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Wendy waited silently with baited breath, in her tree branch perch. She could see the lost boys spreading out, milling around, and minding their own business in the forest surrounding Pan's camp. She could see the little young one, the new boy; the one who still had a mind of his own. He was a little distant from all of them. This was her chance. She'd seen the newcomers on the island, searching for him; and as the island's self-proclaimed benevolent spirit she was determined to aid them.

She dropped down from the tree with a gentle, quiet thud on the hard ground. She lowered herself as she slunk through the tall plants and foliage towards the little boy: quite undetected and rather successfully if she did say so herself. The plants rustled as she grew nearer as the little boy turned around startled, seeking out the cause of the noise. She parted the plants and jumped out. The little boy let out a quiet gasp.

Wendy immediately held her finger to her lips, shushing him.

"You need not worry, Henry. I'm a friend."

"Who are you?" he answered still startled

"My name's Wendy. You-"

"Wendy Darling?!" he exclaimed a little louder. Wendy quickly checked around her.

"Yes ." she answered in a hushed tone, "Henry, I don't have long, but I needed to let you know that your family are here and they are trying very hard to get back to you." She continued earnestly. Henry smiled, and looked up at her.

"I know I spoke to them….through a mirror"

Wendy was a little surprised, and then a thought struck her. There was no noise from the other lost boys. Had they left Henry quite alone? Had Pan trusted him enough? A marvellous idea came to her and her face lit up.

"Henry." She all but whispered "I might be able to get you out of here now."

He stopped smiling, as a seriousness crept into his young features.

"You could get me to my family?" He asked eagerly, his voice full of hope. His spirit was not yet Pan's property.

"Yes, but we must go now."

"Ok." He nodded decisively.

The pair bent low and started to move quietly through the fern plants. They frequently stopped as the lost boys moving around nearly came upon them more than a few times. They seemed to be doing well; they were near the edge of Pan's camp, when a cry was sounded.

"He's gone! Pan! Pan! Henry's escaped!" the effect was immediate. The lost boys suddenly became very active darting through the ferns and clambering up the trees and walkways to get a better view of their escaped prisoner.

"Henry stay still!" she whispered to him "We may have to make a run for it." She tried to keep a brave face for him, when internally she was terrified. It had been some time since she'd come this close to Pan. A distance she'd not like to maintain. She could almost smell him in the air; she could feel him around her with a sense of oppression and panic.

"There!" a different lost boy shouted, both Wendy and Henry's eyes darted to the voice, its owner's hand pointing directly at them "He's down there! With the girl!"

"Run!" she told Henry, panicking she grabbed his hand and kept him close. The boys were hot on their heels. They would catch them in next to no time, Wendy knew it. She pulled Henry along a different path deeper into the woods just beyond the camp. This was a route she knew better than any of them; it was her secret path to their camp. A path well used throughout her years of spying. Finally the pair put some distance between them. But Henry was beginning to slow.

"I'm-I'm sorry… I need to… catch my breath." Henry panted as he tried to keep running. Wendy tried to help him and pull him on, but the plants were beginning to rustle around them

"Henry, if they catch us, and I am truly sorry that I have failed you for I think they might. Lie. They know I'm no weakling. Say it was my fault, I don't want you to come to any harm."

"Well we better keep going then"

As they turned to continue Wendy collided straight into Pan, who was standing there blocking their path; his headed cocked slightly to the side, his eyebrows slightly raised. She jumped back a sense of heighted fear overcoming her which she tried to hold back, but more successfully hide from her face.

"I wouldn't try it Miss Darling, we've got you surrounded now" he smirked his wicked little smile that struck both fear and a something new into Wendy's heart. And as he spoke the lost boys did begin to surround them: entrapping them.

"Did you think you'd get away with this Wendy, my dear?" He spoke slowly in his confident mocking voice, as he strolled around the circle the boys had formed, gradually getting closer to her.

Wendy stood in front of Henry protectively; she pulled back her shoulders and held her head high.

"I was rather counting on it, boy" she answered defiantly, he smirked in response.

"Well I'm afraid you've lost the game. "He took a threatening step closer to her "Better hand him over now.". Wendy backed away slightly with Henry in tow. "You'll have to come with us too I'm afraid, my dear." Pan smiled wickedly.

She couldn't be his prisoner; she wouldn't be trapped by him again. Panic overwhelmed her. She could see a small gap in the lost boy's circle; she pulled Henry with even more force towards it as they ran flat out. This time with even less success, a lost boy waiting in the shadows swung his club at them. Wendy was knocked out cold; as for her, neverland faded into darkness.

Peter ran over to them. He grabbed Henry by his shoulders, and stared down menacingly into his face "Well, well, looks like someone got too much freedom from us. Felix!" He turner to another boy "See to it that Henry is kept safe from any other vigilantes."

"You won't hurt her will you?!" Henry blurted out as Felix started to pull him away towards the camp. Pan turned his dark mischievous, evil eyes to Henry; remaining silent.

Pan bent down to the ground next to Wendy's unconscious form "well, well, little songbird, you didn't get very far this time" he mocked quietly. He reached down and tucked a strand of her matted wavy brown hair behind her ear. "See to it she's put someone safe. " He ordered the boys. "We don't want her wandering off now"