Away From Reality/ A Carlos DeVil Story/

Seven Years Of Bad Luck

Mal, Ben, Evie, Doug, Carlos, Jay and Payton all got together in one big group hug after the song was over, they were all laughing and smiling. "Let's get back to the dorms, it's late," Mal suggested. They all started to walk across the field to the school, they stopped when Ben's phone rang,

"I'll be right back, I'll catch up to you guys," He walked off a little and the rest of them continued until Payton felt a jabbing pain in her head, she clutched her head and yelped, she fell to the ground.

"Payton? What's going on?" Mal asked worriedly as she knelt next to her.

"It hurts...bad. Ah!" Another jab of pain through her head, pictures flashed through her mind. She saw a dark room, the only lights were the weird shaped holes in the walls. The image flashed again to a shadow, banging on one of the holes, a girl's voice pierced Payton's mind, "Let me out of here Hook!" A low chuckle echoed through Payton's brain, making the pain worse. The picture flashed again and Payton heard glass shatter, she saw Neverland. But everything was dark and gray, the plants were all dying and the fairies were nowhere to be seen. Another flash, Payton heard her dad's voice call out, "Felicity!"

The girl's voice from earlier called back, "Peter? Where are you?" her voice sounded desperate, like she was lost and she couldn't hear his calls. Once again the image flashed and Payton saw another shadow, "They'll never even notice who I am father," a girl chuckled, the low voice from earlier returned, "Good," he chuckled, The picture flashed and everything stopped. Payton gasped and sat up, the pain in her head still throbbing,

"Payton? What happened?" Mal asked with wide eyes,

Suddenly Ben ran over, "Payton," he stopped, "Someone's broken into the museum,"

Carlos helped Payton to her feet, "What was stolen,"

"That's the thing, nothing was stolen. Something was shattered,"

"Where?"

"In the Neverland room."

Payton's eyes widened, "The mirror!" She ran to the road that led to the museum. The group followed her.

Once inside she ran up the stairs to the second floor, Carlos, Evie, Mal, Ben and Jay hot on her tail. She ran through the hallway and through the green curtain, she stopped when she saw a person standing on the window sill, the window wide open, it was a girl. She chuckled and waved before she jumped out the window, Jay and Carlos ran to the window. Looking around for any sign of the girl, Payton ran to the corner of the room and slid to the floor. The pieces to the mirror were scattered around her,

"No," she sobbed. Mal and Evie sat down next to her, holding her in their arms.

"What was the mirror for?" Ben asked softly,

Payton sniffed, "It was the only way I could talk to my dad when he was in Neverland."

"Payton!" Peter ran in, Fairy Godmother, Belle and Adam close behind, Mal and Evie moved out of the way for her dad. He knelt down next to her and held her face, "Are you ok? Ben told me you collapsed and then the mirror was broken. What happened?" he asked, his eyes full of worry.

"I saw mom," She said through her tears,

Peter's face was full of shock, "What?"

"I saw mom," Payton repeated,

"How is that possible Peter? She hasn't been able to contact anyone in years," Belle asked him,

Peter turned back to Payton, "Did she talk to you specifically?"

Payton shook her head, "No, she was talking to Captain Hook, yelling at him to let her go,"

Peter stared into space, thinking. "How would that work?" He mumbled.

"She was in a dark room, there were a bunch of different shaped windows. It was almost like she was talking to him through the glass," Payton added, she wiped her face.

"We'll discuss this another time," Fairy Godmother said softly,

"The mirror," Payton sobbed, "Dad," she let him hold her in his arms while he stroked her hair, "How am I supposed to talk to you if it's broken?" she whispered.

Peter chuckled, "Oh Payton," he kissed her head, "The mirror wasn't what helped you see me,"

Payton looked up at him, "What? It's not?"

Peter shook his head, "Nope," he reached for a piece of the mirror's frame, there were two gems, one yellow and one blue. "These are what made it so you could talk to me. Your mom and I thought that a mirror would be the best way for you to see us, like a looking glass,"

"So, if I were to put these in the frame of my mirror in my dorm, I could still talk to you?"

"Yup, that's why I didn't want the mirror in the museum anyway, so that the mirror wouldn't get stolen." He chuckled.

"Ooh! Pay, I can help decorate your mirror!" Evie said excitedly.

Payton laughed, "Thanks E,"

"I will come visit more," Peter gave a weak smile, "I think that we should reopen your mom's disappearance case and work on it together,"

"You think we'll find her?"

Peter chuckled and kissed Payton's head once more, "I know we'll find her."