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Chapter Nine
Franziska narrowed her eyes, although she knew that the Doctor had already figured it out, she had to test him. "You must be bluffing, who is it then?" The Doctor approached some of her test tubes, inspecting them before continuing. "I'd know her work anywhere, and to be honest you've made quite a name of yourself so I can tell the difference very, very clearly. We haven't met each other for a while have we Rani?" A woman, with mousy curled hair stepped out from the shadows. She looked superior with a slightly cocky smirk and tilted head. "No we haven't, you've changed. Last time I met you, you always carried around that stupid umbrella."
"I suppose I did, that was really ages ago," he put emphasis on the 'ages' and scratched his hair, remembering the last time she and him had crossed paths. It was the first adventure he had had in his seventh body.
"Your one to talk Rani, you've changed too," he said, Franziska couldn't quite comprehend the calmness between them. "An accident involving Gygionic acid, it wasn't pleasant." The Doctor's eyes widened, he thought unpleasant was a large understatement on dying by Gygionic acid. Even Franziska looked a little uncomfortable thinking about it. "Anyway, thanks to Franziska I can finally dispose of you Doctor, every single time you and I meet you foil my experiments!"
"No offense Franziska, but why do you need her? It's not as if you don't have the brains to find me," The Doctor pointed out.
The Rani replied almost instantaneously, "That's easily answered. When I last regenerated the acid completely destroyed my laboratory. I needed another scientist, one who has the right equipment and would have the same views as me. Franziska fits into this category and was more than happy to help."
Martha clenched her teeth, the magician had a point, there was no way she could make him talk about his motives. "Why is it such a secret anyway?" She decided on a different approach.
"That won't work honey," Leon said, seemingly enjoying it. Martha rolled her eyes, and leaned against the wall. "How long has it been since they put me in here?" She asked, noticing that it clearly wasn't working. "I dunno, hang on," he checked his watch. "About, an hour? Not that long." He grinned. "I've been enjoying it."
"I haven't," she said dully.
The Rani typed in something on the computer, "Restrain the Doctor Franziska." She turned to see a confused Franziska, not going anywhere nearer the Doctor. "Oh never mind then, it's not like he can escape anyway. At least lock the TARDIS," she threw her fellow scientist a cylindrical, metal tube. The blonde scientist nodded and since she was already quite near the TARDIS she got to it before the Doctor could interfere. "This will be, interesting..."
Martha and Leon looked up at the wall, now screen. There was Franziska fiddling with her much loved test tubes and the computer containing the Doctor's data, the Doctor appearing apprehensive and not sure what would happen but knowing that it wouldn't be good. Also a woman she didn't know, neither did Leon. "She's hot," Leon grinned, "Eight out of ten." Martha ignored his remark and focused on the Doctor. "Doctor!"
"Martha," he said, still looking unsure of what would happen, "Can you get out?" Franziska replied before Martha had a chance to. "Do you think I'm stupid?" She said spitefully looking through a beaker of clear liquid, "Of course it's locked, from the outside." Leon tilted his head, so he was trapped too?
The Rani pushed a bright red button, and slowly a purple or violet cloud spread throughout the room Martha and the magician was trapped in. The Doctor ran to the screen, clutching it's sides, "No! Martha you've got to get out!"
"It's filling with Trinoxic Gas, they'll turn paler then stop breathing." The Rani explained, "Franziska what changes are there in the data?"
"A rise in Clenophon and a drop in Hydrocinite," the woman at the computer screen read, sounding fascinated. The Rani nodded, "As expected, still a worth while experiment. Forty six more seconds."
The Doctor now very afraid for his companions safety. "Martha you've got to find a way out!" He said, concentrating on the 'got'.
"Believe me I want to!" Martha yelled, struggling with the lock. Leon poked her back, not seeming concerned with their situation. "Hey, wanna come with?" He grinned, holding out his hand.
"This isn't the time!" She groaned, "Help me get out." Leon rolled his eyes, which Martha had been doing a lot of recently. "That's what I'm doing." The Doctor realized before Martha.
"Martha take his hand!" Martha looked at the black haired young man, who was wearing his trademark grin. "She ain't gonna pay me the rest obviously so I'm off." He commented, Martha finally held his hand, and they were gone.
A new chapter. Woop. That was hard to write though. Maybe I'll find it easier with practice. XD
