Disclaimer: I am still wishing that the Walt Disney Company will hand me the rights to the Treasure Planet characters. Or at least Jim.
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Jen stood behind a pillar and watched the pirates play around in the gold and jewels as Jim caught up to her. "We just have to sneak down, grab some coins and sneak back," she said.
"Easy enough said, but actually pulling it off is another story," reminded Jim. "Besides, you should be heading back to the ship. You are hurt and should be resting."
"Jim, I've lived on my own long enough to know how to take care of myself," said Jen.
"I know, but I still think…" began Jim, who was facing the ground, and he then looked up at Jen who was not there. "Jen? Jen…" He then saw her at the edge picking up some coins. "Oh no…" he uttered as he slowly headed down to where she was.
Jen grabbed a few handfuls of coins and slipped them into her dress pockets, when Jim snuck up behind her. "Come on, I don't want us to get… killed," as Jim spoke "killed" he looked up and saw Porcos.
"Cabin boy… I'm glad to see your girlfriend is alive. Now you both can die together," said Porcos as he set his gun, and Jim stepped in front of Jen to protect her.
"Not today, you bug brained twit," said Silver as he came up behind Porcos and knocked the gun out of his hand with his sword then pushed him to the ground. "Head for the ship!" yelled Silver.
Jim didn't argue with him and picked up Jen and ran back for the ship with Silver right behind them.
Porcos lifted up his head, as his eyes turned a blinding yellow, and let out a low growl, then jumped to his legs and chased after them.
"It's good to see you alive, lass," said Silver to Jen as they ran.
"Thank you, it's good to see you again too, Mr. Silver," replied Jen, then she looked at Jim. "Jim, we need to hurry up. Maybe you should put me down…"
Jim then interrupted her, "No, you can barely walk. There is no way I'm going to have you run back. I'll just try to run faster."
"Well, you better do so, Jimbo, because you know that Porcos is a very fast crawler," explained Silver.
"I know, let's just stop talking and keep running," said Jim, and Silver nodded, and they ran as fast as they could back to the ship.
"I sure hope they get back soon," said Doppler, pacing about on the ship's deck.
"Don't worry, Doc, if anyone can get back here soon, it's Jimmy. Jimmy just has this thing with…" stated B.E.N.
"Look, they're coming," interrupted Amelia pointing towards the ground.
"And they've got…. No it can't be…" said Doppler.
"It is. It's Jen," said Amelia.
"But… how?" asked Doppler, and Amelia shrugged.
Jim and Silver then rushed up on to deck and before being bombarded with questions, Jim ran into his quarters and laid Jen down on the bed. "Now, you just rest, alright?" said Jim, and Jen nodded. He then smiled at her and headed up on deck.
"Jim, how did Jen survive that?" asked Doppler.
"I'll explain everything later, first, we have to get out of here. Everyone help get this ship into the air," commanded Jim, and everyone set to work on embarking the ship.
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Will they make it off the planet in time? Or will Porcos foil Jim's plans? The wait is going to be killer.
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