They tied my hands behind me before walking me off the ship. I held my head up high as we walked off the ship. Daddy had always taught me that if you get captured to keep your head held high.

We made our way through the jungle to Pan's camp. I knew the trail quite well since daddy and I had walked it many times. The path was clear but there were palm leaves at all of the men's faces. I couldn't help but giggle, as they got frustrated with the leaves. Eventually someone took out a machete and started chopping the leaves down as we went.

The trail seemed to never end. It was long and had sharp twists and turns. We walked for hours into the heart of jungle. Walking this path was always my favorite parts of being in Neverland. Once I had been sure I'd seen a tall brown skinned girl standing just a few yards off the trail. I could remember her vividly. Her skinned was a dark golden color, she had long black hair that had been twisted into braids that fell down to her waist and she had been wearing what looked like animal hide for a dress. We had made eye contact and she smiled at me, but when I blinked she was gone. Daddy hadn't believed me when I told him. He said the only people on the island were Pan, the lost boys and a green faerie.

Now every time we passed that spot I looked to see if she was there again. She never was. We were coming up to the spot now. I was looking all around me, hoping she would be there, hoping that maybe she would see I'm a captive and help me escape. When we came to it I stopped dead in my tracks. It wasn't the girl, but a boy. He was a few years older than me, maybe 12 or 13. Big dark curls sat on the top of his head and his eyes got wide when he realized I had spotted him. It looked like he had been coming to great us, but when he saw my hands tied behind me he stopped.

The men started yelling at me to keep moving and Louis gave me a shove. I started walking again but my eyes never left the boy until after we had turned the last corner. We came out into a huge clearing in the jungle. The smell of cooking meat and open flame filled my lungs as we entered the camp. The chattering that we had been able to hear outside of the camp silenced as soon as we came in. I felt like a wild animal at a carnival; I was the main attraction.

"Your prize, Pan." Black Beard shoved me forward and I fell on my knees in front of him. Pan walked up to me slowly, and sly grin on his face. He was uglier now. He had always looked like a weasel, but now that I knew what kind of person he really was it was worse.

"What happened to her cheek? It looks bruised."

"She and my son got into a bit of a scrap this morning. I promise, she has been perfectly taken care of."

Pan grabbed my by my chin and forced my head up to look at him. His beady eyes stared into mine and he chuckled.

"Did your father weep when he realized we had taken you? Did you see it? What was it like?"

I felt my cheeks get hot. My blood started pumping so hard my vision blurred for a few moments. I jerked my head out of his grip and before he had the chance to move out of the way I bit his fingers. I bit down as hard as I could, till I thought maybe I'd bite it right off. Just when I tasted the first drop of blood something crashed into the back of my head. It knocked Pan's finger out of my mouth and me down flat on my face. Pan was screaming while his henchman Felix tried to wrap a rap around it to stop the bleeding. Through the stars in my eyes I felt Louis pick me up and settle me back on my feet.

All of the screaming and commotion ended once Pan's finger was wrapped. I smiled and stuck my tongue out at him. Before I could me he rushed at me and punched my in the eye. I feel backward but just before I landed Louis caught me. For a second time he helped me back up to my feet. I really had stars in my eyes this time. I could feel the blood rushing up into my eye as it began to swell. I guessed it was a good thing Daddy wasn't here to see me like this, with a bruised cheek, bumped up head and what was going to be a black eye. I'd never been treated so poorly in my life.

"Felix. Take her to visit Wendy while I finish my business with Black Beard here."

Pan looked like a weasel, but Felix looked like a blond rat. He grabbed my by the arm and all but dragged me down a trail at the other side of the camp. Before we exited the camp I turned to see Louis, I wanted to thank him for letting me share his room the night before; I didn't get the chance to say anything before Felix pushed me out of the camp, but I could tell that Louis was sad to see me go. This trail was just was twisty and turny but had less palm leaves and had rocks all over the place. It was harder to walk on this trail, especially with my hands tied behind my back.

Just as we turned the sharpest corner on the trail Felix fell flat on his face. I stopped and looked around but didn't see anyone. Staring down at him, I nudged him lightly with my foot. He didn't budge. I wanted to run, but I knew the trail was to rugged and I'd fall over, with my hands tied behind me I'd never being able to get myself back up and when Felix found me, it wouldn't be pretty.

Before I could decide what my next move was someone was behind me, cutting the ropes that tied my hands. I turned to see who had freed me and was shocked to see it was the boy from the trail earlier.

"Come on, we have to get out of here before he wakes up!"

He grabbed my hand and pulled me off the trail. We ran through the woods as fast as we could; leaves and branches whacked and scratched at us as we went. I didn't know my legs could move that fast, but I guessed I was just so full of adrenaline.

We didn't stop until we had made it to a small encampment in the middle of the jungle. I collapsed with my back against a tree, the boy stood just a few feet away from me with his hands on his knees. We were both panting so hard. I could hear my blood pumping in my ears and my head was throbbing.

We stayed there for a long time, just trying to catch our breath. Finally, once we'd begun breathing normally again, I finally spoke.

"Thank you for saving me. I don't know where Felix was taking me, but I knew it wasn't going to be good."

"No problem. Usually when I see you you're with your father, but when I saw you with Black Beard I knew you must be in trouble."

"What do you mean you usually see me with my daddy? I've never seen you before. How do you know my daddy?"

He stared at me for a moment, searching for his words. He looked down at his feet, obviously not sure how to continue.

"Your father saved me when I first came here. Pan's shadow had taken me but I'd escaped, and landed on his ship. He made sure Felix and the others didn't get me. You were on the ship, but you were a newborn so that's why you don't remember me."

Daddy had never talked about a boy he saved in Neverland; I didn't know what to think of what he was saying.

"You're lying! My daddy never talked about you, and he would have if he had really saved you."

"I was selfish so we got into a fight, and I left. He wasn't happy about it."

I pulled my knees up to my chest and thought about all of the stories daddy had told me. He never once told me about saving a boy in Neverland. I didn't know what to think of it.

The wind stared to pick, carrying with it the smell of the jungle; damp earth with a hint of campfire. If I breathed deep I could smell something cooking. My stomach rumbled and I realized I hadn't eaten since my last supper on the Jolly Roger. The boy must have heard because he started to walk away, gesturing for me to follow before entering his hut. I got up and cautiously followed him.