|𝟭𝟴|~𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 ∙

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They all stand over the trap door leading back into the house. Ben hops in first, Jim and
(Y/N) following shortly after. They all quickly make their way towards a sleeping Delbert and Amelia, who were snuggled under the doctors coat.

"Delbert wake up!" Jim calls, shaking them both awake. "We got the map!" He says happily, taking the map out and showing it to Delbert with a grin. His smile slowly fades as a familiar cyborg slowly steps out from the shadows, his arms folded behind his back.

"We'll done Jimbo!" Silver calls out, "Fine work indeed.." the rest of his crew step out of the shadows, making their way towards the group and tying them up. Amelia struggles in her restraints while a alien holds a dagger to Delberts throat, causing the feline to stop her struggling.

"Thanks for showing us the way boy!" An alien laughs, grabbing (Y/N) and pulling her away from Jim's side. Jim's eyes never leave Silver, watching as the cyborg pulls out his gun and rolls his wrist. Morph watches as (Y/N) gets pushed back and snarls. He rushes forward and latches onto an aliens tail, causing them to howl in pain.

The alien flicks his tail and sends Morph flying into a wall, the poor creature hits the wall with a thud and slowly falls to the ground, cooing in pain. (Y/N) watches with wide eyes but bites back her tongue, not wanting to make the situation worse. Morph slowly floats off the ground and whimpers as he makes his way to the girls, finding comfort in her pocket.

"What's this sorry stack of metal?!" A female alone mocks, looking at BEN and poking his arm. The robot cowers with fear, bringing his hands up, "Not the face!" He pleads, his shoulders shaking. (Y/N) rolls her eyes as she's shoved harshly towards Silver, the cyborg bringing an arm up and gripping her shoulder. (Y/N) growls and shakes his hand off, causing Silver to glare slightly.

He takes out the map and tries to open it. He turns it over, trying to pull it apart, but it doesn't work. His hand changes into a claw, gripping the orb he tries again, but it dosent work."What the devils the.." he sighs, turning towards Jim and shoving the map towards him. "Open it." He orders.

Jim takes the map and looks down at it, he twists it in his hand before looking at Silver, a deep frown on his face. The cyborg rolls his eyes before his arm changes into a gun, aiming it at (Y/N)'s head with a sigh. "I'd get busy.." Silver growls. The girl watches the man with a raised brow, her eyes catching sight of his arm, it was shaking she noticed. (Y/N) looks to Jim and shrugs her shoulders.

Jim exhales before typing in the code into the orb, a familiar green light shooting out. But instead of forming stars and planets, the green beam shifts into Treausre planet. Silver looks at the image in awe, "Oh the power that would be..would you look.." he mumbles, his arms dropping to his side. The image changes into a green beam and shoots out of BEN's house and leading a certain direction.

Silver barks out a laugh, the rest of the crew following after. He stops when the beam retreats back into the orb, small sparks leaving in its wake. "..what?" He says quietly, watching as Jim looks up at him with a small smirk. "You want the map..." Jim starts, his eyes glaring at the cyborg, "..Your taking us too." He finishes, Silver looking down in thought.

His eye flashes red for just a moment before changing back to yellow. He looks up, gesturing to his crew with a confident smirk.

"We'll take em' all.."

...

The longboat moves at a fast pace, occasionally making sharp turns as it follows the green light. Silver stares ahead, not once taking his eyes off the beam of light. Back in the boat, Jim and (Y/N) sit together, occasionally making small talk to pass the time.

Eventually the boat slows to a complete stop, bushes and trees blocking their path. Silver mumbles in annoyance, ordering everyone out and to continue on foot. The beam was pulsating at a great speed, the group of pirates smirking at the sight.

BEN stumbles over his feet infront of Jim and (Y/N), causing both teens to look at him with raises brows. "I dont know about you..b-but I'm beginning to see my life flash before my eyes!" He says nervously, "At least I think it's my life.." he stammers, "Did I ever dance with a robot named Lupe?!" He yells, Jim turning around to glare at him.

"Ben, quiet!" Jim scolds, turning back and facing the front. "This isn't over yet.." Silver suddenly calls out. "We're getting close lads!" The crew all holler at this. "I smell treasure a- waiting!" He laughs, his pace picking up. He grabs a fistful of Jim's shirt and shoves him forward, much to (Y/N)'s annoyance.

The cyborg cuts through a few bushes, finally comming through a clearing. The crew all stop their cheering as they see the site infront of them. They all walk out, their brows furrowed in confusion. The group all go deathly silent when they see...

..nothing

A large trench sits in-front of them, a trench filled with absolutely nothing. No treausre, no ships, no jewels... Silver stares with anger before turning around and glaring at Jim. "Where is it?!" He demands, his voice rising with every word. The light form the map shoots up before disappearing completely, Silvers anger only grew at that.

"I see nothing!" An alien suddenly calls out, the rest following. "One great, stinkin' hunk of nothin!" They complain, the map closes, Jim looking down in panic, "Whats going on Jimbo?" Silver mumbles, adjusting his hand. "I don't know!" Jim yells, desperately trying to open the orb, "I can't get it open!"

""We should've never followed this boy!" The aliens yell, shoving into Jim's back, sending him forward. "Hey!" (Y/N) yells, glaring at the alien as she makes her way down to crouch next to Jim, glaring up at Silver. The cyborg glares just as hard, ""I'd suggest you get that gizmo going again, and fast!" He yells, stomping his foot.

Jim shakes his head and looks down, his eyes landing on a perfectly shaped dent in the floor, patterns and markings decorate the outside, small symbols surrounding the small dent. "Let's rip their gizzards right out right now!" An alien demands, the others yelling in agreement. "Throw them off the cliff!"

Jim fumbled with the map before slamming it into the ground, a swirl of green and gold surrounding them. The crew all stop and stare with wide eyes, the patterns on the ground all light up green, everyone stumbling back in shock. A bright green sphere rises from where the map was placed, a holographic map in its place.

From within the trench, long lines of light shoot out from beneath the surface and race towards the edge of the cliff. A bright beam of light flashes and a triangle-like portal slowly opens, revealing a galaxy inside. Silver stares with wide eyes, a small smile making its way onto his face. "Oh have mercy.." he mumbles, watching as the portal opens and closes.

"The lagoon nebula?" Jim says confused, "That's halfway across the galaxy!" Silver replies, leaning forward to get a better look. "A big door.." (Y/N) says, her eyes taking in every detail of the portal. "Opening and closing..." Jim continues, pressing a random planet on the map.

The door closes and opens, revealing another place. He presses another planet, making the door close and open again and revealing a wasteland. "Let's see..." (Y/N) mumbles, rubbing her chin before using her finger to follow a path. "Kinapis..." she grins when she sees the planet she was looking .

"Montressor spaceport." The door closes and opens, revealing the spaceport."That's how Flint did it!" Jim yells, watching his friend as she opens more portals. "He used this portal to roam the universe..stealing treasure.." the boy says in awe, his smile never leaving. Silver shoves him away, pressing the map randomly.

"But where'd he stash it all?!" He frantically calls, going through different worlds."Where's that blasted treasure?!" "Treasure!" Ben gasps, all eyes turning to him. "Treasure.." Jim and (Y/N) repeat. "It's buried! In the-!" The robot is cut off. "Buried in the centroid of the mechanism," Jim finishes, looking down.

"What if..." (Y/N) starts, walking forward. "The whole planet is the mechanism..." her eyes widen at the realization, "..and the treasure is buried in the center of this planet?" Hearing this, the crew begin to dig into the planet, but stop when they reach metal. "And how in blue blazes are we supposed to get there?" Silver shouts, pressing more harshly into the map.

(Y/N) shoves him aside, looking down at the map with a small smile. "Just open the right door," she mumbles, touching the picture if treasure planet. The portal closes and opens for the final time, all jaws dropping at the site infront of them. Jim walks forward, slowly passing his hand through before fully steeping in.

He turns around for (Y/N), offering her a hand before they both step in. The crew don't waste a second as they all clamber in, cheering and shouting with glee. Silver being the last to walk in, he takes a step forward, a large grin plastered in his face. He was so caught up in the gold that he didn't notice when he passed through a red beam, a silent alarm being triggered.

He got what he wanted, but at what cost?

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