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p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 58 – Return of the Demons/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor walked into the Control Room of his ship with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Two bloody hours!?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I knew you would be cross about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI shouldn't have ordered Legate to keep quiet."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You!?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanUgh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll deal with this later."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knew he had to calm himself down otherwise his anger was going to be felt by style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis shielding could only do so style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and willed himself to calm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Don't lose your style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJust ….. "span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll find style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe'll be fine."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon sat at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I've got it programmed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt just needs his number."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor sat down at the panel and typed in a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe waited for the computer to search the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ran his hand through his hair as he waited for it to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIn his frustration, he hit the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Come on!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDamn slow thing."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe mumbled, "Two fucking hours."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark's voice came over the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhere do you need me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He held down a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Go get in the suit, just in case."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Got style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHeaded there now."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The scan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor's stomach sank even style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's not picking it up."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's not possible."/p
p class="MsoNormal""The last known position it gave was outside of the castle on the southern lawn."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon rubbed his face, "That's a solid sheet of ice."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Send some men there now to see if it's just frozen."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor told Summus./p
p class="MsoNormal""We're not style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe need Licis."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis ran into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I heard about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow can I help?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've never had better timing in your life."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor told him./p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus gave him the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and connected with the Royal style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Right, they are on their way there now."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon looked back at him, "Is the South Lawn protected by signal scramblers?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked at Timon quickly, " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSomeone could have taken him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis opened his eyes, "He's not there."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor closed his eyes. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm not going to lose my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to be calm."/p
p class="MsoNormal""There's a message coming in."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTimon told style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""From the surface?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus looked on a panel at the station he stood style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey are requesting to speak to you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor clicked a button and a demon looking alien appeared on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"We want to speak to Doctor Smith."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He sighed, "I'm Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat do we need to talk about?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's nice to meet you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat do you need?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon told the Doctor in his head, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Tony's signal is on their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey have him.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor closed his eyes and shielded his emotions more than he had all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knew Tony had to be completely terrified of the situation he had managed to get himself into./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor spoke to Summus and Licis though their telepathic connection, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Contact the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHave them quietly shut down the castle, and the perimeter around the space style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't raise any style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTell them the enemy is in sight.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'The enemy is cloaked.'/em Summus pointed out./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'I have a man who can see in the dark.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon smiled, "I have come to seek revenge on the loss of a prize."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yeah, what prize would that have been?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I've come to get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou have destroyed something of mine. I plan to destroy something of yours."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The alien stepped to the side and the Doctor saw Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was a sitting in the floor behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was clearly style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe cried./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor became style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"He is a child! span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt is completely against any laws to take a child hostage in any disagreement."/p
p class="MsoNormal""As if I care about your laws."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon growled./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll exchange places with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPrisoner style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll transport to your vessel immediately."/p
p class="MsoNormal""A Primus?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanFor a child?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe must have gotten a Prince for such an offer!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Tony!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCan you hear me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEverything is going to be alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Don't lie to the boy-"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Don't threaten style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr me!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou have no idea who you are dealing style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIf you touch one hair on his head-"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon turned around and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnother demon took his fingernail and slowly cut Tony's arm with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony screamed./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Now I'm pissed."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe muted the transmission./p
p class="MsoNormal"He looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Fill me style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need some good news."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Stark and Logan are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe says he can see it."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Stark saw the demon's ship clearly through the thermal sensors in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow are you doing?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan, in another suit, flew behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I probably needed more practice in this thing before doing this."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Try not to think too hard about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's not that hard to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCan you see everything alright?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThis ship is as ugly as they are."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark laughed./p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark floated outside of a panel on the demon's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLegate said there is a box here to the left of the door-"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony flipped a panel open and saw what he was looking style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love it when shit is where it's supposed to be."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He reached around and pulled a small box magnetized box off of the leg of his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put it on a smooth surface in the panel that was surrounded by style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe pressed a button on the box and sparks flew in every style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""What was that?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan asked./p
p class="MsoNormal""Intruder style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNow to open the door."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He floated down as and found another style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark took a good look through his thermal style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Kid?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo you see anyone?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm not picking up anything here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan turned his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's clear."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark opened the panel and twisted a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanA small door opened on the side of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey quickly floated inside and stepped onto the floor from the sudden style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony's suit opened and he stepped out of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan did the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey had both removed their jackets and ties before they had left the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony turned back and looked at both of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Sentry mode."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Both suits closed and the head scanned the room with the hand outstretched, ready to fire./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony put his finger over his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony looked down at the phone he held in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe walked down the hall with Logan and popped open another style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony was completely engrossed in what he was looking at and never saw the three demons that walked around the corner and were suddenly standing in front of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBefore Tony could blink, Logan grabbed the side of two of the demons' heads and slammed them together, knocking them style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe grabbed the shoulder of the remaining demon, and twisted his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony heard it snap and the demon fell lifeless to the floor./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony looked impressed back at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I like this new you, kid."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan ran his hand though his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo what you need to."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He pulled out the wires and looked them style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe reached in his pocket and pulled out a wire clipper and snipped two wires./p
p class="MsoNormal"He put the panel back on the wall quietly, and texted: em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Transporter shields are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe're in.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan looked around and whispered, "Now where?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Up two levels and then style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEarth boys to the rescue."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"The demon smiled and turned off the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor punched the panel and it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Fucking hell!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon pointed at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Message from Tony."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor read it and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Now we're talking!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSummus, let's go."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus rubbed his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh yes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThis is always my favorite part."/p
p class="MsoNormal"They both walked out of the room together./p
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p class="MsoNormal"Tony and Logan could hear Tony Tyler cries as soon as they arrived at the level he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey quietly stood just outside of the doorway of the Control style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony Tyler still sat on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis knees where pulled up and his arms were wrapped around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe hid his face in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey could clearly see his arm was bleeding./p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark and Logan exchanged a look at one style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStark bit his lip and said style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You're going to see me kill a demon in a bit."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Not if I get to it first."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus appeared behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"How many are there?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor arrived shortly style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knelt down behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan said, "Five."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPhhh…span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJohn, you're up."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor pat Logan on the back and walked into the Control style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was halfway to Tony Tyler when they noticed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe stopped walking and held up his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm unarmed."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony Tyler didn't look style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe continued to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor pointed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm going to him to make sure he's alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal""How did you get on this ship?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon growled at him./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I refuse to answer any of your questions."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon growled as the Doctor knelt down in front of Tony and wrapped his arms around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe whispered to the small style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony shook from the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held him and kissed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You're alright."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHidden in his hands, he clicked a few buttons on the transport remote he held and slipped it into Tony's back pocket. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe whispered to him. "I'll be with you in just a bit, Tony. You're alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony didn't speak and continued to shiver and whimper./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor stood up and put his hands on his hips to face the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Okay, now you have my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd I should warn you, this shit has really pissed me off."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony Tyler disappeared as the trigger's countdown sent the signal to the Doctor's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demons went style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I demand you tell me how you did that!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo one can transport through our shields."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor smiled, "Oh, it's not going to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI don't have to tell you anything."/p
p class="MsoNormal"One of the demons grabbed the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put his hand to the demon's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon's eyes reflected something that looked like his brain was being style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe shouted and fell into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe rest of the demons stood and looked at the Doctor in shock./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony, Logan and Summus came into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSummus cracked his knuckles and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony smiled as he clicked something on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanA demon shouted, "Our cloaking device has style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOur shields are at 0%, and we're powering down!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony laughed, "Oh, I love my work."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held up a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"And that would be the Andromedaen style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou really picked a bad night for a fight style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe security is very high."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Twenty Andromedaen soldiers with Leontes and Oberon appeared in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLeontes nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"The ship is style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe have them."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor turned to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Handle this here, will you?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his head and handed him the transporter remote style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor clicked a few buttons on it and disappeared./p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan sighed, "Well, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI didn't get to punch anyone else."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony pointed at a demon standing next to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Hit him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan looked around the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere will be other days."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus laughed, "Wise man."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Poltious held Tony in his arms in the med style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe continued to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor rushed in, "Has he spoken?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Poltious shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held his arms style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPoltious handed Tony to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held the small boy in his arms and sat down in a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put both of his hands on the sides of Tony's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony didn't open his eyes as he continued to cry./p
p class="MsoNormal"Poltious watched as the Doctor held Tony's head in his hands for a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony calmed down and stopped crying after a few minutes./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor opened his eyes. " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome back to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanComrade, I'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're on my ship."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony opened his eyes and looked at him as if he just noticed he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He smiled at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Well, hello there!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony wrapped his arms around his neck and held him style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held him and spoke softly, "You're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've got you."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 58 – Return of the Demons/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor walked into the Control Room of his ship with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Two bloody hours!?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I knew you would be cross about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI shouldn't have ordered Legate to keep quiet."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You!?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanUgh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll deal with this later."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knew he had to calm himself down otherwise his anger was going to be felt by style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis shielding could only do so style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and willed himself to calm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Don't lose your style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJust ….. "span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll find style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe'll be fine."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon sat at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I've got it programmed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt just needs his number."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor sat down at the panel and typed in a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe waited for the computer to search the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ran his hand through his hair as he waited for it to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIn his frustration, he hit the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Come on!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDamn slow thing."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe mumbled, "Two fucking hours."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark's voice came over the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhere do you need me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He held down a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Go get in the suit, just in case."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Got style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHeaded there now."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The scan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor's stomach sank even style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's not picking it up."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's not possible."/p
p class="MsoNormal""The last known position it gave was outside of the castle on the southern lawn."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon rubbed his face, "That's a solid sheet of ice."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Send some men there now to see if it's just frozen."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor told Summus./p
p class="MsoNormal""We're not style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe need Licis."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis ran into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I heard about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow can I help?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've never had better timing in your life."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor told him./p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus gave him the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and connected with the Royal style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Right, they are on their way there now."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon looked back at him, "Is the South Lawn protected by signal scramblers?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked at Timon quickly, " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSomeone could have taken him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Licis opened his eyes, "He's not there."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor closed his eyes. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm not going to lose my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to be calm."/p
p class="MsoNormal""There's a message coming in."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTimon told style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""From the surface?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus looked on a panel at the station he stood style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey are requesting to speak to you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor clicked a button and a demon looking alien appeared on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"We want to speak to Doctor Smith."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He sighed, "I'm Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat do we need to talk about?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's nice to meet you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat do you need?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon told the Doctor in his head, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Tony's signal is on their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey have him.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor closed his eyes and shielded his emotions more than he had all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knew Tony had to be completely terrified of the situation he had managed to get himself into./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor spoke to Summus and Licis though their telepathic connection, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Contact the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHave them quietly shut down the castle, and the perimeter around the space style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't raise any style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTell them the enemy is in sight.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'The enemy is cloaked.'/em Summus pointed out./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'I have a man who can see in the dark.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon smiled, "I have come to seek revenge on the loss of a prize."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yeah, what prize would that have been?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I've come to get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou have destroyed something of mine. I plan to destroy something of yours."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The alien stepped to the side and the Doctor saw Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was a sitting in the floor behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was clearly style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe cried./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor became style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"He is a child! span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt is completely against any laws to take a child hostage in any disagreement."/p
p class="MsoNormal""As if I care about your laws."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon growled./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll exchange places with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPrisoner style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll transport to your vessel immediately."/p
p class="MsoNormal""A Primus?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanFor a child?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe must have gotten a Prince for such an offer!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Tony!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCan you hear me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEverything is going to be alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Don't lie to the boy-"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Don't threaten style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr me!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou have no idea who you are dealing style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIf you touch one hair on his head-"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon turned around and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnother demon took his fingernail and slowly cut Tony's arm with style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony screamed./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Now I'm pissed."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe muted the transmission./p
p class="MsoNormal"He looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Fill me style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need some good news."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Stark and Logan are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe says he can see it."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Stark saw the demon's ship clearly through the thermal sensors in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow are you doing?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan, in another suit, flew behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I probably needed more practice in this thing before doing this."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Try not to think too hard about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's not that hard to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCan you see everything alright?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThis ship is as ugly as they are."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark laughed./p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark floated outside of a panel on the demon's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLegate said there is a box here to the left of the door-"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony flipped a panel open and saw what he was looking style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love it when shit is where it's supposed to be."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He reached around and pulled a small box magnetized box off of the leg of his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put it on a smooth surface in the panel that was surrounded by style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe pressed a button on the box and sparks flew in every style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""What was that?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan asked./p
p class="MsoNormal""Intruder style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNow to open the door."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He floated down as and found another style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark took a good look through his thermal style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Kid?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo you see anyone?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm not picking up anything here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan turned his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's clear."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark opened the panel and twisted a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanA small door opened on the side of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey quickly floated inside and stepped onto the floor from the sudden style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony's suit opened and he stepped out of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan did the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey had both removed their jackets and ties before they had left the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony turned back and looked at both of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Sentry mode."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Both suits closed and the head scanned the room with the hand outstretched, ready to fire./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony put his finger over his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLogan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony looked down at the phone he held in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe walked down the hall with Logan and popped open another style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony was completely engrossed in what he was looking at and never saw the three demons that walked around the corner and were suddenly standing in front of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBefore Tony could blink, Logan grabbed the side of two of the demons' heads and slammed them together, knocking them style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe grabbed the shoulder of the remaining demon, and twisted his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony heard it snap and the demon fell lifeless to the floor./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony looked impressed back at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I like this new you, kid."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan ran his hand though his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo what you need to."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He pulled out the wires and looked them style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe reached in his pocket and pulled out a wire clipper and snipped two wires./p
p class="MsoNormal"He put the panel back on the wall quietly, and texted: em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Transporter shields are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe're in.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan looked around and whispered, "Now where?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Up two levels and then style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEarth boys to the rescue."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"The demon smiled and turned off the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor punched the panel and it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Fucking hell!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Timon pointed at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Message from Tony."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor read it and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Now we're talking!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSummus, let's go."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus rubbed his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh yes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThis is always my favorite part."/p
p class="MsoNormal"They both walked out of the room together./p
p class="MsoNormal"XxxxxXxxxxxXxxxxx/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony and Logan could hear Tony Tyler cries as soon as they arrived at the level he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey quietly stood just outside of the doorway of the Control style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony Tyler still sat on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis knees where pulled up and his arms were wrapped around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe hid his face in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey could clearly see his arm was bleeding./p
p class="MsoNormal"Stark and Logan exchanged a look at one style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStark bit his lip and said style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You're going to see me kill a demon in a bit."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Not if I get to it first."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus appeared behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"How many are there?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor arrived shortly style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe knelt down behind style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan said, "Five."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPhhh…span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJohn, you're up."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor pat Logan on the back and walked into the Control style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was halfway to Tony Tyler when they noticed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe stopped walking and held up his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm unarmed."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony Tyler didn't look style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe continued to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor pointed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm going to him to make sure he's alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal""How did you get on this ship?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon growled at him./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I refuse to answer any of your questions."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The demon growled as the Doctor knelt down in front of Tony and wrapped his arms around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe whispered to the small style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony shook from the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held him and kissed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You're alright."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHidden in his hands, he clicked a few buttons on the transport remote he held and slipped it into Tony's back pocket. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe whispered to him. "I'll be with you in just a bit, Tony. You're alright."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony didn't speak and continued to shiver and whimper./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor stood up and put his hands on his hips to face the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Okay, now you have my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd I should warn you, this shit has really pissed me off."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony Tyler disappeared as the trigger's countdown sent the signal to the Doctor's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demons went style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I demand you tell me how you did that!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo one can transport through our shields."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor smiled, "Oh, it's not going to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI don't have to tell you anything."/p
p class="MsoNormal"One of the demons grabbed the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put his hand to the demon's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe demon's eyes reflected something that looked like his brain was being style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe shouted and fell into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe rest of the demons stood and looked at the Doctor in shock./p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony, Logan and Summus came into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSummus cracked his knuckles and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony smiled as he clicked something on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanA demon shouted, "Our cloaking device has style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOur shields are at 0%, and we're powering down!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony laughed, "Oh, I love my work."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held up a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"And that would be the Andromedaen style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou really picked a bad night for a fight style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe security is very high."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Twenty Andromedaen soldiers with Leontes and Oberon appeared in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLeontes nodded his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"The ship is style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe have them."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor turned to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Handle this here, will you?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus nodded his head and handed him the transporter remote style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor clicked a few buttons on it and disappeared./p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan sighed, "Well, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI didn't get to punch anyone else."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony pointed at a demon standing next to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Hit him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Logan looked around the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere will be other days."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Summus laughed, "Wise man."/p
p class="MsoNormal"XxxxxXxxxxxXxxxxx/p
p class="MsoNormal"Poltious held Tony in his arms in the med style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe continued to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor rushed in, "Has he spoken?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Poltious shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held his arms style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPoltious handed Tony to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held the small boy in his arms and sat down in a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put both of his hands on the sides of Tony's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony didn't open his eyes as he continued to cry./p
p class="MsoNormal"Poltious watched as the Doctor held Tony's head in his hands for a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanTony calmed down and stopped crying after a few minutes./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor opened his eyes. " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome back to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanComrade, I'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're on my ship."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony opened his eyes and looked at him as if he just noticed he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"John?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He smiled at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Well, hello there!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Tony wrapped his arms around his neck and held him style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor held him and spoke softly, "You're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've got you."/p
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