Who knew you could be busy on Spring Break?!!!! SORRY! I HAD A LOT OF THINGS TO DO!!!!!

Yey! Nobody thought the chapter was pointless! Oh, this makes me a Happy Bob...! (Gets water-anime-eyes) Erm, anyways, this was not about my happiness! Yes, the League steps onto Korea, and starts to infiltrate the fortress!

A. L. Nowicki: Oh! I now have confidence! I...feel...special! It's okay! ^^ I don't mind! Besides, even if I had two reviews, I still would be happy!

Etcetera Kitty: Oh! Shrek! Scary...anyways, S`kay! You know I won't hesitate to put in some lovin` for the scientists! Heh (gets R-rated thoughts of two.) Sowwie! =^-^=

Clez: Aw! Don't worry! I can barely get a full sentence out in front of people without stuttering. ^^

Steffi-333: Yes. Don't worry, Xavier will be given a better ending, I promise (crosses fingers) Oops! Erm, how did they do that?! I'll try to give him a good ending! And, I think you might want to put up a booth for slapping Richard! ^^ I'd sign up quick!

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Mina, herself, was relieved when they reached the shore of the peninsula. With the permission of Nemo, she studied the small country. She had not heard much of it, only the fact it was overrun by Japanese, so she didn't know what to make of it.

She noticed it looked like a rabbit, sort of. However, the captain had informed her Koreans actually said it looked like a tiger on the side, their national animal. Bringing a rough sketch, he placed the sketch of a tiger with one paw raised over the map to show it. It was interesting to her.

She smiled slightly to herself. She was hanging around where they usually met for conference, waiting for a half-hour. He said he wanted to cover the area, see if the air was breathable, and then allow the others to come out, who, save Allan, were all in their rooms. He was assisting the captain.

She sighed, closing her azure eyes. She was nervous. Even reading The Scarlet Letter hadn't occupied her mind from the up-coming fight. She may have looked cool, no worries on her, she was trembling inside. The idea of taking a human life still rested on her conscious, despite how long she had been doing it.

She was certain Edie had no problem with it; however, since the attack on her mansion, the hybrid seemed a little drained of her energy. 'Worry about that later, Harker,' Mina told herself mentally. She was considering using her maiden name, Murray, instead of Harker, her married name. Harker just brought up the memory of Dracula for her.

"Mrs. Harker?" She looked up, startled to see Henry in the doorway, clutching two vials in his hands. He, too, was a nervous-wreck for the battle.

She took it as time to get off the ship. Memory of the mistake kiss fresh in her memory, she lowered her eyes down like a normal English woman as she passed him, he, as well, shyly staring down. Yes, like that wasn't suspicious.

She smiled; glad Jekyll had allowed her to be in front of him. He wouldn't be able to see her face, which was burning hot. She felt just like a normal woman who giggled foolishly over a man. Yet, the kiss just felt...right to her.

'Concentrate on the mission. Do not let your feelings take over you,' she strictly told herself, mentally slapping herself.

Behind her, Jekyll wrestled with Hyde. {Come now! She's right in front of you! Take the damn chance, wimp!}

{Edward, I'd rather not talk about this. Please, behave yourself until we get to the fortress!} Jekyll begged the brute. Hyde snorted.

{Huh. You and your 'angelic ways',} Hyde sneered darkly, giving the poor doctor even more of a headache.

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Tom looked up to see Mina and Henry come out. Mrs. Harker was dressed in her trousers, again, with her hair down, catching the breeze in her face. She looked gorgeous with her auburn hair flying behind her. She practically stood out from the damp mist.

He had found it ironic that the whole sky was covered with dark clouds, with the smell of rain in the air. It was if God had known they would be fighting and had given them the correct conditions: wind, clouds, and slight chance of rain. He found himself wondering why their battles were never fought in sunlight? Oh yeah. Mrs. Harker wouldn't have been able to fight then.

Now, all they had to wait for was Ms. Donatello, Skinner, and Dorian. Speak of the devil. Ms. Donatello walked down the ramp airily, staring at the shore. Save some grass and the dry mud under their feet, nothing was there. He was even beginning to doubt the existence of humans on the country.

He looked back up at the ship to see Dorian strolling out like it was a walk in the park. Tom guessed Skinner was next to him, since Dorian's sleeve was being tugged on. An annoyed look was on Dorian's face, which eased Tom. He knew he sounded childish, but he was happy the immortal was feeling negative, since he always, even when he came back at the start of this mission, acted so pompous.

"So, now that everybody's here, I guess we should try to find the fortress," Allan said, breaking the minute silence.

"S`ouldn't be so `ard. I'm guessin` it's the largest t`ing `ere," Skinner added. It was anyone's guess he was viewing the shore as well.

"For once, I agree with him," Mrs. Harker said. Edie shrugged.

"Shall we?"

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'I heard it was under Japanese command, however I doubt it meant nobody lived here. There has to be some natives around!' Dorian thought to himself. They had spent almost 20 minutes searching for the fortress. Talk about finding a needle. They might as well try to find some humans around. There was no sign of life anywhere in the country.

"Well, this certainly is fun," he commented dryly, a smirk on his lips. Edie, who was searching above them as some sort of bird, gave a loud screech, as she began to descend down.

She landed nimbly on her talons, fluffing her feathers up before she began to demorph. This time, it seemed slightly normal; she had kept her wings at the end, almost like an angel. She finally sucked those in as well, straightening her hair before she began her report.

"Well, no fortress; however, I was able to see two Koreans coming towards us. Perhaps they know."

"This will be fun," Allan muttered. "I doubt they know English."

"C`arades anyone?" Skinner chuckled.

Raising an eyebrow at him, Tom commented, "Hm, that might be such a bad idea."

"I was kiddin`, mate!" the invisible man said hastily. If you could see him, he would be waving his hands in a frantic manner.

The captain rolled his black eyes, looking back in towards the forest. They were standing on a deserted road, with abandoned fields on the sides of them; a forest was in front of them. The road was large enough for only six people in a row horizontally. Tom, Dorian, Skinner, and Jekyll were in a row behind them. Mina, Edie, and Allan occupied the row with Nemo in front of the four gentlemen, and his four guards had the next row behind the men. Luckily, the road was long, so they had space to move around vertically.

Squinting his eyes, Dorian could now see what Edie was talking about. Walking towards them, the small shapes of human figures began to appear. The shapes seemed to be walking swiftly, like they were trying to get away from something secretly.

Soon, the people were just 20 feet from the, visible enough to see they were girls around 19 and 20. He had to admit, they were pretty fast walkers. After three more minutes, they were 10 feet from them, their looks even more visible than before.

They looked so alike, with only just a few differences; the younger of them had no blackheads or anything ugly on her face, while the older had light freckles around her slim nose. They were pretty small for their age, yet looked attractive enough. He guessed they were dressed in the usual dress for Korean woman.

Their dark brown eyes looked up at the large group of people, startled, and timidly, like they expected them to attack the girls.

Boldly, Tom stepped forward, in front of them, giving a small nod back to the others before turning back to the girls. Bowing politely in their direction, Tom began to point to his eyes. Both girls were confused at the American's actions, tilting their heads to the side. With his hands, he tried to make a shape that seemed to resemble a large castle. As he did all this, he slowly began to say, "Large...building...seen? Castle? Big? Know...man...Morse? See...men...around?"

All the while, the League was laughing in their own ways at him. Allan smirked, rolling his eyes to the sky. He did sympathize, since he once had to deal with this with some non-English speaking people before, yet it still seemed quite funny watching someone else do it. Nemo, with his strong patience, was able to hold himself from giving any sign of enjoyment from this. Mina and Jekyll, as a proper gentleman and lady, hid their glee, the doctor fiddling with his watch as usual, making so his face was to the ground; Mina brought a hand up to her face to hide a yawn, which was hiding the grin. Dorian gave a quiet snort, grinning at this, while Edie bit her lip to stop her smile. At this time, it was a good thing to be invisible, since Skinner was grinning and so very close to laughing.

However, his communication seemed to have been paid off. A look of recognition washed over the elder girl's face at the words 'Morse' and 'castle'. She nodded, turning around back to the forest, pointing to the end. She came right next to Tom, using her left hand to point at her eyes, which were squinting; her right hand still pointed far off in the forest.

Squinting his own hazel eyes after a few moments of silence passed, he finally saw a speck of what looked to be top of a large, familiar building. M's fortress? He used M's fortress as a hideout? Seemed a little smaller and he wasn't so sure, yet he was certain Morse copied the idea.

"Hey. I think the fortress is just behind the forest. Seems almost like M's. Can't tell really, but I'm betting Morse copied M."

"Oh t`is'll be bloody fun! Trudgin' t`rough a forest to get to t`e place! Mig`t take us, o`, I don't know, a day!"

"Oh, shut up, Skinner! You know you're always welcome to stay behind if you wish. However, if you don't want to, I suggest stop complaining," Quartermain said in exasperated tones. They wasted enough time. Who knew if Morse didn't decide to depart earlier?

"Don't need to get offended, mate," the thief muttered under his breath. Ever since the beginning to Skinner's voice, the two girls paled, cautiously searching all around them, muttering in Korean about demons.

"Well, I suppose, if that's all settled, we go?" Mina asked, straightening her dress.

"Certainly. Thank you," Dorian said, smirking in the girls' direction, both who blushed at the sight of him. Of course, many other women did that to him, so it wasn't that big of a change. Bobbing his head almost seductively, he began to walk towards the forest.

Mina sighed, giving the girls a swift nod before following him. Jekyll followed them both, taking a moment to bow gentlemanly in their direction before taking off. With a swift smile, Tom said, "Thanks for your time," as he trailed behind, Skinner behind him.

Rolling his eyes, Allan began to walk, giving the girls a bob as Dorian did previously. Nemo bowed in Hindu custom before indicating to his soldiers to move out.

Edie bade the girls with a wave of her hand, muttering to herself, "The thanks would've been more efficient if they remembered they probably didn't understand it."

As the group pressed on, the girls staring at the strange people, Yong Dong- yul muttered to her younger sister, "What a strange group. What do you suppose they want with Morse?"

Seung sighed heavenly. "Who cares what language they were speaking or what they were talking about with Morse, the three men were incredibly handsome."

Yong laughed. "Yes, they were. Do you think they might be our saviors, like in the stories?"

"Oh! I hope so! Maybe they'll stop Morse! I still don't understand why he won't give us the antidote! Didn't we meet the price for it?"

"I doubt he'll just give it to us. I believe he needs force to give it up. I'll leave our fate in those strangers."

"What do you think that voice was? Do you believe they heard it as well?" Seung asked nervously. They were taking a secret path to where the village lay, trying to be as far away from Morse as possible.

"They took it naturally. Perhaps the voice belonged to one of Morse's men, or theirs."

"The days are so confusing with all these strangers around. Things were bad enough without that Morse. Pray they're on our side."

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"I hate to admire the bad side, but he did a pretty good job at copying, you have to admit," Tom said lightly, trying to crack a smile on the grim group's face. Nothing. Mentally, Mina groaned from his attempt of trying to joke. It was pathetic, and she really didn't joke around, yet would probably make one better than that.

"Funny," Dorian commented dryly, narrowing his brown eyes at the familiar building ahead.

They were still in the forest; just enough to see the building, but not so close as to say the guards would be able to see them.

"Do you think he wants us to get in? After all, he has only two guards, who seem human enough," Jekyll asked, trying to keep himself calm. He had now resorted from touching his pocket-watch to stroking his two vials. In his head, Hyde raged a storm.

{What's with the wait? Just let me out, get in there quick!}

"He has a high self-esteem. Too high, if you ask me. Perhaps he's confidant enough we won't make it."

"Why are we discussing this? We'll still get in, either way," Mina asked. It wasn't like her to be this hasty for battle. After a week without blood, she was a little jumpy. The aroma of blood just filled her nose. She was able to contain herself, however the blood just made her a little more nervous than she already was.

Edie nodded. "You're right. We probably should go in already."

"Wait! I just want to make sure; we're all right with our jobs, correct? Nobody has any problems with what their task is?" Allan asked, holding up his hands.

Mina rolled her eyes. After three explanations through the two-hour trip forest, how could they not?

She and Edie would try to find the antidote, one staying there, the other leaving to find another group. Tom and Dorian would search for the place where they created the potion, maybe near the two females. They would shut it off; they decided to think of what to do with it later.

Henry and Allan would track Morse down, not killing him for some more useful information. Hopefully, unlike before with M, they wouldn't kill him. Skinner and Captain Nemo were responsible for setting off bombs around some of the corridors, except for the potions' areas. Any bomb that set off the outbreak they would have to try and disarm.

"After two `ours of my life being wasted for three long explanations, even I get t`e picture," Skinner said, pretty much speaking for everybody. "I just found `ow I'll die. Your plans."

The leader scoffed, muttering under his breath, "Nobody appreciates my plans. Nobody, I tell you."

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