Cherry and Peter vs Hook

chapter 9

Hook was starting to raise Jack like a foster son. Down to even wearing one of Hook's old coats with a hat and giving him his own miniature hook to keep. This was the big day, Peter had proved himself as Peter Pan or die trying. Hook was about to pierce Jack's ear to give him a pirate earring, but suddenly, there was ripping against the ship sail which alerted everyone's attention.

"Smee, what is that?" Hook demanded to know as a fabric fell on the deck floor.

Smee went to attend to it. He picked it up and it was the fabric cut in the shape of Peter Pan's form. Everyone saw the ripped hole it formed from and Peter flew in, now officially Peter Pan.

"Who is that, captain?" Jack asked, not recognizing his father.

Hook looked grateful that he was able to face the immortal boy hero again. "It's Peter Pan."

"Has it been three days?" Peter asked, bravely.

"Tis true, Peter," Hook sounded proud of him. "Time does fly."

Peter did a flip and landed on the deck in between the pirate cronies. They all jumped back, startled of him.

"And so do you, I see." Hook joked. "How did you manage to fit into those smashing tights again?"

The pirates laughed as Peter walked up the stairs, growing determined. "Hand over my son now and you and your men may go free."

Hook snorted. "Why don't you ask the lad yourself? Jack, someone to see you... Son."

Peter's eyes drifted from Hook and focused on his son. He saw Jack dressed like a mini me of Captain Hook. He couldn't believe it. "Jack, give me your hand, we're going home." Peter held out his hand to the boy.

Jack stepped back to get closer to Hook. "I am home."

Hook chuckled darkly. "Good form! You see Peter, he is my son. He loves me dearly and I'm prepared to fight dearly for him. I've waited long to shake your hand with this." he then took his namesake hooked hand sharply. "Peter Pan, prepare to meet thy doom."

Both men drew their swords. Several pirates jumped down to assist Hook which made Peter flip backwards away from them to fight them. It was now a battle to the death, much to Hook's delight. Jack stepped away and ran into Cherry as they had watched his father fight like Peter Pan and kill several of the pirate crooks.

"Jack, come on, we have to save my daughter and your sister." Cherry told the boy.

"No, I wanna stay with Captain Hook..." Jack frowned at her.

"Don't you love it, laddie?" Hook jeered. "Once you shed blood and dole out cruelty, it's hard to stop! Ah, it's a pirate's life, my lad!"

Cherry rolled her eyes at him. "Jack..."

The boy was silent. He had never seen his father do anything like this before or any other time. His father really was Peter Pan. In fact, Jack didn't even think Peter Pan was his father right now.

"Don't I know him?" Jack wondered.

"No, son, you've never seen him before in your life!" Hook called, holding Cherry close and covering her mouth so she couldn't lead Jack into going home with Peter.

"Jack! You won't believe this," Peter spoke up as he hit the pirates heads, knocking them down and out on the floor. "I found my happy thought. Took me three days to find it. Guess what happened when I did?"

"Do you prefer pleasure or pain?" Cherry asked in Hook's grip.

"What are you going on about, girly?" Hook glared down at her.