Movie: Sinbad.

Scene: When Sinbad came to Tartarus and just before they went there, he and Marina had a little heart to heart.

Genre: Romance & Adventure.

Characters: Sinbad - Danny, Marina - Sam, Kale - Tucker, Rat - Klemper.

Rating: T

Sam came out of her room and went towards the control room of the Specter Speeder and saw that Danny was behind the controls. It wasn't a strange sight, he was always behind the wheels, said he didn't trust anyone with his precious Speeder. She scoffed at his over protectiveness for a stupid hunk of machine, but she had to admit that the stupid hunk of machine had saved their butts more times than they could count. But the way Danny acted showed her that he was practically in love with the thing and that irked her to no end.

She made her way towards the captain's seat and stood beside Danny. He turned his azure gaze towards her and gave her a small side grin but then turned to look ahead.

Sam managed to pull a smile of her own. It had been weeks since they had been in the Ghost Zone and she had to admit that staying with Danny had been the best thing she could have ever done. He was quipped and funny and was an extreme softie when it came to the things that mattered to him, if that was not reason enough to admire him, then she blamed the fluttery feeling she got whenever she was near him.

She looked out towards the swirling mass of ectoplasm, combined with a tinge of twilight and an eerie glow to it that she admired beyond reasons. Unconsciously, a sigh escaped her lips and Danny whipped his head towards her and saw the look of content on her face and he just had to ask, "What?" he managed a small laugh at her.

She locked her violet eyes with his azure ones and grinned broadly, "All my life I wanted to be out here. To see for myself what it was like to see the Ghost Zone," she laughed at her own giddiness and continued, "And this would sound cliché, but I wanted to go on an adventure," and her smile fell, "But then I found out that I have duties and other nonsense and I just gave up on the thought. But now that I'm here, I feel-I-I feel. Complete," her voice hushed to a whisper and she placed her hand on Danny's arm who stared at her with his lips parted, "So, thank you," she gave him one more smile and looked back towards the swirls.

Danny shrugged and said with a smirk, "Well you should know that I..." his smirk melted in a soft smile as he saw the look on Sam's face, not wanting to ruin the soft moment, he whispered back, "You're welcome."

It was times like these that he knew why he needed her to stay with him. He lifted his hand and placed it on Sam's that lay on the dash-board and she turned her eyes towards him, shocked and confused and he gave her a soft smile as he lifted both their hands and placed hers on the steering wheel.

Sam was unsure about this, Danny never let anyone drive his Spector Speeder and the last time she had controlled the machine was when all the other crew was under Ember's love spell and that had ended with him getting angry at her because she damaged his love.

But this was different, he knew that she wanted to drive the Speeder and he trusted her with this as she saw him nod in her direction. She took full control and he stepped aside. Pariah's Keep was near and she took a deep breath and steered the Speeder.

Just then her walls broke and she had to ask the question that had been irking her for 10 years, "Danny," he met her eyes and she asked softly, "Why did you leave?" A pained look crossed his face and he suddenly hid it, he knew she was going to ask him that question since the moment they met a few weeks back at the party. He was thinking she'd ask sooner and he had to give her the answer.

"I fell in love," he heard her sharp intake of breath as he turned to look ahead, not wanting to see her eyes as he said, "I was content with my life back then. I could roam in the castle, I had a place to stay and food to eat, and I had the most loyal friend ever."

"Then why?" her voice lowering as she compelled him to turn and look her in the eye.

"Then I saw her. I knew that I was in love that exact moment. I was truly happy. I was going to tell her but I found out that she wasn't mine to claim. I couldn't stand that and I did the only thing I could do best. I ran. Knowing she couldn't be mine, I ran." They were extremely close to one another as their voices lowered. Sam whispered to him, knowing the answer but wanting to know the truth from his lips, "Who was she?"

Danny slowly turned his head towards her and she saw the sadness in his eyes, his eyes locked on hers as he whispered back, "You."

The breath that Sam had been holding, gushed out of her and she forgot to breath. Her eyes widened and her lips fell open. She couldn't look away.

Danny came closer and reached for her hands and held them close to her, "I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. I couldn't bear to see you with anyone else so I ran," and he leaned his lips forward, he had spilled everything his black heart could hold.

She couldn't think straight as she saw his gaze fall to her lips and as he leaned towards her. They were inches apart and she couldn't think of anything, she slowly brought her hands to his chest and stopped him from coming forward. She didn't know what to think. That he loved her? That he left because he couldn't see her marry another? That he came back to steal the key to Pandora's box and keep it for ransom, but someone beat him to it? That they were days away from Gregor's execution if the key isn't returned? She couldn't think anything and she needed time to comprehend his words. He took that as a rejection and turned away as he left the control room.

A sob escaped her and then tears started pooling out of her eyelids. She couldn't control it, she fell to her knees and cried as Danny left her for the second time in 10 years.

The Speeder jerked as it hit a lone island and Sam stood up abruptly and steered the ship to the other direction and she saw a castle looming above her. Her tears blurring her vision but Pariah's Keep was close. She turned the intercom on and spoke, "Everyone! I can see Pariah's Keep. We're close. Report to the control room. Now!" her voice getting hoarse as she spoke. The crew would know, without a doubt know that she was crying. So she wiped her tears hurriedly as she heard footsteps marching in the control room and the doors burst open.

Klemper was first to run towards her and ask her why she was crying because her red face and puffy eyes were a dead give away. She shrugged it off and turned towards the steering, noting that Danny wasn't here.

Tucker looked around in search for Danny and spoke, "Where's Danny?"

Sam was about to say something but a disembodied voice interrupted her, "I'm here." Danny came towards the steering and Sam stepped aside. She noted that he wasn't looking her in the eye and guilt cascaded on her. But she didn't have time to contemplate her thoughts as the Speeder jerked again and she saw smoke and ash outside the Speeder.

She saw the mask of sheer concentration on Danny's face as the ship jerk again and everyone fell to their sides at the violence of it and the Speeder came to an abrupt halt and crash-landed on an island close to the castle. The power gave out.

And Danny's voice loomed in the murmurs and gasps from the crew, "Everyone, to the weapon's vault. We're here!"

"Where is here?" someone from the crowd spoke.

"Pariah's Keep."

Everyone gathered in the weapon's vault and were handed ecto guns in case of attack. Sam saw that Danny had started to gear up and she walked closer, pushing her way in. As Danny gathered up a Bazooka and an ecto gun, along with an ecto rope, she knew that he would go alone. And she couldn't let that happen.

Everyone was yelling and muttering so Danny did the only thing he could think off to shut the crew up, "QUIET!" his voice echoed as he tried his best not to let out his ghostly wail but the resonation of his voice were loud enough to shut everyone up, Sam smirked at that.

"Guys be on a look out for smoke and ash with a tinge of green wisp. If that happens I want you to fight it. We don't know for sure where Spectra could be with the key or if she's not planning a surprise for us. Stay clear of that. No one leaves this island no matter what."

"Yes, Captain!" everyone said in unison and among the crowd Danny's eyes met Sam's and she smiled as she spoke, "Aye Aye, Captain," and Danny gave her a half-smile as he turned towards Tucker. He made his way to him and placed a hand to his shoulder, "Tuck, if I don't make out of this alive. Then the Speeder is yours." Tucker's eyes widened as the reality of Danny's words soaked in and he shook his head unbelievably. Danny's gave his shoulder a pat and turned towards his crew, his face grim, "Gentlemen! It's been a pleasure stealing with you," and they all gave a nod as he turned towards the doors of the Speeder but Sam came up and blocked his path.

She placed her hands on her hips with a smirk playing on her lips, "I'm going with you. And don't you dare say that the Pariah's Keep is no place for a woman. Or I will seriously injure you," she teased him and he couldn't help a smirk of his own as came up and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him, "I wouldn't dream of it/"

And just like that, they were back to being the friends that made it this far.

I'm going to make 2 Sinbad shots. I was planning on one, but I got lazy. So here it is. Someday people will appreciate this (*Sniff Sniff*)

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