Chapter 26: Deep End
A/N- So firstly, I'm sorry this chapter and last chapter are so were originally one chapter but it was too long so I decided to split it up. Secondly, I'm not exactly happy with this chapter and I know this episode is very slow so bare with me. Next chapter will be Father's Day and that's a very important episode. Anyways, enjoy and don't forget to review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who, it belongs to BBC
Warrior Daughter- Wildwood Kin
you are a warrior
strength and courage lies within your heart
It took a couple of minutes but they finally came to floor five hundred. The doors opened and Cathica let out a gasp. Before them was the same design as the other floor but this one was covered in frost and ice. She shivered from the cold and wished she wore her leather jacket.
"So much for floor fiver hundred being made of gold," Kit commented.
Cathica shook she head in disbelief. "I always knew people were probably exaggerating but I never expected this. Where is everyone? Where's Suki?"
"I don't want to be a downer but probably dead."
"Dead?"
"I doubt you come to a place like this and live. I don't know about you but it doesn't give me a living vibe," Kit replied.
"I can't believe this," she muttered.
"So, is this enough proof for you?" Kit asked after a moment of silence.
Cathica gulped. "More than enough."
They suddenly heard voices coming from the other side of the room. She recognized one of the voices to be the Doctor but the other one she couldn't make out. Kit gestured for Cathica to follow her and they moved down the room quietly. They got near a small room and looked through a large gap in the wall. In the room Kit could see the Doctor and Rose chained up. There was also another man with white hair and a pale face.
The man with white hair started to talk. "Then they just carry on, living the life, strutting about downstairs and all over the surface of the Earth like they're so individual, when of course, they're not."
As he talked the Doctor looked over to where Kit and Cathica was and spotted them. Kit gave a small wave and the Doctors eyes widened but he tried to play it off. The Doctor tried to keep his attention on the man.
"They're just cattle. In that respect, the Jagrafess hasn't changed a thing," the man continued.
"What about you? You're not a Ja—Jagrabelly." Rose asked.
"Jagrafess," the Doctor corrected.
"Jagrafess. You're not a Jagrafess. You're human."
"Yeah, well, simply being human doesn't pay very well," the man argued.
"But you couldn't have done this all on your own," Rose pointed out.
"No. I represent a consortium of banks. Money prefers a long-term investment. Also, the Jagrafess needed a little hand to install himself."
"No wonder, a creature that size. What's his life span?" The Doctor asked.
"Three thousand years."
"That's one hell of a metabolism generating all that heat. That's why Satellite Five's so hot. You pump it out of the creature, channel it downstairs. Jagrafess stays cool, it stays alive. Satellite Five is one great big life support system," the Doctor said but Kit could tell he was really telling this to Cathica.
Kit looked over at Cathica. Her face was a mix of shock and awe but there was also a look of realization.
"I had no idea," Cathica whispered.
"But now you do and now you can do something about it," Kit whispered back.
"Yeah but what?"
Before Kit could reply the man started talking again. "But that's why you're so dangerous. Knowledge is power, but you remain unknown. Who are you?"
The man snapped his fingers and it looked like an energy surge went through the cuffs and shocked the Doctor and Rose. Kit winced seeing them get hurt.
"Whatever we're going to do we need to do it soon," Kit whispered frantically.
"Leave her alone. I'm the Doctor, she's Rose Tyler. We're nothing, we're just wandering!" The Doctor shouted at the man.
"Tell me who you are!"
"I just said!"
"Yes, but who do you work for? Who sent you? Who knows about us? Who exactly—" The man than stopped for a second and then smiled. "Time Lord," he gestured to the Doctor.
The Doctors eyes widened in response. "What?"
"Oh, yes. The last of the Time Lords in his travelling machine," he grinned and then turned to Rose. "Oh, with his little human girl from long ago." He then paused again. "And I think there's suppose to be one more. A young girl with the name of Kittredge. Now where is she?"
Kit bit the inside of her cheek and stood absolutely still. The Doctor glanced quickly to her with a worried expression.
"You don't know what you're talking about!" The Doctor snapped.
"Time travel."
"Someone's been telling you lies!"
The man turned away from them. "Young master Adam Mitchell?"
The Doctor and Rose both gasped and Kit wondered what they were looking at. She knew it had something to do with Adam but she didn't know what. Had he betrayed them or something?
"Oh, my God. His head!" Rose gapped.
"What the hell's he done? What the hell's he gone and done? They're reading his mind. He's telling them everything," the Doctor shouted.
Kit suddenly realized with disgust that Adam probably got the whole in his head done. How he managed to do that she wasn't sure.
"And through him, I know everything about you. Every piece of information in his head is now mine. And you have infinite knowledge, Doctor. The Human Empire is tiny compared to what you've seen in your T. A. R. D. I. S. Tardis," the man continued.
"Well, you'll never get your hands on it. I'll die first," the Doctor barked.
"Die all you like. I don't need you. I've got the key."
"You and your boyfriends," he said to Rose.
"Today, we are the headlines. We can rewrite history. We could prevent mankind from ever developing."
"And no one's going to stop you because you've bred a human race that doesn't bother to ask questions. Stupid little slaves, believing every lie. They'll just trot right into the slaughter house if they're told it's made of gold," the Doctor announced glancing over at Cathica.
Cathica suddenly grabbed Kits hand. "I have an idea but it's stupid."
Kit grinned. "Those are the best. Lead the way."
She followed Cathica as they walked back down the room and towards a set of doors that Kit recognized. They entered one of the white rooms that Cathica used to get the news. Inside of was the same layout as the rest but with corpses scattered around and white curtains around the middle chair.
Kit grimaced. "Told you this place wasn't somewhere you went to live. What exactly are you planning to do?"
Cathica didn't respond at first but instead move one of the dead bodies off the chair in the middle. She sat on it with her finger ready to snap.
"I'm going to reverse everything using their technology!"
"Will that work?"
Cathica shrugged. "No idea."
"Good enough."
"Disengage safety," The lights suddenly came on and Cathica opened the hole in her head. "Maximum access. Override Floor one three nine. And spike!"
The beam of light hit her head. In only a couple of seconds, Kit could feel the place getting warmer. Frost and icicles that were on the wall started to melt.
Kit grinned. "You're doing it, Cathica! Keep going!"
"Oh no, you don't," she suddenly said with a look of determination. "You should have promoted me years back!"
The place suddenly started to shake violently causing Kit to almost lose her balance. Cathica's face started to relax and she closed her eyes which worried Kit just a bit.
"Cathica! I think you can stop now!" Kit shouted.
She didn't respond and Kit knew she could no longer hear her. Kit ran up to her and looked her over. She wasn't sure how this technology worked but she hoped that if she closed Cathica's hole, it would stop everything.
She did just that and snapped her fingers. The beam of light stopped and the hole closed. Cathica opened her eyes slowly. The Doctor and Rose suddenly burst into the room. They noticed Cathica and helped her out of the chair.
The Doctor smiled at her. "I knew you could do. I'm proud of you."
Cathica returned the smile. "Thank you. Thank you for everything. Thank you for opening up my mind… metaphorically."
The Doctor nodded. "We better head back down and see the damage."
They all headed back to the elevator. Everyone was pretty quiet even Cathica. It looked like she was finally at a lose for words.
The Doctor looked down at Kit suspiciously. "Didn't I tell you to stay back?"
Kit bit her lip. "Well, yes but you said I could come up in an hour if I hadn't heard from you."
"It definitely wasn't an hour."
"Then next time don't leave me behind," she joked but then grew serious and looked up at the Doctor. "Please."
"I was just worried."
"Yeah… I know." She bit her lip. "I'm just tired of getting left behind."
She felt the Doctor take her hand. "I promise I won't do it again."
"Good," she smiled.
They got to the elevator and went back down to level 139. When they got to the floor and the doors opened they saw tons of people hurt and trying to gather themselves together. People were trying to help the injured or cleaning the mess.
Cathica finally sat down looking exhausted. "I can't believe all of this just happened. What are we going to tell everyone?"
The Doctor sat down across from her. "Actually, we're just going to go. I hate tidying up. Too many questions. You'll manage."
"You'll have to stay and explain it. No one's going to believe me," she demanded.
"Oh, they might start believing a lot of things now. The human race should accelerate. All back to normal."
"What about your friend?" She asked looking over to where Adam was standing by the Tardis.
"He's not my friend," the Doctor grumbled standing up and going towards Adam.
"Now, don't—" Rose tried but the Doctor kept walking. Rose turned to Kit. "Adam's dead, isn't he."
"Yeah, probably."
Rose rushed over to the Doctor and Kit watched his determined walk. She would not want to be Adam right now.
Kit turned to Cathica. "Again, we're sorry to leave all this mess but good luck."
She gave Kit a small smile. "I think you need it more than me from how you described your last twenty-four hours."
"Don't worry about me. I always seem to make it out alive," she laughed.
Cathica grew grim. "That's what Suki always said."
Kit frowned and was about to reply when the Doctor yelled, "Kit, we're leaving!"
Kit forced a smile. "I guess this is goodbye. It was nice meeting you."
"You too."
Kit gave a small wave and ran to the Tardis before the Doctor left. She entered and cringed when she saw how tense everyone was. The Doctor was glaring at Adam as he started up the Tardis and even Rose looked upset with Adam. They all held on to the railing, even Adam, as the Tardis went into motion.
When the Tardis stopped the Doctor walked over to Adam and grabbed him by the shoulder. He gulped as the Doctor pushed him forward towards the door with Rose and Kit trailing behind. The Doctor opened the door and they exited. Outside the Tardis was what looked to be a normal looking house.
"It's my home," Adam announced with relief. "I'm home! Oh, my God, I'm home! Blimey. I thought you were going to chuck me out of an airlock."
"Oh, it was a thought," Kit glared which made Adam gulp.
"Is there something else you want to tell me?" The Doctor demanded.
Adam shifted nervously. "No. What do you mean?"
The Doctor went over and picked up the answering machine. "The archive of Satellite Five. One second of that message could've changed the world."
Adam looked like he was trying to think of something to say but the Doctor was listening. He took out his sonic and used it on the phone. The phone and the answering machine exploded.
"That's it, then. See you." The Doctor started walking back to the Tardis.
"How do you mean, see you?"
"As in goodbye."
"But what about me?"
"What about you?" Kit replied impatiently.
"Well, I've got my head. I've got a chip type two. My head opens."
"What, like this?" The Doctor snapped his fingers and the hole in Adams head opened causing Kit to laugh.
"Don't." Adam snapped his fingers and closed it.
"Don't do what?" The Doctor did it again and Kit laughed even harder.
"Stop it!" Adam shouted snapping the hole closed again.
"All right now, Doctor, that's enough. Stop it," Rose finally intervened.
"Thank you," Adam nodded.
But then Rose grinned and snapped her fingers opening the hole.
"Oi!"
"Sorry, I couldn't resist," Rose giggled while Adam closed his hole.
"My turn! My turn!" Kit laughed.
"Don't you dare—" But it was too late and Kit snapped her fingers. Adam huffed and closed it.
"The whole of history could have changed because of you," the Doctor said seriously.
"I just wanted to help."
"You were helping yourself."
"And I'm sorry. I've said I'm sorry, and I am, I really am, but you can't just leave me like this," Adam stressed.
"Yes I can. 'Cause if you show that head to anyone, they'll dissect you in seconds. You'll have to live a very quiet life. Keep out of trouble. Be average, unseen. Good luck." The Doctor opened the Tardis door.
"But I want to come with you," he pleaded.
"I only take the best. I've got Rose and Kit," the Doctor told him as he went inside the Tardis.
Kit smiled smugly at Adam and was just about to follow the Doctor when she heard the front door open.
Adam froze. "Oh, my God."
"Who's that? Geoff, is that you?" Said a female voice.
"It's me, mum. Don't come in. Wait there a minute!"
"Oh, my Lord. You never told me you were coming home! Hold on, I'll just take my coat off. You should've told me you were coming home. I would've got your favourite tea in."
Adam snapped his head towards Rose. "Rose, take me with you!"
Rose didn't say anything and just walked away back into the Tardis. Adam gave one final pleading look at Kit.
"Tough luck, genius boy. Next time, use that intelligence and just come up with your own shit," Kit stated and then walked back into the Tardis.