CHAPTER 1

Scarlet stopped as she heard a twig snap. She turned around and all she saw was a black leather trench coat. Floating. In mid-air. She smiled to herself as she thought "Rodney..." being an actress she could hide the knowing look in her eye. She hid it with fear.

'Hello...who...who's there?' She said in a scared English accent.

'No one darling. Just a gentlemen thief...' A voice came out of nowhere as the coat advanced on her. She smiled

'Rodney Skinner...the invisible man' she said, all "fear" now gone.

'Darling, how did you know?'

'I brought you back from the dead Rodney, I thought you knew...'

'What Rodney knows... is only what he wishes to know... Hello Rodney' A female voice spoke from behind him

'Mina...how are you?'

'Still alive...and missing Dorian...and hungry' she looked up at Scarlet with a smile showing her the teeth or rather fangs that her old lover knew all to well.

'You're a vampire' Scarlet spoke to one Miss Wilhelmina Harker for the fist time 'I'm nothing but a mere witch, my blood would mean nothing to you...it would do nothing for you' she said as she started to back away

'Mmmmm' Mina shook her head 'I don't drink from mortals anymore, unless I am...'

'In danger...?' An Englishman with a strong accent finished her sentence for her, 'Hello lover...'

Mina was in awe. Dorian Gray, her old love was standing before her.

'I thought I had killed you...'

'Mmm so did I. But it seems my dear; that you did not. So, have you missed me?'

'Not in the least'

'But you...'

'Be quiet Skinner....' Another male voice spoke up 'and let me kill the traitor' a sandy blond young man said as he approached Dorian Gray with his rifle pointed at Gray's heart.

'Tom!' Mina shrieked, 'don't kill him. You cannot...'

'Yes I can!'

'My dear boy...' a female voice laughed 'do you not know that you cannot kill an immortal. Weather they be like Mister Gray here, or like myself and Mina, vampires.' The "young" lady stepped into the light

'Another vampire? Well this is getting very interesting' Scarlet whispered to herself, Skinner and Agent Sawyer

'Lucy...' Mina breathed 'I thought we had killed you'

'Well...I am here now...so it seems that you did not kill me Mina....'

'It seems that way doesn't it. It's so good to see you again Lucy'

'Same to you my dearest Mina'

'You seem to be doing a lot of misjudging tonight my Mina'

'I am not your Mina! Anymore... that ended when you betrayed us!'

'Stop! P...please stop bickering it makes Hyde want to come out more...'

'You're Doctor Jekyll. The Doctor Jekyll. The man who invented the elixir to create Mister Hyde!' Scarlet seemed very excited to meet the doctor

'Yes... yes I am. You know of me? Who are you?'

'Yes who are you girl...mortal?' Lucy asked

'Yes I am mortal if you consider a witch to be mortal, my name is Scarlet Perrier'

'Witch! Was it you who cursed me to stay alive forever?' Captain Nemo said as he stepped into the light

'None, but I, in my family is a witch and I have only been alive for sixteen years'

'Oh, my apologies, it must have been someone else with your powers. My name is Nemo, Captain Nemo'

'Captain, I do not believe you are cursed. Maybe you were just...um...destined to...uh...live a long life, like...I'm sorry what was your name?' Scarlet turned to Tom

'Tom, Tom Sawyer'

'Thank you' she continued 'maybe, like I said, you were just destined to live a long life like Mister Sawyer here.'

'Or myself' an elderly mans voice spoke up out from the darkness.

The entire company stood before him bewildered, minus Scarlet and Lucy who just looked, well to be perfectly frank, normal. Finally Mina spoke.

'Mister Q. You're alive.'

'Yes it seems that way doesn't it? May I ask, why are you all alive? Including you Gray? And who are you two?' he asked Scarlet and Lucy

'I am Scarlet Perrier, and this is...'

'Lucy Westenra. Best friend of Mrs Mina Harker. And vampire'

'And...we don't know why we are still alive. Honestly Mister Q. That question never came up.' Mina spoke for the rest of them. 'Well actually I know why Lucy and myself are alive...wait let me rephrase that...not six-feet-under. We are, after all, vampires. But as for the rest of us. I have no clue.'

Scarlet then spoke up

'But I do.'

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There you go! Second instalment. Review please (

Elvine