I'm just going to get this out there because chapter one seemed... incomplete. so Chapter 2 is coming out like right now!
Delbert: Uh, if you don't mind me asking Fanfic girl but... do you own Treasure planet yet?
Me: Sorry not yet guys...
TP cast: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
"DELBERT!" Sarah gasped as she tried to reason with them. "I'll use my saving to finance an expedition, Commission a ship, hire a Captain and a crew!" He said rushing around like a little kid. "You can't be serious!" Sarah and Autumn said in horror of traversing across the galaxy. "All my life I've been waiting for an opportunity like this and here it is screaming! GO DELBERT, GO DELBERT!" He said.
"Okay, Okay! You all are grounded!" Sarah said firmly. "Mom look, I know that I keep messing everything up and I know I let you down, but this is my chance to make it up to you, I'm gonna set things right." Jim said. "Sarah if I may." Delbert said motioning her over.
"You said yourself you've tried everything. There are much worse remedies than a few character-building months in space."
"Are you saying this because it's the right thing or because you really want to go?" Sarah asked. "I really, really, really, really, really want to go! And it's the right thing." Delbert said. The girls made big puppy dog eyes and made like they were gonna cry.
Sarah sighed. "Jim, I don't want to lose you."
"Mom you won't, I'll make you proud." Jim said confidently.
The other teens nodded and Autumn Rose rubbed the bridge of her nose, being the oldest wasn't always fun but she was outnumbered. "Well then, we'll being preparations at once! Soon we'll be off to the space port!"
Delbert next afternoon they we're all sitting in a transport Bella-Anne tried to move around two young Feline girls but they refused to move. "RRRRRRR Excuse me!" She said but the two girls continued to block her.
"Will you move already!" Bella-Anne yelled. "Hmph!" They said finally moving.
"I hate Felines..." Bella-Anne muttered as she sat down roughly next to Meg and Delbert. Reba gazed out the window and saw the ships taking off and docking on the space port.
From Montresor it looked like a crescent moon but in reality, it was the space port Crestenia.
Once they arrived Chi-Chi was almost knocked off the gang plank by a manta-gull. "AAAAH!" She screeched as she was pulled back onto the deck by Jake.
"Oh, there you all are!" Delbert said as he came off the ship in a strange suit he had bought. "Well kids this should be a wonderful experience for us to get to know each other! You know what they say familiarity breeds well... contempt but in our case!"
"Look let's just find the ship, okay." Jim said. "Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing Captain Sommlet!" Sam said, hoping to meet the naval Captain.
"Second peer to your right! You can't miss it!" A robot said. "Thanks" Cash said as they began following his directions.
"It's the suit isn't it! I should have never listened to that pushy two headed sales-woman! This one said it fit that one said it was my color! I didn't know what to do I get so flustered! Oh," Delbert said but the ran into Autumn Rose who gazed in awe at the ship. "Kids this is our ship! The RLS Legacy!" He said.
"Woah nelly!" Reba said as she stared up at the ship while walking to the gangplank.
A large stone man was giving orders from the deck as the group wandered up. "Cool!" Colten said as he locked around. "No way..." Meg and Chi-Chi said slack jawed. "How cool is this." Jim stated.
Lucy had been so caught up in the ship she didn't realize that she ran into a weird guy who made farting noises instead of words. "Sorry 'bout that!" She said but got a challenge because he got into what she could guess was a boxing stance. "Allow me to handle this." Delbert said and then said something in it's language. "I'm fluent in flatula Lucy took two years of it in high school." "Flatula? Cool!" She said as she caught up with the others who were making their way to who they all assumed was the Captain.
"Good morning Captain, everything shipshape?" Asked Delbert to the large stone man. "Shipshape it is sir but I am not the Captain. The Captain's aloft!" He said.
Just then who they all could guess was the Captain swung down to the deck from ropes. "Oh, come on!" Bella-Anne thought as a cat like meow was heard before the Captain landed on their feet on the deck.
Jakes jaw dropped when he saw the Captain, and the lid on Delbert suit fell shut.
"Mr. Arrow I checked this miserable ship from stem to stern, and as usual it's... Spot on! Can you get nothing wrong?" The Captain said to the big stone man. Who responded in kind. "You flatter me Captain."
"Ah, Doctor Doppler I presume?" The Captain said with a slightly raised voice. "Uh, I yes..." Delbert tripped over his own words making Meg snicker at his stuttering. "Hello! Can you hear me?!" The Captain asked banging on the Helmet of his Suit. "Yes, I can, now stop that banging!" He said but the witty Captain was still two steps ahead of him as tried to pry his helmet off. "If I may Doctor." Said the Captain grabbing part of the suit without waiting for confirmation that she, yes, she may. "This works so much better when it's right way up and plugged in!" She turned a box near the front of the suit and then spinning him around and plugging in the suit in the plug near his bottom. "Lovely there you go!" She said as Delbert turned back around to face her.
"If you don't mind I can manage my own plugging!" Delbert said as he unplugged the suit and took the helmet off.
"Names Captain Amelia, late of a few run ins with the Poycorn armada, nasty business, but I won't bore you with my scars. You've met my first officer, Mr. Arrow, sterling, tough, dependable, honest, brave, and true!" She stated quickly. "Please Captain." Mr. Arrow said modestly.
"Oh, shut up Arrow you know I don't mean a word of it." Amelia said with a dismissive hand. "Ahem, excuse me but I hate to interrupt this lovely banter, but may I introduce to you, Jim. Hawkins, Autumn Rose. Fox, Meg and Chi-Chi. Idone, Lucy and Cash. Borlow, Jake, Samantha, and Reba. Roster, Colton. West, and Bella-Anne. Barker. Jim, you see is the boy who found the treasure!"- Delbert couldn't finish because Amelia had grabbed his face and brought it close to her own and said. "Doctor, Please!" Some crew members turned and looked at the group before turning back to what they were doing. "I'd like a word with you in my state room." The Captain finished booping his nose.
They went into her stateroom.
Cash and Lucy let out impressed whistles at the security of her Stateroom.
"Doctor to muse and blabber about a treasure map in front of this particular crew..." With each word Amelia walked Closer to Delbert. "Demonstrates a level of ineptitude that borders on the imbecilic and I mean that in a very caring way."
"Imbecilic! Did you say? Foolishness!" Delbert began to rant but again was cut off. "May I see the map please?" Captain Amelia asked holding out an expecting hand. "Here" Jim muttered tossing the ball to her, which she caught with out even looking.
"Hmmm..." The Captain looked at the ball with Feline wonder. "Fascinating! Mr. Hawkins in the future you address me as 'Captain' or 'Ma'am' and the same goes for the rest of you. Is that clear?" Jim and Bella-Anne could help but roll their eyes and groan. No way was Bella-Anne going to refer to that Feline as 'Captain' or 'Ma'am'. "Mr. Hawkins?" Amelia said this time more demanding.
"Yes, Ma'am." Jim said giving her a nod. "That'll do, Gentlemen this must be kept under lock and key when not in use and doctor again, with the greatest possible respect..." Amelia said nicely and then her whole demeanor changed to slight anger. "Zip your howling screamer!" "Madam I assure you I can!"- Delbert began as Amelia sat down at her space map and said. "Let me make this as monosyllabic as possible I don't much care for this crew you hired they're... How did I describe them? I said something rather good over coffee..."
"'A ludicrous parasol of driveling galoots' Ma'am." Mr. Arrow said.
"There you go... poetry!" Amelia said. "Now see here!" Delbert still could finish as the Captain already had a come back ready. "Doctor, I'd love to chat, tea, cakes the whole shebang, but I've got a ship to launch and you have your outfit to buff up. Mr. Arrow please escort these neophytes down to the galley straight away, young Hawkins, Ms. Roster, and Barker will be working for our cook Mr. Silver."
"Wha-What? The cook?" Jim stuttered out, Bella just stood there slack jawed, and Reba not being one to like kitchen work almost yelled, almost. "Wai-wai-wait! I-I Don't do, Kitchen work real' well Captain, I-I-I burn toast half the time an I make soggy cereal all the time!"
But her protest went un-heard as Mr. Arrow was escorting them to their jobs.
"That woman! That Feline! Who does she think is working for whom!" Delbert sputtered as they walked down the stairs. "It's my map and she's got me bussing tables!" Jim said and then Bella-Anne spoke up. "Damned Feline...!"
Just then Mr. Arrow grabbed their shoulders and said. "I'll not tolerate a cross word about our captain! There's no finer officer in this or any galaxy." "What is she your girlfriend or something?" Bella-Anne said under her breath.
"Mr. Silver!" Arrow said to a large man who was working in the kitchen.
"Why Mr. Arrow sir, bringing such fine looking distinguishes to grace my humble galley! Had I known I woulda tucked in me shirt!" He chuckled. His whole right side was mechanical and Meg and Jim looked in horrified awe. Even his eye! "The cyborg..." They gasped.
"May I introduce Dr. Doppler the Financier of our voyage." Mr. Arrow said, Delbert stepped forward as Mr. Silver's Robot eye scanned him over. "Love the aunt rich..." He said. "Well thank you, um love the eye!" Delbert said as he covered his private area as the laser traveled over his body. "These young fellows are, Jim. Hawkins, Autumn Rose. Fox, Meg and Chi-Chi. Idone, Lucy and Cash. Borlow, Jake, Samantha, and Reba. Roster, Colton. West, and Bella-Anne. Barker."
"'Ello!" Said Silver sticking out his robot hand with knives and other sharp objects for him to shake then chuckled as he turned it into his mechanical hand.
"Don't be to put down by this hunk o' hardware!" He said as he began to cut food up and place it into a pan.
"Woah!" He said as he tucked his arm in his sleeve to make it seen as though he cut it off. Lucy giggled at this and Meg just stared, being one to like technical things.
"She here's been tough gettin' used to but they do come in might handy from time to time!" He said as he finished cooking the items he had in the pan and put them into a pot and tasted it. "Mmmmm! Here now have a taste of me famous bozzobeast stew!" Silver pass out bowls of a brown looking goop.
Chi-Chi picked at it and took a very hesitant bite while Delbert smelled at it and took a small spoonful. "MMM! Delightfully tangy yet robust!" "Old family recipe!" Silver said as an eyeball surfaced just as Chi-Chi and Delbert were about to take bites. "AAAAAAAAH!" Chi-Chi screeched and held the bowl at arms length. "Oh, in fact that was apart of the old Family!" Silver laughed before picking it out and eating it. "Just kidding Doc. I taint nothin' if I ain't a kidder. Go on Jimbo have a swig!"
Jim looked at it carefully as he held up his spoon. But then his spoon turned pinkish and ate his stew!
"Morph! So that's where you were hiding!" Silver said as Morph ate the rest of Jim's stew and then sank down into his bowl.
"Wha-What is that thing?" Jim asked. "He's a Morph, I rescued the little shape shifter on prozis one, besides me, we've been together ever since." Silver said as Morph changed into different things.
A bell began to ring and then Mr. Arrow said. "We're about to get underway would you care to observe the launch Doctor?" "Would I? Does an active galactic nucleus have superluminal jets?... I'll follow you." Delbert said. "Um Mr. Arrow Sir, since some of us don't have jobs would it be too much to ask if we could also watch the launch sir?" Colten asked politely. "Not at all. Mr. Hawkins, Ms. Roster, and Ms. Barker will stay here in your charge Mr. Silver." Mr. Arrow said leaving the kids and Mr. Silver awestruck.
"Pardon sir, but?" Silver began but Arrow turned around Sharply and stated. "Captain's Orders! See to it the new cabin boy and girls are kept busy."
Then they began talking over one another.
"Oh, but Mr. Arrow sir!"
"Come on!"
"N-no way!"
"I don't have to listen to her!"
They all sighed in defeat as he left. And then Silver began circling the group. "So, Cap'in put you with me eh? Oh, be a humble cyborg to argue wit' a Cap'in."
After a few minutes of awkward silence Silver said. "Aw, off with ya lot, go watch the launch there'll be plenty a work a waitin' for ya when ya get back!" And with that he shooed them towards the door.
They walked up to the deck and made sure to steer clear of the men.
"We are all clear Captain!" Someone shouted from the crows' nest. "Well my friend are we ready to raise this creaking tub?" Amelia asked Arrow who nodded. "My pleasure Captain. All hands to stations! Smartly now!" He shouted.
"This is so cool!" Lucy said as she jumped up and down while the others just looked over the edge and asked if there was anything they could help with. And for the boys there was. Jake, Colten, and Cash helped loose the sails. "Loose all solar sails!" Arrows voice rang out. And they did.
Reba peered over the edge and saw the ship lifting up. "Wow!" She murmured in awe. Bella-Anne watched the sails light up once the sun hit them.
Lucy jumped up with her eyes closed but when she didn't hit the deck she opened an eye and laughed as she saw she was floating! "Woohoo!" Meg cheered as she did a quintuple back flip. Sam however grabbed the railing as her legs were lifted up.
Bella-Anne acted like she was swimming and laughed as did Reba who acted like a fool as she moved about trying out weird moves that you could not do on regular terms.
"Mr. Sluff engage artificial gravity!" the Captain said to the Flatula man.
The all landed with hard thuds well other than Chi-Chi who had copied the other crew members and hadn't moved. "ooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..." Meg groaned as she stood up rubbing her sore head. "I hate space travel..." Sam muttered as her body hit the deck. And Bella-Anne painfully laughed after her back roughly hit the deck.
"South by south west Mr. Turnbuckle, Headin 0!" Amelia said. "Aye Captain, 2 1 0 0!" Mr. Turnbuckle said turning the wheel. "Full speed Mr. Arrow if you please." The Captain ordered. Sam had just drug herself to her feet and the others had just now stood up. "Take her away!" Mr. Arrow shouted down a pipe to a guy below deck.
The engines powered up. "Brace yourselves." Amelia said and Delbert mouthed what she said mockingly as did Bella who heard her. And then BOOM! The ship took off at full speed!
Bella-Anne flew back and hit the wall as did the Doctor. Reba was up on the shrouds with Jim. "WOOOOOOOOOOO!" She cheered as the wind whipped her curly hair back.
"On my word an orcas Galactica's! Smile!" Delbert said as he went to take a picture. "Uh, Doctor I'd stand clear of the!" Amelia said as one blew mucus out it's blow hole, she chuckled as Delbert was coated in mucus.
"A fine day to be sailin' eh Cap' in? And look at you, as trim and as bonnie as a sloop with new sails and a fresh coat o' paint!" Mr. Silver said taking his hat off for the Captain who said. "You can keep that kind of flim-flamery for your spaceport floozies Mr. Silver!" "Spaceport floozies' spaceport floozies!" Morph said mockingly while he looked like her, Silver put him inside his hat. "Cut me to be quick Cap' in but me speaks nothin' but me heart at all times." He said sounding hurt. "And by the way isn't that your cabin boy and girl aimlessly fooling about those shrouds?" Amelia asked coldly.
"Momentary aberration Cap' in soon to be addressed. Jimbo, Bell, Red! I got three new friends I'd like you three to meet!" Silver said. They looked around but saw no one till he tossed a brush, mop, and bucket to them. "Say hello to Mr. Mop, Mrs. Bucket, and Li'l Bushy!" Silver said, then Bella-Anne who got hit in the stomach with the bucket said. "Yippee..."
"Yeah I got your Mr. mop!" Jim said later as he swabbed the deck. "This is just stupid!" Bella growled then Reba who wanted to stay, on what she hoped was, the Captain's good side said. "Let's just get this done..."
"Watch it twerp!" A large alien growled. Reba side stepped and stared at him shocked.
Some of the crew across the deck were talking in a hushed tone. Bella-Anne and Jim were looking at them before they turned to them. The teens turned back to what they were doing Bella-Anne more quickly than Jim. "What are you weird-o's looking at?" two weird aliens said. "N-no-nothin'." Bella said and then jumped away from the shrouds as a large scorpion, spider like man climbed head first down the shrouds.
"Cabin boysss ssshould learn to mind their own busssssinesssssss..." His 's's carried out in a hiss. "Why you got something to hide bright eyes?" Jim asked. Reba gulped and Bella face palmed.
"Maybe your earssssssss don't work sssssssso well?" The spider guy asked lifting Jim off his feet, Reba stared horrified at the scene. "Yeah, too bad my nose words just fine..." Jim muttered. "Jim!" Bella hissed at his foolish choice of words even she knew not too challenge this crew, the Captain maybe but these crew members just spooked her.
"Why you impudent little!" The spider said pushing Jim against the mast roughly.
Jim thrashed around but it was no use. The rest of the crew gathered around and began to cheer the spider on. The rest of the teens looked on from there duties, Colten being a very respectful boy ran to get Mr. Arrow.
"Any lasssssst wordssssss cabin boy?" The spider asked holding a sharp claw to Jim's throat. Just then Silver grabbed his arm with his mechanical hand and added pressure. "Mr. Scroop you ever see what happens to a fresh purp when you squeeze real hard?!" He asked twisting Mr. Scroop's arm behind his back.
"What's all this then?" Mr. Arrow asked his powerful voice made a lump form in Autumn rose's throat. "You know the rules! There'll be no brawling on this ship. Any further offenders will be confined to the brig for the remainder of the voyage am I clear Mr. Scroop?" Arrow said. Meg made a mental note to all of this don't mess with Scroop, Arrow, The Captain, or Silver.
"Transssssparently..." Scroop hissed. "Well done Mr. Arrow sir. A tight ship's a happy ship! Sir!" Silver said walking over to the cabin crew. "I gave you all a job to do!" "We were doing it until that bug thing!" Jim began but Silver cut him off. "BAH! Now I want this deck swabbed spotless! And heaven help you all if I come back and it ain't done! Morph, keep an eye on these pups, let me know if there be any more distractions..." Silver then walked off as the girls went back to scrubbing the floor with the brushes.
Morph morphed into a large pair of eyes and stared at the trio.
Hours later after dark had fallen. "Phew, I think we're good! I can almost see myself in the deck!" Bella-Anne said as she finished scrubbing her area. "Yeah. This has been a fun day huh? Making new friends..." Jim said as Morph morphed into a mop and moped around their feet. "Like that spider-psycho!" Reba chuckled wiping her brow. Morph turned into him and said. "Spider-psycho! Spider-psycho!" "A little uglier and you'd have him morph." Bella said and Morph did.
They all laughed at this and then Jim said. "Pretty close."
"Well tank' heavens for little miracles! Been an hour and the ship's still in one piece!" Silver said dumping food scraps over-board. Bella and Reba growled at his comment.
"Look I... what you did, thanks..." Jim muttered. "Didn't your pop ever teach you to pick your fights a bit more carefully?" Silver asked. "Yep, course we didn't go around pickin' fights..." Reba muttered. "Your father not the teachin' sort?" Silver asked. "No, he was more the taking off and never coming back sort." Jim said glumly. "What?" Reba asked her head flipping to Jim. "My father was more of the go off and get drunk then come back and retire to the couch for the rest of the day..." Bella-Anne said her voice cracked slightly.
"Sorry lad and Lass..." Silver said leaning against the side of the ship. "Em, no big deal. I've been doing fine..." Jim said leaning on the rail as well then Bella and Reba joined them. "That so?" Silver asked scratching his chin. "Well the Cap'in has put you in my charge like it or not I'll be poundin' a few t'ings into that thick head of yours to keep you two out'a trouble from now on I'm not letting you out'a me sight! You won't so much as eat, sleep, or scratch you bum! Without my say-so!" "Don't do me any favors!" Bella snapped angrily. "Oh, you can be sure of that my lads... you can be sure of that!" Silver said. "UGH!" Bella said letting her head fall to the rail.
Over the next few weeks their duties had been very hard and lengthy.
Colten had gotten the nick-name 'taddle' because if he saw something wrong he would tell Arrow. Jake was known for not talking and that got him into trouble with the Captain because he wouldn't answer. Meg earned the title 'tech' as she was most often found on her small gaming system when she was not busy. Chi-Chi was just trying to blend in with the good-do-er's on the crew. Lucy got into trouble with the Captain because she would play pranks simple and harmless as they were. Cash however followed the rules and stayed out of the road same for Autumn. Sam however was known to just steer clear of others as often as she could.