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Tiger Lily's POV

Tiger Lily stood on a cliff at the edge of her people's land, looking out to Neverland's never ending sky. The rosy pink sky battled the dark midnight blue of the night. As the fight raced on, a line of clear blue appeared between the two opposing colors for just a moment. Then the fight continued on, but that flash of clear blue made Tiger Lily's heart ache. The clear blue reminded her of Hook's sky blue eyes. He had been gone for months. She knew his journey wouldn't be quick, but she was worried about him. It shouldn't have taken him this long. Honestly though, she missed him. She didn't understand why she missed him so much. She barely knew him.

In fact, at first glance she believed that he was a dishonest, untrustworthy, coward. Yet, at every turn in their journey, she saw a glimpse of a very different man. He wasn't a coward, he was just afraid to get close to people then lose them. He was dishonest, because he was willing to do anything to protect those close to him, even if it was wrong. He wasn't untrustworthy, because at the end of the day, when you needed him most, he was there. He saved her life, and every time their eyes met her heart stopped. She wished to know why.

"Hey Lily!" Peter excited yell brought Tiger Lily's mind to the present. The sun had fully risen, making the sky a golden yellow. There was no trace of the war the sun had fought to rise. Tiger Lily looked towards Peter as he flew to her, a fairy by his head.

"Yes Peter?" Tiger Lily said calmly. Peter floated in front of her lightly. He never liked staying in the tribal territory for long. She could understand. Ever since the chief's death, the tribe had been less friendly to outsiders. While she understood her tribe's wariness of outsiders, she still wished that they would treat Peter with a little more respect.

"So I was thinking, since we've trained a lot this week I should test my fighting, at the mines?" Peter gave a hopeful and charming smile. Tiger Lily wasn't swayed.

"No. The mines hide too many pirates." Tiger Lily said sternly. Even though Blackbeard was dead, there were still pirates in Neverland. Hook had been doing a good job of rounding most of them up, but his absence meant that the pirates had more freedom. They were starting to hunt for the pixum again. She wanted to lead a small patrol group again, but Kwahu and the Council wouldn't let her. So she did it herself, stopping anyone who got too close. She refused to see another Blackbeard rise up.

"Not that many. Plus they're all afraid of the boy that killed Blackbeard. It would be easy picking." Peter said confidently. Tiger Lily glared at Peter.

"People are beginning to call the miners pit Pirates Cove." Tiger Lily said bluntly. Peter just waved her off.

"What people?" Peter challenged. Tiger Lily held in an eye roll. She loved Peter like a brother. That love also gave Peter an ability to test her patentice.

"Your lost boys," Peter tried to interrupt Tiger Lily but she barreled through. "The people from the mines, even my people call it Pirates Cove. It's too risky to go there by yourself." As soon as Tiger Lily finished she saw a sparkle in Peter's eyes.

"That's why I said we." Peter gestured to himself, the fairy, and Tiger Lily. "I want you to come with me and Tink. If you come it'll be completely safe." Tiger Lily considered Peter's offer. The trip would give her a good idea where the rest of the pirates stood, but it was still too dangerous for Peter.

"Maybe after we train." Tiger Lily offered back. Peter groaned immediately.

"Train! We do that all the time!" Peter yelled exasperatedly.

"But it's-" tiger Lily began but Peter jumped in.

"Beneficial and my mother would've wanted me to know. I know, I know." He huffed. This time he did land on the cliff she was on. He slid down to sit on the ground, his legs dangling over the edge and his arms stretched back. He gazed at the open sky. "I think I'm ready." Tiger Lily observed how Peter's confident face turned into one of sadness. "You don't think he forgot about us right? He's been gone for a while." Peter turned his head to Tiger Lily solemnly. Tiger Lily's heart clenched. He was looking at her the same way he did when he wondered if Mary was proud of him. Tiger Lily sat down beside Peter and looked out at the open sky. Her legs hanging next to his. She gently put her hand over his.

"He asked for you to be trained." Tiger Lily confessed. She never told Peter that it was Hook that wanted him to learn how to fight. His mother wanted Peter to live a life of love and peace but she knew he would have to learn to fight.

"He did?" Peter asked in surprise. Tiger Lily nodded.

"Before he left he wanted to make sure you would be alright. He never forgot you and he never will." Tiger Lily said with confidence. Peter chuckled but stayed quiet. Intrigued, Tiger Lily looked at him. There was a spark in his eyes as he smirked at her. "What are you thinking?" Tiger Lily asked slowly.

"So here's the deal, you come with me or I go alone." The fairy beside him began to ring. "I mean, me and Tink are going alone." Peter corrected. Tiger Lily rose an eyebrow but she couldn't help but smile. He was just like Mary. If she was going to do something, she was going to do it. Whether someone helped her or not. Tiger Lily sighed reluctantly as she stood up.

"If that is the case, I shall accompany you." Peter shouted in delight as he jumped into the air. Tiger Lily chuckled at his excitement. "Are any of your men going to join us?"

"Nah. Nibs wanted to go, but I needed someone to make sure Ruff and Slightly don't kill each other." Peter said nonchalantly as he held out his hand towards Tiger Lily. Tiger Lily chuckled quietly. As more children joined Peter and his gang, Peter had to become a leader. She could tell that he didn't enjoy being one. Although she believed he was a good leader. She grabbed Peter's hand confidently and he took off.

"Make sure you go low enough to avoid the Neverbirds but high enough to easily avoid the trees." Tiger Lily warned as she twisted herself to avoid a low hanging branch.

"Don't worry! I got-Whoa!" Peter swerved to avoid another low hanging branch. Tiger Lily was pulled violently with Peter's doge. "Sorry!" Peter laughed nervously. Tiger Lily huffed in response. She always encouraged Peter to fly, even when they were training. It gave him an advantage no one else had. Flying with him was a different story. She didn't like how she had to depend on Peter when he took her places. She trusted Peter with her life. She just liked to have it in her own hands as well. If she died it would be on her terms, not because a boy didn't see the tree in front of him. Although, she did enjoy the flights he took her on. The view was amazing. The whole land of Neverland was open and visible if they went high enough. It made her feel at ease and free. They continued to fly more carefully through the forest, both of his small hands gripping her wrists. Tiger Lily closed her eyes as a serene smile graced her face. "We're getting close Tiger Lily." Peter called down. Tiger Lily saw the cove grow larger as they sped towards it. "See Lily, no one is here." Peter yelled cheerfully. Tiger Lily noticed. No one was in sight at the cove. It was still and nothing moved. Tiger Lily become unsettled.

"Peter, let's turn around. I don't want either of us here." Tiger Lily yelled. "Something's wrong." She whispered.

"Oh. come on Lily! We can beat anything." Peter yelled back. Tiger Lily was going to tell Peter it might be a trap but she heard something to her right. A net was shot at them from the right. Peter was too focused on looking forward. She didn't have time to warn him so Tiger Lily pulled Peter down. "Woah!" A net came towards them but Tiger Lily's pull put them under it as it soared past them. Tiger Lily looked to see pirates loading a cannon with another net. Tiger saw a cliff to their left.

"Peter! Go to the cliff on your left!" Tiger Lily commanded. Peter swerved there. The pirates noticed and began to move the cannon towards them. Tiger Lily saw some leave the cannon. "Get ready for a fight Peter."

"They won't see what's hitting them!" Peter sped towards the cliff. Tiger Lily heard another cannon shot. She saw Peter began to look back.

"Look forward!" Tiger Lily ordered. He nodded and turned his head. Tiger Lily grabbed a knife that was hidden in her boot and twisted herself to throw it at the approaching net. The knife went through the middle of the net, changing its direction slightly. Instead of catching both of them, the net tangled around Tiger Lily's feet. Peter grunted from the extra weight, sinking a little more. Tiger Lily noticed that the cliff was closer and if they timed it right Peter could let her go and they would both safely make it across. Tiger Lily looked back to see the pirates load another cannon. "Hurry Peter!" Tiger Lily yelled.

"I'm trying!" Peter panted. Tiger Lily knew he was. His hands were beginning to get clammy from sweat. Tiger Lily looked at the hill, determining if she could swing herself to the edge. With Peter's speed and slow descent she could possibly make it.

"I'm going to swing forward!" Peter looked at Tiger Lily in shock. "Look forward! And let go when I tell you to." Tiger Lily ordered. She didn't wait to hear his response before she began to swing forward. Peter was losing grip on her but she didn't focus on that. She needed to make it to the edge. On her third swing back she knew Peter couldn't hold her anymore. "LET GO." Tiger Lily yelled. As she swung forward she felt Peter let go of her. She was falling downwards towards the cliff, her arms by her sides. She needed to be as aerodynamic as possible to make it to the edge but she could tell that nothing she did would get her close. Still as neared it she reached out hoping to grab something. She missed and hit the edge of cliff, knocking the air out of her. For a second, Tiger Lily feared for her life but suddenly a hand grabbed hers pulling her up. She looked to see Hook above her.

"Glad to see me, your highness?" She heard him ask smugly as he held her. He pulled her up and into his arms, something cold resting against her hip. She glanced down and her eyes widened. Where his hand should've been there was a silver hook. Tiger Lily was curious about what happened but when she saw Hook's eyes she knew something was different. Instead of the sky blue she was used to, they were as hard as ice. There was an odd glint in his eyes. It put her on edge, as he bent down to cut the net off her legs. When he got back up, their eyes met but this time her heart beated faster in fear. She couldn't analyze her feelings, for a bullet whizzed past her and Hook's head. She looked behind him to see pirates nearing them.

"Where's Peter?" Tiger Lily looked around the cliff, but didn't see him.

"I told him to go into the trees. This way." Hook grabbed her wrist roughly and pulled her after him. Tiger Lily opened her mouth to say something but another bullet flew near their heads. She closed her mouth and ran faster. She forced her hand out of Hook's grip. He looked back at her, a flash of something akin to rage flashed in his eyes but he looked forward before she had time to process it. Tiger Lily focused on the enemy after her. She heard some come from the right. She took her axes out and elbowed a pirate that jumped out of the bushes to her right. Another one came out, his gun aimed and ready. Tiger Lily swung her axe down on the gun and punched the pirate in the face with her other hand. She heard another come up behind her with a sword. She turned to deflect it but the pirate's blade caught a bit of her hand holding the axe. The pirate pushed his sword down more, and Tiger Lily leaned back with the push, but she didn't give in. When he began to put his whole body into the push, Tiger Lily dipped to her left. The pirate began teetering forward and she slammed the butt of her axe into his stomach. She came up with a kick to his face. The kick sent the pirate into a tree, rendering him unconscious. Suddenly a big pirate grabbed her from behind and lifted her off the ground. Tiger Lily threw her head back, satisfied when she heard a crack. The pirate yelled in pain and dropped her. She landed on her feet and turned around, prepared to side sweep his legs, but the pirate recuperated faster than she expected. He swung a massive fist at her, hitting her head. Tiger Lily saw the world spin as she flew into a tree. Her body and head slammed into the tree. The pain blinded her while her head felt like it was spinning. Yet, Tiger Lily still got up, using the tree for support. She wasn't going to give up. She heard the big pirate growl as he began to trample towards her. Until a rock landed on his head surprising the pirate and Tiger Lily.

"Heads up!" Peter yelled as he flew by. Tiger Lily smiled, glad for his timing. Tiger Lily used the pirate's distraction to approach him. She hit his temple as hard she could. A dazed expression came onto the pirate's face. Tiger Lily moved out of the way when he fell forward with a loud thump. "Huh, it is true. The bigger they are the harder they fall." Peter came down behind her. She looked up to see Hook coming towards them from behind some foliage to her left.

"Come on you two! We're going to be ambushed if we stay here!" Hook grabbed Peter's wrist and pulled him through the foliage. Tiger Lily stood still for a second. She was sure she was ambushed from there and she began to wonder how Hook came from there unscathed. Tiger Lily just shook her head and went after the boys. She heard Peter talking in a clearing and after she went through the thick foliage she saw them sitting in a clearing. Peter was in the air, sitting cross legged, talking animatedly at Hook. Tiger Lily shook her at Peter's silly antics. Then she noticed that Hook was sitting on a rock staring at Peter as he talked. Jealously was in Hook's eyes. It didn't fit the Hook she knew. In fact, even his clothes didn't fit his image. He had torn slick black pants with a torn white long sleeved button-up shirt. He didn't look like the Hook she knew, but a pirate.

"Tiger Lily! You're okay!" Peter yelled, drawing Tiger Lily's focus from Hook to him. "I was worried when I saw how hard you slammed into the tree." Tiger Lily smiled at Peter.

"I'm alright Peter." Tiger Lily's happiness was interrupted when she heard pirates shouting in the distance. "But we need to get out of here and to a safer place."

"What about the faerie mountain?" Tiger Lily looked back at Hook as he questioned Peter innocently. The unsettling feeling in Tiger Lily's gut was back.

"Nah, my hideout is close, and we'll have reinforcements." Peter said nonchalantly. "Let's go there. But you guys will have to follow me this time." Peter smirked. Tiger Lily rolled her eyes at Peter's cockiness, and a thin smile made it on her lips. She followed Peter but noticed that Hook wasn't following them. He was looking back at where they came from. He kept clenching his teeth. Tiger Lily became even more guarded when Hook still hadn't looked back at her.

"What happened?" Tiger Lily asked, getting Hook's attention. But he glanced at her slowly. "What happened to your hand?" Tiger Lily swallowed her worry. Hook glanced at his hook. A harsh grimace came on his face. Tiger Lily almost felt bad for him, almost.

"I had a run in with a crocodile." His voice was clipped and as harsh as his grimace. It made Tiger Lily flinch.

"Is that what took you so long?" Tiger Lily approached Hook slowly. She wanted to comfort him, but something in her wouldn't let her put her guard down.

"No." His cold voice made Tiger Lily freeze. "This did." In a blink of an eye, Tiger Lily was staring at a barrel of a gun. Tiger Lily instinctively gripped her axe tighter, trying to calm down the hurt and shock in her. "I wouldn't move princess." Hook sneered. Tiger Lily growled in response ready to attack, until she heard Peter's cries.

"Let me go!" Tiger Lily's heart sank. Through the corner of her eye she saw another burly pirate come through the foliage holding Peter by his shirt. Peter was fighting as much as he could. "I'll let you know that my friends are gonna kick your-" Peter stopped talking when he saw Hook and Tiger Lily. Tiger Lily's hands trembled as she imagined Peter's worried but confused face. "Hook, what's going on?" Peter's thick voice almost made Tiger Lily flinch. Instead, Tiger Lily gritted her teeth in pain as pirates gripped her wrists tightly. She let her axe go when she heard a scream and a gasp of pain left her mouth. "Tiger Lily!" She heard Peter cry.

"Isn't it obvious Peter? I'm betraying you." Hook cackled. One question ran through her head as she glared at Hook's wicked, cold, light blue eyes. Who was James T. Hook?

Hook's POV

As J moved through the shadows of the trees silently, he began to think about why he was so intent on this prey. It was a one handed coast human, plain and simple, but something in him wanted the coast human dead. Maybe because it was the only thing he knew when he woke up on shore, besides his name. Maybe because he knew the human would taste delicious. Whatever the reason was, J knew that it couldn't be good enough to risk being outside the cavern. Crocodiles never went beyond the cavern. Not even for a delicious smelling meal. It made them too vulnerable. Yet, here he was in daylight in the forest, tracking the smell of coast human blood with a hint of obsidian. It was absolutely crazy. Well, all of the other crocodiles already thought he was crazy.

When he met the other crocodiles, his unnatural behavior, like the way he curled up when he slept, and off putting mood made the others suspicious of him. It didn't help that something inside of him kept ticking, annoying them all. So they decided to have him live at the edge of the cavern alone, near the moody mermaids who always stared at him oddly. He didn't mind though. He liked being alone. It made everything easier, especially stalking prey as he was now.

A bigger coast human came near J. His lighter murky green scales helped him blend into the trees. He went unnoticed to the coast human. The coast human and a few others ran past him. They were running near his prey. J let out a low growl. He followed the bask of humans till they lead him to a clearing of sorts. The coast humans were surrounding something, most likely their own prey. J smelled the air. There was a lot of the salty blood that was mixed with a foul sour smell. Then J smelled the salty blood with the sharp but subtle smell of obsidian. The smell of his prey. As he got closer to where he expected his prey to be he smelled faerie blood mingled with human blood. It made J hiss in irritation. A coast human looked back towards his hiding spot, so J slithered deeper into the trees. After a while the coast human turned back to whatever he was watching. J let out a breath. The mixed blood made J shiver. J saw that the other crocodiles enjoyed the occasional faerie that ventured out to the cavern. J never did. Something made him cringe when he smelt faerie blood. J shook his head and tried to ignore the smell as he went forward. He began hearing voices.

"Well, technically, I'm making a deal with you." The clear gravelly sound of his prey made J smile. He was only a few feet away from his prey. It wouldn't take much to jump in front of the coast human in front of him. The coast human could be a good finish after he caught his initial prey.

"What?" The high pitched sound came from the being with faerie blood. The way the being's voice sounded made J give a whine. He stopped it quickly when the same coast human turned again. J reluctantly stepped back again.

"What do you keep looking at?" His prey yelled. It seemed that it noticed the coast human that kept looking at him.

"I-I-I keep hearing weird noises, sir." J sensed that the coast human's voice had fear in it. J began to wonder if his prey was alpha of the coast humans. "Like animal noises and ticking." J cursed in his mind. He was used to the ticking by now, so he forgot that when he made noises the ticking was louder. J slithered deeper into the shadows to make sure his ticking was not heard. The coast humans were quiet, their tiny heads searching for a sound. J's prey broke their silence.

"Well, I don't hear anything and," Something interrupted his prey with a grunt and a thump. Some of the coast humans near J moved forward. Allowing him to do the same. Then J could smell something floral with a hint of forest. J clamped his mouth tighter when he felt a low throaty growl of pleasure come to his throat.

"Peter, go!" A soothing voice commanded. J knew it belonged to the flower being, but he was surprised to hear the strength and femininity in the voice. The flower being must have been a female alpha. The floral scent became stronger when he heard and smelt a coast human move. There was a human cry of pain and J realized that the smell was so strong because the floral female was bleeding. Luckily J 's growl was hidden by his prey's cackle.

"You never give up!" His prey sneered. "But I must thank you Tiger Lily, for making my offer so much sweeter."J prepared to pounce as he heard the floral female struggle.

"I thought we were friends!" the mixed faerie being yelled. J opened his mouth, his low ticking echoing around him.

"Well, I lied." J's prey cackled louder but the smell of human tears made J growl. "You see Peter, I'm offering you Tiger Lily's life for the location of the faerie mountain." That's when J jumped.

J had jumped over multiple coast humans. Their yells and screams of surprise hurt J's sensitive ears but he wasn't deterred. As he came down, he clawed the back of a big coast human. His scream of pain and the burst of his salty smelling blood made J realize how famished he was. With a throaty growl and hiss J bit onto the wounded coast human's leg. The coast human squirmed and began to hit him violently, but J chopped down harder. He refused to let go of his meat. There was a boom and something scratched at J's back leg making him let go of the burly coast dweller and roar in pain. J looked towards the coast human that dared hurt him. It was an average sized coast human. J decided that the coast human would do nicely.

"Don't let the boy get away!" His prey yelled. J quickly turned towards his prey, hitting some coast humans with his tail. His prey was on the ground, bleeding from his forehead, scrambling for a weapon with his only hand. J slowly opened his mouth, his ticking making his prey flinch. "Shoot it!" His prey yelled in fear. J prowled towards his prey. Until something went into his leg. J roared in anger and pain. He wheeled around to see the same coast human that hurt him before. This time he didn't let the human get away. J shot towards the coast human's leg and began pulling it into the forest. The coast human's piercing screams annoyed J. When he was far enough from the clearing he let go of the coast human. The coast human attempted to run away but its leg was too damaged. It fell to the floor, panting in fear. J growled in pleasure as he limped towards his meat. A quick bite to its head and the coast human was quiet. The only sound J heard was his ticking as he ate. He would get the one handed coast human someday, but this one was good enough for now.