This is my first multi-chapter story. I want to start by saying this is NOT for John Druitt fans, because he will be one of the bad guys (more than he normally is in the show). Even if this is mainly a Helen/Nikola story, they won't physically appear in this first chapter-sorry for that, but I felt the need for a chapter that would clarify things a little. I will try to upload new chapters as soon as possible, but I can't promise you anything. Spoilers for "Sleepers" and "Haunted".
As usually, I don't own anything "Sanctuary"
He watched her as she sat there, completely at peace, in a five star restaurant. How could she be so at peace, after what she did? How could she not turn her back every five seconds, after she had killed his daughter?! How could she walk at night, knowing that he, the most dangerous serial killer of all time, was on her trails? Dana Whitcomb was surely a stupid human. John Druitt puffed in disgust when he saw her sipping a cup of champagne. She was celebrating…what? Another day of her life? Well, he was determinate to make it the last one. Watching her as she exited the restaurant, he grabbed his old sword.
"Wait a minute, what am I doing here?" he thought. "Helen is right; killing her won't bring Ashley back."
"But it will stop your blood thirst. And you know this is not about Ashley." said his inner voice.
"Yes it is. She was my daughter, the daughter of the woman I loved."
" Come on, John, we both know that this is not about Ashley. This is about resurrecting your wounded ego. You weren't able to protect your daughter, and what is worse, you weren't able to make her love you. After all, how could she love you? You are a killer.
"You are the killer!" John screamed. "I didn't want to harm anybody!"
"You can't fool me, John. You enjoyed watching their blood flowing on their bodies, you enjoyed taking the revenge on them for what you've been forced to endure-you never liked having a woman as your boss, didn't you?"
"I love her! I may not like that she is so bossy, but I love her!"
"Women are not made to rule, John, and we both know it. Women are made to be fragile, to be obedient…And if they don't understand this, you have to make them understand. Look what Dana did. Do you think that a man would have treated Ashley the way she did? A man would have simply killed her, but turning her against you and her mother…only a woman could do such thing. That's why Dana needs to die."
"Dana Whitcomb will be my last victim, I assure you of that. But you are right: she needs to die."
John pulled out his sword and slowly moved in the dark, closer and closer to Dana. He grabbed her from the back, holding his sword at her neck.
"Don't move and I promise I will make it quick." He whispered.
"Mr. Druitt, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. Knowing Helen Magnus, I assume you are here on your own, which gives us the opportunity to talk."
"This gives me the opportunity to rip your flesh off you bones. I'm really good at that."
" I am familiar with modern history, thank you. But I don't think you want to kill me. I can give you everything you want. We could work together."
"What do you mean?"
"Since you've started seeing Helen again, she kept rejecting you, hasn't she?"
"It's not your business."
"I think it is, Mr. Druitt. You never wondered why she keeps rejecting you?"
"She is obviously afraid of me. I can't blame her for that."
"Helen Magnus, afraid of somebody? I doubt it. She is in love. And not with you."
John pressed harder with his sword on Dana's neck, causing little drops of blood to flow. "What are you saying?!" he yelled.
"I suggest we continue this discussion after you release me." Dana said. "I think it is safer for both of us."
"I don't think so. Continue."
"Helen Magnus is in love with someone. She may not admit it, but she loves him. And until he is not dead, you'll never have her for yourself."
"How can she love someone more than me? We've known each other for a century. I hope you aren't talking about Zimmerman."
"She knows him for over a century too. I am talking about Nikola Tesla."
"You've wasted ten precious minutes of my life. This will make your death more painful. She doesn't love Tesla, he is just a big thorn in her side."
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Druitt, but she loves him. She kissed him last year in Rome. My agents saw them. And that blush on her face every time she is with him…"
Something clicked inside John when he heard these words. Could Dana be right? After all, he knew about Tesla's attraction to Helen since they were The Five, but she never responded to that. It was just a friendly banter between them.
However, when he became Jack the Ripper and she discovered the truth, she ran to Tesla for comfort. He always expected she would run to James, after all, he was their best friend, but when he followed her at night, he often saw her with Tesla. And now, he realized that he never thought how close Colorado Springs and British Columbia were. The Five separated when they found out about him, but Helen and Tesla were the only one that remained somewhat close to each other. James stayed in London, Nigel went to India, but they both went to the New World- Helen in Canada and Tesla in the USA, but that was still much close than normally.
"I did a little research on them. You have no idea how cooperative Gregory was when I captured him." said Dana, interrupting his thoughts. "Did you know that Nikola went to Helen's graduation party?"
"James went too. I heard about it."
"Yes, but Tesla was the only one that kissed her. It was their first kiss, well, he only kissed her on the cheek, to congratulate her, but Gregory was a little worried about the blush on Helen's face- he didn't approve them too much as a couple. I think his exact words about this were "I never saw Helen so happy since she discovered the Source Blood." He seemed really worried."
"Why should I believe you?"
"Because deep down you know that I am right. What about all the trouble Helen went through to fake his death? Do you really think she would have done the same for you? She tried to kill you the moment she found out who you were."
"Yes, but when you turned Ashley against us, she worked with me to stop her."
"She needed fast transport, John. That's why she asked you to help. And I guess you don't know about the Mexico incident, do you?"
"I heard about it. Tesla tried to revive his kind, things went wrong and he was captured, Helen came to rescue him and they managed to defeat the vampires, but Tesla was affected by his weapon too. So what?"
"When was the last time Helen went on a hostile territory, with completely no information about what she was facing just to help someone? "
"When she went to rescue Ashley. Bloody bastard!"
"Exactly. Now, let me tell you about my plan. You could kill Tesla and I will make Helen listen to you, to love you."
"Wait a second. If she loves him, she'll never forgive me for killing him."
"Yes, she will. I know how to control her. The same we controlled Ashley. I still have some Source Blood left."
"You want to turn Helen into a monster."
"Not exactly. I just want to control her. A smaller dose of the Source Blood will do that. And then, you'll have he just for you, for all eternity. Just as you wished."
"Tesla is not so easy to kill."
"You won't kill him. She will. He loves her and he will be completely defenseless if we turn her into a vampire. Magnets? This won't stop her."
"It's not fair."
"Since when do you do only what it is fair, Jack?"
"You could have her just for you, John. For all eternity. And you'll get to see Tesla dying and we both know that's even better. He was always better than you, even before you injected the Source Blood. He was smarter than you, he is more handsome than you and he was the one that got the most powerful after injecting the Source Blood. He became immortal, John, and what did you get? The power of jumping from one place to another? Life wasn't fair with you, John, we both know it. Back in London, whenever you tried to take Helen out, at first she would say no and stayed to work in her laboratory-with him. They used to sit so close to each other whenever doing an experiment…She loved him more than she loved you, John, they were both scientists, they were both eager to discover what secrets the world had. You were just a lawyer; you got into their group just because Gregory insisted. She was absolutely devastated when he became a monster, she used to stay late at night to try to find a cure, and, unlike you, he accepted her help. You won a fight when she accepted to marry you, but you haven't won the war. She is so at peace when she is with him, John, so relieved, and when she is with you, she is always holding her finger on the trigger. Her feelings for you are not the same now. You got old, John, and Tesla remained as young as he was in London. You have a chance now, old friend, the chance to make things right once and for all. Don't waste it."
Druitt released Dana and he put his sword back in its sheath. "I'm listening." he said.
