Fanfiction: Greatest Invention.
Title: Greatest Invention
Author: Awesome-bee (lj)
Fandom: Sanctuary
Rating: All
Genre: General
Characters: Nikola Tesla, Helen Magnus.
Summary: I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.
A/N: I like the idea of Nikola really loving Helen, but I do prefer John and Helen together. Nikola and his childish behaviour make him more rude and violent toward John because of his jealousy. He doesn’t hate John (he simply seriously dislikes the man,) just hates the fact Helen is still in love with the madman.
Of course John figured this out a long time ago and in return likes to retaliate Nikola’s behaviour.
Helen is confused, sometimes she believes Nikola has stronger feelings for her and at other times he plays his parts so well that she just doesn’t always know when he’s joking and when he is serious. Like many other of his actions, she is calling it a Tesla thing.
Greatest Invention.
By Bumblebee/Awesome-bee
I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.
I wrote these words a long time ago and I still believe them. The euphoric happiness a successful invention gives me is unrivalled. I won’t lie about that, but I have to admit there is one thing, a constant unwavering presence that never leaves. I assure you I have tried to get rid of it. Unlike inventing stuff; which is simply who I am, there is something else that keeps testing me, prickling me in every way possible. It’s annoying and I hate that. This presence is called Helen Magnus. Helen is a force of nature I can not control or even stir a little, sure sometimes I can coax her into a certain direction, but she knows me so well that it only happens if she allows me to do so. It is very rare that I actually manage to take her completely by surprise, and that’s when she becomes a serious rival to a successful invention. But unlike the invention, it never stays that way. She is like a rollercoaster I can not cut the power off. Well technically I could, but I don’t want to, it would also be too simple. Many times I have considered it, but I always end up telling myself the world is a better place for all of us if Helen Magnus remained active in it. My world would be anyway.
Do I love her? Yes, I do. Am I in love with her? Yes, but its fine if she rejects me for all eternity, because she can do that. I would love her all the same, perhaps even more. She annoys the hell out of me; she constantly refuses to help me, yet demands miracles from me. I am good at that and though hearing her tell me I am brilliant will never bore me, I always hope - , no I’ve given up on that. What I’m trying to say is this; Helen turns a blind eye to a lot of things I do, which is great, until my idea starts to work and than she pours a bucket of icy water over my passionate plan. This is when I tend to get violent and unreasonable. I do not hold myself accountable for a lot of the things I did to her.
I know what she thinks of me, it’s obvious she loves me and thinks I’m a genius. She also believes I’m an arrogant prick who only cares about himself. This isn’t true. I admit I think very highly of myself and the world would miss a great mind if I died, but if I had to choose between me and her, I would reluctantly die.
John Druitt however can go to hell. Well, maybe not him, just the thing inside him (If I give myself loopholes, I should give them to others as well.) Seriously though; he is a masochist and he has turned her into one as well. He loves her, and she loves him. At least he’s honest about it and I understand why she pushes the feelings away - , it’s all just very tiring. When I see them together I can’t even feel jealous; I am too busy feeling sorry for them or ignoring the whole thing. This is the biggest reason to why I prefer my inventions over Helen Magnus. If they fail, I just keep working on them until it becomes exactly what I want, or move on to something else. If they succeed I also move onto to something else, but the fact remains that I did it. And that will never change. If God exists then Helen Magnus is its greatest invention and I will admit I am not the best inventor the world has ever known; for God has created everlasting imperfection.
The End.
A/N: In my opinion Nikola is a perfectionist when it comes to his work. If God did indeed make Helen Magnus with all her faults and yet be so appealing… It’s a great mystery that he can only be ‘humbled’ by.