At the main campground of Neverland, the heroes were gathered together as well as Harry, Carlos, Carla, Lonnie, and Goldie. They still hadn't found Jay which was deeply concerning to Goldie since she knew Neverland better than the rest of them except for maybe Killian and Neal and she was forced to become Peter Pan's personal prisoner ever since before she could properly remember.

"Pan's Shadow?" Emma asked incredulously once a new plan was discussed. "That's your way off the island?"

"Unfortunately, that's the only way." Neal explained and nodded in confirmation.

"Uh, we, thought you learned a way to navigate the stars?" David reminded Neal out of confusion.

"I know how to navigate the stars, but I can't fly." Neal clarified.

"I'm guessing that's where the Shadow comes in?" Mary Margaret guessed as Killian joined them, standing next to David.

Harry gulped and shivered slightly.

"That's why we have to capture it." Neal nodded.

"Capture it? We've never been within 10 feet of Pan unless he wanted us to be.

"She makes a pretty good point," Lonnie agreed. "I mean, sneaking up on him to steal his shadow? That seems insane." she then added.

"Except that Pan's Shadow is rarely with him," Killian informed them. "It's an entity unto itself. It can carry out his will from miles away."

"That's how he got me when I was young... Like The Boogeyman hiding under your bed or in your closet." Harry frowned.

Carla frowned as well before she gently clasped his hand and smiled at him out of comfort. Harry blinked before he looked at Carla and grinned sheepishly as they held hands together.

"What does that mean for us?" David soon asked, referring to Pan's Shadow.

"It means we can get his shadow without having to be anywhere near Pan. As long as we know where to look," Neal replied. "I know where to look."

"Okay. You and I are on shadow duty." Emma then told him as she stood up with him.

"And I'm coming too." Goldie added.

"Are you sure?" Neal asked her out of concern.

"Sure I'm sure," Goldie nodded. "I'm the reason why Pan nearly had three new recruits in his Lost One army and Neal here helped me have hope of getting back to my brother after I lost him years ago. I believe that it's for the best honestly."

"Well, okay, as long as you feel confident enough." Neal replied softly.

"All right, looks like I'm on shadow duty too." Goldie said.

"As am I," Killian volunteered himself. "This trek won't be easy. You could use another veteran of the island."

"Thanks, man." Neal smiled at that.

Harry shivered nervously about the idea of going to see Peter Pan's shadow.

"Harry, you should probably stay along with the rest of you with Tinkerbell and Miss Smee," Killian advised his son and the rest of the teenagers. "It could be pretty risky, especially having one of Pan's mermaids on our side."

"He's right. I could get in a lot of trouble." Carla frowned out of worry.

Harry frowned at her in concern about her being upset about that.

"I wanna go too, I'm not afraid of anything," Lonnie piped up. "I'm the daughter of Mulan."

"Yes, well, that's nice and good and all, but you should probably stay with the other young ones too." Killian advised.

"I have to agree with him, kid," Goldie added. "Don't worry though, your time will come."

Lonnie groaned and rolled her eyes slightly in defeat. "I just want you guys to know if my mother gave up too, she would've lost The Imperial War." she then reminded them.

"Well, you're not your mother, so we'd be more comfortable if you stayed where you could be safe." Goldie advised the girl.

"And in the meantime we'll give Tinkerbell a head's up," David added. "See if she can make good on her promise to get us into Pan's camp."

"Okay. We meet back at Tink's, then we get Henry, and get the hell back to Storybrooke." Emma soon instructed the others.

"Team True Love is back in action." Carla said.

"Team True Love?" Mary Margaret asked out of amusement.

"I thought it would be a cute nickname." Carla shrugged bashfully in response.

"I like it." David smiled softly.

Carla smiled back at that.

"Team True Love it is," Mary Margaret nodded. "We'll see you kids later."

Neal, Goldie, and Emma soon started out of the clearing. Mary Margaret then brushed past David while he and Killian paused for a second before breaking as well. Carlos began to head away with the other teenagers to go and see Tinkerbell for their own safety and protection.


Later on, Team True Love began to prepare for their mission.

"Hey, you need help with-" David began to ask Mary Margaret as he approached her.

"No, I can handle my pack. Thanks." Mary Margaret suddenly said as she got up and walked away from him rather abruptly.

"Mary Margaret." David frowned, but she kept going to the opposite side of the camp where Goldie and Emma were.

"Sheesh... That's some bleak atmosphere." Goldie remarked.

"Yeah... How long is this going to go on?" Emma added.

"What?" Mary Margaret replied.

"This whole not-talking-to-each-other thing?" Emma reminded her mother. "Don't you think it's been long enough? He didn't tell you about his illness because he wanted to keep the focus on the mission. I get that."

"Besides, I thought you guys were supposed to be true loves with each other." Goldie added.

"Good to see you've inherited his tunnel vision." Mary Margaret scoffed, though mostly to Emma since she was her daughter.

"What does that mean?" Emma demanded.

"Nothing." Mary Margaret replied before they both stood up.

"You say a lot with nothing." Goldie snorted slightly.

"Be careful with Hook and Neal." Mary Margaret then advised Emma.

"Uh... I think we need to be more careful about Peter Pan's shadow." Goldie reminded the short-haired woman.

"I was mostly talking to Emma," Mary Margaret told Goldie before explaining more to her daughter. "You should be careful about the fact that they both have feelings for you is dangerous, too."

Goldie flinched briefly before she seemed to frown about Neal probably still being in love with Emma, but she wasn't quite sure why right now.

"None of that matters," Emma shook her head as she felt determined about Henry. "All I care about is getting my son back." she then added.


Meanwhile, at Pan's camp, Henry was sitting off to the side, away from the other Lost Boys.

"There you are. Care to take a stroll?" Peter smirked as he approached the younger boy. "There's someplace special I'd like to show you."

"I'm not going anywhere with you." Henry huffed slightly before keeping his back turned.

"Why not, Henry?" Peter asked as he knelt down next to the younger boy.

"I think you're lying to me. My family, they're here," Henry firmly pouted. "On Neverland. I know it."

"What makes you so sure?" Peter asked innocently.

"Does it matter?" Henry huffed.

"No, it doesn't, but I'd be remiss if I didn't point out what does," Peter defended. "If your family is here, Henry, why haven't they come for you?" he then added.

Henry then finally turned his head back over at Peter. "Maybe you're keeping them from me." he then retorted.

"Henry, I promise you, I'm not holding your family prisoner~" Peter whispered darkly.

"Then why do you keep disappearing into the jungle?" Henry demanded. "You're hiding something from me, and I'm gonna find out what it is." he then added before getting up and walking into the woods, causing Peter to stand up.

"It would appear we're losing the boy." Felix informed his boss as he came over.

"He just requires some effort," Peter advised him. "Given his lineage, I'd expect nothing less."

"Shall I make Gil bring the cage here?" Felix then asked.

"No. I have another idea." Peter said with a crafty smirk.


Back with the others, they were by Balefire's Cave again as Neal took the lead and looked around with lanterns in the darkness of the cave.

"Something tells me we won't find Pan's Shadow in here, mate." Killian advised the other man.

"Yeah, we're looking for something else." Neal explained to them.

"And what would that be?" Goldie wondered.

"It's a coconut that's carved in two," Neal began to explain as he looked around. "One part holds a candle, the other part goes on top-"

"Yeah, your start map. We hid it," Emma interrupted once she realized what Neal would need. "I'll go grab it." she then said before leaving.

"I think I'll go help her." Goldie added.

Neal watched Emma and Goldie go before looking a little soft at the two blonde women.

"I owe you thanks for being so understanding." Killian soon spoke up to Neal.

"Understanding about what?" Neal asked.

"Emma and me."

"Emma and you?"

"Our dalliance," Killian explained before seeing the confused look on Neal's face. "You don't know do you? Well, this is awkward. The two of us shared a kiss. Apologies, I assumed she told you." he then explained.

Neal flinched briefly. "...Honestly, it probably slipped her mind. We're kind of focused on getting our son back." he then said wearily.

"Of course." Killian replied as Emma and Goldie walked back in.

"All right, I think we're good to go now." Goldie told the two men as she lifted the requested coconut in the air.

Emma soon noticed some tension in the air between the two men. "Everything alright?" she then asked out of concern.

"Couldn't be better." Neal replied, turning away from Killian and took the coconut from Goldie.

"Anyway, here it is: your star map." Goldie then told Neal.

"It's not a star map. It's what we're gonna use to trap Pan's Shadow." Neal explained as he took the coconut to put in his bag.

"A coconut? Are you daft?" Killian asked.

"You came to Neverland on a pirate ship through a portal, but you draw the line at a magic coconut?" Neal slightly deadpanned at him.

"How is that not the strangest or craziest thing I've ever heard in my life?" Goldie smirked to herself.

"Fair enough. What's out next stop on this mission?" Killian replied and then asked.

"Dark Hollow." Neal stated.

Killian and Goldie both gave Neal an incredulous look.

"Really? Why couldn't it be called something like Sunshine Valley or Rainbow Cove?" Emma snarked.

"Because Neverland is a place where sweet dreams go to die to become worst nightmares." Goldie cynically stated.

"Boy, you're a real Little Miss Sunshine," Emma rolled her eyes at Goldie slightly. "What exactly is it?" she then asked them.

"Just what it sounds like. The darkest spot on the entire island." Killian explained to Emma.

"Any light that makes it's way in is snuffed out by the shadows that call it home." Goldie added.

"Even I manage to avoid it." Killian then concluded.

"Well, time to break tradition. Dark Hollow it is," Emma soon declared. "That's where we're gonna find Pan's Shadow, right?" she then asked the three of them.

"Yeah, it's the only way we'll ever get back to Storybrooke." Neal confirmed.

"I'm not looking forward to this, but let's go." Goldie sighed sharply.

And so, the four of them left the cave and ventured off to The Dark Hollow.


Meanwhile, at Tinkerbell's hideout, she was looking after Dee Dee and the teenagers along with Samantha.

"I sure hope William's okay wherever he ended up," Samantha sighed to herself. "He's not just my brother, but he's my best friend. It was always just the two of us for as long as I can even remember."

"At least you still have a family looking out for you," Tinkerbell told Samantha. "I lost mine a long time ago after I helped The Evil Queen find her one true love and fairies aren't meant to meddle in people's lives."

"I still think that was wrong and unfair of The Blue Fairy to take away your wings just for that," Evie told Tinkerbell. "And I promise that I'll help you find your daughter if you come back to Storybrooke with us."

"I appreciate that... You're very different from your mother." Tinkerbell nodded.

"I've been told that, yes..." Evie agreed before looking over as Dee Dee sighed and still looked sad and very upset.

"Poor girl... I wonder what's eating her?" Samantha frowned. "She looks so broken right now."

"Maybe she's just homesick... I'll go talk to her." Evie decided.

"Are you sure?" Tinkerbell asked.

"She's my little brother's best friend, it's the least I can do for her," Evie nodded as she stepped away from the two women. "Excuse me, ladies. Maybe you can try to make S'Mores for Carla, Carlos, Lonnie, and Harry?" she then suggested to give them something to do in the meantime.

"S'Mores?" Samantha wondered as she faced Tinkerbell.

"We might as well go and find out." Tinkerbell suggested.

The two women then walked off to go and check on the teenagers while Evie would go check on Dee Dee.

"Hey, Dee Dee... I understand you're going through a lot right now during this adventure outside of Storybrooke... would you like to talk about it?" Evie spoke softly and sweetly to the girl.

"Oh... It's just... I liked this one guy, but we're sorta in a bad place right now," Dee Dee explained softly and sadly. "Ms. Blanchard says he's too old for me, but I always thought we were made for each other."

"...It's Mr. Gold, isn't it?" Evie asked curiously.

"Ugh... Does everybody know about that? It was supposed to be a secret." Dee Dee firmly pouted as she clenched her hands and balled them into fists.

"Hey now... No need to get angry..." Evie advised Dee Dee.

"I bet you're gonna tell me that I need to give up on my crush and true love now too, aren't you?" Dee Dee asked Evie as she kept her pout.

"Dee Dee..." Evie sighed as she put her hands on the younger girl's shoulder as comfortingly as possible. "I know you feel like Mr. Gold is your true love, but he's still a lot older than you or anyone else in town. He used to be Rumplestiltskin after all... I'm sorry, but yes, you can feel hurt and that's okay, you'll find someone better as your true love anyway... I thought I was gonna give up on my chance for true love because I used to like Chad a lot until he turned out to be a total jerk."

"Even though he's supposed to be the son of Cinderella." Dee Dee reminded.

"Yes... Even though he's supposed to be the son of Cinderella who is probably the sweetest, kindest, and most purest princess of them all next to Snow White," Evie nodded and smiled softly. "...You're too good for him, anyway." she then decided to tell Dee Dee.

Dee Dee paused and nodded. "Yeah." she then agreed to that.

"You can feel however way you want... Besides, someone more interesting might come along," Evie then said with a small smile. "Maybe you should focus more on someone your own age like Henry? You guys have been friends forever."

"Everybody tells me to look for the good and specialness in Henry, but he's my best friend... How can I feel that way about him?" Dee Dee replied. "You and Benny Gold are best friends, but you never dated." she then reminded the older girl.

"That might be so, Dee Dee, but you never know unless you try," Evie advised. "It's just a suggestion. You don't have to date Henry or think of him as your true love, but you should try to look for someone closer to your own age like I'm doing in school."

"Like you and Doug." Dee Dee replied.

"Yes, like me and-" Evie nodded until her eyes widened briefly as se stopped. "...Me and Doug?"

"Papa Leroy says it's been going on for six years now, I heard him with the other dwarves," Dee Dee explained to Evie rather bluntly. "He's crazy about you, Evie!"

Evie paused and looked really surprised, wondering what to do from here now.

"Maybe since I should see if Henry is my true love when we go back home in Storybrooke, maybe you should see if Doug is your true love too?" Dee Dee suggested.

"I... Uh... Erm... Well... I..." Evie stammered as Dee Dee sniffed the air suddenly.

"Do you smell chocolate and marshmallows? I smell chocolate and marshmallows." Dee Dee then wondered as she headed over to the campfire.

Evie blinked as she was alone with her thoughts as she wondered what to do now after Dee Dee came out with the very obvious news of Doug having a crush on her. She began to wonder if she felt the same way about him, though she knew she valued his friendship, especially whenever they would study together or be Chemistry Partners and he was also actually pretty good help when it came to fashion even if he was a boy. She decided to think this over a little as she decided to go and get some S'mores with the others as Tinkerbell and Samantha made some after Carla and Carlos explained what they were and how to make them after Evie had taught them.


Meanwhile, back with Emma, Neal, Killian, and Goldie, they walked toward the Dark Hollow as they were getting closer and closer.

"We're gonna have to cut our way through." Neal suggested to the others.

Emma soon unsheathed a cutlass, nearly hitting Killian in the face. "Here. Use this." she then suggested.

"My cutlass," Neal noticed once he took it from her. "You find it in the cave?"

"No, actually, Hook gave it to me." Emma explained.

"Since when are you sentimental?" Neal asked the pirate strangely.

"I thought Emma would wish to have something to remember you by." Killian replied.

"Oh, thanks. She's got me now." Neal said as he began to cut through the bush.

Goldie sighed to herself a little as they continued along with her mind preoccupied at the moment.

"What was that about?" Emma asked Killian out of concern.

"I assumed he had heard my secret," Killian explained. "I also assumed that you'd told him of our shared moment."

"Why would you assume that?" Emma demanded.

"Because I was hoping it meant something." Killian replied.

"What meant something was that you told us Neal was still alive. Thank you," Emma then said softly. "I realize you could've kept Pan's information to yourself."

'Why would I have done that?" Killian then asked.

"I don't know. Maybe Pan offered you a deal," Emma shrugged. "Why else would he tell you?"

"It was a test. He wanted to see if I'd leave an old friend to die, even if the old friend happens to be vying for the same woman I am." Killian clarified softly.

"And you chose your friend?" Emma then asked.

"Does that surprise you?" Killian replied.

"You are a pirate." Emma reminded him.

"Yeah, that I am, but I also believe in good form," Killian clarified. "So when I win your heart, Emma, and I will win it, it will not be because of any trickery. It will be because you want me."

"This isn't a contest, Hook." Emma retorted.

"Isn't it? You're gonna have to choose, Emma," Killian replied. "You realize that, don't you? Because neither one of us is gonna give up."

"The only thing I have to choose is the best way to get my son back." Emma replied firmly.

"And you will." Killian reassured her.

"You think so?" Emma asked softly.

"I've yet to see you fail," Killian reminded her soothingly. "And when you do succeed, well, that's when the fun begins."

Goldie glanced at the two of them as she remained quiet and mysterious.

"Guys!" Neal's voice called out as he soon walked over and presented his cutlass. "I think I found it."

"Oh, God... This is it..." Goldie muttered to herself.

They soon walked through the brush and into Dark Hollow, dead trees surrounding them as wind blew all around and snuffed out the light from their lanterns.

"The Dark Hollow." Neal present to Emma, Goldie, and Killian.

"So this is where the victims of Pan's Shadow reside?" Killian asked cautiously.

"Yeah. Forced to spend eternity in this darkness," Neal nodded. "Come on. Let's be sure not to join them."

Goldie took a few deep breaths and soon tried to soothe herself by singing a childhood song to bring herself some comfort among her bone chilling fears. "If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise, If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise, For every bear that ever there was, Will gather there for certain because, Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic~" she sang on the way into the Dark Hollow which was the biggest Nightmare Fuel from her youth.

Neal looked concerned about Goldie, but tried to keep it to himself for now as they continued along to a possible point of no return in Neverland. They all continued to creep through The Dark Hollow as they looked for Pan's Shadow while Goldie tried to look very hard not to freak out or panic too much.

"So we just wait for Pan's Shadow to show up?" Emma soon asked while Goldie kept trying to sing the Teddy Bear's Picnic song to comfort herself.

"Yeah. And when it does, we'll be prepared." Neal nodded as he took the coconut out from his bag.

"You wanna tell me how that coconut works?" Emma then asked him.

"We light the candle and the Shadow's drawn to it," Neal explained as he set the coconut on a dead tree stump. "When it gets close enough, the flame will suck it in. We put the lid on, and it's trapped inside this bad boy." he then added.

"Sounds like a fine plan except for one thing. Our lanterns went out," Killian scoffed and reminded. "How the devil are we going to ignite that bloody thing?" he then asked.

"Welcome to the 21st century." Neal smirked as he brought out his lighter and soon tried to strike the lighter. It was sparking, but it didn't ignite.

Goldie rubbed her arm as she looked around rather anxiously. "H-H-How's it coming over there, guys?" she soon asked warily.

"Hang on!" Neal replied as he tried igniting it near the candle wick in the coconut.

"Please hurry." Goldie whispered out of fright.

"Let me help." Killian offered as he gestured to the lighter.

"No... I've got it." Neal reassured him.

"I've only got one hand. I can do better than that." Killian countered with a smirk.

"You know what? Now's not the time to try to impress Emma." Neal scoffed in response.

"Oh, you think that's what I doing?" Killian glared.

"Really? You're doing this now?" Emma asked, unimpressed with the two men.

"You heard her. Are we gonna stand here and argue or are we gonna get the candle lit?" Killian told Neal before he snatched the lighter from Neal and attempted to light the candle, but was failing as well.

"Harder than it looks, huh, pal? Let me see it." Neal rolled his eyes as he tried to take his lighter back.

Killian didn't let go, and soon, the two men were tug-of-warring over it.

"Oh, for God's sake..." Goldie groaned in annoyance with the two men.

"Give it to me!" Neal demanded to Killian as he pulled the lighter and it suddenly went flying into the carcass of a hollowed out, dead tree stump.

"Guys, we don't have time for this." Emma said as she picked up the coconut.

Goldie soon felt a chill down her spine as she looked up with wide eyes. "Uh, guys?" she then spoke up nervously.

"We really don't have time for this!" Emma told Neal and Killian firmly.

"GUYS!" Goldie yelped.

"What?" The others asked before they looked wide-eyed and saw what Goldie just saw.

"Is that Pan's Shadow?" Emma asked warily.

"Yeah, I know that shadow anywhere." Goldie nodded with wide eyes.

"What about the other three?" Killian demanded as he brought out his sword as the shadows flew around them, the wind pushed all of them off balance and separated the group.

"He's controlling them!" Neal realized.

One of the shadows swiped at Emma. Another pushed Killian into a nearby tree, causing him to cry in pain.

"Hook!" Emma cried out.

"Emma!" Neal cried out as he got swept up by another shadow.

Pan's shadow looked like it was coming for Goldie, causing her to bend down and duck for cover until it flew right over her head. She then looked confused and looked over her shoulder and gasped, seeing a bit of a more terrifying sight. Lonnie had jumped out to spring into action as she tried to use her own sword, but Pan's shadow soon lunged out at her and tried to rip out her own shadow, causing the teenage girl to yelp and grunt in pain. The other two shadows started ripping Killian and Neal's shadows from their bodies. Both men were screaming in pain. Emma was also struggling on her own against a shadow that came for her.

"Goldie! Get out of here!" Neal cried out.

"Just go!" Killian added.

Goldie looked around as it seemed like there were no shadows coming for her until she opened the coconut and held her hand above it, trying to use magic to ignite the flame. The wick ignited and Pan's shadow took notice. It struggles to tried and avoid capture but got sucked in anyway. Emma soon got free from her shadow that began to disappear as she put the lid on the candle. Lonnie whimpered and struggled as another shadow tried to get her until Goldie tackled Lonnie to the ground and Emma opened the lid temporarily to trap that shadow as well. Both Goldie and Lonnie panted before they got up from each other and they all seemed to be free from shadows for now. Neal and Killian's shadows then reentered their own bodies.

"How did you do that?" Neal asked Emma out of amazement.

"...Regina." Emma replied softly.

"She's teaching you magic?" Neal asked Emma.

"Yeah, I guess she is," Emma replied before looking at Lonnie firmly. "And you! We told you to stay with Tinkerbell and Miss Smee!"

"I'm sorry." Lonnie said wearily as she put her hands behind her back and stared down at the ground.

"You're lucky we were able to help, otherwise who knows what could've happened?" Emma continued. "You really scared us, Lonnie."

"I know, but I wanted to show you guys I could be brave and adventurous just like my mom." Lonnie frowned softly.

"Your mom... Your mom is probably only brave when she has to be," Neal advised Lonnie. "You put yourself in danger and you should know that being brave doesn't mean you go out looking for trouble."

"My mom's not scared of anything." Lonnie defended meekly.

"Well, she probably would be if she saw you today," Killian advised Lonnie. "She'd probably be afraid that she nearly lost you."

"Oh... I guess even warriors get scared, huh?" Lonnie replied.

"Oh, yes..." Neal nodded. "Lonnie, you're a very smart and mature girl, so you should know better than this."

"I'm sorry..." Lonnie said. "I guess I better go back to Tinkerbell and Miss Smee now, huh?" she then wondered.

"Yes, you should, my parents will be there too," Emma nodded. "Do you remember your way back?"

"Yes, Emma." Lonnie replied.

"Then you better head that way and try not to get caught," Emma suggested. "You made it this far at least."

"Okay... I'll see you guys later." Lonnie said as she soon walked away with her warrior sword.

"See you later, Lonnie," Emma nodded before sighing. "Sheesh... Who knew the descendants of warriors could be so free range?"

"Try the descendants of pirates, Swan." Killian chuckled and smirked.

"Come on, guys, let's keep going," Neal suggested before looking at Goldie. "You okay?"

"Yeah... I'll be okay..." Goldie told him bashfully. "I can't believe I just did that though... That was so stupid."

"You saved a young girl's life, you should be proud of yourself," Neal said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders in comfort. "I know that I'm proud of you."

Goldie blinked before smiling at Neal and he then smiled back at her before they continued along their path after visiting The Dark Hollow.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm sorry," Neal soon said as he began to catch up to Emma. "I know I screwed up."

"Yes, you did," Emma said as she stopped to turn around to face him. "You both did. We almost lost our shot at capturing the Shadow because you two were fighting over a lighter."

"It wasn't the lighter we were fighting over, luv." Killian clarified.

Emma soon glared at the two men once she realized what was really going on with them. "Okay! Let me be very clear about something: If I had to choose someone... I choose Henry. He's the only love I have room for in my life." she then firmly told them before storming off.

Neal and Killian watched her go before they were left in stunned silence. Goldie just glanced at the two men with a small frown before they continued to head to Tinkerbell's hideout.


Meanwhile, in another part of Neverland, Felix was walking through the woods with Henry tailing him. Felix then dropped a bag of supplies in front of a ladder leading to a treehouse and then suddenly left. Coughing could also be heard inside the treehouse as Henry picked up the supplies and decided to climb up the treehouse ladder to investigate and found a girl lying in a bed in the treehouse, appearing to be sick.

"Who are you?" Henry asked.

"You're not supposed to be here." The girl spoke weakly to him.

"I know. I thought Pan might be keeping my family here," Henry explained. "Why are you so far away from the camp?" he then asked her.

"I-I'm sick," The girl replied sickly. "He's afraid someone might catch it."

"Who are you?" Henry asked.

"My name's Wendy." The girl gave her name.

Henry's eyes widened. "Wendy Darling?" he then wondered.

Wendy nodded and confirmed, though looked a little surprised that he had heard of her.

Henry then sat down on the end of her bed. "I'm Henry. What's wrong?" he then introduced himself and asked her.

"It's the island, Henry. Its power is fading," Wendy explained wearily. "I've been here a long time, but, well, for some reason it's affecting me more than the others. You look like him." she then added as she looked closely at Henry thoughtfully.

"Like who?" Henry wondered.

"Your father." Wendy said.

"You knew my father?" Henry then asked, sounding very surprised.

"We were friends, a long time ago. When he was just a little bit older than you," Wendy explained. "He saved my brothers from danger. He would do anything for my family." she then started to cough again.

"Are you gonna be okay?" Henry asked out of concern.

"You should go." Wendy suggested weakly.

"Maybe there's something I can do to help." Henry offered hopefully.

"Just... please, I don't want you to catch what I have," Wendy told him. "Pan is already doing everything that he can, but the magic here... I fear it is not enough."

"There has to be a way." Henry insisted.

"Please go. Before you, too, become ill." Wendy urged him.

Henry frowned at that as he set the supplies on the bed and soon stood up to leave at her insistence. "I'll come back for you. I promise." he then vowed to her before he took his leave.

Wendy watched him go and was alone... or at least she seemed to be after Henry had left her.

"Well, done. I couldn't have played the part better myself," Peter smirked once he suddenly approached her bedside. "Oh, and that bit about dear old dad... Good job."

"I don't like lying to him." Wendy pouted, sounding not sick anymore.

"Oh, don't think of it as lying," Peter told her. "Think of it as... providing motivation."

"Motivation for what?" Wendy asked.

"Doing what needs to be done," Peter told her. "For all of us. You see, Henry has the heart of the truest believer, and I need to control that belief."

"What do you need him to believe in?" Wendy then asked.

"Me," Peter answered bluntly, staring her down and causing her to look away. "Now back to your cage." he then demanded.

"Oh, Peter?~" An annoyingly familiar voice soon called out.

"Well, it's time for someone to be useful for once..." Peter narrowed his eyes once he placed the voice before looking down from the treehouse. "What is it, Peanut Brain?" he then demanded.

"I think I found something back at the camp that you might like." Gil smiled innocently and hopefully.

"This better be good," Peter rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "You can also help escort Wendy back into her cage."

"Oh, trust me, once we get back to camp, I think you'll be very proud of me." Gil grinned, looking almost like a lost puppy in excitement.

"I'll be the judge of that," Peter scoffed before he grabbed Wendy by her arm to take her out of the treehouse. "Go along with Peanut Brain, my darling Wendy... Oh... I mean Wendy Darling~" he then smirked darkly.

Wendy grimaced a little before slapped his hand away off of her arm. "I can go down myself. Thank. You~" she then said as she stomped her foot firmly before she began to climb down the ladder to go back on the ground where Gil was.

"Your surprise will be waiting at camp, Boss." Gil told Peter with a grin.

"Excellent," Peter nodded before shoving him aside. "Now get out of my face, you make me sick."

"Oh. Sorry, Peter." Gil said with a small pout.

"Don't apologize for an accident that isn't your fault." Peter replied as he stormed off after Wendy to make sure she would do what she was told.

"Accident? What accident?" Gil wondered as he scratched his chin. "I'm not really good at riddles, Peter."

Peter just rolled his eyes a bit at that.


Samantha was tucking Dee Dee in after the girl had fallen asleep eventually and started to wipe off the chocolate smeared faces of Carlos and Carla who had fallen asleep together and even tried to put Harry in bed despite the pirate boy being a teenager like Carla and Carlos, though they were younger than most of the other teenagers by a couple of years. Lonnie was cleaning up with Tinkerbell until they saw two familiar faces coming over.

"I was wondering if I'd see you again, but if you've come to talk me into helping you before you've found a way off this island, I still-" The former pixie said once she saw David and Mary Margaret coming over.

"We've found one," David replied. "Or we're about to." he then added.

Tinkerbell narrowed her eyes oddly. "Not sure I like the sound of 'about to'." she then replied.

"Pan's Shadow," Mary Margaret explained. "Emma went with Hook, Goldie, and Neal of capture it. That's our way off the island."

"Yeah, I was there too." Lonnie replied and memorized.

"You were there too?" Mary Margaret asked Lonnie out of concern.

"Uh... Um... Uh-oh..." Lonnie stammered nervously.

"Capture Pan's Shadow?" Tinkerbell scoffed in disbelief. "Yeah, I'm not lifting a finger until I see proof you've actually succeeded."

"Hey!" Neal called as he, Killian, Emma, and Goldie walked into the clearing as he held up the coconut containing Pan's Shadow. "Here's all the proof you'll need. Been a long time, Tink." he then informed and greeted the former pixie.

"Bae, is it really you?" Tinkerbell asked softly as she approached the man.

"Yeah, but most people call me 'Neal' now." Neal nodded and confirmed in response.

"We did it. Are you finally ready to do your part, Tink?" Killian then asked the pixie once they could finally move onto the next step.

"Yes. Yes, I am," Tinkerbell replied. "After the young ones get some rest, we'll carry on with what I can show you."

"Any sign of Jay anywhere?" Lonnie then asked hopefully.

"Sorry, I'm afraid we still haven't found him." Samantha replied as she climbed down from the ladder.

"I really don't like the sound of that." Goldie commented.

"Neither do I." Lonnie shook her head.

"Well, let's get as much rest as we can so we can follow through with Tinkerbell's plan." Neal suggested.

"Here, here!" Everyone else agreed as they took a quick break, but couldn't waste too much time resting.

"Uh, Emma?" Neal soon called, trying to get the mother of his son alone for a moment.

"Neal." Emma replied.

"I-I... Listen, I just wanted to tell you that you're right. About Henry," Neal soon told Emma softly. "He is all that matters. And if he's the only thing that came from us being together, I'd say we did alright."

Emma looked soft and nodded at that. "Yeah. Now let's go get our son back." she then replied.

"After some rest." Samantha reminded Emma.

"Right, after a quick rest." Emma nodded.

Samantha smirked at that.

Goldie smiled softly before she looked at the full moon and sighed. "Where could that Jay kid be?" she then wondered almost hopelessly.


Meanwhile, Henry was walking back to camp. As he turned to round a tree, he saw Peter there, sitting on the ground.

"Why so glum, chum?" Peter asked.

Henry didn't answer right away, so Peter stood up and approached him. "You said you weren't keeping any secrets... but you lied. I found Wendy." he then firmly pouted to the older boy.

"Henry, I can explain." Peter spoke innocently.

"She's dying, isn't she?" Henry then demanded.

"I'm afraid she is. Like much of the island, because the magic here is slipping away. I would've told you, but I didn't want you to have that weight on your shoulders," Peter replied. "Knowing that a young girl's life depends on you."

Henry looked soft suddenly. "...So I'm the only who can save magic?" he then asked.

"You are." Peter nodded.

"How do I do it?" Henry asked softly.

"The question isn't how, Henry. It's where," Peter clarified. "Follow me."

Henry looked determined before nodding.


The two boys soon ended up on a rocky cliff together. Out in the water was a certain island in the distance that Henry recalled seeing from childhood movies and stories.

"See that?" Peter rhetorically asked Henry.

"Is that Skull Rock?" Henry asked.

"Yes. Inside is where our salvation awaits," Peter nodded. "A salvation that only the heart of the truest believer can bring."

"Me?" Henry asked.

"That's right, Henry, but I won't lie to you. It won't be easy. It will require heroism and sacrifice," Peter confirmed and explained. "The only question is, are you up to the task?" he then prompted the younger boy.

Henry paused thoughtfully before he tried to look strong and determined. "Yes." he then replied.

"Now... I was promised a surprise... This better be worth it..." Peter said as he came to meet Gil.

Henry looked over as he glanced at Skull Rock again before he went to follow Peter again.

"All right, Gil, what's this special surprise?" Peter demanded.

"It's not a what, Peter, it's a who, so you should be asking 'Who is this special surprise'." Gil clarified and informed.

"You're not smart enough to be correcting me," Peter rolled his eyes. "Get on with it!" he then demanded. "I don't have all day!"

Gil flinched nervously before nodding and he soon darted away briefly. He then gestured for Peter to come behind him. Peter rolled his eyes as he followed Gil and then grinned a bit. "Gil LeGume, for once you used your brain~" he then said in approval.

"It was really hard." Gil replied.

"Don't strain yourself thinking or you'll probably give yourself a headache," Peter rolled his eyes before grinning. "Yes, this will be a fine inclusion to my Neverland army with someone as strong and crafty as him on my side."

Jay grunted and struggled as he was shown to be tied up to a tree and had a gag in his mouth once the boys saw him there, looking like a gift for Peter.

"Jay...?" Henry whispered and frowned nervously for one of his big sister's best friends.