Hi ! This is my first fanfic about Treasure Planet and the first (serious) one in English. I'm French and I chose English to work my English skills but also because, let's face it, most of Treasure Planet's readers are English.
This fanfic starts two years after the movie and I tried to guess Jim's age from the movie : I think he must be around 15 years old so, in my fanfic, he is 17.
I want to thank my beta reader Daughter of Sons who had done a GREAT work about correcting my huge mistakes ! ^^"
I hope you'll enjoy it ! ;)
FANFICTION
Treasure Planet II : The Quest of Tala
CHAPTER I : Prologue
Jim Hawkins was back.
He was back in his little town of Benbow on the mining planet of Montressor. The now seventeen years old boy who, two years ago, was about to become a delinquent but, instead, discovered a map leading to the famous Treasure Planet where the loot of a thousand worlds was kept. Not only he found it but he also saved the ship from infiltrated pirates and an explosive planet! At least, that's what everyone say about him ; for Jim, it was his second chance : his way to find his path, to understand what he was meant for. Part of it thanks to his great friend and almost father, John Long Silver, a cyborg who taught him what life was. He hadn't seen Silver since the old cyborg had left the ship. He needed to be free and they couldn't talk to each other, considering he was the one who lead the mutiny. After Jim came back from Treasure Planet, thanks to the Captain Amelia, he entered the Interstellar Academy and spent two years to learning how to become a spaceman.
Two weeks ago, he came back in his town with his mother, BEN – the robot he saved from the Treasure Planet – and Morph – the little polymorph Silver gave him – for the summer break. Two months with his family, especially his mother he'd been missing so much at the Academy.
The two weeks had passed quickly in a very monotone way and without anything exciting when, a night at the Benbow Inn, Captain Amelia and the Dr. Delbert Doppler came with their four little children that BEN and Morph couldn't wait to take care of. After all the customers gone, the Hawkins and Doppler families stayed together, talking about a few things and remembering how, two years ago, that crazy adventure started…
With a smile, Jim went up to his bedroom and climbed through the window. He sat on the roof, keeping an eye on the others still talking in the living room. He could see and hear them through the window:
"I'm so glad Jim went on that journey, his mother said with a lovely smile. He has changed so much, I now have my little son back…"
"Space always is the best way to find your own path," Amelia answered.
"I told you that it would be a good journey, didn't I ?" Doppler exclaimed with a smile.
Jim looked up at the sky, still smiling and admired the infinite sky full of stars shining like the most beautiful diamonds.
Suddenly, he saw a light to his left. He turned his head and saw a boat, the same type of lifeboats of the big spaceships had falling down into the forest. As expected, it touched the tops of trees and hit the engine because it exploded and the boat lost even more altitude. It disappeared into the trees while Jim stared at the crash with an opened mouth. He heard a final crash then nothing. He saw the grey smoke from the crash and after a moment of intense silence, he jumped off of the roof and landed on a knee on the floor. He heard the sharp scream from BEN to his right who jumped of fear, seeing something suddenly falling from above.
"BEN ?" Jim asked with an hesitation.
"Jimmy ! What are you doing ? Are you trying to get killed ?!" The robot exclaimed after realizing it was his human friend.
"What are you doing here ?" Jim answered, frowning.
BEN looked on the floor where the rubbish destined to the trash can was spread out everywhere. Jim sighed, understanding what he was doing here.
Morph, who was with BEN, finally reacted and squealed, going near Jim and rubbing himself against his cheek while the young boy cuddled the little pink blob. He turned and looked up at his friends :
"A boat just crashed ! Let's go there and see if there is anyone hurt !" He exclaimed, starting to run towards the forest.
"What ? Wait, Jimmy !"
The robot moaned and followed Jim and Morph, who was happily floating near the brown haired guy.
Once in the forest, they used BEN's robotic eyes to see in the dark and found that fortunately the boat had crashed near the limits of the forest. They didn't have that far to walk.
They soon discovered the wreck of the boat, still steaming. But they also saw, despite the darkness, a figure lying down on the floor, unconscious…
Jim, Morph, and BEN approached slowly, although BEN followed only by fear. He was trembling and kept his hands near his mouth while Jim walked towards the figure. When he kneeled down, BEN found his voice again :
"Is... is he dead ? Because.. I don't really like the dead things, you know… It creeps me out… Please don't tell me it's dead !"
Morph squealed and approached the face of the person while Jim put a hand on the neck of the person and turned to BEN, feeling a slight beating pulse :
"Not dead, but he's bleeding."
He examined the person. He was about Jim's own age probably but very thin and little. He was wearing the classical outfit of cabin boy in a crew : a brown pants, black boots and a large baggy cream shirt. His hair were brown but hidden under a little hat which was darkening most of his face. What was really strange were his hands : on both of them they were black tattoos ; on the right hand, there was a crescent moon, and on the left one, a star. Jim frowned but then saw something sparkling and took a golden medallion, which was resting on the floor from the guy's position. The boy moaned, Jim let the medallion go and put an arm under the boy's back and the other under his knees. He lifted, picking him up. The boy was light as a feather but when he was back on his two feet, the hat slid and fell to the floor.
Jim opened his eyes wide when he saw the long brown hair falling from under the hat, he again examined the person. Despite himself, his eyes looked lower and he saw bandages enclosing the breasts. With that fine face, he finally understood that this cabin boy was, in fact, a disguised girl…
The next day
The girl was sleeping deeply but the sunlight was so warm and intense on her skin and against her closed eyes that she had no other choice but to open them…
The sun blinded her but after blinking, she could keep her eyes opened even if her vision was still blurred. Her head still hurt and she had horrible dizziness but she forced herself to look around the room. She was in a sweet comfortable bed in a wooden room. There was little furniture, everything was wood but her sheets were white, with a red cover.
She turned her head to have a better look and saw a door on her right. She slowly started to move and tried to rise but even before being completely sat, her head pounded painfully and with a little scream of pain, she took her head in her hands, feeling bandages. She closed her eyes and thought that there would be nothing more comfortable than going back to sleep.
But at that moment, the door opened and a woman entered with a tray full of food smelling deliciously. She stopped when she saw the girl on her bed, and seemed surprised but then a sweet and warm smile appeared on her face and she approached with the tray and placed it on the nightstand.
"You're awake, how do you feel ?" She asked gently.
The girl stared at her. The woman had brown long hair and beautiful green-blue eyes. She was wearing a white dress with a purple bodice.
She kept smiling and tilted her head :
"Can I ask you your name ?" She continued.
The girl opened her mouth to answer but her voice stayed in her throat. Seeing that, the woman took a glass full of water and handed it to her. She took it, trembling a little bit, and then drank. After few sips, she felt better and her head was clearer. The woman sat on the side on the bed, still with her sweet reassuring smile :
"My name is Sarah Hawkins, my son found you yesterday night after your boat crashed near our Inn. We took care of you, you were hurt on your head and stayed unconscious all night. I'm glad you're feeling better !"
The girl didn't say anything for a moment then looked down, she saw her hands resting on the cover but what surprised her were the black tattoos of a crescent moon on the right one and a star on the other one. She blinked, surprised, then she raised her head towards Sarah who smiled again to her :
"So, what's your name ?" She asked once again.
The girl looked at her then her tattooed hands and, looking at Sarah again, she raised her head and said :
"I don't know…" She whispered. "I don't remember…"
Sarah blinked and lost her smile despite herself…
So, what do you think ? :)
I usually write longer chapters but this is the prologue so, it's shorter.
I plan on posting a chapter on saturday every two weeks, so the next chapter "STARS AND MOON..." will arrive on Saturday, 28th of December ! ;)
Once again, a huge thanks to Daughter of Sons ! :D
Tell me what you think in reviews ! :D
Truly yours,
May
