Disclaimer: I don't own the LXG or anyone else. I only own Katrina
and Phillip North. I hope she's not too much of a Mary Sue. It starts with
the league right after the battle at Dorian's house. They are discussing
the next addition to the league.
This is my first attempt at writing, so hope it's good, please, please leave a review and tell me if it's not!
After adding Sawyer to the league, that made eight of them now. Quatermain looked at the almost complete team. The eight of them were standing in what used to be a clean library at Dorian's house. Suddenly Skinner piped up. "So who's the next lucky freak to be added to our league?" Quatermain opened the folder that lay on Dorian's desk. "Let's see, shall we? Ah! Mr. Phillip North." "Phillip North. Where have I heard the name?" Nemo asked. "I too have heard of a man by that name. Where I can not recall." Dorian said. " Well, I know the very man. Very smart man. He followed in Benjamin Franklin's work of electricity. It was very much talked about. He's a very capable man. Especially with his power." Quatermain said. "Which is?" Mina asked. "The power to shoot electric bolts through his hands." Quatermain said.
"Ah. That would be useful." Sawyer said. "Yes indeed, boy." Quatermain said. "Yes indeed." "I love the irony. He learns about electricity so he can manipulate it?" Skinner said. "Oh yes." That was all Quatermain said about the matter. They walked out of Dorian's house to the docks. "How exactly do you know Mr. North?" Mina asked. "I met him twelve years ago, when one of my expeditions took me to Greece, where he lived then. It says here that he still does. We crossed paths when the men I was tracking crashed one of his speeches. He helped me catch the buffoons. We remained friends. Last I heard he was mourning the death of his wife, with his daughter. That was ten years ago. We haven't spoken since." "Bit of a falling out I see?" Skinner said. "Extremely."
"Okay, so we have North we have to get. Anyone else?" Sawyer asked. "A man that won't be easy to catch I assure you." Nemo said. "More like capture. And it will be quite the chase." Quatermain replied. "You speak of this man as though he were a beast." Mina said. Okay, this part stays with the movie. We establish that Mina's a vampire, then we see the Nautilus. Now, we move the meeting of Jekyll and Hyde down quite a bit.
Greece, North's House
The league stepped out from Nemo's automobile and walked up the steps to a large house. It wasn't as dreary as Dorian's, but could definitely use some work. They stepped up and Quatermain knocked loudly on the door. They heard a female voice muffly say, "Just a minute!" "Ah, good! Katrina is still here. I had wondered whether she had left." Quatermain said. "Who's Katrina?" Sawyer asked. Dorian leaned over and said, "Probably a servant." "Katrina is North's daughter, Mr. Gray. Mr. North doesn't believe in servants I'll have you know." He turned to Sawyer and said, "Katrina's about your age, boy. In fact, you remind me of her a bit. Attitude. She's very much a spitfire. Very cocky. Raised more by her father than her mother. Yes, watch out for." A woman opened the door.
"Katrina!" Quatermain said. She looked a little puzzled, then said, "Allan?" Quatermain nodded. "Oh my gosh! Allan, I haven't seen you in years! How are you?" Katrina gushingly said. As Allan walked up to her, she punched him in the face. "Ow!" "I always told myself if I ever saw you again, then I would hit you right in the kisser for what you did to my father!" She said, her face hard and she was glaring at Quatermain, who was holding his nose. The League could detect a hit of British mixed with Greek in her accent. "Haha! Good shot, luv!" Skinner replied. Quatermain said, " Yes. Bloody good shot. What the blazes did I do to your father?" "You made him think that he had to save the world. Especially after Mum died!" The woman said.
Before we continue on with our story, let us pause and reflect on an aspect yet untalked about. You see, Sawyer was the second person to see Katrina, but the first to react to her. In Sawyer's eyes, an angel had fallen from the sky and landed on the steps in front of them. She had brown hair that went to about the middle of her back, and grey eyes with green flecks in them. Sawyer was so stunned by her eyes that he couldn't take his own green ones off them. He was so stunned he didn't even notice a strange part about her. Katrina North was wearing pants. Although wearing a woman's button- shirt, she wore men's pants and boots. But we will talk about this more later. Back to our story.
"Your father feels as though he has to save the world?" "Yes! Ever since Mum died, he's had to go on all these," Katrina waved her hand distastefully, "stupid adventure things. It's as though he thinks himself a superhero with his stupid, idiotic, power. At least, that's what he used to do until he died." Suddenly Quatermain spoke abruptly, "He's dead? What happened, Katrina?" "He had a heart attack. It killed him almost instantly. There was no chance for him."
"Katrina, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. How long since he died?" "Not long. Only a week." "No wonder. M wouldn't have received the information and the ability to tell us in a week. Darling Katrina, I am so sorry for your loss." "I'll bet you are, Allan." She said sarcastically. She stepped away from the door. "What are you doing?" "Don't you want to come in? I would think you would." At this Quatermain nodded and tipped his hat to her. "Thank you, my dear." He walked into the house and the league followed. Sawyer and Skinner both tipped their hats to her. Dorian got down on one knee and kissed her hand. She responded by pulling her hand away in disgust and wiping it on her pants. Mina laughed as she did it.
It was this action that made the league realize the strange attire of Katrina. "Uh, Katrina, if I may ask, why is a beautiful woman like you dressed in hideous attire like that?" said Dorian. She looked over at him and the rest of the league, then to Quatermain saying, "An introduction to the slime, first, Allan?" Sawyer nearly choked trying not to laugh at her use of calling Dorian 'slime'. Quatermain smiled and said, "Ah yes. Nearly forgot. All right let's see. First off we have Dorian Gray. He's the slime that you just spoke to." Katrina nodded to the man. She didn't know why she had been so rude, but when he had touched her, it had sent cold shivers up her spine. "Oh, and he's immortal, just so you know." She raised her eyes at him and said, "Immortal slime? There's something you don't see everyday."
Then Quatermain, pointing to Nemo, said, "This is the captain of our ship, Captain Nemo." Nemo bowed gracefully and said, "'Tis a pleasure, Miss. Katrina." She smiled and bowed as well, hands touching. Nemo straightened and nodded, saying, "You know Indian traditions?" "Yes, my mother loved India and taught me almost everything." Nemo smiled and Quatermain continued with the introductions. "This is Mina Harker, a vampire and chemist." Katrina looked at Mina with her hair in a bun and long scarf and said, "Vampire and chemist? Interesting combination." "You have no idea, Miss North." Mina said. Then Quatermain pointed to Skinner. " The white fellow over here is an invisible man by the name of Rodney Skinner." "Cheers, luv." "Invisible man?" That was all she said about the matter.
"And the last member so far is Agent Sawyer. We've yet to get a first name out of the American marksman." Katrina smiled. "The American agent with no first name? I could write a play." "Not unless the American agent gave you a name." Sawyer said. "Ah, the climatic finish," she smiled lopsidedly. "left with a name. Which is?" "Tom. American Agent Tom Sawyer." "Well American Agent Tom Sawyer, you're welcome in my household. You all are. Now get out." She turned on her heel and stalked off.
"Woah, woah, woah, now missy. We came for an electric master, we are getting an electric master." Quatermain said. "All right, Quatermain, now I'm confused. Daddy Electric is dead. How can we get another one? Aren't they supposed to be rare?" Dorian jokingly said. "Yes, Daddy Electric is dead. But not Daughter Electric. How about it, Katrina?" Quatermain said. Katrina looked shocked at the very thought of it. "No. No, no, and NO! I will not use my power. It nearly destroyed my father. I will not go on a silly adventure with you. It changed my father, it will not change me!" She started walking up the steps to the second story of the rambling house. Quatermain turned to the rest of the league and said, "I'm going to use a little trick that got me. Follow my lead."
Quatermain turned and followed Katrina up the stairs, saying that, "A world war means WORLD WAR. Every country will be involved. Even Greece. And because Greece will be involved, Greece will be attacked. I know. And I also know you will do anything to save Greece. I myself didn't want to come, if not for the threat against Africa. Please, Katrina. Your country needs you. The world needs you. Help us." The young woman looked down at him, then finally said, "Okay, Allan. I'll do it. For Greece. Not for you. Not for my father." She angrily said. She truly did not want to go. But she would do it for Greece. Like Quatermain for Africa.
As they were walking out of her house, Katrina said, "I'm nowhere near as powerful as my father was. I can shoot the bloody bolts but can't guarantee my aim's gonna be perfect. I hope I'm still helpful." She said. "Yes! You're still helpful. That's very helpful. Better than not being able to shoot anything at all." Sawyer said. "That's true, lad. And we must always welcome such lovely company as this." Skinner said. He took Katrina's hand and kissed it. She smiled and laughed a little, but when Skinner turned, she wiped her hand on her pants yet again.
Nemo turned to her and said, "Now may we inquire about your unusual attire?" She smiled and said, "Yes, Captain. And I'm sure to the rest of you I look rather odd. But this is how I've dressed since I was young. My mother never objected. She just didn't want it to be all the time. Then she died and I became my father's daughter. I was always raised more by my father than my mother. When she died, I used dresses less and less. My father liked it. I liked it because it was comfortable. Greece got used to me, so I never changed."
"That explains it." Nemo said. "Allan, back in there, you said when introducing Sawyer 'the last league member so far.' Who's next?" Katrina said. "Ah, my dear Katrina, next we must go and catch a very, eh, different being." Quatermain said. "Being?" She said curiously. Sawyer leaned in close and said quietly, "They've been talking about this guy like a beast. If you ask me, I think they're being a little harsh." Katrina nodded.
There you have it, the first chapter. Hope everyone enjoyed! Pweeze, pweeze, leave a review. ~freedomfighter
This is my first attempt at writing, so hope it's good, please, please leave a review and tell me if it's not!
After adding Sawyer to the league, that made eight of them now. Quatermain looked at the almost complete team. The eight of them were standing in what used to be a clean library at Dorian's house. Suddenly Skinner piped up. "So who's the next lucky freak to be added to our league?" Quatermain opened the folder that lay on Dorian's desk. "Let's see, shall we? Ah! Mr. Phillip North." "Phillip North. Where have I heard the name?" Nemo asked. "I too have heard of a man by that name. Where I can not recall." Dorian said. " Well, I know the very man. Very smart man. He followed in Benjamin Franklin's work of electricity. It was very much talked about. He's a very capable man. Especially with his power." Quatermain said. "Which is?" Mina asked. "The power to shoot electric bolts through his hands." Quatermain said.
"Ah. That would be useful." Sawyer said. "Yes indeed, boy." Quatermain said. "Yes indeed." "I love the irony. He learns about electricity so he can manipulate it?" Skinner said. "Oh yes." That was all Quatermain said about the matter. They walked out of Dorian's house to the docks. "How exactly do you know Mr. North?" Mina asked. "I met him twelve years ago, when one of my expeditions took me to Greece, where he lived then. It says here that he still does. We crossed paths when the men I was tracking crashed one of his speeches. He helped me catch the buffoons. We remained friends. Last I heard he was mourning the death of his wife, with his daughter. That was ten years ago. We haven't spoken since." "Bit of a falling out I see?" Skinner said. "Extremely."
"Okay, so we have North we have to get. Anyone else?" Sawyer asked. "A man that won't be easy to catch I assure you." Nemo said. "More like capture. And it will be quite the chase." Quatermain replied. "You speak of this man as though he were a beast." Mina said. Okay, this part stays with the movie. We establish that Mina's a vampire, then we see the Nautilus. Now, we move the meeting of Jekyll and Hyde down quite a bit.
Greece, North's House
The league stepped out from Nemo's automobile and walked up the steps to a large house. It wasn't as dreary as Dorian's, but could definitely use some work. They stepped up and Quatermain knocked loudly on the door. They heard a female voice muffly say, "Just a minute!" "Ah, good! Katrina is still here. I had wondered whether she had left." Quatermain said. "Who's Katrina?" Sawyer asked. Dorian leaned over and said, "Probably a servant." "Katrina is North's daughter, Mr. Gray. Mr. North doesn't believe in servants I'll have you know." He turned to Sawyer and said, "Katrina's about your age, boy. In fact, you remind me of her a bit. Attitude. She's very much a spitfire. Very cocky. Raised more by her father than her mother. Yes, watch out for." A woman opened the door.
"Katrina!" Quatermain said. She looked a little puzzled, then said, "Allan?" Quatermain nodded. "Oh my gosh! Allan, I haven't seen you in years! How are you?" Katrina gushingly said. As Allan walked up to her, she punched him in the face. "Ow!" "I always told myself if I ever saw you again, then I would hit you right in the kisser for what you did to my father!" She said, her face hard and she was glaring at Quatermain, who was holding his nose. The League could detect a hit of British mixed with Greek in her accent. "Haha! Good shot, luv!" Skinner replied. Quatermain said, " Yes. Bloody good shot. What the blazes did I do to your father?" "You made him think that he had to save the world. Especially after Mum died!" The woman said.
Before we continue on with our story, let us pause and reflect on an aspect yet untalked about. You see, Sawyer was the second person to see Katrina, but the first to react to her. In Sawyer's eyes, an angel had fallen from the sky and landed on the steps in front of them. She had brown hair that went to about the middle of her back, and grey eyes with green flecks in them. Sawyer was so stunned by her eyes that he couldn't take his own green ones off them. He was so stunned he didn't even notice a strange part about her. Katrina North was wearing pants. Although wearing a woman's button- shirt, she wore men's pants and boots. But we will talk about this more later. Back to our story.
"Your father feels as though he has to save the world?" "Yes! Ever since Mum died, he's had to go on all these," Katrina waved her hand distastefully, "stupid adventure things. It's as though he thinks himself a superhero with his stupid, idiotic, power. At least, that's what he used to do until he died." Suddenly Quatermain spoke abruptly, "He's dead? What happened, Katrina?" "He had a heart attack. It killed him almost instantly. There was no chance for him."
"Katrina, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. How long since he died?" "Not long. Only a week." "No wonder. M wouldn't have received the information and the ability to tell us in a week. Darling Katrina, I am so sorry for your loss." "I'll bet you are, Allan." She said sarcastically. She stepped away from the door. "What are you doing?" "Don't you want to come in? I would think you would." At this Quatermain nodded and tipped his hat to her. "Thank you, my dear." He walked into the house and the league followed. Sawyer and Skinner both tipped their hats to her. Dorian got down on one knee and kissed her hand. She responded by pulling her hand away in disgust and wiping it on her pants. Mina laughed as she did it.
It was this action that made the league realize the strange attire of Katrina. "Uh, Katrina, if I may ask, why is a beautiful woman like you dressed in hideous attire like that?" said Dorian. She looked over at him and the rest of the league, then to Quatermain saying, "An introduction to the slime, first, Allan?" Sawyer nearly choked trying not to laugh at her use of calling Dorian 'slime'. Quatermain smiled and said, "Ah yes. Nearly forgot. All right let's see. First off we have Dorian Gray. He's the slime that you just spoke to." Katrina nodded to the man. She didn't know why she had been so rude, but when he had touched her, it had sent cold shivers up her spine. "Oh, and he's immortal, just so you know." She raised her eyes at him and said, "Immortal slime? There's something you don't see everyday."
Then Quatermain, pointing to Nemo, said, "This is the captain of our ship, Captain Nemo." Nemo bowed gracefully and said, "'Tis a pleasure, Miss. Katrina." She smiled and bowed as well, hands touching. Nemo straightened and nodded, saying, "You know Indian traditions?" "Yes, my mother loved India and taught me almost everything." Nemo smiled and Quatermain continued with the introductions. "This is Mina Harker, a vampire and chemist." Katrina looked at Mina with her hair in a bun and long scarf and said, "Vampire and chemist? Interesting combination." "You have no idea, Miss North." Mina said. Then Quatermain pointed to Skinner. " The white fellow over here is an invisible man by the name of Rodney Skinner." "Cheers, luv." "Invisible man?" That was all she said about the matter.
"And the last member so far is Agent Sawyer. We've yet to get a first name out of the American marksman." Katrina smiled. "The American agent with no first name? I could write a play." "Not unless the American agent gave you a name." Sawyer said. "Ah, the climatic finish," she smiled lopsidedly. "left with a name. Which is?" "Tom. American Agent Tom Sawyer." "Well American Agent Tom Sawyer, you're welcome in my household. You all are. Now get out." She turned on her heel and stalked off.
"Woah, woah, woah, now missy. We came for an electric master, we are getting an electric master." Quatermain said. "All right, Quatermain, now I'm confused. Daddy Electric is dead. How can we get another one? Aren't they supposed to be rare?" Dorian jokingly said. "Yes, Daddy Electric is dead. But not Daughter Electric. How about it, Katrina?" Quatermain said. Katrina looked shocked at the very thought of it. "No. No, no, and NO! I will not use my power. It nearly destroyed my father. I will not go on a silly adventure with you. It changed my father, it will not change me!" She started walking up the steps to the second story of the rambling house. Quatermain turned to the rest of the league and said, "I'm going to use a little trick that got me. Follow my lead."
Quatermain turned and followed Katrina up the stairs, saying that, "A world war means WORLD WAR. Every country will be involved. Even Greece. And because Greece will be involved, Greece will be attacked. I know. And I also know you will do anything to save Greece. I myself didn't want to come, if not for the threat against Africa. Please, Katrina. Your country needs you. The world needs you. Help us." The young woman looked down at him, then finally said, "Okay, Allan. I'll do it. For Greece. Not for you. Not for my father." She angrily said. She truly did not want to go. But she would do it for Greece. Like Quatermain for Africa.
As they were walking out of her house, Katrina said, "I'm nowhere near as powerful as my father was. I can shoot the bloody bolts but can't guarantee my aim's gonna be perfect. I hope I'm still helpful." She said. "Yes! You're still helpful. That's very helpful. Better than not being able to shoot anything at all." Sawyer said. "That's true, lad. And we must always welcome such lovely company as this." Skinner said. He took Katrina's hand and kissed it. She smiled and laughed a little, but when Skinner turned, she wiped her hand on her pants yet again.
Nemo turned to her and said, "Now may we inquire about your unusual attire?" She smiled and said, "Yes, Captain. And I'm sure to the rest of you I look rather odd. But this is how I've dressed since I was young. My mother never objected. She just didn't want it to be all the time. Then she died and I became my father's daughter. I was always raised more by my father than my mother. When she died, I used dresses less and less. My father liked it. I liked it because it was comfortable. Greece got used to me, so I never changed."
"That explains it." Nemo said. "Allan, back in there, you said when introducing Sawyer 'the last league member so far.' Who's next?" Katrina said. "Ah, my dear Katrina, next we must go and catch a very, eh, different being." Quatermain said. "Being?" She said curiously. Sawyer leaned in close and said quietly, "They've been talking about this guy like a beast. If you ask me, I think they're being a little harsh." Katrina nodded.
There you have it, the first chapter. Hope everyone enjoyed! Pweeze, pweeze, leave a review. ~freedomfighter