Disclaimer: I still do not own anyone or any thing from Treasure Planet.
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That night BEN worked on remembering the calculations for Golden Sun as Morph watched on with interest. "Hmm… I barely remember the coordinates but… wait a second. I do! I do remember them. Now all I have to do is make a map of it for Jim to use on his expedition. This is going to be some fun, huh Morph?" said Ben as he started to build the map.
"Some fun! Some fun!" mimicked Morph. Ben then spent most of the night composing a map for Jim.
Early next morning, Jim woke up before everyone else and quickly got ready for the day. He then dashed outside onto his solar surfboard to go for a run. "I hope she is there today," said Jim, with a smile, and he left.
When he heard the sound of the solar surfboard, BEN woke up and looked out his window. "Oh no, he is going to go find that girl," said BEN, and he tried to wake up Morph. "Wake up, Morph. We have to go find Jim." Morph then woke up, and they both went to go look for Jim.
Jim flew through the sky straight towards the cliffs and looked around with no luck. "Hmm… maybe she is in the forest," he said then flew into the forest looking for her. "Where could she have gone?" he thought, and he kept looking for her.
BEN and Morph ran after Jim, and then they both started to slow down, running out of breath. "Why don't we just go to the forest?" asked BEN and Morph nodded, so they both ran into the forest.
As he flew through the forest, Jim weaved between the trees looking high and low for the mysterious girl. He then flew low to the ground and looked over to the side when he crashed into BEN and Morph. They all then fell down to the ground, and Jim sat up rubbing his aching head. "OUCH!" said Jim, and he looked at BEN and Morph. "BEN? Morph? What are you guys doing out here?"
"Well, uhh… we just decided to go out on a walk," said BEN.
"A walk! A walk!" said Morph.
Jim glared at BEN and Morph, knowing they were lying. "You were spying on me, weren't you?" said Jim.
"You know you and your mom are too much alike," said BEN, as he stood up, and Jim kept glaring at him. "Oh alright, so we were spying on you."
"Now do I have to ask, why you both were spying on me?" said Jim, as he stood up.
"Well, cause your mom said that she didn't want you to see that girl again, and well, we are in charge of making sure that you…. don't," said BEN.
"What does Mom have against this girl? She hasn't even met her yet," said Jim almost pacing the ground.
"She thinks that this girl is no good for you, and she is trouble," explained BEN.
"Well, she isn't. I don't understand why she would even think that," said Jim.
"Your mom doesn't want to see you get hurt," said BEN.
"I won't get hurt," said Jim with confidence.
"But… I promised your mom, Jim," said BEN.
"Promise! Promise!" mimicked Morph.
"Then you can keep this a secret from her, can't you?" asked Jim.
"I…. Ah… oh ok, Jim," said BEN.
"Thanks, BEN," said Jim. "Now I must find her."
"Do you really have to?" asked BEN.
"Have to! Have to!" mimicked Morph.
"Don't give him any ideas," said BEN as he glared at Morph, and Morph got quiet immediately.
Jim grinned and got back on his board and flew off.
"Great, now we have lost him, and it's all of your fault," said BEN, and he pointed a finger at Morph, who tried to play innocent. "Yes, it is your fault. You gave him the idea of finding this girl." He then started walking back to the Inn with Morph. "Now, what are we going to tell Mrs. H.?" asked BEN, and Morph shrugged. "Well, we need to break the news to her somehow, unless she doesn't ask, but if she does, we'll come up with something."
Jim continued to search high and low, finding no trace of the girl. "This is strange, she couldn't have just disappeared, or could she? Now I know I'm not going crazy, she has to be here," and he continued searching the forest, and sighed almost ready to give up when he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey, Jimbo," screamed John Silver from above the trees.
Jim looked up to see his old friend. "Silver!" screamed Jim with excitement in his voice.
Silver landed on the ground next to Jim, "How are ya doin', Jimbo?"
"I've been doing pretty good. I'm graduating from the academy this Saturday," explained Jim as he hugged Silver.
Silver hugged him back. "WOW! That is miraculous, Jim. I told you that you were full of greatness, didn't I?" said Silver, and he gave him a nuggie.
Jim chuckled and tried to break free. "Yeah, you did," he said as he broke free and brushed his hair back with his hand.
Silver smiled and said, "And don't worry, I won't miss Saturday for anything. So, what were you searching for when I showed up?"
"Oh… ah… just someone," said Jim, and he sort of blushed a bit.
"Ah… it's a girl, isn't it?" said Silver as he noticed Jim blushing.
"Uh… yes, it's a girl," said Jim still blushing.
"I thought so. So, what's her name?" asked Silver.
"Well, I don't actually know. I was hoping to find her again today," said Jim, as he looked at the ground.
"Oh, I'm guessing that you ran into this girl yesterday," said Silver.
"Why, yes, I did," said Jim. "How did you know?"
"By the way you are acting, you met her yesterday," said Silver. "So, did you actually talk to her?"
"Yeah, in fact I saved her. She fell off of a cliff, and I saved her," said Jim proud of him- self.
"Oh now, did you? So, how did this lass fall exactly?" asked Silver, wondering.
"She was dancing and singing next to the cliff when she slipped and fell," explained Jim.
Silver's face grew long. "How do you know she didn't slip on purpose, lad?" he asked.
"Well, she was dancing, and every once in a while a dancer can slip. I guess she was just at the wrong place at the wrong time," said Jim a little puzzled as to why Silver wanted an explanation.
"Jim, lad, I hate to tell you this, but a lot of people slip on purpose, especially the homeless and runaways. Sometimes they do a cover up, like dancing, incase someone is watching, but most of the time they just jump off on their own. I, me self, witnessed this a couple of years ago, and didn't help them, cause I knew that that was what they wanted," explained Silver
"But… why would they do that to themselves?" asked Jim as he started to feel a little sick to his stomach.
"Who knows, Jim. It could be that being homeless or a runaway got to them, and they couldn't take it anymore. Being homeless is not the most glorious thing in the galaxy. There is much danger to it and many times some would rather be dead than live and experience the pain," exclaimed Silver.
"I still don't understand. Being alive is the greatest thing in the world," said Jim, as he got more and more confused.
"But not everyone sees eye to eye with you, lad," said Silver.
"I guess you're right," said Jim. "Well, it's getting late. I should be getting home," and he started to head home then he turned around. "Say, you wanna come back to the Inn with me?"
"I…. Uh…. Well, why not? As long as your mother doesn't mind," said Silver.
"Oh she won't," said Jim, and they both headed back to the Inn.
"Where is Jim?" asked Sarah as she started to get worried.
"He just went out for a ride," said BEN.
"And where did he go?" asked Sarah, and she eyed BEN.
"Umm…. Just for a ride through the forest," said BEN.
"He didn't go looking for that girl, did he?" asked Sarah a little upset.
"Now why would he do that?" said BEN with a little laugh.
"Oh great. He needs to give up on this girl," said Sarah sitting down in a chair.
"Well, it is hard to change a guy's mind, Mrs. H., especially a teenager's mind," said BEN.
"Yeah, I guess you are right," said Sarah, sighing.
"Well, Mrs. H. he could be out and about hanging with pirates," said BEN as he put his arm on Sarah's shoulder.
Just then Jim walked in with Silver. "Hi, Mom, I'm home, and I brought a friend over," said Jim.
Sarah stood up and gasped when she saw Silver. "Jim!"
"Oh, allow me to explain, ma'am. I am Mr. John Silver," said Silver, and he took her hand in his mechanical hand and kissed it, and Sarah was a little stunned at this. "I met your son on the RLS Legacy on the journey to Treasure Planet. In fact, I was put in charge of him while we were aboard the ship."
"Mom, Silver saved my life when we were on Treasure Planet. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here," said Jim. "So, is there room for him at the Inn?"
"Well…. I suppose there is," said Sarah, and Jim hugged her.
"Thanks, Mom," said Jim.
"Thank you, Mrs. Hawkins, and to show you how grateful I am, I will make dinner for you tonight," said Silver, and he went upstairs to one of the rooms.
"Why did you invite him, Jim?" asked Sarah.
"Cause he is my friend, and he saved my life, so I think I owe it to him to let him stay," said Jim defending Silver.
"Oh, Jim, what am I going to do with you?" said Sarah.
"Prepare him for his next adventure," said Captain Amelia, who had just walked in through the door with Doctor Delbert Doppler.
"Yes, splendid idea, my dear," said Doppler.
"Hey, Doc," said Jim as he went over to them. "Good evening, ma'am."
"Jim. Mrs. Hawkins," said Amelia as she greeted them both with a nod.
"Please call me Sarah, Amelia," said Sarah.
"All right, Mrs…- Sarah," said Amelia trying to do as she was asked, and it got silent.
"So, how are you both doing?" asked Doppler trying to break the silence.
"We are just… fine," replied Sarah. She then turned to Jim and said, "Jim, will you please go up stairs and see how our guest is doing?"
"Sure thing, Mom," said Jim, and he went up stairs to go see Silver.
BEN and Morph, who were quiet until now, joined the group. "Teenagers, they can be quite the…" started BEN.
"Shut it, metal man," said Amelia sternly as she noticed that Sarah was upset and BEN became silent and stiff. "What is wrong… Sarah?"
"It… it's nothing," said Sarah trying to hold back tears.
"Come on, Sarah, you can tell us," said Doppler trying to comfort her.
"Jim met someone in the forest yesterday. And he has fallen head over heels in love with this girl," said Sarah.
"And that is a bad thing, Sarah?" asked Doppler.
"Well, you know that the kinds of people in the forest are all suicidal and homeless. I don't want him to ever see her again, but he insists on finding her again," explained Sarah.
"Sarah, you know that this is just an infection… infatuation," said Doppler.
"I think what he is trying to say is that this is just a crush that Jim is having, and he will be over it soon," said Amelia trying to cheer Sarah up.
"A crush! A crush!" mimicked Morph.
"I hope you're right," said Sarah, still sadden. "I would have never dreamed that something like this could happen to him. Besides, I'm the only one Jim loves, and no one else can take my place."
Everyone, but Sarah, looked at the ground. "Umm… Sarah," started Doppler, "You are not the only one Jim is ever going to love. One day he is going to find someone he loves and will marry her."
"I know. I just don't want that day to ever come. He is growing up so fast, and it seems like everyday he and I grow farther and farther apart," said Sarah.
"Sarah, he is a teenager. It's only normal for teenagers to want to stray away from their parents," said Doppler.
"Yes, did you want to be around your parents as a child, Sarah?" asked Amelia.
"Why… no, I didn't," said Sarah getting a bit quiet.
"There, that proves my point, I mean our point," said Amelia getting closer to Doppler.
Sarah sighed and turned around. "I know that you both are right. I just wish I could have him for a little longer and not loose him to someone else," explained Sarah.
"Don't worry, Sarah, you will always have Jim's love. You're just going to have to share it with another one day, and I'm sure Jim will choose the perfect mate that even you will be proud of," said Doppler, and Sarah smiled.
Just then Jim came down with Silver right behind him. "Why if it isn't the Captain and Doc," said Silver. "Pleasure to see you both again."
"Can't say I say the same," said Amelia under her breathe.
"Hello, Mr. Silver. And what have you been up to these past few years?" asked Doppler.
"Just sailing the galaxy, Doc. I started to miss the lad, and when I remembered that he said he lived on Montressore, I decided to come and visit him," said Silver smiling down at Jim.
"And he couldn't have picked a better time," said Jim smiling back at Silver.
"Oh that is right, young Mr. Hawkins is graduating this weekend," said Amelia. "Congratulations on that."
"Thank you, ma'am," said Jim with a small bow.
"And I've heard of what they have in store for you as a present," said Amelia with a smile on her face.
"Yeah, I'm really excited about it. I'm going to go see what applications have been given in already. Of course, I want you, Doc, Silver, BEN, Morph, and Mom to come along though," exclaimed Jim as Sarah sat down. "Mom, you will come, won't you?"
Sarah smiled up at him and said, "I'm sorry, Jim. I have to stay here and run the Inn. Besides, sailing… well, let's just leave it at that."
"Sarah, maybe you could take care of the kids while we're gone," suggested Amelia trying to give an excuse for Sarah.
"Yes, of course I'll do that," said Sarah with a small smile.
Jim looked down at the ground then up at everyone. "But, the rest of you will come, right?" he asked.
"Of course, lad. I wouldn't miss it," said Silver.
"You can count us in, Mr. Hawkins," said Amelia being held onto by Doppler.
"Yeah, we're with you all the way, Jimmy," said BEN and Jim scowled at him for calling him "Jimmy".
"Thanks everyone. Well, I got to go check out who has given in an application. We set sail on Sunday. I will see you all later. Bye," said Jim, grabbing some papers off a desk, and then he left.
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Ah, what a touching reunion. Only way to make this better would be to add in some new faces. I wonder who has signed up to be on Jim's next crew.