Monster of the Vortex
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"Here is the Headmaster's office. Please be respectful," said Ruby as she led the time traveling trio, consisting of the Doctor, Amy, and Rory, down the hall. The hall was elaborately decorated, which only served to instill the two humans with a sense of mild foreboding. Ruby was used to this hall, having escorted multiple people down these halls, and the Doctor was his usual cheery self.
Ruby opened the door, and the Doctor stepped through quickly, with Amy and Rory trailing behind him nervously. The Doctor looked around the room and pulled out his screwdriver. Scanning around, with the glowing green light illuminating the room slightly, he straightened. Looking suddenly toward the desk, he grinned suddenly.
"Tenmei Mikogami, how very nice to see you again!" he exclaimed. The Headmaster simply grinned threateningly in response.
"Uh, Doctor, how do you know this guy? And really, who is he?" Amy asked after a moment as she looked between the two ancient beings. Rory simply looked confused.
"He's known as the Exorcist. He's one of the three Dark Lords of this region, and is currently the headmaster of this academy, apparently. But who am I, saying this like you're not even here, Mikogami? Come on, introduce yourself!" The Doctor shook his head. "I'm getting ahead of myself. Do you know me?" The Doctor asked the last question with a look of total seriousness upon his face.
The Headmaster raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I know you, at least, partially. As for whom I am and introducing myself, you've already done a fine job of that. Nothing more for me to add, really. Don't want to scare anyone, eh?" He turned and addressed the two humans in the room. "My thoughts are what to do with you two. As you've probably figured out by now, this is a school for monsters. We're using this school to attempt to form bonds between the monster and human populations, but, as of right now, it's only about halfway a success. Some, like the group you already encountered, are rather tolerant of humans. Others are not so tolerant."
"Wait," said Rory, with an alarmed look. "That group almost attacked us, and you say that they're tolerant?" He looked rather upset by this prospect.
"You simply surprised them," replied the Headmaster with a slight grin. "In the unlikely event that you hadn't noticed, they had a human with them, though I'd appreciate if you wouldn't say anything during your stay here."
"Stay?" interjected Amy.
"Of course!" crowed the Doctor. "There's an issue here, and I'd guess that my old friend here wants us to sort it out! He's brilliant, sure, but I'm the one with the knowledge of all that's wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey!" He looked rather proud of himself.
"Wait, but if we're humans, and we're going to stay here…" began Rory hesitantly. The Headmaster promptly interrupted him.
"There are ways to take care of that. Rory, Amy, we can say that you're students here. You're just young enough to pass off as seniors. Doctor, I'll have to ask you to stay on as a teacher. That'll be the easiest cover, as you're too… quirky… to be a student."
"Fair enough," agreed the Doctor.
"Quick question, eh, Headmaster," asked Amy hesitantly. "We're humans, and you're asking us to blend in here? Long term, from the sound of it?"
"Well," said the Headmaster, grinning widely again. "There's a special bit of magic that I've been working on. It requires something of the Doctor's, though, something known as the Chameleon Arch. Doctor, care to elaborate?"
The Doctor looked shocked. "You're serious? That's… dangerous to use! And I haven't used the Arch in over a year… or two… or ten…. Well, whatever." He turned to Amy and Rory to explain the concept. "The Chameleon Arch is a piece of technology that completely reconstructs your form from the DNA up. I can use it to turn myself into a human, if need be. I've done it once before, and let me tell you, it was painful…." He grimaced. "However, if Mikogami here is going to be supplying magic, it shouldn't be when you use it."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. When?" yelped Amy.
"And besides, we're already humans. How'll the Arch help us?" asked Rory.
"Simple," pronounced the Headmaster. "My magic will enable you to be turned into different kinds of monsters. Hopefully, it'll be an interesting result."
Amy grimaced as she considered the idea, and then nodded in conciliatory defeat. Rory seemed less certain.
"As to what you'll be turning into, I believe the Doctor will be the one to determine that."
The Doctor considered the two current humans before him. "Well… Rory, you'll probably be a… hmmm… descendant of Fáfnir. He's a rather vicious dragon. Amy, you'll probably turn out to be a wraith. It'll fit your personality, and it shouldn't be too difficult, what with your experience with perception filters. Mikogami, this should work, so factor it into the spell." He frowned, then brightened. "Yep! That'll work."
"Well," grumbled Amy. "This ought to be interesting…."