The Master had just settled in his seat as the helicopter was taking off when it hit him; a feeling of cold dread...something was wrong, very wrong.

He closed his eyes and reached out through his bond to the Doctor and found only the darkness unconsciousness not sleep. He snapped open his eyes and snarled at the pilot.

"Turn around and recall my mercenaries."

"Yes sir," the pilot said and the Master felt the helicopter bank sharply.


The Doctor felt like he was swimming in tar and he had the distinct feeling that he was moving. He tried to open his eyes but a too bright light shone in his eyes, but he realised the reason he felt he was moving was because he was.

Then panic took him when he knew he wasn't supposed to be going anywhere and he tried to get up and found he was restrained and any control he might have had was lost in the tide of anger that swept away his panic.

"Pajh na era ti ci'al!" he screamed and pulled on his restraints which snapped like pieces of twine, not designed to restrain alien patients.

He leapt up and began hammering on the sides of the vehicle screaming the same words.

He staggered and fell when the vehicle stopped suddenly ignoring the cut he received from falling against the gurney. He turned towards the door as he heard footsteps and crouched and let out a snarl.

The door opened and with a roar he leapt and floored the person that had opened the door. With a snarl he sank his teeth into the person's face.

The person screamed and tried in vain to push the crazed Time Lord off himself.

The Doctor only let go when someone dragged him off and he spat out the chunk of flesh but continued to struggle against the person holding him.

The person he'd attacked managed to clamber up. He was holding one side of his face.

"The bastard bit me," the man growled and pulled out something the Doctor recognised and he flinched involuntarily.

The man smirked. "You know what this then? Well, you'll know how it feels then," he said and advanced to the still struggling Time Lord.

He only made it a few steps when he suddenly jerked and blood appeared on his chest and then his head exploded.

The person holding the Doctor let go of him in surprise and pushed him away. He looked round him and began to move back to the ambulance but never made it as his head suffered the same fate as his compatriot.


The Doctor had stumbled away when the other man had pushed him and was now trying to pick himself up off the floor.

He needed to get away, get away before whoever had killed his kidnappers found him.

He forced himself to move and when he straightened he found himself facing men in black and carrying guns.

"Enough!" a voice he recognised called out and a figure he most definitely recognised parted the group of men.

With a whimper of sheer terror he sank to the floor as the man in the white coat walked towards him.


White Coat couldn't help but smile as he walked towards his property. He was a little peeved that Military Intelligence had got to him first, but that problem was now rectified.

There was just one more problem to sort out.

He approached his property who quite rightly cowered when he approached and took out a scalpel.

His property began screaming it what was most likely his own language but the word seemed recognisable.

"Nai! Nai!Nai"

Ignoring him he gestured to two of the men who grabbed an arm each and dragged his property up.

He scowled as is property continued to scream the same words its own language and it was grating on his nerves. He drew back his arm and the slap finally silenced his property. He grabbed hold of his property's face and stared into its frightened eyes.

"You will speak only human. I don't want to hear that filthy alien language again."

He then took hold of his property's hair and roughly pulled its head to one side to expose his property's neck.

He ignored the cry of pain as he sliced into the flesh and inserted a small disc.

He smiled at his property. "We can't have you running from me again. I told you I keep what belongs to me and I will eventually have your mate. Bring him," he said and turned away.

He ignored the sobs of his property and walked back to his waiting vehicle.


Ianto and Gwen looked up when they heard Jack's voice. He was in his office and he must be really angry if they could hear him.

The door to his office opened and a very angry Jack came out. He was swearing in several languages.

"Stupid morons, what the hell were they doing!"

Ianto and Gwen looked at Jack for an explanation.

"Military Intelligence, they found the Doctor before we did and took him from the hospital. They were ambushed an hour ago and the Doctor is nowhere to be seen. I'm going to the ambush site. The hospital is just down the road. I want you two to go to the hospital and question the staff and be careful, if we know, then the Master will know."


The Master went to step out of the helicopter when a tsunami of terror flooded his mind and he staggered back against it.

He closed his eyes and tried to sort the jumble of images that were being thrown at him. He grabbed hold of the connection between himself and the Doctor and he felt his lover's white hot rage and it coursed through his blood like fire. Then his hearts almost faltered when his lover's terror overrode his anger.

He felt a searing pain on his face and then on his neck and then a face the Master would never forget came into view...White Coat!

With a snarl he opened his eyes and straightened. "Where are those mercenaries?" he yelled.

He walked to the edge of the hospital helipad and looked into the distance...somewhere out there his lover was in the hands of someone who had callously killed his child and mutilated his Si'arila's body. He looked down to see if he could see the mercenaries but instead he saw two other people walking towards the hospital...Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones.

With a snarl he moved away from the edge and approached the pilot.

"Give me your gun," he said.

He put the weapon in his jacket pocket and used the lift that connected the helipad to the hospital.

He stalked down the corridor and only stopped when he saw Gwen and Ianto speaking to the receptionist. He watched as they split and did a quick eeny-miney-mo as to who he should follow.

With a nod he made up his mind and moved.

He followed his intended target, waiting for them to use a lift. When his target did he put on a spurt of speed and was in the door just before it started to close.

His target was taken by surprise and the Master grabbed hold of his target and put the gun in the target's face.

"Hello," was all he said.


Author's Note

Translation:

Pajh na era ti ci'al- Stop this thing now

Nai- No