Recap: "You haven't much time.."
Aurelia nodded to herself. So what if it took 6 fairies to keep Neverland magical alone.. nevermind restoring it which would probably take a lot more energy! Aurelia glanced longingly once more at the exit before kneeling down and concentrating on the burning hot crystal clutched tightly in her fingers.
Aurelia clutched the crystal tightly in her hands.
"Please.." she whispered, "please.. save them.. save them all.. please.." she begged, her eyes closed tightly. The crystal began to glow softly before long shots of light burst from it lighting up the cavern brilliantly. The pirates who had reached the land covered their eyes in shock. The energy from the crystal blasted Aurelia, but still she held on. Her hair being blown behind her. The longer she held on the more the crystal seemed to shake her stability, drag out another ounce of her strength. The crystal became hotter, and burning to touch. The girl held on.
"Have to.. save them.." she whispered. Each Neverland inhabitant's face came to mind and she prayed for each of them to be saved, the mermaids, the fairies.. the lost boys.. and finally.. Peter's face came to mind, the look of complete hurt and betrayal in his eyes. "Please.. change them back to the way they were.. please! Even the Indians! Change them back! Save them!... " she whispered. The crystal seemed to burn even more at her fevered prayer. Pain.. pain clouded her mind from thinking of her friends any more, and she cried out in anguish. She was getting weaker, tired.. all she wanted to do was close her eyes. It was to the point where death sounded like a good idea. She was being ripped to shreds.. It felt as if the crystal were stealing all of her being. Thousands of tiny mouths eating up her strength. Aurelia didn't care any more, she had to return Neverland back to normal. From below she could faintly hear Hook's angry bellow. He was getting closer.. Perhaps he'd kill her.. and all of this would be in vain.
"someone.. please.. come help me.." she murmured .
"Please.. come help me.." Peter shot up in his bed, blinking in confusion. He looked down to his hands.. they were 16 year old hands.. cautiously his hands lifted to touch his face. Smooth.. he then heard the chime of bells and saw Jax standing next to him, looking around in confusion. He and Tinkerbell had returned to normal size.. Even the lost boys were back to normal!
"Has the crystal been returned?"
"No.. who ever has it.. is using it to return Neverland to its past glory.. a feat that even the fae didn't think they could accomplish.. very easily" Tinkerbell said quietly, ecstatic about being a normal fairy again, but fearful as to how long this new power would last. .
"Please.. help me.." Peter heard again.
"where? Where are you?" He shouted around the room, waking up the lost boys. They all rubbed their eyes sleepily and blinked at each other in confusion before cheering. Peter looked around wildly. Where was that voice coming from?!
"help me.." Each time he heard it, it seemed to get weaker, as if the person were in battle and loosing. Peter grabbed his hair angrily before shooting out of the Hangmans tree, only to stop in awe right outside. Neverland was .. sparkling.. Everything was shimmering with the renewed power, and he saw.. it seemed to be the most powerful in one tiny area. Peter leapt into the air, his flying ability renewed, and went straight to that area.
He found himself at a hole in the ground, hidden by a bush.. he vaguely remembered loosing Aurelia around this area in his chase...No time to think of that now.. the energy was DEFINITELY coming from whatever was in that tunnel. He quickly jumped in and ran to the edge of the ledge. There he saw a sinking Jolly Roger, fierce waves smashing against the rocks, and pirates climbing up the rock towards a figure decked out in green. That figure was.. glowing!
"BOY!!" the flying boy heard a familiar voice bellow, "RETURN THE CRYSTAL TO ME.. YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF! OR I WILL! EITHER WAY THIS IS ALL IN VAIN!" Hook! Peter's eyes widened in shock, it had been Hook?! He had been the one who stole the crystal? An image of a confused hurt Aurelia came to mind. Peter winced in remembrance. All of those horrible horrible things he had said had come and bit him. Rage blinded the boy. He flew across the cavern towards the figure to see it was Aurelia. That whom everyone had accused really was the one saving Neverland.. giving it back a small chance to survival.. She dressed exactly like Peter, her eyes closed tightly, her face pale, her fingers bleeding, his dagger was next to her a good two feet away.. Her entire body was shaking and he could see she was becoming visibly weaker. His eyes widened in shock. Peter ran over and grabbed his dagger. He'd need it for this battle.. Please hang on Lia..
"HOOK!!" Peter shouted down towards the rock, "Prepare yourself!" Hook looked up, his eyes widened in surprise, he barely had enough time to hop over to a ledge before Peter came at him with the dagger. From the beginning one could see who would win this fight. Hook was weak from swimming and climbing, and Peter raged like an angry bull he was out to destroy the captain.
"Must hold on.." Aurelia told herself, she heard the clanging of swords, what was going on down there?
The fight raged on below, sparks emitted as sword and dagger met repeatedly, the owners eyes glowing from the fury of the fight. It was a deadly dance where only one would remain standing. This was the final meeting between Hook and Pan.. For each slash Peter took at the Captain he remembered another cruel thing he did to the girl who was only a few feet above the fighting duo.. During the fight Peter swore to himself he'd make up every cruel thing or word he had ever said to her no matter what, even if it took forever. These thoughts only made him a more fierce opponent.
"Just a while longer.." she whispered, the worlds axis feeling like it was tilting crazily.
Peter had gained the upperhand, Hook was standing on the edge, hanging above a rather sharp looking area of rocks, not noticing, too intent on his quarry of the flying boy. Peter's dagger finally swiped and the sword flew into the air and clanked against the rocks angrily before landing into the angry waves. Hook's eyes widened, he saw no mercy in Pan's eyes.
"little.. longer.." the pain was becoming unbearable, it clouded her mind, she blinked slowly, trying fiercely to keep the crystal in sight.. to keep her hands clutched on it. But she was weak.. so very weak..
"Mommy.. Daddy.. are you proud of me?" A scream faintly made it to Aurelia's pain ridden mind before all went black.
(AN: Hehehe.. One more paragraph so you don't kill me..)
Peter flew to where he knew Aurelia had to be, his eyes widening in horror as he saw her body stiffen. Time seemed to slow as he watched her body collapse landing gently, the gem rolling out of her limp fingers. Time zoomed back to normal speed as his brain comprehended what had happened to the girl on the small alcove.
NO!!" he involuntarily shouted out. Too late, he had come too late.. He.. couldn't save the damsel for once.. this wasn't a game any more.. He just prayed she was still alive.. it was a feeble prayer.. but he clutched to it as he flew over to her limp lifeless body.
Landing softly he gently touched her face with the pads of his fingers. Cold burned them in return.
"Lia..." He whispered, "Lia.. you.." he gathered her body in his arms and held her tightly.
"You stupid idiot.." he mumbled softly. Peter looked at the crystal lying next to her bleeding hands and picked it up gently, with it safely tucked in his shirt he stood up, gently picking up the girl and flying home.
*dodges things thrown at her* Next chapter will come out soon we promise!!!(We were gonna make it longer but the next portion needed a bit work.. and we didn't want to keep you waiting too long!)