Chapter 3

"Alanna!" shouted Melanie as she trudged through the enchanting forest. "Alanna!" "Are you lookin' for some one luv'?" asked a voice with a heavy accent. "Um, er, yes, kinda, well yes I am." Replied Melanie nervously. "And would ya mind tellin ol' Jimmy 'ere who you're lookin' for?" "Um, well, I don't really know you, and I can't even see you at that." A figure leaaped from a nearby tree. The figure, she could now tell, was a middle age man, garbed in a long sleeve shirt, with dark pants and beads attahced to both garments. A pirate, thought Melanie. "Ello there luv', my name be Jim, Jim Robin." "Hello Mr. Robin, I'm Melanie, Melanie Strat." "Well Miss Strat, who be the one you searchin for?" "I'm searching for my friend Alanna, about my height, short blonde hair, and freckles. Have you seen her?" "I'm sorry to say I have not luv'. But I'm am sure me crew might of seen er'" "Don't trust this man," whispered Gwen. "He looks like an untrust wothy one to me." Ignoring her fairy, Melanie answered: "Of course Mr. Robin, lead the way." Jim grinned. "Anything for a prety one like you miss." And he walked calmly in the direction his crew was in.
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"Sniff, sniff, huh, sniff," cried Alanna. "Why does Melanie always have to make me look bad?" A lost girl, noticing she was sniffling, came up to her and said: "Mother, why are you crying?" Alanna smiled fondly at the young girl. "Oh, its mother things, like how you're going to taste for dinner!" The little girl shreeked with delight and began running arounf with Alanna at her heels. The other children began to join the new game, rather enjoying it. But Peter, observing the game, could not help but know something was missing. "Melanie!" Peter crid suddenly. The children stopped. "Oh my god you are right Peter, where's Melanie?!" they began to search the area around the tree house. "You keep searching here, I'll look in the forest," ordered Peter, and he whisked off into the sky. Please don't have run into the pirates, pleaded Peter.
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"There they be m'lady," pointed Jim. As he pushed aside the bushes, Melanie got a glimpse of the most amzing ship. The so called crew was buzzing about with with their moring dutys. "It may not be much, but here be a tip, don't look 'em in the eye, and don't listen to 'em, quite a few of 'em are bloody loony. Savvy?" "What did you just say?" "Do you understand?" "Um, yeah, pretty much sir." "Well then, lets go and see if they've seen your friend. Shall we?" "Lead the way Mr. Robin." "Oh and for the thirteenth bloody time, call me Jim!" "Yes Jim." "That's better." As they walked slowly towards a dinghy, many a head turned as Melanie walked passed them. "Don't be a tellin' me we are goin to have a woman aboard?" gumbled a man. "'Ello Dins, you be seein' a young woman about?" "No captain, can't say I'ave." "Well then, send out a search party, scour the island you lazy cods!" at that order, all of the men on the shore began bustling to the forest. "Don't worry sweet lass, we'll find your friend. Now, why don't you come with me to my ship, The Raven's Reef?" "Why of course Jim, that sounds fine with me." Though Melanie was aware Jim was looking her over, she ws unaware that he was the most feared pirate in the parts. After Hook died, a new pirate took over the crew, with a much grander ship. With Jim rowing the small boat, Melanie ooed, and awed at the exotic and colorful fish that swam along with them. "I wouldn't get too colse to the water there luv'." "Why ever not captain?" "Some 'o those there fish could kill ya with a single flip of a fin." With that warining, Melanie jumped back from the edge of the boat as they rowed to the grand ship of The Raven Reef. With out notice of Peter soaring above them, and he, for the first time in his life, was frightened.
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"Melanie!" called Alanna. "Oh Melanie where are you?" "I found her!" Peter was hovering just a few feet above the ground when Alanna and the lost kids dashed to him. "Oh Peter, where is she?" "She's with Jim Robin." The lost kids froze with fear at the name. "J-J-Jim R-R-obin?" asked a little boy. "Who's Jim Robin?" Peter, looking serious, with just a hint of fear, answered: "Jim Robin, Hook's half cousin. Took over Hook's crew after he died. And if we don't get Melanie back soon, well, we probably won't get her back." Alanna and the lost kids stared at Peter, tears like rivers coming out of their eyes. "Come on, lets go then," commanded Alanna who was already in the air. Following her lead, Peter and the lost kids flew in pursuit. "Please be ok Melanie," whispered Alanna to herself. They could already see the Raven's Reef as they flew over the lagoon filled with chittering mernaids.

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