Two days after Pan revealed himself to Hank all the lost boys had been spoken to and asked to become lost boys. Every boy agreed after talking to their leader. He'd changed and they all could see it. All that rage and hate was gone, in its place smiles and chuckles. Henry gave Pan a reason to be good. He gave him something to strive for. Regina still hadn't spoken to her son about his true love. She was afraid of what he'd say. Who could be so bad that he was willing to lie to his friends and family? After the searches for Pan proved no results School was one again in session. She hatted it but Henry was walking to school for his first day of school for over a week.

The bell for lunch rang and all the kids headed out to the playground. Henry sat near the swing with his fellow lost boys, discussing math homework.

"Mr. Once" Jane said, plopping down next to him with Tina and Liam on either side. "We haven't seen you in forever."

"I'm so sorry" Henry said sincerely. He did feel bad for ignoring his friends. His life was just really complicated right.

"Why you hanging with the lost boys?" Tina asked.

"We're friends" Henry said, trying to hide his grin. They weren't just his friends. They were his brothers, his fellow lost boys. Jane cocked her head.

"You never hung out with them before" Tina smiled.

"You know there's a lot of rumors about you going around" Liam said. "We were just wondering if you could tell us if any of them are true."

"They're all fake" Henry said, only knowing a handful of them.

"You've been really happy all day" Jane commented.

"I'm just happy Pan wasn't actually here" he lied. Jane took note of the handful of snickers and held back smiles coming from the group of boys.

"It's not that" She chuckled. All the boys fell silent. She took note of that too. "I know that look in your eye. Tina had the same one not so long ago." Tina glared at her. "You're in love" This time the snickers weren't held back. She smiled again, looking at her friend's blush.

"I'm not" he grumbled, unable to stop a smile.

"And I know who you're in love with." The boys fell silent again. Jane was smart but he'd still surprised it was so easy to figure out. She was shocked no one else had. Tina and Liam leaned in, in anticipation. The girl's voice went to a whisper. "Liam" She whispered. Everyone but Liam and Jane burst out laughing.

"Am not" Henry shouted over the laughter. Liam was bright red.

"I know" she chuckled. "You're in love with Peter Pan." Everyone fell silent. Henry along with his new friends tuned bone white.

"What" Tina gasped? "You're joking."

"Your wr-wrong Jamie" Henry stuttered.

"Look at his face" she chuckled. "It's obvious. Plus you're all of a sudden all chummy with your captors."

"We didn't kidnap him" One boy said. "Pan did."

"Henry that's not true" Liam said, begging.

"He's changed" Henry said. All the boys fake gasped.

"Shut up" One of them hissed.

"But he kidnaped you" Tina hissed.

"It's not just a crush." Henry said softly. "He's my true love." Everyone stayed silent.

"So you're a lost boy now" Jane asked excitedly, bouncing up and down.

"You're not angry?" Henry asked, shocked.

"Why would I be?"

"Because Peter used to be evil."

"I trust you and if you love him then I'm ok" Jane said.

"I guess I agree too" Tina said.

"I trust you" Liam said. "I won't tell anyone.

"There is only one really important question" Jane said, her voice growing serious. The smiles all vanished. "Can I be a lost girl" She squealed." Henry burst out laughing.

"I want to be a lost girl" Tina wined.

"Ditto" Liam said, "But boy not girl."

"You'll have to ask peter" Henry told them. "But I know he'll say yes."

"Where is he anyway?" Liam asked. "The search party went through every inch of the town." The lost boys snickered again.

"Under my bed" Henry said with a smirk.

"Really" Jane laughed.

"Why would they look for Peter Pan under my bed?"

Regina passed back and forth if front of her son's room. Shed tried every spell she could think of and yet it was impossible to get in. She needed to know what he was hiding. If there was no way in the only possible way to find out his secret was finding the book. Ariel should be back by now but no one had seen her. It was possible she was hiding out in another land but that seemed unlikely. She would never leave her prince behind. She must be in Storybrook somewhere. The town had been searched two times over looking for Pan and neither he nor the mermaid were found. The only place that hadn't been searched was the waters. Ariel had to be somewhere off the cost. Regina walked down the stairs and threw on her long purple coat. She would find that Mermaid and take what she knew with or without her consent.

Down by the water the evil queen stood in the exact spot where her son had waited so many days before. There were few options for this search. She couldn't risk the lives of others or there would be an uprising. She had to lure the mermaid out. Regina stepped onto the water, her foot touching the surface as if it were a solid ground. She strolled casually across the waves. When she made it far enough she cleared her throat.

"Ariel" She called. There was no answer. "I know you're here and I know you can hear me. Henry is in danger. He's fallen into a sleeping curse but we don't know how it happened." As expected a head, red hair clinging to face, breached the surface.

"What happened" She gasped, smiling closer to the woman.

"That is why I needed you" she said gravely. "You're the only one who knows what Henry has been up to. I fear without that information he will die." Ariel paused, moving a few strands of hair from her face.

"You're lying" She said matter-of-factly. Regina looked appalled.

"Henry is dying and you may be the only one able to save him." Regina shouted. "I will save my son. Now tell me" she screamed. Ariel shook her head.

"Henry can't be in a sleeping curse." She said. "I know." Regina glared at the woman, partially visible beneath the surface. All it took was a hand gesture for the mermaid to begin screaming.

"Tell me" Regina said, releasing the mermaid from the spell.

"You" She gasped. "Think about Henry. He will never forgive you." She screamed again, her voice raising to an inhuman noise.

"I am thinking of Henry" she said simply. She watched as the other woman flopped around in the water, clawing at her hair and body.

"Tell me" she screamed once again.

Pan lay on Henry's bed waiting for him to return home from school. He felt weird being here. He hadn't spent so much time indoors since he was a grown man. Back then he had to deal with Rumple and all that debt. Now he can just relax all day. He did miss Neverland though. He had power there. He was a god. Now he was hardly better than a lost boy. He had no magic and no way to defend himself. Admittedly he was good with a sword but that would only get you so far in a world of magic. He closed his eyes, stretching the cramps from his body. As he cracked his back a jolt ran through his body, causing him to jump to his feet, his arms in front of him to attack with magic. Another jolt rocketed through his limbs, this time lasting long enough for Peter to study it.

It felt like the backlash of a particularly nasty torture spell. Only the most powerful beings could pick up spell backlash. He didn't have his power but it seemed he still had his senses. The light pain continued, proving whoever was doing this spell was willing to draw it out. The only people is Storybrook strong enough to preform that spell would be the Evil Queen, his son and maybe Emma. Emma had no link with dark magic and Rumple preferred mental torcher first. This had to be Regina. But Henry had told him she had changed or at least trying to. For her to perform one of the darkest spells in magic she must be desperate. Something told him whoever she was torturing knew something about him. His boys were the only one that… and that mermaid. She had never returned after sending the book. Regina must have found her.

Peter paced back and forth. He couldn't let his secret come out. Both himself and Henry would be put in terrible danger, plus Henry would never forgive him if he let something happen to his friend. The only problem was he didn't have his magic. He couldn't leave the house and he couldn't contact Henry. He had nothing.

"I have a shadow" He thought aloud. "A shadow" he exclaimed. A shadow could cross the threshold and fight off the queen. He didn't need magic to do that. He growled as he ripped the shadow from his back. It hadn't been this painful when he was all powerful. He collapsed onto the bed once again, a dark human shaped figure floating next to him its glowing eyes unblinking. "Save the mermaid" He said. The shadow flew through the window, pausing only for a second as the spells tried to stop it.