"Smee, you and half of the sea-dogs begin making preparations to sail east. The rest, light the lanterns. It's beginning to get dark," Amelia commands as she walks around the deck. Hook walks beside her and smiles,"Nice work. You've been on my ship for what? A week? I think you've earned a title." Amelia smirks,"Oh? What is my title then?"
"Captain Jones. Sure it's my old title, but Captain Amelia Jones sounds so good," Hook says as he sits on a bench near the edge of the ship. Amelia sits beside him, looking down at the ocean. "It's perfect," she says as she turns to face him. He slides his hand beneath hers and intertwines their fingers.
"Hey guys! Look at the sunset!" Rose exclaims as she sits between them, on their fingers. Hook and Amelia pull their hands out from under Rose and laugh. "Yeah. It's beautiful," Hook says as he looks at Amelia. She smiles at him. "Guys, look at that black thing! It's so cool!" Rose exclaims as a pitch black figure shaped as a boy approaches them.
"Run!" Hook yells as he pulls the girls away from the edge. The three fall on the floor of the deck. The figure grabs Amelia by the arm. Hook throws himself at it while Rose watches the figure in amazement. The black figure drops Amelia and heads for Rose. As it grabs her arms and lifts her from the ground, Hook tries to attack it.
The figure violently slams its fist beneath Hook's left eye and flies too high to be reached. "I'm flying!" Rose yells with excitement, not realizing that she's being kidnapped. "Rosy!" Amelia yells as she jumps off of the ship, swimming after her best friend. "Amy? Wait, put me down!" Rose tries to fight off the creature, but with no luck, he flies out of sight with her.
Waves begin to come in harder as Amelia tries to swim further. The force begins to overcome her strength as waves pull Amelia under water. "Amelia!" A voice yells from behind her. "Amelia!" It's Hook. She turns to see him and Smee in a paddle boat. "Ho-" Amelia is pulled under before she is able to finish greeting her friend. Her eyes close, as to prevent salt water from entering. Water begins to fill her lungs as life escapes from her body. Memories of Rose flood her mind faster than water of the overcoming ocean. I'm sorry for failing you Rosy, she thinks to herself as she loses consciousness.
Just before she passes out, a strong arm grips her waist and pulls her out. "Amelia! It's me, Killian. I'm bringing you to safety," he yells as he swims her to the nearby paddle boat. Smee helps hoist her onto the small boat. Hook climbs up after her. "Is she breathing, Smee?" He asks concerned. Smee sadly shakes his head. Hook repeatedly pushes water out of her lungs by constantly pressing down on her abdomen. "Yes! There you go Cap'n!" Smee exclaims as Amelia coughs out water. Hook helps her sit up. "Amelia, are you alright?" He asks as he drapes his leather coat over her shoulders. "Must... Find... Rosy," Amelia says as she looks out at the never-ending ocean.
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"Put me down!" Rose yells as the figure hovers over a forest-like island. The creature nods and drops her over a distant campfire. "Ah!" She screams as she falls into the arms of a teenage boy dressed in forest greens and a dark cloak covering his face. He looks about the age of 17. "Hello there," the boy says as he stares at her creepily.
Rose wiggles herself out of his arms, gently landing on the ground. "Hi. I'm Rose. I need to get to a ship with my best friend and her boyfriend who isn't actually her boyfriend, but they like each other and won't admit-" "Come with me, Rose," he says as he drapes his cloak over her shoulders. "Who are you?" She asks nicely. "No one. Let's go," he says as he forcefully brings her to a run-down camp.
She pulls the cloak to her cold, ocean sprayed body. Her knee- length white dress with lace accents is now sagging, off-white, and torn. Rose's shoes are nowhere to be found. She ties her dampened hair into a pony- tail with one of the four hair ties on her wrist. They approach two more boys dressed similarly to the boy with the cloak. "Pan's expecting us," the boy Rose is with says as the guards let the two past.
"Pan?" She asks nervously. The boy looks at her and smiles half assuringly,"Yes. Many get to meet him... Few return." Rose looks at him confused,"Few return? How scary. But how do few return if this 'Pan' has so many followers?"
"Felix, do you have our guest?" A figure approaches from the dark. "Felix? I know why you didn't tell me your name! It's a cat name! Come here Felix! Come and get it boy!" Rose laughs. "No. Stop it. That's not funny! You're just a- flower? Shutup! Pan this is Rose. Rose, Pan," Felix says as he shoves her forward. A young man, not older than twenty, appears from the darkness.
He wears dark green pants, skinny jeans maybe, and a deep V-neck shirt two shades lighter than the pants. He wears tall boots that match his pants. His hair is light brown and his perfectly shaped eyebrows match. He is very tall and slender with broad shoulders to compliment his figure. Rose looks into Pan's green eyes with streaks of gold within. She smiles and says quietly, "Okay Pan. You're not that bad." Pan smirks and says quietly,"We'll see about that." Felix smirks at Pan. "Let's play a little game," Pan says deviously.
Rose smiles,"I love games! Twister, Monopoly, Apples To Apples, Clue, Sorry-" "Why are you sorry?" Felix asks out of confusion. She giggles,"It's a game, you grumpy cat!" "You like games, but you will not like this one. Felix, bring her to the ring," Pan commands as he hands her a sharpened spear. Felix nods as he leads her to a nearby mini-coliseum. "What do I do with this?" Rose asks as she clutches the spear. Pan chuckles, "You beat my Lost Boys, you live. You lose to them, either they kill you... Or I do." Rose watches Pan shockingly as he shuts the gate and locks her in.
Suddenly, teenage boys in forest greens and animal skins fly into the arena, tossing her around. "Fight them!" Pan yells as he sits back with a sense of delight in his voice. Rose focuses as they knock her to the ground. With dirt all over her, she stands up to face the many Lost Boys. Memories of Amelia fill her mind as Lost Boys fill the arena. Just stay standing, keep moving, step back when you can't focus. When you see a weak spot, focus and attack, she remembers Amelia teaching her in case of an emergency. Rose stands up straight. She steps back quickly and looks around, noticing how disorganized and clustered the boys' formation is.
Rose digs the spear into the ground, causing the sharp metallic point to simply break off into the dirt. She runs full speed into the center of the storm, striking every Lost Boy in sight with her remaining staff. The boys go down, one by one, until the last one drops. Rose grabs the sharp metallic point from the dirt and runs to Pan. She holds it to his throat. "This is my best friend Amy, about to take your life,"Rose says as she holds it tightly to his neck. "This is me, stopping her... And forgiving you," she drops the sharp piece into the dirt as Pan stares in amazement. He claps slowly, "Well done. You've managed to take down thirty eight lost boys without destroying the very stick you attacked with. You live. Felix, take her to a tent. We celebrate the arrival of my prisoner. Soon, you will fight the final battle to save your life, and the life of two young boys."
