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They all walk into the elevator and Jamie's finger hovers over the buttons, the number slipping his mind. Zoe glances at it and presses the three. Jamie steps back and flashes a smile at her unspoken query. She ponders his response as everyone else squeezes in.

"get offa my foot ya hot air bag!" Dr. Adee yells at Dr. Galin.

"It's not my fault you have abnormally large feet." Dr. Galin snaps back.

The lady steps in now and silences them.

Jamie's left hand was starting to feel numb. It twitched lightly when he attempted to make a fist. Zoe looks at him, worried. She waits until the group disperses, "Jamie, are you alright?"

"aye, I'm fine Zoe." his steps falter.

Zoe grabs his arm and puts it on her shoulder, "your lying is still terrible. Lean on me."

he reluctantly obeys, annoyed yet grateful for her exceptional strength. They follow the searching (and squabbling) allies. They poke their heads in each door until they find a room full of scientists. The scientists stood about, trance-like. Dr. Adee waves her hand in a man's face, "I donna think anyone's 'ome."

"what do you think happened?" Dr. Galin wonders.

"what have you done?" the lady whispers, astonished.

A man moves, startling them. He walks towards them, stopping in front of Jamie. "you are almost complete Mister Mccrimmon."

"an' who am I talkin' to?"

"I am the Great Intelligence. Prepare for yourself to be the Doctor's demise." the man walks back to the corner he came from.

Jamie thinks for a moment then turns to the lady. "what do ye know about any of this?"

"what makes you think I know anything?" she asks, trying to hide her fear.

"I wouldn't a be like this if ye hadn't told me I'd be fine."

"okay, yes, I lied. my previous attempts failed but I changed the formula so I don't know what's going to happen to you."

"ye of all people should know the laws against Human testin' without safety measures!" Dr. Adee yells, grabbing the lady by the coat, shaking her.

"I know! I know!" she yells back.

Dr. Galin pulls her off, "Calm down! What's done is done." he turns to the lady, "because this is your fault you must fix it!"

"what make you think I can?!"

"the least you can do is try." Dr. Galin grows quiet, almost sorrowful.

Dr. Adee relaxes and looks at him with an ounce of pity. The room is quiet for a moment; then Zoe speaks, "perhaps we should go get the Doctor. He is quite good at fixing impossible situations."

Jamie pushes himself off her, "go Zoe. Take Dr. Adee with ye."

Dr. Adee nods at Jamie and leaves the room. Zoe doesn't leave until Dr. Galin becomes Jamie's crutch.

"and what are we going to do?" Dr. Galin asks.

"first... first we find the great... what's 'is name. Then we fix me." Jamie stumbles through his thoughts, mumbling in Celtic as he walked out the door.

The Doctor yawns and stretches. He looks up at the clock, 4:25 P.M. "it is oddly quiet. I thought they'd be back by now. I wonder what's keeping them?" he gets up to look around the TARDIS. Unable to find them he heads to the console. He goes to the door and tries to open it. Something was blocking it, pushing from the outside. He lets go and checks the cameras. It shows five scientists sitting themselves in front of it. He frowns and opens communication with them. "please move. You're sitting in the way." none of them respond. He sighs and starts thinking of ways to get out.

Zoe and Dr. Adee sprint down the halls, heading for the lift. They hop in and stop to breathe. Zoe pushes the button and Dr. Adee asks a question. "do ya think 'e'll be all right?"

"Jamie? I don't know. It is destroying his brain so even if he survives he might never be the same" Zoe sighs, "I am aware that everything that has happened is partly my fault."

" 'ow so?"

"sometimes I forget about his insecurity. The Doctor and I are so far ahead of him intellectually that he struggles to even understand half of what we say."

"so 'e was offered a chance ta understand an 'e took it. Ah, lass, don' beat yerself up over it. Everyone's insecure sometimes. Whether we give in or not only shows 'ow strong we are, and when we need help."

Zoe dwells on this, "so now I need to be there for him."

"aye." the elevator door opens.

"you are quite insightful." Zoe complements.

"thank ye." Dr. Adee pokes her head out, looking for traps. She rushes to the end of the hall. She makes an all clear sign. Zoe overtakes her then takes the lead. They stop outside the room with the TARDIS. A door blocked the way. Dr. Adee pushes in her code but it doesn't give. Zoe looks up, "perhaps the air vents? Jamie and the Doctor try that often."

"who gets on top?"

"Jamie usually."

Dr. Adee looks at her with a "really?" face.

"oh, you meant out of us. Sorry, I will carry you."

Dr. Adee climbs on top and starts unscrewing it. They stop a loud bang echos towards them, followed by a screeching noise. A speaker near their heads emits a high pitched piercing whine. They crumple in a heap, shielding their ears in an attempt to block it out. The sound bouncing around the enclosed space; repeatedly crashing against their eardrums. They pass out mere moments later.

When Jamie, Dr. Galin, and the lady left the room a man followed. The lady turns to him, "what do you want?"

"you do not know the way."

"is this a trap?"

"no, he will be ready when we arrive." he walk ahead of them.

The lady grabs Jamie's arm, stopping them both.

"what?" Dr. Galin asks harshly.

"look, I know this is my fault. But giving him what he wants will not fix you."

"alright, jus' tell me why."

"why?"

"why ye did all this if you're not... workin' fer 'im."

"when I started I only wanted to expand human knowledge, but after several awards the fame got to me. Then I started to draw blanks. I was afraid that people would forget me, leave me. He contacted me with an idea, but he didn't tell me his name. I've thought of asking why he wanted me to finish so badly; but I brushed it away with thoughts of acclaim." she sighs, "he pushed me to do human testing. I only agreed because I was behind on my payments. Somewhere after my second failure my conscience disappeared. I'm truly sorry for all of this."

"it's okay. I need ta face 'im. But I canna do it without ye."

"I don't know how." she looks dejectedly at the floor.

"neither do I." Jamie gives a cocky grin. They turn back to the patient man, slowly following.

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