Delbert woke up the next morning and looked around, taking him a few moments to remember he was in a hospital room with his dear Amelia. "Good to see you're awake doctor." Victoria said from behind him sipping soup from a styrofoam cup. "Madam have you even been home to your daughters?"
"No, they're fine with my husband."
"Is he f-fine with three babies?"
"Perfectly capable." Delbert smiled some hoping and praying he got the chancey to try parent hood..."Doctor I may not like you,for my own reasons but you...are going all out for my sister and I've...never seen her happier truth told...even while sick she's happy.."
"Y-you're s-sister i-is a-an amazing p-person" Delbert gritted his teeth that damned stuttering had returned.
"Aye she is but..." Victoria stopped as the door swung open and her and Amelia's nieces Bridgettah, better known as Britt, and Katalina, whom prefered to be call Kitty, came in from where they'd been gone on a school trip. "There you girls are!" Victoria hugged them both around her cup of soup setting it down to properly hug them.
"aunt amelia-" Kitty started before being shushed by Victoria, "She is asleep dears.." "What's wrong with her?! All anyone will ays is she's real sick!" Britt asked green eyes gone wide.
"She has Scarlet fever girls, but you're uncle says he has the solution..." All eyes, multicolored and all , went to him. "I-I do truly I-I have to g-go take care of that n-now." He said checking on Amelia then running down to the docks where Jim requested to meet.
"James?" Delbert called looking around there wasn't many people around this time of morning.
"Here doc."
"Oh James there you are h-have you contacted Silver?"
"Yes..."
"And?"
"Well I'll let 'em tell ya." Jim smirked and walked back into the shadows of what Delbert finally realized was a tavern. Delbert bit his lip and walked in looking around the smoky room filled with many scathly looking men of the tavern even a few women he noted. "oof!" Delbert yelped as he ran into something or someone...He blinked and readjusted his glasses and looking way up at a craigorian, "New 'round 'ere eh pup." The gruff man said with a smirk.
"I uh I'm just here with a f-friend." Delbert stammered. "H-He's l-looking f-for his f-friend." The craigorian mocked his stutter making Delbert feel pathetic as the room of men laughed. The Craigorian then picked Delbert up by his scuff, "git outta 'ere pup and back ta whatever golden street you came from."
"B-but I g-g-gotta s-s-see Silver!" Delbert snapped whimpering That made them laugh harder, "What would Silver do with you." Delbert had , had enough no one was going to stop him from saving him wife, and he punched the man in the face getting dropped on his rear though.
"YOU SONUV-"
"Dat's enough lads, dat pup is mine." Everyone in the room got silent and they looked behind them, stepping out of the shadows was none other than Long John silver himself. "Silver you working for bookworms now." The craigoeian chuckled rubbing his slightly sore chin. "'at pup is da one 'ho payed fer the Legendary voyage to Treasure Planet ye lubbers." Delbert uneasily stood up and looked around now every eye was on him..."An' I got more business wit 'em sa if ya dun mind Bill I'd like 'em in one piece." "Now Problem John." The Craigorian named Bill said nudging Delbert forward. "C'mon Doc.." Jim said stepping from the shadows and pulling Delbert into the back of the tavern Silver soon followed.
"Sorry 'bout that Doc rough lot jus' likes ta play." "Right...play." Delbert mumbled adjusting his glasses. "Anywho Jimbo 'ere tells me you gotta issue 'bout tha cap'm?" Delbert looked at the man knowing amelia would have him arrested in under ten seconds...Victoria too. "A-aye she's...ill..."
"I knew ye'd win 'er heart Docta ye both 'ad stars in ye eyes when ye met." Silver teased. "Er in uh well we t-thank you s-silver.." Delbert stammered causing the cyborg to chuckle.
"Calm now doc I only foolin'"
"eh heh right ..." Delbert said uneasily.
"Anywho ye need a plant for tha cap'm's well bein' ?"
"Y-Yes s-she's got s-scarlet f-fever." Silver nodded some, "God kids doc?" silver grinned slightly as Delbert could only stammer. "She's pregnant Silver." Jim chuckled.
"Congrats Doc."
"T-thanks y-y-ou can you h-help me?"
Well o'course Doc." Silver laughed.
"Thany you silver I-" "wait o'minute doc I dudn't say i could do it on meh own."
"what do you me-" "imma need ye a Jimbos help."
"M-Me? help with piracy?!"
"Oh yes boy-yo, heres ma plan..."
Delbert felt hollow he couldn't' believe he'd agreed to do it but he did...Amelia would kill him if she knew...but she was currently fighting her own battle...but tomorrow night...if he did his job right...she'd be better again and they could go on about their lives once more.
A/n thanks again for the reviews ^^