Peter Pan

In London at Number 14, Mrs. Darling and her husband share a quiet routine where she tells Wendy, John, and Michael tales of magical worlds. The children listen with wide eyes, letting their imaginations run free before sleep. This ritual sets up the contrast between ordinary life and the adventures to come.

Mr. and Mrs. Darling leave the children with Nana as they go to dinner, a setup for independence and mischief. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell swoop in, and Nana lunges for the boy but he escapes, leaving behind Peter's shadow. Nana captures the shadow, foreshadowing trouble at the children's doorstep.

Peter returns to retrieve his shadow, but he cannot reattach it. Wendy sews the shadow back on for him, restoring his ability to visit. In gratitude, Peter gives Wendy a button from his tunic, and Wendy kisses him, which sparks a playful quarrel with Tinker Bell.

Peter's kiss and Tinker Bell's jealousy spark a playful chase around the room, waking Michael and John. After quieting the hubbub, Peter asks Wendy to be his mother in Neverland. Reluctantly, Wendy agrees, and the children are whisked away to Neverland.

In Neverland, Peter guides Michael and John to Captain Hook, while Wendy and Tinker Bell seek out the Lost Boys, a band of motherless boys led by Peter. Captain Hook, cowardly and obsessed with the crocodile that haunts him, plans devious schemes to disrupt Wendy and the Lost Boys. The ever-present ticking crocodile adds a sense of impending danger.

Nibs and Tootles, under Tinker Bell's influence, shoot Wendy down from the sky while Peter proclaims her as the Lost Boys' mother. The arrow pierces the button Peter gave her, not her heart, and Wendy remains alive. Peter is surprised but relieved as the boys celebrate their new family.

With Wendy revived, the Lost Boys declare her their mother and set about building a small house where she can do their laundry and mend their clothes. From their hidden place, pirates watch and plot to capture Wendy and turn the adventure into a different kind of family. Peter remains vigilant, guarding the Lost Boys' world against Hook's schemes.

Captain Hook crafts a plan to poison a cake left outside the Lost Boys' home to kill Wendy, hoping to break the alliance. Tinker Bell overhears the plot and diverts the danger by discarding the cake. The pirates' scheming continues as the battle lines are drawn.

The pirates capture Tiger Lily, tying her to a rock to drown, while Smee and Starkey watch from the water. Peter uses a cunning deception, imitating Hook to order the pirates to release Tiger Lily, causing confusion when the real Hook arrives. The pirates and Lost Boys clash in a lively skirmish.

That night, Hook orchestrates a raid on the Home Under the Ground, capturing the Indians and most of the Lost Boys by deception. Peter wakes, frees the Indians, and summons help from the fairies and mermaids for a coordinated assault. They attack the pirate ship, breaking Hook's grip and freeing Wendy, the Lost Boys, and Tiger Lily.

After the confrontation, Wendy decides that everyone should return to their real mothers, including Smee, ending the adventure. They make their way back to the Darling home on Number 14, stepping back into the ordinary world they left behind. Wendy looks to Peter for a goodbye as the children slip back into their beds.

Back in the night sky, Peter declines Wendy's offer to stay, reaffirming his wish to remain a boy and keep Neverland as a place of endless play. He explains that growing up in London would change him, and so he flies away into the night with Tinker Bell. Wendy watches him disappear, cherishing the memory of their magical voyage.