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Chapter 1- Preparing for Another Voyage
Amelia awoke to the sun filtering through the curtains. She stretched and settled back down, glancing at the sleeping Canid beside her. Memories of last night came flooding back to her, and a smile spread on her face. Last night had been quite..ahem… fun. She and Delbert had both decided to make the most of her last night on Montressor before she had to leave for a four month long voyage in the morning. She had refused to go, but the Navy were in dire need of her assistance. Merchant ships passing the Taurus Nebula were being ransacked and destroyed. The navy had recruited three captains and their crew to help any survivors and scare away the attackers. Gently removing Delbert's arm from around her waist she carefully slipped out of the covers to try and avoid waking the sleeping Canid. Just as Amelia's feet touched the plush carpet, an arm snaked round her waist and pulled her back into bed.
"Why are you getting up so early?" Mumbled a rather tired Canid
"I need to get the Legacy ready for the voyage. It takes a while you know."
Delbert turned and glanced at the bedside clock.
"Amelia, you have three hours until you have to be at the Legacy. Why can't you stay for at least another hour?" Delbert looked at his wife hopefully.
"Im sorry darling, but I need to get there early to finish any paperwork and to inspect the ship. I need her in the best condition for this particular voyage" She turned to her husband who reluctantly moved his arm from around her waist.
"If you must dear, I'll come down later to see you off, you know, at a time that normal people get up."
Amelia rolled her eyes at his statement and poked him in the arm.
"You need to get up soon if you want to make it down to the port in time."
"Mm hm, I'll be there." Delbert replied, gathering up the covers and turning into a more comfortable position.
Amelia smiled, knowing full well that Delbert was most likely to sleep in and rush to get down to the Space Port in time for her departure. Grabbing her clothing from the back of her chair, she left for the bathroom to get ready for morning briefings.
As Amelia pushed open the heavy oak doors, which led to the conference room where the briefing was being held, she had to summon all her will power to not turn round and walk out again. Sitting at the table was no other than Nathan Johnson. He glanced up at her as she walked in.
"Well if it isn't Amelia Smollet!" He exclaimed, standing to greet her, " Long time since we last saw each other. You haven't changed a bit. Still as beautiful as ever, I see." He offered her a dashing smile.
"Good to see you again, Johnson." She accepted the offered hand but winced when he placed a kiss on the back of it. "You haven't changed much since our Navy days either." She took in his handsome Feline features. It wasn't that he was ugly, he was actually quite attractive, it was just that he was a bit…well…. clingy.
Amelia had no time to think about him anymore since the doors opened and the rest of the members arrived. Lewis Donsbury, a captain of one of the ships, sat head at the table, with a grave expression on his face.
"Gentlemen" He looked around the crowded table and noticed Amelia " and ..err.. ladies" Amelia ignored his little slip of the tongue and listened as Donsbury spoke.
"Im afraid more merchant ships have been reported as missing. Those blasted attackers are getting more and more confident, going so far as to taking prisoners. We need to find those survivors and bring them to medical. This is the route we are going to take" He spread a map out on the table and Amelia leant forward to get a better look.
"Captain Amelia and her crew will follow behind me on the Legacy and Captain Nathan will bring up the rear on the Endurance. We rescue the survivors and attack only if we are attacked. Any questions?" Donsbury skimmed the faces around the table. When nobody responded, he nodded in satisfaction and began to roll up the map.
"You are all dismissed. Prepare your vessels. But remember, this is certainly not going to be a walk in the park."
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Delbert wondered downstairs, fully dressed and ready to wave Amelia off. Stopping off at the bakery on the way, he grabbed himself a coffee and a roll for breakfast and made his way down to the Space Port.
Weaving his way around the various crates and crewman busy at work, Delbert finally arrived to where the Legacy was docked. He stood at the edge of the docking plank and looked around. His gaze finally settled on a familiar figure clad in gold and blue, barking out orders to her crew. He smiled and made his way up to the Captain.
Amelia looked around in satisfaction. Everything was going smoothly. She glanced to her left and smiled when she saw Delbert making his was towards her. She motioned him over and smiled.
"Good to see you Doctor, I'm glad you could make it." She gave him a smile that was reserved for him and him only. " If you would so kind as to wait in my stateroom, I'll accompany you shortly." Delbert nodded, and made his way up to Amelia's stateroom.
When he opened the door to the stateroom, he was surprised to see that the room was already occupied by another Feline, who was dressed in a similar uniform to Amelia. The Feline turned to him and offered a smile.
"Mornin' Sir, can I help you in anyway?" He asked.
"Um, well, a-actually, Captain Amelia asked me to, um, wait in here f-for her."
The Feline looked him up and down, as if trying to figure out why Amelia would want to speak to someone like him, especially a Canid.
Nathan was about to ask him what relationship he had with the Captain when Amelia came sweeping in through the door. She was rather surprised – and disappointed- to find that Nathan was in her stateroom as well. She then realized she had never given him access to her stateroom and eyed him warily.
"Johnson, may I ask you what you are doing in my stateroom? I don't remember giving you all-time access. This is a private area. If it's a stateroom you want, go back to your own ship" *and stay there* She thought with a sigh. She raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow at him. Delbert sensed the tension and moved to the door but stopped when Amelia glanced at him, and signaled him to stay.
"Well, I was just looking for you and thought you would be in here, so I came in. "
Amelia pinched the bridge of her nose with her thumb and forefinger. She had no time to deal with Johnson at the current moment. Sighing, she turned and opened the door.
"If you wouldn't mind, I need to speak with the good doctor here. Alone." She emphasized the last word, to make sure Johnson understood.
"Of course Captain. I'm sorry for intruding. Good day Doctor." Johnson walked out the door, making sure he threw a dazzling smile in Amelia's direction. Amelia closed the door behind him and turned to Delbert, dropping her Captain's façade.
"Sorry about that. Sometimes I wonder how he managed to get promoted to Captain. He certainly does not have the brains." She slipped her arms around Delbert's neck in a loose embrace.
"He does have the looks though…" Delbert trailed off, not to comfortable with the way that the other Captain looked at Amelia.
"Jealous, are we Doctor?" She asked with a teasing smile " Jealousy doesn't suit you in any way."
"Hmm, well just don't let him try anything, okay?"
"Don't worry," She said, placing a soft kiss on his lips "My heart belongs to one and one only."
After Delbert had kissed his Captain goodbye, Amelia did one last round of inspection and turned to her new first mate.
"Well, Leon, do you think it's time to raise this creaking tub?"
"Of course, Captain."
A/N- Ok! My 1st FanFic that I wrote! Yippeee! Sorry if it's not very good, I'm terrible at keeping Amelia all formal and using words that she would use. I suck at English/writing. also, I know it's short, but the next chapters are going to be longer. I promise. Anyway, I know it gets kinda mushy towards the end but I can't help being tired at 11 at night. Oh well, more chapters to come sooner. I have the whole plot written out. *evil laugh*