Chapter Two- The unlikely visitors.
Mr and Mrs Darling were a high class family in their society. They prided themselves on their appearance, their upkeep of their children and their rich home. Mr Darling was very impatient at times and loved to do business while Mrs Darling was kind, sweet and loved her children very much. She also had a soft spot for the children's nanna, Nanna. She loved the dog ever since she had found her off the streets. After the birth of Wendy, Mrs Darling knew she would not have the space to keep the much loved dog. Mr Darling was all too happy to be rid of Nanna, but on Mrs Darling's second thoughts, she had decided to keep the dog after all. Nanna had served her purpose well. She had cleaned up the children's nursery in the mornings and afternoons, and had even helped Michael learn to dress properly. Nanna knew her place in the household, and sometimes Mrs Darling would catch her padding down the halls with her chest puffed out proudly. As soon as she caught someone looking at her though, she breathed out, pretending that she had been breathing deeply all along. Mrs Darling smiled as she remembered fondly of all those times. Now, Nanna had grown up, and still worked hard, but very slowly. Mrs Darling hopped out of the kitchen chair and strode over to her three children who were waiting impatiently to get to school. Wendy, very unlike her, was fidgeting around with her little bow in her hair while John was straightening his tie. Michael was dressed in his uniform for his first day of school, struggling to find a comfortable position in his tie and long white socks. His hat kept falling down, and Mrs Darling had to stifle a laugh that threatened to emerge. She smiled at Michael and straightened his hat. She kissed the kids softly on their forehead and sent them off to school. They started walking out the door and Michael, even though he was the smallest, had to close the door. He started jumping at the door handle.
"Wait for me! I… almost… have… it!" He cried in-between jumps. Wendy and John stopped walking and waited for Michael. Wendy sighed and Mrs Darling noticed how tired her children looked.
"Run along Michael. You will be late for school." Mrs Darling smiled.
"Thankyou mother!" Michael shouted excitedly and ran to catch up to Wendy and John. He suddenly stopped, re-adjusted his sock that had come down, and continued running towards his siblings.
Mrs Darling shut the door and decided to clean the nursery by herself. Mr Darling was at work today so she had the whole house to herself. She stepped lightly up the stairs, past Nanna that was snoring loudly on the third step, and into a very messy nursery room. Mrs Darling gasped in surprise as she saw the beds were stripped of its sheets, the toys were all out of their boxes and some of the photos of the children were on the ground. Mrs Darling looked up and she saw a man and a boy hovering in one place while swords collided into one another. She gasped and stumbled. The sudden noise surprised the two males and they stopped their fighting.
"Mrs Darling..!" The boy began before he was cut off by the man.
"Well, well, well, Peter. I see you have a predicament. Tell me where the fairies are, and I will spare this beautiful lady's life." The man grinned. On closer inspection to Mrs Darling, the man was dressed in red, with a hook coming out from his right hand. The boy was dressed all in green and had a look of pure horror on his face.
"You would never, hook!" Peter exclaimed.
"Oh yes I will boy, and you know it!" Hook replied.
"Peter..?" Mrs Darling began.
"Can't save you now." Hook laughed.
Mrs Darling regained her composure. She called for Nanna, taking the two males by surprise. "Tell me who you are." Mrs Darling said with Nanna snapping at the male's heels. She watched with astonishment as the two men flew to the roof to get away from Nanna.
"My name is Captain James Hook." Hook replied with a bow.
"And I am Peter Pan." Peter replied. He then let out a rooster's crow. He smiled as it had the desired effect on Hooks face.
Mrs Darling looked at the two men as if they were crazy. Wendy had been telling Michael and John stories about these two, while Michael and John had been fighting with the names of these two people that were floating in front of her. "This can't be." She meekly said.
"I'm deeply afraid it is." Hook grinned. "Now Peter, tell me where the fairies are or Mrs Darling gets the tip of my blade!"
"No. I can't tell you and I never will!" Peter cried. He put his two fingers in his mouth and blew. A sharp whistle filled the air and Nanna stopped attentively. All of a sudden a loud ticking noise filled the room. Hook's face dropped.
"No… no! It can't be!" He shrieked. He flew out of the room with Peter close on his heels. Mrs Darling followed, but only went as far as the window ledge. She looked up and saw a pirate ship with jeering pirates on board.
"Smee!" Smee! Quick, turn this ship around!" Hook commanded as he flew to the stern of the ship.
"Aye Aye sir!" A pirate with a striped top and a red hat replied.
Mrs Darling looked to the ground. It seemed like the whole town was about on the streets but not one single person managed to look at the giant pirate ship. If they had seen it though, they showed no signs of it. Mrs Darling looked back up to the pirate ship. There were men scrambling on deck tying ropes to things and looking busy as Smee was taking Hook out of sight. Peter Pan was flying alongside the ship, jeering and making ticking noises to annoy the pirates. Soon she heard the sound of Hook's voice calling "Cast off!" before the ship pulled away from the house and flew up into the sky.
Peter Pan smiled as he pulled his hat off. A little red alarm clock was sitting on the top of his head, the cause of the ticking noise. A little tinkling noise filled the nursery and Mrs Darling turned around to see a yellow glow coming her way. Mrs Darling composed herself yet again and tried her best to stay calm. The yellow glow came right up to Mrs Darling's nose and touched it. As Mrs Darling crossed her eyes to see what it was, she realised that it was a little person with wings. On the account of realising this, Mrs Darling fainted.
"Mrs Darling? Mrs Darling? Are you okay?" A green blurry figure asked.
"I… I think so. What is going on here?" Mrs Darling pleaded as she rubbed her head.
"I think you were overwhelmed by Tinkerbell." The blurry figure said.
"Who are you?" Mrs Darling stumbled.
"I'm Peter Pan."
"Yes, I know that part. But who are you? What are you doing here? And who was that man?" Mrs Darling demanded.
"I am from Neverland and he is the pirate captain. Look Mrs Darling, I'm sorry but I have to let Tinkerbell do this."
"Do what?" Mrs Darling enquired.
"Make you forget. Otherwise, we can't have all of London knowing about us." Peter glumly replied.
"Do my children know about you?" Mrs Darling asked.
"Yes, they have been to Neverland before. Now Tink, let's get this over and done with." Peter said. He motioned to the little glowing creature that was putting her hand in her satchel.
"Wait! What did that man… Hook I think it was, want?" Mrs Darling insisted.
"Mrs Darling, I'm not sure but we need to do this so I can get back to Neverland." Peter persisted. Peter didn't wait for a reply as he motioned for Tink to put the special combination of fairy dust over Mrs Darling. She tinkled a little bit but then as Mrs Darling watched, sitting on Wendy's bed, as what looked like a pile of glitter fall onto her head. Mrs Darling grew tired and fell asleep on Wendy's bed while Nanna cleaned up the mess that was left behind from the fight. Nanna watched as the boy in green and a little golden glow quietly picked up some blankets and put them over the top of Mrs Darling. Nanna nodded approvingly and went back to her work. She did not notice until the room was suddenly clean, that the boy and golden glow had gone, with the room shimmering in a golden light.