Normally when Peter was gone the Island slept, and like what he had done to a sleeping Peter in the past Hook was going to poison the island while it slept. Days and weeks can pass by in Neverland in one night on the main land, and while Peter was out this time Hook took the opportunity.

It happened like this. Tootles, dear sweet Tootles, was captured during a fight the pirates and the lostboys had. Normally the lostboy would not have lost but the pirates had ambushed them. This unfairness had only fueled the anger the lostboys felt towards Hook and his pirates. And so the lostboys held a meeting in the underground home to plan how to save Tootles.

"I hope they have not killed Tootles yet," said Nibs.

"What are we going to do?" Cried one of the twins, and because he cried the other had to as well.

"The question is, what would Peter do?" Answered Slightly, being second in command.

They all thought and thought and thought and thought and finally the all said at once with great joy, "ATTACK THE PIRATES!!!!!"

And so all the lostboys took up their arms, their clubs, swords, daggers, knives, bows and arrows, and set off for the Jolly Rodger.

Hook tried never to use bad form, so when he and his pirates ambushed the lostboys it was purely accidental. Now Hook stood on the Jolly Rodger pondering how to get something out of his mistake.

"The boys," started Smee, "will come for him. What'll we do capt'n?"

"Has the little one met the plank yet?" Hook queried.

"No capt'n."

"Don't let him."

"Why not capt'n? You 'ate th' little brats."

An idea then came to Hook. "Because the boys will try and save him as long as he's still alive. Once we have the boys Peter will have no one to help him fight us and Neverland will be mine!"

Of course the boys did come for Tootles but the pirates were ready for them. The battle was so harsh I dare not retell it, but the boys did take some pirate lives before becoming prisoners. Hook then took the island for himself, driving the Natives in to hiding. He had the island; he had the bait, now all Hook needed was Pan.