Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, except in my own fantasies,
involving skinner sawyer and a bottle o... ok I'll stop there. Although I do
own Helen and I forgot to say I own Farling too as well as this very fic.
elven emma: hurray! That's put the freshness back, I mean humour, that's put the humour back. I don't know why but I decided to include this random conversation to add more humour, which my last chapter lacked slightly.
LXG: To London
By Elven Emma
Grey clouds began to form and a chilling wind came from the North making it very cold and very clear that they were close to England. Sawyer stood outside, looking at the distant blue sky. Soon it would be lost, which didn't help his mood. He wondered why Farling didn't stay in Africa a while longer. Skinner stood next to him, bored of the lack of conversation or pranks.
'Is it always so rainy in England?' asked Sawyer.
'Afraid so mate. You get used to it though.'
'What about the wind? I'm freezing.'
'That's why we use little things called coats.' replied Skinner sarcastically.
Sawyer tried to ride above the sarcasm, 'Hey I'm a man, I can survive a bit of rain and wind without a coat.' Sawyer grinned, thinking he'd won.
'That's not manly, that's idiotic.'
'And this is coming from a guy who walks around naked?'
'Only to do a job for my country, now that's manly!'
'Is it manly to use your invisibility to rummage in Mina's cupboards?'
'Of course and don't pretend you've never rummaged.'
'I wouldn't dream of it!'
'Only because you know she'd catch you. What about Helen's? I have to say she's a challenge.' Sawyer smirked and Skinner began to think that maybe they weren't so different.
*smack*
'Am I really?'
'Ow, me head! Where the bloody hell did you come from?' Helen smiled in satisfaction and grabbed the collar of Skinner's coat.
'Excuse us Tom, me and Mr. Skinner have to have a little talk.'
'I don't like the sound of that.' Skinner quickly threw off his coat and ran for it. Helen ran after him shouting, 'Bloody men!'
Sawyer began to laugh at the hilarity of the situation. He grabbed Skinner's coat off the ground and went to follow, when Mina came through the hatch door.
'Good morning Mr. Sawyer.'
'Well it's not that good. Just look at the sky.' Mina looked up quickly and then looked back at Sawyer. 'I'd go back in if I were you, it's freezing out here.'
'I think I'll survive, I just needed some fresh air.' Mina stepped forward to stand next to Sawyer and looked in to the distance. 'You know, after what happened yesterday I still feel slightly weakened. But I still have the same, urges.'
'Urges?' Sawyer looked at her hopefully.
'Vampiric urges. This morning, when I woke up, I felt like I needed to sink my teeth in to someone's throat.' Mina spoke as if everything she said was perfectly normal, which it was to her. 'Even if I feel this way still, I should really be thanking you for saving me.' Mina smiled at him, baring her teeth a little.
'Your fangs!' Sawyer blurted out. Mina felt her sharp teeth and came to a conclusion.
'I must still have my vampiric abilities. I thought you said...'
'Well he mustn't have finished the job. Perhaps not all of your powers were absorbed'
'Do you think that I would still have my abilities, even if he had finished?'
'I don't know, he didn't exactly explain his entire plan to me in much detail.' replied Sawyer in a slight sarcastic tone.
'I think I'll go inside. It's freezing out here.' Mina went through the hatch door again and Sawyer followed, speaking under his breath, 'Huh, Women.'
... ...
Nemo stood by the large wooden wheel, looking through the window at the land that lay ahead of the Nautilus. He and Jekyll were in a deep discussion.
'How can Alan be harmed, when he's a ghost?' asked Jekyll.
'Mr. Farling has a book of spells. If he can trap him, then he must have a way to harm him. This is why we must get the book and help Alan.'
Helen walked in with Skinner (Who had promised to behave himself), to join in with the discussion.
'Wait a minute,' said Skinner, 'If this guy's trying to take our powers, then why are we following him?'
'I don't know if you noticed, but he happens to have his own army.' replied Helen.
'He could put someone in danger and if people are in danger we must help them.' said Nemo
'And have you forgotten about Quartermain?' said Jekyll. They went silent. Quartermain was always a touchy subject. They had missed him greatly, he was a sad loss. But at least when he was dead he was in peace. Now he was a trapped spirit, unable to rest.
......
The Nautilus arrived in London. It was decided that, due to lack of space, Jekyll, Nemo and Sawyer would stay at Jekyll's house and Skinner, Helen and Mina would stay at Helen's house. It was originally decided for the men and women to stay in separate houses but Skinner tried to use his "charm" and it they were too tired to argue.
'What a charmin' place.' said Skinner as he walked in to the large living room. Bookshelves were filled with medical books and notes were scattered on an old wooden table. Two red velvet sofas faced each other and Skinner sat down on one of them.
'If you go through that door you'll reach the library.' said Helen to Mina.
'What more books?' interrupted Skinner.
'There's a set of stairs leading to a hallway. The second door on your right is your room.' said Helen, ignoring Skinner. 'Mine's the first on the left.'
'Thank you.' said Mina, before she headed towards her room.
'So where's my room?'
'There are only two bedrooms.'
'So, I'm sleeping with you then?'
'You see the sofa you're sitting on?'
'Yes.'
'That's your bed.' Helen smiled as she left and Skinner lay down in defeat.
elven emma: hurray! That's put the freshness back, I mean humour, that's put the humour back. I don't know why but I decided to include this random conversation to add more humour, which my last chapter lacked slightly.
LXG: To London
By Elven Emma
Grey clouds began to form and a chilling wind came from the North making it very cold and very clear that they were close to England. Sawyer stood outside, looking at the distant blue sky. Soon it would be lost, which didn't help his mood. He wondered why Farling didn't stay in Africa a while longer. Skinner stood next to him, bored of the lack of conversation or pranks.
'Is it always so rainy in England?' asked Sawyer.
'Afraid so mate. You get used to it though.'
'What about the wind? I'm freezing.'
'That's why we use little things called coats.' replied Skinner sarcastically.
Sawyer tried to ride above the sarcasm, 'Hey I'm a man, I can survive a bit of rain and wind without a coat.' Sawyer grinned, thinking he'd won.
'That's not manly, that's idiotic.'
'And this is coming from a guy who walks around naked?'
'Only to do a job for my country, now that's manly!'
'Is it manly to use your invisibility to rummage in Mina's cupboards?'
'Of course and don't pretend you've never rummaged.'
'I wouldn't dream of it!'
'Only because you know she'd catch you. What about Helen's? I have to say she's a challenge.' Sawyer smirked and Skinner began to think that maybe they weren't so different.
*smack*
'Am I really?'
'Ow, me head! Where the bloody hell did you come from?' Helen smiled in satisfaction and grabbed the collar of Skinner's coat.
'Excuse us Tom, me and Mr. Skinner have to have a little talk.'
'I don't like the sound of that.' Skinner quickly threw off his coat and ran for it. Helen ran after him shouting, 'Bloody men!'
Sawyer began to laugh at the hilarity of the situation. He grabbed Skinner's coat off the ground and went to follow, when Mina came through the hatch door.
'Good morning Mr. Sawyer.'
'Well it's not that good. Just look at the sky.' Mina looked up quickly and then looked back at Sawyer. 'I'd go back in if I were you, it's freezing out here.'
'I think I'll survive, I just needed some fresh air.' Mina stepped forward to stand next to Sawyer and looked in to the distance. 'You know, after what happened yesterday I still feel slightly weakened. But I still have the same, urges.'
'Urges?' Sawyer looked at her hopefully.
'Vampiric urges. This morning, when I woke up, I felt like I needed to sink my teeth in to someone's throat.' Mina spoke as if everything she said was perfectly normal, which it was to her. 'Even if I feel this way still, I should really be thanking you for saving me.' Mina smiled at him, baring her teeth a little.
'Your fangs!' Sawyer blurted out. Mina felt her sharp teeth and came to a conclusion.
'I must still have my vampiric abilities. I thought you said...'
'Well he mustn't have finished the job. Perhaps not all of your powers were absorbed'
'Do you think that I would still have my abilities, even if he had finished?'
'I don't know, he didn't exactly explain his entire plan to me in much detail.' replied Sawyer in a slight sarcastic tone.
'I think I'll go inside. It's freezing out here.' Mina went through the hatch door again and Sawyer followed, speaking under his breath, 'Huh, Women.'
... ...
Nemo stood by the large wooden wheel, looking through the window at the land that lay ahead of the Nautilus. He and Jekyll were in a deep discussion.
'How can Alan be harmed, when he's a ghost?' asked Jekyll.
'Mr. Farling has a book of spells. If he can trap him, then he must have a way to harm him. This is why we must get the book and help Alan.'
Helen walked in with Skinner (Who had promised to behave himself), to join in with the discussion.
'Wait a minute,' said Skinner, 'If this guy's trying to take our powers, then why are we following him?'
'I don't know if you noticed, but he happens to have his own army.' replied Helen.
'He could put someone in danger and if people are in danger we must help them.' said Nemo
'And have you forgotten about Quartermain?' said Jekyll. They went silent. Quartermain was always a touchy subject. They had missed him greatly, he was a sad loss. But at least when he was dead he was in peace. Now he was a trapped spirit, unable to rest.
......
The Nautilus arrived in London. It was decided that, due to lack of space, Jekyll, Nemo and Sawyer would stay at Jekyll's house and Skinner, Helen and Mina would stay at Helen's house. It was originally decided for the men and women to stay in separate houses but Skinner tried to use his "charm" and it they were too tired to argue.
'What a charmin' place.' said Skinner as he walked in to the large living room. Bookshelves were filled with medical books and notes were scattered on an old wooden table. Two red velvet sofas faced each other and Skinner sat down on one of them.
'If you go through that door you'll reach the library.' said Helen to Mina.
'What more books?' interrupted Skinner.
'There's a set of stairs leading to a hallway. The second door on your right is your room.' said Helen, ignoring Skinner. 'Mine's the first on the left.'
'Thank you.' said Mina, before she headed towards her room.
'So where's my room?'
'There are only two bedrooms.'
'So, I'm sleeping with you then?'
'You see the sofa you're sitting on?'
'Yes.'
'That's your bed.' Helen smiled as she left and Skinner lay down in defeat.