AN:
I'm very sorry it took me so long to update... But I hardly had any free time, thank God it's Friday :D
And I'd like to thank LuluCalliope, anna the viking XD, mchap 1154 and xxx I'm A Rebel xxx for their support and reviews 3 That really means a lot to me! Well, I hope you like this chapter.
The next morning came far too fast for Scarlett. But she couldn't fall asleep either. So she simply put on her boots and stumbled upstairs.
She stretched her arms and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. „I hate mornings...", she mumbled and looked into the eternal space. The sun was about to rise, dipping the galaxy into a red-orange dawn.
Suddenly she heard shouts behind her. Scarlett whirled around, but hadn't got enough time to get out-of-the-way.
Morph whizzed by, holding one of Jim's boots, and then Jim came too, jumping down the stairs. He caught his boot and realized that Scarlett stood next to the lowest step.
„Woah!", he yelled in surprise and shoved Scarlett to the ground.
„Good morning to you too...", Scarlett gasped.
„I'm sorry... but Morph was fooling around ag-", Jim wanted to apologize but Morph had transformed into a bowl fish and splashed the two teens with water, „again... Morph!"
„Come here you little squid!", Scarlett shouted laughingly.
Jim pushed himself up and helped Scarlett standing up aswell.
„You little squid!", Morph repeated and flew into the galley.
Jim and Scarlett raced after him, slowing down when they entered the gloomy galley.
„Psst." Jim pointed at the purp-barrel.
Scarlett nodded with a smirk and they slowly made their way to the barrel. They peaked inside it, hoping to see Morph. One of the purps turned around and looked at them, quickly turning back.
„Ha! Busted!", Jim yelled with a laugh and jumped with Scarlett into Morph's hiding place.
Morph squealed loudly and flew around Jim's head, licking his cheek. Scarlett giggled quietly and shifted a bit, realizing how squished up she and Jim were. She began to blush.
„Jim... about last night-", she wanted to say but Jim interrupted her.
„Wait!", he whispered, „We're not alone..."
„Look. What we're saying is, we are sick of all this waiting!", bird-brain Mary said.
„There are only four of them left", Arms growled.
„We are wanting to move!", another crew member exclaimed.
„We don't move 'till we got the treasure in hand."
„Silver?!", Scarlett screamed in her head.
„I sssay we kill them all now!", Scroop hissed.
„I say what's ta say!", Silver shouted and grabbed Scroop, „If yeh disobey me orders like that stunt yeh pulled with Mr Arrow, so help me, you'll be joinin' him!" With that he threw Scroop against the barrel. Morph shrieked in fright and wanted to flee but Jim caught him, not wanting the others to find them. Scarlett winced and glared with Jim through a little hole in the barrel's wall.
„Sssstrong talk. But I know otherwissse", Scroop growled and reached into the barrel. His claw searched for a purp. Slowly Jim held a purp under Scroop's claw.
„You got something ta say, Scroop?", Silver asked.
„It's those kidsss", Scroop hissed, „Me thinksss you've got a sssoft ssspot for them."
„Now mark me, the lot of ya! I care for one t'ing and one t'ing only! Flint's trove! You think I'd risk it all for the sake of those nose-wiping little whelps?!"
„No", Scarlett gasped quietly. Tears were forming in the corner of her eyes, but she quickly blinked them away. Silver had become a father figure for her, aswell as for Jim. And now they had to find out he was a selfish pirate.
Jim's features changed from all tensed up to pure hurt.
„What was is now?", Scroop said, „'You got the makings of greatnesss in ya'. And when the girl's around you act like you were her father!"
„Shut your yap!", Silver yelled furiously, „I cozied up the kid to keep him off our scent! And the girl is just too stupid to even think straight! But I ain't gone soft!"
„Planet ho!", Mr Onus shouted from above. Everyone ran up on deck.
Jim climbed out of the barrel, leaning against one of the tables. Scarlett stumbled out of their hiding place too. She covered her mouth with one hand, putting the other on her hip.
„That's not possible...", she whispered and looked at Jim.
„We gotta tell the captain!", Jim said, grabbed her by the wrist and wanted to run upstairs but when they reached the first step Silver appeared at the top.
„Jimbo! SJ!", he said and looked around before slowly walking down the stairs. Jim and Scarlett backed away and Jim pushed her protectively behind him.
„Playing games are we?", Silver asked with a threatening tone.
„Yeah... Yeah, we're playing games", Jim growled and they backed up against a table.
„Well... I was never really good at games", Silver said and held his arms behind his back, „Always hated to lose."
Scarlett heard a clicking sound and knew what Silver was up to at once. She reached behind her, grabbed a knife she had noticed before and gave it to Jim.
„Hm...", he said and grabbed the knife, „Me too!" He ducked to the side and stabbed the knife in Silver's mechanical leg and pulled Scarlett upstairs. They ran straight towards the captain's stateroom.
„We got a problem!", Scarlett panted, eyes wide in horror.
„Mr Hawkins, Ms X'avier? What's the meaning of all this?", Amelia asked confused.
„The crew! They are all pirates!", Jim explained.
„Don't play tricks on me-", Amelia wanted to warn them but stopped when she heard a loud whistle.
„We. Move. NOW!", Silver yelled from the outside.
AN: I'll post the next chapter sooner, and I will try to make it longer than this one ;) Hope you liked it, and please leave a review, I'd like to hear what you think about it :)
~ Have a nice weekend 3