In the Belly of the Beast

by caseyjsaisi

DISCONTINUED! After the battle with Peter Pan and Jane in Return to Never Land, Captain Hook finds himself in a situation that puts him in danger. Inspired by tragicbeauty1991's Jonah story, but this is mostly my idea of what happened to Hook right after the octopus chased him and his crew out of Never Land.

2. Chapter 2

Hook was rudely woken by a groan.

The octopus has fallen asleep and found itself a place somewhere at the bottom of the sea.

It was cramped inside, no place to move around and no light.

Hook was about to stand up, but he slid and fell down a slimy path.

"SMEEEEEEEE!"

And then, he landed in the lower stomach.

He jumped at the sight of skeletons, what used to be his former crew.

Seeing these creepy skeleton faces, Hook felt pale.

He sat down and curled up against the wall, it was slimy but Hook didn't care anymore. And then, he felt like his life flashed before his eyes.

Just from sitting, Hook began to think of what he did before he was eaten.

All the cruel things he did to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys and that girl whom he mistook as Wendy, all the trouble he has caused in Never Land over the years.

And for what?

All because of a 'childish prank' that had cost his hand.

He thought of the things he could have done. Maybe he shouldn't have gone after Pan for revenge. Maybe he should have left Never Land, where the crocodile or the octopus wouldn't follow him.

Then, Hook felt like the dark ride was over.

"The beast fell asleep" he said to himself.

Hook felt better that the octopus fell asleep, but then he realized that the silence was the sound of death to him.

And then, it hit him.

He will escape while the sea monster is asleep.

But, he wasn't sure when he was going to escape.

From inside the belly of the beast, he couldn't tell if it was day or night. And he didn't want to escape while it was eating.

Hook climbed up the throat (that is if octopi have throats) and carefully tiptoed on the tongue, so he wouldn't wake the creature.

Then, he carefully slipped out of the mouth. It was an uncomfortable pinch, but he managed to get out without trouble.

Upon escaping his prison, Hook looked around to see that the octopus has brought itself to an underwater cenote for the night.

The cenote had five different currents running, some led to another centoes, some led to dark tunnels.

Nervous of the new surroundings, the pirate was about to swim up to the surface when he was suddenly sucked into a tunnel by a strong current.

Hook screamed as he was thrown around by the current, hitting rocks until he was knocked out cold.

The current still sent the pirate captain through the tunnel.

To be continued...