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"Come on Eric!" Peter yelled as they ran past the lagoon. Eric glanced down at the mermaid lagoon and shuddered. He was still afraid of that place ever since the mermaids almost slit his throat. Eric ran past and ducked an oncoming butterflies I still hate you he telepathically told the butterfly. "Eric, stop being so slow!" Peter yelled. They were running to tell the other Lost Boys about how Captain Hook had just returned from a journey. They decided to all fly out and see what he'd been up to. Once they reached the Lost Boys they took off, flying over the water towards The Jolly Roger. They looked; nothing seemed out of the ordinary except a new ship trailing behind The Jolly Roger. "Come on guys, plan #46!" Peter yelled "who volunteers?"
"I will!" Eric said, he didn't particularly like plan #46 very much, but he was only one who could do the first phase without laughing.
"Good!" Peter said, now on my signal go" he then waved his hand. The Lost Boys scattered. They swooped through the sky above the ship and yelled and screamed, calling attention to themselves. Just as the boys started to fly back towards the island Eric stopped flying. He let himself fall he flailed he twisted, he contorted. The boys were very far ahead now. He gave a big yelp to let the pirates know he was there. They all looked up. Eric was getting closer to the water when a gust of wind blew him off course and he was blown into the sails of The Jolly Roger. He struggled to fly free again. I've done this before……in a dream? Eric thought as he tried to untangle himself. Soon he was free, but he had to keep falling, he had to follow the plan. So he let himself drop onto the deck. He was soon (as planned) surrounded by pirates.
"AHA!" Hook yelled. "I know have a Lost Boy to lure Peter here, and when he comes we shall get Peter Pan for good!"
"Ummm, Captain, that has never worked before" Smee pointed out
"Only due to the stupidity of others!" Hook eyed Smee pointedly.
"Oh."
"So which one are you? Nibs? Slightly? Tootles?"
"No sir, I'm Eric" Eric tried to be nice, he had to follow the plan…….
"Eric?" Hook seemed confused "What kind of Lost Boy name is that?"
"I dunno sir"
"Nevertheless lock him up with the other one" Other one? Eric thought as he was carried below deck. So Hook has been up to something! Eric was thrown into a little closet where they usually kept prisoners. Once he was inside he saw another boy in there. He could barely see him with the minimal amount of light gleaming through the slits in the wood of the boat. But he saw the boy was tied, and asleep. After the pirate left Eric decided to see who the other boy was.
"Hey, you!" Eric said loudly after poking the boy. The boy stirred and looked up at him.
"Eric?" the blonde boy asked sleepily.
"How do you know my name?" Eric was totally confused.
"It's me...Ian!" the boy said excitedly, but then his face fell "Do you know who I am?"
"No," Eric honestly answered as he untied the boy's bonds "should I?"
"Yes, we're best friends. We're neighbors"
"I live here on the island."
"No you don't! You live on my street! 85th street!"
"No, I live in the hollow tree" Eric stared at him blankly, who was this guy?
"Eric, why don't you remember me?" Ian was close to tears. Eric didn't understand why he was so upset. He only mistook him for someone else. No biggie.
"Because I don't know you!" Eric became exasperated "Just get over it, I never knew you and you never knew me!"
"You're wrong" Ian flatly stated
"How could I know you and not remember it?"
"I don't know" Ian sadly said "Maybe I'm crazy, maybe you're not really here"
"No, I'm here" Eric with wide eyes assured him, he then pinched Ian to prove it
"Ow!"
"See, could a person that's not here cause you pain?"
"I guess not" Ian said "but I know your Eric, you just don't know who you are. You bumped your head or something, you have amnesia."
"No, I can remember things just fine." Eric shifted his eyes. He knew he couldn't remember anything since he came here, but this Ian guy was making him mad. Why did he insist so hard he knew him?
"Just try to remember Eric. If you don't remember me, what about Zoe? How bout your mom or dad? Just try" Ian asked with pleading eyes. Eric closed his eyes and tried to look back. Eric was at the wheel of a golf cart, at a golf course. He was next to a pretty girl with red hair and blue eyes. In the back two seats were Ian and an older version of the girl that was telling him the story. They were all going at an insane speed. The girls were shrieking and Ian and Eric were grinning as golfers stared at them in disbelief. Once they reached a warehouse like garage Eric accelerated more and they spun out of control once they hit the wet concrete floor of the garage. By this time they were all shrieking. Eric pressed down the brakes and the golf cart began to slow. The men who were cleaning the floor (making it wet) were staring as they parked the golf cart. Once the teenagers climbed out they all began to laugh uncontrollably. The story girl began to chatter about how much fun that was. The other red haired girl drew Eric aside. "Oh my gosh, Eric that was so much fun! You're a really good driver" she giggled. Then they grew closer to each other and soon their lips were together. It started small but soon grew into a total mature and good kiss. The story girl elbowed Ian and soon they were both grinning. "Awww your little brother's first kiss!" Ian whispered to the story girl.
Eric came back to the little closet and Ian. He grinned at Ian, who grinned back. He remembered! Just then Peter came rushing into the cell. He pulled Eric to his feet.
"Who's this?" Peter asked.
"My friend" Eric answered
"Oh, ok let's take him with us!" Peter headed out the door. They ran up to the deck where various pirates were moaning on the wooden planks. The Lost Boys were standing above them proudly.
"Where's Hook?" Eric asked
"Couldn't find him" Peter said with a shrug
"Really? That's not like him to leave The Jolly Roger alone." Eric stated
"I know, but whatever. Let's fly!"
"Not so fast" a voice from behind said menacingly. Eric and Peter spun around. It was Hook! And his hook was at Ian's throat! "Fly away Peter, fly away Lost Boy's or I'll slit his throat!" Ian looked panicked. He had never faced death before. Peter looked over at Eric who gave him a pleading look. Peter nodded to the other boys and they all flew off. Eric and Peter were the last ones to leave. Eric sadly stared at Ian as he flew back to the island. Once Ian was a dot he looked away. His friend was a prisoner of Captain Hook. He now had a bargaining tool with Peter and the other Lost Boys! Eric could not imagine what evil thoughts were cooking and stewing in Hook's brain. He was scared for Ian, he was scared for the Lost Boys, and he was scared for himself. But most af all he was scared for Neverland.
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