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XXX Recap
"No, no, no. The gene feed! They re overriding the gene feed!" He shouts, The Doctor rushes to the controls in an attempt to fix it
"Impossible. They cannot disobey orders." Sec said in astonishment
"Yeah well i think otherwise don t you?" I asked snappily
"The Doctor will step away from the controls." A Dalek orders
Just great...
XXX
The Doctor backs away and moves closer to me
"Stop! You will not fire." Sec demands, I sigh.
"Look I hate to break it to you but you're working with The Doctor, Your kinds greatest enemy, they obviously won t like it since your trying to change what effectively makes a Dalek." I state bluntly with slight amusement.
"He is an enemy of the Daleks." one said, send a smug look at sec,
"And so are you." two spat in contempt. The Daleks have their weapons aimed at us. I groan,
"Every time, always with the guns, whenever I'm with you." I look at the doctor and he shot me a grin, I was about to smile back before I remembered I was still mad at him and look back at the moving pepper pots.
"I am your commander. I am Dalek Sec." he attempted to tell, to gain control again, I shake my head 'he needs to learn to let go...'
"You have lost your authority." Number three screeches, I wince slightly its monotone voice grating on my ears,
"You are no longer a Dalek." Dalek two informs, I think of a Dalek acting as a secretary and cringe, 'Victory of the Daleks' was going to suck big time.
"What have you done with the gene feed?" The doctor demands, I face palm, 'isn't that obvious?'
"The new bodies will be 100% Dalek." three said almost smugly, if that were possible.
"No. You can t do this!" Sec shouted,
"Well you also said they can't disobey orders but they did that as well." I pointed out
"Pig slaves, restrain Dalek Sec, the Doctor and the abomination." Dalek two commands
"What have I done to be called an abomination, I haven't even met you before this." I say pouting, I look over to the doctor to see him giving me and incredulous look, I grin and then realize what I was doing looking back at the Daleks with a blank face. The pig slaves come over to us and each grab one of our arms, thankfully Lazlo was the one holding the doctor.
"Release me. I created you. I am your master." Sec shouted in outrage, 'Hey a new emotion, that s a plus.'
"Solar flare approaching." Dalek two informs, '3'
"Prepare to intercept." Dalek three commanded, 'Huh guess he's the new leader. 2' the Daleks turn to the machinery '1' the bell of the elevator rings. 'called it.'
"There s the lift." Lazlo say lowly, the doctor looks at me and I nod,
"After you." He said to Lazlo, They pushed their way clear and head for the lift, as they did this I stamped on the pig slaves foot and slammed my elbow into its ribs taking off for the lift, slipping through as the door closed, slamming into the doctors chest, after a moment I try to pull away, his hand was on the mark I could feel the burn. And if I had to guess so could he, he tightened his grip
"Let go." I ground out,
"No." he states, so I do the first thing that comes to mind, I jab my fist into his stomach and his grip loosened, pulling away quickly I go to the other side of Lazlo and look pointedly at the door ignoring his gaze. Lazlo was leaning against the back of the elevator panting heavily, "We've only got minutes before the gamma radiation reaches the Earth. We need to get to the top of the building."
"Lazlo, what's wrong?" I ask softly diverting the doctors attention but not enough it seems, I could feel the prodding in my mind, he was testing his theory and I wasn't going to let him, I throw up some mental shields and am happy that he can't access my thoughts but I felt his mind try to bypass them without any luck and I was getting a headache.
"Out of breath. It s nothing. We've escaped them, Doctor, Phoenix. That's all that matters." Lazlo explained, I give him a sorrowful look but nod my head, I would help him, 'To think that if the Daleks had just died he wouldn't be like this he would be living a happy life with Tallulah instead of dying.' I growl 'Damn Daleks.'
XXX
The lift doors open and Martha turns to see us.
"Doctor! Phoenix" She exclaims in relief,
"First floor, perfumery." the doctor said with a smirk,
"I never thought I d see you again." Tallulah says rushing to Lazlo meeting him half way in a tight embrace as he mutters quietly in her ear. Martha leads us over to the blue prints laid out on a table,
"We worked it out. We know what they've done. There s Dalekanium on the mast. And it s good to see you two as well, by thy way." she says hinting on how we hadn't said hello, I put my arm around her shoulder and pull her close quickly before letting go to avoid the doctor and look over the blue prints. The doctor in the middle of swinging Martha around drops her when the bell rings and the lift doors shut. I run over, but don t get there fast enough.
"No, no, no. See, never waste time with a hug." The doctor complains taking out his sonic, I scowl and hit him on the back of the head eliciting a loud 'HEY!'. I shrug and go over to the table again.
"Deadlock seal, don t bother trying." I call, I hear Martha mutter to him
"Still getting the cold shoulder?" I assume that he nodded as I didn't hear a reply,
"Yes Martha he is getting the 'cold shoulder'." I respond for him.
"Where's it going?" Martha questions I turn to her and raise an eyebrow.
"Martha what's down there that wants to kill us? The doctor especially?" I ask rhetorically,
"Right down to the Daleks. And they re not going to leave us alone up here. What s the time?" He answers ignoring my answer.
"11:15." Frank and I call simultaneously before I go on to say, "Six minutes till it all goes up."
"Six minutes. I've got to remove the Dalekanium before the gamma radiation hits." he muses to himself, I shake my head knowing what Martha was thinking but don't stop it as I know it's useless.
"Gammon radiation? What the heck is that?" Tallulah asks,
"Dangerous." I deadpan, Martha leads us outside, Tallulah and Lazlo following. The Doctor looks out on the city,
"Oh, that s high. That s very- Blimey, that s high." the doctor says cringing at the height,
"Whimp." I mutter, looking down I see how high it is, I'm not afraid of heights but to say falling off would lead to a quick and painful death would be an understatement.
"And we've got to go even higher. That's the mast up there, look. There s three pieces of Dalekanium at the base. We've got to get em off." Martha says.
"No we, just him, I would argue your point if I didn't know he wasn't stubborn and idiotic, but seeing as I do know I can tell you that it would be useless and a waste of breath so don't argue, we're gonna have our hands full looking after the pig slaves they're sending our way, now..." I turn on him. " Stay the fuck out of my head I don t care why you re doing it but if you try again without my permission I will incinerate your brain, I don t care if you come back I will carry on till you have nothing left, do I make myself clear?" I ask looking him dead in the eye, he looks away and nods, I felt the intruding mind retreat and I sigh, "Thank you it was giving me a headache." with that said I grab Martha and pull her back into the building before she can get another word in.
"What's eating you?" Martha asks
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you Martha." I sigh rubbing my temples.
"Try me." she challenges with a raised brow. I consider it, 'It would be easier if i could talk to someone about this, and Martha was going to be sticking around for a while.' I muse to myself.
"Later come to my room and I ll tell you then."
XXX
Martha, Lazlo, Frank, Tallulah and I picked up makeshift weapons and are facing the lift, mine was a metal pipe, 'wonder how long it will take to figure it out?'
"The lift s coming up." Martha informs, I could tell by the slight shake in her voice that she was hiding how scared she was at this moment in time.
"I shoulda brought that gun." Frank moaned,
"Tallulah, stay back. You too, Martha. IF they send pig slaves, they're trained to kill." Lazlo says trying to intimidate them, he glances at me but I cut him off before he can open his mouth,
"Don t you dare, it won t work on me, been in worse situations and there are going to be more to come, the next one is tomorrow." he nods and looks back at the girls.
"The Doctor needs me to fight. I m not going anywhere!" Martha exclaims a fire now in her eyes, this was one of the traits I didn't like about Martha, she put herself in danger to much and was almost blinded by her loyalty.
"They re savages. I should know. They re trained to slit your throat with their bare teeth." Lazlo tries again, I roll my eyes melodramatic but whatever works. Lazlo collapses to the floor,
"Shit." I curse knowing what's happening,
"Lazlo? What is it?" Tallulah asks panicked for her lover. He struggles to stand but I put my hand on his shoulder holding him still.
"Don t."
"No, it s nothing. I'm fine. Just leave me." He says trying to convince her, he gives up on getting up and slumps into my hand, I place him against the wall and Tallulah kneels beside him and puts her hand to his forehead.
"Oh, honey, you re burnin up. What s wrong with you? Tell me." She asks, I shake my head from behind her and close my eyes for a moment and turning around to the elevator again.
"One man down and we aint even started yet." Frank says to Martha
"It s not looking good, Frank." Martha says in all honesty,
"Don t worry we will make it." I state firmly "Now Martha in a minute an idea will strike you and you will have to overlook the consequences." I say just as there was a loud crack of thunder, her eyes light up,
"Wait a minutes. Lightening." She says
"There you go." I say, she runs to the other end of the room, Martha, Frank and I are arranging long metal rods from the outside across the room to the lift, making sure they didn't touch the floor. Tallulah was with Lazlo.
"Aw, you ll be all right, sweetheart. Don t you worry." She says sweetly to Lazlo before turning to us and snapping "What the hell are you clowns doin?"
"Even if the Doctor stops the Dalekanium, this place is still gonna get hit. Great big bolt of lightning, electricity all down this building. Connect this to the lift and they get zapped." Martha explains, I would have just said 'Big shock lots of metal and people touching said metal, Zap.'
"Oh my God, that could work." She says with realization. I roll my eyes,
"Then give us a hand." Frank said as I went with the blunt, "Get off your ass and help then." response, it seems that sarcasm was a side effect of the arguing and the mark interfering. We finished our handiwork and looked for a safe place to stand.
"Is that gonna work?" Blondie asks
"It s got to." Martha says as I let out an adamant 'yes'.
"I've got it all piped up to the scaffolding outside." Frank says as he runs over to us, I walk over to the table to sit on the wooden desk, careful to avoid the metal legs.
"Come here, Frank and sit in the middle and don't touch anything metal." Martha orders lightly, he complies and we get ready for the storm to hit. Martha, Frank, Tallulah and Lazlo huddle in the corner of the room, I was sat swinging my legs like a child. The lift with the pig slaves passes the 95th floor, the lift arrives and the doors slide open. The lightening suddenly strikes and immense pain washes through me as I scream and hear another faint scream, my only guess was the doctor. The lightening passes along the pipes to the lift, striking the pig slaves and they began to fall. The pain dulls and I stop screaming but still feel the pain. Martha was the first to my side when it was safe.
"What happened are you alright? Are you hurt?" she asks firing the questions before I could answer.
"Hey. Hey alright enough, yes I'm fine, I, caught my foot on the metal poll whilst swinging my leg is all." I say a barley noticeable pause as I come up with an excuse for the sudden screaming. Frank puts his arm around Martha and then I bolt up 'Doctor.' was all I thought as I raced out into the storm and up the scaffolding to the doctor seeing him lying on his back in front of the mast, I pull his head into my lap and check his pulse sighing as I feel the beat of his dual heartbeats before smoothing my hands through his hair unconsciously.
Martha and Frank come up and Martha kneels beside us. "Is he all right?" she ask, I nod my head but don t speak waiting for him to wake up. "Look what we found halfway down." She says as she pulls out the sonic screwdriver, I shake my head with a rueful smile
"He's getting careless." I say, suddenly the doctor groans and my hand stops on its own accord.
"Oh my head." he says and then looks up at me, "Hello."
"Hi." I reply with a small smile.
"I thought you were mad at me." he speaks quietly,
"That was before you nearly gave me a heart attack." I answer with a light smile, he nods and turns to Martha,
"Hiya." She breathes out relieved,
"Hi. You survived then." He speculates, Martha looks at me and I gave slight shake of my head telling her not to mention the screaming incident.
"So did you. Just about. I can t help noticing .there s Dalekanium still attached." at those words he bolts up off my lap and stands up.
XXX
We were standing inside the building the doctor rambling as usual I had yet to let go of his hand because I felt that if I did I would wake up and find out he was either dead from the lightning strike or that this was all a dream and I'm in the hospital in my reality.
"The Daleks will have gone straight to a war footing." the doctor said, I cut him off giving what incite I could even if it was part of his line,
"They'll be using the sewers, spreading their soldiers out underneath Manhattan."
"How do we stop them?" Lazlo questions back still against the wall,
"There s only one chance. I got in the way. That gamma strike went zapping though me first." I turn to glare at him now
"That was stupidly dangerous even by your standards you moron." snapping would do no good but it helped get my frustration out, he looked sheepish, I simply shook my head and turned back to the group.
"But what does that mean?" Martha questioned
"We need to draw fire. Before they can attack New York, I need to face them. Think, think, think, think. We need some sort of space, somewhere safe, somewhere out of the way." he says slapping his head with his other hand, "Tallulah!" he shouted as I shouted 'Blondie.' she gave be a glare at the name I gave her.
"That s me. Three Ls and an H." She says with a smile, I roll my eyes 'cute.' I think sarcastically
"The theatre! It s right above them, and, what, it s gone midnight? Can you get us inside?" the doctor asks looking hopeful,
"Don t see why not." Tallulah answers with a shrug.
"Is there another lift?" I ask, 'I just want this day to end.'
"We came up in the service elevator." Martha answered quickly, I nod and turn on my heel dragging the doctor with me.
"That ll do. Allons-y! Oh I like that you said that a while ago down there." he exclaimed, I shake my head, 'oh god what have i done.' we set off.
XXX
We arrived at the old theatre. this place gave me the chills, 'reminds me of phantom of the opera' I muse to myself
"This should do it. Here we go." The doctor said knocking me from my thoughts as he pulled out his sonic and switched it on.
"There aint nothin more creepy than a theatre in the dark. Listen, Doctor, I know you got a thing for showtunes, but there s a time and place, huh?" Tallulah says pulling her coat around her tighter. I let out a snort, he turned to me with a questioning look on his face,
"She think's your gay sweetie." I giggle out before letting go of his hand as Lazlo falls into the chair, my giggles stop and I felt anger wash over me again. 'Daleks.'
"Lazlo, what s wrong?" Tallulah asks worried for him, I felt pity but pushed it aside, people like him don't want pity, they don t like it. She sits next to him
"Nothing. It s just so hot." He assures her
"But it's freezing in here. Doctor, what s happening to him?" Tallulah asks, but the Doctor is listening to the sonic screwdriver, checking its frequency, trying to ignore her
"Not now, Tallulah. Sorry." he says avoiding her question, I walk over to him and whisper
"He's dying." It wasn't a question, it was a statement, I knew what was going to happen and even if I didn't it would still be obvious. He nods solemnly
"What are you doing?" Martha inquires. I don t look up just waiting for the doctor to cover our brief conversation with techno babble
"If the Daleks are going to war, they'll wanna find their number one enemy. I'm just telling them where I am." Okay not techno, that was actually very simplistic. He was calling the Daleks to him, which meant he was going to try and send us away. The Doctor holds up the sonic screwdriver and turns it on.
XXX
Martha had of course denied him of leaving and I was no better, now he was frustrated with us.
"I'm telling you to go. Frank can take you two back to Hooverville." The doctor said,
"And I'm telling you I'm not going." Martha answered,
"I am not leaving unless I'm dead, and when that happens I wonder what parallel universe I will end up in." I stated bluntly and slightly sarcastic at the end. He shot me a glare and I returned it tenfold, he wasn't the oncoming storm, not yet and he would not intimidate me.
"Martha, Phoenix that s an order." He said in a hard voice, I snorted,
"Who are you, then? Some sort of Dalek?" I turn on Martha,
"Don t you dare, just don't, you don't compare him to a Dalek, they are heartless and have taken so much from him, they cause him pain. You can compare me to a Dalek, because I would do just about anything to see him safe." I spat my anger white hot, Martha backed away from me, I felt a hand on my shoulder and spin around to see the doctor
"Phoenix." his voice was soft, but I could hear the pain laced with his tone and my anger died, I shuddered, I felt completely cold, like Ice. The doors to the theatre burst open and the human Daleks arrive, flanking them, the doctor and I spin rapidly and the fire was back with a brighter burn than before.
"Oh, my God! Well I guess that s them then, huh?" Tallulah asks, I wouldn't dignify her with an answer.
"Humans with Dalek DNA." Martha breathed, Frank moves to attack them but the Doctor pulls him back
"It s all right. Just stay calm. Don t antagonize them." The doctor says with an air of authority,
"But what about the Dalek masters? Where are they?" Lazlo asks, I cringe and grit out
"Don't call them that, they are not your masters and they never will be." it was a struggle to hide my contempt behind the veil of calmness, but I did. There is an explosion on stage and we duck behind the seats for cover, well the doctor pulls me seeing as I still had his hand in a firm grip. The Doctor and I peer over the seats, as the smoke clears, we see Daleks, and I saw red. Dalek sec was chained walking on all fours, I felt sick to my stomach, we stand slowly the doctor trying to push me behind him, but I stayed stubbornly at his side I would not be a damsel that needed protecting. The others peek over the chairs. "The Doctor will stand before the Daleks." One of the Daleks order, the Doctor and I much to his chagrin I'm sure walk forward on the backs of the rows until we reach the front.
"You will die, Doctor. It is the beginning of a new age." The same Dalek said, I would die first.
"Planet Earth will become New Skaro." The other Dalek shouted, I scoff,
"Over my dead body."
"Oh, and what a world. With anything just the slightest bit different ground into the dirt. That s Dalek Sec. Don't you remember? The cleverest Dalek ever and look what you've done to him. Is that your new empire? Hmm? Is that the foundation for a whole new civilization?" The doctor asks his voice was a mask of calmness but the rage was rolling off him in waves.
"My Daleks just understand this. If you choose death and destruction, then death and destruction will choose you." Dalek sec tried to reason.
"Incorrect. We will always survive." The left Dalek screeched
"Now we will destroy our greatest enemy, the Doctor." The right one said.
"But he can help you." Sec pleaded,
"The Doctor must die. And his abomination with him." Okay I was kinda expecting that...
"No, I beg you, don t." Sec pleaded again. Dalek Sec crawls in front of the left Dalek
"Exterminate!" It said, I cringe slightly and turn my head away. I felt the doctor's grip on my hand tighten.
"Your own leader." I spat at them in disgust
"The only creature who might have led you out of the darkness and you destroyed him." the doctor continued, turning to the human Daleks, "Do you see what they did? Huh? You see what a Dalek really is?" The doctor asks his voice gaining the anger he so tightly kept on a leash.
"Warning. Dalek-Humans show increased levels of seratonin." One of the Daleks informed
"Penny in the air." I mutter.
"If I m gonna die, let s give the new boys a shot. What do you think, eh? The Dalek-Humans. Their first blood. Go on, baptize them." The doctor spoke with unmeasured venom in his voice. The Doctor holds his arms out to his sides myself standing at his side.
"Dalek-Humans, take aim." A Dalek orders, I lost track of which was which, but it didn't matter. The Dalek-Humans cock their weapons and aim them at us.
"What are you waiting for? Give the command!" He shouted.
"Exterminate!" Another said, The Doctor closes his eyes and Martha ducks her head against Frank s chest. Nothing happens
"Exterminate!" The Dalek says again. Still nothing happens
"Obey. Dalek-Humans will obey." A different one commands
"Not firing." Martha turns to us, I held my hands up in defence and turn to the doctor "What have you done?" She asks
"You will obey. Exterminate." A Dalek orders ignoring our conversation.
"Why?" One of them asks, The Doctor looks at the one who asked the question, the former foreman.
"Daleks do not question orders." A Dalek said sounding almost confused.
"But why?" he asked.
"You will stop this." Panic was making its way into its voice.
"But why?" He asked again
"You must not question." Dalek
"But you are not our master. And we we are not Daleks." he says
"And the penny drops." I say with a sigh.
"No, you're not, and you never will be." he turns to the Daleks "Sorry, I got in the way of the lightning strike."
"Insanely moronic." I snap at him
"Time Lord DNA got all mixed up. Just that little bit of freedom." he explains not looking at me but giving my hand another squeeze,
"If they will not obey, then they must die." Dalek three I guess said. And then he shot the Foreman
"Get down!" We shouted to everyone. They all duck behind the seats and both factions fire on each other.
"Exterminate! Exterminate!" The Daleks shouted.
"Destroy the hybrids. Destroy." Number two ordered "Exterminate!" They all shouted again, Number three blows up. one down two to go.
"Extermin " number one was cut off as it blew up, one left. The human Daleks stop firing. Frank, Martha, Tallulah and Lazlo stand. The Doctor goes over to one of the hybrids, myself still gripping his hand for dead life.
"It s all right. It s all right. It s all right. You did it. You re free." He said soothingly, this reminded me of the new earth episode where he comforted the new humans.
"All the hybrids suddenly grip their heads and scream in pain. 'Caan, the last Dalek.' I let go of the doctor's hand and run I had to find him, I had to save them. Faster, Faster, run FASTER, was all my mind was telling me, ignoring the screams of agony echoing in the halls I run into the room, but it was too late, they were all dead by the time I reached the controls, the Dalek had its ray gun pointed at me, the whit hot anger flared back to life, this creature had killed a whole species without a second thought, Genocide. Red flooded my vision and I think I lost control.
No Ones P.O.V
Phoenix had indeed lost control, fire was pouring from the hands as it burned the controls her eyes empty but blazing gold, her gaze fixed on the Dalek as it backed away from her, her stare was as though it was looking into the pits of hell.
"Genocide." she spat her voice ringing with cold fury. "I would do anything for my doctor, and if he won't commit a Genocide and kill your race then I will carry it on my conscience I will wipe out the last of your pathetic existence," she raised her hand and the doors burst open.
"PHOENIX!" the doctor shouted as he saw her in all her fiery glory, but she didn't falter at his voice the fire coming to her hand as she got ready to extinguish the life of the Dalek.
Phoenix's P.O.V
I faintly heard someone call my name but I couldn't put my finger on why I recognised the voice, I just wanted to go back to the darkness again, I wanted to sleep. Then I felt warmth, warmth that only the doctor could give me. 'Doctor.' it all came rushing back, what I was doing, the doctor wouldn't want this, he would hate me for it... then my senses came back, and I felt my legs give out as I fell back into a chest. Everything was blurry I couldn't remember what was happening but I heard his voice.
"Now what?" he asked, it was as though I was hearing him from inside a swimming pool, it was quiet and muffled.
"You will be exterminated." A metallic voice answered, 'Dalek.' my sight cleared and I was looking at the ceiling,
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just think about it, Dalek- What was your name?" The doctor asked, his voice becoming clearer, I pushed myself into a sitting position and felt my head swim with dizziness,
"Dalek Caan." I spat, answering the doctor's question, he spun around to me,
"Phoenix, lay down, you need rest." he said
"No, I'm fine, now focus on the thing over there." I say pointing behind him, he turns and walks forward.
"Dalek Caan. Your entire species has been wiped out. And now the Cult of Skaro has been eradicated. Leaving only you. Right now you re facing the only man in the universe who might show you some compassion. Cause I've just seen one genocide. I won t cause another. Caan let me help you. What do you say?" he asked, I couldn't do that, I wouldn't be able to give the thing that caused me the most pain another chance. I wasn't that strong.
"Emergency Temporal Shift!" Caan shouted. It disappeared leaving wires hanging and a very angry Doctor who charges too late. Martha and Tallulah enter helping to support Lazlo.
"Doctor! Doctor! He s sick." Martha shouts frantic, Lazlo is breathing heavily, wheezing. They lower him to the floor, Tallulah cradling him on her lap. "It s okay. You re all right." Martha reassures him, I stand up and walk over to them despite the doctor's complaints. He approaches us and kneels "It s his heart. It s racing like mad. I've never seen anything like it." She continues to explain.
"What is it, Doctor? What s the matter with him? He says he can t breathe? What is it?" Tallulah asks hysteric
"It s time, sweetheart." Lazlo answers whilst panting, I felt sorry for him, the doctor would do his work and then I would do mine,
"What do you mean time ? What are you talking about?" Tallulah questions whilst stroking his hair.
"None of the slaves survive for long. Most of them only live a few weeks. I was lucky. I held on cause I had you. But now I m dyin , Tallulah." Lazlo explains. I close my eyes and look away from the bitter scene.
"No you re not. Not now, after all this. Doctor, can't you do somethin ?" She asks her voice now on the edge of desperation.
"Oh, Tallulah with three Ls and an H just you watch me." The doctor said with a small smile, pushing his anger to the back. The Doctor stands and takes off his coat handing it to me "What do I need? Oh, I don t know. How about a great big genetic laboratory? Oh look, I've got one. Lazlo, just you hold on." he says running about the lab, mixing up a solution, talking all the while "There s been too many deaths today. Way too many people have died. Brand new creatures and wise old men and age- old enemies. And I'm tellin' you, I m tellin' you right now, I am not having one more death! Got that? Not one! Tallulah, out of the way." He takes a stethoscope out of his pocket and puts it on "The Doctor is in." he says, I roll my eyes and go over to the file I had spotted before, I would need a quick read to make sure what I was about to do was okay.
After a little while the doctor comes out
"How is he Doctor?" Tallulah asks worried
"Well he'll live but he's gonna have to look the same." he explained, but I cut in,
"No, he won t. Give me about an hour and I'll see what I can do." I say taking off my coat and dumping it on the floor walking over to Lazlo. "Alright I'm gonna need to do some gene splicing but only if you re okay with that." I say to him, he nods and I help him over to the machine. The process was simple enough, eliminate the pig DNA and replace it with human DNA, it took half an hour to do that, but I would need to replenish his blood cells to give him more energy because the process was taxing on the body. So another half hour and he was off the table.
I stepped over to them stretching my arms "May I present to you, Lazlo." I say motioning to the man walking over.
"Oh thank you so much." Tallulah said hugging me, I nod my head,
"There was some of the pig DNA I couldn't get out so don't be to surprised if he squeals sometimes, but other thank that he's human again." I say walking over to my coat and picking it up and pulling it on making sure that my back wasn't facing the doctor. His face was priceless, gaping like a fish.
"But, You... How... I didn't...your. That s not possible" he stutters out. So I explained what I did to Lazlo as we headed back the park.
XXX
We got to the park and were greeted by a very much alive Solomon, because Lazlo was basically human we didn't need to disguise him staying here so that was a long conversation out of the way, the doctor was fussing over me making sure I was alright from when I lost control and collapsed. I shot him down each time with a slightly forced smile, I didn't like it when people did this to me.
"Err, listen Phoenix, Doctor, I wanted to say thanks and sorry I guess, I should have listened to you Doc, and if it weren't for Phoenix I would be dead, so thanks for saving me and sorry for not listening to ya." he said rubbing his neck, I chuckle.
"Don t worry Solomon, nothing to be done about the past, can't be changed, let bygones be bygones." I said. He nodded and looked relieved and slightly awkward, I pat him on the arm and go and sit down.
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We were back on liberty island by the TARDIS, I leaned against her,
'Interesting day?' she asked
'You probably have a good idea, seeing as you can see the future and the past, ole' girl.' I answer and hear her giggle slightly,
'Are you really going to tell the girl?' she asks, I nod slightly
'I need someone to talk to about this other than you, we have the fun teasing conversations, she can have the boring serious conversations.' I tell her patting the side and listening to the doctor and Martha again.
"Do you reckon it s gonna work, those two? after all they went through?" Martha asks,
"I don't know. Anyone else in the universe, I might worry about them, but New York, that s what this city's good at. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and maybe the odd former-pig-slave-Dalek-mutant-hybrid too." he says airily, I shake my head at his humour.
"The former pig and the showgirl." Martha says with a laugh, the doctor smiles
"The former pig and the showgirl." he agrees
"Just proves it, I suppose. There s someone for everyone." Martha says glancing at him and then me, if I had been paying attention to the doctor instead of Martha I might of seen him looking over at me, I knew just how true that statement was, especially since I had the mark that made me the doctor's link. it was still confusing but I would try to make sense of it and not give myself a headache.
"Maybe." I hear the doctor say, I close my eyes as a breeze washes over me and enjoy the moment,
"Meant to say sorry." Martha says with a sigh,
"What for?" He asks curiously,
"Just cause that Dalek got away. I know what that means to you. Think you ll ever see it again?" She asks almost a whisper at the end, the doctor unlocks the TARDIS
"Oh yes. One day." He says so much conviction in her voice, it made me shiver. Martha enters the TARDIS, but the doctor stands in front of me and I open my eyes, "Want to say sorry, I shouldn't have snapped at you back in the sewer and said those things." I shake my head
"I shouldn't have snapped back, you were facing the ones who took the things you loved away from you it was a natural reaction to be angry, I was just stressed about a few things, flashbacks and all. I don t want to forget where I come from but I didn't exactly like the Daleks in the first place, it was an instinct in my world, I couldn't stand something that could cause you so much pain. But apology accepted" I say with a smile and walk in. Not hearing the brief comment of 'What are you hiding from me?' he comes in and closes the door, I walk over to the doors pausing to look back at him,
"I'm gonna get some sleep doctor." I say, he nods
"Night Phoenix." he calls as I walk to my room. Opening my door I felt everything come down on me, so closing the door I lean against it and let the first tear slip from my eye, sliding down I felt as though I couldn't breathe and then I sobbed for all the death, I had killed again, it didn't matter that it was a Dalek, I had picked up a gun and I shot just like my instincts had told me to so long ago.
The TARDIS made soothing hums and pulled myself to the bed, getting changed and getting in, before I could drop off into oblivion a knock at my door sounded.
"Phoenix? Can i come in?" It was Martha.
"Yeah." I call, she opens the door and slips in closing it behind her
"You alright?" she asks obviously seeing my red eyes, I nod
"Yeah, anyway I promised to explain so I will, come on." I say patting the bed, she climbs on and sits next to me, "Were do you want me to start?" I ask,
"Why you were pissed at the doctor." I nod
"Beginning then, right down in the sewers the doctor snapped at Tallulah and when I tried to defend her he had a go at me for keeping that the Daleks were there from him and how I had no right to talk to him, I only had two choices, I could tell him and risk him leaving and changing the future of earth, or I could keep quiet and in doing so not change what was supposed to happen. You with me so far?" I ask she nods.
"So that was why I gave him the 'cold shoulder'. Or at least part of it, I've been stressed because I found something and the meaning would mess everything up." I show her the mark. "This is Gallifreyan, and it tells me who my link is. A link is the equivalent of well, being married I supposed, a Mate if you will, but the thing is this shouldn't happen because I know his future and he gets married. To a wonderful woman, so this should be impossible because I'm the daughter of a star, not a time lord, um could be time lady I can t be sure what they call them. I don t want to change the future because of the effects it will have." I look at her and she looks dumbfounded "You can't tell him though, please promise me Martha." I beg,
"I promise, but your right it is a bit stressful." I felt a wheight lift off my shoulders, and then I remember, the cupboard, the only place I haven't searched, I bolt off the bed and run to it, my hand shaking as I reach out to open it, slowly pulling it open I find...
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Okay guys I have finished this and hopefully left you all in suspense with that last part sorry for not updating on time thanks to everyone who's read this and I hope you have enjoyed this chapter until next time.
Shadow OUT!
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