Ladies and Gent's! I welcome you to Part 2 of LXG:2 TNC! I've got thrills, chills, and spills in store for ya'll, so sit back, grab a soda and chips, and get ready for some action!
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Next Chapter
Part 2.
"My life, my job, my curse, is to vanquish evil."
Gabriel Van Helsing, Van Helsing.
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
O'REILYS PUB AND GRILL
SEPTEMBER 26, 2055
It was another quiet night in Edinburgh. The pubs were filled with men having a late night drink and some who kicked out by their wives. But at this pub, one person stood out among the crowd of drunk men. A woman, Katherine Spocks, or just Kat to her friends, was having a drink with the boys. After she finished her third round of Scotch, she got up,paid her fee, and left.
"See you tomorrow night, Basil." she called to the bar tender. She wobbled down the back alley half drunk. As she walked, she couldn't shake off the feeling that she was being watched. She looked over her left shoulder, nothing was there, her right, nothing there either. She pulled the collar of her heavy denim jacket closer to her, hoping to dispel some of the cold of the night. She took some time to reflect on how much she loved this city. Even though it was the 21st century, not much had changed about this city since the Middle Ages. It still had cobble-stone streets, and most of the old buildings still had people living in them. She especially loved it since it was the country that her ancestors came from.
She was soon broken out of her revere my a knife to her throat.
"Gimme all your money, granny or I'll undo your last three face-lifts." the mugger said
menacingly. All Kat did was sigh with frustration.
"When will you youngins ever learn?" she said before she turned in a flash and punched the
mugger straight in the nose. He backed off and recoiled in pain from his broken nose.
"You stupid old bitch!" he shouted and rushed at her with his knife. Kat just side stepped
the charge and responded with a flying-turn-kick. He was knocked out cold.
"Serves him right to mess with me on a Monday night." she said coldly.
"In that case, Ms. Spocks, I should hope never to anger you on Mondays." said a voice from the darkness. Kat looked down the street to see a young man in his late 20's walking toward her. She read his energy and didn't find anything dangerous about him, so she dropped her guard.
"And who might you be, young sir?" she asked. He bowed like a gentleman and stuck his hand out for her to shake.
"My name is Ian Cutler. I am representing the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense and the World Unified Nations. The world needs you, Ms. Spocks." he said seriously. Kat looked at the man, wondering how he new her name, and how he found her. Once she had retired from her 'job,' she made sure that she had dropped out of existence. Apparently she didn't cover tracks well enough.
"Well, laddie. I don't know if you know, but I'm retired. So get someone younger for whatever job you're offering me." she said, then she turned on her heels and walked away. But Cutler followed her, determined to get her to join.
"But Ms. Spocks, you've been requested to be on this mission personally!" he shouted to her.
"Yeah. By who!?"
"By my employer, Mr. Damen Lucien." That made her stop dead in her tracks. She turned her head slowly to him. The look on her face clearly showed she was familiar with the name.
"Damen Lucien, huh? Is that jerk running the B.P.R.D now? How many people did he kill
for that job?" she laughed earnestly. Cutler looked offended.
"Ma'am, I won't have you speak of my employer in such a manner! He is a good, honest, man!" he barked out. Kat looked serious again.
"Mr. Cutler, I was only kidding. I know your boss and I know he's a decent man." Cutler was taken aback, but realized she was only kidding with him so he gave a little chuckle.
Just then, Kat's head jerked to her left. She reached into her jacket and pulled out two sleek looking black hand-guns. She looked all around them, then stopped. She glared unblinking into the darkness of the alley just behind them. She fired three shots. Out of the shadows came the most inhuman sounding screech ever. Then it came running at them. Kat shoved Cutler out of the way as she fired round after round at the creature. Cutler just stayed on the ground, covering his head and eyes to avoid any bullets.
After what seemed like forever, the shooting stopped. Cutler cautiously looked up, and saw Kat standing over the body of the monster. He got up and jogged over to her.
"Well, you seemed to handle that rather well. You're every bit as skilled as my employer said." he said to her. Kat shoved her hand in his face, indicating for him to be quite.
"Don't thank me just yet, laddie. I've got some bad news."
"And that is?" He asked with trepidation.
"There's more." She grabbed Cutler's wrist and began running like hell. Cutler dareed not to look back at what was persuing them...curiosity got the better of him and he did anyway. He screamed in horror at the large, cat-like monsters that followed them with great speed. Kat then stopped and threw Cutler into the alley, hiding him from the monsters.
"No matter what happens, boy, stay here and don't make a sound." She instructed sternly. He happily did so. Kat stepped out of the alley, ready to face her foe.
"All right, kitties. Granny's got some nice milk for ya, so come get some!!!"
The monsters lunged at her from all sides. She let out a fury of kicks and punches that no ordinary woman her age could have done. She used her guns in each had, showing that she had been trained extensively in not relying on one hand. After her guns were out of ammo, she threw them down, and out of nowhere she pulled out a large sword. It was more of a Japanese style Katana. She twirled and swung her sword with all her might, gutting each monster as she went. After dispatching the last bunch, she took the time to count them all, and she noticed one was missing. The last monster was trying to escape via the rooftops. She took one last look at where she hid Cutler.
"I'll be right back."
With that she jumped into the wall. Cutler thought for a moment that the woman had lost her mind. But he realized that he had heard no sound of an impact. After a minute, he heard a loud, pain filled howl. He stepped out the alley, tip-toeing around the dead bodies of the monsters. He was startled by a hand on his shoulder. He whipped around to see Kat standing there, bloody katanna in hand. Cutler breathed hard.
"Where did you go, and how?" he insisted. Kat just smiled and wiped the blood of her sword with a handkerchief.
"I went to follow the monster. As for how, I'd better explain that to you on the way to where we're going." Cutler was wide-eyed.
"You mean you except my employer's offer?" he asked. Kat smiled and gave a peace sign.
"After this little scrimish, I guess I've still got some of my old spark. Besides, It'll be fun
to save the world again." Cutler was pleased.
"Very well, Ms. Name the Exterminator. Welcome aboard." They shook hands.
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How was that for Chapter 2!? I'm working on Chapter 3 as we speak, so it might not be long now. I hope I haven't lost anyone yet, but if I have, just e-mail me and I'll explain it...but I'm not giving away the plot. So relax and stay tuned for Chapter 3. Same LXG-Time, same LXG-website!
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Next Chapter
Part 2.
"My life, my job, my curse, is to vanquish evil."
Gabriel Van Helsing, Van Helsing.
*************************************
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
O'REILYS PUB AND GRILL
SEPTEMBER 26, 2055
It was another quiet night in Edinburgh. The pubs were filled with men having a late night drink and some who kicked out by their wives. But at this pub, one person stood out among the crowd of drunk men. A woman, Katherine Spocks, or just Kat to her friends, was having a drink with the boys. After she finished her third round of Scotch, she got up,paid her fee, and left.
"See you tomorrow night, Basil." she called to the bar tender. She wobbled down the back alley half drunk. As she walked, she couldn't shake off the feeling that she was being watched. She looked over her left shoulder, nothing was there, her right, nothing there either. She pulled the collar of her heavy denim jacket closer to her, hoping to dispel some of the cold of the night. She took some time to reflect on how much she loved this city. Even though it was the 21st century, not much had changed about this city since the Middle Ages. It still had cobble-stone streets, and most of the old buildings still had people living in them. She especially loved it since it was the country that her ancestors came from.
She was soon broken out of her revere my a knife to her throat.
"Gimme all your money, granny or I'll undo your last three face-lifts." the mugger said
menacingly. All Kat did was sigh with frustration.
"When will you youngins ever learn?" she said before she turned in a flash and punched the
mugger straight in the nose. He backed off and recoiled in pain from his broken nose.
"You stupid old bitch!" he shouted and rushed at her with his knife. Kat just side stepped
the charge and responded with a flying-turn-kick. He was knocked out cold.
"Serves him right to mess with me on a Monday night." she said coldly.
"In that case, Ms. Spocks, I should hope never to anger you on Mondays." said a voice from the darkness. Kat looked down the street to see a young man in his late 20's walking toward her. She read his energy and didn't find anything dangerous about him, so she dropped her guard.
"And who might you be, young sir?" she asked. He bowed like a gentleman and stuck his hand out for her to shake.
"My name is Ian Cutler. I am representing the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense and the World Unified Nations. The world needs you, Ms. Spocks." he said seriously. Kat looked at the man, wondering how he new her name, and how he found her. Once she had retired from her 'job,' she made sure that she had dropped out of existence. Apparently she didn't cover tracks well enough.
"Well, laddie. I don't know if you know, but I'm retired. So get someone younger for whatever job you're offering me." she said, then she turned on her heels and walked away. But Cutler followed her, determined to get her to join.
"But Ms. Spocks, you've been requested to be on this mission personally!" he shouted to her.
"Yeah. By who!?"
"By my employer, Mr. Damen Lucien." That made her stop dead in her tracks. She turned her head slowly to him. The look on her face clearly showed she was familiar with the name.
"Damen Lucien, huh? Is that jerk running the B.P.R.D now? How many people did he kill
for that job?" she laughed earnestly. Cutler looked offended.
"Ma'am, I won't have you speak of my employer in such a manner! He is a good, honest, man!" he barked out. Kat looked serious again.
"Mr. Cutler, I was only kidding. I know your boss and I know he's a decent man." Cutler was taken aback, but realized she was only kidding with him so he gave a little chuckle.
Just then, Kat's head jerked to her left. She reached into her jacket and pulled out two sleek looking black hand-guns. She looked all around them, then stopped. She glared unblinking into the darkness of the alley just behind them. She fired three shots. Out of the shadows came the most inhuman sounding screech ever. Then it came running at them. Kat shoved Cutler out of the way as she fired round after round at the creature. Cutler just stayed on the ground, covering his head and eyes to avoid any bullets.
After what seemed like forever, the shooting stopped. Cutler cautiously looked up, and saw Kat standing over the body of the monster. He got up and jogged over to her.
"Well, you seemed to handle that rather well. You're every bit as skilled as my employer said." he said to her. Kat shoved her hand in his face, indicating for him to be quite.
"Don't thank me just yet, laddie. I've got some bad news."
"And that is?" He asked with trepidation.
"There's more." She grabbed Cutler's wrist and began running like hell. Cutler dareed not to look back at what was persuing them...curiosity got the better of him and he did anyway. He screamed in horror at the large, cat-like monsters that followed them with great speed. Kat then stopped and threw Cutler into the alley, hiding him from the monsters.
"No matter what happens, boy, stay here and don't make a sound." She instructed sternly. He happily did so. Kat stepped out of the alley, ready to face her foe.
"All right, kitties. Granny's got some nice milk for ya, so come get some!!!"
The monsters lunged at her from all sides. She let out a fury of kicks and punches that no ordinary woman her age could have done. She used her guns in each had, showing that she had been trained extensively in not relying on one hand. After her guns were out of ammo, she threw them down, and out of nowhere she pulled out a large sword. It was more of a Japanese style Katana. She twirled and swung her sword with all her might, gutting each monster as she went. After dispatching the last bunch, she took the time to count them all, and she noticed one was missing. The last monster was trying to escape via the rooftops. She took one last look at where she hid Cutler.
"I'll be right back."
With that she jumped into the wall. Cutler thought for a moment that the woman had lost her mind. But he realized that he had heard no sound of an impact. After a minute, he heard a loud, pain filled howl. He stepped out the alley, tip-toeing around the dead bodies of the monsters. He was startled by a hand on his shoulder. He whipped around to see Kat standing there, bloody katanna in hand. Cutler breathed hard.
"Where did you go, and how?" he insisted. Kat just smiled and wiped the blood of her sword with a handkerchief.
"I went to follow the monster. As for how, I'd better explain that to you on the way to where we're going." Cutler was wide-eyed.
"You mean you except my employer's offer?" he asked. Kat smiled and gave a peace sign.
"After this little scrimish, I guess I've still got some of my old spark. Besides, It'll be fun
to save the world again." Cutler was pleased.
"Very well, Ms. Name the Exterminator. Welcome aboard." They shook hands.
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How was that for Chapter 2!? I'm working on Chapter 3 as we speak, so it might not be long now. I hope I haven't lost anyone yet, but if I have, just e-mail me and I'll explain it...but I'm not giving away the plot. So relax and stay tuned for Chapter 3. Same LXG-Time, same LXG-website!