Disclaimer: I don't own LXG.

"Okay! Now we need to run even faster!" Ruby said almost sarcastically.

"Should I pretend that there is a drooling werewolf chasing me to get me to run faster?" Skinner joked.

"Why pretend?" Ruby replied picking up in speed and going invisible. Skinner stripped off his jacket and hat and threw them to the floor. "I'm not sure how much good this will do for us with that keen sense of smell of hers but it's better to e hidden from her sight." She said as they stopped and hid behind a corner. They peered around the corner but heard and saw nothing. As they hid against the wall again Ruby became visible.

"I think we're safe for now." She said quietly. She took another look but this time glowing yellow eyes were staring right into her own.

The snarling werewolf now towered over Ruby. Skinner leapt out from behind the corner and pulled Ruby into his body to block Salene's strike. They braced themselves for her attack but before she could strike there was a beastly call from the other end of the hall. The two turned and saw Hyde running towards them.

"Damn! Now this is double-kill!" Skinner said holding Ruby closer to prepare for the end.

But before they thought they were dead, a huge hand pushed them aside. They sat up from where they were shoved and realized… Hyde just saved their lives!

Hyde and Salene were now locked in battle, roaring and beating at each other harshly.

"Well they have relationship issues, don't they?" Skinner joked, standing and helping Ruby to her feet.

"Come on! We need to get out of here!" She said as they went running for a way out.

Salene paused form fighting and sniffed the air, shoving Hyde aside. She then picked up the scent and dashed towards Ruby and Skinner's direction. Hyde quickly recovered his composure and ran after her.

Skinner and Ruby and finally reached the hatch and climbed out just as Salene slammed into the wall below them. They closed and locked the hatch and looked out towards the city to see if the rest of the crew was nearby. But they couldn't see from the height they were at.

Ruby frantically looked for a way down and the hatch was clearly not an option. Then she got an idea,

"Grab onto me." She said crouching.

"What?" He said confused.

"You heard me! Get on my back! We need to get down!" She snapped. He abided and got onto her back, wrapping his arms around her neck. She extended her arms out form her sides and swords snapped out of the top of her wrists like that of when a cat extends its claws. There was one sword extending from each wrist. Blood dripped from the tips of the sharp metal blades and all around her fists.

Skinner was in shock, but before he could make a comment, she leapt out and away from the Nautilus towards a nearby building. When the building was within reach, she stabbed her swords into the wall of the building and slid all the way down. When they were within a few feet form the ground, she leapt down. As they hit the ground, Skinner fell off her back and took off running towards the Nautilus. She assumed he was only getting dressed and she was pretty sure that the fight was going on at a higher level of the ship. But se was wrong.

Whatever crew was inside the ship was now fleeing out in horror. Dorian watched them scatter from the ship and said, "What's wrong with them?" His answer came when Salene emerged from the ship.

Nemo put his hand to his sword, "What beast is this!"

Ruby ran towards Salene at an extreme speed with her swords still extended. Salene roared and charged at Ruby as well. Ruby leapt up and slashed at Salene, sending her to the ground. She quickly regained her composure and got back up, snarling in rage.

"Salene! Stop this!" Ruby shouted as she dodged her sister's attacks. She knew that talking to her wouldn't bring her back as this was her permanent state as long as the moon was out. But she felt it was worth trying.

Another roar came from behind Ruby inside the ship. Suddenly, Hyde slammed Salene against the side of the ship. She yelped as she was pinned to the cold metal. Steam rose from her fur and she howled in agony. The Nautilus was plated in silver.

"Salene! Jekyll is inside of me, I know that you're somewhere in that drooling beast." Hyde said keeping her pinned. His serum was wearing off rapidly and he wasn't sure how much longer he could hold her. She continued to struggle and it made it even harder for him to keep her pinned.

Ruby saw that Hyde was getting weaker. She looked at her swords then up at Salene as she struggled. Hyde shook his head then backed away. Just then in a matter of seconds, ruby stabbed into Salene's shoulder and pulled the sword out of her arm.

Salene cried out and threw her free arm up, smacking Ruby aside. Hyde had slowly and painfully transformed back into Jekyll. Ruby looked up and saw that Salene was in extreme pain. She pulled the sword out of her shoulder and dropped it to the ground. Stammering around back and forth weakly. With a final groan, she fell heavily to the ground. Slowly she had become herself, as she lay naked on the cobblestone ground. Jekyll crawled by her side with whatever strength he had left.

He took of his shredded jacket to conceal her bare body and he looked at Ruby who stood over them with tear-drenched eyes. She shook her head.

Jekyll knew what she was upset about and he looked down at Salene. "Salene… Salene…" he called down to her. But she made no reply. She wasn't even breathing. "Shit." He said shaking his head and holding back the tears. "Salene!" He cried shaking her lifeless body. He looked up at Ruby, "I do not understand."

"The silver. You held her for too long." She said looking at her sister, tears streaming down her face.

"No! She's not gone! She's not!" He cried, letting his own tears fall. One tear fell onto her pale face as he held her closer. He laid her done against the ground again and started pressing against her chest in pulses, then he put his ear over her chest to listen for a heartbeat. He breathed into her and pulsed against her again.

"Dr. Jekyll…" Ruby said quietly. He ignored her and continued to try and bring back Salene. "Dammit!" He shouted after trying the breathing again. He laid his head down on her chest and beat his fist on her gently then in harder pulses. "Come back," he cried, "Please… come back!" Tears ran down his face and onto her cold body.

He opened his eyes and sat up. As he stood up he lifted up her body and boarded the ship. Ruby quietly followed.

To be continued….