Neverland

it's just a lightyear and a day

Jennie had managed to coax the sword out of Lisa's hand and back into its sheath. She couldn't control the overwhelming urge to soothe Lisa. It was like touching her was a drug and she wasn't ready to be done with it just yet. She brushed some of Lisa's hair away from her face, tucking unruly strands back into the beanie.

"Come on, let's go back to Sandy's, okay? I'll get you some more fries or soda or anything you want," Jennie spoke softly.

"This isn't okay, Jennie," Lisa mumbled, shaking her head, eyes looking far off into the distance.

"Then tell me. What is it? How do we get rid of it?" Jennie tried.

Lisa growled in frustration, pressing the heels of her hands into her eyes. "I don't remember. I-...it was just on the tip of my tongue, I swear." She pounded her hands angrily on her knees. "Why don't I remember?"

"Okay, come on," Jennie gently pulled at Lisa's hands until her fists relaxed. "Standing here in the forest isn't going to help, and I'm worried that Party City pirate is going to come back."

"Hook," Lisa said. "His name is Hook. You've met him before. He's from Neverland, not wherever this City called Party is."

Jennie stood in shock at the revelation, wondering how much she had forgotten. Who she had forgotten.

"Let's go before he comes back," Jennie said, tugging at Lisa's hand and trying to lead her towards the town again.

"He's a fool," Lisa scoffed. "Even the hint of a croc and he runs away like a dog."

Jennie just hummed, all too curious as to why exactly he was afraid of crocodiles. But she left it for now, focused on how Lisa's hand trembled ever so slightly in her own as they made their way back into town. As soon as their feet hit the concrete, Jennie pulled away, tucking her hands into her pockets instead.

Lisa seemed to have calmed down a little bit but was still clenching and unclenching her fists like she was agitated.

"Hey," Jennie tugged on Lisa's sleeve until she turned. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"I just don't like that Hook is out there," Lisa said, looking over Jennie's head and around the mostly empty street. "I don't like that I don't know where he is."

"You scared him off for now, okay, Lisa?" Jennie assured her. "Let's just get back to the bar and get you calmed down. Then we can figure all this out."

Lisa just nodded and Jennie, clearly distracted, started to cross the street without paying attention. There was a loud honk and Jennie jumped with a small scream as a car bumped lightly into her hip, throwing her onto the ground with a grunt.

"Hey!" Lisa yelled from the sidewalk, pulling her sword out of its sheath.

Jennie blinked in shock for a moment but managed to move just in time to see Lisa charging at the car.

"Lisa! Don't!"

"Hey! Halt!" Lisa yelled, running towards the car and leaping onto the hood. She snarled, grabbing the hilt of her sword with both hands, blade pointed down, and stabbed the car straight through the middle of the windshield and into the dashboard, tiny shards of safety glass spraying everywhere. Jennie groaned and just looked back up at the sky, pain in her hip and side burning. Well. That was it, Lisa had impaled a car in the middle of town.

"How dare you!" came Jinny's oh-too-familiar voice. "Who do you think you are? Are you on drugs? The Mary Jane?!"

Jennie pushed herself up from the ground, grimacing a little bit as pain spiked in her hip. It was definitely bruised, but probably nothing more.