Chapter 23

Treasure Hunts

Violets POV

We waited for what seemed like hours but it was probably only half an hour, before I heard footsteps on metal echoing from below the hatch. My eyes widened at the thought of the boys actually coming back, I thought for sure that Adam and Sam could have told him otherwise since he now knows about us. I struggled more but Turnbuckle had kept a strong hold on my arms. I could soon see Jim coming through the 'backdoor' and had turned to help one of the other boys out, I couldn't tell though. Jim began to run over to where he had though Doppler was with a smile on his face and taking out the golden orb from his pocket.

"Doc! Doc, wake up! I got the map!" I had finally been able to step onto one of Turnbuckle's tentacles which made him yelp, earning Jims attention. I could see that he saw me and the other being held by different members of the crew. Just as he finished looking around he turned to see Silver in front of him who was grinning as he took the map from his hands and spoke.

"Fine work, Jimbo. Fine work, indeed." Adam and Sam had out of the hatch and ran over to Jim making a small circle facing the crew members that were now slowly getting closer to them. One of the aliens smirked as they closed in on them and spoke.

"Thanks for showin' us the way in, boy!" The two pirates that had held onto Doppler and Amelia had joined the circle along with Pudge, Ornus and Silver. Jim tried making a run for the gun Silver had swatted away earlier but Melt down and Crane grabbed Jim's forearms and held him back tight; Morph tried helping by biting down on meltdowns tail he was simply swatted away and he hid into Jim's pocket. Adam and Sam were holding up okay until Mary ended up tripping them both somehow and it had led both of them being held by Hands, who had one captive in one hand each. Adam growl in frustration and as I was struggling to help my friends I managed to shake the gag off and I bit down on Turnbuckles arm which earned yelp. Turnbuckle was trying to free his arm but I wasn't able to let go as I sunk my teeth harder into his arm. I hadn't realized how hard I was biting him until I taste a new liquid that tasted like, rotten eggs. When I looked down while I was biting I saw a green liquid and I could only assume it was blood. Turnbuckle growled and began punching me in the ribs I tried to ignore it but he was hitting the exact spots Scroop did. After the fourth hit I couldn't take it anymore and I had released the aliens arm. Turnbuckle had hit me one more time which had made me fall to the floor in pain. The pain only worsened when my captor had pushed me to my knees and holding the rope the bound my hands straight behind my back tight, I couldn't move my body at all except for my head of course. While I was in the kneeling like position I began spitting out the vile liquid that had come from Turnbuckles arm, it tasted so bad I thought I was going to vomit. After spitting for a second or two I looked up slightly, my bangs falling in my eyes, and looked over at Jim. I saw his eyes widen when he looked at me. Did the bruises really look that bad? I scanned over his body making sure there weren't any injuries and I felt like I wanted nothing more than to hug him in relief to find that there were no visible cuts. I then looked over at Adam and Sam who had their arms tied behind their back already they didn't have any injuries as far as I could see. B.E.N had finally come out from the opening in the floor only to be lifted up by Mary and thrown into a headlock with a knife to his neck.

"What's this sorry stick o' metal?!" When Mary held the knife to his neck B.E.N was flinching away from it and screamed.

"Not the face!" Camille was hissing the whole time the pirates were trying to get the boys and trying to pull away. But Kale was surprisingly strong for his small stature and held on to his captive tightly. Everything then had died down and Silver moved to stand in front of Jim with a smug look on his face and observing the orb.

"Yer just like me, Jimbo. Yeh hates t' lose." Jim grunted trying to pull away with an angered look on his face, I snapped.

"He's NOTHING like you! You fucking bas-" I was shouting at the old man, angered at the fact that Silver said Jim was like him. Before I could finish my statement Turnbuckle had used his other arms to try and replace the gag over my mouth. But to try and evade it I shook my head violently but it was inevitable wince my arms were still being pulled straight back. Silver had ignored me completely as he then decided to try and open the map. It was a little pathetic to seem him struggle with it. I looked over and saw Jim smirking and shaking his head at the old Cyborg who then proceeded to glare at Jim while holding the map out to the teen.

"Open it." Silver demanded it while Meltdown and Crane had release Jim's arms and Jim caught the golden orb with both hands glaring up at Silver. I couldn't keep my head up any longer the way Turnbuckle was holding my arms out it was putting a strain on my neck. The next thing I heard was Silvers arm transform into the gun and he spoke. "I'd get busy." What surprised me was that I had heard some movement and from the corner of my eye I saw a cybernetic leg. I then felt a slight bit of pressure on the back of my skull and my eyes widened. Was Silver really going to try and convince Jim to open the map by threatening to shoot me? I growled in frustration as I realized I was the 'damsel in distress right now. I hated that. I looked up and Silvers gun had moved with the motion of my head and I looked at Jim and shook my head. Sure I didn't want to die just yet but I didn't want Silver and his men to win either. Jim looked so indecisive on what to do, and Silver's gun had begun powering up. I shut my eyes tight as I prepared to meet my end but I had heard the soft chimes of the Map being made and I looked up seeing Jim glaring at Silver as the map had opened up completely and the room filled with a green glow. I looked up and there was the hologram of Treasure Planet. At this sight Silvers cyborg eye had turn white with excitement and bewilderment.

"Oh, th' powers that be, would yeh look!" When the cyborg spoke it was almost a hushed whisper. The planet hologram and almost looked like it was disintegrating quickly before it finally had turned into a stream of light out of the entrance and leading the way. Silver had gone to the opening of the home looking to where the steam of light led and chuckled before motioning to Meltdown and Cane who were directly behind Jim.

"Tie 'im up! An' leave 'im with th' others 'til we- what-" The stream of light had quickly disappeared being drawn back into the map. Silver had whipped around surprised at the sudden motion of the green light that led to his precious treasure. Jim was looking at the orb and began to speak in a calm voice as he looked up at Silver.

"You want the map? You're takin' me, too." Silver looked angry but in a split second the anger melted away and a grin formed on his face as he chuckled.

"We'll take 'em all." When I looked outside I noticed it was already morning as the light began to flow through the metal home. I was pulled to my feet by my wrists which earned a strained grunt from my lips. When I got to my feet I saw Adam and Sam being pushed to walk toward the entrance along with Doppler, Amelia and Camille.

"Wait!" I was surprised to see Jim still standing in place as he glared at the Cyborg. Silver looked back curious at the teen with a look of suspicion. "Take off the gags. There's no reason for it." The Cyborg sighed but nodded and the gags were removed.

"Letty are you alright?!" I heard Adam ask behind me as we all walked over to the entrance.

"Yea, I'm fine you?"

"Pretty good let's have a spot of tea." I could practically hear the grin forming on his face as he did his best British accent.

"Adam this is no time for making jokes." I knew that was Sam scolding his lover for his inappropriate joking time. I could hear Adam sigh but neither said anything else.

"I want Violet untied." The statement had bewildered me as I looked over at Jim who was staring right back at me. Silver raised an eyebrow and looked between the two of us; it was dead silent as Silver contemplated on what to do. He nodded, knowing full well that Jim technically had the upper hand if he wanted to have a shot at getting the treasure. I soon felt my bindings being cut and I had quickly pulled my arms in front of me rubbing my now red wrists. Jim had come over to me and lifted my head with his hand. I looked up and into his eyes which made my heart skip a beat he had never been this close before. His hand then brushed over my bruised jaw and looked over my arms and I saw his eyes become hard.

"I'm fine Jim. Just a little sore." I backed up I wasn't exactly sure if I liked Jim being so close to me. Jim sighed and shook his head and grabbed my hand while we walked to the entrance and climbed down. Of course the aliens who held onto the others had either kept their hold or never gave them enough room to run off. Jim had helped me down from the small jump from B.E.N's home to the ground beneath it. As we walked down the hill to the lifeboat Jim had never left my side or let go of my hand. I stayed quiet one in a while looking down at me wrists only to see that they were started to turn a darker shade of red. When we finally got to the lifeboat I was surprised at the fact that everyone could fit comfortably in it. Silver had Jim and I sit up front with him, while the rest of the captives were in the middle surrounded by the rest of the crew. Jim had opened the map once again and we began following the stream of pulsating light that would disappear the moment we got closer. As we began soaring through the air, I could feel my tied back hair flap wildly in the breeze. The breeze felt nice but it would have been nicer if it was like before when Jim, Silver, and I had sailed into the shooting star. At that thought I felt a faint smile come across my face remembering one of my cherished memories. I shook the thought away and I looked around and I felt a pair of eyes on me. I turned to find it was Jim.

"Jim stop staring, I know the bruises are bad okay?" I looked away covering my sore jaw and starting to feel a bit self-conscious.

"It's not that Violet." I looked back at the teen curiously as he continued. "I'm just…I'm…" he sighed trying to find the right words. "Violet I'm just-" before he could finished Silver shouted as the skiff pulled to a stopping point.

"Teh vegetation is too thick here. We'll have to continue on foot." Silver said as he hopped out of the ship followed by Jim , then me, then the rest of the crew except for Adam, Sam, Amelia, Doppler, and Camille, they were still tied and in life boat while being watched by Meltdown and Pudge. I looked back at the others and every time they nodded slightly to me. I couldn't help but worry about them being alone with guns pointed at them. But then again should the need arise they could easily overpower the two who watched over them. As the crew crawled out of the longboat some were grumbling about having to be on foot again. Morph peeked out of Jim's pocket and chirped fearfully. Jim gently patted the top of the little blobs head as we walked along the forest floor.

"It's okay Morph, it's okay." I felt a thin hand on my shoulder, and I had turned to see that it was B.E.N and he was starting to fumble on and talk to the both of us.

"Jimmy, Violet, I-I don't know about you, but I'm starting to see my life...PASS in front of my EYES! At least, I think it's my life! WAS I EVER DANCING WITH AN ANDROID NAMED'LUPE'?!" Jim jumped at the robots sudden outburst and put his index finger to his lips and began to talk in a hushed whisper.

"B.E.N., shh! This isn't over yet." I looked up to see the strand of green light above us and the yellow light that pulsated had started to pulse faster in the tall bamboo-like stalks of grass. Silver had also noticed the yellow beam pulsating incredibly fast through the brush and got a grin on his face.

"We're gettin' close, lads! I smell treasure awaitin'!" in his excitement Silver had changed his crutch into his sword and made a charging notion before he used his hand to grab Jims shirt and tug him along. I followed close behind as the rest of the crew had begun to cheer greedily at the thought of finally getting what they came for. Silver was slicing away at the tall bamboo-like plants to make his way to the treasure only to find that the light led to the edge of a cliff. Everyone had groaned slightly puzzled.

One pirate even asked. "Where is it?" at the end of the question everyone had become angered. The first to speak was Ornus all of his eyes squinted.

"I see nothing! One great, stinking, hunk of nothing!" Then the stream of green and yellow light had suddenly been pulled back into the golden orb and map closed which cause an angered look to escape Silvers face.

"What's goin' on, Jimbo?" Silver pushed up the tip of his hat, the cybernetic eye already starting to glow red, as he thought it was Jim trying to pull a fast one. Jim was trying to reopen the map pressing the buttons he memorized over time.

"I dunno! I...I...I can't get it open!" when Jim tried twisting it open he was grunting in frustration when the map wasn't doing what it was supposed to. The pirates behind me started a small riot, being pissed of that after all they had done they were being tricked out of their treasure. I turned to see Mary as she scraped her hand on the ground which reminded me of a bull ready to charge.

"We shoulda' neva' followed this BOY!" The two armed alien then made a leap for Jim. But before she could even get near him I blocked his body with mine and punched her in the jaw. Most of the pirates had a surprised expression the others just glared.

"Jim go look on the platform." I spoke to Jim but I never turned away from the angered crew.

"I suggest yeh get that gizmo goin' again, and fast!" the pirates began to approach us spitting out way to kill us.

"Let's rip their gizzards right out-"

"Throw heem over cleeff!"

"Right now!"

"Jim hurry. It's like 7 against 1. I can't take those odds." I didn't count Jim or B.E.N cause Jim was trying to find the spot on the platform. And as for B.E.N I don't think I could really count on him to help in a fight.

"I'm trying Violet." I could hear the urgency and despair in his voice. It didn't really seem like the others were paying attention to what I was saying or questioned how I knew about where the map is supposed to go. The next thing I know, before the crew could get to us a deep powering up sound erupted through the planet and a green and yellow light spread on the ground