Emily's POV

My feet may as well be buried beneath the soil by now. Growing roots of their own to keep me planted, I stared into the darkness of the jungle. The warm night winds moved through the trees, whisking around the unsettling ferns crowding the jungle floor, the air now growing thick this time of night, unlike most, the howling breeze traveled slowly carrying the last of the bonfire's smoke as it passed on. My senses had adapted well to my surroundings but as of now, all but one became insignificant as my eyes fell trapped to the figure between the trees.

I thought the poison had no effect on Pan, but this...this was nothing like what Baelfire described. Things were moving at a pace I couldn't keep up with. From what I could see the poison was haltering Pan's magic. He tried to disappear but only moved a few steps away from where he stood, a painful groan escaping his lips as he was forced to appear again, collapsing on the nearest tree and falling to his knees, snapping the branches beneath him.

The poison was only supposed to slow him down...but Pan wasn't resisting at all. Instead of trying to use his magic again he was letting the poison hijack his system. He was absorbing all that he possibly could, letting the pain run freely to take over his body. If it had of been someone else, their mind would become twisted the moment they took one mouthful, the pain would be intolerable leaving their body to fall slowly into an unconscious state, but for Pan, it was driving something much stronger.

I waited, watching silently, hoping it would be enough cover but I knew standing out in the open even with Pan's back turned, wouldn't be. I listened carefully picking up the angered ragged breaths that escaped his lips, his chest heaving in uncontrolled breaths like those of creatures I would see in my dreams, predators that roamed Neverland's jungles with no faces you could see clearly. If you kept still they would pass by without notice but a single inhaled breath, the snap of the smallest stick and their eyes would be on you and nothing else. To relate these kinds of thoughts to Pan was no extreme either, he is the creator of this island after all. It may look beautiful from afar but up close it was the making of a nightmare.

I brought my feet back, sliding them slowly across the ground behind me, trying to awaken their sleeping state but a snap sent them frozen back in place. A sudden hitch burned in my chest, my stomach falling in realisation as I felt the branch beneath my foot crush into pieces. The sound tore through the silence between us snapping both of our attention back. Pan's eyes met mine just as fast. I had seen them before but they didn't belong to Pan. The eyes I saw staring back at me in my nightmares were ones of her own...my own.

I was used to fearing those glowing eyes but now they were struck bright green, glowing unnaturally in the dark, never blinking as they peered back over his shoulder, unconcealed and under no threat. Shining like those of rare fireflies found deep within Neverland's jungles, the two bright globes of light reposed my gaze becoming nothing more than a simple distraction until he turned away.

With a sharp inhale of breath his arm raised to the trunk of the tree stabbing his fingers into the thick layers of bark that protectively barricaded the outside. I had seen arrows and daggers bend even with the force of our strongest lost boy and they could only break the surface of the wood. Pan let out no more than a frustrated groan as he crushed his hand into the first layers of the tree, his arms straining as he pulled himself up to his feet.

I knew his power derived from his magic, it could keep his pain at bay as much as he wished. Those actions would have crushed anyone's hand but Pan would feel no more than a graze against his skin. There was only so much reliance I could put into a poison, no matter how deadly, there was only so little it could do against Pan. If I knew one thing for certain, it was of how unpredictable he could be and the lengths he would go to get what he wants. I had just poisoned him...there's no telling what he's going to do now.

"Emily, you need to run."

Fin appeared in the distance between the two of us. His expression turning in grave concern, his large brown eyes flickering as he watched me stand completely still, my eyes focusing behind him, refusing to move at his command.

"Go now! You're almost out of time!" Fin almost shouted, his voice ridden in panic.

There was a sharp jolt to my legs as if they were finally brought to life. It was all I needed, a spark of fear to get my blood rushing again. Fin's warning proved that I was in over my head, that I had to get as far away from Pan as possible. This wasn't like any kind of swordplay, this was effecting Pan in a way I couldn't see making him more dangerous than ever before.

"Find the receiver...before it's too late."

Fin disappeared from where he stood revealing Pan who was now facing me directly. His arms clenched by his sides, his fists curling in until his hands faded a pale white, his green eyes glowing brighter than before.

I left with one last glance, turning away from Pan as I ran at a dead sprint into the dark.

Not wasting another second, I carried myself through the extent of the jungle, my sides brushing quickly against the large spike-tipped ferns while the vines hanging down from the lower branches strapped at my legs and arms as I persisted through their restraints, my chest burning as I struggled to breathe.

I could feel a painful swelling in my ankles as they failed to avoid the roots that fed in and out of the ground, twisting the muscles in my legs as I continued running.

I couldn't stop, not now.

My chest heaved as I stumbled out of the last line of boundary trees, my legs stiffening as they struck the flat grass surface of campus. I could hardly receive any air as I frantically turned to find not a single boy awake, the bonfire now nothing but a burnt pile of chipped wood and ash and nothing but the silence that filled the open area. Most importantly, there was no sign of Baelfire, the only thing that did catch my attention was the flicker of faded candlelight emitting from Baelfire's hut window.

I didn't give it a second thought before running across the open space, my worn-out boots crunching against the gravel path and climbing the steps to his hut. I slammed open the wooden door which blew out the stick of candlelight instantly leaving the trail of smoke to be pulled out of his hut and into the warm night air.

I stood in the doorway, my pulse thumping so loudly in my head I thought I was hearing footsteps following quickly behind me. The moonlight casted my shadow across the entire room while my eyes settled down on the brown cloak that had been discarded on the floor.

Now my mind was clear. Why he brought me into this...why he had used me. It was all to make sure Pan was out of the way; if not for a moment...it was all he needed. He didn't meet me back here because he was already gone and I knew exactly where.

There was no way I was going to let him get away with this. Even with Pan on the loose, I didn't care. He made me a promise and he's going to wish he had never broken it. I'll make sure of it.

I turned facing my back to the room watching the last of the grey candlelight smoke drifting away into the air. My eyes settled across campus. It was completely deserted, or so I thought until I saw a small figure emerge from the jungle standing directly opposite me. Hidden well in the first line of boundary trees was Fin. His hood was brought over his head but I could see his expression was focused across the open area, eyes set on me, his features now settling.

"This way to the receiver, you're almost out of time..." Fin repeated, his voice effortlessly clear as it filled my ears, the echo fading until he suddenly disappeared.

Now I understood, Fin was guiding me.

To the receiver?

I kept my eyes focused on where he stood and rushed down the steps and across campus, passing the bonfire and pushing through the first line of trees. Looking ahead in the distance I found Fin standing between the endless groups of trees, a single soft blue light emitting from his hand making him visible against the darkness. His eyes made contact with mine and the crystal began to flicker, finally going out as he too disappeared.

I followed his direction, running into the dark, managing to see well enough to avoid the large trees that towered over me but the ferns continued to whip at my skin as I rushed past them leaving the stinging sensation to slowly build.

That didn't bother me. Nothing seemed to at this point, not Pan, not anything. I was set on finding Baelfire so he could finally give me the truth...so I can finally be free of her.

I reached where Fin had stood and scanned the jungle to find him. Soon enough a small flicker of blue light captured my attention as there stood Fin again. This time got a headstart, my feet lifting as I quickly ran further into the jungle to reach him before he could disappear. I pushed my legs harder even though my lungs burned fighting against my actions. I reached my hand out to Fin as I couldn't bring myself to speak to tell him to wait but the light of the crystal only shortened despite my desperate attempt to get to him first, the light reflecting against the trees softening and flickering quickly losing its light and disappearing with him for the last time sending my pace to slow.

I was sure I had reached where he had disappeared but it was too hard to tell. I waited for him to appear again but the blue light was nowhere to be seen. I must have turned my back too many times that I had forgotten what direction I was facing. Letting out an irritated huff I stood still letting the surrounding sounds of the jungle to fill my ears, my eyes shutting soon after as I listened carefully.

Come on Fin, I need something, any kind of sign of where to go.

You have to tell me where to go...how to find the receiver.

I waited but nothing was happening, I only stood alone in the dark.

I thought maybe I had lost the trial, maybe I was too late...but that's when I heard it.

Before I could lift my feet, loud footsteps replaced the silence keeping me still. I heard someone rushing past, my eyes instantly shooting open and making every effort to focus on the figure that shifted quickly through the dark crossing past the trees ahead of me. The outline of their figure moving quickly as they rushed through the undergrowth.

I was after them before I could lose sight of them, dodging between trees, I quickly caught up to them, passing one last tree and jumping across the huge roots that fed into the ground until I was close enough to get a hold of them, but I didn't have to. The figure slowed their pace, their feet coming to a stop causing me to fall back keeping my distance as they turned around. I recognised their dark-brown wavy hair, my eyes widening as they turned around, my surprise quickly replaced by the boiled up anger.

"You found me, huh. I guess I should have expected as much," Baelfire said softly as he gained his breath.

My chest still burned as I forced out my words before I could retrieve the breath I lost.

"You!" I heaved, my jaw clenched, "You left me to face Pan alone! Poison?! Did you seriously think that would work on him?!"

"I had no doubt it wouldn't work," Baelifre confirmed as much, his tone calm as he looked to the ground, fidgeting with something in his pant pocket.

My brows furrowed.

"What? And you still wanted me to give it to him?!" I rushed, my fists curling, "Just so you could get away?"

"Yes, I wanted you to be the one to give it to him. You stood more of a chance than anyone else but..." Baelfire turned back to me, his expression defeated, "...you weren't supposed to be here, Emily."

"What are you talking about?" I spat, "You were the one that promised me answers and I'm here to get them. Don't think for a second that I would forget."

"You want to get her out of your head, don't you...?"

"I do have the answers you're looking for. I am going to help you get rid of her but I can't do that if you don't help me first..."

"You made me a promise," I said firmly.

"And I didn't forget it," Baelfire said as he removed his hand from his pocket, his fists curling shut. "I'm afraid I'm out of time to explain it to you though."

Before I could say anything further he brought back his curled fist and threw something to the ground. I watched a tiny object fall to the ground sitting half in the dirt. It sparked, shimmering a bright silver with a mix of subtle colours running through. Now that I looked closely, it looked more like a bean than anything. It grew brighter; the silver glowing until I was forced to take a step back, my body jumping in surprise as the bean suddenly exploded creating an ever-growing portal in the ground. The wind around us forcefully sucked into the spiralling green cloud that cut into the ground, ripping apart the ferns from their roots, the plants collapsing in on themselves as they tipped into the unknown. Baelifre stood still, unfazed by the storm at his feet while I backed away, raising my voice over the claps of thunder that began forming in the sky above us.

"What have you done!?" I shouted.

Baelfire's expression changed to a look of relief but also regret as he stared down at the portal before turning and taking a few steps towards me.

"I didn't break our promise. You have to find Will and make the switch before its too late," Baelfire said, his eyes focusing on me, not daring to blink.

I heard the urgency in his tone, he was completely serious. He was desperate for me to listen to what he was saying but I had no idea what he was talking about.

Baelfire's expression saddened, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you more, there was only so much I could do in such little time."

My face fell and my eyes shifted from the portal to Baelfire.

"You're escaping...aren't you?" I asked even though I didn't think it was possible.

"I came here to do what I had to and now I can leave."

"Tell me why you came back," I demanded, almost indecisive about grabbing his arm before his feet could shift any closer to the portal.

I could tell he was holding back. It seemed that out of all those secrets I thought he was keeping, there was only one.

"I came here to find something very valuable," Baelfire eyes met mine and a warm knowing smile found its way to his face, "I was sent here to find you."

My eyes widened as Baelfire gave me one last look before turning and making a jump for the spiralling green portal, his body getting engulfed by the storm at once causing a clap of thunder to fill my ears and one last blinding lightning strike to flash through the night. The portal grew smaller but I didn't see it disappear as a firm grip had pulled me away.

"NO!" Pan yelled, pulling me back from the portal so much that my feet lifted, my legs carrying under as I tumbled to the ground while Pan fell to his knees, his eyes wide, ridden with anger as he desperately bolted forward reaching his hand for the portal but it had disappeared the moment he touched it leaving him with a handful of dirt, his knees and hands sinking into the small crater that was once the open portal.

My chest swelled as I struggled to push myself up from the ground, my thoughts running out of control. I lay flat against the dirt not daring to move while I kept my eyes on Pan feeling trapped in the same position as before. He stayed on his knees, hunched over, his chest and back rising heavily but soon he was silenced. Standing to his feet I could see his body tense, fists curled and slowly he turned back to me, green eyes glowing as they did before, only brighter, glowing entirely.

I forced myself to retreat backward as I watched him lift his arms ever so slightly from his sides, his expression never shifting away from a look of fury as he stared down at me. The wind had returned at Pan's command, rushing through the trees violently and around us, circling the very crater where Baelfire had escaped. The once clear night sky was now covered in dark clouds, strikes of lighting began bursting through the sky around us every moment Pan's hands would move, louder claps of thunder following, rumbling the night causing my hands to rush over my ears.

Pan didn't seem affected by this at all. He was the one causing it. I had never seen Pan so furious. Baelfire had escaped before and he just did it again. He escaped only seconds before Pan could grab a hold of him...before he could stop him.

I managed to stand to my feet against the strong winds that pulled me back. The storm Pan was creating was nothing compared to the one that took Baelfire away, it wasn't anything close to it. I looked up into the sky to see the clouds turning from their dark grey to bright green, mirroring Pan's eyes. In just a few seconds they began twisting and turning down to the ground, through the trees and around us in a giant circle.

"Emily you must go, it isn't safe here!"

I pulled my attention away from Pan as Fin's voice filled my ears. I found him to the tree by my side, his eyes averted as he stared at Pan cautiously.

"The blasts will wipe everything from here to campus," Fin warned.

I had no time after the words left his mouth. Pan lifted his hands and curled them into fists, a groan leaving his lips as the next lightning strike that came down from the clouds expanded and spread like a wave moving quickly through the trees. I tried to brace myself but there was no stopping the blast as it passed right through me and continued on through the jungle. It felt like a tingling if not burning sensation throughout my body forcing my hand to my chest.

"The next one will be worse," Fin said, "It will reach campus."

All the boys...they have no idea what's happening.

I can't let Pan do this. I know he's mad unlike he ever has been before but I know he doesn't want to do this, not if it means wiping out campus and the lost boys. It just didn't seem possible, not now that he was out of control...but I was the only one here. I had to get through to him somehow.

I grabbed hold of the tree that was holding my weight back from the storm and brought my feet in front of me, one after the other, I slowly managed to get closer to Pan. Fin was nowhere to be seen. Looks like I was on my own...still, that hasn't stopped me before and it wasn't going to be a reason to now.

"Pan!" I shouted over the wind.

He tilted his head and I knew he could hear me but whether he was going to listen was something entirely different.

"Pan, you have to stop this! If you don't you'll kill all of us!"

My face fell as he moved from his still position, his glowing green eyes never blinking as he walked towards me with only a few steps, his anger never fading, not in the slightest. It seemed to only get worse now that I had spoken out.

"I know you were involved in this. Don't think I don't know you poisoned me," Pan growled, "Did you really think you're going to get away with something like that?"

"I've was only trying to get rid of her," I tried to protest, "I told you, I can't do it on my own!"

Pan's expression shifted, confusion settling on his face and that's when I remembered I had told him that in my nightmare. He wasn't really there, I was on my own to face her but I couldn't do it. No matter how many times I tried she would find a way back and she was going to again. Baelfire was able to get her out of my head temporarily but now that he was gone she was going to come back, the next time I closed my eyes she would be there waiting for me.

Pan's POV

Everything was hazy. I felt every muscle stiffen as I watched that portal close taking Baelfire with it. It was a sudden hit...he had escaped again, slipping right from my grasp and I knew this time he wasn't going to come back. I still didn't know the reason why. I should have killed him. I should have killed him the moment I brought him back from that ship but I let him slip away again.

I knew where it had come from. The poison had settled soon after she ran and I knew exactly what it would do. I had let it sink in, take over, spread throughout my body until it was all I could feel. But she was the one that gave it to me, it finally sunk in, it was the last thought I needed for the rage I had been keeping control of to be unleashed. It was all I needed for it to be the only thing that will fill my mind.

My magic had been restrained until now. I let it slow my body down, I let it prepare for what I knew was to come. I let her get away but seeing her stand that close to the portal, watching his escape, just a step away from falling, I knew would give her hope. It was a dangerous hope that I couldn't allow her to have...I couldn't allow anyone to have.

There wasn't much I remembered until her voice finally broke through the storm, distracting me away from my thoughts but not the reason why Baelfire escaped in the first place. She could barely stand, the wind being enough to swipe her feet from under her and I was going to make it worse. I had no intention of stopping this storm. I had let everything go and nothing was going to hold me back.

"I know you were involved in this. Don't think I don't know you poisoned me," I growled letting my words fuel my anger, "Did you really think you're going to get away with something like that?"

I could see the railed up emotion she was holding back, thoughts she needed answers to but there was something she was desperately trying to get rid of, I could see it in her eyes, the same persisting strive she set on each time she faced me. Fear accommodated but behind her reason was motive to do whatever she could, that too came with a stubbornness upfront but I could see now that this was something that she had been fighting against for a while now. Even still, I hardly had the patience to listen anymore, there was nothing more to think about and now with the poisons help, I can let my inner demons unleash, no matter the cost.

"I was only trying to get rid of her," She shouted, "I told you, I can't do it on my own!"

I didn't understand what she meant but I was able to fill in the gaps as I remembered when I had spoken to my shadow after she had pulled me into her vision by accident. Without realising it, she had let me see exactly what she had; only she never knew I was there. I saw her, what she had done to the lost boys, the power she had and how she used it to kill me.

"You don't understand. I was completely powerless. She had control over me and everyone else. I wasn't even sure if it was her."

The shadow's eyes narrowed as it moved closer towards me.

"It was the girl and what you saw was a vision."

"A vision of what?"

"The future."

I didn't think it was possible and I still don't. After all, you can't see the future in a place where time stands still, but I'll do whatever it takes to prevent that vision from happening, even if it pays the ultimate price. It seems she wanted the same thing. She was desperate enough to go to Baelfire thinking he could actually be the one to help her. I glared down at her, my fists curling sending two strikes of lightning bolting down from the sky above making her retreat back as much as she could under my gaze. The pitiful girl always makes the wrong choices.

Emily's POV

The ringing in my ears was yet to fade after Pan cast down two lightning strikes by his sides. They didn't harm him in the slightest as he walked closer to me, his green glowing eyes holding mine in a trance until I found myself against the back of a tree. Only then did the light in his eyes subside until his natural ones took place allowing me to now see how sharp they really were, his pupils dilating until only a tint of green circled around them.

The storm remained but the sky above our heads somehow began to settle enough that I could no longer see flashes of light burst through the sky. I thought Pan was calming down but being this close was enough to see that he hadn't.

"You can't do it on your own, is that right?" Pan asked, his voice low, his words barely making it through his clenched jaw.

"Yes-"

"And you actually believed Baelfire would help you?" Pan spat his name like venom.

I parted my lips to say something but Pan continued not giving me the slightest chance.

"He used you. You gave in and helped him first thinking he would actually give you what you wanted in return," Pan chuckled darkly, his lips pursing together in the played out amusement of my failure, "Tell me, did you really get what you wanted? Did he get rid of her?"

My face fell and satisfaction remained on his.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help you more, there was only so much I could do in such little time..."

"I'm guessing he didn't even tell you the best part. There was nothing he could have done to help you. If you do have an inner demon running around in that head of yours, you're on your own to get it out."

I looked up to meet Pan's gaze, I could hear it in his voice. He was taking all this out on Baelfire out of pure hatred. It wasn't hard for him to put him down because this was too easy for him.

"But I'm not," I said to which Pan's chin lifted, his eyes narrowing, "You can, can't you?"

Pan's eyes shimmered.

"I can, but it will take a lot more than just reading your thoughts."

"I don't care."

"Sorry, but you're in no position to get what you want," Pan stood back, his eyes returning their glow and the blasts of lightning that struck the sky. "I'll admit, I didn't want to let you out of here alive and it really won't take much to make sure your friends suffer the same fate as you."

The blasts...if he continues this storm they will all die and it will all be my fault.

"Then I'll make a deal with you," I said quickly.

I know I should regret making that choice but there wasn't anything else I could do. I had to get her out of my head and I had to save my friends.

Pan eyes returned from their glow and he approached me again, his face stiff, the anger not far behind but I knew that he was listening. He was ready to reason, which also meant he might spare my life.

"If it takes more than reading my thoughts then do it, do whatever it takes...but leave my friends- leave everyone alone."

I could see on his face that he was convinced enough but that still didn't settle his anger. I felt a shiver hit my back as he leaned in, teeth gritted I stared into those green eyes, ones that were so mesmerizingly dangerous I couldn't look away.

"I warned you what I would do last time you came close to trying anything like this again and if I wasn't going to get something in return you can mark my words, I would kill you."

There wasn't much I could do but press myself against the tree feeling the pain my back while I watched Pan stare down at me. I couldn't hear the storm anymore even though in the corner of my eyes I could still see green clouds and flashes of light. Everything became quiet between us until Pan moved away allowing my escape.

"Get out of here before I do something I won't regret."

I gave Pan one last look and I noticed something different a shift that wasn't anger; I wasn't sure what it was because I didn't stay to find out. I ran back through the jungle, the light from the storm was enough to help me see better, the green beams passing through the trees and fading as I was soon back at campus.

My feet stepped uneasily across the grass opening as I made my way to my hut, my eyes staring at the ground. I should be relieved that Pan wasn't going to hurt anyone, that he let me go with my life and...without any punishment. But there was one thing that couldn't leave my mind.

I climbed the steps to my hut, opening the door only to look back and see the storm above the trees of the jungle slowly dying, but the green light still remained unsettled, as did my thoughts.

"It will take a lot more than just reading your thoughts..."

I had no idea what Pan was planning to do but I said I would do whatever it took to get her out of my head. If that meant Pan being the one to help me then so be it.

Will's POV

I rubbed my eyes awake before I even had a chance to finally sleep, a bright capturing my attention. I sat up and my eyes adjusted. I stared at the small window by my hut door that was casting a green beam of light across my room.

I pulled myself out of bed, keeping my eyes on the window as I slowly approached it. My hand rose to my hut door, placing firmly against it as I pushed it open. A gust of wind flooded my hut as it rushed past me.

It was only when I stepped out before the first step that I saw in the distance was a storm hovering over one single part of the jungle, the rest of the sky clear as night. Green clouds covered the treetops and flashes of light brought them alight, the claps of thunder sounding through the sky and filling my ears. That's how I knew he escaped. Baelfire escaped again.

I looked around campus but none of the other boys were awake. I thought I should wake Ethan and Ben but I ignored that thought as I saw Felix's suddenly passing through campus. I hid behind my hut door, closing it silently, leaving only the smallest gap so I could see him.

He stopped in front of my hut facing the storm, his expression looked more concerned than I had ever seen it before. He continued on the gravel path and once he was away from my hut and grabbed my cloak and wrapped it over my shoulders pulling the hood over my head.

I kept low as I followed Felix across campus, trailing behind enough that I knew he wouldn't be able to see me or hear me. I managed to sneak up on Pan, Felix or any of the other lost boys weren't a problem.

He continued, keeping his path set as he made his way into the jungle.

Where are you going?

I followed silently behind, making my way through the jungle avoiding the main path as it narrowed growing closer to the beach. The sand-mixed-dirt grew thicker making it easier to avoid being heard by Felix but I still kept my distance until he finally stopped and waited in the middle of the path.

Before I had time to question anything Pan appeared before Felix, but to my surprise, he almost fell forward. A groan left Pan's mouth and Feix instantly rushed to his side, concern covering his features as he too looked surprised to see Pan in such a state.

"Pan-"

Felix couldn't get the words out as Pan reached for his neck and slammed him back into the tree behind him. I could hear Pan's angered breaths from here, I watched with wide eyes as he held Felix's neck, cutting his breath short. Felix gasped for air, his hands pulling at Pan's wrist. Pan held him there before finally looking him in the eyes, realising straight away of what he was doing and instantly let him go.

Felix fell against the tree getting his breath back. Pan moved away from Felix, his anger never retrieving as his chest rose and fell in sudden breaths. Felix stood to his feet. He wasn't angry at all, he was more concerned than before.

"He's gone," Pan spat, "Baelfire...he escaped again."

Felix's features changed at this, concern shifting to anger.

"I should have killed him as soon as I saw him get off that ship," Pan growled and Felix turned his attention out to the beach.

"About that...they haven't left."

My eyes widened as I caught every word.

Pan turned following Felix's sight and finally, his breaths were calmed but his expression was far from it.

"What do we do?" Felix asked, his attention turning back to Pan who was still staring out to the beach.

I couldn't help but remember what he told me before his escape, the warning, the pirates, the switch...all of it.

It brought back a feeling I hadn't had in a long time, a hope that what I thought was impossible might have a chance at succeeding. It was enough for me to finally gather the courage I had lost.

My eyes set on the ship that remained still on the quiet night sea.

"If he can get in...maybe we can get out."

Hey Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! It was honestly quite fun to write eyebrows turning into a spastic again.

I'm sorry this took so long. I had a few writer's block issues again as well as a lack of motivation. I work hard to make sure I'm happy with what I write before I give you an update and not just rush through it because I want my readers to enjoy my work. I hope you can forgive me and still stick with this book until its end. I do quite like writing long chapters so I hope you guys can roll with that.

Anyway...back to the chapter!

How did you guys find poisoned Pan?

Baelfire's escaped again...but not without giving some important last words to Emily and not only her but someone else...

Emily has been forced to make the unthinkable decision and strike a deal with Pan no matter what it will cost her.

Find out what happens next chapter!

Also I'm curious, what do you guys think about Fin?

Do you really think Baelfire left with so little to tell or is there something going on that we don't know about yet?

Please let me know what you think! It helps me a ton and motivates me to write. I appreciate all of your comments so thank you if you do!

I'll see you all next chapter!

- zimbardo