Bonds of Time

by Tardis-Version 3

Time. That's the only thing that the Doctor has. Time. It's what the Doctor has been through and what is in store. Follow the Doctor and the return of Martha Jones as Time gives them a second chance. However, Time may be kind... but Fate is cruel. ON HIATUS: Not abandoned by any means

10. Crossfire Part 2

Doctor Who- Bonds of Time

Hello everyone ^^ Straight off the bat, I have to say that I am a sucker for peer pressure. I always end up crumbling if my friends tease or pressure me enough. When I told them I was going to do a Supernatural story, one particular friend that I will not name…that's you James, teased me every single day via Text, Facebook, the whole bloody lot, saying that I can't write a topic I don't know about because I've got no skill. Then my other so called 'friends' joined in the fun of torturing me. In the end, I'm just doing a Pokemon story so they will LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE. It's working like it should, and my writers block is gone, so I am going to concentrate on this story ^^

Disclaimer: Someday…Somehow…It will happen, but for now only in my dreams. As the great man says: Nothing is Impossible. Just very unlikely.

SasuNarulover49: Yeah, hopefully this chapter lives up to expectations.

Giggleplex1: :) Glad you liked it

SadHappyGirl: It is a dilemma, which I put a lot of thought and compare and contrast into. And you're right…there is going to be a big surprise.

Mericat: It's true that they could both be lying. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. And I thought it would be interesting to have the Doctor's companions against him.

Shadowkissedprincessofheart: No-body has to review; I do not expect you to review so you don't have to even if you're not busy. You're right when you say it's ironic. They converge on each other when there is nothing else to kill. And you're also right when you say that Martha, Jack and the Doctor cannot refuse to help. But one side is being honest, and one side is not. Let us see how it plays out ^^

Karzai led the Doctor into a wide clearing. The thick canopies managed to conceal the area, making it almost impossible for sentries or scouts to spot. The Doctor looked around, examining the area for faults and traps. Though he had accepted to help the 'tainted', as they were referred to, he couldn't help but have massive doubts. Daleks, no-matter how damaged, would always be Daleks. He trudged through the bushy area, following Karzai closely. Daleks seemed to turn and gaze at him, as if contemplating whether to kill him or let him save them. The Doctor glanced warily at the Daleks that occupied the area. He had so much rage for them, so much anger and it was threatening to burst. But he had to keep his cool if he wanted to live and find Jack and Martha. The Daleks were all working, helping build structures for their needs. They travelled in groups of three usually, almost like a family. He scoffed at the prospect. The day Daleks have a loving family is the day that I can save the Time Lords, he thought to himself. They stopped outside what seemed to be the command centre, a building that was inscribed with pulsating blue markings. The Doctor took out his Sonic Screwdriver, scanning the building.

" Wood? This whole building is made out of wood?" The Doctor said incredulously. The whole structure was made of wood. The Doctor put one hand on the smooth structure, feeling the grooves and markings. He licked it, tasting it then wincing at the taste. " You've harvested a type of wood from this forest, and used it as a command centre? I mean, I always knew that the Daleks were smart but this…this is something else. I really am impressed, I really am."

"Compliments are irrelevant. We have no ego to gloat, and we already know of our brilliance." Karzai replied, gathering a smirk from the Doctor. Though it was against every instinct in his body, he was actually starting to like Karzai. Maybe not trust, but like.

" That sounds like an ego to me. Take it from me; I have the biggest ego in the universe. Although….that might have to be Santa Claus. Good old Saint Nick. Ahh…Pagan gods on the loose in Turkey during Christmas. He honestly couldn't keep gloating about his skills. Well, that was until his tongue was cut out for sacrifice-" The Doctors voice trailed off as he became aware that Karzai wasn't listening. He mumbled about how Daleks couldn't appreciate brilliance, before he deciding to explore the building.

" Come…we must discuss our plan of action." Karzai said, almost reading the Doctors mind. The Doctor just nodded in affirmation, and entered the building. The harsh lights almost blinded him. The harshly lit inside was like a bees hive, Daleks entering and leaving. Monitors were being observed, one of them plainly a heat scope and the other one looked like schematics. A Dalek: the largest one in the room, turned towards the Doctor.

" Welcome to our cause Doctor." It said, and the Doctor glanced at it briefly before turning to examine the schematics. The Dalek was not expecting to be ignored, and became greatly irritated. If he wasn't important to the cause', I would exterminate him without a second though, the Dalek thought.

"Doctor, this is important." Karzai said, witnessing the scene. His superior, Dalek Ghana, would not take kindly to being ignored. It was clearly evident that Ghana was trying to control the urge to kill.

" Indeed Doctor." Ghana said, its tone of voice clearly portraying irritation. The Doctor, for one, couldn't care less.

" Now, I'm in a moral dilemma." The Doctor began, but was interrupted by Ghana.

"Do not waste your breath Doctor. We know that you do not trust us, but you are not being given a choice. We could easily exterminate you on the spot if we so wished. You are lucky we have the capacity to resist. However, if you do not co-operate and waste our precious time, we will not only exterminate you but all hope for you companions will be lost in a blaze of fire and death. Do I make myself clear?" Ghana said, his voice matching his soul. The Doctor went quiet. If it were his life on the line, he wouldn't have cared. He was not important by any measures, and would instantly rebel against the Daleks; destroying their plans and dreams of victory. To watch the Daleks crumble before his eyes would hold the most satisfying feelings and he would enjoy it immensely. But there was Martha and Jack…that made things more complicated…

"Crystal." The Doctor said, his voice suddenly feeling very dry and his power feeble. "Now, how about you tell me your plans." He snapped his suspenders, and fiddled with his bow tie to make sure that it was still in the right spot. The image of a powerful man is portrayed by his capacity to wear a bow tie, the Doctor thought to himself.

" This is our plan of action." Ghana said, turning to face the schematics that the Doctor had been reading only moments before. The Doctor just shrugged. To be honest, he had understood bits and pieces of it but it was still a mystery to him.

" For over a year we have waited for you Doctor. It is only then that our plan can work." Karzai said, turning to face the Doctor. The Doctor raised an eyebrow at Karzai, wondering what he could possibly have to offer a race of Daleks that wanted to conquer.

" Our plan starts at the end of dusk." Ghana continued, grabbing the Doctors attention. Karzai, for one, who had heard the explanation many times before, let his mind wander. He became faced with the fact that he was failing his mission. The Doctor was not acting friendly towards him, and it was evident that he had no trust in anything Dalek. I just have to try harder and gain his trust as Ghana commands, Karzai thought. " We converge on the PURE. They will be unaware of our plans, and we shall take them by surprise. We should be able to decimate a good deal to their population. However Doctor, they have double our numbers. Even if we attack by surprise, we shall still lose. We would lose about 20 of our troops as an estimate to their traps, leaving exactly 84 of us left, compared to their 200. Though we have surprise, they would destroy us. But with you Doctor, things our different." Ghana explained, his tone of voice full of confidence and arrogance.

" While this is all well and good, mind explaining how I can help?" The Doctor asked, still not able to see how he fitted into the whole plan.

" The Oncoming Storm." Ghana said simply, his voice escalating in arrogance, if that was even possible. It hit the Doctor then.

" You…are using my reputation." The Doctor said slowly, walking right up to Ghana and staring into his eyestalk. Ghana suddenly felt a pang on fear ripple through his flesh, but his metal body didn't show any sign of this.

" You are correct. The Oncoming Storm, the killer of both the Daleks and Time Lords. A creature that is knowledgeable. A creature that is wise. A creature that has a will stronger than Dalekanium. But the rage of the last Time Lord is what sets you apart from the rest. Normal Daleks, the PURE, have sifted all their emotions to become superior. But there is one tiny speck of it left in their DNA. That emotion…is fear. And it burns when they face you. To have you formulate a stratagem of attack against them, to face them in battle, would make them unstable. And that is how we will come to victory." The Doctor took in all of Ghanas words, the laughed. The reaction surprised all the Daleks, who turned briefly to observe the Doctor.

" Oh, that is funny. That is hilarious. You think you can win because I have a reputation of being a murderer. I don't know if the 'mighty' and 'wise' tainted have realized, but the Daleks will become more forceful and wary if I am there. If anything, you'll give yourselves a disadvantage!" The Doctor stopped laughing, his face devoid of any emotion. "Besides…who said I am going to help you?" Ghana became aggravated.

"You are incorrect. You make the wrong decisions. But you have no say in this Doctor." Karzai said, before Ghana exterminated the Doctor for his incompetence. Karzai, born with emotion, had heard the tales of what the Doctor had done. As a Dalek, the sworn enemy of the Daleks was a blasphemer and was to be executed upon sight for interfering with Dalek matters. However, Karzai saw what the Doctor had done…as correct. He had ended it, as there was no foreseeable victor for either side. The two species would just fight, planets and colonies being burnt in the crossfire. No matter what Dalek instinct said, the Doctor was wise and always gave the enemy a choice. Always. So they needed him alive if they were to be lead to victory.

"Alright. One question though. You have emotions…the normal Daleks do not. That doesn't change ambition, or instinct. Cause' I'm not buying the 'we saw the error of our ways' act. A Dalek must be provoked to change. Back in Manhattan, Dalek Sec was provoked to change to keep his race alive. You just say you saw what you have done. And think very carefully before lying to me, because I can end you in the blink of an eye. I can snap my fingers and rid you all…I can destroy you all in a heartbeat…but I chose not to." The Doctor glanced at the Daleks, rage burning in his eyes. The Daleks all recoiled at his statement, whereas Karzai studied it. That was the rage of a Time Lord. He could end you easily and quickly…but in the end, he does it slowly and painfully. Yet he always gives his victims a choice. Even now, he gave us the choice, Karzai thought before an idea came to him. He could gain the Doctors choice.

"You misjudge us Doctor…" Ghana began but was quickly interrupted by an angry Karzai.

"Tell him the truth Ghana." Karzai said, and the Doctor felt shocked at Karzais statement. Karzai had actually contemplated what I said, the Doctor thought to himself. Maybe he can be trusted, as wise Dalek.

" Karzai, you have no right to interject." Ghana replied, anger clearly evident in his voice. Karzai smirked in his shell. Ghana had no idea of his plan to gain the Doctors trust, but Karzai didn't care. He loved to annoy his superior, just because he disliked his commander.

"He had every right." The Doctor said, turning towards Karzai. "What do you mean by the truth?" Ghana started fuming, close to throwing a temper tantrum, but restrained himself. Karzai was up to something, he wouldn't just willingly tell the Doctor, of all people, about their goal.

" You are correct Doctor. We did not see the error of our ways." Karzai began, and the Doctor waved his hand, telling him that he already knew that part. "We were branded by the PURE as unholy. They locked us up…tortured us. We were forced to eat our own flesh, the flesh of our brothers! When there were enough of us, we had had enough. They did unspeakable things to us, that they saw as suitable punishment. We made them pay, but now we are losing Doctor. They tortured us, maimed us, and destroyed us. They are the blasphemers, not us. So we seek vengeance to those who were lost. We seek retribution…we seek victory!" The Doctor looked away, his face a vision of disgust.

" Daleks. There was no other living species on this planet to kill, so you turned on yourselves." The Doctor said, his voice laced with venom. " I wonder what would've happened if we lost the Time War and you conquered all. Then what? Nothing left to kill: you would reign supreme. But then you would divide, and kill each other until there is only one left." The Doctor smirked. " Your victory would also be your downfall."

"Exactly." Karzai replied. " We see what will happen if we try and conquer…we do not wish for this." The Doctor finally caved in. He looked upon himself with slight worry, wondering if he was sick. A Dalek had managed to gain his trust.

" Let me see the plans." The Doctor said, rushing back to the schematics. Ghana was left in awe.

"So you will help us?" He questioned. He thanked Davros that Karzai was smart, and had found a way to gain the Doctors trust.
"Yep." The Doctor said simply, popping the p.

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Jack and Martha walked arm in arm into the main building. The etchings seemed to pulsate as Jack and Martha entered the building, as well as a loud warning siren. Must be the alarm system, Jack thought. Martha, noticing something weird about the metal decided to investigate. Jack raised an eyebrow as she touched the wall, which felt completely smooth. She walked slowly back to Jack, not wanting to draw too much attention to herself. The Daleks didn't seem to pay them any attention though, and Skarel had disappeared.

"It's wood." She told Jack, who just nodded.

" They must've used it when they harvested the area. Seems strong and reliable." He whispered back. He was still impressed how the Daleks had managed all this with limited resources and no hands. Still, they were intelligent, and it wasn't that big a surprise that they had found loophole to the no hand conundrum that they had to deal with.

" GREETINGS! I AM SUPERIOR DALEK DEXAY. AS YOU PROBABLY REALISE, WE REQUIRE YOU ASSISTANCE."

" In victory against the Tainted." Martha concluded. The Dalek, seeing no reason to continue with the explanation she had prepared, decided to drop the whole thing. She was itching to kill them, to kill something was considered a gift from Davros as the rock of a planet they were on contained no life, hence no blood to spill.

" Why exactly do you need us?" Jack asked, wondering why they weren't killing them. Sure, assistance against the Tainted, but what could they do?

" THE TAINTED HAVE INFLUENCED OUR SWORN ENEMY BY LYING. THEY SEEK ONLY DESTRUCTION, AND THEY HAVE THE GREATEST MURDERED OF ALL TIME UNDER THEIR BENEVOLENT INFLUENCE. WE WANT TO EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DENYING HIS INTELLIGENCE. HE SEEKS TO DESTROY US UNDER FALSE ACCLAIM. WE WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE, WHEREAS THEY SEEK VENGANCE AGAINST US FOR TRYING TO CURB THEIR MURDEROUS WAYS. THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT, IMPURE, BUT THEY WERE STILL DALEK AT SOUL. WE TRIED TO HELP THEM, TO RETURN THEM TO PURE AND SANE DALEK. BUT THEY SLAUGHTERED US WHEN WE TRIED TO ASSIST THEM. NOW THEY HAVE THE DOCTOR, WE HAVE NO HOPE. BUT YOU TWO TRAVEL WITH THE GREAT BLASPHEMER. YOU KNOW HIS WAYS, WHAT HE WILL DO. WE NEED YOU TO HELP US SET UP A DEFENSIVE POSITION, WHERE WE CAN WITHSTAND THE TAINTED ATTACK AND DESTROY THEM IN THE PROCESS. WE WILL THEN LET YOU AND THE DOCTOR GO. WE ONLY REQUEST THAT WE BE LEFT IN PEACE." Dexay said to Jack and Martha. Jack instantly leapt up and took a look at the monitor, which was full of foreign letters and numbers that Martha presumed was a plan. She ran up next to Jack, trying to decipher the code. The efforts made her head spin, as she felt dizzy. She pouted. The Doctor would explain something really quickly and she would understand it without complications, yet when she looked at the code it made her head hurt. Her headaches had been recurring ever since the incident at the Vatican, and she had no idea why.

"Martha." A voice from far away said, but Martha paid no attention, wrapped up in her thoughts. She gasped as she was surrounded in black. She looked around frantically, looking for light but there was none. There was just the cold…there was just the dark…and there was just…death. She shivered and panicked as she saw something out of the corner of you eye.

"I know your there!" She yelled, still turning around in circles. She wished the Doctor was next to her; the warmth his body radiated would be a comfort. But she knew the Doctor was only one man, and could only do so much. She saw two gleaming golden eyes momentarily before turning around. The eyes made her feel devoid of any life, almost wrapping her body in an invisible energy that made her blood chill, and her flesh rot right down to the bone. Worst of all, they looked hungry.

"MARTHA!" A voice screamed in her ear, and her eyes opened. The darkness was gone, and Jack was standing beside her, warm hand on her shoulder. She let out a sigh, wondering about what she had saw.

"I'm fine…" She said, her body shivering slightly. Jack smiled sadly at her, taking off his jacket and draping it over her. She felt like laughing. They were acting casual, yet they were surrounded by a colony of Daleks who were waging a war and weren't killing them despite their instincts. The only thing that's missing now is good old tea, she thought to herself. Jack turned to Dexay, who was observing their carefully constructed defense. Jack crossed his arms as he placed his hand on a foreign letter.

" Now…this is your counter plan. You have 20 traps, specifically for Daleks, constructed at the front of this compound." Jack said, pointing at various letters and symbols that constructed a zigzag pattern. "Yet there is no traps around the front or the sides, no sentries, no nothing."

"DALEKS HAVE NO CONCEPT OF EVASION. THEY WILL ATTACK HEAD ON." Dexay replied to his observation, ending the conversation. However, she was sorely mistaken.

" Yes. For a Dalek this set-up is quite effective. But you have to remember they have the Doctor now. He will have no problems exploiting this weakness." Dexay viewed her plan carefully. The vermin in front of her disgusted her, yet the vermin had found a fundamental flaw in her defensive plans. This one is intelligent, she thought to herself. He will truly be useful to the cause.

"WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?" Dexay asked, turning to face Jack. Jack pondered he question briefly. He had been in the wars, both in the future and the past. Usually, humans would apply barbed wire to slow the opponent down. Yet a Dalek would be able to fly right over with out troubles.

" Apply traps all around the area. Just simple ones, used to cripple and maybe 3 or 4 to kill." Jack said thoughtfully, before receiving another idea. " Do you by any chance have energy cores?"

"WE HAVE NO USE FOR THEM." Dexay replied, wondering what the human could possibly have in mind for simple energy cores. They were simply used for fuel, and there was no need for ships in war. The urge to kill was becoming unbearable, but she forced herself to listen to the pest.

"On its own, energy cores are used for restoring power. But spread out…oh, lets say about 40 of them, and detonate a static charge, ZAP! We get a wall of energy, which will fade in 5 hours and can only be damaged by 20 Dalek shots. The specific area that was damaged will repair in 20 seconds, possibly enough time for them to get in but more than enough time for us to be able to destroy them. It is an effective way of stalling the Daleks and decimating their numbers. Mark my word though, the Doctor will easily be able to disable the shield if he appears in the battle."

"THEN HE SHALL BE EXTERMINATED!" Dexay replied, but Jack shook his head.

" You even touch the Doctor, I will personally disable all the defensive measure." Jack threated. The Dalek moved its laser towards Jack.

"DALEKS DO NOT TAKE ORDERS FROM LESSER SPECIES!" She told Jack, the urge to kill almost overpowering every other instinct in her body. Jack laughed.

"I'm the only one who can detonate the energy core. You better get used to taking orders, or you're going to get massacred. Now, GET TO IT!" Jack yelled at the Dalek, remembering how the 9th Doctor had addressed the Zombies forcefully and they had obeyed. His words had the desired affect. The Dalek lowered her weapon, and went away to leave Jack and Martha to think about more strategies.

I'm going to enjoy killing them, Dexay thought to herself.

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(10 hours later) Karzai and the Doctor stood on the outskirts of their camp. They were attacking in mere minutes, and the Doctor decided to join them. Ghana had decided to stay in the strategy room, to which the doctor declined. However, Ghana had the permission to teleport the Doctor to the strategy room should he be in danger or should they need to rethink the battle plan. A slight breeze was apparent, distributing the ice-cold air and managing to numb the Doctors hand. It was quite an eerie sensation.

" The troops are ready." Karzai said, glancing towards the darkness in which trees could slightly be seen.

"How many again?" The Doctor asked, observing the forest. He would have trouble detecting traps, but the Sonic would war, him…but if he lost focus or concentration for even a moment they could end up losing troops and alerting the enemy to their presence.

" There are 67 of us primed for war. 17 of us shall maintain the base." Karzai turned to face the Doctor. " We have life trackers on each of our troops. If anything goes wrong, we can carefully monitor how many Daleks decide to retreat to fight another day." The Doctor nodded. He turned to the small army behind him. Each of them were silent, making absolutely no noise at all.

"NOW!" The Doctor yelled, making sure every single soldier managed to hear him. " THIS IS WHERE IT BEGINS. YOU WANT RETRIBUTION AND I WANT PEACE. IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, YOU SHALL RETREAT. THAT IS AN ORDER, NOT COWARDICE!" He nodded to Karzai, who continued with the briefing to his troops. They would attack valiantly, and would never retreat. But they were given an order, so if things went bad they would conserve their numbers and attack another day. "They have defenses we do not know of." Karzai told them, not bothering to raise his voice, as he knew that all of them were listening. " They have intelligence that we do not know of. We have our prophet, but he can only get us so far. The rest is up to us. Group A: You shall be lead by Dalek Lea. You shall attack front on, and take most of the fire. I apologize, but you are the best and you must be prepared to be at your best. Group B: Dalek Keno and Dalek Gonna will lead you. You will split into two, and attack from the side as the Doctor instructed. Group C: the Doctor and I will lead you. We will be Covert, dealing with special situations and defenses. When everything is going as planned, we shall attack from the rear and leave them surrounded. We will then all converge on the lead building. Once done, we shall kill all PURE situated inside. For vengeance…for vendetta… FOR VICTORY!" The last word that Karzai said was met with a loud chorus of 'EXTERMINATE!' Karzai smiled triumphantly inside his shell, and turned to face the Doctor. "They are ready."

"I figured." The Doctor mused, motioning for the groups to follow him. The Daleks, floated slightly up into the air, slowly trekking behind the Doctor while he and Karzai stayed on the ground. After a brief trip, they came to the clearing where the Tardis was situated in.

"Ahh…Old Girl, good to see you again." The Doctor said, stroking the Tardis who whirred in appreciation. Karzai commanded the troops to stay airborne, as some were deciding that to travel by ground was the best way. The Doctor moved on after promising the Tardis he would return. Many traps then greeted him after he entered the almost identical forest to his left. Immediately, he was forced to disable two heat signature detectors as well as 5 turrets. He sighed as he motioned for the Daleks to come down. He started to walk with Karzai by his side when his mind drifted to Martha. Was she all right? Had they killed her? It depressed him to think that Martha was gone. Out of all of his companions, she was the only one who had chose to leave. That was what made her different…when she knew it was time. He loved that about her, she always knew when to stop. To be honest, he loved everything about her. The way she would put her hands on her hips when she was angry and demanded an explanation, they way her smile lit up a room, the way she- A massive flash of red disrupted his thoughts.

"Shit." He said out loud, observing the Dalek that had been electrocuted. He had lost concentration! Karzai turned to him angrily, but decided that he shouldn't start an argument now. He had no choice but to attack front on. A blue energy seemed to clash with the harsh red, but they paid no attention.

"ATTACK!" He yelled, and became airborne. He rushed forward, the doctor sprinting in pursuit as the army followed them into battle.

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A red flash illuminated the area. Jack looked up, as did Martha. The blood red signal indicated that a Dalek had been caught in a trap. Either that or the devil, Martha thought as she heard the Daleks bloodcurdling scream. Jack took this as a signal, and activated the energy barrier. A loud 'ZAP' could be heard, as a blue energy expanded from the energy cores that had been placed around the base.

" That is one hell of a bug zapper." Martha said, shielding her yes from the harsh light. Jack laughed briefly, before summoning the troops. 150 Daleks all primed for war. If the tainted tried to fly over, they would be in for a shock. A large Dalek flew from out of the trees, and instantly began to fire. The lasers couldn't' penetrate the barrier, only thinning it slightly. The Daleks aimed; ready to shoot before a loud screeching sound pierced the silence. The PURE writhed in pain, whereas the Tainted didn't seem to be affected and continued to fire. Jack opened up an eye to see the Doctor is his tweed jacket, holding his screwdriver to a radio. The Doctor, for one, gasped in surprise as he saw the barrier of energy. He had not been expecting an Energy core barrier, a technique that was not known to many. He couldn't help but let a grin break over his face. Jack, you clever boy, he thought to himself.

"EXTERMINATE!" He heard his army behind him, and ducked as the newly modified Daleks attack as commanded. The wall was constantly fading and repairing as the Tainted fired. The noise stopped as the Pure got ready to fire. Jack stood up, looking at his army. 5 had been destroyed, but now the battle really began. Whatever they've done to you my friend, I'll reverse it, Jack thought to himself as he ran back to charge up the barrier. Martha rushed around, commanding the Daleks to fire at specific commands. Now that the noise was gone, the PURE were managing to do considerable damaged to the Tainted, with around 12 of them already just a pile of smoking shrapnel. She saw the Doctor out of the corner of her eye, and wished that he was beside her. She shook her head. For now, the Doctor was her enemy. Dexay watched the scene from the Strategy Tower, watching as the humans led them to victory. The man, Jack as he was know, was an expert on war and had effectively constructed the perfect defense. Martha, as she was known, was quite a commander and had spirit. Dexay almost felt sorry for having to kill them both after victory was ensured. But they were not needed, and Daleks had no emotion. She watched the carnage with a wicked smile inside her shell. Karzai called out commands, as he watched what could only be described as a massacre. Only 8 of the PURE Daleks had been destroyed, and 24 Tainted laid smoking on the floor. Already, his troops began to pull out as the Doctor had ordered. The Doctor watched the scene play out. They were losing troops quickly, and unless he managed to find a strategy quickly they would lose this battle badly. He realized that the barrier was the biggest problem. Immediately, he set off running. Karzai tried to stop him, but his words fell on deaf ears. Deciding to trust in the Doctor, he commanded his troop to keep firing and advance gradually. The Doctor ran around, sonic blaring as he managed to disrupt the energy cores. His lungs burned as he ran constantly taking out various energy cores and avoiding the lasers of Daleks that were being fired in his direction. Finally, he found Jack with the controls, trying to boost the signal. He was totally engrossed in the controls that he hadn't noticed the Doctor. The Doctor extended to Sonic Screwdriver, sending a pulse of energy rushing through the barrier and into the controls. The controls sparked, and the energy barrier dissipated. Jack looked up in surprise, only to meet the Doctors eyes. The Doctor saluted briefly, before running back towards Karzai.

"Shit!" Jack yelled, kicking one of the strong wooden huts. He didn't like going up against the Doctor. For one: the Doctor was a close friend and for him to be portrayed as an enemy was almost impossible. But the second reason was that he was a freakin' genius! There was almost no defense that would keep him out, and the 5 hours barrier had been destroyed in…15 minutes. He decided that he would protect Martha, make sure she wasn't hurt. He had a job to do, and he had failed. He prayed that the Tainted didn't have many troops left. The Doctor ran back onto the battleground, to see Karzai standing with 5 Daleks next to him. The Doctor felt a strong energy pull, and he knew that Ghana was using the teleport. He saw Karzai engulfed in a white light as well as the ground disappeared from beneath the Doctors feet.

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The Doctor grunted as he got to his feet. Rough teleport, he thought to himself. Ghana was in front of him.

" How many left?' The Doctor asked, getting straight to business. He had enough of Daleks today, all he wanted to do was go back in the Tardis and go home. Ghanas whole figure radiated anger.

"23 Doctor. You led us to a massacre." Ghana fumed, his laser being aimed at the Doctor. The Doctor chucked, much to the surprise of both Ghana and Karzai.

"Doctor, my troops died out there and you're laughing?" Karzai questioned. It was then that he noticed the glint in the Doctor's eyes. He has a plan, Karzai thought.

" I scoped the area. I know it left, right and centre. I have…basically…given you a map of the entire area and its entrances. So, there is 23 Daleks left plus one Doctor versus almost 200 Daleks. They don't stand a chance." The Doctor grinned, and Ghana saw the logic in his plan. Karzai just smiled inside. He knew the Doctor was brilliant.

"We regroup, and attack in 5 days. The first three they will be expecting small raids. We hit them when they are comfortable and sure that we ill not attack them again." Ghana said, and the doctor nodded in affirmation.

"Now that the barrier is gone, we can scout towards the back where they have no guards. Then, we can infiltrate. We don't need to massacre, just infiltrate. Then we set it for self destruct and KABOOM!" Victory for the Tainted." The Doctor said with a grin, and both Karzai and Ghana felt overjoyed.

"No words can express our thanks." Ghana said truthfully. The Doctor was about to answer boastfully before the monitors began to fritz.

"Incoming signal." Karzai said, and the Doctor checked it, strengthening the signal. It was a rogue signal, so either side couldn't trace it. A Dalek greeted him on the intercom, to which the Doctor sneered.

"THE DOCTOR SHALL COME!" Dexay said triumphantly, to which the Doctor laughed.

"Why would I do that?" He asked inquisitively, still finding the conversation amusing.

"WE HAVE YOUR FRIENDS AS HOSTAGE. IF YOU DO NOT COME, THEY SHALL DIE." The Doctor felt the colour drain from his face as the monitor showed Jack and Martha surrounded by Daleks. The Doctor looked at Dexay, staring into her eyestalk before he cut the signal off.

"What are you doing?" Karzai demanded, to which the Doctor just sighed.

" Reversing the teleport." He replied blatantly, but before Karzai or Ghana could protest the Doctor was gone.

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Jack and Martha watched as the Doctor got up slowly. He looked at them. He looked at them both, staring them in the eye. Martha instantly felt herself crumble upon his gaze. Jack felt like his soul was being ripped out of his body, so he looked down. How could they ever have doubted him? The Doctor looked at the Daleks.

" SAY YOUR LAST DOCTOR!" Dexay told the Doctor, who sighed. His eyes didn't hold any fear. Just misery. Misery that he had been betrayed: that he had been stabbed in the back. He sighed.

"Emergency Protocol One: Alpha Omega." He said, and clicked his fingers. The sound of the Tardis materializing pierced the grave silence. Jack and Martha both flinched as the Tardis materialized on them.

"EXTERMINATE!" The Daleks yelled in union.

"Doctor!" Martha yelled, on the verge of tears. The walls of the Tardis finally formed, and concealed the event. They didn't see the Doctor spread out his arms, and brace himself for the inevitable. But the sound of lasers being fired and the Doctor screaming were clearly heard. Jack felt a tear trickle down his cheek, as he held the sobbing Martha in his arms. They both knew that is was their fault…if they hadn't fallen pray for the Daleks lies then the greatest man they both knew wouldn't be dead.

"Everything has its time." He whispered as the Tardis groaned into life.

…I bet you didn't expect that. Now, it's not a Doctor Who story without the Doctor so he will be back. You probably all knew that anyway. But you'll just have to wait and see how. Now, I have also been thinking about getting a BETA Reader because I am too lazy to check my own work. So yeah, any suggestions for good BETA's, either PM me or tell me in your review. Speaking of reviews: Don't forget to review!

Yours Sincerely, Tardis Beta 1.8.1