_Delbert's POV_
I growled as they hit Amelia, "You low life bloody-" my isault was all too quickly interrupted as a butt of a gun smacked me in the back of my head I felt blood trickle down my neck as I snarled. "Oi lads lookie 'ere tha Doc 'as fallen for tha cap'm!" The fellow pirates laughed as my blood boiled even more. "Now tell us luva boy whures Jimbo?"
"As the captain told you we don't know!"
"Now Doc I dun believe dat, Nows imma ask ye again, .Jimbo?" He turned his robotic hand-damn that hand- into a gun pointing to Amelia's head. All my senses heighten she was in danger was he bluffing? How could I assume?
He pressed his finger on the trigger, "No! no wait h-"
"Doctor what are you doing?!" Amelia hissed for only me to hear, "He left us...he said he was going to steal a long boat and head off to try and find help." I lied through my teeth but I seen Amelia relax some. "Alrigh' den...'ell be back and when 'e dous we'll be waitin'"
He instructed them to tie Amelia and I up and throw us into the corner I literally mean throw. "That was brilliant thinking Delbert.." Amelia said in a raspy tone she was in pain and I knew it I hated it-wait Lorraine's children! I began to look around rapidly then seen them over at the far side. Poor kits looked screed out of their wits. Before long i perked my ears hearing the sound of footsteps and being gagged by pirates.
Soon James and Lorraine emerged from the tunnel hole they jumped down with BEN only a little bit ago. "Doc! Doc wake up I got the map!" James exclaimed excitedly. I wished i could tell him to run for it but silver emerged and took the map Jim looked over frantically at me and Amelia. Amelia tried to pull out of the pirates grasp only to be held tighter. Lorraine put up quite the fight though bringing out her gun and aiming it at silver's head. At that moment all weapons were drawn to Amelia and I. "Drop ye weapon Admiral or we'll shoot 'em." Silver smirked . Lorraine looked at Amelia who was rapidly shaking her head, "No Lori d-don't!"
"I promised mum and papa I'd watch ye.." She glared at Silver and dropped her pistol. "Good...now open dis." He commanded James who glared at him until Lorraine took it opened it and handed it back to James. "Dun act stupid with my sista and children lives in danger." she growled as a large replica of the planet hovering above our heads. "tie 'em up leave 'em with the others till we-" James closed the map and looked at Silver, "you want the map you're taking me too." Silver looked at him and chuckled, "We'll take 'em all. "
We all were loaded to a longboat and transported another end of the planet James and Lorraine hopped out with the others leaving Amelia and I to be left behind with Catan and Phoenix again . O course Meltdown was watching us. I sighed deeply, "all my life I've been dreaming of an adventure like this...i only wish i could have been...more helpful to you." I sighed glancing to Amelia. "Oh don't be were very helpful. Truly." Me? helpful? Please all I did was tell her how long till a wave came...I felt useless just like when Clara died..."Auntie amelia we're scared..." Phoenix mumbled..."I know darlings hold strong..." "I feel like such a useless weakling!" I said throwing my hands onto my lap..."with abnormally thin wrists..." That when I got an idea! "Erm excuse me...bruitish pirate? Is it that your body is too massive for your teeny tiny head or is it your head is too teeny tiny for your big fat body?!" I heard the kids giggle then stop when meltdown stomped over to us and picked me up by my collar, "I pumble you good!" perfect grammar there sir, "Yes! yes I'm sure you will but before you do I have one more question...is this yours?" I pressed my gun to his stomach to which he dropped me and quickly surrendered in the name of "Queen and empire". As I was untying the kids and Amelia the other pirates ran aboard our little craft shouting the planet was to blow.
"Alright gents this vessel is under new management if you wish to make it off alive." Amelia said standing...they all agreed rather quickly. About that time Amelia fell into my arms not blacked out but in sever pain. "S-ster us b-back to the Legacy Delbert..."
AMELIAS POV
I felt as if I would throw up as Delbert attempted to start the Legacy with the skill of an ignorant child.
"This button! Oh, oh no wait not that one...this one? Oh-nope, nope that's the security. Er….AH THIS ONE!" He slammed his finger down on a button and the gravity went off. Dumb ass. Luckily he pushed it again before we both were very far off the ground. The landing hurt, still.
"Delbert!"
"Yes?"
"It's the big red button!"
"But...you're never supposed to push the red button."
"Well you are now."
"But-"
"PUSH THE RED BUTTON DAMMIT!"
He hurriedly did so and the engines started up. "Thank you." He said. "Drive the damn boat." I replied.
So he drove the damn boat.
As he drove I was sure to give him directions. Slight movement for a tilt, more force for a turn. No breaks, be careful of your surroundings, don't hit anything, avoid the mess of burning metal rising up and down through our terrain. Don't get us killed. You know, the basics.
"WHICH WAY DO I GOOOOOOOO?!" Delbert shrieked rather girlishly.
"TOWARDS THE GIANT GREEN TRIANGLE YOU IGNORANT MONKEY!"
"THANK YOU!" He tightly turned the boat about, smashing the back end into a large chunk of planet.
"Dammit Delbert!" I sighed. That damage was not going to be easy to take care of.
"Hey, that sort of rhymes doesn't it!" He exclaimed. "Dammit Delbert...yeah it does!"
I wanted to put my head in a shredder. "STOP TALKING JUST GET TO THE DAMN TRIANGLE!"
We reached the portal, allowing both Jim and the dastardly Silver to board. Catan and Pheonix hugged Lorraine soon as she got on and refused to let go until she went to guard the pirates after checking on me like the good sister she is. Then Delbert guided the ship up again and began driving away from the exploding planet, debris hitting the ship as we went. My mind was flooded with the sounds about us as I directed Ben on how to use the new styled equipment the Legacy had. We then continued to find out we were going to die. Then I went back in time to hear Jim say we had to go back.
"Whot?!"
I exclaimed. He ran and started putting together a solar surfer with things from the ship.
"There's a portal back there!"
"Yes, but, Jim, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't that portal open up to a RAGING INFERNO?!"
"Yeah, but I'm gonna open a different door!"
He and Silver somehow managed to make a solar surfer. They exchanged some words and Jim set off.
Silver swooped around and looked at us. "Well?! You heard the lad! Turn this blasted heap around!"
I paused and thought. Well, you only live once, eh?
"Doctor, turn the ship around!"
Delbert sighed. "Aye, aye, captain."
And so we turned around and began flying towards the portal. Delbert was rather horrible at this as the planet was rising up in flames. He needed to turn.
"NO, NO, NO,NO TO THE RIGHT, THE RIIIIIGHT!"
"I KNOW, I KNOW, WILL YOU JUST LET ME DRIVE?!"
I stopped when he said that. No one had ever spoken to me like that, it was rather startling.
He guided the ship at top speed towards the portal. I glimpsed Hawkins maneuvering his solar surfer with expert skill….
Then Ben started to count down…
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