~Sams p.o.v~
"I can't believe it's finally happening!!!"
I thought excitedly as I stared into the darkness of space.I stroked the red streak in my hair. Sudden pain in my chest hit me,
"I'm doing it dad" I whispered to myself as tears filled my eyes.
"Hey.Sam"I heard someone calling my name.i turned around to face Jim who was mopping the floor.
"Yeah what?" I wiped my face and stared at him
"I was just wondering,Why do you walk if you can fly? If I could fly,my feet would never touch the ground" He chuckled.
I rolled my eyes and grinned,"My dad couldn't fly,he was a Helian,my mom was Lunar. So I kinda just walked around with my dad a lot"
"Woah!! You're parents were interspecies? They could've been killed!" He stared at me with shock
"Yeah,ik,but I guess love conquers all" I reached in my front pocket and pulled out an old rusted locket and walked over to him
"See??" I showed him a picture of my parents and a 4 year old me
"You look just like your mom" he whispered,"and you have her hair too" he held the locket
"Yeah ik,I got most of my moms features,but I guess I got some things from my dad"
He handed me back the locket,"Oh yeah? Like what???"
"Well for starters,my streak" I held it up,"also..." my hands burst into flames and I held them up. Jim staggered back a little,
"How'd you do that!?" He exclaimed
"Like I said,my dad was a Helian,the sun people,so they control fire in all its forms;plasma,lava all that good stuff"
Jim stared at my hands and I turned them around for him to see,
"Oh it changes colors too" the flames turned red,orange then blue before finally going out,
"My dad could make it white hot,but I haven't gotten there yet,but I will" I said confidently
"Oh. I can also do this" My red streak lifted up and rubbed his face and he touched it,"Kinda like a third arm" he rubbed it and I felt the sensation all through my head and body,"Ok that's enough " I chuckled
"Well,well.I leave you alone for an hour and you two are already picking fights " we heard a deep voice bellow behind us.We turned around and saw Silver dumping out a pot full of leftovers,
"Didn't your pops ever teach you to pick your fights a bit more carefully ?"
I looked over at Jim whose face became stone hard,"No"
He said quietly,"He left " and he walked over to the side of the ship
"Ohhh" Silver rubbed his chin,"Sorry lad" he stood next to him
I put my hand in my pocket and rubbed my locket,"Mom.Dad. I wish you could be here. You'd be so proud of me" I walked over to the opposite side of the ship and stared into space,"I hope this is worth it" I said out loud
"Sammy!" Silver shouted causing my hair to literally jump up with surprise
"What?" I walked up to him. He pushed Jim closer to me,
"The two of you are going under my wing. I'm teaching you everything ik and more"
I turned to Jim and gestured to Silver,"Did you two plan this or something?" I asked in a panic and Silver patted my head with his meaty arm,
"Don't worry lass,you'll do just fine."
He laughed a deep hearty laugh and sauntered off into the galley leaving us standing there
"Ugh" I grunted and ran my fingers through my already messy hair."Great just great" I complained as I took off my boots one by one,I come for an adventure and I get chores,aunt Khama was right,nobody takes me seriously"
I unbuckled my overalls and let the top hang over my waist so my torso was exposed.
~General p.o.v~
Jim stared at Sam as she rubbed her bare stomach,which was the flattest thing he'd ever seen. The right half of her entire body was covered with thick tattoos that barely showed skin and her left half was clean and untouched,not even scars or scabs. She walked over to the side of the ship and sat on the edge,
"What am I doing here?" She muttered and Jim walked up to her,
"What's wrong?" She looked up and her visible eye stared into his soul,
She blinked,"I always told my dad I'd be an adventurer like him and we'd be rich and famous,but here I am,a maid"
Jim sat on her right,"I'm sure he's proud of you wherever he is" and she smiles gently at him. A light breeze fluttered her hair in his direction and tickled his face,
"You should probably tie your hair up or something before it snags in something " he laughed
Sam touched her hair and giggled,"You're probably right"
This was Jims chance to see her full face
He watched her reach into her pocket and pull out a long piece of rope. She closed her eyes,tilted all her hair back and secured it with the rope. She lifted her hair back and some short strands fell on her face.She opened her eyes and pulled her red streak out so it landed on the floor,
"better?" Jim asked and she turned to face him and smirked"Lil bit"
Jim nearly jumped off the ship,"you're eye?" He said with shock,"what's wrong with it?"
Sam blinked at him,"What're you?...ohhhhhh" she snorted,"Yeah it happens "
Jim stared at her face one eye,a normal sky blue,but the other a glowing,neon purple,"Does it hurt??" He endured,
Sam giggled,"No it doesn't ya crazy! My moms eyes were purple,but my dads were blue,so I guess I got both. It does help me see in the dark though"
Jim stared at her face and finally saw it in all its glory. She had a square face and soft features. Her eyes were big and round with long full eyelashes and were framed by thick eyebrows. Her neck had the same pattern of tattoos on her body,
"You're tattoos" Jim pointed out,"Why so many?"
Sam looked at her arm and sighed,
"They hide my scars"
Jim twiddled his thumbs, "What happened?"
She stood up suddenly and picked up her boots,
"Goodnight Jim" and she walked off into the valley leaving Jim sitting on the side of the ship,
"Goodnight...Sam" he mumbled