Peter Pan 2
By Auld Lang Syne
Chapter 1
Neverland…
Captain Hook and his pirate crew were long gone. Only the sound of the enjoyable laughter and what can only be described as hooting of young, little boys could be heard in the distance of the magical world called Neverland.
It was a winter- like day when the famous Peter Pan left Neverland, but summer-like when he arrived. So the moment Peter entered Neverland, the season changed from winter to summer and all signs of the snow disappeared immediately upon arrival as if it never existed.
"WAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOO!"
A shirtless boy wearing nothing, but brown, filthy pants came running outside from a secret tree lair and pointed towards the sky.
"LOOK, PETER'S BACK!" shouted Muddle, one of the newest Lost Boys.
"PETER! PETER'S BACK! HE'S BACK! YAY! HE'S BACK!" shouted the rest of the Lost Boys in recognition of Peter's return.
The Lost Boys head ducked out of what appears to be a large dark hole nearly completely surrounded by foliage on the side of the tree trunk. If one did not look closely enough, one would not perceive the hole.
Once Peter landed firmly on the ground, the boys came rushing out to meet Peter, but got stuck in one of the entrances when they all simultaneously tried to get through the threshold. Whereas Muddle, whom was already outside, was the first one to point out that Peter was back and leapt on Peter, hugging him.
"UGGHHH! Chubby, get back! You're too big to fit through!" demanded, Skimpy, one of the newest, one of the youngest, and the leanest of the whole lot.
"URGGH! I'm stuck, why don't you get back, you're the skinny one!" retorted Chubby in his big, deep voice.
"FINE!" surrendered Skimpy, as he sucked in his stomach and barely managed to step back.
All the Lost Boys at the entrance fell to the ground in an attempt to get through the doorway and Skimpy, being the only one who had his footing firmly planted on the ground, arms crossed impatiently, stepped on each of the boys purposely, before greeting Peter back. The boys groaned angrily and wearily from being stepped on.
"Peter! Have you brought back more stories?!" asked Skimpy eagerly after releasing Peter from the embrace.
"Yes, one story, a good one," nodded Peter assuredly grinning cockily.
Upon hearing Peter's answer, the Lost Boys mustered all their energy to regain their composure and sat around Peter expecting to hear another tale of Peter Pan, but that didn't mean they forgot Skimpy's actions, oh no, they soon would have their revenge on Skimpy.
"It was 20 years ago, when a 13-year-old girl named Wendy told tales of faeries, mermaids, and pirates. She played out scenes with her brothers, John and Michael, fighting with fake swords and such, until one day… She had to grow up…
Gasps of horror erupted from the Lost Boys mouths'. The thought of growing up- why, it terrified them! Why, if any of the Lost Boys ever mentioned the consideration of growing up should have their throats cut out… or worse… be banished from the wonderful world of Neverland, where people would never have to grow up, or worry about grown up things and stay young for all eternity. For the Lost Boys, to think of such thoughts in Neverland was considered to be a sin.
"Then I came to rescue her…" continued Peter leaving out the part of crying because his shadow wouldn't stick.
Cheers erupted from the group of boys, which soon died out, as they were anxious to hear more.
After a long time, Peter finished up the story…
"I left Wendy's home, only to return to hear more stories. It's been 20 years now and Wendy has grown up," said Peter sadly.
"I don't know why, but somehow I feel sad," said a twin named Tootsy, yes, there were new twins that took place of… well, the old twins.
"Me, too. Why would someone want to grow up?" inquired the other twin, Tipsy.
Flashback…
"Surely you must have felt love once for something… someone," said Wendy softly.
"Never- even the sound of it offends me," snapped Peter.
Wendy's hand moves to touch Peter's face, but Peter leapt back.
"Why do you have to spoil everything? We have fun, don't we? I taught you to fly and to fight. What more could there be?" Peter questioned.
"There is so much more," responded Wendy, her voice wavering as she looked upon Peter with a sad expression.
"What? What else is there?" Peter demanded.
"I don't know. I guess it becomes clearer when you grow up," replied Wendy, ambiguously.
"Well, I will not grow up. You cannot make me! I always want to be a boy and have fun!" shouted Peter angrily.
"You say so Peter, but I think it is your biggest pretend," said Wendy wistfully.
Flashback ends…
Present time in Neverland…
"I don't know," says Peter softly, unable to answer the Twin's question about why anyone would grow up.
The Lost Boys were a little perturbed hearing that Wendy grew up, but they decided not to mourn over the situation. Instead, the Lost Boys left Peter by himself and started to plot a scheme on punishing Skimpy. Having gathered around hearing Peter's story and performing the fighting parts, the Lost Boys were sparked with inspiration on what the payback would be. And a sweet vengeance it turned out to be.
Morning in Neverland…
"SHOOT THE SKIMPY BIRD!" bellowed Tipsy.
Skimpy was flying blindfolded, whereas the Lost Boys were practising their aim in archery and shooting cannonballs. Guess who the target is.
"AAAAHHHH!!!" Skimpy shouted fearfully.
"Looks like somethin' fell, let's go check it out lads," said Wily smirking impishly.
After playing, "Shoot the Skimpy Bird", all was forgiven and the Lost Boys were satisfied at having carried out justice. Skimpy didn't get hurt- he was frightened, but he didn't get hurt, he just fell from the sky into some foliage that cushioned his fall at the loss of happy thoughts.
At first, Skimpy didn't really know what was going on except that the boys invited him to play a game, not knowing that it would hold certain doom for him. First, it started out with shots of arrows and for the finale… a boom of a cannon was heard throughout Neverland, and Skimpy lost all the happy thoughts of the boys letting him play games with them for the first time, and fell into some shrubbery.
Meanwhile…
Peter is in his hammock, fingering something old…something silver…something given from a Wendy to a Peter.
A thimble…
Author's Note: Wow, writing that was made me dozy. Anyway, keep the reviews coming and I might update. Take note of the wording… "Might". That means I might or might not update. That all depends on you people out there, so review. Otherwise, I'll hold the chapter captive. If I don't get at least... let's see... 10 reviews, then I most likely won't update. Quotes from the movie edited by me…
Pirate: Beg for the next chapter.
John: My brother and I are English gentlemen. English gentlemen do not beg.
Michael gets on his knees.
Michael:… Please. Please.