His Weakness✔

Chapter 24

Jefferson's Hat

When Snow, David, and Rumpelstiltskin walked into the loft, they weren't expecting to see Emma drooling on the kitchen table, Neal snoring, and an unconscious Hook on the floor with a bottle of whiskey in his hand. The captain laid on the floor with his mouth half open with saliva dripping out. He mumbled incoherent words and Rumple scoffed.

"Pathetic." He snapped and threw his coat onto the rack. Snow walked over to her sleeping daughter and gently shook her shoulder.

"Emma... sweetie, wake up." She whispered. Emma groaned softly. She didn't wake, and instead switched the arm that her head was laid on. Snow shook her head and continued trying to wake Emma up.

"Just leave her. It's not like she's going to be much help anyways."
Rumple snapped.

David kicked Hook's leg and the drunk captain just snored in return.

"Someone get this pirate off my floor!"

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Evelina sat patiently in the Mayor's (Pan's) office with her legs crossed and her hands perfectly placed in her lap. Her nerves were everywhere, and she couldn't keep her feet from tapping rapidly.

She remembered the first time she had met Peter Pan. It was in the exact office where she now sat, waiting for him to return. Evelina felt anxious.  She felt as if she was betraying her family. She didn't even leave a note as to where she was going, yet here she was, sitting in Pan's office waiting to go to Neverland with him.

She sincerely hoped her plan would work out, because if it didn't, it could mean her permanent stay in Neverland.

She wasn't too excited about that idea.

"Ready Evelina?" She heard that familiar British voice ask. Evelina nodded quickly and stood up, her hands clammy and twitching.

"How exactly are we getting to Neverland?" She asked and Pan chuckled lightly.

"That's for me to know, and for you to just relax, my love." He said and Evelina nearly laughed bitterly.

"Don't call me love." Evelina snapped. Peter Pan just gave a snicker before walking over to the Mayor's desk and looking into a drawer. He waved his hand over the one he had pulled opened and his hand lit green.

Evelina assumed he must've placed a protection spell on whatever was in there. The blonde girl watched as Pan pulled something out and held it tightly. He walked over to Evelina and showed her what he had collected.

It was a small bottle, maybe around the size of Evelina's fist, and it was filled with a green substance that Evelina had never encountered in her life. She squinted her eyes at the glowing powder and peered up at Pan.

"What is this, sparkly sugar?" Evelina asked and Peter took a deep breath and reminded himself that Evelina was a girl and boys don't hit girls.

He had to repeat it to himself a couple times before he trusted himself to speak.

"It's Pixie Dust, from the hallows in Neverland. It's what will make us fly. You just have to have faith trust and pixie dust. And of course you have to believe." He said. Evelina's stomach clenched. She didn't know they were going to be flying to Neverland. She wasn't to good when it came to heights. Just as she was about to protest Pan grabbed Evelina's hand and dragged her outside.

They stood in the back of City Hall in the gardens. Evelina smiled when she saw Regina's apple tree, but it instantly fell when she realized the apples on the tree were rotting. Evelina frowned as she approached the tree.