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Chapter 20- Trust Issues
Peter Pan's POV
I stood up and starting pacing around the campsite.
"We have a guest. And no doubt someone who knows how much I like guessing games. Who could it be?", I said to no one, knowing that the special guests were nearby, namely Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire.
I turned around so I was facing the main entrance of the campsite, where one of my special guests were waiting.
"I guess the Dark One", I said unsurprised.
Rumple just looked at me, without saying anything, so I continued talking.
"Come to save Henry, have you laddie? How exciting, the Dark One risking his life to save his family. Speaking of family, you can come out now Baelfire", I said.
Baelfire came out of the bushes with a bow and arrow pointed at me. Just like old times I see.
"Name's Neal now", Baelfire replied.
"New name, but the same old tricks. It's heartwarming to see father and son working together. Especially after you abandoned him Rumple", I responded.
"What are you waiting for?", Rumple asked Baelfire.
"I got this", Baelfire replied.
Baelfire then shot an arrow at my chest, just like last time. Unfortunately for them, I caught the arrow in one hand before it could hit me. Baelfire sure hadn't changed; he was still way too predictable.
"Clever, but we've been through this before Baelfire. You remembered nothing", I said.
I threw the arrow on the ground; there was no need to hold it anyway.
"I remember plenty, that's why I didn't coat the tip", Baelfire replied.
Realization struck as the squid ink was going through my body, preventing me from moving. I guess Baelfire did remember something about Neverland, I was impressed.
"Grab Henry", Baelfire told Rumple as soon as he noticed I was completely frozen in place.
Rumple grabbed Henry and Baelfire also grabbed someone VERY important, his daughter. I could not let them get away with the two believers for long, especially Morgan; she already doesn't trust me as it is. All I need to do is separate the father-son pair, and then I can have possession of the truest believers once again.
"Why are you grabbing that girl?", Rumple asked Baelfire.
I guess Baelfire hadn't told his father that he had a daughter here too. Can't blame the guy, after all there is the prophesy. But, I don't think Bae knows about the prophesy, otherwise he would never be working with his father cause Bae would never trust his father if he knew the truth.
"I'll explain later, now let's go", Baelfire replied.
"Are you sure you're really saving them Bae? I mean you just found out that you have twins. Are you really going to risk Morgan and Henry's lives?", I asked.
"What can be worse than leaving them here with you?", Bae responded.
"Why don't you ask your father? Sometimes the people we should fear the most are the ones closest to us", I told Bae.
"What's he talking about?", Bae asked Rumple.
"Don't listen to him", Rumple responded.
"You mean you haven't told him?", I asked Rumple, even though I knew the answer.
"Told me what?", Bae asked.
"Why about the prophesy, of course", I said.
"What prophesy? What does he mean?", Bae asked Rumple.
"The prophesy that says you've been tricked. Your father isn't here to rescue your kids, he's here to murder them", I replied.
Neal's POV
I arrived at an open clearing with my father, Henry and Morgan. I knew it was necessary to get the hell away from Pan. I could always ask my father what Pan was talking about, but I couldn't wait for the squid ink to wear off just to hear what Pan had to say.
The two of us, my father and I, set Morgan and Henry gently on the ground side by side. The two of us stood up and looked at each other, thinking about what Pan had just said.
"What the hell was he talking about", I asked my father, referring to Pan.
"Oh, don't mind him", my father replied.
"HE SAID YOU WERE GOING TO MURDER HENRY AND MORGAN!".
"He plays games, mind games. The important thing is that we got Henry and Morgan, and we got away".
"Where are we?".
"We're on the other side of the island. We're safe here for the time being".
I walked over to where Henry and Morgan were lying unconscious and began to gently shake them, trying to get them to wake up.
"Hey, Morgan, Henry, it's me, your dad", I said.
"They can't hear you", my father replied.
"Then wake them up", I said standing up.
"Pulling them out of the spell can be dangerous; they'll wake up naturally in a few hours", my father replied.
"Then you can explain what the hell Pan meant. What prophesy was he talking about? Why did he say that you were going to kill Henry and Morgan?".
I don't know, to create a wedge between us?".
"That's not a denial. No, this has to do with when I found you, you thought I was a hallucination, you said you had to do the right thing and save Henry. What did that mean?".
"Baelfire…".
"IT"S NEAL! Now stop dodging and tell me what's going on!".
"There was a seer, and she told me of a prophesy, that a boy would help reunite me with you, and that boy, when he reunited with his sister, they would become my undoing".
"Henry and Morgan".
"I didn't know they were going to be my own grandchildren, until I found you in New York and discovered you were Henry's father, and when Pan told us about Morgan and Henry being twins".
"You were planning on getting rid of them, whoever they were, weren't you? To try to cheat fate, to get around the prophesy, you cold blooded son of a bitch, you were going to kill them?".
"Yes".
"Get back, stay away from them".
"That was then, things have changed, I didn't come here to Neverland to hurt Henry, or Morgan for that matter, I came here to save Henry, and now Morgan".
"After what you just told me, I'm supposed to believe you?!".
"I won't lie to you Bae, self-preservation has been a nasty habit I've had my whole life, but I came here to break it, to do the right thing, to save your kids, even if that meant sacrificing my own life. You have to trust me".
"How can I?".
Morgan's POV
I slowly opened my eyes and saw Henry lying next to me, a guy who I for some reason feel like I've met before guarding us, and a guy who appeared to be wearing crocodile skin some distance away from us.
The weird thing is, I don't remember how I got here, or why I had been unconscious. The last thing I remember was talking to Henry about "Operation Viper", which was really just a code name for our plan to escape Neverland by me sneaking out of Pan's camp and finding information around Neverland about how to get home, until I got caught again. When I was talking to Henry, a magical gust of wind swept over the campsite, I don't remember anything after that.
As much as I wanted to run, I couldn't. I had to see what these peoples' motive was for kidnapping me and Henry. I needed answers, I could kick their butts any time I wanted, but I needed to know why, out of all the other lost boys, were we taken. They definitely weren't lost boys, so what did they want with us? My guess was that they were enemies of Pan; it's a pretty good guess saying that Pan's only alliance was with the lost boys.
I quickly noticed that the man who was guarding Henry and I was moving his body, I quickly closed my eyes and continued lying motionless just in case he decided to turn around and look at me.
Neal's POV
I was sitting in front of Henry and Morgan, protecting them from my father. I had no doubt that he was planning on killing them, he killed a man for getting a scratch on me when I was fourteen, so how can I believe that he won't kill my kids when they are destined to be his undoing?
"Tell me what I have to do to gain your trust and I will", my father said.
"Give me the dark one dagger. I know you; I know you wouldn't come all the way to Neverland without it. It's the only thing that can control you, it's the only thing that can stop you, you wouldn't take any chances with it", I replied.
"I don't have it".
"Why are you lying?".
"I'm not lying to you Bae, I hid it so Pan couldn't get it, so he couldn't stop me".
"So unhide it".
"My shadow took it".
"Shadow, man, you've got an answer for everything, now don't you?".
"I'm telling you the truth, I swear".
"You know what maybe you did hide it, maybe you do want to do the right thing, but that's today. What about tomorrow?
"I've changed".
"Have you?".
"Yes".
"The prophesy still stands, you save them, they're still your undoing".
"I'm still willing to die for them".
What happens if we get back and you're reunited with Belle, and you realize that the only thing standing between you and your happy ending are my kids, and suddenly, undoing doesn't sound so great".
"You're my happy ending, this is, because it's my redemption. I can be strong son, if you have faith in me".
I took his hand, but he didn't know about the squid ink covered leaf I was planning to put in his hand to immobilize him so I could save my kids.
"I used to dream of you coming to rescue me, but then I'd wake up and remember how you left me. Why? You left your own son behind for the power of that dagger, how can I think that things would ever be any different?".
I placed the squid ink covered leaf and released my grasp, leaving him to look at his hand, which was now glowing a light blue color because of the squid ink. The squid ink began to move through his entire body, until he could no longer move.
"Neal, what are you doing?', he asked.
I picked up Henry and slung him over my right shoulder and then picked up Morgan and slung her over my left shoulder. It sure as hell wouldn't be easy to carry both of them through the Neverwoods, but it was way safer than leaving them with my father
"I'm going to find Emma, and the others and get the hell off this island, and I'm going to get my family back home", I replied.
"You can't go into the jungle alone. Without my power to protect you, Pan will capture all of you", he said.
"I'm sorry, I got no choice, we're safer without you. Goodbye Papa".
Morgan's POV
I felt my body being picked up and slung over someone's shoulder. I knew this wasn't good. Pan would soon be capturing us. If he could easily capture me, when I had nothing to slow me down, it was just a matter of time before Pan found us and captured us.
Neal's POV
I arrived in a clearing that appeared to have once been a campsite, with Henry and Morgan slung over my shoulders. I gently set the twins on the ground next to each other and made my way to where the fire pit had once been.
"Emma", I said when I realized that she had been the one camping here.
"You were so close to finding her", Pan's voice echoed from behind me.
I quickly turned around to come face-to-face with that demon child.
"You disappoint me, I thought I taught you better, never break in somewhere unless you know the way out", Pan said as about a dozen lost boys, including Felix, surrounded the area.
"I'll remember that for next time", I replied.
"Well there isn't going to be a next time. But don't blame yourself, your father could've protected you out here sure, but who would've protected Henry and Morgan from him? Talk about a rock and a hard place".
Felix then bent over and slung Henry over his shoulder, but nobody was approaching Morgan. I could see fear in their eyes, which really says something if my 16 year-old daughter is capable of inflicting fear on lost boys while she's unconscious.
"I will get my kids back, no matter what it takes", I said.
"You're not getting it, that's not the problem. You got them, I got them back, it's the game. Now to my point, the real problem for you is that there is no escaping Neverland. Nobody gets off this island without MY permission", Pan replied.
"Well, I've done it before".
"Did you? Look where you are now, it's like you never left".
"Are you saying you let me go?".
"I'm saying everyone is where I want them".
"HIYA!", a loud feminine voice shouted.
I turned around and Pan moved to see what that was. I was surprised when I saw Morgan, wide awake, and six lost boys lying on the ground, unconscious. Now I get why the lost boys are terrified of her, her looks are deceiving because she is much tougher than she seems.
"Morgan, you're…", Pan began.
"Awake? Yes, yes I am. But the real question is how long have I been awake for? You see, I know what I heard, and you know what you said, but you don't know how much I heard. That's the awesome thing about faking being unconscious, cause I could've heard the last word or the whole conversation. Is everyone REALLY where you want them Pan?", Morgan replied.
"Why you little snake".
"Guilty as charged".
"Morgan, are you going to be a good little lost girl now. You do realize that I have you surrounded, there is no way you or Baelfire can escape me now".
"Pan you do realize that I knocked six lost boys unconscious in one motion. You can't defeat me, you may have magic, but you don't know how to fight like I do. I bet in a duel, without magic, you would lose in the first five seconds".
Pan tensed up. I never thought that anyone would be able to get under his skin, but Morgan proved me wrong, she wasn't afraid of anything and spoke her mind.
"You do realize who you're talking to, right?", Pan asked her.
"Yeah, a fruitloop who is afraid of me, that's who. So are we going to fight or are you going to keep shooting petty insults at me?", Morgan responded.
"I don't want to hurt you".
"I wish I could say the same for you. I'm getting out of here with Henry, Emma, Snow White, Prince Charming, the Evil Queen, Captain Hook, and Baelfire. Wow, never thought I'd say that sentence in my life".
Wait, Morgan has met Emma and the rest of them. Does Emma know about who Morgan really is and are they helping Morgan escape or are they just worried about Henry?
"You really think so? You're nothing more than a little lost girl, there's nothing out there for you", Pan said.
"Maybe so, but it's better than staying on an island with a bunch of demented brats", Morgan replied.
Henry began to stir, all eyes were on him.
"I have no time for this Morgan, can we reschedule?", Pan asked, smugly.
"Since when have I cared about convenience? I don't care about if Henry wakes up and discovers he's a long way from the camp, it doesn't affect me", Morgan responded.
"I didn't want to do this but I guess I have to".
"Do what?".
Pan cast a weak sleeping spell on Morgan and she fell to the ground unconscious. Then, he turned to me.
"Quite a daughter you've got there Baelfire", Pan said.
"You stay the hell away from her", I said protectively.
"Oh, why I won't do anything ungentlemanly to her".
"I find that hard to believe".
"You're still exactly where I want you, remember that Bae".
We just stared at each other angrily.
"You know where to take him", Pan said to the lost boys.
A couple of lost boys grabbed me by the arms and Pan picked Morgan off the ground cause every other lost boy was too afraid to go near her.
"No, Henry, Morgan!", I shouted.
"Oh, don't worry, it won't be for very long", Pan responded.
"I'm alive!".
"Just until I reset the board, see the game is about to change".
"I will come for you guys, I promise!", I shouted, referring to Henry and Morgan.
Pan disappeared into the Neverwoods, with Morgan, and Felix was close behind him, carrying Henry. I was dragged away in the other direction, but I kept struggling, trying to break free.
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