Chapter 1

Reunion

Neal was flying through the air hanging onto the leg of Peter Pan's shadow and floating above the island of Neverland. He thought carefully and then let go, falling amongst the trees and landing, flat on his face, on the forest floor. He groaned and sat up, checking carefully for broken bones. None, that was good. He paused as the bushes ahead of him rustled. He moved his hand to reach for the dagger he kept at his waist.

Out of the bushes appeared the slender figure of a woman, dressed in a loose cream shirt and brown jodhpur like trousers, with knee high riding boots. Neal looked up and gasped as the tanned woman with long dark hair and Hazel eyes stared at him- dagger drawn and pointing at his throat.

"Tiger?" Neal asked in a quietly surprised voice. "It's me Bae!"

The woman lowered her weapon and held out her hand to help Neal to his feet. Once standing she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

"My god, Baelfire. It's been a long time," when she let him go she held him at arms length. "I've helped you get out of here once before, what in the name of my tribe are you doing back?"

"Pan has my son. A boy called Henry. He looks like I did when I was smaller," Neal explained and the woman's face fell in shock. "The woman I love, Henry's mother is here too, looking for him. I came to rescue both of them. Tiger, please. I need your help."

"Of course. You've save my life more than once I owe it to you. Come let's go back to my camp, you'll be safer there, Peter doesn't know it exists." The woman said and Neal took her hand and followed her back through the bushes she had appeared through and on the way to save his son and Emma.