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The Time Lord Oracle: Luka's 'papa bear' mode, rears up whenever his sister is in danger.
With the arrival of the Cybermen through the world, all hell broke loose. Katia cried even harder into Luka's chest, flinching at all the loud noises going outside the building.
"I ordered surrender", the Cyberleader said, somewhat confused as he looked out the window.
"They're not taking instructions. Don't you understand? You're on every street, you're in their homes, you've got their children! Of course they're going to fight!" the Doctor said, angrily. What the Cybermen were doing, causing chaos and destruction was scaring his Mate and he was NOT going to have it!
"Scan's detect unknown technology active within Sphere chamber", one of the Cybermen stated.
"Units 1065 and 1066 will investigate Sphere chamber", the Cyberleader ordered, turning to them.
"We obey", the Cybermen said in unison and left the Rift Chamber. It wasn't long before an image of the two Cybermen were seeing appeared on Yvonne's laptop. The Doctor stared horrified at the screen when he saw the Dalek. It can't be… they were all destroyed! This had just become so much worse. Two of his nightmare's in one building with his Mate.
"Identify yourselves", Dalek Thay ordered.
"You will identify first", one of the Cybermen shot back.
"State your identity", Thay repeated.
"You will identify first", the Cybermen repeated.
"Daleks do not take orders", Thay stated.
"You have identified as Daleks", the Cybermen said.
"Rose said about the Daleks. She was terrified of them. What have they done to her, Doctor? Is she dead?" Jackie whispered to the Time Lord, petrified at the thought of her daughter being down there with those monsters.
"Phone", the Doctor whispered.
"What?" Jackie asked, confused.
"Phone!" the Doctor hissed at her. The older Tyler discretely handed it to him and the Time Lord dialled Rose. Thankfully there was a click on the other end, signalling the teenager had picked up.
"She's answered", the Doctor said much to Jackie's relieve "She's alive. Why haven't they killed her?"
"Well, don't complain!" Jackie said.
"They must need her for something", the Doctor surmised. In all honesty, he would rather the Daleks kill Rose. It was she deserved after trying pushing Katia down the stairs, causing her unimaginable pain.
"Need her for what though?" Jackie questioned.
"No idea", the Time Lord replied.
"We must protect the Genesis Ark", he heard one of the Dalek's say through the phone.
"The Genesis Ark?" the Doctor murmured with a frown of confusion.
"Our species our similar, though your design is inelegant", the Cyberman said.
"Daleks have no concept of elegance", Dalek Thay informed the Cybermen.
"This is obvious", the Cyberman agreed "But consider, our technologies are compatible. Cybermen plus Daleks".
"They're crazy", Luka stated, rubbing his sister's back, who was still sobbing, uncontrollably.
"You propose an alliance?" Thay asked.
"This is correct", the Cyberman confirmed.
"Request denied", Thay said. Katia flinched when the three of them fired on each other, the Dalek ending up being victorious. As the Cybermen were no more, the screen on the laptop went black.
"Open visual link", the Cyberleader ordered and the screen came back on, this time showing them the Sphere Chamber. Luka's jaw clenched when he saw Rose. Oh, how he really wanted to throttle that bitch for what she did! "Daleks, be warned. You have declared war upon the Cybermen"
"This is not war. This is pest control", Dalek Sek corrected.
"We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?" the Cyberleader asked.
"Four", Sek replied.
"You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?" the Cyberleader questioned.
"We would destroy the Cybermen with one Dalek", Sek corrected "You are superior in only one respect".
"What is that?" the Cyberleader queried.
"You are better at dying" Sek stated "Raise communications barrier!"
For the second time the laptop screen went black. Even Jackie's phone cut off. Cyberleader once again turns to his other Cybermen. " Quarantine the Sphere chamber", he ordered "Start emergency upgrading. Begin with these personnel". The Doctor, Jackie, Katia, Yvonne and Luka were grabbed by the Cybermen.
"No, you can't do this! We surrendered! We surrendered!" Yvonne cried as they dragged her away. The Cybermen started to drag the others away as well when one of them spoke up, gesturing to the Doctor.
"This one. His increased adrenaline suggests that he has vital Dalek information"
At this statement, the Doctor was held back as the other Cybermen took the three females away. Though they had to hold him tighter as Katia was led closer to the door, his instincts to protect his Mate kicking in. "You hurt her, I won't help you. I'll end you", he threatened, the Oncoming Storm itching to come out.
~unoccupied floor~
"It's going to be ok, little sister", Luka whispered to Katia who was shaking and crying with fear as they were lead to a curtained off area where other Torchwood personnel were being upgraded "we'll get out of this".
"I don't see how", Katia whimpered "we're gonna die!"
~Rift Chamber~
The Doctor felt utter terror flood through his body and he knew that it was Katia feeling it. This was the third/forth time he felt something from her which suggested their bond was getting stronger. He turned on his heel marched towards the door, only to be stopped by one of the Cybermen. "Get out of my way", he growled angrily.
"You may not leave", the Cyberman stated.
"Then let Katia go", the Doctor demanded.
"No. She will be upgraded, like all humans", the Cyberman said as firmly as a tin man stripped of all his emotions could. A second Cyberman came up behind the Time Lord and struck him around the back of the head.
"He is proof that emotions are dangerous", the Cyberman stated.
"Affirmative", the one blocking the door agreed, looking down at the unconscious Time Lord.
"Let me go!" Katia cried as a cyberman dragged her toward the curtain, the young photographer digging her heels in to stop herself from being moved but to no avail.
Luka had to be held back by another cyberman as he tried to save her. Jackie was held by another Cyberman though she wasn't doing anything to escape or struggle as she was too scared. Suddenly the one holding Katia stopped moving and released her, turning to the Cybermen restraining the woman's brother and Rose's mother. "CyberLeader One has been terminated", Katia's former captor stated.
The second cyberman let go of Luka and stepped forward "Explain. Download shared files".
Luka darted toward Katia, grabbed her hand pulled her away. Jackie rushed after them since she too was released. The trio raced down the stairs as fast as they could, eager to go away as quickly as possible. Katia stopped and sank down on a step "this is too much!" she proclaimed, dropping her head into her hands "I want to go home", she sniffled.
"I know", Luka said softly, joining her on the step "but I need you to try and keep it together for a bit longer ok? For the Doctor".
Katia wiped her eyes "ok, I can do that", she agreed. Luka stood up and held out a hand to his sister. She took it and he pulled her to her feet. The trio continued onwards down the stairs, Katia clinging tightly onto Luka's hand.
Several flights down, the 19 year old's phone rang. Katia stuck her hand into the pocket, fumbling for her phone. "H-hello?" she greeted, voice cracking a bit from all the crying.
"Katia! Are you ok?" the Doctor asked, sounding somewhat relieved and very worried.
"As well as can be", Katia replied, honestly.
"And where are you right now?" the Doctor questioned "your actual location".
"Does anyone know where we are right now?" Katia queried
"We're in a staircase", Jackie replied, wondering why she was asking considering she was there too.
"I know that", Katia said, trying to supress the urge to be sarcastic "anything that can indicate where we are".
Luka glanced around and noticed black stencilled letters on the wall as they passed. "N3", he said "I'm guessing N means north". Katia relayed the information back to the Time Lord.
"North corner, staircase three. Just keep low, love. I'm on my way" and with that the Doctor hung up.
Before they reached the bottom, they saw cybermen approaching the foot of the stairs forcing the trio to backtrack up several flights. "Lets try here", Luka suggested when they got to the exit at the top of one of those flights.
"As good as place as any", Katia agreed. Luka, Katia and Jackie raced down the corridor only to round the corner and come face to face with two Cybermen. Luka immediately pulled Katia behind her.
Suddenly the two Cybermen were shot from behind and they fall to the ground, revealing Pete, Jake, the Doctor, Mickey and Rose. "Katia", the Time Lord breathed, overjoyed to see his Mate. He moved toward her, enveloping her in a huge hug. Rose couldn't help but glare at the young woman as she embraced the Time Lord. She wished that the cybermen had killed her!
Her glare dropped, replaced by fear when Luka stepped with an angry look on his face. Before anyone could say or do anything, the man punched her! "That's for trying to kill my sister!" Luka growled "if we weren't in a dangerous situation right now, I'd bloody murder you for what you did".
Instead of helping her daughter up from the floor, Jackie focused her attention on her husband. Her supposedly dead husband. "Pete?"
"Hello, Jacks", Pete greeted.
"I said there were ghosts, but that's not fair. Why him?" Jackie complained. She didn't want to be faced with her dead husband! It wasn't fair!
"I'm not a ghost", Pete insisted.
Jackie shook her head, still firm in her belief that he was in fact a ghost "But you're dead. You died twenty years ago, Pete", she said.
"It's Pete from a different universe", the Doctor spoke up "There are parallel worlds, Jackie. Every…"
"Doctor, don't", Katia said quietly "let them have a moment".
"Speaking of a moment…" the Doctor, murmured before leading her a little ways away from the group. "Are you alright?" the Time Lord asked.
"I am now that I'm with you", Katia replied honestly "I was so scared Doctor…" she whispered, tears pricking in her eyes.
"I know", the Doctor said softly "I promise that you wont get that scared, ever again".
Katia gave him a smile before she kissed him "I love you", she murmured. Rose clenched her fists at this. Luka shot her a look, warning her not to do anything otherwise she'd get another punch…or worse.
"I love you too", the Doctor said, touching his Mate's face "so much".
~Warehouse~
The Doctor opened the door to the battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks taking place on the factory floor. "Be careful", Katia said, touching his arm.
"I will", he promised, giving her a quick kiss before entering the room. She watched anxiously as he darted over to a crate, grabbed two large black objects and rushed back over. The Doctor pushed the door back open, peering in with his 3D glasses.
"Override roof mechanism" Sec called and the roof began to open slowly. "El-ev-ate"
"What're they doing?" Luka asked peering over the Doctor and Katia's shoulders "Why do they need to get outside?"
"Time Lord Science…what Time Lord science?" the Doctor shook his head baffled, taking his specs off as the Ark and Dalek Sec float up and through the opening in the roof.
The Doctor shut the door and turned to the others "We've got to see what it's doing. We've got to go back up. Come on! All of you. Top floor!"
He grabbed Katia's hand and they ran. "That's forty five floors up! Believe me, we've done them all", Jackie shouted as the group hurried along the corridor.
"We could always take the lift…" Luke called, popping his head out of the lift.
Katia blinked "I'm seeing double", she stated.
The second the lift doors open, the Doctor rushed out and over to the window, pulling Katia with him. Luka placed the magnaclamps on the desk before joining him. Pete, Jackie, Rose, Luke and the two other soldiers looked out at the window as the Ark spun around, shooting Dalek after Dalek out of it. "Time Lord Science…it's bigger on the inside", the Doctor breathed staring at it in horror.
"Oh my god", Katia said, her hand tightening around the Doctor's.
"Did the Time Lords put those Daleks in there? What for?" Mickey asked.
"It's a prison ship", the Doctor said.
"How many Daleks?" Rose asked.
"Millions", the Doctor answered.
"I'm sorry, but you've had it" Pete walked away from the window "This world's going to crash and burn. There's nothing we can do. We're going home. Jacks, take this" Pete tossed a yellow button to Jackie, who just about caught it "You're coming with us".
"But they're destroying the city!" Jackie exclaimed.
"I'd forgotten you could argue", Pete said affectionately, going over and looping the button around her neck "It's not just London, it's the whole world" he cupped her face "But there's another world just waiting for you, Jacks. And it's safe as long as the Doctor closes the breach. Doctor?"
The Doctor turned from the window, now wearing his 3D specs and a big grin. "Oh, I'm ready. I've got the equipment right here" he said gleefully "Thank you, Torchwood!" Katia turned away from the window, not wanting to see any more of the chaos going on outside, and watched the Doctor run over to a computer "Slam it down and close off both universes".
Reboot systems
"What about the Daleks? And the Cybermen?" Katia questioned "what are you going to do about them?"
"They're part of the problem, and that makes them part of the solution", the Doctor said "Oh yes!" Katia giggled "Well? Isn't anyone going to ask what is it with the glasses?" he asked pointing to the glassed perched on his nose.
"What's with the glasses?" she asked.
"I can see! That's what" the Doctor answered "Because we've got two separate worlds, but in between the two separate worlds, we've got the Void. That's where the Daleks were hiding. And the Cybermen travelled through the Void to get here", he explained "And you lot, one world to another, via the Void! Oh, I like that. Via the Void! Look!" The Doctor took off glasses and popped them on Katia nose "I've been through it. Do you see?" he moved about so that she could see the floating red and green particles dancing around him.
"It's so weird", Katia said trying to touch the particles "What is it?"
"Void stuff", the Doctor replied.
"Kinda like background radiation", Katia guessed.
"That's right", the Doctor said. He took her hand and spun her around "Look at the others", he murmured into her ear "And the only one who hasn't been through the Void, Luka and Jackie. But the Daleks lived inside the Void. They're bristling with it. Cybermen, all of them. I just open the Void and reverse. The Void stuff gets sucked back inside".
"And that'll pull them all in", Katia said.
"Exactly", the Doctor said kissing her cheek. Both versions of her big brother smiled at the interaction.
"Sorry, what's the Void?" Mickey asked.
"The dead space", the Doctor answered, resting his chin on Katia's head "Some people call it Hell".
Mickey looped a button around his neck "So…you're sending the Daleks and Cybermen to Hell" he glanced at Jake "Man, I told you he were good".
"But it's like you said. We've all got Void stuff. Me too, because we went to that parallel world. We're all contaminated. We'll get pulled in", Rose pointed out.
"That's why you've got to go", the Doctor told her.
Reboot in two minutes
"Back to Pete's world" the Doctor glanced to Pete "Hey, we should call it that 'Pete's World'" he looked back at Rose "I'm opening the Void, but only on this side. You'll be safe on that side".
"And then you close it, for good?" Pete asked.
"The breach itself is soaked in Void stuff. In the end it'll close itself. And that's it. Kaput", the Doctor replied.
"But you stay on this side…" Rose said slowly, starting to realise what he was saying.
"But you'll get pulled in", Mickey pointed out.
The Doctor went over to the table with the Magnaclamps "that's why I got these" he held them up "I'll just have to hold on tight. I've been doing it all my life".
"What about me?" Katia asked quietly "and my brother? Not you" she pointed to the parallel one "though…why are you here?"
"Well, when the Doctor told us that you were in danger, I had to come to help", Luke explained "you are still technically my sister after all". Katia smiled at that, touched that her 'brother' wanted to help her even though she wasn't really his sister.
The Doctor set down the magnaclamps and walked over to his Mate, taking her hands "You're not going anywhere love, you ARE my life now", he said.
"That's not fair!" Rose blurted out, making them look at her "I'm supposed to go to another world while she stays here?!"
"I'm his Mate", Katia reminded her.
Rose narrowed her eyes at her "you know…I think you all made this Mate stuff up. It ISN'T real".
"It is real, Rose", Katia insisted, stepping forward.
The blonde moved forward too "you know, we just fine before you came along and ruined it", she said angrily "I wish those Cybermen had killed you".
That had both brothers surging forwards, standing in front of Katia, protectively. "Don't you DARE talk to my sister like that", Luka said, glaring at her.
"Can't help it if it's true", Rose stated "you're better off in the ground", she added, looking at Katia spitefully.
"That's enough Rose", the Doctor said sharply. The building shook bringing them back to their current situation. "Pete, get Rose and Jackie out of here. Now", the Time Lord ordered.
"Let go of me!" Rose exclaimed as Pete took hold of her arm, Mickey doing the same to Jackie. With a simultaneous press of the yellow buttons, they all vanished.
"I'll make sure she gets what she deserves", Luke promised before he too disappeared in a flash of light.
The Doctor turned to Katia "Are you ok?" he asked, touching her face.
"No, I'm not", she replied honestly. The Time Lord pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"I want you both to take this", he said producing a yellow button from his pocket "I've programmed it to transport you into the TARDIS. I'll join you once the breach is closed".
Katia took it "Be careful", she said. Luka stepped up to his younger sibling, placing his hands on the button. The Doctor watched them vanish in a flash of light before he got to work.
~TARDIS~
Several minutes passed with Katia anxiously pacing on the spot with Luka watching. The ship's door open and the Doctor barely entered when he was almost bowled over by his Mate. "I'm ok", he assured her.
"Is it over?" Luka questioned.
"Yeah, it's over", the Doctor answered "the breach is closed". He moved over to the console and started the TARDIS up. It wasn't long before Luka noticed a bride standing there with her back to them.
"Uh…Doctor?" he spoke up, gaining his and Katia's attention.
"What?" the Time Lord asked, shocked by the unexpected visitor.
The bride spun around, staring at the trio "Who are you?" she questioned. The Doctor glanced at Luka and Katia both equally as shocked as he was. "Where the hell am I?!"
"What?!" The Doctor repeated, his voice increasing in pitch.
"What the hell is this place?" the bride demanded.
"What?!"
And so we've come to the end of this story but don't worry, there will be more from the Doctor and Katia. Thank you to everyone who's followed/faved and reviewed.
Of course a big shout out goes to my beta readers, you know who you guys are. Thanks a million.
One last thing before we wrap up. I've made a Discord with NicholasFlamelFan. We've put up all our completed and ongoing stories, plus ones that we've decided not to do anymore. The link to it is on Nick's profile.