( i )
Skinner walked among the crowd of Policemen outside the City Morgue, with a mild jitter, he was accustomed to avoiding all kinds of law enforcers, and things have changed. All of a sudden a hulking Constable stopped him, asking where he was heading, Skinner simply flashed the temporary badge issued to him and the rest of the League to facilitate their investigations, the Constable went pale as he saw the Special Branch initials on it, and politely asked if he could help him.

"You may," said Skinner proudly, enjoying the respect he was getting, "What's all the commotion about"
"Well, Sir," answered the Constable nervously, "The Ripper has struck again, and a fellow Officer was slain as well"
"Come again"
"P.C. Ernest Thompson1, stabbed to death last night, a Rev Barnett Abrahams is suspected"
"And what has happened here?" asked Skinner, gesturing at the colossal doors of the Morgue that were destroyed, bent and broken out of shape by some unfathomable force.
"We don't know, it looks like some giant ape escaped the Zoo and went here."

Skinner noticed a tiny detail on the ground next to him, it was rather negligible, but it interested him, on the ground next to him was a small, broken vile, one generally used by chemists to hold chemical samples, he had seen Mina use many of them, as well as someone else.

"Giant Ape Indeed."

( ii )

Nemo walked into an aging Gentleman in a fine suit gathering his personal affects into a small wooden box.

"Inspector Spartling2?" greeted Nemo.
"Hello," answered the Spartling, "May I help you"
"I'm here regarding information about the Original Ripper murders."

The Spartling stopped and said, "I didn't catch your name"
"Captain Nemo"
"Oh, yes!"

They both shook hands, "I was told you were coming, I'm sorry, I was cleaning out my desk, and it's my last day on the job"
"Congratulations"
"What was it that you wanted to know? And do you mind if I continue as we speak"
"Not at all," answered Nemo as Spartling went on, "I wish to know your personal opinion on them."

Spartling simply went to the door and closed it, "Have you spoken to Abberline?" he asked as he went back.
"I have"
"So, you know about the Royal theory"
"Yes"
"I find it rather convincing myself, however, I think there is more to it."

Sparling sat down and gestured to Nemo to do the same, "You know bout the Freemasons, right"
"Yes"
"Well, the methods of mutilating the Victims were ritual re-enactments of the murder of Mason Hirem Abiff in Solomon's Temple by three initiates Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. Further evidence is that the corpses were found in locations that bare some significance in relationship to Stonemasonry. One of the victims was found in Miter Square, both the Miter and Square being symbols of Masonic tools, and the locations themselves almost form a Pentacle Star, which is a symbol of Freemasonry with the exception of Mary Kelly, it's likely that Jack had little time and wasn't able to move the corpse3."

"There used to quit a lot of Freemasonic influence in Scotlandyard, wasn't there"
"Well, Sir Charles Warren3, the chief of police at the time was a Mason; so the answer would be yes."

( iii )

Wesley Warren removed his hat as walked over to where four aging men sat behind a table with several papers before them; he stopped six feet away from them, and saluted them.

"Sat down, son," said the oldest of the three.

Wesley sat on a chair that was positioned two feet closer to them.

"We must say, Mr Warren, the situation is now progressing at the rate we wished, those women have to be silenced as soon as possible"
"I understand, Sir, but if we do tie up all loose ends too fast, people will know that these are more than the acts of a loose killer"
"You are right." said another of the three.
"How about our Agent, what do you think of him?" asked the third.
"Dr Jekyll? He is afraid; you have no reason to think he would defect"
"That's where you're mistaken"
"Sir"
"Have you ever heard of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"
"Can't say that I have."

One of the men handed him a Folder, and as he opened it he found four dossiers of Each Member of the League.

"They are a group of civilians with remarkable abilities that were unapproachable though government training, working under the supervision of the British Intelligence and the Special Branch, Up until Four months ago, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde were members of the League, in exchange for Amnesty for Hyde's crimes in London."

"Their leader is Captain Nemo, an Indian Prince turned pirate, and he has been recently seen Interviewing Investigators who worked on the original murders, other members of the group have approached Jekyll himself."

"I see."

"Thus far, Jekyll has refused to cooperate, that may not continue"
"What do you suggest you do, Mr Warren?"

"Well, to ensure that Jekyll doesn't change sides, perhaps it'd be effective to play on his scene of protection of his former comrades"
"Well thought, Mr Warren." said the oldest of the three, with a dark sinister smirk.

( iv )

Jekyll sat in his balcony seat, waiting for the Opera to Begin, it was Shakespeare's Julius Cesar, Utterson had sent him the tickets saying he'd join him.

Jekyll sighed as he reclined in his seat and closed his eyes, dying sure felt peachy these days, he had had nightmares all night about the officer that as killed, and him trying to get Michele Wynam to escape to Cardiff failed too, she was found slain this morning, Police suspected it was Jack the Ripper, Jekyll smirked as he thought what must have happened, she must have got drunk, mouthed off about laving to Cardiff with 650 quid, then someone killed her, took the money and made it look like it was the work of Jack, and now it was the same if he would have killed her himself, Warren and his bosses thought he did it too.

"Is this seat taken?"

Before Jekyll opened his eyes and tune to look, he knew who spoke in the upper-class accented feminine voice.

"Don't you have anything better to do than stalking me? I bet Sawyer is feeling abandoned"
"What? Can't a girl go to the Opera?" asked Mina, as she sat down next to him, the Opera started, and for 15 minutes they were both silent, till Jekyll nervously said, "What will it take to get you to leave me"
"Tell me, whose doing it, why and when will the next time be"
"Then I'll leave then."

Jekyll left the Opera house, he put on his Trench Coat and Top Hat, as he stepped into the rain outside, Mina caught up with him.

"Did you kill Michel Wynam"
"No"
"But you did brake into the city morgue?"

Jekyll did brake into the city morgue, to steal Kidney and coat his knife with human blood.

"How did you know?" asked Jekyll.
"A Broken vile nearby, thick doors wrenched out of third place, it all spells Hyde"
"Very observant." said Jekyll as he walked away.

"We're al you have left, Jekyll." she said, Jekyll simply ignored her.

"Why don't you want to talk to any of us? Why do you keep brushing Sawyer and me off? Have we done something to offend you?"

Jekyll almost said that her deciding to become Sawyer's lover offended him, but decided against it, she had the right to love whomever she saw fit, "You didn't, Sawyer called me a Laying Coward"
"He did what!" asked Mina as she stopped.

Jekyll stopped and turned to face her, "Yesterday he showed up, we had an exchange of words, granted that I got in a few words as well."

Mina was silent; obviously insulted that sawyer lied to her.

"Take care." said Jekyll as he walked away, once again Mina ran after him, "Give it a rest, I'll tell you nothing."

"I need to know"
"I can't tell"
"I need to know why you left."

Jekyll stopped once again, "Are you sure you want to know?" he asked without facing her.
"Yes."

Jekyll slowly turned to face her, "I ran out of reasons to stay; I was given amnesty, and all my other reasons flew out the window"
"What do you mean"
"I loved you, Mina."

Mina froze; the answer she got was far more extreme than any other answer she could have imagined.

"I still do, and the day I found out you and Sawyer had fallen for each other, I cursed myself for not having the nerve to tell you how I felt before."

Mina was still frozen, Jekyll felt the inside of his skin burning, and he had never imagined the words would leave his mouth, he was finally insane, and for the icing on his insanity cake, he leaned in for a kiss.

His met Mina's lips for a kiss, Mina answered out of instinct, till she realized what she was doing, and snapped out of it, but she couldn't make the decision of pushing him away, or staying in the moment.

It was soon over, Jekyll pulled back, as she saw his eyes she saw a strange expression, it was like a partial bliss, mixed with guilt and regret.

"I-I-I' sorry, I don't know what got into Me." he said as he came to his senses, and looked at her face, that had no expression, under the rain, she looked very beautiful.

Mina slapped him.

Jekyll was flabbergasted, and retreated with shoulders slumped, the bliss was gone, all was left was the guilt, the shame and the regret, and the loud, echoing laughs of Hyde, emotionally murdering him, he had wondered for months if Mina had any feelings for him, now he knew, and he realized that ignorance was bliss.

( v )

Jekyll entered his house, after walking all the way from the opera house, he called for Pat to come and make him dinner, but she was probably out, that girl barely did any work, he thought and walked into his study.

As he walked in, he realized that the door was unusually ajar and that the lights wee on, inside, he saw Warren behind his desk taking sips of Cognac.

"What the Hell are you doing here?" asked Jekyll furiously.
"Dear Henry, you failed to tell me that you were a Member of the League."

"So, what"
"I know that they're on the case, and I know they've asked for your help, and I know that sooner or later, you plan to help them, for your own sake, don't"
"I told you I won't tell"
"You won't, because if you do, your friends will suffer"
"You keep them out of this." Jekyll said, his furiousness was building.
"I'll take care of the next one, there will be thee left after that, whom you will kill them, any you'll keep your mouth shut, or we'll kill your friends, starting with the woman."

Jekyll jumped and caught him by the collars, "Stay way from her." he said, gritting his teeth.
"..And then the Invisible fop will get it, and the foreigners"
"I'll do what you say, just spare their lives." said Jekyll, almost begging as he took his hands away.
"That's more like it," said Warren as he put on his trench coat and walked to the door, "By the way; my cab passed by the Opera House on my way here, the scene looked romantic, with the rain, the top hat, the gorgeous woman, too bad she slapped you."

( vi )

An hour had passed since Jekyll left the opera house, a few minutes later, Mina left as well, and all who was let in front of the building was a young blonde American. Sawyer had been tailing Mina earlier, after seeing her sneak out, he didn't know what to make of the kiss he saw, she did slap him, yet she didn't push him back.

Things were going to change.

Author's Notes 1 P.C. Ernest Thompson(1864 - 1900), an actual Policeman that was Stabbed to death by Barnett Abrahams during an arrest at a coffee-stall.
2 Inspector Jon Spartling(1840 - 1934), an actual police Inspector also assigned the Ripper murders in 1888, he did in fact retire in January 1900.
3 Sir Charles Warren(1840 - 1927), the chief of police from March of 1886 to Nov 9th of 1888. He retired the day the last true Ripper murder happened. Of course, he is Wesley's father. At the time of this story; he was fighting in the Boer War.