Tethered || Peter Pan OUAT

Chapter 24: The Shadows

|| A L I V I A ||

| Time Skip |

"Okay team,"Peter said clasping his hands together making a defined popping sound. He stepped forward to the group of individuals. Or better know at the moment as his team. On the team was mainly people that Alivia  had met and associated herself with. But there were a few others she had never came across in her entire existence.

"Who's excited?" He asked looking amongst his group. "I am! Sometimes when I'm making a taco I get as excited as I am now and I break the taco before I can eat it." Zander said quickly to Blake. Glancing over at Peter, Alivia watched as his facial expressions morphed into something else.

His face held a look of complete awe. Not baffled awe. No, a look that screamed that he had gotten dumber from hearing what Zander had to say. Hearing a voice being cleared someone stepped forth. "Well anyway," Felix began.

"Everyone remembers the plan correct?" Felix asked. Twenty different "yes's" were muttered to the tall boy. "Great," Felix said with a pleasant smile. Now that had to be the first time for Alivia to witness a truthful smile from him.

Glancing to her right sat Ace, Reese, and Kit talking amongst themselves in a slightly low manner. With their legs crissed crossed they talked over subjects that Alivia couldn't understand. Possible adventures that they had experienced together. "Ready to put your thinking skills into action little lady?" Felix asked now beside of her.

Nodding her head she looked over to the older boy. "I believe so." "I hope your faith can bring a long way then." Felix said chuckling at the timid response. "It brought me here didn't it?" Alivia said with ease lifting her chin slightly higher in the air.

"Touché." Felix said giving off an amused look. "If anything you can just throw yourself into a tree." Newt pointed out peering down at the map in front of him. "Ye and bust ye head open while ye at it," Ace muttered from where he sat clearly picking up on the conversation behind him.

"Okay, but that was one time." Alivia protested to the brothers. "Once is enough." Peter said from where he leaned against a wall. "Yea you could have broken your neck!" Zander said. "Like how rules are made to be broken." Blake pointed out.

"Rules are made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken." Andy pointed out to his friend. "Uh, Piñatas." Zander defended. "Glow sticks," muttered Nixon. "Karate boards," Kit called from over his shoulder. "Spaghetti when you have a small pot." Zander added. "Rules." Blake simply said smirking at Andy.

"Anyways, point being is, is that you could have broken something." Andy said annoyed with his group of friends. "Ye guys really know how te get a point across." Ace muttered under his breath."You know what Ace? Nobody is enjoying your attitude," Andy said dramatically. Scrunching his nose in thought Ace responded with a "Don't care."

Shifting uncomfortably Alivia caught Zander's gaze. Knowing exactly what he wanted to do, Alivia gave him a reassuring nod. Squaring his shoulders, he stood with a now confident smile. "Why was six afraid seven?" Zander asked Andy. Attempting to ease the tension that held its place in the air. Thinking over the question Antwan finally had a response. "I'd assume it's because seven is a prime number and prime numbers can be very intimidating therefore-"

"Seven- eight (ate)- nine," Zander cut him off bluntly. After a long period of absolute silence Andy opened his mouth to speak. "Ooh~" he said half heartedly. Though everyone was trying their best not to let out snickers, it did not go out as plan once they heard his drafted voice.

At once, everyone lose the will to contain the laughter. Busted out laughter filled the room, bouncing off the walls and ringing through the air like music. And in an instant the room filled with light. Not because the lamps had been turned up. No, because of the amount of joy that was being expressed by everyone.

"It's not that funny guys," Andy said stiffly casting an annoyed glance to everyone. "I'm sorry to say this pal, but it was." Nixon said patting him on his left shoulder. Shrugging away from the contact he rolled his yes. "Sure it was." He muttered looking to the ground.

Felix stood quickly, with all eyes shifting to him he held a finger to his lips. Peering out the window the light that was being provided for them dimmed. After a second had passed, he turned to the group. "It's time." He said. Peter grabbed his cloak and swung the object around him with ease. Giving a curt of a nod to Newt, the door was opened.

Quietly everyone slipped out into groups. Alivia's group consisted off Ace, Reese, and Kit who would eventually meet up with Peter's at the half way mark. Peter thought it would be a swell idea to split up so that the noise that they would make would be less of a commotion. Walking amongst the darkness, she imagined herself becoming one with the drowning dark.

As if she couldn't be caught, as if couldn't be touched. Which mentally helped her walk quietly among the shadows and within the trees. Coming behind a great pine tree that stood proud and tall she held her place as she heard footsteps passing by. Glancing behind her shoulder she saw the three  boys peering up at her. The moon came down in just the right angle to see their eyes gleam back to her.

Bringing a hand up she motioned forward. Continuing on their way a small breeze picked up speed. Sounding hollow against the trees, Alivia strained her ears so that she could listen to her surroundings.

Coming close to the halfway point she shifted the bag that was around her shoulders. She grew suspicious to the fact that all she could hear was the wind. That she couldn't hear whistles, and mutters, and footsteps.

Just the hollowing wind. Coming up to the meeting point. Alivia heard a couple of grunts, turning to see the commotion she felt the world go upside down. Hanging by her two feet she watched as the group from the opposite team come out. "Well, well, well look who we have here."

A/N
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Aloha people!!! I have to baby shower to attend to in two minuets so that's exciting!!!

How has your day been?
If it's been good that's fantastic!
If it hasn't I hope tomorrow is a great day for you!!

But that's unlikely because tomorrow is Monday aha