Chapter 11:

"...River." The Doctor murmured from inside the doorway where River was being held captive. River was lying, tied down by her legs, on a small bed clutching their tiny baby in her arms protectively whilst crying. She had multiple large bruises covering her face and her left eye was swollen. "River, what have they done to you?" The Doctor asked quietly in disbelief as he took a couple of steps towards his wife and child.

The Doctor only took a couple of steps because as soon as he started moving towards her she started shaking her head trying to stop him from getting closer to him. "I am so sorry, River." The Doctor begins but is cut off by her.

"No Doctor, it's okay, it's too late though, and you need to leave, just get out of here!" River pleaded with great urgency in her voice.

"Don't be stupid, I'm not going anywhere without my wife and child." The Doctor told her when he saw Madame Kovarian step out from her hiding place laughing at the two of them.

"Can't you see this is a trap, you stupid idiot?" River shouted at her husband with anger and sorrow simmering inside her.

Kovarian had a smug smile as she walked into the middle of the room so both the Doctor and River could see her. "Oh Doctor, what a naughty boy you have been to poor Melody Pond." Kovarian started taunting him causing the Doctor to clench his fists and jaw.

"Get away from her now." The Doctor growled in an impossibly low rumble.

"Oh honestly Doctor, I should be thanking you," Kovarian paused for a heartbeat, "You have given us such a beautiful weapon; how ironic it is that it'll be your own child that will finally be the death of you!" Kovarian mocked him.

The Doctor was growing incredibly angry and infuriated by this woman, "when will you realise that you can't make a weapon out of a child?" The Doctor questioned Kovarian.

That was when the Doctor heard it for the first time; the cry of his baby.

That was all it took for his fatherhood instincts to kick in. He could feel the anger coursing through his veins fuelling his determination that was rising up from his hearts about to boil over.

The Doctor took a step closer to his wife and baby and smiled, "Okay, I get that this is all a trap, but do you know what I see?" The Doctor paused with a smug face, "I see a massive flaw in it." The Doctor took three more steps closer to River and saw Kovarian's face pale.

Kovarian confused at what the Doctor was insinuating replied, "And what would that be?"

The Doctor smiled glad he had confused her which meant that he knew more than her for once. "If you value your life and you dream of seeing tomorrow then there are three things you never ever put in a trap." The Doctor roared.

"And what are they, Doctor?" Kovarian asked still not willing to back down to the mad-man.

"You Never Ever put me, my wife and captain Jack Harkness in the same trap." The Doctor shouted as his anger finally exploded within him.

As soon as the last word was out, there was an explosion in the corridor and in the space of three seconds Captain Jack was in the room, had shot all the silence in sight and had Madame Kovarian pinned up against a wall with his gun. The Doctor had locked the door so no one else could come in and disturb them and was Undoing River's restraints while she held their baby close to her chest for protection.

The Doctor held his sonic-screwdriver up in the air and signalled for the TARDIS. After a few moments they heard the whirring and wheezing noise which could have only been the beloved TARDIS as is materialised in the corner of the room. The Doctor held his fingers up and snapped them as the doors swung open.


"This is for hurting my Best friend's wife." Jack snarled at Kovarian. He then jabbed her hard in the stomach with his gun, winding her, she fell to the floor like a piece of crumpled up paper.

Jack wasn't finished.

"This is for stealing her at birth and trying to get her to kill my best friend." Jack shouted at her through rage. He then kicked her in her ribs making sure he had defiantly broken a couple.

Jack still wasn't finished.

And this is for trying to take their child and planning to turn it against them." Jack spat at her before taking a couple steps away, aiming his gun at her head and pulled the trigger.

Jack checked to make sure she was dead before walking over to where the Doctor and River were. "Thank you." The Doctor said simply to Captain Jack.

The Doctor managed to pry the baby away from River's arms and passed it to Jack. Without hesitation the Doctor picked up River and carried her into the TARDIS careful not to press down on any of her bruises.

The Doctor couldn't believe how weak and frail she was. The Doctor could only imagine what they might have done to her and it terrified him to the core.

The Doctor headed straight to the med-bay as Jack followed close behind carrying the baby while the Doctor prayed for a miracle.

A/N: sorry that this is only a short chapter , hopefully the next one will be longer :)