It's been a good few weeks since I last updated this. The reason for this was that I wanted to get the DVD before I went any further with the story. Having got it now I will carry on. Before I go much further I want to say that at the moment this will be the last LXG story that I do about this group. I am still planing on doing a Skinner origin story but that will have to wait. Much as I did in 'The Notes' there will be new characters cropping up, at the moment I have only got one definate but there may well be others. Usual stuff applies. I don't own any of the characters at this time however any problems they find themselves in are mine so hands off.
Thank you for reviewing the last chapter. This won't be all that long maybe 10 chapters in total. It's going to be a shame to stop doing LXG stories but I prefer BG2, Stargate and LOTRfics or writing my own original stuff.
Hope you like this chapter.
There has been no gap between the chapters.
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Australia ...
Mina Harker was dressed much in the way she had when she had joined the League almost two years previously, the long black skirt and white blouse were very different to how John Roxton had seen her dress at anytime in the past. In the few weeks he had been on the Nautilus she had been dressed in what Skinner had refered to as her 'fighting kit'. Seeing her dressed much more as a demure victorian lady seemed strange to her especially because John was well aware of what she was like underneath.
"Are you sure that you do not want any more of us to accompany you on this endeavor?" Nemo asked
"If there is no danger to Agent Sawyer then it will look less like we are checking up on him if it is just the pair of us. If the rest of the League were with us it would look like we do not trust him to look after himself." Mina replied
"Just take care of youself luv." Skinner said hugging her making sure to keep his hands well above her waist having been on the recieving end of one of her slaps all to often.
"I'll look after and make sure her and the American make it back in one piece." John said with a grin knowing that if it came down to it it would be far more likely for Mina to save him than the other way around. Mina did not say anything settling instead for a stony glare.
"Make sure you all come back in one piece." Henry said having dragged himself out of his cabin to see the pair of them off.
"You will be alright in time Henry. It hurts for a long time but the pain does eventually go away." Mina told her friend knowing all to well of what she spoke having buried one husband and having lost several lovers the last of which had been Dorian Grey. She cared for Tom in a way that was much more than that of a friend and had no wish to see him buried either.
"Thank you for that Mina." Henry said with the hint of a smile on his face, the first any of them had seen on his face since his wedding. This was hardly surprising considering that in the short time since that event, him and his wife had been captured, he'd been tortured for information and his wife had been brutally murdered.
"Good luck then. I hope that you find Agent Swayer quickly and that he is unharmed when you do." Nemo said. Ned Land was noticeable by his absence but due to the hangover he was undoubtedly suffering from it did not surprise anyone.
"As do I Captain, as do I." Mina said before walking away with John a step behind her.
Nemo, Henry and Skinner watched until their friends were out of sight all wondering if they were going to see them again, the country had already swallowed one of theirs to such an extent that it was going to be a long time till Henry recovered from that and it was going to take Nemo as long if not even longer to recover from the death of his last child especially as she had died in such circumstances. As for Skinner he still woke up in a cold sweat thinking about the remains he had found and the possibility that they had belonged to Zu Jekyll. Nemo led the other two men back into the Nautlius it was strange not to have Mina and Tom on board the ship as they both had been there all the time apart from when Tom had had to go to America to leave the secret service and now no-one had any idea where Tom was. Nemo could see why the boy had left, despite his appearance of being confident inside he was well aware that he was the youngest member of the team. He had taken Quartermains death very much to heart at the beginning and after what Moran had said it was not surprising that he had run again.
Nemo had arranged with one of his nameless crewmen to set the Nautilus on a heading towards England or to be more specific London. As far as Nemo could tell this was going to be the end of the league as though they had had problems in the past it was nothing like this. Not for the first time Nemo wished that he had never brought his daughter on board the Nautilus as it had resulted in her death but also the league was disintergrating around him and there was nothing that could be done to stop it. Though he did not regret the fact that the League had been called together two years before as it had prevented a world war, sometimes though he thought that life would have been much better for some of the league if they had never been recruited.
Nemo deliberately made sure that the journey to London took longer than usual trying to give Henry as much time as possible to deal with his wifes death before he had to face the world again. The doctor spent most of his time in Minas lab working on a cure for Skinners invisability a task that he had played around with from time to time. This was the first time he had spent a long amount of time working on it. Standing looking out the window Nemo sighed to himslef allowing an emotion to cross his face for a change, he was going to miss the Dr and Skinner when they got off the ship the following day. As far as he could see this was going to be the end of the League and there was still a threat out there and despite the fact that he still had Ned Land to help him he would still feel a lot better if he had the rest of the League there to help him.
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Sorry that chapter took so long I had a bit of a problem with it.
If you let me know what you think then I'll try and update again soon.
In the next chapter I'll be dealing with what happens to Tom as well as introducing someone else in to the story.
Anyway please review and I'll update. No reviews no update.
Thank you for reviewing the last chapter. This won't be all that long maybe 10 chapters in total. It's going to be a shame to stop doing LXG stories but I prefer BG2, Stargate and LOTRfics or writing my own original stuff.
Hope you like this chapter.
There has been no gap between the chapters.
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Australia ...
Mina Harker was dressed much in the way she had when she had joined the League almost two years previously, the long black skirt and white blouse were very different to how John Roxton had seen her dress at anytime in the past. In the few weeks he had been on the Nautilus she had been dressed in what Skinner had refered to as her 'fighting kit'. Seeing her dressed much more as a demure victorian lady seemed strange to her especially because John was well aware of what she was like underneath.
"Are you sure that you do not want any more of us to accompany you on this endeavor?" Nemo asked
"If there is no danger to Agent Sawyer then it will look less like we are checking up on him if it is just the pair of us. If the rest of the League were with us it would look like we do not trust him to look after himself." Mina replied
"Just take care of youself luv." Skinner said hugging her making sure to keep his hands well above her waist having been on the recieving end of one of her slaps all to often.
"I'll look after and make sure her and the American make it back in one piece." John said with a grin knowing that if it came down to it it would be far more likely for Mina to save him than the other way around. Mina did not say anything settling instead for a stony glare.
"Make sure you all come back in one piece." Henry said having dragged himself out of his cabin to see the pair of them off.
"You will be alright in time Henry. It hurts for a long time but the pain does eventually go away." Mina told her friend knowing all to well of what she spoke having buried one husband and having lost several lovers the last of which had been Dorian Grey. She cared for Tom in a way that was much more than that of a friend and had no wish to see him buried either.
"Thank you for that Mina." Henry said with the hint of a smile on his face, the first any of them had seen on his face since his wedding. This was hardly surprising considering that in the short time since that event, him and his wife had been captured, he'd been tortured for information and his wife had been brutally murdered.
"Good luck then. I hope that you find Agent Swayer quickly and that he is unharmed when you do." Nemo said. Ned Land was noticeable by his absence but due to the hangover he was undoubtedly suffering from it did not surprise anyone.
"As do I Captain, as do I." Mina said before walking away with John a step behind her.
Nemo, Henry and Skinner watched until their friends were out of sight all wondering if they were going to see them again, the country had already swallowed one of theirs to such an extent that it was going to be a long time till Henry recovered from that and it was going to take Nemo as long if not even longer to recover from the death of his last child especially as she had died in such circumstances. As for Skinner he still woke up in a cold sweat thinking about the remains he had found and the possibility that they had belonged to Zu Jekyll. Nemo led the other two men back into the Nautlius it was strange not to have Mina and Tom on board the ship as they both had been there all the time apart from when Tom had had to go to America to leave the secret service and now no-one had any idea where Tom was. Nemo could see why the boy had left, despite his appearance of being confident inside he was well aware that he was the youngest member of the team. He had taken Quartermains death very much to heart at the beginning and after what Moran had said it was not surprising that he had run again.
Nemo had arranged with one of his nameless crewmen to set the Nautilus on a heading towards England or to be more specific London. As far as Nemo could tell this was going to be the end of the league as though they had had problems in the past it was nothing like this. Not for the first time Nemo wished that he had never brought his daughter on board the Nautilus as it had resulted in her death but also the league was disintergrating around him and there was nothing that could be done to stop it. Though he did not regret the fact that the League had been called together two years before as it had prevented a world war, sometimes though he thought that life would have been much better for some of the league if they had never been recruited.
Nemo deliberately made sure that the journey to London took longer than usual trying to give Henry as much time as possible to deal with his wifes death before he had to face the world again. The doctor spent most of his time in Minas lab working on a cure for Skinners invisability a task that he had played around with from time to time. This was the first time he had spent a long amount of time working on it. Standing looking out the window Nemo sighed to himslef allowing an emotion to cross his face for a change, he was going to miss the Dr and Skinner when they got off the ship the following day. As far as he could see this was going to be the end of the League and there was still a threat out there and despite the fact that he still had Ned Land to help him he would still feel a lot better if he had the rest of the League there to help him.
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Sorry that chapter took so long I had a bit of a problem with it.
If you let me know what you think then I'll try and update again soon.
In the next chapter I'll be dealing with what happens to Tom as well as introducing someone else in to the story.
Anyway please review and I'll update. No reviews no update.