As Captain Hook's sword clashed with the dagger of Peter Pan, which was being currently wielded by one Mike TeaVee, the sky over Neverland began rapidly changing colors. It went from sky blue to blood-red to pitch black to forest green, to virtually every color in the spectrum, one after another. Of course, the change in the color scheme was going completely unnoticed by the two opponents as they fought over the fate of Neverland.
"I have destroyed everyone who has stood between me and victory!" Hook shouted as he pushed his sword against Mike's dagger, causing the boy's feet to push back into the ground as he fought to keep his balance. "The fairies; the Lost Boys; the Indians; and even Peter Pan himself has fallen under my heel! You shall be no different!" "You're not taking this land, Hook!" Mike grunted as he struggled to keep Hook's sword from cutting into him. "I'm going to beat you, for Peter Pan!" As they fought, Terrance looked up into the sky. "What in Neverland is that?" He turned his attention back to Mike, who was struggling with Hook. "Come on, Mike, you can do this, just have faith in yourself!" As Terrance sat there, he started to think about Mike's story about coming to Neverland with toy guns that somehow became real. "That's it! Mike, I know how to beat Hook!" * Atreyu was bringing Huck back to the den and looked up at the sky. "This can't be good." * In Fantasia, the Childlike Empress was standing on the balcony of her Ivory Tower as she stared up into the sky, which was also changing colors rapidly. She could feel the panic of the people everywhere in Fantasia as they saw the sky. "Bastian, what have you done?" she asked softly. * Nibs was watching the sky as it rapidly changed colors, while the wind started howling around him. He held onto his hat so it wouldn't blow away as he looked down into the waters where Bastian had dived in just minutes earlier. At first Nibs could tell where Bastian was, but because of the sky changing color it was hard to keep track of him. Now Bastian was nowhere to be found under the water. "Bastian!" Nibs shouted above the howling of the wind. "Where are you?" As he started to worry about his friend, a bright glowing light emerged from the waters, rising far above it. It was Bastian, his eyes closed and his body unmoving as AURYN changed colors along with the sky above. Slowly, Bastian was lowered toward the ground as Nibs raced over to him, covering him with a shirt to preserve his modesty. "Come on, Bastian, you need to wake up," Nibs said as he shook his friend. "I don't know what you did, but I think it might have made things-" Then suddenly, without warning, Bastian disappeared in a cloud of sparkling dust and light. Nibs jumped back, looking around for any sign of his friend. "No. Not him, too." * Terrance flew as fast as he could and landed on Mike's shoulder as he continued to clash his dagger against Hook's blade, barely able to keep up against Hook's swordsmanship. "Mike, it's Neverland's magic! It used your imagination to make your toy guns real!" Terrance told his friend. "You just have to use your imagination!" "My imagination?" Mike asked as he started thinking back to his favorite t.v. programs and movies. He wasn't just into westerns, but movies about ninjas and pirates. It all started coming back to him as his swordsmanship against Hook began to greatly improve. And that's when Hook saw the fairy sitting on the young boy's shoulder. "A fairy! I don't believe in-" "NO!" Mike reacted quickly and did frontal flip in front Hook, kicking him in the face as he landed back on his feet, twirled, and knocked the sword from Hook's hand. Using the skills he'd remembered from his favorite movies, Mike began punching and kicking at Hook, not giving the pirate any room to fight back. "Go, Mike!" Terrance shouted happily as he floated in the air. "I knew you could do it!" "Watch this!" Mike said as he had Hook backed against the edge of a cliff, and was about to finish him when Hook's sharp, pointed hand dug itself into Mike's chest, falling straight into his heart. "No, you watch this!" Hook shouted as he lifted Mike up off the ground. "No one defeats Hook!" "No one except Peter Pan!" Peter shouted as he flew in and punched Hook. "Time to finish this!" As Peter landed, a glowing began, forming a bright solid light in the sky. "No! How is this possible!" Hook shouted. "Bastian," Nibs said as he flew down and landed alongside Peter. "He connected himself and AURYN to Neverland. He can affect Neverland's magic now. He gave Peter his connection back and is fixing the damage you caused!" Hook tossed Mike to the ground as Peter picked up his dagger. "I destroyed you once, Pan, and I'll do it a thousand more times if I have to!" Hook and Peter rushed toward each other as their weapons clashed against each other. Terrance flew up to Mike and landed on his cheek. "Please, Mike, don't die!" Terrance said with tears in his eyes. "You can't die! Please!" Atreyu, Huck, and Tiny Tim finally arrived and found the chaos that was unfolding as the colors in the sky over Neverland began to stabilize, forming a solid sky nighttime sky once again. "Where's Bastian?" Huck asked as he looked around. "He sacrificed himself to save Neverland," Nibs said sadly. "He's... he's gone." "No!" Huck said as he fell to his knees. "First Tom, now this." "Neverland will never fall before you again!" Pan said as he pushed Hook back closer to the edge of the cliff. "Today it ends!" "Yes, it does!" Hook shouted as he prepared to bring his hook down into Peter's side, be he spun and pushed his dagger into Hook's arm. He stumbled and fell back off of the cliff, falling toward the water below. "You haven't seen the last of me, Peter Pan!" As Hook said that, a large crocodile emerged from the water. Hook saw it as he started laughing insanely before he hit the water. The crocodile just smiled as it went below the water to have its dinner. Peter ran together with Huck and the others as they gathered around Mike as he lay bleeding in the grass. Terrance was crying as he upon Mike's chest, his new friend having been killed by Hook. "Isn't there anything we can do?" Tiny Tim asked as he looked around. "All this magic brought Neverland back, why can't we help Mike?" "Maybe we can," Peter told them. "Everyone left in Neverland is here,, maybe we can bring him back. Everyone join hands." As everyone there joined hands, Huck slipped his hand into Nib's as the two shared a smile. Everyone closed their eyes and focused on Mike, while the sky started to glow brighter and brighter and brighter. As they focused, the ground started shaking as the biggest change yet to Neverland began. The waves began to crash the beach, and everyone nearly fell down as they continued to hold hands and concentrate on Mike. Finally, their hold was broken as the entire group fell to the ground. Soon the shaking suddenly stopped. Huck sat up and looked around, noticing a dense fog out in the water. He focused his eyes and tried to stare as the fog started to dissipate. "What the hell? Is it just me, or does that place over there look like-" "The Ivory Tower," Atreyu whispered a large shadow started to appear on the horizon. Falkor soon landed near the group as Peter looked around. "What in the world is this thing?" Peter asked, just as Mike started coughing and opening his eyes. "MIKE!" Terrance shouted as he hugged Mike with his tiny hands. "You're alive!" "The Childlike Empress wishes to speak to all of you," Falkor told them gently. "There is much to explain, and much more to do." * Peter, Huck, Nibs, Mike, Terrance, Atreyu, and Tiny Tim arrived at the Ivory Tower, where the Childlike Empress greeted them warmly. She had new clothes given to Mike, Huck, and Tiny Tim that were more suited to their further adventures when they left Fantasia. Mike was given a pair of black pants, boots, a blue denim shirt, brown duster and a brown cowboy hat; Tiny Tim was given a new blue suit with brown shoes and a red cap; and Huck decided his last fancy suit was too much, so he opted for blue jeans, a white button down collar shirt, and no shoes. "What is going on, Princess? How is it possible that we're here in Fantasia?" Atreyu asked her. "Bastian has connected the power of AURYN to Neverland's magic, and in doing so has connected Neverland to Fantasia. Neverland is but a doorway away now," the Childlike Empress told them. "What about the fairies and the Lost Boys?" Huck asked. "Can they be brought back?" "Unfortunately no," the Childlike Empress said sadly. "At least not without both AURYN and other elements that we do not possess currently." "And what about Bastian? Is he... dead?" Huck asked her. "Bastian is indeed alive, although while I can sense him, I can not tell where he is," the Childlike Empress told them. "He is not within Fantasia or Neverland." "We must find him," Atreyu said as he looked at his friends. "Only AURYN has the power to save all of our worlds from the evil that is coming." "You said I was Bastian's soulmate, I can follow him anywhere," Atreyu told her. "Perhaps I can-" "No, Atreyu, that is not possible now, Neverland's magic will block your ability to track Bastian from here on out," the Childlike Empress told them. "Until Bastian reveals himself to us, I am afraid that we can not continue without him, for only AURYN can allow travel between worlds." "That's not true, I've spent five years doing it," Peter told her. "We just have to follow the stars and we can do it. But there are thousands of other worlds, though, it'll be impossible to find him." "We have to try," Huck said as he looked at his friends. "I don't about y'all, but I'm tired of losing my friends. I'm going to find Bastian and Tom, I don't care how many worlds I have to search." "Count me in," Tiny Tim added as he stood next to Huck. "Besides, we have to get Mike home, as well." "No," Mike told them. "I want to come with you guys. Forget that chocolate factory tour, this is much more fun!" "Then I'm coming along, too," Terrance said as he sat on Mike's shoulder. "Wait," Nibs said as he thought about it. "Peter, you can't leave Neverland again, not for as long as you did the last time. We can't risk Neverland falling apart again." "But then who will lead everyone in the search for Bastian?" Peter asked him. "I will," Nibs replied as he smiled at Huck. "I know the path to get to the stars, you've taken us up there before. I'll lead everyone to the next world to start our search." "Atreyu, I need you to remain here while the others search," the Childlike Empress told Atreyu. "With Bastian missing, you are the one who must lead the people into battle should the evil invade before he is found." "Evil? What evil?" Peter asked her. "I thought Hook was defeated." "This is something much, much worse," the Childlike Empress told him. "A great evil seeks to claim AURYN's magic for their own, and in doing so will destroy Fantasia." "Then consider Peter Pan there to help you," Peter told her with a smile. "We shall protect both Neverland and Fantasia." "Okay, but how are we going to get to the stars to travel to the next world?" Tiny Tim asked. Terrance flew off of Mike's shoulder and flew around the group, tossing fairy dust onto each of them. "Everyone needs to focus on a happy thought," Terrance told the group as he floated in front of them. "Whatever makes you happiest, just keep that thought in your minds and let those feelings guide you." Everyone closed their eyes and focused. "Christmas dinner with my family," Tiny Tim said. "A marathon of my favorite cowboy movies," Mike told them. "Having adventures and gettin' into trouble with my best friend Tom," Huck added. The three started lifting off of the ground, unable to control their flying at first. After a few minutes, the trio started getting the hang of it and were soon flying around the room. "This is fantastic!" Huck shouted as he reached the ceiling. "I'm flying!" "For the first time in my life, I don't need a crutch!" Tiny Tim smiled as he flew past him. "Let's see a cowboy do this!" Mike said as he twirled through the air. "Nibs, are you sure you can do this?" Peter asked him. "I have to, Peter," Nibs replied as he put a hand on Peter's shoulder. "It's time I stepped up and stopped being afraid of everything. I hope we'll find Bastian soon." "Good luck, my friend," Peter told him as he hugged Nibs. "I'll be here for you when you return." "Come on, guys!" Nibs said as he looked up at his flying friends. "Let's go find our friends!" Nibs flew into the air, and headed out the window. Huck, Tiny Tim, and Mike flew off after, with Terrance hanging Mike's collar. "Good luck, you will need it," the Childlike Empress told them as she watched the group fly off into the sky. * "There it is!" Nibs shouted as everyone held hands, forming a chain as they flew towards the star. "Just like Peter said." "I don't believe it," Mike said as he looked at the bright lights ahead. "Is this really how we're going to find Bastian? That's a lot of new worlds." "And we'll search them all until we find Bastian," Huck told him. "He's the only one who can me find Tom. We'll search every last one of these worlds until we find our friends." "Okay, boys, let's pick and go!" Nibs said as he flew forward, dragging the others with him. They hit one of the colored lights, flashing a bright white as they charged through. * Oz "Glinda's wand is nearly drained of its power," the Wicked Witch of the SouthEast cackled as she watched her powers continue to grow. "Soon I'll have enough power to track down this energy source and claim it for my own!" Outside, Tom Sawyer and Glinda were watching the scene unfold. Tom had recently rescued Glinda from the dungeon and now the two were trying to find a way to reclaim Glinda's magic wand before it was gone. "What do we do?" Tom asked Glinda. "There's a bunch of them big ass monkeys guarding the place. We'll never get past them." "If we don't, Oz is doomed," Glinda reminded him. "As well as your worlds, and countless others. We must try." "Okay, I guess I could try to distract them while you grab the wand," Tom told her. "I'll hodl them off as long as I can." "Be careful, Tom," Glinda told him as she kissed his forehead. "Luck be with you." * Bastian felt the warm sunlight hit his naked body as he opened his eyes. AURYN was still around his neck as he sat up in a patch of grass overlooking a small pond. "Where am I?" Bastian asked himself as he pulled himself up. Finding an old blanket nearby, he quickly wrapped it around his waist as he stood up and looked around. Behind him was a small thicket of trees; to the front of him was a small sewage treatment plant. "What is this place?" A laughter was heard, seemingly coming out of thin air as Bastian spun around, clutching the blanket tightly around his waist. "Who's there?" The laughter started again, but this time as Bastian faced the sewage treatment plant, he found a clown standing there, with three balloons in his hand. He had bright red hair, a red nose, a yellow and white suit with a ruffled white collar, and large red clown shoes. "Hello there, little boy, would like a balloon?" the clown asked. "No- no thank you," Bastian said as he stepped away. "They're free," the clown smirked as he held one of the balloons out. "Don't you want a balloon, Bastian? They float! They all float!" Bastian started getting nervous as he took another step back and found he backed up against the clown, who was now standing right behind him. "You can't run, Bastian! You can't run from us!" the clown said as he opened his mouth, baring his fangs at the young man. Bastian fell backward, but quickly scrambled to his feet and started running. "See you around! Your balloon will be waiting for you! Ho ha! Ho ha!" Bastian got into the forest as fast as he could, resting behind a tree when he couldn't run anymore. "Who the hell was that?" Bastian asked, his voice squeaking with fear. "And... who is Bastian?" TO BE CONTINUED...
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By Tobias ChristopherAuthor, luckdragon trainer Archives
November 2019
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