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Disclaimer: I do not own Amelia, Jim, Doppler, Sarah, or any other Disney character I use.

Claim: I do in fact own Fae.

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The Benbow at night. Everyone in the dining area/bar, with very few customers left.

Jim began to pull open the door of the Benbow and as he did, a pink blob flew at him.

"Jimmy, Jimmy!" squealed the blob and snuggled up to Jim's cheek. Jim chuckled.

"I see BEN has been teaching you English." Morph gurgled and settled on Jim's shoulder.

"JIMMY!" Ben ran out and squished Jim.

"Hi BEN. Umm, BEN..., I can't... breathe..."

"Sorry, Jimmy." BEN dropped Jim, who took a few minutes to get his lungs back to a normal size and check for any broken ribs. Jim walked inside and went upstairs to his room, where he simply stared. Two tins beds were there, and all of his stuff was gone. He put his bags and board down and bolted downstairs.

"Mom, what happened to my room? Where's all my stuff?" Jim yelled. he paused as he saw his mother sitting at a table with Doppler. "Hey Doc." Sarah's face filled with guilt. Delbert remained quiet, but he wasn't missing a word.

"I made it into a room for the waitress and the bar girl." Sarah explained. Jim felt utter rejection. The bar girl who was putting away glasses flinched slightly, but kept at her task.

"You knew I was coming home! How could you do this?" Sarah looked around desperately.

"The reason is, Hawkins, is that I encouraged her to." Amelia's voice cut through the air from the doorway. She had been tying up the carriage. Jim was still confused. His mother and Amelia were close to best friends, but he was her son! Why would Amelia get a say in something like this?

"No offense, captain, but it's none of your business." Amelia laughed, walked in and sat down next to Sarah. Jim noticed that Doc seemed disappointed in the captain's seating choice.

"In this matter, it happens to be James. You don't need a room here if you won't be here." Jim stared at her.

"Why wouldn't I be here?"

"For an intelligent, youthful man, Hawkins, you can act rather stupid at times when it is most unnecessary. As you know, I haven't gotten a permanent First mate yet." Jim's face broke into one of delight. "My acting First Mate is debating a change in career, so using my various connections within the Navy, I have convinced them that you deserve to act as First mate on my next voyage." Amelia's face was smug, not many captains could pull off what she did. Jim knew this and instantly questioned it.

"But, how? I've only been there for three years!" Amelia's face changed to her usual emotionless one.

"I make friends with the right people. For example, the Admiral's secretary." Amelia stated this as if it were the obvious.

"Why would that help?" JIm knew Amelia wouldn't like his curiosity, but Sarah and the doc were just as intrigued.

"I know how people work Jim. I've known her for over a decade and I was the maid of honor at her wedding to the Admiral." Realization and confusion dawned on Jim's face. He couldn't see the captain being all buddy-buddy with someone let alone stand in a dress at their wedding.

"Now that we're all done with my social life." continued Amelia. "Perhaps it is best if we discuss the voyage. We are to explore one of the unexplored areas of the galaxy. Since we did not in fact know of Treasure Planet's existence, we shall journey there and continue beyond. We shall have a top notch navigator," Delbert's face shone with joy, he missed the guilty look in Amelia's eyes. She continued as if she had seen nothing. "Mapping everything as we go along, with a crew trained in defensive maneuvers and of varied types and languages in case we come across a new aliens yet unknown."

"The trip to Treasure Planet took a long time, I'd miss my final year of school." Amelia nodded.

"Which is what made it so difficult to request you. A deal has been created, if you choose to take this voyage, I and few other esteemed individuals will evaluate you during and at the end of the voyage and deem whether you are worthy to become a captain or not. The Interstellar Academy has assured me they will give you your certificate if you do well." Jim's face glowed with excitement. "Don't take this too lightly James. I plan to teach you personally and have you work with all the different areas of a ship." Jim nodded, unable to speak.

"So Jim, the only thing left to say is that are you coming?" Delbert questioned, as everyone looked to JIm, even Morph who had been attempting to steal a cookie from the plate in the middle of the table.

"Do you even have to ask? I accept captain." As he saluted Amelia, he watched her eyebrow raise.

"Don't mock me, Hawkins." she said lightly, not really wanting to scold him. Jim's attention was turned away from her as Sarah began to ask him questions again. She smiled at Jim, but when her eyes landed on Doppler, who was attempting to wrestle the cookie away from Morph, her worries returned. He expected to be the navigator and she didn't know if he could be or not.

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So, that's chapter 2.