The clouds parted to reveal the island. Though the boy's warning, the island looks non-threatening, it was beautiful, to be honest.
They anchored the ship and rowed the rest of the way to explore whatever the dangers were. They were greeted by another child waiting for their arrival.
"Welcome to Neverland men, my name is Peter Pan. "
The crew looked at the kid with smiles of amusement.
"What is Neverland?"
"Neverland isn't a 'what' but a place where all your dreams come true."
James was thinking the kid was delusional now because no such place exists.
"I'm serious kid, we're here for important business."
"Business? That's not very fun, and fun is the only rule we have on this island."
The crew started to get pelted by rocks and other items the kids could get their hands on until Peter held his hand up to stop the assault.
"Now boys, that's not how we greet our guests."
James was furious now from what he just experienced with the kids. He started to wonder what kind of parents let their children run wild throwing rocks at strangers.
"Where are your parents? I would love to have a word with them."
Peter chuckled.
"Parents? Okay, follow me."
The men were hesitant to follow after what just happened but Peter assured them that no harm will come to them.
The path they followed led to a small camp with kids running around wild. James was shocked seeing how many kids there actually were.
"Go get our mother boys."
From the top of the trees was the biggest hut and a small girl emerged from the treeline. She was holding their hands as they all looked up at her with love and happiness. But when she looked up, she gasped.
"What is this?" James asked.
"This is our mother."
Before James could respond, the small girl started asking questions.
"What are you all doing here? Peter, how could you let them in? You're going to let them go, right?"
"Jane, not now."
She looked terrified seeing the newcomers who were all grown-ups.
"You all need to leave right now and never return."
"But we need-"
"The island will not provide for grown-ups and we cannot help you. Peter will let you all leave immediately."
James pulled out his sword and his crew did the same.
"You're really starting to test my patience girl. I need to see your parents or someone in charge by the time I count to ten!"
She scoffed while rolling her eyes.
"Put the sword down before you hurt yourself. As you can see, I'm in charge and I'm giving you all an out now. I'd take it before it's too late."
"And I told you, I'm not leaving until I get what I came here for."
The girl finally sighed signally James to follow.
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A PIRATE'S TREASURE
ФэнтезиEveryone knows the story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Good versus evil and Hook meeting his demise with a crocodile. But What if Hook wasn't always bad? What if he had a family and a happy life before tragedy struck to bring him back for one last...
