Lily was making the trudge back to camp, thoughts still racing through her mind when she heard swords unsheathed and quick footsteps. Out of instinct, she unholstered a dagger, and whipped her head around.
"Where's Regina?"
It was Emma's voice, coming from... below her? Lily walked to her right and noticed that she was standing on a hill, directly above a cave where all of the Charming party were pointing their weapons at a figure. The figure was blocked from her view but it didn't take long before she heard their voice, or her voice.
"Who the hell are you?"
It was Tink. Immediately, Lily smiled and put her dagger back in place before crouching to watch the whole interaction from the top of the cave.
"A pissed off mother, where is she?" Emma responded.
Tink took several glances around the group holding weapons towards her before Regina came from the cave.
"I'm fine. I'm fine."
"You mind lowering those? You may stick me, but I'll take you down with me."
And there was the firey personality Lily remembered so vividly.
"She's okay." Regina insisted. "She's not going to hurt us, just stand down."
"But is she going to help us?" Hook piped up.
"Well, look who the Queen dragged in... hello Hook." Said Tink.
"Tinkerbell." Hook acknowledged, looking slightly uncomfortable.
"She's not going to help us."
"Why not?" Emma asked.
"Tink, after all we've been through together... little assistance?"
"I can't." Tink started.
"Not even for me?" Lily spoke now.
Everyone looked up and Tink turned around as Lily stood. Tinkerbell shook her head in disbelief.
"Tiger?"
Chuckling, Lily grabbed hold of a tree branch and swung herself down to their level, her feet landing hard on the packed dirt. They both stared at each other.
"What, no hug?" Lily smiled.
Tink practically tackled her in a hug. And in hugging her back, Lily realized that she was one of the few things she actually missed from Neverland.
"I thought I'd never see you again!" Tink pulled back and punched her shoulder.
"Ow!" Lily complained, truthfully. "Well I'm back now. Want to get back to why you can't help us?"
"She doesn't have any magic." Regina supplied.
"No pixie dust?" David asked.
"Not even her wings." Regina sounded regretful.
"How?" Questioned Lily.
Tink hesitated before answering.
"I guess people just stopped believing in me, and even if I wanted to help you," she glanced at Lily. "He's too powerful."
"But you know where Pan is?" Snow said.
"Sure, but it won't do you a bit of good." Tink crossed her arms.
"Let us be the judge of that. Does he trust you?"
"Can you get us inside his compound?" Emma added.
"Maybe, why should I help you?"
"Because I believe in you." Snow responded.
"Look, Henry already knows we're here, right?" Emma looked to Lily, who nodded. "Just get us inside and we'll take it from there."
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Eye of the Tiger | Peter Pan x OC
Fanfiction(OUAT Universe) When Henry's family had deduced that it was Neverland he had been taken to, Lily volunteered herself to come and save him. She volunteered to go back to Neverland even though she swore she never would. Even though she swore she wo...
