Jack tries to lead the Master in a dangerous dance…Ash doesn't think with his brain and suffers the consequences…and the Doctor…well, he just plays dirty.
Jack had hated putting the collar on the Doctor, knowing what it would do to him, but he had no choice. It was the only thing he knew that could control him.
"I'm sorry," he said as he put the collar in place and injected him with the Selash Root extract.
The first sign he had that the Doctor was awake, was the Doctor trying to get up, a look of panic on his face. He tried to hold him down, but the Doctor's panic only added to the Doctor's strength; he managed to get away.
So with a heavy heart, he activated the collar.
His heart sank as the Doctor stumbled and then fell. The Doctor's cry of frustration went right through him, and when he went still and silent, Jack's heart almost broke.
"Selash Root," he said when the Doctor looked at him.
The Doctor pulled at the collar.
"I had no choice."
The Doctor glared at him; then ignored him.
"I don't have time for this," he said. "Get up."
When the Doctor didn't comply, he dragged him up.
"The Master will flay you alive," the Doctor snarled.
"Shut it," Jack said. "Move."
He pushed the Doctor forward and out into the warren of narrow streets. He hadn't picked this place at random; it was the nearest point to the rendezvous with their means of escape.
He pushed the Doctor again; who he knew was dawdling on purpose.
"Keep moving."
Ash moved up to walk next to him.
"We won't be alone for long."
It was then that the Doctor spoke again.
"If you let me go, I won't tell him it was you."
Jack ignored him, "It's not that far to the rendezvous point."
"Sure, but won't they want his head?"
"They're not resistance, they're slavers. You pay, they ask no questions."
The Doctor spoke again, "You really should let me go."
"Last warning," Jack said.
Jack looked up and saw a flash of metal…dammit, one of the Doctor's toys.
He grabbed hold of the Doctor and shoved him at Ash.
"Get him to that ship, I'll draw them off."
"That won't work," Ash said.
"It will, trust me…go," he ordered.
He watched as Ash pushed the Doctor along, then looked up again; the machine had moved on. He ran into one of the buildings, up the stairs and onto the flat roof.
He took out his sidearm and put three shots into the air.
Seconds later, two metallic shapes appeared and hovered in front of him.
He looked directly at them and shouted, "I know you can see and hear me, you bastard. You want him back, you'll have to catch me!"
Ash pushed the Doctor along, every so often looking up. He'd heard the shots and knew what Jack was doing.
The Doctor suddenly stopped and turned.
"Move," Ash said, his hand tightening on the collar's control box.
"You wouldn't use that on the mother of your son, would you?"
"Keep moving," Ash said.
"If you take me back, I can make your life very….enjoyable."
"Be quiet and move," Ash said again.
The Doctor suddenly closed the gap between them and Ash suddenly felt decidedly warm. When the Doctor spoke again, his voice had dropped an octave.
"You always were an attentive lover…I want that again."
Ash blinked and took a step back; suddenly realising what the Doctor was doing.
"Nice try, now get moving," he said, his voice not as steady as he wanted it to be.
The look the Doctor gave him as he turned said 'almost got you.'
Ash let out a relieved breath, but he doubted it would the last time the Doctor would try. A noise above made him look up, and his reaction to what he saw was to push the Doctor into one of the buildings.
"That won't….." the Doctor started to say, but Ash clamped a hand over his mouth and in doing so dropped the control box.
The hum of one the Doctor's machines filled the space where they had been standing, and Ash tightened his hand over the Doctor's mouth. He strained to listen, when he felt pain…the Doctor was biting his hand. His eyes started to water, but he kept silent, until the air was quiet.
Then he reacted, he used his free hand to grab a handful of the Doctor's hair and pulled. He expected the Doctor to react, but not with a moan that went straight to his groin.
He knew he should be letting go and be on the move, but the Doctor smelt of honey and sweet spice…Jesus, he just wanted to. He pulled the Doctor's hair again, and this time the Doctor shivered.
He pulled the Doctor's head to one side and attacked the exposed flesh above the collar. The Doctor let out a growl and tried to turn, but Ash held him firm.
He whispered in his ear, "He thinks you're his, but you're mine."
The Doctor let out a whimper and stopped struggling. Yes, Ash thought….all that talk and bravado, when underneath it all he was a submissive. He turned the Doctor and saw he was in the same state as himself.
"Show me I'm yours," the Doctor breathed.
Ash let out a growl and pulled the Doctor by the collar and plundered the Doctor's willing mouth. When he heard and felt the Doctor's want, it nearly undid him; if it hadn't been for the sudden pain.
He pulled away from the kiss and looked into the Doctor's eyes. Gone was the haze of lust, replaced by eyes that were as hard as granite.
"Do you think I would rut with you," the Doctor snarled and moved away.
Ash felt something warm and looked down; there was blood. He looked over at the Doctor, there was a bloodied blade in his hand. He fell to his knees, unable to comprehend what the Doctor had done.
He could only watch as the Doctor picked up the control box, put it under his foot and crushed it.
"Why?" he managed to say as the Doctor walked towards the door.
The Doctor stopped and leant down and Ash recoiled at the madness in his eyes.
The Doctor kissed him and said, "I belong to the Master, deal with it."
With that he left and Ash went from his knees to the floor, knowing he was dead…murdered by the man he had once loved.
Author's Note
Selash Root can block a telepathic link, it was used on the Doctor's first set of twins to stop the Doctor finding them.