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Chapter 6: Nightmares.
Lucy ran like the wind but it was not enough. She felt her as it pulsated beneath her chest and then he grabbed her with all of his force pushing her to the ground with a large thud.
"No please…" She begged as the man took out a blunt carving knife and began to slowly tear open her dress with his hands. When he got it open, she felt as he began to hack away at her body though she did not die; she simply felt the worst horrible pain. She could make out a word that he was inscribing into her and he bent down to slowly whisper it in her ear
"BURN" Lucy sat up straight and screamed as hard as she could in the bed she had found her self in. Smee covered his ears and Lucy panicked; she did not know this man and she had no idea where she was or how she had got here. She thought her self to be in Never Land but now where was she?
Hook stood silently staring out at the island in front of him, after he had sent Smee in to check on Lucy. He wondered now what would become of him and where he would go to next, whether he should stay or whether he should go. But his thoughts where once more cut off by a woman screaming and he quickly realised who it was. Racing across the deck, shoving any man in his way flying to the ground Hook climbed the stairs and entered his cabin. Lucy was now holding her knees tight to her chest and rocking back and forth, she felt as though she was still asleep because of her surroundings; because of her nightmare.
Hook looked at Smee with his hands over his ears nowhere near the young woman as he entered and he walked across to him
"What happened?" He asked looking at him angrily
"Capt'n she woke screaming, I had barely reached er' bed before she woke up startled!" Smee replied trying to sound as innocent as possible.
"Get out!" He roared and Smee nodded leaving quickly. Captain Hook looked over at her and slowly walked over. Sitting down on the bed next to her he stared in to her eyes that where looking down at the bed. She had stopped moving and she seemed to be in a trance of some sort, slowly he reached up his hand and touched her shoulder
"Lucy?" He asked in wonder, Lucy began to shake and the tears fell from her eyes as she lifted her head up to look at him. He wanted so badly to hold her in his arms and tell her it was going to be ok but his pride stopped him.
"What happened?" He asked looking in to her eyes once more.
"I…I was having a nightmare…" She finally revealed and Hook sat quietly listening to her
"It…Was about my…Father…He…Used to hit me…Before I ran away…" Lucy let the tears fall fast now as she bent down to rest her head in her knees. Hook could do nothing now but sit and well…Wait for her to be ok again. He wondered how somebody could ever do that to a child and then he remembered himself and what he had tried to do to Wendy and the lost boys and even Peter. He saw things from her father's point of view and he really felt her pain. But as he was about to get up she wrapped her arms around his waist pulling him in to her and forcing him to lay down next to her. His red jacket was heavy among the rest of his clothes. But the only thing he managed to take off was his hat. She rested her head now against his chest and her tears fell silently on to his clothes. She feared falling asleep once more but she felt secure with him just as before. She needed him so badly but she wasn't sure if he was willing to give in to her so easily. Hook rested his head back against the wall and listened as her tears erased themselves and she slowly drifted off in to a deep slumber. He felt for the first time a certain amount of joy but he wasn't sure what he should do with it. So he left it at that deciding to stay with her maybe for an hour or so before he would leave her to be Captain again.
Lucy stirred she wasn't sure what time it was but it looked light out through the window. She felt as though she had slept for days but felt more rested than ever. She remembered going to sleep with the Captain by her side but now he was gone, she knew as much that she was on a ship and she thought it must be his. Standing up Lucy swung her dress down to her feet once more even though she had been in this dress since she got here she did not feel uncomfortable. Walking around the bed she made her way to the cabin door and opened it stepping out on to the deck of the marvellous ship.
"Morning miss…" Smee came up beside her and stood quite a lot shorter than her self
"Oh hello…" She said remembering his face from the first time she had awoken.
"I don't think I caught you're name…" Lucy smiled and turned to look at him properly, he smiled back
"Smee miss…"
"Well hello Smee I'm Lucy Chapman…" She offered sticking out her hand, he gleefully taking it and shaking it like a rough pirate would. Lucy was a tad startled by the shake but quickly recovered
"Where is the Captain?" She asked not seeing him anywhere on deck.
"He's in the main cabin up front…Shall I take you to see him?" Smee replied unsure she would be safe to make it across without a pirate trying to ravish her. But surely she shook her head and headed off on her way across the deck. Smee, she thought seemed to be the only half decent pirate aboard the ship bar the Captain him self. Lucy smiled as she saw the island out before her, it truly was a remarkable sight and she enjoyed looking at it. As she reached the entrance to his main cabin she knocked lightly on the door and waited for him to shout enter before going in. When he finally did, she slowly pushed open the door and went the long tunnel that led to a big room
"Wow…" She smiled in amazement at all his belongings. She had never seen such an amazing amount of books, papers, chests, jewellery and other sorts of things before. Hook had to admit seeing her on her feet again brought a smile to his face and he stood up from his desk and walked around it to her side as she examined the globe with her fingertips
"Good morning my beauty…" He spoke with gentleness and a hint of romance, coming to a stop beside her watching her face as she studied so amazingly the globe in her grasp.
"Good morning…" She smiled and turned to face him.
"Did you sleep well?" He asked walking back across to his desk and seating him self behind it as he had before she arrived in his cabin.
"Yes…how long have I been asleep?"
"About two days now" He replied leaning back and watching her gracefully move from object to object.
"Wow…I wanted to say thank you for saving me from that man a few days ago when we met on the beach…I never really got the chance to say it properly...So thank you…" She smiled stopping her exploration and coming to a halt in front of his desk.
"You're welcome…" He smiled and pointed to the seat offering it to her. He was doomed he knew it, as from the day he first saw her he knew he had held an attraction to her but now to him she was like a single flower amongst a bed of thorns. He in short felt she held something dear to him, she had needed him as much as he needed her and he loved the feeling he now carried deep down.
"I'm sorry to bring this up again as I know you're feelings on the subject are best left out of it but I really need to find Peter Pan and as I said before I can not do this alone I need your help…Will you help me?" She asked trying to not sound as stupid as she had thought she had sounded before. Hook knew that it would come up again but he didn't think it would be so soon, he wanted to enjoy her company for much longer before she got near Pan.
"Why is it that you need to see Pan anyway?" He asked looking at her as she now became nervous and fidgety. Looking down to her hands she began to speak and Hook listened. Lucy told him of her mother Wendy who had told her before she died that she would come to Never Land to be with Peter and that Lucy really needed to find her mother and tell her about her father and that she was here. Hook couldn't believe it, it was like the biggest bombshell that could of exploded did so right here in this room. He listened as she told in detail the horrible things her father had done to her since her mother left, she also told him of the pain and anguish she had felt about her mother dying and how she wished so many nights to take her own life. She told him about the night she escaped and about what had happened, when the chase came about between her and her father. Finally she told him of how she came to be in Never Land and how she felt now about being here carefully making sure she left out the part with him.
Hook stared at her for sometime trying to take in all the information, trying to understand if only a little how much pain she had been through and what grief her father had caused her. He tried to think how she must feel now knowing she was safe and free from him. But what hurt the most was that he was keeping her from Wendy, he knew this girls mother hell he tried to kill her at one point. Hook feared her learning the truth and he feared her leaving and running off with Peter and Wendy. He felt should he take her to help her find Peter that he would loose yet another part of him to Pan and that might just be enough to send him over the edge again. Hook considered his options and finally he resorted down to the one thing he knew best…To lie.
"I cant help you I don't know where Pan is and I have now way of finding out." Well it wasn't a lie but it seemed like one after all this young lady was Wendy's daughter, but how so? He couldn't work it out and looked away from her as she nodded silently
"Then I need to leave your ship at once Captain, I need to find my mother and Peter and tell her about father." Lucy rounded off standing up and turning walking towards the door, Hook had to think fast he wanted to keep her here anything…But he couldn't think, getting up he quickly walked out the same door she did and followed her down on to the deck grabbing her arm and turning her to him.
"I'll go with you…" He finally said and let out a sigh looking around at his men all staring
"WELL WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? RAISE THE BOAT!" He shouted at them feeling slightly embarrassed. Lucy smiled and waited for the Captain to pack up some of his gear and get the boat all set up. She couldn't wait to see her mother; she just hoped that her mother hadn't forgotten all about her.
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Wendy had been walking for days by now and she had absolutely no clue as to where she was.
"PETER!" Wendy called hoping he would just fly out of the bushes and be done with it. But no response came and Wendy trudged on nether the less. Her bags were heavy and her back was aching. She smiled to her self though on the simple thought of Peter and how good it would be to see him again. Stopping for a few seconds she really wished Captain Hook had come along with her and gave her the company but she would never trust him enough to reveal to him the secret hideout of Peter Pan should she ever find it her self. Wendy was loosing her memory slowly but surely, bit by bit, day by day. It was as if every step she took would take away her memories of her mother, her father and her little girl.
"I really wish Tinker bell would just fly out from the bushes right now!" She shouted in annoyance. Just as she said it though a group of fairies found themselves face to face with Wendy.
"Please help me can you show me the way to Peter's new hideout!" She said as nicely as she could to the fairies. The fairies all looked at her for a moment before nodding and sped off in the direction of what she believed to be Peter's new hide out. She struggled hard to keep up with them and though she shouted for them to wait they did not and soon she lost sight of them completely realising as she slowed down that she had been had. Now she was totally lost and night was coming all too soon.
Looking up at the tree before her Wendy realised she had never climbed a tree of this sheer size before. She had climbed one or two trees when she had been here before but not any like this.
"Maybe I should just give up now before its too late!" She sighed but persevered and tried three times before she got fully up on the first branch deciding that it would be safe enough just there.
Wendy had, had a restless night tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. She managed to sleep for around 4 hours before she woke up again. As Wendy opened her eyes though this time she almost fell off her tree branch as Peter hovered directly in front of her. She had reached his hide out and was sitting atop his tree.
"PETER!" Wendy cried happily and reached out to grab him before he moved away. Peter smiled he had almost lost all memory of Wendy but when he woke up to the lost boys shouting "something's on the roof!" He of course had to go check it out. He wondered how Wendy had got here and why she wasn't all grown up.
"Wendy…" Peter started and Wendy pulled away to look at him more closely. He hadn't changed at all and she was thank full for that.
"Yes Peter?" She asked smiling
"Why haven't you grown up?" He asked inspecting her, he noticed the kiss around her neck and looked at it more closely.
"I did Peter but…I died and I wished to come here so I did…" He nodded and gave her his cheeky smile, letting go of the hidden kiss.
"Peter..?" Wendy asked and he looked at her slowly
"I need you to help me…" She trailed and crossed her arms across her chest. He looked down at her and slowly pulled her chin up to look at him again
"What is it Wendy?" He asked
"I need to go back to London to see my…daughter…" She smiled half heartedly and hoped he would say yes.
"I can not take you back just yet…" Peter responded and grabbed her hand flying her in to the air with him. He didn't seem to understand she had a daughter either that or he didn't want to hear about it.
"Why Peter?" She asked as they sailed through the sky. He smiled for he already knew Lucy was here, he had met her only moments before…
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