"Its good to see you skinner." Captain Nemo walked into the room to find his old friend sitting there. He smiled. "I hope you were staying out of trouble."

"Don't I always" the white plastered face grinned.

 "Im sure you don't" He grinned. "We just need to wait for a few more members to arrive and then we can be off."

 "No worries mate....I'm got going anywhere" Skinner said as he reclined

 "Well I would hope not." another voice joined the room, along with footsteps and Mina walked in. She had her hair tied back, looking beauitful as always. "We would hate for you to sneek off again on us..." she said and stoped infront of him.

Skinner straighten up immediatly in a defensive position. "I already explained myself Ms. Harker. I did NOT run away. I merely lay low since everyone was out to get me"

 "I know." She smiled. "And we probably have you to thank for our victory anyways."

 Skinner relaxed and reclined again. "Now that's a bit more like it."
"Watch it Skinner, you don't want to get too cocky." Sawyer said as he walked into the room.

 Mina looked to the ground with a smile on her face and then looked up at Sawyer and nodded. "Its good to see you as well." she looked at Skinner. "At least if your staying I will know where you are."

"Ah, but will you?" he smirked.
"He's right" came a voice from the door as Jekyl walked into the room. "He's extremely sly."
"Why thank you doc." Skinner grinned.

 "Yes well I think i've already figured that one out for myself." Mina said and then took a seat next to Skinner and crossed her legs.

"Oh stop, you're making me blush" he grinned.
Sawyer rolled his eyes. "About that Mina, would you like for me to......"
"Hey now wait a minute, can't a guy have some fun?" Skinner asked
"Perhaps, but he also  has to deal with the consequences" Jekyl said.
Skinner looked around the room, looking for back up.

 "Thats a very generious offer Sawyer, it would actually be very nice but I think we need to hang onto skinner." she said smiling. "I would'nt want him running off on us and I doubt the rest of you do either."

"But Mina, why are you siding with him, you NEVER did?" Sawyer said confused
Skinner looked at him and glared.

 Mina looked at him, he was right she never sided with Skinner, but for some reason she couldnt help herself. "I don't know."

"Well fine Sawyer" skinner said as he stood. "I see that if we can't TRUST each other then we aren't really a team now are we? And here I fried my butt to save you" he said and stormed out of the room.
Jekyl hung his head.
Sawyer shut up and felt foolish.

 Mina watched Skinner go and then looked at Jekyl and Sawyer with a cold look. "Now both of you have done it. We'll be lucky if we can get him to come back." she stood.

Skinner took the flower pot that was on a table and splashed it on his face and let the white paint drip off his face. He then removed his jacket and let it fall to the floor and didn't bother picking it up.
"I don't see how I contributed" Jekyl said.

 "Well and I dont see how any of you are trying to help." she said angrly and left her things. Mina headed out into the hallway and found skinners jacket on the ground, she knew he was arround there somwhere. "Skinner?" she asked.

Skinner was on the observation deck, looking out at the sea.
Sawyer looked at Jekyl and sighed

 All that answered Mina back was quietness. She sighed when she heard no answer then picked up his jacket and headed back to where Jekyl and Sawyer were.

 Sawyer turned around as he entered "Mina I...."
 "What?" she looked at him and then put Skinners coat back onto his chair for him to find it later.

"I'm sorry....I didn't mean to...."
Jekyl had already sat himself down on a nearby chair.

 "Didn't mean to what? Scare him off and maybe ruin our chances?" she asked, oviously she wasnt too pleased about the whole situation.

"I'm sure he's stil around" Tom said
 "And if he is we know he wont be trusting you now will he....one of these days hes going to snap and leave."

"For what?" Sawyer said "Like he REALLY has anywhere to go, he's just a thief"
 "Did it ever cross your mind..." Mina started walking towards him. "That Rodney doesn't have anywhere to go because no one has given him one?"

"First you stand up for him and now you're calling him by his first name. What is up with you?" Sawyer asked.

  "Im sick of everyone giving him a hard time." Mina said grinting her teeth as she spoke. "Hes no different than the rest of us..."

Sawyer shut up and left it alone. "So where we off to? nemo?"
Nemo snapped out of his daze and looked at him. "Where we are off to is to clean up after the Phanom"

"Really eh?" Sawyer said
 "Really" Nemo said and then turned. "We should be getting there in no time so if you all would be ready." and headed off.

"Will do" he said and left to his room.