Halloo everyone! Under the encouragement of frodoschick I decided to post the Peter Pan story I've been working on. I you all like it!

"Do any boys ever go to Neverland?" seven year old Eric asked his older sister Zoe.

"No" she answered

"How come?"

"I dunno, but the only reason John and Michael went was because Wendy wouldn't go without her brothers" Zoe had just finished telling him the story of Peter Pan, for the millionth time. Eric loved the story of Peter Pan, the pirates, the Indians, the adventure, the flying and the boy who would never grow up. Zoe had told Eric all the Peter Pan stories ever told multiple times ever since he was five. Zoe was three years older than Eric; she enjoyed telling Eric stories, especially Peter Pan stories. But lately Zoe had been hanging out with her friends more than Eric.

"Zoe, can you please play pirates with me?" Eric asked one Saturday afternoon.

"Sorry Eric, I have Rebecca over, see?" Zoe said pointing to her friend.

"She can play too" Eric offered

"Sorry, she doesn't like playing pirates like you do"

"We do" Eric corrected, a frown on his little face

"That's right, now why don't you go play by yourself, or invite a friend of you own over?"

"Okay" Eric said, disappointed. Later that day he went around the neighborhood and looked for some friends. He walked about three houses down when he saw a little boy playing soccer in his front yard, he was really good. The little boy, in contrast to Eric's black hair and average skin with freckles, had light blond hair and a dark tan.

"Hi" Eric said, the little boy kicked the ball into his little plastic goal and looked at Eric.

"Hi" he said "I'm Ian"

"I'm Eric"

"Do you want to play soccer with me?"

"Sure, let me go let my mom know"

"Ok"

"I'll be right back" Eric ran down the street to let his mom know where he was going to go play. Eric and Ian played together everyday for the rest of summer. They played sports which by the end of summer, Eric was really good at. They also played board games and video games. Eric started to like playing those things more than pirates and Indians, he eventually grew out of those games, but he never forgot about Peter Pan.

By the time Eric reached the eighth grade, the old Peter Pan stories were merely a memory stuck in the back of his head. He was still best friends with Ian. His family and Eric's family were planning a vacation on Ian's family's boat. It was big old ship that Ian spent most of his summers on. He had invited Eric and his family to sail around for a month on the boat, The Magdajena. Ian and Eric were sitting on the dock, their legs dangling over the deep blue water, reflecting the evening sky above them. Eric looked up and saw a large star grow bright and wink at him.

"Second to the right and straight on till morning" Eric whispered into the night air.

"What?" Ian asked

"Nothing, just something from a story I liked when I was little"

"Oh, are you excited for when we leave tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I can't wait!"

"Good, it'll be a lot of fun"

"Yeah"

That night Eric dreamed of flying through the air, watching The Magdajena float beneath him, but the boat wasn't floating, it was flying too. Suddenly the boat rose up and Eric became caught in its massive sails. Eric was struggling to fly free again when he awoke, tangled in his very own sheets. It had all been a dream. Sunlight streamed through his window so he showered, dressed and headed downstairs where he found his family all ready to head down to the docks. Eric grabbed the bags he had packed a week ago and helped Zoe load up the car. The dock was only a few minutes away from the house but they felt they couldn't carry all the luggage such a short way. When they arrived, the boat was gleaming in the early morning light. They carried all their luggage onto the ship and got settled in. Ian gave Eric the grand tour of the boat. That afternoon they set sail. Eric loved the feeling of soaring across the ocean. Eric leaned against the rail and breathed in the fresh salty air. It brought back the joy he had felt while he was flying in his dream. Then the horror of getting caught in the sails flooded his body and he moved away from the railing. By the evening they had traveled far away and Eric could no longer see land. That night he and Eric were out on deck when a big storm started up. Waves raged and winds screamed. The boat rocked and bounced at the mercy of the weather. Ian's dad had instructed Ian and Eric to take the extra sail down below. Eric and Ian lugged the heavy canvas across the deck when a wave crashed upon them. Ian was under the heavy sail enough to not be harmed but Eric was swept away by the wave.

"MAN OVERBOARD!" Ian hollered at the top of his lungs. Everyone looked at him with horror. They all ran to edge to watch Eric's head poke above they surface, all of them including Eric, gasped. Eric went back under as everyone tried to find out what to do. They threw out ropes and life preservers. Eric grabbed onto a life preserver and floated away from the boat. His mind was groggy and full of water, but he remembered shouts of the people on the boat calling out his name. He didn't remember anything else that night. The next morning he was soaked thoroughly except his longish black hair that was drying in the morning sun. The Magdajena was nowhere in sight, much less any other boats. He clung to the life preserver for another hour before he passed out from exhaustion.

Peter Pan flew over a crystal clear ocean as he sang at the top of his lungs to Tink who was not enjoying his off-key notes at all. Suddenly he stopped singing. Tink asked him what was wrong.

"There's a boy in the water!" Peter shouted. "We should go swim with him". Tink pointed out that he was unconscious and stranded and probably didn't want to swim. "We should help him if he's unconscious" Tink informed Peter that this was a good idea. So Peter dove down to the water and lifted the boy up into the air. Peter began fly away when Tink reminded Peter of kidnapping and other felonies he was currently performing but Peter didn't care. He was determined to help this boy, and it was obvious he didn't have anywhere else to go. So Peter, Tink and Eric flew off to Neverland.

Please let me know what you think, I would also love to know what you think you should happen next!