By the time Lucy had reawakened, Missy was in a much better mood. Singing as she steered the ship, Missy noticed that Lucy was awake with a cheery grin. Lucy looked at Missy with a raised eyebrow.
"The group and I got a lot of things sorted while you were sleeping. Orion and Emily are going to Florana until we get this sorted. Your Eddie," Missy said with some distaste. "He says that he's not leaving. Not unless you go along with him. So… what do you say to that?"
"I'm not going anywhere," Lucy responded stubbornly, and Miss tried to hide a grin. "Where are they?"
"In the rooms. I suspect that Emily and Eddie want to avoid me, and Orion is using some contraption to contact his family. They'll welcome him and Emily."
A door opening caught Lucy's attention, and Orion came out of the room and looked at Lucy bashfully.
"Lucy, could I talk to you? …Privately?" Orion asked before looking to the ground.
Lucy answered awkwardly, "Uh, sure. No problem."
Missy made an irritated sound as Lucy walked to the room and followed Orion into it. Lucy quietly shut the door behind herself. Orion fidgeted with a button on his sleeve, and Lucy gave him a curious look.
Orion messed with his hair and replied, "I wanted to ask you if you would return to my planet with me one last time, but… I heard what you said. You intend to stay with her no matter the consequence. I don't like it, but I also respect it. Emily will be safe, and my people do have the capability to send her back to Earth in the event that you and The Mistress… cannot."
"Thank you, Orion," Lucy said with a genuine smile, causing Orion to blush. "That's a relief. And I know that you'll look after Emily. You're a good man, Orion."
Orion blushed and replied bashfully, "A foolish one. I knew that you wouldn't follow me home from the beginning, but I had to try. Like a fool trying to catch a shooting star."
"This is a nice moment. Don't ruin it with sappy quotes," Lucy said but smiled to let him know that she was joking.
The door opened, scaring both of them. Eddie looked at them, at first confused then angry.
"Oops!" Missy called out with fake cheer. "Sorry, love. The closet must be the other door. This place is just so big."
Eddie turned to glare at her before Lucy stepped out of the door.
"No worries. We were done talking," Lucy said and walked to the control panel to give Missy a calculating glance. Missy pursed her lips as though contemplating saying something more but landed the ship instead without comment.
"No worries, detective. I don't think that I'll be needing my coat after all," Missy said in a singsong manner as Eddie once again glared at her. "You're home, Orion! How exciting for you! … and me."
Orion gave her an irritated glance before turning to Emily with a smile. He held out his arm, but she walked past him to Lucy.
"You're really staying here? I thought that you had plans to leave," Emily said to Lucy accusingly.
"I did, but… I decided to stay," Lucy responded with a quick glance in Missy's direction. "That's the thing about decisions, Emily. Sometimes they change."
"For the better or worse?"
"No idea. Guess we'll have to see the outcome. But I have no intention of allowing those people to get away with what they've done."
Emily gave Lucy a long look before shuffling uncomfortably in place. Finally, she said hesitantly, "I never thanked you… for saving me. And although I don't trust you in the slightest… thank you for what you did."
Emily calmed herself before she walked to the door where Orion waited patiently. Orion opened the door and led Emily out the door. With a hesitant look back to Lucy, Emily grabbed the door and said, "I hope you make it back. Good luck."
The door slid closed, and Missy sighed.
"Lucy gets a thank you, and what do I get?" Missy asked irritably.
"Well, you did mind-wipe her. What did you really expect?" Lucy replied, and Missy shrugged. "So how are we going to find The Doctor?"
"We aren't," Missy replied with a conspiratorial look to Lucy's confused stare. "We're going to let her find us."
"How are you going to do that?" Eddie spoke up with irritation. "And who is this doctor? Why is finding him so important?"
"Because he… she's the one who can help us catch The Monk. She's particularly good at that. Catching bad guys, ruining perfectly laid out plans, saving people…"
"Why do you sound so bitter about that? And this doctor… is she one of you, a time whatever?"
"A Time Lord, yes. Or rather we need to find her as a Time Lady. Gender is much more… fluid for our kind. We can regenerate into a new form if our bodies get damaged enough, but we can't always control it," Missy explained off-handedly as Lucy watched Eddie try to digest all of this weird, new information.
"You didn't say why you're so bitter," Eddie said with a small smirk.
Missy glared in return and set coordinates. The TARDIS took off with an odd sound, and Lucy gave Missy a concerned glance. Was Missy distracted again, or was there something wrong with the ship? The concern on Missy's face made Lucy think that it was the TARDIS. At least they could use The Doctor's TARDIS to get any parts that they needed to repair the ship. Lucy gave the ship a reassuring pat.
"So… have you met this doctor?" Eddie asked Lucy quietly.
"Yeah. A couple times. In a couple different regenerations. Don't worry. The Doctor's… odd but dependable. She'll find a way to solve this."
Eddie nodded, but he didn't look fully convinced. Lucy watched Missy pilot the ship and checked the coordinates. Why were they going back to the manor? Although… they'd be there a few days after the incident. Have faith, Lucy thought to herself and looked to Missy. After all, who better to combat an evil threat than an evil genius?