A/N: Was suddenly turned to this amazing pairing by TheLuth31's wonderful AMVs .com/watch?v=asMheomRxrY and couldn't help but write my own fic! ^_^ Main pairing is Jim/Dimitri with more that are sure to come along with other characters. R&R telling me what you think!
Jim made his way through the docks dressed in his engineering cadet uniform. He quickly followed behind his superior officers as the made their way to the enormous and old looking ship that had just recently docked. His lieutenant continuing up the docking plank held up his hand stopping Jim in his tracks.
"Wait here cadet. We'll go up and have a talk with the captain."
Jim rolled his eyes and scoffed "Of course"
"What was that?" The older man said turning back.
"I said yes of course lieutenant" Jim replied quickly changing his tone.
The lieutenant nodded and made up the plank with the other officers trailing behind.
Jim huffed and leaned back against the deck railing looking up at the ships sailing across the Spaceport. You'd think that after everything he's been through he'd be on one of them by now, a full fledged spacer, zooming around the galaxy searching for adventure. Instead he was here escorting weary travelers and tourist, as a military punk kissing up to his superiors in hopes for them to see his potential. Hell he discovered Treasure Planet and defeated pirates what the hell was he doing here! Ensuring himself a promising future he reminded himself in his mothers voice. No need to rush into things, good things always come to those who wait, as she so often tells him.
He sighed and watched a ship take off from the other side of the Spaceport. His eyes rolled up following it across the sky until it escaped his vision. He tilted his head back catching the edge of the ship he noticed a young man leaning over the side, drink in hand, half listening to the dark skinned woman next to him, mostly gazing out to the sky. He took a sip of his drink and nodded at whatever she was saying. He glanced over the side catching Jim's eyes and continued with his conversation before quickly doing a double take. He stared down at Jim completely ignoring the woman now. Jim turned around so he could see the man properly. His brown hair shone in the morning sun while his dark green eyes flashed with amusement. He smirked and waved down at him, opening his mouth he was cut off by a tambourine striking the back of his head, courtesy of the dark skinned woman.
"Hey Hawkins what are you gawking at?" Jim felt his heart sink at the voices behind him.
He turned to see the least two people in the galaxy he wanted to see. Officers Pierce and Zeed. They were only a few ranks ahead of him but still felt it was their job to make his military life a living hell. Jim was in no mood for their games this morning.
"Not your ugly mug if that's what you're wondering Pierce." He glared up at the approaching officers." Aren't you two supposed to be guarding the Soaring Phoenix?"
Yeah we were, she just took off so we're here to report to the lieutenant. You got a problem with that Jimmy?"
Jim looked back up to find that the man and woman had disappeared.
" Hey look at me when I'm talking to you Hawkins!" Jim felt the officer pull him by the collar, bringing his face down to his Pierce's hot breath filled his nose. Jim did his best to coke back a gag and wrench himself from the mans grip.
"I don't care do whatever the fuck you want now get out of my face!" Jim said struggling.
The octopus officer next to his partner sneered down at him. "We don't like your attitude Hawkins"
Jim continued to claw at the man's hand holding him up off the ground. "Yeah I can see that. Too bad your mother likes it just fine." His mouth truly was his own worst enemy getting him into more trouble then any space pirate in the galaxy could offer.
Zeed blinked at the insult. "Wha- what did you say! Hold him still for me!" he said turning to his partner.
Jim felt the man grab a fist full of his hair yanking his head back and bit down hard anticipating the incoming punch to his gut. It hurt a lot more than he expected, the blow bringing him to his knees knocking the wind out of him. Unprepared for the steel-toed boot kick to the side of his head he recoiled in pain biting back a yell feeling blood pour down from his temple. Recovering from the blow he rose to his feet swinging at the human officer catching his jaw. His small victory was short lived when Zeed pulled him by the back of the uniform sending a tentacled knee into his ribs. He coughed hoarsely and prepared for barrage of blows that were sure to come. The pummeling felt like it would go on forever when he heard a voice yell from above.
"Hey stop it!" Jim couldn't see who was yelling, bent over from the searing pain in his chest, he heard boots land next to him. A hard thud and the alien holding him fell to the dock in a heap. The unsheathing of a sword filled his ears only to be met with the cocking of what was most notably a laser pistol. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Jim looked up out of his one good eye to see the same man from the ship holding Pierce at gunpoint. The man glanced back at winking at him. Jim would have smiled if not for the heavy boot steps quickly approaching.
"What the hell is going on here! Put down your weapon sir immediately!" the sailor ignored the man keeping his gun raised. Pierce quickly turned to his commanding officer.
"Thank the stars you got here when you did lieutenant. Hawkins has got a real mouth on him taking about Zeed's mother over here, wasn't expecting me to say anything back when he all of a sudden started swinging at me. Caught me in the jaw he did, that's when Zeed jumped in to defend me attempting to subdue Hawkins. Then out of nowhere this sailor jumps down cracking Zeed over the head and pulls a blaster out on me!"
"What! Are you fucking kidding me!" Jim couldn't believe what he was hearing.
The lieutenant looked at Jim, his burly face turning bright red. "That's enough out of you Hawkins! I've had it with your insubordination! You are permanently discharged indefinitely!"
"Discharged! They-" Jim coughed from the pain in his chest. "They beat me!"
The lieutenant dismissed his injuries nodding approvingly. "A suitable punishment for your violent and reckless behavior."
The sailor decided it was his turn to speak up. "Sir this man and his partner attacked this boy first, not the other way around, if I had not shown up they would have-"
"Shut it sailor you have no say in this matter! Least I remind you that you do not yet have a permit for that firearm that you have so nicely pointed at one of my finest officers."
"Are you people out of your minds!" the sailor said in disbelief.
"Stay out of it sir and return to your ship before I detain you for disturbing the peace!"
One of the robotic officers stepped up next to him grabbing his arm. "You cant do that! Take your hands off me!"
"Dimitri! Where the hell are you?" A voice called from above on the ship.
"The lieutenant leaned down putting his face in his. "I suggest you get on back to your captain sailor."
"Dimitri get up here now!"
Dimitri stared down the older man one last time before shaking his arm free of the robot. "Fine, fine I'm leaving. Now let go of me." He walked past the aged lieutenant and his men, walking up the plank he glanced back sending Jim a sympathetic look. Jim caught his eyes for a moment before hanging his head in defeat. Dimitri sighed and continued up to the ship before his captain called again.
Watching the man disappear aboard the ship Jim gathered himself as best he could. Jim pushed past his lieutenant not wanting to look the man in the eye. He round the corner heading for the next ship to Montressor followed by two police bots he knew would be escorting him back home.
Finally reaching the Benbow Inn Jim halted outside the door preparing for the reaction he knew his mother was going to have. He could handle the yelling and the screaming, Stars he wish that was all he had to worry about. It was the thought of disappointing her once again, the fact that after everything that happened he still let her down, that's what he wasn't prepared to come to terms with.
The robot officer nudged him along noticing his hesitation. Jim sighed finally opening the door. The inn wasn't as busy as it usually was. Breakfast rush had finished a half hour ago and lunch wouldn't start for another two.
"One moment I'll be right with you" he heard his mother call from the kitchen. She exited the kitchen quickly still wearing her rubber gloves and began cleaning of one of the tables. "Welcome to the Benbow Inn where our services go unrivaled on all of Montressor." She turned to greet the awaiting customers dishes in hand , eventually meeting eyes with her son. "Oh Jim its you. I wasn't expecting you home so early'-" She paused noticing the officers. "What happened?"
Jim opened his mouth to explain only to be interrupted by one of the officers.
"Your son has been permanently discharged Mrs. Hawkins."
"Discharged?" she yelled nearly dropping the dishes.
"Mom it wasn't my fault the-"
"Your son started a fight at the Spaceport ma'am, Lieutenant Thornheart was forced to take action."
"You started a fight! Jim what on Earth were you thinking!"
"Ma I didn't start that fight! Those guys attacked me on the dock!"
"Oh yeah like when you didn't start those fights in high school, or when you didnt break into that warehouse when you were fifteen or when you didn't punch that cop after he caught you stealing parts for your solar board." She slammed the tray of dishes back on the table. "Damnit Jim every time you star to go somewhere in life you find some way to screw it up!"
Jim felt his heart break at his mother's words. The robotic guards had stepped away and bid his mother goodbye and continued out the door. Jim looked at his mother unsure how to convince her that he wasn't lying. "Mom...mom I tried. No matter what I do I cant change the lieutenant's mind he just doesn't want me there."
His mother sighed. "I know you tried Jim, you always try but sweetheart sometimes trying just isnt enough. You can't go your whole life ruining every good opportunity that comes your way, cause one day Jim there won't be anymore." His mother packed up the remaining dishes. "When Amelia gets back from her voyage we'll see if she can pull some strings with the admiral to get you reinstated."
Jim looked down at his cadet uniform remembering the first day he got it after he graduated from the academy. He had never been so happy in his life, well except when he left to go find Treasure Planet. His mother was so proud of him, the whole in had celebrated for days. He thought his life couldn't go anywhere from there but up. He knew the beginning wouldn't be easy but he quickly learned that that his superior officers had already had their minds made up about him based on his record. From that moment on his entire military career met nothing but hardship and unfair treatment. Jim knew he would not get anywhere with that life.
"Mom I'm not going back."
His mother looked back at him unsure of what she just heard. "Excuse me? Jim of course your going back. I cant believe you would say something like that. I mean what are you gonna do work here for the rest of your life?"
Jim knew this is how his mother would react but she had to see that this place just wasn't for him. "Mom I'm not going back there. I have no place there, they don't care about me and they don't want me there! I won't be going anywhere if I stay in the military mom."
Sarah refused to believe what her son was saying. "Absolutely not! Jim what on earth are you going to do with your life if you stay kicked out of the military?"
Jim sighed. "I don't know mom. I just know I belong out there in the stars traveling the galaxy. Not here on this rock or at the Spaceport watching my dreams takeoff in front of me."
"Oh no Jim I let you do your little Treasure planet Flint's Trove thing and it nearly got you killed! Now its time for something stable."
"Yeah but mom the very little bit we got from Treasure Planet helped build the inn better than the military, dad or anything stable ever had in all these years. Mom I don't belong here, I belong out there traveling the galaxy."
"Oh you want to travel the galaxy now, you sound just like your father." she muttered.
Jim's face darkened at his mother's words. "I'm nothing like him! Mom I want to see the galaxy or maybe a different one! See things that no one else has ever seen before. Dad abandoned us, I can bring things back help bring in more money to build up the inn or even start a whole chain of inns! Mom this is my dream."
"Not like you father huh? Well you sure sound an awful lot like him right now! And he damn sure did abandon us and you know why Jim? He abandoned us chasing the stars! Forgetting what he had right here, what really mattered! I've been through this whole spiel before! Sarah this merchant job will help bring in money for the inn, I'm doing this for you and Jimmy. And I let let its slide because I knew how bad he loved the stars and I thought he loved us just as much. And then every time he left his trips would grow longer and longer. Weeks turned into months and months turned in to years! And one day he he left and never came back Jim!" She screamed throwing one of the dishes. She collapsed into one of the chairs and sobbed. "This inn was our dream and the moment things got hard he packed up and left."
"Mom please." Jim tried desperately trying to plead with her trying to get her to understand. "I'm not like him, I'll come back I promise. But I can't stay here-"
"Enough Jim!" His mother stood up slamming her fist onto the table. "I will hear no more of this! You are not going anywhere! Now I let you go on your little adventure, it is time to get your life together. You are going back to the military and that is final!"
"But mom!"
"Enough! This is not up for discussion!" Jim stared at his mother across from the room they were both in tears now. She turned away from him and walked towards the kitchen. Jim hung his head and went to the stairs.
"You can't keep me here." he muttered just loud enough for her to hear be for running to his room. She stopped short of the kitchen turning to face where her son had just been standing.
"What did you just say?" She ran after him, staying at the bottom of the stairs she watched him round the corner and decided against pursuing him, allowing him and herself time to calm down. Walking back into the kitchen she collapsed at the sink and sobbed at the thought of breaking her son's heart.
Jim ran into his room slamming the door and locking it behind him, tears running down his face. He opened his window and climbed onto the roof. He wiped the tears from his face and leaned against the chimney gazing up at the twilight sky.
The setting sun set the horizon ablaze, flames of orange licked at stars blinking from the darkness. Jim tipped his head back closing his eyes feeling the night breeze brush his skin, imagining soaring across the galaxy. Standing at the top of the mast watching solar systems and dust nebulas zoom past. His thoughts quickly shifted back to the sailor from the spaceport, dark green eyes staring down at him amusingly, his tall frame standing in front of him, gun raised protectively. He huffed knowing he would probably never see the the man again. Thinking of his sailor Jim began to sing the song he had memorized as a young child.