Author's Note- Well, yep, another story. The stupid evil plot bunnies refuse to leave me alone…so yeah. I recently got hooked on LXG stories, so it brought the interest I had in the movie back out. So, on with the story.

Disclaimer- As I have said in all my other fics, this is to be said once and only once, I OWN NOTHING OF THE LXG FILM! So there!


Under My Skin
by: Final Spirit

Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today.
Why am I so uptight today?

Paranoia's all I got left.

I don't know what stressed me first,
Or how the pressure was spread.
But I know just what it feels like,
To have a voice in the back of my head.

Like a face that I hold inside.
A face that awakes when I close my eyes.
A face that watches every time I lie.
A face laughs every time I fall.
And watches everything.

So I know that when it's time to sink or swim,
The face inside is hearing me,
Right underneath my skin.

Linkin Park- Papercut (Hybrid Theory)

Chapter 1- Infection

I was running. Pain shot through my bruised and battered body, but numbness was all I felt. I heard it panting behind, chasing me, ready to rip my throat out. I'd lost my Winchester rifle somewhere in the struggle with the rest of the League; heck, I didn't even know if any of them were still alive.

It had been a simple mission. After the incident with "M", we decided to stick together to protect the world, using a network of Nemo's men to find evil wherever it may lurk. One of his men, stationed in Ireland, soon after sent us notice of a mission. It appeared that people from several small villages had started disappearing, and when they reappeared, they were found ripped to pieces. It was thought to be the work of a Satanic cult, it seemed like an easy job. But, we had the situation completely underestimated.

When we'd suspected a few armed and dangerous men, we'd been met by a small army; nearly fifty men, carrying along a large arsenal. But even at that, we'd underestimated them. After we'd seemingly broken through most of their defenses, we were met by an even greater surprise. Those armed fled, while fifteen unarmed men rose from the fleeing legion. We should of known it was a trap. The fifteen seemed to deeply concentrate, before abruptly howling at the twilight sky. Then all hell broke loose.

Their clothes ripped and stretched as their bodies grew to nearly twice their size. Bones cracked as limbs changed directions; fur sprouted over their deformed bodies. I'd heard stories of creatures such as these, but never had I expected them to be real. Werewolves. Huh. Guess there's a first time for everything.

Running through the forest, I finally saw what I had been hoping for. In the distance I saw the ground suddenly end just past the tree line. The cliffs. If I could just reach them, I might be able to escape this alive. I ran faster, hearing the creature behind me pick up speed and pant faster. The panting grew louder, and I realized that I would never make it. It was catching up. My body acted on it's own, I didn't even feel myself doing the running. I was pushing myself to limits I had never had before.

I saw the tree line getting closer and closer, I ran faster, ignoring the protest my body gave me. The creature was close. I could almost feel it's breath on the back of my neck, but I didn't dare look back. I was almost there; 10 feet…8 feet…5.…4.…3.…2.…1.…there! Putting all my weight on one leg, I used my momentum to swing myself around. I came face to face with the beast, and as it lunged at me I ducked. Using its own weight against it, I flung it over me, but not before I felt one of it's fangs rip through my arm. I heard it's howl as it tumbled down into the darkness of the ocean below.

Leaning on my side, I glanced down at my arm. A laceration extended from my wrist all the way to my shoulder, and it was bleeding freely. I didn't know whether to think of it as something bad or something good, but my arm was numb. Using my left arm, the uninjured one, I lifted myself of the ground.

Just when I thought I was feeling good, that's when it hit me. A burning sensation erupting through my arm. Grunting in pain, I fell to my knees. Gripping my shoulder with good arm, I felt the burning sensation start to spread. It now covered half my torso, and was still spreading. With in a few seconds, my knees had given out and I fell to my side. Pain gripped my entire body.

"H-help…me….." was all I could summon before darkness over swept me.


Bodies littered the ground around them. Mina, Hyde, Skinner, Nemo, and what little remained of Nemo's men, stood registering the massacre that had just taken place. They were able to defeat most of the creatures, but a few escaped. Nemo shouted orders at the remaining crew to fetch the medics and search for any survivors, though, hope was grim.

"Is everyone unharmed?" Nemo asked.

"We all appear to be in one piece," Mina replied eyeing the dead that littered the ground around them.

"The hunt is not over!" Hyde yelled, "The others got away!"

"We'll have to let them go," Mina said, "There are more pressing matters to attend to."

"Such as?" he questioned with a growl.

"Finding out what truly happened tonight. If you haven't noticed, we've had quite a strange occrance."

Skinner, still unnoticed, came aware of one pressing detail. "'Oy!" he yelled to the others, "Where's our boy Sawyer?" The others suddenly took notice of his absence as well.

"Yes, where is the boy?" asked Nemo with a worried look on his face.

"There last time I saw him was….." Mina said, trailing off, her eyes widening in shock. Her mind flashed back to only a few minutes before, when, while killing one of the creatures, she had seen Sawyer run off, with one of them trailing close behind. "We have to look for him, now!" She started off running, beckoning the others to follow her.


Pain. That was all I felt. It was all around me, consuming me. Forcing my eyes open, I saw nothing but darkness. After a moment or so though, my eyes focused. A tried to lift my arms, but I only felt one twitch. The other laid limp by my side. Weakly lifting my arm, I shifted it to support my weight. Leaning on it, I slowly sat up. I looked down at my other arm.

I blinked a few times, just to make sure I was seeing things right. My arm was limp…but…the wound was gone. There was nothing there, not even a scar. Yet, my clothes were still soaked with blood. Feeling a sudden burst of energy I leapt to my feet. The pain was gone. I felt stronger than ever, stronger than I'd ever been in my life. Then it hit me, this felt wrong. My body was in an euphoria, but my mind was racing. 'What the hell happened?' I thought to myself, 'What the hell is going on?"

Voices. I heard voices in the distance. I looked around, but I couldn't see anybody. Then, there, I had heard them again; but again, I saw no one. Just when I thought I was going crazy, I saw movement in the woods. Recognizing the voices as that of Mina and the others, I called out.

"I'm over here!" I heard footsteps in the distance, they were coming. Breathing a sigh of relief, I looked for any more movement I the woods. I saw the League in the distance, and waved at them, getting their attention.

Then, it hit me. A familiar burning sensation engulfed my body; this time, worse than before. I fell to the ground limp, yelping in pain. I heard their voices in the distance, crying out to me. Darkness began to cloud my vision. I screamed louder, feeling another wave of pain wash through me. Their worried faces were last thing I saw before I faded away into nothing.