Here is another chappie. I thought it was kind of boring for all that it is Peter and Tiger Lilly talking. No Wendy or Hook in this chapter. They probably will be the only ones in the next Chapter; well with some of Peter. Well Enjoy.
The American Adventure!
Ch. 20 Berry!
Peter and Tiger Lilly were now sitting around a fire in her teepee munching on berries while they talked.
Tiger Lilly: So what you mean when you stay for good?
Peter really didn't want to talk about anything, but he had to say something or he knew Tiger Lilly might not leave him alone until he did.
Peter: I mean that I'm here to stay; to never go back to the other world.
Tiger Lilly gave him a surprised look.
Tiger Lilly: What of your friend? Won't you go forth and see her?
Peter looked towards the ground.
Peter: Nope!
Tiger Lilly: Why?
Peter: Wendy got mad and didn't want me there so I left.
Tiger Lilly: What you do that make her mad?
Peter: Nothin! I just tried to help her. That's all.
Tiger Lilly: Help do what?
Peter was getting tired of all these questions. Now he knew how Wendy felt when he asked her about things and just continued on. Well he wasn't going to let this continue. He would be different and change the subject.
Peter: Oh nothing important. Hey, so I guess it will be my men's turn to hunt and track your men next time we play the game.
Tiger Lilly frowned.
Tiger Lilly: True! But me will win at end like always.
Peter: You don't always win!
Tiger Lilly gave out a laugh.
Peter: What's so funny?
Tiger Lilly: Flying Eagle, you remember last you win?
Peter, who was never good at remembering things, couldn't recall the last time they had won. They had played this game for years so it would be hard to remember.
He was quiet that seemed like the longest time; mad at him-self because he couldn't think of anything.
But then suddenly a past memory hit him.
Peter sprung up excited about his memory.
Peter: What about the time my men and I trapped your tribe in a cave. They were trapped in there for a long time until finally some more of your men came and got them out.
But Tiger Lilly just laughed on even harder.
Peter: What? I know that happened. I can even show you the cave where we trapped them.
Peter flew over to the laughing girl and grabbed her hand and began to pull her out of the teepee. But she pulled back.
Tiger Lilly: No! No! Me remember! Me remember!
Peter stopped.
Peter: Then why are you still laughing?
Tiger Lilly: That happened long time ago when we started game. Me remember because Berry was here.
Now Peter gave her a confused look.
Peter: Who's Berry?
Tiger Lilly: You no remember Berry? He a lost boy.
Peter couldn't remember a lost boy with the name of Berry.
Peter: I had no lost boy named Berry!
Tiger Lilly: Yeah, you did. He the one who come up with our game.
Peter: What!
Peter didn't believe her. They had played that game as long as he could remember.
Tiger Lilly: It true! I can't believe you no remember.
Peter just shook his head still not believing her but he went ahead and allowed her to tell him about Berry.
Peter learned that Berry was one of the original lost boys. He had been a very brave boy with dark curly hair and blue eyes. He always liked to do rough things like wrestle wild animals, and attack the Indian tribes. Berry had been very fond of Peter and always thought of him as a big brother. He had followed Peters every command and rule. But Berry had kept a secret from Peter and the other lost boys. He was always amazed of how everyone else grew. Like the Indians and the Pirates. They grew up slowly and became large and strong; unlike Peter, the lost boys and himself who never grew. Berry thought that was unfair and decided he wanted to grow up. Peter some how found out about his secret and banished him to the other world.
This took place at least a good thirty years before Wendy and her brothers came along. Berry had been a boy maybe at the age of 10 at the time. No one knows what ever happened to him from that point on because everyone seemed to have forgotten about him except some of the Indians and Tiger Lilly who had been just a little girl when he was banished.
But Tiger Lilly still remembered Berry unlike Peter who was still shaking his head thinking she was just making this all up.
When she was finished telling him about Berry he got up slowly and stretched.
Peter: Well thanks for the story but I have to go. I need to go check on Hook and see if he is still being a good little codfish and staying put.
With a wave goodbye he flew out of the teepee and into the sky followed by a flash of light.
Tiger Lilly watched as they disappeared into the sky knowing that in fact there was once a lost boy named Berry.
End Ch. 20.
This Berry character is important towards the end of the fic. I mean he is really important. Well anyway R&R and tell me what you think.
TOOTLES!