Chapter Five

Jim refused to make eye contact with the Captain. He could hear his wooden leg hit the ground every so often as he came all the closer to them. Jim wondered what in the world was going to happen to them now. That is, until the Captain spoke.

"Jimbo?" He said, "What in th' name o Davy Jones Locker?! Release all of 'em!" The Captain demanded.

Now released, Jim ran over to the old, crusty fellow, "What have you been up to, old man?!" He smiled, hugging him.

"Stayin' out o trouble, like I sa—" Suddenly a voice cut in, sharp and womanly, "SILVER!"

"Aye…" Silver's hand went to his forehead.

"Who's that?" Jim asked.

"That just be me lady…" He explained, not seeming too enthusiastic about it, "But look atcha! Growin' up, and eh…" He leaned to whisper in Jim's ear, "Who might th' young lady be witcha?"

"That's Luna Blackstar…" They both looked over at her as she dusted off her dress, "We're taking her back to her planet… and I'm looking for the spear of Corin… she so happens to live where the spear is located…" Jim explained.

"Ah, I see. She be a very beautiful one… I'm surprised atcha Jimbo, why ain'tcha made a move on the girl?" Silver said. However, before they were able to continue the conversation a very angry black haired woman came stomping out of the galley on the black ship.

"What did I tell you about captives?!" She raised her voice, sending chills up everyone's spines.

"Aye, me sweet, I was catchin' up with Jimbo here." He said, patting Jim's back.

"Jim? You mean Jim Hawkins?" Her tone changed to a much nicer one, "So nice to finally meet you! Whenever Silver talks about you, it's as though you're his son. My name is Victoria."

"Nice to meet you, Victoria." Jim replied.

The woman's green eyes looked over at Luna, "And this fair young girl, who might you be?"

"I am Luna." She bowed her head.

"Very nice, very nice indeed." Victoria said, "Where are you from, Luna?"

"Utopia." She rose back up.

"The planet Utopia… hm, I thought as much. No lady I've ever seen is as fair as you." Victoria complimented her.

"Sorry about yer ship, Jimbo." Silver apologized, "We can stop at the nearest port to have 'er fixed up."

"How far out of the way is that?" Jim asked.



"Just a few miles up ahead's all. Possibly a day or two, we can tow yer ship alongside ours." Silver suggested.

"That would be a good idea." Jim replied.

"A good idea indeed!" Delbert said, outraged, "Us with pirates?! Amelia would be positively –"

"Now now," Silver motioned his hands calmly, "No need to be worked up over such things…"

"C'mon Doc," Jim said, "We need some help, and these guys are all we've got."

"Oh, very well then." Delbert said, defeated, "It is best we get back to bed, lest our internal clocks all become confused."

Everyone bid each other goodnight once more. Jim heard the thumping that Tiny kept complaining about, however, this could be just due to the fact that they were attached to Silver's ship. The next day came all too soon. There wasn't a moment that went by that Jim wasn't attached to Silver's side, asking him questions about where he'd been and what he'd been doing with his life.

"Jim?" Luna approached him, likely wanting to ask a question.

"Huh?" He looked over at her

"I need to ask –"

"Hold on Luna…" He stopped her mid sentence.

Jim became more and more involved in the story that Silver was telling, "Wow…" Jim said, listening intently. Luna held her head down and decided to wait until a further convenient time for Jim. Dinner would probably be the best time, he was usually relaxed and more open to listen to her.

Dinner time came and was served, it was a little later than usual, though, because twice the food had to be made for both of the ship's crew members. Jim and Luna sat across from each other, as always. Silver and Victoria sat in the seats next to them. Victoria fussing about how long it was taking and Silver burying his face in his hand because of her impatience. Silver leaned over to Jim, "I may have to abandon ship if this keeps up…" The two of them laughed.

"Jim, I need to tell you –" Luna began.

"Yeah, yeah," Jim said, "Tell me later." He'd put her off again.

With a heavy sigh, Luna picked at the plate in front of her. Feeling more than a little ignored, she decided to wander around the ship.

"Utopia doesn't exist, that's what they're all sayin'…" An eerie looking crew member from Silver's ship said to her.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"It isn't real, it was destroyed…. Either way, it doesn't exist…" He said.



"I cannot afford to believe that." Luna said, taking her stand on the matter. Only to shortly recognize that the crew member wasn't really all there in the first place, as he laughed maniacally and backed away from where they were standing.

Luna sighed and reflected on the moments that she was with her Father, how Jim was treating her now reminded her of just that. But, she knew she was likely to end up spending the rest of her life alone. She came into this situation believing that and that's where she was going to stay. Despite the fact that Jim had brought her hopes up and then dashed them down so easily. She wouldn't get upset… right?

Back in at the large dinner table, Jim began asking yet more questions, "So what do you know about Corin's spear?" He asked Silver.

"From my understandin', Corin was a nasty fellow, his species was about that of little Morphy's…" Silver began. Morph started morphing into the story as it was told.

"Wow, a shape shifter…" Jim thought out loud. Morph grinned, making a small sound of happiness.

Silver added, "He was wanderin' the galaxies, destroyin' homes and entire planets, in fact…" Morph became an entire planet, then blew it up.

"That is," Victoria cut in, "Until he met the Utopian people. There, it was said he fell in love with one of the royals…" Jim was completely submersed in the story, she continued, "A queen or a princess of some sort, most likely a princess. I think a couple of the queens died."

"What's the spear got to do with it, then?" Jim was confused.

"The spear was for the King of Utopia. He always went into battle with it." Victoria explained, "It was also said to have some sort of special power. I believe that you will find it pierced into Corin's very own heart." Morph turned into a beautiful spear.

"That's interesting, this bad guy, Corin, died and he had a thing for the princess. Wonder how that happened." Jim thought out loud some more.

"Simple," Victoria answered his thoughts, "The princess didn't love him. He was a murderous liar, and she felt that he would only use her to rule the entire planet. Whether or not he was really in love with her, he was power hungry, and that was what it would turn into. He begged and he pleaded with her to marry him, but, she would not. It is believed that he went crazy and destroyed most of the civilization on Utopia, Luna may be the last survivor for all we know…"

Jim huffed a breath with all of these thoughts on his mind, finally realizing something, "Where's Luna? She had something she was going to tell me."

The three of them looked around the room, unable to find her.

"Morph!" Jim called him over, "Go down to her room and let me know if she's there, okay?"

Morph nodded and went down to Luna's room. Searching the rest of the ship, she was absolutely nowhere to be found. Morph returned with a satisfied look, informing Jim that Luna was asleep.

"Hey, Ebony…" Jim said, "How close are we to the nearest spaceport?"

"Not too much longer, Sir Hawkins." She informed him, manning the ship, "I suggest you get some rest."