Chapter Twelve.

"Well, isn't this just ducky," the Master said as he placed his hands against the force barrier and frowned.

"Allow me, Koschei-san!" Hoshi said as she snapped her fingers but the force barrier remained in place and he sighed.

"At least our annoying friend is still back at the castle." Watching the Valeyard coming back into the room, the Master smiled and flicked some of the hair from his eyes. "Ah, there you are. So, what do you want to do next? Shall we go get more of the Doctor's brats or shall we just go kill him?"

"I told you, we are NOT partners!" the Valeyard said as he walked to the console and looked at the screens.

"Yes, we are!"

"You are annoying, you know that. It's a good thing I dumped my Master's body in a sun when he died."

"That wasn't very nice."

"I'M NOT NICE!" the Valeyard shouted as he slammed his fist on the console then winced.

"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ah, well, how about letting me out, eh?" The Valeyard pushed the button when the force barrier dropped and the Master walked to the console. Looking him over, the Valeyard noticed that the Master looked like a nineteen year old boy and blinked.

"Are you SURE you're the Master? You look like a kid."

"This is a loaner until I find something better."

"I can't believe he'd have such a wanker for the Master. My Master was insane but not annoying."

"Who said he was my Doctor?"

"What?"

"Just like you, I'm from a different universe but the Doctor came along and ruined my taking over the world. Now, if you excuse me, I think I'll go have some fun with his little girl!" Before the Master could move, the Valeyard slammed him into the console and he saw the anger in his eyes.

"Don't you go near Namid, you hear me?!" the Valeyard shouted, shoving the Master and the Master looked at him while arching one eyebrow.

"I thought she was your prisoner," the Master said when he started pacing then snapped his fingers and smiled. "Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooo, you have feeling for the little thing!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh, I'm not talking about anything sexual. I'm talking about parental. Let me guess, like my Doctor, you were all sad and lonely with no one of your own. Your marriage is a joke, your son rejects you, and you are shunned by all those Gallifreyan FOOLS for being what they thought was a freak! Not to mention that your only "friend" was…well…me! You travel with people you THOUGHT were your friends but never let them inside your hearts. Not all the way. Then, one day, this teenager comes along and sparks a fire in the old meat and two veg! You fight your feelings for her then, poof, she's taken away from you! You sink into despair until she comes back but turns to someone else in the end. Am I right?" The Valeyard stayed silent as the Master smiled and leaned against the console. "I AM right! Anyway, you come here to this universe and find that the Doctor here has something you DON'T have! He has friends and a loving family. Enraged, you take his little blind daughter and decide to turn her evil. What you didn't figure on was becoming attached to the little brat!"

"SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME!" the Valeyard shouted as the Master walked to him and locked eyes with him.

"Hmmmmmm, tell me this, who are you trying to convince, me or you?"

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Namid reached out with her hands as she tried to figure out where she was when she stopped and reached down, feeling the edge of the bed. She climbed onto the bed as she curled into a ball and the tears trickled down her cheeks. She wanted to be brave but she was so scared and placed her thumb in her mouth.

"What's wrong, Sweetie?" a voice asked when she sat up and looked around, trying to figure out where the voice was coming from.

"Who's there?" she asked as she got off the bed and reached out with her hands, walking around the room.

"Blimey, you're blind."

"Yes, I am. Where are you?"

"Ok, turn to the left and walked straight ahead." Namid turned as she carefully walked forward when she felt the smooth glass of the full length mirror on the wall and someone knelt down behind the glass. "Here I am."

"You're made of glass?"

"No, I'm behind the glass."

"What is this?"

"It's a mirror. So, what's your name?"

"Namid, what's yours?"

"My name is Cameron," Cameron said as he placed his hands against hers and gently smiled.

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Adam stood by the pool as he looked at the light from the sunrise sparkling on the water and sipped on the tea in his MY DADDY'S OTHER HOVER CAR IS A TARDIS mug. David had made it in a pottery class Amber had been teaching at the academy and he was so proud when he gave it to him. Sighing, he looked at the water when someone touched his back and he turned around, seeing Donna behind him. She walked closer when she slid her arms around his waist and he smiled at her.

"So, Space Man, do I have to worry about you falling into a coma like the last time things got hairy?" she asked and he laughed. Five years ago, he had a psychic dream where Rain left them and that their families were going to fall apart. When it started coming true, he did the one thing the Doctor was famous for. He ran. But instead of getting into his TARDIS and going somewhere, he ran inside his mind and slipped into a coma. When he finally realized what he had done, he woke up and promised to never run away again.

"Nah, I'm ok. Well, not ok but I won't run," Adam said.

"Good, because if you do, I will box you around the ear holes until you wake up."

"No, not my little pearl like ears!" he said as he covered his ears and she rolled her eyes.

"You are a goof. So, want to tell me about what happened with River? He told me that your Valeyard kidnapped her."

"Yep, he just strolled into the house and took her."

"How long was she missing?"

"She was missing for three months."

"Oh my god, I'd be a wreck!"

"I was. Neither Marion nor I slept or ate much. Pete allowed my brother to head up the search teams but it wasn't until one of them saw the Valeyard leaving a shop that they got a lead. For a maniac, he did do one thing. He took care of her. He could have just let her starve. My brother told us where he was and I demanded that Pete let me come with them. By then, my mind was in overdrive and all I wanted to do was kill that son of a bitch! When we got there, I followed my brother into the warehouse but he got caught and I went to find River. Found her scared but safe in the room next to where my brother was and told the men with me to take her outside."

"Is that when you went inside and shot that monster full of holes?"

"Yep, though it wasn't what I had in mind. I wanted him to pay for what he did but the thought of my brother getting killed changed all that. I told him to duck then pulled the trigger. It's funny, I hate guns. I guess that's one of the reasons they sent me to Crystal Waters. They were worried that I'd go off like I did with the Daleks." Donna held him as she rubbed his back then moved back and gently flicked her finger against the tip of his nose.

"I may not be YOUR Donna but I do know you. You're no killer. You were just tired and…"

"Donna, don't defend me, I know what I did."

"But you don't have to go through this alone."

"There isn't anything to go through. I just have to face that I'm…"

"If you say "dangerous", I AM going to box your ears! You listen to me, Adam David Storm, no one, human or Time Lord, would be in their right mind after going through something like that. I know I would have torn that bastard to bits if I had gotten my hands on him!"

"You'd rip into him good, eh?"

"Damn straight! The thing you have to remember is that River was fine and grew into a wonderful young Time Lady."

"I do know that but the idea of Namid being in the hands of someone just as evil makes me…" She held him again as she sent love and comfort into his mind and he smiled, moving back.

"And people say I have a temper! Come on, Tiger; let's go see what he has in mind getting Namid back!" Nodding, he slid an arm around her waist and they headed for the house.

"Donna?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks." Smiling, she nudged him as they walked inside the house and the sun rose higher in the sky.