Author's Note: Hey my fellow readers! Thanks for the reviews! I'm sad to say this IS the last chapter of the Ultimate Adventure, so savor it while you can! And just so you know, I used a very excellent song in here that's orginally by Third Day called Love Song, but I changed it around a little bit! Please R&R, hope you like! More to come from me, but I'm not sure what yet! Thanks! Fairytale Dreamer


"OWW!" Lynn whined from within the bowls of the Jolly Rodger.

She looked up at Conner, who was hiding his smile from her, "Why do you have to tie it so tight?"

"So you won't lose any more blood you grouch!" Conner teased.

As he finished putting the fresh bandage around Lynn's shoulder, he took her hand in his and asked her seriously, "So, are you really sure about, this?"

But Lynn didn't need any minute to hesitate for an answer, "I'm absolutely sure! I've never been so completely or overly or positively-"

"Okay, I get it! Do you always talk this much?" He grinned slyly.

"Hey! Don't you start with me you-" but before Lynn knew it, Conner leaned in and took her lips away from her.

She sighed as he slowly left her lips, and then saw Julie out of the corner of her eye, grinning like an idiot at the doorway.

Once Julie saw Lynn notice her presence, she put up her hands in protest, "I swear I didn't see anything! Just walked in here to check up on the injured one; but it turns out she isn't injured in the shoulder, but in the hear-"

"Juliet Annesley! You shut your mouth this instant! Don't be cocky with me! I need to tell you something before we go!"

Julie laughed to herself as she walked over to them. But Lynn ignored it and stayed serious, "I want Conner to come with us."

He looked over at Julie, still holding Lynn's hand tightly and politely asked, "If that's alright with you, of course."

Smiling, Julie laughed at him, "Yes! You don't even need to ask me! But, don't you want to stay here; I thought you were to become one of the Lost Boys?"

Conner nodded awkwardly, twiddling with his earring with his free hand and replied, "Well, I thought that it was what I wanted. But that was before I met Lynn. After I first set eyes on her, I knew there was no other place in the entire world I'd rather be; even if that meant giving up a lost dream."

His words filled Julie's troubled mind. As Lynn smiled up at Conner completely happily, Julie felt even worse than before. She touched her black ribbon chain holding her silver locket in place, thinking deeply about what would happen…

"Julie? Are you alright?" Conner asked.

She looked up at him, and noticed that both he and Lynn were staring, worried. But, she eased their minds, "Oh I'm great! Never better! We um, we will leave in half an hour; I want a chance to gather my things and say goodbye to everyone."

But Lynn could see straight through her friend and repeated, "Everyone?"

The two girls locked eyes; they both knew whom Lynn was referring to. But, Julie ignored her, and stood up and began walking out of the room, "Be ready to leave in half an hour."

Lynn shook her head and sighed, "Jeez, I don't know why but it seems agony follows that girl everywhere," Then she turned to Conner, who looked down at her with pensive eyes, "Do you think even Julie will get her fairytale ending?"

But Conner could not lie to her. He softly laid his hand on her forehead, gently rolling the blonde strands behind her ears and said, "That all depends on her Prince Charming. But, don't worry about her too much, she's a smart girl and she'll make the best decision in the end. As for you and I, I believe our fairytale has just begun."

"Conner," Lynn replied, closing her eyes embarrassed, "That was the corniest line I've ever heard a guy say!"

However, Conner only held her face closer still. And as he leaned just before her, he whispered, "But I wouldn't let any other guy say it to you." Grinning, Lynn closed her eyes blissfully and let Conner's lips meet hers in a sweet resolution.


Just fifteen minutes later, the Jolly Rodger was docked on the edge of the Isle of No Consequence. Lynn and Conner were down on the main level in the very arena where Julie and Peter first fought. Up above in the trees, Julie was alone in her room, gathering her things.

"Let's see; I have the sword, my old clothes, but what am I missing?" She packed those items into a sack which Brinkley had given her as she looked around the floor. Then, lying next to her pillow were her glasses. She hadn't used them in days.

She tried putting them on, but as she did, she realized her vision was blurry. At first, she didn't understand why her sight had improved. But then, she thought of Peter. She assumed he had excellent vision, and she gained it through their love.

"Forget it!" She exclaimed to herself and put the glasses in her bag and slung it over her shoulder. But, just as she left the room, something struck her.

Only a month ago, she was back in London, talking to her Grandmother, Grammy J. It just hit her at that moment what she had told her back then:

"Don't live a life of regret Julie; in that life, there is never any happiness. You have to learn that no matter how bad things are that there's always going to be something better waiting for you. Just let your heart guide you to that."

"'Let my heart guide me.'" She repeated to herself. Then, as fast as she could, she ran out of her room and flew straight up and across to Peter's hut.

Setting her feet on the ground, she silently made her way toward Peter, who was sitting on the railing looking out at the sun just beginning to rise. She went up next to him and stared at him. But, he wouldn't speak. He wouldn't even look at her.

"Peter," She exclaimed. But, he was still silent. Frustrated, she shouted out, "Is this the way you want to leave us? To be angry at each other; each of us bitter till the end of our days?"

Finally, he turned to her forcefully explaining, "My days won't end! I will be young forever!"

"That may be, but you'll still be bitter! And don't deny that!"

"It's not true; as soon as you leave, everything will go back to the way it used to be!"

He jumped off the railing and came back into the hut, but she grabbed his arm, eager for attention, "No it won't Peter! You can't go back to the past! You've changed; you've grown three years older! And you fell in love with me!"

"I cannot fall in love with anyone!" He yelled at her.

But Julie wouldn't back off, "Then explain the past week to me! Explain the first time I touched your hand, explain the dream you had, explain the kisses we shared!"

"That wasn't real! It was just pretend; just make-believe!" Peter was screaming at this point, and tears began to fill in his eyes.

"Just make-believe? Do you remember what you told me when I first met you? Do you remember when I told you that I thought you were 'make-believe'? That changed for me; over time I began to believe in you, I depended on you!"

Fighting the tears back, Peter quietly told her, "Well I don't depend on you. I don't need you."

He wouldn't look at her. Julie tried so hard to have his blue comforting eyes meet hers, but her brown eyes remained alone. Finally, she forced herself to ask, "So that's it then? That's all we're summed up to? Something make-believe?"

Crossing his arms, Peter stonily said, "Yes."

Julie hung her head low, passing him and heading towards the open door. She looked out at the forest as the sun rose from behind her. Suddenly, she stopped just before she began to float out. Julie turned around and met the pair of blue eyes.

As they somberly stared at each other, she corrected him, "To me, it was more like a dream."

But Peter's face did not change. So, Julie kept herself together and turned and flew out of Peter's hut. Just as she did, Peter broke down and wept. This was their final goodbye.


Taking one final look at the entire island, Julie's tour ended at the Story-Telling Terrace. She flew down to the giant patch of green grass and walked slowly towards the story telling chair where both Jane and Wendy had left something behind. Jane left a handkerchief in the left arm, and Wendy left a blue ribbon on the right.

Julie had thought about what she should leave there; she knew that it should be something that defined her entire adventure from start to finish. It was clear to her what she should set down as something for the Lost Boys and for Peter to look at in remembrance of her time there. So, after carefully preparing the piece, she set down her item and turned around and walked towards the arena, not looking back.

"Goodbye Julie! We're gonna miss ya!" the two twins exclaimed as they hugged Julie's waist.

"Okay, that's a little tight guys! Thanks!" she said as they let go. They were the last ones she could see that she needed to say goodbye to. But, just as she was about to say goodbye for good, she felt something tap her shoulder.

Turning around, Julie smiled as she found Tinkerbell floating just before her. Carefully, she leaned in and hugged Tink with her hand and whispered, "Thank you for everything."

Then, Tink replied softly so that only Julie would hear, "It's me that should be doing the thanking. I've never met another girl like you Julie, and I know I'll never meet one ever again!"

Finally, they let go and Tink went over to Lynn and Conner then sprinkled fairy dust on them. They began to float, and headed off above the trees.

Julie began to float too, but hovered so she could say her final words to all the Lost Boys she cared for so deeply. "You boys stay out of trouble, and keep those pirates in line! And um, I want you all to know that each and every one of you means so much to me. I wish I could come back someday, but I don't think that's possible!"

The boys watched her as she slowly backed up, and then with her final words, "Keep your heads up, and one day, something great will come your way and you won't even expect it!"

Then, Julie flew up and out of the skies of Neverland. Down below, each boy kept their heads up, watching her as she went. Even hidden in the trees, Peter watched her go. As she left his sight, he slowly floated down to the Story-Telling Terrace.

Peter walked through the sweet green grass, soft under his bare feet, heading towards the old rocking chair. He wasn't sure if Julie had left something, but something inside of him told him to check. And sure enough, there was a piece of her left behind.

On the left arm was Jane's handkerchief, and on the right was Wendy's ribbon. Then, hanging on the top of the chair directly in the middle of the other two was Julie's locket. Peter went over and picked it up carefully. He looked at the front of the silver heart that read, "Peter and Wendy". But, as he held the locket in his hand, he felt something different about it.

Curiously, he turned it over to the back, and saw there was a new inscription on it. It read; "Julie loves Peter". He couldn't move; he couldn't do anything but stare at the words. Peter didn't know whether he should weep or scream. And for the rest of that day, he stood there, staring at it.


Soggy ol' London. It hadn't changed a bit since the time Julie had left and the time she had returned. Except for a couple of things that she did not expect; her grandmother was dead which she did not know. And also, her Aunt Edna's reaction to when she returned. She wasn't at all upset with Julie, but only relived.

When Julie asked her why she was so calm and cool, Aunt Edna simply said, "Well, I thought about it, and I realized that I knew you'd find Lynn. I know you'd bring her back along with yourself. I know this because once you set your mind to something; you never give up, not even when death is on the line!"

So, things were not as somber in London as Julie had thought. There had been a burial for Grammy J, and Julie visited her tombstone as soon as she found out. Also, Lynn had Conner with them, which didn't make Edna too happy, but both of the girls insisted having him live with then and start going to school, and even college.

As they arrived back from Neverland, however, they found out from Edna that it was the beginning of July. In the world's real time, they had been gone almost two months! So, happy to have them back, Edna threw them a party. But, it wasn't just to celebrate their happy return, but also to celebrate Julie's birthday. The day they returned from Neverland was only two days before her birthday.

After the slow two days had passed, Julie's birthday approached. The party went on from late afternoon through the night, but Julie was only present for the first hour. No one had noticed yet because Edna was busy entertaining the guests while Lynn and Conner talked intensely with each other, loving every second of it.

Up in the nursery at around eight o'clock, Julie sat the small desk in the corner, just finishing the last word.

"There! I've finished it!" She exclaimed to herself.

She didn't even look over her writing; she was intent on reading another piece of paper stuffed in the drawer. Taking the paper out, she looked over the dream she had before her adventure had began. She read about how she dreamt of the seashores, a vast forest, mountains, waterfalls, and a strange boy she did not know.

But now she knew. She knew everything about that dream, and the nightmare she had later on. However, in the past few days she had been back, she had no dreams, no nightmares. All she could think about was the other paper that she had just finished.

So, she set her story down and took the candle and the other slip of paper and went to the window sill. She lay them down and picked up her new guitar which she had gotten earlier that day from her Aunt Edna. Julie remembered how she had learned the guitar from Johnny when they were together, and how she begged her aunt to buy her one. But Edna never gave in, until now.

Julie sat down on the couch at the open window with her guitar in her lap, looking out at the twinkling stars. She could see the brightest star in the sky; it was the second star to the right of Big Ben. Smiling, she began to strum her guitar. The piece of paper she had completed was once her unfinished song; the one that Peter told her would one day be beautiful if she only would sit down and let the words come to her. Well, they had, very easily. As she looked up into the dark sky, she began to sing:

I've heard it said that a girl would climb a mountain
Just to be with the one she loves
How many times has she broken that promise
It has never been done.
I've never climbed the highest mountain
But I fought might of solemn deathJust to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give anything
I would give my life away.

I've heard it said that a girl would swim the ocean
Just to be with the one she loves
How may times has she broken that promise
It can never be done
I've never swam the deepest ocean
But I walked upon the raging sea

Just to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give anything
I would give my life away.

I know that you don't understand
the fullness of my love
How I sacrificed my life for you
And I know that you don't realize
how much that I gave you
But I promise, I would do it all again.

Just to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give anything
I would give my life away.
Yeah, I'd give my life away just to be with you.

As she strummed her last chord, Julie dropped her head and wept. Every word she wrote was true; she wanted Peter more than anything else. She really did give up her life that day on the Jolly Rodger just so he could live. But now, it didn't matter. She was back in London, and she would never see him again.

She put her guitar back on the ground and continued to weep, hiding her face on her hands. But as she cried, she suddenly felt a rush come over her. Julie felt safe and at peace even though she cried. But, she had only felt that way only once in her life. Then, she knew.

Taking her hands away from her face, Julie's hazel eyes met with the serene blue ones she knew and loved. Peter was sitting there right in front of her. All at once she went willingly into his arms and cried happily, she thought she would never be with him again.

"I thought I'd lost you!" She forced out through all of her tears.

"I'm here, it's alright!" He cooed into her ear, just as happy to have her in his arms again.

Julie leaned away from him and gazed at him curiously, "What are you doing here? I thought you didn't care; I thought that you said this was all 'make-believe'?"

Peter wiped away her tears and told her, "I didn't mean it; I just was scared. But then, I found my confidence when I found this."

He pulled out Julie's necklace and showed her the inscription she herself had carved. Julie laughed relived and Peter finished his point, "I love you Julie, I love you!"

Then, naturally and instinctively, they reached for each other in one overwhelming but tender kiss.

When Julie's lips were once again bare, she asked, "You mean you've chosen this life; you want to stay here in London, with me?"

Peter nodded and said, "I don't care where it is I am or if I die. All I know is that I want to be with you for the rest of my life."

Julie was so besieged; this was so unintended. All she could do was smile at him.

"Julie? Julie? Are you hiding up here in your room?" Lynn called as she walked through the hallway without Conner close behind. They came to the nursery doors and opened them. As soon as they did, Lynn gasped.

"Peter? Wait, what's going on?" Lynn said aloud, causing Edna to hear and come out from the party.

Julie was standing on the small couch by the window sill, with a small sack around her back and her sword sticking out of it. She smiled and came down from the sill and hugged Lynn happily.

"I'm going back to Neverland." She told her.

"What?" Lynn said.

"Don't get mad! I'm not leaving for good! I'll come back, when I'm ready to face this world again. And I won't be alone!"

She turned and looked out the window; Peter was floating just outside of it. Julie looked back at Lynn and told her, "It's alright, I'll come back. If you are still here, you'll se me again. You too Conner."

"Can I say goodbye as well?" A voice from the door called. It was Julie's Aunt Edna.

Julie ran for her and hugged her tightly, "I love you Edna! I love you so much! Goodbye!"

"Goodbye my angel! You take care of yourself!" Edna cried.

They let got of each other, and Julie said goodbye to Conner as well. She then stepped back up on the couch by the window and turned back. She smiled as her light blue dress swayed in the calm wind. "Goodbye." She said, and then turned to face the eternal stars.

Peter floated close to her and said softly, "All you have to do is think of a happy thought," then he extended his hand towards her and asked, "What makes you happy?"

Just as it had been before, Julie only smiled and took his hand. Her feet floated gently off the ground, and the two flew off into the bright stars together, off into the second star.

And Julie and Peter lived happily in Neverland for quite some time. To be precise, they were there so long that Julie's Aunt Edna had passed away. But, Lynn was able to keep the famous Darling house along with her husband Conner. They were almost thirty when they were in the worst state of depression throughout their entire lives. Lynn was not able to have children and they were desperate to hear happy voices in the house again. But as soon as they wished upon that bright star shining from Neverland, their wish came true. Julie and Peter Pan himself returned from Neverland, and on Julie's birthday no less. The four of them together blew out the candles on her seventeenth birthday.

It wasn't easy for Peter to change his lifestyle, as well as Julie too. But, because they loved each other so deeply, they managed to always be happy with each other, and with Lynn and Conner. And that my fellow readers is precisely what happened to Peter Pan. How do I know this you may ask? Well as I said in the beginning of this tale, I was there. I was there the entire time. Now, I've said my peace, and I leave you with the final classic ending that is said: And they all lived happily ever after.

And that is the end of The Ultimate Adventure

Written by: Juliet Wendy Annesley

Wife of Peter Pan Annesley