She forgot her thoughts for a moment and studied her surroundings intently.
They were in some kind of jungle, and although it was blisteringly hot in the sunlight, under the canopy of palm trees that protected their heads from the burning sun it was cooler. Trees and plants of all different shapes and sizes that Erin had never seen before were everywhere. Could this really be Never-never Land? She asked herself. Are these really the lost boys? And is that really Hangman's Tree? They came into a large clearing.
"Hey, come this way. This is the shortcut to Mermaid Lagoon. Real babes," Jack insisted, motioning to a path to the left.
"Come on, Jack," Colin complained, "He wants to see the island. Can't you just do something else for five minutes?" Jack glared at him and stepped closer. "Hey.let's go see the mermaids first," Tucker said, stepping between Colin and Jack. "Then we can go and see the rest of the island, Colin." Colin reluctantly followed as they took a left turn into some woods. "Be sure to stay on the path, Erin," Winston told her. "There's quicksand in these parts.very treacherous." "If you do get mired in the quicksand," Samuel volunteered, "spread out your arms and legs and try not to move: that will just make you sink faster. One of us will throw you a vine for a rope and drag you out." "Oh.thanks," Erin said. That makes me feel very.secure, Erin thought to herself. Flowered vines were covering all the trees now, and their overpowering perfume made her feel a little bit unsteady on her feet. She stumbled over a root in the path, but Winston caught her arm. She smiled at him and he looked away. Those eyes.They look like my father's eyes, Erin remembered. Only.bluer. Jack was running ahead, past a curve in the path. Erin heard a low, murmured chorus of female voices. "Oh, Hel-looooh, Jack." She suppressed a laugh.Jack was obviously very popular with the mermaids. Erin rounded the corner and stepped out onto the bank of a dazzling pool. The sunlight was bouncing off the water and Erin had to blink a few times before her eyes were adjusted to the diamond shimmer of the water. The lagoon was about the size of a tennis court, and the sapphire-blue water was clear and shining in the sun's bright rays. A few waterfalls cascaded into the lagoon. All around the lagoon, lily pads floated and there were flowers of all kinds as a border. There were rocks situated in the pool that made convenient resting places for the lagoon's inhabitants- "Mermaids." Erin breathed. There had to be at least 15 or 16 of them, and they were all so beautiful that it hurt to look at them for too long. They all had luxurious hair that streamed down their backs to their waists.from the hips down, they all had the scaly, shimmering bodies of fish. Some of them were sitting on the rocks, combing out their hair while they sang songs that were sticky with sweetness, songs that reverberated through the pond, or staring moodily at their perfect reflections in the water. A few were lazily sunning themselves on a large rock or braiding flowers into each other's hair, and a few were swimming with fish-like grace through the diamond-clear water. "Excuse me.you there." Erin looked down at the red-haired mermaid sunning herself on a rock who had just spoken to her with suck a mocking tone. "Get out of the way. You're wrecking my tan." "Well, sorry," Erin said sarcastically, moving out of the sunlight. "Insolent child," sniffed the red-haired mermaid, flipping water at Erin with her golden fins. Erin stepped back in distaste.she had never known that mermaids could be so rude. More water hit her on the face, and she looked down to see the red-haired mermaid laughing. Another mermaid popped her head out of the water.this one had shining black hair that shone almost blue with its darkness. "Margaret.stop it. He didn't do anything to you. You can be so immature, you know what I mean?" "Immature, Juliana?" threw back Margaret. "Oh, just stuff it, you airhead." "Why, you.I'm going to stop before I say something that I'll later regret, Margaret," Juliana said, disappearing beneath the water, than showing up again closer to Erin. "I'd like to apologize for her atrocious behavior.you know, we aren't all that rude." Margaret slipped off of her rock and accidentally-on-purpose flicked more water at Juliana and Erin. "That little.excuse me," Juliana stopped herself, smiling. "Margaret has a temper problem, you know?" Juliana dove to the bottom of the lagoon and scooped up a handful of brightly colored pebbles. She pulled herself up onto the rock with her hands and one by one threw the jewel-like pebbles into the water. "You're new, aren't you?" Juliana asked. "Yes, actually, I am." "Something new.we don't get very much of that around here, you know? Everything is the same - day in, day out. I'm just so.bored of being here, you know what I mean? Nothing ever changes; nothing exciting ever happens anymore. It wasn't like this before Pan left." Juliana threw the last pebble into the water and sighed, then reddened. "Excuse me.talking about Pan makes a lot of people angry, you know?" Erin was about to ask her why, but Juliana slipped off the rock and back under the water, swimming off to the other side of the lagoon where she swam beneath the waterfall and disappeared. Erin looked into the shallow water as a new thought occurred to her. Is Neverland really what I have dreamed of? Or does it have its problems, its prejudices and broken hopes just like everywhere else? Erin was broken out of her reverie by Tucker's sharp whistle. "All right, boys, let's head out," he shouted. Jack, who had been sitting on a rock where a blonde-haired mermaid gave him a back massage reluctantly got up and joined the group of boys. "Let's head for Indian country," Colin suggested
*******Author's Note******* This story was written by three friends, I'm just the only one who has any time, so here it is. PLEASE make suggestions and constructive criticism. THANK YOU! Enjoy.
They were in some kind of jungle, and although it was blisteringly hot in the sunlight, under the canopy of palm trees that protected their heads from the burning sun it was cooler. Trees and plants of all different shapes and sizes that Erin had never seen before were everywhere. Could this really be Never-never Land? She asked herself. Are these really the lost boys? And is that really Hangman's Tree? They came into a large clearing.
"Hey, come this way. This is the shortcut to Mermaid Lagoon. Real babes," Jack insisted, motioning to a path to the left.
"Come on, Jack," Colin complained, "He wants to see the island. Can't you just do something else for five minutes?" Jack glared at him and stepped closer. "Hey.let's go see the mermaids first," Tucker said, stepping between Colin and Jack. "Then we can go and see the rest of the island, Colin." Colin reluctantly followed as they took a left turn into some woods. "Be sure to stay on the path, Erin," Winston told her. "There's quicksand in these parts.very treacherous." "If you do get mired in the quicksand," Samuel volunteered, "spread out your arms and legs and try not to move: that will just make you sink faster. One of us will throw you a vine for a rope and drag you out." "Oh.thanks," Erin said. That makes me feel very.secure, Erin thought to herself. Flowered vines were covering all the trees now, and their overpowering perfume made her feel a little bit unsteady on her feet. She stumbled over a root in the path, but Winston caught her arm. She smiled at him and he looked away. Those eyes.They look like my father's eyes, Erin remembered. Only.bluer. Jack was running ahead, past a curve in the path. Erin heard a low, murmured chorus of female voices. "Oh, Hel-looooh, Jack." She suppressed a laugh.Jack was obviously very popular with the mermaids. Erin rounded the corner and stepped out onto the bank of a dazzling pool. The sunlight was bouncing off the water and Erin had to blink a few times before her eyes were adjusted to the diamond shimmer of the water. The lagoon was about the size of a tennis court, and the sapphire-blue water was clear and shining in the sun's bright rays. A few waterfalls cascaded into the lagoon. All around the lagoon, lily pads floated and there were flowers of all kinds as a border. There were rocks situated in the pool that made convenient resting places for the lagoon's inhabitants- "Mermaids." Erin breathed. There had to be at least 15 or 16 of them, and they were all so beautiful that it hurt to look at them for too long. They all had luxurious hair that streamed down their backs to their waists.from the hips down, they all had the scaly, shimmering bodies of fish. Some of them were sitting on the rocks, combing out their hair while they sang songs that were sticky with sweetness, songs that reverberated through the pond, or staring moodily at their perfect reflections in the water. A few were lazily sunning themselves on a large rock or braiding flowers into each other's hair, and a few were swimming with fish-like grace through the diamond-clear water. "Excuse me.you there." Erin looked down at the red-haired mermaid sunning herself on a rock who had just spoken to her with suck a mocking tone. "Get out of the way. You're wrecking my tan." "Well, sorry," Erin said sarcastically, moving out of the sunlight. "Insolent child," sniffed the red-haired mermaid, flipping water at Erin with her golden fins. Erin stepped back in distaste.she had never known that mermaids could be so rude. More water hit her on the face, and she looked down to see the red-haired mermaid laughing. Another mermaid popped her head out of the water.this one had shining black hair that shone almost blue with its darkness. "Margaret.stop it. He didn't do anything to you. You can be so immature, you know what I mean?" "Immature, Juliana?" threw back Margaret. "Oh, just stuff it, you airhead." "Why, you.I'm going to stop before I say something that I'll later regret, Margaret," Juliana said, disappearing beneath the water, than showing up again closer to Erin. "I'd like to apologize for her atrocious behavior.you know, we aren't all that rude." Margaret slipped off of her rock and accidentally-on-purpose flicked more water at Juliana and Erin. "That little.excuse me," Juliana stopped herself, smiling. "Margaret has a temper problem, you know?" Juliana dove to the bottom of the lagoon and scooped up a handful of brightly colored pebbles. She pulled herself up onto the rock with her hands and one by one threw the jewel-like pebbles into the water. "You're new, aren't you?" Juliana asked. "Yes, actually, I am." "Something new.we don't get very much of that around here, you know? Everything is the same - day in, day out. I'm just so.bored of being here, you know what I mean? Nothing ever changes; nothing exciting ever happens anymore. It wasn't like this before Pan left." Juliana threw the last pebble into the water and sighed, then reddened. "Excuse me.talking about Pan makes a lot of people angry, you know?" Erin was about to ask her why, but Juliana slipped off the rock and back under the water, swimming off to the other side of the lagoon where she swam beneath the waterfall and disappeared. Erin looked into the shallow water as a new thought occurred to her. Is Neverland really what I have dreamed of? Or does it have its problems, its prejudices and broken hopes just like everywhere else? Erin was broken out of her reverie by Tucker's sharp whistle. "All right, boys, let's head out," he shouted. Jack, who had been sitting on a rock where a blonde-haired mermaid gave him a back massage reluctantly got up and joined the group of boys. "Let's head for Indian country," Colin suggested
*******Author's Note******* This story was written by three friends, I'm just the only one who has any time, so here it is. PLEASE make suggestions and constructive criticism. THANK YOU! Enjoy.