{ Dreamshade }

•Chapter 1•

The sound of waves crashing against the wooden material of the Jolly Roger should've filled Killian's ears with joy, but it didn't. How could he be happy if it felt like he was leasing these people to their deaths? The closer they got, the clearer the sight in front of them became. "Is that it?" Emma questioned.
"Aye!" Killian said, "Neverland." He added and looked at the island.
Everyone just looked at the island as they got closer. Killian let go of the steering wheel, let it make some turns, then stop it again. Regina, who was standing next to him, turned her head to the sound his hook made. "Why are you slowing down?" She asked him,
"In case you didn't know, my son's life is in danger." She added. Killian turned his head to herm "Oh, I know, my hot-headed queen. My plan is to bring us to the far side of the island, link up with the widest part of the river, then we sail right through and take him by surprise." He tells her. Then a thought popped up in his head, making him chuckle. "The irony." He said quietly. Regina glared at him. "What irony?" She asked him. "I spend more time than I care to remember, trying to leave this place to kill Rumplestiltskin. And here I am, sailing right back into its heart with him as my guest of honor. It's not quite the happy ending I was hoping for." He tells. Regina glanced at the island before looking back at the pirate. "Greg Mendell said something funny to me.
He said I'm a villain, and that villains don't get happy endings. Do you believe that?" She asked him. "I hope not. Or we have wasted our lives." The pirate tells the queen.

The two then just starred at where they were headed. Snow and Charming walked up to Emma, probably going to give her a whole lecture on how she should handle all of this again. Both Killian and Regina blocked it out, and just stood there in silence. "We'll find Henry." Snow tells her daughter.
"No, you won't." A smooth voice said. Rumpelstiltskin or Mr. Gold was looking down at the little family. "Oh, that's a great use of our time...a wardrobe change," Killian complained. "I'm going to get Henry." Gold said. "We agreed to do this together." Regina reminded him. "Actually, we made no such agreement." Gold replied. "Why are you doing this?" Emma asked as she glared at him. "Because I want to succeed." Gold sneered at her. Emma furrowed her eyebrows. "What makes you think I'm going to fail?" She asked him. "Well, how could you not? You don't even believe in your parents, or magic, not even yourself." He tells her. "I slew a dragon I think I believe," Emma replied. "Only what was shown to you. When have you ever taken a real leap of faith? You know, the kind where there's absolutely no proof?
I've known you some time, ms. Swan. And sadly, despite everything you've been through, you're still just that...bail bonds person, looking for evidence." Gold said in a manipulative tone.
Emma just glared at him. "Well, Dearie, that's not going to work in Neverland." He added to his pitch. "I'll do whatever it takes." She replied showing no emotions. "Well, you just need someone to tell you what that is. Sorry, Dearie.
Our foe is too fearsome for hand-holding." He tells her, "Neverland is a place where imagination runs wild. And sadly, yours doesn't." He said. Killian was now glaring at him.
Why did he agree to help this man again? To let him on board his ship? Gold then spins his cane and disappears.

Meanwhile, on the island itself, Greg and Tamara were setting up a campfire while Henry watched them.
He had the strange feeling someone was watching them. He looked around but didn't see anyone. Little did he know, teenagers were hiding in the bushes and trees, watching their movements. The lost boys were spying on them. Well, the lost boys, and a girl.
The tallest boy, Felix, already wanted to walk up to them, but the girl stopped him. "Be patient." She tells him calmly. "Wait for my signal." She tells them.
The girl then walked over to a big tree and climbed into it. They waited patiently for the girl to give them the signal. Felix glanced up at the girl who nodded. He smirked a little and walked out, revealing himself to the adults. The other boys followed him. "This should be fun." The girl whispered to herself as she watched Felix make conversation.
"We're the home office. Welcome to Neverland." He said welcoming them. "The 'home office' is a bunch of teenagers?" Tamara asked. "They're not teenagers. They're the lost boys." Henry tells them. The girl who watched from above smirked. "Oh, he's going to love this." She whispered. Of course, the grown-ups wouldn't co-operate as soon as Felix told them they would not be going home anymore. "Then you're not getting the boy," Greg tells Felix. The tall blonde chuckled. "Of course we are." He said. A roar sounded, and a shadow raced past the girl in the tree. He ripped off Greg's shadow, killing him. "Run!" Tamara tells Henry. "Get the boy!' Felix tells the lost boys. Some ran after Henry, some stayed with Felix. Tamara started to run for it as well, but the girl in the tree shot her with an arrow.
The girl then jumped down from the tree right in front of Felix and the other lost boys. "You're having way too much fun with this," Felix said. The girl shrugged. "It wouldn't be fair if you got to have all the fun." She tells him. He chuckled at her. "Come on, before we miss the great reveal." She tells the boys. She was about to go walk-off when Felix grabbed her arm. "Didn't Pan tell you to go back to camp after this?" He asked her. "He did, but it would be a shame to miss the show, now wouldn't it?" She asked him. Felix let go of her arm. "If Pan gets angry-" he started. "I'll tell him it wasn't your fault. Come on!" She said and pulled him along with her and the others. He shook his head. "No, no, you go ahead, I have something to do first. Pan's orders." He tells the girl. "Fine, just don't be late, Pan wants you there." She tells him. He nods and watches as she runs off with the other lost boys.

A while later, Mr. Gold sat on a rock in the middle of the jungle. He felt someone's presence. He had found Tamara, asked her where Henry was before he ripped out her heart killing her. The dark one looked around. "Come out and say hello, Dearie." He said. Felix stepped out of the jungle. "Hello, Rumplestiltskin." He said and watched as Mr. Gold did his hand thingy. "Pan welcomes you to the island." He said as he stepped closer, "He wanted me to tell you he is excited to see you again." He continued. "Oh, yeah. I'm sure he is." Gold replied unimpressed. "He wanted me to let you know you're welcome in Neverland, for as long as you wish to stay...with one caveat." The boy said. "There is always something with him." Gold replied. "If you're here for the boy...well...that makes you Pan's enemy-" "Then nothing has changed." Gold said cutting him off. Felix rolls his eyes and continues. "If you go against him, you will not survive." He tells the dark one. But Gold chuckled at the teenager. "Well, the question isn't, will I survive?" He said as he stood up, "because we both know I won't." He said. He then grabbed Felix, pulling him closer. "The real question is, how many of you I take with me?" He asked in a threatening tone. "Is that your answer?" Felix questioned. "That's my answer." Gold responded. "Well, then, I suppose that means I'll see you again, in less friendly circumstances," Felix said. "Count on it." Gold responded and let go of the boy. He walked past him turning his back on him until he spoke up again. "One last thing...there is something he wanted you to have." The boy said and threw a homemade doll on the ground. Gold glanced at it before he dropped to his knees and took the figure in his hand. Felix crouched as well and looked at the man. "Isn't it funny? Things we haven't thought about in years still have the ability to make us cry." He said and stood up again. "See you around, Dark one," Felix said before disappearing into the jungle, leaving the poor man alone. Sobbing and lost in his thoughts.

After a while of flying all over the island, Pan and Henry landed on an open spot. "See if you believe, anything is possible," Henry said panting a little. Pan, who was still in disguise, looked at the boy. "You couldn't be more right, Henry," Pan said. Henry took a step back. "How...how'd you know my name? I never told you." Henry asked him. "Let's make it a game, a puzzle to solve," Pan said. "You lied to me. You are a lost boy, you work for Pan." Henry said as he took another step back. "Not exactly...I am Peter Pan." Pan said and stepped closer to Henry. "But you told Greg and Tamara that magic was bad, that you'd help them destroy it. Why?" Henry said not quite believing what he heard. "Because I needed their help. And it is so much easier to get people to hate something than to believe." Pan tells the boy. "Why did you bring me here?" Henry asked. Pan took a deep breath and started to explain. Meanwhile, the girl had climbed up into a tree and watched them from above. Pan walked towards the tree she was in and knocked on it, giving a sign to the lost boys. "You're the lucky owner of that very special heart. And now...you...and it...are mine. Come on boys!" Pan explained raising his dagger. The boys stepped out and formed a circle around Henry. Pan smirked at Henry. "Let's play!" He said. Two boys grabbed Henry and dragged him off to camp. The girl followed them with her eyes, but they soon disappeared into the jungle. When she looked back down, Pan had disappeared as well. "Sneaking off again, are we?" She suddenly heard behind her. She jumped a little. Pan was sitting on a few branches behind her. "Didn't I tell you to go back to camp?" Pan asked her. "I was bored, and there was no way I was missing that." She tells him. He soon appeared right behind her. He puts his hands on her waist, his lips close to her ear. "Y/n, we've talked about this." He whispered in her ear. "I'm sorry, Pan, I just-" she started as she turned around to look at him. He cut her off by placing his index finger on her lips. "Peter." He tells her. "Peter, I'm sorry. Please don't be mad." She pleaded. He smiled at her. "I can't stay mad at you, my sweet little lost girl." He said and stroked her cheek. "Come on, it's bedtime," Pan tells her. "But I'm not tired." She said but started yawning right afterward. Pan chuckled. "Come on, Love."