The story begins
"I was lost over the side, when that scroundrel, Scroop, cut my lifeline. I found myself falling down and down…so long that it felt as if years had gone by. Finally, I saw light. I followed that light, and to my surprise, I was out in the Etherium again, but far away from the ship.
"I don't really know just how long I was floated about the space lanes, but after what was most like days, a galleon, the RLS Adventure came upon me and rescued me, taking me to the nearest spaceport.
"There, I meet this old man, who said that he would be glad to help me out. He took me with him and introduced me to a Captain that had a ship that needed some good spacers. They were going on a long voyage---all the way to the planet Kakinatoka 2. I decided I'd join them, and got the job as a First Mate.
"We sailed immediately, and after a few days, we reached a spaceport, where we was going to rest a few days while picking up some cargo. While on the planet, I and this new friend of mine, who was the navigator, when for a look around. I found out just what planet we were on, and I was shocked to see how far away we were from Montressor. We had planet fall on the planet Felinesia."
Arrow stopped talking, concerned when Amelia had swallowed some of her tea the wrong way, and had began to cough.
"Wow! You were really on Felinesia?" Jim looked on him. "But that's, like, on the other side of the galaxy from here!"
Amelia, who now had recovered, looked over at Arrow, who said to her, "Before you ask… yes, I really was on your home world for a whole week."
"Don't interrupt, Mom! We're trying to listen to the story!" the black-haired girl exclaimed angrily at her mother before concentrating on Arrow again. All of them were strangely quiet. Why, even the strange man on the next table was quiet!
Amelia noticed this fact, and looked over at the man, saying, "Hello there. If you'd care to hear the story, you may sit over here with us, if you'd like."
The heavily cloaked man looked back at her and said in a low voice, "No thanks, Cap´n. I can hear the big fella just fine from her, doncha know."
"Strange. I wonder what's wrong with him?" Amelia wondered aloud to Delbert, who could only shrug.
Jim didn't look over at the curious Amelia, but he knew exactly what was wrong. That shadowy figure was John Silver, and he knew that if Amelia figured it out, he would be in irons and on his way to the gallows before he could count to three. Jim tried to keep his expression casual, but inside he was sweating bullets.