A/N: Hamish MacBeth, starring Robert Carlyle was on the BBC from 1995-1998.

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chained to the wall was a twenty foot tall dragon with gold scales and large golden wings. The six legs scraped the ground while the crystal green eyes shined in the torchlight and the chain clanked as it shook its head.

"Auroraalla," Jamie whispered as he placed the torch in the holder and the dragon looked at him. Sniffing the air, the dragon moved closer and blinked.

"Jamie, is that you?" Auroraalla asked and he gulped.

"Aye, it's me," he said.

"Your scent is different."

"That's because I grew into a man," he said and hoped that she believed him.

"I am glad to see you again, Dragon Knight," she said, bowing her head.

"I have missed you," he said when he reached out and touched the soft scales. "Why are you chained?"

"Maia put me in chains after you left. She said it was to keep me safe."

"Well, I can fix that!" he said when he removed the sonic screwdriver and pointed it at the chains. "Now, this might make your ears ring a bit." Turning the sonic screwdriver on, he watched as the chains unlocked and fell to the ground and she shook her head back and forth. Taking a few steps forward, Auroraalla gently bumped Jamie in the chest and he placed the sonic screwdriver back in the sporran.

"Thank you, Jamie,"

"You're welcome. The next thing we have tae do it figure out how tae get you out of here."

"Allow me." she said and Jamie backed away from her. There was enough room for Auroraalla to turn as she walked to the back of the room, turned and smashed her tail against the wall. The room shook as he ducked to get out of the way of the falling rocks and stones and coughed as the dust filled the air.

"Mebbe this wasnae such a good idea," he whispered as the dust grew thicker and the stones and rocks continued to fall around his head.

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"What?" Theta said when the castle started shaking and the chandeliers swung on the iron chains.

"Are we under attack?!" Adam asked while Maia ran into the hallway and they looked at her.

"What's going on?" Theta asked.

"I do not know," she said.

"Where is Jamie?! What have you done with him?" Frazer demanded.

"Keep a civil tongue, Squire!" she shouted when she yelped and was pinned against the wall. Cameron walked closer as she tried to get free and his eyes flared in a white light.

"Where is he?!" he growled and her mouth fell open.

"Y-you are a demon!" she stuttered and he slight smiled.

"More like a right bastard," he said and Theta placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Let her go," Theta said when Cameron sighed and let her go, dropping her to the floor. Reaching out with his hand, he helped Maia stand up and she wrapped her arms around his arm. Cameron moved closer as she placed her face against Theta's arm and Theta gave him a stern look. "I said knock it off."

"Where is Jamie?" Adam asked softly and she looked at him. Sighing, she snapped her finger when the vanished then appeared in front of the iron door. The iron door has been torn off its hinges as they carefully walked inside and Theta removed the sonic screwdriver from his pocket, turning it on. The blue light cut through the dust as they walked along then stopped and saw the large hole in the wall.

"No," she whispered when she saw the chains on the floor and they looked at her.

"What was in here?" Theta asked and she saw the anger in his eyes.

"She shouldn't have left. Now we are all in danger," she whispered and Theta turned her to him and held her upper arms tightly in his hands.

"Who are you talking about?!"

"Auroraalla."

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Marion sat on the jump seat as she watched the rotor moving behind the glass and sighed. River had taken the children into the park room while the others took a look around and the TARIDS made sure that none of them got lost. Suddenly the screen beeped as she stood up and walked to the console, pushing the button. Frankie's face appeared on the screen as she smiled at Marion and Marion smiled back.

"Have our wayward husbands, Cameron, Jamie and Frazer come back yet?" she asked.

"Nope, they're still out there somewhere."

"Damn!"

"The good news is that they haven't sent an S.O.S. so they have to be ok."

"That's true."

"How was the recital?"

"It was amazing. The Doctor was almost in tears while Chas was playing and Jenna got misty eyed while Donald played Danny Boy."

"Oh, I asked Zoe why she didn't want to go and she said that she and Cam wanted to work on the project."

"Yeah, she told me the same thing."

"Is everything ok? You look a little worried," Marion asked and Frankie told her about the Doctor. "He is going to be ok, yeah?"

"I think so. Hold on," Frankie said then the screen went blank then came back on. "That was Alan. He said that the Trickster had gotten hold of the Doctor in his tenth life and tried to get him to kill Rain."

"What?!" she asked with a stunned look on her face.

"It's ok. They were able to stop him from killing her and removed the necklace the Trickster was using to control the Doctor. He's resting and seems to be fine. Just to be on the safe side, Martha, Grace and I are going to run some tests."

"I'll tell Theta and Adam when they get back and we'll come straight home."

"Ok. Oh, I asked Alan to help me pick out some puppies for Adam and Jamie. Got any ideas what they might like?"

"Adam always fancied Irish Wolfhounds and Jenna said that she and Jamie like West White Highlands."

"You sure you want a big dog?"

"Yeah, one of our neighbors had an Irish wolfhound and Adam and I used to doggie sit when they were away."

"I'll see if they have any. Me, I like Westies. They are so cute!"

"Yeah, Jenna said that she wanted one after seeing that little Westie on Hamish MacBeth."

"Wasn't that the cop show with Robert Carlyle?"

"Yep, I loved that show!"

"I did, too. Well, I'm off to do some puppy shopping. Call me when they come back."

"I will," Marion said when the screen went blank and she sat back on the jump seat, wondering where Theta, Adam, Cameron, Jamie and Frazer were. "Where are you?"

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The wind whistled in his ears while Jamie watched the top of the trees coming closer and pulled harder on the reins. Auroraalla still wore a saddle and reins as he arched back on the saddle and hoped that the words he used to make his Auroraalla to level out were the same ones the Doctor's Jamie used.

"Creag an tuire!" shouted Jamie, closing his eyes, when Auroraalla's head rose and she leveled out, soaring over the top of the trees. He felt his stomach sink as he opened his eyes and looked down. A blur of green sailed by as he looked at the back of her head and laughed.

"That was fun. Would you like to go higher?" Auroraalla said and he nodded. As she rose higher in the sky, he laughed as the wind roared in his ears and hooked the reins on the saddle horn. Slowly, he spread his arms out then placed his head back and howled. Auroraalla laughed and Jamie took the reins in his hands. He watched the scenery changing as they flew through the air and Auroraalla titled slowly left or right. Jamie saw some clouds in front of them when Auroraalla flew into them and the world disappeared. A fine mist covered them as they soared through the clouds and Jamie was stunned, watching the lighting crackling in the distance. Holding his hand out, he watched as the cloud vapor slid through his fingers and his hearts thundered in his chest. She flew out of the clouds when she circled around the trees then hovered near the balcony of a stone castle and he slid off her back.

"Where are we?"

"This is Maia's castle," she said and he nodded.

"Thanks for the ride,"

"It was my pleasure," she said then flew away and he stood on the balcony, watching her sail around to the back of the castle and placed his hands on the railing. He heard the sound of footsteps when he turned around and saw Maia, Theta, Adam, Cameron and Frazer running toward him.

"What have you done?" Maia demanded, grabbing hold of him.

"Let go of me!" he said and knocked her hands away.

"Do you have any idea what has just happened?!"

"Aye, I freed Auroraalla."

"You stupid fool! You have ruined everything!"

"Is that anyway tae talk tae your master?!" Frazer asked and she glared at him.

"You have been warned!" she growled as her hands started glowing but she found that she couldn't raise her arms and looked at Cameron. His eyes were glowing as his hair floated around his head and he snarled at her. "Release me, Demon!"

"Right, everyone calm down!" Theta said as he held his hands up and Cameron blinked, releasing Maia. "Now, why are you so upset that Jamie released Auroraalla?"

"Who is Auroraalla?" Cameron asked when Auroraalla slowly rose up behind Jamie and Cameron's eyes went wide. "Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh, THAT'S Auroraalla!" Jamie turned around when he smiled and Auroraalla looked at them.

"Jamie, who are these men?" she asked, tilting her head to one side.

"This is Adam, Cameron, Frazer and…" Jamie said when Auroraalla sniffed the air then her head moved closer to Theta.

"Doctor?" she asked and Theta smiled.

"Hello, Auroraalla," he said and gently patted her nose.

"Wait, YOU are his wee clever chappie?!" Maia said with wide eyes.

"I am one version of him," Theta said and Auroraalla gently bumped his head with her nose.

"I do not understand."

"And I'm not going to explain it to you. Now, why did you lock her up?"

"If you come with me, I will explain," Maia said as she pointed to the doorway and they looked at Theta. Nodding, he followed her as Maia walked inside the castle and Adam, Cameron and Frazer walked behind him. Jamie stood near the railing while Auroraalla nudged his back and he reached back to pat her nose.

"Don't you want to know what she has to say?" she asked.

"No, Um, can you give me a little privacy?" he asked as she nodded and flew away. Jamie stood against the railing when he reached into the sporran and removed his cell phone. He wanted to call Jenna and tell her what happened but he needed to talk to the other Jamie and pushed the buttons. He waited while the ringing filled his ear and tapped his foot.

"Hello?" the other Jamie said.

"Hello," Jamie said.

"What do you want?"

"I need tae ask you something. Have you ever been tae Draco?" Jamie asked when he heard the other Jamie sigh and turned, looking out at the trees spreading out before him.

"Aye, I have. Why do you ask?" he asked and Jamie told him what was going on. "Oh, bugger, does she know that you're not me?"

"Not yet. So, how did you end up becoming the Dragon Knight?"

"It was when we were traveling with Victoria…"

"Victoria? Dinnae you mean Zoe?"

"No, you were there with Zoe?"

"Aye, it was right after we met her on Space Station W3."

"Oh, well, we landed on Draco and just as Victoria and I walked out of the TARDIS, it disappeared."

"The Doctor left you there?"

"I don't think it was on purpose. We wandered around when we were found by these men. They took us to this citadel and that's where I met Maia"

"What is she?"

"She is a very powerful sorceress. Now, Kennalar, he was their leader, wasn't too happy having strangers in his kingdom so he…"

"He wanted tae kill you but she talked him into testing you tae see if you were a dragon rider."

"How did you know?"

"He did the same tae me when I met him."

"So, you flew on Auroraalla?"

"Aye, I did."

"Is she still alive?"

"Aye, she is. I had to tell her that the reason I smelt different was because I grew into a man."

"Now, the ruler of the citadel was this powerful wizard and he tried to control their world with his drago. It was this terrifying beastie that…"

"Hold it. Are you talking about the keeper of the guardians?"

"Who?"

"The Drago was the keeper of the guardians. These wee dragons that were able to power the machine that shifted Draco from one end of the system tae the other."

"No, Maia's mistress, Frennella, was the keeper of the guardians."

"But they were wee dragons."

"No, they were regular size dragons."

"Who is the Dragon Knight?"

"According to Maia, he was this all powerful dragon rider that rises up when evil roamed the land. The last Dragon Knight died trying to defeat the wizard and she gave me the golden armor he wore. When Kennalar kidnapped Victoria, I put the armor on and we battled while Frennella and the guardians battled the wizard and the drago. Not sure what happened but the wizard and the drago were destroyed and Kennalar got away. The Doctor came back a few days later and we left."

"Blimey," Jamie said then told him what happened and brushed the hair out his eyes.

"Do you know why she's so upset that you let Auroraalla go?"

"No," he said when he turned and saw Theta standing in the doorway. "But I think we're about to find out."

"Ok," the other Jamie said when Jamie ended the call, flipped the cell phone shut and placed the cell phone in his sporran. Walking to Theta, they walked inside the castle and the doors slowly closed behind them.