I couldn't resist. I wrote this chapter yesterday and I had to post it. I love you guys that much. I have been itching to write a scene for a while, it is the closing scene. It's horrid, I may have to up the rating, or at least give a warning. This chapter is rated T for blood and a bit of violence. I hope you like this, I know I did, as mean as it makes me sound.
Disclaimer: I own what you have come to love, yes? I do not own Peter Pan (darn) Tinker Bell, Hook, Smee ... etc.
The pirate ship came into view. Peter, utterly elated with himself, pulled his pan pipes out, playing a few notes to alert the Lost Boys of his arrival. It was not until he, Luep and Tinker Bell touched down that they realized how very serious the situation was. His eyes scanned the ship. His Lost Boys were tied to the mast of the ship. Niko and Mota were crying, Toriko was unconscious, his skin singed and turning an unhealthy shade of pink. Up on the higher deck was Melody, sprawled on the floor, her cheek swelling and turning purple. When her eyes met his they began to shine, "Peter ..." she whispered, a smile forming on her face. She winced, he could tell smiling hurt for her.
Niko's sobs sliced through the silence, "Peter!" he wailed.
His eyes finally rested on the sole thing that made his jolly heart fill with rage.
Hook.
He growled, his hand finding its way to his dagger. "Hook." he spat.
Luep rushed to his brother, but was cut short by a burly pirate.
The pirate seized Luep, attempting to bind him along with the other Lost Boys.
"That is very rude." Peter growled, flying over to the pirate. He raised his dagger, slicing the pirate's hand clear off of his wrist. Blood dripped from the gaping hole as the pirate screamed.
Luep scurried away, stealthily going to work on the knots of the rope.
Smee, finally snapping out of his stupor, bound over to the girl, grabbing a fistful of her hair.
She cried out, a small ball of deep purple flying from her side, pummeling its tiny fists into Smee's nose.
Red-faced, the man apologized, restraining the girl more gently.
Melody shook and kicked, flailing her limbs wildly.
Tying her wrists and ankles together in the style cattle are bound, Smee rested his foot on the small of her back, informing her to get comfortable, for they were about to see one great show.
"What have you done to her?" Peter demanded, his eyes growing darker by the second.
"Whatever do you mean? I have only kept her safe from you." Hook replied innocently, his voice dripping with acid.
"Why is she so bruised?" he glared at him, "You sick Codfish." he took to the air, plummeting down on Hook, his dagger raised.
Hook held his sword up, blocking Peter's weapon.
Peter pushed on Hook's sword with his dagger, pushing himself off of the opposing weapon. He twirled in the air, attempting to attack Hook from behind.
Hook spun around, parrying Peter's attack with his own, "Those old tricks will not work any more, Pan." he chuckled, his voice laced with malice.
Peter ignored him, taking to the air once more, extending his dagger while he torpedoed towards Hook.
The man crossed his sword and his hook to stop Peter's dagger before it hit him.
He was not quick enough, the tip of the blade sinking in between his eyes.
Peter grinned, his eyes dancing, "I've got you, Codfish."
A black liquid trickled down his forehead and nose, dripping down to his lips. Hook lapped it up, "Not quite." he smirked, licking his lips.
Peter's face fell, retreating quickly, narrowly dodging Hook's swinging sword.
Hook gave a crooked grin, he advanced on Pan, swinging his sword with such brute force that even the great Peter Pan was having difficulty.
"What has happened to you?" Peter grunted. Even he recognized that no mortal could posses such strength.
"Your old friend Hades wants to be rid of you." Hook swung harder, knocking Peter on his bottom. "I am here to help. He gave me my strength, my life," his forehead spurted with goop from the exertion, "My blood."
"Peter! Watch out for that goop!" Melody shouted out to him.
"Quiet, you!" Smee commanded.
Peter pushed Captain Hook's sword back, rolling out of the way.
The goop hit the wooden flooring, smoke rising from where it had landed.
Peter's eyes widened, "Hades? That old bore? All I did was set his hair on fire." Peter fended off another of Hook's attacks, "That's no reason to kill me."
"You used an eternal flame." Hook replied, grunting with exertion as he pressed on.
"So?" Peter asked, sliding backwards on his bottom, both hands on his dagger to parry Hook's attacks.
"Not only do eternal flames never extinguish, they also are extremely hot, rare as well." Hook knocked Peter's dagger from his grasp. "His head burns." he raised his sword, preparing for the finishing blow.
"Peter!" the Lost Boys chorused.
Luep tried to rise to his feet to save Peter, he had been busy uniting the knots, for they were difficult and many.
"Peter!" Melody shouted, screwing her eyes shut.
Peter stared into the blade. He would not flinch, he would not cry, after all, "To die would be an awfully big adventure."
Two flashes of gold and violet zipped through the air, stopping the blade in mid-swing.
Holding the sword at bay was Tinker Bell and a fairy Peter had never seen before, Zephyr.
"Move it, fella." Zephyr grunted, pushing the sword back.
"You ass! Hurry up!" Tinker Bell's wings fluttered fervently, it was all they could do to keep the sword away from Peter.
Peter rolled over, grasping his dagger. He floated to his feet, up and ready to go.
Zephyr grabbed Tinker Bell, rolling out of the way of the sword as Hook swung it down.
He held her close, determined to protect her from danger. He flew to the top of the captain's quarters.
She pushed him off, preparing to fly back to Peter.
Zephyr grabbed her wrist, pulling her back, "There is nothing we can do to help him." he stated.
Tinker Bell glared at him, "Why do you say that?"
"This is a man's battle. If you were to help him win it, it would shame him to no end." Zephyr tugged her back, setting her down next to him. "If things get to out of hand, I'll see what I can do, but for now, all we can do is wait." he sighed in his voice of silver bells. He gave a tired grin. "You know I want to help my Sweets down there, but there is nothing I can really do. I may be bigger than you, but I couldn't rescue her by myself."
Tinker Bell looked down, he was right, there really was nothing she could do.
Zephyr touched the top of her head, "Cheer up, you're much prettier when you smile." he grinned.
Tinker Bell smacked his up-side the head, turning away from him in a huff. She tried her hardest to hide the smile stretching across her face.
Back in the battle, things were not going as swimmingly.
Peter was drenched in sweat while Captain Hook did not even have a red tint to his cheeks.
Peter's lithe form twisted and bent during the fight, he was far more flexible then the stiff corpse-like figure of Captain Jas. Hook. This was the small edge he held over Hook. He moved his hips from side to side, dodging Hook's deadly blade.
Melody rubbed the needle up and down the knot of the rope. When she had been hunting just days before, she had killed a bear and taken a bit of its fur as a badge of courage and a badge to prove she was a real part of Peter Pan's crew. She stored the needle in the arm band she had made of the fur. She thanked the heavens she had it, for the ropes were slowly being cut loose.
Smee, having the attention span of a flea, had removed his foot and was becoming engrossed in inspecting a hole in the wood flooring. He was used to seeing fighting.
The rope snapped. Victory! It was all she could do to keep from crowing herself. She did not move, waiting until the time was right.
Luep had begun thrashing the rope binding his brethren with his tomahawk. After repeating the process, the remaining Lost Boys were freed. With a cry of delight, they rose to their feet, tackling various pirate henchmen, biting and hitting until they had commandeered their weapons. The rushed into the fray of battle.
Melody discerned this time to be the perfect time to try and escape. She shook of the ropes, rubbing her chaffed wrists. She attempted to run when her short mop of dirty blond hair was snagged. She turned, apparently all the shouting had alerted Mr. Smee of where his attention should have been.
"Not so fast, Missy."
"Excuse me, Tinkle." Zephyr bowed to the female before rocketing off towards Smee. He sunk his sharp little teeth into Smee's fingers.
Mr. Smee yowled in pain, releasing Melody of his grip.
Zephyr flew back to his perch, he still had to protect Tinker Bell.
What he did not know was that Melody was unprepared for the release, causing her to fall forward with all the grace of a rhinoceros.
Peter had knocked Hook to the ground. Luep kicking the pirate captain's sword away.
Niko watched intently, guarding Toriko's unconscious form.
Peter held his dagger centimeters away from Hook's jugular, "This is the end, you old Codfish." he crowed.
"Not so fast." came a quivering voice.
All heads whipped towards the voice.
There was Smee, hands shaking as he held Melody's shoulder, restraining her, the dagger she had used to stab Hook with held to her throat. "Back away from him, back away, I say!" he commanded, pulling Melody's head back, "Or I'll slit her throat."
Zephyr tried to fly to her, but Tinker Bell held him back. "You will just make it worse, don't make him mad." she warned, a sad look on her face.
Peter glared daggers at Mr. Smee, refusing to release his sword, "You don't have the guts." he challenged.
"I-I'm serious, you had better back off." he pressed the cool, goop-stained metal closer against Melody's neck.
Peter dropped his dagger, Hook knocking it away. He tried to fly to Melody, but it was too late.
Smee swiped the blade across her neck, blood splattering on the floor.
"Sweetie?" Zephyr shouted, fluttering down, Tinker Bell no longer restraining him.
"Melody!" Peter shrieked, flying to her side.
She clutched at her throat, blood pouring over her fingers. She dropped to her knees, Peter catching her before she fell.
"Kino!" the boys screamed.
Niko began to sob, eyes and nose running freely, "Kino!" he wailed.
Zephyr landed on Peter's shoulder, "Sweets? Come on, Sweets." he pleaded.
She wheezed, coughing, her grey eyes glazing over, her dirty, blue shirt stained red with blood.
The screaming had awakened Toriko. His body ached, his skin burned. He rose groggily to his feet. The scent of blood wafted to his nose.
"Kino!" he heard Niko wail.
He stood to his full height, his pain escaping him for a moment. He ran to the circle forming, his knees buckling when he saw the blood.
Smee dropped to the floor, quaking with fear, "What have I done?" he whispered.
Toriko crawled over to her, he felt like he was going to be sick.
"KINO!"
Nooo! Kino-chan! Heh ... now I don't feel so bad about updating so quickly, for you are still in suspense -cackle- I have been itching to write this scene ever since I learned certain facts about slitting throats (in mathematics, no less! XD) R&R, maybe you'll get another quick update!