Ar: Hi everyone! There are two songs that you might know! The songs are: I stand alone & Looking through your eyes! For Looking through your eyes: Italics are Al's, Bold is Jim, Underline is harmonies, Underline Italics are Al's mind, Underline Bold is Jim's mind and All three is harmonies together in their mind! P.s. I tried to do the language part for I stand alone!
Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Confessions and Romances
At the Main Deck,
Everyone was taking some blankets, food and tents since they are staying at this place until given instruction. Jim and the others couldn't help but be amazed by the Jungle like environment all around them. It was incredible.
"Jim! Allison!" Jim and Al turned around spotted his mom running towards them in worry. Sarah made it to the two of them and check to make sure they were ok.
"Thank goodness you two are ok." Sarah said to the two of them in relief. Al forgot how it felt to have a mother worry about you.
"We're ok mom. Don't worry." Jim said to his mother in a calm tone to reassure her that they're alright. Al smiles sadly at them and headed straight to Isaac.
"How long will it take for the engine to be repaired Isaac?" Al asks him in curiosity.
"Knowing me, it'll probably be fixed in two days!" Isaac replies to Al with a smile on his face. This made Al relieved and happy. After that, she decided to check and made sure that everyone else wasn't injured in the attack.
Once she finished checking everyone, Al told them about the repairs and also told them they will be camping here for now.
Al noticed that they needed some wood for a fire. Al took grabbed her Sword and laser gun just in case.
"I'm going to find some wood for the fire! Harrison and Amelia, you guys hold the fort." Al instructed them in a caring yet serious tone.
"Aye Captain!" Harrison and Amelia replies to Al as they made sure everyone is fine and we have enough food.
"Snow! Morph! You two will be guarding the fort to make sure no Poison fang Pirate enters this part of the planet." Al told her friend as she pets Snowflakes head softly and tickles Morphs cheek. Snowflake and Morph nodded and went back to the group. Al was about to head out until Silver began to speak.
"If you're going to get wood, take Jimbo with you!" Silver told her as he pushed Jim forward to where she is standing. Al didn't want to argue, so she nodded in agreement as she handed Jim a Sword and a Laser gun for protection.
The two of them began to head on their journey.
"Are you sure it would be a good idea to pair those two together? They REALLY aren't the best of buddies!" Ben told Silver in nervousness with a hint of curiosity.
"It'll be fine! I know those two Pups will be ok." Silver replies to Ben as he pats his robotic shoulder and headed back to help Sarah carry the food.
With Al and Jim,
They were searching for wood in the jungle like forest as Jim still looked starstruck from entering this planet. Al glanced at him and notice that one of the vines were about grab him. Al ran towards him, grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the vines as the two of them fell on the ground.
"What!?" Jim asks her in shock.
"You were almost began one of the Trap Vines prisoner! I basically saved your life!" Al replies to him annoyed. Jim's eyes widen in shock as he saw the vine sliding back into place.
"Thanks." Jim said to her kindly. Al rolled her eyes, got up and began to walk once more with Jim right behind her.
"To be honest! I don't need you here to protect me! I am no damsel in distress!" Al said to Jim angrily as they were still walking.
"About what I said.." Jim said to Al, until she stops him from speaking.
"I don't need you're pity! I know this planet from the back of my hand! Besides, I stand alone." Al said to him and turns back around began to walk.
Like every tree~
Stands on its own~
Al looks up at the sky for a bit before looking at the forest.
Reaching for sky
I stand alone~
Al glances at Jim for a bit before continuing.
I share my world~
With no one else~
All by myself~
Al stopped walking for a minute.
I stand~
Alone~
Jim felt the guilt returning as she began to walk once more. Jim follows her as he listen to her words.
I know the sound of each rock and stone~
And I embrace what others fear~
Al turns around to Jim and points at him as she explains to him.
You are not to roam in this forgotten place~
With the likes of me are welcome here~
Al turns back around as she expressed to Jim passionately about Slither Planet.
Everything breathes~
And I know each breath
For me it means life
For others, it's death
Al twirls around the place as they headed to shady tree spot.
It's perfectly imbalanced
Perfectly planned
More than enough
For this Woman
Jim wonders why they stopped at the shady tree spot. Then all of a sudden the spot they stopped at began rise upwards. Which scared Jim for a second.
Like every tree
Stands on it's own
Reaching for the sky
I stand alone~
I share my world ~
With no one else~
All by myself ~
I stand alone~
The ground stopped moving and reached a secret bridge among them. Al held a hand for Jim. Jim grabs her hand, stood up, released her hand and headed to the end of the bridge where they stopped once more at a wall.
Al began to speak in a different language.
ye ye~
wan ti~
na~
The walls opens to a beautiful waterfalls like spring which impressed Jim even more as he began to understand why she loves it here.
"Wow!" Jim said to himself softly. They began to walk through the wall.
"What about Montressor? It's your home as well?" Jim asks her in curiosity.
Al shook her head in a negative way as she continues to explain to him about her world.
I've seen your world
With these very eyes
Jim wanted to be closer to her as she explains but she puts her hand in front of him to give her some space.
Don't come any closer
Don't even try
Al wrapped her arms around herself as she gets to the personal part of her explanation.
I've felt all the pain
And I've heard all the Lies
But in my world there's no compromise~
Al grabs Jim's hand, began to ran to the end which he thought was a dead zone. He was wrong. They went towards the end, she interacted Jim to sit quickly. Jim obeyed when they were at the end. He realized that their was a slide at the end. He was enjoying this feeling until they hit the water.
Al and Jim risen from the water and realized that they were riding on an aquatic Whale like creature as it swam through the waterfall, wetting their heads.
Like every tree
Stands on it's own
Reaching for the Sky
I stand alone~
Then these colorful kite like creatures were flying circles around them until they fled to their own destination.
I share my World~
With no one Else~
All by myself~
I stand Alone~
Jim spotted other aquatic creatures leaping in the water happily.
All by myself~
I stand alone~
Al began to stand on the aquatic Whale like creature that they are riding as she felt the wind blowing in the wind.
All by~
Myself~
I~
Stand Alone~
The Whale like creature stops at a certain place in the jungle like forest. The two of them got off of the Whale like creature and began to search for wood once more.
"What did we just ride on?" Jim asks Al as they were walking in a different spot in the Jungle like forest.
"His name is Warren. He is an aquatic flying Whale." Al replies to him in a nonchalant tone.
"A flying whale?" Jim asks in curiosity with a hint of confusion.
"Warren is a aquatic species that can live and breathe on water and air. They have the ability to fly as well." Al replies to him as she rolls her eyes in annoyance.
"If you're wondering about the flying creatures, they are Solar flyers. They are a flying species that looks like Solar sails on a Solar surfer." Al said to him in an angry tone as she feels the twigs that are on the ground to see if they are good for burning.
"Listen Allison I know I messed up, but you need to let people in." Jim said to her in a calm caring tone.
"I TRIED THAT AND I REALIZED THAT IT'S BETTER TO BE ALONE!" Al shouts mildly at Jim as she puts the twigs back on the ground and stood back up once again. Jim heard the sadness in her tone.
"Their's something else that she is hiding." Jim thought to himself as they continued to search for burnable wood.
Al heard the leaves shaking in fright. Al's eyes widen in shock as she knew that they are here.
"Duck for cover!" Al softly told Jim in a serious tone. Jim knew what she meant when she told him to "Duck for cover." Al and Jim ran behind the trees as they saw laser shots heading towards them. Al and Jim began to shoot at the directions that Poison Fang's laser guns are in. As the battle went on, Al realized that she was running out of bullets for her laser gun.
"HAWKINS' FALL BACK!" Al shouts to Jim in a serious tone. Jim nodded and was about to fall back when all of a sudden…
ZAAAAP!
"Ugh!" Jim grunts in pain as he held his left side. Al saw what happened and was shocked.
"JIM!" Al shouted his name as she ran towards him without any laser's hitting her. Al grabs Jim before he fell to the ground. Al's eyes widen in fear when she saw the bleeding coming from his left side.
"We need to get to shelter now!" Al thought to herself as she supports Jim. Al remember a place in Slither Planet that she would go to as her secret base where she founded healing ointments. Luckily, the path they're on can lead them towards the base in three minutes flat.
"Hold on Jim! Were heading to a place that I know." Al told Jim as he still held on to his bleeding side. Al and Jim began to follow the path to her Secret base without getting hit by lasers. She also realized that the laser also hit Jim's right shoulder as she began to help him walk to their destination. Al knew that they need something to distract the Poison fang's minions. So, she whistled loudly and the Trap vines began to head towards the minions direction.
"That will save us some time." Al thought to herself as they continued their Journey to her Secret base.
As two minutes went by, it began to get a little dark and cloudy. Jim passed out which made Al's worries increase.
"Just a little longer Jim! Just a little longer." Al thought to herself as she looks at Jim with fear, nervousness and worry.
They finally made it to Al's secret base on time before the cloudiness would either become a thunder storm or a heavy rainstorm.
Al took Jim inside a big cave aka her "Secret base" and grabbed her tools that she hid inside her base to create the healing ointment. She grabs a green flower like leaf, a glow flower seed, some berries and a drop of nightly dew. She puts the ingredients in her mixing bowl and began to stir the items together.
Once she finished stirring, She went to Jim and rubs the ointment on his right shoulder and his left side.
"Come on Jim! Stay with me please!" Al thought to herself as she hoped and prayed that Jim's wounds would heal quickly. Al saw the wounds healing and sighs in relief as she smiles at a sleeping Jim.
Two hours later,
The cloudiness disappeared and showed a starry night sky.
Jim slowly opened his eyes and realized that he is in some type of cave. Jim began to sit up and felt no more pain. Jim looks at his shoulder and side to see no scars shown.
"Al must've healed me while I was passed out." Jim thought to himself as he smiles kindly. Jim looks to his right and saw Al siting at the cave opening in sadness.
"Slither Planet has been my home my entire life." Jim heard Al began to talk. Jim figured that she still thinks that he is asleep.
"Everyone was happy! Until Poison Fang came along and destroyed everything." Al continues her story as Jim listens from behind.
"When my Mom and Dad died, It was only my uncle and I. He took me in since he was the only person left in my family. It was okay, but then people began to talk about "how I am a burden to the General" or "That girl has no mommy or daddy!" or even a " It's a good thing she's rich, that way our boys can have her parents inheritance!" Al continues her story as Jim's eyes widen and shock.
"I felt as if I didn't belong in Monstressor or anywhere! I was just the girl who's "rich parents" died on a planet that is a so called myth to them! I thought that I was the girl who's family was killed by pirates because she exist! So I wrote a letter to my uncle and try to find myself along the way! I made a vow to not let anyone come in my circle! That way, people wouldn't die or get hurt because of me." Al still explains to Jim as her tears ran down her face.
"I realized you were right. No matter what I do alone, I should ask for help from time to time." Al admitted to Jim as he began to walk to her quietly.
"Instead, you got injured and it's all my fault!" Al admits as well and more tears ran down her face.
Al felt something holding her left shoulder. Al turns around realized it was Jim.
"Jim!" Al cried out as she enters his embrace.
"Shhh~ You're wrong." Jim told her lovingly as he held her in his warm embrace.
Jim looks up at the Starry Sky and realized how much Al means to him during these three/four months together. Jim realized that he cares for her in a loving way. Jim was going to cheer her up and let her know his feelings for her. Jim took a deep breathe and sang as he held Al:
Look at the Sky~
Tell me what do you see~
Al stops sniffling as she heard Jim singing to her. Al looks at the Starry night sky with tears still in her eyes.
Just close your eyes
And describe it to me~
Jim gently took her chin and made her face him.
The Heavens are sparkling
With Starlight tonight~
Jim uses his left hand and wipes away Al's tears lovingly.
Thats what I see
Through your eyes~
Al was shock with happiness and began to smile at him lovingly. Then Al held his face lovingly as she began to sing to him.
I see the Heavens~
Each time that you smile~
I hear your heartbeat
Just go~
On for miles~
Al began to caress his face lovingly as he relaxes in her touch.
And suddenly I know
My life is worth while~
That's what I see
Through your eyes~
Jim's hand touches her as they began to sing together.
That's what I see~
Through your eyes~
They got out of the cave and began to explore the beauty of the planet in the night as their hands were intwined.
Here in the night~
I see the sun~
Al and Jim looked around the Jungle like forest as they look at each other lovingly.
Here in the dark
Our two Hearts
Are one~
One of the little moving grounds purposely move up a bit on Al's side which made her jump. Jim caught her by her waist and Al wraps her arms around his neck as he spins her around.
It's out of our hands~
We can't stop what we~
Have begun~
Jim stops spinning her around as they look into each others eyes lovingly and passionately.
And love just took me by surprise~
Looking through~
Your eyes~
Jim puts her down as they ran back to the river path and saw warren waiting for them as if he knew this was going to happen. Jim got on first an held out his hand for Al. Al grabs his hand sat next to him as Warren began to give them a romantic ride of Slither planet.
I see a night I~
Wish could last forever~
As they were riding on Warren, small heart shaped fireflies were glowing in the trees lovingly.
I see a world we're~
Meant to see together~
Warren swam faster as he slides down the waterfall as Al held on to Jim excitingly and made a splashing landing down.
And it is so much~
More than I remember~
Jim looks at Al in passion.
More than I remember~
Al did the same as their hands intertwine once more and the colorful Solar flyer returned and created a water spiral around them romantically.
More than I have Known~
As Warren was swimming, they ran into colorful glowing flowers that would glow in the night.
Here in the night~
I see the sun~
Jim grabs a sky blue glowing flower and put it in Al's ash brown hair. Al was surprised in a happy expression.
Here in the dark
Our two hearts~
Are one~
The rest of the flowers blossomed as small balls of colorful lights floated around them romantically. Jim and Al were amazed and fascinated by the lights.
It's out of our hands~
We can't stop what we~
Have begun~
Jim saw a sparkle in Al's eyes that enchanted him even more.
And love have took me by surprise~
Looking through~
Your eyes~
Al leans on Jim's shoulder lovingly as Jim resting his head on top of hers.
Looking~
Through~
Your~
Eyes~
Warren smiles that his friend found someone special to her as he swam to the path that can return them to their campsite.
A few minutes later,
Warren returned them to the path to their campsite peacefully, and the two of them got off of him.
"Thanks again Warren." Al thanks her friend happily as she pets his head in a caring expression.
"Squeal!" Warren said to Al happily. Jim went up to him and pets his head as well.
"Thanks Warren." Jim thanks Warren, which made Al happy. Warren squealed happily once more which made Al and Jim chuckle a bit. They waved goodbye and began to walk to the ship.
"I never knew how beautiful your planet is Allison." Jim told her in a passionate caring expression.
"I'm glad that you enjoyed the ride." Al told Jim in reply as they still held hands.
The two of them reached their campsite and saw a fire was lit for them and some food in the crate just in case they were hungry.
"They really worry about us a lot huh?" Al asks Jim in a joking yet caring expression.
"They sure do!" Jim replies to Al in the same expression as they headed to the fire and began to eat the food that was left for them.
"Your mother must've been worried sick about you." Al told Jim as she was eating a plum.
"I have to agree, but it's my fault on my part." Jim replies to her as he eat's his plum as well. This caught Al's attention in a curious caring expression.
"Since my dad left us, it was really difficult for my mom and I." Jim begins to explain to Al about his past a little more.
"Secretly, I took my dad's departure badly. I was so angry and so curious to why he didn't want my mom and I?" Jim continues to explain to Al about his past.
"So, I tried to be an active kid, but that didn't work. So I starting exploring in forbidden places on my Solar Surfer to help me forget the pain and suffering that my dad had put among my mom and I. Even though I would get arrested, it was worth the punishment, but I realized that I was letting my mom down. " Jim finished explaining his real reason why he would act out and would get in trouble.
"He was suffering for a long time, that the only escape was through adventuring different parts of Montressor to keep him at ease." Al thought to herself as she looks at Jim with care in her eyes. Al lays her hand over Jim's in comfort and love.
"It's not your fault Jim. You wanted to erase the pain and the loneliness, and I thought it was brave of you to tell me about how you really felt about your dad Leaving you. Plus, your Dad is missing out the greatest things that ever happened to him." Al told Jim in all honesty and kindness. Jim smiles at her as he felt a bit of joy and comfort from her words.
"I'm sorry that I so cruel and harsh towards you on the boat." Jim said to Al as he was apologizing for the things he said about her being alone and that her parents would've been disappointed in her.
"Don't Apologize Jim. I should apologize for calling you selfish and the way that I acted." Al said to him sincerely.
"No. What you said was true. I was being selfish. I just wanted to prove that I can be so much more in the Academy that I lost the true meaning of being a hero." Jim told Al in honesty and sincerity.
The two of them chuckled a bit as they realized the way that they acted towards each other and sigh in relief.
"I guess we both have some baggage that we needed to release." Jim told Al in honesty.
" I have to agree on that James." Al replies to Jim in agreement.
"I like the way you say my birth name. It makes me feel joy and something more…" Jim confesses to Al as a small blush painted his cheek.
"Really? Cause..I feel the same way you say my birth name as well." Al confesses to Jim as a blush painted her cheeks as well. Jim tuck a strand of Al's ash brown hair behind her ear, looked into each others eyes and were about to lean in until they heard a animal mumble. The two of them stopped what they were doing and saw Snowflake waking up from her slumber and went towards the two of them.
Snowflake began to lick Al's face happily as Al began to giggle.
"Hi girl! I bet you were worried about us huh?" Al said to her friend as she pets her in reassurance that she is real and not a dream.
"I'll be right by your side in a minute. Their is something I have to do." Al told her White Tigerwolf kindly. Snowflake nodded in agreement and began to head to their room., leaving Al and Jim alone once more.
"It looks like we better get some rest. We had a pretty long day today." Al told Jim as she yawns in sleepiness.
"Yeah! We should!" Jim said to Al in a agreement, even though he is disappointed that he didn't get the chance to kiss her.
"Well….Goodnight…Hawkins." Al said to Jim as she was about to head to her room. Jim grabs her right hand and kissed it.
"Goodnight…Captain." Jim said to her in a loving tone that made Al blush even redder. Jim released her hand as he watched her head back to her room.
Jim felt someone Poking him. So he realized it was Silver and Morph behind him with their arms crossed and a smirk on their faces. Jim admitted that he was a bit frightened from their surprising appearance, but he shook it off and sighs.
"Don't rub it in." Jim told Silver and Morph as he knew they were gloating about his attraction to Al.
Silver chuckles and wraps his robotic arm around Jim's shoulders happily.
"Alright lad! Lets head to bed!" Silver said to Jim as the three of them began to head to their room.
None of them realized that someone with red and green eyes were spying on them from behind the bushes.
"I found them Captain." The mysterious stranger said through his communicator.
"Perfect!" We'll ambush them by when the sun rises to it's mighty peak!" A venomous voice replies to the stranger evilly.
"Aye Captain Poison Lucifer Fang!" The Mysterious voice said in agreement.
To be Continued!
Ar: I hope you enjoyed!
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