Disclaimer: I don't own Tom Sawyer, Mina Hawker, Skinner, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde or anything else used in the fic, except Smith and Mr. Big. We all clear on that? Now, here's the normal shout outs;
Clez:- You mean you haven't seen RotK or read the book? *dies from shock* sowwy for almost spoiling it. I know, I wanna help Tom, but there is Tom cuteness in this part. ;)
American-Agent:- Glad you're enjoying it and there is 'evil' and then there is evil.
LotRseer3350:- I just love LotR, esp Faramir and Pippin *hugs them both*
Silent Bob 546:- Glad you're enjoying it, hope you like this part as well.
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The Bodyguard
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Part Six:- A Good Old Fashioned Diversion
The pale rays of a weak sun shone down on the Nautilus. Inside, Dr. Jekyll was trying to make his pouting patient see reason.
"Agent Sawyer, you only regained consciousness a few hours ago. This time yesterday you were poisoned. There is no possible way you can join in with this mission." Jekyll said, frowning at the young American.
The fever which had held Tom Sawyer in it's grip for nearly 24 hours had come down, making his temperature a more normal 99 degrees Fahrenheit. When Tom had woken, the first thing he had done was ask what happened.
Mina had filled him in on everything that had happened after the death of Merl. Tom had listened intently. When she reached the point of the planned attack, Tom's eyes had become darker but he held his tongue. It was only when Mina had left the room, to inform Nemo and Skinner that Tom had woken up that Tom had announced his intention to join the League on the mission. Jekyll had then spent the next five minutes trying to convince him that he was simply not well enough to take part.
At that point the door had opened and the other three members of the League walked in, a smile on the white face of Skinner.
"Hello mate, glad to see you finally deiced to grace us with your presence." Skinner said cheerfully. Tom gave a harsh laugh, his throat still painfully sore from the continuos throwing up.
"Good to see you too Skinner." Tom whispered.
"Mina, perhaps you will be able to convince our friend here that he is not well enough to be a part of the planned attack on Smith." Jekyll said. Tom raised an eyebrow, a betrayed expression on his face.
"Traitor." he muttered. Mina turned her face towards Tom.
"Do you want to die?" she asked him. "We almost lost you last night, if you go on this mission you will almost certainly die." She stopped and an uneasy silence descended on the group. Finally Tom spoke, the sulky look still on his face.
"Fine, I'll say... but can I at least wait outside on the dock? Fresh air, sun, all those things that are supposed to help?" Tom pleaded. Jekyll and Mina exchanged looks. They had no doubt that once they left Tom would try to follow.
"Of course you may Agent Sawyer." Captain Nemo said, surprising everyone. "If Dr. Jekyll agrees of course. I will have three of my sailors wait with you to insure you have everything you need."
The smile that had crept to Tom's face when Nemo began to talk faded and was replaced by a frown.
"Perfect." Dr. Jekyll said.
~~~
Nemo was bent over the plans of Smith's house. Around the table sat Dr. Jekyll, Mina and Skinner. There was no talking as they all waited for Nemo to finish his examination of the building.
"I think a diversion is needed." Nemo said at last, looking up from the plan of the building. "There are two entrances, one at the front, one at the back. If we attack at the front, we can draw out the majority of Smith's force. Then we attack from the back and hopefully take out Smith."
"He will suspect a diversion." Jekyll said. Mina shook her head.
"Not if I am the diversion." She said. "If I attack the front recklessly, pretending that Agent Sawyer is still grievously wounded, Smith may believe I am on my own." she looked at the male members of the League. Nemo nodded.
"Very well. Dr. Jekyll, I am afraid we will need Mr. Hyde for this one. Myself, Hyde and some of my sailors will wait five minutes after Madam Mina attacks. Then we will enter through the back door. Mr. Skinner, I want you to search the house for any papers or any clue towards the identity of the real villain of this piece. Are we in agreement?" Nemo said, clearly outlaying the plan. Everyone in the room nodded.
"Then we leave in an hour." Nemo added.
~~~
Mina was in her room, getting changed into what she called her 'fighting outfit'. It was the same outfit she had worn that cold day in Mongolia when she had killed Gray. Even as her mind traveled along that all too familiar road, remembering every move they made during the fight, remembering every word they had exchanged to each other, Mina's eyes were drawn to a canvas, the painting on it facing the wall.
She moved slowly towards it, slipping her twin daggers into their appointed place before lifting the painting down and turning it around.
The mocking smile of Dorian Gray awaited her. Hissing in surprise she dropped the painting. A second later and she was not even sure why she had been so surprised. The smile had been there the last time she had looked at the painting. It was the smile that had nearly always been on the face of the real Dorian Gray.
With a sigh Mina picked the painting back up and placed it back onto the wall, the face of Dorian facing the wall as always.
~~~
Skinner put on his long black coat. He pulled out his greasepaint and stared at it. Then he placed it on the table next to his hat. There would be little point in wearing either his greasepaint or his hat if his mission was to sneak.
There was no smile on his invisible face as he stared moodily into the mirror. Normally Skinner was anything but moody but this was different. This was a life or death mission.
Still, Skinner would deal with it the only way he knew how. By making a joke and driving the rest of the League batty.
~~~
Nemo was pacing the bridge, stopping every now and then to check the plan of Smith's house. Something about the place didn't ring true to the Indian. He couldn't understand why Smith was staying in the area unless he planned to make another attempt to kidnap Agent Sawyer.
Mentally, Captain Nemo made a not to double the men looking after Sawyer to be on the safe side, though he knew the American would hate the thought of being looked after. Being baby-sat, he would call it.
~~~
Dr. Jekyll was counting his number of potions. He picked up four bottles and regarded them for a long moment. Then with shaking fingers he placed one of the clear bottles back in the case. Inside he could hear Hyde softly roaring in anger at the fact there was only three potions.
"Remember Edward, this is the man who shoot you. It would be better to help Nemo and the rest." He said.
//Very well Henry, I will help but only because I want to see the man scream as I rip parts of his flesh from his still alive body.\\ Edward Hyde answered. Dr. Jekyll shuddered slightly at the mental image Edward's words had conjured up.
~~~
Tom Sawyer lay on his bed, looking up at the ceiling, a sulky pout on his face. He was looking at the ceiling because he did not have the strength to move to look at anything else. The thing Tom hated above everything was this feeling of being helpless. The fact that he was at the mercy of someone else - even if this someone else was a friend, he was still at their mercy and Tom didn't like that.
He let out a cross between a groan and a sigh as he continued to count the dots on his ceiling. There wasn't anything else to do, no books within reach. He couldn't even clean his Winchester because it was too far away.
~~~
One of Nemo's sailors carried out a chair, another brought out some blankets. Finally, Tom himself was helped out. The rebellious look that was already on his face only deepened when he saw the chair laden with blankets.
"I'm not some weak invalid." Tom said. Dr. Jekyll simply looked at him then transferred his gaze to the sailor that was helping Tom.
"Really?" Mina said dryly. Tom blushed but stopped auguring, allowing himself to be lowed into the chair. All around him the six sailors were also sitting on chairs, to give the appearance of relaxing.
At that moment, from the belly of the Nautilus came a roar of a engine. Tom looked behind him and widened his eyes.
"No way..." He whispered in surprise. Out of the hold came an automobile, just like the one Tom had destroyed nearly four months ago. Nemo smiled slightly at the varying degrees of surprise on everyone's faces.
"This is my new and improved automobile." He said. "Shall we proceed?" Nemo asked. Skinner instantly jumped into the automobile, Dr. Jekyll climbing in the front next to Nemo. Mina climbed in the back with Skinner. As the automobile drove off Mina turned her head to look back at Tom.
The American agent was staring after it with longing on his face. Mina shuddered slightly, why did she suddenly have the feeling that she would not see him again for a long time? Mentally Mina shook herself for such a silly thought and concentrated on the information Nemo was telling them.
"The buildings on either side of Smith's building are empty. This will give us an advantage. Madam Mina, we will drop you off a few streets away, so any of Smith's men will only see you coming. The rest of us will wait five minutes as planned then attack from the back." Captain Nemo said. Mina nodded, all worry about Tom Sawyer pushed from her head.
"We can not go any further." Nemo announced. Mina nodded and climbed back out of the car. She turned her head towards the building where Smith was staying, already feeling her eyes change as she began to run.
Mina had to give the appearance of a woman who on the edge and she was determined to play her part to the full. She charged up the steps of Smith's house and smashed her body against the door. The wood creaked under her supernatural strength. At the third charge the wood gave way and Mina was inside the building. Instantly men began to charge towards her but to the Vampire they were no more than insets.
Mina was not aware of time as she fought, drinking from some of the more unfortunate humans, snapping the necks of the more lucky ones. She was brought back to earth only when there was no more necks to snap, no more people to kill.
It was at this point when the League made their dramatic entrance, Mr. Hyde roaring as he found only dead bodies. Nemo and Mina exchanged looks as they stared at the empty room, a staircase going upwards, one door open at the top.
"I do not like this..." Mina said, as she swiftly counted the bodies. A dozen at most. Not enough... and the Egyptian calling himself 'Smith' was not among the dead. Mina and Nemo climbed the stairs towards the open door, while Hyde crashed around the ground floor, looking for anything alive to kill.
Inside the room Mina and Nemo entered was a single table, dust everywhere. One the table lay a single piece of paper. Mina advanced towards it, the feeling of dread increasing. On the paper was two words.
'Too Late.'
Mina picked up the paper, not understanding the meaning of the words. She looked over to Nemo and suddenly gasped as a possible meaning hit her.
"Sawyer." She whispered, dropping the paper and running out of the room, ignoring Nemo's calls. She rushed down the staircase and into the street. Dimly she was aware of Nemo behind her, no doubt heading to his automobile. She let herself change, calling her bats to her as she flew into the air.
Mina and Captain Nemo reached the Nautilus at the same time. The area outside was just as they had left it but for two small details.
Every sailors was asleep. They didn't wake at Nemo's calls or when he tried to shake them awake.
"What evil sorcery is this?" he asked. Mina wasn't listing, her whole attention taking up by the other detail.
The chair that had held Tom Sawyer was empty.
TBC...
There you have it. *throws cookies to every reader* Hope you all enjoyed, don't forget to leave a review!
~Sethoz
Clez:- You mean you haven't seen RotK or read the book? *dies from shock* sowwy for almost spoiling it. I know, I wanna help Tom, but there is Tom cuteness in this part. ;)
American-Agent:- Glad you're enjoying it and there is 'evil' and then there is evil.
LotRseer3350:- I just love LotR, esp Faramir and Pippin *hugs them both*
Silent Bob 546:- Glad you're enjoying it, hope you like this part as well.
~~~
The Bodyguard
~~~
Part Six:- A Good Old Fashioned Diversion
The pale rays of a weak sun shone down on the Nautilus. Inside, Dr. Jekyll was trying to make his pouting patient see reason.
"Agent Sawyer, you only regained consciousness a few hours ago. This time yesterday you were poisoned. There is no possible way you can join in with this mission." Jekyll said, frowning at the young American.
The fever which had held Tom Sawyer in it's grip for nearly 24 hours had come down, making his temperature a more normal 99 degrees Fahrenheit. When Tom had woken, the first thing he had done was ask what happened.
Mina had filled him in on everything that had happened after the death of Merl. Tom had listened intently. When she reached the point of the planned attack, Tom's eyes had become darker but he held his tongue. It was only when Mina had left the room, to inform Nemo and Skinner that Tom had woken up that Tom had announced his intention to join the League on the mission. Jekyll had then spent the next five minutes trying to convince him that he was simply not well enough to take part.
At that point the door had opened and the other three members of the League walked in, a smile on the white face of Skinner.
"Hello mate, glad to see you finally deiced to grace us with your presence." Skinner said cheerfully. Tom gave a harsh laugh, his throat still painfully sore from the continuos throwing up.
"Good to see you too Skinner." Tom whispered.
"Mina, perhaps you will be able to convince our friend here that he is not well enough to be a part of the planned attack on Smith." Jekyll said. Tom raised an eyebrow, a betrayed expression on his face.
"Traitor." he muttered. Mina turned her face towards Tom.
"Do you want to die?" she asked him. "We almost lost you last night, if you go on this mission you will almost certainly die." She stopped and an uneasy silence descended on the group. Finally Tom spoke, the sulky look still on his face.
"Fine, I'll say... but can I at least wait outside on the dock? Fresh air, sun, all those things that are supposed to help?" Tom pleaded. Jekyll and Mina exchanged looks. They had no doubt that once they left Tom would try to follow.
"Of course you may Agent Sawyer." Captain Nemo said, surprising everyone. "If Dr. Jekyll agrees of course. I will have three of my sailors wait with you to insure you have everything you need."
The smile that had crept to Tom's face when Nemo began to talk faded and was replaced by a frown.
"Perfect." Dr. Jekyll said.
~~~
Nemo was bent over the plans of Smith's house. Around the table sat Dr. Jekyll, Mina and Skinner. There was no talking as they all waited for Nemo to finish his examination of the building.
"I think a diversion is needed." Nemo said at last, looking up from the plan of the building. "There are two entrances, one at the front, one at the back. If we attack at the front, we can draw out the majority of Smith's force. Then we attack from the back and hopefully take out Smith."
"He will suspect a diversion." Jekyll said. Mina shook her head.
"Not if I am the diversion." She said. "If I attack the front recklessly, pretending that Agent Sawyer is still grievously wounded, Smith may believe I am on my own." she looked at the male members of the League. Nemo nodded.
"Very well. Dr. Jekyll, I am afraid we will need Mr. Hyde for this one. Myself, Hyde and some of my sailors will wait five minutes after Madam Mina attacks. Then we will enter through the back door. Mr. Skinner, I want you to search the house for any papers or any clue towards the identity of the real villain of this piece. Are we in agreement?" Nemo said, clearly outlaying the plan. Everyone in the room nodded.
"Then we leave in an hour." Nemo added.
~~~
Mina was in her room, getting changed into what she called her 'fighting outfit'. It was the same outfit she had worn that cold day in Mongolia when she had killed Gray. Even as her mind traveled along that all too familiar road, remembering every move they made during the fight, remembering every word they had exchanged to each other, Mina's eyes were drawn to a canvas, the painting on it facing the wall.
She moved slowly towards it, slipping her twin daggers into their appointed place before lifting the painting down and turning it around.
The mocking smile of Dorian Gray awaited her. Hissing in surprise she dropped the painting. A second later and she was not even sure why she had been so surprised. The smile had been there the last time she had looked at the painting. It was the smile that had nearly always been on the face of the real Dorian Gray.
With a sigh Mina picked the painting back up and placed it back onto the wall, the face of Dorian facing the wall as always.
~~~
Skinner put on his long black coat. He pulled out his greasepaint and stared at it. Then he placed it on the table next to his hat. There would be little point in wearing either his greasepaint or his hat if his mission was to sneak.
There was no smile on his invisible face as he stared moodily into the mirror. Normally Skinner was anything but moody but this was different. This was a life or death mission.
Still, Skinner would deal with it the only way he knew how. By making a joke and driving the rest of the League batty.
~~~
Nemo was pacing the bridge, stopping every now and then to check the plan of Smith's house. Something about the place didn't ring true to the Indian. He couldn't understand why Smith was staying in the area unless he planned to make another attempt to kidnap Agent Sawyer.
Mentally, Captain Nemo made a not to double the men looking after Sawyer to be on the safe side, though he knew the American would hate the thought of being looked after. Being baby-sat, he would call it.
~~~
Dr. Jekyll was counting his number of potions. He picked up four bottles and regarded them for a long moment. Then with shaking fingers he placed one of the clear bottles back in the case. Inside he could hear Hyde softly roaring in anger at the fact there was only three potions.
"Remember Edward, this is the man who shoot you. It would be better to help Nemo and the rest." He said.
//Very well Henry, I will help but only because I want to see the man scream as I rip parts of his flesh from his still alive body.\\ Edward Hyde answered. Dr. Jekyll shuddered slightly at the mental image Edward's words had conjured up.
~~~
Tom Sawyer lay on his bed, looking up at the ceiling, a sulky pout on his face. He was looking at the ceiling because he did not have the strength to move to look at anything else. The thing Tom hated above everything was this feeling of being helpless. The fact that he was at the mercy of someone else - even if this someone else was a friend, he was still at their mercy and Tom didn't like that.
He let out a cross between a groan and a sigh as he continued to count the dots on his ceiling. There wasn't anything else to do, no books within reach. He couldn't even clean his Winchester because it was too far away.
~~~
One of Nemo's sailors carried out a chair, another brought out some blankets. Finally, Tom himself was helped out. The rebellious look that was already on his face only deepened when he saw the chair laden with blankets.
"I'm not some weak invalid." Tom said. Dr. Jekyll simply looked at him then transferred his gaze to the sailor that was helping Tom.
"Really?" Mina said dryly. Tom blushed but stopped auguring, allowing himself to be lowed into the chair. All around him the six sailors were also sitting on chairs, to give the appearance of relaxing.
At that moment, from the belly of the Nautilus came a roar of a engine. Tom looked behind him and widened his eyes.
"No way..." He whispered in surprise. Out of the hold came an automobile, just like the one Tom had destroyed nearly four months ago. Nemo smiled slightly at the varying degrees of surprise on everyone's faces.
"This is my new and improved automobile." He said. "Shall we proceed?" Nemo asked. Skinner instantly jumped into the automobile, Dr. Jekyll climbing in the front next to Nemo. Mina climbed in the back with Skinner. As the automobile drove off Mina turned her head to look back at Tom.
The American agent was staring after it with longing on his face. Mina shuddered slightly, why did she suddenly have the feeling that she would not see him again for a long time? Mentally Mina shook herself for such a silly thought and concentrated on the information Nemo was telling them.
"The buildings on either side of Smith's building are empty. This will give us an advantage. Madam Mina, we will drop you off a few streets away, so any of Smith's men will only see you coming. The rest of us will wait five minutes as planned then attack from the back." Captain Nemo said. Mina nodded, all worry about Tom Sawyer pushed from her head.
"We can not go any further." Nemo announced. Mina nodded and climbed back out of the car. She turned her head towards the building where Smith was staying, already feeling her eyes change as she began to run.
Mina had to give the appearance of a woman who on the edge and she was determined to play her part to the full. She charged up the steps of Smith's house and smashed her body against the door. The wood creaked under her supernatural strength. At the third charge the wood gave way and Mina was inside the building. Instantly men began to charge towards her but to the Vampire they were no more than insets.
Mina was not aware of time as she fought, drinking from some of the more unfortunate humans, snapping the necks of the more lucky ones. She was brought back to earth only when there was no more necks to snap, no more people to kill.
It was at this point when the League made their dramatic entrance, Mr. Hyde roaring as he found only dead bodies. Nemo and Mina exchanged looks as they stared at the empty room, a staircase going upwards, one door open at the top.
"I do not like this..." Mina said, as she swiftly counted the bodies. A dozen at most. Not enough... and the Egyptian calling himself 'Smith' was not among the dead. Mina and Nemo climbed the stairs towards the open door, while Hyde crashed around the ground floor, looking for anything alive to kill.
Inside the room Mina and Nemo entered was a single table, dust everywhere. One the table lay a single piece of paper. Mina advanced towards it, the feeling of dread increasing. On the paper was two words.
'Too Late.'
Mina picked up the paper, not understanding the meaning of the words. She looked over to Nemo and suddenly gasped as a possible meaning hit her.
"Sawyer." She whispered, dropping the paper and running out of the room, ignoring Nemo's calls. She rushed down the staircase and into the street. Dimly she was aware of Nemo behind her, no doubt heading to his automobile. She let herself change, calling her bats to her as she flew into the air.
Mina and Captain Nemo reached the Nautilus at the same time. The area outside was just as they had left it but for two small details.
Every sailors was asleep. They didn't wake at Nemo's calls or when he tried to shake them awake.
"What evil sorcery is this?" he asked. Mina wasn't listing, her whole attention taking up by the other detail.
The chair that had held Tom Sawyer was empty.
TBC...
There you have it. *throws cookies to every reader* Hope you all enjoyed, don't forget to leave a review!
~Sethoz
