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 11: Chasing After Time
Charlie felt sick. She would have had to si down, if a loud bang hadn't pulled her out of her state. Before she could think of what was happening, Nathan was upon her. He grumbled with annoyance and dragged her out onto the deck with him. Charlie kicked and screamed, but Nathan was beyond punishment of any kind. He burst onto the deck. Moonlight streamed over the battle. Peter had created a diversion by setting off long tom continuously. Smoke swallowed them as they walked into the throng. Charlies screams alerted Peter of her ware abouts, and he swooped down to greet them. He landed gracefully, but strong in front of Nathan, smiling. Nathan tried to divert around him, but Peter blocked him off. As he grabbed for his sword, Charlie felt the grip on her wrist loosen and she was able to slip free. She scrambled away from him and back into the fresh air. She coughed and wheezed as she escaped the mist of smoke. She was greeted happily by a few of the lost boys. They tried to drag her off the ship, to take her to the shore. They kept saying it wasn't safe. But Charlie could hear swords clashing in the smoke. She remembered the clock. Without consulting with the lost boys, she ran back into the ship. She could hear the lost boys chasing after her, but she was to quick for them and there yells soon disappeared. The door was swinging wide open, without thinking of curtesy she trashed through the room, looking for the clock. But it wasn't there.
"Where is it?" She said hurriedly, searching through the desk draws.
"Here."
Charlie slowly turned around, standing in the doorway, was Nathan, and in his palm was the time turner.
"You didn't think I'd leave it here did you?" Nathan acted innocent, as if he wasn't a pirate. A smile broke out on his face, and Charlie saw him reach for the clock. Charlie lunged at him, too late though. Nathan had been expecting it. He lashed out with his free hand and grabbed her collar. Charlie was angry, he had played her. He hadn't intended to press the button at all, he just wanted her. Yet again, Charlie was dragged against her will, out onto the deck. When she got there, the smoke had cleared, and you could see the battle that had broken out. Nathan laughed, a cruel, heartless laugh, which caused everyone to look up. He roughly threatened Charlie with a dagger to her throat; he had tucked the clock securely in his cloak pocket. Peter stared in horror at Charlie. But Charlie wasn't worried. She knew he was bluffing. He was her father, he wasn't going to slit her throat, he had been doing all this for her anyway. She tried to signal this to Peter, but he didn't understand.
"What will it be Peter?" Nathan threatened. "Charlie? Or your Pride?"
You could tell the boy was caught, his face flickered from Charlie to the boys. He had no idea what to do.
"Don't! Hes bluffing! Get the clock! It's in his pocket!" Nathan quickly covered her mouth with a cloth.
"I'm waiting!" Nathan urged.
Peter's mind raced with things to do. What if Charlie is right? What if he is bluffing?
"Better hurry!" Nathan pressed the knife harder to Charlie's neck. But not hard enough to actually cut it.
Peter took a chance. He flew up into the sky with astounding speed. He waited there for a few seconds, then shooting through the sky, so fast that he was invisible, he landed by Nathan's side. Catching him by surprise, Peter grabbed Charlie, and pulled her free. Together they rose into the sky. The lost boys following there lead. Charlie tried to get the boys to fly away, but they stayed up in the sky, taunting the pirates. While Charlie was busy trying to persuade the boys away, Nathan's hand dived into his coat pocket and withdrew the clock. Charlie saw this, but a moment to late. She quickly darted towards hi. There was a commotion as Peter tried to grab her back.
Nathan's fingers extended to the red button in the middle of the clock.
"No Don..."