My Shoe Holds A Secret

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Bella's P.O.V

When we were told to spend our 250 gold, the first thing that went into my mind was clothes. I had rushed with Emma to the nearby tailor, letting Rosa go and do her own shopping. Once we got inside, we easily picked out outfits and payed for them. "50 gold!? That's cheap!" I giggled as we thanked the shop keeper and left the store. Emma didn't say a word since Felicity left and she looked pale like heck. 

I sighed and grabbed her hand, pulling her into an alleyway. "Even though Pan is a monster, he wouldn't hurt Felicity. You have to understand that." I explained, rubbed her cheek as tears built up. She sniffed and looked up, trembling. "How do you know that? We don't know anything about him!" she shouted as I looked at her and winced. Emma was a girl that hardly ever felt pain.

But when she did, she would be able to break everyone's heart. I put my hand in my pocket, pulling out the note from Felicity, reading it again.

'You might be scanning the whole ship right now, just to find me. Don't bother, I'm back in Neverland. I'm not allowed to leave. Pan gave me the choice to stay on the island, but not under his power. I would have the free will to do anything. But I wouldn't be able to leave. Don't you dare come find me. Find a way to get out of this hell hole and by the time you do so, I'll be out of his power. I'll miss you all, Emma, Bella and of course, Rosa. Please, for the love of God, don't come and find me. However, if something does happen to me before you find a way out, leave. Just leave my dead body and have a normal life. If you find a way before I manage to leave the island, don't try and get me out. It's best if you just leave me. I've caused enough trouble.

~Felicity'

I curled my hand into a fist and sobbed with Emma, hugging her tightly. "He better not hurt her." I mumbled, wincing at the thought of Felicity's dead, cold body on the floor. "Oh dear lord, can you imagine what would happen if she got caught?" I asked which made Emma grit her teeth and growl. "I will KILL the fucking bastard!" she shouted, pulling away from the hug and running a hand through her hair.

I bit my bottom lip and tapped my foot. "What does he want with her? If we find out, maybe we could help Felicity." I asked and Emma nodded, walking out of the alleyway. "But who would know what he wants?" she asked and I grinned. "The Mayor."

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"Pan? You're asking me about PAN!?" the Mayor shouted and I nodded, biting my lip. We were in his office which had a rounded shape to it, book cases all over the walls. The Mayor himself was about 40 and he wore the classic Steam punk clothes the people here wore. He had grey hair and a BRILLIANT grey moustache. "He still has our friend. He wants her for something. We thought that if we knew about his past, we would find out about him." Emma explained.

I nodded and frowned. "And also, find out about the boys he took. One of them is a boy from our school back in the mainland." I explained and the Mayor looked at us before cursing some words and waddling over to one of the bookcases. He grabbed and huge book and plonked it on his desk, Emma already rushing over to him.

"This is a book of all the people who have been taken by Pan. I'll tell you about him whilst you search for the boy's name. It explains why each of them were taken." he explained and I nodded, letting Emma search for Dan whilst I listened. The Mayor sighed and sat down.

"Peter was a child of this town. He liked getting into trouble, stealing market fruit, picking a fight with other kids. He was actually a pleasure to see even though he liked trouble. Around the age of 10, he stole one of the most powerful magic books. Not knowing how powerful it was, Peter just read it, not caring about the price he had to pay. He saw the spell of never ending youth and thought it would be fun to cast. And when he did, Neverland was created and he was bound to it."

"A young boy isn't powerful, you know, and he knew it. But the island was giving him power so he ran away to the island. At first, it was an amazing island. Indians, mermaids, fairies and all the other creatures you might've read of. Then he got bored of seeing the children who went to Neverland in their dreams leave. So he let the boys stay and he trained them to be warriors. But then... The power got to him and if the boys started growing up, he would kill them."

"When the spell started wearing off, making him age, he decided to try to find another way. He didn't find that way until he was 18, when Wendy came to the island. That's when he started using girls for sex. Then, Wendy gave birth to a child." The Mayor looked down, almost in tears. I frowned and coughed, trying to break the tension. "Pan has a child?" I asked and he nodded. "Wendy was my daughter and he killed her straight after she gave birth to the child."

"His name is Slightly and Pan noticed that Slightly was growing quickly. Aging to the age of 15 in 5 months. Then he stopped aging and so did Pan. You know why? Because the island has to give power to Pan's heir as well. And Pan steals the power from Slightly. I'm guessing he needs Felicity to give him another heir." he explained and I gasped, clasping my hand over my mouth.

"But, there was a girl who was pregnant in the camp. She said a lot of girls got pregnant. Why does he need Felicity?" I asked and he grabbed another book, smaller than the other one. "Because Felicity is one of only 2 girls that have the power to give birth to Pan's heir. And the other girl is..." he broke into sobs again and I nodded.

"Wendy." I finished for him as he nodded. "I FOUND HIM!" Emma shouted, pointing at a name. I rushed to her side and looked at her un-phased face. I frowned and coughed. "Didn't you hear any of that?" I asked and she quickly shook her head before reading the statement. " 'Daniel Moore, age 16. Reason for capture, his sister was captured and in an attempt to save her, he went to Neverland. The reason he was able to go to Neverland is for his loneliness of never feeling loved' BY HIS TRUE LOVE' Ugh, soppy." Emma chuckled.

I gasped and looked at Emma. "His true love! Who's his true love!? How can he leave!? TELL ME!" I shouted and she shrugged, looking terrified. I sighed and plonked into a chair. "Emma?" I asked and she nodded. "Felicity needs to give Pan and heir."

Emma's P.O.V

I looked at Bella, not being able to breath. "What?" I manage to croak out and she nodded, groaning. "HE'S USING HER TO GET POWER! AND AFTER, HE'LL KILL HER!" she shouted and slammed a fist down on the table.

"This can't happen! It isn't possible! He doesn't want to be a father, he's a brat!" I shouted and she shook her head. "No, he doesn't, but, he needs the child's power to be young." she scoffed and smirked, "And you'll never guess who his last girl was. Wendy Darling. And Slightly is his son."

I shrieked in fury and gritted my teeth. "I WILL SLAUGHTER HIM!" I screamed, kicking the desk. Bella stood up and soothed me, rubbing her hand in circles on my back. Her brown hair dancing around her face. I calmed down and we left the office.

"What now? We need to contact Felicity." I said but Bella shook her head. "Pan monitors everything. There's no point trying." I groaned and looked towards the end of the corridor, seeing Rosa. She smiled and started running over. "We're going to have to tell her." I muttered and Bella nodded. Rosa frowned, seeing our pale faces. "Are you ok?" she asked and we gulped.

"No, not really. We need to tell you something."

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After we had told her everything, she had the same hatred in her eyes that me and Bella had. "That asshole!" she hissed and I nodded. "Bella, we need a way to get to Felicity and warn her." I looked at the brown haired girl and she nodded. "We could join the revolution." she proposed. I looked down and towards Rosa. She nodded and I looked back at Bella. 

"Let's do it."