Chapter 29 The Empty Child Part 2
Re PoV:
I yawned as I began to sit up on an the bed my hand on my head, my eyes still closed.
"Oh look, who's awake now." I heard a female voice say, and I snapped my eyes opened, only to close them again because of the light.
"Hello?" I called rubbing my eyes because of the sudden brightness, but opening them again.
"Hi there." I turned my head to see smiths, remembering what recently just happened.
"Smiths?" I asked confused.
"It seems so" She grinned at me "Your name being?" She asked me.
"Huh, have you forgotten already?" I questioned Smiths, before I began looking around noticing Rose wasn't with us. "Where's Rose?"
"You mean the girl you were with? She's with Jack just went up there actually" She pointed to the stairs, which I glanced at before turning back to her. "and sorry no I haven't forgotten, I just haven't met you yet." She explained to me.
"Oh yeah? Your a time agent aren't you? also whose Jack?" I asked rubbing my head for a second be I felt my hand burn. I remembered about holding on to the rope. I know I would get rope burn.
"Your hands hurt come over here I can help." She told me, and I walked over to her, and she grabbed my hands, and pressed a button. "Don't move." She ordered me. I saw these type of firefly creatures come to my hand, and I was in awe. "There Nanogenes." She smiled softly at me. "And to answer your questions. Jack's a friend of mine. I met him at the Time agencies, which we left, so I guess yes I was a time agent." She laughed. "By the way, may I have you name now please?"
"Oh yeah sorry it's Rebecca, but please call me Re." I returned the smile she had, while I watched the Nanogenes she called them.
"Their Sub-atomic robots, they healed 3 layer of your skin like Rose's, but Jack tied her hands together so she didn't move, but I suspected you wouldn't." She flicked the switch off.
"Their so pretty." I awed.
"Yeah I agree." She was quiet for a second before standing up. "Anyway, come on, let's go, and see what business our friends our talking about." She grabbed one of my hands and pulled me to some stairs. I gasped as I looked around me noticing I was standing on top of a spaceship.
"Re you awake!" I heard a voice behind me to notice Rose was looking up from the ground, with a drink of champagne in her hand. She was sat next to a guy I suspected to be Jack.
"Yo" I greeted simply, but I was more interested in the scenery, noticing the explosions going on below. I saw Smiths move over to sit with Jack grabbing the bottle of champagne.
"This is business?" Smiths joked, and placed it down.
"I was waiting for You, and the girl, who I guess is Re." He told her, and I turned around to face him and nodded.
"Yeah I am, and you must be jack" I grinned deciding I will sit down with them.
"The one and only." He grinned at me, and offered me a drink, but I declined. He nodded.
"I should thank you guys for saving us." I thanked them.
"Nah it's nothing." Smiths grinned, and we all decided to talk for a while, but then I wondered how long it has been since Rose and I have been separated from the Doctor.
I wondered if he was worried about us, and has been looking for us, or if he is still looking for the mauve object. While thinking about this I felt a mix a feelings I didn't understand. A part of me didn't want him to be worried about us, we have made him worry about us plenty of times, and practically all those times where our fault. It made me feel that I should think about things before I act, but when someone is in danger I feel the need to protect them. I feel that the doctor also feels that way, I remembered the day at the church, and how he protected all of us with his life. I never felt that upset after the death of my brother until that day. I didn't understand though why, for I didn't see the doctor as a brother, and that time I felt like a part of me didn't want to live anymore. Which I thought was confusing and stupid, I didn't understand why I would feel such away and didn't want to feel it again. As I thought about this I wanted to go and find him, I didn't want to sit here, while he might be looking for us.
Rose looked at me and I know she could tell that I wanted to get going and find him as she began to stand up.
"You know, it's getting a bit late. We should really be getting back." Rose told them and held her hand out to me.
I nodded "Yeah, Rose is right."
"We're discussing business." Jack responded.
"No where not." I pointed out.
"This isn't business. This is champagne." Rose smiled at him also agreeing with me.
"I try never to discuss business with a clear head." Jack admitted standing up, but Smiths just stayed down. "Are you two travelling alone? Are you two authorised to negotiate with me?"
"Negotiate?" I questioned unsure.
"Oh Jack know about us, you know us being time agents." Rose explained to me.
"Oh I see." I spoke, but really felt like getting back to the Doctor, not that I didn't like these guys. I enjoyed talking with them, but I just wanted to get back. "what would we be negotiating?" I question and crossed my arms.
"I have something for the Time Agency. Something they'd like to buy. Are you in power to make payment?" He asked us with a grin.
"Well, We should talk to our... companion." Rose joined in.
"Companion?" He questioned us.
"Yeah, We should really be getting back to him by the way." I directed the last bit at rose. "He might be worried about us."
"Him?" He thought out loud.
Rose looked at me before changing the subject "Do you have the time?" I watch as Jack cleared his throat taking out a type device and flicked it on, and suddenly Big Ben lights up, and chimed right next to us. I looked up at Big Ben admiring it close up, and I heard Rose beside me say.
"Okay, that was flash." We all laughed, even smiths who was watching this whole interaction. "Th- that was on the flash side."
I looked back over to Smiths, or patted a place beside her. I sighed going back to sit by her, as I can she Jack now grabbing Roses waist. Smiths smiled softly at me and muttered to me.
"Don't worry I am sure this won't take long. I can tell you want to get back. May I ask why?"
"It's nothing important, it's just that he might be worried about us." I leaned back as smiths nodded. I could tell that Smiths know I wasn't telling her everything, but she wasn't going to push me.
I watched Jack who was know trying to hit on Rose, I found it rather funny for a moment until I got reminded of Mickey. I sighed my brain was against me today. I began to feel down as I watched this play out, knowing that mickey loved her, and her she was being hit on by Jack, and having a date with Mitchell. I felt that Rose was being disloyal to Mickey and I disliked that. I soon heard her turn Jack down which made me happier, until what she said next.
"Well, it was just a suggestion." I shook my head when she said that.
"Another thing on you mind I see" Smiths whispered to me as Jack ended up playing 'Midnight Serenade' by Glenn Miller.
"Yeah." She pointed out. "You seem sadder? Is it because you friend's dancing with Jack. Feeling Jealous?" She joked in a hush voice.
"No" I started quietly. "I don't do jealous as I don't plan to date anyone."
"Oh really?" She questioned curiously. "That's a strong statement you can't stop love." She grinned. "anyway you want to tell this one now, or is it because of the fact you are not with your other friend." Her grin smiled wider implying something.
"NO it's not that it's just that my mind has now gone back to a friend back home, he loves her and they were dating, I thought they still were, but I guess I missed something as she also had tried to hook up with someone else in the past."I explained in a low voice.
"Oh! You mean Mickey Smith, Jack tried to use Physic paper on Rose, she handed it back, it said that she was in a relationship with him, but she finds herself rather available." She told me, and I looked at Rose for a moment, but then looked away.
"Poor Mickey" I mumbled, but then listened into Rose, and Jack conversation.
"It's 1941. The height of the London Blitz. The height of the German Bombing Campaign. And something else has fallen on London - a fully equipped Chula Warship. The last one in existence..." I watched as she rested her head on Jack shoulders. "... armed to the teeth. And I know where it is. Because I parked it." Rose laughed. "If the Agency can name the right price, I can get it for you. But in two hours, a German bomb is gonna fall on it and destroy it forever." He looked at her seriously. "That's the deadline. That's the deal. And now, shall we discuss payment?"
"Do you know what I think?" She asked him.
"What?"
"I think you were talking just there..." Rose spoke in a dream like way.
"Two hours, the bomb falls. There'll be nothing left but dust and a crater."
"Promises, promises..." Rose still talked in the dreamlike state.
"Are you listening to any of this?" He questioned her.
"You used to be a Time Agent, now you're some kind of free lancer." She pulled herself together.
"Well, that's a little harsh." He pulled her close. "I like to think of myself as a criminal."
I rolled my eyes as Rose laughed saying "I bet you do!" I began to turn away again.
"So, this companion of yours - does he handle the business?" Smiths soon spoke up so Jack, and Rose could hear.
"Well, We delegate a lot of that, yeah." I told her deciding to join in with the conversation, as Jack, and Rose stopped dancing.
"Well, maybe we should go find him." Smiths pointed out.
"And how're you gonna do that?" Rose asked.
"Easy. I'll do a scan for alien tech." Jack announced, and began to press something on his arm, and Smiths went to stand over to him, and Rose came over to me, and whisper delighted.
"Finally, a PROFESSIONAL." Rose grinned, and I faked a smile. I didn't really want her to know how I was feeling. I mean it hurt her to see her flirting with Jack, and to know she found herself available when she's dating Mickey. I also knew I didn't react the same way with Mitchell, but that was because they never really flirted, and she wanted to spend more time with the Doctor and I than him.
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"Hello?" I called walking down a hallway, with Jack, Rose, and Smiths.
"Hello?" Rose repeated what I had said, and so did Jack. I grinned happily as I saw the Doctor exit from the door at the end of the corridor.
"Doctor!" He noticed me calling him and I jogged ahead of the others glad to see him. I hugged him once I was close enough, I didn't understand why though it wasn't like I hadn't been away from him before. He gladly gave me the hug back before distancing ourself a bit, but his hands where on my upper arms as he asked me where I have been. I was about to answer before the others reached us, and he let go of my upper arms as Jack spoke.
"Good evening. Hope I'm not interrupting - Jack Harkness." Jack shook the Doctor's hand. "I've been hearing all about you on the way over."
"We had to tell him about us being Time Agents." Rose told the Doctor who nodded at her.
"And it's a real pleasure to meet you, Mr Spock" Jack grinned before I stole the Doctor attention by saying
"Oh, and look who we met even though see hasn't met us yet." I moved towards Smiths and placing my hand on her shoulders. She shook the Doctors hand as well.
"Hello, so I'm guessing that I see you to in the future as well?" She grinned at him, and he nodded at her before she left to go in the room with Jack.
"Mr Spock?" He turned to us.
"It was Rose." I tattled.
"What was I supposed to say, you don't have a name! Don't you ever get tired of 'Doctor'? Doctor who?" Rose questioned him.
"Nine centuries in, I'm coping. Where've you two been? We're in the middle of a London Blitz, it's not a good time for a stroll." He stated, and I frowned slightly.
"Who's strolling? I went by barrage balloon. Only way to see an air raid." Rose told him and began walking.
"What?!" He questioned, as we began walking.
"Short story we saw a child on a roof, we went to help, climb on a rope that was attached to a barrage ballon, we went flying, and Jack and Smiths save us." I explained before stopping and so did the doctor saying. "Sorry if we worried you I feel that we do that a lot." I smiled sadly before Rose began to speak again.
"Listen, what's a Chula warship?"
"Chula?" He asked confused.
Smith's PoV:
"So they all know you then." Jack pointed out the obvious.
"It seems so." I simply replied staring at the bodies in the room. I began to walk to one.
"But they don't remember me." He stated, and I turned to him, with a hand in my Jacket getting out the items I needed.
"Why afraid I will leave you?" I teased him, before leaning down in front of a patient. Scanning them with an object Jack didn't know I had. "You know I still have some thing's I need to take care of Jack, things my mother told me I need to do, but it doesn't mean I won't come back, and see you." I told him.
"Who is your mother? you never told me." He wondered out loud.
"I'll tell ya one day, I promise, but today's not that day." I promised placing the object back in my coat pocket. I turned to see him scanning a body himself, and I rubbed the back of my head, knowing what caused this, and I know I was going to have to tell them. I bit my lip, but I had to remember what my mother told me.
Re PoV:
"This just isn't possible. How could this happen?" Jack questioned about the bodies, but the Doctor was more interested about the Chula ship.
"What kind of Chula ship landed here?"
"What?" Jack asked confused.
"He said it was a warship. He stole it. Parked it somewhere out there, somewhere a bomb's gonna fall on it - unless WE make him an offer." Rose explained.
"What kind of warship?" The Doctor interrogated.
"Does it matter? It's got nothing to do with this!" Jack exclaimed.
"Yes it does." Smith's announced to all of us. "This started at the bomb site didn't it." The Doctor nodded at her.
"What kind of warship?" He asked her this time.
"An ambulance" She turned to Jack "Jack show them." She gave him a look. "That's what you chased through the Time Vortex." She turned to us, as Jack showed them.
"It's space junk. I wanted to kid you it was valuable. It's empty. Smiths, and I made sure of it. Nothing but a shell. I threw it at you. Saw your time travel vehicle - love the retro look, by the way, nice panels - threw you the bait-" He explained.
"Bait?" Rose questioned confused.
"He wanted to sell it to you and then destroy it before you found out it was junk." Smiths explained rubbing her neck. "I just tagged along with Jack to keep him company, and it is much more fun spending time with him, then doing what the agencies says."
"You said it was a WAR ship." Rose directed at Jack.
"They have ambulances in wars." He stalked off annoyed. "It was a con. I was conning you - that's what I am, I'm a con man. I thought you were Time Agents but you're not, are you?"
"Just a couple more free-lancers." I smirked at him.
"Ahh... should've known. The way you guys are blending in with the local colour - I mean, Flag Girl was bad enough, but U-Boat Captain?" He turned to us. "Anyway... whatever's happening here has got NOTHING to do with that ship."
"What IS happening here, Doctor?" I looked around.
"Human DNA's being rewritten... by an idiot, and Smiths." He told me.
"What d'you mean?" Rose questioned.
"I dunno - some kind of virus. It's converting human beings into these things." He nodded at the bodies. "But why? What's the point?"
Smiths PoV:
"Why did you tell them?" Jack questioned me quietly, as we looked at a body together.
"Because I needed to" I simply told him. "I didn't do it to ruin you con, I did it because this is the one of the things I needed to do." I muttered the last bit to him.
"This is one of the things? Your mother told you to do?" He interrogated me and I whispered back.
"Yes, and if everything goes to plan Jack, everything will turn out fine, just like she told me."
"Why do you always do what your mother told you as a child, don't you want to you know be a rebel at some points?" He wondered out loud.
"Because the things my mother told me are fixed points, if I don't do the things I do in my future, and in their past, the rest of time could change."
"Their past?" He inquired.
I didn't answer him, and suddenly the body we were looking at jumped up. "well that was unexpected." It also cause me to jumped back with Jack, and all the patients started saying mummy.
"What's happening?" Re asked the Doctor.
"I don't know." He responded, and we all backed up closer together. "Don't let them touch you."
"What happens if they touch us?" She posed.
"You're looking at it."
"Oh ain't that great." She mumbled, as the enclosed on them.
