Greetings, avid readers! I hope everyone is doing well. Here the
review responses for chapter seven:
To Graymoon74 (for chapter three): Geez, you too? When everyone else read chapter three, they didn't trust McCane or Batsie either. I can't blame you, but I'm glad that you're lazy; I think I'm quite safe now. (If you're reading this, I assume you know that Mina is dead.)
To Starlight16: Mina used to like McCane, but since he isn't an actual member of the League and doesn't hang out with the League very often, Mina turned to her attention to someone she saw every day (Jekyll.) That's the reason for Mina's two-timing behavior when it comes to men. I'm not sure if I mentioned that in "Happy New Year" or not (probably not,) but thanks for bringing that up.
To Clez: *handing Clez's plushie another cookie* Here you go, little guy. Have another cookie. You're so upset that you deserve it! *plushie eats cookie happily and then turns to look at Clez's computer screen. I shield his eyes* Don't you dare look at that computer screen!
To Dr. Logana Jekyll: Your review was the longest review I've ever received in my life. No, I don't really have a Jekyll plushie. I like to pretend I do, though. By way way, how will you be able to kill Henry if he's already dead? (Also, thanks for telling me that you like my Jekyll. Do you agree with me that he's a more lovable character without Hyde around?)
To Mina: It's perfectly okay that you can't spell "resurrect." I also had trouble with it when I was writing this story.
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"Hey, Jekyll!"
Tom Sawyer threw open the door to Dr. Jekyll's room, where the doctor was seated at his desk, apparently doing some kind of experiment.
"Yes?" Dr. Jekyll asked, looking over his shoulder at Sawyer. Jekyll's face was still extremely sad and wan-looking.
"I'm sorry to disturb you," said Sawyer quietly, "but would you mind taking a potion for us? Mina's coffin is done, and we're going to need Hyde's strength in helping us carry it up to her room."
"I'm sorry, Tom," Jekyll replied sadly, "but Hyde's kind of avoiding me at the moment. The feelings of melancholy that I've been experiencing lately have made him revolted. He's left me for a while."
"Oh," said Sawyer, looking concerned. "Well, could YOU help us out, then? We're going to need all the men we can get."
"Well, I guess I could give it a try. I'll be right down," said Jekyll quietly.
Sawyer smiled at him and left. At his desk, Jekyll cursed under his breath. Why hadn't he swallowed the mercury a few minutes earlier? He would be dead by now, and Sawyer would have found his body right away.
On Jekyll's desk was a cup of freshly made tea and a beaker filled with a few drops of mercury from the broken thermometer. Jekyll's plan was to pour the mercury into the tea and drink the tea. He would be dead and gone in two minutes flat. It would be a nice, quick way to go.
But now they needed help moving Mina's coffin. Jekyll wondered if he should just drink the poisoned tea now and have them come up to look for him, or actually go down to help them and kill himself later.
Jekyll decided to go down and help. After all, he wanted to say a proper goodbye to Mina before he died. Mina's corpse, rather. Mina had said a proper goodbye to him before she died.
Jekyll crossed over to his dresser, opened up the top drawer, took out a clean handkerchief, and put it in his trouser pocket. He would need it when he saw Mina's coffin. No matter how beautiful it was, it was still Mina Harker's coffin.
Mina was still dead.
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"Okay, on the count of three, everybody lifts," Nemo announced. "One, two, three!"
Sawyer, Skinner, Nemo, Jekyll, McCane, and five other crewmen quickly lifted up Mina's coffin, trying to head towards the door with it. However, it was so heavy that they put it back down on the workbench right away.
"Okay, coffins shouldn't be this heavy," Sawyer grumbled. "Back home, we typically need only about three or four pallbearers."
"White chrome is heavy, though," Skinner pointed out. "It's like trying to lift the Nemomobile."
Jekyll moaned and clutched his left arm. "I think I pulled a muscle!"
"Jekyll, go upstairs and get some ice to put on that arm. While you're up there, send down much more crewmen." Jekyll nodded and left.
"I'll go get Batsie," McCane said, starting to go after him.
"No, McCane. She's a woman. She shouldn't be involved in this kind of labor," Nemo said.
McCane just smiled smugly at him. "Trust me, Captain. She can help us."
"That may be so, but I refuse to allow it. Captain's orders," said Nemo stiffly. "She's a woman and she's our guest."
McCane just looked at him, the smug look still on his face. "Very well," he said. "But trust me, you'll be sorry."
In a few more minutes, Jekyll was back with at least twenty more crewmen. McCane was still out of the room, but they decided to lift again anyway. However, with twenty-eight people lifting, they were only able to carry it a few feet before they had to set it back down again.
"We should get every crew member aboard this ship. Then we'd be able to do it," panted Sawyer.
"I can't understand why it's so heavy," added Skinner. "Can't we just go up to Mina's room, carry her body down here, and place it in the coffin? Then, when we dock in London tomorrow, we'll only have to worry about moving the coffin off the ship."
Nemo froze. "Now, why didn't I think of that in the first place? Come, Skinner. You and I will go upstairs and get Mina's body."
"Why me?"
"Because you suggested it."
The crewmen, seeing nothing else they could do, left and went back to work. As several of them were leaving, Batsie came downstairs. She saw the coffin and gasped.
"It that poor Mina's coffin? Oh, it looks gorgeous!"
Sawyer nodded. "Yeah," he muttered, wiping several tears from his eyes.
Batsie saw Jekyll holding an ice pack to his left arm. "Henry, what happened to your arm?" she asked kindly.
Jekyll looked at her, surprised that she was treating him so nicely after how he had treated her earlier. "Oh, I pulled a muscle trying to lift it. I'm not meant for heavy labor."
"But you still offered to help. That was very noble of you, Henry."
Nemo and Skinner came back into the room, bearing Mina's body. Her corpse was still beautifully dressed and made up. Sawyer and McCane lifted the coffin's heavy lid, and Mina was gently lifted into her coffin.
"She just fits," smiled McCane.
Nemo nodded. "Now, should we do the vampire burying ritual of dismembering her head and driving a stake through her heart now or later?"
"Later," said Batsie automatically. "It will be the last thing we do before we put her into the ground."
Nemo nodded again. "Close her coffin," he ordered McCane and Sawyer sadly. "I can't bear to look at her anymore." McCane and Sawyer did so.
Nemo, McCane, Sawyer, Skinner, Jekyll, and Batsie all stood around and looked at Mina's coffin.
Sawyer burst into tears and ran out of the room. Jekyll followed him, wiping his eyes with the handkerchief he had stuffed into his pocket.
Skinner took the black hat off of his head and laid it on top of the coffin. "Here, old girl." He patted the top of the coffin and sadly left the room.
Nemo approached the coffin. "Oh, Mina," he sighed, placing both of his hands beside Skinner's hat. "Don't worry, Mina. We're going to bury you right beside your husband in the quiet English countryside. You've gone to your eternal sleep, Mina. It's time for us to put you down to bed." He turned to McCane and Batsie. "Excuse me, I must go pray to Kali."
McCane just nodded absently. Without taking his eyes off of the coffin, he spoke to his ex-wife. "Batsie, please pray for Mina."
Batsie looked at him curiously. "You think I was going to do anything less?"
McCane shrugged. "Well, I don't know. You've never even met Mina."
"Andre, prayers are not just for those we know. They're for everybody."
McCane nodded. "Well, I think I'm going to try to calm Sawyer down." With that, he turned and left the room.
Batsie was left alone with the coffin.
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At this point, the story becomes drastically real. Mina actually has a coffin. Mina is actually going to be buried. Mina really is dead.
But will she be the only one that dies? What about Jekyll? Will he really go through with his poison?
~ Until next time, Alisonia
To Graymoon74 (for chapter three): Geez, you too? When everyone else read chapter three, they didn't trust McCane or Batsie either. I can't blame you, but I'm glad that you're lazy; I think I'm quite safe now. (If you're reading this, I assume you know that Mina is dead.)
To Starlight16: Mina used to like McCane, but since he isn't an actual member of the League and doesn't hang out with the League very often, Mina turned to her attention to someone she saw every day (Jekyll.) That's the reason for Mina's two-timing behavior when it comes to men. I'm not sure if I mentioned that in "Happy New Year" or not (probably not,) but thanks for bringing that up.
To Clez: *handing Clez's plushie another cookie* Here you go, little guy. Have another cookie. You're so upset that you deserve it! *plushie eats cookie happily and then turns to look at Clez's computer screen. I shield his eyes* Don't you dare look at that computer screen!
To Dr. Logana Jekyll: Your review was the longest review I've ever received in my life. No, I don't really have a Jekyll plushie. I like to pretend I do, though. By way way, how will you be able to kill Henry if he's already dead? (Also, thanks for telling me that you like my Jekyll. Do you agree with me that he's a more lovable character without Hyde around?)
To Mina: It's perfectly okay that you can't spell "resurrect." I also had trouble with it when I was writing this story.
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"Hey, Jekyll!"
Tom Sawyer threw open the door to Dr. Jekyll's room, where the doctor was seated at his desk, apparently doing some kind of experiment.
"Yes?" Dr. Jekyll asked, looking over his shoulder at Sawyer. Jekyll's face was still extremely sad and wan-looking.
"I'm sorry to disturb you," said Sawyer quietly, "but would you mind taking a potion for us? Mina's coffin is done, and we're going to need Hyde's strength in helping us carry it up to her room."
"I'm sorry, Tom," Jekyll replied sadly, "but Hyde's kind of avoiding me at the moment. The feelings of melancholy that I've been experiencing lately have made him revolted. He's left me for a while."
"Oh," said Sawyer, looking concerned. "Well, could YOU help us out, then? We're going to need all the men we can get."
"Well, I guess I could give it a try. I'll be right down," said Jekyll quietly.
Sawyer smiled at him and left. At his desk, Jekyll cursed under his breath. Why hadn't he swallowed the mercury a few minutes earlier? He would be dead by now, and Sawyer would have found his body right away.
On Jekyll's desk was a cup of freshly made tea and a beaker filled with a few drops of mercury from the broken thermometer. Jekyll's plan was to pour the mercury into the tea and drink the tea. He would be dead and gone in two minutes flat. It would be a nice, quick way to go.
But now they needed help moving Mina's coffin. Jekyll wondered if he should just drink the poisoned tea now and have them come up to look for him, or actually go down to help them and kill himself later.
Jekyll decided to go down and help. After all, he wanted to say a proper goodbye to Mina before he died. Mina's corpse, rather. Mina had said a proper goodbye to him before she died.
Jekyll crossed over to his dresser, opened up the top drawer, took out a clean handkerchief, and put it in his trouser pocket. He would need it when he saw Mina's coffin. No matter how beautiful it was, it was still Mina Harker's coffin.
Mina was still dead.
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"Okay, on the count of three, everybody lifts," Nemo announced. "One, two, three!"
Sawyer, Skinner, Nemo, Jekyll, McCane, and five other crewmen quickly lifted up Mina's coffin, trying to head towards the door with it. However, it was so heavy that they put it back down on the workbench right away.
"Okay, coffins shouldn't be this heavy," Sawyer grumbled. "Back home, we typically need only about three or four pallbearers."
"White chrome is heavy, though," Skinner pointed out. "It's like trying to lift the Nemomobile."
Jekyll moaned and clutched his left arm. "I think I pulled a muscle!"
"Jekyll, go upstairs and get some ice to put on that arm. While you're up there, send down much more crewmen." Jekyll nodded and left.
"I'll go get Batsie," McCane said, starting to go after him.
"No, McCane. She's a woman. She shouldn't be involved in this kind of labor," Nemo said.
McCane just smiled smugly at him. "Trust me, Captain. She can help us."
"That may be so, but I refuse to allow it. Captain's orders," said Nemo stiffly. "She's a woman and she's our guest."
McCane just looked at him, the smug look still on his face. "Very well," he said. "But trust me, you'll be sorry."
In a few more minutes, Jekyll was back with at least twenty more crewmen. McCane was still out of the room, but they decided to lift again anyway. However, with twenty-eight people lifting, they were only able to carry it a few feet before they had to set it back down again.
"We should get every crew member aboard this ship. Then we'd be able to do it," panted Sawyer.
"I can't understand why it's so heavy," added Skinner. "Can't we just go up to Mina's room, carry her body down here, and place it in the coffin? Then, when we dock in London tomorrow, we'll only have to worry about moving the coffin off the ship."
Nemo froze. "Now, why didn't I think of that in the first place? Come, Skinner. You and I will go upstairs and get Mina's body."
"Why me?"
"Because you suggested it."
The crewmen, seeing nothing else they could do, left and went back to work. As several of them were leaving, Batsie came downstairs. She saw the coffin and gasped.
"It that poor Mina's coffin? Oh, it looks gorgeous!"
Sawyer nodded. "Yeah," he muttered, wiping several tears from his eyes.
Batsie saw Jekyll holding an ice pack to his left arm. "Henry, what happened to your arm?" she asked kindly.
Jekyll looked at her, surprised that she was treating him so nicely after how he had treated her earlier. "Oh, I pulled a muscle trying to lift it. I'm not meant for heavy labor."
"But you still offered to help. That was very noble of you, Henry."
Nemo and Skinner came back into the room, bearing Mina's body. Her corpse was still beautifully dressed and made up. Sawyer and McCane lifted the coffin's heavy lid, and Mina was gently lifted into her coffin.
"She just fits," smiled McCane.
Nemo nodded. "Now, should we do the vampire burying ritual of dismembering her head and driving a stake through her heart now or later?"
"Later," said Batsie automatically. "It will be the last thing we do before we put her into the ground."
Nemo nodded again. "Close her coffin," he ordered McCane and Sawyer sadly. "I can't bear to look at her anymore." McCane and Sawyer did so.
Nemo, McCane, Sawyer, Skinner, Jekyll, and Batsie all stood around and looked at Mina's coffin.
Sawyer burst into tears and ran out of the room. Jekyll followed him, wiping his eyes with the handkerchief he had stuffed into his pocket.
Skinner took the black hat off of his head and laid it on top of the coffin. "Here, old girl." He patted the top of the coffin and sadly left the room.
Nemo approached the coffin. "Oh, Mina," he sighed, placing both of his hands beside Skinner's hat. "Don't worry, Mina. We're going to bury you right beside your husband in the quiet English countryside. You've gone to your eternal sleep, Mina. It's time for us to put you down to bed." He turned to McCane and Batsie. "Excuse me, I must go pray to Kali."
McCane just nodded absently. Without taking his eyes off of the coffin, he spoke to his ex-wife. "Batsie, please pray for Mina."
Batsie looked at him curiously. "You think I was going to do anything less?"
McCane shrugged. "Well, I don't know. You've never even met Mina."
"Andre, prayers are not just for those we know. They're for everybody."
McCane nodded. "Well, I think I'm going to try to calm Sawyer down." With that, he turned and left the room.
Batsie was left alone with the coffin.
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At this point, the story becomes drastically real. Mina actually has a coffin. Mina is actually going to be buried. Mina really is dead.
But will she be the only one that dies? What about Jekyll? Will he really go through with his poison?
~ Until next time, Alisonia
