It was late at night and I was tired from mopping. Morph didn't even move an inch while I mopped. Then, he started mopping on my boot and burped as he came to my face.

"Well, this has been a fun day huh? Making new friends like that spider psycho."

Morph changed into the spider dude and repeated what I said. "Spider Psycho, Spider Psycho."

"Yeah, a little uglier." He made him uglier and started cackling.

"Pretty close."

"Well, thank heavens for little miracles." The Cyborg came up with Vida who hadn't changed her outfit and they both dumped the contents of the food in the pots out in the open. He gave her the huge pot on top of hers and she went back inside. I wondered how she managed to carry all of that. They were heavy. "Up here for an hour and the decks still in one piece."

After a few seconds, she came back up and went ahead. I felt like I should say something to her since she and her dad saved me. Even if she's a pain in my ass.

So I did.

"Hey, uh, Vida." I called

She stopped and turned but she was a bit serious.

"What?"

"Um, look, I, uh…what you did. Thanks."

"I didn't do it cuz I wanted to. If you died, my daddy wouldn't let me hear the end of it. Besides, seems you can't even win the fight if it weren't for me."

"What? I so could've won that fight but you messed up. I was doing fine." We were both yelling and near each other faces

"Sure aint look like it! Why, if it weren't for me and my daddy we would've been the ones swabbing the deck with you remains!"

"Well, at least I rather'd be dead than have to see you!"

"Ha! News flash, Jim! The feeling's mutual. In fact I should've just let that spider freak killed you then I wouldn't have to worry about you messing up every little thing!"

"Why! You…I…" She walked away and went to the forecastle dock.

"Ugh!" I yelled and turned back to my mop.

"Ah, the quarrel of lovers."

"What? We're not lovers! We're anything but! We're practically enemies." He must've been blind to think we're lovers.

"I know's you aint but that how it starts. You fight and fight then you fall in love when you two are alone and at your weakest. That's the way how life works."

"Yeah, right. She hated me since the moment she met me. There's no way I'm going to fall in love with her."

"You says that now, lad but wait a few days or weeks then you'll come and tell me you haven't fallen in love. You and my little girl are in love. Your heart recognizes it but your mind is in denial."

"Ha! Whatever! I think she gets that from her mother." I looked at him and his smile disappeared.

"Ay, lad. I don't know. She an orphan."

"What but you're…"

"I'm not her real father. I took her in when she was wee little lad. Her pap left her and aint gave no backwards glance back. Her ma was emotionally too weak to save her lil girl and died cuz of it. That girl grew up fightin' and fendin'. She never learned to be a child. She be actin' tough like the boys but she only does it to protect herself. "

Wow, no wonder she always seemed angry or distant for some reason.

It made me think of my own father.

"Didn't your pap ever teach you to pick up your fights more carefully?" I frowned and started mopping again. "You father's not the teachin' sort."

"No, he was more the taking off and never coming back sort."

"Sorry, lad."

"Hey, no big deal. I'm doing just fine" Or at least I think I am. I placed the mop away and went to the rail and saw Vida leaning on the rail too.

She seemed spaced out and

"Is that so? Well, since the captain has put you in my charge like it or not, I'll be pounding a few skill into that thick head of yours to keep you out of trouble."

"What?"

"From now on, I'm not letting you out me sight."

"You can't do…"

"You won't so much as eat, sleep, or scratch your bum without my say so."

"Don't do me any favors." I yelled angrily. Whether Vida is his daughter or not, they both get on my nerves.

"Oh, you can be sure of that, my lad. You can be sure of that."

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