She sat outside the headmaster's office for what felt like an hour maybe more. Soon both parents came out and looked at her.

The drive home was silent and so was when they arrived. It was not until they entered the house and shut the door that Wendy spoke.

"Jane what were you thinking?"

"She was saying both of you were stupid. She was believing that story." She said annoyed. All she did was defend them and she was getting in trouble for it.

"But you shouldn't pick fights with other kids." Wendy told her.

"So you tell me stories where you and dad constantly had fights with other kids when you were kids and now you say it's bad?"

"It wasn't like that. We did for the fun of it. Just a game. Pretend." Peter said. He had missed those when he use to do sword fights with the other lost boys but it was never intentionally to hurt them.

"Pretend or not I was only trying to stop her from talking about you like that. Why can't you appreciate that I tried?" She said almost crying.

Both sighed. "It's not that we don't appreciate it." Wendy kneeled down to her height. "It's just how you did it is what we're not too happy about."

"What was I suppose to do?! Let her keep talking. None of this would've ever happened if it wasn't for those stories you've told! It's all a bunch of nonsense!" She said angrily.

"No it isn't." A small voice from a top the stairs said. They all turned to find Matthew and Ms Kelly, their neighbor they called to look after him while they went to collect Jane. She was ready to go home. "I think I might go. You seem like you need some time alone." She said and headed out the door.

"Thank you for looking after Matthew." Wendy thanked her and closed the door behind her.

"Yes it is Matthew! There's no such place and Neverland and people can't fly! Mother and father never did any of that its all make believe and pretend! So just grow up!" She yelled and he started crying.

"You're a liar!" He shouted back and ran back to his room.

"Matthew!" Wendy called and rushed past Jane to go after her son.

"What's wrong with you?" Peter said strictly. "You shouldn't say things like that to your brother. He's still young. You may not believe it but we've never once lied. They did happen and those stories are important to him and to your mother and I and they should be for you too." He said.

"You think you're grown up but there's a lot more to growing up then you think. You'd want to be a kid as long as you want. You choose to grow up now and you'll regret it." And with that he went upstairs to join Wendy with comforting Matthew.

Jane stood there before she angrily sprinted to her room and slammed the door. She acted like an adult and her parents still treated her like a child.

She knew she was a grown up. Why couldn't Matthew get over it and grow up and why did her parents slow or even stop them from growing up. She swore they believed their own stories more then anyone else. If anyone needed to grow up it was them.

Not sure what to do she just cried her eyes out. She wanted to get out of here. No one clearly wanted her here. She was a grown up living in a house full of children.


"Don't worry about Jane." Wendy said soothingly. "Neverland is real." She stroked his hair.

"The fairies, the Indians, and the lost boys all real." Peter added who was beside Wendy both by the little boy's bed.

Their voices made the bad thoughts go away and replaced them with happy thoughts. He soon fell back asleep. Dreaming of Neverland and the many adventures. One day he will see the place and fly. He was sure he would.


It was late now. The entire household was asleep. Not a movement, except for above the house where ropes lowered and down slid strange looking figures. Two groups landed in front of two of the windows.

"The captain said they were in one room." One whispered.

"Shh just take the kids and lets go." Another ordered.

They opened the window's and quietly came into the two rooms. Grabbing the kids covering their mouths and causing them to wake up with a fright.

Matthew was already gagged and thrown on the small rowboat. Jane however fought but she was also gagged. She kicked and muffled. Doing whatever she could to wake her parents. She kicked a photo of the family of the bedside table and caused the glass to break. She wished it wasn't that but she was desperate.


The sound of glass breaking woke both the parents up. Soon they heard more sounds and quickly rushed to Jane's room where they saw her being tossed onto a flying boat outside the window. Peter rushed to save his daughter but the pirate forced him back and they flew off.

"Jane!"

Wendy became worried and ran to Matthew's room fearing the worse and when his bed was empty and window open she ran over to it and saw the boat flying towards the second star to the right.

"Peter!" She came back to where he was. She was tear filled and her words were muffled. "They took both of them. The pirates. They're taking them to Neverland. No no we need to bring them back."

Peter hugged her and pulled her close. "We'll get them back. I promise." He kissed her head and hugged her tight. "It's ok." He whispered. But that was a lie. He wasn't sure what was going to happen to them. He could only hope they would be alright. This wasn't how he imagined there first trip to Neverland if they ever were to come.