Howdy, ya'll!!! Sorry for taking so long to get this fic up, but I've been busy with school and work and such. But here it is, and I hope you approve. BTW, any one notice my change of identity? I thought it would be a good idea to avoid confusion, since I have a character of the same name in here. All that aside, read and enjoi!
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Next Chapter
Part 1.
"In the absence of light, darkness prevails."
Prof. "Broom" Bruttenholm. Hellboy.
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It is the year 2055. The nations of the world have shared an uneasy peace since the days of World War III. But unease and fear still exists among the masses. Especially since July on the small island country of New Guinea-when reports of attacks by strange animal-like creatures in small villages aroused. Survivors of each attack all report the same thing. The attackers were large, human-like, but had animal features...such as: tails, fur, claws and wings. And also, they report that the animal monsters have taken women and children from the villages. The reasons are unknown.
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THE WORLD NATIONS HQ.
WASHINGTON D.C.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2055.
The leaders of the World Nations had gathered in lue of the situation. There was much arguing about how to handle a delicate situation such as this.
"It's a terrorist threat, it has to be!" shouted the Russian representative. That wasn't received so well, especially by the Iraqi representative.
"There will be retribution for these crimes!" said the Japanese representative. The head of the World Nations, and President of the United States, Mrs. Beverly Hatton, called the meeting to order.
"Order, ORDER! This meeting is called to order!" she shouted, bashing the gavel against the desk. "As for this business about monsters in New Guinea, I have brought in an expert on such matters to help us in this discussion. Send him in." she said to the guard waiting by the door to another room.
He opened the door and called to whomever was inside to come in. "We're ready, Mr. Lucien."
A tall, intimidating man stepped out of the room. He was at least middle aged; his beard had gray hairs and his faced showed signs of wrinkles. He was dressed in a well tailored black suit and smoking a large cigar. He defiantly seemed sure of himself. He stepped up to the stand.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the United World Nations. I am Damen Lucien, head of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. I come here today with a proposal that should solve our little monster problems." he said confidently. The representative of Canada spoke up.
"Mr. Lucien, we here are aware of your organization, that is, investigating ghosts and such. What we want to know is why you have done nothing to asisit the crisis until now?" he said, agitated. But Mr. Lucien didn't seem faced in the least.
"Well, sir, this hardly seems like the type of situation that my Bureau is used to dealing with." The leaders seemed a little surprised.
"What the hell are you talking about!?" the Canadian representative spoke again.
"You see, sir. My Bureau deals with the supernatural, not genetically altered humans." That sure stunned the crowd. Mr. Lucien tried to clear the confusion.
"According to the samples my boys in the field have collected..." he said, taking a puff of his cigar, "...these monsters are the result of illegal gene splicing experiments. From what we've learned by recovering the corpses of the creatures from the villages, their human DNA has been chemically bonded to animal DNA with some merging compound we have yet to identify."
"Have you learned who is behind these experiments, Mr. Lucien?" Mrs. Hatton asked. Lucien shook his head.
"Not at this time, but if my hacker's are as good as I think they are, we'll have that information in no time. Now, as I was about to tell you all, my proposition for handling this situation." He paused for a moment, as if trying to add a bit of drama to what he was about to say. "I propose the reinstatement of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."
The counsel was at a loss, all except the British representative. "An excellent idea, Mr. Lucien." he spoke. This made Lucien happy. But when all the questions about what Lucien was talking about began, the British representative took the stand. "In times past, there have been occasions when the services of individuals with extraordinary abilities are needed to protect the planet from destruction." he said most eloquently. That seemed to help the counsel to understand better. Mr. Lucien spoke again.
"If you will approve, Ladies and Gentlemen, I will have a team recruited by the end of the week. We can have this situation cleared out and we can all take a breath of peace again." He then stepped down and let Mrs. Hatton take the stand again.
"We will consider your proposal, Mr. Lucien. Please, wait in the other room while we deliberate." Lucien went into the room, where another man was waiting for him. His assistant, Ian Cutler.
"How did it go, sir." he asked.
"I think I got their attention. All we can hope for now is that they approve, because I know for sure that I can count on one of my recruits to take care of this problem."
"And you're sure of this, sir?" Cutler asked his boss. Lucien looked at his assistant with knowing eyes.
"Cutler, when I was working as an agent with the B.P.R.D, I never met anyone with the power and prestige that she had. She could handle taking down vampires, werewolves, and hellspawn. I know she can take down whoever is behind this." Lucien sighed at the end, remembering all the' good old times' he had as an agent. Just then, the guard came through the door saying that they were ready for him.
Back in the meeting, all was silent. Mr. Lucien stood before Mrs. Hatton, waiting for the counsel's decision. After what seemed like forever, she finally spoke.
"Mr. Damen Lucien. After much deliberation by myself and my fellow leaders of the World Nations, we have decided... to grant you your request." Lucien let out a sigh of relief.
"This meeting is adjourned." Mrs. Hatton said with a proud pound of the gavel.
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As Mr. Lucien and Mr. Cutler were leaving, Lucien looked over the dossier files of each recruit he was considering for the League, finally settling on a certain seven.
"Cutler, I want you find this one first. She'll understand the situation better than the rest." he said as he handed the file to Cutler. In it was a picture of a woman in her early 50's or late 40's.
"Is this that woman you spoke of, sir?" he asked. Lucien nodded. Cutler took one last look at the file before they got into the limmo, and read the name of the woman:
" 'Katherine Spocks' alias: 'Name the Exterminator.' "
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How cool was that? I hope I got it off on a good start. As for who this 'Mr. Lucien' is, I'll let you all guess before I get the next chapter out. So now you know why I changed my pen name. I liked it so much I wanted to include it in a fic, but I didn't want to make it a Mary Sue, so I just changed my name. All right enough chatter, stay tuned for Part 2. See you soon!
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Next Chapter
Part 1.
"In the absence of light, darkness prevails."
Prof. "Broom" Bruttenholm. Hellboy.
*****************************************************
It is the year 2055. The nations of the world have shared an uneasy peace since the days of World War III. But unease and fear still exists among the masses. Especially since July on the small island country of New Guinea-when reports of attacks by strange animal-like creatures in small villages aroused. Survivors of each attack all report the same thing. The attackers were large, human-like, but had animal features...such as: tails, fur, claws and wings. And also, they report that the animal monsters have taken women and children from the villages. The reasons are unknown.
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THE WORLD NATIONS HQ.
WASHINGTON D.C.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2055.
The leaders of the World Nations had gathered in lue of the situation. There was much arguing about how to handle a delicate situation such as this.
"It's a terrorist threat, it has to be!" shouted the Russian representative. That wasn't received so well, especially by the Iraqi representative.
"There will be retribution for these crimes!" said the Japanese representative. The head of the World Nations, and President of the United States, Mrs. Beverly Hatton, called the meeting to order.
"Order, ORDER! This meeting is called to order!" she shouted, bashing the gavel against the desk. "As for this business about monsters in New Guinea, I have brought in an expert on such matters to help us in this discussion. Send him in." she said to the guard waiting by the door to another room.
He opened the door and called to whomever was inside to come in. "We're ready, Mr. Lucien."
A tall, intimidating man stepped out of the room. He was at least middle aged; his beard had gray hairs and his faced showed signs of wrinkles. He was dressed in a well tailored black suit and smoking a large cigar. He defiantly seemed sure of himself. He stepped up to the stand.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the United World Nations. I am Damen Lucien, head of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. I come here today with a proposal that should solve our little monster problems." he said confidently. The representative of Canada spoke up.
"Mr. Lucien, we here are aware of your organization, that is, investigating ghosts and such. What we want to know is why you have done nothing to asisit the crisis until now?" he said, agitated. But Mr. Lucien didn't seem faced in the least.
"Well, sir, this hardly seems like the type of situation that my Bureau is used to dealing with." The leaders seemed a little surprised.
"What the hell are you talking about!?" the Canadian representative spoke again.
"You see, sir. My Bureau deals with the supernatural, not genetically altered humans." That sure stunned the crowd. Mr. Lucien tried to clear the confusion.
"According to the samples my boys in the field have collected..." he said, taking a puff of his cigar, "...these monsters are the result of illegal gene splicing experiments. From what we've learned by recovering the corpses of the creatures from the villages, their human DNA has been chemically bonded to animal DNA with some merging compound we have yet to identify."
"Have you learned who is behind these experiments, Mr. Lucien?" Mrs. Hatton asked. Lucien shook his head.
"Not at this time, but if my hacker's are as good as I think they are, we'll have that information in no time. Now, as I was about to tell you all, my proposition for handling this situation." He paused for a moment, as if trying to add a bit of drama to what he was about to say. "I propose the reinstatement of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."
The counsel was at a loss, all except the British representative. "An excellent idea, Mr. Lucien." he spoke. This made Lucien happy. But when all the questions about what Lucien was talking about began, the British representative took the stand. "In times past, there have been occasions when the services of individuals with extraordinary abilities are needed to protect the planet from destruction." he said most eloquently. That seemed to help the counsel to understand better. Mr. Lucien spoke again.
"If you will approve, Ladies and Gentlemen, I will have a team recruited by the end of the week. We can have this situation cleared out and we can all take a breath of peace again." He then stepped down and let Mrs. Hatton take the stand again.
"We will consider your proposal, Mr. Lucien. Please, wait in the other room while we deliberate." Lucien went into the room, where another man was waiting for him. His assistant, Ian Cutler.
"How did it go, sir." he asked.
"I think I got their attention. All we can hope for now is that they approve, because I know for sure that I can count on one of my recruits to take care of this problem."
"And you're sure of this, sir?" Cutler asked his boss. Lucien looked at his assistant with knowing eyes.
"Cutler, when I was working as an agent with the B.P.R.D, I never met anyone with the power and prestige that she had. She could handle taking down vampires, werewolves, and hellspawn. I know she can take down whoever is behind this." Lucien sighed at the end, remembering all the' good old times' he had as an agent. Just then, the guard came through the door saying that they were ready for him.
Back in the meeting, all was silent. Mr. Lucien stood before Mrs. Hatton, waiting for the counsel's decision. After what seemed like forever, she finally spoke.
"Mr. Damen Lucien. After much deliberation by myself and my fellow leaders of the World Nations, we have decided... to grant you your request." Lucien let out a sigh of relief.
"This meeting is adjourned." Mrs. Hatton said with a proud pound of the gavel.
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As Mr. Lucien and Mr. Cutler were leaving, Lucien looked over the dossier files of each recruit he was considering for the League, finally settling on a certain seven.
"Cutler, I want you find this one first. She'll understand the situation better than the rest." he said as he handed the file to Cutler. In it was a picture of a woman in her early 50's or late 40's.
"Is this that woman you spoke of, sir?" he asked. Lucien nodded. Cutler took one last look at the file before they got into the limmo, and read the name of the woman:
" 'Katherine Spocks' alias: 'Name the Exterminator.' "
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How cool was that? I hope I got it off on a good start. As for who this 'Mr. Lucien' is, I'll let you all guess before I get the next chapter out. So now you know why I changed my pen name. I liked it so much I wanted to include it in a fic, but I didn't want to make it a Mary Sue, so I just changed my name. All right enough chatter, stay tuned for Part 2. See you soon!