Chapter 3 Lost in the woods

"And we are back! Let me tell you what happened last time:

We met Peter Pan and Tazmin Bell, daughter of Tinker Bell, in Neverland.

We discovered that the Waterfall of Ages has stopped.

Peter and Tazmin went to Ever After High.

Peter is still in the woods.

Tazmin flew to the school for help and met up with Joanne Hook, daughter of Captain Hook.

Tazmin also met Raven Queen and Cerise Hood, and together they went to the woods to find Peter Pan.

Apple White and Jess Darling were just outside the woods, working on their homework and saw them coming by.

This was everything, right mom?"

"Yes honey, you did a great job."

"Thanks mom. I'm starting the story."

Tazmin Bell, Joanne Hook and Raven Queen followed Cerise Hood into the woods. After a few minutes, they came by a split end. To the left, there weren't many lights. It was dark and looked really scary. To the right, there was light everywhere, birds were chirping and they could see a deer or two on the road.

"This way." Cerise said, as she pointed to the left.
"Are you sure?" Tazmin asked nervously.
"Yes, the trail leads that way, although it's getting farther away." Cerise answered the fairy.
"Well, c'mon then. I'm not afraid!" Joanne exclaimed and she walked into the dark woods.
Raven shrugged her shoulders and started following her, together with Cerise and Tazmin.

The group of four girls went into the forest. They got quite a few scares, from the trees with ugly faces, to an owl that jump scared them. It felt forever for them, but it was only an hour, after they went in and found Peter Pan. Raven used her magic, since Peter was captured in a gigantic spider web. The spider wasn't happy that her meal was interrupted and tried to attack her. Raven distracted the spider, while the other three girls helped Peter. After a minute or two, the spider noticed it and charged itself at Cerise. Cerise ran away and the spider followed her. Cerise was too quick for the spider, and it bumped it's head to a tree, knocking her out in the process. Raven used this moment to turn the spider small with her magic, before releasing it back in the wild. Thanks to Cerise, the group found their way back out of the woods, when they met up with Jess Darling and Apple White again.

Jess was the first out of the two to notice the group that came out of the woods.
"Look Apple, there they are!"

Jess and Apple dropped their things, they were holding and ran towards them.
"How are you?" Apple asked, but then she noticed an unconscious Peter at Cerise's back.
"Oh my fairy godmother!" she shrieked. "What happened?"
"There isn't any time to explain. Peter here needs to go to the hospital wing." Joanne said tiredly.
"Shall I carry him further?" Jess offered Cerise.
"I'll manage." Cerise answered.

The group than made its way to the hospital wing. The nurse laid Peter on a back and checked up on him. She told the group that he was just sleeping, but that the flight to Ever After must have been really hard for him, as his aging has also started again. The nurse came to this conclusion, when Tazmin told her about the Waterfall of Ages. The other girls listened to Tazmin's story as well, and were shocked. Especially Joanne and Jess.

"We need to do something!" Joanne exclaimed loud, getting a sst from the nurse.
Jess looked at Tazmin and asked: "Taz, do you have enough Pixie Dust to get Peter, Joanne, you and me to Neverland?"
"I think I do." Tazmin said. "But only to go there. But when I am in Neverland, I can get some more."
"Wait a minute," Raven said. "I want to go too. I've got magic, maybe I can help with the Waterfall."
Apple looked at her roomie. "But Raven, you don't have it under control completely. And I think that we should take more people with us."
"Who do you suggest?" Tazmin asked the princess.
"I think we should take Briar and Maddie with us. And Steven Smee and your two cousins Jess." Apple suggested.
"Can you take this many people?" Joanne asked the little fairy.
Tazmin got her pixie dust bag and looked into it.
"Let me count for a minute. Peter and me, that's two. Then Joanne and Steven, that's four. Plus Jess, Will and Matt, that's seven. And then Cerise, Apple, Briar, Raven and Maddie, that's twelve. I think that this will be enough." She showed the bag to Joanne and Jess.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get the others and go!" Raven said.
"Don't you forget something. We should inform the others first and pack a few things to take. And Peter is still sleeping." Jess said, as she pointed to the boy. "I think that we should go tomorrow."
Raven looked a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry." She said.
"It's okay." Apple said to her friend. "Everyone makes mistakes."
"Shall we inform the others?" Joanne asked.
"I'll search for Steven, Cerise and Jess, you look for Will and Matt. Apple and Raven, look for Maddie and Briar." After those words, Joanne walked out of the hospital wing.

The other girls did what Joanne said and after an hour, everyone was in the cafeteria. Joanne told the others what had happened and everyone agreed to go with them. That night, everyone packed a little backpack, filled with the things, they would find useful. Raven packed a lot of ingredients for potions, while Maddie filled her hat with tea tastes. Joanne packed her favorite sword, while Jess searched for her books about Neverland. Briar put her favorite sunglasses on, whilst Will and Matt Darling packed their packs with Peter Pan related things. Cerise filled her backpack with sandwiches with meat on it, and Steven Smee got his favorite dagger. Apple took a mirror and a few test tubes, since she saw Raven packing all those ingredients.

The next morning, the group ate breakfast and went up to the Hospital Wing. Tazmin had spent the night next to Peter, in case he woke up in the middle of the night. This didn't happen, but he was awake and eating breakfast as the group came to him.

"So, this is Neverland's Rescue Team." He commented when he looked at them.
"How are you feeling Peter?" Will asked the boy.
"I feel older." Peter complained. "We must do something about that real quick, before I turn even older. I can feel that I am fourteen now and I don't want to grow a beard."
Joanne laughed. "Don't worry, we got this." She said to him.
Peter finished his breakfast and stood up.
"Let's go." He said.
"Don't you forget something Peter. We have to wait for tonight, when the stars appear." Tazmin told him.
"Aww, Pirates." He commented. "You're right, we need to go to the second star to the right to get there."

The day went fast and it was soon night. Tazmin sprinkled them with Pixie Dust and after a few minutes, everyone managed to fly properly. Peter and Tazmin lead the way and soon, everyone flew up high in the sky. Blondie Lockes managed to get everything on her mirrorpad just in time, as she looked out of her window.

"That's it for today. Ooh, I can't wait till they get there!"

"Brooke, you are getting better and better every time."

"Thanks dad. And I didn't even interrupted the story this time."

"Remember to continue like this honey. And one day, you will be the best narrator Ever After High could have."