Starting Over A Crossover Fanfic ch. 2

"Are you planning on going deep sea fishing the next time we make port?" Jane asked as they stepped out of the transport.

"This suit isn't exactly made for deep sea-" Doppler paused when he saw the look on Jane's face. "Ah, you were making a joke."

Jane chuckled softly. "I still have my sense of humor, doctor."

"Hmm, good to know. We should probably find the ship before it sets sail without us."

"That would prove to counter productive to what we are doing." She commented.

"Agreed."

X X X

"The ship you're looking for is at the far end of the dock." Rumbled a four armed dock worker before walking away, carrying a large wooden crate.

"Thank you, sir." Doppler replied before the dock worker was out of ear shot.

After being pointed in the right direction, the pair continued down the busy street, it didn't take them long to find the ship and they simply stopped to stare in awe at its beauty.

"Well," Doppler coughed after a full minute past. "We can't stand here and gawk at it all day."

Jane nodded silently before following him up the ramp and onto the deck of the ship itself. She once again found herself looking around, taking it all in.

"I believe you are on the wrong ship."

Jane looked around for the source of the voice, after a moment her gaze found a stern looking woman standing at the helm above her.

"I'm sorry?" Jane asked.

"I believe you are on the wrong ship." The woman repeated.

"I-" Jane started to say.

"Actually, Captain," A burly stone faced man cut in. "This is the woman that I interviewed and chose to replace Jaeger as the ship's Map and Chart designer."

The Captain glanced at her Second before looking back at Jane. "My apologizes then. I assumed other wise due to your civilian attire."

Feeling self-conscious, Jane looked down at her clothes for a moment; she thought she looked quite professional in the yellow dress.

"And the gentleman with her is Dr. Doppler our Astronomy Consultant."

Jane looked up and saw that the Captain was now walking down the steps and stopped just before reaching the landing.

"Show me you're mapping skills, Miss?" The other woman requested, her hands moving to rest behind her back.

"Porter, Ma'am. Jane Porter." Jane replied before taking out her note book and pencil.

Amelia watched closely as the younger woman standing before her get to work. As Jane worked on the drawing, she studied the woman closely and it didn't take the captain long to see that Miss Porter was running from something.

"It's not much," Jane quietly spoke a minute later. "But it's the best I can do on such short notice."

Amelia walked over and peered over Jane's shoulder to see what she had drawn. She raised an eye brow; it was semi detailed drawing off the space port and the few planets that revolved around it. The drawing itself was mediocre at best, but with time and proper training, Miss Porter would almost be a Master Charter.

"This drawing is up to par," The captain said, making Jane's heart sink. "But with time and training, you'll be up to our standards."

Jane couldn't help but smile, which the Captain returned before turning to her stone face Second.

"Mr. Arrow, take Miss Porter and Dr, Doppler down to the Galley. No doubt Dr. Grayback is with Mr. Silver."

"Yes, Captain." Mr. Arrow nodded as he joined them on the deck.

"You have another Doctor?" Delbert asked a little taken aback. "I was under the impression that there was an opening for an Astronomy Consultant."

"Dr. Grayback is the ship's surgeon. Been with us for years." Mr. Arrow replied coolly.

"Oh." Delbert said, feeling a little foolish at his previous comment.

"Follow me, if you will." He said before walking around Delbert and Jane and led them to a set of stairs that lead before deck and into the Galley.

There were six tables, each with its own lantern; at the far end were several barrels, no doubt filled with provisions needed for the long journey. Along with the barrels there was another door that was semi lit and they soon heard voices.

"So how's that new leg treating you?"

"Rather well actually," A second voice replied. "I tweak it every now and again. Other then that, no problems what so ever."

"Good, but still let me know if there are any problems."

"Of course, doc."

Jane was quite surprised to see the occupants in the kitchen; it was only one that truly surprised her. It was a heavy set man with one robotic leg and arm that had caught her off guard. The other man in the room looked like grizzled old wolf and judging from his attire was no doubt Doctor Grayback.

"Dr. Grayback. Mr. Silver." The First Mate said, catching their attention.

Mr. Silver caught the surprised look on Jane's face and simply gave her a toothy smile. "No need for alarm, Lass. I'm quite harmless."

"I-I'm sorry for staring. It's just that I've never see a-a…"

"A Cyborg?" He finished. "As I said before, Lass, it's quite alright. Name's Jon Silver."

"Jane Porter."

"Introductions will have to wail until later. Dr. Grayback, the Captain has requested that you run a medical follow up on Miss. Porter and Dr. Doppler to make sure they are fit to travel." Arrow cut in.

"Fit to travel?" Doppler echoed.

"Aye. People have been known to lose their minds during deep space travel, some simply can't handle it." Silver stated.

"I'll be the judge of that," Grayback commented. "Let's get move on."

"I've got to get back to making tonight's supper anyway." Stated the cook.

"I can take it from here, Mr. Arrow. You two, follow me."

X X X

"So how long have you two been together?" Grayback asked as he checked Jane's blood pressure.

Delbert almost dropped a delicate instrument he was inspecting.

"We're not together." Jane replied rather quickly.

"Really? Because your heart rate just sped up?"

"H-how?"

He gestured to his ears. "These aren't just for show," He gave a soft chuckle a moment later. "I know that the two of you aren't together. If you were I'd be able to smell him on you."

"Oh." Jane replied with a soft chuckle of her own.

Grayback checked his pocket watch for a long minute before removing the large black from Jane's arm. "You're good to go, so is your friend."

"But, you didn't check him." Jane said, rolling her sleeve back down.

Grayback's only reply was giving the side of his nose a little tap. "Although it will take him a few days to get his sea legs so to speak. Especially in the outfit he's wearing now."

Jane tried not to giggle at the unamused look on the other doctor's face.

X X X

"Our newest crew members are healthy and fit to travel, Captain." Grayback stated as he reached the helm; Jane and Doppler soon followed.

"Very good." Amelia replied before giving order that Mr. Arrow relayed to the crew below.

Jane's eyes widened in awe the solar sails were released, with the sails loose; the ship began to rise. The moment they caught the sun's rays, they seemed to glitter.

"So beautiful." Jane said softly, turning to look at Delbert but noticed that he was standing beside Grayback.

As it turned out, she was standing next to the captain, whom was looking at her out of the corner of one eye. Jane felt herself blush slightly before looking straight ahead again.

A moment later she felt strangely weightless; she looked down and saw that she and the others were slowly rising from the deck. Realizing what was happening, she put her arms down to prevent her dress from going any higher. She glanced at the woman beside her who wasn't at all fazed by this, she watched as Amelia ordered one of the crew to engage the artificial Gravity.

"Yes, Captain."

Jane blinked when she saw that said crewman was suctioned-cupped to the deck, he pushed down a lever that activated the Artificial Gravity. While everyone landed gracefully on their feet, Delbert wasn't so lucky, as the suit had thrown him balance when in the air. She went to help him, but Grayback beat her to it.

"That takes some gettin' use to." She heard him say.

Jane had missed what the captain had said to the tentacled crew member at the wheel, if she had to guess it was most likely a heading of some kind. There was a thunderous boom as the ship's thrusters kicked, she would have slammed into the wall behind her had it not been for a hand at the small of her back, keeping that from happening.

She looked and saw that the owner of said hand was Amelia's; she gave the other woman a questioning look. The Captain simply removed her hand from Jane's back and rested them on the railing.

After a moment, she simply shrugged and decided that she had only done that to prevent her from slamming into the wall like Doppler had.

There's no point in thinking to hard about it. The captain didn't want to slam into the wall. She thought.

X X X

"Miss Porter, you will be staying my quarters. A cot has already been made for you." Amelia said later that night.

"O-oh, thank you," Jane said. "And Dr. Doppler?"

"Will be sharing living quarters with Grayback."

That should prove interesting. Jane mused.

It hadn't taken her long to see that Delbert and Grayback were as different as night and day. While Delbert was more animated about how he did things, Grayback was more reserved, but that could have something to do with the grizzled doctor being older.

"I'll let you get settled in," Amelia stated as she watched Jane look around the cabin. "I'm on watch tonight and will not return until dawn."

"I understand." Jane replied.

Amelia stood there for a moment before leaving, closing the large door behind her.

Once alone, Jane went over to the Cot set up near a small back plate of windows. Her suit case and other belongings, mainly her clothes and writing supplies. She took hold of the suit case and set it under the cot before opening the smaller suitcase and removed a note book and pencil. With these in hand, she sat down on the edge of the cot and started to draw.

It wasn't long before a shape took form; it was a partial drawing of an Orcus Galacticus. Large pods had followed the ship for a while; Delbert had gotten close to one while taking a picture and ended up getting sprayed. Jane smiled at the memory, luckily for Delbert it was easily washed off.

After putting the finishing touches on the drawing, she closed the note book and set it back into the small supply case, she paused when she saw a second note pad. She knew what lay inside it; the profile drawing of Thrax. She wanted to look at it but found herself hesitating.

She closed her eyes and she drew her hand back. She shook her head before closing the supply case, once closed she pushed it under the cot and took out her suit case and opened it. She pulled out a white tank top and a long brown skirt.

She let her hair fall free before stepping out of the dress so she was standing alone in her underwear and bra. She glanced over her shoulder at the closed door before removing her bra and dropped it in the open suit case then gently placed the yellow dress onto it.

She froze as he arm grazed the long scar on her side. She felt tears fills her eyes as she covered her mouth with her hand, she could still feel the burning sting of his wickedly sharp claw as it sliced in her side. She tightly closed her eyes but a single tear managed to escape and slide down her cheek.

It took her several minutes to regain her composure, softly clearing her throat; she put on the tank top and long skirt before closing the suit case and once again pushing it under the cot with her foot. She sighed softly before climbing into the cot, it surprised her at how soft it was, she hadn't noticed when she had sat on it's edge. She shrugged before lying down, she was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

X X X

Dawn was minutes away when Jane bolted up right in her cot with a loud gasp; she was covered in cold sweat. For a moment she had forgotten where she was. Her heart pounded against her rips as she looked around for something, anything that would jog her sluggish memory.

After a couple seconds, the interior came into focus and her heart beat slowed down as she remembered where she was and the memory of the nightmare had just woken from faded from her mind.

Shaking her head, she moved the blanket off her when she saw the hand shaped bruise on her upper arm…