Onyx Arrow sighed nervously as he looked himself over in his brand new First Officers uniform and straightened his hat "Well, I finally did it uncle." he murmured under his breath and sighed. "Hey Onyx nice threads." Onyx turned to see his best friend, Jim Hawkins in his new Lieutenant uniform. "Same can be said for you." the twenty-two year old chuckled. Jim came up and patted the craigoran on the shoulder, "He'd be proud of you Onyx." Onyx stopped and looked at him , "...You think so?" "I know so.."
Jim seen this made Onyx perk up quiet and bit, " I...joined this for him." "I know Ony- " you don't understand Jim my Aunt and Uncle was all I had.." "I understand nyx.." Onyx scratches his head, , "I remember the night they took me in.." "why don't you tell me ?" "Alright it all started when I was eight years old..."
Samuel Arrow was sitting at his desk late one night his wife Madeline Arrow sitting by his side sipping her fresh cup of hot tea and leaning on his shoulder slightly when a knock came to the door. "Wonder who that is at this hour?" Madeline said curiously with her husband seeing the clock said 12 midnight.
"Yes?" "Mister Arrow?" Said a constable man about mid-forties stood at the door. "Aye that's me?" "Mister Arrow I have your nephew Onyx with me-" "Is his mother alright?" "We don't know where she is Samuel." "What...what do you mean you don't know? " Arrow glanced over his shoulder at his wife.
"She left him at home no food, water,electricity or anything." Arrow herd Maddie gasp from behind him and sighed angry ever since his brother in a mill working accident a year ago onyx's mother had been on a terrible addiction he didn't know it was that bad. "We need you to take him sir.." Arrow blinked and looks to his wife , they had kids yes their 12 years who Alexis and Alexander who was seventeen. "I haven't an issue with taking him Sam." Arrow nodded and looks to the officer , "We'll take him." The man smiles thankful and went to bring the young lad forward he was dirty in ill fitting clothes and bruises along his body Maddie ran up to him and pulled him close with his wrapping his arms around her. The officer left and Arrow shut the door and went over to his wife who was looking over their nephew. He was skinny and malnourished looking his eyes were sunken back in his head he just looked horrible. "Come now you're to eat and get a bath and...eat some more." Maddie said rushed fussing over the mistreatment of the boy.
Arrow sighed angrily at his sister in laws flaws treating the young poor so bad, but seeing the way he took to Maddie it wouldn't take too long for him to adjust to a better life style. Arrow returned to his paperwork thinking things over. "Uncle?" Arrow snapped his head up from his work to his nephew who was now wearing his oldests old clothes. "Yes Onyx?" "May I come in?"
"Aye, aye lad you may." He said turning his suede back chair around to allow him to get in his lap to which he did. "I wanted to say thank you...for taking me." "No thanks is needed son, you're family but I do think you should be getting off to bed now. " He stood up holding the young lad in his arms carrying him off to the guest bedroom and laying him down. "Don't worry about where you came from Onyx only where you are heading." "...Alright uncle." The young boy buried himself in the soft sheets of the bed quickly falling asleep.
Arrow smiled and went into his and his wife's bedroom where she was laying in bed reading a book she glanced over it and smiled, "there is the man of the hour." she chuckles and placed down her book sitting up some letting her brown hair fall over her shoulders. Arrow smiled at her and sat next to her kissing her deeply, " only for the woman of the century." "Oh you charmer." he chuckled, "only on tuesdays m'dear." "Sam you always say that. Why does it even mean?" "Just something for you to remember me by Maddie." "I'd Always remember you Sam." "good." He yawned and laid down by her once changing clothes snuggled close to her and fell asleep.
"And that Jim, is how I ended up living with my uncle Sam and Aunt Maggie." "Whoa dude I...whoa..."Jim was at a loss for words , his friend, his friend had had such a hard knock life. Onyx lightly chuckled, "well, you never know about one Jim never judge a book by it's cover." The young man donned his hat, "When we come in tonight I'll tell you more of my childhood." He chuckled and walked out with Jim at his wake to command their own vessel...
To be continued...
a/n this was written through Battle At procyon stand points. Onyx is Jim's first mate in the game and they were best friends in the academy it mentions him being "Just like his uncle arrow" So Kitty. and I were talking and this popped up. any how this'll be a very very short story two or three chapters.
R&R lovelies :)
