Belle and Ariel had been swimming for what seemed like a whole day, but Belle could see the shore line just within sight. She let out a sigh of relief knowing that Rumple was there, and she would be in his arms once more soon. Just as Belle started to feel relief and began to relax a bit she heard someone flying overhead. Belle looked up towards the sound, but did not see anyone. Just then two strong hands grabbed her by the upper arm. Belle screamed as she tried to see who was grabbing her, but it was too dark to see anyone but a dark form. Belle looked over at Ariel who was now dodging another pair of hands.

"ARIEL SWIM!" Belle yelled as she struggled. She knew that Ariel had to get the box to Rumple. She watched as Ariel gave her a fleeting glance of understanding and sadness. Ariel mouthed the words sorry and dove deep into the ocean.

"Damn it!" One of the men yelled.

"Leave her, Pan wanted this one anyways." The man said as he held her tight to his chest.

Belle struggled to get away from the floating man that was now holding her just above the water. The man laughed a low growl of a laugh and began to climb higher, all the while holding her tight to his chest.

Belle looked down at the ocean she had just gotten pulled out of and yelped. She did not like heights at all.

"Don't be scared love; I'm not going to drop you." Just then the man let her drop a few inches before catching her again with a chuckle, "Just a bit of fun lass." Out of pure fear Belle clung to the man carrying her for her life. She buried her face in the cloth of his shirt and wrapped her small arms around his shoulders. She hated that she was so vulnerable and not being brave, but heights were one thing that she was truly frightened of.

Felix felt her whole body tense in his arms. He had not been this close to a woman since he had met Pan many years ago. He forgot how fragile they were, and how their skin was so soft. Felix buried his face in her brown curls and inhaled deeply, she smelled fantastic. Her damp hair smelled of ocean and flowers. A part of Felix never wanted to get back to camp to put her down, but he knew what kind of hell he would be in if he disobeyed Pan. Felix followed Thomas and Pan's shadow back to the camp as he tried to soak in every detail of the woman he was holding.