I'm not really lost

Chapter 16

"Pan's shadow?" I heard and I looked up at Emma. What about Pan's shadow? Maybe I should listen now. "That's your way off the island?" Emma asked Neal. "Unfortunately, it's the only way." Neal said, before looking at me. What? I don't know a way off this island. "Oh. We thought you learned how to navigate the stars." David asked. "I know how to navigate the stars, but I can't fly." Neal said. "I'm guessing that's where the shadow comes in." Snow said. "That's why we have to capture it." Neal said. "Capture it? We've never been within feet of Pan unless he wanted us to be. Sneaking up on him to steal his shadow? That sounds insane." Emma said and I sighed. "What?" David asked turning to face me. "Pan's shadow isn't with him." I said back to him. I looked up at the sky for a moment as I thought I heard something. "How is that possible?" Emma asked me, trying to understand. "You're really going to take advice from one of Pan lackeys?" David asked Emma and I stared at him. "Aya mate." Dad said and David turned to face him. "What?" David asked.

"That's my kid you're talking about." Dad spat at David. They were in each others faces as Snow and Mom tried to pull them apart. "David calm down." Snow said to her husband. "Stop fighting. The faster we get this over with the faster this whole thing will be over. You can save Henry--" I said to them, cutting myself off. "So this shadow--what is it?" Emma asked. "It's an entity unto itself. It can carry out his will from miles away." Dad told her. "What does that mean for us?" David asked. "It means we can get his shadow without having to be anywhere near Pan... as long as we know where to look." Neal said and I looked at him. David and Snow kind of turned to me. I've never been there. "I know where to look." Neal said. "Okay. You and I are on shadow duty." Emma said. "As are we." Mom said. "This trek won't be easy. You could use another veteran of the island." Dad said to him. "Thanks, guys." Neal said.

"Well, in the meantime, we'll give Tinker Bell a heads up, see if she can make good on her promise to get us into Pan's camp." David said. "Okay, we meet back at Tink's. Then we get Henry and get the hell back to Storybrooke." Emma said. "Okay." Snow said, pulling herself up. "Annabelle." Mom said. Still not used to that name. I turned to her and she pulled me closer to her, before hugging me. "I want you to go with your aunt and uncle." She whispered. "What? No." I said to him. "Annabelle you will do as I say." Mom said and I looked at Dad. "I would Luv." Dad said to me. I rolled my eyes. I'm not a child. "David, Mary Margaret. take the kid with you." Emma said, hearing what happened. "What? No, Emma. I'm taking Pan's lackey with us." David said. "You will take you niece with you David are or help me." Mom said to him. "I'm not--" "Jack come here." Snow said over David. I smiled and ran up to her, before sticking my tongue out at David. I heard David sigh before Snow when to her things.

I stood there watching David and Snow, waiting for them. "Hey, you need help?" David asked her. "No, I can handle my pack." Snow said back to him. What's she not happy about? What did he do? "Mary Margaret..." David started. I watched as Snow walked away from us and I turned to look at David. He did a double take at me before staring. "What? What are you looking at?" He asked me. I shrugged at him before I turned back to face Snow. I could see her talking to Emma and Snow looked back at David. I looked back at David and stared back at him. "What did you do?" I asked him. He turned to face me as I kept looking at me. "None of your business." He told me. "Okay." I said to him, before I turned back to face Snow. Snow walked over to us. Snow stood in front of us before David turned to lead the way.

Walking with two people who aren't talking is worse then two would won't shut up. We've been walking for maybe half an hour and not a pep. David stopped as Snow and I walked up to him. "Here." David said to her. "I'm okay." She said to him, walking past him. "Are you?" David asked her. He handed me this canten, almost pushing it at me. "Because you've hardly said two words to me since the caves. Hell, since yesterday." David said walking up to Snow as she stood there. "Look, I... I know you're upset I didn't tell you I was poisoned. And even though it might seem like it wasn't fair, that's all I was trying to do...be fair." David finished as I walked up to both of them. "I think Tinker Bell's is that way." Snow said, pointing. I pushed her arm slightly and she turned to face me. I gave her a small smile before I looked down. Snow walked off and David followed after her. I looked up at the sky and thought I saw something moving. I quickly ran after Snow and Daivd.