The Hut
August carefully stacked the wood outside of the hut, his wrist were on fire, he rubbed them but felt nothing, He wouldn't want to bother Bae and Emma….no they all had more important things to worry about then August turning back into wood
Bae smiled as Emma slept, whatever land she came from had been nothing but cruel to her….Bae thought back the Shadow wasn't usually so sloppy, it had dropped Emma right where Bae and August were sleeping
"n….no please…no"
The Streets Of New York
The boys held her down as the there leader slowly beat her into a pulp…Emma was just to hungry and weak, her body stiffened…this was her worst nightmare!
The Hut
"NO!"
Emma snapped up, Bae had held onto her "shh…Emma it was just a dream…your okay"
Bae let her go and walked over to the small trunk in the corner of the hut, from it he pulled a blue candle he lit it, the smell made Emma feel better
"So….where you from?"
"huh?"
"We didn't get a chance to talk last night…where did the Shadow nab you form?"
"New York"
"I never heard of New York"
"The Greatest City In The World" Emma fell back on the bed "I hated it"
"Why?" Bae pushed his bangs away from his eyes
"I don't have a home…..New York's allot different when your outside 24/7"
"I've been there…homeless I mean, before I got nabbed by the Shadow, I was living on the streets in London, I was taken in by a nice family then the Shadow tried to take one of the children….I offered to go instead"
"wow"
"Yeah" he rubbed the back of his head, no one ever was that impressed by this story, some of the other prisoners called him a idiot for going instead
"So?…we're in Neverland?"
"Yeah"
"no way…it's make believe"
"no, it's real and once you get here, you can never leave"
"How did I get here?"
"Like everyone else, the Shadow took you….though it's kinda strange, he normally doesn't go after girls"
"What's the Shadow?"
"He's Pan's shadow that does his bidding for him, y'know abducted children from there homes, and harming anyone who gets in it's way"
"Pan?….Like Peter Pan!?"
"Yeah you know him?"
"Yeah I read the story like 50 times!"
"there story?"
"BAE!"
Bae turned as August came in "The Lost One's are snooping around the forest, get the jar"
Bae ran over to the chest and quickly threw all matter of things out a sword, a quill, and finally he came out with the white jar
He ran out of the hut and quickly poured the white powder around the it
After he finished he touched and the line and then walked backwards "Okay we should be safe now"
"What was that?"
"invisible chalk dust, we use it to shield us from the Lost One's"
Pan's Cave
Pan's eyes remained shut as he looked through his Shadow's, he saw images of the unconscious girl being pulled into Neverland, then the Shadow dropping her
The Girl was beautiful, Pan must have her, he knew he'd have to get ride of whoever was hiding her from him, but he'd find them and she would love him…he'd make her love him
"Pan!"
Felix came running in with his knotted staff "Pan some of the boys think they found the girl!"
"Good…Good, we strike first thing tomorrow morning"
"What!?. Why so long?"
"Are you questioning me Felix"
His eyes glared into Felix's, The Shadow came flying it
"No sir….I'll have the b..boys ready"
"Good now GO!"
The Hut-Nighttime
Bae, August, and Emma all sat around the fire place, Emma noticed Augusts' was sweating "why are you wearing that thing it's like 100 degrees in here?"
"I…I don't want to scare ya kid"
"what would I be afraid of?…I'm already stuck in Neverland being hunted by Peter Pan!"
Bae turned to his friend "c'mon August show her"
August tried gripping the zipper but his fingers couldn't reach it "Bae?"
Bae grabbed the zipper and pulled it down, then August removed the jacket, his entire right arm from the shoulder to his fingers were wooden, his left hand had patches of wood on it
"whoa"
"Yeah"
"So…You Pinocchio right?" Emma's eyes were wide
August lowered his head "Yes….what gave it away?"
He was obviously in pain but he tried to force a smile, Emma got up and looked all around his, his black tank top covered most of his chest, but Emma could tell his torso was still flesh
"How did this happen?"
"The Blue Fairy told me, if I was a good boy and remained Selfless, Brave, and True I would always be a real boy…but I wasn't I was a coward and I was selfish so when the Shadow dragged me here, I started turning back into wood"
"Why did Pan want you anyway?"
August knew why, he didn't want August, August had willingly surrendered himself to the Shadow to save Emma
"I…I don't know Emma, maybe he knew this would happen"
"So Bae who are you?" Emma had a cute little look on her face like a child trying to read a really long word
"What do you mean?" Bae looked like a idiot, August was always amused that someone over 200 years old could still stay so innocent, especially in Neverland
"I mean he's Pinocchio, then what are you?…Prince Charming?…Prince Eric?….Pri…."
"I'm not a prince…I'm just a Coward's son"
Emma smiled "Okay there's obviously a story behind that…come on tell!"
She seemed so excited, "Okay…Okay!...Fine…Back in our land, there was a war going on with the ogres.."
"Ogres?"
"Y'know big ugly blind monsters….anyway, all able body men were left unable to fight….so kids were being brought it, every few days the age was lowered until it reached 14.…two days before my 14th birthday"
"Wow"
"My father was just a wool spinner, we were poor, and I had no friends but we were happy, so to protect me my father and I ran, but we were caught and those bastards…they humiliated my father…broke him even more then he already was"
Bae held back a few tears, took a deep breath and continued "a old beggar told him about a dagger that could control one of the most powerful beings alive…the Dark One"
"Why was he the Dark One?"
"His powers were evil in nature, my papa was able to get his magic dagger and he summoned the Dark One….he provoked my Papa, and the power went to him"
"Your dad became the dark one!?"
"Yeah, at first he was fine he marched on the battle field and he made the ogres vanish, he healed all the injured children then marched them back home…he was a hero, then the power corrupted him, blackening his soul…until he was feared by everyone, even me"
"What did you do?"
"I got a magic bean, that could open portals to other realms, he made me a deal he would go with me, then he let me go"
"Oh Bae!"
Emma ran over and hugged him close "You poor thing"
Bae felt embarrassed he was crying on Emma's shoulder, all this time he had hidden away his pain and now it was uncorked
"What about you Emma" August was rubbing his human arm with his wooden one, "what did you do before coming here?"
Emma let go of Bae, "I…I'm a orphan, my parents left me on the side of the highway, some kid found me and brought me to a diner.."
"That was you?..wow I heard about that" August had tried his best to act surprised as Emma went on
"I was bounced from foster home to foster home until I landed with the Jenkins, was a mean alcoholic, but she normally drank herself to sleep….but "
Emma wiped away a tear " would climb into my bed….he would tell me how pretty I was, then he'd….oh god!"
She began bawling her eyes out both Bae and August comforted her
"Shh…Em it'll be okay we're here for you" August had a knot in his stomach he felt so guilty
"He was bastard Emma, a total Bastard!" Bae couldn't image how anyone could do that to a child no less"
"I…I told …but she called me a….lying slut and threw me out"
"Where'd you go?"
"nowhere...I ended up on the streets, I had no one to take me in, then I fell asleep and I guess that when the Shadow grabbed me"
There was a brief moment of silence between the 3, both Emma and Bae had opened there hearts to each other, and for once in her life Emma felt like she finally had a family
"Do you think you dads tried to find you?"
Bae rubbed his chin "I don't know….maybe"
August heard the howl in the distance "time to hit the hay you two"
August on the floor in the corner of the room, he grabbed a makeshift pillow and began sleeping, Emma grabbed her blanket and slept on the bed Bae had made for her, and Bae slept in the other
The Next Morning
Emma opened her eyes, everything was dark around her, "Hello!?"
No response, she could hear talking outside but she didn't recognize most of the voices
Outside
Felix walked around August and Bae "So…you haven't seen a girl running around hear?"
"No…can't say we have"
"Then you wouldn't mind us looking in your hut, would you?"
"Of course now"
The 3 Lost Boys walked through the hut with Bae and August following behind
Felix pointed his staff at the beds "what with the beds?"
August smirked "there two people who live in this hut…so two beds"
Felix swung his staff at August, August took the hit and fell to the ground "Baelfire you really should teach your friend some manners"
Bae lowered his head and waited for the Lost Boys to leave "You okay August?"
"Y..Yeah"
He got up slowly and both walked over to the beds, they moved them away from the hole in the floor, Emma climbed up with her blanket over her head "What the hell?"
"They were looking for you"
"We needed to hide ya Emma"
"Why does Pan want me!?"
"We really don't know Emma, but let's hope we don't find out"
"If only there was a way off the island"
Bae and August shot each other a look, Bae smiled "There is"
"What!?"
"Do you trust us?"
"Yes?"
"Good let's go"
