A/N: Thanks everyone for the reviews. And I slightly enjoyed doing this chapter. Read on and find out why. Hehe.
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Chapter 4: Doctor in a Gilded Cage
The Doctor sighed as he looked around his surroundings. He debated on whether or not he should make an attempt to escape but his curiosity had the best of him, he wanted to know more about this menagerie that he was so 'privileged' to be a part of. He grinned lightly as a plate of food and some tea, in a kettle along with some sugar, milk, lemon, and a cup was transmated beside him, clearly whoever his host was made sure he was properly fed and taken care of. A voice came upon the speakers:
"As you can see it is feeding time for our various exhibits. Not to be missed is the feeding habits of the macra. Rumor has it that they were once a mighty civilization who enslaved humans, but sadly this race has dwindled to the level of primitive beasts. Our macra was salvaged from the famous motorway of New New York."
The Doctor's eyes went wide; this exhibitor had to be daft to keep hold of a macra. But at least the announcer's words gave him some idea of what time period he was in. He gave a slight sigh it had only been a few days since he and Martha had left New New York. He thought back to the Face of Boe's words: You are not alone… Ironic that he was now in an exhibit because someone believed he was the last of his kind. But as he thought about those words, he decided to keep them handy. Even though, Boe was wrong, he might be able to use them to convince his host that he was not as rare as they thought. After all the Face of Boe's words had to be worth something. He sighed and took a bite of his food and listened to the speaker.
"To the left of the macra, we have one of the few remaining Ice Warriors. Although officially this is not the known name of their species, these reptiles from Mars were once known for their violent nature. Over time, they renounced violence and only advocated aggression in times of need and self defense."
The Doctor thought about how he first met the Ice Warriors. He had traveled with Jamie and Victoria at that time. He sighed; he must be getting sentimental in his old age. He felt bad that Jamie had no memory of being with him, as the Time Lords wiped his mind as well as the mind of Zoe. For himself, having his companions wiped of their memory was the ultimate punishment to him. Although, he had been upset that he had been forced to regenerate, he could accept that, but when his own people messed with his friends. It left a bitter feeling in his hearts.
He poured himself a cup of tea and added a couple cubes of sugar and some milk to his tea. His attention had been piqued by this whole museum, zoo like environment. Who ever captured him, clearly was a person of position and means. It had to be an expensive undertaking to have exhibits and exhibitions. Not only that, they had to be brilliant or at least had some smarts to be able to know enough about the Time Lords and their native environment. He decided that he would have to meet them, and he began to formulate a plan in order to meet them.
He heard the announcer once again, "And now to our next exhibit. We bring you the last of the Time Lords."
The Doctor grinned lightly and stood up. Somewhere, although he could not see it, people were staring at him.
"As you can see, he is enjoying his cup of tea."
The Doctor lifted his cup as if he was toasting the crowd and then fitted it to his lips and took a sip. He then waved his hand to say hello to the crowd that was gathered by him. "Hello…."
He had to admit that there was something enjoyable about being in front of a crowd. He knew exactly who would have loved being displayed like this though, Captain Jack. All the spectators around him, Captain Jack Harkness would have stood there making himself the center of attention.
The Doctor then grinned, an idea came on him. The thought about being the center of attention was not a bad idea. He put down his cup of tea. He decided he was going to give his audience a display. They wanted to see the 'Last Time Lord,' they were going to get it, warts and all.
The Doctor began to take off the Prydonian robes that he wore. He kept a very wide grin on his face as everyone saw his chest. He turned around and flexed his muscles, consequently showing the obvious mole that was between his shoulder blades, he then turned around.
The Doctor then slowly began to take off his boxers and suddenly the speaker spoke,
"I apologize for this unseemly display. I can assure you; this is very Un-Time Lordian for our Time Lord to be doing this. I have turned off our monitor and I apologize to you adults with kids, for this display of…ummm…Time Lord Anatomy."