EPILOGUE
A YEAR ALONG, AND LOVE STILL PREVAILS
One year later, and the Benbow Inn was finally rebuilt.
It had taken a lot of work, sweat and tears, but in the end, it was all worth it.
With the Treasure given to him by Silver, The Benbow was now another storey high, and had a large and beautiful garden out the back.
I now lived on the Planet Montressor in a small house near where Delbert lived.
It wasn't the largest house, or the most extravagant, but it was enough for me, Amelia, our three Feline daughters, Catherine, Emma and Maria, and our son, Joseph, a human boy with Emerald green, cat-like eyes.
Right now we were at the Benbow's reopening party, our three daughters in my arms, Joseph in Amelia's, all snoozing peacefully, despite the loud music.
I watched Delbert talking to Sarah about how much Jim had grown since he had joined the Academy (with recommendation from Amelia) while B.E.N, serving in his new job as a waiter and cook, began to dish out slices of cake to the guests. I smiled to myself as I watched the robot balance about 12 slices on his arms and computer panel, wondering what he would be doing now if we hadn't rescued him from Treasure Planet.
I sighed as he came over to offer us some cake, to which I declined, before tickling an ear of Maria, who was waking dozily from her slumber.
I smiled at Amelia with soft eyes, as she lent down to kiss the forehead of Joseph.
"He has your eyes you know," I murmured as our youngest son stirred slightly in his mothers arms.
"I think he has your smile though," Amelia returned, leaning her head on my shoulder slightly, her soft red hair, caressing my cheek.
I smiled to myself, my eyes slowly wondering over to Jim, who had come straight from the Inter-stellar Academy. He sure had changed from the grumpy teen I had met all that time ago. Dr. Doppler had changed a lot as well, from the bumbling astrophysicist, to the calmer, more in control man that now talked with Sarah. Even I, myself, I realised, had changed a lot in more that just looks. When I first 'landed' on Montressor, I had been a tired and fed up College Student, so desperate to get away from my life that I had jumped into a ship I knew nothing about to try and escape. Now, here I sat. three daughters in my arms, my wife leaning on my shoulder with our son, home that made me happy to come home too, and a Job as First Officer of R.L.S Legacy, in my opinion the best ship ever to be sailed through space.
I sighed as I watched a few people get up and begin to dance to the music. Yes my life had certainty changed from the horrible life I had had before, I personally, I think it was a change for the better.
THE END
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