Jessica fell back, and Heidi quickly placed a hand behind her back, to stabilize her. "What! What do you mean? That isn't possible... you guys were..." she closed her eyes. Heidi held her up and guided her over to her hammock.

"Timmy came back a few minutes ago. He told us that Trevor died because he punctured his lung, and no one got around to him in time." She blinked, and swallowed. "He went back out, but I guess you missed him."

Jessica took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. "But... you guys were acting like you didn't know."

Ryan hesitated. "We thought you already did know. So..."

"Yeah, but you said that Trevor was probably fine!" Jessica yelled. She glared at Ryan, then settled back, heaving a sigh. "I'm sorry..." she muttered.

Ryan shook his head. "No, that was wrong of me. I wasn't thinking..."

Jessica fell silent for a few more moments, studying a seam in her hammock. After a while she glanced up. "How's Timmy taking it?" she asked quietly.

Heidi shook her head. "Pretty hard. Apparently he thinks he should have been the one killed."

Jessica nodded her head slightly. "Yeah... he said that Trevor shoved him out of the way. I'd take it hard if I were him." She rubbed the back of her head. "God... what do we do now?"

Heidi blinked. "You said we could ride it out, that we'd know what's going on," she said softly.

Jessica tightened her jaw. "Yeah, well I thought the guys would listen to me." Ryan glanced away. "Look, just trust me, alright? Apparently I'm the only one who paid attention to the movie, but that won't mean anything unless you guys listen to me, alright?" Heidi nodded, and after a pause, so did Ryan. Jessica stood up, glancing at the two of them. "i'm gonna go talk with Timmy..." Ryan nodded and Heidi sat down on her hammock. Jessica walked out of the Great Cabin, going past Killick who was muttering about the mess that he would have to clean up. She went up onto the deck, then glanced around for Timmy. She found him leaning against the railing, arms folded. She walked over quietly. "Hey Tim," she said softly.

Timmy glanced up, and she saw some tears in his eyes. He quickly wiped them away, and smiled feebly. "Hey," he said.

Jessica walked over and leaned on the rail beside him. "Look... I heard what happened. And I'm really sorry-"

"You shouldn't be," Timmy interrupted.

Jessica glanced over at him. "What do you mean?"

He sighed, looking down at the deck. "This whole thing is my fault. If I hadn't been messing around in my dad's lab, we wouldn't even be here. And Trevor died because he took my place. "He looked up at Jessica, tears threatening to overflow. "It's all my fault, Jess."

Jessica blinked, looking down at the deck. She hesitated before saying, "Hey, Timmy?"

"Yeah?"

She nibbled her lip. "Do you know what happens when- when we die?"

Timmy glanced up. "I guess it depends on what religion you are, because there's the belief that-"

"No, I mean here." Timmy looked over at her. "I mean, here, in this strange place. When we die, do we go back home? Or are we dead, period?"

Timmy thought over that. "I'm not sure. I remember my dad talking about it, but I wasn't listening." He sighed. "From now on, I will listen to whatever my dad says." He snorted softly. "If we ever get back."

Jessica shook her head. "Don't talk like that. You're just jinxing us if you talk like that. So don't, okay?" She smiled softly. "Look, everything is going to be alright. We'll all get home, one way or another."

Timmy sighed. "Yeah..." Something registered, and he looked down. "Do you realize how close we were to being stranded here?"

Jessica blinked. "What do you mean?"

Timmy glanced at her. "That yard almost hit me, right?" Jessica nodded.

"Right."

"And I'm the only one that knows how to fix and use the device. If I had been... killed... You guys would have been stuck here. " He sighed. "Trevor figured that out way quicker then I did, though."

Jessica fell silent, and nodded. "Yeah. But at least we still have you."

Timmy snorted. "Yeah, I'm such a blessing." he leaned against the rail, thinking. "I think..."

"What?"

"I think that I should show you guys how to use the device, and how to fix it, in case I am killed. That way, whoever's left can still get back home."

Jessica nodded slowly. "Yeah, that's a good idea..." she fell silent, imagining that kind of scenario. She sighed, and shook her head. "I just can't imagine it ever being like that..." she muttered.

Timmy laughed softly. Jessica glanced over curiously. "What?"

Timmy shook his head. "Nothing. It's just, if this... this adventure, I guess I can call it. If this adventure doesn't kill me, my dad will when we get home." He glanced up at Jess. "He hates it when I mess with his stuff."

Jess snorted. "Yeah, well I would too, if I invented stuff like he does. I don't blame him."

Timmy grinned. "I just can't help myself, y'know?"

She smirked. "Yeah, I know. Like the time I took Spiderman out for a midnight ride?"

Timmy rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you were out of track for a long time after that broken leg..."

"Hey, I didn't see the log, okay? I didn't know Spider was gonna jump..." She smiled softly and looked at the horizon. "There's west," she said, motioning to where the sun was rising.

"We're going to see a lot of sunrises and sunsets, aren't we?" Jessica grinned.

"Well, I hope so." She smiled softly, gazing at the horizon. "I'm craving a hamburger."

Timmy snorted and rolled his eyes. "You're just now starting to crave one? I've been craving a piece of pizza since day one."

"Yeah... Domino's. They're the best."

Timmy shook his head. "Nuh-uh. Pizza Hut. They rock."

Jessica glanced over at him. "You're crazy. Domino's has the best pizza... especially Hawaiian."

Timmy shook his head again. "Pizza Hut."

"Domino's."

"Pizza Hut."

"Domino's."

"Pizza Hut."

"Domino's."

"Fine. But McDonald's has the best fast-food."

Jessica laughed. "You're kidding me, right? In-n-Out is the best. And Rubio's is the best for Mexican. You can't argue with that."

Timmy smirked. "Yeah. Rubio's is good. Fish tacos..."

"Burritos..."

"Quesadillas..."

Jessica smiled, remembering those foods. "I'm hungry now," she mused.

Timmy rolled his eyes. "Oh, brother..." he muttered.

Jessica smiled, then glanced down as something wet touched her arm. She blinked at a Newfoundland dog that was standing there with his tail wagging, and his eyes looking up at her brightly. "Babbington's dog..."

"Lemme guess. You already know what's going to happen to it."

Jessica sobered. "Actually, yes. And it's not nice."

Timmy blinked. "What? Does it get shot?"

Jessica hesitated. "Well... It get's eaten. Byt the natives of the Friendly Islands, wherever that is..."

Timmy snorted. "Yeah, really friendly."

"Hey, they offered a girl in return."

Timmy glanced over at her. "Please tell me they didn't accept."

She shrugged. "Hey, That was all I heard. I don't know if they accepted or not. But I bet they didn't..." She chuckled.

"What?"

"Oh... Do you remember the Euterpe?"

"The turkey?"

"No... the Euterpe, the Star of India."

"Oh!" Timmy grinned. "Yeah. Fourth grade... I hated that first mate... he was such a killjoy."

Jessica smiled. "Yeah... It was fun, though. What crew were you in?"

"Um... boatswain? something like that..."

"Galley. Us galley crew got it easy..." She smirked.

"Yeah, banging those pots to wake us up. I felt like strangling you guys."

"We got a piece of apple pie."

Timmy shook his head. "Geez... bunch of pampered wusses..."

Jessica snorted. "Excuse me? As I recall, I heard that you were too scared to go into the bilge."

Timmy narrowed his eyes. "You didn't either."

"'Cause our group didn't go down there. We got to sit in the bosun's chair. Now that was fun..."

"I remember that. Didn't you have to yell something? I remember we were walking past, going somewhere. Kinda forget where...:

"Yeah. We had to yell, 'I love the Euterpe!'" She grinned. "While hugging the mast." The dog bumped her leg again, his tail thumping against the rail. Jessica smiled, rubbing it behind it's ears. "I always wanted a dog..."

"You always said you wanted a horse."

"And I got one, Spider. But every horse has to have a barn friend, right? Why not a dog?"

Timmy rolled his eyes. "Look, I guess I might as well go and show you guys how to use the device and how I'm fixing it. That way..." his voice trailed off.

Jessica nodded, sober again. "All right. I'll go get the others." Timmy started down the hatch, but Jessica stayed for a few more moments, listening to the rythymic rowing of the sailors in their boats, and the sound of the waves hitting up against the Surprise. She wondered if she would ever be home again...