Chapter 7: Toys

"Did you see that?" a child of twelve whispered to her brother as a robotic man dropped a package a few yards away from where she and her twin were practicing their fighting.

"Sure did. Let's steal it."

"My thoughts exactly."

The twins hurried to where the package had been left and were surprise to see their names on the brown paper.

"Now that is very spoilerific," Mercury grinned.

"That is not a word brother," Minerva laughed picking up the package, "But I see where you were going with it."

The two shut their eyes and reached out in their minds.


"Mummy!"

River froze nearly dropping her gun and her husband had to pull her out of the line of fire as the Sontaurns were chasing them.

"Now's not really the best time my darlings," River answered in the recesses of her mind.

"Sorry, but a robot's left a package with our name on it."

"Is it from you and daddy?"

"What? Oh yes darlings. Yes! It's finally gotten to you! Yes. Please do open it! Be careful with our gifts. Use them wisely. Don't let the Silence find them."


The twins opened their eyes and opened the package finding a sonic screwdriver, psychic billfold, a vortex manipulator, and a tube of lipstick.

"You should hold most of these I think. Your the boy," the little time girl smiled taking the lipstick tube.

"Well I think we were each supposed to get two though."

"Probably...but if I let you steer then I'm free to shoot and kill more."

"I don't like the killing anyway so that works for me," he agreed strapping the manipulator on his wrist and pulling his sleeve over it.

"Should we go see mummy and daddy?"

"Perhaps not yet. Don't want to scare them. Perhaps for our birthday."

"Oooh I quite like that Idea. Agreed. Come on back to classes," she took his hand as they ran back to the confinement before they got in trouble.

Tick tock, goes the clock,

And then what shall we see?