Hello, readers! Once again, I have been overcome with an idea for another story (gotta love the active imagination).
I give you a story about a Disney character, whose life is parodized with a different plot from a different Disney movie…
A movie that made us all laugh, taught us about life and death, and how you can't run away from the past but learn from it, and filled our heads with memorable songs that will be parodied within this story.
Please read and enjoy my story… The Spacer King!
(disclaimer: I don't own the plot or the Treasure Planet characters.)
The outer reaches of space was quiet, the stars being the only source of brightness over the planet Montressor. The sun then rose, shedding light on the planet and throughout the skies.
Several ships fly through the stars, heading towards the small planet, the sunlight shining on their solar-powered sails. Large Mantabirds fly around the sails, following the ships to the docks.
On Montressor, several aliens and humanoid creatures stepped out of their homes, heading down the path toward a large hill, some of them walking, others going by carriage.
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
The children came running and skipping through the streets, some of them slowing down to walk alongside their parents. A couple other kids raced across the street, one of them nearly getting run over by a slug-horse, coming close to getting trampled.
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Several ships docked, the crew tying down the sails and securing their vessels, then hurrying toward a large hill.
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
The crowd gathered around a large hill, the rest of the spacers standing on the docks. They all looked toward the large building that sat on top of the hill, which they all knew well as the Benbow Inn.
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
A carriage zipped by, heading toward the large hill. In front of the Benbow stood a man with brown hair, gentle blue eyes, wearing a spacing outfit. He was well known as Leland Hawkins, the Spacer King.
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Out of the carriage climbed out a canidid wearing spectacles and a fine tailored suit. He was known as Doctor Delbert Doppler, Leland's top astronomer and navigator. With him was a large rock-like creature wearing a red suit-jacket and white pants, and a black triangular hat. He was Mr. Arrow, Leland's second mate. They gave a small bow to their captain, earning a nodding smile in return.
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
The spacers on the dock parted, making a path for a felinid with brown hair, green eyes, wearing a blue suit-jacket, and long white boots. With her was a small pink blob who hovered above her shoulder. She was known as Captain Amelia Smollet, and the blob was her shape-shifting comrade, Morph. They made their way toward the Benbow.
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
Amelia shook hands with Leland, while Morph gave him a lick on the face, making the man chuckle, and he lead them inside the Benbow.
In the circle
The circle of life…
He lead them up to a room, where his wife, Sarah Hawkins, lied in bed with their child in her arms. The child was a small, blue-eyed boy with a patch of brown hair on his head. Morph turned into a rattle, shaking himself above the baby's head, making the infant giggle and try to grab him. Amelia then took out a small medal, placing it around the baby's neck, and he began to chew on it, making his parents chuckle.
Sarah then handed the baby to Amelia, who carried him toward a window with a balcony, which over-looked the crowd below. She then held up the baby for all to see, the sunlight shining down on him.
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
The crowd cheered with delight, most of the spacers throwing their hats into the air with glee.
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
The baby looked down at them all, his eyes wide at his first view of the world around him.
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
The crowd then began to bow in respect toward the baby, knowing that this was the son of Leland Hawkins, the Spacer Prince and future king.
In the circle
The circle of life
His name is Jim Hawkins, and this is his story...
Now, everyone was ecstatic about the birth of the Spacer Prince, but there was one creature who wasn't so giddy about it.
Down in the galley, a small lizardian-rat skittered across the counter, looking around to make sure the coast was clear. Seeing a crumb off to the side, it crawled over and began to munch on it, until it's nose twitch, sensing something. It let out a startled squeak and tried to run, but was caught by the tail by a large, red claw.
"Life isssn't fair, isss it?" a sinister voice asked, and the lizardian-rat found itself looking at the bright-yellow-eyed face of a large red manticore. The creature was known as Scroop, Leland's first mate. "I don't get to rule the Etherium and you… Well, you won't sssee the light of another day," he then dangled the rat over a pot of boiling stew, making it shriek in terror.
"Didn't your mother tell you not to play with your food?" Came a voice, and Scroop turned to see Delbert standing beside him, hands on hips. Mr. Arrow was with him, looking just as stern.
Scroop rolled his eyes, setting the rat on the counter but keeping a grip on its tail. "What do you want?"
"I'm hear to announce Captain Leland is on his way… so you'd BETTER have a good excuse for not showing up at the ceremony this morning." Mr. Arrow said, firmly.
The rat managed to tug its tail free and skittered away. "Oh, look, guysss, you made me lossse the special ingredient for dinner,"
"Ha! You'll lose more than THAT when Leland gets here," Delbert scoffed. "He's as mad as a felinid with a hang-nail."
"Ooh, I quiver with fear…" Scroop raised his claw, drawing close to Delbert.
"N-Now, Scroop, don't look at me that way! We talked about this- HELP!" Delbert tried to duck behind Mr. Arrow, but Scroop caught him by the throat and pinned him against the wall, choking him. "Gack! Arrow! A little assistance!"
Mr. Arrow didn't have to do anything, because Leland's voice rang throughout the galley. "SCROOP!" the captain bellowed, and he stepped down, glowering at his first-mate.
"Yessss?" Scroop asked, innocently.
"Let him go,"
"Impeccable timing, Captain!" Delbert choked out, and Scroop dropped him. He rubbed his neck, gasping for air, then turned to Mr. Arrow. "Is my throat bleeding?"
Scroop skittered toward Leland, casually. "Well, if it isssn't the captain, come down from hisss high posssition to mingle with the crew," he said, sarcastically.
Leland kept a stern expresison. "Sarah and I didn't see you at the presentation of Jim," he said.
Scroop feigned shock. "That wasss today?" he walked over to the wall, pressing his claws against it. "Oh, I feel sssimply awful!"
*Screeeeeech!*
He scraped his claws against the metallic wall, making Delbert flinch. The manticore looked at his claws, nonchalantly. "Musssst've sssslipped my mind."
"Well, as slippery as your mind is, you're the King's first mate," Mr. Arrow pointed out.
"And as the first mate you should've been first in line!" Delbert added, stepping up to Scroop- ducking behind Mr. Arrow when the manticore snapped his claw at him.
"Oh, I wasss firsst in line… until that little whelp wasss born," Scroop retorted, glaring closely at Delbert when he peeked out.
"That 'whelp' happens to be my son," Leland said, stepping in front of Scroop and glaring face-to-face with him. "And YOUR future Captain,"
"Oh, excussse me while I practice tipping my hat," Scroop then turned to skitter off.
"Don't turn your back on me, Scroop!"
"Likewissse, Leland. Perhapsss YOU ssssshouldn't turn your back on ME."
Leland ran and leaped onto a table and in front of Scroop, aiming a pistol at his chest. "Is that a challenge?"
Scroop kept a stoic expression. "Temper, temper. I wouldn't DREAM of challenging my life-long bessst friend,"
"Friend, puh. You challenged him every chance you got back in the day," Mr. Arrow scoffed. "Why wouldn't you challenge him now?"
"Becausssse as far as our friendsssship went I wasss the brainssss of the outfit. But, when it came to brute ssstrength," he gave Leland a sneer and walked past him. "I'm afraid I wasss the ssshallow part of our partnersssship then." With that, he skittered up the steps and out of sight.
"Ha. He wasn't like that at the Interstellar Academy," Leland huffed.
"Ah, there's one in every crew's family, sir… two in mine," Delbert said. "And they always manage to ruin special occasions."
Leland sighed and shook his head. "What am I going to do with him?"
"My suggestion would be to throw him into the hull and force him to live in the shadows," Mr. Arrow said.
"Arrow!"
"No, no, he's got a point. Then Arrow could be your first mate, I'd be your second, and if Scroop ever showed his ugly mug on the deck, you could grab a can of bug-spray and spray him!" Delbert joked.
Leland and Arrow joined in a laugh, and they headed back on deck.
A/N: Well, there's the first chapter! Sorry if the character roles aren't what you expect so far, but I've got a reason for such, which I'll explain throughout the story. …Anyway, I hope you enjoyed. Please tell me what you think. (no flames, please).