What happened to Tinker Bell

Long ago, in a country far away, for reasons long forgotten, I reread everything Peter Pan themed from J.M. Barrie. It occurred to me that by the end of the story, in the chapter that included the ideas from “When Wendy Grew Up: an afterthought,” Tinker Bell was no longer a part of Peter’s life, and while Barrie had answered fan questions of what happened to Wendy after the great adventure, Tink was completely dismissed in only a few sentences.

That made me wonder and my mind wander. Soon a story emerged in a place called Everland, of which Neverland was only a part. This was a place almost the opposite of the original story, in which rather than boys fighting pirates, girls and their fairy friends spent their days eating imaginary food and telling tales of their adventures in their dream pools. There, Tink lived apart from the rest due to her distaste for Pan and the constant questions she got about him. He had forgotten her, but she would never forget him.

Tink is found by a lost girl, named Coira, who coincidently has lost her dream pool and so is an outcast as well, having no tales to tell at imaginary dinner. Their friendship, one day, saves Everland from the clutches of a grown-up queen, who exploits fairies and children alike, to collect nectar for fairy dust so that she can fly away and escape Everland where she has been trapped forever.

With the help of Elena Tarsius, the story has been illustrated, featuring images inspired from a bygone time. We hope you enjoy this afterthought from the world of Peter Pan and… Everland.