"CHRISSSSSSSSSSS"

"Kira! Kira! Wake up..it's just a dream!"

Gasping the fae sat bolt upright banging her head on the frame of the bunk above her head, rubbing it fervently, her best friend Kali hugging her close.

"What's goin' on here!?" asked an angry set of tones that boomed through the door to their right. Upon seeing the girl curled up in her niece's arms quickly entered, softening her gaze and tone. "What happened?" sped her tone of concern.

"She had that dream again.." Kali tuned in thoughtfully.

Feeling weak, and stupid, Kira quickly pulled free of her older friend's embrace and stood up, "I'm okay..I'm okay.. I'm.." Catching sight of the clock that hung on the wall, shot her eyebrows to the ceiling, "LATE!" Digging through her closet pulled out a set of clothes and dashed out into the light.

The sound of her rushing feet echoing down the hall and into the shower seemed quite comical, the vision of the girl drying her hair and stuffing her face with eggs Benedict was even more hilarious.. here before all..the puffer-fish face had not only chugged down two eggs, but gulped down an entire glass of purp juice with a hiccupping finish. "LOVE YOU ALL!" the girl announced comically before mounting her hover-cycle, patted her solar board which hung neatly at it's right side, and waved as she took off leaving a cloud of smoke.

"JAMES PLEADIES HAWKINS!" came the harsh vocals of the Lady of the House. For a third time that week, her son had been caught wreaking havoc on private grounds..what a heartache. What went through her mind as the robotic officers recited the details of the boy's felony, and probation violations was simply, { I am gonna kill him I'm gonna tie him up…and take that blasted surfer of his..Oh what am I doing? He's my son! That son is driving you insane! } Her eyes darting here and there as she fought with herself..She loved James with all her being..why did he continuously have to break her heart and spirit? Sure he drove her up the wall everyday..but still..he was everything to her..and it was killing her to see him throw away his life.

"Might I interject here?" piped up Dr. Delbert Doppler, Mrs. Hawkins best friend and councilor.

Caught off guard by her friend, looked up in time to hear the Officer's inquisition, "Are you the boy's father?" A deep awkward sensation rang throughout her being..sure Delbert was her best friend..but on an honest note, she didn't..just couldn't see him in that way.. no offence to the respectable Doctor and blurted out, "Oh no, no he hew. No, he's just an old friend of the family." At that note she realized her tone of disgust and just frowned for a second hoping the good doctor wouldn't take it personally.

"BACK OFF SIR!" the two officers rang out.

At that very moment..and stroke of bad luck, Kira walked right into the conversation carrying two boxes of fresh produce, "So, where would you like this Mrs.." tone trailing off at the sight of two officers, frowned and prompted, "I'll..take these out back." Receiving Sarah's soulful nod left the scene.

About half an hour later, the arguing sounds of son verses mother rang out. Softening her piercing set of eyes, tried to focus on positive things..but the mere fact that she had watched Sarah Hawkins suffer her son James for the three years that she'd actually moved there..just was too much to bare. Rolling her cycle out front, couldn't help but pause at the last line that played.

"Why can't you be more like Kira? She's-" pausing at her choice of words, clapped her fingertips against her lips forming an O " Oh..Jim I-"

"So that's how it is..You know..if it weren't for me you two wouldn't have even met.." he hissed as he stomped out the front door, only to find the source of his aggravation standing right there standing at him. "What are you lookin' at?"

Kira just frowned and sharply prompted, "Nobody." Yes..she indeed was staring at a nobody-whoever wallowed up in self pity was sincerely not worth her time. Sure she'd tried to talk to him about things..but he'd never let her in-most probably because he knew his mother had talked her into talking to him about these kind of things. Remembering she'd left her helmet round back, paced casually over to the back door, only to hear a small tapping against the steel roof and looked up. Eyes softening at the mental image of Jim sitting up there alone again..broke her own angry spirit. True, they might never have seen eye to eye..but then again..what his father did to them was unforgivable..this note of family..cut too deep for her to just shrug it off..For all that played in her mind as she made her way up the opposite face of the metallic roof was that she never really knew her family..what she'd give to know her mother's name in the least..Found in an orphanage when she was around three..wounded on her head and left leg..couldn't really recall much of anything else..except that her family's ship was attacked..and they tried to escape. Most people claimed her family were taken by pirates..thus creating this deep hatred for the lot. What she'd give to have her revenge..

Once at the top, her eyes peeked over the pointed edge, the voice of Sarah venting out on Delbert echoing through the rainy backdrop. Sighing deeply saw a white breath of cloud escape her lips; if Sarah had Delbert..who did Jim have? {I'm so gonna regret this.. } she mentally noted as she slid to the boy's left side. "Hey.." came her kind words.

Giving her the cold shoulder Jim just made a motion to leave.

"Jim wait.." Kira's lyrics played once more.

Pausing, the teenage boy just sighed and closed his eyes drawing a frown. This girl..was irritating..that look..she had no write to pity him..her life was a sorry excuse already..why did she want to move in on his? Why did he choose to help her eight years ago? Why? Because he was too nieve that's why..and now he has to live with this sin that just won't leave him alone. Whipping round to tell her to shove off froze at the sight of a smoking craft that drifted over their heads, crash landing on their wooden dock. Turning round made quick work of the roof and closed the distance between him and the pod. "Hey Mr.! Are you all right!?" he called out banging against the glass pane.

"Is he-" Kira gasped the moment the turtle of a man spilled out of the rounded door. For the first time since that .. she'd come across a character..that was standing on Death's door. Heart in her throat quickly grabbed the man's arm, "Easy..Easy.."

Frowning looked at Kira, then the pod..and the man's chest before calling out, "Give me your arm.." The character was heavy..and walked in a drunken manner. The rain fell heavily now, much to his irritation and disgust. "Mom's gonna love this.."

Sarah's eyes dropped down to her holo-locket..flipping through the images.. "What I would give to have him walk through that door with a new pet..begging me to keep it.." The main entrance door soon broke through her reminiscence, forcing her to jump pole stiff onto her feet. Whipping round saw her only son, her helping hand Kira, and a new character that seemed to be dying. "JIM!"

"Mom he's hurt-bad!" exclaimed the boy as he lay the character gently on his back on the wooden flooring.

"I finally found ya lass.." croaked the turtle of a man as his eyes rolled to view Kira..his hand outstretched to touch her face.

Startled at the man's motion flinched and quickly grabbed his wrist, "I'm sorry-I-" she was cut off when the man chuckled.

"Tiss..All right.." he coughed, " It's been so long..you wouldn't recognize me.."

Jim just looked at the girl who seemed to react to the dying scepter's words, and frowned. When the man turned to him asking for his chest, he quickly complied and propped himself up.

"Here let me get that for you," Kira uttered in reflex as she systematically pressed the combination without much notice-only to pause when she'd realized what she'd just done.

Chuckling the man commented, "So you do remember something.." making the human girl flush a bit saying, "Can't let 'em find this..He'll have to pry it from o'l Billy Bones cold dead fingers 'afo-I-" his statement was broken when the figure was caught in a raging coughing fit. Eyes zooming in on the girl, knew how hard his goddaughter must have worked to get a normal life..and thus handed the golden gleaming orb to the lad who..seemed to be staring at her making him smile. "Lad.." he called out stuffing the orb in the boy's hands as he gripped Jim's collar and pulled him forcefully to his face, "Beware..the cyborg! I can hear him.." his voice became high and raspy as his eyes stared into space, "The clickin' 'n whorlin' like the devil himself!" Coughing relaxed his grip for but a moment before pulling the lad the closest he'd ever pulled a man to his face-a threatening glare upon his pupils, "Take care'o 'er..she's all I got.."

Catching the quiet words, Kira's face blushed, for in that moment Jim had turned to her with a gaze she'd never seen him paint..towards her at least. It was warm..worried..for that split second he didn't seem to want to wring her neck so to speak..and as Mr. Bones fixed her with a soft gaze, and reached out to her..she felt inclined to lean, allowing the man to hold her cheek in his palm. "Missed you lass..God is great.." reading the girl's puzzled look added with his last breath.." He granted my last wish..to..see..you.." Turning to Jim, fixed Kira with a loving stare, "They're alive..he's..alive..and" Pausing turned to Jim continuing "..he's a good heart..Treasure him.." With that the man passed away in Jim's arms.

"What?" Kira choked as she searched Jim's eyes for answers that he didn't understand before gripping Billy Bones' collar shaking him, "Whose alive?!"

And at that very moment a laser beam shot a whole through the door, barely missing her head by an inch forcing her to gasp and dock. " WOA!" The moment a heavy strong hand grabbed her collar, and dragged her up the stairs she nearly screamed. Finding that Jim, had taken his mother in toe as well, caught up and followed suit. Slamming the door of his bedroom, Kira kept a tiny gap open to keep watch.

Thinking fast, Jim looked at his mother as the Doc tried to ease her out of the window, and then rushed towards the door, skidding to a halt behind Kira making her gasp-nearly swinging the door wide open in her surprise. Luckily, he'd foreseen this and grabbed the edge of the door before it swung any wider.

"Jim!" Kira gasped as she felt his hot breath at the nook of her neck forcing a defensive reflex to attempt to smack his face with the door. Eyes shot up to the strong grip he used to control the wooden portal, before turning to the stairs where approaching shadows climbed. The last thing she remembered that moment was, the firm grip of Jim tugging at her wrist, rushing towards the door screaming "THREE!" when she shoved Dr. Doppler, his mother, Kira and himself through the window.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"