A/N: Alrighty, this chappie oughta be a bit happier than the last one. J.M. Barrie is a singularly gifted man!

Chapter 17

Wendy's POV (normal again)

I was tied to the mast of the pirate ship. I wanted to scream, fight, anything to save Peter, but I was bound securely and gagged, so I could do nothing. I tried to be strong and not cry, and it was barely working. The sky abruptly turned gray and clouds rolled in; the water was colliding violently against the ship, and the pirates cheered as they brought out the plank. Smee observed, "Cap'n, look at the sky! And check out the water..." I heard Peter yelling as though in extreme agony... "Pan must be DEAD!" I heard, and everyone roared their congratulations to Hook. The boys denied it. I despaired for a moment, and nearly broke down, but then I whispered, "I do believe in fairies, I do, I do." I wanted to laugh. Some invisible force was telling me to say this with all the conviction in my body. A pirate near me asked, "You what?"

"I do believe in fairies!"

John looked as if he suddenly realized something, and whispered, "I do believe in fairies..." Soon he had the other boys chanting, and before we knew it, even the crew was shouting it, and one freaked out pirates charged at the boys, screaming, "Stop that nonsense or I'll run ya' through, believe in fairies, I do, I do." I was incredibly happy and sad at the same time, causing me to laugh with tears streaming down my face.

"I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO, I DO!" everyone was screaming, it was as if the entire universe, the cosmos, were screaming the same thing with the same incredible passion and joy. Far away, I could hear children whispering in their sleep, "I do believe in fairies, I do I do..." I could hear whispers all over, adults and children everywhere...Peter was screaming it even, wherever he was...

"I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I-" we were cut short by Hook screaming, "HE'S ALIVE!" and pointing at the brilliant sunset, purple and crimson. Hook came up behind me, and grabbed me by the wrists, forcing them behind my back. I cried out in pain, and when he tried to silence me with his hand, I bit it until I tasted blood in my mouth. He yanked his hand out, cursing, then had someone blindfold me and put me on the plank. I smiled grimly, glad I had at least done some damage to this bastard. I walked down the plank, saying, "Kick some pirate ass, boys." I was turned around, and heard a ticking below me. Oh well, it'll be over in one swallow... I thought. Someone jumped on the plank, and I fought for my balance. They did it again, and I fell off the plank, amidst the screams, "WENDY!"

Meanwhile

Peter's POV:

I screamed, with all my heart, my soul, "I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO, I DO!" My power was that every person on the planet could feel me, there had been a Pan for part of everyone's childhood for centuries. I was crying out to those who still believed, and had not grown out of the simple and doubtless belief that a child has. I had cried out again and again, and soon, the air was thick with the whispers, the screams, of all those who believed in fairies, even if they only believed when no one was watching.

"I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO, I-" Tink began to stir. I picked her up and stopped shouting, my voice hoarse and my face streaked with tears. She opened her eyes and smiled then flew out of my hand and tickled me, I was so happy I was sobbing near hysterically and laughing at the same time. As soon as I was under more control of my currently rampant emotions, I headed inside, grabbing a sword and flew off, muttering to Tink, "It's Hook or me this time."