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LXG- Sacrifices and suspicions. By Elven_Emma
Mina had finally got some peace and quiet. It felt like every man on board and Skinner had come to see how she was. Skinner had taken some getting rid of but at last she was alone. Or so she thought. Helen was watching her from outside, in the shadows. Mina was carrying on with her work, trying to find an antidote for invisibility. She had a sample of his blood that was died a light colour, just so she could see it. She mixed in a chemical which had no effect. She gave out a sigh or disappointment. She gave up and decided to leave her work for the night. As she stood up she noticed two eyes staring at her from the darkness. 'Helen?'
'Sorry if I startled you. I was just interested in what you were doing. I could help you know.'
'Do you know what you are doing?'
'I have studied medicine you know. If you lend me some of your equipment then I could help a great deal.'
'Alright, do you wish to start right away?'
'I may as well.' Mina handed her a box of instruments and chemicals and some papers.
'These are some of my notes. Tell me if you have a... breakthrough, then we can work off what you've done and vice versa.' Helen gave her thanks and left for her room.
Sawyer and Nemo were both in one of the Nautilus' grand rooms. Sawyer seemed very serious for once. Both were in a heated discussion. 'Are we sure we can trust her? I've seen her sneaking around, hiding in shadows, watching constantly. What if she becomes all horrible and violent again. She hasn't exactly given much information about herself.' Sawyer was beginning to get worried about Helen's sneaking around. He didn't know whether to trust her or not.
'Is this because she didn't give you must attention when you first met?'
'Of course not.'
'Well she is very helpful around the ship, she is even working on an antidote for Skinner.'
'Yeah with notes that are not hers or Mina's.'
'What?' Nemo was confused, he didn't quite know what Sawyer was getting at.
'I went to check up on her yesterday and there were three sets of notes. One in Mina's handwriting, one in her handwriting which I saw her use and another in completely different handwriting and they weren't from Mina. I had a glimpse of it and it wasn't about the antidote, but for the original methods that made Skinner invisible in the first place. I just think there's a lot about her which she isn't telling us.'
Helen wasn't happy hearing this. It made her feel even more guilty at listening to their conversation. She understood his worries and wanted to tell them more but it was hard. She needed to talk to someone who understood.
A knock came from Jekyll's door. He opened it to see Helen looking slightly upset. 'Helen? Are you alright? Please come in.' Jekyll sounded nervous. He didn't know what to do when a woman cried.
'I'm sorry for this intrusion. I needed to talk to you.'
'Of course, err, go ahead.' He sat her on his bed and sat in a chair facing her.
'I needed to speak with someone who understood. What it's like to have another voice in your head, another personality. You know when I said I had hurt those closest to me?' He nodded, 'I almost killed my best friend. The dragon inside me tried to feed off her flesh. Everyone I knew was scared of me. So I fled to find another book of spells that could cure me.'
'Hyde has done awful things too. I knew what he would do, but I could not resist my elixir. I remember his actions as if they were my own memories.'
'I know how you feel.'
'So how are you adjusting to being in the League?'
'I like it. It's nice to have company. But I'm not sure I can be as heroic as all of you have.'
'Why?'
'Well it seems the only thing I've been able to do is terrorise people.'
'You studied medicine. That must of helped people and I'm sure you can do other heroic things. Just be sure of yourself.'
'But I'm not.'
'Believe in yourself and you can be heroic as anyone else. If you think about it, Hyde was the one who did all the heroics last time. I didn't do anything really.'
'You're too modest.' They both gave a small laugh, Helen was glad she had someone to talk to. 'Well I've taken too much of your time. I'll leave to sleep. Good bye.'
'Goodbye.'
Helen walked back to her room. She looked over to the desk. All her work was on it, including a small bottle of the antidote she had mad and a small bottle of a liquid. The same liquid that made Skinner invisible and the same that would make her be invisible too.
'I'm starvin' when do we get to eat ey?'
'In half an hour Mr. Skinner,' said Nemo, 'Don't be impatient.'
'I'm hungry too.' Said Sawyer, 'There must be something to eat around here.'
'There is and it will be served in half an hour.' Nemo was getting annoyed by Skinner and Sawyer. They would not leave him alone. So he left them to their hunger discussion and walked away.
'Ooh what's up with 'im then?' At that moment Jekyll hurried in and he looked worried. 'Let me guess you're hungry too?'
'Not it's,' Jekyll was out of breath and found it hard to get his words right. 'Helen, she's...'
'She's done something hasn't she?' said Sawyer almost shouting. 'What has she done?' His voice was full of anger.
'She's taken something, she's unconscious. Helen isn't very well at all.' Both Sawyer's and Skinner's faces became serious and full of worry. They ran to Helen's room. She was lay in the bed completely still. Mina was at her side sat on a chair.
'I think she may have taken some of this, I'm not sure what it is though.' Mina held up an empty bottle. None of them had noticed another empty bottle on the desk behind Mina.
'Wait a sec,' said Skinner, 'Where are her hands?' They all looked over to Helen. Her hands weren't there, her arms just sopped. Mina reached over and felt her hands.
'They're invisible!' exclaimed Mina.
'Look at this,' said Jekyll as he picked up the other empty bottle. It was labelled 'specimen 3'. He looked over at the notes. 'Apparently this is the elixir to make a person invisible but why was it only her hands?'
'She must have used the antidote,' said Sawyer, ' I bet she wanted to try it on herself first.' Everyone looked at Skinner and his eyes stayed fixed on Helen.
'I think we better leave her to get some rest.' said Nemo. Everyone left except for Skinner who took Mina's place by Helen's side.
Several hours later Helen woke up, blinking her eyes. 'You alright?' Helen was surprised to see Skinner there. Why is he here? She thought, He doesn't have to thank me, he doesn't know what I've had to do. 'Thanks fer what you did.' Ah.
'How did you know?'
'The see through hands gave it away.' Helen looked at the space where her hands should be. She gave a sigh.
'I hoped it would have worked properly, well at least I have a breakthrough.'
'Why did you do that for me?' Skinner was genuinely surprised. No one had ever done something like this for him. He was just the man who played pranks and annoyed everyone.
'I'm stronger than any normal person. The dragon side can take this sort of thing. Besides I owed you a favour after you saved me at the castle.'
Skinner smiled at her and said again, 'Thank you.'
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LXG- Sacrifices and suspicions. By Elven_Emma
Mina had finally got some peace and quiet. It felt like every man on board and Skinner had come to see how she was. Skinner had taken some getting rid of but at last she was alone. Or so she thought. Helen was watching her from outside, in the shadows. Mina was carrying on with her work, trying to find an antidote for invisibility. She had a sample of his blood that was died a light colour, just so she could see it. She mixed in a chemical which had no effect. She gave out a sigh or disappointment. She gave up and decided to leave her work for the night. As she stood up she noticed two eyes staring at her from the darkness. 'Helen?'
'Sorry if I startled you. I was just interested in what you were doing. I could help you know.'
'Do you know what you are doing?'
'I have studied medicine you know. If you lend me some of your equipment then I could help a great deal.'
'Alright, do you wish to start right away?'
'I may as well.' Mina handed her a box of instruments and chemicals and some papers.
'These are some of my notes. Tell me if you have a... breakthrough, then we can work off what you've done and vice versa.' Helen gave her thanks and left for her room.
Sawyer and Nemo were both in one of the Nautilus' grand rooms. Sawyer seemed very serious for once. Both were in a heated discussion. 'Are we sure we can trust her? I've seen her sneaking around, hiding in shadows, watching constantly. What if she becomes all horrible and violent again. She hasn't exactly given much information about herself.' Sawyer was beginning to get worried about Helen's sneaking around. He didn't know whether to trust her or not.
'Is this because she didn't give you must attention when you first met?'
'Of course not.'
'Well she is very helpful around the ship, she is even working on an antidote for Skinner.'
'Yeah with notes that are not hers or Mina's.'
'What?' Nemo was confused, he didn't quite know what Sawyer was getting at.
'I went to check up on her yesterday and there were three sets of notes. One in Mina's handwriting, one in her handwriting which I saw her use and another in completely different handwriting and they weren't from Mina. I had a glimpse of it and it wasn't about the antidote, but for the original methods that made Skinner invisible in the first place. I just think there's a lot about her which she isn't telling us.'
Helen wasn't happy hearing this. It made her feel even more guilty at listening to their conversation. She understood his worries and wanted to tell them more but it was hard. She needed to talk to someone who understood.
A knock came from Jekyll's door. He opened it to see Helen looking slightly upset. 'Helen? Are you alright? Please come in.' Jekyll sounded nervous. He didn't know what to do when a woman cried.
'I'm sorry for this intrusion. I needed to talk to you.'
'Of course, err, go ahead.' He sat her on his bed and sat in a chair facing her.
'I needed to speak with someone who understood. What it's like to have another voice in your head, another personality. You know when I said I had hurt those closest to me?' He nodded, 'I almost killed my best friend. The dragon inside me tried to feed off her flesh. Everyone I knew was scared of me. So I fled to find another book of spells that could cure me.'
'Hyde has done awful things too. I knew what he would do, but I could not resist my elixir. I remember his actions as if they were my own memories.'
'I know how you feel.'
'So how are you adjusting to being in the League?'
'I like it. It's nice to have company. But I'm not sure I can be as heroic as all of you have.'
'Why?'
'Well it seems the only thing I've been able to do is terrorise people.'
'You studied medicine. That must of helped people and I'm sure you can do other heroic things. Just be sure of yourself.'
'But I'm not.'
'Believe in yourself and you can be heroic as anyone else. If you think about it, Hyde was the one who did all the heroics last time. I didn't do anything really.'
'You're too modest.' They both gave a small laugh, Helen was glad she had someone to talk to. 'Well I've taken too much of your time. I'll leave to sleep. Good bye.'
'Goodbye.'
Helen walked back to her room. She looked over to the desk. All her work was on it, including a small bottle of the antidote she had mad and a small bottle of a liquid. The same liquid that made Skinner invisible and the same that would make her be invisible too.
'I'm starvin' when do we get to eat ey?'
'In half an hour Mr. Skinner,' said Nemo, 'Don't be impatient.'
'I'm hungry too.' Said Sawyer, 'There must be something to eat around here.'
'There is and it will be served in half an hour.' Nemo was getting annoyed by Skinner and Sawyer. They would not leave him alone. So he left them to their hunger discussion and walked away.
'Ooh what's up with 'im then?' At that moment Jekyll hurried in and he looked worried. 'Let me guess you're hungry too?'
'Not it's,' Jekyll was out of breath and found it hard to get his words right. 'Helen, she's...'
'She's done something hasn't she?' said Sawyer almost shouting. 'What has she done?' His voice was full of anger.
'She's taken something, she's unconscious. Helen isn't very well at all.' Both Sawyer's and Skinner's faces became serious and full of worry. They ran to Helen's room. She was lay in the bed completely still. Mina was at her side sat on a chair.
'I think she may have taken some of this, I'm not sure what it is though.' Mina held up an empty bottle. None of them had noticed another empty bottle on the desk behind Mina.
'Wait a sec,' said Skinner, 'Where are her hands?' They all looked over to Helen. Her hands weren't there, her arms just sopped. Mina reached over and felt her hands.
'They're invisible!' exclaimed Mina.
'Look at this,' said Jekyll as he picked up the other empty bottle. It was labelled 'specimen 3'. He looked over at the notes. 'Apparently this is the elixir to make a person invisible but why was it only her hands?'
'She must have used the antidote,' said Sawyer, ' I bet she wanted to try it on herself first.' Everyone looked at Skinner and his eyes stayed fixed on Helen.
'I think we better leave her to get some rest.' said Nemo. Everyone left except for Skinner who took Mina's place by Helen's side.
Several hours later Helen woke up, blinking her eyes. 'You alright?' Helen was surprised to see Skinner there. Why is he here? She thought, He doesn't have to thank me, he doesn't know what I've had to do. 'Thanks fer what you did.' Ah.
'How did you know?'
'The see through hands gave it away.' Helen looked at the space where her hands should be. She gave a sigh.
'I hoped it would have worked properly, well at least I have a breakthrough.'
'Why did you do that for me?' Skinner was genuinely surprised. No one had ever done something like this for him. He was just the man who played pranks and annoyed everyone.
'I'm stronger than any normal person. The dragon side can take this sort of thing. Besides I owed you a favour after you saved me at the castle.'
Skinner smiled at her and said again, 'Thank you.'