The second half of this chapter gets a bit adultish. Sexy warning... -Ruinous79
Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS
Once they'd agreed on the solution, the one problem remaining was how they would get their hands on another Anti-Time Orb. The Fifth Doctor had an idea but Eleven seemed to think he was being naive.
"You seriously think we're just going to be able to stroll into the Shadow Proclamation's Intergalactic Armory and say please and they're going to hand over a forbidden weapon?" Eleven gave an arrogant little laugh. "That's adorable."
"Hey." Dayle warned and elbowed her Doctor in the ribs.
Five narrowed his eyes but before he could verbally assault his counterpart, Sienna squeezed his hand almost painfully and shot him a look that said "behave."
He cleared his throat, counted to ten, then smiled somewhat coldly. "I never said I planned to ask."
The Shadow Proclamation, Intergalactic Armory
"Back so soon?" The Shadow Architect's ruby red eyes regarded the Fifth Doctor suspiciously. They stood just inside the vestibule of the armory.
He grinned charmingly. "Yes, well. Your clerk Rox was just so helpful to me in providing information about the stellar manipulator, I thought he might be able to help me out with this other issue I'm having."
The Shadow Architect took a step toward him, her pale and stoic face unnerving up close. "Why this sudden interest in weapons Doctor? What exactly are you up to?"
He managed to return her stare unblinkingly. "I happen to be in the middle of a very serious situation involving a parallel universe." he began truthfully. "It started as something relatively small but now the Time Lords have gotten involved. Guess who they've recruited to deal with the problem." He crossed his arms after adding the bald faced lie, daring her to question him.
At this she finally broke eye contact, pressed her lips together. "The Shadow Proclamation wants no involvement in a Time Lord fiasco." She now sounded more frightened than mistrustful.
"Your involvement ends after a simple conversation with your armory clerk. I promise I won't return regarding this matter." He stared her down, trying his best to sound authoritative.
After just a moment's hesitation, the Shadow Architect nodded and gestured for him to follow her.
Once more she led him along the corridor, through the security door, down the stairs and into the reception area of the Intergalactic Armory.
The Sontaran clerk was talking on the phone to someone through a headset when they entered the room. He ended the call immediately when he spotted his boss approaching.
"Rox." She commanded, looking none too pleased. "I need you to assist the Doctor one last time. After this, he won't be back." She gave The Doctor a final hostile look and departed.
The Doctor smiled broadly at the Sontaran. "Hello again Rox. I was wondering if you might be able to lend me your expertise on the tactical use of astral missiles."
Rox stood up a bit straighter, clearly pleased to be thought of as an expert. "Is there anything specific you're hoping to learn?" he wondered.
"Well, specifically, what is the acquisition range of the new Bavescula Torpedo? Is it as easily detected as the older series?" The Doctor was looking at the Sontaran with a convincingly curious expression. The clerk nodded, then came out from behind the desk, just as the Doctor had hoped he would.
"The new series has been improved." He cleared his throat and leaned forward conspiratorially. "Though, if I may say, it is not nearly as effective as the Y07 Infinity Rocket."
"Hmm." The Doctor looked skeptical. "I myself have heard mixed reviews on the Infinity. Do you happen to know of any sort of documented study comparing the two?"
At this, Rox looked positively delighted. "In fact sir, I do." He turned to head back behind the desk and the Doctor raised his arm and slammed his fist down on the Sontaran's probic vent. Rox crumpled to the ground and the Doctor bent down and pulled the ring of keys off his belt.
"Sorry about this old chap." the Doctor murmured as he stepped over him and headed behind the desk to the weapons cage.
The Shadow Proclamation, Courtyard
Alarms announcing a security breach wailed and the Judoon guard were close behind as the Doctor ran for all he was worth back to the blue box parked at the perimeter.
Eleven was standing just inside the door to his TARDIS staring in open mouthed disbelief as Five entered out of breath. He closed the door behind him and handed over the blue case covered in Gallifreyan symbols.
"You may want to dematerialize about now." The Fifth Doctor commented calmly, removing his hat and coat and placing them on the rack near the door.
That seemed to snap the Eleventh Doctor out of it and he sprang into action. He set the case down near the console and threw the dematerialization lever just as the Judoon guards began pounding furiously on the outer doors.
He then turned and threw his arms out, looking a bit outraged. "Did you actually just steal a forbidden weapon from the Shadow Proclamation? Is that what just happened?"
Five leaned against the console and grinned smugly. "Steal is a strong word..."
Sienna walked over to him and looked him up and down, clearly impressed. "Such a savage." She murmured, then stood on tiptoe and boldly kissed him on the lips right in front of everyone. The Doctor did not try and stop her. In fact, he put his arms around her waist possessively and prolonged the kiss.
"Damn." he heard Dayle remark just as the kiss was ending. "First larceny and now lust. What have you done to him Sienna?"
Sienna was blushing as she pulled back to look up at him with sparkling brown eyes. She smirked a bit. "Yes Doctor." she asked softly. "What have I done to you?"
The Eleventh Doctor walked up then and physically separated them. "Time out Lolita and Humbert." he grumbled.
Sienna walked away, giggling and Five looked back at Eleven with an innocent expression.
"Seriously? How the hell did you gain access to the weapons cage?" Eleven gestured in disbelief.
The Fifth Doctor crossed his arms. "Well, I simply informed the Shadow Architect that I had been recruited by the Time Lords on a mission involving a parallel universe. Then, I tricked the Sontaran armory clerk into turning his back on me and I hit him on the probic vent." He raised his eyebrows, quite pleased with himself. He was expecting more backlash for his morally questionable stunt but Eleven suddenly looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"Wait, back up. You informed the Shadow Architect of... of what?"
Five blinked, surprised at how haunted his counterpart suddenly appeared.
"I-I told her I was working with the Time Lords...?" he began, uncertain if that was the part that had unsettled Eleven so.
"And why exactly would she believe that?" the Eleventh Doctor demanded, raising his voice.
Five looked over at Dayle and Sienna who were clearly uncomfortable with the confrontation. "Why don't we discuss this elsewhere?" he asked softly, trying to calm Eleven down.
"No. You tell me... did she believe you?" He no longer merely looked troubled or even just angry. He looked almost mad.
"Well, of course she did. Otherwise she'd have never allowed me back into the armory." Five was mystified at the change in reaction. "Why exactly would she not believe me?"
"Where we just were. When we just were. That was after the Time War. This device..." Eleven kicked the blue case over carelessly. "This device was created during the Time War."
"Oi..." Five protested, carefully righting the case. He noticed Dayle was approaching the other Doctor now, looking concerned.
"Hey... just calm down." She said gently and placed a hand on his shoulder. He all but ignored her, still staring intently at Five.
"Yes. I've heard bits and pieces about this Time War, though I've been quite careful not to learn any details." The Fifth Doctor replied. "What exactly is your problem here?"
Eleven's eyes were dark and he took a moment to collect himself. "The Time Lords. The Time Lords in my universe. They didn't survive the Time War. I'm the last one."
Five and Sienna both audibly gasped at this news.
Eleven sighed and finally took Dayle's hand. "If the Shadow Architect believed you when you said you were working with them, clearly the same did not occur in this universe." He smiled coldly, started to say something else, then walked away and headed down the corridor. Dayle followed him, looking back at the other two and offering an apologetic shrug.
Fifth Doctor's TARDIS
Eleven and Dayle had opted to handle swapping out the Anti-Time orbs themselves since they both knew exactly where the ship was located. They left Sienna and her Doctor alone back at his TARDIS. It was probably for the best. Ever since they'd left the Shadow Proclamation, Eleven could scarcely stand to breathe the same air as Five though Sienna herself still couldn't quite understand why exactly that was.
When they got back to his TARDIS, the Doctor dematerialized and sent them into the vortex. "No sense in hanging about in such an uncertain timeline." he'd told her with a smile.
"So... when they've finished, do we think everything will be OK again?" Sienna wondered, trying not to sound as worried as she felt. "That everything will return to normal?"
He walked over and leaned against the console next to her. "I believe everything is going to be exactly as it should. This will undo any damage to the timeline and the Tregannon will still be gone and other me will still have survived the battle." He gazed at her silently for a moment. "And you are going to be just fine." He assured her with conviction.
She nodded, honestly feeling better about everything for the first time in a long time. After a moment's thought she laughed. "I cannot believe you actually just waltzed into a high security weapons armory and stole something." She looked up at him, shaking her head, amused.
"I had to." He told her simply, his beautiful blue eyes quite serious now. "It was the only way you could be safe. And I made a promise."
Sienna felt butterflies take flight in her stomach at his intensity. "You take this Guardian Angel business pretty seriously don't you?" she murmured, attempting to keep things playful.
He grabbed onto her arm suddenly and pulled her in toward him. She gasped in surprise as his arms wrapped around her tightly, keeping her from escaping. "Perhaps." he responded, his eyes still intense. "Though I must admit, I don't have the most saintly of intentions toward you at the moment." With that, his hands slid down her back and ended up on her hips, his fingertips grazing her ass. She very nearly hyperventilated.
"Is that so?" she asked, trying to sound tough. She was suddenly all too aware that they had finally found themselves truly alone. That nothing and nobody in this universe or any other could interrupt or stop anything they might start.
"Your heart is racing." he commented, peering at her curiously. "Are you still afraid of me?" A smile played at the corners of his mouth.
She narrowed her eyes, annoyed that he seemed to be teasing her. "I don't remember ever mentioning being afraid of you." she pointed out.
"No, I believe you said you felt you were in over your head." He taunted, his hands now definitely completely on her ass. He studied her face to gauge her reaction.
She sighed and pushed him back hard against the console, grabbed him by his face and began to kiss him passionately. It was fairly obvious that the Doctor had gotten the exact reaction he'd been hoping for. His hands on her backside pulled her body against his and she was surprised to note he was quite worked up already. Jeez. What had she done to him?
It turned into quite a serious and deep kiss rather quickly, one that Sienna was finding difficult to sustain because of the height difference. She pulled away for a moment to take a breath and to give her neck a break and before she even knew what was happening, he'd lifted her up, turned around and set her on the console. He then resumed kissing her enthusiastically, their faces now at just the right height.
He was really quite an amazing kisser for someone who supposedly didn't do that sort of thing. Sienna found herself making little sounds of pleasure, her hands gently caressing his face as his mouth crashed against hers. It wasn't lost on her that he had her in the perfect position should he decide to take this further. Her heart skipped a beat at the thought. She didn't actually believe he'd ever go that far.
He broke the kiss and she gratefully took a breath. He was breathless as well, and the expression on his face was one of pure lust. She gazed into his intense blue eyes, wondering what he would do next.
She most definitely did not expect it when he put his lips to her ear and breathed, "Shall I take you to bed?"
Oh shit, she thought, her eyes widening. He pulled back and studied her. It took her a moment to realize he was awaiting her response.
She cleared her throat and managed to whisper, "Yeah I think you'd better."
He put his hands under her ass to support her and carried her back to her room just like that, her legs wrapped around his waist. He was kissing her practically the whole way. He must have had every step memorized because he didn't bump her into a wall once.
When they reached the bedroom, the Doctor didn't bother to set her down or let go of her at all. He climbed on to the bed, her still clinging to his front and laid her down right in the center, now on top of her.
This cannot be happening. She was in bed on her back with the Doctor's body between her legs and he was kissing her face off. It was wonderful and terrifying and frankly a bit surreal.
He stopped kissing her and propped himself up on his elbows. "What do you want me to do?" he asked, sounding as if he genuinely needed her instruction in the matter.
Sienna blinked up at him, unsure of how to handle this. She sincerely hoped she wasn't going to have to explain the mechanics of the act to him. "Well... uhh.." she stammered nervously.
He rolled his eyes and clarified. "Obviously, I know what you ultimately want me to do. I'm only asking what you want me to do next."
She gave him a dirty little smile. "Get undressed." she told him.