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The group takes refuge in Delberts mansion. A fire burns as Sarah sits on a chair, a warm blanket draped over her shoulders. Jim and
(Y/N) sit off to the side, a blanket wrapped around both of them.

Delbert returns after a moment, a red robe over his shoulders and fuzzy slippers hugged his feet.

"I just spoke with the constabulary." Delbert begins, he places a hand over his face, rubbing it slowly. "Those blagered pirates have fled without a trace." He says regretfully.

Delbert looks towards Sarah, carefully studying her face before the next words spill from his lips. "I'm afraid the Benbow Inn...has burned to the ground." He finishes, an apologetic look on his face.

Sarah looks towards Delbert, her eyes widen a fraction. She looks towards her son for a second before turning around, her head being placed in her hands.

Delbert puts his hand on her shoulders, hoping to bring some sense of comfort. Jim looks towards his mother and stands, the blanket pooling around (Y/N)'s feet.

He slowly walks forward, an arm stretched out towards his mother, but stops, not knowing what to say.

(Y/N) carefully stands, setting the blanket down. She makes her way towards Jim, wrapping an arm around his shoulder. Jim let's out a deep sigh, feeling his muscles relax as his friend rubs small circles between where his neck and shoulder meet with her thumb.

He glances down at her, watching her eyes droop from how tired she was. Delbert steals a few glances at the two, his frown deepening. He clears his throat, catching the attention of the three.

"Well..certainly a lot of trouble...over that odd little sphere." He states, making his way towards a small table where the sphere is placed. (Y/N) detaches herself from Jim's side and walks towards the table, picking the sphere up and tracing the dents with her finger.

Jim makes his way to her side, eyeing the orb with a curious look. "Those markings baffle me.." Delbert looks at the orb, his mind racing with thought.

"..unlike anything I've ever seen!" He continues, beginning to pace around the room, Sarah watches him with a frown, not understanding what he was getting at. Jim and (Y/N) continue to look at the orb, (Y/N) moves it around in her palms, tapping the markings repeatedly.

The orb makes a strange sound, catching the teens off guard, they look at eachother and Jim nods, taking the orb into his own hands and continues to fiddle with it.

"Even with my vast experience and superior intellect.." Delbert mumbles out, still lost in his own world. The teens continue to mess around with the orb, Jim taps the sphere several more times.

Green swirls with golden flecks fly into the air, making both teens gasp in surprise.
"It would take me years to unlock itsโ€”" Delbert gets cut off as the lights dim, his eyes catching notice of the many green swirls forming in the center of the room, "Hey!!"

The group all gather around, watching in awe as many planets and stars form, a meteor makes its way towards (Y/N), swirling around her head before continuing its path downward.

Her eyes follow the meteor, hands flying to her head as she suddenly becomes dizzy, causing a snort to sound from Jim. Delbert let's out a laugh "Why..it's a map!!" He exclaims, hands flying all over the place.

"Isn't this us? The planet Montressor?" Jim quickly asks, pointing to our home planet. Delbert looks closely, and gasps, "It is!"
"Wicked.." (Y/N) softly says, catching Jim's attention.

He looks towards her, noticing how her eyes lit up with excitement as she looks around, mouth slightly open in awe. Jim smiles at the sight, watching as she moves further into the map, pointing out certain planets and stars.

"That's the Magellanic Cloud!" She gasps, pointing out the particular misty cloud. Delbert dodges a planet, even though he would have gone right through, "Whoo! The Cloral Galaxy!" He shouts. "That's the Cygnus Cross.."ย  He mutters, about to point out the next spot but (Y/N) beats him to it.
"And the Kerian Abyss!!"

They all pause, watching as all the planets wizz past them, coming into a large green mist. Delbert looks forward with a gasp.

"What...what's this??" He adjusts his glasses, "Is..it isโ€”!" He's cut off by Jim and (Y/N). Both looking at the planet in shock and slight disbelief.

"๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜.." they both say, eyes never leaving the planet they thought to be a myth, hovering only inches away from their faces.

"NO!" Delbert yells in disbelief, a faint smile making its way onto his face. "That's treasure planet!" (Y/N) confirms, eyes still focused on the hologram.

"The loot of a thousand worlds! You know what that means?!" The dog questions the two. Jim cups his hands into his hair, running them through it, "It means.." he starts, moving forward. "..that all that treasure is just a boat ride away!" He laughs, slightly out of breath.

"Whoever brings this back would hold an eternal place atop the pantheon of explorers!" Delbert says, moving around frantically.

Jim and (Y/N) turn to eachother, pulling one another into an embrace. Their thoughts overlap one another, they finally found a way to help rebuild their home.

"He'd be able to experience-" Delbert is cut off by the hologram quickly dispersing, flowing back into the small orb. "..what just happened?" He asks himself, Jim rushes towards his mom, pulling (Y/N) by her hand.

"Mom! This is the answer to all out problems!" He tries to say, (Y/N) nodding frantically behind him, a large grin on her face. Sarah looks between the two, conflicted.

"Jim..there is absolutely NO wayโ€”" Sarah tries to say, but gets interrupted by her son.
"Don't you remember? All those stories!" Jim tries to reason with his mom, (Y/N) joining in.

"With all that treasure, we could rebuild the Benbow a hundred times over!" Jim looks at his friend, nodding his head in gratitude. "Oh!! Delbert will you please try and explain how ridiculous this is!" Sarah pleads to her friend, he looks towards the three, making his way over to them.

"It's absolutely preposterous!" He says, making the teens frown. "Two teenagers traveling halfway across the galaxy." He snorts, causing the teens shoulders to drop even more. "Thank you!" Sarah sighs out, a victorious smile gracing her lips.

"Thats why I'm going with you." Delbert states flatly, a smirk on his face. Big smiles spread across Jim and (Y/N)'s faces, while Sarah looks at Delbert in disbelief.

The trio watch as the alien dog runs around his studio, grabbing certain objects from around the room, stuffing them into duffle bag. "I'll use my savings to finance the expedition.." He begins, throwing more stuff around.

"I'll hire a ship, captain and a crew!" Delbert says proudly, both teens nodding their heads along with his rambling.

"You can't be serious!" Sarah says, slight annoyance lacing her voice. "My whole life I've been waiting for an opportunity like this!!" Delbert tries to reason, "And now it's here, screaming.." he flails his hands in the air, swaying his hips as he chants "..go Delbert! Go Delbert!"

He's cut off by Sarah once again, raising her hands. "Okay! Okay! All of you are grounded!" She points at the three, who watch her with slight nervousness.

"Mom..look.." Jim starts, moving towards his mother. "I know that I've messed up..and I've let you down in the past." He says, Sarah looking at him, her eyes softening.

(Y/N)'s eyes widen, surprised at Jim's words. "But this is my chance to fix it, to make things right." He finishes, looking away.

A moment of silence passes before Delbert interrupts the tense atmosphere. "Ahem! Sarah, if I may.." he trails off, putting an arm around the mothers shoulder and leading her away.

(Y/N) makes her way towards Jim, setting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Jim gently grabs her hand, turning it over and placing a soft kiss to the palm of her hand.
(Y/N) feels her face go warm, but pushes it aside and gives her friend a soft smile.
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Delbert leads Sarah to a corner of the room, turning around and facing her. "You said so yourself!" Delbert says, voice above a whisper.

"There are far worse remedies than a few character building months in space." He carefully hints, watching his friends eyes crease slightly, deep in thought. Sarah looks at him, a skeptical look in her eyes.

"Are you saying this because it's the right thing to do.." she trails off, pointing a finger accusingly at Delbert. "..or because you really want to go?" She asks.

Delbert looks at her and cups his hands, shaking them back and forth. "I really, really, ๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜ˆ๐˜“๐˜“๐˜  want to go!" He confesses, voice rising in desperation.

Sarah smiles at her friend, amused. "...And it's the right thing to do." He tries further. Sarah looks towards her son, silently contemplating.

She turns towards the two teenagers, (Y/N) trying to poke Jim in the ribs. And Jim trying to avoid his friends advances.

Sarah chuckles quietly, approaching the two, catching their attention. They both stop their play fighting, standing straight as Sarah makes her way towards her son, cupping his face gently.

"Jim.." she starts, her voice soft. "I just don't want to loose you." She confesses, stroking her sons checks with her thumb. Jim gently grabs his moms hands, holding them in his own. "Mom, you won't." He reassures her,
"I promise." He says, no hint of uncertainty. (Y/N) steps forward. Making her way towards the mother and son duo.

"No need to worry Ms Hawkins." She confidently states, slinking her arms around Jim's neck and bringing his face towards hers, pressing their cheeks together.

"I'll take care of this big o'l babyyy." She drags the last word out, rubbing her check against Jim's. He tries to pull away, placing the palms of his hands against his friends face, forcefully pushing her away.

"ALRIGHT, alright!! I think she gets it," he struggles to free himself from her iron grip. "Now let go, freakishly strong women!" (Y/N) turns towards him, a playful glare directed towards him.

"HUUUH??!" She yells out, causing Jim and his mother to freeze, wondering what made the young girl react like that. "You don't want my love??" She playfully whines, slumping against Jim's shoulder.

"I thought I knew you.." she says, fake sadness in her voice. Jim rolls his eyes playfully, shoving her off. His mother watches the two, a grateful smile on her face.

Delbert clears his throat, the three turn to him, a grin is plastered on his face as he begins his final speech. "We'll then.." he begins, his grin widening. "My fellow space cadets! Soon we'll be off.." he pauses, trying to create suspense. "..to the Spaceport!!" He finally says, gesturing to the crescent moon outside the window.

Both teens look up, large smiles beginning to spread across their faces. (Y/N) suddenly raises her hands in the air, running around the room and begins to shout.

"TREASURE PLANET HERE WE COOOOME!!"

Sarah and Delbert watch the two, laughing quietly as Jim runs after her, trying to get her to stop. "(Y/N) stop that!! Your going to knock something over!" Jim says exasperated, both teens run around in circles as the two adults look upwards towards the spaceport.

"๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ.."

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