Pirates of Infinite Space

a Treasure Planet fan fiction

by Lord Akiyama

Disclaimer: With the exception of Clarice, Black Sam Roberts and Peter Reynolds, all characters are more than likely the property of Disney. The character of Clarice is the property of Long Meg Silver and is used with permission (Thanks Meg - XD)

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Chapter 12 - Aftermath

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The Benbow Inn on The Planet Montressor

"You sure you don't wanna use and of the riches to expand this place?" Clarice asked as she washed the dishes, a chore she hadn't done since she left for Maladar. "Don't you wanna make the place a lot more to your liking?"

"It already is, Clarice," Sarah giggled. "Any further changes to this place will only dampen the beauty that it already expresses. Thought I'm sure you would like to take advantage of spending your share on something fitting your fancy."

"Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of buying myself a robot that can actually work for me instead of with me. ARE YOU SURE ALL THE DISHES HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED B.E.N.?!"

B.E.N. rolled in carrying a few more dishes and dumped them into the sink. "I believe that's all of them," he said. He looked up to see Clarice give him the look. Jim gave him the look, now Clarice was giving him the look. "I'll go outside to see if any one had a picnic." B.E.N. rolled out of the kitchen just as Morph perched himself on Clarice's shoulder. Clarice giggled a little, tickled the little guy as he laughed, and gave him a potato chip.

"I noticed someone was sleeping in my room while I was away," Clarice said as she continued to wash the dishes. "I take it Jimbo came home sometime ago."

"Hasn't changed too much," Sarah said, drying the washed dishes with a dry cloth. "The only difference is that he's doing very well and seems to get himself out of trouble." Silence comes over them as they continued to clean the dishes while Morph munches happily on the potato chips Clarice gives her. "I want to thank you for being there for him," Sarah suddenly said.

"You mean when I treated him like a friend after I tried to kill him for insulting me?" Clarice said. "No problem. He may be about a year or two older than me, but he's still a lil pup when it comes to being out of the house. Having a mother around made him kinda charming if you ask me."

"Speaking of those times before you started becoming his friend, how badly did the two of you treat each other?"

"You wouldn't believe the things we said to one another. Back and forth, back and forth. It was like a roller coaster of frustration. And most of the type we argued over nothing. I guess you can say he kinda crossed the line when he thought I got a cybernetic arm just because I wanted to be like Silver. It was then that I nearly squashed him." Clarice tried her best to tone down the violent acts she tried to use against Jim.

"But now the two of you are friends," Sarah said in an attempt to pull away from the violence.

"Surprised even me. I never really thought about it, but I guess a mother's touch makes him kinda cute. But then again you don't meet too many charming guys when you hang around people like Silver, so don't go thinking about me that way when it comes to my friendship with yer son."

"Okay, I won't," Sarah said, hiding the smirk she would obviously show. As she dried the dishes, she began to imagine red haired grandchildren with those big, beautiful eyes like her son had when he was a child.

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Doppler Residence on The Planet Montressor

Amelia walked into the bedroom to find her husband fast asleep. She shook her head with a smile on her face before kissing him lightly on the cheek and turning off the lamp on his side of the bed. She walked over to her side of the bed and was about to turn off the lamp when she stopped suddenly. She then turned to the crib where her four children slept. In a few months they will be sleeping in their own rooms. She walked over and looked upon the sleeping darlings.

She looked upon a certain daughter in particular. The middle of the girls was usual quiet and smiled while the other two garnered for attention. She paid no attention to anything in particular except at her mother, whenever Amelia was around to be with her children. The middle daughter's blonde hair was the only difference between her and when Amelia was a child herself. The young child had an innocence about her that was all too familiar for Amelia.

She gently picked up the sleeping child and held her close. Amelia's innocence was taken away by the very creature she killed the day before. He threatened to create a new nightmare for her in which he was slowly and painfully kill her children while leaving her alive to suffer a hideous fate she knew too well of. The very child she held in her arms was like her in so many ways. But Amelia mentally swore that the nightmare she had lived since the age of seven would never come to haunt any of her children. Even one who truly was her when she herself was a child.

A tear began to fall from her eyes as she gently kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Your father and I shall always be there for you and your siblings, my love," she whispered. The little daughter made a silent peep, as though her dream was a pleasant one. Amelia gently placed her daughter in the crib with the rest of the children and tucked in the blanket covering them.

Dream my little darlings, dream the night away,
Fear not the darkness and shadows around,
Wake not until the shining light of day,
Think only for whatever joy shall be found.

Amelia wiped the tears from her eyes and walked slowly back to her bed, slipping underneath the covers. She looked over once more at her sleeping husband, giggling quietly. She then turned off the lamp on her side of the bed and for the first time since the age of seven, Amelia dreamed a pleasant dream.

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the end

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Author's Note: I made up the little lullaby Amelia sings at the end.

I want to personally thank you for taking the time to read my story. It is the first time I have written a fan fiction story in nearly half a decade and most of the stories I originally wrote have disappeared. Please continue to read and review as I value everyone's opinions. Review again even if you already have. Your opinions help me in determining how to write the next set of stories that are sure to come.

Special thanks to Meg Servo for letting me use Clarice for this story

Additional thanks to the folks at The Treasure Planet Forum, the best and original TP RPG on the net

R/R and good night folks!