Chapter 15: Meeting Henry

Wendy closed her eyes, "Well done." Peter's voice came from behind the screen he'd been behind the whole time. "I couldn't have played the part better myself. Though I'm not sure Henry's completely convinced, yet."

"I-I don't like lying to him." She stated.

Peter frowned. "Oh, don't think of it as lying... Think of it as... Providing motivation."

Wendy's forehead crinkled in confusion. "M-motivation for what?" She asked, almost regretting it as he gave her a stern look.

"Doing what needs to be done. You, see Henry has the heart of the truest believer and I need to control that belief."

"What do you need him to believe in?" She asked, trying hard to keep the conversation going before Peter did anything to her.

Peter gestured to himself. "Me."

She sighed heavily, the guilt in her stomach stirred. He was going to lead Henry to his death, and she was the one 'providing motivation.'

"Now, I'll give you a choice." Peter sat on the bed, . "Either you go back to your cage and I bring Lily back here. Or we leave her there and have some fun of our own, what do you say?"

Wendy's eyes widened, but she didn't answer. "I don't quite understand your hesitation, love." Peter sneered.

"T-take me back to the cage." She whispered. "B-but don't hurt her, p-please."

He scoffed. "I can't promise that love, she's too much fun." He grinned. Wendy cringed with fear. "Now, back to you're cage." He grabbed her forearm and in a blink of an eye they were back at the cages.

He pushed Wendy back in hers and slammed it shut, locking it. "Don't worry, it won't be for very long."

Lily made a whimpering sound, gaining Pan's attention. She was crying. Pan smile darkly.

"Awe... Is my little princess upset?" He mocked.

She didn't even look at him. He unlocked the cage and she crawled to the far end of it, trying to get out of his reach. "Don't make me grab you, Lily." He warned.

Lily gave him a shiny eyed, murderous glare as she slowly came out of the cage.

"Good girl." As soon as she stood up, he grabbed her wrist and they were back in the tree house.

Lily's legs gave way and she fell to her knees. Had Peter not been holding her wrists, she'd have fallen head first.

He laid Lily, who looked like she was going to pass out, back on the bed gently.

She was sobbing uncontrollably, when he reached for her shirt, she jerked away. Her voice seemed caught in her throat as she struggled to form the words.

A tear rolled down her face as she choked. "Please!"

Pan raised an eyebrow and waved his hand over her and she her eyes closed instantly as she drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

He smiled at her helplessness, so fragile but he didn't want to blow out her fire just yet... because for some reason, he loved it.

His eyes wandered over her face and smirked at his good work. Though, he knew he couldn't stay there, he needed to talk to Henry.

It was time.

Before he left, he kissed Lily softly and then vanished.

Why so glum chum?" Peter said as Henry walked by.

"You said you weren't keeping any secrets." Henry stated. "But you lied... I found Wendy."

Peter sighed. "Henry, I can explain."

"She's dying isn't she" Henry asked with concern in his eyes and voice.

Peter nodded. "I'm afraid she is." He stated. "Like much of the island, because the magic here is slipping away. I would've told you, but I didn't want you to have that weight on your shoulders, knowing that a young girl's life depends on you."

"So I'm the only one who can save magic?" Henry asked.

Peter had to resist a smirk, knowing that his plan had worked. "You are."

'How do I do it?'

'"The question isn't how, Henry. It's where... Follow me."

Pan took Henry to the edge of the cliff.

"What is that place" Henry asked as he pointed to a giant rock. It was shaped like a skull that was lighted up.

"That Henry is the place where you will be saving magic" pan said as he smiled at the boy.

Within minutes they had reached the end of the forest and appeared on the edge of a cliff.

"See that?"

Henry gasped. "Is that skull rock?"

"Yes." Peter nodded, letting Henry go in front of him to get a better look. "Inside is where our salvation awaits. A salvation that only the heart of the truest believer can bring."

"Me?"

He grinned. "That's right, Henry. But I won't lie to you. It won't be easy. It will require heroism and sacrifice." He let out a deep breath. "The only question is, are you up to the task?"

Henry nodded. "Yes."

Pan smiled but he sensed something, it was lily she had woken up.

"That makes very happy, but first I need to take care of some things" pan said in a rush as he grabbed Henry's shoulder and hurried through the forest back to camp.

Henry was slightly confused, but he didn't complain, he spent the rest of the evening dancing around the fire like a Lost Boy.

Lily opened her eyes slowly, her cheeks still damp from her tears. Then she recalled of why she'd been crying and unsurprisingly, more fell.

That's when Peter appeared.

Lily groaned as she sat up in bed.

"What you want" lily asked as she noticed him

He smirked, then looked out of the widow. "What did you dream about?" He asked.

Lily stared at the back of his head, wide eyes. "I-I d-didn't."

"Everybody dreams, princess." He turned to face her. "I won't force you to tell me. But in time you will have nothing to hide from me."

Lily nodded slowly, not wanting to add to the conversation. "Now... What do you say to a good old party?"

"No." She said, a little too soon.

"Well now you say that, you can either come to the party or we can have our own right here." He smirked darkly.

Her stomach churned. "No." She repeated, sighing deeply in defeat. "I-I'll go." she responded and gave him a small glare.

Peter stared at her for a while. "Good. But you can't go looking like that." He snapped his fingers and Lily was wearing an outfit similar to the Lost Boys but instead of a cape, she had a mahogany corset that made her breasts look bigger and tight leggings.

"Oh, and rules. One, if you so much as defy me once, I'll kill Jack and Robbie."

Her eyes widened. "Are they-?"

He nodded. "Yes. But you are not to speak with them. Understand?"

She shook her head. "I-It's been s-so long I can't just ignore them!"

"Maybe I'll let you talk to them if you behave" pan said as he looked at lily up and down.

She nodded. "Second rule. "Henry will ask you questions. When he does, tell him to come to me. You aren't to answer any of his questions. Understand?"

"Yes" She replied, looking at herself in the mirror with a disgusted look on her face.

"Everything all right?" Emma asked as she walked back towards Hook and Neal.

"Couldn't be better." Neal sighed.

She nodded, as she handed him the coconut ."Here it is, your star map."

"It's not a star map." H stated. "It's what we're gonna use to trap Pan's shadow."

Hook scoffed. "A coconut? Are you daft?"

Neal raised an eyebrow at him. "You came to Neverland on a pirate ship through a portal and you draw the line at a magic coconut?"

The pirate couldn't help but smile slightly. "Fair enough."

"What's our next stop on this mission?" Emma asked.

Neal glanced at Hook who tensed at his next words. "Dark Hollow."

The blond beside them groaned. "Really? Why couldn't it be called something like Sunshine Valley or Rainbow Cove? What exactly is it?"

"Just what it sounds like," Hook replied. "The darkest spot on the entire island. Any light that makes its way in is snuffed out by the shadows that call it home.

Even I managed to avoid it." He said.

"Well, time to break tradition." She sighed, slightly worried. "Dark Hollow it is. That's where we're gonna find Pan's shadow, right?"

Neal nodded."Yeah. It's the only way we'll ever get back to Storybrooke."

Lily was led to the camp and the first thing she did was sit on a log.

The boys were dancing around a large fire, laughing wildly. "Who are you?" A voice asked.

Lily turned around and saw the boy she guessed was Henry.

Her eyes widened. "Y-you should a-ask Pan... He'll tell you." She ran to the other side of camp.

Henry stared after her, bewildered. "Is something wrong, Henry?" Peter asked from beside him. He frowned. "Who is she?"

Peter smirked as he looked over at Lily then back at Henry "Henry meet our lost girl, Lilian."

Lily glared at him. No one called her that. Ever. "Lily." She almost yelled back.

Henry nodded slowly, he could sense something was wrong.

Peter raised an eyebrow at her warningly. "Is she Tigerlily?" Henry asked. Peter laughed. "Who? No... But I do like the sound of that."

"Lily! Come over here and meet our guest of honor Henry"

Lily knew she had to so she put on her bravest face and walked over to them.

She gave Henry a nervous smile. "Hi." Henry greeted.

Lily bit her lip and looked at Peter, who sighed. "You can speak, Lily."

"Hello." She squeaked.