Chapter Seven:
"Good morning Elizabeth," Felix says in his deep mysterious voice that sounds older than he looks.
"Morning Felix," I grin.
"You sound cheery," Devin mentions.
"I am," I respond.
"Why?" they look skeptical.
"Well, yesterday was actually pretty fun," I admit. "Then I got to clean off and this morning I got bacon, real bacon," I exclaim. They chuckle and Felix shakes his head.
"Are you forgetting the fact that you're still being held captive by someone you thing is a madman?" Devin asks. He has a way of pointing out the worst in every situation.
"Thanks for the input," I roll my eyes. He shrugs. "So what's on the agenda for today? Does Peter have anymore insane games for us to play or is he just gonna come be annoying?" I ask.
"Peter doesn't plan on making an appearance today," Felix answers. I raise my eyebrows. "He's preoccupied." I know he isn't telling me everything, but I really don't care. The fact that Peter won't be there just makes the day seem even better. "However," Felix begins. Oh boy, I think, here it comes. They just can't let me be happy. "I'm supposed to take you on a little tour today."
"Well that doesn't sound bad. I thought you were gonna say I'd have to go fight Peter's shadow or something," I joke.
"No, that's tomorrow," Felix jests. Well, I hope he's jesting. "You wanna go ahead?" he asks.
"Sure," I jump up. "Bye Devin," I wave. He nods then heads into the forest with the rest of the Lost Boys. It's just me and Felix now.
For the first couple of minutes we don't talk. Felix just walks around and I follow. It's oddly peaceful in a creepy-deadly island type of way. I figure we'll be walking through the woods for a while so Felix surprises me when we leave the woods and start walking along the shore.
"Don't tell me I'll have to go swimming again," I shudder at the memory of the last time I was in the water. An image of Wesley pops into my head. Before I can push it away the picture turns into Peter's face. Almost angry with myself I focus on Felix so I won't see the image anymore.
"Nope," Felix answers. He doesn't say anything else, just keeps walking. This is a great tour. For at least an hour we just walk. The sky above is a forget-me-not blue. It almost looks picturesque with the white sand and clear blue water.
Finally Felix heads back into the woods. Once again he says nothing. I'm beginning to grow bored so I start picking flowers from the plants we pass. As I lean over a thorn bush to get one of the blooms Felix pulls me back.
"What? What is it?" I look around in shock.
"That's dreamshade. It's a deadly poison. Don't touch those ever," Felix explains, motioning to the plants.
"Oh. Thanks for saving me," I say.
"Of course," he snickers. After that Felix seems to become more talkative. He points out some places of importance to him and Peter. Where he caught his first animal, where he won his first sword fight, that kind of stuff.
I take it all in. Despite his dark, superior attitude, I like Felix. Sometimes he can be fun and he seems to know what I need before I do.
As we keep walking he begins to point out plants and things instead of just places. He explains what can be used for medicine and what can be used as a weapon. There's a surprising amount of dreamshade growing in Neverland.
"So what do you think of Neverland?" Felix asks as we pass Blind Man's Bluff.
"The scenery or my experiences here?" I inquire.
"Both," Felix decides after some thought.
"It's a beautiful island," I say first. "However it seems that most inhabitants, the plants included, would sooner kill you than anything." The blonde Lost Boys chuckles and nods. "Now about my experiences," I begin. "There is a lack of communication between families," I think of Emma and Henry, "the ruler is a pig faced jerk," Peter flashes in my mind, "entertainment always involves a sword," yesterday's game is still fresh on my mind, "but the food is pretty good."
"Is the food the only thing you like?" he raises his eyebrows at me.
"The company can be pretty good," I grin. "That is when it's not trying to stab me," I playfully nudge him. Felix smirks and it makes him look oddly familiar.
"Something wrong?" he asks, obviously noticing how I'm looking at him. I shake my head to clear my thoughts.
"Nothing. You just remind me of someone I used to know," I shrug.
"Peter reminds you of someone you used to know too, doesn't he?" Felix stares at me with a strange intensity.
"Maybe," I turn away and start walking again. I really don't want to talk about this. For years I've been struggling to forget my past and now that I'm in Neverland it just keeps popping up.
"His name is Wesley, right?" Felix presses. I freeze.
"How do you know about that?" I ask without turning to look at him.
"Peter told me you called him Wesley when he pulled you out of the water," Felix replies. I try to remain emotionless as I turn around to face him.
"Do you guys like talk about me behind my back?" I attempt to change the subject.
"Obviously," Felix answers. "So why don't you want to talk about this Wesley person?" Felix continues walking through the forest. I stand still for a moment than follow him.
"Did Peter put you up to this?" I demand, jumping in front of him.
Felix shrugs and tries to step around me. I move in front of him again and glare at his scarred face. He sighs in annoyance. "Why do you care?" he brings up another question.
"Maybe I'm tired of having people talk about me and judge me. Maybe I'm tired of sitting around in the forest while Peter is off fighting with Emma and doing God knows what to Henry. Maybe I'm tired of being a prisoner. Maybe I'm tired of being in the dark," my voice grows louder until I'm practically screaming at him.
"Maybe you should take a nap if you're so tired," Felix snaps. Anger and frustration courses through me. Without thinking I shove him hard in the chest and start to punch him.
"You stupid Lost Boy. Tell me why I'm here damn it. Why can't I just go home? Why are you keeping me a prisoner?" I scream. Felix just stands there and takes it. He doesn't even look phased from my hits. His emotionless state just angers me more. "Why can't you just leave me alone?"
"I hate you and I hate it here. Does that answer your question about how I like Neverland?" I continue to beat him in the chest. Tears are burning my eyes, but they don't spill out. "I hope Emma comes and whoops your ass," I scream. "And you can tell your stupid, arrogant, annoying, and creepy master that he can go to Hell for all I care." Felix grunts as my hits become more forceful as anger gives me strength. But he still does nothing to stop me.
"Elizabeth?" a boy's voice calls out quietly. I pause and glance around.
"Henry?" I call back.
"Elizabeth," his voice sounds excited now. I turn to run towards him. Felix grabs me before I can move.
"Henry," I scream. "Emma is coming for you," I fight against Felix, but he's far too strong. "Don't give up hope. Don't-" sharp pain blooms in my side. "Don't," I mumble, but suddenly I'm too tired to talk. Before I can do anything else I fall limp in Felix's arms.
*Emma*
"Regina," Emma cries as they arrive at Tinkerbelle's cave. The mayor steps out, seemingly unharmed.
"It's alright. I'm okay," she snaps. Mary Margaret and David glance at each other. Hook looks past Regina and into the cave. Emma follows his gaze. To her shock a blonde woman walks out of the cave behind Regina. She's in a dark green dress and covered in dirt. Her hair looks like a wreck and her dress is in tatters. However she still maintains a natural kind of beauty.
"Tinkerbelle?" Emma stares at her. The woman nods.
"Where are your wings?" Mary Margaret asks.
"Tinkerbelle doesn't have wings anymore. She is no longer a fairy," Regina answers for her. She smiles smugly while Tinkerbelle glares at her.
"It's your own fault," she snaps.
"Wait. You're not a fairy?" David demands. Tinkerbelle shakes her head sadly.
"That explains the ladder," Emma exclaims. Mary Margaret nods.
"You don't have any pixie dust?" David asks. He sounds desperate.
"No, sorry," Tinkerbelle answers.
"But, what about Henry?" Mary Margaret asks.
"And Elizabeth?" Hook adds.
"She won't help us," Regina spits. "Even if she did have pixie dust."
"Not with you on their team," Tinkerbelle agrees. "Besides, it's no use fighting against Pan. He's too powerful." Emma grits her teeth in determination.
"I don't care how powerful he is. He currently has two of the most important people I've met. With or without your help, I'm gonna get them back," Emma states.
"However, your help would be greatly appreciated," Mary Margaret adds. Tinkerbelle looks thoughtful.
"I told you I don't have pixie dust," she sighs.
"But Pan trusts you. Maybe you could get us into his camp," Hook suggests. Emma gives her a hopeful stare. Tinkerbelle bites her lip.
"What's in it for me?" she asks.
"A home," Mary Margaret answers before they can say anything. "If you help us defeat Pan then you can come back to Storybrooke with us," she says. Emma nods her agreement.
"Okay," Tinkerbelle nods.
A/N:
Not much to say with this chapter. Just letting Elizabeth let out some emotions. She really doesn't hate Felix btw. They get along pretty good after this. I just added in the part with Tinkerbelle because I thought this chapter was kinda short. It also just lets you know that we got through with the episode "Quite a Common Fairy." Next episode is "Nasty Habits." I think you'll like what happens then *imagine Peter's mischievous grin.* Can anyone guess who Felix reminds Elizabeth of? It's someone from her flashback with Wesley. Hmmmm oh yeah, what I was going to say in my last author's note was that Tyler and some of the other Lost Boys are OCs. Devin is really in the show though. Now here's a random question; if you had to choose one song that describes this story, what song would you choose?
P.S. I don't normally cuss so Elizabeth's little explosion was difficult to write. Sorry if I used something wrong or something.