Doctor Who: The Wings of Gallifrey
By Samantha Jane West-Croft
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who, Torchwood or Sara Jane Adventures. The only thing I do own is Elincia. Sorry it took me so long to put these next few chapters up, I was taking a long Hiatus since School was out and I needed a break. This chapter will not have a title because I was away from this for too long.
Chapter Ten
When Elincia woke up Luke, Ianto and John were standing in Jack's office, unaware that she was there. "I don't like that we have the Master helping us. I know that Jack tells everyone that he can be of some use but it's eerie." John said while waving his hands around in the air. "All the stories that my mother told me were of him being this evil Time Lord bent on ruling the Universe."
"Those are the same stories that Jack has told me. But something is off…he seems calmer than he was in the stories." Ianto said.
"That's because I did something that hurt him." Elincia said while sitting up on the cot. Ianto and John jumped but Luke smiled. "I was shot by Jack a few months ago, for everyone else but a century for me, and for a Time Lord when they are dying they can regenerate. I regenerated but the energy was not dissipating from my body. I forced it into the Master and ever since he was calmer. I don't know how or why but that is what happened."
She sniffed the air and caught scent of food, more specifically pizza. "Yes, they ordered pizza while you were asleep…I saved you some Professor." Luke said with a smile. He held out at plate of the food to her and she began eating a slice. Normally she would have been more delicate and careful about how she ate but she was strangely more hungry than normal.
"I like that name, the Professor, and thank you for the food Luke." Elincia stood up, having finished her food, and walked out to the rest of the group. "All right, food, sleep, where's the beer?"
Jack smiled then tossed her a bottle. Both male Time Lords stared at her then watched her guzzle the bottle. After she finished the bottle she began working beside her friends and fellow Time Lords. Her mind was focused n finding out what the Daleks were wanting. Then something clicked. The ship was pointing towards Cardiff itself.
"The Rift, has it been active at all?" She asked while going over to the Rift manipulator.
"Not much in the past decade or so." Luke said while moving right next to her. "I think the most it's been active is the occasional weevil that appears."
Elincia thought for a moment then took off to where the Tardis had been parked.
"Where's she going?" Ianto asked while pointing at Elincia.
"Not a clue." The Doctor and the Master stared at the computer screen. They both looked at each other. "No…"
Elincia began looking around the Tardis for something, anything that would stop or even kill a Dalek. Her eyes darted around then saw something glimmering out of the corner of her eye. When she turned to look at it she saw that it was an old Gallifrey weapon. She dragged it out and grinned. "Yes, this will do nicely thank you." She spoke softly to the Tardis. As she walked out the Doctor and the Master were about to open the doors.
"No, you are not using that!" The Doctor screamed at her.
"I never said I was going to use it directly at them…merely use the rift manipulator to send a wave to stop them."
The Doctor was still glaring at her. "I don't think you—"
"Theta, if she doesn't do this then what will happen to the Earth? We don't know what it is that they want but we have a good idea." The Master said while standing between them. "I say we let her try this idea that she's got, and we should help her."
After all three Time Lords attached the weapon they began bickering about the outcome of what might happen. Elincia was trying to defend her thoughts about the outcome but was being shot down by an angry Doctor. "If we fire this it will rip open the rift and kill millions in a large radius from this spot."
"And if we don't do this Theta, then the whole universe will be destroyed by the Daleks!" Elincia finally outburst while grabbing hold of the Doctor's shoulders. "You know the price of this; it's higher than the cost of thousands of human lives!"
"There has to be a way to solve this without that much destruction." Jack said while walking up to the two arguing Time Lords. "Just for our sakes, please Elincia try to think of something other than opening the Rift."
"We could use the Tardis, but just like us she is the last of her kind." The Master stated while putting a hand to his chin in thought. "Or,"
Elincia nodded her head and let go of the Doctor. "Or we could use my Vortex Manipulator to stabilize a connection between the Rift, the Tardis and the weapon."
Amelia stood there stunned at the three Time Lords. "You, you…were willing to kill us Elincia?"
"I shared the same views as the other Time Lords, aside from the Doctor, for a long time. The human race was just some mistake of the universe. And there will always be times when I wish that your kind would just die out." Elincia said without flinching. She could see the confusion and distrust in Amelia and the other human's eyes. The only one who did not seem affected by her words was Jack. Typical, she thought, only he could understand where I was coming from. "However, there was a time where a young human showed me my mistakes in my distrust and hatred. I only hope that he will forgive me for what I tried to do."
Jack looked down at the ground and the Master looked at her sideways.
"Can we seriously get back to saving the world?" Ianto said bitterly while walking up to them. "It's time that we actually get more done than bickering."
Elincia nodded her head. "He's right, Doctor…here." She took off the wristband and put it in his hands. "I don't think I need it anymore." She walked away and to Jack's office.
Jack followed her and sat down on the cot next to her. "I already forgave you for trying to blow me up. As for the other things you tried to do to me…I think I deserved them."
Elincia smiled. "What if this does not work?"
"Is that fear I hear in your voice?" Jack asked with smile. He put a finger under her chin and touched his forehead to hers. "It will work, you, the Doctor and even the Master are the most brilliant people I know."
"That's because we're Time Lords," Elincia managed to say without letting her fear slip through her voice.
"But you're also so much more than just Time Lords, you're survivors. Don't worry we'll get through this." Jack tilted her head up a little more and let his lips touch hers. "I'm sorry,"
"For what?" Elincia whispered while kissing him back.
"For shooting you a while back." Jack wrapped his arm around her waist and looked her in the eyes.
"I had it coming." Elincia said smiling but that smile faded when thoughts of her childhood friends crept into her mind. Jack started kissing her again and she pushed lightly on his chest. "Jack, I loved you once, you knew that…but lately being around Theta and Koschei again has made things more complicated."
"I know," Jack nodded his head and pulled her into a hug. "Just don't forget that I will always be here to pick up the pieces."
Elincia rested into his arms; it was nice to have the comfort of a friend other than the Doctor, the Master and Amelia. The office door opened and the Master quickly turned to leave. Elincia slipped out of Jack's arms and started to go after him. Ianto saw her stumbling and quickly grabbed her arm to steady her.
"You all right Miss Elincia?" Ianto asked while looping her arm through his.
"Yes, I'm fine, just a little uneasy." Elincia replied. The stability he was giving her allowed her to wlak perfectly fine all the way over to the Doctor who was looking at her like something was wrong. "Doctor, what is it?"
"The Daleks…they sent a message." The Doctor pushed a couple keys on the keyboard and an image appeared. Gelxina and Xelinxia were standing in the middle of the five Daleks. Elincia closed her eyes and forced back the flood of tears. "They want us to stop what we are doing or they will kill them."
Jack walked out and was stunned by the image of two Angelxons being held prisoner by five Daleks. "Those are…Angelxons." He whispered while standing close to Tosh and Owen. "This can't be good if they have Angelxons captured."
"It's worse than 'not good'," Elincia said in a whisper. "Those two are the royals of both halves of their race. The one in black in Xelinxia and the one in white is Gelxina."
Amelia took hold of Elincia's hand and smiled at her softly. "The Doctor will figure something out."
"I don't have any choice Amy," the Doctor said while putting one more cord into the weapon. "They have to die in order for the universe to live."
"No," Elincia said while grabbing Jack's wristband from his wrist. Jack looked at her stunned. Elincia spun the Doctor around and reached into his pocket.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" The Master roared with anger as he stormed up to her.
"Saving them and the universe." Elincia replied pointing the screwdriver at the wristband. "Don't wait for me." She kissed him lightly on the forehead and touched the wristband.
…
Gelxina stood beside her friend and ally Xelinxia. They were not afraid of dying to keep the universe alive. But the White Dalek was beginning to frighten her. She took hold of Xelinxia's hand knowing that the older Angelxon was used to tough situations like this. During the War they had been enemies but now that she had assumed the throne from her evil older sister they were invincible but only together. Xelinxia tightened her hand slightly on Gelxina's then nodded her head. There was a flash and when both Angelxon's turned they saw Elincia grabbing hold of their hands and touching the wristband.
…
The Doctor stared at the screen as he saw Elincia appear then disappear with the Angelxon's. He knew that they were going back to their home planet. But for how long was Elincia going to be with them? He could tell that Jack wanted his wristband back but now was not the time to worry with that. The Master had his hands ready to type and so did Luke. When the Doctor nodded his head the two began typing as fast as they could and they were typing in the access codes.
Soon enough there was screaming then nothing from the Daleks. When they looked at the Computer screen they could only see the static white and black of the screen. Everyone let out a collective sigh but the Doctor could tell that that was not going to be the end of their problems. Something was telling him that Elincia was going to be in more danger than anyone else.
A/N: There, only nine more to go...wooohooo!