Masks - Chapter Eleven
Author: Milady Dragon
Author's Note: And this is the end! Tomorrow starts the next monster story, "Resurgence". Thank you all for reading!
15 July 2015 (Old Earth Date)
The Playground (Location Redacted)
The Doctor's teleport disc thing worked as promised.
One moment, Daisy had been standing in an anonymous alleyway, the TARDIS making its hideous noises as it faded away.
The next, she'd appeared in the Playground's rec room, not feeling as sick on the return trip, and luckily for her the room was nearly empty. Only Donna was there, standing at the coffee machine, pouring coffee into a mug that Daisy recognised as Coulson's.
Daisy stood there, waiting for Donna to finish up before she moved, taking the Doctor's advice about not making any sudden moves and the perception filter working to keep her presence hidden. She was practically holding her breath, and it took an act of will to inhale quietly and not pass out.
"You know," Donna said out loud, "I can see right through that perception filter."
Daisy's heart stopped beating for a second, and when it started back up it was ridiculously loud and fast.
Donna turned around and glared at Daisy. "That is such a Doctor trick I'm gonna assume you've been off travelling with him."
"How do you…?" she gasped. "You know the Doctor?"
Donna rolled her eyes. "Silly, I travelled with him for a bit before coming to SHIELD. In fact, I met Clint Barton on the TARDIS during that mess with the Daleks stealing the planet."
That…made sense. Donna and Clint had always seemed close, and this explained it. Daisy had thought it was simply because of their connection through Coulson, but this was actually better.
She thought of her promise not to say anything to anyone about what had happened, because of timelines. But Donna would understand.
Had the Doctor known that Donna worked for SHIELD? Surely, he had to. Why hadn't he said anything about it?
When she asked, Donna shrugged. "We didn't actually part company on good terms." Her eyes narrowed. "Which version was it, then? The skinny boy in the suit, or the one in the tweed?"
What? "Um…actually, he had a really ridiculous purple coat."
"Yeah, tweedy then. Had a bit of a chin?"
Daisy nodded. stunned.
This was her source of information. She could ask Donna all sorts of questions about the Doctor, and not have it get back to anyone who couldn't know. She could explain that she'd been sworn to secrecy, because she didn't want to affect the future. Donna would understand what Daisy had done, and she would also keep the secret. After all, no one had known that Donna had also done some time travelling, and she was sure there was a reason why she hadn't announced it to everyone she met.
"I need to go and do something, but then can we talk?" Daisy didn't mean to sound like she was begging, but she couldn't help it.
Donna smiled. There was something about the expression that reminded her of the Doctor, and Daisy could really see that Coulson's PA could have once been on adventures with the alien. "You got it," she answered warmly. "Us Companions have to stick together, after all."
Daisy couldn't help the grin. She'd get the TAHITI binder back in its proper place, let Coulson know that she wasn't leaving just yet – she'd still go on to London, and then Ddraig Llyn, because that was just an awesome idea – but she wanted to pick Donna's brain, first. She wanted to know all about the Doctor, and this whole Companion thing, and she couldn't wait.
She might have to keep this a secret from everyone else, but at least she had someone she could confide in.
Daisy got the feeling that she and Donna Noble were about to get a lot closer than ever before.
She couldn't wait.
Fin
