Author's Note: I know. Another retelling of the movie from the Doctor and the Captain's points of view. Yawn. Snore. BUT this is different. I was actually surprised that I haven't seen one of these before.

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It had been almost nine months since the R.L.S. Legacy set out on its voyage to find Treasure Planet. The ship had just passed the Coral Galaxy. According to the map, if everything went according to plan, they should arrive at their destination within four months.

Thank God. Amelia wasn't sure how much more she could take. A rowdy crew, a cheeky cabin boy, and a bumbling astrophysicist. Especially the bumbling astrophysicist. The minute she first laid eyes on him in his disgusting mustard spacesuit, she knew he would cause problems for her. Dr. Doppler was especially up to his small floppy ears in hot water with her today. She had ordered Mr. Arrow to summon Doppler to her stateroom and bar all others from interrupting. So far, Arrow had done half of his job.

She leaned against her desk and rubbed her temples. Where in the name of Procyon is he?

A soft knock came in from outside. "C…c…captain?"

"Yes, Doctor, come in."

Dr. Doppler obliged, softly closing the door behind him. "You…you wanted to see me, Ame-Captain?" He fiddled nervously with his russet overcoat, nearly ripping off the cuff when he flubbed addressing her.

"Yes. Doctor, sit down." He did immediately and she continued. "We need to talk."

The color drained from his face. Amelia felt tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. No. No. This wasn't happening. Not now. She abruptly stood and turned away toward the window. He was not going to see her cry. Not today.

"C…captain? Is something wrong?" Doppler asked, panic rising in his voice with every syllable.

Amelia didn't answer. The tears spilled over.

"Amelia. Tell me. Please. Are you alright?" He had resorted to her first name. His concern was genuine, to say the least.

"Delbert…," she replied, using the same personal address he had. "I…I…no. No, I can't do this."

"Captain, with all due respect, I'm already here, so you might as well tell me, rather than call me again another time. It would be more efficient to tell me now."

Amelia sighed. He does have a point. She turned to him, a tear running down her left cheek. "Delbert. Please try to remain calm, although I'm certainly doing a poor job of it. But…last month…when we…engaged, per se, in sexual intercourse…" She could see the anxiety in his eyes. His beautiful brown eyes… "Long story short, we're going to litter."

He stared at her, eyes gone blank, mouth agape.

"Doppler! Did you hear me?! I'm going to have a litter. Your litter."

He continued staring.

"Goddammit!" she yelled. "Say something!"

"You're…you're…you're… Oh God. Oh my God, Amelia, I am so sorry. I am so so sorry. I thought… All the tests I have ever taken have shown results consistent with near-sterility. For years, I thought this could never happen."

"Well, Delbert, it did! It DID happen! And it's obviously yours; I haven't been having intercourse with anyone else on this voyage!" She stopped to breathe. Doppler had stood to try and comfort her, but her sudden outburst had nailed him to the spot. Sweat ran down his face. He looked as though he was about to have a panic attack. "I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…"

"No," Doppler replied. "I understand. You have been placed in an unfair situation. This is my entire fault. If I could have just kept myself under control, I should have known better. I'm not some randy street mongrel; I'm a grown and educated scientist. And you, you are one of the most beautiful and strong women I know, how I could do this to you, I'm so sorry…"

"It's not all your fault. I was the one in heat; I seduced you. But we can't change the past. What's done is done. Now all we need to do is decide on some course of action."

"Action, Captain?"

"Yes, action. Because the way this voyage is shaping up, we won't be going home for over a year. And a typical Felinid littering lasts for about seven months. Even Hawkins can do that math. What are we going to do?"

"Ca..can we discuss this in the morning? I'm sorry, I just, I think we'll be able to think more clearly with a full night's sleep."

Amelia nodded. Doppler nodded back and shuffled out of the room. Amelia locked the door and placed her forehead against the cool metal. She and Doppler had gotten themselves into quite a predicament. What were they going to do now?

What indeed? Chapter two will be up soon! Read and Review please!