Delbert walked around Ben's house, examining the walls, and deeply thinking about Amelia.
"Y'know, she quite like's you." Victoria said. Delbert jumped, and looked to see Victoria standing by his side.
"Excuse me?" he asked. Victoria looked at Amelia, who's ear twitched. Then back at Delbert.
"Amelia, she fancy's you Doctor." She repeated. His ears perked up,
"Really?" He asked hesitently. Victoria laughed, "Oh, don't be so nervous Doctor!" She said, slapping his arm playfully.
"She fancys you quite a bit. Trust me, i'm her big sister. She actually told me...well after I saw the way her face turned red as a cherry when I mentioned you name. She actually promised to talk to you about it."
She looked at Delbert's shocked face, and smirked. "I had a feeling she chickened out. She may seem like stone, but she is far from it." Delbert's mouth dropped.
"And I have a feeling you have feelings for her to." She said. Delbert blushed.
"Uh Bu-bu um, uh..." Delbert stuttered, then sighed.
"Yes. In all honesty, I find her wonderful. At first I was dreading the rest of the voyage. But I just...I don't know what it is about her." He said, then looked at the sleeping Amelia with a slight fond smile. Victoria chuckled,
"I read her diary, she said-"
"You took her diary and read it without permisson? Wait she keeps a diary?" Delbert inturrepted.
"Well of coarse I did! I may be a fully grown 33yr old woman Doctor, but that does not mean I can't torture my sister! And she has kept one since she was a little girl. you'd have to find out why from her."
Delbert thought for a moment, then nodded. "Good point, continue."
"Right then. I read a page and she said, and I quote 'I told Victoria I would talk to the Doctor. I failed at that. I saw him there, charting stars out on the bridge, and I just couldn't do it. He's so unbelieveably charming. He seems so-so nice. One of those men who cares, and he loves astronomy! I love astronomy! Dear god I wonder if he's liked the trip so far?
When he first stepped on here, he was annoying ass. But through the voyage he has proven quite useful, and quite intelligent! And his stuttering, I used to find it bothersom, but now I can't see it anything but adorable. Oh dear god someone help me! I'll admit it, I think I love this man.' That's what the page said, word for word."
Victoria said. Delbert looked at her disbelieveingly. "I swear on my life that's what it said. I have a photograpic memory." Delbert looked from her, to Amelia, and smiled fully.
"Doctor, you mind my asking your age?"
"25."
Victoria nodded. "Right then." She leaned in closely to him,
"Doctor, keep in mind what I just said, and remember that I quite like you, and approve of a possible relationship between you and my baby sister." Her voice turned harsh, "But heed my warning Doctor. You ever abuse her, neglect her, cheat on her, or use her in any way, you will regret the day you were born. Am I clear?" She hissed.
Delbert gulped, and nodded. He couldn't dream of hurting anyone like Amelia. It'd kill him himself if he did. Victoria smiled, and backed away from his face.
"Good. I'm going to get some rest, you best be to." She then turned around, and settled herself up against a rock, useing a old blanket she'd found in Ben's pile of junk to cover herself.
The Doctor looked from Victoria, to Amelia. He then sat next to Amelia's sleeping figure. So their was a possible relationship. This was promising. Suddenly Amelia started mumbling in her sleep. The Doctor looked at her, and suddenly he heard her,
"No...Get away from..me...Samuel!" Suddenly she started shouting the name. The doctor shook her gently. She shot up
"Ahhhhh!" She screamed. She felt a firm hand on her shoulder and turned to see the Doctor with a look of concern in his eyes,
"Captain! Calm down. It's alright." He said soothingly. Amelia's rapid breathing soothed. She then blushed red,
"I-I uh...um..." She stammered, embarresed at her screaming, and unorthadox actions of emotion. He gave a small, warm smile,
"No need to be embarrased. You are any other person, everyone has nightmares." His eyebrows etched together, "However it is quite uncommon for them to be screaming like a banshee. I'm going to assume this Samuel person is the cause of your nightmare."
Amelia could not stop the single glistening tear that escaped over the edge of her watering eyes. Nore could she stop it's slow, unguided path down her cheek, and off her chin onto the steel, moss covered floor below. She dropped her head. Delbert saw her body silently shaking, and more tears fall.
"But heed my warning Doctor. You ever abuse her, neglect her, cheat on her, or use her in any way, you will regret the day you were born. Am I clear?"
Victoria's words ecohed through Delberts head. He pieced it together. She'd only dated one other man apperently. And a different man, before or after that Johnathan, must have hurt her. Probably before considering what he knew of Victoria.
Victoria was giving the harsh warning for a good reason. If this man had made such an effect on Amelia's life, she had a good reason to be wairy. Without thinking much, he pulled Amelia into a hug, whispering kind, soft words to her. To his surprise she put her arms around him and kept crying she finally calmed down. She looked up at him, her face tear stained, and her heair in her eyes.
"I'm-I'm sorry Doctor I uh..." He stopped her,
"As I said. Everyone has their fears, experiences. No ones a complete stone." She smiled at him.
"I suppose I should tell you who Samuel is." She said quietly.
"Not if you don't want to." He assured her, brushing the wet hair from her face. She breathed deeply, "Well I need to tell someone besides Victoria." She said.
He nodded, leaning back on the rock like metal dome protruding from the floor, and surprised when Amelia layed back onto him, resting her head on his chest.
"Samuel was my boyfriend when I was 13." She started. "I realized later what an ass he was. For a 14yr old he was very fit. I stupidly fell for that dark haired, blue eyed devil." She growled. "Head over heels, I'd follow him everywhere, do whatever he asked. I was just his trophy." She sighed deeply,
"Then, I Went on a date with him to a park and he-he pulled me into-"
"You don't have to say it if you don't want to." The Doctor said, She just nodded,
"He got me to do that a couple times. Then one day I was talking to Francine, my friend at the time, and he walked up and said, "It's over, you've lost your spark." Just like that, and walked off with some blond slut. I ran home that night, confessed to Victoria, and cried my heart out. She dissapeared only months after that, brought me on the ship with her, I earned my captaincy through that voyage, saving several peoples lives, and the whole fleet of ships except hers. There you go, pretty much my life in a nutshell."
She said quietly. The Doctor was about to say something, when a voice boomed from the entrance to the hideing spot, "'ay, Taint' 'tat be a heart meltin' story if I ever 'ere one."
They looked over, snapping to attention as they saw silver in the doorway. Amelia growled, "Why you dastardly-" She was cut off as two pirates grabbed her from behind, bound and gagged her, and did the same thing to Victoria.
"Now all we 'ave 'ta do, is wait for 'te other to come back." Silver said sinisterly as Amelia, The Doctor, and Victoria were tossed aside. The rest of the crew sunk into darkness. Minutes later, Jim, Natalie, Gwenita, Ben, and Arrow came out of the whole in the ground
"Doc! Hey Doc I got the map!" Jim said excidedly, walking towards what he thought was the Doctor, but Silver came out of the shadows, grabbing the map from Jim,
"Ye' did great Jimbo." Jim swung around.
The crew had gotten Gwenita, Natalie, and even Arrow all tied up. And two other crew members came behind Jim and grabbed his arms, holding them behind his back. Silver had a look of triumph on his face until he realized he couldn't open the map. Jim just shook his head with a huff of pathetic opinion. Silver shoved the map in Jim's now free hands.
"Open it!" Silver demanded. Jim did nothing.
"I'd be gettin' busy." He warned, pointing his gun at Natalie. Her eyes widened, she froze. Jim looked at Victoria, who's head zipped from him to Natalie, to Amelia, she then hung her head.
Jim knew Silver was serious, and opened the map. It opened, a green stream of glowing light going out the door. Silver grinned,
"Tie 'em up wit' 'te others and-" He stopped as Jim closed the map. He looked at Silver,
"You want the map, you take all of us." He said.
Silver looked in frustration from Jim, to the bundle already tied up. He then half chuckled, and looked at his crew,
"We'll take 'em all!"
I hope you enjoy this! It was fun to write!
I do not own Treasure Planet.
