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Jim jolted awake. His breathing was heavy and he was covered in a cold sweat. He had no idea where he was. Everything seemed too dark, and he for sure wasn't in his room.

Comfort came over him when he heard Morph's light snoring and the creaking of the ship. He felt more relaxed realizing that we was safe. He tried to recall the dream. As hard as he tried, the dream just wouldn't come back. Only the cold, alone feeling the dream brought lingered.

Jim got out of bed and went to the bow of the ship. He had no idea why he went; his feet just took him. He was surprised to see it was earlier than he thought it was. The sky was a pinkish colour.

"You're up too!" Carolyne's voice pieced through the quiet morning.

"Really? I had no idea." Jim muttered to himself.

"Beautiful morning, isn't it." Carolyne said, resting against rail of the ship. "You know what would be cool?"

Jim could think of a few things. Carolyne jumping off of the ship, Carolyne suddenly losing her voice...the list continued.

"If we went in a longboat together, so then we could see sunrise together." Carolyne said, playing with the corner of her shirt.

"We're in space. The sun can't rise since there's no horizon." Jim said.

Carolyne looked very disappointed. She heavily sighed. "Fine. I understand."

"But I know what you mean." Jim said, knowing he would soon regret this. "So let's go."

Carolyne beamed and ran off.

Jim went to follow her, but Morph grabbed onto his sleeve. Morph shook his head and made some anxious coos.

"I know." Jim said to the pink blob. "We're not supposed to leave the ship without a good reason." Jim was well aware of what was appropriate behavior on the ship, but he was still a kid. A smile played on his lips. "But it'll be fun. Live a bit."

Jim left Morph floating. He let out an angry sigh. Jim just didn't get what he was trying to say! He glanced out to where the ship was the day before. To his relief, it was gone.

"I'm a bit surprised you came with me." Carolyne said, opening the the hatch at the bottom of the ship. She eyed it as it slowly opened. "You were so serious at the academy."

"What? Me? Serious?" Jim was a bit surprised people thought that about him. "I just wanted to get out of there as fast as I could. The whole time I was there, I just wanted to be back on a ship."

The two untied the longboat and slowly let it down. It fell through the sky. There was a feeling of weightlessness until Carolyne let out the sail. It glowed, capturing the limited sunlight.

"Aren't you scared of being caught out here?" Carolyne asked.

"Yup. It makes it even more fun." Jim said, taking control of the longboat. "Let's see what this thing can do."

Jim sent the longboat forward at a fast pace. Carolyne looked uncomfortable with the speed, so Jim went even faster. He loved the feeling of freedom. He was able to go as fast as he wanted and where he wanted. It reminded him of being back at home with his solar surfer. He could go anywhere he wanted without any restrictions. Then he remembered how far and fast he went after his father left.

That was it. That was what his dream was about. The cold alone feeling came back to him. He suddenly felt small.

"Jim!" Carolyne snapped in his face. "We should be heading back. We're far from the ship."

Jim's mind came back. He shook his head, trying to erase the memory. "Y-yeah."

Jim turned the longboat around and headed back to the ship. As they got closer to the ship, they saw another ship behind it. On top of the mast was a jolly roger.

"Shit." Jim said under his breath. He made the longboat go full speed back to their ship.

"What are you doing?" Carolyne exclaimed.

"We might be able to get back on the ship in time." Jim said.

Once they were back inside, Carolyne closed the hatch, and they didn't bother to tie it up.

"We're being perused!" Jim exclaimed, running to the main deck. He didn't get a response. The ship looked empty.

"Where is everyone?" Carolyne asked.

"How should I know?" Jim snapped at her.

"What d'we 'ave 'ere?"

"I'm assuming our pursuers already boarded." Jim said, turning to face the speaker behind them.

I know...it's a wee bit rushed...but I was really excited to update. Also, the description is kinda poor; I don't know much about ships or anything ship related (Google isn't helpful), but a review would be nice ^-^