A/N: Thanks for the reviews again. You're very sweet and I appreciate them
so much. Hopefully this chapter will explain a few things. I am so sorry if
this confuses you. If it does, let me know and I can rewrite the chapter so
it doesn't screw up the story. Enjoy....I hope.
Ash: Thanks for the review. Yes, it is sad....you'll find out about Wendy and the boys within the next few chapter.
Sanaria: Thanks for reviewing Watermellon! You shouldn't recognize the character!!! If you want to think you do..sure!!! Lovely compliment:)
Yuki Asao: Hopefully this chapter will explain some of your questions....I hope it doesn't confuse anyone or screw up anything. Please let me know what you think.
Jessica Marie: Thanks for the review. You're sweet!
Chapter 6: The Sun is Shining, Why is There Lightning?
She was playing Hide-and-Go-Seek with her sisters. Her parents were on the front porch drinking ice tea. She could hear the ice in their glasses clink. She heard her sisters giggling somewhere nearby, making her giggle as well. She quickly covered her mouth hushing herself. Merideth might hear her and find her. She was determined this time not to be caught. She was going to be the worlds best Hide-and-go-seek player. Her daddy told her so. She crawled lower to the ground, crawling deeper beneath the pine tree. One of her curls got caught in a low hanging tree branch. She tugged her head backwards figuring it would be nice and let go. The pine needles tickled her nose and she held back a sneeze. She noticed her white dress was getting all dirty. Mommy wouldn't be very happy about that.
She saw Merideth walk past quietly. Her face was all shiny with sweat. Lucky for Colleen, she was under the tree and so the sun left her alone. She giggled again with her cleverness. She watched as Merideth looked under the porch. Her sister Lauren was hiding under there with their dog, Cherry. With a shout, Lauren crawled out from under the porch and ran off with Cherry barking after her. Merideth caught up to her and swooped her up into her arms laughing. "I got you!"
Merideth put Lauren down who marched over to the front steps and sat down next to Kalie, who was pouting. She had used the same hiding spot as last time. So of course, Merideth had found her. Colleen heard her father laugh. He had a very booming laugh that seemed to echo through the hills. She would have to tell him to stop laughing. This was serious business. The pine scent wafted in her nose making her want to sneeze again. She reached up for her hair again trying to release it from the mean branch. "Colleen? Where are you?"
Merideth was coming closer to the tree where she was at. She could see her white shoes take a step closer. They were very dirty. Mommy needed to wash them. Suddenly, the sound of shifting gravel reached her ears. Merideth stopped coming towards her and turned around.
Colleen finally heard the tires of the car as it came closer. It finally stopped and she heard the door open. Four men stepped out and walked towards the porch. Maybe Merideth called them to help find her. She beamed with pleasure. As they walked passed her hiding spot, she noticed they had very shiny black shoes. She heard her father walk across the porch and they all started talking. Her daddy didn't sound too happy. Pretty soon there was a lot of shouting.
Maybe she should just come out and tell them where she was. They kept saying her name and then her dad would shake his head. Lauren started crying and her mother grabbed her hand and pulled her behind her back. Her dad spoke out loudly. "Colleen, run baby!"
The tone of his voice made her smile fade. Something was wrong. She decided she'd better do what he said. The last time she disobeyed she didn't get any desert after supper. She crawled backwards, slowly under the tree, she had forgotten her hair was stuck in the branch. She tugged hard and the branch snapped. She froze but nobody seemed to notice. She crawled under the branches and stood up on the other side of the tree. She couldn't see her family or the men anymore. She turned and began to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she heard screaming. She looked behind her and saw the men pull something shiny from their jackets. Lightning shot out of them and she watched as her dad fell.
She stopped short and watched as her sisters and mother began to run. "Run Colleen!" Her mother shouted and then suddenly fell as well. Cherry began to bark and snarl. One by one, the lightning hit her sisters and they fell. Blood began to poor into their white clothing. She screamed in horror and tripped. Cherry stopped barking after a loud boom from the the lightning. She screamed again. The men heard her and began chasing after her. She got up again, tears blurring her eyes and ran. She heard them yelling after her. They were catching up to her.
Suddenly her moms words echoed through her head. "If anything ever happens to us Colleen, you fly away my little angel. You spread your beautiful wings and fly."
With a fierce determination for a four year old, Colleen opened up her little wings and began to flap them. In a second she began to raise up into the air. Suddenly something whistled and something began to sting her arm. She looked down and saw a dart in her arm. Everything began to swirl around her as she fell to the ground.
The grass was very lush and it didn't hurt very much when she hit it. But still, she wanted her mommy to hold her and tell her she would be ok. The sting in her arm would be away as soon as her mommy kissed it. But the lightning had gotten mommy. Colleen looked to the sky. The sun was shining though. Suddenly one of the mens' faces appeared over her. She whimpered. Wait a minute, she recognized it. It was Mr. Jared. He always gave her medicine when her wings ached. Mommy said he helped bring her into this world. Whatever that meant. Mommy made him promise not to tell anyone about her wings and leave her alone one day. Colleen remembered them fighting. Mr. Jared had been yelling at her mommy, telling her he had to take her away. He said she was a break through in science. Luckily Daddy had come home then and thrown Mr. Jared out. He said he never wanted to see him ever again and to leave Colleen alone. Daddy had then come upstairs and comforted her. He said she would be safe now. He promised.
But as her vision began to fade, her families screams echoed in her head, and the strange men seemed to fill her vision, she knew he had lied. Mr. Jared had brought lightning while the sun shined. Mr. Jared made a little girl with wings. Mr. Jared did the impossible and he had her. Her families screams echoed in her head as the tranquilizer finally set in.
That was the last day she had ever spoken. That was the day her childhood was stolen from her and her nightmares began. "Fly baby."
Colleen jerked awake hearing her mothers voice again. She looked around her and saw that the candles had burned low. She had been sleeping on a very comfortable bear, fur rug. She had sunk into it's soft folds and she had folded her large wings over her and slept. Peter was still asleep in his gigantic bed mumbling something everynow and then. They had both been exhausted from their long flight and from their very unpleasent, if you would call it a swim, the night before. Colleen, began to lower her head back to the fur when she heard something not out of the ordinary. But something told her something was wrong. An instinct she had.
She no longer could hear the crickets outside the tree. She stood up slowly and froze. A twig snapped. She looked behind her and noticed Peter's eyes had opened. He had heard it too. He put his finger to his lips as he rose off of the bed and flew up to the top of the home. Tink was asleep in a nook. He poked her, gently waking her, and whispered something in her ear. She nodded and flew between the roots and disapeared. A few minutes later, Tink appeared again. She whispered something to him. He came back down to Colleen and looked at her with a look that made her feel she was looking into his soul. "We've got trouble."
Suddenly, a movement beyond the candlelight caught their eye. Peter grabbed her wrist and slowly began backing up. The pirates were already in.
Colleen
Ash: Thanks for the review. Yes, it is sad....you'll find out about Wendy and the boys within the next few chapter.
Sanaria: Thanks for reviewing Watermellon! You shouldn't recognize the character!!! If you want to think you do..sure!!! Lovely compliment:)
Yuki Asao: Hopefully this chapter will explain some of your questions....I hope it doesn't confuse anyone or screw up anything. Please let me know what you think.
Jessica Marie: Thanks for the review. You're sweet!
Chapter 6: The Sun is Shining, Why is There Lightning?
She was playing Hide-and-Go-Seek with her sisters. Her parents were on the front porch drinking ice tea. She could hear the ice in their glasses clink. She heard her sisters giggling somewhere nearby, making her giggle as well. She quickly covered her mouth hushing herself. Merideth might hear her and find her. She was determined this time not to be caught. She was going to be the worlds best Hide-and-go-seek player. Her daddy told her so. She crawled lower to the ground, crawling deeper beneath the pine tree. One of her curls got caught in a low hanging tree branch. She tugged her head backwards figuring it would be nice and let go. The pine needles tickled her nose and she held back a sneeze. She noticed her white dress was getting all dirty. Mommy wouldn't be very happy about that.
She saw Merideth walk past quietly. Her face was all shiny with sweat. Lucky for Colleen, she was under the tree and so the sun left her alone. She giggled again with her cleverness. She watched as Merideth looked under the porch. Her sister Lauren was hiding under there with their dog, Cherry. With a shout, Lauren crawled out from under the porch and ran off with Cherry barking after her. Merideth caught up to her and swooped her up into her arms laughing. "I got you!"
Merideth put Lauren down who marched over to the front steps and sat down next to Kalie, who was pouting. She had used the same hiding spot as last time. So of course, Merideth had found her. Colleen heard her father laugh. He had a very booming laugh that seemed to echo through the hills. She would have to tell him to stop laughing. This was serious business. The pine scent wafted in her nose making her want to sneeze again. She reached up for her hair again trying to release it from the mean branch. "Colleen? Where are you?"
Merideth was coming closer to the tree where she was at. She could see her white shoes take a step closer. They were very dirty. Mommy needed to wash them. Suddenly, the sound of shifting gravel reached her ears. Merideth stopped coming towards her and turned around.
Colleen finally heard the tires of the car as it came closer. It finally stopped and she heard the door open. Four men stepped out and walked towards the porch. Maybe Merideth called them to help find her. She beamed with pleasure. As they walked passed her hiding spot, she noticed they had very shiny black shoes. She heard her father walk across the porch and they all started talking. Her daddy didn't sound too happy. Pretty soon there was a lot of shouting.
Maybe she should just come out and tell them where she was. They kept saying her name and then her dad would shake his head. Lauren started crying and her mother grabbed her hand and pulled her behind her back. Her dad spoke out loudly. "Colleen, run baby!"
The tone of his voice made her smile fade. Something was wrong. She decided she'd better do what he said. The last time she disobeyed she didn't get any desert after supper. She crawled backwards, slowly under the tree, she had forgotten her hair was stuck in the branch. She tugged hard and the branch snapped. She froze but nobody seemed to notice. She crawled under the branches and stood up on the other side of the tree. She couldn't see her family or the men anymore. She turned and began to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she heard screaming. She looked behind her and saw the men pull something shiny from their jackets. Lightning shot out of them and she watched as her dad fell.
She stopped short and watched as her sisters and mother began to run. "Run Colleen!" Her mother shouted and then suddenly fell as well. Cherry began to bark and snarl. One by one, the lightning hit her sisters and they fell. Blood began to poor into their white clothing. She screamed in horror and tripped. Cherry stopped barking after a loud boom from the the lightning. She screamed again. The men heard her and began chasing after her. She got up again, tears blurring her eyes and ran. She heard them yelling after her. They were catching up to her.
Suddenly her moms words echoed through her head. "If anything ever happens to us Colleen, you fly away my little angel. You spread your beautiful wings and fly."
With a fierce determination for a four year old, Colleen opened up her little wings and began to flap them. In a second she began to raise up into the air. Suddenly something whistled and something began to sting her arm. She looked down and saw a dart in her arm. Everything began to swirl around her as she fell to the ground.
The grass was very lush and it didn't hurt very much when she hit it. But still, she wanted her mommy to hold her and tell her she would be ok. The sting in her arm would be away as soon as her mommy kissed it. But the lightning had gotten mommy. Colleen looked to the sky. The sun was shining though. Suddenly one of the mens' faces appeared over her. She whimpered. Wait a minute, she recognized it. It was Mr. Jared. He always gave her medicine when her wings ached. Mommy said he helped bring her into this world. Whatever that meant. Mommy made him promise not to tell anyone about her wings and leave her alone one day. Colleen remembered them fighting. Mr. Jared had been yelling at her mommy, telling her he had to take her away. He said she was a break through in science. Luckily Daddy had come home then and thrown Mr. Jared out. He said he never wanted to see him ever again and to leave Colleen alone. Daddy had then come upstairs and comforted her. He said she would be safe now. He promised.
But as her vision began to fade, her families screams echoed in her head, and the strange men seemed to fill her vision, she knew he had lied. Mr. Jared had brought lightning while the sun shined. Mr. Jared made a little girl with wings. Mr. Jared did the impossible and he had her. Her families screams echoed in her head as the tranquilizer finally set in.
That was the last day she had ever spoken. That was the day her childhood was stolen from her and her nightmares began. "Fly baby."
Colleen jerked awake hearing her mothers voice again. She looked around her and saw that the candles had burned low. She had been sleeping on a very comfortable bear, fur rug. She had sunk into it's soft folds and she had folded her large wings over her and slept. Peter was still asleep in his gigantic bed mumbling something everynow and then. They had both been exhausted from their long flight and from their very unpleasent, if you would call it a swim, the night before. Colleen, began to lower her head back to the fur when she heard something not out of the ordinary. But something told her something was wrong. An instinct she had.
She no longer could hear the crickets outside the tree. She stood up slowly and froze. A twig snapped. She looked behind her and noticed Peter's eyes had opened. He had heard it too. He put his finger to his lips as he rose off of the bed and flew up to the top of the home. Tink was asleep in a nook. He poked her, gently waking her, and whispered something in her ear. She nodded and flew between the roots and disapeared. A few minutes later, Tink appeared again. She whispered something to him. He came back down to Colleen and looked at her with a look that made her feel she was looking into his soul. "We've got trouble."
Suddenly, a movement beyond the candlelight caught their eye. Peter grabbed her wrist and slowly began backing up. The pirates were already in.
Colleen