Okay, so I take it you all like the story! That's good; I can continue!

Shout-outs:

To Silent Bob 546: Excuse me, YOUR precious love slave?!?! Henry Jekyll belongs to ME!!! (Well, and Mina too. We share him, the poor guy!) And by the way, you're absolutely right. Dorian and Allan did not die in Mongolia. They died on the Nautilus of alcohol poisoning!!!!

To Raven Silvers: I mean, seriously! What kind of a bachelor is Jekyll if he refuses to go to his own bachelor party?

To Mrs. Mina Harker: You'll have to wait until chapter three to see the bachelor party actually take place, but you're right. Hyde helped plan it, so it IS going to be frightening. As a bachelorette, I sure would not want to crash it!

To Graymoon74: I find it very moving that you appreciate my style of writing. I am a very religious person. I sometimes even invent religions for my story characters to believe in! I agree that Jekyll needs to take a chill pill. The man is out of control. And IF he gets wasted, who should he kill? (I'm letting you have first pick.)

To Ares: Don't worry, Mina will have a bachelorette party, but it will be geared around sewing and tea instead of alcohol and PlayVamp. And I'm still debating on whether to include Mina's son in this or not...

Now, we've met the groom. Let's meet the bride!

Henry's bride, Mina Harker, was in her room, looking at two pairs of shoes and pouting.

Sitting on Mina's bed was Batsie Linoge. She was the ex-wife of one of Nemo's former crew members, Andre McCane. Batsie didn't like to come on the Nautilus very often, because nearly every man on the ship, including Captain Nemo, immediately dropped what they were doing and stared at her.

But it wasn't her fault that she had supernatural beauty and heavenly powers.

Batsie had designed Mina's wedding dress, and she was also going to be Mina's Maid of Honor, because she was the one who had set Mina and Henry up in the first place. Mina's wedding gown was a beautiful, cream-colored Victorian ensemble with a long veil and equally long train in the back.

"What's the matter?" Batsie asked Mina quietly. "Can't you decide which ones to wear?"

Mina sighed and put both pairs of shoes down. "No, it's just that...maybe I made a mistake going with the cream color. I mean, what if I get the sudden urge to drink blood right before the ceremony, and I spill some on the gown?" Mina buried her face in her hands. "Sometimes I hate being a vampire."

"But in this case, it's no problem," Batsie assured her. "One, if you DO spill blood on it right before the ceremony, I'll be right there with you, and I can clean it right up. Two, I can easily change the color of the gown." She got up from the bed, went over to the mannequin displaying the gown in the corner, and touched the fabric with her beautiful, slender, and manicured fingers. Instantly, the gown turned a lovely yellowish-orange...the color of sunset. "I wore orange to my first wedding. The second time around I wore pink." Batsie was around 600 years old. When you get to be as old as her, you have a tendency to be married more than once.

Mina sighed and sat down on the bed. "I don't know. I just want everything to be perfect."

Batsie looked at Mina and shook her head. "I used to have that problem, too. But nothing can be perfect, Mina. Only the Lord is perfect."

Mina nodded and wiped a few tears. "I know," she whispered. "But I'm just so worried about Henry. I mean, what if he gets sick, or hurt, or really depressed on the day of the wedding? What if he has second thoughts about marrying me? What if Edward decides to pull some dangerous prank on me and Henry?"

"Now you're getting carried away, Mina," said Batsie. "You're fine, Henry Jekyll is fine, and the wedding is going to be fine."

Suddenly, the gong sounded for dinner.

"Dinnertime. You need to eat something; it'll make you feel better," Batsie said, rising to her feet.

Mina nodded and got up. "I just can't wait until this wedding is over. It has my nerves on the brink of bursting."

"Where's Henry gonna sit?" asked Hyde, holding a bottle of tequila with one hand and scratching his head with the other.

"By Mina, you idiot!" Skinner barked at him.

"I KNOW that!!! But where's Mina gonna sit?" Hyde pressed him. (You might want to stop here and ask yourself why Hyde isn't dropping the bottle of tequila and strangling Skinner for calling him an idiot. Well, the answer is simple; Hyde's so used to it by now, he doesn't even bother.)

"Well, Mina likes to sit by Batsie, seeing as how they're both women, and all," Sawyer thought. "And Batsie likes to sit by Nemo, because she's the guest and she feels compelled to sit by her host. And Nemo always sits at the head of the table. So that means, Henry would be sitting...there!" Sawyer pointed to a seat at the table three chairs away from Nemo. Hyde went over to the place setting and gently poured some tequila into the drink set there.

"Quick! Get rid of the evidence!" Skinner cried.

Hyde tossed the bottle to Sawyer, who crossed the dining room and hit it behind a potted plant in the corner.

"Now, let's take our seats. The gong already sounded, they'll be here any minute!" exclaimed Skinner.

The three men scrambled to take their seats at the table, crossing their fingers and hoping that their plan would work.

Just like Sawyer predicted, Nemo sat at the head of the table. Next to him was Batsie, who was next to Mina, who was next to Henry. Henry was sitting in the hot seat.

Sawyer, who was sitting on the other side of Nemo, struggled to hide the smirk on his face as Henry Jekyll sat down as his place.

"What are we 'aving tonight, Cap'n?" asked Skinner.

"Whatever was caught in the net this morning," Sawyer told him.

"Whatever it is, we best pray before we eat," said Batsie. She clasped her hands in prayer, followed by the rest of the League.

After they prayed, First Mate Patel brought out the beginning course, clam chowder. Skinner, Sawyer, and Hyde watched as Jekyll took the first sip of his drink. The expression on his face as he swallowed told them that he liked it, so he took another sip.

A couple of drinks later (all brought from the kitchen by Sawyer, insisting that Jekyll was the groom and deserved special service from his fellow League members,) the meal was over.

"I'm sorry, Henry, but I must get back to my room," said Mina, sounding quite stressed out. "I have a lot to finish."

"'Kay, honey," said Henry Jekyll in a lightheaded voice.

"Henry? Are you okay?" asked Mina wearily. "You sound awfully tired."

"He is tired," said Skinner, putting his hands on Henry's shoulders. "But don't worry, Mina. We'll take good care of him." Skinner sounded as sincere as he could, to avoid Mina growing suspicious.

Luckily for him, Mina was too stressed out to be suspicious. "Right," she nodded. "Just make sure he's safe."

"Come, Mina. Let's get some work done, so you can sleep well tonight," said Batsie kindly. She led Mina back to her room.

"Jekyll, I know what you need," said Sawyer, smiling. "You need a drink or two to calm your nerves before the big day. So, what do you say? How about a drink with your fellow bachelors?'

Skinner, Sawyer, and Hyde all held their breaths for an answer from Jekyll. Finally, he spoke.

"Sure," he said finally, his voice still sounding lightheaded. "Why not?"

What will the men do at Henry's bachelor party? Will Henry get totally wasted and kill someone? Will they run out of alcohol, or did Hyde bring enough? And what about Mina's bachelorette party?

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