Emily's POV:
I stopped for a second and looked up at Pan's hut. No lights were on so I am praying that he's asleep.
What if he catches me?
What if he kills me?
What if...
What if I quickly sneak in, find the crystal and sneak out without him knowing?...yeah that sounds like a good plan.
I walked on my tippy toes as I felt the wooden steps sink under my feet. I turned to the right of Pan's hut to find that his window was slightly open.
I managed to carefully slide my fingers under the frame and slide it up slowly. Each time the window would creak I'd stop for a couple of seconds before continuing. I had to make sure that Pan would not wake up. I pushed up the last bit of the window and slowly crawled in.
I took a deep breath out before stepping into the bedroom. I looked up at the bamboo walls and hardwood floor. There were weapons that looked quite old that hug up around the walls. I carefully started to walk further into the room making sure that every step was thought through carefully.
I looked down to see a bamboo carved table with a glass case on top. The glass case had blue jewels around the sides and inside was what looked like different samples of sand. Weird...
I felt a shiver run down my spine as I started to look around the room at all the mysterious objects.
Then one thing ran through my head. The Red Crystal...that's why I'm here.
I looked around the room not wanting to walk around too much in case I wake Pan up.
If I were Pan, where would I keep a crystal?... My eyes circled the room for the tenth time now and I sighed. Felix could have at least told me where to look, or draw a map. Does everything have to be a game here?
I looked at the wooden stair case in the far corner of the room which probably leads to upstairs. I walked past the main table that was in the room. The table was covered with candles and papers of drawings. I picked up one of the sheets of paper.
Eolas Ace Blossom- golden blue flower grows at high altitude most commonly seen on cliffs of mountains.
I picked up another page and started reading through the detailed description.
Lion Nightshade Plant - dark green stem and spiky leaves, covered with black rounded berries.
Numbs the body's sense of pain and causes hallucinations. This plant is extremely poisonous, with a toxin that varies from how much that person has endured. Common to die while attempting to hallucinate. Symptoms of poisoning include an unquenchable thirst for water, dilation of the pupils, hallucinations, and coma.
Ok...I will put that one down.
Why did Pan have all this information. Had he or is he planning on using these on us? My thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of a floorboards upstairs creaking. My heart raced as I quickly put the papers back down and ran to the side of the staircase. I sat down behind a chair and waited in silence.
I held my breath as I listened for any kind of movement. Once I could hear nothing but the wind howling outside I cautiously stood up again. I looked at the staircase with the corner of my eye to find that Pan was not there. I let out a breath before continuing on my search.
I looked straight ahead to see dark wooden draws. Each draws handle was a different gem colour.
I ran my hands along each coloured handle. Red Crystal...matches to red gem. I grabbed the red gem handle which was the top draw and opened it.
I smiled as I pulled out a huge long crystal that was just a bit bigger than my hand. It was a rectangular shape with four sides and pointed edges at the top and bottom. This had to be it.
Except I was expecting a massive red crystal, this crystal was a misty white colour. I turned it around and my eyes scanned every side. I just don't get it, why is it called 'Red Crystal' if it's white.
I placed my hand on the bottom of the crystal and stared at it. I watched as the whole Crystal turned from white to red, like a flash I saw myself in the crystal but it was not my reflection...it was like a vision. My heart beat raced as I watched myself in the crystal.
I was trapped in the forest and looked around to see that all the trees were burning in flames. I looked around in shock to see Will stab Felix, he's body collapsed onto the ground. I watched as the visions continue to flash past. I took off running but was stopped by a huge branch falling in front of me. I turned around but only to see flames. Will and Felix had disappeared and all that was left was fire.
I watched myself in the crystal with horror as the fire started to burn my legs as I tried to escape. I was screaming in pain. I turned around to see Pan; he placed a mirror in my hands and started laughing. The fire was not affecting him, only me. I watched myself turn around and run.
I ran through the flames and away from Pan. I kept running but tripped on a branch causing my body to fall and hit my head. I watched the crystal as blood started to drip from my head. I started to look like I was falling unconscious.
I stared into the mirror that was now cracked to see my reflection. My eyes were a shining green and my mirror reflection was smirking at my unconscious self. I looked at my mirror self...I was starting to look just like Pan.
I jumped and almost dropped the crystal as I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I panicked and quickly hid behind the curtain that was on the wall. I held the crystal tight not wanting to drop it and risk Pan catching me. My breath hitched as I watched Pan walked towards the draws.
Shit. I had forgotten to close the draw. Pan seemed to have noticed because he looked inside the draw to see that the crystal was gone. Pan turned around and his eyes scanned the room. I leaned my head against the wall and closed my eyes for a second. Please don't catch me...please. I begged.
I watched Pan walk back up the staircase cautiously. I held my breath as I heard the floor boards creaking above me.
The noise stopped for a second and I took that as my chance to run. I quickly ran to the other side of the room and climbed back out of the window.
I held the crystal tight as I jumped off the highest step and straight to the ground. I sprinted away from the huts and towards the bonfire. I could see all the boys watching me running to them. I stopped in front of Felix and held up the crystal.
I felt the dryness in my throat as I tried to catch my breath back.
"Well done Victor." Felix said. The lost boys yelled and cheered.
I looked over to Will, Ben and Ethan who were finally released and cut free. They ran up to me.
"Please tell me you're okay." Will said anxiously. I could see the red lines on his cheeks from being tied with the cloth.
I looked at all three of them and tried to speak but I was still shocked from what I had seen.
"Emily what's wrong, you look like you have seen a ghost." Ethan said.
"I think I h-have." I stuttered.
"What did you see exactly?" Will asked in a serious tone.
"The c-crystal...it showed me-"
"Pan's awake!" One of the lost boys yelled interrupting me. All of us were silent as we all turned our attention to Pan's hut, all the lights were on. The lost boys got scared and then ran off into the direction of their huts not wanting to be caught. I was about to turn to the boys when Felix grabbed me and wrapped his arm around my neck.
"Emily!" Ben yelled. The three of them turned to me but Felix held his crossbow at them.
"You move and I shoot." He yelled. The boys stopped in their tracks and put their hands up in the air.
"You said once I brought you the crystal you would put the fighting behind us." I said barely getting the words out as Felix's arm tightened.
"I lied." He whispered into my ear. I felt my stomach sink a little bit. I can't do this anymore...I won't. I need to get away from here. I swung my head back as hard as I could and hit Felix. I heard him groan as he let go of me and grabbed his head.
"Emily run!" I heard Will scream. I looked in the distance to see a figure. It was Pan. He was only a couple of meters away. As he walked closer I could now see Pan's face and he was furious. I jumped a little as he appeared right in front of me. He stared at me his pupils dilated and his face expressionless.
Pan clicked his fingers and I watched as Will, Ben and Ethan collapsed unconscious. I could feel my heart beat in my head as I went to turn to run but instead of seeing the jungles entrance, my vision was blurred with a green smoke.
And just like that darkness surrounded me.
Felix's POV:
I smirked and watched as Pan took her out with just the wave of his hand. Emily collapsed on the ground and the crystal fell out of her hands. Pan looked down at her then at the crystal. He grabbed the crystal and held it up to his face.
"Did it work?" I asked.
"Yes, her finger prints are covered around the crystal. But more importantly she got it to work" Pan said smirking.
"How do you know?" I asked curiously.
"I could feel its power." He said.
I watched as Pan wrapped it around with a cloth and made it disappear. "What's next?" I asked as I looked at Pan.
"I've put a sleeping spell on the boys; it should last a couple days so just leave them in their huts. Also keep the lost boys occupied until I get back." Pan said. I nodded and looked at the boys.
"What about the girl?" I asked as I looked down at Emily.
Pan grabbed Emily and picked her up, carrying her in his arms. Pan then looked back up at me.
"I'm taking her...You know what you have to do." Pan said gesturing to the boys. I nodded and watched as Pan started walking further into the jungle with Emily.
I started to grab the boys and pull them back to the huts...
Once I had put Ethan and Ben into their huts I walked back over to Will.
I smirked down at Will who was still asleep from Pan's magic. "Time to have a little fun." I grabbed Will's arms and threw him over my shoulder.
