This chapter brings the first two together and completes the first half's arc.
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Part III: Everything
When he came back round, he thought he might have been back in the Eye of Harmony. He blinked again. No, just floating in some kind of green goo. Further examination revealed he had been stripped of the fancy robes he had been wearing. Except for two small discs monitoring his heartsbeat and a breathing mask over his nose and mouth, he was completely naked.
Strangely, it didn't bother him. Might have been the goo too.
Hehe. Goo too. Man, this stuff felt good.
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He was pulled out about an hour later, dressed in a basic white robe, then taken, in handcuffs, to a nearby room. He blinked.
"Well, I am flattered," he finally said, his voice stiff, though, considering he had not used it in a while, that was to be expected. "You have the whole council present."
Indeed, while they looked like they needed a desperate night's rest, and perhaps a strong cup of tea, all of the council members were there. Only a single spot was empty, that of the Lord President. Odd, that.
"I shall put this as bluntly as possible."
It was the same woman from earlier. Her lips were pursed and her back stiff, as though his presence alone desecrated the area.
"We are in a war. And we are losing."
He smiled. "A war, eh? No wonder, bunch of pathetic louts like you, never learned how to fight properly, always dependent on those transduction barriers."
She bristled. "Your humor isn't appreciated. Not when it's the Daleks we are fighting."
The smile faded. Daleks. Well, wasn't that just nice.
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I like to think that the same woman speaking is the one that spoke against Rassilon in the End of Time. Yeah, the same one he dissolved. You can also think that the table is the very same one used in End of Time. I did. Where's Rassilon himself? Not in the picture yet. He was only resurrected as a Very Last Resort. Desperation and all that. And the tank? Reminiscent of the bacta tanks from Star Wars.
Thanks to the one reviewer thus far. Reviews are cool.