Melana and Jiang ran through the Never Jungle, running into almost every tree and bush that was in the way. The blizzard has gotten worse since Jiang last remembered. The wind and snow blew into their face that they couldn't see anything farther then three feet away.
"Are we getting close?"Melana asked.
"Almost, we are almost to shore,"Jiang said.
After a couple more minutes, they didn't run into anymore trees.
"We're here!"Melana announced, throwing her hands up sarcastically.
Grumbling, she continued,"And we can't see anything."
"I guess we will just have to head to Skull Rock,"Jiang said.
"Do you exactly remember where Peter is?"
"No, but I know that he is near there."
"If you don't know the exact location, we will be searching forever and freeze to death, Soon enough we will be two statues called 'Jiang and Melana'."
Jiang rethought that approach.
If I can't look, then what do I do?
In the mist of her thinking, she didn't notice that a ball of starstuff was getting gradually larger in her hand.
"Jiang . . .,"Melana said, nervously.
"What?"Jiang snapped.
Melana nodded towards her hand and Jiang saw the starstuff growing larger and larger.
She finally knew what to do.
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Peter.
He grumbled and swatted at nothing.
Peter.
"Sorry, I only slept for four hours . . . need four more,"Peter mumbled.
WAKE UP.
Peter jolted up from his sleeping spot.
"Where am I?"He mumbled.
As he looked around, he didn't see anyone; everything was white. He looked down at himself and saw what he wore before he . . . died. His mind flashback to the duel with the King and the poison.
"What a cheater!"Peter grumbled loudly, kicking at nothing,"Is the adventure over?"
Not yet.
He jumped, not expecting anyone to answer.
"Um . . . hello? Is anyone here?"Peter asked, looking around, trying to see if someone was there.
I am here.
"Really? Because I can't see you,"Peter answered.
He felt a hand tap his shoulder. He turned around and saw a man dressed in pure white clothes, hands and feet had holes through them. He slowly looked up and saw a man with brown hair and beard, a gentle look in his face.
"Who are you?"Peter asked, quite scared that this man just appeared out of nowhere.
"I am Jesus,"the man answered.
Peter just stood there, staring into the man's eyes . . . and strangely could not comprehend what color eyes Jesus's eyes were.
"What? So I am dead and I am in heaven?"Peter asked.
"Not yet."
"So . . . I am not in heaven?"
He nodded.
"Whew, that's good. This doesn't look like a city of gold."
"Do you know why you are here?"
"Because I was cheated by a conceited demon who decided to think that I am better dead so that he could win his end of the deal. Well almost win his end of the deal."
"No."
There was a silence of thinking for Peter.
"You wanted me dead?"
"You need to have a time out."
"Time out? This stinking 'time out' just cost me the duel! Now there is no chance to take back Neverland. No thanks to you."
Peter turned his back to Jesus, arms crossed.
"I took you out because you need a second chance."
"Peter turned around, lips tight,"Second chance? I had my chance! I had the King! I could have beaten him! I was doing everything right!"
"No. You were doing everything wrong. You thought you can save everything but you can't."
"So? I haven't failed yet."
"You did. If you weren't into your own heroics, you would have noticed that Neverland was a target for darkness for months."
Peter starred critically at Jesus, knowing that He was right and that he was playing around and paid no attention to Neverland at all.
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to change your actions."
"How?"
"Doing it for the Father, God."
Peter just kept staring, shifting back and forth, considering.
"Okay, can I go back?'Peter asked, way to quickly.
"Not yet. You can't do anything for the Father until you give your life to Him and let Him have control."
"What? I already gave up my life! I am standing right in front of you, confused of where I am. You seem to have total control of me and my location right now."
Jesus just stared patiently towards Peter.
He sighed and asked,"How do I give up my life?"
"Repent of your sins."
Peter thought for a bit.
"Repent . . . repent . . . why does that word sound so familiar?"Peter mumbled.
Then he gasped.
"You were the one talking to me in my mind!"Peter exclaimed.
Jesus nodded.
"You were there the entire time! Why didn't you do something?"
"I did. But without your salvation, I can't do anything for you that will benefit your mission or anything else."
"How do I repent?'
"Have you ever sinned?"
"Sin equals bad stuff. I haven't done much bad stuff."
"Only one bad thing in your life can send you to hell."
"But, I haven't sinned that bad. I have saved people and the world! Isn't that enough?"
"No, you did not do it for the Father."
He couldn't find anything to say. It was mostly, for his own pleasures now that he looks at it closely.
"Do you know the Ten Commandments?"
"Yes, I learned them at St.Norberts."
"You know that if you break one commandment, you will be thrown to hell."
Peter nodded.
"I will ask you a few questions, referencing the Commandments."
"Have you lied?"
"Yea, but that was just for fun."
"What does that make you?"
"Um . . . a liar?"
"Have you ever stolen?"
"Yea, for good reasons though."
"What does that make you?"
"A thief."
"Have you ever murdered?"
"No way. I never killed people."
"have you ever thought someone dead?"
Peter thought to himself. There were many times that he wanted his enemies dead.
"Yea . . ."he replied, uneasy.
"That makes you a murderer."
Peter stretched his arms towards Jesus, backing away slowly,"Hold it! This is just too harsh."
"I know. You know that you broken almost all of them. But I needed to tell you a thieving. lying, murderer to convince you that you have sinned and that you will go to hell because of it. I am doing this because I love you no matter how bad you are.
Peter couldn't protest to that.
"Peter, are your worthy of saving anything if you haven't been saved yourself?"
He thought about that. He had the horrible thought that if he went back and didn't repent, he might die again and not get another chance and be sent to hell. FOREVER.
He shivered as he thought about that horrible punishment.
"I . . . want to be . . . scared,"Peter said, his voice shaky.
"You are now,"Jesus said.
Peter looked up and saw Jesus smiling back at him, strangely, bring tears to his eyes. His smile was like warm milk and honey, making everything feel better.
Peter smiled back and hugged Jesus tightly, not wanting to let go.
He didn't want to let go of the feeling of being truly safe.
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"Are you okay to do this?"Melana asked.
Jiang just stared out into the distance, feeling the snow pelting her like needles.
"Yea . . . I can do it,"Jiang said.
Melana slowly stepped back from Jiang. but not too far that she couldn't see her.
Jiang looked out into the vast whiteness, trying to guess a sense of direction of where Peter was. She concentrated and closed her eyes. She then felt a heat, burning her left side. She opened her eyes and mumbled,"East."
Not knowing if it was Peter or something else.
She brought her hands together and created a warm glow, then she raised her hands above her head. She clapped her hands, concentrating hard as she felt the warmth of starstuff producing rapidly in her. Then she was surrounded head-to-toe, by a sphere of starstuff. She concentrated her focus towards the east and threw her arms toward that direction. A surge of starstuff fell like a wave towards the east part of the ocean. Jiang felt super tired and drained, slowly drifting asleep.
The last thing she saw was the entire snow area, glowing gold.
Then nothing.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Chapter 17: Starstuff
"No . . . no . . . Peter, wake up!"I screamed, trying to feel a pulse in his neck.
I desperately tried doing CPR.
No results.
"No! Peter!" I buried my head in my knees and wept uncontrollably.
As I wept, I heard the unearthly roar because his plan failed as well.
Served him right.
There was a silence of weeping and fuming when the snow started to fall more harshly and the wind picking up.
"A blizzard is coming,"Ombra groaned.
I raised my head and tried to wipe my tears away to think clearly.
"Take the remaining two,"king commanded, retreating.
I saw Jiang stumble to her feet as Ombra gripped her arm with something in his sleeve, I really didn't want to know.
I tried to get up, trying to resist the gusts of wind that were trying to pull me down.
I saw the Skeleton approaching me as I was struggling to stand firm.
I made the mistake of staring at Peter, my mind went completely numb.
You know . . . I really don't care anymore.
When the Skeleton was fifty yards in front of me, I heard a voice.
Wake Up.
Then my mind became fully functional.
Right, I am better alive then dead. Okay . . . God, you have a plan and I am ready for it. What do I need to do?
Then the wind pushed me away from the Skeleton and towards Skull Rock.
I got the plan.
Right, back to Disneyland.
My eyes strayed again towards Peter, his body almost completely covered with snow.
But . . . I can't lea-
Go
I sprinted towards Skull Rock, getting a slight advantage because the Skeleton was momentarily taken aback by my sudden movement. I ran inside the rock and climbed towards the eye.
"Stop!"the Skeleton roared from outside.
I reached the eyehole, braced to jump. Then I saw Jiang hit Ombra with starstuff with her free hand and running in front of the Skeleton. Putting herself between him and me. I watched curiously as Jiang slowly walked back towards Skull Rock.
Then she looked up at me and winked.
Wink? Why wink?
Then a golden aura surrounded her and she put both of her hands together above her head. Then she blasted the Skeleton, Ombra, and the distant King with a giant shock wave of low signature starstuff. They were all swept off their feet and flung towards Neverland.
Then a rush of a wind current pulled me off balance, slightly blinded by the bright flash of light. I fell from the eyehole and towards the ground. Before the whiteness, I saw Jiang being flung towards Neverland by the strong wind current.
Then I was surrounded by whiteness. Slowly the whiteness and sensation of falling diminished and it took my eyes a long time to adjust to the darkness of the Disneyland attraction.
What do I do now?
I walked off my ship, the day looked like I have never ventured for an hour. Looking around and seeing nothing exciting, I sat back to my bench and being rerun over by countless strollers, like I have never left.
Wait
So I leaned back and waited for whatever was going to come, tears slowly rolling down my eyes as I couldn't get the horrible images out of my mind.
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Jiang heard the trees whizzing past her.
I got to stop before I hit a rock.
She crashed into a gigantic snow mound in Mermaid Lagoon after she thought that. Spitting snow out of her mouth, she looked around, trying to find someplace safe to stay for a while. As she got closer to the shore, she saw a small cave entrance. Just big enough so that she can slip through. She ran over and squeezed herself through the tiny entrance. When she got inside, she saw a small hole ten feet above her, letting in air and light. Then she glanced toward the walls and saw the escape group staring back at her.
"Jiang!"Melana said, lightning up at seeing Jiang safe, ran over, and hugged her. Then Melana pestered her with questions of all sorts.
"Where's Peter?"Tiger Lily asked.
Jiang just looked into Tiger Lily's eyes somberly, not knowing how to say it. She felt tears slowly roll down her eyes, then her dad came over and hugged her tightly.
"I didn't know what to do,"Jiang mumbled through her tears.
"It's okay, Jiang,"Robert said, stroking her head.
"What happened?"Jon asked.
Jiang let go of her dad and wiped her tears. She told them of their chase, the deal with the King, Elysie's statement, the duel, and Peter's death. They asked a lot of questions at first, Jon was quite proud of Elysie standing up to the King, but all excitement faded when they heard the tragic news.
"But . . . that cannot be. Peter Pan can't die! That makes no sense,"Melana said in disbelief.
Jiang just hung her head.
"I was useless. I saw the entire thing but did nothing. I was just too scared. I don't know what Elysie is going through right now, since she was the one who was with Peter when he died. I only tried to help her by whisking away the Others for a while,"Jiang said.
The entire group went silent.
The silence was interrupted by Tiger Lily.
"He's not dead,"Tiger Lily proclaimed.
"What?"Jon asked, confused.
"Peter is not dead, he is asleep."
"How?"
"Starstuff. Starstuff healed my father."
"Omigosh!"Melana said out of nowhere,"You are so smart,"she continued, slapping Tiger Lily on the back.
"What?"
"Starstuff! We need starstuff. I remember now! How can I be such a idiot,"Melana said.
"Starstuff? But, starstuff can heal not bring back the dead."
"Nope. You need a history lesson. In the book Peter and the Shadow Thieves, I read that Molly brought her father back to life by pouring starstuff on him."
At first, no one seemed to get it.
"I see where you are going. Mr.Aster was shot and killed but starstuff saved him,"Mike said.
"See? Exactly! Now you finally got it,"Melana said.
The rest seemed to gain a understanding of what Melana, Tiger Lily, and Mike were talking about.
"Where will we get this starstuff?"Tiger Lily asked.
"Jiang,"Jon said, smiling towards Jiang.
Jiang smiled back.
"Okay, Jiang, you ad I will head out and go revive Peter. The rest of you will stay here until further notice,"Melana directed.
They all nodded.
"Okay, let's do this,"Melana said.
I desperately tried doing CPR.
No results.
"No! Peter!" I buried my head in my knees and wept uncontrollably.
As I wept, I heard the unearthly roar because his plan failed as well.
Served him right.
There was a silence of weeping and fuming when the snow started to fall more harshly and the wind picking up.
"A blizzard is coming,"Ombra groaned.
I raised my head and tried to wipe my tears away to think clearly.
"Take the remaining two,"king commanded, retreating.
I saw Jiang stumble to her feet as Ombra gripped her arm with something in his sleeve, I really didn't want to know.
I tried to get up, trying to resist the gusts of wind that were trying to pull me down.
I saw the Skeleton approaching me as I was struggling to stand firm.
I made the mistake of staring at Peter, my mind went completely numb.
You know . . . I really don't care anymore.
When the Skeleton was fifty yards in front of me, I heard a voice.
Wake Up.
Then my mind became fully functional.
Right, I am better alive then dead. Okay . . . God, you have a plan and I am ready for it. What do I need to do?
Then the wind pushed me away from the Skeleton and towards Skull Rock.
I got the plan.
Right, back to Disneyland.
My eyes strayed again towards Peter, his body almost completely covered with snow.
But . . . I can't lea-
Go
I sprinted towards Skull Rock, getting a slight advantage because the Skeleton was momentarily taken aback by my sudden movement. I ran inside the rock and climbed towards the eye.
"Stop!"the Skeleton roared from outside.
I reached the eyehole, braced to jump. Then I saw Jiang hit Ombra with starstuff with her free hand and running in front of the Skeleton. Putting herself between him and me. I watched curiously as Jiang slowly walked back towards Skull Rock.
Then she looked up at me and winked.
Wink? Why wink?
Then a golden aura surrounded her and she put both of her hands together above her head. Then she blasted the Skeleton, Ombra, and the distant King with a giant shock wave of low signature starstuff. They were all swept off their feet and flung towards Neverland.
Then a rush of a wind current pulled me off balance, slightly blinded by the bright flash of light. I fell from the eyehole and towards the ground. Before the whiteness, I saw Jiang being flung towards Neverland by the strong wind current.
Then I was surrounded by whiteness. Slowly the whiteness and sensation of falling diminished and it took my eyes a long time to adjust to the darkness of the Disneyland attraction.
What do I do now?
I walked off my ship, the day looked like I have never ventured for an hour. Looking around and seeing nothing exciting, I sat back to my bench and being rerun over by countless strollers, like I have never left.
Wait
So I leaned back and waited for whatever was going to come, tears slowly rolling down my eyes as I couldn't get the horrible images out of my mind.
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Jiang heard the trees whizzing past her.
I got to stop before I hit a rock.
She crashed into a gigantic snow mound in Mermaid Lagoon after she thought that. Spitting snow out of her mouth, she looked around, trying to find someplace safe to stay for a while. As she got closer to the shore, she saw a small cave entrance. Just big enough so that she can slip through. She ran over and squeezed herself through the tiny entrance. When she got inside, she saw a small hole ten feet above her, letting in air and light. Then she glanced toward the walls and saw the escape group staring back at her.
"Jiang!"Melana said, lightning up at seeing Jiang safe, ran over, and hugged her. Then Melana pestered her with questions of all sorts.
"Where's Peter?"Tiger Lily asked.
Jiang just looked into Tiger Lily's eyes somberly, not knowing how to say it. She felt tears slowly roll down her eyes, then her dad came over and hugged her tightly.
"I didn't know what to do,"Jiang mumbled through her tears.
"It's okay, Jiang,"Robert said, stroking her head.
"What happened?"Jon asked.
Jiang let go of her dad and wiped her tears. She told them of their chase, the deal with the King, Elysie's statement, the duel, and Peter's death. They asked a lot of questions at first, Jon was quite proud of Elysie standing up to the King, but all excitement faded when they heard the tragic news.
"But . . . that cannot be. Peter Pan can't die! That makes no sense,"Melana said in disbelief.
Jiang just hung her head.
"I was useless. I saw the entire thing but did nothing. I was just too scared. I don't know what Elysie is going through right now, since she was the one who was with Peter when he died. I only tried to help her by whisking away the Others for a while,"Jiang said.
The entire group went silent.
The silence was interrupted by Tiger Lily.
"He's not dead,"Tiger Lily proclaimed.
"What?"Jon asked, confused.
"Peter is not dead, he is asleep."
"How?"
"Starstuff. Starstuff healed my father."
"Omigosh!"Melana said out of nowhere,"You are so smart,"she continued, slapping Tiger Lily on the back.
"What?"
"Starstuff! We need starstuff. I remember now! How can I be such a idiot,"Melana said.
"Starstuff? But, starstuff can heal not bring back the dead."
"Nope. You need a history lesson. In the book Peter and the Shadow Thieves, I read that Molly brought her father back to life by pouring starstuff on him."
At first, no one seemed to get it.
"I see where you are going. Mr.Aster was shot and killed but starstuff saved him,"Mike said.
"See? Exactly! Now you finally got it,"Melana said.
The rest seemed to gain a understanding of what Melana, Tiger Lily, and Mike were talking about.
"Where will we get this starstuff?"Tiger Lily asked.
"Jiang,"Jon said, smiling towards Jiang.
Jiang smiled back.
"Okay, Jiang, you ad I will head out and go revive Peter. The rest of you will stay here until further notice,"Melana directed.
They all nodded.
"Okay, let's do this,"Melana said.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Chapter 16: King's Cheat
I boarded quickly into my little Peter Pan's flight ship as quick as possible. When I lifted off into the darkness of the ride, I had the most awful feeling that something is going to go terribly wrong.
My ship turned towards Neverland and the whiteness appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quick. I thought I was a second too late of what I sensed of what's going to happen.
As I floated over Skull Rock, I saw Peter and a really dark, tall Other; unsheathing their swords. In the distance, Ombra had his arm over Jiang's crumpled form. The Skeleton stood next to Ombra.
I took out my gun and loaded it once I landed on solid ground. As I creeped around the side of Skull Rock, I heard the tall Other say to Peter,"You have a deal."
Deal, what deal?
Then I knew it, Peter was going to sacrifice himself to a guy who is three feet taller then he is.
I jumped out from my hiding spot with my gun aimed at the tall Other.
"Stop!"I screamed.
Both Peter and the Other turned towards me.
"You are the other Pan, yes?"the Other asked.
"Who are you?"I asked, my arms shaking in front of me. When I got closer to them, I could sense a lot of evil and darkness surrounding him. Suddenly, I felt so small and weak.
"I am the King,"he answered.
I just stood there blank.
This guy is so evil . . . how can we possibly defeat him . . .
Have faith and trust in me. Believe.
I inwardly gasped.
God, I do have faith in you . . . but . . . I am scared of this guy. I don't think I can take him on alone.
Usually, God never answers me back the second time, but he immediately answered.
You are never alone. If you believe in me, I will give you the strength.
I nodded vigorously to myself.
Believe, just got to believe.
"Are you there?"King asked.
I gave him a cold stare.
"I was just praying to God. You know, the guy who is going to kick your butt to the next universe,"I said, smirking towards him.
"Ha! You believe in God? You are more naive then I thought!"King mocked.
"What's so crazy about it?"I asked, furious of his mocking.
"God is just another thing that weak people rely on."
"i am not weak. I am stronger then you."
"How?"
"I am in Christ. Jesus Christ."
Something very strange happened.
The King, Ombra, and the Skeleton crumpled to their knees when I mentioned Jesus's name.
All demons flee at the call of My name, from one who submits to Me.
Peter stared at me, thinking I was some supernatural person or something.
The King was the first to scramble to his feet.
"I will not be hindered by the name of some phony,"King growled.
"Oh really? Then how come the Bible says that Satan and his demons flee at the sound of His name form one who submits to Him. I submit to Him, called out his name, and all of you trembled. How is He not phony?"I said, smirking.
The King growled under his breathe. His dark aura seemed to grow around him.
"You think you can defy me, Pan, but you can't. I have things in plan that your maker can't stop,"the King said, putting a cold edge to "Pan" that gave me the creeps.
"Well actually he is your Maker too,"I mocked.
"You can't stop me,"King continued, ignoring my comment. He took his long dark sword out of his sheath,"And for your arrogance, your dearest relatives or 'tives' will pay."
My eyes widened when I knew who he was talking about.
Peter . . . Jiang . . . no.
"No, no you can't! Fight me!"i protested.
"No. You are nothing special to me."
I cringed and glanced at me.
He looked at me apologetically and gave me a reassuring grin and mouthed "it's okay".
I just smiled back, trying to keep my fear from showing.
Once the King turned his back, I closed my eyes and prayed to God to give us strength to overcome this situation.
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Peter knew that he was far from okay. Elysie just fueled the King's fury and that exact fury is now directed towards him.
I am going to die and I have no good last words in mind.
Have faith in Me.
Faith in you? Who are you?
No answer because he had Death Blade's tip right in front of his face.
"It's time for our duel,"King said.
Peter lifted the Sword of Mercy and held it at shoulder height towards the King.
"Let the game begin,"Peter said.
There was a long pause before the first strike. Peter and the King looked intently into each other's eyes, trying to comprehend on what the other was thinking. The King was the first to strike Peter fist. But he easily blocked the King's maneuver with Curtana. Just as Peter was about to swing at the King's neck, the Curtana started to hum and glowed a golden aura. As the sword clashed into the King's, a shockwave swept the King off his feet and away from Peter.
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As he slammed into a snow mound, the King roared angrily as he saw the Death Blade slid across the snow and stopped to close in the boy's swing range. He felt around his coat and his hand landed on what we was trying to find. He laughed evilly and took out the shot that the Skeleton lent to him earlier.
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Peter saw the Death Blade skitter to a stop right in front of him. He looked towards the King, but he heard laughter. Taken aback by the odd outcome from the King, he didn't notice what the King gripped in his hand.
At astounding speed, the King rushed towards him. Peter swung Curtana at the King and grazed the King's shoulder, but didn't stop his charge. Peter couldn't make another attack because before he knew it, he felt a plunge of a cold needle in the base of his neck.
He didn't feel any pain at first, only shock. He slowly saw his arm drop the Curtana slowly to the ground. The world looked hazy and then the he felt like a fire was engulfing him. Heat of pain everywhere when he slowly crumpled to the snow. He happily let the snow surround him on the ground. He felt numbness overtaking him, he couldn't feel anything or smell anything.
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I saw the King yank the needle from Peter's neck and Peter went completely still. Anger and fear welled up inside of me at the same time.
"Peter!"i cried out.
I heard the King chuckle evilly as he threw the needle in the snow. I ran towards Peter and slid to my knees beside him.
His eyes were distant and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Peter, stay with me!"I pleaded, as I saw the place where the needle plunged, turn purple. I held back the verge of tears as I grabbed his cold hand.
"He is just sedated,"King said.
"Why? Why did you cheat the duel?"
"I decided that Peter was better alive then dead to me. I also didn't agree to his end of the deal. I am going to take him in because he will be very useful for my plans."
Useful? He is going to use Peter like a piece of equipment! God, I know you have a plan but I am really confused.
Then I heard Peter's feeble voice break my thoughts.
"I'm okay,"He whispered.
"I know. I am sorry that I got you into this mess. It's all my fault for not believing sooner,"I said.
"It's not your fault."
"Hah. You're just being nice."
He smiled and chuckled a little. Then he painfully coughed and his breathe became short and harsh. I panicked and asked repeatedly,"Peter are you alright?"
He finally answered and gasped,"I can't breathe."
"What? No it's a sedative."
Wait, if it were a sedative, then why isn't he knocked out by now?
He gripped my hand in a death grip, making my hand hurt.
"Try to breathe,"I pleaded.
"He can't breathe?'Ombra asked.
"Impossible, it is only a sedative,"the Skeleton said.
The King picked up the shot and it had a picture of a skull with two bones crossed behind it.
"You gave me a poison?'King roared furiously.
The Skeleton trembled and said,"I didn't know."
The King walked up to the Skeleton furiously and raised the Death Blade. He stabbed the Skeleton at the heart and left the Skeleton on the ground, writhing and screaming. I cringed at the sight.
I saw Jiang's head slowly raised from hearing the unearthly screaming.
Tears dripped from Jiang as she slowly buried her face in the snow, I guessed because since she can feel starstuff, she can feel the disappearing of Peter's. It was the first time that I ever seen Jiang look weak, I would have been pleased before, but now that jealousy seemed to diminish.
I then became aware that Peter's grip loosened. I looked at him and his breath was long and haggard, eyes slowly drifting closed.
"Peter, please don't leave. Not yet,"I pleaded, gripping his hand tighter, tears flowing from my eyes.
I am losing him . . . Peter Pan is going to die in my arms . . . all because of me . . .
I wept uncontrollably.
Then Peter whispered,"It's okay."
I wiped my tears and said,"Peter, I hope that you believe in what I told you earlier."
He smiled wanly and said,"I do . . . I will . . . meet you . . on . . the other . . . side."
Then he smiled, eyes closing, took a last long gentle breath, and went still. His hand hung limply in mine.
My ship turned towards Neverland and the whiteness appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quick. I thought I was a second too late of what I sensed of what's going to happen.
As I floated over Skull Rock, I saw Peter and a really dark, tall Other; unsheathing their swords. In the distance, Ombra had his arm over Jiang's crumpled form. The Skeleton stood next to Ombra.
I took out my gun and loaded it once I landed on solid ground. As I creeped around the side of Skull Rock, I heard the tall Other say to Peter,"You have a deal."
Deal, what deal?
Then I knew it, Peter was going to sacrifice himself to a guy who is three feet taller then he is.
I jumped out from my hiding spot with my gun aimed at the tall Other.
"Stop!"I screamed.
Both Peter and the Other turned towards me.
"You are the other Pan, yes?"the Other asked.
"Who are you?"I asked, my arms shaking in front of me. When I got closer to them, I could sense a lot of evil and darkness surrounding him. Suddenly, I felt so small and weak.
"I am the King,"he answered.
I just stood there blank.
This guy is so evil . . . how can we possibly defeat him . . .
Have faith and trust in me. Believe.
I inwardly gasped.
God, I do have faith in you . . . but . . . I am scared of this guy. I don't think I can take him on alone.
Usually, God never answers me back the second time, but he immediately answered.
You are never alone. If you believe in me, I will give you the strength.
I nodded vigorously to myself.
Believe, just got to believe.
"Are you there?"King asked.
I gave him a cold stare.
"I was just praying to God. You know, the guy who is going to kick your butt to the next universe,"I said, smirking towards him.
"Ha! You believe in God? You are more naive then I thought!"King mocked.
"What's so crazy about it?"I asked, furious of his mocking.
"God is just another thing that weak people rely on."
"i am not weak. I am stronger then you."
"How?"
"I am in Christ. Jesus Christ."
Something very strange happened.
The King, Ombra, and the Skeleton crumpled to their knees when I mentioned Jesus's name.
All demons flee at the call of My name, from one who submits to Me.
Peter stared at me, thinking I was some supernatural person or something.
The King was the first to scramble to his feet.
"I will not be hindered by the name of some phony,"King growled.
"Oh really? Then how come the Bible says that Satan and his demons flee at the sound of His name form one who submits to Him. I submit to Him, called out his name, and all of you trembled. How is He not phony?"I said, smirking.
The King growled under his breathe. His dark aura seemed to grow around him.
"You think you can defy me, Pan, but you can't. I have things in plan that your maker can't stop,"the King said, putting a cold edge to "Pan" that gave me the creeps.
"Well actually he is your Maker too,"I mocked.
"You can't stop me,"King continued, ignoring my comment. He took his long dark sword out of his sheath,"And for your arrogance, your dearest relatives or 'tives' will pay."
My eyes widened when I knew who he was talking about.
Peter . . . Jiang . . . no.
"No, no you can't! Fight me!"i protested.
"No. You are nothing special to me."
I cringed and glanced at me.
He looked at me apologetically and gave me a reassuring grin and mouthed "it's okay".
I just smiled back, trying to keep my fear from showing.
Once the King turned his back, I closed my eyes and prayed to God to give us strength to overcome this situation.
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Peter knew that he was far from okay. Elysie just fueled the King's fury and that exact fury is now directed towards him.
I am going to die and I have no good last words in mind.
Have faith in Me.
Faith in you? Who are you?
No answer because he had Death Blade's tip right in front of his face.
"It's time for our duel,"King said.
Peter lifted the Sword of Mercy and held it at shoulder height towards the King.
"Let the game begin,"Peter said.
There was a long pause before the first strike. Peter and the King looked intently into each other's eyes, trying to comprehend on what the other was thinking. The King was the first to strike Peter fist. But he easily blocked the King's maneuver with Curtana. Just as Peter was about to swing at the King's neck, the Curtana started to hum and glowed a golden aura. As the sword clashed into the King's, a shockwave swept the King off his feet and away from Peter.
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As he slammed into a snow mound, the King roared angrily as he saw the Death Blade slid across the snow and stopped to close in the boy's swing range. He felt around his coat and his hand landed on what we was trying to find. He laughed evilly and took out the shot that the Skeleton lent to him earlier.
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Peter saw the Death Blade skitter to a stop right in front of him. He looked towards the King, but he heard laughter. Taken aback by the odd outcome from the King, he didn't notice what the King gripped in his hand.
At astounding speed, the King rushed towards him. Peter swung Curtana at the King and grazed the King's shoulder, but didn't stop his charge. Peter couldn't make another attack because before he knew it, he felt a plunge of a cold needle in the base of his neck.
He didn't feel any pain at first, only shock. He slowly saw his arm drop the Curtana slowly to the ground. The world looked hazy and then the he felt like a fire was engulfing him. Heat of pain everywhere when he slowly crumpled to the snow. He happily let the snow surround him on the ground. He felt numbness overtaking him, he couldn't feel anything or smell anything.
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I saw the King yank the needle from Peter's neck and Peter went completely still. Anger and fear welled up inside of me at the same time.
"Peter!"i cried out.
I heard the King chuckle evilly as he threw the needle in the snow. I ran towards Peter and slid to my knees beside him.
His eyes were distant and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Peter, stay with me!"I pleaded, as I saw the place where the needle plunged, turn purple. I held back the verge of tears as I grabbed his cold hand.
"He is just sedated,"King said.
"Why? Why did you cheat the duel?"
"I decided that Peter was better alive then dead to me. I also didn't agree to his end of the deal. I am going to take him in because he will be very useful for my plans."
Useful? He is going to use Peter like a piece of equipment! God, I know you have a plan but I am really confused.
Then I heard Peter's feeble voice break my thoughts.
"I'm okay,"He whispered.
"I know. I am sorry that I got you into this mess. It's all my fault for not believing sooner,"I said.
"It's not your fault."
"Hah. You're just being nice."
He smiled and chuckled a little. Then he painfully coughed and his breathe became short and harsh. I panicked and asked repeatedly,"Peter are you alright?"
He finally answered and gasped,"I can't breathe."
"What? No it's a sedative."
Wait, if it were a sedative, then why isn't he knocked out by now?
He gripped my hand in a death grip, making my hand hurt.
"Try to breathe,"I pleaded.
"He can't breathe?'Ombra asked.
"Impossible, it is only a sedative,"the Skeleton said.
The King picked up the shot and it had a picture of a skull with two bones crossed behind it.
"You gave me a poison?'King roared furiously.
The Skeleton trembled and said,"I didn't know."
The King walked up to the Skeleton furiously and raised the Death Blade. He stabbed the Skeleton at the heart and left the Skeleton on the ground, writhing and screaming. I cringed at the sight.
I saw Jiang's head slowly raised from hearing the unearthly screaming.
Tears dripped from Jiang as she slowly buried her face in the snow, I guessed because since she can feel starstuff, she can feel the disappearing of Peter's. It was the first time that I ever seen Jiang look weak, I would have been pleased before, but now that jealousy seemed to diminish.
I then became aware that Peter's grip loosened. I looked at him and his breath was long and haggard, eyes slowly drifting closed.
"Peter, please don't leave. Not yet,"I pleaded, gripping his hand tighter, tears flowing from my eyes.
I am losing him . . . Peter Pan is going to die in my arms . . . all because of me . . .
I wept uncontrollably.
Then Peter whispered,"It's okay."
I wiped my tears and said,"Peter, I hope that you believe in what I told you earlier."
He smiled wanly and said,"I do . . . I will . . . meet you . . on . . the other . . . side."
Then he smiled, eyes closing, took a last long gentle breath, and went still. His hand hung limply in mine.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Chapter 15: The Deal
Jiang lead all seven of them out of the cell area in complete silence.
When they got to the upper flight of stairs, they all acted out their parts. Peter and Jiang acted like Others, who were escorting the captives. The captives had to play miserable.
As they walked through the different turns and halls, very few Others passed by.
It all went well, until they entered the control room.
Many Others looked towards their direction, giving all of them uneasy feelings. Then the Chief approached them.
"What are you doing with these captives?"Chief groaned.
Jiang and Peter stared down the Chief.
"We are taking the captives outside for a punishment exercise,"Jiang said.
The Chief looked at her oddly, his red eyes looking confused from under his dark coat.
"Why?"Chief asked.
"Because they wouldn't calm down, so we are planning on tiring them so they won't have any energy to protest,"Peter whispered to the Chief in a gruff voice.
The Chief seemed to think about it, then he slowly nodded.
They slowly started walking towards the exit, until the Skeleton roared,"Are you senseless?"
Peter and Jiang turned, started trembling in fear when they saw the angry Skeleton staring at their direction.
Peter grabbed Jiang's arm,"We got to run."
As if everyone read Peter's mind, they all bursted to a sprint towards the exit.
"Get them!" The Skeleton roared.
A charge of Others raced after them. The group of runaways made it into the tunnel, but they could hear the Others gaining on them.
"We got to stay behind to fend off the Others,"Peter yelled to Jiang.
Jiang nodded and yelled to the rest,"Follow Tiger Lily, she will lead you all to safety."
when they ran through the last door and into the freezing outside; the Starcatcher group and Melana followed Tiger Lily into the forest while Peter and Jiang ran further away, but on the open path. The Others did not pay attention to the group in the jungle, only on Peter and Jiang.
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Tiger Lily raced through the jungle, making sure that the other runaways were behind her occasionally. She was taken by surprise when none of the Others followed their group.
She then ran into a small cavern in on of the Neverland Peaks.
"Why are we stopping here?"Melana asked.
"The Others aren't following us. They are following Peter. He's in big trouble,"Tiger Lily explained.
"Still, we need to get faraway to safety. We are no good to Peter if we get captured again. I say we do what he says,"Melana said.
Tiger Lily cringed, trying to decide what to do.
"Do what Peter says,"Jon said.
Tiger Lily turned towards him and stares at him intently. She then nodded.
She made a motion with her hand to follow her. They all filed out behind her from the cavern and made their way away from the Neverland Peaks.
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Peter felt like his lungs could give out at any minute. He and Jiang didn't fight anyone off like they said, they just kept on running down the path, hoping on leading the Others as faraway as possible from the escaping group in the jungle.
They approached the shore of the frozen and covered with snow, Never Ocean.
"Do we keep running?"Peter asked.
"Yes,"Jiang replied.
They charged into the vast snow area, where they could not hide from anything.
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The Others, led by the Skeleton and Ombra, reached the shore just as the two Pans ran through the deep snow.
The Skeleton was about to charge into the ocean but Ombra stopped him.
"Stop,"Ombra groaned.
The Skeleton turned around and saw the King, in his full black armored coat, glowing red eyes peeping through the hood, with Death Blade sheath and ready to kill at anytime. The air around the King was colder then the air already was.
"Are those the Pans?"King asked,
"Yes, King,"Ombra groaned.
"Do we charge?"The Skeleton asked.
"No. They cannot hide in that vast snow area. We will shoot them down,"The King commanded.
Ombra and the Skeleton both nodded and commanded the Others to load their guns and fire at any time.
As they prepared, Ombra asked,"Do you think we will catch them?"
"Yes and that other group that you missed in the Jungle,"The King replied.
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Peter and Jiang didn't hear the Others stop because all they could hear was the loud crunching of ice everywhere they stepped. Then they heard a gunshot ring out and a bullet whizzing past them, right between their heads.
"They're shooting,"Peter yelled, fear gripping his chest of the possibility of being shot.
"I know,"Jiang said, vaulting over a snow mound and hiding behind it. Peter did the same.
Bullets collided into the snow mound, chipping it away piece by piece.
"We can't stay here,"Peter said.
Jiang didn't answer. She looked around, trying to find a way to escape. The crunching of snow was getting closer to their hiding spot.
Without a word, Jiang rushed out, dragging Peter by the arm. She bursted into lightning speed, grunting at the resistance of Peter's dragging feet. She almost made it to Skull Rock.
Almost, until she felt a bullet graze her arm.
She shrieked and grabbed her arm, making herself and Peter tumble through the air and hit Skull Rock.
A little woozy from the bullet and the hard collision, Jiang could make out the King, Ombra, and the Skeleton walking towards them. She created starstuff in her hand and placed it on her wounded arm, closing up the wound and healing it.
"Get up Peter,"Jiang said, gritting through her teeth as she painfully was trying to move her arm.
Peter groaned as he pushed himself to his feet, feeling out of sorts from hitting Skull Rock really hard.
"You know, you should really practice on controlling your stops,"Peter said, sarcastically.
"This is no time to tease me, we need a plan . . . now!"Jiang yelled. Literally passing the leader torch to him.
For once, he drew a blank. He didn't know what to do.
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The King gave a cruel smile when he saw the two Pans, looking lost in thoughts.
"Skeleton,"King groaned.
"Yes, King?"The Skeleton asked,
"Give me a sedative. I am going to contain Peter Pan."
"Yes, King."
The Skeleton looked inside his trench coat, inside there was two rows of hanging shots. One row was sedatives, other was deadly posions. But he was too much in a hurry to place all the shots in the right place because he saw the runaway group getting away. He didn't know that in the sedative row, there was one poisonous shot.
He pulled the poisonous one.
"Here it is, King,"He said, handing the King the shot.
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Peter helped Jiang to her feet when he heard the crunching of stop behind him. A freezing cold surrounded both of them. Not the regular cold but the evil cold. Snow started to fall when Peter heard some one groan his name.
"Peter."
He gulped and turned around, so did Jiang. They saw the dark figures of Ombra and the Skeleton. The one in the middle of them, with the largest blade that they both have ever seen, darkness and cold so overwhelming, and the evil that brought both Jiang's and Peter's defiant souls to fear.
"That's the King,"Jiang said, whispering into Peter's ears.
"Why yes, Jiang Chen Pan. You seem to know so much that I might have to silence you for a moment. I don't want you interfering with my affairs,"The King said.
Jiang grimaced and created two balls of starstuff in her hand when Ombra approached her.
"Don't you dare silence me,"Jiang threatened.
Without a groan, Ombra reached toward her and she shot the balls of starstuff towards Ombra's glowing red eyes. It seemed to hit a weak spot, because Ombra groaned in pain and stumbled from Jiang.
Peter was about to laugh until he saw the Skeleton behind her.
He ran toward her, yelling,"Behind you!"
But the warning was too late. The Skeleton grabbed Jiang's neck at lightning speed. Jiang froze in a silent scream, feeling the most horrible pain. She wanted to collapse but the deathly grip of the Skeleton kept her up.
"Jiang!"Peter screamed and pulled the Sword of Mercy from his sheath.
"Make a move and I will end her life,"The Skeleton threatened, shaking Jiang.
Peter stopped and stared in despair at Jiang. He sheathed his sword and walked slowly away from the Skeleton.
The Skeleton let go of Jiang and she crumpled to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Peter,"King said.
He turned towards the King, hate in his eyes.
"Why are you doing this? What have I done to you?"Peter asked.
"i am doing this because you are interfering with my plans. My agenda is to rule Neverland, but I can't seem to do that if you keep on slowing my plans."
"What did I do to slow your plans? I did nothing!"
"Yes you did! We retrieved starstuff that was in the bottom of a lagoon hidden near the rocky shore areas. We placed it in a golden chest. But the day after we did our starstuff task, the chest went missing. We don't know exactly where it is."
"So you think I took it?"
"Yes. You were the only person on this island that wasn't held captive."
"That doesn't mean anything. What about the Starcatcher group?"
The King fell silent. Then Ombra glided up to the King ans whispered into his hood.
"You are a Watcher, yes?"King asked.
"Yes, I am,"Peter replied, dreading on what the King was going to say next.
"You don't now who took the chest, but you might know where it is."
Peter inwardly gasped.
No . . . no . . . I won't help them again.
"If you help us find the starstuff, we will let you and Jiang go. Including all the other captives. But if you don't, Ombra will end Jiang's life right now."
Ombra glided over to Jiang and left his ghostly hand hang above Jiang's crumpled body, ready to strike at any moment.
"No, no! I won't do this. You never keep your promises,"Peter yelled.
"I don't keep my promises? You don't even know me. I am different from Zarboff the Third,"The King laughed.
Peter came up with a plan, not a good plan but a plan.
He unsheathed the Sword of Mercy and pointed towards the King.
"We will do a duel. If I win, you let her live. If you win, I will find the starstuff for you. But theres no killing,"Peter said
"You have yourself a deal,"The King said, unsheathing his sword, Death Blade.
Then a scream rang out,"Stop!"
Peter turned around and was surprised to see Elysie running towards them, a gun aimed at the King.
When they got to the upper flight of stairs, they all acted out their parts. Peter and Jiang acted like Others, who were escorting the captives. The captives had to play miserable.
As they walked through the different turns and halls, very few Others passed by.
It all went well, until they entered the control room.
Many Others looked towards their direction, giving all of them uneasy feelings. Then the Chief approached them.
"What are you doing with these captives?"Chief groaned.
Jiang and Peter stared down the Chief.
"We are taking the captives outside for a punishment exercise,"Jiang said.
The Chief looked at her oddly, his red eyes looking confused from under his dark coat.
"Why?"Chief asked.
"Because they wouldn't calm down, so we are planning on tiring them so they won't have any energy to protest,"Peter whispered to the Chief in a gruff voice.
The Chief seemed to think about it, then he slowly nodded.
They slowly started walking towards the exit, until the Skeleton roared,"Are you senseless?"
Peter and Jiang turned, started trembling in fear when they saw the angry Skeleton staring at their direction.
Peter grabbed Jiang's arm,"We got to run."
As if everyone read Peter's mind, they all bursted to a sprint towards the exit.
"Get them!" The Skeleton roared.
A charge of Others raced after them. The group of runaways made it into the tunnel, but they could hear the Others gaining on them.
"We got to stay behind to fend off the Others,"Peter yelled to Jiang.
Jiang nodded and yelled to the rest,"Follow Tiger Lily, she will lead you all to safety."
when they ran through the last door and into the freezing outside; the Starcatcher group and Melana followed Tiger Lily into the forest while Peter and Jiang ran further away, but on the open path. The Others did not pay attention to the group in the jungle, only on Peter and Jiang.
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Tiger Lily raced through the jungle, making sure that the other runaways were behind her occasionally. She was taken by surprise when none of the Others followed their group.
She then ran into a small cavern in on of the Neverland Peaks.
"Why are we stopping here?"Melana asked.
"The Others aren't following us. They are following Peter. He's in big trouble,"Tiger Lily explained.
"Still, we need to get faraway to safety. We are no good to Peter if we get captured again. I say we do what he says,"Melana said.
Tiger Lily cringed, trying to decide what to do.
"Do what Peter says,"Jon said.
Tiger Lily turned towards him and stares at him intently. She then nodded.
She made a motion with her hand to follow her. They all filed out behind her from the cavern and made their way away from the Neverland Peaks.
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Peter felt like his lungs could give out at any minute. He and Jiang didn't fight anyone off like they said, they just kept on running down the path, hoping on leading the Others as faraway as possible from the escaping group in the jungle.
They approached the shore of the frozen and covered with snow, Never Ocean.
"Do we keep running?"Peter asked.
"Yes,"Jiang replied.
They charged into the vast snow area, where they could not hide from anything.
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The Others, led by the Skeleton and Ombra, reached the shore just as the two Pans ran through the deep snow.
The Skeleton was about to charge into the ocean but Ombra stopped him.
"Stop,"Ombra groaned.
The Skeleton turned around and saw the King, in his full black armored coat, glowing red eyes peeping through the hood, with Death Blade sheath and ready to kill at anytime. The air around the King was colder then the air already was.
"Are those the Pans?"King asked,
"Yes, King,"Ombra groaned.
"Do we charge?"The Skeleton asked.
"No. They cannot hide in that vast snow area. We will shoot them down,"The King commanded.
Ombra and the Skeleton both nodded and commanded the Others to load their guns and fire at any time.
As they prepared, Ombra asked,"Do you think we will catch them?"
"Yes and that other group that you missed in the Jungle,"The King replied.
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Peter and Jiang didn't hear the Others stop because all they could hear was the loud crunching of ice everywhere they stepped. Then they heard a gunshot ring out and a bullet whizzing past them, right between their heads.
"They're shooting,"Peter yelled, fear gripping his chest of the possibility of being shot.
"I know,"Jiang said, vaulting over a snow mound and hiding behind it. Peter did the same.
Bullets collided into the snow mound, chipping it away piece by piece.
"We can't stay here,"Peter said.
Jiang didn't answer. She looked around, trying to find a way to escape. The crunching of snow was getting closer to their hiding spot.
Without a word, Jiang rushed out, dragging Peter by the arm. She bursted into lightning speed, grunting at the resistance of Peter's dragging feet. She almost made it to Skull Rock.
Almost, until she felt a bullet graze her arm.
She shrieked and grabbed her arm, making herself and Peter tumble through the air and hit Skull Rock.
A little woozy from the bullet and the hard collision, Jiang could make out the King, Ombra, and the Skeleton walking towards them. She created starstuff in her hand and placed it on her wounded arm, closing up the wound and healing it.
"Get up Peter,"Jiang said, gritting through her teeth as she painfully was trying to move her arm.
Peter groaned as he pushed himself to his feet, feeling out of sorts from hitting Skull Rock really hard.
"You know, you should really practice on controlling your stops,"Peter said, sarcastically.
"This is no time to tease me, we need a plan . . . now!"Jiang yelled. Literally passing the leader torch to him.
For once, he drew a blank. He didn't know what to do.
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The King gave a cruel smile when he saw the two Pans, looking lost in thoughts.
"Skeleton,"King groaned.
"Yes, King?"The Skeleton asked,
"Give me a sedative. I am going to contain Peter Pan."
"Yes, King."
The Skeleton looked inside his trench coat, inside there was two rows of hanging shots. One row was sedatives, other was deadly posions. But he was too much in a hurry to place all the shots in the right place because he saw the runaway group getting away. He didn't know that in the sedative row, there was one poisonous shot.
He pulled the poisonous one.
"Here it is, King,"He said, handing the King the shot.
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Peter helped Jiang to her feet when he heard the crunching of stop behind him. A freezing cold surrounded both of them. Not the regular cold but the evil cold. Snow started to fall when Peter heard some one groan his name.
"Peter."
He gulped and turned around, so did Jiang. They saw the dark figures of Ombra and the Skeleton. The one in the middle of them, with the largest blade that they both have ever seen, darkness and cold so overwhelming, and the evil that brought both Jiang's and Peter's defiant souls to fear.
"That's the King,"Jiang said, whispering into Peter's ears.
"Why yes, Jiang Chen Pan. You seem to know so much that I might have to silence you for a moment. I don't want you interfering with my affairs,"The King said.
Jiang grimaced and created two balls of starstuff in her hand when Ombra approached her.
"Don't you dare silence me,"Jiang threatened.
Without a groan, Ombra reached toward her and she shot the balls of starstuff towards Ombra's glowing red eyes. It seemed to hit a weak spot, because Ombra groaned in pain and stumbled from Jiang.
Peter was about to laugh until he saw the Skeleton behind her.
He ran toward her, yelling,"Behind you!"
But the warning was too late. The Skeleton grabbed Jiang's neck at lightning speed. Jiang froze in a silent scream, feeling the most horrible pain. She wanted to collapse but the deathly grip of the Skeleton kept her up.
"Jiang!"Peter screamed and pulled the Sword of Mercy from his sheath.
"Make a move and I will end her life,"The Skeleton threatened, shaking Jiang.
Peter stopped and stared in despair at Jiang. He sheathed his sword and walked slowly away from the Skeleton.
The Skeleton let go of Jiang and she crumpled to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Peter,"King said.
He turned towards the King, hate in his eyes.
"Why are you doing this? What have I done to you?"Peter asked.
"i am doing this because you are interfering with my plans. My agenda is to rule Neverland, but I can't seem to do that if you keep on slowing my plans."
"What did I do to slow your plans? I did nothing!"
"Yes you did! We retrieved starstuff that was in the bottom of a lagoon hidden near the rocky shore areas. We placed it in a golden chest. But the day after we did our starstuff task, the chest went missing. We don't know exactly where it is."
"So you think I took it?"
"Yes. You were the only person on this island that wasn't held captive."
"That doesn't mean anything. What about the Starcatcher group?"
The King fell silent. Then Ombra glided up to the King ans whispered into his hood.
"You are a Watcher, yes?"King asked.
"Yes, I am,"Peter replied, dreading on what the King was going to say next.
"You don't now who took the chest, but you might know where it is."
Peter inwardly gasped.
No . . . no . . . I won't help them again.
"If you help us find the starstuff, we will let you and Jiang go. Including all the other captives. But if you don't, Ombra will end Jiang's life right now."
Ombra glided over to Jiang and left his ghostly hand hang above Jiang's crumpled body, ready to strike at any moment.
"No, no! I won't do this. You never keep your promises,"Peter yelled.
"I don't keep my promises? You don't even know me. I am different from Zarboff the Third,"The King laughed.
Peter came up with a plan, not a good plan but a plan.
He unsheathed the Sword of Mercy and pointed towards the King.
"We will do a duel. If I win, you let her live. If you win, I will find the starstuff for you. But theres no killing,"Peter said
"You have yourself a deal,"The King said, unsheathing his sword, Death Blade.
Then a scream rang out,"Stop!"
Peter turned around and was surprised to see Elysie running towards them, a gun aimed at the King.
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