Second Date

Chapter 6: Scandalous

Chapter 6: Scandalous

Peter Pan had wrestled crocodiles, thwarted Indians, resisted mermaids, raced pixies, battled pirates, and cut off the stinking hand of a Codfish.

But ugh! Wendy's parents were unconquerable!

"Get out!" Mr. Darling hurled Peter over the threshold. "And stay out!"

Peter reeled before hitting the walk. Rolling midair, he flipped onto his feet and marched right back to the Darling's door.

The Darlings lived alongside most of the fairytale characters - mini blue tiled towers behind Cinderella's Castle. Several residence peeked from their windows to watch the confrontation. Peter Pan was mad as a hot potato and stubborn as a bull. Sparks were going to fly.

Peter banged the door. "Hey! You forgot my hat!"

The door popped opened. Peter's hat smacked him in the face. The door slammed shut.

Peter banged the door again. "Hey!" he hollered, stuffing on his hat. "Now you forgot my Wendy! Give her back!"

"Arrest your vulgar language!" Mr. Darling bellowed from inside. "And away you street rat! Away or I'll alarm the Disney brigade!"

"Ha!" Peter banged the door. The Disney brigade was a police force collected from a mix of stories. There was Basil of Baker Street from The Great Mouse Detective, Captain Amelia fromTreasure Planet, Razoul and the royal guards from Aladdin, Sergeant Gerson from Big Hero 6, and a whole slew of generic law enforcers that did not threaten Peter the least bit.

"Go ahead!" Peter wrenched the door knob. He heard Mrs. Darling gasp as it rattled. "Go ahead and try! I'm not scared!"

"Be gone you flying devil!" Mr. Darling rapped the door. "By decree of Wendy's Disney World contract you shall be gone! The contract orders you will not interact with her! It's a contract by jove- signed by Walt Disney and approved by Mickey Mouse! You are forbidden from Wendy! Forbidden forever!"

There was a scuffle. Peter's ears pricked, tuning to Wendy's voice.

"Wendy?" he called.

"Father no!" Wendy begged. "Father please, what have you done?"

"Silence, young lady!"

"But Peter's not - "

"Young lady! Up to your ROOM!"

"Wendy?!"

Peter pounced at the keyhole. Frantically he searched inside.

"Wendy! Wendy you okay? Is - is that Hook?"

Peter's spine ripped right through his belly. "Wendy!" Peter hacked his dagger into the keyhole. "Wendy hold on! I'm coming! Hook! Hook let her go!"

"Call the Disney brigade." Captain Hook instructed Mr. Darling. Swiftly, he dragged Wendy upstairs. "I shall safeguard the little miss."

"No! No Father you mustn't! Peter!" Wendy floundered, legs hitting the banister. "Peter! Peter, fly Peter! Fly! Father's calling the brigade! He's - "

"That - " Captain Hook tossed Wendy into her nursery. "-is enough!"

Wendy scrambled away. Without hesitation she ran to the window, wrenched the handles -

"It's locked!"

Horrified, Wendy tugged. "Oh no! Oh no!" she groped the pane as Captain Hook's footsteps approached from behind. "Oh please, please, please open! Oh open, please don't be - "