Aww you guys are AMAZING, thank you SO much! I just got home, literally walked in the door 20 minutes ago and am posting a quick one before I hit the bed, I'll post a longer one tomorrow!

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Sedna was bound to the wall, with seaweed wrapping around her arms while a monstrous creature peeled the scales off her slender body. The mermaid was emitting terrible screams and Peter winced. He hid behind one of the rocks and peered out, getting his first good look at the Sea Witch.

She was beautiful and yet the most terrifying thing he had ever seen. He supposed she, or Ione at least, had once been gorgeous. She had a slender purple body with green talons on her hands and a strange type of yellow coral on her feet. Around her legs, jellyfish were wrapped and on her head she wore a horned headdress. Her eyes glowed yellow and her nose was little more than two slits for nostrils. She wore all types of coral and sea urchins on her body, her willowy frame barely covered. She had a smile on her face, though it was a terrible smile full of malice and hatred. Peter could not understand what she said as she continued to mutilate the mermaid's body. Gathering his courage, he swam out and toward the witch. Sedna's eyes widened in terror as she caught sight of him but before the witch could turn, Peter had pulled her headdress down over her eyes. She roared in anger and blindly swiped at the water with her talons; they caught Peter's chest and the water around them went red. Peter ignored the pain and cut Sedna loose. She held her tongue for she wanted to scream at him for being so foolish but she seized his arm and pulled him out of the lair. The witch freed herself from the headdress and tore at Peter and Sedna with her talons. Both of them bleeding profusely, they kicked as hard as they could and swam back to the entrance. The sea witch let out angry screams at losing two victims. Sedna gasped as every lost soul turned on them as they swam out and made to grab them. Peter saw them for the first time and he gasped, instantly feeling sick. Their faces looked to be melted off, a swirl of blank expression and misery. Their hands reached toward them weakly, letting out horrible moans as they passed. Sedna's grip on his arm was strong and she did not stop for anything. When one of the souls grabbed onto him, she hissed and bit at it until it let go. Peter saw the light of the sea and he kicked even harder, feeling weak and out of breath. Realizing that the magic was almost over, he nudged Sedna and swam as fast as he could. Sedna, too, was weakening but she kept her eyes on the boy, willing him to swim hard.

He had barely made it to the surface when he felt a tug on his leg and he attempted to suck in a deep breath of air before he was yanked underneath again. Sedna gasped and dove toward him, hitting the creature in the face with her tail. It seemed that the sea witch could not leave her cave, but she sent her minions out after them. They were soon surrounded by deadly creatures, all bearing their teeth and claws at the mermaids. Sedna lifted Peter into her arms and saw that he was unconscious.

"Tethys, take Peter to the surface!" Tethys swam over and grabbed Peter while Sedna turned to the beasts and attempted to fight them off with her strong tail.

Tethys emerged and brought Peter out of the water. She gasped when he didn't wake up and she shook him slightly.

"Come on, Peter, you have to wake up." But his head lolled lifelessly, blood continued to pour from the cuts in his chest, and Tethys bit her lip. Suddenly she and Peter started to float up into the air and away from the water. Tethys looked around frantically and saw a bright light in front of her. Now mermaids and fairies were quite unfriendly toward one another but in this situation, Tethys decided to push aside her dislike for the creatures.

"My sisters are still down there," she said, pointing to the water. Tink understood and swam closer to the surface. She was careful not to get to close; she'd never be able to fly with wet wings. She spotted the mermaids and turned back to Tethys, motioning energetically. Tethys understood and called to her sisters, who both emerged from the water seconds later. The beasts who surrounded them closed in for the kill and Tink sprinkled dust over both mermaids, causing them to rise out of the water. With Tink in the lead, Tethys still holding a limp Peter, and Sedna and Oceane behind, the group flew away from that spot, still wincing at the angry screams of the sea witch below.

When they were far enough away, the mermaids drifted back to the water and swam as fast as they could. Tink magically suspended Peter in the air and flew with him, as far from Leros as possible. They landed on a lush green hill surrounded by clear water and Tink landed beside Peter, watching him anxiously. The mermaids swam around the hill, keeping watch and checking on Peter every few minutes. Tink held her hand to the boy's head and sighed as she watched him sleep fitfully, knowing what he was probably seeing in his mind as he slept.

Wendy lifted her head from her arms, her eyes tired, sad, and exhausted. Smee chuckled as he surveyed the girl. In his eyes, he had already won. How beaten she looked. How conquered. He couldn't wait for Pan to return and see her like this. How he would be overcome by anger, which would make him vulnerable. He rubbed his hands together, relishing the very thought. He buried his hands in her blonde curls and yanked back, causing her to release a pained moan as she was forced to look up at him.

"You've slept long enough, my beauty. How does your back feel?"

"On fire," she mumbled. "Not that you would care." Smee leaned down and ran a single finger down her back, stroking her wounds and causing her to squeeze her eyes shut in pain. Her dress stuck to her with dried blood and even her blonde ringlets were matted with blood. He had ordered the cat-o-nine be used on her again that morning and she had nearly passed out from the pain. The bloody lashes that marred her frail form were only a part of the injuries the pirates had inflicted upon her over the past several days. Wendy had started to wish they would just kill her and be done with it. She didn't know how much more she could take.

"We should toss you into the sea. Clean you up a bit." She glared at him.

"I would swim as far as I could."

"Like hell you would. A shark or a crocodile would swallow you whole."

"And deliver me from your endless prattle." His eyes narrowed and he backhanded her fiercely, earning a scream of pain. He dropped her back onto the floor and allowed her to cower in her chains. He came closer and looked prepared to hit her again and she did her best to block her face.

"Go on. Scream for your precious Peter. I want him to hear your agony."

"I'll not let a sound pass my lips if it means keeping him safe," she spat. It was true; the girl had been quite unwavering. No matter how they beat her, they could not draw screams from her. Oh she cried plenty. She yelped, she sobbed, but she never let out that heart-wrenching scream that would surely bring Peter back. But Smee hadn't tried everything yet. He still had a few ideas, a few excruciatingly horrible ideas. His eyes narrowed as he spat on the ground next to her.

"Oh we'll see about that. Starkey, Jack, Caesar. She's yours." Three huge burly men entered the cabin and smirked down at their prisoner. Wendy's eyes widened in terror as beefy hands started to rip at her dress and caress her flesh. Smee closed the door behind him and grinned as he heard the sweet sound of the girl's pleading cries.

And for the rest of the night, Neverland winced and shuddered at the terrible noises coming from the Jolly Roger. They pitied the poor soul who made those noises. They hoped wherever Peter Pan was, that he would come home and be the hero once again. And they hoped he would do it soon. The screaming pleas were too much to bear, even for the most heartless of creatures. Save for Captain Smee, of course, who drank his wine as he listened to the sounds from the next room with a pleased smile on his face and evil in his heart.