Emily's POV

"She lay on the edge of the highest platform with her life in the hands of the enemy! But that didn't stop her!" Ben reenacted as he walked around the fire capturing the attention of all of the boys.

Ben thought it was a good idea to over-exaggerate the story of how I took down Felix in the tournaments and everyone surprisingly all the boys were listening in.

"Then BAM!" Ben yelled at a group sitting by the bonfire, "Out of nowhere one kick to the stomach had Felix on the ground...punch after punch after punch had Felix's face covered with blood!"

I looked blankly at Ben while Ethan and Will turned into a fit of laughter behind me.

"How are you laughing, this is so embarrassing," I said, lowering my head down but Ben just had to rub it in as he ran over to me and yanked my wrist up in the air until I was up on my feet. "Give it up to our new lost girl!" Ben shouted making all the boys yell and cheer.

"You were saying..." Will said by my side before he was bursting with laughter again.

I rolled my eyes and looked back to all the lost boys who were putting their weapons in the air.

"You should be thanking Ben, the boys are finally starting to respect you."

The yelling and cheering faded until all we could hear was the slow irritated claps from Felix as he walked out from the trees and into the light of the fire. Everyone fell silent as we watched Felix walk around the bonfire making his way around, his eyes reflecting the burning flames.

"This is your chance to show the boys that you can step up against him," Will whispered and I furrowed my brows, turning to him abruptly.

"Didn't I just prove myself in the tournaments?" I whispered back but I didn't get a response as Felix stopped in front of me.

I glared up at him and his sharp eyes looked down on me. I wasn't intimidated by him at all, not anymore, not after today. I could see the glint in his eyes as he grinned down at me. No one had dared to make a sound, we were all waiting until Felix spoke.

"You may have won the tournaments today but that doesn't prove anything," Felix enticed with sharp eyes, his voice loud enough for all of the boys to hear.

"I have already beaten you twice. Do you really want to be humiliated again?" I shot back fearlessly attracting a sea of whispers from the boys around us.

"You think you're one of us?" Felix laughed dryly.

"What if I do." I challenged.

"Prove it," Felix said.

I narrowed my eyes, "How?"

"If you promise to take on a challenge of my choosing, I'll put the fighting behind us," Felix smirked.

"Emily just think for a secon-"

"Deal!" I said interrupting Will.

All the boys yelled at howled at Felix and I. I know it was pretty stupid of me to accept a challenge from Felix but Will was right, if I do complete this challenge then the boys will respect me. The last thing I need is to be trapped in another one of Pan's games with these boys assuming I'm a walking target.

I watched Felix turn away as he sat with a couple of the older lost boys on the other side of the bonfire.

"What the hell were you thinking?"

I turned to see Will standing with a clenched jaw, his eyes open as they glared at me.

"You just said I should stand up for myself!" I accused and Will sighed.

"Yes, but you just accepted a challenge from Felix," Will exclaimed, "He could make you do anything!"

I sat back down on the log and Will sat beside me.

"I'm sorry, I just don't want you to have to deal with Pan," Will explained.

I smiled and looked to Will.

"We took down Felix together, now Pan is next," I smirked.

Will scoffed, "I will never understand you, Emily Walker." He said.

"You don't have to, just stick to our plan," I said.

Will looked at me for a second then dropped his eyes tore away from mine. It was like what I said put him off.

Will's POV

"Just stick to our plan..."

Those words only caused the building regret to turn at my stomach. I knew she wouldn't listen to my warning about Pan, she didn't understand what she was getting herself into and there was no way to explain to her what he is capable of. I wanted to tell her, it was all I wanted but I couldn't...not now. She mustn't know because it could ruin everything.

I knew Pan has been acting more secretive than before she arrived and the threats he has made weren't for no reason. Even Pan could sense something was different and I couldn't let him. I needed to stay out of trouble for this to work but now I needed Emily to as well. I need her on my side before it's too late...before he changes her. She was trying to fit in and I think that's what Pan wants.

I looked around to see that the moon was shining down on us and most of the boys had gone into their huts. The bonfire's flames were slowly flickering in the warm breeze, the rising smoke disappearing into the air leaving behind the smell of burnt wood.

"I'm going to sleep," I mumbled at the three who were leaning against the log laying on the grass.

"Night," Ben and Ethan replied in unison.

Emily stayed quiet and looked into the flames. I knew she was ignoring me but she probably had a lot on her mind too. I sighed and walked off instantly feeling the cold take over as I moved further away from the fire.

"Will!" Emily called before I could make it to my hut.

I turned around to see her running over to me, a contemplating look on her face.

"I know it was foolish of me to accept a challenge from Felix after everything he has done. I didn't think and you were just trying to warn me," She paused and met my eyes, "I didn't listen and I'm sorry, but I have to do this." She said with a determined look.

"I know you do. Felix isn't going to go easy on you but you don't need to prove yourself to him, we've all seen you fight against him," I chuckled, "You should probably go easy on him after what I saw today."

She grinned, "Now that would be a challenge."

There was a spark of relief in her eyes.

"Can we talk tomorrow, I have somethings I need to tell you," She said.

"So do I, We'll talk tomorrow."

Emily's POV

I made my way back to the bonfire and noticed that Ethan had probably gone to sleep as the only one who was left lying by the fire was Ben. I sat beside Ben on the grass and he gave me a warm cheeky smile before continuing to throw sticks into the fire.

"Not tired?" I asked and Ben shook his head.

"I like being awake to see the moon," Ben said as his eyes lifted to the night sky.

I followed and leaned my head back against the log to see the stars surrounding the night sky, the moon much larger and brighter than I had ever seen before. It was truly beautiful.

"Hey Ben," I mumbled getting his attention as his sea-blue eyes turned away from the flames. "How long have you known Will and Ethan?" I asked curiously.

I never actually had the chance to ask how the other boys got here or how long they have been on the island.

"I'm not really sure," I could see him frown, lost in thought, "I have been here for as long as I can remember but I do know Ethan and I both arrived just a few days apart. At that time there were only a few boys on the island that the shadow had brought."

No wonder they were so close.

Ben kept quiet and I could tell he was avoiding my gaze.

"What about Will?"

Ben let out a timid sigh.

"He doesn't really like us taking about it. No one has mentioned it quite a long time," Ben said quietly.

Ben gave me a small side glance and I knew he could tell I was curious.

"You better keep this to yourself otherwise he will probably kill me," Ben turned to me with a serious expression and I nodded my head.

"I promise," I agreed but my face fell as I saw Ben's faltered expression never leave the flames.

"Will was brought to Neverland just like we all were, by the shadow. I was told he was one of the very first boys to see the island. His thoughts were filled with wonder and curiosity at the new land, but over time he started to see what Pan was capable of. He felt trapped on the island and would do anything he could to try and leave but he could never escape Pan," Ben paused for a moment and I could see tears brimming his eyes.

"He would fight against Pan over and over again and he would be punished for it. It scared most of us when Will spent countless nights in the cage. Pan's punishments were cruel to him but Will bared through them even though he knew he couldn't. He wanted to find a way to leave, no matter what it took. One time it got so bad that Pan used his magic to get Will to stop and it changed him."

"A much younger boy named Fin was brought to the island soon after that and for the first time, Will stopped resisting Pan. The two of them connected like brothers, they looked after one another and Fin seemed to finally make Will happy. Pan kept a close eye on them as they started to disobey Pan's rules and miss training but Will was naive. He encouraged Fin to not worry about Pan; that he would protect him and once Pan found out, he used his magic on Fin as he had done to Will. But it didn't work."

"Fin was younger than any of us, his imagination ran wild on Neverland and he was convinced he had done nothing wrong, that he was safe, that he had nothing to fear of, including Pan because that's what Will told him. Pan couldn't have someone he couldn't control so he brought Fin into the jungle one night while everyone was asleep. Will had followed the two of them but kept his distance."

I watched as a tear fell from Ben's open eyes as he stared straight ahead at the fire.

"He watched as Pan took Fin's life, slitting his throat right before his eyes leaving behind a scar Will could never heal from. There wasn't any time for Will to save him, he only rushed out and tried to kill Pan then and there but there was nothing he could do against him."

I let the tears I had been holding back fall from my eyes while Ben continued.

"After that Will found any way he could to get himself punished, he wanted to feel pain. He blamed himself for bringing Fin to his death he started to believe he was the one that killed him. He would fight with Pan all the time until one time he had broken down in the middle of it not knowing what he could do anymore. He wanted to die...he wanted Pan to kill him so he didn't have to suffer anymore."

My vision blurred and tears fell from Ben's eyes and my own. I grabbed Ben's hand in mine feeling his skin was cold to the touch. He didn't turn away from the flames but he held my hand so tightly as if he needed to feel that he was still here.

"Pan wiped Will's memories of Fin and all that he had left of him so he wouldn't hurt himself anymore. He can still remember distant memories of Fin, it's not clear to him but it pains him in a way that no one can understand."

Some time had passed and the flames had almost burned out, drying our tearstained faces. I stood to my feet and pulled Ben to his. From the moment I had met Ben, there was always a smile on his face and I didn't want to be the one to make him like this.

I pulled Ben into a tight hug to which he stood still, caught off guard at first but he soon sunk his head over my shoulder and hugged me back just as tight. Ben pulled away and wiped his eyes.

"That's why he cares about you so much. Even though he has lost most of his memories of what happened, I can tell he still has the same feelings with you as he did with Fin. He doesn't want the same thing happening to you and neither do I," Ben said softly bringing a warm smile to my face but also made me recall what Will had said earlier.

"I just don't want you to have to deal with Pan..."

Ben and I walked down the gravel path until we parted ways to our own huts. I climbed into bed and fell back finally allowing my aching muscles to relax but I stared up at the roof.

How could this be the Peter Pan I always remembered as a kid. How could Pan do this? Murdering a child just for having an imagination...

I roughly grabbed the black string of the blue-stone necklace and narrowed my eyes, pulling it from my neck and throwing it to the other side of the room. It bounced off the bamboo wall and hit the hardwood floor. I wiped my eyes and lay back down, pulling the covers over my head letting myself eventually slowly drift off to sleep.

Will's POV

My eyes shot open as I heard my door creaking open followed by footsteps entering my hut. I continued to lie on my side, staring at the wall as I heard the two walk into my hut, their voices a whisper.

"Do you think he's asleep?"

I recognised Charlie's voice.

"Of course he's asleep you idiot!"

The other was Zach, one of the older lost boys that hang around with Felix.

I don't know what they were doing in my hut in the middle of the night but they better have a good explanation.

"Grab him!"

I felt the cold air hit my bare chest as the covers were removed. I jolted out of bed before they could grab a hold of me and my eyes narrowed to see their two figures in the dark.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I yelled angrily.

Zach moved quickly to the other side of the room so that Charlie was on the opposite side. My eyes had adjusted and I fell confused as I could see the worried look on Charlie's face.

"What are you doing?" I asked Charlie who approached me slowly. I could tell he was just following orders.

"This." I heard Zach say before I felt a heavy object collide with my head.

My eyes shut immediately as I fell to the floor.

My head started throbbing and my vision was blacking out a little as the two of them held my arms back, tying them tightly enabling me to fight back. Zach had pulled me to my feet and I could barely stand as he roughly tied a long piece of cut material around my head. Charlie pulled at the rope so it was in my mouth before the pushed me forward to walk out of my hut.

"Walk!" Zach yelled pushing me forwards but making sure he didn't let go of me.

I walked down the steps of my hut and let the two boys guide me as we walked towards the bonfire. My eyes widened as I saw all the lost boys standing in silence together in front of the now burnt-out bonfire. Felix walked out from the group of boys with a torch.

I tried to pull away from the boys but Zac and Charlie kept their grips sealed as they brought me towards two boys who were on their knees. As I got closer I could see that it was Ethan and Ben who were tied up like I was. Zach pushed me in between Ben and Ethan and stood behind us with Charlie making sure we couldn't move before they turned to Felix.

"Go," Felix ordered to Charlie and Zach who nodded and took off running down the gravel path to the huts.

Felix pointed his crossbow at the three of us.

"One moves and you're all dead," Felix said simply.

He looked in the direction of where the boys had run off to but continued to hold the crossbow in our direction. I heard groans coming from Ben as he managed to loosen his cloth that was wrapped around his mouth.

"How are you guys not cold?" He whispered gesturing to Ethan and I.

Ethan moved his cloth off his face and took a breath.

"Well, I didn't expect to be kidnapped in the middle of the night. And of course we're cold...my nipples feel like they are going to fall off," He mumbled looking down.

I rolled my eyes and tried to wriggle out of the cloth but it was too tight.

"How tight did they make yours?" Ben whispered with furrowed brows.

I rolled my eyes and looked at Ben giving him an 'are you serious' look.

He nodded in understanding, "Right, sorry."

I groaned as I could hardly feel my jaw.

We heard yelling coming from the path. My eyes widened once I saw who it was.

Emily's POV

"Get off me!" I yelled at the two boys who only kept silent as they dragged me out of my hut.

"Where are you taking me?!" I demanded as I tried kicking and punching the two behind me but they held my arms tied back.

"We should have put a cloth around the mouth of this one."

My eyes narrowed and I decided not to struggle against them and wait until the right moment comes. In the distance, I could now see that we were walking to the bonfire. Without the bonfire being lit I could barely see anything except for a small torch. As we walked closer I started to panic as I saw all the lost boys together with Felix in front of them.

I was pushed forward and I stumbled to come face to face with Felix and his crossbow. I stepped back slowly only for Felix to snap.

"Don't move!"

Felix took his hood off and I stopped and looked at him.

"Ready for your challenge?" He asked and my face fell.

Will was right, this was a bad idea. I had no clue this was going to be part of the challenge. I thought we were going to fight each other but wasn't Felix's intentions at all.

How could I be so stupid...

"Your challenge is to steal the Red Crystal," Felix announced and I looked at him blankly.

Ah yes, the Red Crystal.

Of course I know what that is and where to find it...

"And where would I find this Red Crystal?" I asked.

These boys loved to share every single detail.

Felix smirked, "In Pan's hut."

My eyes widened.

"No," I said defensively and Felix cocked his head to the side.

I am not dying tonight and certainly not in the hands of Pan.

Felix lowered the crossbow and turned to the boys.

"This girl is no victor! Only a little lost girl who can't even keep a deal."

I looked over at the lost boys, some of them were laughing and others were whispering to each other. I curled my fists tightly, glaring back at Felix. There was no way I was getting out of this one. If I had to prove myself and get it through this scar face's thick skull by getting this precious Red Crystal then so be it.

"I'll do it!" I yelled causing everyone to fall silent, "I will even take down Pan if I have to." I said and I watched Felix smirk with satisfaction.

"No!" I heard someone yell out and I turned to see Will, Ethan, and Ben on tied and on their knees by the other side of the bonfire.

They were being held down by three of the older lost boys. The three of them had markings on their faces where a strap of material had been forced in their mouths and tied behind their head. Ben's and Ethan's were pulled back in their mouths but Will shrugged them off and leaned forward. I went to take a step towards them but Felix snapped at me.

"Don't you move!" He yelled and pointed the crossbow at me.

Felix walked around me and stood in front of Will.

"If she gets caught I will kill you!" Will said through gritted teeth to which Felix only scoffed putting the cloth back in his mouth and pulled at it tightly earning a groan from Will.

"You will complete the challenge when you bring me back the Red Crystal!" Felix said.

I could hear my heartbeat thumping in my head as I picked up my pace, taking off running away from the group and towards Pan's hut. I wasn't sure exactly how I was going to break into Pan's hut but I knew it wasn't going to be easy.

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