Wickedly Clever

Part Fourteen – "You don't mind if I call you a lost girl, do you?"

The Dark Jungle

Neverland

April 22nd, 2012

Present Day

Emma needed to get away. She made her way into the woods.

Soon she reached a small clearing.

Peace – finally.

She leaned against the bark of a tree, becoming deep in thought.

But her thoughts were far from comforting.

It seemed she was many things:

Orphan.

Thief.

Bails Bondswoman.

Alone.

Sheriff.

Savior.

Princess.

Daughter.

Mother.

Leader.

And now: Lost Girl.

She despised labels and titles.

It only made up a fraction of who she really was.

But she needed to accept everything to defeat Pan.

And she did; she accepted every single part.

Pan was in for a rude awakening.

A/N – 01/14/14: First, sorry for yet another delay. This chapter was another nightmare to write. Now that we're back in present-day Neverland, it's getting a little bit harder to write the drabbles, lol. It's also been a while since I've seen the first half of season three. Therefore, I'm watching season three again from the beginning to refresh my memory. ;)

Second, I hope I got Emma's voice and character down. But I'm still a little bit skeptical. So, please let me know how I did. That is if any of you care to leave me any reviews. LOL If not, whatever. I'm not the type to beg for them. *shrugs* Besides, I'm mostly writing for myself, anyway. I can't get these two out of my mind, heart, and life. Peter/Emma took over my life and I need to write about them or else I'm going to explode. ;)

Third, like I mentioned in the previous chapter, I'm going to stay in Neverland for a long time. Adam & Eddy failed in their representation of the classic tale and failed at putting the spotlight on our favorite Neverlanders. Besides Emma, Peter, Henry, and Regina, I have a lot of plans for Hook, Tink, Wendy, Felix, John, Michael, and a few of the Lost Boys.

Fourth, Adam & Eddy's continuity and timeline also sucks. I can't believe that since Henry found Emma in Boston in the pilot episode, everything that happened has happened within the past few days/weeks. Really, they don't need to sleep, eat, and take a break for a few moments/days? *rolls eyes* Come now, even heroes and villains need a break. Otherwise they would collapse from malnutrition, dehydration and exhaustion. *rolls eyes*

So, this is my timeline: Emma's birthday is around October 22 or 23. (Got it from online; forgot the source). Henry found her on her birthday on October 22, 2011; and that night Emma arrived in Storybrooke. Six months have passed since that point (i.e. since Emma decided to stay, started to believe in the curse, breaking the curse, landed in the Enchanted Forest with Snow, ran into Cora, came back to Storybrooke, and blah, blah, blah).

As usual, thanks to everyone who has read this fic from part one to part thirteen. And as always, hope that you guys enjoyed this part! :) Love you all. Until next time!