"This is where they're keeping Henry and Ella, Pans compound according to uh..." Emma trailed off
The fairy looked up and said, "Tinkerbell."
Emma nodded and said, "Yeah, I know still weird to say."
"Tink is fine." Tinkerbell said as she walked back over from where she was
Emma sighed and said, "Not sure that's any better. Anyways she says that there are sentries positioned across the front. Which is why we're going to come through the back entrance here. She's gonna talk her way in once she makes sure the coast is clear then we are going to sneak on in."
"You'll still have to deal with any Lost Boys once you're inside." Tinkerbell stated
"I think we can handle a few children with pointy sticks." Regina said
Tinkerbell looked over to her and said, "It's not the sticks you need to worry about it's the poison they're dipped in."
"Dreamshade, Hook warned us." Mary Margaret said with a nod
Tinkerbell nodded and said, "Good, one nick and you'll spend the last-"
She got cut off by David standing up and saying, "-Poison sticks equal death, we got it. Now when can we put this rescue mission into action."
"I'm ready to go. Just as soon as you tell me the exit plan." Tinkerbell said with a smile
Everyone shared looks and the fairy caught on saying, "You do have an exit plan don't you?"
"It was more of a last minute trip." Mary Margaret explained
"If you don't have a way of this island then none of this matters." Tinkerbell said
Regina stood up and said, "We'll figure it out."
"You'll figure it out? No one comes from this place unless he allows it-"
Emma cut Tinkerbell of saying, "Anna did."
"Who's Anna?" The fairy asked
"You might know her better as Ella, Tink." Hook spoke up
Tinkerbells eye's widened and she said, "Well then it must've been involuntarily she would never leave, we talked a lot being the only girls on the island. I have no idea how she actually got off but it would've been with magic that is not in this realm."
"When it comes to family we always find a way." David said
Tinkerbell sighed and said, "You don't get it. Here let me show you something." She pulled a watch out of her pocket and held it up, "You know what this is?"
"Yeah a watch." Emma sarcastically said
"I got it from the people that brought your son here for Pan."
Emma shot up and said, "Greg and Tamara?! Where are they? Why'd they give you that."
"I got it off the girls body. I spent half the night cleaning the blood off it, and the other guy? well there wasn't anything left of him to find anything useful. This is what Pan does to people who he employs what do you think he's gonna do to you? I'm not sticking my neck on Pan's chopping block without a way off this island when you figure that out you know where I live." Tinkerbell finished as she walked out of their camp back to her house.
"Where is she going?" Mary Margaret whispered
David sighed and said, "I'll bring her back."
"Don't. If there's one thing I've learned you never break into somewhere without knowing the way out" Emma stated
"And where'd you get that? Bail Bondsperson school?" Regina snapped
"Neal taught me that."
"What about you Hook? You got off this island once before." David said looking over at the pirate
Hook sighed and said, "Yes, aboard my ship. Which would require some form of magic to create a portal which... I got from Pan in a deal I don't think he's ready to repeat and he only agreed because Bella persuaded him."
"So no one's ever left the island without Pan's permission?" Regina asked
Hook looked up and said, "Two people, Bella and her way was involuntarily and the other..." Hook looked at Emma, "Her partner in crime Neal."
"How?"
"Maybe we can find out." Hook said as he walked into the jungle
Everyone quickly grabbed their things and followed Hook.
. . . . . .
"What? I know that look what happened?" Peter asked as he walked over to Felix
He was already angry, Ella was sitting on a log next to the fire with her head in her hands, Henry couldn't hear the pipes and their was an unwanted guest on the island.
"Baelfire, I'm afraid he got away." Felix stated
"Well, why didn't you get him back?" Perter said angrily
"I tried." Felix stated, "I followed his trail and found two of our sentries knocked out by a sleeping spell."
"The dark one?" Peter said with a smirk
Felix nodded and Peter smirked and said, "So father and son have been reunited..."
"They'll be coming for Ella and the boy, we should move them both somewhere safe." Felix said
"Now now Felix where's your sense of adventure? We can't end the party when the real fun is about to begin."
Peter attention went over to Ella who had stood up from the log, Peter headed over to her saying, "You alright?"
"Yeah, I just have a headache, I'm going to go walk it off." Peter nodded and Ella began to walk off but she span around, "And if you send any Lost Boys to trail me I will kill them."
. . . . .
Ella's mouth dropped when she arrived in a clearing, "Neal?"
He looked up from staring at the asleep Lost Boys, "Izzy?"
Ella ran towards him saying, "You're alive how are you alive?"
He cut her off by hugging her and saying, "I was about to say the exact same question."
"Mulan, Aurora and Robin Hood helped me."
"Robin?"
"Yeah he said he misses his first merry lady. "Neal said with a smile
Before Ella could reply she felt a pain in the back of her head, Neal caught Ella before she could hit the ground and looked at his father who was standing over them with a thick branch in his hand.
"Really? We were talking!" Neal said laying Ella on the ground slowly
"I wasn't going to risk that the magic wasn't going to work on her." Gold shrugged
Neal held back from saying something and picked Ella up bridal style then they started to walk back into the jungle.
. . . .
Peter was sitting on a log in the camp
He was worried
Ella hadn't come back from walking off her headache and it had been at least an hour, he kept glancing over to Henry half expecting to see her over with him but was disappointed every time he did.
Suddenly the fire went out and a gust of wind went through the camp bring a sleeping spell with it knocking every person but Peter out cold on the ground.
Peter looked up when the sand had stopped flying everywhere and stood up with a smirk saying, "We have a guest! No doubt someone who knows how much I like guessing games, who could it be? I guess..." Peter relit the fire revealing Gold on the other side, "The Dark One. Come to save Henry have you, Laddie? How exciting, The dark one ready to sacrifice his life for his family. Speaking of family." Peter lit a torch behind him, "You can come out now Baelfire."
Neal came out from behind the tree holding a cross bow aimed at Peter, "Names Neal now."
"A new name but the same old tricks. It's heart warming to see father and son working together. Especially after you abandoned him Rumple. This is a real family reunion." Peter said with a smirk
"What are you waiting for?" Gold said to Neal
"I got this." Neal said and then he shot the arrow
Peter caught it effortlessly saying, "Clever but we've been through this before, Baelfire. Have you remembered nothing?"
"I remember plenty that's why I didn't coat the tip." Neal stated
Peter dropped the arrow and turned over his hand to see that it was covered in squid ink.
"Grab Henry." Gold said as Peter was frozen by the ink
"Well how about that I'm impressed. Are you sure you're really saving him Bae"? Peter asked as Neal placed Henry over his shoulder
Neal looked over at Peter and said, "What could be worse than leaving him here with you."
"Why don't you ask your father? Sometimes the people we should fear the most are the ones closest to us." Peter said looking towards the two people.
Neal looked over to Gold and said, "W-What's he talking about?"
Gold cut him off saying, "Don't listen to him."
"You mean you haven't told him?" Peter asked with a smirk
Neal again looked over at Gold and said, "Told me what?"
"Why about the prophecy of course." Peter stated
"What prophecy? What does he mean?"
"The prophecy that says you've been tricked. Your father isn't here to rescue your son he's here to murder him."
. . . .
"What the hell was he talking about?" Neal said as he put Henry on the ground next to Ella who was still knocked out.
"Oh don't mind him." Gold said as he looked at the fire
"He said you were gonna murder Henry!"
"He plays games mind games, the important thing is we got the boy... and Pans weakness and we got away." Gold said
Neal sighed and said, "Where are we?"
"On the other side of the island, we're safe here for the time being." Gold said as Neal went to Henry who was still asleep on the floor.
Neal bent down and rubbed Henry's head as he said, "Hey, Henry it's me. It's your dad"
Gold cut him off saying, "-He can't hear you."
"Then wake him up." Neal said simply
Gold sighed and said, "Pulling him out of the spell can be dangerous. He'll wake naturally in a few hours, He'll be fine.."
Neal sighed then moved over to Ella , he slightly moved her head and sighed when he saw blood. He quickly looked up at Gold and he magicked a cloth and threw it to Neal. Neal placed the cloth under her head and when she didn't move he knew something wasn't right.
Neal stood up and said, "Now can you explain to me what the hell Pan meant. What prophecy is he talking about? Why did he say you would kill Henry?"
"Oh I don't know to create a wedge between us." Gold said
Neal gave him a look and said, "That's not a denial... No this has something to do with what happened when I found you. You thought I was a hallucination. You said you had to do the right thing and save Henry what did that really mean-"
Gold cut him off saying "-Baelfire-"
Neal cut him off this time saying, "-It's Neal! Now stop dodging and tell me what's going on!"
Gold nodded and said, "There was a seer. And she told me of a prophecy. That a boy would help me reunite with you... and that boy would be my undoing."
"Henry?" Neal questioned
"I didn't know he would be my own grandson until I found him in New York and discovered you were his father." Gold said trying to explain
"You were planning on getting rid of him, whoever he was to try and cheat fate. To get around the prophecy. You cold-blooded son of a bitch. You were gonna kill him." Neal said
Gold slowly nodded saying, "Yes."
Neal looked at Gold and said, "You get back. You stay away from him!"
"That was then! Things have changed! I didn't come here to Neverland to hurt Henry. I came here to save him." Gold explained
"After what you just told me, I'm supposed to believe you!"
"I won't lie to you, Bae self-preservation is a nasty habit I've had my whole life. But I came here to break it- to do the right thing and save you son, even though that meant sacrificing my own life." Gold pleaded
Neal began to say something but he turned around when he heard someone groaning, he saw Ella try to sit up but quickly passed back out.
"You have to trust me."
"How can I?" Neal asked as he walked over to Henry and Ella.
An hour later Neal was ripping up some leaves and throwing them in the fire and every so often he looked over to Henry, who was still asleep and Ella who was still unconscious even though she was stirring every couple of minutes
"Tell me what I have to do to gain your trust and I will." Gold said as he watched Neal
"Give me the dark one dagger." Neal simply said, "I know you. I know you wouldn't come all the way to Neverland without it. It's the only thing that can control you. It's the only thing that can stop you. You wouldn't take any chances with it."
"I don't have it." Gold said
"Why are you lying?" Neal said
"I'm not lying to you Bae, I hid it so Pan couldn't get it. So he couldn't stop me." Gold explained
"So unhide it!"
"My shadow took it."
Neal laughed and said, "Your shadow? Man you got an answer for everything don't you?"
"I'm telling you the truth I swear!" Gold begged
Neal sighed and said, "Maybe you did hide it. Maybe you do want to do the right thing, but that's today. What about tomorrow?"
"I've changed."
"Have you?"
"Yes."
Neal gave him a look and said, "The prophecy still stands, you save him and he's still your undoing."
"I'm still willing to die for him." Gold said
Neal looked up from where he was sitting and said, "Well what happens if we get back and you're reunited with Belle and you realise that the only thing standing in between you and your happy ending is my son? And suddenly 'undoing' doesn't sound so great."
Tears started to form in Gold's eyes as he said, "You're my happy ending, This is because it's my redemption I can be strong son. If you have faith in me."
Neal grabbed his hand and after a second said, "You know when I was living and sleeping in a cave I used to dream of you coming to rescue me. But then I'd wake up and remember how you left me behind. You left your own son behind for the power of that dagger. How can I think that things will ever be any different?"
Neal let go of Gold's hand a he walked over to Ella and Henry.
Gold looked down at his hand to see a leaf he shook it off and saw squid ink on his hand
"Neal? What are you doing?" Gold asked as Neal slowly shook Ella awake and helped her too her feet.
Neal then lifted Henry over his shoulder and grabbed Ella's arm to stop her from falling
He then looked over to Gold and said, "I'm going to find Emma and the others, and get the hell of this island. And I'm gonna get my family back home."
He started to walk into the jungle with a very confused and dizzy Ella following him as Gold yelled, "You can't go into the jungle alone! Without my power to protect you, Pan will capture you!"
Neal stopped and said, "I'm sorry I got no choice we're safer without you. Goodbye Papa."
. . . . .
About an hour of walking through the jungle Neal had filled Ella on everything that had happened
every so often Neal would turn around and ask how Ella was she just murmured in response willing herself not to throw up.
When they got to a clearing Neal put Henry onto the ground and helped Ella onto a rock before he bent over the fire saying, "Emma"
"You were so close to finding her." Neal heard
Ella didn't look up though knowing who it was as she had he head in her knees trying to not be sick
Lost boys came out of every direction as Peter said, "You disappoint me I thought I taught you better Never break in somewhere unless you know the way out."
"I'll remember that for next time." Neal said as Peter motioned for Felix to go see if Ella was okay.
Felix crouched down in front of her and said, "Are you okay?"
Ella slightly shook her head and everyone in the camp turned to look at her as she quickly spun around and threw up, Felix turned around and shook his head at Peter saying that she wasn't okay.
"I will get my son and Ella back no matter what it takes." Neal said
Peter gave him amused look as he said, "You're not getting it, That's not the problem. You got them. I got them back. It's the game now my point, the real problem for you is that there is no escaping Neverland. No one gets off the island without my permission."
"I've done it before." Neal said with a smirk
"Did you? look where you are now It's like you never left."
"You're saying you let me go." Neal asked as he watched as Peter walked over to Ella.
"I'm saying I've got everyone right where I want them."
Then they all heard Henry groan from Felix's shoulder and Peter said, "Something to chew on, you know where to take him."
"Henry!" Neal yelled
Peter smirked and said, "Oh don't worry it won't be for long."
"I'm alive!" Neal yelled
"Just until I reset the board The game is about to change."
He then bent down to Ella's level and slowly picked her up saying, "Let's go home love."
She quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder.
. . . .
Peter kissed Ella's forehead as he put her on the bed in the treehouse, "Go to sleep love, you need it."
"I hate your son." Ella groaned as Peter got to the door,
"I know, so do I."
As Ella slowly rolled over she couldn't help but think that Peter was keeping something from her.
Something very important
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