And now, here's the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fangface or Treasure Planet. ...Which hurts me deeply. *sniffle*
Kim sat outside the academy, watching the sun set. She thought back to the time when Kite had proposed to her, though the thought only made her depressed, knowing that her friends were somewhere far out in the universe…
"Kimberly," came Amelia's voice, and she turned around, seeing the felinid standing behind her. "Might I have a word with you?"
"Y-Yes ma'am," Kim said, and began to follow the captain into the building.
"I've noticed your increasing participation in the student-secretary office, and I'd like to recommend you to fill in for my secretary, while she's away for the week."
Kim nodded. "Yes, I'll do it."
"Very good." Amelia then left her alone.
Kim sighed and looked back at the sunset. I wonder how the others are doing… she thought.
The sky turned a cloudy gray color as Kite and Fangs sat on the roof. Kite was throwing small pebbles off the edge and Fangs was lying back, twiddling his thumbs and staring up at the sky.
"You know, it's weird." Fangs began. "One minute, I'm totally unaware that I'm a werewolf. Then I meet you, and you and everyone else tell me..."
"Where exactly are you going with this?" Kite asked, noticing Fangs' comment was kind of random.
"I was just reminiscing. ...Man, was I freaked out, and then I saw Fangpuss..."
Kite chuckled. "Yeah, you stayed up the whole night once Fangface reached your subconscious."
"Not my fault he kept me up, trying to get me to tackle..." Fangs' voice trailed off, and his expression saddened.
Kite understood. "You miss him, don't you?" Fangs nodded.
"I miss him too..." Fangface said in Fangs' mind.
The two boys sighed and returned to their saddened state, that's when they heard Delbert's voice.
"I don't see how you manage it, Sarah," Delbert said. "Trying to run an Inn while trying to raise a couple felons- felons, fellows- fellows, like Kite and Fangs."
"I caught that 'felon' part," Biff said, grudgingly.
"Managing it? I'm at the end of my rope," Sarah said, then let out a heavy sigh. "When I first found Fangs and Kite on my doorstep, I thought I could take care of them, and at first everything was going well... but as they grew older, they had trouble fitting in and… (sigh) It's just getting difficult."
"Yeah… but they don't mean to be." Biff said. "It's not exactly their fault… people just don't see them for who they really are."
"I know, Biff," Sarah let out another sigh. "But it's still hard... And you know how smart Kite is and how sweet Fangs can be, and Kitefang and Fangface are just the same! They learned how to build a solar surfer when they were six! ...And yet, they've been failing at school, and they're constantly getting in trouble! I mean, I try to talk to them, but when I do they act as if I'm some stranger. I don't know, guys. I've tried everything..."
Kite and Fangs listened to the whole conversation, and they both sighed. Kite was the most sorrowful, having wanted to avoid putting Sarah through so much. Fangs noticed this, and was about to say some comforting words to his friend, but only one word came out...
"WHOA!" Fangs cried out, watching as a spacecraft soared overhead and crashed at the deck.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Kite asked when Fangs just sat there. "C'mon, we've got to check this out!"
"Do we have to?" He knew it was just Billy Bones in the craft, but he was still scared... that turtle-hybrid gave him the creeps!
"Ah, c'mon, Fangs. Where's your sense of adventure?" Kite slid off the roof, landing on the ground on his two feet.
"...Back in our world," Fangs muttered, but followed Kite anyway.
They reached the spacecraft, and Kite knocked on the window. "Hey, Mister! Mister, you're okay in there, right?"
A clawed hand hit the window. "Yikes!" Fangs screamed, jumping behind Kite and shaking with fear.
The door flung open and Billy Bones crawled out (Fangs noted that he was a lot more creepier in person). "He'd be coming soon," Billy Bones said, grabbing on to Kite's shoulder. "Can ya hear him?" His neck began to stretch out as he spoke. "Those gears and gyros twistin' an' whirlin' like th' devil himself!" He let go and turned away.
"Uh, you okay, sir?" Kite asked.
"I think he hit his head a little too hard, don't you think?" Fangs scoffed, nervously.
"He's after me chest." Billy Bones continued. "Dat fiendish cybaarg an' his band o' cutt'roats! ...But they're hafta pry it from ol' Billy Bone's cold, dead fingers before I- Agh!" Billy fell on the ground, hacking and wheezing.
"C'mon, Fangs, we've got to get him to the Inn!" Kite said, taking one of Billy's arms and holding it over his shoulder.
"Oh, I have a really bad feeling about this..." Fangs gulped, but helped Kite and grabbed Billy's other arm and the chest. "Man, Sarah's going to freak..."
"I'm hungry." Jim said. "Got any more popcorn... Oh, wait. I think there's still some in my HAIR!" he plucked out a popcorn from his hair, flicking it on the floor and glaring at Fangpuss.
"Oh, shut up and watch the movie!" Fangpuss snapped. Suddenly, his stomach growled. Jim looked at him, smirking. "I'll order a pizza..." And the young werewolf grudgingly walked over to the phone.
"Sounds good." Jim said, pausing the movie and walking into the kitchen for a soda.
Somewhere else in the Treasure Planet universe, earlier...
"Captain, we've lost track of Billy Bones' ship!" One of the pirates- Onis- called.
"Blast it! How could ya 'ave lost sight o' it?" Silver snapped, scaring the multi-eyed alien.
"W-we lost his ship on the radar, s-sir! He could be anywhere!"
"Not exactly..." A voice said from the bough. The cyborg and alien looked over and saw
Puggsy leaning over the edge, looking through a spyglass. "There's only one planet close enough for him to land his ship... before the engine bustifies on him, that is."
"An' what planet would t'at be?" Silver asked.
Puggsy pointed ahead at a nearby planet. "Montressor. I see a trail of smoke leading to that planet, so something tells me he's headed that way."
"Nice navigation skills, Pugs," Silver patted him on the back, then scowled at Onis. "Makes me wonder why SOMEone hadn't t'ought of t'at before." Onis sneered and trudged away.
Puggsy sighed deeply. This is it... he thought.
"Alright, I ordered a large supreme on thin," Fangpuss said, walking back into the room.
"Sounds good... at least, I hope it will be." Jim said, sipping at his soda. "When will it be here?"
"30 minutes or less, otherwise it's free" Fangpuss walked out the door, carrying a rubber chicken, bowling ball, baseball bat, a pair of high-heels, and a toy kitten.
"Um... where are you going with all that stuff?"
"To get us a free pizza." With that, Fangpuss was out the door.
Jim followed him out the door. "This I've got to see."
45 minutes later...
"Hurry-hurry-hurry!" Fangpuss said, running through the door with a pizza box. Jim came in behind him. "Quick, lock the door!"
Jim slammed the door and locked it, then gasped for breath. "That... was the most craziest thing I've ever seen!" he said, panting. "Did you actually plan that?"
"Yeah, but I kind of made it up as I went along when I took out the rubber chicken." He set the pizza on the coffee table.
Jim wiped sweat from his forehead. "So... do you think they'll catch up to us?"
Fangpuss chuckled. "Trust me, Jim. I've done this before, and you can bet that pizza guy will be discombobulated for the rest of his career! ...Now, lets eat and watch the movie."
"Okay." Jim grabbed the remote and resumed the movie, still chuckling. "I still can't believe you did that... especially that part with the high-heels!"
"Oh, hush and watch the movie!"
Sarah walked over to the window, switching over the screen, blocking out the rainy scene and replacing it with a colorful, flower-filled scene. "Thanks for the talk, guys," Sarah sighed. "It helps."
Delbert set a hand on her shoulder. "It's going to be alright. You'll see." He said, patting her on the back.
"Yeah, you know Fangface and Kitefang," Biff said. "They may be werewolves, and may get into trouble, but they always find a way to make things right."
Sarah pulled out her locket, and holographic images flashed up: one being Kitefang and Fangface wrestling on the floor as six-year-olds; another being Kitefang sneaking up on Fangs at the age of thirteen, scaring the heck out of him; and finally one where Kite and Fangs are holding up a furry, green alien, a pleading look in their eyes. "I keep dreaming that one day I'll open that door, and there they'll be," Sarah said, looking wishfully at the image. "A couple of smiling young boys holding a new pet and begging me to let them keep it."
Delbert and Biff opened the door to walk out- then froze when they saw Kite and Fangs standing there, holding a chest and Billy Bones. "Um, Mrs. Hawkins? I think your dream came true... sort of." Biff said, a bit shocked.
"Kite! Sherman!" Sarah half gasped, half snapped.
"Mom, his ship crashed and he's hurt," Kite said as he and Fangs set Billy Bones on the ground.
"Yeah, really really bad!" Fangs added.
Billy Bones let out a small gasp. "Me chest, lad..." he wheezed, and Fangs handed it to him and he started punching in a code. "He be comin' soon..." the chest opened and he took out something wrapped in a cloth. "Can't let them find this..."
"Who's coming?" Biff asked, even though he knew.
Billy Bones grabbed Fangs by the shirt and pulled him close. "The cybarg... *gasp* Beware, the cybarg..." with one final wheeze, the turtle-hybrid fell to the ground.
"That was disturbing," Fangs said, shuddering.
Kite grabbed the map and handed it to Fangs. "Stick this under your hat, Fangs," he said. "Just in case-"
Suddenly, there was a low hum, and they saw lights shift outside. Biff ran over and peeked through a slit in the window cover, seeing several shadowed figures approaching... and one of them had a cannon! "C'mon, we've got to get out of here!" he cried, running and grabbing Sarah by the hand.
Kite grabbed Fangs and ran upstairs after Biff. Delbert, however reached for the door- almost getting hit by a laser shot! "I believe I'm with Biff on this one!" he yelled, following the others up the stairs.
Meanwhile...
If there was one thing Puggsy didn't want to do, it was break into a house and mug- if not kill- a person- or hybrid- for a map. But he had no choice- he navigated them toward the planet. To suggest they forget the whole thing would arouse suspicion... and possibly get him killed.
So, there he was, walking through the pouring rain, watching as Silver blasted the door open with his laser cannon. A few other crew members blasted at the windows with their laser pistols, and he heard a crash from inside.
"I'm going to laugh when they run out of ammo for something more important," he muttered, then kicked open the door- or what remained of it- and walked inside. That's when he saw Billy Bones, dead on the floor.. and the chest was open and empty. "Huh, boy..."
The rest of the crew bolted in, Silver ahead of them. "Wha...?" the cyborg gasped, looking down at Billy Bones.
"Looks like someone beat us to the job," Puggsy shrugged. "Oh, well, you can't win them all-" he turned to leave, but Silver caught him by the shoulder.
"Not so fast, lad! Whoever stole t'at map is still in t'is Inn. Now, git searchin'!" he shoved Puggsy hard forward.
"Aye aye," Puggsy said sarcastically, then ran to the kitchen, searching through drawers. He saw several other pirates destroying the place, so he pulled out the drawer completely, throwing it to the ground so they wouldn't think he was the 'soft' kind of pirate.
They came to an open window. "Delila! Delila!" Delbert cried down to his slug-horse-cross pet, who yelped happily up to her master. "Stay! Don't move!"
"Wait, we're not going to JUMP, are we?" Fangs stammered.
"Nah, we're going to sprout wings and fly out," Kite said, sarcastically. "We've got no other choice, Fangs!"
"But it's five stories high! What if we die?"
"Fangs, you're not making this any easier!" Sarah snapped, showing she was just as nervous.
"Don't worry, Sarah." Delbert said, taking her hand. "I'm an expert at the laws of physical science."
"Yeah, we won't die... as long as we land in the cart." Biff said.
Kite looked down the hall, seeing shadows coming up the stairs. "Where is it?" he could hear Silver yell. "Find it!"
"We'll jump on three," Biff said, taking Fangs by the hand and standing by the window.
"Right. On the count of three. One..." Delbert began to count.
"THREE!" Kite yelled, pushing Sarah and Delbert out the window, then jumped out next.
Biff pulled Fangs to the window and they both jumped. "YIIIIIIIIIIIIKES!" Fangs screamed. Then they landed in the cart. "OOF!"
"Go, Delila! Go!" Delbert yelled, whipping the reigns.
Sarah looked back, watching the Inn burn. She then turned and put her face in her palm.
"Well... things can't get any worse," Kite muttered, then put her arm around Sarah to comfort her.
Fangs took out the cloth-covered object, unwrapping it and seeing his smiling reflection in the golden sphere that was the map. "(grr) Next stop: Jackpot!" Fangface said in his mind.
Puggsy ran out of the kitchen, then saw that the place was in flames. "Silver, we've got to get out of here!" he called.
"Not until we find t'at map!" Silver shouted.
Then there came yelling from outside, and they looked through the window, watching a carriage ride off. "Um, Silver?"
"What?" Silver's cyborg eye was red- not a good sign.
"I don't think we're going to find the map here," he pointed out the window at the fleeing carriage.
A few crew members came running down the stairs, one of them had hair that was on fire. "The place is burning down!" he shrieked.
"No duh! C'mon, we've got to scramify! The cops will be here any minute!"
"Lets go, lads!" Silver called, and they ran out of the building, back onto the ship.
Puggsy looked back at the flaming building, guilt building up in his stomach. He felt sick and went to lie down in his bunk. Don't worry, there wasn't anyone in the place, he knew, thanks to Fangs being such a huge fan of the movie. The memory of his friend didn't make him feel any better, and he drifted to sleep, his conscience nagging him the whole night.
A/N: Well, things just keep getting worse, don't they? Okay, read and review. Those who send flames will be burned with their own fire.