Hi! First off, I kind of got a negative review for this story. What I mean is that the person who reviewed hated Jake and his crew, and wanted to see them get beaten. If you don't like the show, why bother reading this story? Aside from that, I know that was you who did that next scenario, lacywing (Guest). Peter gets burned by Ramona. LOL. Any who enjoy this chapter. This is the chapter where we find out what happened to Peter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Jake and the Never Land Pirates. They belong to Disney Junior. Though I do own one character that you will see in this chapter.

Chapter 7: Finding the answer

It was going to be another busy day for the pirates of Never Land; because they were going to find out what on earth happened to Peter… once and for all.

Jake decided it would be okay to wake up at dawn again while Izzy and Cubby were still sleeping, instead of sleeping through it like they usually did. He knew that he had to think about how to help Peter, and get him back to normal very fast. This is going to be a big adventure today. Jake thought. This time for real, we're going to find answers. And hopefully not get caught.

Jake laid in his bed for another ten minutes, thinking about his friends, their lives, and most importantly… Peter. He was thinking about the possible ways Peter could have gotten this way. Maybe he was bitten by some wild animal. Maybe it had to do with Captain Hook. Maybe—oh what was he thinking? Peter would never let any of those things happen to him. Maybe it had to do with the island he had last been on…

And then it hit Jake.

That's it! Jake thought with hope. Whatever happened to Peter, it had to have happened on the island he had last been on. Why didn't I think of that sooner? If we can find out on that island, maybe there's a way we can Peter back to normal. A cure to help him. Yo ho, this will be an adventure to never forget… if we can survive this adventure, that if.

After another minute, Jake decided to wake Izzy and Cubby up. "Come on, matey's. We're going on an adventure today." He announced. The two younger crew mates sat up tiredly, rubbing their eyes. "But Jake, it's too early." Izzy moaned tiredly.

"Yeah, don't tell me we have work to do again." Cubby said with worry.

"Yep, but it's not from Peter. Today is the day we're going to find out what happened to Peter. We're going to go to the island he was last on, and find out there. Then, there may be a cure for him. We could give the cure to him, and he'll be back to normal."

Izzy and Cubby grinned at Jake's certainty. They knew how he was always certain that things would go the right way, even if they didn't exactly go the right way. But they were also worried that this adventure wouldn't go the right way. If Peter found out about this, he would surely be furious, and that wouldn't be a pretty sight.

Soon, the crew had gotten dressed, and were about to start their adventure, when Jake thought of something. What was the exact place that Peter was last at?

"Wait a minute, crew. We don't know what exact island Peter had been on." Jake stated. Why didn't I think of that before?

"Well, how are we supposed to find out?" Izzy asked. "We'll just have to ask Peter himself." Jake replied.

"But what if he doesn't tell us?" Cubby asked.

"He will, as long as he doesn't blow up on us again." Jake assured him.

The only problem of asking Peter was… that he no where to be found. They called for him, but he wasn't on Pirate Island at all. Izzy suggested that he might be on Never Land. So the crew decided to head. As soon as they got here, they began calling for him again.

"Look alive now, crew. He can be anywhere." Jake said. As he said that, he bumped into something red. Jake looked up and saw the notorious Captain Hook. "Oh ahoy, Captain Hook." The pirate boy greeted.

"What on earth are you puny pirates doing?" the captain asked in annoyance.

"Well, we're looking for Peter Pan. He's been staying with us for this week and the next few. Have you seen him? If so, can you help us find him?"

Jake decided to hide the fact that Peter had been violent, abusive, and evil to them; because if he told Captain Hook, the captain would either laugh in their faces or not even help them, knowing the sneaky snook. "Well, I certainly haven't seen him, or want to." The captain answered.

"But captain. We really need to find him. It's an emergency." Jake said, with pleading eyes. The captain scowled down at the boy and asked: "Well, why do you popping jays need to find him so urgently? What's the rushed?" As much as Jake hated it, he didn't want Captain Hook to know what had been going on. "It's complicated, Captain Hook." Jake simply said.

The captain scoffed. "I don't see why you need my help. I must be off, popping jays. I have treasure to find. You'll have to find Pan on your own." With that, he strolled off. Jake mentally cursed himself for even asking. I knew that he wouldn't be any help. He thought bitterly. But I don't blame him for rejecting us. He's a cranky old crook. The crew continued to look for Peter. Once they reached a cliff, they saw a green light heading for Skull Rock.

"Yay hey. That must be Peter." Cubby piped up, pointing to Skull Rock.

"Yay hey, no way. What's he doing at Skull Rock?" Izzy asked in disbelief

"That doesn't matter right now, mateys. What matters is asking him what island he on last." Jake said. With that, the crew made their way to Skull Rock. Once there, they saw that Peter was standing on top of the big rock, looking out to the Never Seas. The three silently fought about who should be the one to ask him. Finally they decided on Jake, since he was the leader.

Jake slowly walked up behind Peter, being careful not to surprise him. Izzy and Cubby watched with worry, knowing that one wrong move could cost all of their lives. Without hesitation, Jake lightly tapped of Peter's shoulder, catching the thirteen-year-olds attention. Peter turned to Jake with a death stare, but his expression softens when he sees the twelve-year-old.

"Oh ahoy, Jake." Peter greeted… nicely actually. Jake was a bit surprise that Peter wasn't yelling at him, so were Izzy and Cubby, who were both really surprised. "So… what do you want?" Peter asked.

"Well, we just want to know which island you were on before you came here." Jake said. Peter thought for a moment, before he remembered the name. "It was called: 'Mean Mad Pirate Island'… why do you ask?" he suddenly got suspicious.

"Oh no reason; we just wanted to know." Izzy spoke up.

"Thanks for telling us." Cubby said. With that, the crew left quickly. Jake thought he heard Peter say: "Get lost."

Back on Never Land, Jake, Izzy, and Cubby started to strategize. "So… the island is called 'Mean Mad Pirate Island'. Strange name for an island." Jake said. "But it's worth it. Cubby can you find the place on the map?"

"Sure, Jake. It's right here in the corner. It's also three islands away from here." Cubby said as he scanned through the map.

"Aye! This should be an easy task. Remember to keep a look out for gold doubloons mateys. Everybody ready? I've got my sword." Jake started.

"I've got my map." Cubby added.

"And I've got my pixie dust." Izzy finished. "The fairies gave to me, so that we could use it to fly. But only in emergencies."

"Yo ho, let's go!" Jake exclaimed, and then whispered: "But quietly, we don't want Peter to know we're gone."

Soon, the crew set off on their adventure, singing their favorite traditional adventure song:

Yo ho, mateys away. There'll be treasure and adventure today

Heave ho, here we go. Together as a team

Jake and the Never Land Pirates… and me!

It took a while to get to 'Mean Mad Pirate Island' but it was still an adventure. Soon, they made it there.

"Land ho. Now, let's start looking for answers." Jake ordered. The crew looked and looked, but nothing there seemed to help them. Oh, what could be here that could have cause Peter to be so evil. Jake thought as he looked. What could be there that—"Ow!" Jake yelped as he cradled his hand, the same one that was burned by Peter the day before. He looked at the rock he had place his hand on and saw some orange, sizzling lava. Rubbing his hand, Jake walked away from the rock.

"Aw coconuts. We're never going to find anything." Cubby moaned hopelessly.

"Don't worry. We'll find something." Jake reassured him. "We have to find out what happened to Peter…"

"I believe I know."

The three youngsters jumped at the sound of that voice. "W-W-W-Who was that?" Cubby asked nervously. "I don't know." Izzy replied, standing close to Jake. "It sounded just like a woman." Jake said, taking out his sword for protection. "Who are you? You'd better come out and show yourself."

Then, out of some bush, came a young woman; a beautiful woman to be exact. She had flowing brown hair and a matching brown dress as well. "Hello, darlings. My name is Melissa; current keeper of this island." She said sweetly. Jake grinned a bit, and put his sword away. "Ahoy, fair maiden. We're Never Land Pirates. I'm Jake and these are my friends; Izzy and Cubby." He greeted.

Melissa smiled. "Well, it's nice to have visitors here."

"Melissa, we need you're help. Our friend Peter Pan has been abusing us this week, and we came here to find out why he's been acting this way." Jake explained

Melissa pointed to a big volcano that was in view. "It seems that your friend has been affected by the evil lava of the volcano. If lava lands on a certain person, he or she will be become vicious, violent, and crude."

The young pirates gasped. "Is there a way to treat it?" Cubby asked with worry.

"Yes. There is a cure for it. The ingredients are: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice. All of that must be mixed together with holy water." Melissa explained. "Thanks, Melissa. Where do we start looking?" Jake asked. "I'm afraid the contents of the cure are not on this island, but another of the name: "Football Island."

Jake groaned silently. Well, I'm glad that we know what's going on with Peter, and how to get him back to normal. He thought happily. "Well, thanks for helping us, Melissa. If we hadn't known, we would be dead."

Melissa smiled at the young crew. "Well, you had better hurry if you want to cure your friend soon. Be careful young pirates."

"Goodbye!" The crew waved farewell to the woman, until Jake stopped for a moment. "Wait. Why is this island called: 'Mean Mad Pirate Island'? You're so nice."

"Oh. It is called that because this land was discovered by a grumpy pirate. The creatures here are very kind and gentle." Melissa answered.

"Thanks for clearing that up for us." Jake said. With that, the crew set off to Football Island. But what they didn't know is that Peter was noticed that they were gone, and was now watching them leave to Football Island. Peter angrily followed them, saying to himself:

"They think they're so smart. Well, I'm going to prove them wrong."

Now we know what happened to Peter. Uh oh; look's like Peter really mad now. I had a little cameo by Captain Hook. He, he. And also, 'Mean Mad Pirate Island was thought up by TiffOdair, not me. But I did think up 'Football Island'. Well, that's another chapter for now. This one is going to be over soon. But don't worry; you've got about two more chapters to enjoy! Review, please. Thank you.