Time Never Stops
Chapter 1
By: ShadowsOfTheHeart
Disclaimer: I don't own treasure planet, only rights i have is to my OC and her history and story.
Come fly with me, come fly away with me
Summer time, we wait for it we long for it, and when that warm weather finally comes and the days are longer you're out of school.I have often found myself lose with nothing to do, summer isn't the same anymore, not like when I was a kid, not like when time seems to last forever, but as all of us know time never stop, not for me not for you, especially not when you're hurting inside.
This where I find myself on this bright summers day, sitting by an old oke tree pen in hand sunglasses on top of my head overlooking the ocean I love so much. Drawing is something that I never use to like or be very good at, but after my best friend died last year, I took it up what she uses to love. To tell the truth I'm still not that good, it seems I can draw things while looking, but nothing out of my head like she could. The ocean is what I often draw, sunsets mostly, maybe one day I'll get up early enough to see the sunrise.
So many sail boats this time of year, I use to sail when I was younger, it was fun and passed the summers with friends. Now that's I'm out of school and spending my last summer at home I just want to enjoy all the things I never did growing up. I glanced up at the ocean and tapped my pen on my chin; I can never get the waves quite right. "Drawing again?"
"Please leave" I muttered closing my book, this boy that stood over me was my ex, we have a nasty break up, and he still proceeds to follow me.
"Free world" he answered back just to annoy me.
"Then I'll impose my right of speech, fuck off you dirty bastard."
"Always had a way with words" again with the soft voice to annoy me,
"Only around you, now do you mind I'm in the middle of self discovery"
"Come on, there is nothing out there for you, everyone know space sailing is the new sea" Again with the annoyance, always, always brining up space, and the fleets, and these new worlds that the interstellar space academy discover. Damn them.
"It all started on the sea" I huffed back getting up knowing full well he wasn't going to leave me along.
"But will end in the sky" he whispered back quoting the academies motto.
"Shouldn't you be getting back, if I'm right, like I always am, your classes aren't done yet" I passed him, not meeting his golden hazel eyes and wavy red hair. I will admit he was my first love.
"Free class, your father told me you where here" I swore him,
"Only my father wouldn't kill you" I kept walking I had a new mission now, father must die.
"Kodie-Lynn" I rolled my eyes as he called my name, I really hate being called Kodie-Lynn, Kodie works just fine. "You know I still lo..."
"Just shut up, you stupid liar" I spun around fast this time; I just about had it with him.
"Please, that thing with Lilly was nothing; I don't care about her like I do you" I stared him down this time, and glared hard at him, his eyes, his hair, and his while uniform. His pretty face was in distress; his strong hands were out stretched to me, hoping I would run back to him. "What a loser" I turned form his hands not before seeing the hurt in his eyes.
"Kodie-Lynn."
"Listen Mike, for one it's Kodie, two I saw you and Lilly getting hot and heavy on my bed, and three, fuck off and die" I glance back at him his fist were clenched and there was faint tears in his amazing eyes, god I hate him.
"Good bye Mike, I have to go have a talk with my father" he never stopped me this time and let me run towards the school building. I hate this academy, my father was the general in charge, so I had to live here and I hate every minute of it.
To my luck he was in his office, I didn't knock, I was too pissed. "Dad why in god's name did you tell that piece of garbage where I was?" the door swung shut behind me as the last words left my mouth. I failed to notice his guest.
"Kodie-Lynn watch your mouth and what did I tell you about coming here unannounced?" Dad was in his formal dress, and was stood up ready to kick me out.
"And what did I tell you about telling Mike where I hide, you know what happen, I can give two fu.."
"Kodie-Lynn!"
"Don't Kodie-Lynn me!"
"My My general, your daughter is as lively as I remember" I froze at the voice and smiled, I spun to my left and grinned wide when seeing who was sitting in my dad guest chair drinking tea.
"Captain Amelia, Oh my, if I knew you were I would have combed my hair" I teased while running a hand over my messy bun.
"Oh shut up, you never brush that nest you call hair" she stood now and with her cat graze she glided over to me and patted my head "My my, you haven't grown at all."
I pushed her hand away and smiled "Still 5'3 and strong"
"Ah ham, I know you two are fond of this meeting but Kodie-Lynn me and Captain Amelia have business to discuss." My father cut in, I gave him a side glance that was more a glare and huffed. He was a tall man; over 6', black hair and deep blue eyes that shimmer silver in the sun. He was hansom and was adored by the girls here at the academy. I stuck out my tong.
"Kodie-Lynn.."
"General if I may intervene, Kodie is what 17 now, how about I take her on as a summer intern, it will get her away from the academy and that boy she hates" Captain Amelia grinned at Kodie before looking serious at her father.
"That would keep her out of trouble" He muttered in a thinking way.
"She is a fine sailor, and spacing is not different really"
"Kodie" he looked at me, I shrugged, I have never been on a space voyaged, and really didn't want to , but Captain Amelia has been like a mother to me when I was young when my own mother passed.
"If it gets me out of here and away from that brat; Okay when do I leave"
"That is I what I was discussion with Captain Amelia, a commission has come over my table for a very unusual trip, so I have assigned Captain Amelia on the case. Unfortunately I have no say in the crew that gets hired." He put his head down and though "On second thought"
"Oh come on dad, I have lived at this academy all my life, and you know full well in hand to hand combat I can take down anyone at this place, I even gave you a good go there the other day."
"She has a point General; Kodie has always been more like a man then a woman"
"Hey"
"Okay, settle down, Kodie-Lynn do not get into trouble, you know what I mean; and please watch your mouth, you're mother would kill me she was still alive and heard you speak" I rolled my eyes and waved him off while Amelia chuckled, not before my dad held out his arms. I sighed and ran over to him; in one quick strong movement he scooped me up in his strong arms and hugged me tight. "Go pack, you leave in a hour, I love you"
I hugged into his chest and took in his spicy sent "Love you too, and I'm still mad about you telling Mike where I was"
"He looked sincere and I was hoping you would have hit him since I'm not aloud." I laughed as he let me go; I gave him a kiss on the cheek before dancing over to Amelia.
"So what should I bring?"
"Old clothes, you know a lot about the solar sails and I wanted you up in the rigging, and some nice clothes as well cause you are also going to be spending a lot of time with me. "
"Okay, later dad, I mean General" I smiled and gave him a slut before leaving his office.
"You know I never thought she go willingly" Amelia smiled at the General and moved towards him in her cat like grase.
"She is like her mother, sailing is her passion and now that she can't sail on the water this year, this will be just as good, in her mind."
"Do you think we she tell her this is her OJQ?"(On Job Qualification) The General sat back down in his office chair.
"No, she will freak out" Amalie laughed "Besides it will be much more fun this way"
"If she does get through this, she will still be the youngest" He smirked this time.
"Ah yeas, like I said she is like her mother."
Trying to pack was hectic, I had an hour to do it and no idea what where I was going, let's see shorts, t shirts, umm, nice cloths, do I have nice clothes?
I stepped out of my closet with some dress pants and some nice shirts that I didn't even know I had. "I guess this will do" I shrugged and packed them neatly in my suit case, I then followed with a picture of me and my father, following some drawing supplies and my book. Maybe I can find something new to draw, despite how much I don't like spacing I am very curious about their sunsets up there, and maybe I'll get to see a sunrise.
I took in a breath and looked around the room, I smiled when I seeing my sailor tabby bard that my mother gave me the summer before she died. I picked it up and hugged it tight before placing it in my suitcase.
"Can't leave without you"
"You be careful" My dad stated with another hug before loading me into the space cab, Amelia was right behind me not before giving my dad a salute.
"Don't worry General Kodie is in good hands" and with that she closed the door and told the cad to take us to the space port.
"So where are we going?" I asked as the cad started to move. I really hated these flying cars
"Treasure hunting" she smirked not tell me anymore.
"Interesting, never paged you as a treasure hunter" I pushed hoping she was say more.
"You'll understand why when we get to ship" she held her figure to her lips and nodded towards the driver, whatever we are going to be doing must be dangerous.
"Okay, got it, so Amelia any boyfriends?"
She glared at me "I'll take that as a no"
"So are you going to tell me what happened with Mike?" She pushed knowing it was payback for my stab.
"I would have thought the General would have told you" I sighed looking out the window as we started to ascend to the sky and turned back head back. "He cheated on me, in my bed" I head a snicker "hey this isn't funny" I smacked her in the shoulder.
"Sorry, but your father left that out" she glanced at me thought her cat eyes.
"Yeah yeah, I never told him that part, Mike would have been in front of a firing squad if I did" I laughed a evil laughed at the metal image.
"True, now hold on I know you hate space speed" I glanced at her and sighed.
"Muther fu.."
"Kodie time to get up" I batted away at Amelia. "Kodie-Lynn" I was jerked forward and throw out of the cab on my face.
"What the fuck, Amelia that hurt"
"I would like to say sorry, but you are still as hard as ever to wake up" She spoke with crossed arms and planted feet, the cab drivers lackeys took our lugged to the ship, the RLS Legacy, I gazed at the ship. "Just as beautiful as ever"
"Yes and your first assignment is to check the rigging, now get going" She called with laughter while pulling me up and pushing to towards the brow.
"Come on I just got here" I called back over my shoulder.
"Doesn't matter I have to meet with Mr. Arrow, and look over the crew that was hired, I don't have time to look over the sails before we let go at noon." She waved at me before getting back in the cab. "Please dress accordingly" with that she was gone. I stuck out my tong at her as the cab drove away.
"Dress accordingly, bah" I ran up the brow and jumped on to the deck on the ship, I looked around, it was clean enough, I looked up at the sails. Just like an old fashion sailing vessel back home. At the academy they sail on the sea, I'm very well diverse in these types of solar sails.
I smiled while pulling out my messy bun and flipping my head upside down. I fingered brushed out my hair before flipping it back up and pulling it a low messy bun before running to Amelia's cabin to get changed.
I glided in and opened my suit cased, it didn't take me long to grad my forest green knee cut cotton shorts, that where full of paint and grease, they where even tor in some places, and my black ribbed tan top that was about two sized too big for me. To finish my look I pulled on my father old Legacy hat, my cut of finger less gloves and my steel toe brown work boots, with heave grapes perfect for running around the rigging.
On Amelia desk was a special tool belt just for me, something she must have order before I even came here, she plans well and usually gets what she wants.
I grabbed the tool belt and secured it around my waist before leavening the cabin. It was time to go up in the rigging. From the way she spoke to me on the dock, I believe she wants me as rigging master.
A rigging master is over all in charge of the menace of the ship; he or she works directly under the captain and has almost if not more power then said captain. It's a high ranked position, and very hard to earn, there are many ships that sail without rigging mangers and usually end up in for repairs sooner then they like. Usually one has to spend an extra 3 years at the academy before even becoming an apprenticed before getting the job.
Me, well I'm special and few through the academy, by the age of 10 I had graduated everything beside the specialist class and my OJQ. It was a deal I mead with my father, if I could get through it I wanted to go to a normal school.
You see my mother is from a very old and sort after race. They have the ability to learn anything that they are given in a short time. Our minds are over developed a step over photographable memory. Motor skills, speech, everything was enhanced. Like the drawing, seeing it I can draw it like taking a picture, but pulling it out of my head, now that's a different story.
They're call Atlantiians, form the plant Atlantic. I am half, my father was borne on a ship in space, so spacing is in his blood.
Now all Atlantiians have one special talent, my mother's was music; she could sing like no other and play anything that was put in front of her. Her music was special because it was all natural and not learnt.
But because of these special abilities my mother's peoples where often sold for good money and some even held in breeding camps. My mother was lucky, she met my father when she was still in her teens and they feel in love. To keep me safe my dad took a teaching job at the academy.
When my mother died Amelia stepped in and raised me like her own, all three where friends at the academy and went thought at the same time.
As for me, I also have a special talent, and that is sailing.
I scoured the rigging jumping with inhuman lengths twirling around the shrouds; this is where I love to be, and if only this trip was on the water.
So far the sails where looking good, just minor repairs, small tares here, solar glass cracked nothing out the normal. The rigging itself was in good repair, no frayed lines, no shafting. The pulley system was amazing, the blocks where all new and tested with in the last year. This ship was in fine shape, with a grin I started my way down the rigging, the swung around the booms before doing a flip and landing on the deck, just as the new crew was coming on deck themselves.
"Ah a rigging master" A creature that look like crossbreed between a spider and a scorpion hissed.
I pulled my hat down over my eyes, the only give away from Atlantiian's have, our eyes shimmer gold in the sun, no matter what natural color they are, mine being green like my mothers. I quickly put on my sun glasses before the others come on board.
"Ah rigging maters, not too often ya get one of those; the captain must really respect ya." Stated a large cyborg, his weird fake eyes sizing me up, his metal lag cried out as he walked, it was un need of grease, I hate cyborgs.
"I assure you sir I am more than qualified to do this job"I looked around and took in a breath. "Now men to your stations before the captain arrives!" I knew my job and I knew I have all right to order these sorry bunch of sailors around.
They grumbled and stood around not willing to listen to me, god I hate crews for heir.
"Men to your stations, I believe the rigging mater gave you an order, and you will listen to her like she was the captain or myself!" Mr. Arrow shouted jump starting to the crew, who all fled to their respective stations.
"Bastards" I muttered as Mr. Arrow took a spot next to me.
"Don't worry about them Miss Kodie," I glanced at him and smile
"Not all Mr. Arrow, how have you been, I haven't seen you since you taught that special course two years ago"
"Fine Miss Kodie, how is your father?" His voice was soft but his eyes strong watching the crew.
"Good, still dimwitted though" I laughed not really meaning what I said.
"What a shame" He chuckled back knowing what I meant.
"Where is Amelia?" I wondered just waiting for her to jump me.
"She's aloft" he pointed up, and there she was standing in the crow's nest. I shook my head.
"And they call me special"
In no time the crew was busy bring on supplies, up in the riggings doing their own checks on the sails, tapping the booms making sure there was no hollow crakes; the normal pre sailing routine. Of course I did all this as well, but it is normal for the crew to do their own, they have to know the sails inside and out. I was more for bigger repairs, like giant whiles and tears, and broken solar panels.
I leaned back on the railing while Mr. Arrow called out orders to this dysfunctional crew; I looked up at the sky, I was a little nervous, out of all the sailing have done on the water this will be my fist sail in the fast open space. I smiled and took in the air; maybe this won't be as bad as I heard.
"Wow how cool is this" I removed my eyes form the sky and they fell on a boy around two or three years younger them me, he was looking around the ship lost, behind him was a man in a weird metal space suit, it looks like the older diver suits in my dad's office. They must be the employers.
I never moved some my placed I just watched the boy, and 3 2 1 he banged into the ugly Mr. Air holds, well I'm sure that's not his name, but it has all these air tubes around him, not very slightly.
"Sorry about that I didn't mea.." he was cut short with Mr. Air holds putting up his fist and telling him off in flatula, it told him to back off and watch it little boy, how do I know, my other natural talent, languages, I just don't know how but I can understand almost anything that is said to me, and speak it back with no troubles.
The metal space suit gave has now stepped in "Aloud me to handle this" I pushed off the railing interested now, and I believe I know who is in that suit.
Soon he was talking back, noises arm movement, telling him, sorry about that, my friend here is a little slow please forgive him.
In replay Oh sorry about that mate, have a good day
I blinked and wanted to laugh; now I really know who was under that suit. He turned to the boy and smirked "I'm flaunted in flatula Jim took two years of it in high school" he walked away then and have the thing a formal goodbye salute before spotting Mr. Arrow.
Jim pushed back his hair trying to look cool after say "Flatuala, cool" and following the suit.
I moved as well, I loved it when they get the captain wrong, "Good Morning Captain, everything ship shape?"
Mr. Arrow turned his head slightly and politely said "Ship shape it is sir, but I'm not t he Captain" I kept myself hidden I wanted to watch all of this. "The Captain is aloft" he smiled and moved his open palm hand towards the rigging, Amelia was always dramatic. They both looked up and watch as Amelia ran on the booms, swung on a loos shroud, before doing a full summersault and landing firmly on her heel feet. She was in her blue and golden trimmed formal captain gab. She was now in Captain Amelia mode.
I rolled my eyes, always showing off.
Jim and the good doctor just looked at one another not too sure about her.
Amelia glided to Mr. Arrow and began her rant "Mr. Arrow" he came quick to attention "I have check this measurable ship from stem to stern and as usual" she moved across him in a angry before turning back "its" she gave him a smirked "Spot on" I giggled before giving her a glare, I did all the damn work. "Can you get nothing wrong?"
Mr. Arrow took off his hat gave her a nice head bow "You flatter me captain"
I held my tong as she turned to the doctor, she gave the slay time to have a bit of fun look "Doctor Doppler I presume?"
"A..um.. I.. yes..
She cut him off "Ah, hello can you hear me" she proceeded to band on his glasses facing, the doctor started to fidget.
"I can stop that banging" he was angry now, this was funny, it was hard now to stop form laughing.
"If I may doctor" she grabbed down to a squared part of the suit. "This works so much better when its, right way up and plugged in" she pulled out a cord spun him around and pulled in into his back. I was holding my stomach now.
"Lovely there so go" she mused not hiding her own amusement.
The doctor took of the head piece and turned to her unpleased "If you don't mind I can manage my own pulling" he pulled out the cord and showed it to her.
She blew his off and too his hand "I'm Captain Amalie, late of a few run-ins with the Protean armada nasty business but I won bore you with my scars. " She moved to Mr. Arrow "You have met my first officer Mister Arrow, sterling, touch, dependable brave and true."
"Please Captain"
"Oh shut up Arrow you know I don't mean a word of it" just as the good doctor was going to say something here eyes landed on me and motion me to come over. I did as I was summoned and pushed passed Jim and the doctor and stood next to Amelia and Mr. Arrow where she pointed at me and said "And I would also like to meet my rigging master, Miss Kodie-Lynn Peters, smart, loyal, and a misfit" I glared at her and stuck out my tong.
"Sure give the rock all the pride" I didn't hid my annoyance.
"Oh be quit Kodie, and keep that tong in your mouth or I'll cute it off" She hissed at me in a playful way.
"Yes Mama" at mocked saluted her.
"Ah hum, excuse me I hate to interrupt this lovely banter, but may I intrude to you Jim Hawkins, Jim you see is the boy who found the treasure ma.." Amelia grabbed the doctor's mouth and glared hard at him.
I raised an eye brow, this has gotten more interesting. Jim seemed more interested in his surrounding then what the doctor was saying.
She looked around before letting him go "Please I would a world with you in my stateroom" she pocked his noise before waving all of us to join her, I wonder if I closed my suit case?
Once inside, my suit case was not closed, but in the corner where I left it and all the was showing was my drawing book and my tabby bare, and huff out a sighed while Amelia glared at me, she was a bit of a need freak. She lock the door and started "Doctor" he ears pricked up, she was annoyed "to muse and blabber about a treasure map in front of this particular crew; demonstrate a level of ineptitude that borders on the imbecilic, and l mean that in a very caring way" they were at her desk now, the doctor was not impressed with Amelia's rant.
"Imbecilic, did you say? Foolishness, I've.."
"May I see the map please" she cut him off not caring if she offended him or not. The doctor fumbled with his thoughts before motioning Jim to give her the map, Jim shrug "here" he stated tossing her the round ball like this that I assume is the map. She caught with ease and her eye when wide with interest, so where mine, I would love to get a hole of it and look it over. It was gold in color and had strange markings on it, markings I have never seen before but look familiar.
"Hmm. Fascinating" She flicked the map in his hands before moving to the cover were my bag was scattered, she glanced at me before pushing it aside with her foot and opened the wall safe and spoke.
"Mr. Hawkins, in the future you will address me as ''Captain'' or ''Ma'am'' is that clear?" She placed the map in a small chest, a chest gave her last year, and well it was more or less something I "Found" in my father office.
"Ug" he looked away from her.
"Mr. Hawkins!" she stressed looking back at him, doors to the wall safe still opened.
"Yes Ma'am" he sassed back.
"That'll do" she sighed closing the doors and locking them, then proceeded to put the key in her pocket and spoke again "Gentlemen, this must be kept under lock and key when not in use. And, Doctor, again with the greatest possible respect, zip your howling screamer." I held back my giggles; she shot me a glare knowing I had be just as serious as she was. I had a feeling I was going to be getting that key.
The doctor was a little offended and tried to speak "Captain, l assure you l.."
She rolled her eyes and went for her desk and sat down Arrow went to her right said where I stood next to him "Let me make this as monosyllabic as possible. I don't much care for this crew you hired. They're, how did l describe them, Arrow? I said something rather good this morning before coffee." She looked playful as always.
"A ludicrous parcel of drivelling galoots, ma'am" I giggle again, and she let me, she just has the best ways with words.
"There you go poetry" she pointed at them getting a look from the doctor.
"Now, see here.." he started firmly placing his hands on her desk, Amelia rose from her seat and leaned towards him showing she wasn't afraid.
"Doctor, I'd love to chat, tea, cake, the whole shebang but l have a ship to launch and you've got your outfit to buff up." I held in my giggles again and leaned back on my foot.
"Mr. Arrow, please escort these two neophytes down to the galley straight away. Young Hawkins will be working for our cook, Mr. Silver."
Jim finally caught on to something and his head snapped up "What the cook" Mr. Arrow moved to Jim and pushed them out of Amelia stateroom, when the door she shut she glanced at me.
"Clean up that mess Kodie or I'll have you sleeping down with the crew" She moved and took the key out of her pocket. "And placed this on your chain, as rigging master you have just as much power as me, you answer to me and me alone, and you are more the qualified in fighting skills to take on anyone here." She tossed me the key.
I grabbed it easily and unclasped the silver chain that I always wear. On it was an oval locket; in side was a picture of my mother and my best friend. I placed the key on the chain and then replaced in on my neck and hit it under my shirt.
"Also as rigging master I want you to take Mr. Hawkins for one hour every day and teach him about the sails and the rigging" I nodded my head and started to put my things away so I wouldn't get evicted.
"I also have some clothes that will suit your job, you look like a present in that" she laughed before leaving the room. Not before pointing to a bag on the far said of the room. I rolled my eyes and bounced over the bag and opened it up. Inside was about four different riggers maters uniform. A riggers maters uniform differs from male to female. The female uniform is usually white or black, I have two of each, and a formal one which is a blue and gold one like Amelia's. The uniform itself is three parts, for the whit one it is a black tank top, with a white trimmed in gold jacket. The bottoms where either shorts of pants, I have both. Their where white trimmed in gold as well, the black uniforms where the same all for the tan top was whit and the trim was silver.
I smiled as I held up the jacket; I then quickly took off my ratty cloths and slipped into the perfectly formfitting white uniform. I took my hair out of its low bun and pulled it into a high pony tail, I kept my sunglasses on. I trusted Amelia's words on this crew and I don't want them knowing what runs in my blood.
When I was dressed I fastened my tool belt around my waist and went to the full length mirror and looked myself over. I smiled "I looked like mother" I grabbed my locket and turned form the mirror, much happier them I was a few minutes ago.
"So how do I look?" I mused taking my placed next to Amelia.
"Humm, maybe I had that too fitted" she looked me up and down before turning back.
I glared at her and placed my hands on my hips "And what's that suppose to mean?"
"Never mind" she waved me off just as a called was head form the crow's nest.
"We are all clear Captain"
"Well, my friends are we ready to raise this creaking tub?" she glanced back at Mr. Arrow I smiled and gave a thumbs up telling her that I have personally check everything before hand.
"My pleasure, Captain" Mr. Arrow nodded at me as well telling me it was okay to give the order, I spun around and took in a breath "All hands to stations!"
Everyone looked at me, I wanted to so bad take off my sunglasses and glared at them all, but the sun was high and it was show my blood line.
"Smartly now!" I yelled as harsh as I could, they finally got idea and dashed off to their stations. "Really" I muttered running a hand over my head.
"Nice voice" Amelia laughed, I waved her off as Mr. Arrow finished giving off his orders.
"Loose all solar sails!" he called as the crew went up into the riggings, I jumped on the railing and held onto the shroud never letting my eyes off the crew in the rigging, this was also part of my job, making sure everything goes right, and safety. Out of the corner of my eyes I could see Jim lost in the mess of the spacers getting ready to let the sails go. I smirked I can't wait to get my hands on him.
Even if he is younger them me, he isn't the bad looking.
I looked back up at the sails as they were let go, the sound of the rope going though the blocks almost soothed me.
The brow was removed and the ship slowly started to life up "Heave up the braces" he called, I noticed Jim looking over the side, in truth this was my first launch and I was kind of excited. The sail started to turn gold as the caught the sun.
"Brace up!"
"Kodie I would get down" Amelia called I smirked and stayed where I was.
"If I do that, the crew will think my a weak rigging master"
"You're right hold on then" she smirked; I then looked to where Jim was too, he was in aw. I watched as the power went down the main mast, telling me it was almost time to leave. Then my body started to feel weight less and my feet came off the railing, this is where I need to shine, this is the rigging masters spot when launching. If I fall over now I well be embarrassed.
"Mr. Zoff, engage artificial gravity." Amelia called; he gave his pomp's and noises with a salute; before hitting the switch. Everything dropped, I landed back on the railing firmly and stiff, I got some looks form the crew that where watching me, now they knew I was no push over. The only one who had trouble with the landing was the doctor, he crashed face first into the deck, I held in my laughter.
Now the hard part was coming, the sudden power then the engines kick in, I just need to stay where I am. Easier said than done, my dad always said it took him almost a year before her could stand during a launching.
I looked down at Jim; he seems to be fitting in just fine.
Amelia looked down at the doctor and I knew she was holding in her eye roll before looking back at the helmsmen "South by southwest, Mr. Turnbuckle, heading to one zero zero"
"Aye, Captain, too one zero zero" he stated back turning the helm.
The ship started to turn to the course ordered, I held on to the shroud for dear life, please left me stay put.
"Full speed, Mr. Arrow, if you please."
Mr. Arrow turned to the pipe and called down "Take her away!"
I gave my body a shake "Hold on Kodie" Amelia laughed.
"Yeah yeah" I muttered back
"Brace yourself doctor" I heard Amelia tell the doctor as tried to regain his posture. He mocked her; I held on and planted my feet as hard into the railing as I could.
"Brace Yourself!" I called out while bending my knees, I looked down at Jim and met his eyes, his widen at me, I do believe this is the first time he has notice I have been here the whole bloody time. Or maybe he thought I was talking to him because he gave me a look, I rolled my eyes, my order was for the crew in the rigging.
The ship rose up and in one jerk of a motion the ship shot forward "wo", the force scared me, but I managed to keep my placed on the railing even if my palm was now bleeding from the metal shroud.
The doctor on the other hand wasn't so luckily he flew back in to the deck head nuts and bolts form his suit flying everywhere, I jumped back of the railing and looked back at him and tried not to giggle. I walked over to the side and looked over, the space port behind us and the wide open sky in front. "What started on the ocean will end in the sky" I whispered in awe at the wonders there was opening up before me.
I ran to one of the shroud as swung myself up into the rigging I landed on one of the many booms and swung my lags over the side where I perched myself and watch the space life fly around us. I have never seen anything so wonderful; maybe just maybe I have been wrong about the sky.