Chapter 32

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Jenny's POV

"Quick! Leave Pandora's box on the rock." I whispered to Peter, who complied and hid both of us.

The rustling and footsteps come closer and soon enough the Evil Queen comes into view and spots Pandora's Box sitting on a rock. Emma unsheathes her sword as the group approaches Peter's Thinking Tree. Snow White places the bags of arrows down and moves towards the box, but the Evil Queen stops her.

"Careful, Pan wouldn't have just left it behind for no reason." She said.

"It's David's only way home. Without Gold, we're stuck here-" Snow reaches for the box but the forest vines from the tree wrap around her and trap her against the tree. Emma calls out to her mother but she and Regina face the same fate. I had to fight the urge to laugh with all my energy.

Peter and I make ourselves known by emerging from our hiding place.

"You're still at it?" Peter asked, picking up the sword Emma dropped. "Don't you know-" I already know what he's gonna say. I mouth the words as Peter says his favorite sentence. "-Peter Pan never fails? I didn't expect for you to find me. Then again, I shouldn't be surprised. You're mothers. Quite tenacious about your offspring. But if you're looking to see Henry again, I have to tell you there's only one place you'll be reunited-- in death."

I watch as the trio angrily try to break free from the magical restraints, but their efforts were futile.

"Having trouble moving? Can't be surprised given where you are. Do you see what is hastening your demise is your regret?"

"What are you talking about?" Emma asked, very confused.

Peter looked up at the tree with a reminiscent expression. "This tree is the site of a very important event for me." Oh, he's talking about the time I left Neverland, and it was in front of this tree.

"And what would that be?" Regina inquired.

"Let's just say I let go of someone I shouldn't have a long time ago, but now I no longer hold that regret." He said, glancing my way only for a short time.

"But what I don't regret is taking away your son, I'd like to keep these powers." Peter mocked.

The trio strangled against the vines again in rage but they still remained.

"You're not going to get to me. See, this tree attacks the regret inside anyone who comes here, and you, you've got plenty." He states pointing at the Savior.

"I regret not taking a better shot at you when I had the chance." The latter sneered.

"That's not all, is it, savior? No. I have your son's heart inside me. I can feel just how much you let him down time and time again." He arrogantly said, patting the left side of his chest, where Henry's beating organ lied.

"Leave her alone." Snow White said. Ugh, this is so boring. This back and forth thing is not entertaining, stabbing them in each limb or roasting them alive over a fire is more my taste.... Oh sorry, too graphic?

"... I have tortured and murdered. I've done some terrible things. I should be overflowing with regret, but, I'm not." Wait what? I wasn't paying attention ( A/n: me in class🙄).

As the queen finishes her final statement, she breaks herself and the other two free from the tree vines. Before I could react, the bîtch came forward and ripped Henry's heart out of my husband's chest.

The group looks at me in suspicion, and I just stand there staring back.

"Run away while you have a head start and the heart." I clench my fists as my dark purple magic swirled around them. "You'll need it." I mask my voice so they can't identify me as a woman, but the growing rage in my voice was not mistaken.

They don't say a word as they turn and run off. I breathe heavily as I channel my energy and slowly calm down. A groan of pain makes me come back to my senses and I realize Peter is on the ground.

"Peter!" I cry. I crouch down next to him and hold his head on my lap, he blinks and then his lips turn into a snarl.

"I'm fine, let's go get them, and end this once and for all."

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Jolly Roger
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Author's POV

As the lost boys mumble to each other on their corner of the ship, Henry, who is very much alive thanks to his mothers and grandmother, is laying on a bed in one of the ship's cabins.

"Oh I know that look. Five hours of Space Paranoids and too much pizza." Regina chuckled.

"Pizza's good." Henry said, Regina waved her hand over his chest and Henry winced.

"It's stings. What's that for?" He asked his mother. The soft glow of the spell faded away.

"A spell, so one can never take your heart ever again." She said. Henry grabs his mother's hand and thanks her. Regina kisses his forehead and heads out the cabin. After Henry makes himself comfortable in his bed and shuts his eyes, Peter Pan along with his hooded wife appeared.

"Did you actually think a simple spell can stop me from getting back your heart? Hah, even without your heart I'm not that weak." Pan said as Henry jerked up in alert, but it was too late. Pan gripped his shadow and attempted to rip it away, but Rumplestiltskin burst through the doorway with the Pandora Box in hand.

"It's your turn to go in the box, Pan." Mr. Gold sneered. Henry and Peter both looked back in shock and the box holder opened it. A red hue left the box and was pulling on Pan's legs, but before he would be trapped in the box, Henry's and Pan's eyes glowed for a few seconds as they switched bodies. Rumple didn't notice but Jenny did, and she smirked.

Henry, who is now in Pan's body, realized that they switched and cried out. "No!"

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Jenny's POV

I could easily tell that Henry and Peter switched bodies, it was so obvious that I didn't know why Rumple didn't notice.

Henry(Pan) winked at me and I inferred that he wanted me to play innocent and the victim. Yes, just a single wink and I know what he means.

I make my hood disappear and I look down at my hands and make my legs tremble. Regina busted through the door and towards Henry(Pan).

"Henry!" She kneels down next to his side and looks around his body for any bruises.

"It's okay, I'm okay." Henry(Pan) assured the mother.

"Are you sure?" Regina asked, Henry nodded. At this point Rumple turned around and noticed my 'frail' looking figure standing there. He immediately went into defense mode.

"Who the hell are you?" He asked me. I still looked down and spoke meekly in a shaky voice.

"I-I– Pan took me t-to this ship a-and he just made me stand here while h-he attacked Henry." I fiddled with the ends of my ragged clothing.

"How do you know my son?" Regina stomps up to me and is all in my face. I wince, but not for the act, but because I was restraining myself from punching her in the throat. If you don't remove yourself from my space bubble with your nasty àss breath...

"Pan made her go along with this, she's innocent, she was nice to me the whole time, I can't imagine what Pan does to her when I'm not around." Henry(Pan) looks at me pitifully.

He hits it from the back when Hen-Hen's not around.(A/n: what the fuck did I write😂😂💀)

Rumple and Regina both looked at me skeptically but then told me to go up on deck and sit with the lost boys.

I don't wait for them to ask me twice and make my way timidly to the exit, and before I did I glanced at Henry(Pan) and caught a glimpse of an evil smirk.

This game is gonna take longer than I thought.

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