So sorry that you had to wait so long, but I had a late vacations and then there was Halloween and I was absorbed in making vids for that time. But here it is, a new chapter!

NOW

"It's strange", Thirteen thought, while she and the youngest Doctor were coming back to the house.

In far away, she noticed Master and Ten, also returning back, who seemed conducting a peaceful conversation. (Well, Ex-Prime Minister wasn't glaring daggers in his direction, which was a quite improvement). Moreover, in one of windows, she glimpsed Missy and Twelve together for a moment. Thirteen risked a glance at Doctor, who somehow looked nicely surprised with the outcoming. During all last days, he had to realise that the future of his male regenerations, even with flaws and suffering, wasn't so grim as he thought in the beginning. However, the time lady knew that he still had doubts regarding her.

With all of that, Thirteen suddenly felt so out of place... It was all Spymaster fault! If he had behaved differently, all would have been much easier!

ooo

BEFORE

"Yeez, she was so scary." Thirteen said, while hiding behind Spymaster's back and observing as Master pushed himself and Missy out of the barn. (Yep, he was a really good shield against his female self, who desired to kill her for eavesdropping. It was a pity that Spymaster didn't see it in that way and wanted to free himself from her grip)

"You know, Doctor." Spymaster glared at her, when they were alone. "Even if lady-me is out, it doesn't mean that you're safe."

Thirteen jumped back with a squeak.

"What have you heard?"

"I told you, nothing!"

"And pray tell me what were you doing there?" the time lord pointed at the huge gap in the roof via which she fell inside.

"Ummm... OK, I was spying on you." Thirteen replied, while hiding a particular water device in her coat, which Master didn't notice. She would need to find other place to have it put and activate.

"You lie." he took one step forward and Doctor - one step back.

"I'm not the only one." Thirteen spatted.

"I just keep myself silent, unlike you."

"Because our huge secret surely doesn't exist."

"It DOES exist, Doctor!" something snapped inside him, as his shout forced her to take another two steps back. "Don't you even dare thinking otherwise!"

"Then tell me the truth."

His resolve was breaking and after a long pause, Thirteen started hoping that the mystery of Timeless Child would be revealed to her at last, however Spymaster only threw his hands up in frustration.

"It wasn't suppose to be like this!" he complained loudly. "We shouldn't even be here!"

"Yeah, I imagine that you had in mind erupting volcanos, earthquakes and meteors falling from the sky. Typical." she snorted. "But because of you, we are stuck here. I'm miles away from my Fam and I can only pray that they alive. Moreover, the time crisis is hovering over us... again."

"Because of me?!"

"It wasn't me, who played with the teleportation!"

"It was because of the Moment!"

"I wonder if you both could have had a chat behind my back."

"Idiot! You have no idea what I planned, nor - what I want."

"Oh, yeah? Surprise me, Master, what have you really thought to get?"

"More." his eyes were hollow. "Much more. The right to shape the universe as I desired. More than this wasted life, which I could never change, because the fate decided long ago that it should be like this."

"'More'? How? By destroying the galaxy? By wreaking havoc? Can't you hear yourself? If all was gone, there would be no 'more'!"

Spymaster took deep breath and reminded himself that Doctor told him that, as she didn't understand, who she really was. The fool could have never comprehended it, if not for him. Annoying, because of her unique identify, it was very possible that whatever would happen, the nuisance standing in front of Spymaster, in no matter which form, would always be there.

"There would be." the tone, in which it was said, stopped her for a moment, then before Doctor could speak up, Spymaster quickly closed the gap between them and soon she felt as his lips touched hers.

The minute passed, then two, three,... ten?

Both of them lost the track of time, but it was Master, who was the first to wake up. With the light-speed, he stood up (How did they end on the ground?), corrected his hair and put his jacket on (Why did he take it off?). Doctor glanced embarrassed at the state of her clothes. She was expecting to be mocked, but instead Spymaster, even if his costume looked as if nothing took place, his face seemed presenting shock/fear/hate/longing... all kind of emotions at once. He ran away.

The time lady had to admit that she felt the same.

ooo

NOW

"Yes, it was me. I put there this machine," Thirteen admitted to all Masters, Doctors, Bill and Nardole, who somehow managed to squeeze in Twelve's room.

"Now," Master unceremoniously jumped in. "Some of you surely believed that it was on of us, "Ex-Prime Minister pointed at himself and his two regenerations. "You may apologize now. Bowing in front of me and begging for forgiveness will sufficient."

"Oi! If you presume that I would...!" Twelve started to raise, but then quickly forgot about his intention. "Ugh, my back."

"Please DO tie him to the bed." Missy groaned, then turned to Thirteen. "And you, why the hell did you do it?"

"I... wanted to call Heather." The time lady answered.

"My Heather?" Bill asked confused.

"That one, who was transformed into an oil-human-ship-creature thing?" Missy questioned. "What? Our patient told me that from his own free will."

"Umm... Don't look at me like that, I'm sick." Twelve tried to hide himself under blanket.

"I hoped that her abilities could teleport some of us to Tardis, for example." Lady Doctor explained. "In my past, she took you, Bill, from this ship. I expected that my device would work, but unfortunately - it backfired."

"Why didn't you ask me for help?" Potts pressed. "If I was the link, why would you keep all of us misinformed?"

"Because it would cause more questions." Thirteen thought to herself. "More importantly - you would ask why you aren't with me."

"Do you want to know your future, Bill?" Lady Doctor said aloud and dropped her head even lower. "I'm sorry, but it is the only way to have you all to understand it."

The time lady vowed that she would tell them if her former companion chose it. But no begging from Masters or Doctors would convince her to do otherwise.

"Doctor, why are you doing itself for you?" Potts sighed, which was quite a nice relief for Thirteen, as she was fully prepared for much angrier outburst. "Keeping secrets from your dearest ones, what actually pains you much more than anything. You literally can't even trust yourself... But I dictate my own destiny, if it isn't crucial, I don't need to know it."

"Thank you, Bill." She turned to Spymaster. "However, there is one mystery, which was avoided long enough. Tell me what the Timeless Child is."

"I will, but not here."

The youngest Master seemed rather shocked, but one pat from Missy quickly calmed him down.

"It stopped raining. We will go outside." Spymaster continued. "It is between only us, Masters and Doctors. I don't want any of settlers nearby and especially - not any of your pets."

"Deal."

In the next chapter - the truth at last!

as for 13 and Spymaster - is it ok? did it look convincing? We had only three episodes with them, but each time they were shouting / glaring at each other, I was like "KISS HER ALREADY!"