A/N Sorry for the long wait I got a little writers block, but thanks to the recent influx of emails I got today from reviews, followers and favourites I got inspired to write.
So as much as I didn't want to be this person it seems that reviews really do help keep me inspired. So please leave your thoughts as I would love to hear them and enjoy :)
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Ari stood just inside room Three her eyes taking in the room before her.
She had heard a lot about this room but she had never before seen it for herself.
It was a massive room, about half the size of the hangers but still impressive for an integration room. Along each wall guards stood with live guns and each and every one of them wore armour so thick it would take several armour piercing bullets to break through.
The room itself was bright, light by flood lights from above, and though the room had little furniture it didn't feel empty, and as she thought about it, it was probably because she knew what hid behind the lights above and below the floor she was stood on. She knew that if the threat within the room became enough this whole room would react in such a way that even a Dalek might have some difficulty to overcome it.
As she heard the Doctor walk into the room she finally let her eyes go to the Smiubos that was crouched down behind the only table and chairs within the room. His name was L'ixe an ambassador that had apparently brokered treaties and alliances between his race and other races through out the galaxy. But now she highly suspected him of being nothing more than a spy sent to other worlds to learn of their weakness so that his race could consume the planet and use as they saw fit.
"Ari what ever you do, please just be careful." Smiling slightly she turned to the Doctor and nodded.
Turning back to L'ixe she took a deep breath and slowly let it out as she walked towards the table and chairs. As she got closer the alien creature shifted and then with a fluid grace she had never seen in any other creature he unfolded himself and stood upright his movements followed by every single gun within the room.
Stopping behind the chair Ari looked up at the Smiubos as reached its full height and looked down at her. In all he was around eight feet tall, its body, was cut into four sections, three where small and each section held two arm like limbs. His insect like head was smaller still than the top sections and his black eyes where huge and she could see herself reflected within them. The fourth section was much larger than the other three and this held six leg like limbs which she knew could carry this creature with grace but also out run any human on the planet.
He was mostly black in colour but had grey to silver markings all over its armoured back; something that apparently showed his rank amongst his race.
As she took him in her eyes couldn't help but notice how its arms now had razor sharp edging to them, a natural weapon he had obviously been hiding until now.
"What is the meaning of this?" L'ixe asked in a series of clicks that she now had come to understand perfectly in the last few weeks.
"I could ask the same question of you Senator L'ixe." She respond in English, knowing that the TARDIS would now translate her words for her.
L'ixe lowered his upper body until he was leant right over the desk that was between them his eyes now just above her head. "You're human hospitality has lost all its appeal." He intoned his eyes shifting to look around the room till they landed back on her. "Why have I been brought here?"
"I thought the reason to your current imprisonment would be obvious."
"No."
"No?" Ari repeated. "Please let's not play games L'ixe, we know you poisoned Malice and we know you have been using him to get the information you needed about this world's weapon technology."
Slowly L'ixe pulled back but his eyes never left her face."
"I am sure that I have no idea what you are on about human."
Ari smiled though it was a sad smile. "I'm not human."
"You look like one."
"Yes, but I am not one of them. I am a Visighen."
"But Visigher burnt." The Smiubos said in slightly shock.
"Yes, it did." The smile melting away from her face.
"Shame." L'ixe intoned with an almost cheery note to his clicks.
"I was there." She whispered, her blue eyes looking away. "I saw it burn."
"Then you where very lucky to survive."
"Yes, it is my punishment."
"Punishment? For what?"
Slowly Ari walked around the table ignoring the Doctors protests as well as the sound of every single gun within the room arming. Once she was stood directly in front of L'ixe she crossed her arms and sighed dramatically.
"It's my punishment for burning the Visigher."
L'ixe started to laugh in clicks. "You…you burnt Visigher? Impossible!"
Lifting her head up Ari slowly opened her eyes and she knew that the golden glow that sometimes lit her eyes was there in full force, not only because she could see her reflection in his eyes but also because she could feel it burning within her. L'ixe held her gaze for only a moment before he shifted his whole head to look away from her.
"What are you?"
"I told you that already."
"But your people do not have the same level of telepathy you do."
Ari smiled. "Yes they did, but I am far stronger than anyone ever was on Visigher, or even here on earth."
"So that is why they sent you?"
"Maybe. But the true reason to why I am here is because of what you have done. Malice is now brain dead due to the poison you used on him."
L'ixe didn't respond.
"What did Malice find our before I severed the connection between the two of you?"
Again he didn't respond.
Ari sighed and uncrossed her arms. "Look, we don't want a war. Humans do not wish the Smiubos any harm, all they ever wanted is peace between them and the Smiubos, a treaty to benefit both races."
"The only thing humans can do for the Smiubos is die!" In less than a second L'ixe moved, his razor sharp arms moving faster than she could even anticipate. But luckily for her, her mind was faster.
As the alien's limbs descended upon her she froze the room.
However as she relaxed slightly L'ixe started to move again and her eyes went wide.
"Ari move!" She heard the Doctor shout as the creature limbs came at her once again, though somewhat slower than beore. Ducking to the left she let her body's momentum move her as she rolled away. When she came to a stop she felt hands grab her and she let the Doctor help her to her feet.
"Unfreeze the room." He ordered as he pulled her away from harm
"But they will kill him!"
"Ari he wont listen to reason!" He said looking over her shoulder. Following his gaze she watched as L'ixe moved in slow motion as he fought against her.
"But if they kill him they will come and there will be war."
"Yes, but there is no other way."
"But there is always a way!" She said frowning. "You more than anyone know that." Still frowning she just held his eyes as she wondered about what could have happened to him. He would never give up, not like this.
"What happened to you?" She asked giving a voice to her thoughts, and as he looked at her she wanted so desperately to pull away from him as his eyes almost turned black and the wave of anger that hit her was unlike anything she had felt from him before.
"Ari." He whispered as he rained in his anger. "Please, just unfreeze them."
"No." She whispered. She then turned to L'ixe and as soon as her eyes locked onto his she entered his mind.
.*.*.*.
"Ari no!" The Doctor shouted, but it was too late. Ari crumbled to the ground along with the Smiubos. Going to her he made sure she hadn't done herself any damage as she fell and then quickly scanned her. As soon as the light from the sonic hit her head the device vibrated in his hand, something it hadn't done before, and he frowned. Flicking his wrist so the sonic opened up he read the results. Her brain activity was off the charts and as he went to scan her again her whole body started to convulse and a scream unlike any he had heard from her before escaped her lips.
"Ari." He said in a plea as her body shook violently. He didn't want to touch her but as her movements became more erratic he was afraid of her damaging herself further so he tried to hold her still but that just caused her to move more and another scream echoed though the room.
Letting her go he stood and looked over at the Smiubos his green eyes narrowing as he noticed that the creature was watching him.
"Let her go." He demanded.
"Why should I?" The creature clicked as it got itself into a more comfortable position.
"Do you know who I am?" The Doctor asked.
"Another pitiful human."
"Oh no, not I." The Doctor said as he pocketed his sonic and another scream from Ari filled the room. "I'm the Doctor."
Seeing his name affecting L'ixe he smiled.
"You escaped!" L'ixe clicked and backed away as the Doctor moved forward.
"Yes. No let her go before I make you."
L'ixe held his eyes for only a moment and he was sure that the creature was about to let Ari go when she screamed again causing the Doctor to turn to her. Quickly he went back to her as she opened her eyes and the convulsions that had been wracking her body stopped. Kneeling next to her he looked down into her wide open eyes and gently brushed back her hair from her face.
"I have his memories." She whispered. "Malice got it all, he told him everything."
"Ari break away from him."
"Not yet, I need to change them."
"Don't." He whispered and for the first time her eyes locked onto his.
"But I have to." She said simply before her eyes closed again and just like that the room came back to life and every single guard converged on L'ixe.
"What happened?" One of the guards asked his gun trained on the Smiubos though he looked at the Doctor.
"Get a medic!" The Doctor ordered looking up at the guard before gently lifting Ari up onto his lap.
