Emily's POV

I walked backward not taking my eyes off Pan and the boys. I felt the jungle leaves brush behind me. I went to turn around but bumped into a hard surface. I looked up to see Felix staring down at me. He spun my body around and grabbed my arms back with his strong hands until I could not move.

"Not yet," he whispered in my ear.

I tried to kick behind me in hopes of being free but it was no use, he was too strong.

"What's a game with no rules?" Pan smirked.

I yelled out in pain when Felix continued to squeeze my arms together.

"Let go of me!" I screamed. Pan just ignored me going on with the rules to his game.

"Basically it's like hide and seek, except if you get caught...well try not to get caught, it will be a lot less painful"

I was shocked with horror. I didn't even have the words to speak.

"Now Emily, you have 15 seconds to run. If you make it to the beach then you will win the game."

My breathing became unsteady as I heard Pan counting down.

"Fifteen," Pan said starting the countdown.

"Fourteen."

I looked behind me to see that Felix had now joined the others.

"Thirteen."

My body started to go into shock as I panicked. I looked back at Pan, he was still counting down and the others were all still there, this was all real...this was all real! The only thing that became clear in my mind was one word.

Run.

"Ten..."

Pan's voice faded as I bolted through the jungle. Leaves the size of my entire body were hitting my arms and legs as I continued to run not daring to look back. Vines and branches rushed past me, I somehow managed to move some away but others slapped against my face and neck causing the thorns to scratch and burn my skin. The fact I can practically hear my heartbeat pumping in my head caused me to run faster.

I didn't have a clue of where I was running just the fact that there were a dozen boys running after me that had knives, daggers and other weapons ready to cut into me. They wanted to hurt me. Cause me pain. Why? Because of Pan, he was insane.

I started to slow down to a fast running pace, my legs burning with every step I took.

"There she is!" I heard one of the boys yell out.

There must have been at least three boys behind him. I could hear the laughter and howling noises following me.

Something made me increase in speed, it shocked through my muscles making me feel like I was unstoppable. I could do anything, be powerful, run faster than I was before. I smiled to myself, slightly chuckling as I felt the adrenaline kicking in.

I picked up my pace as I saw a boy running next to me, he held a crossbow in one hand and a fire lit torch in the other. We both glanced at each other before he took aim. I heard the trigger click, I ran behind a tree just as the arrows stabbed into the bark. He missed, thank god. The fear was coming back as he took aim again. He ran faster as I did dodging trees before letting go of the bow again.

I screamed out of fright as the arrow landed straight where my feet were. I glanced back as another boy caught up with him, he carried a sword. The boy that was previously chasing me passed his fire torch to the other boy while he was loading his crossbow with arrows. I had to get rid of them.

I squinted through the darkness, in the distance as I spotted a massive tree trunk that had fallen over in the way. This was my chance. I had a plan, I just needed the right distraction. I sprinted ahead while quickly picking up a few rocks and a vine. I swung the vine around my neck twice making sure it wouldn't off down. The massive trunk was coming into view.

I dodged two trees that went straight past me.

I counted down...
3...2...1...

I quickly spun around throwing the rocks at the two trees just as the boys ran past. They ducked down at the contact covering their eyes and protecting their faces. I then swung the vine towards them, it flew through the air, wrapping around their legs, tangling the two boys together. The boys kept running but stumbled a bit. I could hear there voices right behind me. I chucked two rather large rocks that I picked up earlier behind me. The rocks made contact with there heads causing them to yell in pain and grab their foreheads. Just in time like I planned, I jumped over the tree trunk and heard a groan coming from the boys as they turned around and ran into the trunk knocking each other out.

I looked back to see the boys half lying on each other, holding their heads struggling to see.

"Aha whoow!" I screamed at the top of my voice.

Yes, I Emily Walker just took down two lost boys!

"She's over here!" I heard a boy scream.

I stopped to a slow run as I heard Will's voice. I looked back, it was Will.

Why was he trying to hurt me?

I watched as he jumped over the tree trunk and ran after me. I ran faster and faster trying to get away from him.

Please don't hurt me, Will, I know this isn't you, it's Pan doing this to you. You said you wouldn't hurt me.

Why did I expect so much from someone I had just met - someone who locked me in a cage at that. Tears started to build up in my eyes. My mind was so clouded I just wanted this to end.
My feet started to sink through the ground. My eyes widened as I looked up.

There was the sand connecting to the water, the waves crashing against the shore of the beach. My legs finally came to a stop and I collapsed onto the soft sand. Puffing the breaths out of my system I looked out towards the water.

"I made it," I said out loud.

"Yes you did," Pan said.

I quickly got up ignoring the extreme pain coming from my leg muscles and scratches on my skin and angrily yelled at Pan.

"Those boy's could have killed me! I could have died!" I shouted at him but he just shrugged his shoulders like it was not important.

"The point is you made it out alive, you actually survived," Pan said surprised. "Well the first part anyway," he laughed.

I looked at him like he was the most insane person I have ever met. And he was so far.

"You're insane"

"No love, I'm Peter Pan," He replied cockily with a smirk.

Pan and I turned our attention to all the boys as they made there way down the beach as a group.

"I expected more from you all," he said glaring at them. They didn't speak only nodding like slaves.

"Who's up for round two?" Pan yelled out, the boys cheered.

He was kidding, right?

I barely had the energy to walk let alone run.

The boy's all pulled out there weapons again ready to fight.

"Wait," Pan instructed the boys. "Let's see if you can get back yourself," Pan chuckled before clicking his fingers and they all vanished out of thin air.

I looked around the beach but they were all gone.

All the rage against Pan rushed out of me. I groaned and grabbed the sand squeezing every grain, chucking it at the water. The sand stayed in its ball shape before landing with a splash. I couldn't believe Pan was going to make me find my way back to campus. I walked up to the beach and through the first line of trees. It was pitch black I could barely see the trees in front of me. Without a torch to see I felt alone and stranded. A shiver ran down my spine as I felt the cold wind run past me, now that I wasn't running my body temperature has dropped down. I hugged my arms together feeling the goosebumps as I rubbed my arms.

"I hate you, Peter Pan!" I screamed out into the jungle before straining my legs to run.

The further into the jungle I ran the colder I got, the wind picked up I felt my legs shaking.

"I can't do this. I can't do this" I repeated.

"Emily" I heard Pan's voice echoing through the jungle.

I stopped running and turned around in circles.

"Pan!" I yelled out trying to see through the dark.

"Emily!" Pan yelled back his voice growing louder than before.

"Pan, where are you!" I yelled.

"Right here."

I span around to the voice behind me. It was Pan his eyes a light green full of shock and worry. He pulled me into his chest warming me straight away. I wanted to pull away but I was freezing.

"I don't understand. You were just trying to kill me and now you're protecting me" I said in confusion.

I looked around we were no longer in the jungle but back on the beach. My attention turned back to Pan as his eyes were no longer a bright green but now a darker shade, his face full of anger.

"You're right. That doesn't sound like me at all," He spat, pushing me backward.

He clicked his fingers and a thick green smoke formed next to him. The smoke disappeared and was replaced by Will. He looked confused and frightened when he saw Pan.

Pan grabbed him holding him against his chest, the blade of his dagger was up to Will's neck.

No...not again.

"Let go of him, Pan!" I shouted stepping forward to Will but my feet were stuck into the sand.

I looked down at my feet, there was a cloud of shining green dust around my ankles holding me into the sand.

"Don't hurt him!" I yelled my eyes becoming watery.

"He knows what he did. He deserves to be punished," Pan said into Will's ear before sliding the blade across his throat, the red blood squirting on the sand.

"NO!"

I felt my legs give way as I fell to the ground, I watched Will's lifeless body fall onto the sand.

Pan smirked down at Will before walking over to me and crouching down to my eye level.

"Why are you doing this?" I sobbed tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Because this is the real Peter Pan," Pan said stabbing the same blade he killed Will with into my chest.

I felt the blood rushing out of my chest as he ripped it out again. My body felt numb as I slowly closed my eyes.

"No!" I screamed sitting up.

"It's alright! You're Alright Emily, just breathe," Will said by my side.

My blood ran cold as I saw him. His eyes were full of worry.

"You- you were dead! Pan- he killed you, he k-killed both of us-" I said, tears blurring and falling from my eyes.

Will sat beside me, hesitantly putting his arm around my shoulder. I rested my head over his shoulder and he pulled me closer to him.

"You'll be okay, you're safe now," Will said brushing my hair with his fingers so it was out of my face. My breaths slowed down and I wiped my cheeks, looking at Will and moving away from him quickly.

"I watched you die."

"It was just a nighmare," Will said.

"It can't have been, it felt too real."

"The dreams you have on Neverland, whether it's a good or bad dream, it will always feel real. It takes some time to get used to."

"You died, Pan slit your t-throat," I said quietly.

"It was just in your head," Will said, his saddening as he watched more tears fall from my eyes, "Come here," He said softly, pulling me in a hug, "I'm not going anywhere, I promise," Will said.

I looked around what looked like one of the huts. Bamboo covered all of the walls, floor, and ceiling of the small room. On the right side were a small connected room with a shower, basin, and toilet. I sat up from the small single bed, walking over to the front of the room. I looked out the little window that was next to the door. I was in one of the last huts on the left. The lost boys were all walking around campus. My mind flashed back to last night, the bonfire, the dancing and Pan's game.

"Why did you do it, Will?"

I heard him stand from the bed and I turned to face him, his expression twisting in confusion.

"You hate Pan's rules so why...why did you try to kill me like the others," I spoke quietly, remembering what had happened.

"What!?" He shouted in disbelief. "What do you mean kill you?!"

"Pan's game," I questioned, wondering why he couldn't remember what happened.

"Wait, did you remember Pan playing the pipes," he said his eyes watching me like I had eaten something poisonous.

"He was playing them at the bonfire," I said remembering how weird the boys were acting.

"No wonder I couldn't remember what happened. Pan was using the magic to enchant the pipes. Once he plays a certain note you become under his control."

"But I couldn't hear anything,"

"That's weird," he mumbled under his breath. "You're the first girl here and the first to take on Pan's magic..." Will mumbled to himself before turning his attention back to me.

"You must be hungry. The boys have finished eating but Ethan, Ben and I waited for you to wake up. They felt bad about what happened last night," He said opening the door.

"I'll there in a minute," I said, Will nodded closing the door.

I walked through into the second room. There was a small mirror that hung on the bamboo above the basin. I grabbed the sink and looked into the mirror. My eyes were red from crying, my long brown hair was all tangled, my clothes slightly ripped but wearable. There was one thing I noticed was that the scratches from the vines were all gone.

I washed my face then closed the door behind me, walking out of the hut and down the steps towards the boys that were waiting patiently. Ben saw me coming towards the table.

"Come on Emily! We don't have all day!" He yelled out waving his bowl around causing Ethan and Will to dodge the sludge that slipped from the bowl.

"Typical lost boys," I laughed running over to the table and sitting down beside Ethan.

The boys started to eat through their food as if it would disappear right then and there. They were back to normal as if the game never happened.