Authors note- k, everyone else has it where Amelia is like, a rich girl and had to deal with expensive dresses and everything else but I got the idea…. What id she had a humble beginning? On a farm, in the country on the planet zonkz, and she wanted more?
Disclaimer- I don't own captain Amelia, or any of the treasure planet characters. THEY ALL BELONG TO DISNEY!...damn you disney. (please don't sue)
12 year old Amelia Newberry sat in the sweet smelling hay pile that sat in the loft of her family barn. Twisting a piece of hay in her mouth, as she stared at the sunny may weather outside. Wishing she could hide from her homework, and her siblings longer, well at least jean. She hated that she was the youngest of 11 children. The eldest, Margret, had been born 10 years before her, and her brothers and sisters. She was 22 and had a family of her own. The rest of her siblings went in this order by oldest to youngest: Jean, blond haired, blue eyed, and with a heart of ice. Robert, dark haired, blue eyed, and loved apple pie. Then Jeff, jerry, and jams all of them had brown eyes, and blond hair. Jeff, never did his homework willingly. Jerry, loved reading, and James wanted to be a comedian, and was well on his way with a natural sense of humor.
Lydia, blond, pretty, with brown eyes, and wanted to be a nurse. Martha had cancer, and a black straight wig, the cancer had left but her hair wouldn't grow back, and had blue eyes. John, who was the most mature, had blond hair that hung in his eyes, and blue eyes. Victoria, who had dark hair, pretty brown eyes, and freckled cheeks. Lastly the runt of the litter, born two days late was Amelia, she, unlike her parents, and her siblings, had long red hair, all of the girls hair was long. They were never allowed to cut it. green eyes, a sharp wit, was taller then her siblings, they were all 5'2 she was 5'4 , and wanted something more then to marry, and have children. but how would a country girl get adventure that seemed perfectly impossible, especially since she was a girl? She sighed, and climbed down the latter to the bottom of the large barn, the cows mooing at her as she exited, the fresh green grass feeling like a soft sponge under her bare feet. The birds were chirping, and she could see her father working in the fields, he stopped for a break, wiping the sweat from his brow, and leaning against a white fence.
"hey papa!"
Amelia said, leaning on the fence, giving her father a lopsided grin,
"ah, there's my little jumpin' bean! Where have you been girl? Ain't ya supposed to be helping your mama in the kitchen?"
her father asked looking at his youngest, but tallest, child. Amelia groaned, she hated cooking, the kitchen was too hot, especially in the daytime, and frankly all the warm fumes of food made her quite drowsy, that's why her mother always dropped an ice cube down Amelia's shirt before she cooked on the stove.
"papa, you know I hate cookin'! I just wanna help in the fields! It ain't as borin' as cooking whatever the evil mistress has planned fer' me ta' cook!"
Amelia stated, she always thought of her mother as a witch, she was the one who rubbed the 'hillbilly talk' off on her, now she couldn't stop talking like a 'hillbilly' which jean somehow was ammuned to catching it. Her father laughed.
"oh ya can't work in the fields today, the witch is home! Now go on girl an' finish yer' schoolwork!"
her father joked, standing up and planting a kiss on his daughters cheek, Amelia frowned but listened to her father, after homework came sewing, but she couldn't sew to save her life. So she'd just sit there and do nothing. While her mother lectured her, once again, on wanting to have adventure, and not just be a housewife. After her schoolwork Amelia droned out her mother. Finally when 'sewing time' was done, Amelia had to milk the cows, feed the dickens, (half dog, half chicken) get water from the well, and fork some hay into the cows pens. She finished this all in recored time. After that she was free to do as she please. She ran around doing front, back, and side flips in the air, she practiced her flips and jumps, and landings whenever she could. She'd jump from the top of the barn, top of the house, pretty much anything that was tall and had grass around it she'd jump off. Her mother never approved of this, said that the youngest daughter should always be working in the house, not jumping of buildings doing flips, but neither Amelia, nor her father cared. Amelia's father thought it was just a faze, that she'd outgrow it and be on.
"yeah right! I'll find adventure, who knows I may just find it tomorrow!"
Amelia thought, as she did the evening chores. After that was finished she went inside for supper, she was late so all she got was bread and milk, but she didn't mind. They were having bonzabeast stew, she liked bonzabeast stew, but her mothers recipie tasted horrible. She happily went up to her room, finished her bread and milk, drew yet another sketch in her sketchbook, and settled down to fall asleep. The next day she shot up in bed, and looked at her clock,
"I'm late!"
she cried, she threw on a dress, grabbed a roll from the table, her schoolwork and books under one arm. And ran outside the door, leaving her parents in her dust. The school was two miles away, Amelia ran it all, and showed up at the one roomed schoolhouse 15 minutes late, that would either get her a assignment, or a whipping. She walked in, disturbing Mr. roe's lesson with the squeaking of the door. The frog like man looked up,
"ah, miss Newberry so nice of you to join us!" he said sarcastically. Amelia put her homework on his desk,
"I slept in ok! Stop wit' that nonsense!"
Amelia stated angrily, Mr. roe ignored her and examined her work,
"your homework is all correct A, and do you have a better excuse then sleeping in? if you can't convince me I will give you a book to read, then you'll do and improv speech about it in front of the class."
Amelia sighed, she hated public speaking,and reading and didn't have another excuse.
"just give me the damn- I mean dang! book!"
Amelia quickly corrected herself, swearing wasn't allowed in school, or at home. She saw her brothers and sisters look at her amazed.
"I'll excuse your little slip this time miss Newberry, but not again."
her teacher said, handing her a book. She looked at the title, space gallons, the royal navy, and what their purposes are. Amelia's eyes widened in surprise, being a small town girl, she had no idea what a space gallon was, but was soon to find out. The teacher dismissed her to her seat in the back of the class, and continued the history lesson that she had interrupted. Amelia's two seat partners looked at her, they were Tammy, and Thomas trodden, twins. They didn't say anything, just stared, then went back to the lesson. Amelia didn't listen at all, she just read her book. By recess she had finished it, she now knew where to get adventure! In space as the captain of her own ship! She told her siblings this, they laughed.
"who in their right mind would let a girl captain a space gallon? Just stick to kitchen chores little sister!"
said Robert, who left still laughing.
"do be proper for once Amelia, why don't you chat with the rest of the girls, rather then play that ridicules ball game!"
jean said, poking her sister in the chest.
"yaw go ahead n' chat wit' the rest of them prissy, pretty, PUSSYS!"
Amelia yelled the last part and ran out the door, leaving her sister in shock, and tears. Calling a felind a pussy was the worst thing you could do. Amelia was happy she had called her it, gave her an idea of where she should be. She played ball with the younger boys, as always kicking their butts, they liked tom boy Amelia. When the bell rung, Amelia told the teacher she had finished the book. After the class was seated, Mr. roe tapped his desk with his ruler.
"attention class! Apparently miss Amelia Newberry has finished the book I assigned her, so she will give her speech now!"
the class sat at attention, Amelia got in front of the glass and began. She explained how she liked the book, how it talked about the different type of space gallons, the royal navy, the different ranks in the navy, and the different weapons that are normally on a space gallon.
"….. that's why I actually enjoyed a book for once, and ya should read it!"
Amelia ended her speech, the class clapped,
"that was very good miss Newberry, as always A"
Amelia thanked the teacher then suffered through the rest of school. After she received her homework, she walked home with her siblings in silence, jean was glaring at her, but she didn't care. They arrived home, Amelia avoided her mother, did the after school chores, then settled with a glass of purp juice in her room to do her homework. Awhile later her mother yelled for her from downstairs.
"what could the witch want now?"
Amelia mumbled as she slid down the stairs on the banister. She walked into the kitchen to find her mother glaring at her, anger and blame filled her normally soft brown eyes. Jean stood behind her smiling evilly.
"what's tis' I here bout' you callin' yer sister a pussy?"
she asked angrily. Amelia rolled her eyes,
"don't you roll your eyes at me missy!"
her mother snapped, Amelia sighed, she always was the one to get in trouble.
"nothin' mama, I was just telli'n everyone bout' what I wanna be when I grow up, and jean made me real angry, and it kinda slipped." Amelia lied, she had fully intended to curse out her sister, if there hadn't been an audience.
"she's lieing mama! She called me a pussy fully on purpose!"
jean claimed pointing at Amelia, "zip your howling screamer! You started it!" Amelia yelled, unable to control her temper.
Her mother slapped Amelia on the arm, "ow!"
Amelia cried, her mothers hand was cold and wet from cooking.
"girl, just exactly what caused ya to call yer sister a pussy?"
Amelia's mother asked, looking her straight in the eye. Amelia related the events at school, detailed truthfully, and looked at her mother, who was glaring more fiercely.
"AMELIA, KATHRINE, ELIZABETH, NEWBERRY!"
her mother yelled her name then, in a low dark voice said,
"Amelia, I will hear no more of tis' here adventure! Time you grew up inta a proper lady!"
"what?" Amelia asked confused,
"no more goin' outside cept' fer school, and chores. no more of yer flip practicn' and such, you'll work in the kitchen with your sisters and I. wear a corset like proper girls yer age, and get married at 15 like I did, as will the rest of yer sisters!" Amelia gapped at her mother,
"but-" Amelia started,
"no buts! Now to yer room fer the rest of the day!"
her mother pointed to the staircase, Amelia just stared at her mother,
"NOW GIRL!"
her mother snapped, causing Amelia to jump, her mother had never been this fierce. But she remained stone faced, looked at her evilly smiling sister, and went upstairs, as soon as she entered her room and locked the door, she threw her self on her bed and cried. She didn't want to be a housewife!, she couldn't stand corsets!, she loved being outside in the fresh air! Now her mother had banned all of that, and was going to make her get married at 15! She didn't want to get married! Not now, not later, not EVER! She continued to cry for an hour before she was sitting up in bed, she was hungry, but wouldn't, and couldn't go downstairs. She went to her writing desk and began to draw.
She drew very well, almost professional. She drew different types of space gallons, weapons on them, and captain uniforms. She drew one of herself as an older woman, in a professional pose, hands behind her back, face stone, and posture straight. She had learned a lot from that book. but still knew little of space gallons, and the navy. She also wrote a song, it was another pass time of hers, singing and writing songs. She was very good at singing but had never sang in front of anyone. She finished writing the song, and began to quietly sing it to herself:
Grew up in a small town,
And when the rain would fall down,
I'd just stare out my window.
Dremin' of what could be,
And if I'd end up happy.
I would pray, I could breakaway!
tryin' hard to reach out,
but when i tried to speak out,
felt like no one could hear me,
wanted to belong here,
but something felt so wrong here,
so i prayed, i could breakaway!
I'll spread my wings and learn how to fly,
i'll do what it takes till i touch the sky.
and i'll make a wish,
Take a chance,
Make a change,
And breakaway.
Out of the darkness, and into the sun,
But I wont forget all the ones that I love.
i'll take a risk,
Take a chance,
Make a change.
And breakaway.
wanna feel the warm breeze,
sleep under a palm tree,
feel the rush of thee ocean.
get on board a fast train,
travle on a space plane, far away i will,
and breakaway,
buildings with 100 floors,
swingin' round' revolthing doors,
maybe i don't know where they'll take me, but,
gotta keep movin' on.
movin' on,
fly away, breakaway.
i'll spread my wings and learn how to fly,
though it's not easy to tell you goodbye,
i gotta take a risk,
take a chance,
make a change,
and breakaway.
out of the darkness, and into the sun,
but i won't forget the place i come from.
i gotta take a risk,
take a chance,
make a change,
and breakaway,
breakaway,
and breakaway.
After she finished she realized something, she needed to breakaway, she'd always be a small town girl, and would never forget that, but she was a dreaming small town girl. no one understood her here, she was ignored, and had things expected of her that wern't right. she was going to breakaway to adventure. She folded up that song, and her drawings, and put them in a small trinket box that she had got from her aunt sherry. Then she looked out the window, it was dark now. She looked at her clock which read 8:45P.M her mind ticking away, she went to her closet, she had a small suitcase that had belonged to Margret, and put it on her bed opened up.
She put in the small trinket box, 3 dresses, her sketchbook, pencils, and all of the money she had saved up since she was 6, which was about $100. She unlocked her door quietly, peeked out to see everyone else was asleep. She crept through the hallways, and down the stairs. As soon as she reached the kitchen, she grabbed a loaf of hard bread, it would last longer then normal bread. 5 purps, 2 small cans of preserves, cheese, 3 apples, 2 carrots, and a small jug of water. She carried this all up, somehow fitting it in the suitcase, then looked around her room one last time, she grabbed a group photo of her family, she may, just may, return for a visit someday, and she did love them.
She just hated her mother. And jean. Those two, and the fact that there was nothing here for her, she had no friends, and all her other family lived on a different planet. They were the main reasons she was leaving. She put it in her suitcase, and clamped it shut. As a last thought, she grabbed a piece of paper and her quill pen, after writing a note she read it over to remind herself of what she was about to do"
Dear, mama, papa, and everyone else.
Mama, after you said I couldn't go out of the house because I called Jean a pussy at school, (which I still fully think she is!) you said I must marry at 15, cook all the time, and wear a corset. I never will! I hate what is expected of woman! It is unlawfully sexist in my opinion! Therefore I tell you I want adventure. I want to captain my own ship out in space! And I'm going to! No matter what you, papa, or anyone else says! I'm running away, to full fill my dream. That could never come true here. I truly do love you, and papa, and everyone else. But I must leave. I may, just may, return one day. The day I've had probably the biggest adventure possible. I love you, this is good-bye for along time, maybe forever.
Sincerely,
Amelia, Katharine, Elizabeth, Newberry. (if we meet again, I am captain, or ma'am. Am I clear?)
She added the last part just to mess with everyone, except jean, and her mother. She folded the letter up and put it in an envelope. Writing everyone's name on it in neat cursive, and putting it on her bed. She grabbed her suitcase, sighed, and looked around her room one last time, she'd probably never see it again. She snuck out of her room and quietly shut the door. At the bottom of the staircase she decided to get a extra purp to eat as she started on her trek to who knows where. She entered the kitchen. After grabbing a purp she was just about to exit when the light turned on.
"Lia?"
asked the voice of Jeff, who stood by the dining room table in boxers, rubbing his eyes. Amelia froze, she was caught red handed, and by the only brother she liked, and the only brother who liked her. After focusing, Jeff saw the suite case, and the purp, and Amelia was still dressed at 9:15pm. Amelia looked at her brother guiltily,
"this is goodbye for awhile, possibly forever."
Jeff's eyes widened, "Amelia, what's goin' on?" he asked coming to stand at her side.
"mama said I can't never go outside gin' accept fer school, and that I ave' taa start wearin' corsets, cooking all the time, and marry at 15. Well I ain't doin' it! I'm running away, and ain't comin' back fer along time, I may never come back."
she said this all with a face of stone, jeff's mouth dropped, and his eyes started watering. Amelia put a hand on his shoulder.
"I love ya Jeff, but I gotta go. Stayin' here just ain't an option anymore."
Jeff held his sisters hand, then gave her a hug. He looked at her sadly, then smiled.
"well sis, no way I'm stoppin' you! So make me this promise, if by some weird mistake you do come cross the roll of captain, visit. If you come by that roll before yer 18, visit when yer 18, then mama, and papa can't take ya back!"
Amelia smiled at her older brother, her eyes were tearing up now to, he believed in her. She hugged him.
"I will Jeff, I'll become a captain before I'm 18! And I'll visit eventually."
they both nodded, remembering each others faces. He then allowed Amelia to reach the front door, and walkout to her adventure.
Authors note- yeah, yeah, I know, crappy ending. But what do ya think? by the way when the charaters say TA' like the accent that most westerners have (i'm livin' proof hun'!) i was typeing this on microsoft, and it kept highlighting ta' so i spelt it taa' and they didn't say anything. and i was to lazy to retype it so. deal with it please. I am typing a seconed chapter. And there will be a time lasp. But the update may not come soon
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