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Chapter 3 – A Meeting of the Minds

The Doctor and Rose returned that evening, and everyone was gathered for a meeting at the island. Legate and Genie arrived with Karen's father.

Genie handled introductions as they all seated themselves around the large dining room table. Lewis and Lance sat across from her and Peter Tyler arrived with Jack and Jake. Legate stood on the other side of the table, as far from Genie as he could be, but never taking his eyes off of her. Tony Stark sat next to Lance, speaking to Howard Shepherd on his other side.

The remainder of attendants there were all Quauhtin. Adriano, Bassanio, Aemilius, Varro, Exton and Arcite all nearly over shadowed the tiny Anov, Chiron.

Rose and Jackie Tyler were in the nursery with the children.

As the Doctor sat at the table, he rubbed his face and groaned. "Okay. Before we even get started, I feel it fair to warn you all that I'm ill with Jaskerth."

Every Quauhtin and Jack stepped back and groaned.

"BUT! I'm treating myself with Mesnonoe and chicken soup, so everything is alright."

Everyone visually relaxed.

Genie insisted. "Then the next thing you're doing is going to bed!"

He closed his eyes and shook his head. "I'm fine as long as I take the medicine-"

"And when it wears off! How bad of a fight do you feel you have been in?" Lewis teased.

The Doctor groaned. "Talk about something else. What has Lartius found?"

Lieutenant Bennett nodded his head. "Lartius has sent 12 squadrons out in every direction. Ashena, am I saying that right?"

Lewis nodded. "Yes."

"Ashena has also added to the search. She has patrols out sending back readings to Lewis' ship."

Jack asked, "What are they actually searching for?"

"At the current moment, the only thing we have to give them is Tony Tyler and Samuel Smith's names. Descriptions. And the sort of ship he was flying." Pete explained.

Lance added, "They also have a description of Poltious. Gobbo is keeping an ear out, as well as Lenox, for anything from him."

Tony crossed his arms and groaned. "I feel like there's something we're missing."

Lewis looked up at him. "The bracelet has a tracking device, but he put that on Karen."

"But, that's not the only one. Samuel is an infant. Couldn't we put a tracking device on him now? Then find the future version?" Tony asked.

The Doctor shook his head. "No. The timeline has divided. They are two separate people."

"So, you have two sons named Samuel?" Tony asked.

"It would seem so."

Genie shook her head. "Dad. I have that tracker in my arm. You put them in all of our arms when we were small."

"They believe Samuel is a Khrele. They have probably destroyed that by now with an EMP."

Jack rose his hands, "But, what if they haven't? We should still look for it."

Pete snapped his fingers. "My Tony. He has one and they probably haven't hit him with that. He also has that thing in his tooth that we put in all of the Torchwood agents to track them."

The Doctor coughed. "No, he doesn't."

"In the 18 years of these children's lives, I'm willing to put money that I had you take all of them to Torchwood to have that done. Genie. Do you have one?"

Genie shook her head. "I have no idea. Daddy, let me see your screwdriver and I'll scan-"

"It won't work." He groaned. "You would need the number from it. My screwdriver wouldn't pick that up. And we need Samuel's, not yours."

Lewis waved his hand at his friend. "He needs another dose of medicine. This is the plan. Pete, take Genie to Torchwood. Arles, too. And have their teeth scanned to see if that's a viable search option. It's possible they were done at the same time and the numbers will be close together. Also, check with the computer databases to get the tracking number of Tony and Samuel's arm trackers."

Tony snapped his fingers. "Damn it. Tony Tyler's bracelet. If he's still wearing it, we can track it."

"Providing it's never really been changed over the last 18 years." Lewis added.

"And it hasn't been completely destroyed by an EMP tranquilizer, too." Lance insisted.

Tony shook his head. "They would have had to hit him, multiple times, for that to even happen."

Genie realized, "Poltious has a bracelet, too."

Legate shook his head. "He took it off. He only wears it when he's here."

Lewis groaned, "What? Why?"

Legate shrugged his shoulders. "He says he's lived for years without it."

"He can use the transport pop whenever he's on a planet-"

"He's never been good at math. He says if he's going to fight, he wants it to be fair. If you find that bracelet, it won't be on his wrist."

Lewis sat back and crossed his arms. He swore in Quauhtin under his breath.

Tony shook his head. "I've had a look at the one Karen is wearing now. I haven't changed it too much. The appearance and everything is a bit different, but the basic user is always the same. I'm still looking into it to see if there is anything we can use. My main computer picked up all of them as soon as they landed. It's been tracking them. It lost Tony, five days ago. But, that could be how far away he is."

"Hang on just a minute. You're tracking our movements?" Genie asked in disbelief.

He grinned, "Oh yes. And I have some questions for you, young lady."

Genie stood up and got in Tony's face. "That is an invasion of privacy!"

He grinned at her anger. "Oh, is it?"

"Yes, it is!" She insisted. "How can you not see that?"

"See if you still feel this way when we use it to bring your brother's ass home!" He shouted.

"Oh, I will! You ego manic!" She shouted and walked away.

"Fine!" Tony shouted back to her.

"Fine!" She shouted back as she stormed through the door.

"Good!" Tony shouted.

She turned and rose her eye brows at him as she closed the door. "Good."

Lewis looked back at the table and laughed under his breath. "Legate, make sure your personal shielding is at its highest before you go check on Genie. We don't need another broken nose."

Legate left to join Genie. "I'll take care of it."

The Doctor looked back in shock at his daughter. "Why did she explode like that?"

Tony waved his hand. "Too much like her Dad. Anyway, so that's our game plan?"

The Doctor insisted, "These all will need to be a continuous scan. If they are holding them in any sort of cell, they will be shielded. Understood?"

Jack nodded. "So, we just have to wait until they are moved."

Lewis rubbed his chin. "Tony Tyler also has a cell key. But, he's not an idiot. He's not going to open a cell with Vesuos with no option but a stunned Samuel and nowhere to run."

The Doctor sat back and crossed his arms. "You're saying they have to land?"

"Would you think? Either that, or go aboard someplace."

The Doctor nodded. "Makes sense. I wonder if Samuel can tell?"

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Samuel had begun to feel a bit better. He was a least able to sit up without the throbbing pain shooting through his head. He leaned against the wall as he sat on his cot.

Tony lay back on his own cot and groaned. "Oh, this really sucks."

"We can leave." Samuel suggested.

"Yeah, mate. Where are we going to go?" Tony asked.

"Well. That's a good point."

Tony pointed at him and sat up. "Believe me. It's something I've been thinking a lot about. Can you feel where we are? Like John can?"

Samuel thought. "We're still in space. There's nothing around us….except a really large, gas mass."

"Jupiter." Tony groaned and lay back down. "They are running slowly to keep from being spotted. Assholes."

"That would be anything from Jupiter to Neptune. But, they aren't the only gas giants in the galaxy-"

"Oh, don't go all teacher on me. Are you really going to teach at Genie's school? Did I hear that right when we were smoking?"

Samuel smiled. "Yes. You should come back. You can teach something."

"Like what? Swearing?" He groaned.

"An important class." Samuel insisted.

"Shit." Tony groaned as he laid his hand over his eyes.

Samuel unbuttoned his shirt and looked at his chest. There were marks from where he had been hit with the EMP tranquilizer. Each one burnt and ached. He put his hand over on to try to heal it, but nothing happened.

"Damn it." Samuel groaned.

Tony held up his finger. "Ah, my best student."

"I can't heal this."

Tony sat back up and looked at him. "You probably need to build your strength."

Samuel took a deep breath and groaned. "Yeah, probably right."

"So, while you're awake, because I'm sure they aren't going to allow that for long. Dangerous Khlere."

Samuel grinned. "Right?"

"What's this that Genie won't tell me until I go to see her?"

"I shouldn't tell you."

"Let's face it, Sam. It is highly likely that we might not make it out of here."

"I'm making it out of here. Karen is counting on me to come back. I've seen myself there with her."

"Have you had any visions with me in them?" Tony asked.

Samuel thought. He hadn't. He looked at him, "Of course."

"That's a lie, man."

Samuel groaned. "So, you want me to tell you-"

"What else are we doing?"

Samuel nodded. "Alright. Well, you still have to come back. I suppose this will give you a reason why."

Tony narrowed his eyes. "She's pregnant?"

Samuel laughed and immediately regretted it and grabbed his chest. "No. Believe me. I've checked. Legate and her have decided to make the Life Promise."

Tony's face slowly spread into a smile. "No, they haven't."

"Oh, yes they have."

He laughed. "Wow. What does John say?"

"He doesn't know."

Tony laughed and fell back onto the cot. "Oh wow! My Genie! With Legate! That's brilliant! John's going to knock his head off his shoulders."

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