Chapter Three: The Shadow Of Pain
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"Who are you?" asked Emerald.
"Peter Pan" said Peter proudly. Emeralds eyes widened and the words 'Fated To Meet?' echoed in her head.
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Suddenly everything clicked in Emeralds head. The outfit, the strange house, and, the spooky book. It all fit. Like fairy tale someone had long forgotten or was never written.
"You HAVE to be joking?" cried Emerald.
"Why would I joke around?" asked Peter.
"Grrrr. Don't answer me with a question. Am I in Never Land? Yes or No?" asked Emerald.
"Well- yes. Yes we are." said Peter. Emerald groaned and put her head in her hands. The only thing she could think about how this couldn't be happening.
"Are you alright? You look pale." Asked Peter.
"Am alright. How did I get here?" questioned Emerald. Peter invited her to sit down on one of the stools/tree stumps in the room. Once seated he told her everything from the explosion to flying off with her.
"Now I explained. Will you tell me why you have pointed ears like mine?" said Peter brushing his ruby colored bangs out of his eyes. Emerald realized that he was right that both of them had pointed ears. She wondered if they had more then that in common.
"I don't really know how I got them. I just do. How did you get yours?" inquired Emerald.
"I don't know either," said Peter sadly.
"Would you happen to have fangs?" asked Emerald.
"Do you mean you have them to?" said Peter surprised. Emerald sunk into deep thought about what happened. Where they really the ones that the book said was fated to meet? She looked at the leather book in her lap. Suddenly Emerald had a thought.
"If your Peter Pan and this is Never Land? Where are the lost boys?" asked Emerald. Peters face grew shadowed and troubled.
"It's a long story," said Peter.
"I don't care. I'm not going anywhere yet and if I remember correctly? You can only leave Never Land by flight?" said Emerald. Peter nodded and started telling his grim tale.
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5 years ago. . .
It all started on a day like any other day the lost boys were playing hide and go seek and Peter was it. Eight-year-old Slightly sat hidden in a tree grinning as he saw Peter fly by not seeing him. Once Peter was out of sight he let the branch he pulled back to see flop back into place. Hiding him and his golden blond hair from the sun and sight. After a while he grew bored and started grooming his fox skin suit. The suddenly he heard something behind him in the darker top branches. Slightly peered above him trying to see.
"Peter?" questioned Slightly the darkness above. Nothing answered and Slightly shrugged if off as a bird. Then he heard it again. He looked at the branches above nervously. "Hello? Hey this isn't funny." Said Slightly getting freaked out. Still no one answered. Slightly had enough with the fooling around. He stood up on his branch balancing on his feet he pulled the branches apart.
Suddenly something lashed out at him and pain burst in his shoulder. Slightly cried out and fell from the tree landing roughly on his back causing him to cry out in pain again. He saw something move through the shadows and Slightly had the sudden urge to get out of the shadows. Staggering to his feet he grimaced against the pain in his back and shoulder moved into the sunlight. He watched fearfully as a shadowed figure circled the edge of the shadows but did not step into the light and in a blink of an eye it was gone.
"Slightly!" Yelled Peter in alarm landing next to him. Peter turned pale when he saw Slightly bleeding from a deep gash in his arm. "What happened?" asked Peter.
"Peter-GET OUT OF THE SHADOWS!!!" Yelled Slightly seeing the shadow demon form behind Peter. Grabbing the front of Peter's tattered green shirt and pulled him all the way into the light.
"What?!!" cried Peter whipping around to look at what Slightly was staring at behind him. Peter's eyes widened as he saw the creature pace back in forth along the edge of the shadows. It was vaguely shaped like a man but with no face, Long black claws, and, it was made out of shadows. "What is that?" Gasped Peter.
"I don't know. But its like some kind of shadow demon." Said Slightly. Peter experimented and trough one of his daggers at it but it passed right trough it. Peter didn't have a single thought about going to get the dagger back.
"Peter I don't think it likes light." Said Slightly. Peter suddenly got an idea he pulled out his other dagger and started fiddling with it.
"Peter you already tried that!" Growled Slightly. Peter ignored him and used the dagger to reflect a small beam of sunlight on the shadow demon. It howled in pain and backed off then slipped back into the shadows on the ground. It was then the boys new it could be anywhere in the shadows watching and waiting. The Slightly and Peter heard some yells from the other lost boys.
"Stay in the light Slightly and don't move. I'm going to go get the other lost boys." Said Peter taking off.
"Its not like I can do anything else." Said Slightly bitterly but Peter didn't hear him. Peter found Cubby running around like a chicken with his head chopped off and a shadow demon close behind him. Peter swooped down and picked Cubby up and flew him safely back to Slightly. He left him standing in the sun light with Slightly to explain what was going on when he went to find the other boys. Fallowing the shouts of The Twins he found them cowering against a tree with a shadow demon standing above them ready to gut them. Thinking quickly Peter flew up and pulled a tree branch to the side letting the sunlight trough. It hit its mark dead center covering the whole demon. It screamed in pain and went up in flames leavening nothing but a pile of black ash. Grabbing a twin under each arm he dropped them off with the others to.
He had two more to go.
He found Nibs hiding in a hole of his own making with a shadow demon trying to dig him out. Using his dagger directing light he scared off the demon and flew Nibs to safety with the rest.
One more to go.
When he found Tootles he was in the top most of a grand old tree crying as a shadow demon was climbing up with its black claws to get at him. Peter simply swooped down and picked up Tootles from the top and brought him to the others. He finally rescued them all. But it wasn't over yet they had to get home. Peter led them as quietly and swiftly through the least shadowed courses home. Once home Slightly ordered them to light four lanterns and out them in each room with Peter permission.
"There mustn't be a shadow big enough for them to come through" said Slightly to Peter. Peter saw the wisdom in those words and agreed. Slightly was always the smartest one of the lost boys and Peter often took his advice. After that night they lived in fear and never went out alone for years. But what the boys didn't know is that the shadow demons weren't the only thing loss on the land.
New feelings that they never had before like Jealously, Fear, Hate, Depression, Puberty, and, Love. These feelings pressed on the boys weighing them down and confusing them. Some turned away from Peter angry that he couldn't save them from the new feelings. Slightly was the first to leave when his jealously and anger for Peter became too much to bear. So he left. Nib's fallowed his friend and lived in a hide out that even Peter couldn't find. The Twins grew apart from the rest after the years and only needed each other. They to left to find their own life. Cubby who wasn't as affected as the rest to the new feelings because of his kind nature left looking for answers. Leaving Peter, Tinker-Bell, and, Tootles alone with each other.
Since Peter had so many problems he never noticed Tinker-Bells odd behavior. She with drew from everyone and never really talked. When Peter finally noticed it was to late and she was dieing. Her light went out and left Peter alone so alone in the darkness of his heart. Peter blamed him self all those years and never really got over it. Slightly and Nibs showed up one day and took Tootles thinking it was safer with them. Peter knew they weren't telling him something but let them leave again anyway. Leaving him alone with no one to talk to. So he traveled into the real world looking for answers and found Emerald who was a whole knew question.
The world seemed to grow darker and the sun didn't seem to shine quite right. The Lost boys didn't play games anymore or even see each other no one really knew what was happening with the others. Peter hadn't seen the mermaids or the Indians for years and didn't know how they where fairing in this new Dark Age. Peter often flew over Hook's ship but everything for them seemed normal but he hardly ever saw Hook or Smee. It didn't really matter anyway. What could they do? Peter was to busy with his problems to care about them.
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Emerald sat there. That was a lot to absorb in one sitting. To find out children fables where real and have come to haunt her. Emerald looked at Peter who had sadness shining in his eyes. 'Those eyes-I could get lost in them forever' Emerald shook that thought from her head. Then suddenly she had a new thought. A better thought. She held sympathy for what he went trough and she had questions he couldn't answer.
"I'll tell you what Peter. Since I have the ears I might have the flight. I'll stay for a while but you have to teach me to fly and help me find some answers. Hey! you never know we might find some answers to your questions to." Said Emerald. Peter brightened a little. She would stay and he wouldn't be so lonely. They shook hands. Tomorrow would be a whole other day.
~Truth, Trust, and, Pixie Dust used to be nothing but fairy tales and now is nothing but fairy tales. Because the darkness has finally eaten the light and only a few people have the power to rescue it.~
(A/N: I'm sorry this chapters so short and I took so long. But its better then nothing^^ Please R/R^^ and flames will be used to dry my tears;___;)
Disclaimer:
Ksha2222(Smirks): "I don't own nothing so you cant sue!"
*Ksha2222 sticks her tongue out*
Ksha2222(TurnsPale): "Acck!"
*Ksha2222 runs away with a team of high priced lawyers on her tail*
T.T.F.N.
Love: ksha2222
Motto: I plan on taking enough people down with me to be remembered and then I'll drink tea with Peter Pan tied to a chair^_~
~*~
"Who are you?" asked Emerald.
"Peter Pan" said Peter proudly. Emeralds eyes widened and the words 'Fated To Meet?' echoed in her head.
~*~
Suddenly everything clicked in Emeralds head. The outfit, the strange house, and, the spooky book. It all fit. Like fairy tale someone had long forgotten or was never written.
"You HAVE to be joking?" cried Emerald.
"Why would I joke around?" asked Peter.
"Grrrr. Don't answer me with a question. Am I in Never Land? Yes or No?" asked Emerald.
"Well- yes. Yes we are." said Peter. Emerald groaned and put her head in her hands. The only thing she could think about how this couldn't be happening.
"Are you alright? You look pale." Asked Peter.
"Am alright. How did I get here?" questioned Emerald. Peter invited her to sit down on one of the stools/tree stumps in the room. Once seated he told her everything from the explosion to flying off with her.
"Now I explained. Will you tell me why you have pointed ears like mine?" said Peter brushing his ruby colored bangs out of his eyes. Emerald realized that he was right that both of them had pointed ears. She wondered if they had more then that in common.
"I don't really know how I got them. I just do. How did you get yours?" inquired Emerald.
"I don't know either," said Peter sadly.
"Would you happen to have fangs?" asked Emerald.
"Do you mean you have them to?" said Peter surprised. Emerald sunk into deep thought about what happened. Where they really the ones that the book said was fated to meet? She looked at the leather book in her lap. Suddenly Emerald had a thought.
"If your Peter Pan and this is Never Land? Where are the lost boys?" asked Emerald. Peters face grew shadowed and troubled.
"It's a long story," said Peter.
"I don't care. I'm not going anywhere yet and if I remember correctly? You can only leave Never Land by flight?" said Emerald. Peter nodded and started telling his grim tale.
~*~
5 years ago. . .
It all started on a day like any other day the lost boys were playing hide and go seek and Peter was it. Eight-year-old Slightly sat hidden in a tree grinning as he saw Peter fly by not seeing him. Once Peter was out of sight he let the branch he pulled back to see flop back into place. Hiding him and his golden blond hair from the sun and sight. After a while he grew bored and started grooming his fox skin suit. The suddenly he heard something behind him in the darker top branches. Slightly peered above him trying to see.
"Peter?" questioned Slightly the darkness above. Nothing answered and Slightly shrugged if off as a bird. Then he heard it again. He looked at the branches above nervously. "Hello? Hey this isn't funny." Said Slightly getting freaked out. Still no one answered. Slightly had enough with the fooling around. He stood up on his branch balancing on his feet he pulled the branches apart.
Suddenly something lashed out at him and pain burst in his shoulder. Slightly cried out and fell from the tree landing roughly on his back causing him to cry out in pain again. He saw something move through the shadows and Slightly had the sudden urge to get out of the shadows. Staggering to his feet he grimaced against the pain in his back and shoulder moved into the sunlight. He watched fearfully as a shadowed figure circled the edge of the shadows but did not step into the light and in a blink of an eye it was gone.
"Slightly!" Yelled Peter in alarm landing next to him. Peter turned pale when he saw Slightly bleeding from a deep gash in his arm. "What happened?" asked Peter.
"Peter-GET OUT OF THE SHADOWS!!!" Yelled Slightly seeing the shadow demon form behind Peter. Grabbing the front of Peter's tattered green shirt and pulled him all the way into the light.
"What?!!" cried Peter whipping around to look at what Slightly was staring at behind him. Peter's eyes widened as he saw the creature pace back in forth along the edge of the shadows. It was vaguely shaped like a man but with no face, Long black claws, and, it was made out of shadows. "What is that?" Gasped Peter.
"I don't know. But its like some kind of shadow demon." Said Slightly. Peter experimented and trough one of his daggers at it but it passed right trough it. Peter didn't have a single thought about going to get the dagger back.
"Peter I don't think it likes light." Said Slightly. Peter suddenly got an idea he pulled out his other dagger and started fiddling with it.
"Peter you already tried that!" Growled Slightly. Peter ignored him and used the dagger to reflect a small beam of sunlight on the shadow demon. It howled in pain and backed off then slipped back into the shadows on the ground. It was then the boys new it could be anywhere in the shadows watching and waiting. The Slightly and Peter heard some yells from the other lost boys.
"Stay in the light Slightly and don't move. I'm going to go get the other lost boys." Said Peter taking off.
"Its not like I can do anything else." Said Slightly bitterly but Peter didn't hear him. Peter found Cubby running around like a chicken with his head chopped off and a shadow demon close behind him. Peter swooped down and picked Cubby up and flew him safely back to Slightly. He left him standing in the sun light with Slightly to explain what was going on when he went to find the other boys. Fallowing the shouts of The Twins he found them cowering against a tree with a shadow demon standing above them ready to gut them. Thinking quickly Peter flew up and pulled a tree branch to the side letting the sunlight trough. It hit its mark dead center covering the whole demon. It screamed in pain and went up in flames leavening nothing but a pile of black ash. Grabbing a twin under each arm he dropped them off with the others to.
He had two more to go.
He found Nibs hiding in a hole of his own making with a shadow demon trying to dig him out. Using his dagger directing light he scared off the demon and flew Nibs to safety with the rest.
One more to go.
When he found Tootles he was in the top most of a grand old tree crying as a shadow demon was climbing up with its black claws to get at him. Peter simply swooped down and picked up Tootles from the top and brought him to the others. He finally rescued them all. But it wasn't over yet they had to get home. Peter led them as quietly and swiftly through the least shadowed courses home. Once home Slightly ordered them to light four lanterns and out them in each room with Peter permission.
"There mustn't be a shadow big enough for them to come through" said Slightly to Peter. Peter saw the wisdom in those words and agreed. Slightly was always the smartest one of the lost boys and Peter often took his advice. After that night they lived in fear and never went out alone for years. But what the boys didn't know is that the shadow demons weren't the only thing loss on the land.
New feelings that they never had before like Jealously, Fear, Hate, Depression, Puberty, and, Love. These feelings pressed on the boys weighing them down and confusing them. Some turned away from Peter angry that he couldn't save them from the new feelings. Slightly was the first to leave when his jealously and anger for Peter became too much to bear. So he left. Nib's fallowed his friend and lived in a hide out that even Peter couldn't find. The Twins grew apart from the rest after the years and only needed each other. They to left to find their own life. Cubby who wasn't as affected as the rest to the new feelings because of his kind nature left looking for answers. Leaving Peter, Tinker-Bell, and, Tootles alone with each other.
Since Peter had so many problems he never noticed Tinker-Bells odd behavior. She with drew from everyone and never really talked. When Peter finally noticed it was to late and she was dieing. Her light went out and left Peter alone so alone in the darkness of his heart. Peter blamed him self all those years and never really got over it. Slightly and Nibs showed up one day and took Tootles thinking it was safer with them. Peter knew they weren't telling him something but let them leave again anyway. Leaving him alone with no one to talk to. So he traveled into the real world looking for answers and found Emerald who was a whole knew question.
The world seemed to grow darker and the sun didn't seem to shine quite right. The Lost boys didn't play games anymore or even see each other no one really knew what was happening with the others. Peter hadn't seen the mermaids or the Indians for years and didn't know how they where fairing in this new Dark Age. Peter often flew over Hook's ship but everything for them seemed normal but he hardly ever saw Hook or Smee. It didn't really matter anyway. What could they do? Peter was to busy with his problems to care about them.
~*~
Emerald sat there. That was a lot to absorb in one sitting. To find out children fables where real and have come to haunt her. Emerald looked at Peter who had sadness shining in his eyes. 'Those eyes-I could get lost in them forever' Emerald shook that thought from her head. Then suddenly she had a new thought. A better thought. She held sympathy for what he went trough and she had questions he couldn't answer.
"I'll tell you what Peter. Since I have the ears I might have the flight. I'll stay for a while but you have to teach me to fly and help me find some answers. Hey! you never know we might find some answers to your questions to." Said Emerald. Peter brightened a little. She would stay and he wouldn't be so lonely. They shook hands. Tomorrow would be a whole other day.
~Truth, Trust, and, Pixie Dust used to be nothing but fairy tales and now is nothing but fairy tales. Because the darkness has finally eaten the light and only a few people have the power to rescue it.~
(A/N: I'm sorry this chapters so short and I took so long. But its better then nothing^^ Please R/R^^ and flames will be used to dry my tears;___;)
Disclaimer:
Ksha2222(Smirks): "I don't own nothing so you cant sue!"
*Ksha2222 sticks her tongue out*
Ksha2222(TurnsPale): "Acck!"
*Ksha2222 runs away with a team of high priced lawyers on her tail*
T.T.F.N.
Love: ksha2222
Motto: I plan on taking enough people down with me to be remembered and then I'll drink tea with Peter Pan tied to a chair^_~