Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters although Helen is my
invention and Farling too.
LXG: Farling's hideout
By Elven Emma
It had been 24 hours since Farling had taken Skinner's abilities, and the spell book had been taken from him. The League now sat in Jekyll's library, waiting around idly for Skinners awakening. They understood that it would take longer for him to recover, seeing as he was only as strong as a normal man, yet they couldn't help but feeling impatient.
Jekyll read through one of his many medical books, trying to find a way of helping Skinner to recover quickly. Sawyer would wander around London aimlessly and now wandered around Jekyll's house in a similar fashion. Nemo looked at the spines of books, seeing if there were any books that interested him. Mina stared out of the window at the night sky. No sign of emotion on her face. Helen flicked through the spell book, recognising the very spell she had used once. The spell had brought great troubles and pain, to her and others. But she thanked it also, for without it she would never have met the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and now had the chance to help people. Something she had wanted to do long ago when she studied medicine. Not only that but she had found great friendship with the League, even if it didn't feel like it at times.
As Helen flicked through the pages, she came across a ripped piece of paper that was not the same kind that the book was made of. It said one word on it.
Dracula
She stared at it for a while, thinking of what it could mean.
'Mina? Could you come and look at this?' Mina turned to look at Helen who sat at a small wooden table. She walked over and looked at the piece of paper in her hand. Mina stared at it. That name had great meaning to her. It was a name she never wanted to hear or see again. But here it was, right in front of her.
'Where did you get this from?' asked Mina.
'It was in the book. Farling must have written it. What could it mean? Dracula's dead isn't he?'
'You mean truly dead? He had been dead for centuries.'
'What is it?' asked Sawyer, walking over to them. They had caught the others' attention and they too walked towards Mina and Helen.
'Why would he just write Dracula?' asked Helen.
'He didn't,' said Nemo, 'The paper is torn in half. You can see there's more.' Nemo pointed to a tiny line, the beginning of a letter or a sign.
'Perhaps it's an idea?' said Jekyll 'A quick note.'
Unable to work out what the strange note meant, they asked Mina to tell them again of the time she had met with Dracula. She told them of how she travelled with her husband and Van Helsing. She told them of how she became a vampire and how Dracula was finally vanquished. After she had told them everything they tried finding any books about Dracula, but couldn't find any. They took it in turns to stare at the note, trying to find any hidden meaning. Until the time came for Sawyer to look at it.
'It's an apostrophe!' said Sawyer excitedly. 'It Dracula's'
'Perhaps it is to do with Dracula's brides?' suggested Nemo.
'No they were killed as well.' said Mina.
'Maybe it's a location.' said Helen, 'Maybe it's Dracula's castle.' Everyone looked at her, knowing that it had to be right.
'Does this mean we're going to Transylvania?' asked Sawyer, as if he already knew the answer.
'Of course we are.' Came a voice from the doorway. It was Skinner, wearing his coat and no face paint, to hide any pain or signs of weakness. He leant against the doorframe, unable to stand up properly.
'Skinner!' Helen ran towards him and embraced him in a hug, almost knocking him flat. Her tail had sprouted and now began to wrap around Skinner's leg but it quickly let go, as did Helen. She stood looking around and gave a small cough of embarrassment.
'Nice to see you on you feet again.' said Helen, trying to hide her happiness.
'Believe me, I'm hardly on my feet yet.' Nevertheless he still got replies from those standing there, saying how glad they were to have him back, even if he was an annoying so called 'Gentlemen thief.'
'So my lady is to leave for Transylvania tomorrow?' asked Nemo. The League gave nods of affirmation.
'One question,' said Sawyer, 'Why is he going to Dracula's castle?'
'Because, my slow minded American,' said Skinner 'It's his hideout.'
'I'm not slow minded!' Sawyer looked as if he was going to strangle Skinner until someone interrupted.
'None of us knew,' said Mina, 'So how come you did, Mr Skinner?'
'Because I've seen it, in my dreams.' He replied. 'I think when he took my abilities, I got some of his. Some of his memories. He's obviously been there before and it definitely had a hide out kind of feel to the place.'
'I don't know about you guys,' said Sawyer, 'I'm tired of chasing this guy around the world. I say this time we end it.' The League couldn't agree more.
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elven emma: Ok I know this took ages for such a short chapter but I've hardly had any time on the computer lately. You can shout at me next time it takes so long. Until the next chapter, so long!
LXG: Farling's hideout
By Elven Emma
It had been 24 hours since Farling had taken Skinner's abilities, and the spell book had been taken from him. The League now sat in Jekyll's library, waiting around idly for Skinners awakening. They understood that it would take longer for him to recover, seeing as he was only as strong as a normal man, yet they couldn't help but feeling impatient.
Jekyll read through one of his many medical books, trying to find a way of helping Skinner to recover quickly. Sawyer would wander around London aimlessly and now wandered around Jekyll's house in a similar fashion. Nemo looked at the spines of books, seeing if there were any books that interested him. Mina stared out of the window at the night sky. No sign of emotion on her face. Helen flicked through the spell book, recognising the very spell she had used once. The spell had brought great troubles and pain, to her and others. But she thanked it also, for without it she would never have met the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and now had the chance to help people. Something she had wanted to do long ago when she studied medicine. Not only that but she had found great friendship with the League, even if it didn't feel like it at times.
As Helen flicked through the pages, she came across a ripped piece of paper that was not the same kind that the book was made of. It said one word on it.
Dracula
She stared at it for a while, thinking of what it could mean.
'Mina? Could you come and look at this?' Mina turned to look at Helen who sat at a small wooden table. She walked over and looked at the piece of paper in her hand. Mina stared at it. That name had great meaning to her. It was a name she never wanted to hear or see again. But here it was, right in front of her.
'Where did you get this from?' asked Mina.
'It was in the book. Farling must have written it. What could it mean? Dracula's dead isn't he?'
'You mean truly dead? He had been dead for centuries.'
'What is it?' asked Sawyer, walking over to them. They had caught the others' attention and they too walked towards Mina and Helen.
'Why would he just write Dracula?' asked Helen.
'He didn't,' said Nemo, 'The paper is torn in half. You can see there's more.' Nemo pointed to a tiny line, the beginning of a letter or a sign.
'Perhaps it's an idea?' said Jekyll 'A quick note.'
Unable to work out what the strange note meant, they asked Mina to tell them again of the time she had met with Dracula. She told them of how she travelled with her husband and Van Helsing. She told them of how she became a vampire and how Dracula was finally vanquished. After she had told them everything they tried finding any books about Dracula, but couldn't find any. They took it in turns to stare at the note, trying to find any hidden meaning. Until the time came for Sawyer to look at it.
'It's an apostrophe!' said Sawyer excitedly. 'It Dracula's'
'Perhaps it is to do with Dracula's brides?' suggested Nemo.
'No they were killed as well.' said Mina.
'Maybe it's a location.' said Helen, 'Maybe it's Dracula's castle.' Everyone looked at her, knowing that it had to be right.
'Does this mean we're going to Transylvania?' asked Sawyer, as if he already knew the answer.
'Of course we are.' Came a voice from the doorway. It was Skinner, wearing his coat and no face paint, to hide any pain or signs of weakness. He leant against the doorframe, unable to stand up properly.
'Skinner!' Helen ran towards him and embraced him in a hug, almost knocking him flat. Her tail had sprouted and now began to wrap around Skinner's leg but it quickly let go, as did Helen. She stood looking around and gave a small cough of embarrassment.
'Nice to see you on you feet again.' said Helen, trying to hide her happiness.
'Believe me, I'm hardly on my feet yet.' Nevertheless he still got replies from those standing there, saying how glad they were to have him back, even if he was an annoying so called 'Gentlemen thief.'
'So my lady is to leave for Transylvania tomorrow?' asked Nemo. The League gave nods of affirmation.
'One question,' said Sawyer, 'Why is he going to Dracula's castle?'
'Because, my slow minded American,' said Skinner 'It's his hideout.'
'I'm not slow minded!' Sawyer looked as if he was going to strangle Skinner until someone interrupted.
'None of us knew,' said Mina, 'So how come you did, Mr Skinner?'
'Because I've seen it, in my dreams.' He replied. 'I think when he took my abilities, I got some of his. Some of his memories. He's obviously been there before and it definitely had a hide out kind of feel to the place.'
'I don't know about you guys,' said Sawyer, 'I'm tired of chasing this guy around the world. I say this time we end it.' The League couldn't agree more.
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elven emma: Ok I know this took ages for such a short chapter but I've hardly had any time on the computer lately. You can shout at me next time it takes so long. Until the next chapter, so long!