Chapter 2: Meet the Siblings and Boss
"So, how has everything been going with the crew today?" asked Miyako.
"Pretty good they actually listened to me today" said Kaoru
"Listened?" I laughed. "You were screaming your head off Kaoru."
"Shut up, Momoko, it's not like you can do any better." Kaoru replied.
I smirked, but didn't reply.
We were eating dinner in my cabin. We went around talking about what we were going to do when we arrived back on our home island. Our home is quite small,but it's home.I wouldn't want it any other way.
"I wonder if Boss will have a new mission for us when we get back." I asked.
"I hope so. I've been itching for some action lately." Kaoru said.
"I know what you mean. It's been so boring lately. All we've been getting is easy tasks." I said.
"Better than nothing, right?" Miyako whispered.
Karou and I looked at her thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess you're right." Kaoru said finally.
Miyako smiled a bit and took another bite of her food. We finished eating in silence. Miyako and Kaoru left to go to sleep or in Kaoru's case, command people on deck. I changed into something more fitting for sleep and dozed off. I'd be switching with Kaoru in a few hours and needed to have at least some strength.
The Next Day (Morning)
"Momoko." I heard as someone shook me awake.
"Yea?" I replied groggily. I rubbed my eyes and found it was Kaoru that was shaking me.
"Get up. We're gonna reach Luna Island soon." She said and walked out the door back to the deck.
I got up, washed my face in the basin on the table, and put on a big T-shirt and some slacks. I tucked the shirt in my pants and put my long orange hair in a low ponytail. I put on my boots and walked out the door to the deck where the rest of the crew, Kaoru, and Miyako were waiting for me.
"Morning, Captain Momoko!" said Princess in a cheery voice.
I smiled at her then walked over to the edge of the ship and looked over the railing. 'We're going to reach there in about an hour I can see the horizon already… hm maybe less.' I thought.
I felt someone move next to me and looked to my right. Miyako stood next time a smile on her face. If it was faint, but it was still there. I smiled back.
"It's been awhile since we've been home. Our last mission was a long one." I commented.
She nodded and looked over to our home island longingly. I stared at her for a while in thought. All of a sudden someone jumped on top of me. I was pushed into the railing and winced at the pressure against my chest. I opened my eyes to see Kaoru with a big grin on her face.
"We're almost home" she said.
"Wow considering how you acted yesterday, I wouldn't have guessed that you wanted to be home this badly." I said with a smirk.
She glared at me as I pushed her off me.
"Hey!" I heard her say. She was about to continue when Momo walked up to us.
"Captains" she said. "We're on the shore of Luna Island."
"Alright." I said then looked to the rest of the crew. "Let's dock and get off this rocking boat and on dry land!" I yelled.
"Yeah!" the crew cheered loudly and immediately got to work on docking and cleaning up everything to Boss' standards.
Miyako, Kaoru, and I went around making sure to double check everything, so we wouldn't get yelled at when our boss came to check his we finished docking we all got off and found our family members waiting for us.
"Big sister!" I heard a yell and saw my eight year old sister Kuriko waving excitedly at me with Kaoru's two brothers, Professor Utonium, and Ken with her. We quickly dismissed the crew and left with Professor Utonium and the rest of our families.
"Sister! Sister! How was your mission?" Kuriko asked jumping up and down.
"It went well. We succeeded," I told her with a smile. "and guess what?"
"What?" She asked.
"We're going to bring you Dai and Shou on our next mission."
Kuriko's face lit up after I said that. She ran ahead to Dai and Shou and told them her good news. I smiled watching her excitedly passing on the news. They both looked at back at me and I nodded. They smiled and went on walking to our home.
"So Professor" Miyako spoke quietly. "What is our next mission?"
"I don't know, Miyako," he replied. "You have to check in with Boss."
"Why don't we go check with him now?" Kaoru asked us.
"Sure" Miyako and I replied.
We bid our family goodbye and started walking to our Boss' mansion. When we reached the door, we knocked. A butler opened it for us seconds later. We walked in staring in awe at the changes since our last visit. Boss' mansion had gotten a bit brighter since we've left.
"Master Boss will be with you in a moment," the butler said motioning for us to sit.
Kaoru, Miyako, and I sat down on the couch and waited. It wasn't very long until we heard a 'you may enter' from down the hall. We stood up and walked to the door at the end of the hall and walked in.
"Boss! It's so good to see you again." Kaoru said with a grin.
Miyako and I nodded in agreement.
"So how was your mission? It went well I hope." our boss' booming voice asked.
"It went well," I replied. "We got back safe and sound in the Land of Stars. She asked us to stay for a while longer, which is why we are late."
"I see." Boss replied.
"So, are we on break now?" Kaoru asked leaning back in her seat and resting her hands behind her head.
"Since you just got back from a mission, yes you're on break. I'll have Teki notify you with any new missions." Boss replied.
We nodded and left the room quietly. We walked down the hallway stopping to look at the new additions. We reached our house in a couple minutes and walked in. Everyone was busy doing their daily chores.
"So were there any new missions?" Kaoru's older brother Dai asked.
"Nope. The Boss gave us a small vacation." Kaoru said.
"Why don't you three unpack your stuff and make sure you have all you need for your next mission." suggested Professor Utonium. "You girls are on call if needed after all."
"Of course." I replied and left to our rooms.
We walked into Miyako's room and unpacked our stuff making sure everything was there. We restocked all our weapons then made sure we had packed a medication bag for my sister and Dai, since they were the healers. By the time we were done it was sunset.
"We have everything we need?" I asked Miyako.
She nodded and Kaoru and I left the room.