Chapter 3 – The Prep Work
Lieutenant Colonel Steed, of the her majesty's army, walks inside parliament into a lift. He juggles with four folders under his arms and one he tries to keep open to read as he pushes the lever down with an elbow. The back of the open folder labels "CLASSIFIED C.I.A" containing importance information of one man's past.
The thud of the lifts stop makes the middle age man off balance and causes a photo to fall out of the open folder. The photo was not a profile but of a man lying on a medical operation table. Looking badly mutilated and surrounded by doctors, one of them color, with blood all over the white aprons. Steed bends over a pick up the photo to revel writing behind it "Captain Tom Sawyer: Resurrection."
The man crosses over Westminster Bridge stopping in front of an ally. He waits as a very young fair skin and hair woman comes out of the shadows. She fiercely stares at the man while wiping a red substance from the corner of her mouth, "'ello luv." In a welsh accent that goes well with her appearance. Wrapping her arms around him she gives wet lustful kiss on the corner of his mouth. He leads her down a few blocks and stops at a pub to whisper in her ear, causing her to smile wickedly. "Alright luver," she crosses the street. Before entering the pub she turns back to wink at him but he was already gone.
As the Nautilus travels through the Thyme River just passing Chelsea, each individual league member prepare for their departure.
Nemo stands with confidence and serenity on the navigation deck as crewmembers were screaming orders to each other as they prepared for their destination.
Skinner sat in his own room at a desk with a circular mirror trying to even out his make up, "hmmm I think I'll shop for some flesh shades." He continues slopping on more white grease.
Henry Stands with his pocket watch out in his hand glaring down at the engraved metal dedicated to him as a medical award back in his prime. Not standing the thoughts of something lost he couldn't get back. Henry quickly puts the watch back into his vest pocket and changes his concentration on a decision. On his desk was now a leather bond case with his formula in it. He was not sure to bring one bottle just in case. Hyde has become more of a hero over the last mission but he wasn't to sure what he would do back in London.
Mina finishes packing a few of her important lab items into a medical bag. She had changed in to a black and red silk top from china with her hair was up. Checking her reflection to make sure the collar was high enough to cover the mark on her neck. She stops and stares at herself noticing something different in her eyes, they were more of a darker blue than usual.
Tom buttons up the last button on the black vest of his new suite that Mina had given him for Christmas. He stares at the full-length mirror to check on his tie. Feeling that something was out of place the detective part of him kicks in. His eyes go up and down at his reflection until it hits him, his hair, it didn't fit in.
The harbor was very laid back in the winter season; one worker in black cloths, coat, and hat sat on a dock reading the newspaper. Turning the page the sound of something that makes the dock shake causes him to let go of the paper. The winter breeze separates the crease pages into the body of the Nautilus merging.
Mina turns to a soft knock on the open frame of her door. Smiling, Tom enters, in his new suite and hairstyle. She first notices that his blond locks were combed back slick causing it to look darker. But it was not until he kisses her in front of her bed when her hand brushes through it that she notices the length is shorter.
"Are you ready?" Tom asks as he sees the medical on the foot of her bed.
"Yes," Mina keeps staring at him.
Tom stars into her eyes and knows what that look means without ever seeing it before. In quick reflexes he takes her into his arms and aggressively kisses her.
They continue holding each other and touching any amount of flesh that is available. The only ways to stop this from going further is placing her hand over his chest and gently push him.
"So do you want to leave before we-"
"-Yes!" Mina says in earnest to control her self as Tom grabs her case.
In good timing Skinner passes by the open doorway and turns to peak in, "Sawyer your hair is to uneven. You should do what I do and just razor it off." He laughs as he picks his hat off to show what little hair stubs was there before continuing down the hallway.
Tom looks with question on his face at Mina who knew what Skinner was talking about as she grabs her brush off the dresser and fixes the mess she had made of his hair seconds earlier.