Greetings, avid readers!
Okay, I know that I'm rushing the last few chapters of this story, but I can't help it. I want to get it all done before I leave for home (which is on Friday.) When I'm at home, I get so distracted that I never bother to put anything up. So I'm trying to finish this story within the next few days.
The only shout-out this time goes to Ares: I don't think Mina would appreciate Dorian's body in her room. Remember, she's feeling pretty ticked off at him now. And as for "I feel pretty," I think I'll use it for my next story. There are only a couple more chapters left to go on this one, and I don't think any of them will be drunk anymore.
Here's chapter 21; enjoy!!
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Henry Jekyll awoke the next morning in Skinner's bed, feeling awful. As he sat up, he kept a hand on his nauseous stomach to keep himself from vomiting. "What happened last night?" he wondered aloud, putting his other hand to his woozy head.
But neither Skinner nor Hyde answered him. They were both out like lights...Skinner still on the floor, and Hyde sprawled across Jekyll's feet at the end of the bed.
Jekyll felt a wave of nausea creeping over him. He clutched his stomach harder. "Henry, have you had too much to drink again?" he mumbled to himself.
The air smelled suspiciously like vomit. "Yes, Henry, you've had too much to drink again," Jekyll sighed, still talking to himself. "Well, I guess it's time for another cold shower."
* * *
Mina and Henry both reached the dining room at the same time, where Batsie, Simon, McCane, Donna, and Nemo were already waiting for breakfast. Mina and Henry had both taken cold showers, but they were still moaning in pain and agony. And Mina was once again fully clothed.
"Mina?" asked Henry, upon seeing her groan and hold her stomach in pain.
"Henry?" asked Mina, looking up to face him.
"What's wrong, Mina?"
"Nothing," Mina lied. "Well, I just don't feel well this morning. That's all."
"Then you should lie down in bed. Would you like me to examine you?"
"No," said Mina quickly. "I'll be fine. What's the matter with you?"
"Oh...I'm not feeling that well, either," Henry life smoothly. Mina would kill him if she knew what he had been doing last night. "Maybe we caught some kind of bug from each other."
"Maybe," Mina agreed. "After breakfast, I intend to lie down and sleep for several hours."
"Oh, will you two please sit down?" cried Donna impatiently. Having had only a few hours of sleep the previous night, she was not in the best of moods this morning. "I want to hurry up and eat so that I can go to bed too."
"Certainly," mumbled Henry. He pulled out a chair for Mina, and then sat down next to her.
"Where are Skinner and Hyde?" asked Nemo, from the head of the table.
"Still asleep," answered Jekyll automatically.
"Oh, well. We're just going to have to start without them," said Donna impatiently.
Nemo nodded. "Yes, I suppose you're right, Miss Andersen." He called to First Mate Patel to bring out breakfast.
"So, Captain," said McCane, as casually as he could. "What should I do with...you know?"
Nemo blinked, but he knew what McCane was talking about. "You mean you left it there?" After doing their job, Batsie and McCane had just left Dorian asleep in his bed. They didn't know what do with him.
"Well, you didn't tell me where to put it! So of course I left it there."
"Very well," said Nemo slowly. "We're on our way to London at the moment. When we get to London, we'll dispose of it."
"What's 'it?'" asked Jekyll. His head was starting to hurt even more. That's what happened to you when you got confused in the middle of a hangover.
"Something Andre and I had to take care of last night, Henry," said Batsie carefully.
"Nothing that concerns you, Henry," McCane added, his voice practically in a whisper.
"I'm not sure about that," Nemo cut in. "I think we should tell him."
"Tell me what?" Jekyll asked.
McCane shrugged. "You tell him, Captain. I want no part in this."
"Very well." Nemo turned to face Jekyll. "Jekyll, I had McCane and Mrs. Linoge administer euthanasia to Mr. Gray late last night."
"WHAT!?!??!?!?!?!"
Within seconds, Henry Jekyll was on his feet and red in the face, very angry. "Captain, how DARE you take advantage of me when I'm drunk!!!"
At this, Mina exploded. "He took advantage of you when you were WHAT last night, Henry?!?!?"
Jekyll ignored Mina and continue to face Nemo. "Well, answer me!!" But before Nemo could answer, Jekyll spun to face Batsie and McCane. "And you two!" he cried, pointing an angry finger at them. "Keeping this a secret from me when I openly refused it!!!"
"They were only following orders, Jekyll," Nemo barked at him. "Don't accuse them of anything!!"
"But WHY, Nemo? Why did you do this?"
"I thought about it long and hard before I made the decision. Like you said before, most amnesiacs eventually get their memory back. If we send him away and he gets his memory back, he'll come after us again. But if he stays with us, all of us will be in danger. I am the captain of this ship, and I ordered it done, Jekyll. We had no other choice!!"
"I bet we would have if you had given me more time to think about it!!" Jekyll shot back. "You didn't even let me think, Nemo!!"
"Well, Henry, if you wouldn't get drunk every night, maybe you could actually think for once!!" Mina attacked Jekyll. Remember, it wasn't Mina's fault that she had been drunk the previous night. It was Skinner's.
Jekyll raised a hand to slap Mina across the face, but then he thought again. Lowering his hand, he turned to face the whole table. "I hate you!" he said to no one in particular. "I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!" Then, turning on his heel, he stomped out of the dining room.
Nothing ever went his way on the Nautilus.
After Jekyll left, everyone just stared at each other.
"Oh, come now. He didn't mean it," said Simon Linoge, who had been quiet all this time. "Come, Mina, you can sit by me."
Mina, very shaken, took a seat by Simon. He handed her a handkerchief to dry the tears that were running down her cheeks.
"Simon's right. He didn't mean it," said Batsie gently. She picked up the teapot and turned, lifting her head so that everyone could look into her eyes and see her graceful charm. "Now, who wants tea this morning?"
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What does Nemo plan to do with Dorian's body once they reach London? What's going to happen between Jekyll and Mina? And will Skinner ever regain consciousness, or will he lie on the floor forever?
I hope to answer those questions in the next chapter. Remember to REVIEW!!!!
~ Alisonia
Okay, I know that I'm rushing the last few chapters of this story, but I can't help it. I want to get it all done before I leave for home (which is on Friday.) When I'm at home, I get so distracted that I never bother to put anything up. So I'm trying to finish this story within the next few days.
The only shout-out this time goes to Ares: I don't think Mina would appreciate Dorian's body in her room. Remember, she's feeling pretty ticked off at him now. And as for "I feel pretty," I think I'll use it for my next story. There are only a couple more chapters left to go on this one, and I don't think any of them will be drunk anymore.
Here's chapter 21; enjoy!!
*
Henry Jekyll awoke the next morning in Skinner's bed, feeling awful. As he sat up, he kept a hand on his nauseous stomach to keep himself from vomiting. "What happened last night?" he wondered aloud, putting his other hand to his woozy head.
But neither Skinner nor Hyde answered him. They were both out like lights...Skinner still on the floor, and Hyde sprawled across Jekyll's feet at the end of the bed.
Jekyll felt a wave of nausea creeping over him. He clutched his stomach harder. "Henry, have you had too much to drink again?" he mumbled to himself.
The air smelled suspiciously like vomit. "Yes, Henry, you've had too much to drink again," Jekyll sighed, still talking to himself. "Well, I guess it's time for another cold shower."
* * *
Mina and Henry both reached the dining room at the same time, where Batsie, Simon, McCane, Donna, and Nemo were already waiting for breakfast. Mina and Henry had both taken cold showers, but they were still moaning in pain and agony. And Mina was once again fully clothed.
"Mina?" asked Henry, upon seeing her groan and hold her stomach in pain.
"Henry?" asked Mina, looking up to face him.
"What's wrong, Mina?"
"Nothing," Mina lied. "Well, I just don't feel well this morning. That's all."
"Then you should lie down in bed. Would you like me to examine you?"
"No," said Mina quickly. "I'll be fine. What's the matter with you?"
"Oh...I'm not feeling that well, either," Henry life smoothly. Mina would kill him if she knew what he had been doing last night. "Maybe we caught some kind of bug from each other."
"Maybe," Mina agreed. "After breakfast, I intend to lie down and sleep for several hours."
"Oh, will you two please sit down?" cried Donna impatiently. Having had only a few hours of sleep the previous night, she was not in the best of moods this morning. "I want to hurry up and eat so that I can go to bed too."
"Certainly," mumbled Henry. He pulled out a chair for Mina, and then sat down next to her.
"Where are Skinner and Hyde?" asked Nemo, from the head of the table.
"Still asleep," answered Jekyll automatically.
"Oh, well. We're just going to have to start without them," said Donna impatiently.
Nemo nodded. "Yes, I suppose you're right, Miss Andersen." He called to First Mate Patel to bring out breakfast.
"So, Captain," said McCane, as casually as he could. "What should I do with...you know?"
Nemo blinked, but he knew what McCane was talking about. "You mean you left it there?" After doing their job, Batsie and McCane had just left Dorian asleep in his bed. They didn't know what do with him.
"Well, you didn't tell me where to put it! So of course I left it there."
"Very well," said Nemo slowly. "We're on our way to London at the moment. When we get to London, we'll dispose of it."
"What's 'it?'" asked Jekyll. His head was starting to hurt even more. That's what happened to you when you got confused in the middle of a hangover.
"Something Andre and I had to take care of last night, Henry," said Batsie carefully.
"Nothing that concerns you, Henry," McCane added, his voice practically in a whisper.
"I'm not sure about that," Nemo cut in. "I think we should tell him."
"Tell me what?" Jekyll asked.
McCane shrugged. "You tell him, Captain. I want no part in this."
"Very well." Nemo turned to face Jekyll. "Jekyll, I had McCane and Mrs. Linoge administer euthanasia to Mr. Gray late last night."
"WHAT!?!??!?!?!?!"
Within seconds, Henry Jekyll was on his feet and red in the face, very angry. "Captain, how DARE you take advantage of me when I'm drunk!!!"
At this, Mina exploded. "He took advantage of you when you were WHAT last night, Henry?!?!?"
Jekyll ignored Mina and continue to face Nemo. "Well, answer me!!" But before Nemo could answer, Jekyll spun to face Batsie and McCane. "And you two!" he cried, pointing an angry finger at them. "Keeping this a secret from me when I openly refused it!!!"
"They were only following orders, Jekyll," Nemo barked at him. "Don't accuse them of anything!!"
"But WHY, Nemo? Why did you do this?"
"I thought about it long and hard before I made the decision. Like you said before, most amnesiacs eventually get their memory back. If we send him away and he gets his memory back, he'll come after us again. But if he stays with us, all of us will be in danger. I am the captain of this ship, and I ordered it done, Jekyll. We had no other choice!!"
"I bet we would have if you had given me more time to think about it!!" Jekyll shot back. "You didn't even let me think, Nemo!!"
"Well, Henry, if you wouldn't get drunk every night, maybe you could actually think for once!!" Mina attacked Jekyll. Remember, it wasn't Mina's fault that she had been drunk the previous night. It was Skinner's.
Jekyll raised a hand to slap Mina across the face, but then he thought again. Lowering his hand, he turned to face the whole table. "I hate you!" he said to no one in particular. "I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!" Then, turning on his heel, he stomped out of the dining room.
Nothing ever went his way on the Nautilus.
After Jekyll left, everyone just stared at each other.
"Oh, come now. He didn't mean it," said Simon Linoge, who had been quiet all this time. "Come, Mina, you can sit by me."
Mina, very shaken, took a seat by Simon. He handed her a handkerchief to dry the tears that were running down her cheeks.
"Simon's right. He didn't mean it," said Batsie gently. She picked up the teapot and turned, lifting her head so that everyone could look into her eyes and see her graceful charm. "Now, who wants tea this morning?"
*
What does Nemo plan to do with Dorian's body once they reach London? What's going to happen between Jekyll and Mina? And will Skinner ever regain consciousness, or will he lie on the floor forever?
I hope to answer those questions in the next chapter. Remember to REVIEW!!!!
~ Alisonia