I'm so angry! I had chapter four all written out on a disk two days
ago, but then the disk went kaput, so I had to REWRITE THE CHAPTER!!!!! And
I heard that saving files to disks was the safe way to go. Not anymore!
(Ten minutes later) Okay, I'm calmed down now, and ready to do my shout-outs. Here they are.
To the Sardonic One: Which are you shivering more in, hunger or anticipation? I just ate dinner, so for me, it's probably more anticipation. But I'm anxious to try anything that Mina cooks.
To Naitriab: Mina is so smitten with Jekyll that she's been driven to do things such as knit and bake. Deep in her heart, she knows that Jekyll may be the one that heals her heartache over Jonathan, so she's practicing to possibly become a housewife again!
To Graymoon74: Sorry, but I don't think Mina will share any of her cookies. She's giving them all to Jekyll! However, I'll be sure to have a talk with her about baking some more to share with you all. And don't worry, there's plenty of milk!!
To Mina: I'm truly sorry, Mina, but you're going to have to wait until the NEXT chapter to see if Henry dies or not!! Read this chapter, and you'll see what I mean!!
To Silent Bob 546: You and I should start a "Mina/Jekyll Pairing Fan Club." It'll be for everybody who thinks Mina and Jekyll should be together. By the way, I agree. Poor Skinner. Heh.
After reading so many other fics in which the authors are drawn by the characters into their own stories (mostly after the characters look to them in either help or disgust,) I have decided to write myself into this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it!!
Happy reading!
*
McCane, Skinner, and Donna all scrambled out of McCane's room to Jekyll's laboratory next door. As they burst in, Skinner tripped over a large crate in the middle of the floor and started swearing up a storm.
McCane sighs and turns to me, the author. "Miss Nowicki, has Skinner any courtesy at all? First, he cheats at poker. Now, he's swearing in front of a lady!"
"Sorry, Andre," I tell him. "I'm afraid not. Unlike you, Skinner is a man of very low moral standards." I don't even bother to tell him that Skinner is, in fact, swearing in front of two ladies: Donna AND myself.
McCane sighs again and returns his attention to the matter at hand.
"DAMN CRATE!" Skinner continued to shout. "GO TO HELL LIKE DORIAN!!!!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Hyde barked at him. Skinner promptly shut up.
"Who IS that?" Donna asked, pointing frighteningly to Hyde.
"That's Edward Hyde. He's Henry's alter-ego," McCane explained to her.
"Henry has an alter-ego?" asked Donna. She backed up a few paces, looking both scared and confused.
But McCane wasn't listening to her anymore. He and Skinner had just done several double takes each. Hyde was standing in front of a mirror. Ten feet away, Jekyll was collapsed on the floor, moaning and holding his stomach and chest. He continued to vomit into the silver bowl. Edward Hyde and Henry Jekyll were now in two different bodies.
"Jekyll, you've done it!" said Skinner, leaping ten feet into the air. "You and Hyde are separated!"
"True, but the potion is having horrible effects on him," said McCane, worried. He began barking out orders. "Hyde, I'm sending you for help. Go get the Captain and tell him it's an emergency." Hyde nodded and immediately set off.
McCane continued. "Skinner and Donna, you two attend to Henry until the Captain gets here. I'm going to try to find an ingredients list for the potion Jekyll just took and determine what is causing his body to react so violently to it."
Skinner and Donna both nodded and went over to Jekyll. Donna knelt down, hugged Henry to her chest, and began patting him on the back gently. Skinner started patting him on the shoulder and telling him everything was going to be okay.
McCane frantically searched the lab table. Finding Jekyll's scientific journal, he flipped through it until he found a list of the potion ingredients.
Glancing down upon it, he saw immediately why Jekyll's stomach was reacting so violently to the potion. Two of the ingredients were water and liquid potassium.
Knowing a few things about chemistry himself, McCane knew that when water was mixed with pure potassium, a small explosion usually resulted. He knew that Jekyll knew this, but Jekyll was probably so excited about finally being able to separate himself from his alter-ego that he didn't realize his mistake.
McCane didn't know how long it had been since Jekyll had swallowed the potion, but McCane knew one thing. Unless somebody did something, and quick, Jekyll wasn't going to make it out of this one alive.
"Problem solved," McCane mumbled audibly.
"You don't sound too convinced, old chap," Skinner said, looking over at him while continuing to help Jekyll.
"I'm convinced about the problem, I'm just not convinced that he'll make it out alive," McCane said worriedly, walking over to them. He explained about the water and potassium.
Jekyll looked up from the bowl into which he'd been vomiting. His face was horribly pale and his hands shook. "You're k-kidding," he mumbled, stuttering and slurring his words together horribly. "I-I c-can't believe I d-didn't c-catch that."
"Shhh," Donna hushed him. "You're slurring, Henry. Just take several deep breaths and try to regain control of yourself." Henry Jekyll tried, but he turned even paler and leaned over to vomit again.
"It's okay, Jekyll," Skinner said, patting Jekyll comfortingly on the back. "Hyde's gone to get Nemo. Nemo will know what to do; you're going to be fine." Skinner only sounded half-convincing.
"Maybe one of us should get Mina," Donna noted. "Maybe Mina will calm him down."
"Donna, it's not a question of calming him down. It's a question of getting him to regain control of his body. He's just consumed who knows how much explosive liquid!" McCane exclaimed. Donna just nodded and continued to kneel over Henry.
"Besides, we don't want Mina to worry, now do we?" Skinner asked.
Before anyone could answer this, Hyde burst back into the laboratory. Right behind him was Nemo. It was clear that the pair had ran all the way here; Hyde was panting heavily, and Nemo was doubled over and trying to catch his breath. It was hard to keep up with someone twice as big as you were, especially when it came to running.
"What's the problem?" asked Nemo, as he continued to catch his breath.
Quickly, McCane explained. "Henry's potion worked, but he's poisoned himself. Two of the ingredients in his potion are slightly explosive when coming in contact, and now his stomach is suffering a violent reaction."
"Is there any way we can make a potion to reverse the effects?" Nemo asked immediately.
"Probably, yes. But I wouldn't know how to make it," McCane said worriedly. "I'm not that experienced of a chemist."
Nemo thought. "Mina," he said, almost immediately. He turned to Hyde. "Edward, get Mrs. Harker and bring her here right away. Tell her we need her chemistry expertise."
Hyde nodded, and before anyone could blink an eye, had run out the door again to fetch Mina. McCane frowned. In all of his excitement, he had forgotten that Mina was an expert chemist. He should have followed Donna's suggestion.
"Don't worry, Doctor," said Nemo confidently. "You're going to make it. We have Mina on our side."
Jekyll just nodded. He was tired, ill, proud of himself for making a successful potion, and ashamed of himself for making such a stupid mistake. He wanted nothing more than to go to bed.
"If I die," Jekyll gasped, "everything I own goes to Mina. No exceptions. And be sure to tell her that I love her."
"You can't die!" Skinner practically screamed. "You WON'T die!" Skinner turns to me, hysterical. "Alisonia, love, tell Jekyll that he won't die!"
But I have to keep my mouth shut on that issue. "I can't tell him a thing about what's going to happen to him. That would be cheating. And you're the cheater, Skinner, not me."
Skinner stares at me, open-mouthed. "When did I cheat on anything?" he demands angrily.
"Ten minutes ago in McCane's room, playing cards," I reply casually.
"I didn't cheat!" Skinner shrieks. "Donna did!"
Donna's eyes go as big as headlights. "I did NOT cheat, Rodney Skinner!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
And so, while Henry Jekyll lay dying at their feet, Skinner, Donna, and pretty soon McCane, went back to arguing over their card game.
*
Sorry, but nobody will know whether Jekyll dies or not until the next chapter.
By the way, how does everybody like my moments of author intrusion? I'm trying to lighten up the drama a bit. Write a review and tell me if I should keep this up or not.
~ Alisonia
(Ten minutes later) Okay, I'm calmed down now, and ready to do my shout-outs. Here they are.
To the Sardonic One: Which are you shivering more in, hunger or anticipation? I just ate dinner, so for me, it's probably more anticipation. But I'm anxious to try anything that Mina cooks.
To Naitriab: Mina is so smitten with Jekyll that she's been driven to do things such as knit and bake. Deep in her heart, she knows that Jekyll may be the one that heals her heartache over Jonathan, so she's practicing to possibly become a housewife again!
To Graymoon74: Sorry, but I don't think Mina will share any of her cookies. She's giving them all to Jekyll! However, I'll be sure to have a talk with her about baking some more to share with you all. And don't worry, there's plenty of milk!!
To Mina: I'm truly sorry, Mina, but you're going to have to wait until the NEXT chapter to see if Henry dies or not!! Read this chapter, and you'll see what I mean!!
To Silent Bob 546: You and I should start a "Mina/Jekyll Pairing Fan Club." It'll be for everybody who thinks Mina and Jekyll should be together. By the way, I agree. Poor Skinner. Heh.
After reading so many other fics in which the authors are drawn by the characters into their own stories (mostly after the characters look to them in either help or disgust,) I have decided to write myself into this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it!!
Happy reading!
*
McCane, Skinner, and Donna all scrambled out of McCane's room to Jekyll's laboratory next door. As they burst in, Skinner tripped over a large crate in the middle of the floor and started swearing up a storm.
McCane sighs and turns to me, the author. "Miss Nowicki, has Skinner any courtesy at all? First, he cheats at poker. Now, he's swearing in front of a lady!"
"Sorry, Andre," I tell him. "I'm afraid not. Unlike you, Skinner is a man of very low moral standards." I don't even bother to tell him that Skinner is, in fact, swearing in front of two ladies: Donna AND myself.
McCane sighs again and returns his attention to the matter at hand.
"DAMN CRATE!" Skinner continued to shout. "GO TO HELL LIKE DORIAN!!!!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Hyde barked at him. Skinner promptly shut up.
"Who IS that?" Donna asked, pointing frighteningly to Hyde.
"That's Edward Hyde. He's Henry's alter-ego," McCane explained to her.
"Henry has an alter-ego?" asked Donna. She backed up a few paces, looking both scared and confused.
But McCane wasn't listening to her anymore. He and Skinner had just done several double takes each. Hyde was standing in front of a mirror. Ten feet away, Jekyll was collapsed on the floor, moaning and holding his stomach and chest. He continued to vomit into the silver bowl. Edward Hyde and Henry Jekyll were now in two different bodies.
"Jekyll, you've done it!" said Skinner, leaping ten feet into the air. "You and Hyde are separated!"
"True, but the potion is having horrible effects on him," said McCane, worried. He began barking out orders. "Hyde, I'm sending you for help. Go get the Captain and tell him it's an emergency." Hyde nodded and immediately set off.
McCane continued. "Skinner and Donna, you two attend to Henry until the Captain gets here. I'm going to try to find an ingredients list for the potion Jekyll just took and determine what is causing his body to react so violently to it."
Skinner and Donna both nodded and went over to Jekyll. Donna knelt down, hugged Henry to her chest, and began patting him on the back gently. Skinner started patting him on the shoulder and telling him everything was going to be okay.
McCane frantically searched the lab table. Finding Jekyll's scientific journal, he flipped through it until he found a list of the potion ingredients.
Glancing down upon it, he saw immediately why Jekyll's stomach was reacting so violently to the potion. Two of the ingredients were water and liquid potassium.
Knowing a few things about chemistry himself, McCane knew that when water was mixed with pure potassium, a small explosion usually resulted. He knew that Jekyll knew this, but Jekyll was probably so excited about finally being able to separate himself from his alter-ego that he didn't realize his mistake.
McCane didn't know how long it had been since Jekyll had swallowed the potion, but McCane knew one thing. Unless somebody did something, and quick, Jekyll wasn't going to make it out of this one alive.
"Problem solved," McCane mumbled audibly.
"You don't sound too convinced, old chap," Skinner said, looking over at him while continuing to help Jekyll.
"I'm convinced about the problem, I'm just not convinced that he'll make it out alive," McCane said worriedly, walking over to them. He explained about the water and potassium.
Jekyll looked up from the bowl into which he'd been vomiting. His face was horribly pale and his hands shook. "You're k-kidding," he mumbled, stuttering and slurring his words together horribly. "I-I c-can't believe I d-didn't c-catch that."
"Shhh," Donna hushed him. "You're slurring, Henry. Just take several deep breaths and try to regain control of yourself." Henry Jekyll tried, but he turned even paler and leaned over to vomit again.
"It's okay, Jekyll," Skinner said, patting Jekyll comfortingly on the back. "Hyde's gone to get Nemo. Nemo will know what to do; you're going to be fine." Skinner only sounded half-convincing.
"Maybe one of us should get Mina," Donna noted. "Maybe Mina will calm him down."
"Donna, it's not a question of calming him down. It's a question of getting him to regain control of his body. He's just consumed who knows how much explosive liquid!" McCane exclaimed. Donna just nodded and continued to kneel over Henry.
"Besides, we don't want Mina to worry, now do we?" Skinner asked.
Before anyone could answer this, Hyde burst back into the laboratory. Right behind him was Nemo. It was clear that the pair had ran all the way here; Hyde was panting heavily, and Nemo was doubled over and trying to catch his breath. It was hard to keep up with someone twice as big as you were, especially when it came to running.
"What's the problem?" asked Nemo, as he continued to catch his breath.
Quickly, McCane explained. "Henry's potion worked, but he's poisoned himself. Two of the ingredients in his potion are slightly explosive when coming in contact, and now his stomach is suffering a violent reaction."
"Is there any way we can make a potion to reverse the effects?" Nemo asked immediately.
"Probably, yes. But I wouldn't know how to make it," McCane said worriedly. "I'm not that experienced of a chemist."
Nemo thought. "Mina," he said, almost immediately. He turned to Hyde. "Edward, get Mrs. Harker and bring her here right away. Tell her we need her chemistry expertise."
Hyde nodded, and before anyone could blink an eye, had run out the door again to fetch Mina. McCane frowned. In all of his excitement, he had forgotten that Mina was an expert chemist. He should have followed Donna's suggestion.
"Don't worry, Doctor," said Nemo confidently. "You're going to make it. We have Mina on our side."
Jekyll just nodded. He was tired, ill, proud of himself for making a successful potion, and ashamed of himself for making such a stupid mistake. He wanted nothing more than to go to bed.
"If I die," Jekyll gasped, "everything I own goes to Mina. No exceptions. And be sure to tell her that I love her."
"You can't die!" Skinner practically screamed. "You WON'T die!" Skinner turns to me, hysterical. "Alisonia, love, tell Jekyll that he won't die!"
But I have to keep my mouth shut on that issue. "I can't tell him a thing about what's going to happen to him. That would be cheating. And you're the cheater, Skinner, not me."
Skinner stares at me, open-mouthed. "When did I cheat on anything?" he demands angrily.
"Ten minutes ago in McCane's room, playing cards," I reply casually.
"I didn't cheat!" Skinner shrieks. "Donna did!"
Donna's eyes go as big as headlights. "I did NOT cheat, Rodney Skinner!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
And so, while Henry Jekyll lay dying at their feet, Skinner, Donna, and pretty soon McCane, went back to arguing over their card game.
*
Sorry, but nobody will know whether Jekyll dies or not until the next chapter.
By the way, how does everybody like my moments of author intrusion? I'm trying to lighten up the drama a bit. Write a review and tell me if I should keep this up or not.
~ Alisonia