Vampire's of Venice (2)

Later, after The Doctor woke up, he and Jenny decided to have a talk with the Signora. The both of them managed to get back inside, without alerting anyone and waited for her in the throne room. The Doctor was sitting on the throne while Jenny leaned against it, arms crossed as Signora walked in.

"Long way from Saturnyne, aren't you… Sister of the Water?" The Doctor said.

Signora eyed them and said, "Now, let me guess. The owner of the Psychic Paper. Then I take you're both refugees, like me?"

"He is, I'm not. But that's not important." Jenny said.

"We'll make you a deal. An answer for an answer. You're using a Perception Filter. It doesn't change your features, but manipulates the brainwaves of the person looking at you but seeing one of you for the first time in, say a mirror, the brain doesn't know what to fill the gap with, so leaves it blank… hence no reflection."

"Your question?"

"Why can we see you big teeth?" The Doctor smiled and Jenny rolled her eyes.

Signora laughed and said," Self-preservation over-rides the mirage. The subconscious perceives the threat and tries to alert the conscious brain."

"Where and what happened to Isabella?" Jenny asked.

Signora ignored the question and said, "My turn. Where are you two from?"

"I was born Messaline, but my birthright is Gallifrey. He was born on Gallifrey." Jenny said.

Signora raised an eyebrow and said, "Both of you? You should be in a museum. Or in a mausoleum."

"Why are you here?" The Doctor asked.

"We ran from the silence. Why are you here?"

The Doctor waved her off and said," Wedding present. The silence?"

"There were cracks. Some were tiny… some were big as the sky. Through some, we saw worlds and people and through others we saw silence… and the end of all things. We fled to an ocean like ours and the crack snapped shut behind us… and Saturnyne was lost."

Jenny would've felt sorry for her but the big issue at hand was the main problem and said, "So you decided Earth would become Saturnyne Mark 2?"

"And you can help me. We can build a new society here, as others have. What do you say?" Signora proposed.

Jenny stood straight up walked a couple of steps and said," Where's Isabella?"

"Isabella?" Signora frowned.

The Doctor got up and stood next to Jenny and said," The girl who saved our friend."

"Oh, deserters must be executed. Any general will tell you that. I need an answer. A partnership. And which way you choose."

Jenny clenched her hands into fists. She was starting to get real angry with her and was about to say something her dad stopped her.

"I don't think that's such a good idea, do you? I'm a Time Lord. You're a big fish. Think of the children."

"Carlo!" Signora shouted and he ran into the room and she looked back at them. "You're right. We're nothing alike. I will bend the heavens to save my race, while YOU philosophise."

"This ends today." The Doctor determinedly said.

"And we keep good on our promises." Jenny said.

Carlo was about to reach out to her, but Jenny grabbed his hand and glared at him. He then let go and took a step back. The both of them walked to the door but stopped.

"And you know why?"

"You didn't know Isabella's name. That's why." Jenny said and slammed the door as they walked out.

Back at Guido's house, The Doctor scanned Amy with his sonic, healing the bite marks on her neck.

"Your fine, open wide." He said and put a candy in her mouth.

"I need to think. Come on brain, think, think. Think! Think!" He yelled frustrated and sat down.

"If they're fish people, it explains why they hate the sun." Amy said.

The Doctor put his hand over her mouth and said," Stop talking, brain thinking. Hush."

"It's the school thing I don't understand." Rory said.

The Doctor did the same thing to Rory and said," Stop talking, brain thinking. Hush."

"I say we take the fight to them." Guido stated.

"Ah-ah-ah!"

"What?"

Jenny rolled her eyes and place her hand over Guido's mouth.

"Her planet died, so they flee through a crack in space and time, and end up here. Then she closes the city and, one by one, change the people into creatures like her to start a new gene pool." The Doctor muttered. "Got it. Then what? They come from the sea, they can't survive forever on land, so what's she going to do?"

"Well, if I learned anything, I think she would try to terraform the city and then possibly the planet. Something like what happened on Messaline, minus the 7 day war. She also said 'I shall bend the heavens to save my race'." Jenny suggested.

The Doctor smiled with approval and said," Your absolutely right, Jen. But bend the heavens… bend… the heavens…"

"She's going to sink Venice." They said at once.

"She's… she's going to sink Venice?" Guido repeated from confusion.

"And repopulate it with the girls she's transformed." The Doctor continued.

"You can't repopulate somewhere with just women. You need… blokes." Rory said.

"Yeah and I doubt she's going to have her son to do it. But if he does, wow." Jenny said.

"She's got blokes." Amy said, ignoring what Jenny said.

That caught The Doctor's interest and said," Where?"

"In the canal. She said to me 'there are 10,000 husbands waiting in the water'."

"Only the male offspring survived the journey here. She's got 10,000 children swimming in the canals, waiting for mum to make them some compatible girlfriends. Ew, I mean, I've been around a bit, but, really, that's… ew."

"That's taking Artificial Selection and arranged marriages to a whole new level." Jenny muttered.

Before they could say anything else a loud clattering came from upstairs, and everyone looked up.

"Hm, neighbors having some loud private time." Jenny joked.

The Doctor rubbed his temples and said," Jen, please… just stop with all the sexual jokes. It's getting annoying."

"Give me more reason to keep on." Jenny said with smug grin while The Doctor glared at her.

"There aren't any people upstairs." Guido remarked, quietly.

"I knew you were going to say that." The Doctor said and looked at Jenny. "Did you know he was going to say that?"

The wood flooring from upstairs creaked as if someone was walking across the floor.

"Is it the vampires?" Rory whispered, looking up.

"They're not vampires. Fish from outer space. So if you have garlic, it won't work." Jenny said.

"Thanks." Rory muttered.

A loud thump and breaking glass came as the converted girls entered the room. More were outside the window and The Doctor brandished the light at them.

"Aren't we on the second floor?" Rory said.

The girls at the window break the glass and The Doctor used the light to keep them back. Jenny took out her sonic and used it on them. Their true selves were shown to show that they were fully converted.

"What's happened to them?" Guido asked.

"Fully converted, nothing left of them. Move. Come on!" Jenny ordered.

Everyone ran downstairs and outside. With Guido being last and he took The Doctor's light and locked the door.

"No! Guido! What are you doing?!" The Doctor yelled as he pounded on the door.

"We're not leaving you! What the bloody hell are you doing?!"

The Doctor soniced the door but nothing happened.

"Jenny, blast it open, please."

Jenny nodded and was about to bring out her pistol, but she stopped when she realized something.

"On second thought, we need to go!"

Jenny grabbed her dad's arm and ran as fast as they could, but they were thrown to the ground when the house exploded. The Doctor got up and pulled Jenny up and checked her for injures.

"Dad, I'm fine." Jenny reassured.

"I know but just checking."

The group looked at the damage. Jenny had a dejected look and felt her dad put a hand on her shoulder. The sounds of thunder, people clamoring in the streets and then the sky getting dark soon brought them out of their thoughts.

"Rosanna's initiating the final phase." The Doctor realized.

"We need to stop her. Come on!" Amy said.

"No, no. Get back to the TARDIS."

"You can't stop her on your own."

"I'm not alone, I've got Jenny."

"Why does she get to go but I can't?!" Amy cried.

"We don't discuss this! I tell you to do something, Amy, and you do it." The Doctor yelled.

Amy stormed off.

"Thank you." Rory said and ran after Amy.

"You're welcome." The Doctor smiled and they both ran off.

Jenny and The Doctor entered the school's throne room and walked directly to the throne and examined it. Jenny pulled the back open and it revealed to have alien tech. The Doctor took out his sonic and waved it around.

"You're too late." Signora called.

The both of them turned around to see her watching them.

"Such determination… just to save a city. Hard to believe it's the same man that let an entire race turn to cinders and ash. Now you can watch as my people take their new kingdom."

"The girls have gone, Rosanna."

"You're lying."

"We wouldn't be here if they weren't." Jenny said.

Rosanna seemed to realize it and started to walk away.

"Rosanna, please help us. There are 200,000 people in this city." The Doctor pleaded.

"So save them." She called over and left.

"Do you think, we're doing the right thing? We're basically killing off a species." Jenny quietly said.

The Doctor sighed and felt his age and also the many things he had done over the years.

"It never get's easy. But we have to make the tough decisions, you know that. I'm sorry."

Jenny nodded got back to work. The sound of a bell tolls was heard and they both went to the balcony. They knew they had to hurry up and they ran back inside as Amy and Rory ran in.

"Get out! We need to stabilize the storm." The Doctor said and went back to the throne and Jenny followed him.

"We're not leaving you two." Rory decided.

"That's admirable." Jenny said with a nod.

"Right." The Doctor sarcastically said with a nod. "So one minute it's,' you make people a danger to themselves', then next it's, 'we're not leaving you!' but if one of you get's squashed or blown up or eaten, who get's-"

The ground shook and some of the ceiling broke off and fell down. Everyone all fell to the ground for cover.

"What was that?" Rory gasped.

"Earthquake. Basically the throne or whatever is controlling this is manipulating the elements." Jenny said.

"Don't worry about them." The Doctor waved off

Rory had a raised eyebrow and said," No?"

"It's the Tsunami's and Tidal Waves you have to worry about. Japan will have one very soon." Jenny said.

"Too much information. Right, Rosanna's throne is the control hub but she's locked the program, so tear out every single wire and circuit to the throne. Go-"

"Or we can do this. Stand back."

Jenny whipped out her blaster and fired a couple of shots at the throne and sparks flew out. She then placed it back into her pocket.

"Huh, that can work too. You three stay here while I shut down and re-route control to the secondary hub, which I'm guessing will also be the generator."

"I'm coming too." Jenny said.

"No, you stay." The Doctor said, kissed her head and ran out to the bell tower.

"Hogs all the glory, c'mon you two."

The three of them ran out and looked up at the bell tower.

"Come on! Come on!" Rory and Amy chanted.

"How's it going up there, dad?" Jenny asked.

"Still trying to find out how to turn it off."

"Maybe there's a simple switch to it?"

"Please, a machine like this won't have a simple switch that would… hang on, found it."

A second later, the rain stopped, the clouds cleared and everything went back to normal. Everyone in the city cheered and Jenny hugged Amy and Rory. She then looked up and saw her dad wave and she did the same.

Later the four of them walked back to the TARDIS while the town's people were cleaning up after the storm. Rosanna had decided to die with the rest of her species and Jenny felt like she and The Doctor could've helped her, but it was her choice.

"Now then. What about you two, eh? Next stop Leadworth Register Office? Maybe I can give you away." The Doctor said with a grin.

Rory sighed and said, "It's fine. Drop me back where you found me. I'll just say you've…"

"Stay." Amy cut him off. " With us, please. Just for a bit. I want you to stay."

"Fine with me." The Doctor smiled.

"The more the merrier." Jenny said with equal enthusiasm.

Rory beamed and said, Yeah? Yes, I would like that."

"Nice one." Amy said and kissed Rory. " I will pop the kettle on. Hey, look at this. Got my spaceship, got my boys and girl. My work here is done." Amy grinned and went inside the TARDIS after she unlocked it.

"We are not her boys." Rory scoffed.

"Yeah, we are." The Doctor said.

"Yeah we are."

"I guess I'm her girl then." Jenny said.

Rory was about to walk in but The Doctor stopped him.

"Rory, listen to that."

Rory frowned and said," What? All I hear is… silence." He said and went inside.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Jenny asked concerned.

"It's nothing, let's go."

The Doctor went inside and Jenny shrugged, she'll have to press him on that later. She went inside, closed the door, and the TARDIS materialized.