The Docks

"Aaggghhh," I yelled as I looked at my shape shifting Alarm Clock, "Mina you did it again. Now if you transport us to the docks in less than 2 minutes I would be eternally grateful!" It is a great thing I slept in my regular outfit.I finished getting my solar surfer ready and I walked over to the balcony. "C'mon Mina, its time to go," I called before jumping of the balcony edge. She floated into my backpack just as we fell of the edge.

Wheeeeeeeeee! I heard her yell. I pulled the surfer left and right passing all obstacles in my way. I reached the docks in record time. I landed right as my favorite teacher, Mr. Jukeaba, called my last name.

"Here," I saluted, "Sir, can we-,"

"My dear, I'm afraid you can't trade your partner,"

"Sir," I saluted sadly and dismissed myself.

"Hey, wait up!" I heard Sybll command while she was running to keep up.

"Hi Sybll, how is your glorious morning," I said when she caught up.

"Oh, it's ok but, I wish we were partners just like Hailiegh and Lola are," She whined, which was unusual.

"It'll be fine, you'll see," I replied. We hugged good-bye and went back to our ships. UugghhI thought as I plopped onto my bunk. There was a lump underneath the other one, so I hopped up, looked under and saw, "Jim Pleiades Hawkins! WAKE UP!"

"What, I'm up, I'm up," He yelled startled.

"Good morning your sleepiness," I called from out on the deck. I could hear him clunking around in the bunkroom. That silly boy, when will he ever learn? I wondered.

"So, you are my partner," he yelled, after he was done cursing.

"Well, we haven't killed each other yet so, I guess we are," I said as he came up onto the deck. He laughed. "Hey, go check the galley for some perps would'ya please,"

"I'm going to get a couple because I'm starved," He answered going down to the galley. I looked around on the deck and saw that my solar surfer was bent.

"Mina, bring my surfer to me please," I yelled to the little blue blob. She dragged it up the stairs to the bridge and gasped for air being the little thing that she was. "Thank you" I whispered while petting her head. I saw another solar surfer and smiled. At least we enjoy one common thing.Jim scared me by coming up behind me.

"Here is the perp you ordered, ma'am" he whispered tickling the back of my neck. He was already back from jumping down the stairs to the galley. "I was wondering, why are you not freaking out, fainting or freaking out? I mean…" He started.

"Its fine," I interrupted, taking a perp from him, "I'm not freaking out because my aunt is Captain Amelia. She used to tell me all about her travels. Her favorite was when she met my uncle Dr. Doppler, but she told me little of you," he gaped at me. I guess what was shocking was that I didn't look like an humanoid.

"You don't look like a humanoid. Wait, how is Amelia your aunt? Is she related to a human?"

"Yes, she is related to a human, my cousin is married to her son," I explained as if I had told it a million times.

"Oh," there was a LONG pause, "I feel like an idiot, now,"

"I get that a lot because Aunt Amelia likes coming over to my home in Montressor when my friends are over. She said something about being close to her godson. Do you know anything about that?"

"Umm, no, well maybe," He stared at the deck shuffling his feet.

"Jim? What aren't you telling me?"

"ameliabecamemygodmotherafter iwentotreasureplanetbecauses hemarriedmygodfatherdoppler?"

"UM ok that kinda' makes sense," I reply after swallowing my second bite of perp. "Yea, I see no…" I didn't finish my sentence because I became dumbfound by the sight of a red giant going supernova. Damn it, I thought, why this kind of thing happened when I don't ever need it was beyond me.