Disclaimer: And once again, I own nothing from Treasure Planet, just Gwen and my own writing.

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"We have to tell everyone!" said Jim, as he walked to the Benbow Inn with his arm around Jen, keeping her close to him.

"Well… not everyone…" Jen said shyly.

The captain stopped short and turned to look in her eyes. "Why not everyone?"

"Umm… well, your mom… kind of already knows…"

"Whoa… whoa! You told Mom already? Why did you tell her and not me?" asked Jim, stunned at the news.

She just looked away, rubbing her hand over her face. "I… I was nervous. Everything was just so shocking, and I didn't know who to turn to about all of this…"

"You should have been able to turn to me," he said softly, interrupting her.

All that Jen could do was take a deep breath to keep herself from getting too emotional. "I wanted to, Jim. I really wanted to. It's just that…" she stopped and turned to look him in the eyes. "… I was scared to tell you the news. You're leaving for your first mission since what happened with Taran, and I did not want this news to possibly change that or affect you in any way that could alter a smooth sailing."

Her comment made Jim stop and think. Since hearing the news that they were expecting, he had completely forgotten that he was setting sail first thing in the morning. All he could think about was being with his family and taking care of his now pregnant wife. Now thinking on the harsh reality of their situation, he was thinking exactly as she had predicted. Leaving her for a few months was the last thing he wanted to do, but he also knew deep down inside that he still had the adventure calling to him.

"Jim?"

He opened his eyes; his wife's voice breaking his concentration.

"Please tell me that you're not thinking of changing your mind."

"I… well… how can I not?"

"Because you have a responsibility to your job and to yourself," she said as she put her hands on his shoulders.

Jim looked her squarely in the eyes, to meet her gaze. "I also have a responsibility to you and our family."

All Jen could do was let a smile come to her lips. "I'll be fine… We'll be fine. You will only be gone for two maybe three months."

"Are you sure you don't want to come with me? I can keep a better eye on you."

She let out a little laugh before responding, "Jim, everything will be alright. Besides, I think its best I stay close to home and a doctor, just incase."

The captain leaned forward and kissed her brow. He knew that she was strong and could handle herself, but he could not help but want to stay by her side in the event that anything could happen. After all that they had been through, it was not too farfetched to believe that what he wanted was the wise choice. However, after a deep breath, he also knew that he was never going to change her mind, and he might as well do this one journey. Once he returned home, he would be able to stay by her side and not take off on another mission, as long as he had a say.

"So, should we go tell everyone? After all, you don't want to miss your own going away party," spoke up Jen with a smile.

Jim just smiled and shook his head. He did not see a reason to have a going away party, but everyone insisted on seeing him one last time before he took off on his next mission. They acted as if it might be the last time they saw him, and he thought they were crazy. However, he remembered his first voyage to Treasure Planet, and recalled that they had lost the first mate, Mr. Arrow, and the heartbreaking speech Captain Amelia gave and that last phrase which will live on in his mind, "… He knew the risks, as do we all…" The young captain knew why they acted that way, but he was determined to return home.

"Yes, let's go," he said, while putting his arm back around Jen and leading her to the Benbow Inn.

"Shhh…. 'ere they come," quietly whispered the cyborg to the dark room, as all the eyes turned in the direction of the whacky robot.

B.E.N. looked around the room, his eyes glowing bright blue amidst the darkness. "What?" he questioned, as Silver just rolled his eye, and moved over beside the door.

A moment later, the doorknob began to turn and Jim's voice could be heard from the other side. "Are you sure they're here? I don't think anyone's home."

"Just go inside," Jen's voice urged, as the door slowly opened up.

"Maybe they went to our house," said Jim stepping inside with Jen, as the door slowly closed behind them. He then quickly moved himself in between Jen and the door, trying to protect her from whatever could be there. His instincts were to do anything to protect his wife now, even if it meant sacrificing himself. "Who's there?" he questioned in a steady voice with his gun in hand and pointed.

"Don't ya be worryin' now, Jimbo," spoke up Silver, as Jim's arms started to lower the gun. "We just be wantin' to surprise you," he said with a wink, as the lights flicked on and everyone came out of hiding.

"Bravo, Mr. Hawkins," spoke up Amelia, coming over to them. "I knew that you would have a valor reaction."

"But, let's never try that again," added in Doctor Delbert Doppler, as he stood up and adjusted his spectacles. "Jim's shot is too good."

"I taught him too well," said Silver, stepping out with a grin on his face.

Jim just gave a sly smile, as he shook his head and put his gun back on his pocket. "And let me guess, you were the mastermind behind all this."

"Actually, that would be me," and Jim turned around to face Jen. "Surprise," she said with a sheepish grin.

"But why?"

"Well, maybe she thought you needed a little excitement before you took off on your boring mission," spoke up Sarah in a joking manner, as she walked over towards Jim and hugged him and looked over at Jen. All the young girl did was smile and nod back at her mother-in-law, before Sarah smiled and moved to look at her son, who was now slightly taller than her. "I'm so happy for you," she whispered.

"Mom…" he said, almost embarrassingly, as he took a step back and moved his hand across his face, a nervous habit that Jen picked up.

"So, what the big secret?" asked B.E.N. as he made his way over towards the group.

"Secret?" questioned Silver, looking down on Jim.

"Uh… well…." started Jim, not sure what his mom had said to anyone, and pretty much taken by surprise at the question. He looked over at Jen, who had the same look of shock on her face. It was apparent that neither of them were ready to bring the topic to light so quickly.

"Jim…" quietly spoke Jen, as she placed her hand gently on his shoulder a few moments after getting over the shock. He then turned his head to look at her. "I don't think we'll be able to hold off the news any longer."

The captain still looked a little caught off guard, and his legs were growing a bit limp. Noticing this, Jen quickly put her arm around Jim to steady him, as Sarah moved a chair over for him to sit down in. It had been so easy for him to announce to complete strangers that he was going to be a father, but telling the ones he loved… that was a different story. How would it look in their eyes for him to just abandon his wife, who was now expecting? Captain Amelia would probably tell him that the job comes first, however.

"Darling, are you alright?" Jim heard and looked over at his wife. His eyes had a distant look to them, and it was the first time he had felt lacking since returning home, and Silver took note of that.

"I… I…." started Jim, as he looked into Jen's eyes and saw nothing but the horrible dream he had had the night before. Quickly he closed his eyes and tried to take a deep breath to get the deathly vision out of his head. "I'm fine…."

"Are you sure?" she asked, doubting his words, as Morph flew over and floated next to her.

"Yeah… Yeah, I'm fine," he finally got out, his head still reeling from everything.

"Would someone be tellin' us what's going on?" spoke up Silver, as his patience began to wear thin.

Jen's head popped up at the others and once again just blurted out the news. "We're going to have a baby!"

For the second time in the Inn, silence ensued the news that was blurted out by the young couple, and the Hawkins family waited for any reaction. Silver was the first to speak up. "Is this true, Jimbo?"

The captain slowly nodded his head, his life still one big blur spinning around as a vision in front of his eyes.

"Well then, I believe congratulations are in order," Silver said, as he walked over and took Jen's hand and kissed the back of it. He then playfully clapped Jim's back, as the others followed in suit of the opening gesture.

It was then that all of reality began to disintegrate in front of Jim's eyes. He could hear voices of congratulations or asking about the baby or what plans they had for the turn of events. The last words he could recall was that in his wife's voice asking, "Jim, are you alright? Do you need to go home?"

It would be the next morning before he could grasp anything that even remotely mirrored his reality, and by then, he was standing on the docks of the Montressore Space Port with Jen, Sarah, Morph, and Silver at his side. All he could do was stare at the small vessel that he was supposed to captain to the Coral Galaxy. That seemed to be the only thing to make any sense to him at the moment.

"Have a good journey," spoke up Sarah, cutting through his mentality, as she hugged her son goodbye. It was the same thing she always said to him and to her husband, back when they were together, before every voyage.

"He'll get the crew ship shape and be back before we know it," spoke up Silver, and Morph mimicked "Ship Shape. Ship Shape."

A small smile came to his face, as he looked at his mom and best friend. "You guys just take care of everything. I don't want to come back to the Benbow being overrun," he said with a wink.

Silver just laughed, as a look of horror came over Sarah's face. "Don't you be worryin', lad. We'll keep an eye on everyt'ing," replied Silver, after calming down.

Jim just kept smiling, as he turned his attention to Jen. "You, I'm going to miss most of all," he said, as he looked her over to get the last images of her implanted into his memory.

"I'll miss you too, spacer," she replied with a kiss.

"Promise me that you'll take care of yourself?"

All she could do was giggle a bit. "You know I will. I will be waiting right here when you get back."

That was the bit of confidence that Jim needed to hear before he got his voyage underway. He then pulled her into an embrace and whispered, "I love you," before kissing her, and making his way up the gangplank.

"Jim!" he heard and turned around once at the top of the board. He then looked down to see Jen blow him a kiss and call up, "I love you too!"

He then caught the kiss in his hand, then with the other gave the group a small wave before moving towards his cabin and the start of his first job since the wedding. Things were finally going to be just fine.

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It seems like smooth sailing, except for something is troubling Jim now. What could it be? Stay tuned to find out.

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ScratStitch- It's always nice to keep something a shock, even if you can't keep it all a secret. ;) I'm glad you enjoyed Sarah's dialogue tho.

RebelliousAngel183- Thank you so much. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.