Woohoo! Another chapter well under way! A quick heads up to all the readers, I will try to update weekly but if I don't, it's because I was attacked and eaten by my pet Giant Squid that's living in my bathtub.

Aaaaand OPEN CURTAIN!

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Neera still held up her brother as they approached the RLS Legacy. She didn't know what was going on, why they were there or even how the hell they'd managed it. But, she thought rationally, she had some idea as to what to expect. She'd seen the movie so that should help them at least a little, right?

She found herself walking the plank onto the ship. Mike stared in awe at the golden sails, the rich wood, and the people! He'd never seen anything like it. He could have sworn he'd seen a slug-like thing with more eyes than he could count, but that didn't help much since he could only count to 10; he always forgot what came after. Neera was also impressed with the ship works but she had more important things to attend to.

"You there!" Neera froze, clutching Mike closer before turning. What she saw took her breath away. A big hulking figure of a rock towered before her. Given, Neera had always been on the shorter side of things but this…thing…positively dwarfed her. She set Mike down, who clutched her leg, not even thinking about running off. The huge mass of rock bore over her before speaking again, "Are you the new cabin girl?" it asked.

Neera didn't reply. She just stared openly at the rock person in front of her. Mike had to dig his little fingers into her leg to shake her out of her stupor, "I…uh… I am," she started but the hulking mass of rock held up his hand, efficiently stopping her.

"You should have been here almost 10 minutes ago to help prepare for launch. But no matter. I'll show you to your quarters in the galley and introduce you to the cook whom you will be working for," The hulking rock peered down Neera's legs at the little person who had attached itself there, "And who might this be?" The tone of its voice sent a small wave of panic through her body as Mike stepped forward before she could stop him.

"Dis is Neera and I'm Mike at your service Mr. Arrow!" Mike stood up as tall as he could, his little hand coming up in a salute under his hat with the feather. Mr. Arrow seemed to smile, 'Could a rock even smile?' and chuckled.

"Well it seems as if young Mike will be an aspiring cabin boy! Are you his mother? Mothers aren't primarily allowed on a ship as you know," at his question, Neera shook her head, a sigh of relief escaping her. She thought Mr. Arrow was going to kick them off the boat.

"He's my little brother. He won't be a bother I promise!" Neera assured. Mr. Arrow seemed satisfied, hollered a few orders and had them follow him down to the kitchens.

When they reached the kitchens, the siblings could hear someone whistling.

"Mr. Silver!" Mr. Arrow boomed right behind Neera.

"Why, Mista Arrow sir! Bringin' such a youn' lass and little laddie to grace mah humble galley! Had I known, I'd hav' tucked in meh shirt!" Silver chuckled and walked out of the steam, revealing a mechanical arm and leg. His little golden eye swept over Neera and Mike who whispered excitedly, "Cyborg! Look Nee-Nee!"

"Mr. Silver, these two will be the new cabin boy and girl. This is Mike and…"

"Neera."

"And Neera. They are in your charge now."

The food Silver had been tasting went flying and he coughed.

"Beggin' yer pardon sir but…"

"Captain's orders!" Mr. Arrow interrupted, "See to it that those two are kept busy," and with that, he left the kitchen.

Silver sighed and looked them over again. Mike couldn't hide his excitement.

"You a cyborg aren't you!" he squeaked, a broad grin on his face. His energy was contagious because soon Silver was smiling too.

"Aye that I am boy. So tell meh…" Silver set to work making a stew of some sort, "How old are yeh laddie?" Mike looked at his fingers, face scrunched up in concentration. Silver watched as he looked towards his sister who showed him three fingers. Mike turned back to Silver and held up three fingers happily.

"I'm dis many!" Mike beamed and Silver smiled. He glanced at Neera who shrugged.

"That many eh? Why, yer almost a man! Gotta take care of yeh mum now dontcha?" he looked surprised when Mike started laughing. He glanced over at Neera who had facepalmed.

"He's my brother," Neera said as her hand slid slowly down her face. Silver made an 'Ah!' sound before turning back to the pot of stew. Mike followed him and started asking tons of questions about what it was like to have metal arms and legs, if he had x-ray vision and if he could shoot lasers. Silver set Neera to work; she put her hair in a ponytail and set to work on the dishes while Mike got to watch her humming something that sounded ironically like 'Yoho Yoho A Pirate's Life For Me!'

It wasn't long till Mr. Arrow came back down, followed by a dog-man and a boy. Neera couldn't see through the thick steam the stew produced but she assumed it was Dr. Doppler and Jim Hawkins. He was the main character of this movie after all; she rolled her eyes and continued washing the dishes. She could hear Silver talking the newcomers and offering them each a bowl of the stew he'd been working on before standing back. An outburst from Dr. Doppler told Neera that he'd discovered the eyeball in his soup.

"And cue Morph," Neera muttered to Mike almost silently. Although Silver didn't appear to have heard anything, his mechanical ear did. He glanced at her warily out of the corner of his normal eye. She could hear Jim ask "What is that thing?" only to hear it mirrored back in a higher squeaky voice. It was only after Silver had begun crooning to the little shape shifter that Mr. Arrow and Dr. Doppler left the kitchen. Silver turned to the pillar of steam issuing from the pot.

"Right then! C'mon out and say hello to yer fellow cabin boy," Jim looked around. He didn't know that there was anyone else in here except Silver and himself. Neera dried her hands and picked up Mike.

"Aye aye, Sir!" came a little voice. Jim raised an eyebrow.

Coming out from behind the steaming pot and Silver, stood a girl and a little boy. The boy sat on the girl's hip and stared at him with big and wide blue eyes and had golden-yellow hair; he was wearing a yellow T-shirt and a pair of over-sized blue overalls. The girl stood tall and straight, only a little shorter than Jim, in a green tank top and shorts that went to her knees. She had red-brown hair up in a ponytail and big brown eyes that didn't back down when his eyes found hers. Jim was amazed. They were such a clear, rich chocolate brown. The little blonde boy said something and the girl broke eye contact to look at him. She set him down and he walked up to Jim.

"Hiya Jimbo," the boy used the nick-name Silver gave him, "I'm Mike and dis is mah sister Neera," Jim glanced at Neera. She fidgeted with her pants pocket a little before the boy spoke again, "Do ya have de ball to Treasure Pwanet?" Almost as soon as the words had left his mouth, his sister Neera had grabbed him, hand over his mouth.

"Ah ha ha ha! I bet you wanna play ball don't you Mike!" Neera laughed nervously, backing away from Jim who continued staring between her and Mike. Silver coughed into his normal hand turning to the stew pot. A high-pitched whistle tore through the air.

"Well yeh best be gettin' uptop if yeh wanna watch the launch," Silver brought out a large pot of water. Mike looked at his sister pleadingly as she smiled.

"You wanna watch them take off?" she asked as if she didn't already know the answer. Mike nodded so fast she thought his head would fall off. Laughing, she set him down and watched him scuttle up the stairs as fast as his little legs could go. Glancing at Jim, Neera followed Mike.

Up on deck, orders were being hollered and the crew was running around getting everything ready. Neera found Mike climbing the stairs to the thing where they steer the ship, Neera had no clue what it was called.

"Loose all solar sails!" Mr. Arrow's voice boomed as the golden sail were released from their ropes. Neera made it to the platform where Mike was standing next to Dr. Doppler looking up at him. He giggled.

"You're gonna fall!" Mike chimed, the doctor looking confusedly from Neera to Mike. Neera could only smile apologetically.

From this position on the ship, Neera and Mike could see everything. Even Jim who was looking around with awe, much like Mike did when they first stepped foot on the ship.

Jim had never seen anything like it. He stood near the main mast where the solar power was being transferred from the sails to the main engine. Before he knew it, the gravity had lessened and everything that wasn't tied down began floating around. He heard a startled cry and looked to see Neera holding onto the railing looking out into the expanse above the deck. He followed her eyes and found Mike had kicked off the steering platform and was gently floating away from his frantic sister having the time of his life. In the background, Jim could hear Captain Amelia give the orders to engage artificial gravity. At this point Neera was panicking. If the gravity kicked in now, Mike would have a long way to fall to the main deck. Without thinking, Neera kicked off the wall propelling herself towards Mike. Jim watched as Mr. Snuff pulled the lever activating the artificial gravity just as Neera got a grip on Mike. Wrapping herself around him, they plunged to the main deck. Jim watched as the two slammed into the deck rather hard.

As he approached, he saw Neera unwrap her arms from Mike. Needless to say, he was impressed. The girl had taken the full brunt of the fall for the boy. She struggled to sit up but when she did she embraced the boy who looked like he was about to cry. Jim could hear him apologizing as the girl stroked his head gently. Pulling away, she smiled at the boy. He looked on entranced as Neera picked up her brother and limped to the stairs and sat down, leaning back against the wood. Coming closer, he heard Neera's next words.

"Ok Mike? We're gonna launch now. Lean up against the wall so you don't end up like Dr. Doppler," Neera smiled painfully at Mike, "Do you remember what happens to Dr. Doppler?" Mike laughed and nodded.

"He falls down and screams AARGH!" Mike imitated someone screaming in horror and laughed. Jim raised an eyebrow.

'Well that's strange.'

As if on cue, the RLS Legacy lurched into orbit sending Dr. Doppler flying backwards screaming. Jim stared in awe. The kid was right!

Jim watched Silver greet the captain. He saw her refer to him, Neera and Mike with a wave of her hand. Silver slumped before standing up straight and bowing to the captain.

"Neera! Mike! Jimbo! C'mere fer a moment will ya?" Silver watched the kids make their ways over to him. He noticed Neera had a slight limp, "Now whatcha gone and done Neera? Haven't even been on this boat 2 minutes and yer already hurtin'!" Neera smiled apologetically.

"She went flying to catch me!" Mike piped up. Silver looked at him confused. Mike tried to explain further but he just made the confusion worse. If Jim hadn't seen Neera's stunt himself, he would have no idea what the little squirt was talking about.

"He got knocked into the air and she went after him when the gravity was turned on," Jim explained. Mike smiled at him thankfully while Silver looked at Neera.

"So yeh caught him and took the fall for him?" Neera looked at him and nodded. Silver laughed, "Well yeh got nerve, I'll give yeh that! Don't let it happen again, ya hear?" Neera and Mike nodded, "Anyways I have two friends who I'd like yeh three to meet!" Silver stood, hands behind his back, Jim looked around, Neera sighed. She knew where this was going so she muttered along under her breath just loud enough for Mike to hear, "Say hello to Mr. Mop," he threw the mop at Jim, "And Mrs. Bucket," he threw the bucket at Neera. She rolled her eyes and smiled down at Mike who was smiling like an idiot. Jim just looked at the two.

'There's something strange about these two,' he thought.