𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓛𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼

The New Neverland

Hook unlatched the lock, letting the small bridge fall as they all began defending the ship one by one. Brooklyn couldn't help but smile, her chest feeling warm as she looked down at their friends, everyone cheering and clapping. No one more than Leroy.

As she made it onto the docs, Brooklyn was quickly pulled into someone's arms. Granny smiled, holding the girl close. "Hey, Granny."

"Oh, thank heavens you're all safe." Brooklyn laughed, a sudden dread feeling washing over her as she remembered her time in Neverland. "I'm guessing by that look, it wasn't all easy over there?"

Biting her lip, the girl looked away, her eyes catching Felix as he was the last to de-board the ship. "You have no idea."

Leroy walked over to the two, holding his arms out as he smiled brightly at the girl. Brooklyn couldn't help but follow his actions, letting the shorter man pull her close.

Looking to her husband, Mary Margaret asked. "How do you feel?"

"Pretty good, actually. I think the water must be working."

"Aye, it is." The two looked over to Hook, David smiling thankfully. "Dreamshade over took my brother the moment we left Neverland."

"Gold will find a cure." Brooklyn whispered, taking her father's hand when he reached out. "You're going to be okay."

"Have time admit, there was a minute there. I didn't believe we were all gonna make it out of that place."

"Well, we did."

Mary Margaret looked over, nodding her head toward her former step mother. "And, we owe a lot of it to her! Regina helped save us all."

Everyone slowly began dispersing, David staying behind with the rest of them as he looked up at the blacked out sail. "So, what about the shadow?"

"Don't worry, it's trapped. Just as it was in the candle." Gold emplaned, holding Belle close on his arm as he looked down at the box. "The only person that can free it is safely in here."

Henry looked back at the group, slowly heading toward the only boy left without a family. Felix looked forward, speaking when he noticed the other boy now next to him. "What do you have in mind, Peter?" Henry looked toward the small group, a grimaced expression on his face. "What if someone decides to open that box, let the real boy out?"

"That's not the problem. Trust me." Henry stated, his eyes falling onto Brooklyn.  Pricing this, Felix continued.

"And, what of Brooklyn? Our plan for her can't go to waste."

"That will come in time, for now, I'm going to let her enjoy this time." He smirked. "All will come to the surface, when she least expects it."

"Then, what's the next step?"

Henry/Pan looked up at the boy, not wasting a second. "You need to be punished." He didn't give Felix a chance to stop him, already calling Emma and Neal over. "What about Felix, he's still free?"

"What are you doing?" Felix lowered his voice, slightly glaring at the boy.

"They need to trust me." Before he could continue, the group had made their way over. Brooklyn folded her arms, staying a bit behind her sister.