Disclaimer: Don't own it. Don't deserve to own it. Sigh…
A.N. Okay, I know I said I'd update soon and I know I haven't! I'm so sorry! But first I had writers block which lasted well over a year and then, when I did feel like writing I was shipped off to Finland for a week, and then to Scotland after that so I haven't been able to write much!!! I'm sorry! I could also blame my job but that might be milking it…
Anyways, thank you to everyone who has reviewed! I have not abandoned this fic and I don't intend to! So thank you to all of you who are still reading and please, please review! Otherwise it might be another two years before I update again!
Sorry for the wait, but here it is…
Coming Home
Skinner let out a sigh of relief. She had finally left her strange chemical concoctions and went down to dinner. Mina wasn't all that interesting to spy on, Skinner contemplated to himself as he gulped down huge gasps of air as loudly as he liked. She didn't talk to herself or give away anything that could be used as blackmail.
The reason why he was so out of breath was because of a few too many times he had been sure that Mina's super sensitive vampire senses had detected his inhaling and exhaling. He would have to hold his breath until the disturbance passed.
Now as he struggled to his feet he found himself stiff from crouching in the same position for hours on end. 'Pull yourself together Rodney. You're not getting old, are you?' Dismissing the idea he stretched several times and headed down to a well deserved dinner.
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Dinner was an almost over when one of Nemo's men reported the message- or rather, the fake message.
"Yes, Utterson's an old friend of mine," Henry stated as each member of the League stared over his shoulder at the hastily constructed message for help. "He was a great help to me during my first… transformations. He still lives in London, I presume."
Tom, who was standing next to Mina, felt her tense beside him as she looked up sharply. "London?" she murmured, her voice controlled. As Nemo looked up at her questioningly she attempted to pass off her hope as concern.
"I was only wondering, when we left London the League was supposed to be a secret, correct?"
Nemo nodded, keeping the vampires attention as so she missed the demoralising looks of defeat that passed between Sawyer and Jekyll.
"And, considering that we were pulled together only as part of a greater plot, shouldn't we still be a secret to the public?" Mina finished her speech and instantly regretted starting it in the first place. She desperately wanted to return to London, and soon, at that. "Of course, if someone in the government found out, which I'm sure they have by now, they may have contacted any families and close friends we have…" She added quickly.
Henry cleared his throat, "If I might add," he started, "if there really is a crisis sweeping the nation, the government might believe that the call of a friend is more likely to bring us back than the name of someone we've never met. And John," he paused, looking down at the message, "would never think of tricking us into returning to London. Especially as he knows the true nature of my 'condition'."
"So I think we can safely assume that this isn't another ploy to create a grand army," Tom interjected, "but the real question is, are we going to London or not?"
Each member of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen looked at each other, three sporting secret little smiles on their faces, one with hope in her eyes. "Yes," they answered as one.
The four men who had hurriedly brought together the plan to reunite Mina with her son, were now sitting in the Nemo's drawing room putting together the final part of the plan.
Skinner reeled off the address of Doctor Seward's Asylum and they were able to quickly enough pinpoint it on a map of London. All in all, Nemo figured, they would reach London late on the fifth of November and the next day two of their number could track down young Master Harker while the unlucky two who were left behind would keep Mina occupied and, hopefully, unsuspicious.
Meanwhile, Mina stood on the deck as the submersible ship travelled swiftly towards London. Soon, she thought, soon she would see Quincey again. And, with a little bit of luck, she might just be able to slip away from their new mission to see him on his ninth birthday.
"Mrs Harker?" Sawyer's voice called from the hatchway, "We're going under soon. Captain Nemo says that if there are no unforeseen problems we should arrive in London on November the fifth."
What Tom noticed, but didn't comment on, was the smile that graced Mina's lips and the sudden light in her eyes at his words.
A.N.Whew! I did it! You gotta love the League! They rock!
Next update should be before the end of the year! Na, just joking! It'll be up in, hopefully, the next two weeks. I've got exam results coming out on Tuesday and I need to pick the courses I want to do for the next two years. English or Physics…
Anyway, please, please review! Tell me that someone still likes this story after two years!!!
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