Olivia panted, and glanced at Driniun's body. He wasn't dead, that was for sure. She needed to leave now.
Tearing her eyes off Jackson, she grunted as she pulled herself up, helping herself with the wall and tumbled out.
Time to escape.
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Aboard Hook's ship, the lot boys had taken control and forced Hook to talk.
Unfortunately for them, he didn't know where Driniun had taken Jackson and Olivia.
Pan growled and ordered his boys to stay there and he disappeared. He knew Olivia's former disappearance the other night when he then punished her and killed Hunter, had something to do with Driniun, therefore he headed to the Indian village and after a small talk with the chief, Lili told him the place of the wall and he blinked to it.
"You are not getting away with this, Driniun."he mumbled to himself and crossed it.
Shadow tried to warn him but he was already on the other side. There was a sort of fortress there it would seem. This wasn't Neverland. There was a link to it, but it wasn't his island. He flew to the entrance. There were guards before the door.
Pan rolled his eyes. When Peter pan wants something, he gets it. No matter the cost. And we all know, Peter pan never fails.
He stood before the two guards who jumped and threatened him with their swords. Without a blink, he flicked his wrist, their neck snapped and they collapsed to the floor. He walked in, dark and determined.
Olivia ran along the endless corridor, limping, barely standing and supporting herself with the walls. Tackling herself against the wall behind a door, she let some guards run past as she stayed hidden from them. The young girl then sprinted through the room to another corridor, groaned but kept to the way. She had closed her mind to any memories of what had happened, for the moment as she only focused on escaping the nightmarish place.
She turned around the corner and gasped at the metal blade pointed at her. The guard attacked but she dodged it, a new energy flooding through her veins and elbowed him in the face before shooting her ark out and with magic she pulverized him against the wall, and he collapsed on the floor, knocked out cold. She grabbed his sword and after leaning against the wall for a moment, pain hammering in her head hard and making her sore and numb, she limped away. Another corridor, she pushed a door, closed it and ran through the place.
She went down a long and damp staircase, another floor. She ran through the other corridor, her heart beating faster than ever as she heard yells and clatters. They must have found the body and realised she was gone, or worse, Driniun had woken up. A picture of Jackson's dead body, and opened void eyes fixed on her popped in her mind but she pushed it away as quick as possible.
Suddenly she felt something, like a force inside her and warmth in her heart. She frowned with a small breath and rest her head against the wall. Then she knew what it was as it hit her again.
He was here. Peter was there. He was coming for her. A smile appeared on her face and adrenaline flew through her veins.
She felt this undeniable happiness at the thought of seeing him again, without really knowing why .
She heard steps and three soldiers now stood before her, swords at rlthe ready. She gritted her teeth.
No way they were stopping her now. A smirk played on her face. The leapt to attack. The young girl's eyes turned bright orange and they were knocked out against the stone wall. She ran, sprinted down the stairs, through another corridor. How many floors were there really.
Her blade crossed with a soldier's and after a few blows she took him down.
The force grew stronger. He was near, she felt it. She heard yells again, and Driniun's voice. Not good.
The young witch snapped her head around, desperate to find a way out. She felt again the warmth and rushed into a room. Dead end.
"What....?!"
"There you are, witch."
She turned around and frowned.
"Driniun. How did you get here?
He chuckled darkly.
"I have my ways. "
She brought her sword up, ready to fight.
"You know no one escapes from me."
She clenched her jaw.
"You haven't met me."she spat and crossed blades with him.
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Pan looked around him. No signs of Olivia, though he could feel it. She was near. He growled and stepped over one of the many dead bodies covering the floor, with a growl and walked away. He heard yells, other soldiers coming and rolled his eyes.
They really had a death wish.
"Peter pan. At last. We meet again."
Pan froze and narrowed his eyes.
"Leigyn."he growled and whirled around with a smirk
"How's the family? Oh wait, you don't have any. Not anymore. That's right. I killed them."
Leigyn flinched but said nothing. He clenched his jaw and snapped.
"Yes you have! And you will pay for it! You have no idea how long I have waited for this! 300 years before I could come back.! I won't let you get away with it.
"You really haven't changed. Always seeking the little revenge. I'd like to see you try.
"I have already started. "
Pan rose an eyebrow, clearly not bothered.
Leigyn walked around a little, emotionless.
"I met that little lost girl of yours. Um... Olivia? "
Pan clenched his jaw so hard he thought it would snap. If looks could kill, Leigyn would probably already be a small pile of ashes on the floor.
"What have you done to her?"he growled.
"Oh nothing much for the moment. It will come."He said smirking darkly.
"I know she is dear to you, which is exactly why I will make her suffer and you will watch, knowing it was all your fault. You deny caring for her. Well, we'll see where you stand when she lays dead at you feet."
Suddenly the sorcerer was tackled up against the wall, choking, Pan's eyes were pitch black, he looked up at the man hanging on the wall, strangled by him and blinking before him he growled.
"Hear this. If you EVER touch her, make her feel even the slightest pain, I will end you and all your kind. Do you understand?!"
The man said nothing, still choking.
Pan let him go. He fell on his four, gasping for air as a yell was heard.
Olivia. Pan jumped, and whirled around with worry. He forgot about the sorcerer and leapt to the door as another scream echoed through the fortress when suddenly a searing pain exploded in his chest. Pan stumbled and leant against the wall, his mouth open in shock and his face scrunched up in pain.
A dark orb of magic appeared there, and blood flew out of the wound. Pan gritted his teeth and turned to the sorcerer smirking darkly.
"What did you do?!
"Oh, just a little trick. You'll see."
The sorcerer suddenly grunted and yelled in pain as a blade scratched his face deeply, blood immediatly flowing from it. He held his face in pain and growled before disappearing in a cloud of black smoke. Pan winced but when he heard another yell he forgot about his pain and leapt to the door.
Olivia winced, Driniun was pressing on her wounds and burnt her once more. Olivia let a tear fall, about to give up when she heard someone yell her name. She gasped in realization and gathered all her energy, she yelled and elbowed him in the face. He let her go, and before he could do anything she whirled around, pushing her sword through his chest right through the heart with a yell. He opened wide eyes with a gasp, looking at her. She kept the blade firmly, a hard look on her face and spat
"For Jackson." before bluntly tearing it out. His body slipped to the cold floor and she dropped her weapon when a thought hit her. He was there. Looking for her.
The girl ignored all the pain and stormed out. She tumbled through the room to the corridor and froze to a stop. To the other end there he was, their eyes met and she felt a huge joy and warmth in her heart.
"Peter"she whispered.
He said her name and she sprinted through the corridor as he limped to her too, feeling happier than he would admit.
Without thinking, Olivia flew in his arms, hugging him as tight as she could. He wrapped his arms around her waist with a relieved sigh. She buried her face in the crook of his neck, feeling safe.
"You came. You came, you really did!"she let out shaking. He nodded
"Yeah. I did." She forgot everything, simply relieved, her heart exploding in happiness. He came.
When they let go the young girl became aware of the now unbearable pain exploding through her body and Peter caught her as she fell.
He took a look at her, his eyebrows scrunched up in concern.
"What did they do to you?!"he muttered. She leant on him with a groan and gasped "It's all right. It's fine. They just-" As pain shot through her head and her whole body she winced and gripped to him. Peter frowned, but felt protectiveness towards her. He slipped an arm under her shoulder and the other one under her legs, and lifted her as if she weighed nothing. He winced at the pain in his side but ignored it.
"P-peter.. it's...okay... I-I can walk..."she croaked out, trying to resist but Pan kept her firmly against him
"Like hell you can."he growled and began walking out when they heard guards coming their way. As they turned the corner, ten soldiers appeared before them. Pan stopped and carefully put her down before turning to the soldiers who instantly attacked. Pan dodged and pulverized one with magic, but the pain in his side grew,making him weaker and more vulnerable to the blades around him. He looked around him at the soldiers ready to kill their prey and with a flick if the wrist he created a forcefield between Olivia, him and the soldiers and started going to the other direction when ten others burst out of the corner with smug smirks. This should be easy.
Pan groaned, he couldn't stop the blood from flowing out. His face was paler. The soldiers waited a second. Olivia looked at them in realization, her eyes glued on Peter.
The soldiers leapt with fierce cries, the forcefield broke and it was now about thirty soldiers sprinting to them, determined to kill. Pan looked at them and held out his hand, but was too weak to perform any type of magic. They would be on them in a second. Pan gathered magic to save them both when something seemed to explode under their feet. Everyone jumped, looking around in shock all the soldiers were frozen, one of them had his sword about to strike Pan who turned around and saw Olivia grunting in pain, as she slowly supported her body against the wall to stand on her feet and groaning she tottered to them. Her arms were held out before her freezing everyone.
She tottered to stand in front of Peter as a shield and taking in deep breaths and exhaling loudly she glared daggers at all of them before suddenly, since she was at the point of breaking, she yelled all she could, her arms slashed the air and all the soldiers were violently pulverized against the walls, either knocked out or dead. Pan looked at her in shock and amazement but she simply let out a groan, and fell on her four, trying to breathe.
"Olivia!"Pan exclaimed and knelt beside her and she let out
"We need to get out of here. There are more."
He nodded and taking a deep breath he carried her and gathered all the magic he could call, which wasn't enough. Olivia held out her cristal.
"Use this. It might help..."
He nodded and called out her magic as well, same time she did, an orb of light surrounded them. A cry of pain escape her lips, the magic draining her energy and they appeared back in Neverland where Olivia blacked out, her now limp body un his arms.
"It's okay. I got you."Pan whispered and walked to camp.
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Olivia opened her eyes in a gasp. She sat up on the bed and winced at the pain in her head.
"Livy..."a voice called out. "Livy go to sleep."
She knew it was Isaac's voice but she couldn't see him, her eyes started getting heavier, and the last thing she heard was a soft voice
"You need to sleep love. Good girl..."
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Pan winced, he had quickly applied a few herbs on his wound and sat at his desk, studying plans and other complicated stuff. He passed a hand through his messy hair, rubbing his eyes getting heavier due to the lack of sleep.
"You haven't slept have you ?"a small voice spoke up. He whirled around and his face lit.
"You're awake, that's...um that's really good. Isaac took good care of you."he said quickly and sent her half of a smile.
She frowned as he turned back to his desk with a sigh and sat up, throwing her legs to the side if the bed. She stood up hesitantly but groaned as all the blood came rushing to her brain.
"Olivja what the hell are you doing?!" Pan exclaimed, angry. He walked to her and began to lift her to put her back in her but she resisted.
"Peter no, leave me alone I don't-
"You need to rest! They did pretty bad things to you and you need a lot of rest."
She parted from him and crossed her arms with a frown.
"Oh and how much sleep did YOU get since you brought us back here? Mmh?
"Olivia this isn't about me.
"Oh but I am positive that it is. I seem to recall you being wounded, Peter pan!
"Don't play the boss with me Olivia, I make the rules.
" Too bad for you, I don't do rules.
"Yeah I noticed."he grumbled. "I'm not kidding though.
"You think I am? Peter, you were badly hit, and- wait a minute, did Isaac even treat you?"she said suspiciously. He sighed and passed a hand through his hair, Olivia's face fell.
"He didn't?!"she said in a breath.
"Peter pan, you need to get that treated! Take off your shirt, this instant." She ordered. He opened wide eyes.
"I beg your pardon?!
"Apology accepted, now do as I say.
"Couldn't wait any longer huh?"he said with a smirk and she rolled her eyes, though felt her cheeks heat up a little as he did take it off.
She opened wide eyes at the sight of a rough leaf covering the wound. Blood stained all of it and it looked as though it could get infected any moment. He winced a little and she shook head.
"Peter, you are the worst. Isaac has to treat you! This is bad, like, real bad."
He put his shirt back on and grumbled
"I'm fine now go back to bed.
"Not happening" she said firmly, even though she started feeling quite lightheaded.
"Love, you're getting paler every second. Now do as I say or I'll make you!
"Fine. But only if Isaac treats you."she said and he rolled his eyes
"You're not going to let that go are you?
"I think you know me enough for that.
"You are the most stubborn person I've ever met.
"There's always a first time."she said weakly, trying to sound fine. She gripped to the bed for a second and he stared at her worryingly.
"Olivia you need to get some sleep, or you won't heal.
"Call Isaac then" she said in a breath.
Not taking his eyes off her he cried out
"ISAAC!"
The lost boy appeared, anxious.
"Yes Pan?"
Olivia answered in his place.
"Peter needs to be treated. He is..."she paused with a wince "he's wounded. "
Isaac nodded and walked to Pan, though quite intimidated.
"Um, sir could you lie down please?"
Pan sighed and sent Olivia a blank look
"Now I want you to come and rest.
"No. You need your bed, I'll go to mine.
"Olivia you can't walk around like that, it-
"Oh for pity's sake Peter, I can walk and get there myself, I'm fine! "
"Stubborn girl."he grumble rolling his eyes. Isaac looked at them with amusement. He waited for Pan to lie down as he watched Olivia walk out, carefully. She turned to him
"See, all good. Now get that nasty wound cured or I'll do it myself!"she warned.
He smirked
"Anytime!"
She scoffed and rolled her eyes
"So much for staying a kid forever eh? Idiot."she mumbled to herself and exited the tent.
When he was out she found herself face to face with Felix and Dodger who started at her in shock.
"Felix, Dodger!" They walked to her and embraced her in a tight hug. None of them spoke so she let go with a slight frown but said nothing.
Felix stared at her with a hard look, his eyes glued on her scars and all the marks of torture.
"What did they do to you?!"he growled and lightly stroked her face, where there still were traces of blood. The wounds were still there.
"Oh you know, torture's not pretty. I just, um... you know it's funny coz I don't really..., remember for the moment, it's like...too blurry in my head. I just remember being in prison, I guess it will come back later. It's a rather weird feeling. I guess I just..."she sighed, pausing and admitted
"The truth is I don't know what to do. I feel empty... empty inside. For a minute I feel okay, then it feels like... something had is going to happen, I ..."she trailed off and Felix put his hands on her shoulders
"It's okay, Livy. You don't have to talk about it. For the moment, rest, we'll come and see you every hour. Is that good?"she nodded, and they realised how lost she looked. Felix sent her a tight smile and she turned to her friend
"Dodger help me out, will you?"she said gently. "I don't think I can go any further alone."
He nodded and let her lean on him as they walked to her tent and after entering, she sat on the bed.
Dodger looked down for a second and noticed the bright red marks and the torn skin on her wrists.
He delicately took her hand in his. She hissed in pain and he glanced at her apologetically. He clenched his jaw.
"Why? Why do you always have to be the one to get hurt?!"he said quietly and angrily. She looked at him with sorrow.
"It's not just me, Dodge... Peter is wounded too. And pretty badly.
Also Jackson he-..."she froze as the scene played before her eyes.
It's okay."
Her back was pressed against Driniun's body but she held out her hand to her friend whispering his name. A ghost of a smile appeared on his lips "I love you. " he whispered.
She bit her lip and nodded, letting the tears run free.
"JACKSON!!"
the soldier suddenly drew his sword through his heart. Jackson opened wide eyes in shock, gasped.
Olivia opened her mouth and screamed but nothing came out.
Olivja gasped, her eyes wide in shock at the realization. Dodger was staring at her intensely, her eyes fixed on something before her he didn't see. Her face was as pale as death itself. Tears escaped her eyes and her face scrunched up in horror.
She became aware of Dodger shaking her gently for a few minutes and turned to him.
"He...he's dead..."she murmured in horror. "Jackson, they-...he's dead the soldiers they- they killed him... because I wouldn't talk. They did it in front of me they made me watch it. I couldn't say goodbye. "She looked at Dodger once more with shock
"Dodger he's dead!
He's dead!! "She said louder and stood up, repeating it over and over again, louder. Dodger felt concerned and tried to get her back to bed but she struggled and when he resisted she went mad, struggling all she could, thrashing and yelling "HE'S DEAD!! HE IS DEAD!!!!! THEY KILLED HIM!!!! THEY KILLED HIM!!!! WHY?!! WHY DID HE DIE?! WHY NOT ME?!!! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!! "
Dodger tried to keep her together but she thrashed, punching and kicking, her hair was a complete mess and she kept yelling it was her fault, that she should be dead. She suddenly escaped his grip and grabbed her things, smashing them to the ground, and throwing everything to the floor.
"Olivia stop! Stop this!! Olivia calm down!!"
"I SHOULD BE DEAD! THEY KILLED HIM!!!"she yelled once more and didn't even wince as a piece of glass sliced her arm open and turned to her friend "HE IS DEAD BECAUSE OF ME! I CAN NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN! WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO LEAVE?!"
She clutched to her hair with intense breaths and sank to her knees. Dodger kept her against him but she couldn't really realise anything that was going on. She couldn't see the lost boys that had gathered before her tent, filled with worry, nor Felix who had entered and stared at her.
She didn't hear Pan trying to talk in her head to find out what was going on. She heard nothing. She didn't cry. No tears. Just heavy breathing and letting Dodger hold her together and lead her back to bed. She felt like a second had passed when it had actually been an hour.
Olivia lay down on her cot, emotionless, the same scene playing before her eyes again and again, it hurt. So much she clutched her hands on her ears and shut her eyes firmly, shaking her head, repeating "no no no no no no"
Dodger left, rubbing his eyes quickly, not wanting to show his sorrow, he never did.
Felic had told Pan about what happent.
Olivia couldn't shut her eyes and couldn't think anything through. She kept shaking her head, her hands against her ears, desperate.
The face of Jackson as he died appeared before her once more. Only this time he looked at her and hissed
"This is all your fault. My death is on you."
Her body was shaking and she was abou to freak out again when a soft voice in her head made her stop.
Olivia, it's me. Peter. Don't think about all this, okay? Concentrate on my voice.
You're okay. You're fine. I'm okay. Jackson's death is NOT on you. He was your friend, he cared for you very much. He knew he would die but he didn't blame you did he?
Her mind didn't respond but she was listening. Very carefully.
You are not alone. The lost boys, you, we're a family.
You won't leave me will you? She spoke up quietly and shakily.
Not Felix or Dodger no one will leave will they?
No they won't.
And you? You won't ever abandon me will you?
He remained silent for a few seconds.
Never.
Promise?
Promise.
Olivia nodded, she breathed normally again and started dozing off.
Thank you.
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Peter sighed and rubbed his temples. This girl was making him go crazy and soft. He couldn't be mean with her anymore. It felt like someone had cast a spell on him.
Or maybe you'll just finally admit that you-
No I don't and never will! Peter pan doesn not feel.
Sure. You tell yourself that.
He groaned, why did he have to argue with himself when he was sure of himself.
Probably because you're not? A voice reminded him. He rolled his eyes and promised himself to take his distance from now on...