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Shades of Gray: A Peter Pan Story -- by Cartoon_Drawer
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the characters from Disney's Peter Pan. Please do not sue me, I simply felt the need to write a story including them! However, all the characters which are not part of Disney's production are mine and I would appreciate no one using them without permission. Thank you!
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For Sky the flight to Neverland was all but enjoyable, in fact one could say it was one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. Though Peter hardly noticed her discomfort as he gently sailed through the night sky talking a mile a minute about how wonderful his home was and how much she would love it once they arrived there.
Finally, after what seemed like days to the poor and terrified girl Peter landed on a sturdy tree limb on the coast of a medium sized island.
"Well," he stated, setting Sky down on the branch, holding back a laugh at her ruffled and disoriented appearance, "we're here...this is it...Neverland! What do you think?"
Peter smiled brightly, floating in a proud stance, hands on his hips waiting for the young girl's reply. As he waited Sky started to stand grabbing the trunk of the tree as she did so, a dizzy feeling had taken over her entire body as she stood.
"I...I think I'm going to be sick....." she said with a very ill stricken look on her face. Peter, shocked by her statement, lost his hold on the air and started to fall. Though he quickly regained it, however, and turned toward her with a confused glance just in time to catch her as she lost her bearings from the tree.
"Gosh, are you alright Sky??" he asked, gently holding her with a concerned look on his face.
"Yes...just a little dizzy that's all," she stated, shaking her head.
Peter nodded with a relieved smile and lowered both himself and the girl to the ground. Once there he helped her to stand till her dizziness subsided. It was the first time he was actually able to see her entire physique. She was quite a bit shorter then he and had a much paler complexion. Her hair was in all aspects quite long and wavy and had the hue of golden honey. It was tied back in what appeared to be a pony tail, though a few strands had fallen out of place making it wisp in the wind. Her eyes were a deep blue color, making her already attractive face even more attractive. However, there was one very odd thing -- odd for Peter anyway -- about this girl. Something different from both Wendy and Jane. Sky was wearing pants...a pair of dark denim overalls with a bright green colored tank top under them. It was a bit strange for him but he liked her none the less.
After taking in the girl beside him, he began a thorough analysis of his home. He spoke of everything from the Mermaids to the Never fish, his voice full of life and excitement. Sky, in turn, listened with astonishment and wonder as Peter described everything to her. "Wow," she thought to herself, "this is wonderful. It's like my life has started all over again. This is definitely better then anything I would have had back in London."
After a bit of time passed Peter looked back at his new friend, smiling brightly as he did so. He opened his mouth to speak, however, nothing came out. His happy smile quickly faded into nothing but an astonished glance, for where Sky had been she could no longer be found.
"Where in the world did she...."he was suddenly cut off by a frightened shout, coming from deeper within the Forrest. He listened intently, trying to make out what the voice was saying, it was quite difficult to understand, nearly impossible, though suddenly one shout was obliviously clear...
"Peter....!"
It was Sky, Peter thought to himself. The boy, now full of rage, quickly pulled out his dagger, heading in the direction of the voice, ready to take out any obstacle between him and the frightened girl. As he edged closer and closer to the now muffled screams a thousand and one thoughts ran through his mind, though the one leaving the deepest rut was saving his new found friend.
Finally, Peter emerged into small clearing in the forest where the screams were the strongest. The enraged boy, however, was left dumb founded at the sight in front of him.
There, in the small clearing, was Sky gagged and tied to a tree. Though, the most shocking sight was about twenty yards in front of her, where the Lost Boys, Peter's men, were about ready to do some target practice on the young girl. Peter quickly pulled himself from his shock and flew with the speed of a jet plane to stand in front of Sky. The Lost Boys, obviously very confused started to smile brightly and talk all at once very excitedly, running toward him with wide grins.
"Peter, Peter we caught her, we caught the pirate girl!!" the Twins shouted with glee and then the others joined in, once again, talking all at once.
In his mind Peter replayed the Twins words several times, "Pirate girl, pirate girl, pirat....TINKERBELL!!!" Suddenly Peter's voice rang out over the others. "ATTENTION!!" As if on cue all the young boys quit their jabbering and stood stock still forming a straight line in front of Peter.
"Boys," he started gliding over to Sky, releasing her from the tree, "This is not a pirate, this is Sky my friend. I brought her here to tell us stories and to have fun...not to be target practice for all of you!!!"
Every Lost Boy winced with Peter's final statement and looked at Sky with a very apologetic glance. She in turn, smiled a bit looking in their direction and giving them all a silent return in apology. Though the silence was soon broken by a very angry shout.
"TINKERBELL, COME HERE!!!" Peter glared at the trees surrounding the clearing looking for the slightest movement or glitter of light. Suddenly he saw what he was after and a staring contest between the little fairy and himself ensued. He soon spoke again, however, a livid tone in his voice, "Tinkerbell, I really don't know what to do with you...all you ever do is get jealous. Can't you see she's my friend Tink??"
The little fairy gave him a icy glare spouting out a large amount of unhappy sounding chimes. The boy simply shook his head and glared at her unhappily.
"No more Tink! I will not have you endangering everyone who comes here! She is staying here with us...and if you don't like it, leave!!" the boy then gave his pixie one last glower turning his back on her.
Tink so furious with anger, she couldn't see straight, simply stomped her foot upon the twig she was occupying and quickly fluttered away. She couldn't believe he had spoken to her in such a way. "Well," she thought to herself, "we'll see who ends up staying here!"
Once the tiny pixie was out of sight Peter's features softened considerably. "I'm really sorry about her Sky, she usually doesn't act that way. I really wish she wouldn't get like that!" As he finished his face became very sad, as if he really hadn't wanted to yell at his tiny little friend but felt it necessary.
Sky noticed this and smiled a bit, looking at him. "Don't worry Peter," she smiled a bit more as he looked up at her, "No hard feelings...I can see where she is coming from. She doesn't want to loose you." her smile then faded a little as she gently grasped the small locket around neck, though her thoughts soon left her and a bright smile returned to her face.
Peter in turn, looked at Sky then at the Lost Boys. "Well, enough of this place," he started rising into the air slightly, "Back to the hideout boys, it's nearly dusk and Sky has to tell us a story before bed!!" with that, Peter once again lifted Sky into his arms and started off toward Dead Man's Tree, the Lost Boys following by foot, all excited to hear a new story told by their new friend.
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A giant thank you goes out to Lowell Boston, Dawn Bridges, little moon, Yuko, and Sharky for reviewing the last chapter!! I really appreciate it guys!!
Hope everybody out there has enjoyed this installment! I am planning on having Chapter 4 out very soon! Reviews are greatly appreciated! ;-)
Shades of Gray: A Peter Pan Story -- by Cartoon_Drawer
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the characters from Disney's Peter Pan. Please do not sue me, I simply felt the need to write a story including them! However, all the characters which are not part of Disney's production are mine and I would appreciate no one using them without permission. Thank you!
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For Sky the flight to Neverland was all but enjoyable, in fact one could say it was one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. Though Peter hardly noticed her discomfort as he gently sailed through the night sky talking a mile a minute about how wonderful his home was and how much she would love it once they arrived there.
Finally, after what seemed like days to the poor and terrified girl Peter landed on a sturdy tree limb on the coast of a medium sized island.
"Well," he stated, setting Sky down on the branch, holding back a laugh at her ruffled and disoriented appearance, "we're here...this is it...Neverland! What do you think?"
Peter smiled brightly, floating in a proud stance, hands on his hips waiting for the young girl's reply. As he waited Sky started to stand grabbing the trunk of the tree as she did so, a dizzy feeling had taken over her entire body as she stood.
"I...I think I'm going to be sick....." she said with a very ill stricken look on her face. Peter, shocked by her statement, lost his hold on the air and started to fall. Though he quickly regained it, however, and turned toward her with a confused glance just in time to catch her as she lost her bearings from the tree.
"Gosh, are you alright Sky??" he asked, gently holding her with a concerned look on his face.
"Yes...just a little dizzy that's all," she stated, shaking her head.
Peter nodded with a relieved smile and lowered both himself and the girl to the ground. Once there he helped her to stand till her dizziness subsided. It was the first time he was actually able to see her entire physique. She was quite a bit shorter then he and had a much paler complexion. Her hair was in all aspects quite long and wavy and had the hue of golden honey. It was tied back in what appeared to be a pony tail, though a few strands had fallen out of place making it wisp in the wind. Her eyes were a deep blue color, making her already attractive face even more attractive. However, there was one very odd thing -- odd for Peter anyway -- about this girl. Something different from both Wendy and Jane. Sky was wearing pants...a pair of dark denim overalls with a bright green colored tank top under them. It was a bit strange for him but he liked her none the less.
After taking in the girl beside him, he began a thorough analysis of his home. He spoke of everything from the Mermaids to the Never fish, his voice full of life and excitement. Sky, in turn, listened with astonishment and wonder as Peter described everything to her. "Wow," she thought to herself, "this is wonderful. It's like my life has started all over again. This is definitely better then anything I would have had back in London."
After a bit of time passed Peter looked back at his new friend, smiling brightly as he did so. He opened his mouth to speak, however, nothing came out. His happy smile quickly faded into nothing but an astonished glance, for where Sky had been she could no longer be found.
"Where in the world did she...."he was suddenly cut off by a frightened shout, coming from deeper within the Forrest. He listened intently, trying to make out what the voice was saying, it was quite difficult to understand, nearly impossible, though suddenly one shout was obliviously clear...
"Peter....!"
It was Sky, Peter thought to himself. The boy, now full of rage, quickly pulled out his dagger, heading in the direction of the voice, ready to take out any obstacle between him and the frightened girl. As he edged closer and closer to the now muffled screams a thousand and one thoughts ran through his mind, though the one leaving the deepest rut was saving his new found friend.
Finally, Peter emerged into small clearing in the forest where the screams were the strongest. The enraged boy, however, was left dumb founded at the sight in front of him.
There, in the small clearing, was Sky gagged and tied to a tree. Though, the most shocking sight was about twenty yards in front of her, where the Lost Boys, Peter's men, were about ready to do some target practice on the young girl. Peter quickly pulled himself from his shock and flew with the speed of a jet plane to stand in front of Sky. The Lost Boys, obviously very confused started to smile brightly and talk all at once very excitedly, running toward him with wide grins.
"Peter, Peter we caught her, we caught the pirate girl!!" the Twins shouted with glee and then the others joined in, once again, talking all at once.
In his mind Peter replayed the Twins words several times, "Pirate girl, pirate girl, pirat....TINKERBELL!!!" Suddenly Peter's voice rang out over the others. "ATTENTION!!" As if on cue all the young boys quit their jabbering and stood stock still forming a straight line in front of Peter.
"Boys," he started gliding over to Sky, releasing her from the tree, "This is not a pirate, this is Sky my friend. I brought her here to tell us stories and to have fun...not to be target practice for all of you!!!"
Every Lost Boy winced with Peter's final statement and looked at Sky with a very apologetic glance. She in turn, smiled a bit looking in their direction and giving them all a silent return in apology. Though the silence was soon broken by a very angry shout.
"TINKERBELL, COME HERE!!!" Peter glared at the trees surrounding the clearing looking for the slightest movement or glitter of light. Suddenly he saw what he was after and a staring contest between the little fairy and himself ensued. He soon spoke again, however, a livid tone in his voice, "Tinkerbell, I really don't know what to do with you...all you ever do is get jealous. Can't you see she's my friend Tink??"
The little fairy gave him a icy glare spouting out a large amount of unhappy sounding chimes. The boy simply shook his head and glared at her unhappily.
"No more Tink! I will not have you endangering everyone who comes here! She is staying here with us...and if you don't like it, leave!!" the boy then gave his pixie one last glower turning his back on her.
Tink so furious with anger, she couldn't see straight, simply stomped her foot upon the twig she was occupying and quickly fluttered away. She couldn't believe he had spoken to her in such a way. "Well," she thought to herself, "we'll see who ends up staying here!"
Once the tiny pixie was out of sight Peter's features softened considerably. "I'm really sorry about her Sky, she usually doesn't act that way. I really wish she wouldn't get like that!" As he finished his face became very sad, as if he really hadn't wanted to yell at his tiny little friend but felt it necessary.
Sky noticed this and smiled a bit, looking at him. "Don't worry Peter," she smiled a bit more as he looked up at her, "No hard feelings...I can see where she is coming from. She doesn't want to loose you." her smile then faded a little as she gently grasped the small locket around neck, though her thoughts soon left her and a bright smile returned to her face.
Peter in turn, looked at Sky then at the Lost Boys. "Well, enough of this place," he started rising into the air slightly, "Back to the hideout boys, it's nearly dusk and Sky has to tell us a story before bed!!" with that, Peter once again lifted Sky into his arms and started off toward Dead Man's Tree, the Lost Boys following by foot, all excited to hear a new story told by their new friend.
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A giant thank you goes out to Lowell Boston, Dawn Bridges, little moon, Yuko, and Sharky for reviewing the last chapter!! I really appreciate it guys!!
Hope everybody out there has enjoyed this installment! I am planning on having Chapter 4 out very soon! Reviews are greatly appreciated! ;-)