Finding Neverland

Summary: Charlie Fayer was torn away from Neverland when she was 8, by the new pirate captain. Now four years later Neverland has come back to bring her home. But will Charlie be able to remember her past in time to save it.

Chapter 6: Founded Sanctuary
"Where is he?" Nathan grumbled pacing uneasily. Nathan Revelry Roop was the new evil Pirate Captain of Neverland. He had jet-black hair and infinite black eyes. Instead of a pet parrot, Nathan had a pet tiapan. It would ring itself around his neck, and happily sleep there until needed. The old boson Smee was happily stitching together some of the rips in Nathan's grand clothes. Since Smee was concentrating on his work he did not hear the question.
"Smeeeee."
"Aha," Smee answered absent mindedly, while quickly trying to finish off the patches. He gently placed down his work. "Yes Captain."
As much as Nathan had tried he was never able to be as frightening to the crew as their last captain. But he wouldn't go easy on them. His revenge for Peters blood was higher than Hooks could ever have been.
"Were you even listening to me Smee?" The tiapan that had been curled around Nathan's' neck sprang to life and hissed close to Smee's chubby face
"Um…" Smee chocked.
"Any way the question doesn't matter any more." The snake twisted its self back around Nathan when it knew it was not needed.
Smee's tensed muscle loosened as the captain walked away.
"Rouse all the men were going to look for Pan."

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All the Children lounged in a circle on the grass, of a magical clearing in the woods. A small stream was running off into the distance and a swing hung on a branch which stretched across the stream. The swing was old and rotting as if it hadn't been used in years. Birds and animals were hiding amongst the greenery and dim rays of sunlight danced along the ground as the trees swayed in the wind. The children had decided to move here because it had been Charlie's favorite spot in all of Neverland. It had been her own little sanctuary.

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Charlie's memory was getting better, or worse. You see, when ever she opened a door from her past life a door from the life she knew shut. It was first just her distant memories, that were hardly thought about anyway. But as she progressed further the more recent memories where locked away. Many questions where answered before she even had the chance to ask them, but most of them were just little things, which took up way to much space. But one that hadn't been answered and should have been was how she got to Neverland. Once Curly had finished telling his tale and all was silent Charlie seized the opportunity to ask. "How did I, get to Neverland?"
"Well…" Peter sat tall and bold. "You fell from the tree and… "
"No, no" Charlie giggle. "I didn't mean how I'm here now. I mean, how I got here when, when I was…"
"Oh" Peter nodded. Just as he opened his mouth to speak again a surprising interruption stopped him.
"I found them captain! There over here!" Buffer bag yelled wildly.
Peter jumped, his sword already prepared for a fight in front of him. The lost boys followed, pulling out various weapons like slingshots, bow and arrows as well as their own swords.
"Protect her!" Peter ordered them.
With out questions asked, the lost boys circled around Charlie just as pirates jumped from the bushes. Many of which where sniggering gleefully at the girl they where protecting. The lost boys growled like wild dogs as the pirates come close. They weren't used to protecting anyone and they kept using half of their eyesight to check on her. That was a big mistake because the bloodthirsty pirates would take their chance and knock them to the ground. As much as they tried to prevent it the lost boys could not stop them. So one by one each lost boy fell. Charlie was soon left unprotected and weapon less. While three pirates carried off the boys, two more advanced on Charlie.
Peter was battling with Nathan and was unaware that he was losing.
The two pirates cornered Charlie into a tree and sniggered at her terrified expression. Then as her back thumped lightly into the tree trunk she remembered the bullies before she left. A new light spread across her face, which made the pirates stop in their tracks. This was something they hadn't expected. They had expected her to be easy and give in, not go rebellious. As quick as lighting Charlie swooped down her foot swinging across the pirate's ankles. The two dazed pirates lay in a heap on the leaf littered floor. Charlie picked up their swords from the ground next to them and pointed them threateningly at their necks. "You are nothing but worthless grown up bullies." She spat.
The pirates shivered with fear. Who was this crafty girl? They had never seen her before so how could she know so much.
"Now get out of my sight before I decide to kill you."
The quivering pirates scrambled to their feet and sprinted into the jungle, each one trying to get back on the safety of the ship first. Charlie laughed with pure delight as she watched them disappear and for a slight second she felt as if she was weightless, almost as if she was floating. But a load clash of metal on metal broke her off. For the first time in the battle she noticed Peter. He was prancing about the place while Nathan made some deadly swings. But always missed. As Charlie watched she realized that Peter was lingering in the air for longer than possible. He was in fact deifying gravity as if it didn't exist.
"Peter?" Charlie yelled over the clashes of swords. "How are you doing that?"
Peter stopped "What?" he asked taking a quick glance in her direction.
Nathan took the chance to look around, and saw only his gang of advancing Pirates.
Brilliant. He thought. I'm winning.
"It seems that you are losing." Nathan pointed out to Peter.
Peter looked around. His boys might be gone but Charlie was still there.
"I haven't lost yet." Peter grinned. "I've still got Charlie"
"Charlie?" Nathan whispered under his breath in a kind of trance. "That name sounds familiar." Nathan snapped out of his trance like state and fired back at Peter "Well sometimes plans go wrong." He said through gritted teeth. His patients for this cocky brat was testing him to the limits.
"Oh is it time for Mr. Revely Roops nap." Peter teased.
Nathan's black eyes twitched with fury while Peter danced with joy. An invisible force field stretched over the two enemies.
"Peter!"
Charlie's desperate cry for help immediately broke the field and turned Peters gaze back to her. Pirates had captured her unawares and were carrying her off into the jungle with mighty difficulty as she kicked and bit like a wild animal. Once Charlie was out of sight everything seemed to go quiet. Peter turned back to Nathan.
For a brief second Nathan was sure he saw something in Peter's eyes. Something Nathan hadn't seen for many years.
It was fear.
Peter was just about to take off when there was a loud bang from a gun that caused all the birds in the trees to fly off squawking stressfully. Peter's hopes sank into the ground. He was hoping that it wasn't what he thought. Nathan let out a wide beam. This was more than he could have hoped for. Peter was distracted and had no happy thoughts left. He raised his sword for the finale blow. This was it this was going to be the end of Peter Pan.