I'm hoping to get one more chapter out before I go on holiday. I probably won't be able to update when I'm away, but if my friends are feeling nice one of them might hotspot me, so I can. The reason I used a deception filter last chapter instead of a perception filter was because perception filters were used by Jack, Martha and the Doctor when the Master was taking over the world so he wouldn't notice them. We've already seen from Vampires of Venice that they can be used to change someone's appearance, the device he used was similar, but it just had a different name. I can't watch the Christmas special trailer yet, can't be bothered to explain why, but it'll be over a week until I can, but once I've watched it I'm gonna be telling you my opinion on it and asking you yours. One thing I am upset about though is that it's been announced that it will be Pearl Mackie's last episode so we won't be seeing Bill after it, though Pearl Mackie has said she wouldn't say no to coming back for an episode or two later on. Hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think.
Chapter 10
Dorium Maldover's house, Farlon
What? When? Why? What is this all for? What has he done to Nardole? The questions just flew around the Doctor's head. He had had no idea. He just felt bewildered, he hadn't even any idea what Missy wanted. "Where is he?" He asked, but Missy and the Master both just stood and laughed at him in reply. "Is he alive? Is he safe?" The Master ignored his questions and instead grabbed Bill, who had been too stunned to move away from him, and dragged her over to Missy.
"Doctor!" She screamed, looking at him. "Help me."
"Let her go." The Doctor paced slowly and angrily towards them, but River caught his arm.
"Calm down sweetie. They only want to get you angry." He knew River was right, but he couldn't calm down. He had to know what had happened to Nardole.
"It's not really fair I suppose to not tell him." Missy smiled psychotically at him.
"Tell me what!" He screamed, anger pumping through his body. He could never understand Missy. They used to be friends. He thought he knew her. He thought he understood her, or him back then, but he had had over plans. Plans that didn't involve the Doctor.
"I was talking to myself."
"Yes," The Master chuckled. "Don't interrupt my private conversations." He turned back to Missy. "Yes, it is quite funny though."
"A while ago you and Bill went off in the T.A.R.D.I.S. and told Nardole to make you a cup of tea. You told him you were only going in the T.A.R.D.I.S. because you were getting old and it was easier than taking the stairs."
"How did you kno-?" Bill started to ask, but the Master cut her off.
"I was talking."
"But she was talking." Bill started to look confused.
"Same person." The Doctor told her.
"He certainly doesn't pick his friends for the brains."
"Hey!" The Doctor started to get really angry. He just wanted to know what happened to Nardole and what Missy and the Master wanted.
"Carry on." He said.
"So, it was easy, we were waiting for an opportunity to get one of your friends. We put a detection thing on the T.A.R.D.I.S so we knew when you were leaving then he went and killed him and used his DNA for the deception filter and the rest his history." The Doctor's hearts sank. It was as he had feared.
"You're lying." He shouted. "Nardole can't be dead."
"Sorry sweetie, I killed him."
"Well it was actually me who killed him, but then that does mean you killed him." The Master laughed. Missy laughed too.
"Oh this is so weird." She replied. "Of course we didn't actually meet up. He would have forgotten that we met, it would have just slowed things down."
"How did you work together to do all this then?" River asked sharply.
"Oh sweetheart, it's not just your husband that uses psychic paper." Missy said. "I got bored and decided to kill the Doctor. I wanted a bit of fun though so I sent a message on my psychic paper to my past self. I monitored the Doctor and sent him a message to tell him when to go in to kill Nardole and take his place. You didn't even notice." Missy laughed.
"It was a bit of a shock to find I turn female. But, oh well. I am going to be pretty sexy." He laughed.
"The time lords took you back to Galifrey though." The Doctor said. "How did you get back?"
"Same way as you did. Stole a T.A.R.D.I.S." He smiled. "They even stopped the drumming while I was there. I do kind of miss it in a way though."
"What do you want though? Why do all this?" The Doctor asked.
"What is the purpose of all our meetings?" They both laughed together. "To try to kill you."
"Let me go." Bill struggled and tried to escape the Master's vice like grip.
"I don't think so sunshine." The Master said. "Not until the Doctor gives us all the keys to his T.A.R.D.I.S. we don't want him planning an escape."
"Please, Master, Missy, don't do this. Please." He begged.
"Give me the keys." The Master instructed.
"Some are in the T.A.R.D.I.S., I'll need to go and get them." He said.
"Don't try anything though." Missy held her umbrella up to Bill's neck. "Or she'll get very hurt."
"Please Doctor." Bill begged. "I'm scared. Do what they say." The Doctor put his hand into his pocket.
"What are you doing?" The Master asked. The Doctor bought out a key and slid it across the floor.
"Getting you that."
"Screwdriver." Missy said. "Give us that too." The Doctor sighed and slid it across the floor next to the key and turned to go inside the T.A.R.D.I.S.. River followed him.
"Stay here." The Master pointed at her. She sighed and leant against the side of the T.A.R.D.I.S.. The Doctor came out with 5 keys in his hand. He slid them to them.
"And the last one. I can count you know."
"It got dropped in a volcano." The Doctor replied.
"It got dropped in a volcano?" The Master smirked.
"Do you really think that I am that naïve?" Missy asked.
"Well it was worth a try." The Doctor chucked the last key towards them and stood back next to River who held his hand tight.
"Now!" River suddenly yelled, pulling her gun out of her pocket, pointing it at Missy. The Doctor vanished and suddenly reappeared next to Bill. He grabbed her hand and dived for his screwdriver but the Master was too quick and put his screwdriver up to Bill's head.
"Stop!" He yelled. "I have modified my screwdriver so that if I choose I can run thousands of volts through her head." He stopped and stood up. Bang!
"No!" The Doctor yelled and dived in front of Missy just before the bullet entered her head. He collapsed on the ground and River's vortex manipulator rolled out of his hand. While they had been talking she had taken it off her wrist and handed it to him. As he had stepped back to the T.A.R.D.I.S. she had taken his hand and given it to him. He had just waited for her signal.
"Doctor!" River yelled, running forwards.
"Stop!" The Master hovered his finger over the button on his screwdriver. Missy bent down.
"Good luck Doctor." She whispered before she stepped back, pulling the Master and Bill with her. Gold streams started shooting out of his head and hands.
