Wendy's eyes opened slowly and she felt an instant pain in her head. She tried to focus on her surroundings and noticed she lay on the dingy floor of the pirates' cabin, a thick chain around her hands and ankles. She looked around for Hook and pulled at her chains.
"Help?" she said tentatively. She wondered whether she should try calling for Peter but if this was a trap for him, she wanted him to stay far away. She remembered what Tinkerbell had said. If any of Peter's enemies found out how weak Peter had become, he would surely die. Wendy's heart thumped painfully as she reflected on the situation. What would Hook do to her? The door opened and the pirate captain peered in.
"Ah, you're awake. So sorry, my beauty, you'll be feeling a headache for awhile."
"Why are you doing this?"
"As I have already told you, you are my bait."
"Bait for what?"
"For Pan of course. He'll fly to your rescue as soon as he hears you are in Neverland."
"Haven't you already tried this plan," Wendy asked, trying not to smile. She was referring to the time Hook had kidnapped her brothers and Tiger Lily and had set a trap for Peter. Of course it had failed and Peter had emerged triumphantly while Hook ran from the crocodile. Hook's eyes flashed angrily and his hook threw to her throat. She raised her head, attempting to get away from the steel hook.
"Do not cross me, Miss Darling, for I do not intend to hurt you. You are only a cog in the wheel. Pan feels for you and it has become his undoing. All of Neverland is talking about it. When you gave him your hidden kiss, my beauty, you made him weaker and more vulnerable. You destroyed him. I thank you, my sweet, you have made it so easy to capture and kill him." Wendy pulled at her chains furiously.
"Time and time again, you try to destroy him. But he is the Prince of Neverland! Peter Pan cannot be broken, because he cares about little."
"Ah but he does care about you. Your kiss saved his life and now he longs to be by your side." Wendy swallowed and closed her eyes.
"But you mustn't worry, you'll still have time to see him before I end his life. I plan to take my time with him, make him suffer first. Inflict the pain that he has inflicted upon me." Wendy shook her head in horror.
"You lost. You fell into the jaws of the crocodile. How did you escape?" Hook turned away and chuckled.
"Well you see my dear, I didn't really agree with him." He spun around, a broken clock dangling from his hook. His eyes gleamed with a mad triumph.
"I cut myself out of the beast and took this clock with me. Now that infernal ticking haunts me no more. I am not so very old, alone…done for." His eyes flashed and he leaned close to Wendy, breathing on her neck.
"Tell me, my beauty. Have you been with a man yet?" Wendy squirmed to get away.
"That is none of your concern, sir." Hook fingered her long curls and inhaled her scent.
"It's been so very long since I have had a virgin. How much pain do you think Pan would be in if he watched me ravage his sweet Wendy right in front of him?" Wendy's eyes widened and she fought even harder to get away from him. He chuckled as he cupped her chin, forcing her to look at him.
"You have become quite a beauty, Wendy. A beautiful face, long soft hair, supple pale skin and quite delicious curves." Wendy blushed as Hook's gaze traveled over her body and her heart beat rapidly. Hook had to be bluffing; he couldn't be thinking of doing that to her. Make her walk the plank again, maybe, but not rape her. His hand stroked her cheek and gently traveled down over her shoulder, down her arm, stopping to caress her breasts. Hook felt himself growing hard at the contact. Not yet, he told himself. Oh no, they had to wait for the boy. Then the real fun could begin. He stood up and retrieved something from the table, which he thrust into her hands.
"You will change out of those ridiculous clothes before dinner." Without another word, he strode from the room and closed the door behind him. Wendy examined the gown Hook had given her and blushed at how revealing it was. She quickly slid out of her school clothes and pulled the gown over her head. She kept her under garments and her corset on underneath the gown and felt a little bit better. It was a pale blue gown with two straps for sleeves and had a slit up to her thigh. She wondered about its previous owner but it made her sick to do so. She settled against the wall and tried to get comfortable. The chains allowed her some space but not much. She glanced up at the window, half expecting to see Peter flying through. No, she could not let him risk his life to save her. She would find some way to escape. She had to get a message to Peter to stay far away. She bit her lip, lost in thought. Deciding it was a crazy idea but she had to give it a try, she sat up on her knees and looked up toward the window.
"Tinkerbell," she hissed quietly. She waited a moment, then tried again. "Tinkerbell!" Again, nothing. Wendy moved as close to the window as possible and raised her voice.
"Tinkerbell!" She feared it was too loud but no one came crashing through the door so she sighed with relief and waited for the pixie to appear. Tinkerbell appeared moments later, peering into the window. Her eyes grew wide when she saw Wendy chained on the floor. She flew into the cabin and around Wendy several times.
"Tink, we haven't much time. You must tell Peter to stay away from the Jolly Roger. Hook is planning to do something terrible to him and you must save him. Tell him that I am not worth his life. Hook thinks he can use me to trap Peter and you have to convince him to stay far away from here. Please Tinkerbell." Tinkerbell nodded once then flew back out the window. Wendy was confident the fairy would deliver the message but not so confident that Peter would obey.