A/N: This is in response to a challenge by I've Lost My Profile Page to make a story out of one of the oneshots in her "What If…" collection.
Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to RTD (or is it someone else now?), and this first chapter belongs to I've Lost My Profile Page.
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Mission Possible
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Lucy slammed the door to her husband's office behind her as she ran around to sit in the chair behind his desk- was it really her fault she still expected to see him there?- and sunk into it. Pressed tightly into her fisted hand was the all-important ring. Breath ragged, she uncurled her fist to stare at the ring.
"Now what?" Her voice sounded dull in the quiet, empty room. "Now what, Harry?"
Get the ring, he'd drilled into her head. If anything happens to me, make sure you get a hold of this ring, and don't let anyone else even look at it.
She resisted the sudden urge to throw the ring across the room. Instead she slammed it down on the table, turning in the chair- she had a sudden flash of her husband laughing over the success of one of his plans, spinning around in the chair- and shut her eyes tightly.
"Lucy."
Her heart stopped as her head snapped up, expecting to see him in the door or over her shoulder, looking at her in the way that said it would all be alright... But no, he wasn't. She was about to put it off as a hallucination when she heard her name again. Then she saw it.
On the table, coming from the ring more than likely, was a small projection. Not just any projection, but of her husband. Her Harry.
"Lucy, I need you to listen to me. First of all, don't call anyone. This message is set only to turn on when you are alone, so don't even ring for tea before I'm finished." He paused, as if trying to gather his thoughts. "Now, I'm not exactly sure what happened, not sure I want to know, but obviously something has happened to me. Sorry about that. But now's not the time. Lucy, this is a very special ring, and not just because I can record myself on it... though that is pretty interesting."
He paused again before shaking his head. "Anyway, that's not the special part. You see, I've sort of been... storing myself in this ring. Long, really boring story, tell you later. If we play this right, I'll be back to good ol' me by this time next week! Now, you need to go to Cardiff. Yes, I know, Cardiff." He made a face. "Not my choice either, sadly. Anyway, there's this rift running through the middle of Cardiff, and this ring can absorb that energy. Depending on how much of myself I put in here- Does that sound as weird to you as it does to me?- it'll take anywhere from a few hours to a few days to charge and all that nonsense. But..."
Again, he paused, a slightly uncomfortable look on his face. "But I may not... look the same. It all depends, I can't be sure. You remember what I told you about regenerating, but I don't know if this would cause one or not. If it does... well, we'll deal with it then. Oh, and Lucy if... If it doesn't work, or if there's even he smallest chance of you getting caught, whether by the Freak or the Doctor or whoever, don't do it. Stop, throw the ring away, and put me out of your mind. Me coming back isn't worth you getting hurt."
"Good luck, my Lucy. Don't know what I'd do without you." He smiled at her a second more before his hand reached to touch an invisible button and his image winked out.
Lucy brushed tears from her face she hadn't even noticed and picked up the ring, a small smile on her lips.
"Neither do I."
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A/N: There's the first chapter (hope you liked it, Savannah). I'll have the next one up as soon as possible. 'Till then, read and review!
