Silver took Jim and Danica below where the solar skiffs sat in waiting. The three of them untied one and Danica and Silver hopped in and took off. These were the moments she loved, and now took advantage of. Just she and Silver going off and doing what they needed to do with no one else around.

"Ya know, I can tell ya hate the boy," Silver said to her, making conversation.

"He's stubborn, clueless, and annoying."

"Maybe so, but ya both got a lot in common. His father took off when he was young too. And he's every bit as stubborn as you are."

"Just because we both have jerks for dads doesn't mean I have to like him!"

"He reminds you of him, doesn't he?"

Danica remained silent for longer than she should have. "Yeah," she finally admitted. "When I first saw him, I couldn't help but see my dad in him."

"What else is buggin' ya?"

Danica sighed. "I feel like he's replacing me."

"Well, ya can get those thoughts outta ya head right now. You'll always be my Danica, lass."

"Well is he going to be your Jim, too?"

"I've had ya under my care for eight years! You're more special to me than he is! I've known ya longer!"

"Alright, alright!" Danica laughed. "Enough with the mushiness! I get it!"

"Now that that's settled, how 'bout we take the lad for a ride?"

Danica huffed, but then smiled. "Fine."

They went back up to the ship and Silver motioned for Jim to hop in. He showed him the controls and Jim figured it out in a matter of seconds. He took off fast and Danica got knocked into Silver's lap. After finally managing to get herself into a seat, she looked around and saw that they were in the middle of a comet. It was the most breath-taking sight she had ever seen! When they emerged from the comet covered in space dust, Danica looked at Jim and smiled a half-smile. Maybe he wasn't as bad as she thought.

They returned to the ship after staying out a bit longer than they had intended.

"If I could maneuver a skiff like that when I was your age, they'd be bowing in the streets when I walked today!" Silver praised as he plopped down onto the seat next to Danica.

"I don't know," Jim said. "They weren't exactly singing my praises when I left home. But I'm going to change all that."

"Are you now? How so?"

"Uh, I got some plans. Gonna make people see me a little different." He put his hands behind his head and relaxed onto the side of the skiff.

"Sometimes, plans go astray."

"Not this time."

Danica and Silver made eye contact. They both assumed he was talking about the treasure, but he had no idea of the plans this crew had already made.

Silver and Morph went to work on Silver's bionic leg and Jim looked over at him. "So, uh, how'd that happen anyway?"

Silver looked at his hand. "You give up a few things chasin' a dream."

"Was it worth it?"

Silver got up and sat next to him. "I'm hopin' it is, Jimbo. I most surely am."

The three of them relaxed in the skiff. It was short-lived as the whole ship suddenly careened to the side. They all ran back up to the deck and saw that a star had gone supernova, according to Doppler.

"All hands, fasten your lifelines!" Arrow ordered.

The crew members went to the mast and tied their ropes around their waists and fastened them to the mast.

"Secure all sails!" Arrow cried out.

Danica, Jim, and Silver climbed up the mast and began tying down the sails to prevent them from getting hit and breaking.

At one point, the rope Silver was working on got hit and he lost his footing and tumbled off the mast.

"SILVER!" Jim and Danica screamed. Together, they pulled his lifeline rope up and got him back onto the mast.

"Thanks!" he breathed as he pulled himself up.

They turned and saw a huge—no, a humongous—meteor headed straight for them! There was no way to get out of its path and it looked like this was going to be it. Suddenly, it started getting pulled backwards. Their relief was short-lived as they realized the reason it got pulled backwards was because of a black hole! They quickly climbed down from the mast.

"Release those sails!" Arrow ordered. Danica rolled her eyes. Before she went back up the mast, she noticed that one of the rope ladders leading up to the crow's nest had come loose. She went over to it and began to try to get it to stop flapping and get it tied down once more.

"Lifelines secure, Captain!" she heard Jim yell.

After some finagling with it, she finally managed to get it secure once more. She turned around and saw a fireball headed straight for her as it was pulled into the black hole!

Before she could move or scream, she felt an arm around her waist and was flung to the ground and pushed out of the trajectory of the fireball.

She was in utter shock to discover that her rescuer was none other than Jim! She made eye contact with him, but could not say anything.

They both went back up to the mast and met Silver up there as they all began releasing the sails.

"Hold on to your lifelines, gents, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!" Amelia screamed.

Silver took Jim and Danica and made them hold onto the mast and he put his arms around both of them as they sank into the black hole. At the last second, a huge wave burst from the hole and flung them back into space and out of the black hole's sucking power!

They were saved!

The three of them took deep breaths and laughed as they climbed down the mast and took in just how close to death they had all come.

"Well, I must congratulate you, Mr. Silver," Amelia said as she came down the steps. "It seems your cabin boy did a bang-up job with those lifelines."

Silver and Jim playfully pushed each other as they chuckled lightly. Danica could only look at Jim. She couldn't understand why he had saved her from the fireball earlier.

"All hands accounted for, Mr. Arrow?" Amelia called out. Everyone looked around, but the first officer did not appear. "Mr. Arrow?"

Scroop came forward carrying a familiar hat. "I'm afraid Mr. Arrow has been lost," he said as he handed Amelia Mr. Arrow's hat. Everyone looked at each other incredulously. "His lifeline was not secured."

At that, all eyes went straight to Jim. Amelia's stern gaze dug into his core. Danica looked at him with wide eyes.

"No!" he insisted. "I checked them all!" He ran over to the mast where all the ropes were tied. There was no rope where Mr. Arrow's lifeline was supposed to be. "I did. I checked them all. They were secure. I swear!"

Amelia looked at him even harder. Danica's brow furrowed. Jim had proved himself to not be the kind of guy who did things halfway. If he knew they were secure, they had been secure. She looked over at Scroop and saw him smirking. That's when it hit her. Scroop must've cut his line and was now placing the blame on Jim! Her hands balled into tight fists, but a look from Silver prevented her from beating the lights out of him.

Amelia turned away from Jim and looked at the crew. "Mr. Arrow was a…fine spacer. Finer than most of us…could ever hope to be. But he knew the risks…as do we all. Resume your posts. We carry on."

Danica met Jim's eyes for a brief second before he took off in dejection. She sighed as the crew dispersed.

Later that night, she saw Jim sitting on the rope that led up to the mast. She came up beside it and put her arms onto the railing.

"You, uh…" she started. "You saved me. After I've been nothing but mean to you."

All she got was a small grunt in reply. Danica sighed.

"Look…what happened with Arrow…it wasn't your fault. Sometimes…sometimes accidents can happen."

"Don't you get it?" he screamed as he came down from the rope. His outburst surprised her, but she didn't flinch. She had grown used to surprises after living with someone like Silver. "I screwed up!" he continued. "For two seconds, I thought that maybe I could do something right, but…" He screamed in frustration and went over to the mast. "I just—" Danica looked at him sadly. "Just forget it. Forget it."

She sighed and slowly went over to him. "I know how you feel, Jim," she said softly, surprised with herself at how she was talking to him. "I used to be the exact same way. You feel like you have to prove yourself to everyone around you. But then I realized that the only person I ever have to prove anything to is myself. When you realize that, the sky's the limit!"

"The lass is right, Jim Hawkins," Silver said as he came up behind the pair. "You've got the makin's of greatness in ya, but you gotta take the helm and chart your course!" Danica felt her heart tear at the sight of Jim's eyes clouding over. He wasn't one to exhibit his emotions, especially if tears were involved. "Stick to it, no matter the squalls! And when the time comes you get the chance to really test the cut of your sails and show what you're made of, well, I hope I'm there, catchin' some of the light comin' off ya that day."

Danica looked at Silver in surprise. She had never known him to be so deep. Jim Hawkins was changing the both of them.

A tear fell out of Jim's eye and he leaned onto Silver's stomach. Silver looked over at Danica with wide eyes. She just looked back at him and shrugged her shoulders. Jim's body shook as he freely cried. Danica had never seen the poor boy so upset, and it inflamed her to know that Scroop was the cause of all this.

"There, there," Silver said as he patted Jim gently. "Lad, it's all right, Jimbo. It's alright." Silver hugged him tightly for a few seconds before awkwardly clearing his throat and gently pushing Jim off him. "Now, Jim, I, um…I best be gettin' about my watch, and the two of you's best be gettin' some shut-eye."

Despite the "tough girl" act Danica put on, her feminine side began to show and she walked down to the galley with Jim as she whispered words of encouragement to him.

There was definitely more to the boy than he was letting on.

It's always my favorite part in stories like this when the guy and the girl finally start getting along :)