The voices of children echoed around Neverland.
Children in their sleep murmured and talked.
Even some adult hearts were reached.
Hook could hear it, could feel their energy in Neverland but refused to acknowledge them. There was only one who had his entire attention and he stood proud and ready at his own ship's deck, the Jolly Roger.
It had been years since he saw the boy and yet it felt refreshing. Originally he just wanted revenge, to kill him, but then after he found how Neverland imprisoned his soul and saw how little Peter suffered the years passing by, he figured out to wait and learn. His patience paid off when Peter met Luna. He knew what he wanted then; he thought killing Peter was too easy he wanted the boy to really suffer, to know pain, to know how unfair life is, to grow up.
And so he did it,
He did what no one else could. He made Peter Pan grow up.
Unfortunately he stopped in his teenage years, but he had done the damage and he was enjoying himself as Peter suffered everything he kept losing.
Now as he laid eyes on his nemesis he knew the boy had returned to his original age and size, the boy had found his courage again had found what he had lost. As he stood facing Hook, his eyes glimmered full of life.
Around them the mist began to fall and a glow of light surrounded both ships as they started to move on the rampaging waves.
Yet Hook remained uncaring about anything but Peter.
"FOR NEVERLAND" Peter yelled as the lost boys swung towards Hook, their weapons at hand.
"I want them all dead, but leave Pan to me" Hook whispered to Smee as he felt the old man's presence behind him.
"As you wish captain" he said as he started to retreat
"Smee" Hook called him and waited for the man's attention "Kill Luna"
Both ships were been elevated by pixie dust as the fairies surrounded them all, pushing them towards the dark stormy sky. A tornado of water and wind was the wall of their battlefield.
Hook saw Peter as he lowered himself preparing to fight him sword at hand, he smirked knowing the boy will soon meet his downfall
"Still alive boy?"
"I came to get something of mine Hook" Peter's voice was young and immature yet he knew the boy intended to be serious
"Well then you may take it back if you succeed" Hook told him as Peter launch towards him eyes flicking with concentration and resentment
Peter held his own against Hook, with speed and agility he always had the upper hand, but Hook had the experience and the malice. Peter agreed that they both shared the same madness it drove them against each other and it made them stronger.
"Hook, I must say I did not miss you as much as you missed me" Peter joked
"Boy, the only thing I missed was having your blood all over the place" he responded with a dark smirk
"I must agree this time you really surprised me, I almost lost"
"I still have the upper hand Pan so be smart and let me finish you off"
Hook stood back as he blocked another sword from the back. He smiled before setting eyes at his aggressor, the irony he thought as he looked at Alexi's livid glare
"I see you found it in your heart to forgive each other. How adorable"
"Hook if it weren't for Peter calling on you first I would have beheaded you by now"
"What Pan and I have is something that goes beyond time" Hook said with a smirk at Alexis "Come on Alexander, I thought of you like my own son"
"You believe your own lies so much you think them as the truth Hook"
Suddenly as Hook blocked both boys' swords he raised his right hand and blew at them bits of dark dust blinding them for a few seconds as he moved away.
"See how you deal with your own dark thoughts" Hook yelled as he started to laugh in victory he knew both boys would fall in their own world of regret and pain. He did not have to fight them at all he just needed to beat them at their own game.
"What the hell is this stuff" Peter yelled as he tried to clean his eyes to see better
"Its dark fairy dust" Alexis said glaring as he could "It's the counterpart to fairy dust"
"What's that supposed … ahh" Peter tried to remain in the air as the boat was unsteady during the battle
"It's the opposite of what fairy dust does"
"Precisely and when mixed with the fairy dust it just becomes such a bother since each dust tries to win the host" Hook gave a nasty smile making the boys quiver, he saw Peter was having trouble keeping himself in the air "What's the matter boys no happy thoughts?
Alexis held his sword tighter and ran towards Hook. Peter flew lower doing the same
"The only happy thought I'm going to have is after I see you lifeless!" Alexis told him as the winds cut around him from the storm that surrounded them.
Right, left, up, down the swords of the 3 men clashed none giving the other any respite or pity. It was all or nothing for them.
Nick, who stayed on the Jolly Roger protecting both the ship and Max, who had the ship under her command while Peter was fighting, was trying to keep the shadow copies of them away and down. He was supposed to stay but he wanted to find Luna worried what had happened to her and Cindy.
"Hey this must be the perfect storm, get it? He told Max giving her a smirk
"Not the right time Nick, how you holding up?
"Better than you"
"Well I have to keep this baby steady or we both crash,
Nick turned to look down as he saw Tiger lily with her people trying to help from the cold grounds but they weren't the only ones
"Hey Marcus! Push them to the ocean! Nick yelled as Marcus looked down and tried telling the other so that the sirens would kill them off. The lost boys tried to get most of the clones of but they kept appearing like magic
"Nick look over there!
"Cindilu!
"Go, I'm fine here, go get her!"
"Stay alive until I'm back" Nick said cutting down a copy of him and flying off towards the hidden Cindy. She had her pirate dress on but it was ripped and dirty like it seemed the girl had been in an ordeal.
"Cindy! He held her up in a warm embrace "Are you alright?
"I'm fine have you saved Luna? We lost Alexis" she was shaking and Nick felt a cold wave of air hit him something was wrong or was about to be
"We haven't found her yet"
"And Peter!?
"Calm down Cindy they're both alive going against Hook right now, but I need to find Luna"
"I….I" Cindy appeared scared and lost in her own thoughts and as understanding as ever Nick hugged her gently trying to calm her down
"It's ok Cindilu, your fine your safe now, go to the Jolly Roger, Max is waiting for you" he said giving her an honest smile as she nodded eyes soft and gentle. She ran towards the sails waiting for a fairy to give her wings
Nick focus on his mission trying to fight the enemy calling for Luna, he opened the doors to the innards of the ship getting his bow and arrow ready to strike any foe down. But a yell from Alexis took him back to the conflict turning to see Peter fall back, eyes wide in surprise.
"…Oh no… Marcus!" Nick yelled to the other boy alerting him about Peter's status the wolf hood boy finished destroying one clone with his axe and glared towards Hook
"TO PETER! He called the others as they all turned from their spots to aid their comrade and brother.
"NO! HOOK IS MINE"
It was Peter who yelled this time as he noticed the lost boys gathering around them. He had his pride in the line and a personal battle to get out of his system. But his body was not responding the way he wanted it to. He turned to Alexis who seemed to have trouble standing as well.
"About time its effects kicked in" Hook said as he watched the fallen boy struggle "Remember the black dust? Happy thoughts won't help you now Pan"
"You coward!"
"COWARD ME?" Hook took Pan by his leaf jumper giving a look that would kill if possible. Peter held his own with no fear at his enemy sword at Hooks neck but the older man did not seem to care. "Just who exactly is the coward Pan?"
"I am no codfish" he gave him a mischief smirk but Hook rolled his eyes
"Death to the Pan!" He bellowed to his men as they roared among the thunder and rain around them
"Death be to pirates!" Peter behold to his team as they launched themselves towards the enemy clashing with their clones as they try to get closer to Peter. Who moved his sword to cut down Hook but he pulled the boy down with a kick.
"Not today Pan Not ever!" Hook clashed his sword with Peter's. Now that he grounded the boy it was all up to strength and he was sure as his side clobber would overpower him and that made his face twist with an evil smile, one that made Peter's skin crawl
"What's wrong Pan you should be adapted to losing by now"
Peter stopped the hurt the words gave him, it was not the time or the place
"You will die here today Pan!"
"To die would be an awfully big adventure" he said giving his all to his smile
Hook took out his pistol just as fast as he tripped Peter to the floor the boy not able to fly made him an easy opponent and it almost tasted sour.
"I expected a better fight from you Pan what a disappointment"
"No Pete!" Alexis roared as he tried to reach him
But the shot missed inches from Peter as everyone fell quiet at the confusion Hook wide eyed as if in pain.
"Don't worry"
Came the whisper behind him as Hook backed away to the side blood on his lower side
"That's why he has me for"
Hooks eyes turned a gleam of red as he spoke
"Luna"
AN YEYYY *jumps around* hr u go guys sorry 4 the wait hope u enjoy it next chap will b up soon as well. thnk u again for the support *hugs* and a big thnk u to ma friend lee who help with the edit next chap is the big finally who is ready? what will happen? even I dnt know ... just kidding :)