pIPPINpIRATE: Well, my hand is feeling better now so I can type a lot easier. There's always some kind of kiss in all my fan-fics. Jim-Janna, Lesley-Jason(Les is Jim and Janna's daughter), Jim-Cassie. And I'm glad you liked Janna's book. She got it from Jacob on her third birthday and she'd read it all the time! Kinda like what Jim did! :-)
treasureplanet-gurl: I'm so glad you like it!
The next morning, Janna asked Silver if she could go outside and solar-surf for a while before customers came.
He thought it over for a moment then said, "Yes...but don't break any rules and be careful." She rolled her eyes. "Whatever, Grandpa." She and Morpha headed outside and got her solar-surfer ready. While she was working she looked to the west and saw a dark mass of clouds. "Oh, craters," she muttered, "Looks like we're gonna have to cut our 'surfing short."
A few seconds later as she headed her surfer toward the sky-with Morpha pretending to be a pirate flag on the top-she noticed another solar-surfer in the distance. She flew her 'surfer toward it and saw that it was Jim. He waved to her and they both headed their 'surfers toward the ground.
Jim shut his down and walked over to her. "Hey, Janna!"
Janna smiled and climbed off off her solar-surfer. "Hi, Jim! What're you doing out here?"
"My mom didn't need me to help with anything so she said I could go out for a while. Uh, did Silver see us last night?"
Janna sighed. "Well, he sent Morpha out to watch us and she told him what happened. He was...uh...surprised."
"I guess he would've been. My mom was kinda upset with me last night because I had gotten home so late. She said as soon as I walked in the door, 'James Pleiades Hawkins, it is a quarter after midnight! Where have you been?!'."
Janna laughed. "You got the 'full name' scolding, huh?"
"Yeah. Did you get it fom Silver last night?"
"Yep. After I came back in he said, 'Now you listen to me, Janna Starfire Silver!' Then he started going on about how he had only wanted to keep us from trying anything"
Suddenly, three robo-cops lew overhead and landed on the ground near the two teens. They rolled over to Jim and Janna and the leader snapped, "What are you two kids doing out here?"
"We were just talking," Jim answered.
"And what are your names?"
"I'm Jim Hawkins."
"I'm Janna Silver."
The robot looked at Jim, surprised. "Hawkins? Are you the boy who lives at the Benbow Inn?"
"Yeah, why?"
The robot coughed and said, "Well, sorry to bother you, Sir. Let's ride!" The robots climbed back on their speeders and took off. Janna stared at Jim in amazement. "What was that all about?"
Jim looked after the police, puzzled. "I don't know. But I know where we can find out. Come on!"
They both climbed onto their 'surfers and Jim led Janna to a large estate outside of Benbow. By the time they got there, the clouds were pitch black and rumbling sounds were coming from them. Janna looked up at them anxiously as she got off her 'surfer. "I hope I can get home before the storm hits"
Jim shrugged. "If not you can always come over to my house. I think my mom'll wanna meet you anyway."
"Okay. I just hope Silver won't worry."
They walked up the steps and Jim rang the doorbell. They heard a loud commotion and the door suddenly swung open to reveal four giggling three-year-olds. They all leaped at Jim and hugged him, almost making him fall back down the stairs.
"Unca Dimmy!!!", all of them cried.
Janna quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back up the stairs. Then she gently picked up the yellow haired Felinid and whispered, "You don't want Jim to fall down the stairs do you"
The kitten smiled up at Janna and said, "No, but dats what B.E.N. does! He a'ways gwabs Dim. Are you his dirlfwend?"
Janna laughed. "Maybe. Whats your name"
" 'Manda Jen'fer Dopp'er. What yours"
"Janna Starfire Silver"
"Dats pwetty. I'm fwee"
Janna smiled. "I'm sixteen. Hey, is that your dad?"
She set the kitten down as a Canid man came to the door. He smiled and said,"Hello, Jim. sorry about the kids but they got into the candy jar today and they're a bit hyper now."
"Thats okay, Doc. Um, is Captain Ameila here?"
Doppler frowned. "No she's not, Jim. She went up to Crescentia Spaceport to check on the Legacy. She'll probably be back by tonight. By the way, congratulations on your test scores, Captain Hawkins."
"What?!" Jim exclaimed, "I'm a Navy captain now?!"
Doppler frowned. "Yes. didn't you know already?"
Jim shook his head. "No, I've been out solar-surfing all morning."
"Well, I believe you're going to gratuate next Tuesday."
Jim turned to head back down the steps. "I've gotta go tell Mom. Thanks, Doc!"
"You're welcome, Jim!" Doppler shouted as Jim and Janna climbed onto their solar-surfers and took off into the darkening sky.