"I still can't believe you have a sister," Terence said for the millionth time as they flew away from the Winter Woods. Tink giggled.

"We're a lot alike, Peri and me. I'd do anything for her. As Sil said, she's like the perfect lost thing." Terence squeezed her hand and she smiled up at him.

"You're my perfect lost thing," he whispered in her ear.

"I've never been lost. I could be your perfect found thing though? That's what Peri calls them. Found things. But you never lost me."

"I could have," he said very softly. Tink looked up at him quickly, frowning.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh Tink, I just keep imagining you choosing someone else at that Ceremony and me seeing it and—" he was cut off by her finger on his lips.

"I imagine the same thing. But why drive ourselves crazy when we did find each other? And we're together. Nothing will ever change that." His heart racing, he leaned down and planted a warm kiss on her lips that took them several inches higher into the air. Terence broke the kiss and was staring at something with wide eyes. Tink followed his gaze and saw that they were on the border of Pixie Hollow. It would be the first time either of them had ever set food outside their realm and they clutched each others' hands tightly.

"Fairy Gary gave me a map of Neverland, so where should we head to first?" Tink glanced at the open map and made a face.

"I don't want to go near mermaids; they'll splash us and get our wings wet!"

"Ok, cross off Mermaid Lagoon. What about this? These mountains up here, they're supposed to be Indian Territory."

"Indians? Are those a type of human?" Terence bit his lip.

"I'm not sure, to be honest. I think so. I've heard they're sort of wild, they dance around a fire and smoke on a pipe and paint their faces and bodies." Tink's eyes widened.

"Mark off the Indians. I'm not too sure about meeting them first. Let's ease into it." Terence laughed and searched the map.

"Why don't we just fly near the coast and see what we see? We can stay high enough in the air to stay out of danger." Agreeing to this plan, Tink took Terence's hand and they flew over the valleys and mountains of Neverland. They passed over Neverpeak Mountain, which was issuing steam and looking like it would explode at any moment. They flew past the Flower Meadows, which they both said Rosetta would just love. They flew over and glanced down at Mermaid Lagoon and at Skull Rock (Tink shivered at the sight of it and Terence put his arm around her protectively) and finally they saw the cliffs near the ocean. Tink's wings fluttered faster.

"What's that?" She pointed to a huge boat with a black flag flying from the mast. Terence's eyes widened.

"It's obviously a human thing and we're going to stay away from it! Right Tink?"

"Huh? Oh right," she was mesmerized by the ship and its interesting flag. The white skull and crossbones made Tink shudder but she was still fascinated. Terence recognized trouble and started pulling her away from the ship.

"Come on, let's head back toward the middle of the island. It seems safer."

"You don't want to get a closer look? Just to see who or what is on that ship?"

"Tink, it doesn't matter. I thought you'd learned from your experiences with humans!" Tink started to go red.

"Lizzie loved fairies and she even convinced her father to love us. I'd say that was a positive experience, not a negative one." Terence's hands ran through his hair and he sighed.

"I'm sorry Tink, I didn't mean it that way. It's just…I've heard about bad humans who are on those things. Pirates, they're called. They're pure evil and they hunt fairies."

"Hunt fairies? What for?"

"For our Dust," he said darkly. "They think pixie dust has magical healing qualities."

"Well…it kind of does, doesn't it?"

"I have no idea what it could do for a human! We hope no human will ever touch our Dust. But you know good and well when a fairy is captured, the outcome won't be a positive one." He was referring of course to when Lizzie's father had captured Vidia in a jar when she had attempted to rescue Tink. Her father had insisted on taking the 'creature' to the museum and Lizzie had arrived in London (with the help of the fairies of course) just in time to stop him. But what if he had gone into the museum? What if other humans had seen Vidia? Terence was right; humans could be detrimental to fairies. Tink was curious but she allowed Terence to lead her away.

"Say Terence," she said suddenly.

"Yeah?" He knew this wasn't going to be good.

"If we are King and Queen of Neverland, that means all creatures right? Including humans?"

"I guess so but they won't see it that way."

"Why not? Neverland chose us. They should have to follow those rules."

"Should is the key word. Forget it, Tink, I won't let you talk me into this. It's dangerous. And I vowed to keep you away from danger." Tink frowned.

"You're my Mate, Terence, not my King. I don't expect you to keep me out of danger every second of every day. And I definitely don't expect you to give me orders to stay out of danger." He looked as if he had just been slapped.

"I never said anything about ordering you! I love you and want you safe, that's all."

"We're not in Pixie Hollow anymore! Live a little!" And with that, she angled her body downwards and took off at breakneck speed.

"Tink!" he cried and took off after her, his eyes holding the speck of green that was speeding toward the ship.

Tink glanced up and saw him following her and she let out a little growl. Fine, if he wanted to follow her…

She started weaving in and out of the air in difficult patterns so Terence had to keep adjusting his course. She approached the sails and flew between the sail and the mast. Terence bit his lip as they got closer to the ship and he looked around frantically. WHY did she have to so stubborn? He found that he had lost sight of her and he groaned.

"Tink," he sighed, shaking his head. He hid behind the black flag and peered around. A crew of pirates were spreading out on the ship and Terence curled his nose up in disgust from the sight and smell of them. They looked extremely dirty, they had strange markings all over their bodies, and they smelled bitter, unlike anything Terence had ever smelled before. He searched the air for Tink but saw no sign of her. His eyes widened when the cabin door swung open and a tall figure strode forward. He was obviously the Leader of this mess. He was tall and lean, with a long black mustache and long dark curls. He was elegantly dressed and wore a lot of pink, too much for Terence's taste. He noticed all of the pirates carried sharp thingies with them. Very large sharp thingies. He swallowed and leaned in closer. He heard a loud crow from the end of the ship and his head jerked in that direction.

The pirates were all staring in that direction too, their eyes narrowed in hatred.

"Blast that wretched boy! You come back to laugh at me now, eh Pan?"

"Laugh at you, Captain? Why should I? I only laugh at cowards and codfish!" A bright chuckle filled the air and the captain's face darkened. The voice continued to taunt him.

"But that old crocodile sure likes codfish…and he seems to have developed quite a taste for you! So I guess you ARE a codfish!"

"Show yourself, boy, I will run you through! You will be naught but a notch in me blade!"

"Sounds fun Captain but you're going to have to catch me first!"