I'm so sorry it's been a while...between homework, recurring headaches,
and moving to a new address, it's kind of hard to focus on the League when
I have so much else on my mind. But now I'm back with the next chapter.
To the Sardonic One: First of all, no, Mina and Jekyll have not done the Bad Thing. Back in 1899, it was still illegal in many societies to do "it" before marriage (but tell that to Skinner!) Second of all, Skinner reading poetry isn't very OOC. He's read Mina's poetry, hasn't he? (see 'Happy New Year!') And last of all, I'll keep your Dorian/Donna idea in mind, but I don't think Dorian would want to hook up so quickly with a woman who has just insulted his appearance!
To Silent Bob 546: Good luck with that. I don't sleep that often; too much on my mind. (And for my comment on Skinner reading poetry, see what I wrote to the Sardonic One.)
To Graymoon74 (for chapter seven): Yes, I am a major Jekyll fan! Aside from being my favorite LXG character, he's one of my favorite literary figures, period!
To galebalesh: You thought the last chapter was funny? Wait and see what happens when Mina brings Jekyll some of her cookies!
To Graymoon74 (for chapter eight): I'm thinking a writing a fanfic focusing on the past of Simon Linoge, just to show you how horrible he really was. Have you ever heard of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, Virginia? Yep, that was him! (Just kidding. I have no idea who it was, but I'm going to assume it was him.)
Enjoy this next chapter!
*
Mina smiled to herself as she took another batch of sugar cookies (chocolate chip weren't invented until 1933) out of the oven. She sniffed the warm aroma of her own cooking, and sighed happily. She was still very worried about Henry locking himself in his laboratory, so she planned to bring him some cookies as a snack.
As she placed some of the cookies on a plate, she continued to dream of her Henry. Mina enjoyed baking for him, and she wished that someday, she and Henry would live together in London, and she would cook for him always.
That was, of course, if they ever got rid of Dorian. Fear started to accumulate in the pit of her stomach at the very thought of Dorian. Her breathing beginning to accelerate, Mina quickly put some cookies together on a plate for Henry and started off toward the laboratory.
* * *
Dr. Henry Jekyll heard a quiet knock on the door, and knew at once that it was Mina.
"Mina?" he asked, just to be sure.
"It's me, Henry," came Mina's voice affirmatively. "I brought you some cookies, fresh out of the oven."
"Oh, Mina!" Henry exclaimed, crossing to the door and opening it for her. "That's awfully sweet of you, honey! You shouldn't have!" He gently kissed her and took a cookie off the plate.
Mina smiled at him, gave him a peck on the cheek, and took another cookie off the plate for herself. As she and Henry were nibbling their cookies, they saw another cookie get up and leave the plate completely on its own.
"SKINNER!!" they both yelled simultaneously.
"Heh, heh," said Skinner, smiling sheepishly even though they couldn't see it. "What, can't I have a cookie, too?"
"These are my special cookies," Mina scolded him. "I baked them just for Henry. He's been working hard, and he needs a break. What have you done today?"
"I work hard, Mina," said Skinner, sounding somewhat hurt. "Don't you think that keeping the American lad entertained while he's laid up in bed is hard work?"
"Yeah, I guess that's true, Mina," Henry Jekyll mumbled. "Skinner, have a cookie."
"YAY!!"
"Ahem."
The three of them turned around. Captain Nemo was standing in the doorway.
"I hate to break up this nice conversation, but I must inform you all that Batsie Linoge has arrived, and is waiting for you all in the conference room," he told them.
Jekyll turned to Mina. "Do you think she'll want a cookie?"
"We could ask her," Mina shrugged. She picked up the plate of cookies, and the four of them proceeded out of Henry's room to the conference room of the Nautilus.
* * *
At the sight of seeing Mina Harker and Henry Jekyll holding hands as they entered the conference room, Batsie Linoge let out a breath of happiness. She was the one who had actually set these two up; Mina had told Henry that she loved him, and Batsie had told Henry that if he loved Mina back, he should tell her so. Which he had done.
Sitting beside the supernaturally-beautiful, white-clothed Batsie was McCane. The two were actually ex-lovers; they had been married for thirteen years. McCane saw the plate of cookies Mina was carrying in her other hand and raised an eyebrow. "Mina, you're baking for him now?"
"Yes, she's baking, and no, there is nothing wrong with her. I checked her temperature, and it's perfectly normal," Jekyll joked. Batsie, McCane, Skinner, and Nemo all laughed. Jekyll slipped a free arm around Mina.
"Seriously, Batsie, would you like one? They're delicious," Mina said, offering the plate to her.
"I'm sorry, Mina, but I'm going to have to turn you down. Too much sugar makes my powers go berserk for some reason. But I know for a fact that they're delicious, without even tasting them," Batsie offered for support.
"Good! All the more for me!" Skinner exclaimed, reaching for another one. However, Mina yanked the plate away from him, gave it to Henry, and smiled. If she could have seen the expression on Skinner's face, she would have seen him gritting his teeth.
"Now, I know what this is about," Batsie told them, sitting at the head of the table and facing them all. In addition to her numerous healing powers, she could also read minds. "You want me to get rid of Dorian Gray for you."
"Could you? Please? Pretty-pretty-pretty please with a cherry on top and ice cream in the middle?" Skinner begged her. "I was just down to see him, and he doesn't look very happy. He isn't a very happy chap at all."
"I think we're all aware of that, Skinner," said McCane, rolling his eyes.
"Yes, I think we ARE all aware of that. And I would very much like to get rid of him, both to help out the League and our lovers here," she said, smiling toward Henry and Mina, who both blushed. "But unfortunately, I cannot do it."
There was a flat silence in the room. Skinner tried begging again. "Come on, you KNOW you WANT to!!" he encouraged her. "You HAVE to!!! If you don't, Jekyll's probably going to be killed!!" Jekyll turned pale; not because he was surprised at this, but because he knew Skinner was probably right.
Batsie shrugged sadly. "Rodney, it's not a question as to whether I can physically do it. I can definitely kill an immortal with my powers. But the thing is, I haven't been ordered to. So I can't."
"So, let me get this straight," said McCane, facing his ex-wife. "The Lord hasn't ordered you to kill Dorian Gray. So you can't."
"Exactly."
"Can you ask him for permission?" asked Nemo in desperation.
"No, I can't. I can't ask him for anything. I'm a servant of the Lord. I can only do what he tells me; nothing else."
There was another silence. "Well, say you did," said Jekyll. "Say you killed Dorian anyway, without an order. What would happen to you?"
"If I killed Dorian anyway, I would have disobeyed the Lord. I would be kicked out of my regimen and made a human," she said sadly. Batsie Linoge started to weep. "And that cannot happen," she cried. "I have so many lives to save yet!"
McCane, always the gentleman, took a handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to his ex-wife. Batsie took it from him, thanked him, and dried her tears.
"Is there any hope for us?" paled Nemo. "Any hope at all?"
"There can be," Batsie said, drying her tears. "There are always ways around the rule. If you give me an evening to think it over, I can maybe come up with something you can do all by yourselves, without my help."
Mina was so excited she practically fell out of her chair. "Really?"
"Really," Batsie smiled at her.
"Well, make yourself at home!!" exclaimed Nemo, "Welcome back to the Nautilus, Batsie Linoge!!"
*
I don't know when I'll have the next chapter up, but hopefully it'll be soon (I'm going to be heading home for a few weeks, and I don't know when I'll get to it.) But, nevertheless, this story will continue, so don't anybody worry.
Remember to REVIEW!!
~ Alisonia
To the Sardonic One: First of all, no, Mina and Jekyll have not done the Bad Thing. Back in 1899, it was still illegal in many societies to do "it" before marriage (but tell that to Skinner!) Second of all, Skinner reading poetry isn't very OOC. He's read Mina's poetry, hasn't he? (see 'Happy New Year!') And last of all, I'll keep your Dorian/Donna idea in mind, but I don't think Dorian would want to hook up so quickly with a woman who has just insulted his appearance!
To Silent Bob 546: Good luck with that. I don't sleep that often; too much on my mind. (And for my comment on Skinner reading poetry, see what I wrote to the Sardonic One.)
To Graymoon74 (for chapter seven): Yes, I am a major Jekyll fan! Aside from being my favorite LXG character, he's one of my favorite literary figures, period!
To galebalesh: You thought the last chapter was funny? Wait and see what happens when Mina brings Jekyll some of her cookies!
To Graymoon74 (for chapter eight): I'm thinking a writing a fanfic focusing on the past of Simon Linoge, just to show you how horrible he really was. Have you ever heard of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, Virginia? Yep, that was him! (Just kidding. I have no idea who it was, but I'm going to assume it was him.)
Enjoy this next chapter!
*
Mina smiled to herself as she took another batch of sugar cookies (chocolate chip weren't invented until 1933) out of the oven. She sniffed the warm aroma of her own cooking, and sighed happily. She was still very worried about Henry locking himself in his laboratory, so she planned to bring him some cookies as a snack.
As she placed some of the cookies on a plate, she continued to dream of her Henry. Mina enjoyed baking for him, and she wished that someday, she and Henry would live together in London, and she would cook for him always.
That was, of course, if they ever got rid of Dorian. Fear started to accumulate in the pit of her stomach at the very thought of Dorian. Her breathing beginning to accelerate, Mina quickly put some cookies together on a plate for Henry and started off toward the laboratory.
* * *
Dr. Henry Jekyll heard a quiet knock on the door, and knew at once that it was Mina.
"Mina?" he asked, just to be sure.
"It's me, Henry," came Mina's voice affirmatively. "I brought you some cookies, fresh out of the oven."
"Oh, Mina!" Henry exclaimed, crossing to the door and opening it for her. "That's awfully sweet of you, honey! You shouldn't have!" He gently kissed her and took a cookie off the plate.
Mina smiled at him, gave him a peck on the cheek, and took another cookie off the plate for herself. As she and Henry were nibbling their cookies, they saw another cookie get up and leave the plate completely on its own.
"SKINNER!!" they both yelled simultaneously.
"Heh, heh," said Skinner, smiling sheepishly even though they couldn't see it. "What, can't I have a cookie, too?"
"These are my special cookies," Mina scolded him. "I baked them just for Henry. He's been working hard, and he needs a break. What have you done today?"
"I work hard, Mina," said Skinner, sounding somewhat hurt. "Don't you think that keeping the American lad entertained while he's laid up in bed is hard work?"
"Yeah, I guess that's true, Mina," Henry Jekyll mumbled. "Skinner, have a cookie."
"YAY!!"
"Ahem."
The three of them turned around. Captain Nemo was standing in the doorway.
"I hate to break up this nice conversation, but I must inform you all that Batsie Linoge has arrived, and is waiting for you all in the conference room," he told them.
Jekyll turned to Mina. "Do you think she'll want a cookie?"
"We could ask her," Mina shrugged. She picked up the plate of cookies, and the four of them proceeded out of Henry's room to the conference room of the Nautilus.
* * *
At the sight of seeing Mina Harker and Henry Jekyll holding hands as they entered the conference room, Batsie Linoge let out a breath of happiness. She was the one who had actually set these two up; Mina had told Henry that she loved him, and Batsie had told Henry that if he loved Mina back, he should tell her so. Which he had done.
Sitting beside the supernaturally-beautiful, white-clothed Batsie was McCane. The two were actually ex-lovers; they had been married for thirteen years. McCane saw the plate of cookies Mina was carrying in her other hand and raised an eyebrow. "Mina, you're baking for him now?"
"Yes, she's baking, and no, there is nothing wrong with her. I checked her temperature, and it's perfectly normal," Jekyll joked. Batsie, McCane, Skinner, and Nemo all laughed. Jekyll slipped a free arm around Mina.
"Seriously, Batsie, would you like one? They're delicious," Mina said, offering the plate to her.
"I'm sorry, Mina, but I'm going to have to turn you down. Too much sugar makes my powers go berserk for some reason. But I know for a fact that they're delicious, without even tasting them," Batsie offered for support.
"Good! All the more for me!" Skinner exclaimed, reaching for another one. However, Mina yanked the plate away from him, gave it to Henry, and smiled. If she could have seen the expression on Skinner's face, she would have seen him gritting his teeth.
"Now, I know what this is about," Batsie told them, sitting at the head of the table and facing them all. In addition to her numerous healing powers, she could also read minds. "You want me to get rid of Dorian Gray for you."
"Could you? Please? Pretty-pretty-pretty please with a cherry on top and ice cream in the middle?" Skinner begged her. "I was just down to see him, and he doesn't look very happy. He isn't a very happy chap at all."
"I think we're all aware of that, Skinner," said McCane, rolling his eyes.
"Yes, I think we ARE all aware of that. And I would very much like to get rid of him, both to help out the League and our lovers here," she said, smiling toward Henry and Mina, who both blushed. "But unfortunately, I cannot do it."
There was a flat silence in the room. Skinner tried begging again. "Come on, you KNOW you WANT to!!" he encouraged her. "You HAVE to!!! If you don't, Jekyll's probably going to be killed!!" Jekyll turned pale; not because he was surprised at this, but because he knew Skinner was probably right.
Batsie shrugged sadly. "Rodney, it's not a question as to whether I can physically do it. I can definitely kill an immortal with my powers. But the thing is, I haven't been ordered to. So I can't."
"So, let me get this straight," said McCane, facing his ex-wife. "The Lord hasn't ordered you to kill Dorian Gray. So you can't."
"Exactly."
"Can you ask him for permission?" asked Nemo in desperation.
"No, I can't. I can't ask him for anything. I'm a servant of the Lord. I can only do what he tells me; nothing else."
There was another silence. "Well, say you did," said Jekyll. "Say you killed Dorian anyway, without an order. What would happen to you?"
"If I killed Dorian anyway, I would have disobeyed the Lord. I would be kicked out of my regimen and made a human," she said sadly. Batsie Linoge started to weep. "And that cannot happen," she cried. "I have so many lives to save yet!"
McCane, always the gentleman, took a handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to his ex-wife. Batsie took it from him, thanked him, and dried her tears.
"Is there any hope for us?" paled Nemo. "Any hope at all?"
"There can be," Batsie said, drying her tears. "There are always ways around the rule. If you give me an evening to think it over, I can maybe come up with something you can do all by yourselves, without my help."
Mina was so excited she practically fell out of her chair. "Really?"
"Really," Batsie smiled at her.
"Well, make yourself at home!!" exclaimed Nemo, "Welcome back to the Nautilus, Batsie Linoge!!"
*
I don't know when I'll have the next chapter up, but hopefully it'll be soon (I'm going to be heading home for a few weeks, and I don't know when I'll get to it.) But, nevertheless, this story will continue, so don't anybody worry.
Remember to REVIEW!!
~ Alisonia