FROM DOVER TO PLYMOUTH, AND BACK

Chapter 16

By Kiddo

In Loving Memory Of Jonathan Brandis

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"Don't fix a broken heart. Who really wants to forget?" (Joseph Fiennes)

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"I always will remember you by real good moments." ("Real Good Moments" by Christian Wunderlich)

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"But in dreams - I still hear your name - And in Dreams - We will meet again." ("In Dreams"-Lord of the Rings)

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"And there is never a day that passes by – I don't think of you." ("The Perfect Fan" by BSB)

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Disclaimer:

I don't have any rights to "seaQuest DSV" or "seaQuest 2032" and I am not making any money with this story.

A big Thank You goes to my wonderfull beta-reader Jackie and dolphinologie, kas, Refur and Sam vor their Reviews.

Feedback and reviews are still the only thing I get for writing. So please review.

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England 1660:

The old captain looked at the ocean. He still thought about how much his life had changed. That tour from Dover to Plymouth and back had really changed everything. He thought back to the promise that had been made in the seaQuest's crow's nest one night.

He thought back to all the fun they'd had on this ship. The captain looked down at the gravestone. This wasn't a real grave. The stone was only for memory's sake. The body of the dead man had been cremated and the ashes had been scattered over the ocean. Just like the deceased had wished.

The captain looked down at the name on the gravestone:

Captain Nathan Hale Bridger

Bridger had safed his life and had influenced him in a strong way. Nathan had become the father he never had. Without Bridger, he would have never grown into the person he was now. He was Captain Lucas Holt.

The whole crew of the seaQuest had such an influence on him. But unfortunately they were all gone now. Some had died early, others at an old age. He missed everyone of them and he would never forget even one of them.

Captain Bridger had kept his promise. Lucas had never seen one of the Wolenczaks again. Bridger had welcomed him warmly into his house and had tought him everything he knew about sailing. As long as Nathan had been the captain of the seaQuest, Lucas had sailed with him. Only later had he worked on other ships.

In the meantime, Lucas had been a captain for many years. The seaQuest of the past still existed. So many years ago, it had been the most modern ship on the seven seas. Now she still was in a good shape; only a few changes had been made. The seaQuest had a good crew and Lucas Holt was their captain.

Captain Lucas Holt turned around and went back to the seaQuest. They would ship out again in a few hours.

But no, he would never forget the good old times...

THE END

Written 2003 / Translated April 2004

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Story Information:

I personally have never seen Lucas as a captain, even if he said that in the first episode of the second season and signed up for the military in the third season. For me, he was never military. He was, and will ever be, a scientist.

But I thought that Lucas as a captain would work very well for this storyline. And so, I just did it. So please forgive me if you don't like that fact, I totally agree with you. I did it just for this little story.

Historical Information (PLEASE READ):

Like I said at the beginning, I did a lot of research for this story. But nevertheless, this story is not a history book. I tried not to make too many historical mistakes, but sometimes they just couldn't be helped. And, I think I have also made a few mistakes I don't know about. But other mistakes were made on purpose, because I wanted my story to be this way so I changed history a little bit. Here a few examples:

Ford wouldn't be able to be a first mate because of his skin color. Another mistake is the way they treated each other. It wasn't often so friendly on ships in the past. Also a mistake is the small crew of the seaQuest. They would have never been able to sail the ship with so few people. The Mayflower, for example (that ship really existed), was only a little bit bigger than the seaQuest and needed a crew of 25 people. The reefs I have described are not in that part of the ocean (either that or I have never heard of them). There has never been a ship that brought things to Plymouth for the pilgrims (or I have neither heard of that too). In the past, there hadn't been a woman on a ship's crew.

But I wanted to have my story exactly in that way and so I decided to make the mistakes. After all, this isn't a history book, this is just fanfiction!