"Exit light! Enter night! Take my hand!" Gallybelle extended one tiny hand
to John, who gingerly held it between two fingers. "We're off to Never
Neverland!"
Wendiara rolled her eyes and glared at the faerie, then at Zim. "You know, she's been singing that song for two hours. Are we even there yet?"
Zim rolled onto his back and flew through a cloud. Then, feeling stupid and in pain, he remembered that clouds are made of water, and he shot back into the open air. Mikael laughed in childish delight.
Zim glanced at Gallybelle, seeking an answer to Wendiara's irate question. The little fae was performing an aerial dance with John, and was still singing the song.
"I think we're almost there," he said finally. "We must be at least most of the way there.."
"Well, good," Wendiara snapped. "If I were a dragon, I would have worn out my wings by now."
Gallybelle flew in front of Wendiara's face and poked her nose rudely. "Well, you aren't a dragon, and we ARE almost there, so stop your nagging. That's all you've done since we passed the Atlantic Ocean; nag nag nag. Besides-" She was interrupted by a thundering boom, followed closely by a dark mass hurtling at them. A black cannonball marked with a dark red sickle shot past them, narrowly missing Zim's head.
Gallybelle quickly took charge. "Zim Pan, that was Captain Hook! He's firing at us! We've got to take cover!"
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Down below the group, hidden by a blanket of clouds, was a lagoon with a pirate ship floating at anchor. They had seen Gallybelle's light through the clouds, and now locked onto her with the lethal cannons.
A dark figure stepped up onto the gunner on the ship. A black, knee-length coat flapped angrily in the ocean wind. One hand rested on the gunner's shoulder, waiting to give the order to fire. The other hand ended in a wicked hook.
A gleam of malice flickered through Captain Ishtar Hook's eyes. They sought out the telltale light in the clouds, and the hand gently squeezed the gunner's shoulder.
The cannonball exploded upwards.
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Caught unawares by the threat, the group of children was thrown again into disarray. Zim, John, and Mikael were blown one way, and Wendiara and Gallybelle were quickly swept out of sight from them.
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Captain Hook smiled.
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Gallybelle peered beneath the clouds to sight the pirate ship. The cannons were all firing away from them, so she grabbed Wendiara's collar and drew her quickly down to the island.
As they neared terra firma, Wendiara couldn't help but let out an excited gasp. The island was so perfect..it would be no challenge to set up strategic fortresses around the island, and force all of the inhabitants to bend to her will. She snickered with barely contained glee.
Gallybelle looked over at her temporary charge. This girl child was obviously insane. She let go of Wendiara's collar and zipped down towards the Lost Boy's hide out, loosing the child far behind.
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As she darted in and out of the leafy shadows, Gallybelle thought hard for something to get Wendiara off her island, and away from her Pan..and then she had an idea.
She flew into a knot in an oak tree and down the secret tunnel. With a slight popping sound she came out into a small cavern in the ground. Here and there lumps of boys snored gently, dreaming of their next adventure with Zim Pan. Gallybelle toppled a club on one knot of boys, and stole the blanket away from another boy. They all sat up, groggily wiping the sleep sand from their eyes.
Gallybelle flew around them all, buzzing with agitation.
"What's wrong, Gally?" asked one boy.
"Pirates?" chimed a second.
"Or Indians?" inquired a third.
"None of them!" cried Gallybelle. "I saw a big Wendiara bird flying over the hideout! It could eat all the fruit in the NeverTree!" Then she chuckled to herself and added, "You should go shoot it down!" And protect the island and Zim Pan, she added to herself.
The boys instantly ran for their weapons. Crude bows, small daggers stolen from pirates, and slings with rocks filled the hands and pockets of every boy in the cave. Except one.
"Tootles needs to stay here and guard the cave," Gallybelle ordered. "And uh..try to uncross his eyes."
A small boy who looked suspiciously like Jay nodded drunkenly and stuck out a thumbs up.
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"Where did that stupid faerie fly off to?" muttered Wendiara. "If I have to fly around like some stupid silver dragon for one more minute, I'm going to scream. And then I'll beat in that green freak's face."
A commotion from below startled her, and she drifted lower to see what is was.
Suddenly, a rock hit her in the shoulder. Five more followed it.
"What is this!?" Wendiara shrieked. "Some kind of automatic defense mechanism?!"
An arrow whizzed up at her, striking her in the chest. At the same, a rock smacked into her head. Unconscious, she fell to the floor of the jungle.
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Haha.I certainly hope she forgets to wake up from her little journey. Okay, please review my story! I worked very hard on it, so the least you could do is submit a little comment for me. Please? With a handful of cookies on top?
Wendiara rolled her eyes and glared at the faerie, then at Zim. "You know, she's been singing that song for two hours. Are we even there yet?"
Zim rolled onto his back and flew through a cloud. Then, feeling stupid and in pain, he remembered that clouds are made of water, and he shot back into the open air. Mikael laughed in childish delight.
Zim glanced at Gallybelle, seeking an answer to Wendiara's irate question. The little fae was performing an aerial dance with John, and was still singing the song.
"I think we're almost there," he said finally. "We must be at least most of the way there.."
"Well, good," Wendiara snapped. "If I were a dragon, I would have worn out my wings by now."
Gallybelle flew in front of Wendiara's face and poked her nose rudely. "Well, you aren't a dragon, and we ARE almost there, so stop your nagging. That's all you've done since we passed the Atlantic Ocean; nag nag nag. Besides-" She was interrupted by a thundering boom, followed closely by a dark mass hurtling at them. A black cannonball marked with a dark red sickle shot past them, narrowly missing Zim's head.
Gallybelle quickly took charge. "Zim Pan, that was Captain Hook! He's firing at us! We've got to take cover!"
***************************
Down below the group, hidden by a blanket of clouds, was a lagoon with a pirate ship floating at anchor. They had seen Gallybelle's light through the clouds, and now locked onto her with the lethal cannons.
A dark figure stepped up onto the gunner on the ship. A black, knee-length coat flapped angrily in the ocean wind. One hand rested on the gunner's shoulder, waiting to give the order to fire. The other hand ended in a wicked hook.
A gleam of malice flickered through Captain Ishtar Hook's eyes. They sought out the telltale light in the clouds, and the hand gently squeezed the gunner's shoulder.
The cannonball exploded upwards.
******************************
Caught unawares by the threat, the group of children was thrown again into disarray. Zim, John, and Mikael were blown one way, and Wendiara and Gallybelle were quickly swept out of sight from them.
******************************
Captain Hook smiled.
******************************
Gallybelle peered beneath the clouds to sight the pirate ship. The cannons were all firing away from them, so she grabbed Wendiara's collar and drew her quickly down to the island.
As they neared terra firma, Wendiara couldn't help but let out an excited gasp. The island was so perfect..it would be no challenge to set up strategic fortresses around the island, and force all of the inhabitants to bend to her will. She snickered with barely contained glee.
Gallybelle looked over at her temporary charge. This girl child was obviously insane. She let go of Wendiara's collar and zipped down towards the Lost Boy's hide out, loosing the child far behind.
******************************
As she darted in and out of the leafy shadows, Gallybelle thought hard for something to get Wendiara off her island, and away from her Pan..and then she had an idea.
She flew into a knot in an oak tree and down the secret tunnel. With a slight popping sound she came out into a small cavern in the ground. Here and there lumps of boys snored gently, dreaming of their next adventure with Zim Pan. Gallybelle toppled a club on one knot of boys, and stole the blanket away from another boy. They all sat up, groggily wiping the sleep sand from their eyes.
Gallybelle flew around them all, buzzing with agitation.
"What's wrong, Gally?" asked one boy.
"Pirates?" chimed a second.
"Or Indians?" inquired a third.
"None of them!" cried Gallybelle. "I saw a big Wendiara bird flying over the hideout! It could eat all the fruit in the NeverTree!" Then she chuckled to herself and added, "You should go shoot it down!" And protect the island and Zim Pan, she added to herself.
The boys instantly ran for their weapons. Crude bows, small daggers stolen from pirates, and slings with rocks filled the hands and pockets of every boy in the cave. Except one.
"Tootles needs to stay here and guard the cave," Gallybelle ordered. "And uh..try to uncross his eyes."
A small boy who looked suspiciously like Jay nodded drunkenly and stuck out a thumbs up.
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"Where did that stupid faerie fly off to?" muttered Wendiara. "If I have to fly around like some stupid silver dragon for one more minute, I'm going to scream. And then I'll beat in that green freak's face."
A commotion from below startled her, and she drifted lower to see what is was.
Suddenly, a rock hit her in the shoulder. Five more followed it.
"What is this!?" Wendiara shrieked. "Some kind of automatic defense mechanism?!"
An arrow whizzed up at her, striking her in the chest. At the same, a rock smacked into her head. Unconscious, she fell to the floor of the jungle.
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Haha.I certainly hope she forgets to wake up from her little journey. Okay, please review my story! I worked very hard on it, so the least you could do is submit a little comment for me. Please? With a handful of cookies on top?
