Her breath caught as he pulled her into his chest. She felt the burn of her tears as she inhaled his scent. She leaned her head against him, feeling the weight of his arms holding her. Her tears burned more as she looped her arms around him, clinging to him for all she was worth. Inhaling his scent, she knew it was him but something was different, something was ... off. At the moment, she didn't care she was in his arms and he in hers. She felt his fingers lift her chin to look into those eyes she had memorized for so many years. "Hello love."
"Hello love."
"I didn't mean to leave you for so long, things happened I couldn't control."
"Did you run into Missy?"
"And the Doctor and the beginning of the Cybermen, which I might have sort of helped kickstart."
"Sounds like you."
He grinned, she could always call him out on his bullshit. "I think I killed Missy."
"Is that such a bad thing?"
"Oh now, what's this? Missy rub you the wrong way ... or the right."
"I never let her lay a hand on me."
"Why not."
"I don't want a wife, I want YOU."
"That's my love, always fighting to keep us together. You've fought for us and I never seemed to help much."
"You are you but I always knew how much I mean to you." She stared at him, lifting a hand to stroke his goatee. "I believe I am the only woman you have ever said I love you to unless I am wrong."
"No, you're not wrong, you are truly the only woman I do love. Why could the Doctor never understand that?"
"He never let emotions run his soul, you wear them quite prominently." She caressed his cheek. "Missed you."
"Missed you too."
Her hand slinked into the collar of his shirt to rub the back of his neck. Her fingers touched the bare top of a scar there and she let out the lightest of sighs. "Missy never had the scar, she told me it regenerated out of her. I had nothing to do with her after that."
"Because of my scar, why?"
"That scar is deep in your skin, as deep as mine and even if you were to regenerate the mark of it would remain."
"On that you are quite right." He tilted his head, hearing a faint noise. "What is that?"
"What do you think IT is?"
"It sounds quite like the TARDIS."
"It is, she's been helping me look for you."
"I see." Letting her go, he backed up and twirled away. "So, what have you been up to?"
"Looking for you, looking for our children ... burying people close to me."
"Like?"
"Rick and Ali."
"Your parents."
"Not my parents after all ... they lied to me."
He spun back to face her. "This I want to hear."
"I went back to see them one last time, to see if I could make amends but they were dying ... together. In those brief moments, they told me that I was not their daughter and never had been. THEIR Juliet had died a week after she was born and the day after they buried her ... they found me. A note was attached saying 'ask no questions and never say she's not yours' so they did what the note said. I guess dying changed their mind." She licked her lips. "I guess that explains all the animosity they felt for me."
He moved back and consumed her back into his body. "I am so sorry my love, I wish I had known."
"It makes no matter, we're together and that's what matters now."
"Who's on the TARDIS?"
"One crazy black dragon, 27 angry spheres and a tottered Dalek."
"In other words: Mordu, the Toclafane and Caan. Hail hail the gang's all here, so where's the kids?"
"Haven't gone looking for them."
"Why not?"
"Didn't feel like it."
He backed up to stare at her. "Who are you and what have you done with my wife?"
"I wasn't in the mood to see them without you by my side. When we find them, I'll have to explain about Rick and Ali. I didn't want to do it alone."
"Oh my darling love, I completely understand that."
"I laid flowers out the other day. I placed a ring of star laces to bloom when they wanted."
Stepping back to her, he placed a searing kiss upon her lips. "I think it's time we went and found them."
"Why?"
"Why the hell not! The Master and the Mrs. Master are back together! We need to have our children together for what's to come!"
"Which is?"
"The Doctor has set a chain of events into play and the universe is about to blow its bloody top! I want our family safe when the proverbial apocalypse comes!"
"Well then, I guess we should be going then."
"I guess we should."
Hand in hand, they strolled to the red police box as the doors opened. A black dragon appeared in the doors with several spheres. 'Welcome home father'
Petting the dragon, they moved inside to the controls. "Aon, upload our children's locations into the mainframe."
'Of course father'
"Creet, Creelu ... prepare the TARDIS, we may have to do rapid scoops and run."
'Understood father'
"Vag ... make sure the weapons are ready if we need them."
'Of course father'
"I hope we have enough Toclafane."
"We always do dear."
Pulling the handle down, the TARDIS spun as the doors closed.
"Hello love."
"I didn't mean to leave you for so long, things happened I couldn't control."
"Did you run into Missy?"
"And the Doctor and the beginning of the Cybermen, which I might have sort of helped kickstart."
"Sounds like you."
He grinned, she could always call him out on his bullshit. "I think I killed Missy."
"Is that such a bad thing?"
"Oh now, what's this? Missy rub you the wrong way ... or the right."
"I never let her lay a hand on me."
"Why not."
"I don't want a wife, I want YOU."
"That's my love, always fighting to keep us together. You've fought for us and I never seemed to help much."
"You are you but I always knew how much I mean to you." She stared at him, lifting a hand to stroke his goatee. "I believe I am the only woman you have ever said I love you to unless I am wrong."
"No, you're not wrong, you are truly the only woman I do love. Why could the Doctor never understand that?"
"He never let emotions run his soul, you wear them quite prominently." She caressed his cheek. "Missed you."
"Missed you too."
Her hand slinked into the collar of his shirt to rub the back of his neck. Her fingers touched the bare top of a scar there and she let out the lightest of sighs. "Missy never had the scar, she told me it regenerated out of her. I had nothing to do with her after that."
"Because of my scar, why?"
"That scar is deep in your skin, as deep as mine and even if you were to regenerate the mark of it would remain."
"On that you are quite right." He tilted his head, hearing a faint noise. "What is that?"
"What do you think IT is?"
"It sounds quite like the TARDIS."
"It is, she's been helping me look for you."
"I see." Letting her go, he backed up and twirled away. "So, what have you been up to?"
"Looking for you, looking for our children ... burying people close to me."
"Like?"
"Rick and Ali."
"Your parents."
"Not my parents after all ... they lied to me."
He spun back to face her. "This I want to hear."
"I went back to see them one last time, to see if I could make amends but they were dying ... together. In those brief moments, they told me that I was not their daughter and never had been. THEIR Juliet had died a week after she was born and the day after they buried her ... they found me. A note was attached saying 'ask no questions and never say she's not yours' so they did what the note said. I guess dying changed their mind." She licked her lips. "I guess that explains all the animosity they felt for me."
He moved back and consumed her back into his body. "I am so sorry my love, I wish I had known."
"It makes no matter, we're together and that's what matters now."
"Who's on the TARDIS?"
"One crazy black dragon, 27 angry spheres and a tottered Dalek."
"In other words: Mordu, the Toclafane and Caan. Hail hail the gang's all here, so where's the kids?"
"Haven't gone looking for them."
"Why not?"
"Didn't feel like it."
He backed up to stare at her. "Who are you and what have you done with my wife?"
"I wasn't in the mood to see them without you by my side. When we find them, I'll have to explain about Rick and Ali. I didn't want to do it alone."
"Oh my darling love, I completely understand that."
"I laid flowers out the other day. I placed a ring of star laces to bloom when they wanted."
Stepping back to her, he placed a searing kiss upon her lips. "I think it's time we went and found them."
"Why?"
"Why the hell not! The Master and the Mrs. Master are back together! We need to have our children together for what's to come!"
"Which is?"
"The Doctor has set a chain of events into play and the universe is about to blow its bloody top! I want our family safe when the proverbial apocalypse comes!"
"Well then, I guess we should be going then."
"I guess we should."
Hand in hand, they strolled to the red police box as the doors opened. A black dragon appeared in the doors with several spheres. 'Welcome home father'
Petting the dragon, they moved inside to the controls. "Aon, upload our children's locations into the mainframe."
'Of course father'
"Creet, Creelu ... prepare the TARDIS, we may have to do rapid scoops and run."
'Understood father'
"Vag ... make sure the weapons are ready if we need them."
'Of course father'
"I hope we have enough Toclafane."
"We always do dear."
Pulling the handle down, the TARDIS spun as the doors closed.