Ar:Hi everyone! I hope you enjoy the new chapter! The song that Al will be singing is Someone's Waiting for you from The Rescuers.

Chapter 5: How we first met

The next morning,

Jim wakes up and headed to the main deck. Jim made it to the main deck and spotted Al feeding Snowflake in a caring expression. Jim smiles warmly as he looks at Al's smiling face.

"Enjoying the view?" The voices asks him from behind as he jumps a bit from the surprise. He turns around and realized that it was just Sabrina and her sisters looking at him suspiciously and protectively.

"You three surprised me for a bit." Jim confessed to them as they still looked at him the same way.

"Listen Hawkins! We know all about your heroic tale, but let's get one thing straight!" Samantha told Jim in a strict protective tone.

"If you hurt our Captain in any way, You'll be slice to pieces!" Solar said to him in a threatening tone as she glares at him. Jim was not scared of the two older sisters one bit.

"Jim! If you hurt my friend, I will kill you!" Sabrina said to Jim with a smile on her face as a dark aura surrounded her. Jim was scared of Sabrina in a heartbeat because Al is like a sister she wish she had.

"Crystal!" Jim agrees quickly and headed towards the main deck to work on his task of the day.

"Morning Pleiades!" Al greeted Jim as she gave him a wink.

"Morning Captain!" Jim greeted back as he plays along Al's game.

"What is my task for today?" Jim asks Al in curiosity, hoping that she would go easy on him.

"You will be helping Silver and your mother with the cooking today! Enjoy!" Al told hi his task as she walks away from Jim, knowing that he was pissed off that he has cooking duty again. That put a smile on Al's face. Since Jim's expressions amuses her, she was content and whistles for Snow. Snow ran towards her and Al began to pet her head lovingly.

"Come on Snow! Lets head to the office and get some work done." Al said to her friend as they headed to her working corders.

Once Snow and her left, Jim sighs in frustration as he slumps his shoulders.

"Looks like she got you good Jimbo!" Silver said to the young lad as he pats him on the back.

"She's just so! UGH!" Jim said to Silver as he still felt angry.

"That mean's she's letting u in her circle Jimbo!" Silver explains to Jim happily.

"Her circle?" Jim asks Silver in confusion.

"Her circle of trust Jimbo!" Silver explains to him once more.

"Besides, she reminds me of ya lad!" Silver told Jim as Nostalgia hit him in a good way. Jim looks at Silver and felt that today is the day to ask him about the Stubborn Captain.

"Silver…." Jim said to him.

"Yes Jimbo?" Silver asks him as he looks at him happily.

"How did you met Captain?" Jim asks Silver in curiosity. The question caught Sarah, Ben, Amelia, Morph and Delbert's attention.

"Actually, I am curious to know how you and Ms. Allison met?" Amelia asks the Pirate in curiosity as well. Hearing their captain's name in Amelia's mouth, the rest of Al's crew headed straight to Silver to know as well.

"Since everyone is wants to know about Lil Ally n I, I will tell all of ya the story of our first meeting!" Silver told everyone as he found a barrel and sat on top of it.

"It all started thirteen years ago….." Silver started out his story in an nostalgic tone.

13 years ago in Lady Thieves

Silver's POV

My Pirate crew and I were heading to Lady Thieves to unwind and come up with a new scheme for treasure.

During our usual visits to the bar, something felt different than the other visits. I didn't know what it was at the time, but It was gut like feeling. I was about to go to talk to Melissa at the time, but their was an interruption of laughter and whining surrounding me.

"Grrrr! Looks like the Cat thought of having women and their snot nose brats come to a bar made SPECIALLY for pirates and thieves like us!" Scroop said to us in annoyance as he spotted toddlers playing and infants crying in their mothers arms.

He was right.

It looked like Melissa thought of a mother and child special today, since she was still pregnant with her son at the time.

"I'll go talk to her. Don't cause ANY trouble this time you idiots. ESPECIALLY you Scroop!" I told my crew in my imitating tone as I saw them cowering in fear. I knew that meant they understood.

So I headed Back Stage and spotted Pregnant Melissa talking with Ronald about something that must have been important, but I wasn't a patient Cyborg when It comes to Children whining and shouting. It would give me headaches.

At the time, I hated children.

So I went up to Ronald and Her with a serious expression on my face. Ronald spotted me and left Melissa politely knowing that its a danger zone when it comes to Melissa and I disagreeing to certain events.

"MELISSA!" I shouted her name in annoyance.

"What is it now John?" Melissa asked me in annoyance as well.

"What were you thinking bringing Mums and their snot nosed brats to a bar for Pirates and Thieves ONLY?!" I asked her questionably. Melissa looked even more annoyed.

"I'm Pregnant remember! I thought I could invite my friends and their children for some fun and enjoyment!" Melissa replied to me bluntly. I know that she's pregnant, but it doesn't changed the fact that it was causing some damage between mothers vs Thieves and Pirates.

"I know that! I just don't think that it's wise for mothers and their snot nosed brats! Their causing damage!" I explained to her in anger as I stated the facts to this situation.

"Then the customers and you should get use to it! It's my shop and I can do whatever I want with it!" Melissa explained to me as she tried not to over stress herself. I'm trying to tell her that this will make her even more stressed than she already was.

CRASH!

Melissa and I heard a crash and he headed back the others.

Once we made it to the front, we saw Mothers arguing with pirates and thieves, children and infants were crying and my crew was about to become violent.

It was a insanity over insanity!

I looked at Melissa as If she was going into stress overload. She is only Nine four months pregnant! She shouldn't be over stressing herself. I went over to my crew to stop them from becoming violent and Melissa was trying to stop the mothers and customers from fighting.

I thought it was going to be chaos, until I heard footsteps coming from the stage. My eyes quickly spotted a small hooded person in the center of the stage for ten seconds and then I went back to stopping my Idiotic crew.

All of a sudden, We all heard the bar's band began to play a soothing song which made the children stop crying and the rest of us turn our heads to see what is going on. We all looked at the little person in a white dress with a black hooded cloak on her head. As the person took off the cloak and showed us her innocent face. She began to take a deep breath and began to open her mouth as if she was going to sing.

Be Brave little one

Make a wish for each sad little tear

Hold your head up

Though no one is near

Someone's waiting for you

I was shocked! To see a little lassie like her sing so beautifully. The toddlers sat near the stage, the infants were looking at the lil song bird, the thieves, Mothers, Pirates, Melissa and I began to sit in our seats as we listened to this wonderful voice.

Don't cry little one

There'll be a smile

Where a frown use to be

You'll be part of the love that you see

Someone's waiting for you

I looked at the lil Lass face in wonder, her eyes look sad as she sang to us. I was curious to know why.

Always

Keep a little prayer In your pocket

And you're sure to see the light

Soon there'll be joy and happiness

And your little world

Will be bright

The Lil lass looked at each and everyone of us as she kept on singing her lovely tune, and this is coming from a pirate like me. The Lil lass walks towards the children and goes down to their level to sing to them.

Have Faith little one

'Til your hopes

And your wishes come true

You must try to be brave little one

Someone's waiting~

To Love~

You~

The music began to ending soothingly as it slowly fades out. The Lil lass stood back up and stood still quietly for a second and was about to leave until we all erupted out of our seats and began to clap for her.

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

The lass looked surprised, but showed a small happy smile and bowed before leaving the stage. Her singing was so beautiful that my own crew and I had a tear running down the side of our faces.

The crowd settled and the band began to play happy music as every single customer in the bar were chatting with each other happily. It was a miracle.

I went back up to Melissa to ask her about the lil lass who sung so beautifully.

"Melissa! Who was that lil lass on yer stage?" I asked her in curiosity.

"She's my new employee! I found her in the streets of our planet all sad and depressed. So I brought her in, nurtured her and gave her some simple things to do at the bar." Melissa replied to me with a small sad smile on her face.

"You know something about her?" I asked her once more. She sighed at me and patted my shoulder.

"It's not my place to tell you." Melissa told me sadly as she sighed once again.

"I can let you talk to her if you want…" Melissa suggested to me happily. I nodded my head yes and followed her back stage once again to meet the lil lass.

Once we made it back stage for the second time,

I heard Ronald talking to her.

"You were AMAZING Allison!" Ronald complimented her happily as he patted her head gently. Is that her name?

"Thank you Ronald!" I heard the lil lass replied.

Melissa nudged me as I she was saying "Are you ok". I nodded me head once again as she was about to call her name.

"Ally! Their is someone who would like to meet you!" Melissa called to her happily. The lil lass named Ally ran towards us and hid behind Melissa shyly.

"John, meet Allison Alexandra Lilliana Scott! Allison, this is John Silver!" Melissa introduced us to each other. The lil lass looked up at me with her innocent hazel eyes. I bent down to her level and offered my hand to her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Allison!" I greeted her kindly. I'd never done this type of thing for a child before.

"You don't have to call me by my full name…" The lil lass spoke to me gently yet shyly.

"What do you want me to call you?" I asked her curiously.

"Most people call me…Al" The lil lass replied to me softly. I felt that calling her "Al" didn't feel right to me.

"Is it alright if I call you Lil Ally?" I asked her kindly. The lil lass grabs my hand gently and smiled so bright that it blinded me.

"It's ok with me Mr. Silver!" The lil lass told me happily as if she made a friend for the first time.

End of Flashback~

"After we met, I introduced her to my Pirate crew and she introduced me to her companion. We've been together ever since." Silver told the crew as they all looked shocked.

"Even as a child, she was all alone.." Sabrina said out loud as she sighs sadly.

"Aye lassie. She has a lot of chains that she needs to get rid of." Silver told Sabrina since she knows about Al's dark past.

"It doesn't make sense! I have to talk to General Alan about this!" Jim thought to himself in a firm expression.

"Why is everyone surrounding John?" A voice asked the group curiosity. Everyone turns around and realized it was their Captain standing behind them with Snow at her side.

"They jus wanted to know the story of how we first met Captain!" Silver explains the situation to Al happily.

"Oh really! To be honest, it was going to be a war between customers vs. mothers." Al said to everyone as she giggles to herself as she thought about how they first met.

"It was! I think It's about time that we get back to work!" Silver said to the others as he got up from the barrel and began to dust himself off.

"He's right you know! Let head to work! We are almost there!" Al said to everyone happily as she was about to head back in her work office. Everyone headed back to work, and Jim went to him room to communicate with General Alan. The general gave Jim a communicator to give him a report about their journey to Slither planet.

Jim turns on his communicator and General Alan appears on the screen.

"Hawkins! Here to give me a report on the journey to Slither Planet?" General Alan asks Jim in a serious tone.

"Yes Sir! We are getting close to our destination." Jim replies to General Alan in a affirmative tone.

"Thats good. How is my niece?" Alan asks Jim with worry in his eyes.

"Good. Um...Sir, I wanted to ask you something?" Jim asks Alan in a serious tone.

"What is the question Hawkins?" Alan asks him in a curious tone.

"Did Captain Al stayed with you?" Jim asks him the question that was bugging him. General Alan went silent for a few seconds before he spoke once again. Jim notices the sadness in his eyes.

"She use to….until…"Alan was replying to Jim's question.

"Sir is their something about Captain that I shouldn't know about?" Jim asks Alan in a serious tone once more.

"No Hawkins…..She ran away." Alan replies to Jim as he felt a sad sigh approaching him.

"Ran away!? But why!? Your her Uncle!?" Jim asks General Alan in surprise.

"Hawkins! Their were a bunch of things that happened during that time!" General Alan replies to Jim in a sincere tone.

"Sorry for asking you Sir." Jim apologizes to Alan with sincerity in his voice as well.

"It's alright Hawkins. Just let me know what else happens during your Journey to Slither Planet." Alan told Jim in a serious tone once more.

"Yes Sir! Until then." Jim said to Alan as he bid him goodbye. Jim turns off the communicator and headed to the kitchen to help out Silver and his mother.

Back at Montressor,

General Alan was in his office and looks at a picture of Al and him when she was young before the event happened.

~Flashback~

Alan's POV

I was heading to Allison's room to see how see was doing. It has been three months since the incident with her parents. Her father is my little brother and his wife is like a sister to me. Allison and I both miss them dearly. I would check on her since she took it harder after we both saw it happened.

Knock Knock Knock

"Allison!" I called her name from her bedroom door. Maybe she didn't hear me?

Knock Knock Knock

"Allison! It's uncle Alan! I came to check up on you!" I called outside the door again. That's strange? She always answers back from her room.

"I'm coming in Allison!" I told her as I began to open her door. I open the door fully and I didn't spot my niece in her room. I went inside her blue and white colored room to check if she is hiding somewhere.

No sign of her. I'm starting to get worried. I was about to leave her room until I spotted a letter that has my name on it. I open up the letter and began to read the letter.

Dear Uncle Alan,

I do not want you to feel ashamed of me anymore.

So I decided to go on a journey to find out who I am.

I don't belong here!

Maybe it's because I'm different?

Maybe it reminds me of my parents?

I will return to you someday when I'm ready!

I love you

Al~

I ran out of the room and headed outside to get to the ship hoping to god that it hadn't left.

I went to the decks and saw no sign of the Ship.

"ALLISON!" I shouted her name in the starry sky.

~End Flashback~

Alan sighs and puts the picture down. Alan knew that she left because she wasn't ready to move on, unless she figures out who she is. He looks at the ceiling and hopes that his niece and his cadet are safe and secured.

Ar: hope you enjoy!

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