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Once more I ask for patience as I am still struggling with the last of the three killer essays I was moaning about in my last fic and need to get that finnished. Please read my Stargate fic and review as that is much more difficult to write than this one. :-(
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The Nautilus ...
Tom and Mina stood side by side in the library watching as Nemo paced backwards and forwards as he had been for the last hour. They could understand how worried he was about his daughter, it was true though Henry, Zu and Skinner should have been back by now. The door opened slowly and a figure all in black came in slowly supporting someone else on one arm.
"Mina luv could you take a look at him, I don't think he is in too good a shape." Skinner said lowering the other figure to a seat where they slumped.
"What has happened? Where are my daughter and Jekyll?" Nemo asked crossing to Skinner.
"I don't know. They were talking to the prof. when several car loads of men pulled up. I went in to warn them. Henry tried to send Zu and the prof back with me but both refused to go. There was a fight and Zu and Henry were taken prisoner as well as the prof. Me and my mate there were the only two left alive." Skinner said passing over the fact that Zu had been shot.
"Did you try to help them?" Nemo asked
"Zu ordered me not to so I could report back to you." Skinner said.
"Were they alright when they were taken?" Tom asked. Skinner pulled a face at him as that was the one question he hadn't wanted to answer.
"Henry had been knocked unconcious." Skinner said.
"What about my daughter?" Nemo said reaching out and shaking Skinner.
"Easy mate." Skinner said. "Zu was shot. She wasn't too badly hurt but they obviously saw her as too dangerous so she had to be dealt with in a more decisive manner than Henry."
"No." Nemo breathed sinking into a chair. "She can't be gone." Skinner and Tom exchanged looks neither being very good at comforting others.
"She'll be fine. Henry is with her, he's a doctor and you know he won't let them do anything to her." Skinner told the older man.
"That's true. I just wish I was with her. I can't loose a final child now."
"She'll be fine." Tom said adding his sentiments to those of Skinner.
"I think that the girl will be fine." A heavily accented voice said. The man that Skinner had brought in with him was sitting up now.
"Mr Land! What are you doing here?" Nemo demanded getting to his feet.
"I was with Aronax when we were attacked. I am no more pleased to see you than you are to see me." Ned said wishing he was anywhere but on the Nautilus again.
"How did you survive the fight?" Tom asked seizing up the new man.
"They left me for dead, then dragged your daughter, her husband and Aronax off." Ned said confiming what Skinner had already said.
"Why Henry and Zu? They are of no use to them especially as Zu is injured." Mina wondered.
Remember Jennifer Daniels? She said that there was a group out there. Wot if she was telling the truth? Maybe this group captured Henry because he was one of us?" Skinner asked. Mina, Tom and Nemo looked at him in shock as it was one of the few good ideas he had had in the entire time he had been with the group.
"Amazing there is a brain there somewhere." Tom said giving Skinner a grin
"Very funny. I can think y know. Just cos I don't very often don't mean anything!" Skinner said grumpily
"That was a good idea." Mina told him.
"Thanks Mina luv, I am usful to have around." Skinner said
"Who is this Daniels woman?" Ned asked from his seat where he had been trying to understand the banter between Tom, Mina and Skinner.
"Jennifer Daniels was a woman who was brought on board and who attacked us and almost succeded in killing Henry Jekyll. She claimed to be one of a group who were after us. We didn't manage to find out whether she was telling the truth or not and let it go at that. It could be that the people who attacked you were part of this group hence why they took Jekyll." Mina said
"They don't know about Zu though, no-one does." Tom said
"They could have been watching Henry and her for some time now and knew that they had been living together so could presume that she was connected to us." Mina told the American
"Henry ain't going to be happy about that as he'd thought he got away from us." Skinner prophesised.
"I'd be more worried about what Zu is going to say." Nemo said remembering his daughters quick temper.
"Where should we start looking for them then?" Ned asked
"we?"
"I'm not gonna let you do this on your own, they have one of my friends as well. They killed another and I will come with you." Ned said
"We don't have time to argue just let him come with us." Tom said
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Bit six is done and bit seven is well on the way. I'm sorry that section was a bit dull but I needed to get Ned Land into the league for this story and show how the others reacted to what had happened.
Can people please review as otherwise I may well feed Henry to the nearest shark. I know he has fans out there so pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee review.
Once more I ask for patience as I am still struggling with the last of the three killer essays I was moaning about in my last fic and need to get that finnished. Please read my Stargate fic and review as that is much more difficult to write than this one. :-(
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The Nautilus ...
Tom and Mina stood side by side in the library watching as Nemo paced backwards and forwards as he had been for the last hour. They could understand how worried he was about his daughter, it was true though Henry, Zu and Skinner should have been back by now. The door opened slowly and a figure all in black came in slowly supporting someone else on one arm.
"Mina luv could you take a look at him, I don't think he is in too good a shape." Skinner said lowering the other figure to a seat where they slumped.
"What has happened? Where are my daughter and Jekyll?" Nemo asked crossing to Skinner.
"I don't know. They were talking to the prof. when several car loads of men pulled up. I went in to warn them. Henry tried to send Zu and the prof back with me but both refused to go. There was a fight and Zu and Henry were taken prisoner as well as the prof. Me and my mate there were the only two left alive." Skinner said passing over the fact that Zu had been shot.
"Did you try to help them?" Nemo asked
"Zu ordered me not to so I could report back to you." Skinner said.
"Were they alright when they were taken?" Tom asked. Skinner pulled a face at him as that was the one question he hadn't wanted to answer.
"Henry had been knocked unconcious." Skinner said.
"What about my daughter?" Nemo said reaching out and shaking Skinner.
"Easy mate." Skinner said. "Zu was shot. She wasn't too badly hurt but they obviously saw her as too dangerous so she had to be dealt with in a more decisive manner than Henry."
"No." Nemo breathed sinking into a chair. "She can't be gone." Skinner and Tom exchanged looks neither being very good at comforting others.
"She'll be fine. Henry is with her, he's a doctor and you know he won't let them do anything to her." Skinner told the older man.
"That's true. I just wish I was with her. I can't loose a final child now."
"She'll be fine." Tom said adding his sentiments to those of Skinner.
"I think that the girl will be fine." A heavily accented voice said. The man that Skinner had brought in with him was sitting up now.
"Mr Land! What are you doing here?" Nemo demanded getting to his feet.
"I was with Aronax when we were attacked. I am no more pleased to see you than you are to see me." Ned said wishing he was anywhere but on the Nautilus again.
"How did you survive the fight?" Tom asked seizing up the new man.
"They left me for dead, then dragged your daughter, her husband and Aronax off." Ned said confiming what Skinner had already said.
"Why Henry and Zu? They are of no use to them especially as Zu is injured." Mina wondered.
Remember Jennifer Daniels? She said that there was a group out there. Wot if she was telling the truth? Maybe this group captured Henry because he was one of us?" Skinner asked. Mina, Tom and Nemo looked at him in shock as it was one of the few good ideas he had had in the entire time he had been with the group.
"Amazing there is a brain there somewhere." Tom said giving Skinner a grin
"Very funny. I can think y know. Just cos I don't very often don't mean anything!" Skinner said grumpily
"That was a good idea." Mina told him.
"Thanks Mina luv, I am usful to have around." Skinner said
"Who is this Daniels woman?" Ned asked from his seat where he had been trying to understand the banter between Tom, Mina and Skinner.
"Jennifer Daniels was a woman who was brought on board and who attacked us and almost succeded in killing Henry Jekyll. She claimed to be one of a group who were after us. We didn't manage to find out whether she was telling the truth or not and let it go at that. It could be that the people who attacked you were part of this group hence why they took Jekyll." Mina said
"They don't know about Zu though, no-one does." Tom said
"They could have been watching Henry and her for some time now and knew that they had been living together so could presume that she was connected to us." Mina told the American
"Henry ain't going to be happy about that as he'd thought he got away from us." Skinner prophesised.
"I'd be more worried about what Zu is going to say." Nemo said remembering his daughters quick temper.
"Where should we start looking for them then?" Ned asked
"we?"
"I'm not gonna let you do this on your own, they have one of my friends as well. They killed another and I will come with you." Ned said
"We don't have time to argue just let him come with us." Tom said
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Bit six is done and bit seven is well on the way. I'm sorry that section was a bit dull but I needed to get Ned Land into the league for this story and show how the others reacted to what had happened.
Can people please review as otherwise I may well feed Henry to the nearest shark. I know he has fans out there so pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee review.