Finding Never Land
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1.
Exhausted.
Vidia was completely exhausted. She gasped and gulped for air. Her heart pounded and her nerves were nearly shot. Hidden inside a human sailing ship Vidia had found respite from Pixie Hollow's omnipresent predator. The Hawk. Concealing herself from human eyes she peered out through a closed porthole and saw nothing but ocean with one exception. In the distance, faintly visible, the British Islands were receding from view.
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The day had begun quite nicely for the fast flyer. A clear sky, warm afternoon and the gentle breezes which were the handiwork of Vidia and her guild. With work done she flitted off for a nice, relaxing flight through the pine forest. In the trees were animal fairies helping momma birds teach their chicks to fly.
The meandering flight was going so well until she heard that frightening sound.
SKREEE!
It sent shivers down her spine and pierced her soul with such fear. The hawk. It had been circling looking for a meal and found Vidia. The giant winged predator tucked in its wings and dove upon the purple clad flyer. Now Vidia was in a flight for her very life.
She ducked into a shelter inside the trunk of a tree, but the relentless hawk scratched and ripped through the bark forcing her to escape and look elsewhere. The scouts spotted the bird and sent in help, but Vidia couldn't guide the hawk towards the rescue party. This hawk was among the fastest most agile of its kind she had ever encountered.
Every time Vidia spotted a shelter the raptor cut her off. Soon she realized what it was doing. It was herding her. Pushing out over open water where there were no shelters and no help. This bird was smart. It was going to drive her to total exhaustion so it could capture her and rip her flesh off with its talons and beak.
But luck was with her this day. This human ship was underway exactly where she needed it. And quickly Vidia had ducked inside a compartment where the hawk could not follow. The bird circled the vessel for some time before it eventually returned to the island of Never Land to look for more prey.
Vidia, though, was stuck here. It was late in the day, her pixie dust ration was almost gone and the only land close enough was now gone from view. This ship was her refuge, but now she wondered what would become of her. She had no idea where this vessel was headed. And once it arrived how would she get home? Could she get home? Her heart sunk as any hope of getting home seemed to fade with the fading rays' of the late evening sunlight.
Soon her extreme exhaustion drove her to find a secluded spot where she lay down and fell fast asleep.