Pete flew through the clouds, relishing in the cold air blowing across her face. She had almost forgotten about Alex until she felt him squirming.
"Why are you moving around so much? You got what you wanted, you're going to Neverland."
"Let me go! I can fly by myself!"
"Nope, you need fairy dust and I'm fresh out." Pete winked at him and put on a burst of speed, darting in between the clouds, with Alex in tow.
"No fair!" Alex whined out.
"Oh, is Aly complaining? Does little Aly need a break?" Pete laughed as Alex started mumbling things about idiotic girls and how he was going to plot his revenge. She sighed with contentment as she felt the clouds brushing across her face, like so much soft cotton. She knew that they were close to Neverland, as the sky began to turn fantastic colors of pink, orange, and purple. The sky in Alex's boring old world was never this beautiful.
Alex stopped whining under his breath when he got his first glimpse of Neverland. Pete smirked to herself when he finally stopped talking. The island was covered in forests, the exceptions being the beaches and whatnot. She looked around for pirate ships, and saw one quite a distance away. Hook was dead, but that didn't mean the other pirates hadn't organized themselves and elected a new captain. She hadn't actually met the new Captain yet, but she was itching for a good fight.
She flew them close to the treetops, and watched the startled birds fly out. She laughed and chased after them, watching them squak in annoyance and look for another tree to gather in. Pete flew them to the heart of the island, where the trees where the biggest. In the biggest tree was a tree house. This was not just some ordinary tree that one would see in a child's backyard. No, this was an actual house. It looked to be about three stories, and had windows with leaf shutters adorning every floor. She slowly dropped down onto the roof of the house and glanced at Alex.
He looked absolutely bewildered. "Shouldn't we be under a tree, underground like in the stories?"
Pete looked at him like he was an idiot. "Why would I keep my home there when the pirates know where it is? Anyway, this place is harder for those waddling idiots to reach." Bending forward, she pulled up what had appeared to be part of the roof, but was actually a hatch to get into the house. A rope ladder dropped down into the house. Pete looked up and gestured for Alex to climb down the ladder.
"Ladies first, Aly."
Alex snarled at her, and dropped down, quickly descending the ladder. Pete laughed to herself, happy that there was someone new in the house.
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Pete dropped down the hatch, not even bothering with the ladder. Standing still, she let her eyes adjust to the light, while she listened for any sound to indicate where Alex was. She heard an almost inaudible shuffling noise coming from the shadows to her left. Pretending not to hear it, she started walking down the hall. She heard the person in the shadows start to follow her. Moving quickly, she turned around and crouched on the floor, bringing her leg out to sweep the person off their feet. Darting forward, she placed her foot on the person's neck. Pete leaned forward and quietly said, "Alex, you really should improve your fighting skills. You'll need them here. Plus, yours suck." She winked, withdrew her foot, and ran down the hallway laughing.