Well, folks, we're nearing the end… of the world.
Kidding! But seriously, the end [of the fic] is near.
Reviewer Thanks
TMNTdisneyfan2013: That's looking on the bright side, I guess.
Welsh Gem: *teeny bow* I do my best ^-^ And Rafiki's role was made for Tyson for this fic XD
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Tesoro ran up to Jim. "Dad, please reconsider!" she demanded.
"You are not to go anywhere without an escort from now on." Was Jim's reply instead.
"No, that's not fair!"
"And you will stay where I can keep an eye on you… AWAY from him!"
"He's not what you think-"
"He was using you to get to me!"
"No! He loves me! For ME!"
"Because you're MY daughter!"
"You don't know anything about him!"
Jim turned away from her. "I know that he's following in Scroop's place… And I must follow in my father's."
Tesoro winced. "You will NEVER be Leland!" Jim turned and gave her a shocked look, and she ran into the Inn, sobbing.
"Ouch," BEN commented.
"I t'ink ye should've listened tah yer daughter, Jim." Silver said. "I mean, ye didn't even give Jonesy a fair trial an' let him speak in his defense!"
"What defense? He was a pawn in Kenta's game, luring me into a trap." Jim argued, then sighed. "Silver, I know he might be your son, but look at who was raising him. Jonesy is nothing more than a pirate raised for revenge,"
Silver's cyborg eye turned red. "He's still me son, Hawkins… an' don't forget, I was a pirate too, who lost his arm, eye, an' leg tah a betrayin' crew, an' was an outcast in deh rest o' deh galaxy, finding refuge on a planet no one t'ought existed. An' I used tah be as bad as those pirates on Kenta's crew, until I saw where dat life took me… An' I grew tah hate it."
Jim paused, listening.
"If I were deh same pirate I was years ago, on deh day dat young boy ended up lost an' alone on Treasure Planet, dat boy wouldn't be where he is today. Sometimes we don't like who we are, Jim, an' want tah change… Deh only t'ing dat stops us is how others never see us as anything more." With that, Silver walked off.
Jim looked onward, and Sarah put a hand on his shoulder. "Your father always listened before judging," she said. When he didn't reply, she sighed and walked away, and everyone else on the balcony dispersed.
The spacer king looked up at the sky, then rested his arms and head on the balcony, unleashing a heavy sigh. "You left too soon, Dad…" he whispered.
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Tesoro ran down to the only place where she could be alone, in the Inn's cellar. She heard footsteps, and looked around, knowing that she would never get a chance to be on her own ever again… and spotted a bit of sunlight peeking through a crack in the cellar doors, that lead outside. Dad may think he can keep me trapped here… she thought, then shoved the doors open, and the light shined in the basement, and she saw her old solar-scooter in the corner. She dragged it over into the light, letting it charge up a little. But he can't keep me from escaping!
She shot out of the basement, just as BEN and Eric ran down. "She's not down here, either." Eric sighed.
"Hey, who opened the cellar doors?" BEN asked.
They both looked at each other, worriedly. "You don't suppose…?"
"Uh, oh…"
The spacer princess flew until she had to land for a moment to let her scooter charge further. She looked over, seeing an old cracked mirror, and the way she stood in front of it, she could only see half of her reflection… half of who she really was. Wincing, she got back on her scooter, taking off again.
Tesoro flew across the skies, looking everywhere for Jonesy. She checked the asteroid they first landed on when they were kids, but didn't find him; She checked near Zignus Cross, but he was nowhere in sight; Finally, she checked the dock where they had hidden from the killer space-whale…
"Jonesy?" she called, looking under the deck…
Nothing.
Sighing, she flew off across the galaxy, flying for miles until she decided to land on a large, flat meteor covered in moss, where an old ship had crashed on decades ago. She walked along, pausing when two lizardian-rats scurried by, male and female, both of their noses touching before they leaped into a crater. Tesoro winced, sitting on a rock. She heard chattering, and realized Morph was hiding in her pocket, seeing how upset she was, but she paid him no attention, lost in her own thoughts…
Tesoro (thinking): In a perfect world…
One we've never known
We would never have to face the world alone
She saw a tall shadow on the side of a rock then, and her face lit up as she ran to the other side… only to fall when it turned out to be just a tree. Morph chattered sympathetically, resting on her shoulder, also disappointed. Tesoro walked on, seeing a crescent-like crater that was filled with water, and she looked into it, only seeing half of her reflection once more, and she sighed.
They can have the world, we'll create our own
I may not be brave, or strong, or smart
But somewhere in my secret heart
I know, love will find a way
Anywhere I go, I'm home
As long as you're there beside me
Tesoro sat down on the edge of another crater, looking up at the stars, seeing the familiar constellations she and Jonesy had been looking at, the same night they had fallen in love… though now she felt alone, and for the first time in her life, she wished someone was with her.
Like dark, turning into day
Somehow we'll come through
Now that I've found you
Love will find a way…
What Tesoro didn't realize that, watching from the deck of the old ship, Jonesy stood, with Shifter at his shoulder. He didn't notice Tesoro right yet, looking down glumly… until Shifter tapped his shoulder and pointed ahead, and his face lit up.
Jonesy (thinking): I was so afraid…
Then I realize
Love is never gone, so it never dies
Jonesy started running forward. Morph heard him first and turned around, chattering excitedly. Tesoro turned, and smiled once she saw Jonesy, tears of joy practically coming to her eyes.
There's a perfect world
Shining in your eyes
They stood in front of each other, Morph and Shifter floating behind them, the two blobs nudging them closer.
Jonesy and Tesoro (thinking together): And if only they could see it too
The happiness I see with you
They'd know, love would find a way
Anywhere we go, we're home
As long as we're there together
They hugged, and Jonesy kept one arm around Tesoro, both of them looking up into the stars, Morph and Shifter relaxing on their shoulders.
Like dark, turning into day
Somehow we'll come through
Now that I've found you
Love will find a way
I know love will find a way…
Jonesy looked down at Tesoro and chuckled, then laughed as he took off. Tesoro laughed too, chasing after him, catching up to him and they stopped beside the wrecked ship, leaning against it and laughing, calming down a bit. Tesoro looked up at him, and then planted a kiss on his lips, which he gratefully returned. Morph and Shifter zipped around their heads giggling, and Morph turned into one half of a heart while Shifter turned into the other half, and they stuck together.
"Hey… they've formed one heart," Jonesy said.
"We are one!" Morph exclaimed.
"We are one!" Shifter repeated.
Tesoro's eyes widened. That's it… she realized.
Jonesy stood up, helping her to her feet. "I've got an idea. We can repair this ship and sail away together!" he exclaimed. "Start our own crew, sail around the galaxy with no ties to anyone!"
Tesoro smiled, but sighed. "Jonesy… we have to go back." she said.
"What?"
Shifter transformed into a cuckoo-clock chiming, and Morph nudged her.
"We have to end this feud between my dad and Kenta," Tesoro explained. "If we don't go back… this war will never end."
Jonesy sighed, but nodded. "Lets go," he said, and reached into the ship and pulled out his longboat.
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A/N: Next chapter- it's war time!
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