Peter Pan's Labyrinth
Chapter 9
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Wendy was woken up suddenly by two hands shaking her into awareness. The owners of the hands were a pair of fraternal twins that Wendy had spoken to once or twice. Both were a few years younger than her and seemed to have horribly bent backs. Bobble woke in his dragonfly form, ready to transform and stab the intruders at the slightest violent gesture.
Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened. The girl of the twins saw Tootles stir and cried, "Tootles!"
Her brother turned and saw the little statue and said, "It is you! Tootles, where have you been?"
"Waiting for Mother, Sam," Tootles replied, "It is great to see you two."
The girl turned to Wendy and said "Mother? Is it really you?"
"It's me, little Samantha," Wendy replied, remembering the duo now that they were in the light.
Bobble turned into his fairy form as Tootles asked them, "What have you been doing here, and where are your wings?"
"We've been watching the old Codfish since the magic flow restarted, to make sure that he never harmed Mother…" Samuel said.
"…which is why we are here. We need to get Mother back to Neverland, before he gets her. Now that her mother has died, she has no defense, and he knows who she is," Samantha continued for him.
"My mother died?" Wendy asked, sorrow filling her heart.
"I'm afraid so, Mother. She and the baby died in childbirth," Samantha said.
"At least Hook thinks that baby Michael died," Samuel added, cradling a bundle, "We've got him right here. We can make him a Lost Boy a week after the upcoming battle."
"Battle?" Wendy asked.
"The Codfish wants everybody from Neverland except his murderous crew to be destroyed. They are mounting an attack on the Indians. They plan to attack at sunset."
"Take us to the watchtower," Wendy demanded, "Peter needs to hear this."
The Twins took off their cloaks, revealing the wings of a dove and a raven. The odd looking group of fliers hurried off to the watchtower.
Peter was sitting there waiting for Tootles, Bobble, and Wendy, when they arrived with the Twins. He leapt out of his seat and gave the pair a hug.
"Sam and Sam," he smiled at the two, his face now only missing a chunk of his jaw, "It is good to see you."
"We've got a problem," Samuel said.
"Hook plans to destroy the Indians," Samantha said.
"We do have some good news," Samuel added.
"We have a baby that we took from the fortress," Samantha completed.
"Your news was expected, Sam and Sam," Peter replied. "Why do you think that Wendy and I were for a huge chunk of the night, Tink?"
"We brought the Pickaninny tribe back from being just statues," Wendy said, "Isn't that right, Lily?"
"Yes," Warrior Princess Tiger Lily of the Pickaninny tribe replied, stretching from lifetimes of stillness, "It is."
"Now, let's go fight some pirates," Wendy said.