Chapter Six: Rescue

A/N: Still don't own Peter Pan and never will. Feel like suing me? I'm afraid all I have is a large school debt and utility bills that need to be paid.

Marina awoke to the sounds of the crew singing one of their favorite sea shanties.

"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."

Humming along, Smee entered the room arms laden with cloth. Marina sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Good yer up. The Capt'n has decided that yer to be a lady now."

That really woke Marina up. She bolted out of bed. "No you don't!" She ran out of her room and found her father ordering the crew around for the morning chores.

"Father…" she growled. "Tell me Smee is wrong."

A cold gaze met Marina's face. "No, m'dear. I have decided that your manners as a lady need to be a bit refined."

"But"

"No buts, Marina. Now go!"

One last glare to her father and Marina shuffled back into her room for a day of finishing school.

Meanwhile…

Peter was perched on a branch outside of his hideout going over the plan in his mind. It was perfect. Crowing, he called down for the lost boys. As soon as they gathered around him, he started giving out the orders.

"Alright boys, we need to save your new mother from Hook. The mermaids are going to distract the crew with one of their songs while you sneak aboard. Then once Hook comes out, I'll distract him. Tink, you need to go and find where she is and report it back to me and then signal the crocodile. Once Hook is fearing for his life, we'll get our new mother away safely."

            The boys cheered and Tink dusted them. Armed, they settled down on the bank of the shore and watched the ship. Marina wasn't spotted anywhere, but Hook was. He was out searching the island and air with his spyglass. 'Expecting me, eh, you old codfish?' Peter thought with a smirk. A flash of tail signaled Peter that the mermaids were in place. Giving off an owl hoot, Peter signaled the beginning of the attack.

            Aboard the Jolly Rodger, it grew deathly quiet as the first notes of the mermaids hypnotizing song met each crewmembers ear. They stood in place, not daring to move as the melody wrapped itself around their cold hearts.

Marina was in her chambers, dressed in one of the high society dresses that Smee had managed to convince her father that she should wear. She stood in front of the mirror, looked at herself, and groaned.

"Now, now it isn't that bad." Smee tutted.

"This bloody thing weighs a ton!"

"We'll have to do something about that language of yours."

Marina ignored him and continued ranting. "I mean I can barely stand much less walk. What insane person would wear such a get up?"

Noise from the deck caught Smee and Marina's attention. Instructing Marina to stay put, he grabbed his sword and headed out onto deck where Marina caught sight of a full out battle before the door closed. It was then that our dear heroine decided to take matters into her own hands. Quickly changing back into her usual attire, she armed herself and snuck out to the battle. Unseen by her father, as he was preoccupied the flying menace, she charged forward into the chaos. Quickly finding herself confronted by two lost boys, she swung her sword at them. It wasn't long before she drew them back against the railing of the ship. However, unbeknownst to her, another boy was creeping up behind her.

"Say your…" She trailed off as she spotted the shadow behind her. As she spun around, the butt of a sword caught her on her temple, making her world go black.

Across the ship, Hook took notice of a large group of lost boys that were signaling to Pan.

"What the devil?" he muttered as Pan flew out of reach and disappeared within the crowd. Hook pushed his way across the length of the ship. Everyone was still as they took in the sight. Peter leaned over the unconscious girl and listened for a breath.

"She's alive." He crowed and scooped her up taking flight. All the while, Hook stood motionless as an icy pick tore at his insides. The unconscious girl was Marina. Realizing that Pan had taken her up, he snapped back to action.

"Pan!" He cried out in anguish. His worst fears were coming to life. Unfortunately, during his moment of shock, the lost boys were already abandoning ship and Peter was halfway across the bay, taking no notice of the anguished cries of the captain.