Gold

{51}

I walked behind the others as we made our way to Pan's camp. Emma was looking at the map and leading the way.

I only hoped we could make it there and save Henry quickly. I was getting sick if Neverland.

"Hey, need a break?" Charming asked Snow, ahead of me.

"No, I'm good." Snow told him.

"In this heat, you shouldn't overtax yourself." Charming insisted.

"Oh, so you need a break." Snow said and Charming made a face.

"No, I'm good."

"David Nolan let himself go." Snow told him.

"Does he look like he let himself go?" Charming asked her jokingly, but I could see he really did look exhausted.

He didn't look too great, if I looked hard enough. He had dark circles under his eyes and he looked sick.

But from what?

"How much further?" Regina asked Emma, looking around at the forest.

Emma looked down at the map.

"We should be getting close to Pan's lair." She told us.

I followed after her.

"Going in a straight line course.." she trailed off then.

"Son of a bitch! How is it now behind us?" Emma asked in frustration.

We all stopped walking then and looked over at Emma.

"How can that be?" Snow asked her.

"You got us lost." Regina told Emma.

"No she didn't. It's the camp, Pan's moving it." Hook told her.

"He's playing tricks with us." I said angrily.

Of course he was. It wasn't going to be that easy to get Henry.

"If Pan's camp keeps moving, how are we ever going to find Henry?" Emma asked.

"Emma, we'll find him." I assured her, though I was having doubts.

How would we beat Pan at his own game? And on his own island as well?

"So this whole trek has been for nothing?" Emma asked us.

"I told you walking was idiotic. If I can just use some magic, we could materialize into the camp and grab Henry." Regina told her.

I could see Regina was losing her patience, and fast.

"We don't know where the camp is. Haven't you been listening?" Snow asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Of course she's been listening, Snow. We all have." I told her.

"Pan will have shields against magic. Such an attempt would end in your death, and more importantly, mine, which is why we're walking." Hook told Regina.

"Well, then. What's your idea? How are we going to find it?" Regina asked him.

"By using someone he trusts." Hook told us.

"Who? Because I guess he certainly doesn't trust you." Charming said.

"A fairy who lived here when I was about. She might still be on the island. She'd be an inside source, knows all about the camp, can get us in. She might even have some pixie dust left. Perhaps we could fly in." Hook told us.

"You mean fairy dust." Emma corrected him, but he shook his head.

"No, pixie dust. It's stronger. Like nuclear fairy dust." He told her.