Author's Note: what if? Animus, Helen and Nikola have been working on the holographic map. Nikola is human, mortal now, so all the genius he displays is natively his, without Source Blood enhancement. This is unbeta'ed, & if you'ld like to beta this, send me a PM! I'd like someone who likes Sanctuary looking this over for me. ;)
I don't own anything with Sanctuary, all the appropriate copyright holders do. This is completely for entertainment, and no profit in any means whatsoever.
Here's the start of my little AU:
"Now get out." "OK."
Helen with some feeling in her voice that she won't even question at this point, "Nikola..."
He stops, turns around with one hand on the doorknob & the other on the frame, "Yes, Helen?" with just a little hope on his face.
Helen looking wary & determined again, "Stay there." "Of course," as Nikola waits patiently for whatever else Helen wishes to tell him (deliver the world, disappear, anything Helen really asks for, he would try his best to accomplish for her, always for her!).
Helen looks down to where he had touched her, then back into his eyes. "Nikola, you are a brilliant scientist. Please don't answer this right now, but think on this: Why, when you do have a predetermined goal in mind, you keep trying the same method over and over again to its failure each time? That is the least scientific set of actions I have known you to take." She was trying very hard not to actually think about what she was saying, but just to say what she had been feeling.
Nikola listening to her, first looked delighted, then crushed, and then slowly considering what she was saying, spoke "So... other actions need to be taken in order to achieve a specific goal, then?" sounding like he's aware of the precipice in front of him and giddy with joy at the thought of jumping off.
"That would be appreciated and... admirable in such a scientist as yourself." She half-smiles, but she is finally tired after talking, dealing, verbally fencing with Nikola again, and waves a light dismissal at him.
Nikola can see she is truly exhausted and leaves her room, closing the door carefully & quietly behind himself. Out in the corridor, he stops to fully think about what Helen just said. Nikola decides new methods have been therefore called for and decides to go get some sleep himself and even bathe again in the morning.
I have Tesla dealing with Biggie, Will, and Henry so far written up. If you want more, R & R, please!