I don't own this. Sorry it took so long, what with the technical difficulties and then our monitor broke down so I couldn't see what I was doing and then our keyboard, I was not meant to post this, but I shall have this one done and the next one much sooner then you got this! KatPhish P.S. This chapter and the next used to be 1 so that's why this is short and seems silly that it took so long coming....

Jim was sitting in the brig when the rescue attempt happened. He could hear muffled footsteps and a slight clanking from above his head. Sitting up on the hard bench, he watched the limited light that was coming in through the gap created by the stairs leading down to the prisoner's floor.

Several figures emerged from the gloom and crept down toward him. Luminous blue eyes peered down at Jim and he knew immediately what had been clinking before. B.E.N. had come. Chuckling quietly, he leaned against the bars. "What are you guys doing? You'll never get me out of here, they lock me in and then give the keys to Alyss or Reyn."

"We know that," came a horribly familiar whisper. Captain Amelia, and Delbert, most likely were also there. "We have the key with us."

"But how-?"

"You know, I had you marked for a skeptic, but I didn't know you were such a noisy one…" hissed Alyss's voice from the gloom as she fumbled with the key ring as silently as she could.

"Alyss? What the-? Look, you shouldn't be doing this! It's one thing for the others, but you're a traitor! They won't treat you so kindly."

"They have to, their boss is my father. He's the captain of this ship and nobody dares argue with the captain. Besides, you guys are going to knock me out when you're done."

Before Jim could open his mouth, Amelia glared at him. "Mr. Hawkins, this is a silent rescue attempt. It would help if you were silent."

Shutting up, Jim nodded and waited until Alyss got done and let him out. They crept up the stairs and Alyss turned to the crewmembers of the Legacy and nodded grimly, her eyes lingering on Jim just a second longer before she closed her eyes.

Acting quickly, Amelia swung her booted foot up and struck Alyss on the temple. The girl dropped instantly and they started walking away.

"WHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! SOMETHING'S GOT ME!" screamed B.E.N. Amelia turned in a flash, ready to shut him up but stopped at the sight of a very groggy looking guard. The guard was still partially asleep and was clinging to B.E.N.'s ankle as if it was going to save him.

B.E.N., panicking, kicked at him wildly and the man relinquished his grip but he was a little too late. Lanterns were being lit and people were emerging from below. A few of them realized what was going on and yelled for others and leapt forward. B.E.N., Amelia, Delbert and Jim ran for it, but they all realized that they were doomed.

One of the thick, burly men caught Jim and held a gun to his head. Amelia glared at him and stopped. Delbert, standing beside her, screwed up his face. "Jim…." Was all he managed, horrified that yet again he'd landed the boy in a life threatening position with pirates. Sarah would kill him if he was lucky enough to live through this.

Reyn walked up, his shirt flopping out of his belt, half carrying an out-cold Alyss. He set her on the steps and gave her little slaps across the face until she woke up. When she did, she looked around anxiously and her eyes widened as she saw the Legacy's crew captured. She looked horrified.

"You caught them then?" she asked quietly. Reyn nodded

"What do you know of it?" Jim could hear his heart beating faster and harder until he thought it would leap out of his chest. He couldn't bear it if Alyss was punished for an attempt to rescue him, it wouldn't be right, but he kept his mouth shut tight.

"Only that they came on board, one of them kicked me in the head and took the keys. Otherwise they couldn't have let him out." Reyn looked exasperated and nodded.

"Well, yes, that much is obvious, but do you know anything else?"

"I told you all that I know, it's not my problem if you already knew it, is it?" she snapped as if touchy about having been snuck upon. Reyn backed away from her and drew his knife, grabbing one of Jim's arms, he jerked the sleeve up and laid the blade against his skin. As the metal bit into his skin, Jim screwed up his face trying not to utter a sound through the pain.

Delbert lunged forward, as if he could do anything, but one of the deck hands caught him and Amelia shook her head to mean that he wasn't to do it again. Reyn kept his knife biting into Jim's arm until blood welled up.

Pulling back his knife, he wiped it clean and looked over at Jim's attempting rescuers. "Try anything like this again and it'll be more than just this scar you have to worry about." The deep cut bled freely from just below his elbow, emphasizing his point. It wasn't near any major arteries, just hurt like hell.

"So, I suggest that you scurry back over to your own ship and tell them to double time it when we get going in the morning, which," he added, looking at the sky, "should only be a few hours from now."

Unhappy and unwilling, Amelia, Delbert, and B.E.N. were lead back to the long boat they had snuck onto the ship with, were forced to get in and were watched until they appeared back on the deck of the Legacy.

Jim let out a slight gasp of pain as his wound started throbbing. "I might bleed to death," he complained as Reyn started walking away.

The large man paused. "Alyss, get the first aid, make sure he's taken care of. Can't have him dying on us. Captain would get us back just as easily."

Alyss disappeared into the galley and came back with a large length of gauze. Sitting Jim down as the rest of the crew slowly went back to their bunks, she shook her head. "Noisy robot you've got there," she commented snippily.

Jim shrugged his good arm. "That's B.E.N. for you. Sorry he got after you. Sorry we got caught…"

"Stoppit, Jim," she snapped irritably as she tightened his dressing and finished, glaring at him.

"Sorry." He couldn't help cracking a smile.

Alyss rolled her eyes at him and then leaned over the railing of the deck. "Reyn's out of control. He shouldn't be able to do this, but no one has the power to make him stop except for Dad." She ran a weary hand over her face.

"So when are we meeting you famous father?" Jim asked nonchalantly, leaning on the railing beside her, staring out at space as they passed it by. The motion made his arm twinge, but he ignored it and concentrated on listening.

"Soon, thank the stars. He's great. Dad owns this tavern called the Spyglass. He wasn't around for most of my childhood. He was always going off on adventures and I never wanted anything more than to go with him. When he came back from his last one, he'd become a pirate. I don't know how long that was going on, but he kept it from me and Mom. Mom died and so h promised to let me join the crew.

"At first, he didn't want to keep his promise, but then I finally convinced him and he sent us out here to find a map and return. On Montressor we stopped at a farm and that was the last time anyone saw the map. We accidentally returned without it and Dad wasn't happy, but then he told us to intercept all ships leaving Montressor and heading this way and to bring him anyone who was on board, at any cost." Alyss shook her head in disgust. "Only Reyn would think of this within seconds of the offense. He's clever; it's why he's first mate. And he's ruthless, that certainly helps."

Jim nodded, shaking his arm a little, trying to make the needle-like feeling go away.

"You should get some sleep, Jim. Now that he's started this, you'll lose a lot of blood. You'll need your energy." She took him back to his cell and didn't bother to lock the door.

Jim fell asleep quickly and his dreams were filled with sharp knives and Alyss's face twisted into pity and longing.