Each of them hummed with a nervous anticipation as they waited, believing they were ready for what was to come. “Stay behind me,” his brother said. “You cover my back, and I’ll be at yours. . . .” Chapter 20 I COME TO WITH THE sun beating down on my face and the rocky ground rippling beneath me. My head aches, and my vision is a little blurry, but I can make out Olivia a few feet away on the ground. Above us the gray mist swirls malevolently, like a storm is brewing within it. No one else is around. None of the boys seem to have made it out of the fog. There’s no sign of the Captain or any of his crew, and there’s no sign of Pan. I sit up, my head swirling with the dizziness of what just happened. The fairy lights are gone too. We’re alone at the end of the world, and this part of Neverland is barren all around us. My limbs feel shaky and unsure, but I crawl the few feet over to where Olivia is lying on the ground and gently try to wake her. Olivia coughs and moans, and then with shaking arms, she pulls herself up and looks at me.
