Chapter one.
By FrancinBlossom

Jane Pov.
We been chaseing Billy bones for I dont know how long now.

Soon we came to a stop outside an old looking Inn. "Jane stay here" With that my dad jumped down and headed inside.

My dad wouldnt let me go in, so I had to wait out here, on the small ship. I could hear him yell and it didnt take long before the place blow up in flames. Did I mention I was out side in the rain?

Of course I dont listen very well. So I got up and moved closer.
I saw two...no wait three people jump...more like been pushed out of the top window.

Once they landed they took off. I caught sight of a boy and women...and I think a dog but it was too dark to really see. I had a weird feeling I would see one of them again.
I jumped back onto the ship before my dad came out. He didnt look so happy. He didnt say a word just flew off.

We landed at the moon base. I heard some lady on the phone about needing a crew to help find some lost treasure or something like that so I took the phone and nocked the lady out.
"Hi. I'm I have the perfect crew for you...sure...sure...they will meet you and the captain on the...oh the RLS...Good...Good...they will see you there doctor...Bye now." I hunged up the phone and left to go tell Silver the good news.

He on the other hand wasnt so happy...

"Stow those casks foreward! Heave together now!"
I sighed as I heard the voice of Mr. Arrow yelling out orders to the other crew members and I stood up and stretched.

Buffing counter-tops isn't as easy as it looks. I slumped over next to the cyborg cook and rested my elbow on it, my head in my hand.

I watched him do his thing, and he smiled and winked at me and whistled his tune, in his own little world. .

He tasted a bit from his wooden spoon and made a face. I laughed and grabbed a salt shaker and some other powdery substance from the shelf and tapped it into the soup. Silver eyed me wierdly and tried it again.

He actually took another try and laughed while patting my back roughly."Your work here is done for now, lassie."

I sighed happily and sat into a chair across the room. I grabbed a purp from the barrel and held it in my two hands.
I snapped out of it when I heard steps coming from the stairs and Silver's tune still in my ears.

'Gosh, I hate that tune. '

"That woman! That...feline! Who does she think is working for whom?"
The voice came from a big yellow... bubble...I think.

I raised an eyebrow as I saw a dog like man stomp down the stairs. Hearing that he said 'feline' must mean that they had a run-in with the captain.

'Oh boy.'

The suite did look like a big yellow bubble though. Everystep he took was followed by a clanking noise. His ears were a wierd shape and his nose was pretty big. He had glasses on the bridge of his nose and dark brown hair. I mean fur, I mean..whatever!

"It's my map, and she's got me bussin' tables?"The other voice came from a boy who looked around the age of 16.

His hair style was a wierd one to me, but I have no place to say.

It was short and brown, with bangs that covered the sides of his forehead.

His hair stopped halfway behind his ear, and he had a little pony-tail behind his head in a braid. He had a yellow, loose shirt with a brown jacket and dark tan pants that tucked into his work boots.

Instantly I took a likeing to that jacket of his, it just looked cool.

Then, Mr. Arrow saves the day! 'Goodie...'

"I will not tolerate a cross word about our captain!" He said as he grabbed the shoulders of the two new-comers. "There's no finer offiver in this or any galaxy... Mr. Silver!"
I looked to Silver as his stopped his whistling and rubbed his hands on his side and his apron and stepped out of the shadows.

"Why, Mr. Arrow sir. Bringin' in such fine and distinguished gents to grace my humble galley." He 'bowed' to the gentlemen and flexed his mechanical arm.

Neither his eye, he disearved a slappin' or two for his stupid eye.

"Had I known, I'd have tucked in me shirt." Silver actually tucked in his shirt in a over-dramatic way and I rolled my eyes. I noticed the brown-haired teen raise his eyebrows as Silver laughed.

"May I introduce Dr. Doppler? The financier of our voyage."
The yellow bubbled dog-man stepped forward and adjusted his glasses.

'So that what he looked like' I thought.

"Love the outfit, Doc." Silver took out his red beam and scanned Dr. Doppler's bubble.

Ha, bubble.

"Well, thank you. Um..love the eye," the doctor said and he moved a little bit to cover the low spot Silver's eye was scanning.

I chuckled a bit.

"Uh, this young lad," the doctor said, pushing the poor teen infront of him, "is Jim Hawkins."

Silver came up to him for a hand shake. "Jimbo! Uh.."

More like a death shake.

Silver's hand still had some of his cooking devices out, but I knew he was just showing them off. He retracted his devices and offered his now 'normal looking' hand. From death shake to death glare, the boy named Jim just stared at Silver, but Silver took no offense. Him being a cyborg and all...

At lest my right cyborg arm was easly hiden by my long sleave coat.

"Aw, now, don't be too put off by this hunk of hardware." He strode over to the counter I just perfectly cleaned and started cooking up something again.

I didn't bother watching, I was counting how many panels of wood made the ceiling. "

Whoa!" I heard Silver say and I looked towards him. I rolled my eyes as he pretended to cut off his own hand.

He can be such a child sometimes.

"These gears have been tough getting used to...but they do come in mighty handy from time to time." He did his little moves with his cooking, like a little dance and I just shrugged and put my elbows on my knees.

I did notice he used the salt and the other stuff I showed him before, the thief.

He tasted his creation and with a "Mmm! Here, now, have a taste of me famous bonzabeast stew." He waved his hands like a French cook and I chuckled. Crazy Silver.

The doctor started sniffing the soup, and took a few quick tastes of it.

"Mmm! Delightfully tangy yet robust."

"Old family recipe." Silver said proudly. Before Doppler could take another taste of it, an eyeball popped to the surface.

Doppler gave a "Ahh!"

Silver laughed, "In fact, that was part of the old family!" He started chuckling while the doctor looked between him and the soup and Silver popped the eye into his mouth.

"Oh, ho! I'm just kiddin', Doc!" He swearved to his side and elbowed Jim's arm.

"I'm nothin' if I ain't a kidder. Go on Jimbo. Have a swig." Jim tensed up a little bit, and looked at the soup.

But then his face turned to shock when the spoon turned into an adorable pink blob.

"Morph! You jiggle-headed blob of mischief! So that's where you was hiding!" Morph then turned into a red and white stripped straw and ate/sucked the entire bowl of soup.

He then happily popped his head over the side of the bowl and belched, giving a compliment to Silver.

I laughed at Morph, he's just so cute!

He flew up and purred, and rubbed against Jim's face.

"Wha-? Ha! What is that thing?" Jim said finding little Morph interesting.

Morph happily mocked him and when Jim poked him, he morphed into a mini version of Jim.

"He's a morph. I rescued the little shape-shifter on Proteus 1." Silver explained.

Jim looked at Morph closely, then he changed back to his cute, blobbery self and licked Jim's face and flew to Silver.

He rubbed against Silver's face cooing. "Aw, he took a shine to me. We been together ever since. Right?

Yeah. Nice boy." Silver walked away with Morphy who was still cooing.

Then there were 'cast-off' bells ringing above.

Mr. Arrow added, "We're about to get underway. Would you like to observe the launch, doctor?"

"Would I? Does an intergerlatic nucleuous have superluminal jets?" Awkward silence...

"I'll folow you..." The doctor said, pointing and walking up the stairs.

Jim was about to follow them when Mr. Arrow stopped him with his fist.
"Mr. Hawkins will stay here in your charge, Mr. Silver."

Silver choked up, as did I. "Beggin' your pardon , sir, but-" he started. I was hoping he'd tell Arrow that he already has a cabin girl. Another cabin child? That's insane..

"Captain's orders!" Mr. Arrow said, in his strong voice, Pretty scary sometimes.

'Captain's orders? Oh crap..' I thought..

"See to it the new cabin boy's kept busy." He finished leaving.

I stood up, not believeing another cabin child is in Silver's order. Joyful, joyful..

\"Aw, but, no, but-" Silver tried to say.

"No, you can't-" Jim also tried.
The three of us sighed, and it was a funny sight the way Jim and Silver looked at each other.
Then Silver started circling Jim, "So, Captain's put you with me, eh?"

Jim didn't look to enthusiastic. "Whatever.."
Silver did is dramatic smile, "Well, who be a humble cyborg to agree with the captain?" Jim rubbed his chin.
"Yeah..You know...these purps...they're kinda like the ones back home on Montressor. You ever been there?" Jim said, stressing the word

'Montressor' and picking up a purp himself. I tensed up a bit but kept my cool.

'Montressor? Sounds familiar..oh crap, you don't think..'

"I can't say as I have, Jimbo." Silver responded, I mentally sighed with relief. Silver covered it up. 'But does that mean..?

"Come to think of it..just before I left," Jim jumped up onto the counter 'was he the boy I saw' I thought He continued, "I met this old guy, who was, um..he was kinda looking for a cyborg buddy of his."

"Is that so?" Silver said, as he cut off the bottom of a veggie.
"Yeah. What was that old salamander's name? Oh yeah..Bones. Billy Bones?" I froze.

'Oh crap!That is the kid!'
"Bones? Boooones?"
Exagerate much?

"Mm-mmm. T'ain't ringin' any bells. Must have been a different cyborg. There's a slew of cyborgs roamin' this port. Have you ever heard of a Bones, Jane?" Silver asked me.

'Oh joy, I finally get introduced.' I stepped out of the shadow I was hiding in.

"Never 'eard of a Bones." I said flatly. Silver smiled and took my hand and dragged me closer to Jim.

"This here Jim, is Jane Silver. She's my daughter." I rolled my eyes.

I held out my hand,
"Nice to meet you, Cabin Boy."

Apparently Jim didn't like the fact of being called Cabin Boy, but he shook my hand none-the-less.

"Same, Cabin Girl." he responded in the same tone I used. Joy, another member of the crew to deal with. My age too! This is just greaaaaaaaaat.

Wheeeeeoooooh!

We stopped as we heard the whistles of 'cast-off' and Mr. Arrow's booming voice.
"Prepare to cast-off!"

"Eh, off with you, lad, and watch the launch. You too Jane. There'll be plenty work a-waitin' for you afterwards."

I rolled my eyes and walked up the stairs to the deck, Jim following.

"We're all clear Captain!" I heard from the crow's nest. I looked around and took a deep breath, my favorite part; Casting-off.

Mr. Arrow started yelling orders and Jim was looking around, almost like a little child in a candy store.

"All hands to stations! Smartly now! Loose all solar sails!"

I ran towards the Starboard side of the ship and leaned over.

The view was beautiful, but looking up was even better. The sky was completely clear, and the solar sails glinted with gold. I smiled and ran up the flight of stairs to where the captain, Dr. Doppler, and Mister Arrow were.

"Heave up the braces!" Mr. Arrow ordered.

"G'day there lady and gents!" I said happily, giving a bow.

If I had notice the other young girl my age I would have said something else to include her that wasnt as nice.

That was till I notice she stood a lot like did...