Utopia
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Doctor's POV:
I land the TARDIS down in Cardiff, in front of the water tower in Roald Dahl Plass, I move around the console as Martha watches me. "Cardiff," I grin towards her.
"Cardiff?" Martha asks me curious as to why we were here.
"Ah, but the thing about Cardiff is that it's built on a rift in time and space-just like California and the San Andreas Fault. The rift bleeds energy. Every now and then I need to open up the engines, soak up the energy and use it as fuel." I explain to Martha. Realization spreads across her face.
"So it's a pit stop." She smiled at me, I smile back at her.
"Exactly," I reply to her and Martha seems to remember something.
"Wait a minute. They had an earthquake in Cardiff a couple years ago. Was that you?" Martha says looking at me.
"Bit of trouble with the Slitheen."
- Doctor Who -
"Long time ago. Lifetimes. I was a different man back then." I explain. I was done sorting the console as the TARDIS powers up.
"Finito. All powered up." I tell her, as I look onto the TARDIS monitor seeing Jack running towards the TARDIS, I felt a flicker of panic go through me, I start the engines as Jack leaps towards the TARDIS as we disappear.
- Doctor Who -
The console starts sparking up as Martha and I get thrown around the TARDIS. We hold onto the console for safety.
"What's that?" Martha asks as she clung onto the console for dear life.
"We're accelerating? Into the future. The year one billion. Five billion. Fifty billion. What? The year hundred trillion. That's impossible!" I exclaim as I look on the TARDIS monitor.
"Why? What happens then?" Martha asks looking scared at me.
"We're going to the end of the universe," I explain to Martha as we both cling onto the TARDIS console.
- Doctor Who -
3rd POV:
Inside a laboratory on a sonar, machine picks up movement an older man called Professor Yana turns to look at the machine. "There's movement on the surface. Another human hunt. God help him." He said not remotely sad for the poor soul. His assistant a blue insectoid woman called Chantho turns to him looking worried.
"Chan – should I alert the guards – tho?" she asked him and looked to the door to see a young woman come through wearing a white lab coat like Chantho and walks towards the machine.
"No, no we can't spare them I'm afraid, the poor soul is on his own," said the girl as Professor Yana sits down on a chair which has machines of mixed technology all around.
"One more lost soul dreaming of Utopia," Professor agreed with the young woman. The woman looks at the machine again and walks off to one of the machines typing away as Chantho looks over to Professor Yana worried.
"Chan – you mustn't talk as if you've given up – tho." Chantho says looking worried at Professor Yana.
"No, no indeed. Here's to it. Utopia." He takes a drink of the mug of coffee making a look of disgust.
"let me guess and where the coffee is a little less sour?" the woman smiles at the older man and he smiles back.
"Will you two join me?" he asks them.
"Chan – I am happy drinking my own internal milk – tho." Chantho replied smiling at him as the young woman smiles at him.
"Yes well that's quite enough information, thank you and what about you dear?" he asked the woman.
"I'm busy here dad but thank you," she replied he smiled at her though they weren't blood-related that didn't matter to the both of them. A voice on the Tannoy comes on the voice belongs to LT Atillo.
"Professor, I don't mean to rush you, but how are we doing?" he asks the professor he looks at the young woman and Chantho then speaks.
"Uh, yes… uh… uh, yes. Working, yes, almost there." Professor Yana replied.
"How's it looking on the footprint?" Atillo asked.
"It's good. Yes. Fine. Excellent." He replied he looked at the young woman and she walked over.
"There's no problem with the footprint. We've accelerated the calculation matrix but it's going to take time to harmonize them. We're trying a new reversal process. We'll have a definite result in approximately two hours." The young woman replied. Professor Yana walks off and puts his head in his hands as if suffering from a headache as does the young woman the sounds of drums can be heard faintly in the background Chantho is calling out to the professor and the young woman but the sound of the drums drowns her out and they soon go away.
"Chan – Professor, Emma – tho!" Chantho shouts slightly they soon hear her looking at her.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes. Working." Professor Yana says looking at Emma she smiles at him nodding her understand.
"Chan – it's the surface scanner, Emma. It seems to be picking up a different signal – tho." Chantho told Emma she walks over as Professor looks over as well.
"But that's not even a standard reading." Emma said looking at the screen to a green square showing up on the screen.
"It would seem something new has arrived." Professor said looking not too sure about this new thing.
- Doctor Who -
Doctor's POV:
The TARDIS has arrived with a thud as I look over to Martha inside the TARDIS questionably. "Well, we've landed." I state.
"So what's out there?" Martha asks me, I look at her.
"I don't know." I rely with a smile spread across Martha's face.
"Say that again. That's rare." She smiles at me and seemed to see the look of dread on my face.
"Not even the Time Lords came this far. We should go. WE should really, really… go" I answer but then I stop moving, I look at Martha and grinning widely before running to the TARDIS door to the outside to the bleak wasteland we step out as Martha sees Jack on the ground not moving.
"Oh my God!" she exclaims as she taps my arm as she rushes over to Jack she checks for a pulse but looks up at me. "Can't get a pulse. Hold on – you've got that medical kit thing." She gets up from Jack's side running into the TARDIS leaving us alone.
"Hello again. Oh, I'm sorry," I say as I look over at Jack as Martha rushes out of the TARDIS carrying the First Aid box.
"Here we go. Out of the way." She says shoving me out of the way. "It's a bit odd, though. Not very hundred trillion – that coat's more like World War II." Martha said looking Jack over.
"I think he came with us." I answer. That got Martha's attention.
"How'd you mean? From Earth?" she asks me looking curious.
"Must've been clinging to the outside of the TARDIS all the way through the vortex. Well, that's very him." I reply looking at Jack again.
"What? Do you know him?" she asks me looking at me even more curious for the answers.
"Friend of mine. Used to travel with me. back in the old days." I answer not really looking at Martha.
"But he's – I'm sorry there's not heartbeat. There's nothing. He's dead." Martha tells me that didn't shock me but I just waited and all the waiting paid off as Jack gasps to life grabbing hold of Martha who screams in shock. "Oh well so much for me. it's all right. Just breathe deeply. I've got you now." Martha tries comforting Jack.
"Captain Jack Harkness. And who are you?" Jack flirts with Martha, she smiles at him and answers back.
"Martha Jones."
"Nice to meet you, Martha Jones," Jack smiled at her and she smiled back.
"Oh don't start," I exclaim stopping them and Jack looks at me.
"I was just saying hello." Jack answers.
"I don't mind." says Martha. She helps Jack up from the ground as Jack and I stare at each other coldly.
"Doctor." Jack states.
"Captain." I state back.
"Good to see you." Jack said.
"And you. Same as ever… although… have you had work done?" I ask.
"You can talk!" Jack said.
"Oh yes, the face. Regeneration. How did you know this was me?" I ask him.
"The police box kinda gives it away. I've been following you for a long time. You abandoned me." Jack said looking even more annoyed at me.
"Did I? Busy life. Move on" I say looking around the wasteland.
"Just gotta ask. The Battle of Canary Wharf. I saw the list of the dead. It said, Rose Tyler." Jack said regretting bringing it up.
"Oh no! Sorry! She's alive!" I exclaim happily to Jack.
"You're kidding." Jack smiled at me.
"Parallel world safe and sound. And Mickey! And her mother!" I tell Jack excitedly.
"Oh yes!" Jack shouts. Jack hugs me as we laugh.
Martha, Jack and I walk down a rocky path with Martha and Jack walking alongside each other as I walk in front of them.
"So there I was, stranded in the year 200,100, ankle-deep in Dalek dust, and he goes off without me. But I had this." He takes out his vortex manipulator tapping it showing Martha. "I used to be a Time Agent. It's called a vortex manipulator. He's not the only one who can time travel." Jack explains to Martha as we walk off.
I look behind me to the two of them looking slightly offended. "Oh excuse me. That is not time travel. It's like I've got a sports car and you've got a space hopper." I argue.
"Boys and their toys," Martha laughs at the two of us.
"Alright, so I bounced. I thought '21st century, best place to find the Doctor' except that I got it a little wrong. I arrived in 1869 and this thing burnt out so it was useless." Jack explain to Martha.
"Told you." I say smugly.
"I had to live through the entire 20th century waiting for a version of you that would coincide with me." Jack says talking to both Martha and me.
"That makes you more that 100 years old." Martha said looking at him mostly for grey hairs and wrinkles.
"And looking good, doncha think? So I went to the time rift, based myself there 'cause I knew you'd come back to refuel. Until finally I get a signal on this detecting you and here we are." Jack tried charming.
"But the thing is, how come you left him behind, Doctor?" Martha says looking at me.
"I was busy." I said like nothing which made Martha question things.
"Is that what happens, though? Seriously? Do you just get bored with us one day and disappear?" Martha says slightly angry at the thought.
"Not if you're blonde." Jack intervenes which got Martha more mad.
"Oh, she was blonde? Oh, what a surprise?" Martha says sarcastically.
"You two! We're at the end of the universe. All right? We're at the edge of knowledge itself and you're busy…blogging! Come on." I almost shout. I walk to the edge of the canyon that looks like it once held life.
"Is that a city?" Martha asks not sure of the answer.
"A city or a hive. Or a nest. Or a conglomeration. Looks like it was grown. But look there. That's like pathways, roads…Must have been some sort of life. Long ago." I answer.
"What killed it?" Martha asks another question her eyes glued to the dead city.
"Time. Just time. Everything's dying now. All the great civilizations have gone. This isn't just night. All the stars have burned up and faded away into nothing." I answer her question.
"It must have an atmospheric shell. We should be frozen to death." Jack says looking up at the sky that held nothing but darkness.
"Well, Martha and I, maybe. Not so sure about you, Jack." I say looking at Jack with something in his eyes.
"What about the people? Does anyone survive?" Martha asks she was curious to find out what happens in the future.
"I suppose we have to hope. Life will find a way." I say hopefully you could say.
"Well, he's not doin' too bad." Jack says pointing to a man who's running along one of the rocky pathways just ahead the large crowd.
"Is it me, or does that look like a hunt? Come on!" I shout running off. The man runs as the crowd keeps on chasing him. Martha, Jack and I are running towards him.
"Oh, I've missed this!" Jack smiles as we run, we soon reach the man and Jack gets a hold of him. "I've got you," Jack reassures him.
"We've gotta run! They're coming! They're coming!" The man says. Jack passes the man to me then pulls out a revolver from his jacket aiming it at the crowd.
"Jack, don't you dare!" I warn. Jack fires the gun into the air making the crowd stop.
"What the hell are they?" Martha asks looking at the man.
"There's more of them. We've got to keep going." The man answers.
"I've got a ship nearby. It's safe. It's not far, it's just over there." I say but look back the way we came to see more people coming that way. "Or maybe not."
"We're close to the silo. If we get to the silo, then we're safe." The man suggests.
"Silo?" I ask Jack and Martha.
"Silo." Jack agrees.
"Silo for me." Martha agrees.
The four of us run off to the silo being followed by the crowd of people, we soon arrive at a gate area with watchtowers and guards around the place.
"It's the Futurekind! Open the gate!" The man tells the guard.
"Show me your teeth! Show me your teeth! Show me your teeth!" The Guard orders us.
"Show them your teeth." The man tells us, Martha, Jack, the man and I grit our teeth together in wide smiles showing the guard.
"Human! Let 'em in! Let 'em in!" The guard says, opening the gate as the four of us run inside. "Close! Close! Close!" Orders the guard to the others. The guard fires his gun at the ground in front of the Futurekind.
"Humans. Humans. Make feast." The leader says slightly out of breath.
"Go back to where you came from. I said go back! Go back!" the guard orders aiming his gun at the leader.
"Oh, don't tell him to put down his gun." Jack says to me.
"He's not my responsibility," I state.
"And I am?" Jack says scoffing at the implication. "That makes a change."
"Kind watch you. Kind hungry." The leader says. But soon signals the others to back off and they walk away.
"Thanks for that." I thank the Guard.
"Right. Let's get you inside." The guard says looking at them all.
"My name is Padrafet Shafekane. Please tell me, can you take me to Utopia?" Padra asks the guard.
"Oh yes, sir. Yes, I can." The guard smiles at Padra. The guard leads us into a large tunnel carved into the mountain (The Silo).
- Doctor Who -
Martha, Jack, Padra and I stand with Atillo.
"It's a box, a big blue box. I'm sorry, but I really need it back. It's stuck out there.!" I explain to him.
"I'm sorry, but my family were heading for the silo. Did they get here? My mother is Kistane Shafekane. My brother is Beltone." Padra interrupts.
"The computers are down but you can check the paperwork. Creet!" Atillo shouts out a young boy of about ten sticks his head out around the corner. "Passenger needs help."
"Right. What d'you need?" Creet says to Padra. Padra walks over to Creet he looks at the clipboard in his hand.
"A blue box, you said." Atillo says.
"Big, tall, wooden. Says 'Police'." I explain to him.
"We're driving out for a last water collection. I'll see what I can do." Atillo declares.
"Thank you." I smile.
"Come on." Creet says to Padra.
"Sorry, but how old are you?" Martha asks Creet.
"Old enough to work. This way." Creet answers. They follow Creet through corridors lined with people camping out.
"Kistane Shafekane. Kistane Shafekane. Kistane and Beltone Shafekane? Looking for a Kistane and Beltone Shafekane." Creet calls out.
"The Shafekanes anyone?" Padra calls out too.
"Anyone? Kistane and Beltone Shefkane? Anyone know the Shefkane family? Anyone called Shafekane?" Creet keeps on calling out.
"It's like a refugee camp." Martha states.
"Stinking." Jacks says as he passes a rather large man who stares at him. "Ooh, sorry. No offence."
"Don't you see that? The ripe old smell of humans. You survived. Oh, much better than a million years evolving into clouds of gas. And then another million as downloads, but you always revert to the same basic shape. The fundamental humans." I exclaim.
"Kistane Shafekane." Creet calls out again.
"End of the universe and here you are. Indomitable! That's the word! Indomitable! Ha!" I smile widely.
"Is there a Kistane Shafekane?" Creet calls out.
"That's me." a woman stands up she gasps seeing Padra.
"Mother" Padra smiles.
"Oh my God." His mother cries.
"Beltone?" Padra smiles running to embrace his family.
"It's not all bad news." Martha smiles as Jack walks down the corridor a good looking man passes by.
"Captain Jack Harkness." As he shakes the man's hand, "And who are you?" he asked. I begin to examine a nearby door using my sonic screwdriver to try and open it.
"Stop it. Give us a hand with this." I ask Jack trying to get him to stop flirting but Jack reluctantly lets go of the man's hand before Martha and him joining me. "It's half deadlocked. See if you can overwrite the code." I tell Jack as he sets to work on the keypad as I continue to use my sonic screwdriver. "Let's find out where we are." I say as the door slides open, I almost fall into the Silo but luckily Jack grabs me just in time.
"Gotcha."
"Thanks" I thank Jack.
"How did you cope without me?" Jack asks smiling knowing it was only a joke.
"Now that is what I call a rocket." Martha state's impressed by the massive rocket before us.
"They're not refugees they're passengers." I realise finally looking at the two companions.
"He said they were going to Utopia." Martha says looking at me hoping I knew something.
"The perfect place. 100 trillion years, it's still the same old dream. Do you recognize those engines?" I ask Jack hoping he would know just something.
"Nope. Whatever it is, it's not rocket science. But it's hot, though." Jack says.
"Boiling." I say as they step back away from the door as Jack closes it. "But if the universe is falling apart, what does Utopia mean?" I ask myself most of all. As we ponder an elderly man runs up to us looking between me and Jack.
"The Doctor?" An elderly man asks Jack with much hope though I wasn't upset by this on the outside inside I was a little annoyed.
"That's me." I smile only a little offended that he thought Jack was me. The elderly man takes my hand leading me away with enthusiasm.
"Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good." The elderly man repeats happily. I look back at Martha and Jack smiling.
"It's good apparently." I smile. As ,Jack, Martha and I follow the man, as we pass a woman sitting along the wall.
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"Chan—welcome—tho." A blue insectoid welcomes us as a young woman sits down by the machine waving us in. The elderly man rushes to the machine showing me.
"This is the gravitissimal accelerator. Its part of the …" his voice fades out as I hear the blue insectoid welcome the others.
"Chan—welcome—tho."
"And over here is the footprint impellor system. If you know anything about end time gravity…" The elderly man starts again and soon his voice fades out as he explains to me more.
"Hello. Who are you?" Martha asks the blue insectoid.
"Chan—Chantho—tho." She replies.
"But we can't get it to harmonize!" The young woman finishes for the elderly man, I look at her and her blond hair and sparkling pink eyes.
"Captain Jack Harkness." Jack intrudes himself.
"Stop it." I warn him.
"Can't I say hello to anyone?" Jack asks not really caring.
"Chan—I do not protest—tho." Chantho slightly blushes and smiles, embarrassed.
"Maybe later, Blue." Jack says winking at Chantho. "So, what have we got here?" Jack asks me. Martha follows Jack curious about a sound that is coming from his pack as he takes it off.
"And all this feeds into the rocket?" I ask the elderly man.
"Yeah, except without a stable footprint we'll never achieve escape velocity. If only we could harmonize the five impact patterns and unify them, well, we might yet make it. What do you think, Doctor? Any ideas?" He explains.
"Well, um, basically…sort of…not a clue." I stumble.
"Nothing?" The young woman asks looking less annoyed and smiles. "Well can't help that can we." She says walking off over to the blue insectoid who's standing with Martha.
"I'm not from around these parts. I've never seen a system like it. Sorry." I try justifying myself mostly to the mystery person.
"No, no. I'm sorry. It's my fault. There's been so little help." Professor Yana said feeling dejected. In the sitting area with Martha examining Jack's bag pulling out a bubbling container with my hand inside.
"Oh my God." Martha cries out as she sets the hand filled container onto the table as we come over. "You've got a hand. A hand in a jar. A hand in a jar in your bag."
"That's—that's my hand!" I exclaim.
"I said I had a Doctor detector." Jack states smiling at me.
"Chan—is this a tradition amongst your people—tho?" The blue insectoid asks us.
"Not on my street. What d'you mean that's your hand? You've got both your hands, I can see them." Martha cries feeling strange holding and seeing the hand filled container.
"Long story. I lost my hand Christmas Day. In a swordfight." I explain as I remember the swordfight between the leader of the Sycorax.
"What? And you grew another hand?" Martha asks not really liking the answer or the thought of me losing my hand.
"Um yeah. Yeah, I did. Yeah. Hello." I say waving my fingers around to show Martha.
"Might I ask what species are you?" The young woman asks looking at me.
"Time Lord. Last of. Heard of them? Legend or anything? Not even a myth? Blimey, end of the universe is a bit humbling." I deflate feeling slightly annoyed that my people weren't heard of anymore.
"No, but I guess you and Chantho are the same," The young woman suggests pointing to the blue insectoid meaning Chantho.
"Chan—It is said that I am the last of my species too—tho." Chantho says to us.
"Sorry, what was your name's?" I ask.
"My assistant and good friend, Chantho. A survivor of the Malmooth. This was their planet, Malcassairo, before we took refuge. And my adopted daughter Emma Yana we came here together she's very good at computers helped me create most of this before Chantho came along." Professor tells us.
"The city outside, that was yours?" I ask Chantho.
"Chan—the conglomeration died—tho." Chantho says feeling very sad for her people.
"Conglomeration! That's what I said!" I smile excitedly I'd gotten it right.
"You're supposed to say that you're sorry," Emma tells me looking at Chantho.
"Oh, yes. Sorry." I apologise.
"Chan—most grateful—tho." Chantho thanks me.
"You grew another hand?" Martha says still bewildered by the fact. I wave my fingers again.
"Hello again. It's fine. Look. Really, it's me." I say to Martha holding out my hand and wiggling my fingers before shaking Martha's hand.
"All this time and you're still full of surprises." Martha laughs nervously, I click my tongue and wink at her.
"Chan-you are most unusual—tho." Chantho smiles at me.
"Well…" I try saying lost for words.
"So what about those things outside? The Beastie Boys. What are they?" Jack asks.
"We call them the Futurekind. Which is a myth in itself, but, uh, it is feared they are what we will become. Unless we reach Utopia." Emma tells Jack.
"And Utopia is…" I ask.
"Oh, every human knows of Utopia. Where have you been?" Professor Yana asks.
"Bit of a hermit." I reply.
"A hermit with friends?" Emma asks looking at me funny.
"Hermits United. We meet up every ten years. Swap stories about caves. It's good fun…for a hermit. So, um, Utopia?" I ask again. Professor Yana crooks his finger leading us to a computer that Emma types into showing a navigational chart with a blinking red dot.
"The call came from across the stars over and over again. Come to Utopia. Originated from that point." Professor Yana explains to us.
"Where is that?" I ask.
"Oh, it's far beyond the Condensate Wilderness. Out towards the wild lands and the dark matter reefs. Calling us in. The last of the humans. Scattered across the night." Professor Yana replies.
"What do you think's out there?" I ask Professor Yana.
"I don't know. A colony, a city, some sort of haven? The Science Foundation created the Utopia Project thousands of years ago to preserve mankind—to find a way of surviving beyond the collapse of reality itself. Now perhaps they found it. Perhaps not. But it's worth a look, don't you think?" Emma replies looking at me smiling.
"Oh yes." I smile back. "And the signal keeps modulating, so it's not automatic. There's a good sign. Someone's out there. And that's…ooh, that's a navigation matrix, isn't it? So you can fly without stars to guide you." I say and notice something wrong with Professor Yana and Emma "Professor? Professor? Emma? Emma?" I ask getting worried.
"I—Right, that's enough talk. There's work to do. Now if you could leave. Thank you." Professor Yana says walking away.
"You two alright?" I ask.
"Yes. We're fine! And busy!" Professor Yana snaps.
"Except that rocket's not going to fly, is it? This footprint mechanism thing, it's not working." I state to Professor Yana.
"We'll find a way!" Professor Yana snaps again.
"You're stuck on this planet. And you haven't told them, have you? That lot out there, they still think they're gonna fly." I say looking sadly at Emma.
"Well, it's better to let them live in hope." Emma mumbles looking at me.
"Quite right, too. And I must say, Professor, Emma…" I grab their attention while removing my coat giving it to Jack as I pass him. "Um, what was it?"
"Yana and this is my daughter Emma Yana." Professor Yana says.
"Professor Yana and Emma Yana. This new science is well beyond me, but all the same, a boost reversal circuit, in any time frame, must be a circuit which reverses the boost. So, I wonder, what would happen if I did this?" I tell them as I pick up the circuit using my sonic screwdriver on it before switching it on giving them power.
"Chan—it's working—tho!" Chantho smiles at Emma.
"But how did you do that?" Professor Yana asks.
"Oh, we've been chatting away. I forgot to tell you, I'm brilliant." I smile.
"I bet you are," Emma states smiling making me blush.
- Doctor Who -
3rd POV:
Martha and Chantho are heading in the opposite direction of the queues created by the passengers as they carry circuit boards with them. Martha notices the kid from earlier "Excuse me. Hey, what was your name? Creet" Martha asked him.
"That's right miss." Creet answered politely.
"Who are you with Creet? You got family?" Martha asked him.
"No, miss. There's just me." he answered.
"Well, good luck. What do you think it's going to be like in Utopia?" Martha asked him.
"My mum used to say the skies are made of diamonds." Creet answered with so much hope in his eyes.
"Good on her. Go on, off you go. Get your seat." Martha told Creet nudging him away. Creet continues on to the rocket after Martha and Chantho pass the Futurekind infiltrator steps out from the shadows watching them leave.
- Doctor Who -
Doctor's POV:
Professor Yana, Emma and I are working on either side of a large clear circuit board in the centre of the lab, Emma and I are on one side and Professor Yana on the other. I sniff the cord in my hand as Emma looks at me strangely. "Is this..?" I ask curiously.
"Yes, gluten extract. Binds the neutralino map together." Emma explains.
"But that's food. You two built this system out of food and string and staples. Emma, Professor Yana, you're geniuses." I exclaim amazed at these humans.
"Says the man who made it work." Emma smiles at me.
"Ooh…it's easy coming in at the end but…you're stellar. This is…this is magnificent. I don't often say that 'cause…well, 'cause of me." I say and Emma looks at me smiling at me getting a slight blush creeping over her face.
"Well, even my title is an affectation. There hasn't been such a thing as a university for over a thousand years. I've spent my life going from one refugee ship to another." Professor Yana says.
"If you had been born in a different time, you'd be revered." I say making Professor Yana laugh. "I mean it. Throughout the galaxies."
"Oh, those damned galaxies. They had to go and collapse. Some admiration would have been nice. Just a little. Just once." Emma says looking at Professor Yana he smiles at her and she laughs.
"Well, you've got it now. But that footprint engine thing. You can't activate it from onboard. It's gotta be from here. You're staying behind."I say looking at both Professor Yana and Emma.
"With Chantho. She won't leave without us. Simply refuses." Emma states not looking at me.
"You would give your life so they could fly." I look at Emma as I say this.
"Oh, I think I'm a little too old for Utopia. Time I had some sleep." Professor Yana says smiling at Emma.
"Professor, tell the Doctor we've found his blue box." Atillo says over the tannoy.
"Ah!" I exclaim smiling widely.
"Doctor." Jack calls out as Emma, Professor Yana and I join Jack by the monitor that shows the TARDIS safely inside the silo. I pat Professor Yana on the shoulder and smiles at Emma.
"Professor, Emma it's a wild stab in the dark, but I may just have found you a way out." I tell them heading into the TARDIS. I bring out a long power line from inside the TARDIS into the lab. "Extra power." I state inserting it into the outlet. "Little bit of a cheat, but who's counting? Jack, you're in charge of the retro-feeds." I order as Martha and Chantho returned.
"Oh, am I glad to see that thing." Martha smiles seeing the TARDIS. Chantho goes over to Professor Yana and Emma who are sitting down.
"Chan—Professor, Emma are you alright—tho?" Chantho asks them.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine." Professor Yana says looking over at the pained look on Emma's face. "I'm fine. Just get on with it." He says again stronger and looks at Emma she nods getting up.
"Connect those circuits into the spar—same as that last lot. But quicker." Jack orders Martha.
"Yes, sir." Martha jokes doing as he says. As I go over to Professor Yana and Emma.
"You don't have to keep working. We can handle it." I tell Professor Yana.
"It's just a headache. Just – just noise inside my head, Doctor. Constant noise inside my head. It's the same for Emma." Professor Yana explains.
"What sort of noise?" I ask looking at Emma for the answer.
"It's the sound of drums. More and more as though it's getting closer." Emma answers looking at me.
"When did it start?" I ask again.
"Oh, we've had it all our lives. Every waking hour. Still, no rest for the wicked." Emma smiles as Professor Yana stands up.
Martha and Chantho over in the corner working on the circuits I look over to see them talking. "How long have you been with the professor and Emma?" Martha asks Chantho.
"Chan—17 years—tho." Chantho answers.
"Blimey. A long time." Martha smiles. "But how old is Emma?"
"Chan—I adore him and Emma was only 5 years old when I met her—tho." Chantho answers.
"Oh right, and he—" Martha looks at Chantho.
"Chan-I don't think he even notices—tho." Chantho smiles at Martha.
"Tell me about it." Martha mutters.
"Chan—but I am happy to serve—tho." Chantho smiles at Martha.
"Do you mind if I ask? Do you have to start every sentence with 'chan'?" Martha asks.
"Chan—yes—tho." Chantho answers.
"And end every sentence with…" Martha asks again.
"Chan—tho—tho." Chantho finishes looking at Martha.
"What would you happen if you didn't?" Martha asks smiling at Chantho.
"Chan—that would be rude—tho." Chantho explains.
"What, like swearing?" Martha wonders.
"Chan—indeed—tho." Chantho answers.
"Go on, just once." Martha encourages.
"Chan—I can't—tho." Chantho answers looking nervous.
"Oh, do it for me." Martha tries again to encourage Chantho.
"No." Chantho answers giggling.
- Doctor Who -
"He's inside. And good luck to him." Atillo says.
"Captain, keep the levels below the red." Emma tells Jack.
"Where is that room?" I ask Emma.
"It's underneath the rocket. Fix the couplings and the footprint can work. But the entire chamber is flooded with stet radiation." Emma explains.
"Stet? Never heard of it." I admit.
"You wouldn't want to. But it's safe enough. We can hold the radiation back from here." Emma explains to me. We watch on the monitor as the man works on the couplings. Atillo watches through the window in the door as an alarm begins to sound.
"It's rising…0.2. keep it level!" Professor Yana stresses.
"Yes, Sir" Jack replies getting to work.
- Doctor Who -
"Radiation's rising!" I shout.
"We've lost control!" Jack shouts as well.
"The chamber's going to flood." Emma says looking at the screen.
"Jack! Override the vents!" I order.
- Doctor Who -
In the lab Jack runs over to the fallen live cables grabbing hold of them. "We can jump start the override!" Jack says holding both cables together.
"Don't! it's going to flare!" I shout at Jack but it's too late Jack screams as the power courses through him the others watch helpless as he then falls to the floor.
- Doctor Who -
Martha rushes over to Jack "I've got him."
"Chan—don't touch the cables—tho." Chantho says as she pushes them aside while everyone rushes to check on Jack as I watch on calmly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Emma says looking at me.
"Yes I'm sorry for your friend," Professor Yana agrees with Emma looking at me.
"The chamber's flooded with radiation, yes?" I asks as Martha starts doing mouth-to-mouth on Jack.
"Without the couplings, the engines will never start. It was all for nothing!" Professor Yana explained.
"Oh, I don't know." I say walking towards Martha. "Martha, leave him." I tell her gently trying to pull her away gently too.
"You've gotta let me try." Martha argues.
"Come on. Come on. Just listen to me. Now leave him alone. It strikes me, Professor, you've got a room a man can't enter without dying. Is that correct?" I ask.
"Yes." Emma answers.
"Well…" I start to say as Jack gasps for breath as he comes back to life and I remove my glasses. "I've got just the man." I finish.
"Was someone kissing me?" Jack asks.
- Doctor Who -
Jack and I race through the empty silo to the control room with Atillo waiting around. "Lieutenant, get onboard the rocket! I promise you're gonna fly." I promise Atillo.
"The chamber's flooded!" Atillo says.
"Trust me. we've found a way of tripping the system. Run!" I order as Atillo leaves Jack removes his shirt. "Wh-what are you taking your clothes off for?" I ask.
"I'm going in." Jack explains.
"Well by the looks of it, I'd say that stet radiation doesn't affect clothing, only flesh." I say.
"I look good though." Jack smiles at me, Jack stops at the door.
"How long have you known?" he asks me.
"Ever since I ran away from you. Good luck" I tell Jack, he enters the room going straight to the couplings. I just watch from the window.
- Doctor Who -
"We lost picture when that thing flared up. Doctor, are you there?" Martha asks me on the comm.
"Receiving, yeah. He's inside." I tell them from my side.
"And still alive?" Martha asks me.
"Oh, yes." I tell them smiling.
"But he should evaporate. What sort of a man is he?" Emma asks looking at Martha.
"I've only just met him. The Doctor sort of travels through time and space and picks people up. God, I make us sound like stray dogs. Maybe we are." Martha explains.
"He travels in time?" both Professor Yana and Emma asks sounding distracted.
"Don't ask me to explain it. That's a TARDIS. The sports car of time travel, he says." Martha explains to them.
- Doctor Who -
"When did you first realize?" I ask Jack.
"Earth 1892. Got in a fight in Ellis Island. A man shot me through the heart. Then I woke up. Thought it was kinda strange. But then it never stopped. Fell off a cliff, trampled by horses, World War I, World War II, poison, strangulation, a stray javelin…" Jack explains as I wince. "In the end, I got the message, I'm the man who can never die. And all that time you knew." Jack finishes explaining.
"That's why I left you behind. It's not easy even just…just looking at you Jack, 'cause you're wrong." I tell Jack.
"Thanks" Jack smiles.
"You are, I can't help it. I'm a Time Lord. It's instinct. It's in my guts. You're a fixed point in time and space. You're a fact. That's never meant to happen. Even the TARDIS reacted against you—tried to shake you off. Flew all the way to the end of the universe just to get rid of you." I explain to Jack the situation.
"So what you're saying is that you're, uh, "Jack finishes the third coupling. "Prejudiced?" Jack jokes slightly.
"I never thought of it like that." I smile at the thought.
"Yeah." Jack agrees.
- Doctor Who -
"Last thing I remember back when I was mortal… I was facing three Daleks. Death by extermination. And then I came back to life. What happened?" Jack asks me.
"Rose." I explain in just one word.
"I thought you sent her back home." Jack asks confused.
"She came back. Opened the heart of the TARDIS and absorbed the time vortex." I explain.
"What does that mean, exactly?" Jack asks.
"No one's ever mean to have that power. If a Time Lord did that, he'd become a god, a vengeful god. But she was human." I explain as I remember what happened back then. "Everything she did was so human. She brought you back to life but she couldn't control it. She brought you back forever. That's something, I suppose. The final act of the Time War was life."
- Doctor Who -
"Do you think she could change me back?" Jack asks me.
"I took the power out of her. She's gone, Jack. She's not just living in a parallel world, she's trapped there. The walls have closed." I tell Jack feeling sad at the mention of Rose, but it wasn't how i felt before with her.
"I'm sorry." Jack says meaning every word of it.
"Yep." I reply.
"I went back to her estate, in the 90s, just once or twice. Watched her growing up. Never said hello, timelines and all that." Jack tells me.
"Do you wanna die?" I ask Jack.
Jack struggles with one of the couplings "oh, this one's a little stuck." Jack complains.
"Jack?" I ask trying to get his attention.
"I thought I did. I dunno. But this lot, you see them out here surviving and that's fantastic." Jack answers truthfully as he moves onto last coupling.
"You may be out there somewhere." I wonder out loud.
"I could go meet myself." Jack smiles.
"Well, the only man you're ever gonna be happy with." I joke.
"This new regeneration, it's kinda cheeky." Jack jokes back.
"Hmm." I agree slightly.
- Doctor Who-
3rd POV:
Back in the lab with Emma and Professor Yana the word "regeneration" echoes in their heads. "I never understand half the things he says." Martha states turning around to see Emma and Professor Yana. "What's wrong?" she asks them.
"Chan—Professor, Emma, what is it—tho?" Chantho asks them.
"Time travel. They say there was time travel back in the old days. I never believed. But what would I know? I'm just a stupid old man. Never could keep time. Always late, always lost. Even this thing never worked. Same with Emma's too." Professor Yana says as they pull out a fob watch from their pockets (Yana his waistcoat and Emma's jeans). Martha remembers what The Doctor told her about the fob watch. "Time and time and time again. Always running out on me." Professor Yana says dreamily.
"Can I have a look at that? Martha asks.
"Oh, it's only an old relic." Professor Yana chuckles. "Like me."
"Where did you two get these?" Martha asks them.
"Hm? We were found with them." Emma answers.
"What do you mean?" Martha asks Emma.
"An orphan in the storm. I was a naked child found on the coast of the Silver Devastation. Abandoned with only this." Professor Yana answered. "I found Emma on my door late one night 22 years ago she had the same fob watch as me seemed like destiny." Professor Yana tells Martha.
"Have you opened it?" Martha asks them.
"Why would we? There broken." Emma answers.
"How do you know there broken if you've never opened them?" Martha asks.
"They're stuck. It's old. It's not meant to be. I don't know." Emma answers. Martha takes the watch from Emma turning it over, it bears the same engravings as The Doctor's she steps back breathing nervously. "Does it matter?" Emma asks Martha.
"No. It's…nothing. It's…Listen, everything's fine up here. I'm gonna see if the Doctor needs me." Martha says.
- Doctor Who -
Doctor's POV:
Jack releases the last of the coupling. "Yes!" he celebrates.
"Now get out of there! Come on!" I order.
Jack re-enters the control room as I call Atillo. "Lieutenant, everyone on board?" I ask.
"Ready and waiting." Atillo answers.
"Stand by! Two minutes to ignition." I tell him handing up.
"Ready to launch. Outer doors sealed. Countdown commences T minus 99…98…" Jack and I are at the control as Martha runs in.
"Ah, nearly there. The footprint is a gravity pulse. It stamps down, the rocket shoots up. Bit primitive. It's gonna take the both of us to keep it stable." I work on the controls. Martha moves in front of me as I work.
"Doctor, it's the professor and Emma. They've got these watches. They've got fob watches. They're the same as yours. Same writing on them. Same…everything." Martha says franticly.
"Don't be ridiculous." I tell her.
"I asked them. They said they've had it all their lives." Martha tells me.
"So they've got the same watches." Jack says looking slightly confused on the importance.
"Yeah, but it's not a watch. It's this chameleon thing." Martha tells Jack.
"No, no, no. it's this… this thing, this device, it rewrites biology, changes a Time Lord into a human." I explain to Jack.
"And it's the same watches." Martha tells me.
"It can't be." I tell her as an alarm blares, I try fixing it.
"That means they could be a Time Lords. You might not be the last one." Jack says to me.
"Jack, keep it level!" I order him.
"But that's brilliant, isn't it?" Martha asks me.
"Yes, it is. Course it is. Depends which one. Brilliant, fantastic, yeah. But they died, the Time Lords. All of them, they died." I tell Martha.
"Not if they were human." Jack tells me.
"What did they say, Martha?" I ask "What did they say?" I yell.
"They looked at the watches like they could hardly see them. Like that perception filter thing." Martha tells me.
"What about now? Can they see them now?" I ask her.
- Doctor Who -
"If they escaped the Time War then it's the perfect place to hide. The end of the universe." Jack tells me.
"Think of what the Face of Boe said. His dying words. He said…" Martha says to me. I launch the rocket. I remember the Face of Boe's words and make the connection.
"You" Y typed into the computer "Are" A "Not" N "Alone" A." The Face of Boe said before he died. The name Yana blinks on the computer screen.
- Doctor Who -
3rd POV:
"Chan—Professor Yana, Emma Yana—tho?" Chantho asks them. Professor Yana turns from the TARDIS to face Chantho as Emma still stares at it slightly shaking, Professor Yana no longer seems the friendly man he was before and Emma seems more or less the same.
- Doctor Who -
"Lieutenant, have you achieved velocity? Have you done it? Lieutenant! Have you done it?" The Doctor tells Atillo on the phone to the rocket.
"Affirmative. We'll see you in Utopia." He replies.
"Good luck." The Doctor says before hanging up the phone he runs from the control room with Martha and Jack following behind.
- Doctor Who -
Yana throws a lever that closes and locks the main door before The Doctor gets there.
"Chan—but you've locked them in—tho." Chantho protests against Professor Yana Emma turns around with tears falling down her cheeks looking at Professor Yana. The Doctor gets out his sonic screwdriver while Jack tries the keypad.
"Get it open! Get it open!" The Doctor yells at Jack.
"Not to worry, my dear. As one door closes, another must open." Professor Yana says as he throws another switch the power goes down at the main gate and the Futurekind realise they can get in.
"Chan—you must stop—tho!" Chantho says trying to stop Professor Yana. He ignores her as he works various controls around the lab avoiding the silent Emma. "Chan—but you've lowered the defences! The Futurekind will get in—tho!" Chantho tells him as the Futurekind rush to the gate.
Jack gets the door open and they run through.
"Chan—Professor, I'm so sorry but I must stop you. You're destroying all our work—tho." Chantho says as Professor Yana turns around to see Chantho holding a gun to him.
"Oh…now I can say I was provoked." Professor Yana tells her as he holds a live cable at her then Emma snaps out of it.
Going down the halls The Doctor, Jack and Martha run into the Futurekind forcing them to backtrack.
In the lab with Professor Yana still holding the sparking cable as Emma slowly walks over almost dragging herself there. "Did you never think, in all those years standing beside me, to ask about that watch? Never? Did you never think, not ever, that you could set me free?" Professor Yana spoke to her with such venom.
"Chan—I'm sorry—tho. Chan—I'm so sorry." Chantho whimpers.
"And you with your 'chan' and your 'tho' driving me insane. Not sure about my sister." Professor Yana said.
"Chan—Professor, please—" Chantho whimpers.
"That is not my name! The Professor…was an invention. So perfect a disguise that I forgot who I am." Professor Yana says looking at Emma who was right behind him.
"Chan—who are you—tho?" Chantho asked.
"I am the Master." He speaks evilly as he thrust the cable forwards but was stopped by Emma.
- Doctor Who -
The Futurekind chase The Doctor, Martha and Jack through the corridors. Jack stops at an intersecting hallway.
"This way!" Jack shouts.
The Master looks at Emma as she stops him but the cable burst to life in his hands hitting her, she falls to the floor along with Chantho, he picks Emma's unconscious body up from the floor making his way over to the canister containing The Doctor's hand.
The Doctor, Martha and Jack arrive at the locked lab door. Jack works on the keypad as The Doctor looks through the window.
"Professor! Emma!" The Doctor shouts pounding on the window. "Professor, Emma let me in! Let me in! Jack, get the door open!"
The Master carries Emma walks to the computer displaying the navigational chart for Utopia.
"Professor! Emma! Professor, Emma where are you?! Professor! Emma! Professor, Emma are you there?! Please, I need to explain! Whatever you do, don't open that watch!" The Doctor shouted.
The Master removes the circuit board. "Utopia." The Master says.
"They're coming!" Martha shouts.
"Professor! Emma!" The Doctor shouts again. The Master pulls the cables from the TARDIS. "Open the door, please! I'm begging you, Professor! Emma! Please! Listen to me!" The Doctor shouts. Chantho lying on the floor she reaches for her gun. "Open the door, please!" The Doctor shouts. The Master turns around as Chantho fires the gun at him. The Master groans dropping Emma onto the floor as he staggers back against the TARDIS. Jack hits the keypad with the butt of his revolver and the door opens. The Doctor rushes inside the room and stops, facing the Master. The Doctor moves forward but the Master back into the TARDIS with Emma in his arms locking it behind them. The Doctor tries his key but the Master flicks a switch so the key won't work. He then heads up to the console with Emma being dragged along the TARDIS floor. The Doctor pulls out his sonic screwdriver. Inside the Master presses a button on the console as he lays Emma down on the floor so it prevents that from working as well.
"Deadlocked" the Master says.
The Doctor pounds on the TARDIS "Let me in! Let me in!" The Doctor shouts.
"She's dead." Martha tells them as she sits by Chantho.
"I've broken the lock! Give me a hand!" Jack shouts at them at the door.
"I'm begging you! Everything's changed! It's only the three of us! We're the only ones left!" The Doctor shouts threw the TARDIS door as Martha goes over to Jack by the door to help him keep it shut. "Just let me in!" The Doctor shouts.
- Doctor Who -
"Killed by an insect! A girl! How inappropriate. And to have killed my sister. Still, if the Doctor can be young and strong, then so can I. The Master… reborn." The Master says he looks to see Emma starting to glow he stands in front of the console, head and arms flung back readying himself as Emma gets up next to him she looks at him and the regeneration starts. Bright golden lights pour out from their necks and arms and they scream.
Outside of the TARDIS The Doctor can see the bright light and hear the screams. The Futurekind arrive at the door and Martha and Jack try to hold them back as the door isn't fully closed. "Doctor! You'd better think of something!" Jack shouts to The Doctor.
Inside of the TARDIS stands a younger Master and a young and beautiful Emma – the Master looking to be in his early 30s as Emma looks to be in her late 20s – they wake next to The Doctor's hand Emma looks around the TARDIS as the Master stands slowly amazed. "Ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha!" The Master laughs running around the console. "Ha, ha, ha!" he laughs more as he opens the speaker. "Doctor – ooh, new voice" he says amazed at this discovery. "Hello," low voice. "hello" in a high ,voice. "Hello" he goes back to his normal voice. "hello. Anyway, why don't we stop and ,have a nice little chat while I tell you all my plans and you can work out a way to stop me? I don't think!" the Master says as Emma walks over to him pushing him away.
"Hold on! I know that voice!" Martha exclaims. One of the Futurekind reaches an arm through the door trying to get through.
"I'm asking you really properly! Just stop! Just think!" The Doctor orders the Master.
"Brother stop this," Emma shouts to the Master and The Doctor hears stopping his face turning white looking in the direction of the TARDIS.
"Use our names." The Master orders.
"Master, Frost. I'm sorry." The Doctor says looking sad at the mention of Frost.
"Tough!" The Master shouts as he starts the controls avoiding Frost.
"Brother I mean it stop this now." Frost orders.
"Shut it Frost remember what he did to you and me he will pay." The Master says to her making her quiet and she sits on the captain chair holding herself.
The Doctor holds out his sonic screwdriver. "I can't hold out much longer, Doctor!" Jack shouts to him. Inside the TARDIS the console sparks up getting Frosts attention.
"Oh, no you don't" The Master shouts getting control column moving again with the help of Frost. "End of the universe. Have fun. Bye, bye!" The Master says smiling.
"Doctor, stop him!" Martha shouts. Martha and Jack try fighting off the Futurekind while The Doctor watches the TARDIS dematerialises in front of him.
TO BE CONTINUED….
So as you can see I've rewritten this chapter, this was because of the comments I got on how I jumped tenses so I rewrote the chapter and will be doing the same to all my Doctor Who stories and then starting and finishing my next one.
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