𝓝𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓡𝓟

(Ah, I'm so happy that you're back and out of that situation! I was admittedly pretty worried.)

(akdhsdhs you're so sweet, honestly ;~; )

Ellie heard the cheers of the pirates as one announced the arrival of someone...important, clearly. “He’s coming?” she echoed, her voice at a quieter level. Perhaps there was no use in trying to get the attention of the pirates; perhaps their attention was unwanted anyway. She glanced at Oakley, and though she knew he was just as clueless as her in all of this, she couldn’t help but cling to him for answers anyway. “Wh-who’s ‘he’?” her voice wavered at the word. Whoever ‘he’ was, it probably didn’t spell good fortune for her and Oakley.

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Zack didn’t understand Neverland. Now, Peter Pan...that name sounded like something he might have heard before. But he considered it strange to bring up that character in a situation like this. Unless...was this Peter Pan real? I suppose he must be. he thought, gaze glancing over the two fairies once again. If they’re real, then there’s a lot more here that I didn’t know about.

“Gone.” Julian answered, expression unreadable. “Or, well, we don’t know where he is. He’s been missing for a long time.” Pearl nodded, and continued. “I don’t think anyone knows where he is. It’s a mystery.”

(Meanwhile Spencer is still chillin on the beach waiting, lol. I'm wondering if I should leave her there until the fairies return or make her go do something else)

The cheer quickly died out. Besides people’s footsteps were moving and shuffling was the only sound that was made. The wind seemed to be still, for now. Finally, footsteps from below were being heard. A sound that was barely there, and yet was loud enough to be heard. Grins on some pirates appeared and the men begin to line up in a format where the cabin door had enough space to open. Then the other pirates stayed close to Oakley and Ellie where two guards pulled out their hunting knifes, so they would be discouraged to try anything.

With glee and a kick of energy a new roar of cheer was developing. The name. “Hook” At first lingered with a murmur until the call begin to shake the ship itself.

In the meantime, Shorts’ attention was taken when he noticed Alex’s eyes were looking a certain direction. He had full intentions to speak up until he noticed the pirates lining up for Captain Hook to see the new bait, he caught this time around. A small panic arose in her chest and he quickly stepped in front of her, so she could be hidden away from Hook’s view. He silently hoped both of them were short enough to be unseen with a sea of men. Shorts glanced over his shoulder and gave Alex a gentle shhh gesture. The worst he wanted to happen was Hook or the other men to strike her or the other children on the ship.
From another part of the ship the children’s sobs could be heard as they heard the same footsteps that were coming or cries of them saying. “He coming!”, “Be quiet!”, and yet the cheers of the pirates were much more robust and heard.
Soon the cabin door opened with Smee opening the door for Captain Hook. A tall figure that presented himself with fine and rich clothing. He dressed in a black suit consisting of a highly fashionable, short-waisted doublet and petticoat breeches trimmed with scarlet ribbons. A wig, though it appeared he had youthful black curls with matched thick eyebrows and a moustache. His eyes were vengeful and the same blue eyes of the forget-me-not flowers, though when he is furious red dots appear. Full of adrenaline and spite. Hook’s attire was very similar to King Charles the II, though what was unking-like was he worn a belt with a use of carrying weapons with him. Two fully loaded pistols and his long Black Stache. A sword that has sliced many people including Peter Pan’s flesh. It craved for more. After all these years Hook hasn’t aged at all, his eyes gazed over at the two children that were tied up at the pole. His wicked smirk appeared and he walked towards them with a brisk. Presenting himself to them with no proper introduction and soon the ship was silent again. “You must be the ones!” Hook pointed his gloved hand towards them still wearing his smirk and speaking to both of them. “Are you both siblings?”

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Emily’s brows furrowed and her hands were brought to her chest. This was a real concern after all and she chewed on her lower lip indicating this anxiety. In her family tradition Peter normally came to the Daryling house hold and flew the children to Neverland. Of course, this didn’t happen to her. Instead she woke up at a beach shore and assumed, according to her gut, that she was here. Maybe he was in danger, but she wasn’t too certain. Although she wanted to find him, the biggest threat was Oakley and Ellie meeting Captain Hook. With a shaken sigh she mentally placed this fear and focused back to her new friends. She stared back at the fairies with anew determination and willingness. “If Zack and I go with you can you take us back to the Jolly Roger? That’s most likely the place where they must be, right?”

(✽Boop✽,
Hmm, Spencer could start walking back to the ship or start looking for the fairies. If she does look for the fairies then it might cause a little bit of suspense on our characters since they would need to stay ahead. But they would be unaware they are being followed? It might give Spencer and Zack a good chance to see each other and Zack might be tempted to leave Emily. Who knows? The possibilities are out there; however, it's your choice.

ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ,
I think I accidentally denied on it for a bit before I had to leave from my mom's house, but I'm trying to include more of your characters interacting with mine. I apologize if you ever felt like I left you out.)

(I do plan on responding, hopefully today but I can't make promises.)

(Alright, I'll leave Spencer there for just a bit longer and see what happens)

Ellie felt Oakley’s hand on her own, and a reassuring squeeze. Right. No matter what happens, we’re in this together. That’s something, at least. She held on tightly and returned the gesture, and set her eyes forward to the incoming pirate Captain. He was...intimidating, to say the least. Ellie felt like she was shrinking as the tall figure loomed over them both. He seemed to possess a commanding aura, and Ellie felt it was best to provide a swift answer to his question. “N-no, we’re not siblings...sir.” her timid voice squeaked out.

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“I suppose you must be talking about your friends?” Julian asked rhetorically, his legs crossing in midair as his wings beat continuously behind him. “Yes, they would most likely be on that ship by now. They, and many others.” Pearl gazed at the teens with an expression of worry, her hands fiddling. “But...are you sure you want to go there? You’ll be captured and enslaved, for sure.”

Zack didn’t understand much of the details, but he did know one thing: their friends were in danger. And he wanted to do everything in his power to protect them. So he squared his shoulders and balled his fists, eyes set with determination. “Well we have to rescue them somehow.”

Julian tapped his chin in thought. “Well, I suppose we could lend our assistance; we do possess magic after all. But if we’re going to do this and betray our devilish employers, you two will have to promise us something. Wouldn’t you agree, dear sister?” He turned to glance at Pearl, and she nodded eagerly, understanding his meaning.

(Thanks! I used some of the examples either from the Disney's version of Hook and the original novel's context of Hook.

Just a small update my fiance and I moved into our own place. Because of the situation the cops and my lawyer had advised me to stay out of public and don't tell my family members where I am. This will mean I'll mostly be on my laptop and be able to reply to the RP much more efficiently. Yay! The news sounds morbid, I know, but at least it's better than staying at home. Anyways onward )

A hook swing towards the boy's direction instead the captain changed direction quickly and the silver hook landed beside Oakley's head. Which it caught some of his hairs. Angry the captain gave them both a grin, nonverbally daring them to speak out of terms again. Some days he didn't mind killing a child. "Listen child." Captain Hook invaded his space by his face coming close to his. "I am the captain here and I am the only one that asks you or the girl any questions, understand?"
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Emily nodded her head agreeing with Zack's notion. "If we don't get caught then we'll be able to get our friends out of there and perhaps get the other children out of there as well. No one deserves to be imprisoned."

Although she was still nervous, this indication was true with her chewing on her lower lip, the girl still had hope that this is possible to do. There was a lot of ambition to conquer and she was determine to try these possibles. Once the consideration was there she smiled a little until one of the fairies imposed a ponder. "What is it?" Her eyes worn a curious and wonder stare to them.

(How is everyone else doing?)

(It's fine. God knows how long I made both of you wait for me, so it's no different from someone else. Plus it's not like Boop has any control of her computer. 

Mm, I'll leave that up to you if you want to write up a form or not. I kinda of like Alex in the plot so far.)

Ellie flinched hard when the Captain’s hook came swinging down to land right next to her friend’s head. All she could do was gasp and stare wide-eyed at the hook-hand, thankful it did not go through Oakley’s head. She grasped onto his hand even tighter, perhaps in warning. This man would kill them if they acted out of line, at least it certainly seemed that way.

Her body began to tremble in fear at the thought.

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“Well, you see…” Pearl began, and gulped. She began fiddling with her fingers again. “Fairies like us...have been dying. There simply aren’t enough people who believe, so we lose our light…” her voice trailed away and she fell silent, staring at her tiny feet. Julian’s expression had turned grim, but he picked up where she left off. “That is why we stay with the pirates. We annoy them and entertain them, make them pay attention to us, and in return we do as they say.”

Zack suddenly remembered the strange interaction with Emily Darling earlier, when they were watching the strange floating lights on the beach. ‘Fairies aren’t real.’ ‘You’ll more likely kill one.’ Suddenly it made sense. However different it was from what he knew about his world, it was clear now that this world had one strange property: these fairies apparently required attention or belief or something in order to survive. “So what you’re saying is, you want us to promise to...let you entertain us instead? So betraying the pirates isn’t a death sentence?”

Julian gave him a deliberate look. “That is exactly what we’re saying.” Pearl’s lips lifted into a small sad smile, one that didn’t reach her eyes, and she seemed to force a flat giggle. “It’ll be great! We’re not that annoying, you know. Well, maybe Julian is.” That statement seemed to lift the silvery fairy’s spirits a little, even if it was just to rile him up. “On the contrary, I believe you win the award for most troublesome.” he teased, flicking a flash of light in the blue fairy’s direction. She blinked to block out the light and giggled again, raising her arms to try to encase him in a bubble.

Turning away to leave the fairies at their banter, Zack trained his gaze on Emily. “What do you think?” he asked her. He wasn’t entirely sure about agreeing to get stuck with them, but he couldn’t deny that they might need their help to rescue their friends.

(I just couldn’t resist adding the sibling banter :3 and thanks for the understanding guys, this process is a lot slower with such limited use of my computer rn lol)

(Your post looks just fine, Boop ^^) 

Oakley froze like a deer trapped in headlights, unable to tear his wide gaze away from the menacing grin that loomed dangerously close to his face. The hook was far too close to his head, and he understood completely that if he talked out of turn again, it would mean big trouble for him. The squeeze from Ellie's hand seemed to snap him back into the urgency of the present, and he gave a quick, silent nod to the Captain. He wouldn't talk out of turn again--of that, Hook had made certain. 

Alex hissed when the Captain suddenly swung his hook at one of the children, and the girl's hands naturally balled into tight fists. She took a step forward, coming to stand at Short's side, all while glaring daggers at the man with the hook. She had half a mind to run over there and start kicking and screaming, but that would certainly mean another beating for her. Though with the adrenaline running through her veins, the consequences were merely a faint thought in the back of her mind. "If he hurts them, I swear I'll..." she muttered under her breath, as if in warning to Shorts, or maybe even to herself. 

(Aww thanks so much dreamgurl

and lol I suppose it'd be kinda both? My memories on how neverland fairies work are a bit fuzzy lol but basically they're asking 'hey let us hang out with you and annoy you, entertain you so that we'll get all your attention and not die, because if we betray the pirates they probably won't let us around them anymore so we'll need you' sort of thing. kinda like how if Tinker Bell doesn't get attention she dies. It's basically a security blanket for if (*cough*WHEN*cough*) the pirates abandon/kick out the fairies for helping the children escape)

Shorts quickly noticed Alex was on her feet again and used his arm to lightly block her from charging the captain. He kept his lips tightly closed and stared at her to give her a warning to stay as calm as possible.

The pirates either chuckled or stayed quiet from the children's reaction. The captain yanked the hook off the wood; which left pieces to either drop in small pieces or dangling from the pole that it used to be in. Captain Hook purred as he grin. His soulless eyes staring back at the girl, but focused back to both of them. He was mindful to stay on topic, since there was a reason why he needed to know who these kids are. "Now that we're on the same page." He used his weaponless hand to toy with his shiny hook for a bit. "Are any of you a Darling child?" His grin was being held back as he ponders this question out loud. Awaiting for the question to be answered.

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What the fairies were telling them made Emily think deeply. These weren't the stories she was told by her grandma or her mother. None of this should be happening. Peter Pan missing, the pirates dominating, and the fairies dying out. Emily's mind was wrapped around these concepts when Zack pulled her aside, and it mentally made her snap back into reality, or at least their reality. She glanced up at Zack with her curious brown eyes and studied his gesture for a moment. This way she could at least gather up her thoughts. Admittedly, she seemed stuck. Emily shook her head, but it didn't mean anything to answering the question. "I wouldn't know if they are telling the truth or not since they could ultimately lead us to the pirates." Her doubts was toned down into a whisper where only her and Zack could hear. "There's way we can use them to our advantage though. They could lead us to the pirate ship where Oakley and Ellie are and we can use their pixie dust to get us to fly. Flying will help us get to them faster and maybe we can use it to go home." As she stated her plan, it did make her stop for a moment and think about the last part she said. Did she really want to go home when Peter and the rest of the island was left into this devastating state? Perhaps it was better to get the others home and she could stay while trying to investigate where he is.

(i'm here.)