Dr. Henry Jekyll was finally rid of that vile presence, Edward Hyde. It had taken many months of experimentation, but he'd finally done it! Now he could live with no more unseemly urges or vile thoughts, he'd be a pure and enlightened being. But, a problem remained; what to do with Hyde?
Right now the cretin was tied to a chair, swearing and cursing at Jekyll as the doctor studied him from a safe distance. Hyde's scruffy black hair covered one of his yellow eyes, the pupil blood red. He gnashed his shark like teeth and clenched his fists as he wiggled in an attempt to escape, but the ropes held and he ended up slumping down in exhaustion after several minutes. Unable to break free, he resorted to swearing even louder. A particularly ingenious use of profanity earned him a resounding slap across the face.
"I will not tolerate that kind of language!" Jekyll scolded the brute.
Hyde growled and bared his teeth at him, earning himself another slap. After that he just sat sullenly glaring at Jekyll like a petulant child, both of sides of his face turning pink. Jekyll pulled up a chair and sat in front of him.
"Now then, what am I going to do with you?"
Hyde spat at him and Jekyll unflinching wiped it off and stood up. Sighing, he reached down and grabbed Hyde by one pointy, notched ear. Hyde yelped and stared wide eyed at Jekyll as he lowered his face to within an inch of his own.
"Listen to me, you insolent runt!" He angrily growled in Hyde's face. "I will not hesitate to lock you away in the dungeon for all eternity, do you understand me?"
Hyde nodded.
"I know you have some humanity left in you, I know we can have a discussion like rational beings. So, would you like to talk?"
"Y-Yes, s-sir." The terrified monster said, being respectful for the first time in his short "life".
"Good. Now, I can't take you out into society behaving the way you do. So some training is in order."
Hyde started to growl, but painful tug on his ear made him stop.
"No more growling! Gentlemen do not growl."
Jekyll let go of Hyde's ear and stood with his hands on his hips, sternly looking down at the monster like a disappointed parent. Hyde stared back, baring his teeth but not growling this time..
Jekyll rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Well, it's a start."
