Disclaimer: I do not own Treasure Planet.

Chapter One:

It has been four years since Jim and his friends found Treasure Planet and returned home as heroes. Jim Hawkins has grown up quite a lot, now a grad from the Interstellar Academy; he is treated with more respect from the law enforcement and his mom and friends. Looking in the mirror in his room at his mom's Inn he realizes his maturity isn't the only thing that has changed. He was taller, bigger, and his muscles are now more defined. His brown hair is now shaggy and has the look of being untidy because sometimes his hair would sometimes get in the way of his eyes. After four years of things being uneventful, he was ready for something if anything would happen to change that.

"James Hawkins!" His mother called from the dining area in the Inn.

"Coming," Jim responded.

He grabbed his apron and headed downstairs. He didn't mind helping out his mom, he just wished his work was more exciting. He is planning own buying his own ship soon and try and find his way in the universe. Hopefully he will make enough money this year so he can finally fulfill his dream.

"I cannot believe this!" He heard Amelia exclaim as he passed her and Doctor Delbert Doppler by on his way to the kitchen.

"What?" Delbert looked up from his dish, clearly surprised.

"I cannot believe I didn't hear about this sooner! You would think that friends of…ugh really!" Amelia almost lost control there. Her voice sounded as though she was about start screaming at the top of her lungs.

Jim noticing Amelia's tone came to a sudden stop and turned around to listen to Amelia.

"Amelia, dear," Delbert said gently, concerned for his wife, "what's wrong?"

She pointed at an article she was reading and Delbert took it and started caressing his wife's hand. Delbert proceeded to read out loud:

The Kaysers

Everybody has heard stories of pirates making their treacherous ways across the universe. But the Kaysers are a rare story only told through only the elite at the Interstellar Academy. But new sources reveal that the Kaysers are not just starred teachers at the Academy. Oh no…but pirates. If may recall a couple decades ago there was a ship by the name of 'Flints' Second' who harvested pirates whose only job was to find Flints' long lost treasure. Sources reveal that the captain on the ship was Captain Noah Kayser, otherwise known as one of the stars at the Academy. A professor, mind you. Why anyone in their right mind would trust a retired pirate, is beyond me.

Jim snorted at this remark.

Apparently the 'professor' had some luck as a pirate and was able to acquire great means of riches before his retirement. This made him respected in the pirating world but also very valuable. His death about two years ago and was allegedly accidental, but now the law enforcement is questioning whether it was accidental or murder. The law enforcement's belief is that with Kayser out of the way it would be easier to gain access to his treasure, that is hidden somewhere in the galaxy. But whoever did this did not expect the difficulty in finding the treasure. My sources revealed to me that the only clue to where the treasure is hidden is through Noah Kayser's daughter, who has been missing ever since her father's untimely death. So it is a race to whichever pirate can reach Kayser's daughter and persuade her to giving them the secret of Kayser's hidden treasure.

"What an awful article!" Delbert exclaimed throwing it down on the table. "First they persecute the poor guy and then put a big red target on his daughter."

Amelia only gave a sigh to this remark as her head was on the table.

"Wait, honey, did you know him?"

Amelia brought her head up and stated sadly, "Yes, I knew him and his daughter. He was a good man and professor."

"And what about his daughter?" Delbert asked. Jim leaned in closer to get the full story.

"Oh, Kate was a very bright and cunning girl. Knew how to work her way around any machinery once she graduated." Amelia stated matter of fact. "But she was always very closed off, other students would try to get to know her and she would just become invisible. It was very sad. I'm guessing her mother's death had something to do to it."

"What happened to her mother?" Jim asked. Delbert and Amelia both jumped, they didn't know Jim was behind them.

"Hey, Jim aren't you suppose to be helping your mother?" Delbert asked raising a brow.

"I will. You didn't answer my question." Jim stated looking at Amelia.

"Oh all right then, might as well tell the whole story." She shook her head and went on, "the only reason Noah quit his captaincy was because of Olivia. He fell in love." Amelia stopped as she looked at Jim's skeptical face. "I know how it sounds but it really is a love story."

Suddenly a pink blob zoomed past the group, realizing Jim was a part of the group came back and started to caress Jim's cheek.

"Oh hey Morph, I was wondering where you went off to." Jim looked at his pink friend.

"Anyways, Olivia was perfectly content on becoming a criminal with Noah," Amelia continued, "and they lived on the ship as a happily married couple for awhile. Then Olivia got pregnant. Not wanting to risk their child's life in their dangerous lifestyle, Noah resigned leaving his first mate to do his job."

"Who was his first mate?" Jim asked, curious.

"Don't know," Amelia answered, "never told me. I guess Noah didn't want his old friend hunted down. He did tell me though he named his first mate Kate's Godfather."

"Interesting," Delbert mused, "why trust your only child in the hands of a pirate…" Delbert clearly was now thinking hard.

"They lived happily together for a couple years, but then Olivia came down with a serious illness. She eventually died." Amelia stopped looking down at her sleeping son in her arms. Delbert put his hand on his wife's shoulder for comfort.

"Oh, well, Noah was clearly distraught and would lock himself in his room for days. After he got over his mourning, he decided his life mission was to make sure Kate never experienced extreme pain like the pain he went through. He was a devoted father to Kate, never leaving her side and always supportive."

Morph burst into tears. Jim comforted him looking off into the distance.

"That is a very moving story, love," Delbert said, looking at his wife.

The whole group was in silence because of the awe of Amelia's true story which was soon interrupted by a huge bang in the kitchen.

"And that's my cue," Jim stated, tearing himself away from the group. He was thinking about Noah Kayser working as a professor at the Academy. Jim heard stories about him from other students and was looking forward to his class but by the time Jim had reached his junior year, Noah Kayser had disappeared from the Academy.

It was a long day at the Inn. Jim kept sweeping in and out of the kitchen with dishes for the customers and dirty dishes that needed to be washed. And cleaning up after B.E.N. wasn't a fun job either.

"I am so sorry, Jimmy," apologized B.E.N. for the third time today he spilled juice on Jim.

"It's okay, just don't do it again," Jim said sternly.

"Yes Captain Jimmy, sir!" He exclaimed as he whizzed off to another part of the kitchen. Jim shook his head and continued cleaning up the mess. He heard someone sigh and looked up, his mother was standing there looking at her son.

"Don't worry, mom I will get it cleaned up."

"Okay, then you're fired." Jim's head snapped up and looked at his mother, jaw dropped.

"WH-What!?" He exclaimed.

"Oh, Jim, I'm sorry I didn't do this sooner," his mother said sadly, "it was selfish of me really keeping you here this long. You are a spacer, Jim. You need to be out there, exploring, not in this place wasting your life away."

"I'm not wasting my life away here! I love you, mom. It's just I do not have enough money to even," Sarah Hawkins cut off her son.

"You have plenty of money now. I sort of have been secretly saving for you too," Ms. Hawkins confessed.

The look on Jim's face was pure shock.

"Now go and be the captain I always knew you would become," she said looking at his face.

Jim looked at his mom and rushed to give her a hug. "Thank you so much."

Sarah Hawkins looked down at her son and for a second saw the same son who just got permission to keep a pet he found while exploring. She embraced her son and concealed a tear that slipped through her eye.