Mara Turner is adventurous, all she wanted was go on an adventure but was cut short when she came across Neverland with Captain Hook. Mara chooses to be left behind so Captain Hook along with his crew can go home. With Mara being stuck in Neverland...
Hook let out a sigh then he went forward, entering the camp, it hinted the rest that the camp was clear so Mara followed. She found the camp empty, a smoke that had been recently burned out in the middle of the camp, crooked tents from left and right, there was one shack in the far left, wooden baskets and shelves. It looked as though that the inhabitants left the camp in a hurry and abandoned it.
"Where did they go?" Mara questioned before putting her weapon into the holster.
"No idea" Hook sighed, "They must've changed destination recently"
"Do we keep looking?" the girl tipped a basket over near her and checked what was inside of it but there was nothing.
The Captain was looking around for a moment, using his sword to move small objects and cloths on the ground as if searching for some clues. "I'm sure he'll show up" he said, "any moment perhaps"
"Any moment?" Mara was confused.
Hook was observing left to right, he seemed to be gazing up as his head shifted up horizontally. Like he knew what was going on or where the inhabinants went. He suddenly let out a chuckle. He turned around and looked at his companions with no sign of concern or fear on his look. "Let's put down our weapons"
"What?" Mara half chuckled and looked at his eldest friend as if he were mad.
"Just put them down on the ground" he demanded then dropped his sword.
"Why?" the girl shifted her head to the right, glimpsed there for a second then back at Hook.
"Because we just walked into a bloody trap" he frowned.
Mara furrowed her brows, she was about to say something until she heard rustling nearby, then the noises came from around them. Multiple footsteps, she whipped around until spotting the first person coming out of the bush with a wooden pointy spear, more came out with the same weapons but some had knives. All of them had hoods over their heads. Cheers and whoops started from them, they even came from above them. Mara saw more of them on the trees, and the hooded inhabitants on the trees had bows and arrows ready to shoot.
Mara observed the hooded folks, the longer she stared at them, she realized they were boys, children like her, small and tall ones. She only saw boys, every direction she gazed, just boys with weapons and ready to attack the trespassers. She was astonished that the inhabitants of this seemingly isolated island were boys.
"Children?" Mara uttered to Hook as she stood inches from his back.
"No," He corrected, "Lost Boys"
Lost Boys? What does he mean by 'lost'? Does he mean these boys are lost and trying to find their way home? Mara was perplexed.
The Indian cries from the boys instantaneously stopped. "Now will you drop your weapons?" The Captain hushed at his companions, "They see us as threats with them"
Mara reluctantly unstrapped the holster then tossed her weapon down on the ground. The pirates behind her followed. She tensed more than before as she glanced at the boys one by one, weapons drawing on them and readied to shoot.
Are they even mad to kill us? Are they foolish enough to kill us? Are they brave enough to take our lives? They mustn't be because they're only children, Mara thought. Do not underestimate, you stupid girl. She told herself.
Footsteps proceeding toward them can be heard, it was the only noise in the area can be heard. She glanced right where footsteps was heard and see the same boy she encountered earlier walking toward them. Mara took a step back, staying behind her friend.
The boy had two hooded companions each of his sides, one had a wooden club resting on his shoulder and the other had a spear. It was obvious that the boy in the middle was the leader and Hook said his name is Peter Pan.
The leader had a smile as he approached, it wasn't really a warm welcoming smile but rather a contemptuous one. "I would've given you a warm welcome if you never bore weapons, pirates" he said.
"Oh how rude of us, my apologies" Killian responded ironically. Mara felt a little cringe by the Captain's rude response, at the moment she doesn't fancy of getting shot or impaled by the arrows and spears by children.
Pan raised a brow with his smirk remained before responding "Now why have you come here this time, pirate?"
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