Emily's POV:
I continued to crush every tree in my path as I walked towards the boys. I have never felt this kind of power before and I could not get enough of it. I can't even begin myself to explain how it feels to have all of this strength running through me. I craved more and wanted more of it as I got closer to the boys. I was about to reach them when they suddenly vanished causing me to stop in my tracks.
Something inside of me started to hurt as I looked at the huge tree that I had thrown at them. Why was I trying to hurt them? I looked around with wide eyes at my surroundings; all the trees around me have been crushed to the ground. I felt a stinging sensation in my hands and as I looked down, my breath cutting short. I had black veins covering through both of my hands. The veins looked like dried out tree branches all tangled together; the last spikes fading as they reached my mid arm.
What was happening to me..
I looked up at the boys but they were gone along with Pan. Had they been betraying me this whole time? Using me only to be alongside Pan this whole time? I turned around to walk back to the open area that I came from but the forest just seemed to get bigger the further I walked. I turned around in a circle; all the trees looked exactly the same. I suddenly felt surrounded in this dark forest, like all the trees were towering over me, swallowing and suffocating me. There was no one here and I was all alone.
I jumped as the stinging in my hands as the black veins continued to grow up my arms, now sitting just before my elbows. What did this to me! I thought as I freaked out and pulled my arms away from the rest of my body. I thought I had destroyed the crystal... I stopped for a second as my mind flashed back to a couple of hours ago.
I watched as the crystal hit the ground and broke into separate pieces. I smiled as I looked down at the smashed pieces of crystal that were now a white pale colour.
Had I actually done it…I have I beaten Pan at his own game. He can't control me anymore.
My breathing became heavier as I remembered the pain I felt.
All of a sudden I felt a strong stinging sensation building through my chest as if someone was tearing my muscles apart. I grabbed my chest and started in-hailing and exhaling quickly. The stinging started to turn into burning until it felt as if my chest was on fire. I groaned as I lifted my hand to my chest and carefully touched the skin. The skin was burning to the touch.
I closed my eyes and took a deep calming breath in and then out.
"I'm not afraid." I said quietly.
I remembered the promise I made to myself before I had even set foot on Neverland.
"I'm not going to be the helpless little girl anymore." I said louder, remembering my exact words.
I have the crystals power now and that's all I need, to take down Pan and get out of here. I felt the wind pick up around me as I looked at the sun which was setting behind me. I knew that Campus was opposite the sun setting so I turned on my heal and smirked as I set off walking towards the campus while forming a storm behind me.
Pan's POV:
I sat on the steps to the hut and lifted my head to see the sun starting to shine brightly over Campus. I knew Emily was going to come here seeking revenge against me. After seeing how the power of the crystal had affected her, I will need to be prepared before she gets here. If it were up to me, I'd take her out with my magic with one shot, but there is one more test I need to see.
I stood up and walked inside Will's hut to see the three lost boys sleeping. I turned to Ethan who was still sitting against the wall; I walked over to him and squatted down grabbing his shoulder to wake him, in which his eyes instantly shot wide open as he flinched in shock.
"I'll be back in an hour, make sure he doesn't move." I said gesturing to Will.
Ethan hesitated for a couple of seconds but soon nodded his head. I got up and headed out the hut and down the steps. I stood standing still, closing my eyes while exhaling slowly. I clicked my fingers and opened my eyes a second later to then notice the familiar surroundings of the other side of the island. My hair and clothes were instantly picked up by the wind as I looked around to see the trees blowing in all directions as the storm continued.
Emily has definitely been here.
I could feel the crystals power coming from Emily in the distance. I picked up the pace as I quickly walked through the storm while using my magic to block the branches that were flying in front of me. A few moments passed and I stopped behind a tree and watched as Emily came walking passed, already half way to Campus. She was barely recognisable with her long brown hair knotted and her clothes ripped. My eyes focused on the growing black veins that covered both of her arms completely.
I guess I didn't mention that part to the other boys that the crystals power, if not controlled, will eventually take over the host. In this case, when those black veins reach Emily's heart, the energy of the crystal will take over her body and potentially kill her...but what's a game without any fun. If she is able to control herself then she might stand a chance and that's when I'll test her, when she's at her absolute breaking point.
Will's POV:
I sat at the bonfire with my hood covering my face as I sharpened my dagger. I felt my shoulder being tapped and I turned around to see Ethan.
"Pan wants us down at the drop off zone; the shadow has brought a new lost boy." Ethan said.
I grabbed my dagger and stood up from the log following Ethan, along with a couple of other boys as we ran on one of the gravel paths that lead to the drop off zone, down at the beach.
"Stay hidden." Felix whispered loudly when the last of us got there.
Ethan and I crouch down behind Ben as we waited.
"Come on boys!" We all heard Pan yell loudly from down the beach.
Lost boy after lost boy, we all ran from the line of palm trees, down to the shoreline until we stopped behind Pan in a circle. I looked up from my hood surprised to see a girl. All the boys broke out into whispers as we looked at her.
Why did the shadow bring a girl?
She had light, long brown hair that waved at the bottom along with hazel eyes.
"Boys, this is Emily Walker, she is the newest member to Neverland. So please make her feel welcome" Pan said while smirking.
Emily Walker...
"Will?" Ethan said while shaking my shoulder.
I looked at him in confusion.
"Will!" Ethan said again louder, making me jump a little.
I looked around the circle and everyone else was whispering to themselves still, not seeming to hear Ethan yelling.
"Will!" Ethan yelled, raising his voice even more as he shook my shoulder.
My eyes shot open as I sat up in my bed to see Ethan shaking my shoulder.
"Will get up now, quick!" Ethan said in a worried tone.
He ran out of my hut and down the steps. I was dreaming. I quickly lifted the sheet off and grabbed a top that was at the end of the bed. I pulled the white shirt over my head and noticed that the cut that had run down from my shoulder up to my neck was completely healed, no sign of it visible on my skin. It made me remember the deal Pan and I made last night.
"I'm going to use my magic to save your life and in return you will be loyal towards me like the other lost boys."
I promised that I was going to protect Emily, but I also need to protect Ben and Ethan from her. I hated seeing her so different. I missed the girl I once knew who would make me happy and smile; the one person who reminded me that I was not alone. I'm going to save you Emily; I don't care what it takes.
I ran out of the hut and down the steps only for my stomach drop as I looked at the huge storm of clouds that were coming our way. The wind was blowing the trees out of control as the storm continued to get closer and closer.
Emily was doing this...
There were loud thunderstorms that were forming in the clouds above us. I looked up at the clouds of the storm to see that they were purple, just the same colour as Emily's eyes. The purple clouds were taking over the sky as the sun was no longer shining down at the ground, instead casting a dark cover over the island.
"She's here!" Ben yelled, pointing towards the other side of Campus where the line of jungle started.
My breath got caught short as I watched a figure emerge from behind the trees.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing...
