Note that this is not a chapter, just some author's notes. Sorry 'bout that; my Jane/Hook installment is coming up, hopefully by this weekend.
It seems that "Wanted To Fly" gave readers the impression that Peter is Jane's father. While this is a logical, if not that obvious, conclusion, it is not correct. (Sorry to all you Peter/Wendy shippers out there ^_^) In Peter's speech, the reason he refers to Wendy as "your mother" is that, being Wendy's child, and only around eight or nine at most, Jane is not used to hearing her called Wendy, and Peter recognizes that. Then there's that last sentence-- "She hadn't failed Father yet." I can see how people could take this to mean she hadn't failed Peter yet, but this is not what I meant. Before he left for the military, Jane promised her father she would look after Wendy and her little brother, Danny. At the moment, she's not looking out for them. Therefore the logical thing to do to avoid letting him down would be to get back home ASAP. By learning to fly, she is learning to get out of there. Thus, she has not yet let him down. Besides, would her name be Jane Darling if she were Pan's child? And would Pan still be her age? Unless she were illegitimate (eww! not likely! Wendy's no older than thirteen when she visits!), I don't think so.
Just so we can avoid any more confusion, this series follows and embellishes on the adventures of Jane in "Return to Never Land," the Disney sequel. I loved it, but then, I'm no movie critic, and I'm happy with just about anything.
Side note-- Jane refers to Peter's hair as being like a neon sign; this is a major boo-boo-- those didn't exist in WWII. Typical child-of-the-nineties that I am, I took it for granted. ^^; I've changed it; she now likens it to an emergency flare.
It seems that "Wanted To Fly" gave readers the impression that Peter is Jane's father. While this is a logical, if not that obvious, conclusion, it is not correct. (Sorry to all you Peter/Wendy shippers out there ^_^) In Peter's speech, the reason he refers to Wendy as "your mother" is that, being Wendy's child, and only around eight or nine at most, Jane is not used to hearing her called Wendy, and Peter recognizes that. Then there's that last sentence-- "She hadn't failed Father yet." I can see how people could take this to mean she hadn't failed Peter yet, but this is not what I meant. Before he left for the military, Jane promised her father she would look after Wendy and her little brother, Danny. At the moment, she's not looking out for them. Therefore the logical thing to do to avoid letting him down would be to get back home ASAP. By learning to fly, she is learning to get out of there. Thus, she has not yet let him down. Besides, would her name be Jane Darling if she were Pan's child? And would Pan still be her age? Unless she were illegitimate (eww! not likely! Wendy's no older than thirteen when she visits!), I don't think so.
Just so we can avoid any more confusion, this series follows and embellishes on the adventures of Jane in "Return to Never Land," the Disney sequel. I loved it, but then, I'm no movie critic, and I'm happy with just about anything.
Side note-- Jane refers to Peter's hair as being like a neon sign; this is a major boo-boo-- those didn't exist in WWII. Typical child-of-the-nineties that I am, I took it for granted. ^^; I've changed it; she now likens it to an emergency flare.