AN: Here's chapter two :)

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„As hard it is for me to say Sarah... but the old Ben Bow Inn was burned to the ground", Delbert said with pity in his voice while Sarah carefully cleaned the girl's wound. She gave her a cloth to press it against the cut and sat down. Jim gave his mother a blanket and was about to say something but decided to be silent.

„These damn pirates! Isn't it enough for them to...", the girl murmured angrily but the last part was too inaudible for the others. Jim was about to ask but Delbert was faster.

„What was that?"

„Uhm.. It isn't enough for them to destroy my home... anyway. I'm not the one to be cared about right now", she said, „Scarlett Janina X'avier." She gave Delbert her hand and shook it.

„Dr. Delbert Doppler", he answered, „How is it possible that such a beautiful girl gets in such a horrible situation?"

„Wrong time, wrong place, I guess", she answered and looked at Jim with her big green eyes which caused him to get nervous. He began to push little buttons on top of the little bronze sphere. Suddenly he heard a click and every button went back. He heard that the doctor was talking about the eternal mystery of this sphere and saw that Scarlett sat down and rolled her eyes a bit.

Jim grinned and continued to play with the sphere and suddenly...

A holographic map formed around them. Delbert stopped talking immediately and looked around in awe and confusion. Scarlett got up from her chair very slowly and looked up with big eyes and mouth hanging opened.

„Why... it's a-a map", Delbert asked and straightened his glasses, „Wait. This is us. The Planet Montressor! The coral galaxy. And this one. What's this? It's..."

„Treasure Planet...", Jim whispered in awe.

„Nooo", the doctor gasped.

„That's Treasure Planet!"

„Flint's trove? The lute a of a thousand worlds?! You know what this means?", Delbert shouted and spread out his arms.

„It means that all the treasure is only a boat ride away!", Jim said.

„Who ever brings it back, would hold an eternal place at the top of pantheon of explorers! He'd be able to-", but then Jim closed the map and the green marks just vanished, „Wuh! What just happened?", Delbert asked surprised.

„Mom, this is it! This is the answer to all our problems."

„Jim, there's absolutely no way-", his mother tried to complain, but Jim cut her off.

„Don't you remember? All those stories?"

„That's all they were! Stories!"

„With this treasure we could rebuild the Ben Bow a hundred times over", Jim said. Sarah looked at her son with an unthrilled glance.

„Well this is just- i-i-it's... Oh", she stuttered and turned to Delbert, „Delbert would you please explain how redicilous this is?"

„It's totally propestroes to expire the whole galaxy alone", Delbert said and Jim rolled his eyes, „And that's why I'm coming with you." Jim couldn't believe what he just had heard.

„Delbert!", Sarah exclaimed.

„I'll use my savings to finance an expedition!", the doctor said and ran through his whole living room, stuffing things in a bag, „I'll comission a ship! Hire a captain and a crew!"

„You're not serious!", Jim's mother said and Delbert rushed over to her.

„Oh, I've been waiting my whole life for an opportunity like this and here it is screaming", he said and began to dance while singing: „'Go, Delbert! Go, Delbert! Go, Delbert!'"

„Okay, okay! You're both grounded!", his mother shouted and sighed.

„Mom look... uhg.. I know that I keep messing everything up and I know... ugh... that I let you down", Jim said and Sarah softened up, „But this is my chance to make it up to you. I'm gonna set things right."

Scarlett listened to the whole conversation and blinked several times, noticing that this was her chance to get a better life. The life she always wanted to have!

„Uhm... I know that I haven't got the right to... ehr just interrupt... but... It could be the bump of my head or the never-ending headache... I don't know", she said and looked at Jim's mother and Delbert, „But I think that this is an epic idea."

Jim looked at her in surprise. He thought she wasn't even listening the entire time.

„Sarah", Delbet whispered and motioned her to come over, „May I?"

Sarah stepped over and listened to him.

„You said yourself. You tried everything", he said and looked at Jim who watched longingly out of the window, „There are much worse remedies than a few character building months in space."

„Are you saying this because it's the right thing or because you really wanna go?", Sarah asked.

„I really, really, really wanna go", Delbert admitted and looked her in the eyes, „And it's the right thing."

Sarah sighed again and turned to her son again. „Jim, I don't wanna loose you", she said and stroke some bangs out of his forehead.

He grabbed her hands and smiled. „Mom, you won't. I'll make you proud."

Sarah smiled, finally agreeing, when Scarlett cleared her throat.

„I just wanted to say... that... uhm I really would like to join", she said and stood up.

„What?", Jim exclaimed.

„You do notice how dangerous this journey can get?", Delber asked concerned.

„Look... I don't have something to lose. It can't hurt to at least.. just... yeah try", Scarlett answered with a confident voice.

„You don't really think I would let you come with us, do you?", Jim asked and glared at the girl.

„You don't really think I would care, do you?", she replied and narrowed her eyes.

„I don't need a wimpy girl following me like a puppy! I don't have time to look after you the whole time!", he said and stepped closer, just like she did.

There were now only 15 inches apart, Jim almost a head taller than her. But she didn't care.

„Who said you had got to look after me?", she asked back and glared at him with her stabbing green eyes, „And I promise neither of you will ever see me again after the journey."

They started a staring contest when Sarah broke the silence.

„Jim!"

„Ugh, fine!", he groaned.

Delbert cleared his throat. „Well well... Soon we'll be off to Montressor Spaceport."


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