Chapter 4 is now up, and the planet of Psi is going to be explored (I wanted to do a Gangnam style Joke, but it didn't fit in with the Chapter.)
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Clara crops up, Charlotte is close to making a decision (Sage or Doctor?), Reid is being cool, and the Doctor is just being the Doctor! :D
Now, let's get back into the action (And me: Work out how on Earth to defeat Daleks... Yes, Daleks are going to appear soon!)
Chapter 4- The Planet of Psi.
"Reid, Reid!" The Doctor yelled out as he entered the army, "We've landed."
"Sorry about that, but your collection of books is one of the best collections I have ever seen. You have the Magna Carta, and all the plays of Shakespeare, including his lost ones…." Reid rambled.
"It is nice to see that a companion actually appreciated my collection for once." The Doctor smiled, "Which books were you reading?"
"I had just finished the whole of Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. It was an extremely fascinating read, and I was thinking of looking at the vials of Gallifreyan History next." Reid smiled, as if he was a kid in a candy store, "After all, I had never heard of the Time Lords until I met you, and studying your history is a fascinating idea."
The Doctor wearily smiled, "Well, Time Lord History will end one day. I've seen my grave at Trenzalore. I know that I'm going to die. Anyways, Reid, I don't really know much about you, so for all I know, you could be a backstabber who wants to kill me and take over the Earth. Can you tell me about yourself?"
"I'm an FBI agent who works in the BAU, using psychology to study the minds of murderers, arsonists, serial killers, drug dealers, thieves, and other criminals. Currently, we have a 98% success rate. My mom is Schizophrenic and my dad abandoned me. I was born on the 9th October, 1980." Reid replied honestly.
"An FBI agent then?" The Doctor asked, "The first time I have had one of those as a long term companion. Do you know of a man named Canton Everett Delaware III? He was a friend of mine, helped me to defeat the Silence in 1969."
"Yes, I've heard of him. He was a brilliant FBI agent who was kicked out for wanting to marry an African-American man. However, I haven't actually met him, and I haven't heard of the Silence." Reid rambled excitedly.
"The Silence were a race of Aliens who you forgot about after you saw them." The Doctor explained, "Part of a Religious Cult that tried to kill me, in order from stopping the First Question from being asked at Trenzalore…"
"Trenzalore? Where your grave is?" Reid interrupted.
"Yes." The Doctor sadly replied, "However, I used the Teselecta to my advantage. I went to Lake Silencio, faked my death, and decided to delete all traces of my existence from the history of the Universe."
"What's a Teselecta?" Reid asked.
The Doctor sighed, "A humanoid Time Machine, used to locate criminals and bring them to justice. I persuaded one of them to take on my form, and be shot at Lake Silencio in my place."
Reid nodded, before asking, "What other life forms are there in the universe? You mentioned the Vespiform, which you defeated with Charlotte, and I've encountered the Medeans, and the Azhans, as well as hearing mentions of the Zylaks. What else is there?"
"Too many to list, as the universe is so big and diverse, even I haven't seen all of it." The Doctor replied quietly, and you could hear the awe in his voice, "Now, do you want to go and see Psi?"
Meanwhile, Charlotte sat in her room, staring at her phone angrily. She was torn. She only worked for the Sage because he had raised her from infancy and a great reward would be given to her once she had fulfilled his mission. However, what she had been told of the Doctor was lies. The Doctor wasn't the war monger that she had been told about. He was a really nice guy who wanted to save the universe.
What should she do?
She heard footsteps walking down the corridor, and she stuffed her phone into her pocket. She must not let the Doctor or Reid see the offending item. That would lead to… She did not want to even think of what could happen. Both of them would be so disappointed in her, or worse, furious. She'd probably get thrown out to hostile aliens, or a black hole, or left on an inhabited planet on her own to die.
She then heard a knock at the door, and Reid whispering, "Hey Charlotte." She allowed him to enter her room, making sure that her phone was not visible.
"We've arrived at Psi. Do you want to come and look around the place?" Reid kindly asked which further troubled Charlotte's thoughts. Reid was such a nice guy, and so was the Doctor. Should she betray the Sage or the Doctor?
"Yeah, I'm coming. Cannot wait to see the place." Charlotte weakly smiled.
Reid stared at Charlotte, curiously profiling her. She wasn't as cheerful as she normally was which could possibly mean that something was up.
"Charlotte? Are you ok?" Reid kindly asked, genuinely concerned about Charlotte's mental well-being.
Charlotte smiled strongly, trying to keep up the façade. "I'm fine, Reid. Let's go and look around Psi!"
Reid paused, before deciding to drop the topic. If Charlotte did not want to tell him, then he should probably drop it, as it was probably nothing really.
Charlotte skipped out of the room, followed closely by Reid, and they went back to the control room, where the Doctor was standing by the console.
"Psi, the year is 2013. No fixed points in time, again. The psychics are too damned good at manipulating the fixed points." The Doctor rambled, "Now, they have training for every single race, whether it be Human, Time Lord, Azhan, Ice Warrior, Zylak, Medean etc. etc."
"Brilliant!" Charlotte grinned happily, before she ran towards the TARDIS doors, and opening them quickly, "Let's go then!"
She opened the door, and paused, "Wow, this place is beautiful! Look at it!"
Reid looked over Charlotte's shoulder, and his stared in shock. It was beautiful, just as Charlotte had described. There were aliens walking around everywhere, most of the races Reid hadn't even seen before. He saw everything- Some aliens looked like plants, others animals, and he even saw some humans there. However, some of the races looked totally different to any other life form on Earth.
Charlotte leaped out of the TARDIS, and walked quickly towards a tall, levitating building, with Reid and the Doctor following behind her.
"Charlotte, please slow down!" The Doctor yelled, "You don't want to get lost, and…."
However, Charlotte ran into the crowd, and the Doctor and Reid watched as she vanished into the crowd.
"I'll take you to the psychic training, and get you settled in there, before I go and look for Charlotte." The Doctor decided, "After all, I don't want to lose you whilst looking for Charlotte, and at least I will know where you are."
"That's a rather sensible plan." Reid smiled, "So, what does Psychic training entail?"
"The trainers help your brain to access the psychic field that surrounds you, which absorbs memories and thoughts of the other people, and that in turn allows you to access the emotions, thoughts and memories of those around you." The Doctor explained.
"So, how do they help me access the psychic field? Do they use Zener cards, or do they use their psychic abilities to unlock ours? Or is there another method?" Reid asked excitedly.
"They use their own Psychic abilities." The Doctor replied, "As they have done extensive studies and those studies show that being closer to someone who can access the Psychic field can unlock others abilities much more easily."
Reid nodded, and they finally entered the building, and the receptionist smiled warmly at them.
"Hello, Doctor, you came and visited us 100 years ago, in your 8th incarnation?" The receptionist greeted them warmly, "And you want to let Dr Spencer Reid train with us, so that he can access the psychic field? Ok, Dr Spencer Reid, follow me to the training room."
Reid look mildly creeped out as the receptionist took him down a quiet corridor to his training destination.
Meanwhile, Charlotte was anxious. She was on a new planet, she had been separated from her travelling companions (Who she might have to betray one day) and there were aliens all around her who could read her mind, and find out her… biggest secret.
And if Reid, after undergoing psychic training, found out….. Well, she would be totally and utterly screwed. They'd kill her for sure.
"Hello, Charlotte, or 'Spy'. I will say that the Doctor and Dr Spencer Reid won't kill you if they find out your secrets. But, you have a massive decision to make." A human female smiled, her long brown hair fluttering in the breeze, "And I would suggest that you betray your mentor."
"Really?" Charlotte gasped, "Who are you?"
"Yes, as your mentor is an evil, evil man. And my name is Oswald." Oswald replied happily, "Now, I want to give you three warnings. One is to beware Alaska. Secondly, wear this, as you are scared that other psychics will read you. And finally, the final fight will take place in the field of stars."
Charlotte took the ring from Oswald, and slid it onto her right hand ring finger. She thought deeply on what Oswald had said. What did she mean?
"Charlotte? Charlotte!" Charlotte could hear the Doctor's face, and the Doctor walked into the alleyway, and paused, "Clara Oswin Oswald!"
"It's Oswald, Chin boy." Oswald replied, "And you also have a dark and troubled history behind you. The unwilling destruction of Gallifrey, the loss of most of your kind, and the amount of times you have lost your companions, willing and unwillingly. However, it isn't your fault. The Time Lords grew too big for your boots, and they wanted to become creatures of pure consciousness and destroy all of creation. And fate was the one who separated you from your companions. And the ones you took back to their own time stream are having a happy and successful life."
"Thank you, Oswald." The Doctor answered gratefully, "Thank you for that."
They walked away from Oswald, who muttered, "Run, you clever boy, and remember."
Charlotte asked, "Doctor, you know her?"
The Doctor replied, "Another person whose life I affected. She ran into my open wound time stream, and she was split into millions of pieces, and scatted herself across my life. She left the TARDIS team just before I met you, as she wanted to continue being a nanny to the Maitland family, because the kids, Artie and Angie."
Charlotte gulped, "Do I have to do something so heroic?"
"No, unless you study the risks and work out if it is the safest option for you to pursue." The Doctor laughed, "Now, let's get you to psychic training, and then you'll be able to access the psychic field. It is much more useful than you think."
"Also, what did it mean about your dark past?" Charlotte asked, "And the unwilling destruction of Gallifrey?"
The Doctor sighed sadly, "I had to destroy my home planet during the last great time war, because otherwise all of time would have been destroyed. However, the war became locked in time- no one could affect it. I could not go back and save them."
Charlotte paused, and thought silently to herself. Sage had…..
Eventually, she smiled, and shouted, "Let's go to the psychic training centre!"
Meanwhile, back in the training centre, Reid was sitting opposite a young, male training instructor who was calling himself Simon (Apparently, his real name was longer and much harder to pronounce)
"Right, Reid. I am about to enter your mind." Simon calmly stated, "Please, don't try to resist me."
Reid nodded, and suddenly, he felt a buzzing presence in his mind. It felt like a headache was about to begin. He, however, did not resist, and allowed Simon to slowly enter his mind, and do what he needed to do. After half an hour of tweaking, he heard whispers. Reid guessed that they were Simon's thoughts.
"Hello, Dr Spencer Reid. Can you hear this yet?" Simon thought.
"Yes, and this is such a weird but interesting experience. After all, not many human beings can communicate like this. So, will I need to practise to get better?" Reid answered, "And please, you can call me Reid."
Simon thought-replied quickly, "Ok, Reid. As you grow more accustomed to the psychic field, your abilities will improve. Also, your friend, Charlotte, has just entered the psychic field."
"The Doctor found her?" Reid thought-asked, "So, are you going to teach her how to access the psychic field too?"
"The Doctor did find her, but due to exhaustion, I cannot teach her as well." Simon thought, after a moment's pause, "So, you work for the FBI? What's it like there?"
"Well, even though we see human depravity every day, it is also satisfying to save others from the monsters that we catch. The team I work with are my family, which also helps. I would not be who I am without the job that I do or the people I work with." Reid honestly replied.
"That is a truly noble thing to do, Reid. You have got my respect." Simon smiled, "Now, you're quite good for a beginner, and there is nothing I can do with you now, as you've got psychic abilities now. Just go and experience the psychic field, and your abilities will develop over time. Also, take this. This will protect you from other mind readers."
"Thank you." Reid thought kindly, before he walked out of the room, and towards the Doctor.
"How was the training? And do you want to communicate in the future by voice or thought-speak?" The Doctor asked.
"It was good, and now I can communicate via the psychic field, but I still prefer talking to thought-speak." Reid replied, "So, how long has Charlotte been in there?"
"17 minutes, 4 seconds." The Doctor replied, "So, she should be out soon."
A little while later, Charlotte came out of the room, eager to claim that she now had psychic abilities, before she managed to mind read Reid.
"This is so cool!" Charlotte smiled, "Let's go back to the TARDIS now!"
After this, the three of them made their way slowly back to the TARDIS, and when they entered the room, the Doctor asked, "So, where next?"