Chapter 25
Mr. Arrow led Zoran and Jim below deck, to the galley. "Why is she making me work down here?" Zoran complained. "This is not why I came onto this ship." "It's my map," Jim said, "and she's got me busting tables." Mr. Arrow smacked them both upside the head and said, "I won't have bad mouthing about Amelia on this ship. She's the finest captain in this, or any galaxy."
The three came up to a man working in the kitchen. "Mr. Silver!" Mr. Arrow called. "Why sir," the man called Silver said. "It's so kind of you to bring such nice young fellows to grace my humble galley." As Silver walked toward them, it turned out that his right arm, leg, ear, and eye were all robotic. It almost reminded Zoran of Tyson.
"This is Jim Hawkins, and Zoran," Mr. Arrow said. Silver came towards Jim extending out his robotic hand. The only problem was the fingers were made of knives. Silver quickly put the knives away showing a normal hand. Or at least, as normal as a robotic hand can seem. Jim just stared at it with scorn. Silver did the same to Zoran, without the knives. Due to Jim's expression, Zoran was unsure about Silver. He shook the robotic hand with uncertainty.
As Silver returned to cooking he said, "Ah, don't be sore about this hunk of hardware. It takes some getting used to, but it comes in mighty handy now and again." Silver had whipped up a pot of some sort of soup. While pouring out two bowls he said, "Here lads. Try some of me famous bonza-beast stew."
Zoran took a bite and said, "Hey, this stuff is really good!" Then Zoran started eating like he hadn't had food in weeks. "Old family recipe," Silver said, proud of himself. Silver noticed that Jim wasn't eating the stew. "Come on Jimbo, have a swig," he said. As Jim was about to take a bite, his spoon swallowed up the stew, and turned into a pink blob. "Morphy," Silver said, "so that's where you've been hiding."
Mr. Arrow said, "These two boys will be left down here, in your charge Mr. Silver. Captain's orders." But before anyone could protest, and they all tried to, Mr. Arrow had already left. "So," Silver said, "Captain's put you two with me eh." "Looks like," Zoran answered. "Ah, who am I but a humble cyborg to argue with the captain," said Silver. Jim started thinking. "You know that reminds me," he said, "before I left home, I met this old guy. He was looking for a cyborg buddy of his. The guy was called Bones. Billy Bones." Silver thought about this. "Nah," he said, "It must have been another cyborg. There's a whole mess of them around the universe."
"Hey Zoran," Jim said, "what about your friend, Tyson?" "Tyson?" Zoran asked. "Well, I haven't known him for very long, but he never said anything about a guy named Billy Bones," he answered. "All hands to stations!" Mr. Arrow called from above.
"Say, why don't you boys go up and watch the launch," Silver suggested. "There'll be plenty of work for ya when ya get back." As Zoran and Jim went up to the deck, Silver whispered, "We oughta keep an eye on them, eh Morph?"
As Jim and Zoran arrived on the deck, they were in awe seeing all the action of the ship's launch. Zoran saw Tyson and Erika releasing the sails. As the ship quickly left the port, Zoran and Jim stood at the rails, watching the space fly by them. They even saw some whale like creatures swimming by like they were in water.
Erika and Tyson caught up with Jim and Zoran. "And I thought that flying in the gummi ship was cool," Zoran said. "Man, Kino and Stitch are sure gonna be sorry they missed this," Erika added.
Silver walked up to them saying, "Jimbo, Zoran. I've got two new friends I'd like you to meet." As he tossed them two items, he said, "Say hello to Mr. Mop, and Mrs. Bucket." "You know," Zoran said, "I think I speak for the both of us when I say, I could do without the dry humor."
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