts to float.
They dive to the bottom of the crow's nest, holding onto each other. Tink seems worried, but Auria giggles and peaks over the edge. Just barely, as the ship starts getting higher and higher, Auria spots a group of people close to the shore. After a few moments, she recognizes them as the natives and throws up a hand to wave.
She tries to be as noticeable as possible, and eventually the woman Auria guesses is Lily waves back. "Bye!" Auria shouts out, and Tink rolls her eyes.
"I don't get you." Tink huffs, sulking a bit. For a second Auria doesn't understand, but then realizes that it must be because of the way Lily turned on Tink. Auria opens her mouth to try and comfort her, but for once doesn't have much to say. Instead she bites her lip, and slides down the edge of the crow's nest, sitting next to Tink. "Spill it." Tinker Bell says grudgingly.
"Huh?" Auria asks innocently.
"You've practically been floating since you got back, what's up?"
"Oh.." Auria smiles and fingers her pendant. "Well...alright...when the dust came out of my pendant, it kind of...floated around me. Then it all...sort of converged behind me, and suddenly there was wings! Made of the dust!" Tinker Bell raises her eyebrows, and shakes her head.
"Wings!? Out of dust? Are you sure?" Tink asks and Auria deflates a bit, her smile sinking at Tink's dubious face. Still, Auria nods and rubs her pendant some more. A few seconds of silence tick by, and she hears Tink sigh. "If you're sure. Honestly I can't really find the nerve to doubt you anymore. What did they look like?" Tink asks with a smirk, and Auria smiles again.
A few minutes later, after Auria has described the wings she saw in detail, the two start climbing down. By now they're in the clouds, and Hook, David, and Trinity are rushing to keep the ship under control. Once she's close enough to the ground, Auria drops down, right next to Felix.
She sees him jump a bit at her sudden appearance, but plays it off by leaning against the post. "Hello." Auria says, and Felix waits a few seconds before grunting to acknowledge her. She smiles a bit, watching as Tink jumps down and waves.
"Oi, since when are you being so cooperative?" Tink asks, elbowing Felix a bit. He rolls his eyes and she snickers. Auria wanders away to find Rufio, but Trinity runs into her as she's rushing to help with something. After a quick apology, they both keep moving, but Auria turns to see Hook instructing her on how to work ropes on the side of the boat. Auria watches curiously as David approaches her.
"Hey, good job with the dust." David says to her, pausing for a bit. "You really saved us." He grins and she nods.
"It is what I live for. But...should Trinity be working right now? She looks...exhausted." Auria notes and David frowns, crossing his arms.
"She insisted. She said that everyone is exhausted, and that she doesn't want to sit still." He sighs, glancing over at Emma who is also watching and stealing looks at Trinity while discussing something with Regina. "Emma...we're all worried about her. What with the whole spell she was supposed to be under."
"Just drop it!" Trinity's voice rings out over the ship, and Auria snaps her gaze back to see the girl turned on Hook. The pirate looks panicked, while Trinity whips around again to finish with the ropes.
Emma, Pazi, and Felix all move at once, with the desire to talk to her as Auria guesses, but Trinity stares at the ground while quickly moving into an important looking room on the deck. David squeezes Auria shoulder before striding over to talk to Hook. Without much else to do, Auria turns and spots Rufio among the other lost boys.
She wants to help and understand more with what is bothering Trinity, but Auria can imagine having the whole ship gossiping about what's happened to her might be part of the problem. Instead, Auria will let it go for now, assuming that a little privacy might be just what the girl needs.
She walks over and sits down next to her brother, studying his sullen face. "Hey, smart guy." She says softly, and Rufio snorts while rolling his eyes. "Holding up okay?" she asks, and he sniffs. Auria looks up at the sky, predicting that he'll just ignore her again, but this time is different.
Even though he doesn't say a word, his head hits her shoulder and rests there. She looks and smiles gently, watching his eyes close and his breathing slow. The ship rocks gently, and Auria wonders what she'll do next.
Peter's POV
"They're leaving." His shadow's silky voice alerts him from his rest in the treehouse. He was sitting on the floor against the bed, with his head laying back on it, but now he stands up. "If we don't stop them, we should at least follow them." His shadow insists, but Peter holds up a hand.
"It's fine. Let them relax a little." Peter says darkly, and the shadow narrows it's glowing eyes. "I'll be able to find her anyway, no matter where she is. We'll just have to start over, since we won't be able to keep this island for much longer."
"As you wish." The Shadow responds, and Peter grins slightly as he creates a ball of leaf green fire in his right hand. He drops it as he leaves the treehouse, not looking back as it spreads quickly.
He won't mess up this time. Oh no, this time he's determined to get everything he wants. The next place to go up in flame will be Storybrooke, and from the ashes he will build a better kingdom.
"We don't need this place anymore." He says and glowered at the tiny ship on the horizon.
So, my two options were ending this on a good note or ending it on a bad note. Maybe this wasn't a bad note but- oh who am I kidding Peter's gone a little crazy. Still, I will always vouch that evil characters can come back from their deeds. Except Rumpelstiltskin. Especially in these later seasons I hope he gets stabbed in the back just like he deserves. (Personal feelings aside) I really hope you guys enjoyed this one. That little bit at the end was just a little hint, but it's not really different from the show.
Not yet at least. On that note, have a good evening everyone!