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Yeah, I realize that I'm probably pissing off every fan of Long Forgotten Loves now, but still, you can't blame me for wanting some criticism on my writing.

To the fans of that story, I have already sent the next chapter to my beta, so you won't have enough time to kill me before it's updated.

I hope!

To those who came here to read a treasure planet story, I hope I soar past your best expectations. Reviews are welcome, but flames are banned. If I suck, break it to me gently!

For updating this story, it'll be the same as Was It Really So Horrible? started out. One positive review, and I'll post another chapter. I'm fast at first, just ask any reviewer from the my first Aladdin story.

Charley White brushed her long brown bangs out of her face, and scowled as they fell right back. Her icy blue eyes scanned the contents of the palm of her hand, counting her earnings from the week. She grinned slightly as she got the total-it seemed those extra hours paid off!

She tucked her money into her duct tape wallet, then quickly pocketed the wallet so no one could get at it. Turning a corner, Charley hummed a bit as she made her way to the bank. The good mood she was in was caused by the fact that she could save about 40 dollars this week. As she usually could only save about 10 dollars a week, she considered this a pretty good reason to hum.

The fifteen year-old was knocked out of her thoughts as a man bumped into her from the side, nearly knocking her to the ground. Her butt-length hair swayed as it was freed from it's loose ponytail, and Charley grumbled to herself as she noticed the man hadn't even glanced back at her. She dusted herself off, still grumbling, then paused as she felt something. Or rather, the lack of something.

First Person P.O.V.

Eyes wide, I dug into my pocket, feeling my normally pale face grow red with anger. Now furious, I spun on my heel, turning just in time to see the man turn a corner into a far-off alleyway. I took off after him, mentally berating myself for letting this happen.

'Nice going, Charley. You didn't even try to hide where you put your money, you just put it away in plain daylight. And if that isn't enough, you fell for one of the oldest tricks in the book!'

I turned into the alley, completely ignoring the thugs ready to attack some innocent civilian unlucky enough to walk through. I ran past them in the blink of an eye, knocking over one of the trash cans in order to distract them for a moment.

I turned out to see the man open the door of a store nearby...across an extremely busy street. As I waited at the edge for the light to change, I saw the man go into the back of the store. I stared at the light as it finally turned yellow, shifting in agony as the cars began to slow. I glanced back at the store to see the man walking towards the clerk with some package-but more importantly-my wallet in hand.

The light finally turned red, and I fast-walked across the street, paying no attention to the crosswalk or the honking of the annoyed drivers that I cut off. Seeing the man walk out of the store and toss my wallet aside, I cursed and waited as he walked to a nearby restaurant.

Stooping down to pick up my wallet, I instantly noticed how much lighter it was. Scowling, I opened it up-empty save for a few pennies. I stomped angrily in the direction of the man, no plan in mind, but sure I was going to teach that guy a lesson he would never forget.

I paused as he got up from his outdoor table and walked inside-to use the restroom, I thought. Looking back at the table, I noticed that it wasn't completely empty. The package that he had into the store for was sitting on the table, tucked under his jacket.

The package that he had used my money to purchase.

Money that I had worked sun-up to sun-down, seven days a week for.

I hesitated a moment, the 'good' side of me that had appeared in the last year telling me that stealing was wrong.

But it's technically not stealing. The 'bad' side argued. He stole my money.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Was the 'good' side.

I ignored the 'good' side completely after it was mentioned it was my money he had stolen first. Without another moments hesitation, I swept up the package with the practice of someone who had been stealing for years.

Turning away from the table, I took off, hightailing it back to my small apartment.

~~~~~Time Lasp~~~~~

Unlocking the boring white door, I walked inside, panting only slightly from the five-block run. Kicking the door close, I walked past the small living room slash kitchen, pulling back the black curtain that separated the main room from my small bedroom.

I flopped down on the single cot, then pulled the stolen package out of my jacket pocket. I raised an eyebrow at it, wondering what was so important that he had to go and steal some random girls money in order to buy it.

Underneath the paper, I found a spherical shaped object, wrapped in cloth and tied with a small rope. I pulled the string loose and unwrapped the cloth, my other eyebrow raising at what I saw.

It was an exact replica of the map from Disney's Treasure Planet. The bronze sphere was covered in little circles and lines. 'Markings from an ancient culture.' I recalled from the times my younger sister had dragged me through the movie.

'My hard-earned cash was spent on this piece of junk!' I though angrily. Now, I would have no money to buy food, never mind savings!

While thinking of what I was going to do for food next week, I began to mess around with the 'map', pressing on the little circles distractedly. I was pulled out of my thoughts by a little mechanical retracting sound. Blinking down at the little map, I noticed that all the circles had pulled back, making it possible for someone to turn the map on the lines.

A little bit of childish excitement that I couldn't suppress bubbled up inside me, and I grinned for a moment, looking down at the map. Shrugging, I turned the pieces, spinning and stopping in what I thought could be the right way.

I turned one last part, spinning it in an overdramatic way, stopping it so that the circles were lined up. I heard a small click, then jumped back as the spear opened, and a beautiful silver light appeared from inside.

Having fallen off of the cot, I struggled to get back up as the light seemed to have made a picture. Finally getting up, I saw that the picture had disintegrated and the silver light had now formed into a single line, with a blue light flashing through the trail every few seconds.

I stared at the trail for a while, wondering whether I should give into the urge to follow it. I looked down at the map, humming gently in my hand. I looked back at the trail, then took a few steps, watching as the light behind me evaporated.

'Ah, why not. I don't have anything to do anyway.' I reasoned, then tore the curtains aside, walking through the tiny living room, I kept my eyes on the trail as I locked the door behind me.

After walking down the narrow stairs to my apartment, I followed the trail, completely ignored anybody I happened to bump into. Glancing for a moment at the annoyed people behind me, I noticed that none of them were so much as glancing at the light trail.

Shrugging, I continued to walk, watching as the blue flash began to get faster as the trail evaporated behind me.

~~~~~Don't you just love time-laspes~~~~~

After about twenty minutes of walking, I finally tore my gaze away from the trail to see that I was now out of city limits. I had just gotten to the nearby beach, and was walking towards the off-limit caves. Without hesitation, I vaulted over the fence, landing in a crouch before standing back up.

I walked inside one of the smallest caves, now glancing from the trail to the ground to make sure I didn't trip. Coming to the back of the cave, I found that the trail stopped at a cliff just before a huge pool of water. The blue light was flashing almost constantly, but I saw nothing.

The light disappeared, and I looked down at my hands to see the map close. I fiddled with it a bit, frowning as it refused to open.

'Well. That was a waste of time.' I thought to myself, shrugging and turning to walk back. I froze for a moment, recalling something like this in the Disney movie. Looking closely at the ground, I noticed carved markings starting near the edge of the cliff. As I walked closer to the edge, I felt the sphere humming in my hands.

Getting to the edge, I didn't see any indent in the ground for the sphere to go into. Despite this, the map was almost jumping out of my hands, as if it were an excited puppy about to get it's favorite toy back.

I sighed in frustration, looking around for what the map wanted. While glancing around, I caught sight of a ripple in the water below. Instantly on guard, I looked down to the water. It was calm.

'There is no way a ripple can disappear that fast.' I thought to myself. Leaning in slightly, I felt a shift in the air pressure where my head was. Slowly, I brought myself back up, feeling myself pass through the slight pressure once again. I backed up, looking again to see that the ripple wasn't in the water, but it seemed to be a warp in the air itself.

I moved to the right slightly, watching as the air warp shifted. I then moved to the left, past my original point. The warp shifted the background behind it, and as I moved into place, the air looked like the sphere.

I grinned smugly, satisfied that I had solved this little puzzle. I placed the map where the air shift was, matching the imprint. I pulled my hand back, watching in slight amazement as the orb floated there in mid-air.

There was a sudden shift in the water below. It swirled up, creating a huge platform just off the edge of the cliff. The orb opened a bit, revealing a single silver dot. It seemed to be the 'Try Me' button, so I pressed on. For a second, nothing happened.

Hello.

I jumped back, then began frantically looking around. I heard the voice chuckle.

Do not be alarmed, Charley White. I'm here to help you.

"'Do not be alarmed'? How can I not be alarmed when there's a disembodied voice speaking to me, and telling me it wants to help me! I don't even know who you are!" I shouted, still looking around for the owner of the voice.

My name is Nathaniel.

"Oh? Nathaniel, eh? Well, that's great! Now that we're introduced, I suppose I'll just be going now." I said, now slowly backing away. Nathaniel chuckled again then showed me a silver map.

You're sure? There's two treasures waiting for you, each easily reached from here.

I paused. I mean, what broke teenager wouldn't at the mention of treasure?

"Two treasures? Why two?" I asked suspiciously, holding my ground. Nathaniel made two holes in the platform, each leading to a different arrangement of swirling colours.

One leads to more riches than this world has ever seen.

One of the openings glowed brightly, indicating that this was the door he just spoke of.

The other door leads to your greatest treasure.

I raised an eyebrow as the other doorway glowed.

"My greatest treasure? Why mine?" I asked, eyeing the second door.

That, I can't say. Now, which door do you choose?

"What makes you think I'm gonna choose a door?" I said.

Why wouldn't you?

Any normal person would say something along the lines of: 'Well, you're a disembodied voice promising me treasure beyond my wildest dreams. What, do you think I'm some sort of idiot?'

Well, Charley wasn't exactly a normal person. She was flat broke, had no real family to call her own anymore, and had a troubled past. There was nothing here for her now, so, why not?

I pursed my lips for a moment in thought, then walked over to one of the doors. Looking down, all I saw was swirling colours, deep purples and blue, sprinkled with white lights.

"What's the catch?" I asked suspiciously, turning back towards the map.

You have to find the treasure in the door you choose.

Came Nathaniel's voice again. I raised an eyebrow.

"Isn't that why I'm going in the first place?" I asked. Nathaniel chuckled once again.

Which door do you choose?

I looked between the two openings, though I already knew which I was going to choose.

"This one." I said, stepping closer and pointing at my chosen door.

Very well. Have a nice nap.

"What?" I asked, then suddenly felt dizzy. I found myself falling through the opening, the colours becoming blurred in my vision.

The last thing I saw before I blacked out was a ball of silver light coming towards me.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this. I worked hard on it, and I would love some reviews.

~Sam