Disclaimer: I do not own Treasure Planet or any of its characters.

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Kate Wenslow looked around, staring in awe at all the makings of the RLS Legacy. She'd never been on such a magnificent ship before, and she couldn't believe she'd been able to negotiate her way on board. She backed up, staring at the rigging, when she collided with someone. "Oh! Sorry!" she said, spinning around to see... what seemed to be an illegally adorable boy.

"Here, let me help you with that." he said, bending down to pick up the spilled contents of her bag.

"Oh, no, it's..." she trailed off distractedly as she studied his features, then snapped back to reality. "Oh, no, um, it's fine, I got it." she said quickly, scooping everything back into her bag before he could touch any of it. "I got it."

He stood at the same time she did, smiling uncertainly. "Okay, well... you might want this back."

She glanced at the little metal box and quickly snatched it back. "Oh, uh, yeah. Thanks. Really."

"So... I'm guessing you keep to yourself a lot?" he said, looking at her as though not sure what to think.

"Oh, no. I do this and that, mostly with other people, 'cause it just kinda gets lonely when you're the only one doing something and everyone else is gone and you gotta – uh. Yeah. Babbling again." Kate looked away bashfully, slinging her bag over her shoulder. The two avoided direct eye contact for a moment, until she pushed her long brown hair out of her face and asked, "So... you got a name?"

"Jim." he said. "Jim Hawkins. You?"

"Kate Wenslow. Where did you come from?"

"I'm from Montressor." he answered, leaning against the ship's railing. "How about you."

She blushed. "Planet Bob."

He gave her a look. "No way. There's no such thing as Planet Bob!"

"Ha! Tell that to the Planet Bobians!" she laughed. "But, yeah, it's got another name. Earth Two."

His eyes immediately lit up. "Really? Wow, that's gotta be incredible." He leaned back, a dreamy look coming over his eyes.

"Yeah, well... grass is always greener." she said.

"Jim! Jim, come on!" called someone on deck.

Jim rolled his eyes. "I'd better go. I guess I'll see you 'round, huh?" he said, scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, I guess." she said, walking the other direction.

He watched her go, thinking this trip might be even better than expected.

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Just a little side note; no, "Planet Bob" is not me being outrageously creative. It's a reference to Titan A. E., because these movies didn't have enough similarities. :)