Hello everyone! Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about this story, or you! I was on vacation, without a computer, hence the lack of an update for a very long time. Sorry, but here's chapter 18!
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Hook paced in his room. Why had everything gone so wrong? What did he do that was not absolute perfection? The children had all escaped, that was it. Next time he got a child in his grasp he would not let them go until his demands were met. He would even leave Neverland if that was what it took to make sure Peter didn't rescue his precious friends. But who to recapture? He had gotten all the Lost Boys and that fairy at least ten times; he had captured Ian for a while (that boy was trouble), Eric, during when he had Ian and he had kidnapped Zoe, for a short time. But who to chose? Who? He decided to consult Mr. Swashbuckler, he'd know what to do.
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Eric and Sondra bound and gagged the pirate boy; they decided having him could be good leverage against Hook. They marched him down the hill and paced the jungle for a while, where to go from here?
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The Lost Boys, Peter, Ian and Zoe all worked their way through the jungle. To Peter's dismay Zoe had not looked at him all day, and even worse than that she was leading the way! And she was doing a great job. Suddenly they heard a rustling from not too far away. Peter brandished his sword and began to move towards the sound. A ball of silvery glitter came flying from the trees and began circling Peter. He swatted, but the thing was persistent. Musical notes trilled and soon it stopped. Peter realized it was a fairy and grabbed it. She let out a squeak as Peter examined her.
"Sondra?" a small voice sounded from the bushes. More music trilled from the small fairy. A figure emerged from the shadows, dragging another. It was Eric! He had a captured pirate with him! Eric handed the pirate to Slightly, and ran to embrace his sister and his friend. Tears were shed and stories were exchanged. After the reunion, they all began to make their way towards the Lost Boy's Tree. There they all settled and drifted off into dreamland. Everyone slept peacefully; it was the first time in a long time. But the peaceful calm was interrupted by a grunt from Peter. He couldn't sleep; he gazed enviously through the dark at his friends, how come they could fall asleep? He had a nagging feeling in the back of his head, there was something wrong. He couldn't tell what, but something was not the way it should be. He looked around, even John was sleeping undisturbed. Perhaps it was something he forgot, that was nagging at the back of his mind? He sat up and stared around the room again. He watched Tootles swing about in his sagging hammock, Slightly snuggled up in his favorite bearskin, Nibs curled up in the large knothole; the Twins sprawled out in a pile of skins. Eric, Ian and Zoe were all side by side, rolled up in some fur, while John was lying a few feet away in a dark corner, covered in an old bearskin. Obviously, nothing was wrong. So with a bit more convincing, Peter was able coax himself into falling asleep again. He was so exhausted from the day's events; he didn't even hear the footsteps of a pirate enter the dwelling.
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