Chapter 3
Not sure where to go to find her brother Trish rushes into the forest. Hopefully in here it will be harder for the pirates to find her. Running in the opposite direction then where the Jolly Roger was at she carefully made her way. Wiping the sweat from her brow she stopped and looked around. "Where am I at this time," she sighs? Not expecting an answer she jumps as a hand is placed upon her shoulder.
"Are you lost," a young boy asks as he keeps her hand on her shoulder? turning around slowly Trish's eyes go wide as she sees the boy with long black hair and deep brown eyes looking at her. 'I...I...," she stutters,"I'm trying to find my brother." "Do you know where he may have gone," the boy asks? "Peter, saved him from the pirates," she looks down at her feet. "Well then I know where we can go to find them." Taking her hand in his he pulls her further into the forest. "I'm Cloud Hopper," he says. "Trish," she reply. He nods and smiles at her and leads her to a small clearing.
Just as they walk into a clearing a boy clad in green fly out of a large tree. "Yo Peter," Cloud Hopper calls out. Peter spins around in mid-flight as dives back into the clearing gently landing on the ground. "Cloud, who is that," he points to Trish? "I found you a new mother says you saved her brother." Peter steps closer to the girl and looks her in the eye. "Can you cook, clean, fix socks and tell stories," Peter asks. "Yes, but only if Jack is here I can." Walking to the tree he flew out of Peter yells into it, "LOST BOYS, LOST BOYS COME MEET YOUR NEW MOTHER!"
A scampering of feet are heard rushing up through the tree. Within a few minutes several boys surround Trish. One boy particular grabs her round her waists and crys in pure happiness. "Sis I thought I lost you." Patting his head gently she smiles down at him; "I promised I would come find you."
Looking around at the smile faces gathered around her she almost misses Cloud Hopper as he slinks back into the forest with a small wave of his hand. Sitting down on the ground Trish looks round the boys,"I'm to be your new mother." They cheer out and Jack climbs into her lap, "does this mean we are staying in Neverland sis?" "I suppose it does Jack, as long as you want to stay that is." The boys form a circle around Trish and Jack joins them as they grab hands and start dancing around her in happiness. Peter floats towards Trish and whispers into her ear, "You'll make a good mother."
Turning her head to look at Peter, "I shall try my hardest in return for you saving Jack." He smiles "I was on my way to collect you as well but you seem to have made it here just fine." "I had some help from a merman, and Cloud Hopper along the way. Had it not been for them I may still be with the pirates." His smile fades, "a merman, I only know of the mermaids." Shaking his head he puts that thought off to the side for now. Smiling he rises up a little higher as he pulls his flute out and starts blowing into it. The lost boys shout out in glee as they continue to dance around their new mother.
