Okay! The next chap! I'm actually a little bit ahead, and stuck at a tiny bit...
Theta laughed, relaxing and lounging on a large recliner chair in a laboratory like base.
Martha had gone home, forcing Jack to agree that Theta would be returned before nine. He deserved time to relax after catching the monster.
Ianto, Gwen, Tosh and Owen were around the 'hub' as they told him. And he was having a field day just playing around with a few broken non dangerous things they had laying around.
He was enjoying himself, tinkering with a small metal tool with no faults. He ran his fingers over it and smiled as a beautiful chime came out of the tiny tubes. Gwen looked up surprised and smiled as he traced his fingers on different tubes at different intervals. Not even noticing as he was humming along with a song his mother sang to him as a child- or when he was an infant.
Without realizing it, Gwen herself started humming along, causing her legs to swing slightly and a slight smile on her face.
Ianto chuckled slightly as he came in, carrying a few cups of coffee, one of which he handed to Gwen, who blushed and looked back at the monitor. Jack watched this with a small chuckle and Theta stopped the instrument, a small smirk on his face.
"Oh, so you're the type that likes music?" He asked, directly at Gwen, who looked surprised but nodded slightly, transferring her monitor to Ianto who quickly took control of monitoring the rift.
"Ursula liked music also, that is, when she wasn't busy tackling us to the ground when we stole her…erm…" He rubbed the back of his neck with an uncertain smile. Gwen laughed and Jack gave a small smile.
"Here, do you have any space distorters?" He asked, turning to look at Jack who lifted an eyebrow and pointed to a cabinet that didn't seem to messed up.
Theta gave a nod and darted over, fiddling with the lock and frowning as it needed a combination.
"Oh- that needs a combi-"
Ianto quickly shut up as the light shone green and the door slid away, showing the small black mirrors that were space distorters.
"The rift kicked those through a while ago, didn't know what they were used for except for messing up the molecular build on a few objects." Jack shrugged and Theta picked up a good sized one, setting it in the middle of the floor. Gwen stepped back as he grabbed a tiny hand held one and attached it to a hanging hook from the ceiling.
"That." He grabbed two and set it at just the right angle, stroking it so they glowed green and hovered in place.
"Is because you never saw merchants in marketplaces." He nodded and set up another two.
Even Ianto turned away from the screen, putting it on standby as he watched the distorters fall into place as a large diamond with two points and two larger disrupters in the middle, one tiny one between those.
"Okay, this is where it gets cool." Theta grinned and very carefully stepped forward standing under the tiny one and above the larger one. He pulled out the small instrument and gently stroked the middle tube.
The sound traveled out, to be hit by the space distorters which distorted it into a lower, humming, singing and higher tone, then echoed for a longer time all the while a little song was played out.
Gwen gasped and her eyes widened as the song was different than anything that she had ever heard. Even Ianto was impressed and Jack aborted his stated, stopping to stare a little ways away.
"Want something even better?" He asked, and set down the instrument as the music still played.
He stepped into the mirror area, and exhaled slowly, closing his eyes and bowing his head.
A few seconds later the mirror hummed a different song. And his face had a smile, he opened his eyes and smiled as the distorters were pure and clean with a song Jack had only heard once before.
"I've heard that before." He said, pointing with one hand just to clarify more about what was going on.
"You have?" He asked turning and stepping out, wincing slightly but the music stopped soon.
"…A Tardis sounds like that." He nodded, getting confused glances from Gwen and Ianto, but they didn't dare ask any more.
"You've been in a Tardis? You've heard the song of us? Of our people?" He asked, more shocked then surprised now.
Jack didn't say anything but turned sharply and didn't look back.
So Theta sighed and turned, starting to put away the mirrors/space distorters.
x-(X)-x
Theta sat on top of the roof, relaxing and looking up at the passing clouds.
"You up here?" Martha asked, poking her head out of the highest window, smiling when she saw his laying form.
"I used to sit out in the meadows when I was younger. Watch the Tardis' go by." Theta mused, blinking as two large hawks circled then vanished into the forests in the distance.
"When I was little, I used to sit on the top of mum's car. It got her really mad actually." Martha laughed and Theta joined in, rolling his head to look at her.
"It's a nice day." Martha noted after an awkward silence, as neither said anything.
"No it's not." Theta sighed, looking back up in the air and inhaling deeply with his eyes closed.
"What?" Martha asked, as if she had misheard.
"You better run for shelter soon, Martha. I smell a storm approaching." He muttered before sighing and sitting upright, looking away in the distance.
Martha looked at him slightly wary. She had heard something like this before. But where? When? Why?
She gasped and looked down at her pocket, slowly retrieving her phone as it rang loudly. Theta inhaled once more and looked away, thinking or listening to something.
"Hello?" Martha asked, her voice slightly shaky.
"Martha! Oh god, you and the Doctor need to get out of there! Get over here now!" It was Jack, and he was panicking.
"What? Why?" Martha demanded, keeping an eye on Theta who was now paying attention, watching her.
"It's UNIT, our rival for alien tech. They have the force, while we have the tech. They got a link on him, and they're coming for him."
"Why can't we just hide him someplace? Wait for this entire thing to blow over?" Martha asked, getting to her feet, and Theta mimicked him.
"Because, they have two choppers and if I'm not mistaken. One bullet proof Limo holding Mr. Harold Saxon."
"The man going for Prime Minister?" Martha asked with a frown, confused, and she could partially hear the nod in his voice.
"…Okay, we're on our way." And she clicked the phone shut. No words were spoken between the two before they were rushing back inside and out the steps.
"Martha!" Leo called in confusion as she came rushing past.
"No time! UNIT's after him, we need to get out of here! And for god's sake, down tell them about him!" Martha shouted as she grabbed her car keys and rushed out, Theta already buckled and ready.
And then, they were off.
Martha's phone rang again and this time, she threw it at Theta who caught it with his quick reflexes and stared at the screen confused.
"Hit the green button then talk into it." She instructed, swerving to avoid a slow moving truck.
"Hello?" Theta tried once pressing the green button.
"Theta?" Jack still seemed unsure on his name, and it annoyed him slightly.
"The last time I checked my name it was that. How may we help you?"
"I could use a little less of that cheek kid. You got a chopper on your tail, they don't seem to be losing you, we've already jammed there scanners, but there seems to be something that is linking you to them."
"They have a tracker on the car?"
"I don't know kid, I don't know. Change of plans. We can't risk them figuring out where our base is. Tell Martha to go down Polk Avenue and look for the blue box."
Theta blinked but shrugged pulling the phone away from his ear.
"Jack wants you to go down Polk Avenue and look for a blue bow, whatever that means." Theta sent back, and Martha nodded, swerving so fast Theta slammed into the car door, groaning in protest he straightened his back and resumed talking on the phone.
"That sounded like it hurt."
"Oh shut it Jack."
"Okay. The chopper is missing you slightly, but there's still a car on your tail. I don't think it's using a scan- Wait! It only has one life form!"
"A single car?"
"Strange, this is Cardiff, not many people can afford this. Anyways, we can't go into the Blue box until the guy goes away, keep trying to lose him, and if we need to, take the second parking garage on your right."
"On it." Martha responded as Theta had nimbly found the speaker button. She looked into her rearview mirror and turned right, then left taking an alley, then across the main road and back across he back roads.
And still the car hung on.
"We can't lose it. Try the garage." Theta insisted after seeing the car not behind an inch.
Martha complied and quickly turned into the garage, spinning towards the top and skidding sideways before sliding to a halt next to Jack's Car and the Torchwood van.
"Out guys, and Theta, stay out of sight." Jack responded before hanging up. And Theta rolled out of the car, seeking shelter behind the Torchwood van.
The black car- similar to Jack's rolled to a stop just in front of the three. The car turned off, and the door opened.
And out stepped Harold Saxon.
"Mr. Saxon." Martha blinked in surprise and the man snorted, crossing his arms.
"Cut to the chase Martha Jones. I know who you are, and in this case, what you are Captain Jack Harkness." Saxon growled, flipping out his pen and twirling it quickly between his fingers.
"How do you know about us Saxon?" Gwen asked, stepping forward and holding a gun by her side. Saxon didn't even glance at it before taking out a large rectangle from his pocket.
"This thing right here, can deactivate all technology on top of this roof. And in 3, 2, 1!" He laughed, pressing the button and causing Gwen to jump and yank out a buzzing Blue tooth. Jack did the same but this time also throwing a few chunks of alien tech out of his coat.
Theta hissed in pain as the Vortex Manipulator burst into slight flames and fire, he threw it to the ground and carefully stomped it out. He cursed, knowing that languages were broken.
Jack test fired his gun, growling as it didn't work, and he dropped it to the floor, Martha doing the same with a gun she had just grabbed.
Saxon gave a small smirk, and reached into his pocket, pulling out something small and silver, causing Jack to gasp slightly.
Theta looked at it through the tinted windows, the man couldn't see him, but it was something else, something….familiar.
Jack reached behind his back, and gently clicked a small button on an orb like object, then, Theta gasped as if he could suddenly breathe. And then, Jack started talking.
"That's not 21st technology Saxon." Jack warned, and Theta smirked, trying to whisper something softly. He frowned as it came out Gallifreyan, apparently it was only one way.
"No, it's not. A device built by me actually, but the idea came from a friend of mine. Of course, this is completely different." He smirked, pointing it upwards and firing a white light at a passing bird, which shrieked and collapsed, dead.
Martha gasped and scrambled backwards, pressing her back against the car, Gwen herself was breathing very little and her skin was pale.
"What do you want?" Gwen asked, stepping forward slightly and showing that she had no weapon.
Saxon laughed, tilting his head upright and giving a wicked smirk.
"What do I want? Well, I'm sure that the person I want is right here. And I know it can hear me." He stated, talking slightly louder to make sure this 'person' could hear.
"Yeah, but what species? What are you intentions?" Jack demanded, crossing his arms and Saxon gave a board sigh at that.
"My intentions? That changes every moment it's avoiding me. So why don't you do me a favor and step out from behind that car. I can hear your heartbeat." Saxon growled and Theta tensed.
Then Theta closed his eyes and listened, listening to the man and trying to hear his heartbeat.
Thump, thump,thump,thump.
Theta flashed his eyes open with a small gasp and he stood more straightly, and turned, very slowly stepping out from behind the car.
The man recoiled as if burned, taking a few steps back as his eyes were open, and he breathed out two words.
"That's impossible."
Martha frowned, turning to Jack who carefully set a hand on Theta's shoulder, ready to pull him back if Saxon attacked. Gwen quickly grabbed the gun and held it ready, just in case he charged.
"It's been a long time since you've looked like that." Saxon mused in a low voice, not daring to look away. Theta frowned, tilting his head slightly and focusing really hard, trying to figure out just who it was…
"You've met him?" Martha asked, looking suspicouse, and Saxon growled, twirling the laser screwdriver.
"What do you take me for ape?" He snarled, looking back at Theta who very slowly took a step forward.
The air grew silent as Theta very slowly breathed very deeply, and closed his eyes as he smelled the air.
"Wha-"
"Koschie!" Theta screamed in surprise and Saxon hissed in surprise as he was knocked to the ground.
Jack took a step back in surprise as Saxon groaned and rolled over, knocking Theta off who scrambled to his feet with a large smile.
"Yeah yeah, still as energetic I see." He groaned, cracking his neck as he scowled at the little boy who didn't seem frightened in the least.
"Nanoi'Evavae 'Dosh!" Theta laughed and Saxon scowled, swiping him away.
"I can assure you I am not insane or mindless."
"Ni'si Sop'aet." Theta assured, smirking while he scowled once more.
"You're just as cheeky as you were as a kid." He muttered and Theta's smile fell, confusion littered his face.
"Di' Craeto'a." Theta muttered and Saxon twisted his head, looking down with masked confusion.
"What do you mean, you are seve- oh, a degeneration mixed in with a mental block leaving you to believe that you're seven. And it's annoying listening you speak In Gallifreyan, here."
And he hit another button on the rectangle and the Vortex Manipluator buzzed into exsistance with flashes of lights and beeps. Theta blinked, prodding it slightly.
"That's just weird." He muttered and Saxon snickered.
"Wait wait- who is that guy?" Jack asked, leveling the fully working gun. Theta turned, blinking with a slight frown.
"His name is Koschie-"
"The Master."
"The elders actually let you keep that name?" theta asked in surprise, The Master shrugged.
"And he's my friend. Remember? I told you about him, us and Ursula." Theta nodded and yelped as he was suddenly thrown off, onto the ground. He laughed, rolling onto his back and sitting upright with a smirk, the Master rolled his eyes also.
"So wait- you're his friend?" Martha asked, not lowering her gun, and the Master stood, as did Theta.
"Theta's friend since his beginning, which apparently was seven years ago. What did you do to him? Break the biologic code and use a slicer to splice away the regeneration genes to trap him as a seven year old? But no, that would have all of his memories intact, so it wasn't humans."
He wrinkled his nose at the word and Theta rolled his eyes.
"Nope, the humans didn't know what I was when I first appeared here." Theta agreed and the two turned when Jack cleared his throat loudly.
"Yeah, I get the fact that you're not humans, so what the hell are you Saxon?" he growled and Saxon stood, almost the exact same height with a creepy grin on his face.
"The name, is the Master. And I'm a time lord, now tell me Harkness, why are your a fixed point in time?" He asked and Jack lowered the gun.
"That doesn't matter. Right now, what matters is changing Theta back. He's much more fun the older he gets." The Master smirked, causing Martha and Gwen to look away quickly and Jack to smirk.
The three didn't really understand what he meant.
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Gallifreyan words found from a website online created just for words.
