The doctor sat at a table outside of a coffee. He was in the shade of this big building which served him. Judging by the decoration and the clothes of the passers-by, he had landed in a small spring afternoon in a municipality of province in the XIXth century. The soft air sneaked between his fingers while he carried his cup of tea to his lips. The fruity smell mixed in the exotic plant spread around him, embalming the TARDIS behind him. The blue box held in front of an octagonal stone fountain, on the small paved place. He had barely swallowed a bit of his boiling drink that the telephone in his back began ringing. He put slowly his cup, the face petrified: nobody called the TARDIS. He got up very calmly and turned to his time machine. With a fast movement he caught the telephone and frowned:

" Hello? He asked in a whisper.

" Finally, I believed that you would never answer. "
The doctor vacillated on his legs.
" Missy? "
" The very same. "
" How, how is it possible? "
" Portable radio. The vortex manipulators were destroyed but not their radios. I had only to connect me on the channel of your TARDIS, are you really amazed? "
" But why do you call up to me? "
" Didn't you forget anyone on Skaro?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
" Go to hell … "
" Ah! I suspected that you shall answer that, that is why... I brought an argument to convince you. Say hello to the doctor! " she said her voice pinching high.
" Doctor?" Called a young voice.
The doctor lost definitively the balance.
" No … What have you done? "
" Dematerialization. A real child's play I am surprised that you did not think of it earlier. "
" Doctor do not listen to her! "
" Hush dear hush, mom is going to put you in the sleep." Answered Missy the high-pitched voice.
" No don't- "
The voice choked on the other side of the telephone while a noise of shock had been listened.
" Missy if you touch the slightest of her hair … "
" Oh yes threaten me, I missed it. "
" That's enough! "

" You are right; then here is how things are going to take place: return me my TARDIS and I bring you her head; return it the repaired and I give you all left half. Either be at my service to lead me where I want and I offer you the right half. Comes packed in a gift wrap with a big bowtie to please me and to keep me for the hollow of your arms my dear, and I shall give her back to you intact. Obviously if you prefer, I can still return her to you piece by piece until she is whole. "
" How may I be sure that you do not set me a trap? "
" You cannot. Choose. "

" I left you on Skaro while the planet was crushing from inside. How can you still be alive? "
" All these questions again and again … Didn't you see me being already reborn several times? "
" I am wary of you, and for good reason … I shall not come in the city of Daleks. "
" We are not there, well, not exactly. But I know that you will find us won't you doctor? Then, do we have a deal? "
He grinded teeth before answering.
" Deal. "