Neverland 2.0

A chance encounter with an odd boy sends Wendy Darling on a frightening and terrific adventure. Drawn into a technological wonderland full of games, imagination, lost boys, and pirates, Wendy begins to forget her responsibilities and the family she left behind. But something ominous lurks beneath the bright colors of Neverland, and Wendy ultimately questions what it really means to grow up in this ultra-modern reimagining of Peter Pan. Rinky-Tink: Tink is about to implode. Or at least go a bit crazy. Neverland is falling apart and everyone is blaming her. Captain Hook is trying to get her to complete an impossible task, and her conflicting emotions are threatening to tear her apart. Meanwhile, Wendy runs into trouble when she tries to split her time between Neverland and the Grey World, and Peter wonders if his life has any significance. Underneath it all, something disastrous is brewing in Neverland. On The Hook: Captain James Hook is reveling in his newfound freedom. He's just beginning to have a grand time in London when he is recognized by a detective and has to flee back to Neverland, but not before meeting an enchanting woman and bringing her with him. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Neverland struggle to rebuild their home after its near destruction, and with resources running low, tensions are running high. But the answer to everyone's problems might just lie in some lost treasure. Slightly's Plight: Slightly has made a huge mistake, and if he doesn't fix it, Neverland will be in danger of being discovered by the outside world. Too bad he doesn't remember anything. Meanwhile, Mrs. Darling starts working at the bakery with Peter (much to Wendy's mortification), and Tink is trying to force everyone to stay in Neverland. Captain Hook wonders if prison really is the worst thing that could happen to him, and Jack Baker is sent to a mental institution. And even if Slightly can recover his memories in time, the fate of Neverland is uncertain. Cora's Tale: Everyone is thrilled that Neverland is open to the public. Everyone except Cora. The embittered mermaid spends her days hiding out behind waterfalls to avoid the crowds. The other mermaids hate her, and Jack Baker won't leave her alone, but what worries her the most is considering what will happen if everyone finds out that the mermaids are real.

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Part IV - 18: Peter

Peter was bewildered and hurt. There were moments in his conversation with Wendy where he felt that she was really warming up to him, but then she had shut him down and practically fled from the bakery. He couldn't understand it. He appreciated the information about Slightly, but he almost wished she hadn't come in here with her blue-green eyes and wonderfully messy hair and that addictive smile that never ceased to enchant him. She would be occupying his thoughts for at least the next few hours, if not days.

Mrs. Darling came out of the kitchen just then, looking more cheerful than Peter thought anybody should.

"I washed all the pans and they're ready for the next batch," she said happily. "Did I just hear Wendy in here?"

Peter forced a disinterested expression. "Yes. She came in to tell me something about a friend of ours."

"Oh, is that all?" Mrs. Darling asked, frowning. "I wonder why she didn't stay longer, I had some interesting stories I wanted to tell her about last night."

Peter shrugged. "I don't know. She seemed pretty anxious to leave."

He must have let some hint escape, a quiver in his voice or a look in his eye, because suddenly Mrs. Darling was putting her hand on his shoulder and gazing at him with pity.

"Peter, I know that Wendy still cares very much for you."

"Well, she sure doesn't act like it," Peter responded bitterly, wondering why he was confiding in Mrs. Darling.

"I think she's just going through a difficult time right now," Mrs. Darling said, patting his shoulder in a matronly way. "She's trying to find out who she is. Plus, she's overly stressed about that little boy missing."

Peter looked away. He felt extremely guilty for concealing Trevor. His only consolation was that Trevor was having the time of his life down in Neverland. Curly had been teaching him to fly.

"She'll come around. Don't worry," Mrs. Darling assured him, moving away to organize some plastic ware.

"Is that awful girl gone?" Susan asked, walking out of the kitchen.

"Excuse me!" Mrs. Darling cried. "That girl is my daughter!"

Susan made a face. "Ugh, really? And I was just starting to like you."

Mrs. Darling snorted in an uncharacteristic way and began filling the doughnut display.

"Yes, she's gone," Peter said bitterly. "I wish she had stayed longer.

Susan flipped her long hair over her shoulder. "She's probably threatened by me."

Peter was about to laugh, but he stopped himself. Maybe Susan had a valid point. She was a beautiful girl, and he spent nearly every day with her in the bakery. Wendy didn't know how repulsive Susan was to him. It wasn't too far fetched for Wendy to suppose that Susan was more than just his coworker. The thought gave him some hope, and he resolved to explain the situation to Wendy if he ever saw her again.

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