Disclaimer: I don't own LXG. sigh this gets annoying, but better safe than sorry…
Thank Yous:
Hey, I like doing these personal responses to people who review my stories so here are your personal comments…
Mayla: I like your idea a lot. That's really clever. I may try and slip in this character later when I get deeper into the story. I can't make any promises though so please don't get upset if I don't put her in. If there's one thing I hate, its flames. Right now, I have two central characters that I'm adding in and I'm going for a specific plot. It'll be hard to work in Margaret, but I'll try to make it work. Hopefully you'll enjoy my story whether or not Margaret is added in or not.
whatevs: I'm glad you enjoy it. Hopefully you'll keep reading.
Samyo: - Hee… I won't say anything about the dog's purpose. You'll have to find out. I'm glad you like it so far.
Alright then! Lets go on with this story, shall we?
Jekyll sat on his bed scratching behind his new companion's ear. She tilted her head and hung her tongue out happily. Jekyll's sense of loneliness lightened now that this dog was there to keep him company.
"Why did you take in this mutt, Henry?" Edward Hyde beckoned from within Jekyll.
"She followed me. And the same can be said of you being a mutt…" Jekyll said in his mind irritably.
"I am a part of you, Henry, so that must make you a mutt as well. At any rate, there's no point in having some flea-bitten dog to keep you company."
"I'd chose a dead dog over you any day."
"So kill it."
"You monster. Go away. Leave me be."
Hyde was silent. In Jekyll's mind, he saw Hyde smirking and walking off into some dark part of his mind. Jekyll sighed in relief.
The dog yipped playfully and Jekyll was brought back to real-life. He brought his attention back on his new friend. "I should probably name you shouldn't I?"
The dog barked.
"Alright, how about… Salene?"
The dog's tail started wagging a mile a minute and she barked in agreement.
"Alright then, Salene it is." He ran his fingers through her thick fur and she leaned into him as thanks. He found her as a beautiful creature. It seemed unusual for such a beautiful dog to show up in the middle of a town that didn't seem to fit with her condition. Then it came to his attention that he wanted to find out what breed of dog she was. She was unusually large and had unique grey eyes. Her jaw was also larger than that of a normal dog's. One thing that was easily distinguished was that her ears were pointed, not floppy, and they were very furry. Her fur was very white and her tail was bushy and full. She was definitely a rare breed to be around the village they were still ported at.
Suddenly, Salene's attention was clear as her ears stood erect and her nose sniffed momentarily. She barked and then dashed out of the room before Jekyll could identify her breed
"Salene!" he called after her.
Sawyer was walking through one of the Nautilus' many hallways. He seemed rather drained and he held his hand against the wall to keep him walking straight when suddenly he looked ahead to see a large animal running in his direction.
"What the-?" he pivoted on his heel and started doubling back in the other direction. The large dog came closer and closer, he could feel it's hot breathe on his calves. He tried to dodge it by turning a corner. Every time he turned, the dog would run right past then twirl around right after him. This only worked on the animal for a few turns.
Sawyer just kept running. He wasn't sure why this animal was after him, he just kept running. Suddenly he hit something. He couldn't see what it was that he hit, but he regained his balance and dashed off.
"Sawyer!" It was Skinner, he was completely invisible.
"Not now Skinner!" Sawyer called.
Skinner looked after him then was caught off balance when a familiar creature ran by. He slammed against the wall to get out of the way as the great canine sped by.
Sawyer ran bushed by Quartermain's room. Just as he passed, Quartermain peeked out of the door.
"Sawyer?" he asked, missing him directly.
"Allan! There's this huge dog after me!" Sawyer cried as he continued running without looking back. At that moment the dog ran by Quartermain's room and he merely watched as she ran by.
"She's a wolf, boy." Quartermain called.
"A WHAT!" Sawyer yelled in surprise just as he turned an other corner. Jekyll ran up to Quartermain's door out of breath.
"Did she- run by?" Jekyll asked, panting massively. "And did I hear you say, she's a wolf? How did you know?" Quartermain's reply was interrupted when a bark was heard in an other corridor. "Salene!" Jekyll called, "Sorry, Allan." And he took off rushing again.
"Salene?" Quartermain repeated as Jekyll turned a corner.
Sawyer stopped to catch his breathe when it happened. The great dog leaped at him from the other direction.
"Aaaaaahhh! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!" he cried.
She pounded him onto the ground and started licking his face playfully. Sawyer was out of breath and in shock. Dorian came around an other corner and looked down at the surprised boy.
"Well, if it isn't the boy who cried wolf." Dorian leered. Sawyer pushed the wolf off of him and she whined.
"Salene!" Jekyll called as he and Quartermain approached them from around the corner. Sawyer and Dorian looked at each other then to the dog. "Salene?" they said in unison. Jekyll kneeled down to Salene and scratched under her jaw. "Don't run off like that, girl." He said with authority. Quartermain came over his shoulder and winked at her.
Salene's ears perked up and she looked at Quartermain in conformity. Jekyll looked over at Quartermain who was grinning. "Lets go to the dinning room, shall we?" Quartermain announced, "and would you get the others?" The three men looked at each other in confusion for a moment then they got up and went around to everyone's rooms to bring them to the dinning room.
Quartermain looked back down at Salene and pointed to Mina's room. She barked in agreement and dashed towards her room.
The League stood patiently around the dinning room waiting for Quartermain and Mina. Nemo was also not present for he was keeping the navigation in order as they continued towards Venice. Quartermain came from one of the hallways to join them.
"So, what're the orders?" Skinner asked.
"You all needed to meet our new recruit." Mina said as she walked into the room. A girl a few years older than Sawyer walked in from behind Mina.
She was clearly a gypsy, or at least the League was lead to believe she was because of her complexion and outfit. She wore a long skirt; a dark, blood red, velvet corset that had golden ribbons; and a somewhat baggy shirt with short sleeves that hung off of her smooth shoulders. Her long, golden-brown hair was well groomed, wavy, and thick. Her eyes were as grey as silver stones, almost as grey as the moon.
She smiled sweetly and said, "Hello, my name is Salene."
End of chapter 2. I'll update as soon as I can. Please! Please! Please! Review!
