I don't own Treasure Planet. Just Maria!

Jim tried to stand, but he slumped miserably back to the ground. He pounded the ground with his fists, but this time he couldn't stop the tears that mixed with the blood from his leg. He could have saved her somehow if Botter hadn't gotten in the way. Botter!

Botter was still alive. Jim could see him breathing, but if he had his way, Botter was going to wish Trest had aimed to kill. Jim tried to reach the gun that had fell from Botter's hand, but Johnson stopped him by stepping on his hand.

"It won't do any good now son. Killing him won't bring her back…" Johnson replied as he moved Jim onto his back.

"Stop talking like it's too late! Captain, we have to go after her!" Jim shouted as Trest applied pressure to his leg.

"Mr. Hawkins, there's nothing we can do. You saw exactly what we saw…" Captain Amelia replied gently.

"Then I'll go myself. Just take me to one of the boats, and I'll hunt that worm down myself!" Jim shouted as he shoved Trest away and tried to stand.

"And how would that help the situation! Johnson, take Botter down to the holding cell again, and toss Abe in there with him. I'm sure he had something to do with this." Captain Amelia ordered as she started to her office.

"If it was Dr. Doppler, you would go after him!" Jim shouted and instantly knew he hit a nerve.

The captain stopped dead in her tracks. She faced Jim again, but this time she looked just as sad as when Mr. Arrow died. He was right, but she couldn't falter. Not this time.

"Do you really think revenge is the answer? Even if we found that monster, what will we do? You saw that nothing can stop it." She asked, and Jim had no answer.

"Maybe not…" Dr. Doppler replied as he dashed into the captain's quarters and returned with a book.

All eyes were on him as he skimmed through the pages. He muttered under his breath as he used his thumb as a guide.

"Aha! Here it is. Weapon wise, I can't help, but anatomy I know. The Morwicky is believed to have a double stomach. One stomach is used for digesting food of course, but the second stomach acts as a pouch. It stores food for later. If Maria wound up in the second stomach, then maybe…"

"She's alive! I know she is! Captain…" Jim pleaded.

"Jim, you'll understand my decision someday, but I can't force the crew to take this mission. If the doctor was taken, I would do everything in my power to get him back. I wouldn't endanger the lives of others though. Request denied." Captain Amelia explained, but Jim wasn't listening.

Trest helped Jim to his feet and led him to Jim's room to bandage his leg. He made sure the door was closed before he tossed Jim against the wall and held him there. Jim refused to meet his eyes, but Trest didn't care.

"Are you out of your mind? Of course the captain wouldn't go off the course so drastically." Trest nearly hissed.

"I don't care. I'm going after her. I would know if Maria was…dead, and she's not." Jim retorted, but Trest only laughed.

"I know we're going after her, but we can't cause a scene. I'm one of the best navigators in the universe. If any one can find her, I can. All we need is a ship, but the less people the better." Trest commented quietly.

Jim could not believe he was so blind. Trest was absolutely right. He knew exactly where to find a ship. Trest was almost done bandaging Jim's leg when B.E.N. rushed in still crying loudly. Morph heard the commotion and popped from Jim's pocket and changed into a pair of giant crying eyes. Jim motioned for B.E.N. to come over and covered B.E.N.'s mouth with his hand.

"Don't talk. Listen…Go back to Blossom Space Port and find Silver. Don't tell him what happened. Just tell him I need his help. Understand?" Jim asked.

B.E.N. opened his mouth to speak, but zipped it shut. Jim nodded in approval and pulled B.E.N. even closer.

"You can't be seen by anyone. Don't mess this up B.E.N. please. I'm counting on you."

B.E.N. nodded once again and surprisingly left the room quietly. Jim caught Trest's eye and smirked. It was obvious Trest was confused, but he would understand soon.

Let's check in on Maria

Maria shielded her eyes as sunlight broke through the darkness after what seemed like forever. She fell to the ground with a thud and tried to suck in all the fresh air she could. She was covered in green ooze that smelled as awful as it looked and tried to rub it from her face to breathe more freely, but only manage to make a bigger mess. Despite her hair being matted to her head, she could feel air hot air against her neck that was not the wind. She turned around sharply and was face to face with her kidnapper. She didn't even think about what to do next.

She scrambled to her feet and ran, but the Morwicky was faster. It wrapped itself around her and squeezed tightly. She screamed although she knew no one would hear as the air was pushed from her lungs. She was sure this time the Morwicky meant to kill her, but once again she was dropped to the ground. She backed away from its jaws, but the rest of its body formed a wall around her.

"I get it…I won't run…" She muttered hoping the monster understood.

She wasn't quite sure if it understood or not, but the Morwicky lifted itself off the ground slightly. She kept her promise and didn't run, but even if she had there was no where to go. She was surrounded by no less than twenty men holding spears pointed directly at her. One approached her slowly until his spear blade touched her throat. She tried to back away, but another poked her in her back. She had no choice but to remain still as she was examined.

"She's one of us…" The examiner muttered.

The others glanced around with similar shocked expressions until the Morwicky opened its jaws. The one behind her poked her once again and muttered "move" in her ear which she obeyed.

"It doesn't matter what she is. That makes no difference in that thing's eyes. If it had eyes…She's of no use to us." He continued.

"Perhaps…Please tell us your name." The examiner asked.

"Maria." She answered quietly.

Their procession stopped suddenly, and Maria almost ran into her examiners back. He turned around and grabbed her chin and stared into her eyes. Maria could feel him searching for something, and she desperately wished he could find it.

"It's her…It really is her…Captain Nett's daughter!"

"Quiet fool! If it is her, and the monster hears you, she's dead. We have to continue on like we know nothing."

Maria did not say anything, but she was taking in everything. She was going to find out exactly who Captain Nett was, and what made him, her, so special. Until then, she had to figure out a plan. They were now walking along a road with fields on each side. Women and older men were on each side farming the land, but the children were all watching her. She knew them, knew the place. She knew she had been here before. She wasn't aware that she had stopped moving until someone poked her in the back once again.

They walked until they reached a slightly raised platform of what looked like gold. They shoved Maria on top, and she stumbled but didn't hit the ground until it began shaking. In a second, bars of the same material rose around her, trapping her in side. The entire thing began to lower into the ground, but instead of being met with dirt, she was lowered into a larger room. There were skeletons and rats scurrying around, and the room reminded her of the holding cells of the Arrow's Legacy. Just less sanitary. Other than the rodents, she was the only living thing in there. There were no doors, just a small barred window too high for her to reach. The bars lowered once again, and the ceiling closed as if nothing had happened.

She pulled her knees to her chest and tried hard not to cry. This couldn't be the place she was from. She belonged on the rat free Arrow's Legacy with Johnson, Trest, and everyone else. She lightly stroked her locket, but instead of feeling sadness, she was angry. Even if she did not remember exactly what happened to her ship, she knew the Morwicky ruined her life before. More importantly, it was keeping her from Jim. She knew he was hurt, but there was no way to know whether he was safe or not.

"Jim, I'm not going to sit here and die like the others…I'll see you soon."

I have a few extra minutes today so guess what…A double update!