Pan's Game || OUAT Fanfic || EDITED VERSION

Chapter 57; The Sacrifice

"Stay away from the ones you love too much. Those are the ones who will kill you."

~ Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

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Felix's P.O.V

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    Peter and I approach the wishing well, the dark scroll in his hand.
    "You never cease to amaze me, Peter," I say. "Outwitting the The Evil Queen in less than a day. It's impressive."
    "She loves the boy. That makes her weak."
    "This is it. This is where we'll cast it," he says, stopping in front of the well. "The ingredients?"

    I pass Cassie to him as I reach for my bag. Peter gladly takes the toddler from me, gently placing him on the soft ground beside us. Cassie yawns, placing his thumb in his mouth. I pass Peter the bag full of ingredients.
    "When it's done, will they all be dead?" I ask.
    Peter takes a bottle out of the bag. "Worse. They'll be slaves to this new land we're making with no idea who they once were. Death is final, Felix."

    "Their suffering will be eternal."
    And with that said, Peter drops the bottle into the well. I rest my arms on the rim of the brick well, watching as he drops the ingredients inside one by one. The bottle hits the water with a plop, turning the water in the well into a light green hue.

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Alice's P.O.V

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    "Another curse?" Mary Margaret asks. "It's happening again?"
    "Gold, this curse, is it gonna work like the last one?" Emma asks.
    I give Henry a look. "You mean this has happened before?"
    "Yes." He nods. "My mom cast it years ago. It's what wiped away everyone's memories and brought the people from The Enchanted forest here."

    "The last one was created to service the Queen's wishes," Gold tells her. "This will be done per Pan's desire. I would count on something hellish."
    "He's gonna split us apart," Lewis says, looking from Will to me.
    "The curse was built to be unstoppable," Regina states. "There's nothing that can be done."
    "Well, it is possible to stop it," Gold says, countering Regina's previous comment.

    The Evil Queen looks at Rumpelstiltskin. "What?"
    "By using the scroll itself," Gold says. "It can only be undone by the person who used the scroll. And that's you, Regina."
    "What do I have to do?" she asks.
    "You must destroy the scroll," Gold replies. "Both your curse and his shall be ended, but know this—there will be a price; a steep one."

    "W- What do you suggest?" Regina asks.
    "Instead of going to him, bring him to us with a spell," Gold says.
    Regina gives the older man a confused look.
    The Dark one continues, seeing that she doesn't understand him. "One that will return Pan and Henry to their own bodies."

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Felix's P.O.V

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    Peter glances at the potion bottle in his hand without a care in the world.
    "What she did is child's play compared to what I have in mind," he says, dropping it inside the well. It lands in the water with a splash.
    I grin, feeling proud for how far Peter's come since I first met him.
    "I knew you'd win," I say out loud. "Peter Pan never fails."

    He grins back at me as he drops another ingredient inside. I glance at the toddler sleeping next to us, then back at Peter. "What's gonna happen to them?"
    "My loyal Lost Boys will keep the order in the new land, and I'll punish all the traitors," he replies.
    "Starting with Lewis and Ray?" I ask.
    "Starting with Lewis and Ray."