Hello all! Thanks for the wonderful reviews, glad to see people are liking this so much. :D Were getting close to something, m'dear people. I believe you all can tell. Gonna be a pretty big time jump soon. I'm going by the timeline of the actual Treasure Planet movie, for those of you who don't know. I've done a lot of research with a friend and know how things happen, in order and the time in-between them generally.

So, with that I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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Amelia adjusted her white turtleneck and looked at herself in the mirror. Fleet Admiral Amelia. That was her title now, and had been for several months. 8 months to be exact. She'd been married to Delbert for 10 months. They would be celebrating their anniversary in a couple months. Good Lord, time had flown by. Due to a surprise summer storm the building of the benbow had been pushed back several months, and the design was being possibly altered as well. Sarah and Jim were still staying with Amelia and Delbert. It was beginning to pester the couple as they had a lack of privacy and were still newlyweds. Thankfully Sarah had informed them that soon as the first couple of bedrooms were complete that her and Jim would be moving out.

She sighed and took her hair that had begun to grow out again and putting it up in a small ponytail. She surely hoped those bedrooms would be finished soon.

Amelia donned a thin blue trench coat fit for the chilly October weather and put on moccasins as well. She went in this outfit to where Delbert was in his observatory, crouched on the floor over some papers as if he were a toad, scribbling away. She smiled. He worked so hard someitmes, even going as far as to not sleep for more than a few days. Then he'd crash on the bed and sleep a nice 24 hours and be as good as new. She really had to break him out of that habit. He was an astronomer, but there was a point when a man became even too naucturanl for his occupation.

She walked up to him, standing in front of the charts strewn everywhere. He mumbled to himself, not noticing. He was in a zone. Finally, a good ten minutes of foot tapping later, Delbert looked up and smiled.

"Hello darling."

"Hello Delbert." She smirked a bit. "You need to take a break."

"Pssh, I'm fine dear." Delbert began to go back to his work, but Amelia put her foot in the way. He sighed. "Amelia..."

"Delbert, you've been working all day." She pouted. He sighed again and pushed himself up, rubbing his knobby knees. "You're not going to let me continue, I see."

"Of course not you all-fired Canid." She chuckled. Delbert cursed in Russian. Amelia had found this to be a regular thing of him. He said he'd enjoyed seeing people's confused looks, and it made him feel less guilty than when cursing in English.

"Oh good Lord Delbert." Amelia shook her head in amusement.

"What's with the jacket?" Delbert raised an eyebrow. Amelia took his hand and guided him to their room, handing him his jacket. "Were going for a walk. It's a lovely day."

"Ew, sunlight." Delbert joked. Amelia bopped him upside the head and rolled her eyes. He chuckled and put on the coat. Sunlight was needed in someone's life occasionally. Amelia, satisfied he put it on, scooted his shoes to him with her foot. He put those on as well and they linked arms, walking down the stairs and out the door. The air was chill and coated Amelia's lungs, reminding her how much she loved winter. Everything was pure and ready to start anew, crisp, clean. Things were changing, and mostly for the better. And everything just seemed brighter to her.

They walked, their feet firm on the cobblestone drive. They took the right, walking down a street that was lined with grand oak trees on either side, their leaves deep crimson, joyas yellow, and blazing orange. People walked by them and waved. Sometimes the lone woman or man, but couples seemed to be abundant this ear nipping October afternoon. Especially couples with children.

Little boys and little girls of each species were wrapped up for the chilly weather in coats and boots, gloves, earmuffs on the younger ones. Amelia watched with a smile as a father picked up his little girl and put her on his shoulders, making her squeal in happiness and begin to babble and point at everything from where she sat. The mother seemed happy. Amelia could see through her thick coat a baby belly and congratulated her as they passed by. Her and Delbert took a break and sat on the bench that Delbert had accidentally proposed to her on. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and began talking about something scientific to do with winter.

"Uh huh. Mhm...that's nice dear..." Amelia nodded some and gave this response every five minutes or so to keep him entertained while watching as couple after couple came in with children and released them to the park. They'd run and jump and roll on the ground, climb the play structure and slide down the slides, which launched them as they were slick with frost.

"Watch this Mama!" Cried a little girl before lifting her winter skirts and sliding down the slide on her feet, landing perfectly. "Brilliant darling!" Her mother called over, not moving from the side of her husband, who had his coat around her and was holding her close. Amelia glanced at Delbert, who was still talking on the science of snowflakes or something. That's when she realized he'd been a bachelor far to long. It began to snow a few moments after this realization.

"Oh look, precipitation in the-"

"It's snow, dear. Now science." Amelia said lightly, in a tone he'd never heard before. It was almost longing. Delbert furrowed his brow and looked at his wife, then followed her gaze to the park. She was watching the children play. They were now all squealing in joy as the snow fell, sticking out their tongues and catching it. Some of the younger ones, toddlers, would run up to their parents freaking out because they didn't know what the cool, white substance touching them was. Their parents would laugh and show them how to stick out their tongues and catch the flakes like all the other children, and the toddlers looked like they just learned the most amazing thing in the world and would run around madly, their heads up to the sky and tongues out. He glanced to the side and saw Amelia chuckling just a bit before turning her head up like the children and catching the snowflake.

She saw him looking at her and grinned. "Oh come on Delby, catch a snowflake."

Delbert blinked and looked up. The flakes were falling thickly now. He felt a bit ridiculous when he stuck out his tongue and caught a snowflake, but it made his Amelia smile. After that they rose from the bench and began walking again, Amelia dragging behind, still watching the children. "Come along, Amelia." Delbert had to pull her along. He felt a bit guilty doing so. He knew she wanted children, but he just wasn't sure...especially with Edmund. He was a grown man of 19 now...Delbert didn't know if he'd take kindly to a baby, and he didn't exactly wish to ask. He knew he said yes earlier, but now...

"Delbert..." Amelia looked up at him. He had a feeling what was going to happen. "Yes darling?"

"Could we...do you think..." she bit her lip, stopping. Delbert turned so they were facing each other on the slick sidewalk, other people passing them by. The snow fell. The leaves shook in the slight wind. "Do you...I..." She sighed. "I'd like to try to have children soon, Delbert."

He paused. "H-How soon?"

She looked off to the side, then back at him. "Now."

Took all he had to not let his face turn white and keep his knees from shaking. "I-I-I t-thought we agreed t-"

"Never mind." She said, obviously disheartened. Delbert lowered his ears while Amelia took his hand without the enthusiasm she had before and they began walking again. They reached the house and took off their jackets and shoes. Delbert attempted to hug Amelia, but she slipped away.

"You've got work." She said rather icily. He knew she wasn't angry, but hurt, which hurt him even more than if she was angry. He wished she was angry instead. Dammit all. She swiftly left the front room, going to the parlor. Delbert would follow her if he was a stupid man. He wasn't a stupid man, though, so he went up the stairs to his observatory. There he found Edmund with his sweetheart, Erica. They were flirting while cuddling on the couch. They'd move Delbert's charts.

Delbert was already in a bad mood, and his charts out of their ordered chaos didn't help. So what did he do? Got an air horn his brothers had left during their last visit and let it off right when they were about to kiss. He watched from the balcony as they both had figuretive seizures and fell of the couch. He laughed from the balcony as Edmund helped Erica up.

"Father, really!" Edmund sounded annoyed. Erica giggled and whispered something to Edmund before pecking his lips and skipping off, the boy standing in confusion on the floor. Delbert walked down to him.

"Don't move my charts." He said.

"Sorry." Edmund rubbed his temples. "I was kinda gonna g-get to k-kiss her."

"Still did." Delbert smirked and went to his telescope. Edmund moved the charts back and began to leave. Delbert realized he had a chance here. "Edmund, son, please...wait. Come here."

Edmund blinked, raising an eyebrow before coming over. He leaned against the base of the telescope. "Yeah?"

"I need to ask you something." Delbert wrung his hands nervously. "Has Amelia said...anything to you about children?"

Edmund seemed to think before shaking his head. "No, she h-hasn't s-spoken with me about any children."

"Ah alright then...see son she...she wants children..."

Edmund paused and nodded a bit. "I think I see where you're g-going."

"You do?" Delbert perked his ears.

"Yeah. You wanted t-to as-sk me before you had k-kids or a-anything because I'm already here."

Delbert blinked. "Well that's, that's a-actually completely right s-son."

Edmund smiled a bit and patted his father's shoulder. "Make 'er happy old timer."

"...I'm not an old timer quite yet, m'boy." Delbert chuckled a bit, giving his son a relieved smile.

"Well either way, I'd l-like someone t-to c-corrupt." Edmund grinned mischievously and left the room. Delbert chuckled and got up. Edmund was ok with it...so was he.

He walked from his observatory, his work willingly left for once, and entered the parlor that Amelia was in. She was sitting on the couch staring out the window. He saw a tissue in her hand and realized she'd cried a bit. She really wanted children... He walked up behind her and pulled her back in a hug. She remained silent and looked down until Delbert kissed her neck and nuzzled her, catching her curious attention.

"I'd like a girl." He whispered. She grinned.