Peters POV:
The moon hung low over Neverland, casting long shadows across the jungle. Felix and I sat in silence, the rhythmic sound of sharpening blades filling the air. A sudden chill ran down my spine, an unfamiliar sensation that made my skin prickle.
Felix noticed immediately.
"What is it?" he asked, his voice low and cautious.
I inhaled sharply, my gaze fixed on the horizon.
"Someone is leaving Neverland," I murmured.
Felix's brow furrowed.
"Where? How should we stop them?"
"It's too late," I replied, my tone heavy with the weight of inevitability. "But don't worry, Felix. We simply need to get word to our new friends on the ground."
"In Storybrooke?"
"They can handle this," I said, rising to my feet. "All it does is move up our timetable a touch. We need to get Henry ready."
I turned to Felix, my expression hardening.
"And I need to have a chat with our friend in the other cage."
Henry's POV:
The jungle was alive with the sounds of distant drums and the rustling of unseen creatures. I walked aimlessly, trying to clear my mind. Peter's words echoed in my thoughts, each one a dagger twisting deeper.
"If your family is here, why haven't they come for you?"
"Maybe it's because you're keeping them from me!"
"She's gone. She left you behind."
I couldn't believe it. Y/n would never leave me. She promised.
But then why hadn't she come?
I stumbled into a clearing and froze. There, sitting on a fallen log, was Felix. His eyes met mine, and for a moment, neither of us spoke.
"Henry," Felix said, his voice softer than I expected. "You should be with the others."
"I can't," I replied, my voice thick with emotion. "I need to find Y/n."
Felix studied me for a long moment before nodding.
"I know," he said quietly. "But sometimes, the ones we care about need to find their own way."
His words stung, but there was a truth in them I couldn't deny.
Peter's POV:
"It would appear we are losing the boy," Felix said.
"He just requires some effort," I said. "Given his linage, I'd expect nothing less." Felix thought for a moment.
"Shall I bring the cage here?" Felix asked.
"No," I replied. "I have another idea."
~Another time skip~
Felix and I had our plan. We must get Henry to be on our side and the only way to do that was to trick him.
I walked with Felix down a short path, knowing that Henry was in eavesdropping range.
"Head to the other side of the island and deliver the supplies," I told Felix.
"Understood," Felix said. "Anything else?"
"Just make sure that Henry doesn't find out what you're up to." Felix turned and walked away. Thus commenced our plan. Henry had taken the bait.
He followed Felix through the jungle and found the exact person I wanted him to be. He climbed up a ladder into a room where he found Wendy, laying on the bed.
Henry's POV:
"Who are you?" I asked the girl on the bed.
"You're not supposed to be here," She replied.
"I know. I thought that Pan might be keeping my family here. Not only that, I'm looking for a missing friend, her name is Y/n." I paused before I continued.
"Why are you so far away from the camp?" I asked.
"I'm sick," She said, with a fit of coughs. "Pan's afraid someone might catch it."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Wendy."
"Wendy Darling?" I asked. She nodded her head and I immediately sat down at the end of her bed.
"Well, I'm Henry," I said. "What's wrong?"
"It's the island Henry," She said. "Its power is fading. I've been here a long time but well, for some reason it's affecting me more than the others. You look like him"
"Like who?"
"Your father."
"You knew my father?"
"We were friends a long time ago. When he was just a little bit older than you. He saved my brothers from danger. He would do anything for my family." Suddenly, she began to violently cough.
"Are you gonna be ok?" Henry asked.
"You should go," She said.
"Maybe there is something I can do to help."
"Please, I don't want you to catch what I have. Pan is already doing everything that he can. But the magic here I fear is not strong enough."
"There has to be a way!"
"Just, please... Go. before you too become ill."
"I'll come back for you! I promise." And with that, I walked out of the room and back down the ladder.
Peter's POV:
"Well done," I said. "I couldn't have played the part better myself. Oh, and that bit about dear old dad, excellent job."
"I don't like lying to him," Wendy said.
"Don't think of it as lying. Think of it as providing motivation."
"Motivation for what?"
"Doing what needs to be done for all of us. See, I have already told you before but Henry has the heart of the truest believer. And I, need to control that belief.
"What do you need him to believe in?"
"Me. Now back to your cage... Oh, and tell Y/n hello... For Felix." I said with a wink.
Regina's POV:
(Please be following along with the episodes bc I physically cannot type out why Regina is with Rumpelstiltskin and why she is talking to Aerial right now.)
"Before I go," Ariel said. "Belle wanted me to let you know that Pan has a prisoner on this island. A girl named Wendy. Her brothers are back in storybrooke. Belle doesn't want to let them down. She wants you to make sure that Wendy is ok."
"All that matters is Henry," I said.
"And now you have a chance to save him!" Ariel said. "Thanks to me and Belle. So rescuing that girl is the least you can do."
"We will do our best," Rumpilstilskin said. And with that, aerial flipped her tail and dove back into the water.
A/n: Ugh my neck hurts from writing this. I am tired and need to get school done but I am too invested in my own story. Love you beans and make sure to get that homework in! <3