Morgana groaned coming back to life hearing the Doctor threaten the creatures "One more move and my sonic device will triplicate the flammability of this alcohol. Whoof, we all go up. So back off."
"Right then. Question time. Who exactly are the Slitheen?" the Doctor demanded
"and which one of you bloody wankers snapped my neck? I'd love to return the favour" Morgana snarled clambering to her feet, Rose gasped and flung herself at Morgana while The Doctor had a terrifying expression his face
"what" he snarled viciously
"one of these cretins attempted to murder me and depending on your belief succeeded however I think it was after him originally" here she waved a hand at the guy
"Indra Ganesh" he introduced himself
The Doctor's countenance darkened further "right, I'll deal with that later your okay?" she nodded "right, Slitheen who are they?"
"They're aliens." Harriet inputted
He rolled his eyes "Yes. I got that, thanks."
One of these named Slitheen asked, "Who are you, if not human?"
Indra spoke up "Who's not human?"
"He's not human, and she isn't either" Rose gestured to Morgana who sent a disapproving look back
"secrecy, Rose"
"They're not human?" Harriet asked in shock
"Can I have a bit of hush?" The Doctor snapped turning to them
"Sorry." Harriet apologised
"So, what's the plan?" he turned towards the aliens
"But he's got a Northern accent," Indra said
"Lots of planets have a north," Rose answered
"I like it" Morgana mentioned offhand
He grinned at her before turning to the others a disapproving look on his face "I said hush. Come on. You've got a spaceship hidden in the North Sea. It's transmitting a signal. You've murdered your way to the top of government. What for, invasion?"
A different Slitheen answered "Why would we invade this God-forsaken rock?" she sneered, and Morgana recognised that was the one that snapped her neck
"Then something's brought the Slitheen race here. What is it?" He demanded
A Slitheen questioned "The Slitheen race?"
The Slitheen continued "Slitheen is not our species. Slitheen is our surname. Jocrassa Fel Fotch Pasameer-Day-Slitheen at your service."
"We don't want it" Morgana sneered
"So, you're family." The Doctor deduced
"A family business." The Slitheen smiled creepily
"Then you're out to make a profit. How can you do that on a God-forsaken rock?" the Doctor thought out
"a resource they want?" Morgana suggested and the Doctor sent her a thankful look
"Ah, excuse me? Your device will do what? Triplicate the flammability?"
"Is that what I said?" the Doctor wondered
"You're making it up." A Slitheen accused
The Doctor grinned his ploy having been caught "Ah, well! Nice try. Harriet, have a drink. I think you're gonna need it."
Morgana glanced over to see Harriet clutching desperately to a red box
"You pass it to the left first," she informed him
He apologised before handing it over to Rose who thanked him, took a large gulp and then gave it to Indra who also took a long drink of it
"Now we can end this hunt with a slaughter." The Slitheen said in delight
"you can try" Morgana taunted
"Don't you think we should run?" Rose suggested but the Doctor shook his head
"Fascinating history, Downing Street. Two thousand years ago, this was marshland. 1730, it was occupied by a Mister Chicken. He was a nice man. 1796, this was the Cabinet Room. If the Cabinet's in session and in danger, these are about the four safest walls in the whole of Great Britain. End of lesson." He grinned lifting a panel by the door and pressing a button, metal shutters then crashed shut across the windows and doors locking them in
"Installed in 1991. Three inches of steel lining every single wall. They'll never get in." he said pleased with himself
Morgana and Rose shared a look before she asked, "And how do we get out?"
"Ah," he said
They all turned and walked further in the room, Morgana realising she would have to compel them to forget what happened with her death.
"Indra can I have a word?" she asked, and he nodded turning towards her
"what is it?" he asked
"you will forget I died, forget my neck was snapped, you will forget I am not human you will forget this conversation" she compelled and he repeated her in monotone, satisfied she repeated herself with Harriet before moving to stand by the Doctor
"Right, what have we got? Any terminals, anything?" the Doctor asked them
"No. This place is antique. What I don't get is, when they killed the Prime Minister, why didn't they use him as a disguise?" Rose wondered
The Doctor shook his head "He's too slim. They're big old beasts. They need to fit inside big humans."
"But the Slitheen are about eight feet. How do they fit inside?" Morgana wondered, she had boosted herself up onto the desk, amusing herself by swinging her legs
"That's the device around their necks. Compression field. Literally shrinks them down a bit. That's why there's all that gas. It's a big exchange." He explained leaning against the desk next to Morgana
"the silver collars?" Morgana asked and he nodded
"jealous?" he teased lightly, and she laughed
"not enough diamonds for me" she winked
"Wish I had a compression field. I could fit a size smaller." Rose joined in and Morgana chuckled
"Excuse me, people are dead! This is not the time for making jokes." Harriet scolded her and Indra looked uncomfortable
"Sorry. You get used to this stuff when your friends with them" she gestured
"People die every day" Morgana shrugged apathetic, ignoring their disapproving looks.
"Well, that's a strange friendship," Indra mentioned, wanting to lighten the mood
The Doctor then turned to Harriet "Harriet Jones. I've heard that name before. Harriet Jones. You're not famous for anything, are you?"
She waved her hand dismissively "Oh, hardly."
"Rings a bell. Harriet Jones?" he asked rhetorically
"Lifelong backbencher I'm afraid, and a fat lot of use I'm being now. The Protocols are redundant. They list the people who could help and they're all dead downstairs." She explained
"Hasn't it got, like, defence codes and things? Couldn't we just launch a nuclear bomb at them?" Rose pondered
"You're a very violent young woman," Harriet said
"I adore it," Morgana said
Rose grinned at Morgana before saying "I'm serious. We could."
"Well, there's nothing like that in here. Nuclear strikes do need a release code, yes, but it's kept secret by the United Nations." Harriet said
The Doctor ran a hand down his face "Say that again."
"What, about the codes?" Indra questioned
He gave a grunt of annoyance "Anything. All of it."
"Well, the British Isles can't gain access to atomic weapons without a Special Resolution from the UN," Harriet told them
Rose snorted derisively "Like that's ever stopped them."
"Exactly, given our past record. And I voted against that, thank you very much. The codes have been taken out of the government's hands and given to the UN. Is it important?" Harriet asked
"Everything's important." The Doctor said, absentmindedly tugging at the hem of his jumper
"If we only knew what the Slitheen wanted. Listen to me. I'm saying Slitheen as if it's normal." She laughed likely out of shock
"What do they want, though?" Indra asked
"Well, they're just one family, so it's not an invasion. They don't want Slitheen World They're out to make money. That means they want to use something. Something here on Earth. Some kind of asset, a resource like Morgana said" He said
"Like what, gold? Oil? Water?" She suggested
"You're very good at this." The Doctor complimented
"Thank you." She preened
"Harriet Jones. Why do I know that name?" he wondered looking frustrated
"They called it a godforsaken rock so perhaps it's not something we have but something we can become" Morgana ruminated
"Fantastic! Oh, fantastic" The Doctor beamed placing a kiss on her cheek and Morgana flushed cherry red.
Rose's phone chimed thankfully giving Morgana an excuse to not stare at the Doctor or to think about his lips on her cheek…
"Oh, that's me," Rose announced pulling out her phone
"But we're sealed off. How did you get a signal?" Harriet asked
"He zapped it. Superphone." Rose waved it lightly
Harriet lit up "Then we can phone for help. You must have contacts." She turned to the Doctor expectantly
He grimaced "Dead downstairs, yeah."
"It's Mickey," Rose told them
The Doctor rolled his eyes "Oh, tell your stupid boyfriend we're busy."
"Yeah, he's not so stupid after all." She defended him before showing them the photo he had sent of a Slitheen.
He called and Rose answered Morgana could hear Jackie crying on the other side
"Is she all right, though? Don't put her on, just tell me." Rose said
The Doctor then took Rose's phone and commandeered it
"Is that Ricky? Don't talk, just shut up and go to your computer." He ordered
The Doctor listened for a moment before he swallowed heavily "Mickey the Idiot, I might just choke before I finish this sentence, but, er, I need you."
The Doctor then plugged the phone into a speaker that was sat on the desk
"Say again." He requested
"It's asking for the password."
"Buffalo. Two Fs, one L." The Doctor said
Jackie interjected curious "So, what's that website?"
Mickey informed her gleefully "All the secret information known to mankind. See, they've known about aliens for years. They just kept us in the dark."
"Mickey, you were born in the dark." The Doctor mocked still upset about what happened earlier
Rose defended him "Oh, leave him alone."
Mickey said in a pleased tone "Thank you. Password again."
"Just repeat it every time." The Doctor spoke
"Big Ben - why did the Slitheen go and hit Big Ben?" He wondered
"You said to gather the experts, to kill them." Harriet pointed out
"That lot would've gathered for a weather balloon. You don't need to crash land in the middle of London." He dismissed
"The Slitheen are hiding, but then they put the entire planet on Red alert." Rose was confused
"is that what they want?" Morgana asked
"what do you mean?" the Doctor questioned adoring how her mind worked
"When people are alarmed all kinds of emotions-of chemicals go pumping through your body makes the blood taste better maybe they need the planet on red alert to make whatever they want better or easier?" she suggested
"blood?" Indra asked looking shocked
"never mind that," The Doctor said but his mind whirled at the ideas Morgana gave him
"But why do that?" Rose brought them back to the big question before Jackie interjected
"Oh, listen to her."
"At least I'm trying" Rose defended herself
"Well, I've got a question, if you don't mind." Jackie spoke "Since that man walked into our lives, I have been attacked in the streets. I have had creatures from the pits of hell in my own living room, and my daughter disappears off the face of the Earth."
"I told you what happened," Rose said frustration in her tone
"I'm talking to him. 'Cos I've seen this life of yours, Doctor." She snapped "And maybe you get off on it, and maybe you think it's all clever and smart, but you tell me." Morgana's eyes flashed in anger and the Doctor squeezing her hand in warning is all that halted her from snapping "Just answer me this. Is my daughter safe?"
"I'm fine," Rose said
"Will she always be safe? Can you promise me that? Well, what's the answer?"
"that is completely unfair Jacqueline Tyler" Morgana scolded
"you have no idea the fear a mother has for her child" Jackie bit back
"I know far more than you possibly could" Morgana snarled
"you are not a mother" Jackie snapped "you're a child"
"I am far older than I look, I raised my siblings and I have been a mother many times over, I have also lost children, I know and understand your fear and I have felt the loss you so fear Jacqueline Tyler, don't you dare tell me I do not comprehend" She thundered losing her cool, thankfully the Doctor moved and guided her face into his neck so Indra and Harriet wouldn't see her fangs or glowing eyes.
There was silence for a brief moment before Mickey spoke
"We're in," he said
The Doctor cleared his throat, having been slightly overwhelmed with Morgana's defence of him "Now then, on the left at the top, there's a tab, an icon. Little concentric circles. Click on that."
"What is it?" Mickey asked as a sound came over the phone
"The Slitheen have got a spaceship in the North Sea and it's transmitting that signal. Now hush, let me work out what it's saying." Morgana closed her eyes and nuzzled further into his neck enjoying the rumble of his voice in his chest, the sound of his heartbeats, his warmth and scent.
"He'll have to answer me one day," Jackie complained and Morgana snarled quietly into The Doctors neck angered by her voice, the Doctor quickly ran his hand up and down her back, hoping to calm her
"Hush!" Mickey told her
"It's some sort of message." His brows furrowed as he tried to figure it out
"What's it say?" Rose asked casting a concerned look at Morgana
"Don't know. It's on a loop, keeps repeating." He was frustrated with this whole situation
There was the sound of the doorbell and the Doctor hushed the noise, Mickey told Jackie to go and find out who it was
"It's beaming out into space, who's it for?" The Doctor muttered his chin resting on Morgana's head, taking in her natural scent, petrichor and bonfire.
They all focused on the phone when they heard Jackie scream
"It's him! It's the thing, it's the Slipeen!" Jackie screamed
"They've found us," Mickey shouted
"Mickey, I need that signal." The Doctor tried to keep a calm tone
"Never mind the signal, get out! Mum Just get out! Get out!" Rose shouted into the phone
"We can't. It's by the front door. Oh, my God, it's unmasking. It's going to kill us." Mickey said in horror
"There's got to be some way of stopping them! You're supposed to be the expert, think of something!" Harriet panicked
"I'm trying!" The Doctor snapped
Mickey quickly garnered Morgana's attention when he said "I'll take it on, Jackie. You just run. Don't look back. Just run."
"that's my mother," Rose said looking at the Doctor in demand
"Right, if we're going to find their weakness, we need to find out where they're from. Which planet. So, judging by their basic shape, that narrows it down to five thousand planets within travelling distance. What else do we know about them? Information!" he demanded
"They're green," Rose said
"Yep, narrows it down." He nodded
"Good sense of smell," Indra added
"they're strong- one of them harmed me without issue" Morgana mentioned
He frowned but said, "Narrows it down."
"They can smell adrenalin." Rose chimed in
"Narrows it down." His brow was furrowed as he thought, fingers playing with the tip of Morgana's soft hair
"The pig technology," Harriet interjected
He nodded "Narrows it down."
"The spaceship in the Thames, you said slipstream engine. On platform one there were the inventors of Hypo-slip Travel Systems, the brother's Hop Pyleen." Morgana recalled
He placed a kiss on top of her head "Narrows it down."
"It's getting in!" Mickey warned
"they hunt like it's a ritual," Rose added looking even more desperate
"Narrows it down." The Doctor was thinking furiously going through his extensive knowledge to find what species they were
"Wait a minute. Did you notice? When they fart, if you'll pardon the word, it doesn't just smell like a fart, if you'll pardon the word, it's something else. What is it? It's more like, er-"Harriet stuttered
"Bad breath!" Rose cried out
"That's it!" Harriet agreed
"Calcium decay! Now, that narrows it down!" He said triumphantly
Rose was quick to send reassurance "We're getting there, Mum!"
"Too late!" Mickey yelled
"Calcium phosphate. Organic calcium. Living calcium. Creatures made out of living calcium. What else? What else? Hyphenated surname. Yes! That narrows it down to one planet. Raxacoricofallapatorius!" the Doctor declared
"Oh, yeah, great. We could write 'em a letter" Mickey snapped as the door finally smashed down.
"Get into the kitchen!" the Doctor yelled into the phone
"My God, it's going to rip us apart!" Jackie screamed and Morgana spotted Indra paling out the corner of her eye
"Calcium, weakened by the compression field. Acetic acid. Vinegar!" The Doctor declared
Harriet's eyes lit up in understanding as Morgana made the connection "Just like Hannibal!"
"Just like Hannibal. Mickey, have you got any vinegar?" he asked
"How should I know?" he asked bewildered
"It's your kitchen." The Doctor snapped
"Cupboard by the sink, middle shelf," Rose called
Jackie's voice then came over the phone "Oh, give it here. What do you need?"
"Anything with vinegar" the Doctor repeated
"Gherkins. Yeah, pickled onions. Pickled eggs." Jackie said
"And you kiss this man?" The Doctor asked with Morgana nodding along her nose scrunched in distaste
Suddenly and explosive noise came over the phone
"Hannibal?" Rose asked tentatively
"Hannibal crossed the Alps by dissolving boulders with vinegar." Harriet lectured
Rose looked at Morgana who heaved a soft laugh "before my time"
Rose grinned cheekily at Morgana "Oh. Well, there you go then."
"Listen to this." Mickey's voice came over the phone and Morgana heard the TV playing
"Our inspectors have searched the sky above our heads, and they have found massive weapons of destruction capable of being deployed within forty-five seconds." The situation had quickly become serious
"What?" the Doctor questioned baffled
The Slitheen masquerading as human continued "Our technicians can baffle the alien probes, but not for long. We are facing extinction unless we strike first, The United Kingdom stands directly beneath the belly of the mother ship. I beg of the United Nations, pass an emergency resolution. Give us the access codes. A nuclear strike at the heart of the beast is our only chance of survival because from this moment on it is my solemn duty to inform you planet Earth is at war."
"He's making it up. There's no weapons up there, there's no threat. He just invented it." The Doctor commented
"Do you think they'll believe him?" Harriet and Idra looked terrified
"They did last time." Rose shrug
"That's why the Slitheen went for spectacle. They want the whole world panicking, because you lot, you get scared, you lash out." The Doctor realised
"They release the defence code" Rose started
"And the Slitheen go nuclear." The Doctor finished
"But why?" Indra asked
The Doctor looked at Morgana before muttering "for what the earth will become" he then stomped to the door and opened the metal shutters so he could stare at the female Slitheen that was stood there
"You get the codes, release the missiles, but not into space because there's nothing there. You attack every other country on Earth. They retaliate, fight back. World War Three. Whole planet gets nuked." He worked out
She smirked "And we can sit through it safe in our spaceship waiting in the Thames. Not crashed, just parked. Only two minutes away."
"But you'll destroy the planet, this beautiful place. What for?" Harriet seemed confused
"Profit. That's what the signal is beaming into space. An advert." The Doctor spat, anger in his eyes
She seemed to be revelling in taunting them "The sale of the century. We reduce the Earth to molten slag, then sell it piece by piece. Radioactive chucks, capable of powering every cut-price star liner and budget cargo ship. There's a recession out there, Doctor. People are buying cheap. This rock becomes raw fuel."
"At the cost of five billion lives," he growled
"Bargain." She sung
"I give you a choice. Leave this planet or I'll stop you." He offered and Morgana looked at him in admiration, she wouldn't offer such a chance
She laughed and taunted "What, you? Trapped in your box?"
He looked straight in her eyes "Yes. Me." He said calmly
The Doctor closed the shutters on Margaret's laughing face, the last thing Morgana saw was her starting to worry.
"anyone else find that really hot?" Morgana asked no one, delighting in the shocked looks and Rose's laugh but she especially enjoyed the Doctors pink cheeks
They had spent an uncomfortable night in the room, with Rose and Harriet taking the sofa's, and Indra taking an armchair. The Doctor and Morgana didn't sleep, she sat on the desk while he sat in the chair in front of her both quietly talking through the night, nothing of import as neither wanted to be overheard.
They sat around the room for a while until Jackie spoke up "All right, Doctor. I'm not saying I trust you, but there must be something you can do."
"If we could ferment the port, we could make acetic acid," Harriet suggested
"Mickey, any luck?" Rose questioned him
"There's loads of emergency numbers. They're all on voicemail." He answered
"Voicemail dooms us all." Harriet lamented
"If we could just get out of here," Rose said frustrated
"I could always kill them all" Morgana was getting fed up but The Doctor shaking his head stayed her hand
"There's a way out." He said
"What?" Rose demanded
"There's always been a way out." He admitted
"Then why don't we use it? Morgana won't have to do her thing" Rose asked, and Morgana chuckled at her murdering aliens to be her 'thing'
"Because I can't guarantee your daughter will be safe." He confessed and looked so burdened that she reached out and squeezed his hand.
"Don't you dare. Whatever it is, don't you dare" Jackie demanded over the phone
"That's the thing. If I don't dare, everyone dies." The Doctor looked torn
"Do it," Rose told him
"You don't even know what it is. You'd just let me?" he seemed shocked
"Yeah." Rose nodded
"please" Jackie begged
"I can ensure her safety," Morgana said quietly, and they all looked at her
"you mean…" Rose mimed fangs and Morgana nodded
"you wouldn't have to finish it but you'd at the very least say goodbye" Morgana offered
"Morgana…" the Doctor trailed off
"it's an offer Rose, but it's not for everyone" she informed Rose
"what is it?" Jackie asked "what can keep her safe"
"it doesn't matter mum; I trust the Doctor" Rose said simply, and Morgana nodded her acceptance
"Doctor. Please. She's my daughter. She's just a kid." Jackie pleaded
"Do you think I don't know that? Because this is my life, Jackie. It's not fun, it's not smart, it's just standing up and making a decision because nobody else will." He yelled into the phone; he knew what his life was but who else was there? Like a wise woman once said 'we cannot hide, that would be a cowardly move' and now there was no one else the burden would fall too, just him.
"Then what're you waiting for?" Rose challenged
"I could save the world but lose you." He said but he looked at Morgana, she could understand, she would survive, but would he?
"Except it's not your decision, Doctor. It's mine." Harriet interjected
"And who the hell are you?" Jackie demanded
"Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North. The only elected representative in this room, chosen by the people for the people. And on behalf of the people, I command you. Do it." Morgana clenched her jaw in annoyance, The Doctor was not a dog to command.
"How do we get out?" Rose asked
He shook his head "We don't. We stay here."
"Use the buffalo password. It overrides everything." The Doctor informed Mickey
"What're you doing?" Jackie asked Mickey
"Hacking into the Royal Navy. We're in. Here it is. HMS Taurean, Trafalgar Class submarine, ten miles off the coast of Plymouth." He replied
"Right, we need to select a missile." The Doctor said
"We can't go nuclear. We don't have the defence codes." Mickey spoke
"We don't need it. All we need is an ordinary missile." He disagreed "What's the first category?"
"Sub Harpoon, UGM-A4A." he replied
"That's the one. Select." He told him and Mickey did so
"I could stop you." Jackie threatened
"Do it, then." He challenged
"You ready for this?" The Doctor asked
Mickey breathed deeply before saying "Yeah."
"Mickey the idiot, the world is in your hands. Fire."
There was a whoosh and then Jackie said: "Oh, my God."
"How solid are these?" Indra asked
"Not solid enough. Built for short-range attack, nothing this big." He sighed
"well then, we don't have much time," Morgana said as she hopped off the desk before sauntering over to the cupboard
"what do you mean?" The Doctor asked but Rose had figured it out
"It's like what they say about earthquakes. You can survive them by standing under a doorframe. Now, this cupboard's small so it's strong." She cheered
"Indra, Harriet come and assist us" Morgana ordered, and they did
"It's on radar." Called to them as they emptied the cupboard the Doctor staying by the phone "Counter defence five five-six."
"stop them," the Doctor said
"doing it now" Mickey called
"good boy"
"Five five-six neutralised," Mickey called, The Doctor noticing the cupboard was empty unplugged the phone and they all piled into the cupboard, Morgana ensuring Rose was esconded into the corner
Morgana's ears pricked as she heard the incoming missile
Harriet cried out when the missile was about to hit "Here we go. Nice knowing you both. Hannibal!"
The missile hit and they were all tossed viciously around the cupboard from the shockwave, Morgana grunted as her head slammed harshly against the wall and stars burst behind her eyelids. Eventually, the world stilled, and Morgana tentatively clambered to her feet as the Doctor shoved the steel door off its hinges, she turned to check on Rose who smiled back.
"Made in Britain." Harriet cheered
A man then came up to them "Oh, my God. Are you all right?"
Harriet spoke up issuing commands "Harriet Jones. MP, Flydale North. I want you to contact UN immediately. Tell the ambassadors the crisis is over. They can step down. Go on, tell the news."
"Indra Ganesh junior secretary with the Ministry of Defence."
"Yes, ma'am." The man said nodding to both of them before heading off
"Someone's got a hell of a job sorting this lot out. Oh, Lord. We haven't even got a Prime Minister." She said in shock
The Doctor suggested, "Maybe you should have a go."
"Me? Huh. I'm only a back-bencher." She denied
"I'd vote for you, Morgana too" Rose offered
"I'm Norwegian but yes, you would be good" Morgana praised
"Now, don't be silly. Look, I'd better go and see if I can help. Hang on!" she made her way down the rubble and chasing after people yelling "We're safe! The Earth is safe!" Indra smiled at them before hurrying after Harriet to give his assistance
The Doctor had a grin on his face as he watched Harriet "I thought I knew the name. Harriet Jones, future Prime Minister. Elected for three successive terms. The architect of Britain's Golden Age."
"The crisis has passed! Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to say to you all here today! Mankind stands tall, proud and undefeated. God bless the human race."
"We should probably make a run for it" Morgana suggested as she watched the soldiers swarm closer
"yea, good idea" the Doctor agreed, taking her hand and the three made their way back to the Powell Estate, Rose headed up to the flat while the Doctor and Morgana made their way into the TARDIS, he led her through the console room and into the medical wing
"you know I'm perfectly fine right?" she pointed out as she hopped up on the table
"well I don't know the extent of your capabilities" he replied before using a computer in the room to start scanning her, simultaneously calling Rose, her greeting came over the phone and he spoke.
"Right, I'll be a couple of hours, then we can go."
"You've got a phone?" Rose seemed shocked and the Doctor rolled his eyes
"You think I can travel through space and time and I haven't got a phone? Like I said, couple of hours. I've just got to send out this dispersal. There you go. That's cancelling out the Slitheen's advert in case any bargain hunters turn up." He informed her as he was pressing buttons on the computer, he had a corded phone cradled between ear and shoulder as he started looking through Morgana's scans
"Er, my mother's cooking," Rose said
"Good. Put her on a slow heat and let her simmer." He replied cheerily and Morgana bit on her bottom lip in amusement
"She's cooking tea. For all three of us, she knows about you Morgana, Mickey blabbed" Morgana sighed and rolled her eyes muttering 'Mickey the idiot'
The Doctor stilled and said flatly "I don't do that."
Rose was insistent "She wants to get to know you."
"Tough. I've got better things to do." He was brusque as he moved around the room
"It's just tea." She laughed
"Not to me, it isn't."
"She's my mother," Rose said softly
The Doctor shrugged before replying "Well, she's not mine."
"That's not fair." Rose retorted
"Well, you can stay there if you want, but right now there's this plasma storm brewing in the Horsehead Nebula." He moved towards Morgana looking deeply into her eyes "Fires are burning ten million miles wide. I could fly the Tardis right into the heart of it then ride the shock wave all the way out. Hurtle right across the sky and end up anywhere. Your choice." He finished softly, his eyes darted down and then he hung up before turning back to the scans
"Right, you're perfectly fine," he said frowning slightly as he carefully looked over her results
"I told you" she replied "Mother's spell was perfect and eternal"
"wait, it was your mother who turned you into vampires?" he asked in shock
Morgana hummed as she answered offhand "yes, the original witch who made the original vampires, we had to die first however a true death, Father was the one that delivered that honour"
Morgana looked to him to see him with such a dark look on his face she was taken aback
"your father killed you?!" he hissed fists opening and closing
"yes" she smiled sadly "he shoved a sword through my heart and stepped over my dying body to do the same to my siblings as they screamed"
"how could…how dare!" the Doctor was infuriated "children are treasures! Priceless above all else"
"hush dearest I know" she captured his hand to still him "he was mad by that point completely unhinged as was mother, but I got my vengeance"
"what do you mean?" he asked softly
She sighed softly looking down at her hands, she didn't want to see the repulsion that will surely come
"We were turned due to my father's pride, in the village, we lived there were werewolves, one night the wolves attacked and killed my brother Henrik, we-ah we tried to heal him but it was too late" the bitter anger of her failure flared up again "my father couldn't abide that and his pride couldn't abide that there was someone out there stronger than him…so mother made the spell and we were turned into vampires. Niklaus killed someone and mother's greatest shame was found out Niklaus was a bastard sired from the alpha of the wolf pack next to our village, Mother locked away his wolf and Kol had lost his magic and well…I got emotional" she explained carefully
"it's alright what happened?" he probed carefully
"I…killed them" she confessed her eyes welling with tears
"what?" he whispered
"I- for mother, I didn't mean to you know? But she was berating Niklaus, my Nico, my wolf pup calling him a mistake, an abomination that he should never have existed and I snapped- I was new to it all, the emotions and the anger, I told my siblings I would move them if they didn't move but all I intended was just to knock them out or something but Nico was just so fucking heartbroken- so devastated that I just snapped and I ripped her heart out" she admitted
"Morgana…" he trailed off, but she carried on
"my father, was furious when he learnt of my mother's infidelity but instead of blaming it on mother he blamed Nico as if he's to blame for the circumstances of his birth, father had taken a white oak stake, the only wood that can truly kill us and he planned to kill him. I tried to plead with father to talk it out to forgive Nico but he refused and so…I shoved the stake through his heart" she started crying in earnest and The Doctor felt his hearts squeeze for her at the pain she went through and what she had to do.
"I killed my people" he admitted, and she pulled back, brushing at her eyes to stare at him
"What happened?" she asked quietly
"that decision I asked you about?" she nodded her head and he carried on "the war was raging and it was only for centuries but it felt eternal, an eternal hell, I had escaped because I needed a break and then the TARDIS brought me to you and I knew what I had to do and I did it, I broke into the high council and their weapons vault, where they hide all the weapons that should never be used, the world enders. I stole a weapon known as the moment and I used it, I ended the war, killed my own people and destroyed the Daleks in one swoop. I had already lost my children and my wife had died as well- she had been a good partner is raising our children and I just I didn't want it to spread to the rest of the universe. I decided no more" he admitted
She wrapped her arms around him "I'm sorry you had to go through that"
"I'm sorry you had to go through what you did" he muttered back
They both remained silent, relaxing in the moment and having their darker sides bared and accepted
Later Morgana was stood with the Doctor looking at Mickey who was sitting on a rubbish bin reading the newspaper while a young boy is finishing cleaning off the TARDIS, him having tagged the ship with the words 'bad wolf' and a crown
"Good lad. Graffiti that again and I'll have you. Now, beat it." The Doctor warned the boy and he quickly fled with his bucket and brush.
Mickey just started talking "I just went down the shop, and I was thinking, you know, like the whole world's changed. Aliens and spaceships all in public. And here it is."
He showed them the newspaper which was The Evening Standard the headline reading - Alien Hoax.
"How could they do that? They saw it." Mickey was upset
"They're just not ready. You're happy to believe in something that's invisible, but if it's staring you in the face, nope, can't see it. There's a scientific explanation for that. You're thick." The Doctor said
"We're just idiots." Mickey sighed
"Well, not all of you." He admitted
Mickey perked up "Yeah?"
"Present for you, Mickey." The Doctor handed him a CD
"That's a virus. Put it online. It'll destroy every mention of me and the Mikaelson's. we'll cease to exist." He didn't want anyone stumbling across him less so Morgana or her family.
"What do you want to do that for?" Mickey looked between them
"Because you're right, I am dangerous. I don't want anybody following me. And Morgana needs to keep herself and her family safe, I can help keep her safe" he said
They all looked up as Rose and Jackie came towards them
"How can you say that and then take her-them with you?" Mickey questioned
"You could look after her. Come with us." He offered
"I can't. This life of yours, it's just too much. I couldn't do it. Don't tell her I said that." Mickey begged and Morgana laughed
"I'll ensure she's safe" she promised, and Mickey nodded his thanks
Jackie was begging "I'll get a proper job. I'll work weekends. I'll pass my test, and if Jim comes round again, I'll say no. I really will."
"I'm not leaving because of you. I'm travelling, that's all, and then I'll come back." Rose promised
"But it's not safe." Jackie protested
"Mum, if you saw it out there, you'd never stay home, and Morgana will keep me safe"
"Got enough stuff?" the Doctor asked sarcastically
"Last time I stepped in there, it was a spur of the moment. Now I'm signing up. You're stuck with me." She grinned tongue in cheek before handing him the rucksack and walking over to Mickey
"Why aren't you carrying the bag?" he looked at her
"one you have superior strength to humans and two I thought you were a gentleman" she raised an eyebrow at him
"I am superior to humans" he preened, and she rolled her eyes fondly
"Come with us. There's plenty of room." She offered, looking hopeful
"No chance. He's a liability, I'm not having him on board." The Doctor interjected
"We'd be dead without him." Rose defended him looking irritated
He shrugged "My decision is final."
She looked apologetically to Mickey "Sorry." They kissed before Mickey pulled back
"Good luck, yeah."
"You still can't promise me. What if she gets lost? What if something happens to you, Doctor, and she's left all alone standing on some moon a million light-years away. How long do I wait then?"
"Mum, you're forgetting. It's a time machine. I could go travelling around suns and planets and all the way out to the edge of the universe, and by the time I get back, yeah, ten seconds would have passed. Just ten seconds. So stop worrying. See you in ten seconds' time, yeah?"
"Jackie?" Morgana gained her attention and she looked uncertain with being near Morgana "relax, I won't harm you I have excellent control"
"Mickey said you were a vampire what if you hurt Rose?" Jackie demanded
Morgana sighed "I'm a tribrid, vampire, werewolf, witch. I'm over a thousand years old and my control is excellent" she explained ignoring the shocked look on their faces "I promise, I will do everything in my considerable power to see to Rose's safety. I am indestructible and unkillable" she shrugged "I have children of my own, and I can understand," she said softly
Jackie might not understand what a tribrid is or how it worked but she could connect with Morgana mother to mother "alright, just look after my Rose? She's still a child"
Morgana laughed and tried to lighten the mood "your all children to me" this seemed to ease Jackie's worry and she surprisingly reached out and hugged her. They all piled into the TARDIS and the Doctor sent them off into the vortex for yet another adventure.
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I hope you guys enjoyed it Morgana and the Doctor admitted stuff to each other became a little closer, I do hope it's not coming across as too rushed, Dalek is next and it might get a little heavy, unsure yet. Please vote, comment, bookmark it really means the world I like that Morgana is so defensive of the Doctor and he's getting touchy-feely I think it's sweet also for my stupid grammar editor esconded is a real word that means to hide or to disguise so bite me.
little tidbit with what I've been up to, I made a terry's chocolate orange brownie cake and it's so good but god am I getting fat from eating it