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Chapter Twenty-Six

The arrival:

The moment the order of combat was given, a Tardis was heard landing in the drive way of Lord Wildcards home. Everyone turned to see this event except for Lord Wildcard and Lord Castilian. When the Tardis finally materialized and the grinding noise stopped, it was in the form of a tool cabinet again and a door opened outwards. The two kids exited the Tardis, Rani first followed by Clyde. After Rani locked the door to the Tardis, she started yelling at Clyde, "I hope you're grounded for one hundred years, he is going to kill you!"

As they turned around, the kids could see a ball of light floating in the air above everyone on the street. Clyde quickly looked at Rani and asked, "What's going on, I thought it was all over?" Rani, still angry with Clyde's little detour, turned her head towards him yelling, "How should I know, I just got here same as you did!" Two soldiers along with Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds approached the kids. Mrs. Reynolds came up to Rani and said, "My you look lovely, I like your hair Rani, what happened to Clyde?"

Not feeling very proud of his appearance, Clyde put his hand on his head, trying to cover his golden hair and asking one on the soldiers if they had a hat he could barrow. The soldier just smiled and slapped him on the back and said, "Welcome home son." Rani was looking at the area surrounded by the crowed of people. She asked, "Mrs. Reynolds. What's going on, why is my father holding hands with Susan?"

Mrs. Reynolds put her arm around her and said, "Mr. Wilds has challenged that man, Lord Castilian to a duel." Clyde looking at the Time Lords about to do combat asked, "So how did our parents get involved?" Mrs. Reynolds tells the kids a short story about how Castilian killed Wildcards wife and daughter and how Sarah is his sister-in-law.

Rani interrupts her story and said, "Clyde,that's why he was crying back in the nineteen fifty's and today, when he looked at the picture of Sarah and her sister. He almost lost it in the bedroom, remember. Why didn't the Matrix show us that?" Clyde nodded his head in agreement, remembering that moment. He said, "I don't know Rani, but killing is too good for Castilian."

Mr. Reynolds said, "Clyde, that lunatic confessed to everyone here that he killed Mr. Wild's wife and his daughter Sarah, now all he has is his one daughter, and her name is Jane." The kids were looking at each other with eyes full of surprise. The names of Lord Wildcards daughters, was truly a revelation. Mr. Reynolds continued, "He is going to kill him Clyde; there is no doubt in my mind. As a parent, I have complete sympathy and understanding, but your right Clyde, killing is too good for a nut job like that."

Clyde looking at the event about to unfold asks the same question again when he arrived. "Yeah, but Mr. Reynolds, how did our parents get involved?" Answering quickly, Mr. Reynolds said, "They're only there as a witness, apparently when Time Lords duel, there must be two proxies and two witnesses, in order to be legal."

The kids didn't say a word, they started to approach the event when Mrs. Reynolds held them both and said, "No Kids, its best you stay with us. That ball of light floating above, will kill anyone who tries to interfere." At that moment both kids turned around, facing the Reynolds.

Rani project telepathically to their neighbors, startling them. "Please Mrs. Reynolds, please let go of me. I want to be near my father." Clyde just spoke, "And I want to be with my Mother." Mrs. Reynolds startled by hearing Rani in her head let go instantly. The two kids turned and started to make their approach, sliding past the people surrounding the ring. For a moment a television camera was on both the kids. Seeing Susan on one side and the Doctor on the other, the kids were concerned about their parent's safety. Clyde looked at everyone involved and projected telepathically to Rani, "Now what do we do?" That very second, every Time Lord except the Wildcard and the parents looked at the kids. Lord Wildcard yelled, "You two are going to do nothing, understand! You are going to stay right where you are! Don't you two move, don't you do anything!"

Susan yelled, "Kids, do as the Wildcard said, don't move, if you do, you will die." Both the kids stayed put, feeling helpless. A moment later Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds came up to their side. Mrs. Reynolds said, "The Doctor just told us to hold you two, please do what they ask, stay with us kids."

Rani seeing Mr. Wilds so angry, started to cry and Mrs. Reynolds seeing her in tears held her. She said to Rani, "This is their way. That man, that Time Lord has to be stopped, he is insane." Rani turned and said, "But Mr. Wilds is a good person, he is one of my teachers Mrs. Reynolds, I don't want him to die." Mrs. Reynolds started to shed tears as well as she held her in her arms. She said, "I know Rani, Mr. Wilds is a good man, he saved my babies, I don't want him to die either, sweetheart I know."

Clyde was getting angrier by the minute. The Doctor sensing this and seeing him starting to move again yelled, "Clyde don't you dear move, this isn't a school fight, understand! Stay right where you are!" Clyde's mother yelled next, "Son, please don't move, stay with Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds!" Clyde looked at his mother for a moment and nodded to her. Mr. Reynolds approached Clyde, placing his hands on his shoulders and said, "I'll stand with you son." As Clyde turned to his neighbor he said, "Man I want a piece of that guy, after what he did to Sarah's parents' and coming here to kill her."

Mr. Reynolds looking at the young man said, "I know you do son. Everyone here wants a piece of him, look at the damage he's caused. Now look behind you." Clyde turned around, he could see Jenny in Sarah's house holding a riffle pointing it at Castilian. Mr. Reynolds said, "Now look on the roofs around us." Clyde could see more Snipers ready to shoot the Time Lord on command. Mr. Reynolds holding Clyde at his shoulders said, "That man is either going to die by Mr. Wilds hand or die by a bullet." Clyde looking frustrated yelled, "Man I wish I was one of those snipers!"

Lord Wildcard lunged at his target with his staff, striking Castilian, causing him to bleed at the cheek. Castilian stepped back and held his staff in a un-guard position. The two Time Lords connected with the staff's striking top and bottom; each blocking and counter blocking one another's attack. Then there was a singing in the air from the staffs. Each time the staffs touched, a burst of golden light came from each end. Castilian thrusts the front end of his staff forward at Lord Wildcard, it was instantly parried by him. Lord Wildcard stepped to the side because Castilian stepped forward, lunging his weapon; a foolish move in his attack.

With the bottom of his staff, the Wildcard swept Castilian's heels, pulling his legs forward, causing him to lose his balance. The Time Lord fell on his back. Half the crowed could be heard saying at the same time, "Yes." The Wildcard using his mind, dulled his staff at the end, making it blunt and round. That moment, his staff came down on Castilian's mouth, knocking out his front teeth. Lord Wildcard quickly raised his staff again and struck, breaking Castilian's nose, blinding him for a moment. Completing his move, Wildcard ordered his staff weapon to become sharp again.

As Wildcard stepped back from Castilian, he started to breathe again. While resting for only a moment on his staff, he spits at Castilian and yelled, "The amount of physical pain you're feeling, is nothing compared to the pain you caused me! When you murdered my wife and daughter, I wanted to die Castilian! Then when I saw both my mother-in-law and father-in-law dead and my sister-in-law barely alive, a fire was light, I knew what I had to do next! The wait was long Castilian and here you are. I'm going to destroy you, now get up!" Castilian got to his feet and raised his staff weapon, he was in a blind rage do to the blows he received.

He was swinging his weapon and thrusting it, making the Wildcard block each attack. Castilian was on the move and Wildcard just countered each attack, playing with him. As the two Time Lords continued their duel, Clyde asked Mr. Reynolds, "Why didn't he kill him when he was blinded?"

Mr. Reynolds said, "Remember what we told you, any act of cowardice will render the attacker powerless the first time, a second act and the coward is terminated, he has to follow the law." Clyde didn't say a word and continued to watch. The Doctor was biting his lip waiting for a quick and easy death. He thought the Wildcard would kill him with a few moves, he didn't realize that this Time Lord wanted to hurt him and continuing hurting him until he begged for death. Haresh looked at Susan while the two continued to battle, and asked, "Why is he playing with him, from this angle he could have killed him a dozen times over, what's he doing?" Glancing at Haresh for a second she said, "I really think he wants to kill Castilian, slowly, piece by piece, making him suffer."