If I'm Going Down, You're Coming With Me (A Peter Pan Story)

Chapter 13

Hook dragged the unconscious body of Peter down below the deck to lock him up in a special jail he made just for him.  I guess he has been preparing for this day for quite a while.

I looked out upon the group in front of me: the girls, the Lost Boys, and the crew. "I know that the girls and I are heading back to the 21st century, and I know I am taking the Lost Boys with me, but does anyone else want to come, or not come?" I asked.

"Love live Peter Pan!" shouted Felix.  He looked around expectantly, like waiting to see who else would chant with him.  No one did. "What is wrong with you all? This isn't the end!"

May went up behind him, pocked Feliz's back with the tip of her sword and said "Well, I think Felix has decided to stay here.  What should we do with him?"

I looked at Felix and started weighing my options: if we take him with us, he could cause quite a mess with the cops, but we can't keep him near Peter. "I vote we put him back on the island without a weapon."  I heard a couple shouts of agreements and no "no"s so I guess the decision was made.  A couple men from Hook's crew tied Felix's wrists together, took away his knives, and brought him to a rowboat before rowing him back to the island.  

With that I looked at the rest of the boys.  "All of you are coming back with me.  The girls will tell you our cover story and you have to stick with it down to the very last detail, Ok?"  Shouts of oks filled the air before side conversations began.  I looked at the rising sun and took a moment to embrace the fact that I was going home after a week.  I've been gone for over a month in the real world, or at least what I still consider the real world.  Everything has been feeling less "real" lately.

I looked down and saw one face staring at me, one that I did not like anymore, Twins.  "So Twin, was that a whole charade in the beginning or..." I trailed off.

"I find it funny that you even trusted me.  Jokes on you because I have your power and nothing can harm me now.  Not even you."

"Well, ok, but I hope you like it being frozen for the rest of your life." Honestly, I'm just thinking that we find more squid ink and to keep giving him some when it starts to wear off.  He has power now, and we can't kill him, so why not just stop him from doing anything at all?

I walked over to Hook who was now talking with Jenna: there has been some loved filled air between them.  It is a six year difference, she being 18 and he being 24.  Hey, you never know.

"Hook, we are going to be heading off soon.  I'll have my shadow check up on here when it can to make sure everything's going well.  Give Peter my regards, you know, for not saying goodbye and a 'I won!' gloat." I said.

He laughed. "No worries, he'll be fine here with me."

I then gathered everyone together and we all linked hands.  With that, my shadow picked me up and we all started floating upwards.

"Bye Hook, thanks for everything!" I shouted down to the ship as we flew farther away. A chorus of goodbyes shouted after me.

We flew up into the sunrise, and I knew I was finally going to be able to relax.

-------------- 3 Months Later------------------

I look at the newspaper in front of me, thankful that for the first time in months, there isn't an article about the missing girls coming back with boys after running away from a kidnapping ring.

The story went be pretty smoothly with the police.  Of course, all the parents in the state were now terrified for their children, but there wasn't much harm in that.  I went upstairs to finish getting ready for school and when I got up to my room, I took a glance into the hidden drawer underneath my jewelry box.  In there lay a small jar filled with what looked like glowing gas, but I knew better than that.  I put my jewelry back and finished my normal morning routine, including hair, makeup etc.