Pan's Never-Neverland

Hook and Pan

Chapter Six - Hook and Pan

Hook.

Capt. Jas. Hook. Peter Pan's nemesis. He was right in front of her, her hand trapped in his…and that hook of his looked extremely real and dangerous. The back of her mind swirled with questions and disbelief. How could they be real?! Currently, however, the main idea she was focused on was that everyone was captured by this hook-wielding, gentlemanly maniac, and now she was stuck, too.

"Right this way, my dear," Hook said, offering her his arm.

Really, what choice did she have? Her frame quaking, she shakily put her hand into his, striving not to wince at the cold, clamminess of it as he wrapped his fingers firmly around hers.

"Don't be frightened," he said earnestly. Daring to glance at his face, she noticed how his eyes shone with sincere pleading and concern. "I mean you no harm."

Her gaze returned to the others, still kept in his men's grasps. Biting her bottom lip, she summoned the courage to speak back. "…then why are my friends and brothers your prisoners?"

"Oh! How right you are," he laughed merrily, his men laughing along. It was the unwritten, unspoken rule – if Hook laughed, so did you. But you'd better be ready to stop when he did, otherwise it meant trouble for you. "I do hope you and your little entourage will forgive me, but how else could I get them to stay without creating a ruckus? We have a very bad reputation here, you know. Truly unfortunate." He gave a deep sigh, waving his hook at the men. "Release them."

The pirate rogues did so, first taking the gags off, then cutting their bonds. They did not release Nana of her gag, however, for fear that she would attack them. Jon snatched the leash from the pirate holding her hostage and did the job himself, glaring at them all the while. Nana bared her teeth and snarled but did not move from Jon's side.

"Like, what the hell?!" Mandy fumed. "Do you like know how long I like spent on my hair?! Like, forever! This was like the worst idea ever to like come here! Like, it's been like nothing but trouble since like we got here! Wendy, tell your pirate friends that like they can go and-!"

"Gag her, Smee," Hook groaned, grimacing at the girl. "She's giving me a splitting headache with her 'likes' and dislikes."

The pirates gladly grabbed the girl and covered her mouth once more, sighing in relief while she flailed and struggled against them.

"Cap'n," one pirate said, smirking as he held up little Mouse. "Looky here."

Hook stared at the child, the gears turning in hie head when it hit him. "Ahh…yes, I remember you," he purred. Wendy watched his lips stretch into a wicked smile, making her blood freeze. "You're one of Pan's boys, aren't you?" he said, raising an eyebrow at the child.

Mouse wasn't phased, shrugging as he blinked at the giant.

"Quiet, are we?" he snickered. "No matter. We'll find Pan soon enough."

Looking up at him, Wendy felt her fear still gripping within her. Swallowing, she asked, "What…what do you want with him? And why did you do all this just to find me?"

Turning his attention back to the girl on his arm, his face softened, his tone sweet as honey. "My dear, I've been waiting for such a long time to see you at last," he said, bowing his head in reverence. "Your arrival has been expected for quite sometime."

"Wendy, who is this creep?" Fred called out, his fingers curling into fists.

Hook sent him such a look that Fred felt the blood leave his face. The pirate's eyes seemed to become blood red, his mouth a thin, cold line on his face. "Such manners," he sneered. "I ought to dispose of you this moment."