Chapter 2:
Four months had passed since the Nest generation had been formed; Four months since they had first met and two months after they had learned of their destiny. After they had been taken away and given instructors, they were immediately told of what they had just gotten themselves into. The seven children were soon separated and went their own ways.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~******New York******~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kimberly unlocked the French doors of her family's penthouse, walked inside, locked the door, and walked down the steps towards the small center table. Kim put her messenger bag down, and her keys as well. She pushed her hair out of her eyes and behind her ears and went over to her bedroom, to change.
Kim went to her closet and was taking off her blouse when she heard the slightest sound coming from the entrance hall. Her hands stopped on the third button, she listened but the sound seemed to have gone and must have been the wind. Kim went back to taking off her blouse when that same noise came again but this time it was in the living room. Kim's hands fell to her sides as she focused on the sound when it disappeared again, the buttons on her shirt buttoned themselves and Kim disappeared into the air.
She moved herself into the living room without being seen, heard or felt. Floating into the living room she didn't see anything that would make it out of the ordinary. Kim materialized and fell on her feet inside the living room. Her eyes, and mind still searched the room but nothing. Still Kim was not reassured that something was not inside her home. Her heart rose thinking that if she couldn't see this demon or evil than perhaps she might not be able to escape. The air outside shifted and the sky clouded as the sound of thunder and the prickling of rain could be hear.
"Kim." Said a voice behind her.
Kim turned her palm burning already creating a fireball, but when she turned to see who had called her name she released the energy, making the wind, rain and lighting settle down. " Agent Sanderson." She walked over to the older man and gave him a hug. She had not see this man in two months.
" Do we get a hug to?" Asked a voice in the air.
Kim smiled, as she knew who it was. " Brian you such a sneak." And the he appeared in front of her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug. She turned around and to see Jason, and Michael sitting on the coaches waiting for Brian to push off. " Hey guys." They stood up and gave her a big hug. " Where are Clara and Tristan?" She asked.
" Well Clara is right here and Tristan he is off running a few earned for Agent Huningham." Clara walked past Michael and Jason towards her friend to give her a hug." So what have you been doing?"
"Ladies I know that you two haven't seen each other in months but we need to get going or we will miss Tristan and the plane."
Kim looked at the agent confused, " Plane? For what?"
" Well, we need to go back to London." Jason said as he stepped forward at Clara's side.
"Urgent business." Michael said as he stepped towards Kim, " it seems that the world needs us again."
" Really?" Kim asked teasing him, because he actually sounded serious.
" Lets go gentlemen," Agent Sanderson said as he opened the door, but looking at the two ladies in the room he added, " And ladies."
Kim held out a hand in the air and Michael thought that she wished for him to take and so he was about to take her hand when a messenger's bag slipped up her shoulder and a suitcase slide up to her feet from her bedroom. All looked at her surprised, " What? Your gifts have accelerated and so has mine."
" Well than shall we ladies?" Asked Brian, his accent was clearly presented. The two girls giggled as he took his place in between them and pulled out an arm for them to take.. The two girls took it and the Agent Sanderson pulled his hat on and titled it when they came his way. "Gentlemen." He said to the two left. They grumbled and Jason to the suitcase, and they walked out the door, closing the door behind them.
~~~~Night~~~~~**********Private Airport**********~~~~~Time~~~~~
A limo drove down the runway of the Airline and towards the plane waiting for them. The limo approached the plane, and the passengers of the Limo could see the people bustling around the plane making sure that the plane was all right. Clara used her sharpened eyes, looked into the cockpit, and saw Tristan talking to the pilots and using her ears, she heard him talking about the air conditions. Tristan went over the flight schedule with them and radioed the flight tower they signaled him their okay with the weather, but they are still working on the checking of the plane.
Tristan tensed all of a sudden as if feeling Clara's eyes on him and when he turned to see her inside the moving vehicle he smile and made a gesture of greeting, and she waved. He went back to talking with the pilot as the limo stopped and Agent Sanderson got off the hone. "We're here." The door opened and a Man wearing a black suit helped them out. When Agent Sanderson was out of the car, he said to the butler, " Ah Roger, thank you. Where is Mr. Gray?"
A whirl of black garments feel from the sky and appeared Tristan. He wore black pants, shirt, cloak, and shoes. All black, and yet all thought that this young man knew what he was doing and was a pleasure to work with. He shook Agent Sanderson's hand and told him that things were ahead of schedule and they would be ready to leave in five minutes but we can leave at anytime. The older man nodded and his eyes flashed behind Tristan and than looked back at Tristan. The young man took that as a sign to turn around but he did not know why he had not just ordered him to do so, but when he saw Kim he knew why. He smiled at her and she smiled back, Clara rolled her eyes and made her unnaturally fast movement behind Tristan and pushed him forward. He was not expecting that or for anything to happen, but when he was pushed his reflexes to fast for him to fall. Instead Tristan had shimmered out of the way or hurting anyone and reappeared where he had been pushed. Tristan turned and smiled at Clara, " you know if you wanted me to move forward all you had to do was ask."
" Sorry I forgot, plus I wanted to be mean, did it work?" Clara talked to Tristan as if he was her best friend.
" No, you could be meaner." He said and he felt her trying to twist his mind to make him walk over to Kim and give her a hug of greeting. Shaking his head at her, he waked towards Kim and gave her a hug. Somehow, Tristan knew that coming to close to this girl would make him get all these glares, but thanks to his friend Nemo coming down the stairs of the airplane, the glares were diverted.
" Well I did hope to get a better greeting but at least you all are here." He said amusement sounding in his voice. All glares coming from certain league members turned into an embarrassed glance to the ground. Clara pulled on Kim's arm and she and Tristan let go of each other. ' You to will have enough time to cuddle later right now you need to talk to Nemo about what he has done to the Nautilus."
Kim walked over to Nemo and smiled seeing that Nemo already had the beard going, " Haven't been shaving have we?" Kim asked and Nemo acutely laughed.
" No, not lately." Nemo put a hand around Kim's waist and directed her inside, as they talked about the status of the Nautilus.
Clara walked down the stairs looking at the other members of the league as their eyes had followed the young scientist and the engineer go into the airplane, Tristan shook his head as he felt her curios stare. He was about to say something to her, but one of the plane watchers in the watchtower that they are ready for them to lift off at any time. " Um alright." He turned and his cloak whistled around him as he disappeared and entered the cockpit.
Clara then focused her attention on the other league members and said, " Don't think about it guys." They jumped surprised that she was their looking at them as if suspecting them of keeping something from her. " Nemo is like a Brother to her, not a boy friend or anything close to that. You all should know that, now come on the plane is going to lift off in a few minutes"
The guys looked at each other guilty and than walked after the girl that they new always kept them in line. " Coming mother." The all said annoyed and embarrassed that she could read them so easily. Everyone boarded the plane and was off to London.
~~~~~~****London, England hours later****~~~~~~
They boarded off the plan and into another long Limo. The Limo was to take them to the meeting place. London was still nighttime in London. Inside the limo, however the passengers were laughing and having fun. They talked about what they had been doing, and of course, Clara and Brian's tales were always the funniest.
By the time they had gotten to the meeting place all passengers including the driver had laughed their guts out. " Um, ha ha sir we are....hm.. We are here sir," said the driver trying desperately hard not to start laughing again. They all were recovered by the time that all were out of the Limo. The diver said his good byes and was given orders to go to a certain spot in London and a wait for orders. They all waited until the Limo was safely out of this part of London.
They were in the part of London where only docks were at as well as the old warehouses that were not touched by the cities or any form of government, ever since the last league had been formulated. Agent Sanderson lead them through a path of obstacles of fallen parts and other decaying parts. " So this place is practically a place of well fallen parts and junk." Brian commented and Clara snorted at his lose of words.
" We are here sir." Tristan said knowing where they were going and made his way towards a wooden door. He pulled out a key and unlocked the door; he opened it as everyone came in, only closing it when everyone was inside.
Inside were the remains of Dorian Gray's home. It had surprisingly been kept in proper order. Tristan took off his long cloak just as a butler came in and took his master's coat, " Master Tristan how good of you to finally come home." He greeted with a bow. Tristan smiled and nodded at the man.
"These are my friends Troy." Tristan introduced them all, and the butler's eyes widen as Tristan introduced each and every person. " And of course you already know Agent Sanderson." The butler bowed and Sanderson bowed his head. " Now where have the other agents gotten to?"
"They are in the library sir."
"Which one?"
" The one that the league had met in before." All understood which league Troy was talking about.
" Thank you Troy." Tristan said and troy took everyone else's cloaks and hat except Brian's and left. " Follow me." Tristan led the league and the Agent to the Library. The rest of the league noticed that the way the went was the exact same way that Dorian Gray had lead the last league a century ago. Kimberly's eyes went straight to the infamous painting of Dorian Gray. She stopped in her tracks and almost made Jason fall over her.
" Something wrong?" He asked.
Kim shook her head but when she saw Tristan looking at her she wanted to ask him how he had gotten the portrait. From what she had heard her parents talking about the painting had been taken by Mina but she couldn't talk to him now, at least not about that. They all continued to walk towards the Library.
Tristan flicked his hand and the doors of the Library opened for him. Inside the top agents of the world were sitting around the table, jumped and looked towards the door, " Gentlemen." Tristan said and all of the agents became less tense. They watched as the league entered the room. " Talk Agent O'Neil." Tristan said as he sat in his and Dorian's favorite chair.
" Um well sir we have just found out that there is a man named Memnall who has traveled back in time to the time of the original league to take the box of potions of the Original league, but he also want to kill the league and finish the plan M started."
" Wait a minute who is this Memnall?" Asked Brian." And since when are you a 'sir' Tristan?"
Tristan was thinking over what the first agent had said and now answered Brian's question, " Memnall is well was one of the men that worked for Maddox and for that matter was one of the smallest ranked workers. He as you heard wants to take up the plan Maddox had once had. Oh and I became a sir three months ago. These," Tristan Gestured towards the table of Agents, " agents work for me that work for the government as well." Turning his attention back at the matter at hand he stood up and walked over to his fellow league members, " We need to re-formulate this league, no we need to become the league our own league. Will you all be a part of this league?" he asked, and the league members looked at each other.
Kim walked up and put her hand out in front of her " To the Nxg, the next generation." Tristan smiled at her and she winked at him as he put his hand on top of hers. Clara put her hand on top of Tristan and said, " To the Nxg." Then Nemo put his hand on top of hers and said the same words. Then Michael, Jason, and Brian put their hand in. All together they said, " To the Nxg!!"
"All right now that you all are the league we need you to meet your counterpart of this project before we tell you anything else."
"All right let's go." Jason said and the Nxg left for the airport yet again.
" Last on to the limo is a rotten egg." Skinner said as he turned invisible and ran, but went the wrong direction and smacked into the wall. His friends laughed, and kept walking. Brian shook his head and looked around, " Hey wait for me!"
Four months had passed since the Nest generation had been formed; Four months since they had first met and two months after they had learned of their destiny. After they had been taken away and given instructors, they were immediately told of what they had just gotten themselves into. The seven children were soon separated and went their own ways.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~******New York******~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kimberly unlocked the French doors of her family's penthouse, walked inside, locked the door, and walked down the steps towards the small center table. Kim put her messenger bag down, and her keys as well. She pushed her hair out of her eyes and behind her ears and went over to her bedroom, to change.
Kim went to her closet and was taking off her blouse when she heard the slightest sound coming from the entrance hall. Her hands stopped on the third button, she listened but the sound seemed to have gone and must have been the wind. Kim went back to taking off her blouse when that same noise came again but this time it was in the living room. Kim's hands fell to her sides as she focused on the sound when it disappeared again, the buttons on her shirt buttoned themselves and Kim disappeared into the air.
She moved herself into the living room without being seen, heard or felt. Floating into the living room she didn't see anything that would make it out of the ordinary. Kim materialized and fell on her feet inside the living room. Her eyes, and mind still searched the room but nothing. Still Kim was not reassured that something was not inside her home. Her heart rose thinking that if she couldn't see this demon or evil than perhaps she might not be able to escape. The air outside shifted and the sky clouded as the sound of thunder and the prickling of rain could be hear.
"Kim." Said a voice behind her.
Kim turned her palm burning already creating a fireball, but when she turned to see who had called her name she released the energy, making the wind, rain and lighting settle down. " Agent Sanderson." She walked over to the older man and gave him a hug. She had not see this man in two months.
" Do we get a hug to?" Asked a voice in the air.
Kim smiled, as she knew who it was. " Brian you such a sneak." And the he appeared in front of her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug. She turned around and to see Jason, and Michael sitting on the coaches waiting for Brian to push off. " Hey guys." They stood up and gave her a big hug. " Where are Clara and Tristan?" She asked.
" Well Clara is right here and Tristan he is off running a few earned for Agent Huningham." Clara walked past Michael and Jason towards her friend to give her a hug." So what have you been doing?"
"Ladies I know that you two haven't seen each other in months but we need to get going or we will miss Tristan and the plane."
Kim looked at the agent confused, " Plane? For what?"
" Well, we need to go back to London." Jason said as he stepped forward at Clara's side.
"Urgent business." Michael said as he stepped towards Kim, " it seems that the world needs us again."
" Really?" Kim asked teasing him, because he actually sounded serious.
" Lets go gentlemen," Agent Sanderson said as he opened the door, but looking at the two ladies in the room he added, " And ladies."
Kim held out a hand in the air and Michael thought that she wished for him to take and so he was about to take her hand when a messenger's bag slipped up her shoulder and a suitcase slide up to her feet from her bedroom. All looked at her surprised, " What? Your gifts have accelerated and so has mine."
" Well than shall we ladies?" Asked Brian, his accent was clearly presented. The two girls giggled as he took his place in between them and pulled out an arm for them to take.. The two girls took it and the Agent Sanderson pulled his hat on and titled it when they came his way. "Gentlemen." He said to the two left. They grumbled and Jason to the suitcase, and they walked out the door, closing the door behind them.
~~~~Night~~~~~**********Private Airport**********~~~~~Time~~~~~
A limo drove down the runway of the Airline and towards the plane waiting for them. The limo approached the plane, and the passengers of the Limo could see the people bustling around the plane making sure that the plane was all right. Clara used her sharpened eyes, looked into the cockpit, and saw Tristan talking to the pilots and using her ears, she heard him talking about the air conditions. Tristan went over the flight schedule with them and radioed the flight tower they signaled him their okay with the weather, but they are still working on the checking of the plane.
Tristan tensed all of a sudden as if feeling Clara's eyes on him and when he turned to see her inside the moving vehicle he smile and made a gesture of greeting, and she waved. He went back to talking with the pilot as the limo stopped and Agent Sanderson got off the hone. "We're here." The door opened and a Man wearing a black suit helped them out. When Agent Sanderson was out of the car, he said to the butler, " Ah Roger, thank you. Where is Mr. Gray?"
A whirl of black garments feel from the sky and appeared Tristan. He wore black pants, shirt, cloak, and shoes. All black, and yet all thought that this young man knew what he was doing and was a pleasure to work with. He shook Agent Sanderson's hand and told him that things were ahead of schedule and they would be ready to leave in five minutes but we can leave at anytime. The older man nodded and his eyes flashed behind Tristan and than looked back at Tristan. The young man took that as a sign to turn around but he did not know why he had not just ordered him to do so, but when he saw Kim he knew why. He smiled at her and she smiled back, Clara rolled her eyes and made her unnaturally fast movement behind Tristan and pushed him forward. He was not expecting that or for anything to happen, but when he was pushed his reflexes to fast for him to fall. Instead Tristan had shimmered out of the way or hurting anyone and reappeared where he had been pushed. Tristan turned and smiled at Clara, " you know if you wanted me to move forward all you had to do was ask."
" Sorry I forgot, plus I wanted to be mean, did it work?" Clara talked to Tristan as if he was her best friend.
" No, you could be meaner." He said and he felt her trying to twist his mind to make him walk over to Kim and give her a hug of greeting. Shaking his head at her, he waked towards Kim and gave her a hug. Somehow, Tristan knew that coming to close to this girl would make him get all these glares, but thanks to his friend Nemo coming down the stairs of the airplane, the glares were diverted.
" Well I did hope to get a better greeting but at least you all are here." He said amusement sounding in his voice. All glares coming from certain league members turned into an embarrassed glance to the ground. Clara pulled on Kim's arm and she and Tristan let go of each other. ' You to will have enough time to cuddle later right now you need to talk to Nemo about what he has done to the Nautilus."
Kim walked over to Nemo and smiled seeing that Nemo already had the beard going, " Haven't been shaving have we?" Kim asked and Nemo acutely laughed.
" No, not lately." Nemo put a hand around Kim's waist and directed her inside, as they talked about the status of the Nautilus.
Clara walked down the stairs looking at the other members of the league as their eyes had followed the young scientist and the engineer go into the airplane, Tristan shook his head as he felt her curios stare. He was about to say something to her, but one of the plane watchers in the watchtower that they are ready for them to lift off at any time. " Um alright." He turned and his cloak whistled around him as he disappeared and entered the cockpit.
Clara then focused her attention on the other league members and said, " Don't think about it guys." They jumped surprised that she was their looking at them as if suspecting them of keeping something from her. " Nemo is like a Brother to her, not a boy friend or anything close to that. You all should know that, now come on the plane is going to lift off in a few minutes"
The guys looked at each other guilty and than walked after the girl that they new always kept them in line. " Coming mother." The all said annoyed and embarrassed that she could read them so easily. Everyone boarded the plane and was off to London.
~~~~~~****London, England hours later****~~~~~~
They boarded off the plan and into another long Limo. The Limo was to take them to the meeting place. London was still nighttime in London. Inside the limo, however the passengers were laughing and having fun. They talked about what they had been doing, and of course, Clara and Brian's tales were always the funniest.
By the time they had gotten to the meeting place all passengers including the driver had laughed their guts out. " Um, ha ha sir we are....hm.. We are here sir," said the driver trying desperately hard not to start laughing again. They all were recovered by the time that all were out of the Limo. The diver said his good byes and was given orders to go to a certain spot in London and a wait for orders. They all waited until the Limo was safely out of this part of London.
They were in the part of London where only docks were at as well as the old warehouses that were not touched by the cities or any form of government, ever since the last league had been formulated. Agent Sanderson lead them through a path of obstacles of fallen parts and other decaying parts. " So this place is practically a place of well fallen parts and junk." Brian commented and Clara snorted at his lose of words.
" We are here sir." Tristan said knowing where they were going and made his way towards a wooden door. He pulled out a key and unlocked the door; he opened it as everyone came in, only closing it when everyone was inside.
Inside were the remains of Dorian Gray's home. It had surprisingly been kept in proper order. Tristan took off his long cloak just as a butler came in and took his master's coat, " Master Tristan how good of you to finally come home." He greeted with a bow. Tristan smiled and nodded at the man.
"These are my friends Troy." Tristan introduced them all, and the butler's eyes widen as Tristan introduced each and every person. " And of course you already know Agent Sanderson." The butler bowed and Sanderson bowed his head. " Now where have the other agents gotten to?"
"They are in the library sir."
"Which one?"
" The one that the league had met in before." All understood which league Troy was talking about.
" Thank you Troy." Tristan said and troy took everyone else's cloaks and hat except Brian's and left. " Follow me." Tristan led the league and the Agent to the Library. The rest of the league noticed that the way the went was the exact same way that Dorian Gray had lead the last league a century ago. Kimberly's eyes went straight to the infamous painting of Dorian Gray. She stopped in her tracks and almost made Jason fall over her.
" Something wrong?" He asked.
Kim shook her head but when she saw Tristan looking at her she wanted to ask him how he had gotten the portrait. From what she had heard her parents talking about the painting had been taken by Mina but she couldn't talk to him now, at least not about that. They all continued to walk towards the Library.
Tristan flicked his hand and the doors of the Library opened for him. Inside the top agents of the world were sitting around the table, jumped and looked towards the door, " Gentlemen." Tristan said and all of the agents became less tense. They watched as the league entered the room. " Talk Agent O'Neil." Tristan said as he sat in his and Dorian's favorite chair.
" Um well sir we have just found out that there is a man named Memnall who has traveled back in time to the time of the original league to take the box of potions of the Original league, but he also want to kill the league and finish the plan M started."
" Wait a minute who is this Memnall?" Asked Brian." And since when are you a 'sir' Tristan?"
Tristan was thinking over what the first agent had said and now answered Brian's question, " Memnall is well was one of the men that worked for Maddox and for that matter was one of the smallest ranked workers. He as you heard wants to take up the plan Maddox had once had. Oh and I became a sir three months ago. These," Tristan Gestured towards the table of Agents, " agents work for me that work for the government as well." Turning his attention back at the matter at hand he stood up and walked over to his fellow league members, " We need to re-formulate this league, no we need to become the league our own league. Will you all be a part of this league?" he asked, and the league members looked at each other.
Kim walked up and put her hand out in front of her " To the Nxg, the next generation." Tristan smiled at her and she winked at him as he put his hand on top of hers. Clara put her hand on top of Tristan and said, " To the Nxg." Then Nemo put his hand on top of hers and said the same words. Then Michael, Jason, and Brian put their hand in. All together they said, " To the Nxg!!"
"All right now that you all are the league we need you to meet your counterpart of this project before we tell you anything else."
"All right let's go." Jason said and the Nxg left for the airport yet again.
" Last on to the limo is a rotten egg." Skinner said as he turned invisible and ran, but went the wrong direction and smacked into the wall. His friends laughed, and kept walking. Brian shook his head and looked around, " Hey wait for me!"