Chapter 10
Mission Accomplished
Captain Hook had blood in his eyes and a sinister grin twisted at his lips as he walked towards Mr. Parkerson. The time had finally come to rid himself of the ones he despised the most. The ones that had caused him the most stress and anger.
Basically, Captain James Hook had never been in a better mood. So when a large clatter echoed loudly throughout the old building, the man was far from happy at the distraction.
What would DARE hinder him from doing what he had dreamed about ever sense he had laid eyes on the teenagers?
Every head in the room turned towards the noise that had come somewhere far back in the wretched building, silently wondering what it was.
"S-sir?" Mr. Smee questioned, as he glanced in the direction of the noise.
Inwardly, the Captain screamed in frustration. Before speaking, he took a deep breath trying to calm himself. Quickly, he reminded himself that a few minutes more wouldn't hurt. He could still get his revenge. After another quick breath, the Captain ordered, " Watch them Smee, I'll be right back."
"Aye, Captain."
With that, Hook strode across the room, turned the corner, and was gone from sight.
All was silent till..
" I told you not to come here Riley!"
"And I told you that I was going to come anyway Peter!"
"But it's dangerous!"
"So, you're here, why can't I be?"
Peter paused for a moment.
"That is completely different!"
The two continued to bicker.
Alyssia sighed.
"Okay, will someone please tell me what is going on here!" Derek Johnson suddenly burst out.
Alyssia sighed again. " You see Kyle?" She asked, nodding her head in the boy's direction.
"Yah.."
"He's Peter Pan."
The boy's eye brows raised. "What?"
" You know that big scary man?" She continued, ignoring him. "He's Captain Hook."
Derek blinked, his mouth dropping up and down.
"You're crazy."
" She isn't lying you nit-wit." snapped Mexlee.
Derek glared at the boy. " Oh yah? And who are you?"
" Mexlee."
"Mexlee..." he drifted off in question.
"..Of Neverland."
He snorted. "Neverland."
"Neverland." Mexlee confirmed with a smirk.
The two stared at each other before Derek finally concluded..
" You're all crazy."
" Derek, it's true." Alyssia told the boy, " I didn't believe it at first either, but it is."
" You can't be serious. None of this is real!"
" You are tied up in and held hostage by pirates in an old ware house. And you're telling me this isn't real. I believe you should rethink who you call crazy, considering you're the one doubting your own surroundings." Fairdi replied to the boy's statement.
" And who are you?"
"Fairdi."
" Of Neverland I suppose?" The dark hair boy questioned sarcastically.
" Yes, actually."
Derek shook his head. This isn't happening..
" FINE! GET YOURSELF KILLED! I DON'T CARE!"
" I WISH THE SAME TO YOU..YOU- YOU IRRITATING LITTLE RAT OF A BOY!"
" WHO ARE YOU CALL-"
Alyssia couldn't take it anymore. " Will you two just SHUT UP. This is serious! We are about to be killed here! Look Kyle-"
" IT'S PETER!"
"WHATEVER! Riley's here already! There isn't much you can do about it! So STOP complaining about it! And YOU," She stared sharply at Riley, " You need to QUIT being so Stubborn! He's only worried about you! Stop taking it as an insult! GEEZ! You are like two year olds!"
The two went silent, their cheeks blushed red, and their heads lowered in shame, refusing to look at one another.
Derek turned his head as far as he could to stare at the girl in amazement. " I didn't know you could yell like that."
Alyssia gave a slight cough. " Yes, well.." She blushed.
Derek grinned.
" As much as I'm enjoying this little chat, is there anyway we could possibly think about the problem at hand? What is it again? Oh yes, OUR DEATHS." Mexlee sneered.
" Honestly Mexlee, you really know how to lighten the mood." Fairdi jested with a slight smile.
Without warning Captain James Hook burst back into the room, seething. "Blasted place.." he mumbled furiously under his breath.
" Cap'n?" His first mate Mister Smee inquired.
" Bloody building that's all. Fallin' apart." He shook his head. " Now were did we leave off?" He glanced over at the teenagers on the floor then over at the unconscious man in the chair. A sinister grin spread across his face. " Oh yes. I remember."
He moved to wake Riley's father.
The girl couldn't take it.
" DON'T! Please, don't! He has nothing to do with this! Take me instead! Please!" she burst out, desperately pleading.
Peter Pan gasped, " NO Riley!" He turned to the Captain. " Take me Hook! I'm the one you want anyway! Just leave all them out of this!"
Alyissa sighed. "You know, if you kill Kyle and Riley you're going to have to kill me too."
"And me!" Derek exclaimed, fixing his determined glare on Hook.
"Me too!" Fairdi shouted right after Derek.
They all glanced down at Mexlee. Waiting.
His eyes slowly glanced upward, jumping to the many faces staring down at him.
"What?" he asked feigned obliviousness.
Fairdi elbowed the boy.
Glaring, he rubbed his side and grumbled in resignation," Oh FINE! Fine! I don't care, kill me too! It's not like I want to live of anything."
In reply to the outbursts, Hook chuckled. " As foolishly brave as you all are, I don't think you see the point that I'm trying to make; I'm going to kill you all anyway."
"Harsh. Very harsh." Alyissa stated.
" Tough." the man growled before roughly grabbing hold of Peter's shirt and pulling him and the girl tied to him upward. Pulling out his ruby-hilted sword, he strode to Mr. Parkerson in two steps and grabbed the unconscious man harshly by the hair, tilting his head backwards and exposing his neck on which he leaned his blade against.
"Now, this ends." He sneered, pulling the blade back ready for a swing.
Riley's eyes widened in panic. " WAIT!" She screamed.
The Captain's blade halted before reaching the man's neck. "What now?" he seethed in frustration.
The girl's mouth gapped up and down wordlessly, searching for an excuse. Anything to stop him from harming her father. " Um.."
Hook rolled his eyes and rasing the sword again.
" NO WAIT!" She exclaimed hastily. " Don't we get a last request?"
The Captain dropped his arm, dumbfounded. The group of teenagers stared at her suspiciously.
" A last request?"
" Yes, a last request. If we are going to all die it's the least you can do, don't you think?"
Hook sighed, feeling a headache coming on, " Fine, FINE. What do you want!"
Riley stared at the group sharply, willing them to think of anyway.. Anything, to help her stall the man.
Alyssia coughed hesitantly. " Well," she shifted, " I wouldn't mind a Big Mac at the moment."
" I've always wanted to meet Britney Spears before I died," Derek added suggestively.
" Personally, I'd like to go relieve myself. I've been holding it for hours." Fairdi announced shifting around uncomfortably. " What about you Mex?"
The boy snorted. " How about letting me go."
" On second thought, could I get fries with my sandwich?"
" I wouldn't mind a Mt. Dew. Do you think you could get that also?"
" I'll take a Pepsi!"
" Could I change mine to a Pepsi too?"
" Or maybe a-"
"STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP! ALL OF YOU, SILENCE!" The Captain cut in with a roar.
" But what abou-"
"ALL REQUESTS DENIED!" He seethed, " You blasted teenagers are driving me crazy! NO more interruptions!"
Captain Hook ferociously whisked his blade up again ready to shed blood.
" NOooOOoOoOo!" Riley cried out and did the only thing she could think off- She flung herself at the head pirate.
Her plan didn't go as smoothly as she hoped as she had forgotten she was still tied to a certain flying boy.
Peter Pan was jutted helplessly forward at the girl's sudden movement, sending him crashing into her back. Riley cried out as she was pushed forward to the ground, landing uncomfortably on the cold concrete. Peter followed quickly behind, landing on top of her.
Ow.
Her pain was quickly forgotten as she noticed the Captain's feet in front of her. She wasted no time in clamping her feet around one of the feet.
The captain cursed, shaking his leg. " Blast it Smee! Help me with the wretched girl!"
Riley tugged his foot sharply, making him stumble and drop his sword. It clattered to the ground with a clang.
Upon hearing the sword drop, she shouted to Peter, " Get it!"
" I would love too, IF I COULD BLOODY MOVE!" came the moody reply.
"YOU ARE PETER PAN, THINK OF SOMETHING!" She snapped viciously, trying to keep her hold on the restless foot.
The boy glared in reply, and stared at the motionless sword not a foot away, trying to think of someway to use it.
Then, it came to him.
" Riley, roll over!" he shouted to the girl underneath him.
" I can-" Her reply was cut off as The man's foot knocked swiftly into her chest; all air left her in an uncomfortable gasp. She rolled sideways.
Peter had gotten the movement from her he needed. He tugged their bound hands near the blade edge and carefully began to rub the rope restricting them from freedom against it. He was finding it very difficult with the girl's constant jerking.
" Riley, if you don't stop moving I'll going to cut your hand!" he warned.
The girl laughed bitterly. " You think this is exactly easy holding still like this?"
He ignored her and continued to cut the rope until finally, it feel loose.
Peter and Riley sprang apart, he instantly swooped the sword up, and she shot forward joining her hands with her feet to pull the Captain's foot. The extra force of her hands caused him to loose his balance and crash to the floor, cursing.
Alyssia and Derek 'whooped' in the background in support. Riley scrambled backwards, where she stood and placed herself behind the protection of the boy with the sword.
Captain Hook, raised himself from the ground, a scowl stretching across his anger-burning face.
" You may have a sword," He growled, " But I've got a dozen." He motioned around him with a hand, showing the many pirates surrounding them. " You're out numbered."
" And you're a old codfish." Riley shot at the man, before ducking behind Peter as the fuming Captain charged forward. He rush was halted as Peter's sword extended outward in defense.
Riley stuck out her tongue. " You smell too."
Peter stopped another attack from the captain, before rounding on the girl and carefully explaining, " Riley, perhaps this is not the best time to be taunting the murderous pirate."
She snorted. " He started it."
Their attention flew back to Hook as he spoke once more. " Look Pan, you know there is no way out of this. Just give it up. If you surrender peacefully, On my word as an formidable opponent, I'll let your little friends die with as little suffering possible."
Alyissa let out a short, crazed laugh. "Personally, I don't think I agree with this plan."
"Yah, me either," Derek settled, shaking his head.
Peter Pan smirked, and turned his attention back towards the Captain. "You heard 'em, and since when was I one to go without a fight?"
" So be it." The man snarled, before turning towards his men and commanding, " KILL THEM!"
Instantly, the group of foul, monestrous looking pirates began to close in on them, their razor sharp blades outstretched in front of them, thirsting to be soiled in warm blood.
Riley's eyes widened and she hastily turned to Peter, " What's the plan?"
Peter blinked. " Stay alive?" he suggested.
The girl gulped. " We're doomed."
" No we aren't." Peter snapped in a very unconvincing tone.
Riley glanced at the hostile crowd of pirates.
Is that one foaming at the mouth?
She turned back to Peter. " Uh, yah, we are."
The boy rolled his eyes. "Here." He placed a dagger in her hand. "Hold this."
In reply, she stared at him.
" You'd trust me with this?" she questioned suspiciously. "I thought I wasn't manly enough to protect myself."
" You aren't, I just had nowhere to put it."
She kicked him
" OW, I was joking!"
She kicked him again.
"RILEY!"
" Peter Pan, HOW can you be JOKING around at a time like THIS?"
"Well it's better then screaming 'we're all going to die'!" He shot back in defense.
" I wasn't screaming!"
" Would you prefer I call it shrieking?"
"Shut up!"
"Make me!"
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
"DUCK!"
She blinked.
"What?"
"DUCK!" Peter screamed again, before his fist flew forward. Riley squeaked and flung herself down. The boy's fist smacked against the jaw of a massive pig-like pirate standing directly behind her.
Riley blinked from her spot of the ground, in pure surprise.
Woah.
She looked back up at Peter in realization. " YOU ALMOST HIT ME!"
" I told you to duck!" The boy exclaimed, knocking another man in the gut with a swing of his fist.
" I can't- You - You're unbelie-" Her rant was cut off as yet another pirate made a grab for her. She rolled just out of reach of his hands and scrambled to her feet. Her eyes scanned for Peter, finding him not ten feet away taking on three man twice his size.
" What do I do?" She yelled over to him at a loss.
" Get-" He ducked as a man swung at his head. " Mexlee and-" He took a hit from the back. " Fairdi!" he finished in a gasp.
Nodding, Riley ran off towards the two boys not far away to untie them. Right before reaching them, she was halted, by someone she recognized as the first pirate she had met upon first reaching NeverLand; Bill Jukes.
" 'Member me lass?" he grinned, displaying his rotted yellow teeth.
Riley grimaced. " Unfortunately."
He grinned wider. " Ya want 'em," He nodded his head back at Fairdi and Mexlee. " Ya 'ave to go through me." Pulling out his blood stained sword, he swung out around.
" GET HIM RYE!" Alyssia shouted out in support.
She laughed nervously. " Easier said then done."
"Come on lass, I ain't got all day." He sighed. " Fine, I got a proposition for ya. If ya try t'get past me, I'll put down my sword."
"She agrees!" Her friend answered for her immediately.
Riley's mouth dropped open.
"ALYSSIA? Are you trying to get me killed?"
" You can take him. You've beat up a boy before! Remember Dylan Rogers?"
"THAT WAS IN THE THIRD GRADE!"
"Same difference."
" Come on Rye, you can do this." Fairdi encouraged from behind the man.
"Yah," added Mexlee, " and if nothing else, you can always annoy him to death."
She glared at the boy, then turned her attention back towards the pirate.
I can do this. I CAN do it. Just go for it! NOW!
She winced.
This is gonna hurt.
She charged him, pulled back her fist and let it fly, sinking it with all her force into his abdomen.
She immediately regretted it. PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN! She shrunk back, cradling her fist with a whimper.
The pirate laughed, unaffected by the hit.
" I'm NEVER listening to any of you EVER again!" She hissed at her friends.
Still chuckling, her opponent headed towards her. " All right little lass, you've 'ad your fun. It's my turn." He made a grab at her
Derek and Alyssia together gasped, " WATCH OUT!"
Riley tried to swing out of the way, but the pirate caught her around the waste and pulled her to himself, restricting her arms down at her side.
" Let go you repulsive idiot!" She kicked at him in every which direction, but none of the blows seemed to reach the man.
Riley continued to struggle, unable to do much. That was when she remembered- Peter's dagger! With her hands at her side, she found it easy enough to reach into her pocket and pull it out.
The pirate laughed harshly. " All out of options now, ain't we little lass?"
Riley echoed his laugh. " Wanna bet?" pulling her wrist back as far as she could, she then snapped it forward stabbing the blade into his thigh.
Jukes cried out in agony, releasing her to clutch at his wound.
Springing from his grasp, the girl ran over to the boys, and fell to her knees. She began to untie their hands.
Seconds later, their bonds fell loose. Mexlee and Fairdi shot apart, rising from the ground. Fairdi laughed, patting her on the shoulder, and exclaiming" Well done!" before the two ran off to join the fight.
Riley quickly moved to untie the remaining two teenagers. " I can't believe you stabbed him!" Alyssia blurted out in amazement, as her hands we being freed.
" What else was I supposed to do?"
" Well I thought it was brilliant." Derek informed her, as the last rope fell from his hand.
She rolled her eyes, then turned the conversation serious. " Look guys, you need to get out of here."
" I'm not leaving!" The two shouted out together in protest.
" We'll you can't stay!"
" We can, and we are." Her friend answered for both of them.
Riley sighed. " Fine, but if you aren't leaving you have to do something for me. Get my dad and hide. That's final."
Alyssia saluted her. " Aye, aye Captain." Then with a wink, the two ran off towards her father.
Now, she had to find Peter. And where had Hook gone?
It didn't take long to spot them, as they were both fighting each other in the center of everything. The worst part about it though, was Hook seemed to be gaining the upper hand.
I have to help him!
But what could she do? She didn't know, but she had to try.
Noticing a stray sword on the ground, she swept down and scooped it up, heading towards the two.
Suddenly, six men jumped out in front of her, blocking her path. And heading them, was a not to happy looking Bill jukes, who stood with a scowl, clutching his bloodied leg.
" Trapped aren't 'cha little lass. No where t' go, no one t' 'elp ya." He traced a finger down his cheek like an invisible tear, displaying his feigned sympathy. " What 'cha gonna do now?"
Eh..
The girl swallowed. "OH YAH. We'll I'll.. I'll.." She dropped the sword and ran.
" Get her!" Jukes yelled.
"Go away!" she squeaked over her shoulder and the dirty men persuing her.
They didn't slow, and worse, they were gaining on her.
" Heeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllpppppppppppppppppppppp!" She shrieked to anyone who was listening as she passed them at top speed.
From across the room, Peter Pan instantly reconsider the cry. Riley..
He glanced up at his enemy, Captain James Hook, whom which he was fighting. The man was sweating and panting in exhaustion. In all truth, Peter was in almost the same state. It seems like they had been charging and deflecting blow's for all eternity.
Beating this man was his duty, but at the moment he had another duty. To protect the ones he loved.
" As much as I would enjoy to see you go down, I have a lady calling."
The captain looked around.
" Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppp meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee." Riley rushed by.
" So I see." he answered, " But we are not finished here Pan."
The boy smiled slightly. "Some things can wait." He ran off.
"PAN! PAN! COME BACK HERE!" The Captain growled at the boys retreating form.
Peter Pan shot after Riley Parkerson who was running around like a mad women.
The boy caught her as she passed, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist to hold her still.
The girl screamed, " Let go, let go, let go, let go!" and elbowed him in the ribs.
All air left him in a gush. " RYE!" he gasped out, coughing. " Bloody hell it's just me!"
She went lax, gazing up at him. " Peter?"
Oops.
" Er..sorry."
"Come on," he started up, wasting no time. " We have to move."
"Move? Move where? We are surrounded!"
Smirking, the boy glanced to the ceiling. " Not everywhere."
Her eyes widened slightly. "You mean.. up?"
" Exactly."
"Oh no." she whined.
This only made him smirk more. "Hold on." He picked her up.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no." She squeezed her eyes shut, and felt herself rise into the air, the growls of the men below growing fainter.
Peter rolled his eyes. " What are you so worried about? The first time I took you flying you loved it."
Riley snorted, refusing to open her eyes. "The first time you took me flying you didn't DROP me!"
Landing on a ceiling beam, he sighed and tried to set her down, but quickly found he couldn't.
" Riley you can stop clinging to my now."
"I'm not clinging." she snapped.
"You can call it whatever you want, just stop doing it."
She "hmphed" in reply, and let go, stepping down onto the beam, and looking around for the first time.
That was a mistake.
VERY, VERY, VERY HIGHHHHHHHH!
Her breath caught in her throat and she began to wobble. Peter caught hold of her, steading her. " Sit down." he cooed calmly.
" Why are we all the way up here! Couldn't you have picked a more..you know..ground level spot." She clung to the beam, as she glanced down once more.
"Miss Parkerson, it seems to me you have a problem with heights." He grinned in realization.
"Oh, shut it." she snapped.
Peter laughed.
From behind the stack of crates in which he hide, Derek Johnson rose from his sitting position gasping at what he saw.
"Holy shit, he's flying!"
Alyissa tugged the back of boy's shirt violently pulling him back to the ground sharply.
"Ow!"
" Shut up!"
"Peter, it's not funny!"
The boy continued to laugh.
"You-" He stopped suddenly, his laugh cut short. His eyes focused below him, to where the group of pirates gathered.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY ARE GONE?" James Hook exclaimed furiously.
" Well they- uh- they were there- then-"
The Captain stabbed the babbling pirate in the gut, then watched him fall to the ground dead. The man's eyes flared red as he scanned the area.
" PAN!" he roared, " PAN! SHOW YOURSELF!"
Peter remained silent form on top his beam, watching the angered Captain.
"Where did Mexlee and Fairdi go?" Riley questioned with a whisper to the boy.
" Don't know." He answered without moving his gaze.
" So what are we going to do?"
" Don't know."
" Are you going to think of a plan?"
"Don't know."
" Is there anything you -do- know!" She hissed at him in irritation..
He turned his head slowly her direction, a small smile creeping up the corner of his mouth aware of the frustration he was causing her.
"Don't know." he answered simply.
"PETER-" she started to yell, but was cut off as the boy covered her mouth, chuckling quietly, his eyes twinkling in humor.
"Shh Rye, I'll think of something."
She pulled his hand away, glaring. " You could have just said that the first time."
" And ruin the fun? He gasped his playful horror, "Never!"
Riley reluctancy grinned, rolling her eyes.
" So what do-" She paused, her attention caught by the happenings below them. She nudged Peter. " Look, what's going on?"
His eye brows furrowed and his gaze shifted to the floor.
There was a sudden growing panic among the pirates. " Captain!" a pirate exclaimed in surprise and horror, "Captain look!"
James Hook growled, and jutted his attention away from searching for the boy to look at the pirate with anger. " What is it now!"
"Our swords Cap'n!"
"They're gone!"
"All our swords! Disappeared!"
"Tis witchcraft Captain!"
The Captain's forehead creased in confusion. " What the bloody hell are you taking about?" He groped down for his sword, only to find it missing. His eyes widened. His eyes traveled among his men, to see them all sword less as well. Hie eyes grew larger still, before narrowing in furry, " PAN!"
The two teenagers glanced at each other in confusion.
"You didn't do anything did you?" Riley inquired, desperate for a answer.
"How could I? I've been up here with you!"
"But-"
"Riley," the boy cut in, " Even I'm not THAT good."
"But then how-"
" I don't know.." He pulled out his sword, his eyes darting around the building suspiciously.
Riley followed his example.
The room seemed to become stunningly silent as all eyes scanned the hauntingly old building. For several minutes, the only sound the girl heard was her own breathing, but then, faintly, in the background another sound broke the silence.
A familiar sound. A cheerful sound.
Riley ceased all moment to hear better. The sound rang clearer and closer. She knew what it was now. It was the sound of bells.
Suddenly, a ball of light shot across the room, lighting the area and leaving a trail of golden dust as it went.
There was only one person who glowed like that and sounded so..
Both teenager's eyes widened in realization.
" TINKER BELL!" Peter exclaimed with joy, running forward.
"DEMON PIXIE!" Riley screamed with horror, shooting backwards.
The little ball of light circled the building once more before shooting forward and landing with a gush of joyous chimes on Peter's shoulder. The boy laughter cheerfully.
"Oh Tink, you're here! You're here!" He jumped toward the teenager girl happily, " Riley you see-"
The girl snapped her hand out in front of her, signaling him back.
"Peter Pan, don't you dare take a step closer with that..that.. thing!"
He rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to his Fairy smiling. Suddenly it hit him, " It was you who took all the swords wasn't it, and you distracted Hook earlier too didn't you?"
The tiny girl smiled mischievously and chimed slyly.
" She said Fairdie and Mexlee helped," he translated for Riley who had barricaded herself behind a beam.
"Lovely," came the sarcastic reply.
Captain Hook's eyes grimly followed the tiny ball of light around the room and watched it settle up by a boy.
"Peter Pan," The man hissed to himself, glaring up at the revealed hiding spot of the flying boy. "You're mine now."
The Captain smiled maliciously..
He had a plan.
Alyissa's mouth dropped open, and she nudged the boy beside her sharply in the ribs. "Derek, look."
"Ow, Geez- what? He fussed, looking upward, and rubbing his side.
He froze, catching sight of the glowing ball of light.
"It's a .. a.. Fairy!" The girl exclaimed in disbelief.
Derek Johnson shook his head, " But that's impossible, There is no such thing a-"
The girl gasped, flinging her hand over his mouth before the sentence could be finished.
" Are you CRAZY?" She lowered her hand, and moved it to his shirt collar instead; shaking him violently. " You can't say that! Don't you know the stories at all?"
He wretched her hang away. " Well apparently not!" he growled.
" Well let me sum it up for you block-head, every time someone says they don't believe in fairies a fairy somewhere drops dead!"
" Well, how can one drop dead, if there aren't any to begin wi-"
She tackled him to the floor. " For ONCE in your life Derek Johnson could you try not be such an idiot?"
His eyes widened in aghast. " You have no IDEA ho-"
He stopped short, a sudden sound beside him silencing his rant.
Mr. Parkerson groaned, and very slowly, his eyes peeked open..
Riley growled to herself as she clung to the ceiling beam, watching Peter dance around with his Fairy.
Blasted Pixie..
This wasn't the time to be playing around! Everyone was still in danger. Dad is still in danger.. The girl thought miserably, her hands went to her face, her mind aching.
Suddenly, there was a shout of rage from in front of her. Riley hands shot away from her face just in time to see none other than Captain Hook, making his final step up onto the beam and turn his blade on the unaware boy.
Riley gasped, "PETER! WATCH OUT!"
The Captain's sword slashed down, just as Peter turned. The boy's shift in movement was just enough for the blade to miss it's immediate target, but not enough to miss completely. The point sunk deeply into Peter's thigh. He let of a howl in pain and fell from the beam.
Riley gasped and flung herself forward, barely grasping the boy's hand in time. She nearly fell herself from the weight that clung to her.
The captain laughed. " You made this quite easy for me, m'dear. For that, my thanks. "
Oh no...
She either took the hit..or she let Peter fall. Her eyes widened as the blade raised over her.
Suddenly, Tink shot forward through the air, straight at the Captain's face. Hook let out a growl of rage, and swung wildly at the pixie distracting him.
" Peter, I can't hold you!" Riley yelled with panic to the boy, as his hand slowly slipped more and more from hers.
The boy let of a cry of pain and used all the energy he possessed to lift himself up. " Riley," he gasped out, " Fall."
" Fall?" she asked in panic. " What do you mean fall?"
" Grab my hand and fall with me. Don't worry, I have enough strength to take us to the ground safely. Trust me, please."
She did trust him. Hook screamed in rage as, she jumping from the beam, and landed in Peter's grasp. He cried out in pain. Instantly they fell downward. Riley's grip tightened. Maybe he didn't have enough strength to get them down safely.
From the ground Fairdi and Mexlee seemed to realize this. " Come on!" yelled Fairdi, " We've got to help?"
" What do you mean help? I don't know about you, but as far as I know I can't fly!" Mexlee snapped back. " The only use we would be is something softer to land on!"
" Exactly." Fairdi stated with a wink.
Mexlee's mouth dropped open. " ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
" JUST DO IT!" The boy yelled, rushing forward towards the falling teens.
Mexlee let out a stream of curses, but ran to join Fairdi none-the-less.
Riley squeezed her eyes shut as they fell faster.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no.. Then with a BAM, they hit the ground.
Except the ground wasn't so hard. It was warm and lumpy. And had a Mexlee in it, cursing their existence.
Riley's eyes snapped open. Fairdi and Mexlee had caught them!
Well, sorta.. more like broke our fall.
Jumping off the boys, Riley searched for the Captain. He was still on the beam, cursing, and fighting of the pixie, while his men stared stupidly up at him.
She took one breath or relief, than focused again. Peter.. She ran to the boy's side.
" Peter! Peter! Are you okay?"
He groaned in reply, but gave her quick grin, " Sorry about that."
She smiled, " I've been through worse." Riley glanced over at Fairdi. " Thanks, are you okay?"
The boy pulled himself up to sitting position, and nodded grinning. Next, she turned to Mexlee, who still laid sprawled across the floor. " What about you, are you okay?"
He slowly looked up at her glaring. " I HAT-" Fairdi's hand quickly covered his mouth cutting off his speech.
"He's fine too." He said brightly.
" Good, then what do you say we get the hell outta here?"
Instantly, the group sprang up from the ground, with the exception of Peter, who Riley helped upward.
" Can you walk?" she asked in worry.
Peter nodded. " Yeah, just help me." The boy's arm wrapped around her shoulder, and her's went round his waste.
" Let's go! Quickly!" Fairdi announced, as the pirate's slowly started to realize what was happening around them.
" Wait!" Riley exclaimed, " Where's Alyissa, Derek, and my Dad?"
" We're here!" Alyissa exclaimed, rising up from behind a box. Standing right behind her stood Derek, and..
DAD!
They blinked at each other. " Uh... dad.. I can explain."
Wincing Mr. Parkerson raised a hand, silencing her, " There is plenty of time for that later. Let's just get out of here."
" You heard him!" stated Derek. " Run of it!"
With that, they fled towards the exit. Riley could hear the Captain in a fit of rage behind her yelling to his men.
" STOP THEM YOU FOOLS!"
His men stupidly started towards them.
The pixie continued to attack the Captain. " NO, SOMEONE HELP ME FIRST!" he hollered, just as quickly.
They all turned around and stared at the Captain again.
" NO, NOT ALL OF YOU, IDIOTS! GET THEM TOO!"
The pirates, went back and forth torn between what to do.
:"IDIOTS! I'M SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS!" was the last thing she heard the captain yell before they were out of the building and headed towards freedom.
Riley couldn't help but smile.
A/N: Ohhh geezy. You must hate me. : ( I'd hate me too if I were you. I'm just not doing this very well am I? I'm still not sure if I'm ever going to finish this story. I'm just drawing a blank on what to do next sadly. Hopefully something will come to me because I feel horrible getting this far and then just cutting you all off. I'd really, really, really, REALLY hate to do that. That and I don't think I want any of you coming up on me when I'm sleeping and murdering me for doing so.. I don't get enough sleep as it is, let alone having to sleep with one eye open. I will do EVERYTHING I can to try and finish this story for you. All you lovely reviewers, or anyone that reads this story for that matter, deserve that much. I'm so sorry I've made you wait this long. Thank you to all of you that have stuck with me this long. I hope you enjoy this chapter. And if you don't hate me, drop me a review. They always encourage me to write. : )
P.S. Sorry for the million grammar mistakes, I wanted to get this up so I didn't check over it very well.