Falling and Running
Chapter 2: The McCaughy Sisters
The gang was all gathered in the hall of the Nautilus. They were about 20 minutes away from the location and they were going over a plan of action. It was a little bit difficult since they didn't know what they were up against.
"It shouldn't be to hard. They are just girls." Said Skinner.
"Oh really?" Skinner turned. He nearly jumped a foot in the air. Mina was standing directly behind him. "Well, if they are just girls then I say we send Mr. Skinner in first."
Skinner gulped noticeably. Mina turned around and walked to the other side of the room. "I just have one question for you."
Skinner looked back at Mina with a white painted eyebrow quirked. "And what would that be?"
"If I had put a struggle would it have been that easy to capture me? Since I am also a female." Mina barred her fangs at Skinner. He jumped and ran behind Allan. "Some extraordinary gentle men you are." Captain Nemo just shook his head at the site.
"So where are they exactly?" Dorian had spent a better part of his time studying the stone that was given to him. It was quite beautiful.
"They are currently staying in a large Mansion close to the shore line." Nemo said. "It won't be that hard to find them."
"Since we don't know how strong these girls are we're going to take every precaution. Tom and Dorian are going in the lead since they have the only known weapon against them." Allan was a great strategist so no one questioned him.
"So then let's get to it." Skinner led the way to the entrance hatch where the snow jackets were located. They each grabbed one and headed out of the ship.
"Bloody Hell is it cold out 'ere." Dorian just rolled his eyes and said "They didn't call it Iceland for nothing."
Tom could help but laugh slightly. Skinner threw him a glare over his shoulder. "Skinner you should have put on black face paint. That way we would be able to see you in the snow!" Allan couldn't hold his laughter in any longer.
"You know he has a point." Skinner just kept walking. Tom heard him mumble, "What is it pick on Skinner day?".
"Skinner." Tom walked up and put his arm around him. "It's always pick on Skinner day."
"Oh 'hat makes me feel bloody happy!" Skinner couldn't keep the smile off of his face. He wasn't mad at any of them cause he knew that at one time or another he would get them back. That's how it always went.
They had entered a small town about 5 minutes ago. It was your average town with its markets and shops. No one seemed to pay attention to the travelers. Allan let his eyes scan the area around them. He let them rest on a fortress at the edge of the town. It just happened to be right on the shoreline.
"I thought you said it was a mansion not a whole GOD DAMN FORTRESS!" Allan was hoping that he was wrong. He didn't feel up to searching for hours for just two people.
"I sorry to tell you but that is where we are headed." Captain Nemo had the same thoughts as Allan. Tom suddenly felt like he knew where one of the girls was.
"Dorian do you feel like." "Like I know where one of them is by just using my sense?" Tom nodded to him. "Then the answer would be yes."
"Well then I guess we won't have to search everywhere for them." Henry said. Tom looked down at the stone that was around his neck. He had put it there since he thought he might lose it if he put it anywhere else. It was odd for both Dorian and Tom, being able to sense where they were without even knowing them. It was like a creepy connection. Then it hit Tom like a brick.
"Dorian where did you put you're thingy?" Dorian stared at Tom with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Didn't know tha' you drove on that side of the street Tom!" Skinner said between fits of laughter. Even Captain Nemo had been shocked by what Tom had said. The look on Tom's face was that of a person who just had a light bulb go off in his head.
"NOT THAT! I meant his stone!" The bewildered look left Dorian's face as he reached inside of his jacket and pulled out the chain that hung around his neck. Sure enough the stone was there.
'Just as I thought it would be'. "I think the reason that we can sense them is because of these." He said pointing to the stone. It was glowing a little. 'Probably because we're getting closer.' Dorian reasoned.
The grouped reached the mansion slowly after that. The doors were huge and made of solid wood. Allan knocked on the door using one of the giant dragon knockers. The sound echoed through the whole mansion it seemed. They heard someone approach the door.
Allan looked to Tom and Dorian. "Is it one of them?" Both of them shook their heads 'No'. They waited, prepared for the worst when a very small pulp woman answered the door.
"Hello..." The woman abruptly cut off Nemo. "I know who you are and why you're here. Please follow me." She opened the door wider and let them through. They thought that the outside was extravagant, it had nothing on the inside.
The floor was solid marble, crystal candle chandeliers hung given the room an angelic lighting. Before them stood the grand stair case, but what caught their eye was that the décor was all in Fairies and Dragons. Quite odd to see them in a place like this and together.
The woman led them down the hallway beside the stairs into a huge study. There were thousands of books on the shelves that lined the walls. Tom and Dorian felt their stones start to pulse.
The woman moved to a large oak desk on one side of the room. She opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small stack of paper.
"I just have a few questions before I go and fetch my Ladies." She pulled the paper on the top of the pile and glanced at it.
"You were sent here by Fredrick?" Tom didn't pay attention to what the woman was asking them. He was searching the room for her. He could feel her watching him he just didn't know what part of the room she was hiding in.
Dorian on the other hand was busy admiring a beautiful orange parrot that was sitting on it's perch above them. He went to get closer to it but it flew higher to the ceiling.
"That's the last of the questions. I'll go fetch me ladies." With that the woman headed to the door.
"Why do you need to get them when their already here?" Tom asked. The woman turned and stared at him wide eyed. Dorian glanced at the woman and smiled. It seemed as if she didn't know what to do. Fortunately the decision was made for her.
"Thank you Sara. That will be all." A woman stepped out of the shadows. Tom's breath caught in his throat. She was 5'7 with long brown hair with shocking blue streaks. She was very well built since he could see a lot of her. She wasn't wearing typical clothing for females. She wore a dark purple/blue halter top and tight black pants with black leather lace up boots.
"Yes Miss." Sara left the room and shut the door behind her. 'I hope the Mistresses can handle themselves.' Back in the room everyone was silent.
"Well did you come here just to gawk at me or is there a real reason you came here?" Mina couldn't believe how rude this young girl was, not to mention what she was wearing.
"We came here to recruit you and another female to aid us in a mission?" Allan liked the way that the girl got right to business.
"Oh so you want both of our services?" Dorian was busy looking around the room trying to find that parrot he had lost track of only moments ago.
"Yes but unless my eyesight has gotten worse then I only see one of you." After he said that Dorian saw the parrot fly down from the ceiling and land on the shoulder of the girl in front of them.
"You have the attention of both of us so get on with it." Everyone in the room looked at her like she had gone nuts. It looked as of realization hit her because she nodded to the parrot.
The group watch as the parrot jumped from her shoulder and in mid air transformed into a girl. Dorian felt all air leave his body at the site of her.
Unlike the other girl she had long light brown hair with fiery red streaks. She looked a little less muscular then the other but still very firm. She was 5'6 and wearing a bright orange tank top and long red pants she wasn't wearing any shoes.
"Is that better?" She asked. She found their facial expressions very amusing. Both of them sat at a large table on one side of the room. The others just stood there.
"You can sit down you know." With that the rest of them sat at the empty chairs around the table. Tom never took his eyes off her the whole time. The stone was humming against his chest.
"I believe that introductions are in order." The girl with the blue streaks cut Allan off. "We know who you are but I don't believe that you know anything about us." The look that everyone gave her was enough of an answer.
"Fredrick had no information on you so we we're very in the dark when it comes to you." Captain Nemo was still a little in shock since the whole parrot human thing.
"That would be just about right. My name is Amara and this is my sister Tianna." The girl with the red steaks said. 'Amara. I like the name.' Dorian thought.
"So can you do any other tricks?" Skinner was very impressed with the one girls talents. Her looks didn't hurt either.
"Well of course I can Mr. Skinner." With that she closed her eyes. A few seconds later a huge Rotwhiler (don't know how to spell it) bounded into the room.
"Oh so you can summon dogs." Amara sent Skinner a deadly glare. He pushed his chair farther from her. He watched as the dogs head looked between him and her before it strolled up to him. It sat a foot away from him and growled.
"I can communicate with any animal and as you saw I can also transform into anyone that I wish." Amara caught Dorian's eye. She hadn't noticed how good looking he was. She did now though. Her gaze changed as someone addressed her .
"Well those are some great tricks." Allan had a smile on his face. He turned his attention to the other girl who seemed to be having a staring contest with Tom, and by the looks of it she was winning.
"So do you have any hidden talents?" Tianna broke her gaze with Tom and looked to Allan. Everyone but Amara and Mina jumped out of their chairs. Her words had been whispered across their minds, yet her lips hadn't moved.
"Well you asked." Mina looked from Amara to Tianna. She wondered how none of them had ever heard of them and their magnificent powers. Well, everyone but her.
"So Mina how's life?" Amara asked. All of the men turned and looked sharply at Mina as they took their seats once again. Mina sighed. She was going to have to do a lot of explaining. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* AN:R&R. Thanx to everyone that has so far.
Ravenclaw2: Thank you I hope that other people have the same opinion as you.
Star Katt: Don't worry Henry and Mina will be getting together. I've already started to set it up.
englishchik: I'll do my best to live up to his true character, but with a few changes
nekobaghira: Thank you very much.
Chapter 2: The McCaughy Sisters
The gang was all gathered in the hall of the Nautilus. They were about 20 minutes away from the location and they were going over a plan of action. It was a little bit difficult since they didn't know what they were up against.
"It shouldn't be to hard. They are just girls." Said Skinner.
"Oh really?" Skinner turned. He nearly jumped a foot in the air. Mina was standing directly behind him. "Well, if they are just girls then I say we send Mr. Skinner in first."
Skinner gulped noticeably. Mina turned around and walked to the other side of the room. "I just have one question for you."
Skinner looked back at Mina with a white painted eyebrow quirked. "And what would that be?"
"If I had put a struggle would it have been that easy to capture me? Since I am also a female." Mina barred her fangs at Skinner. He jumped and ran behind Allan. "Some extraordinary gentle men you are." Captain Nemo just shook his head at the site.
"So where are they exactly?" Dorian had spent a better part of his time studying the stone that was given to him. It was quite beautiful.
"They are currently staying in a large Mansion close to the shore line." Nemo said. "It won't be that hard to find them."
"Since we don't know how strong these girls are we're going to take every precaution. Tom and Dorian are going in the lead since they have the only known weapon against them." Allan was a great strategist so no one questioned him.
"So then let's get to it." Skinner led the way to the entrance hatch where the snow jackets were located. They each grabbed one and headed out of the ship.
"Bloody Hell is it cold out 'ere." Dorian just rolled his eyes and said "They didn't call it Iceland for nothing."
Tom could help but laugh slightly. Skinner threw him a glare over his shoulder. "Skinner you should have put on black face paint. That way we would be able to see you in the snow!" Allan couldn't hold his laughter in any longer.
"You know he has a point." Skinner just kept walking. Tom heard him mumble, "What is it pick on Skinner day?".
"Skinner." Tom walked up and put his arm around him. "It's always pick on Skinner day."
"Oh 'hat makes me feel bloody happy!" Skinner couldn't keep the smile off of his face. He wasn't mad at any of them cause he knew that at one time or another he would get them back. That's how it always went.
They had entered a small town about 5 minutes ago. It was your average town with its markets and shops. No one seemed to pay attention to the travelers. Allan let his eyes scan the area around them. He let them rest on a fortress at the edge of the town. It just happened to be right on the shoreline.
"I thought you said it was a mansion not a whole GOD DAMN FORTRESS!" Allan was hoping that he was wrong. He didn't feel up to searching for hours for just two people.
"I sorry to tell you but that is where we are headed." Captain Nemo had the same thoughts as Allan. Tom suddenly felt like he knew where one of the girls was.
"Dorian do you feel like." "Like I know where one of them is by just using my sense?" Tom nodded to him. "Then the answer would be yes."
"Well then I guess we won't have to search everywhere for them." Henry said. Tom looked down at the stone that was around his neck. He had put it there since he thought he might lose it if he put it anywhere else. It was odd for both Dorian and Tom, being able to sense where they were without even knowing them. It was like a creepy connection. Then it hit Tom like a brick.
"Dorian where did you put you're thingy?" Dorian stared at Tom with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Didn't know tha' you drove on that side of the street Tom!" Skinner said between fits of laughter. Even Captain Nemo had been shocked by what Tom had said. The look on Tom's face was that of a person who just had a light bulb go off in his head.
"NOT THAT! I meant his stone!" The bewildered look left Dorian's face as he reached inside of his jacket and pulled out the chain that hung around his neck. Sure enough the stone was there.
'Just as I thought it would be'. "I think the reason that we can sense them is because of these." He said pointing to the stone. It was glowing a little. 'Probably because we're getting closer.' Dorian reasoned.
The grouped reached the mansion slowly after that. The doors were huge and made of solid wood. Allan knocked on the door using one of the giant dragon knockers. The sound echoed through the whole mansion it seemed. They heard someone approach the door.
Allan looked to Tom and Dorian. "Is it one of them?" Both of them shook their heads 'No'. They waited, prepared for the worst when a very small pulp woman answered the door.
"Hello..." The woman abruptly cut off Nemo. "I know who you are and why you're here. Please follow me." She opened the door wider and let them through. They thought that the outside was extravagant, it had nothing on the inside.
The floor was solid marble, crystal candle chandeliers hung given the room an angelic lighting. Before them stood the grand stair case, but what caught their eye was that the décor was all in Fairies and Dragons. Quite odd to see them in a place like this and together.
The woman led them down the hallway beside the stairs into a huge study. There were thousands of books on the shelves that lined the walls. Tom and Dorian felt their stones start to pulse.
The woman moved to a large oak desk on one side of the room. She opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small stack of paper.
"I just have a few questions before I go and fetch my Ladies." She pulled the paper on the top of the pile and glanced at it.
"You were sent here by Fredrick?" Tom didn't pay attention to what the woman was asking them. He was searching the room for her. He could feel her watching him he just didn't know what part of the room she was hiding in.
Dorian on the other hand was busy admiring a beautiful orange parrot that was sitting on it's perch above them. He went to get closer to it but it flew higher to the ceiling.
"That's the last of the questions. I'll go fetch me ladies." With that the woman headed to the door.
"Why do you need to get them when their already here?" Tom asked. The woman turned and stared at him wide eyed. Dorian glanced at the woman and smiled. It seemed as if she didn't know what to do. Fortunately the decision was made for her.
"Thank you Sara. That will be all." A woman stepped out of the shadows. Tom's breath caught in his throat. She was 5'7 with long brown hair with shocking blue streaks. She was very well built since he could see a lot of her. She wasn't wearing typical clothing for females. She wore a dark purple/blue halter top and tight black pants with black leather lace up boots.
"Yes Miss." Sara left the room and shut the door behind her. 'I hope the Mistresses can handle themselves.' Back in the room everyone was silent.
"Well did you come here just to gawk at me or is there a real reason you came here?" Mina couldn't believe how rude this young girl was, not to mention what she was wearing.
"We came here to recruit you and another female to aid us in a mission?" Allan liked the way that the girl got right to business.
"Oh so you want both of our services?" Dorian was busy looking around the room trying to find that parrot he had lost track of only moments ago.
"Yes but unless my eyesight has gotten worse then I only see one of you." After he said that Dorian saw the parrot fly down from the ceiling and land on the shoulder of the girl in front of them.
"You have the attention of both of us so get on with it." Everyone in the room looked at her like she had gone nuts. It looked as of realization hit her because she nodded to the parrot.
The group watch as the parrot jumped from her shoulder and in mid air transformed into a girl. Dorian felt all air leave his body at the site of her.
Unlike the other girl she had long light brown hair with fiery red streaks. She looked a little less muscular then the other but still very firm. She was 5'6 and wearing a bright orange tank top and long red pants she wasn't wearing any shoes.
"Is that better?" She asked. She found their facial expressions very amusing. Both of them sat at a large table on one side of the room. The others just stood there.
"You can sit down you know." With that the rest of them sat at the empty chairs around the table. Tom never took his eyes off her the whole time. The stone was humming against his chest.
"I believe that introductions are in order." The girl with the blue streaks cut Allan off. "We know who you are but I don't believe that you know anything about us." The look that everyone gave her was enough of an answer.
"Fredrick had no information on you so we we're very in the dark when it comes to you." Captain Nemo was still a little in shock since the whole parrot human thing.
"That would be just about right. My name is Amara and this is my sister Tianna." The girl with the red steaks said. 'Amara. I like the name.' Dorian thought.
"So can you do any other tricks?" Skinner was very impressed with the one girls talents. Her looks didn't hurt either.
"Well of course I can Mr. Skinner." With that she closed her eyes. A few seconds later a huge Rotwhiler (don't know how to spell it) bounded into the room.
"Oh so you can summon dogs." Amara sent Skinner a deadly glare. He pushed his chair farther from her. He watched as the dogs head looked between him and her before it strolled up to him. It sat a foot away from him and growled.
"I can communicate with any animal and as you saw I can also transform into anyone that I wish." Amara caught Dorian's eye. She hadn't noticed how good looking he was. She did now though. Her gaze changed as someone addressed her .
"Well those are some great tricks." Allan had a smile on his face. He turned his attention to the other girl who seemed to be having a staring contest with Tom, and by the looks of it she was winning.
"So do you have any hidden talents?" Tianna broke her gaze with Tom and looked to Allan. Everyone but Amara and Mina jumped out of their chairs. Her words had been whispered across their minds, yet her lips hadn't moved.
"Well you asked." Mina looked from Amara to Tianna. She wondered how none of them had ever heard of them and their magnificent powers. Well, everyone but her.
"So Mina how's life?" Amara asked. All of the men turned and looked sharply at Mina as they took their seats once again. Mina sighed. She was going to have to do a lot of explaining. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* AN:R&R. Thanx to everyone that has so far.
Ravenclaw2: Thank you I hope that other people have the same opinion as you.
Star Katt: Don't worry Henry and Mina will be getting together. I've already started to set it up.
englishchik: I'll do my best to live up to his true character, but with a few changes
nekobaghira: Thank you very much.