Wendy's Ever After

Wendy's Visit

Wendy was back in Neverland after not visiting for quite sometime. Peter had convinced her to come over since the Lost Boys and even Tinkerbell always seemed to wonder about her. She had of course agreed and was swiftly taken.

As they flew above the island, Wendy could only look down in wonder and amazement. "Oh Peter, nothing has changed!" She cried happily. Peter smiled but then gave an unsure look as he looked away from her. Wendy noticed this and tilted her head. "Peter? Is.. is something wrong?" She asked. Peter looked back at her then. "Well.. sure Neverland has stayed the same but.. there are some things that have changed," he said. "What could you mean? Sure you've become physically stronger, that's apparent. And I'm sure Tiger Lily has as well so I won't be surprised if she's grown to look more like myself in stature. If you're referring to the Lost Boys, you shouldn't be upset at the fact that they may be growing stronger too," she said as she furrowed her brows. "No it's not that! Of course I'm proud of my Boys for toughening up. It's just.. I guess you'll just have to see," he said. Before Wendy could ask anything more, they had already arrived at the ever so familiar fort.

Wendy's smile widened as she delicately landed in front of the fort. Peter gave a sad smile as he slumped his shoulders a moment before calling to the boys. "Lost Boys! Front and center!" He said managing to bring back the cheer in his voice as he cupped one hand to his mouth. After a short moment of silence, they began to hear rushing steps coming from inside until they all came tumbling out the door until they formed a horizontal line and saluted firmly. "Hey hey, at ease boys. We have a special guest with us today," Peter said as he gestured to Wendy. The boys looked down to meet Wendy's modest gaze. She giggled shortly before waving her hand. "Hello boys," she said modestly.

"WENDY!" They all exclaimed as they began to rush over to her until Peter swiftly went to stand in front of her. "Stop!" He said firmly. The Lost Boys all halted and froze in place as they looked up at him. "She's a lady. Pick yourselves up," he said as he waved a dismissive hand. They all scrambled to stand up straight and put themselves in order as they all smiled eagerly to her. Wendy laughed shortly before spreading her arms out. "And the hug?" She said encouragingly. They all walked over to her and embraced her tightly. After a moment, Wendy opened her eyes and looked around shortly. Noticing that all the Lost Boys were there except for one. She looked over at Peter and noticed his half-hearted expression. "Where's Tootles?" She asked awkwardly.

Peter looked up at her, his saddened expression unchanging. He then looked over at the fort. "Tootles?" He called towards the door. After a moment, they heard gradual steps come up until he revealed himself. Wendy's eyes widened as she looked at him. He wasn't the smallest youngest Lost Boy he used to be. He appeared to have actually... grown. He had grown to be about Peter's age appearance wise, but his skunk costume was still his consistent theme. He had grown to be charming in appearance, his freckles adding to that curious look. Wendy moved the other Lost Boys aside and slowly walked up to him. "What... what happened?" She said as she placed her hand on his cheek. He moved to sadly put his hand over hers.

"Hook got to him. I wasn't fast enough to get to him in time so he... managed to kidnap him for a few years before we finally got a chance to get him back to Neverland. But the effects of being on the outside for that long well... are irreversible," Peter explained glumly. Wendy was shocked with what she was hearing. The youngest of the Lost Boys now being one of the eldest. Tootles took Wendy's hand in his and gave a small smirk. It appeared that while different in appearance, he remained the same in the fact that he was mostly mute. He pulled her slightly closer to him as he gave a firm nod. Wendy tried to piece together what he was intending. "Do you.. want me to stay?" She asked unsurely. He nodded approvingly. "Hey hold on. You know she can't. She has an important job to do back home. She can't stay here and pretend to be 'Mother' again," Peter said firmly. Tootles grew a frustrated look as he walked up to Peter. They were the same height so they stood face to face. Peter was sure to stand strong and proud in front of him.

Tootles then pulled out a small dagger and stood in a readied stance. "Hey! Are you challenging me?" Peter asked. Tootles gave a firm nod. "Oh alright. Whoever wins has it their way," Peter said as he pulled out his own dagger and readied himself as well. "For Wendy!" He said before coming at Tootles with his first slash. Tootles swiftly dodged and began to fight back. Wendy brought her hands to her mouth in shock at the display before her. They were actually fighting over her. "Hey come on Peter!" "Yeah Peter! Bring Wendy home!" The Lost Boys began to exclaim amongst the ruckus. They watched for a short while before Tootles managed to just barley place a small cut to Peter's cheek. Wendy gasped and stormed up to the two fighting boys. "Enough!" She exclaimed as she stood between them. Peter rubbed his cheek shortly as he watched Wendy walk up to Tootles. She placed her hands on her hips and glared at him.

"I choose Peter," she said with a firm nod. The other Lost Boys ooo'd as they glanced at Peter. His face beginning to flush. "Though you've in fact grown some, this simply does not mean you get your way in whatever you want. As a good and loyal Lost Boy, you must follow Peter to his every word," she scorned as she wagged her finger at him. Tootles gave a saddened look as he looked away a moment. He then pouted and tilted his head apologetically. Wendy furrowed her brows but smiled. He was still a naive little boy at heart. He didn't know any better. "Just don't do anything so hasty ever again alright? You're a good boy. And though there is nothing we can do about what happened with you and Hook, we can learn from it and only improve from here on." He nodded eagerly before everyone exclaimed, "Right!" She then went to hug him and laughed shortly. Once she separated their hug, Peter went to hug her from the side. She moved her arm to hug him back as they smiled, watching the Lost Boys resume to play together.