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Missy smirked as she gazed at Giovanni. Perhaps he was the crazy one. He clearly didn't comprehend her abilities to spite how much he understood. She felt that a Time Lord was far superior to any human, it was a fact.

Still, the idea was perplexing, she was beyond him or his team they couldn't possibly grasp her understanding of things let alone her own ideologies. She pondered it for a second more. Be more human...

She held out her hand out and gave him a profound look." Are you challenging me?"

He gave her a smug look in return." Maybe, I don't think it's something you'll ever understand."

A man dressed in a black suit ran up to the command center. He held a peice of paper in his hand.

" Sir." He offered the paper to Giovanni.

He took it and looked it over. His colleague turned and walked off. Giovanni read over the report. Missy stepped to his side and began to read it over. Missy glanced over the report there wasn't much information. It stated that the attack had originated from the Kalos Region.

The organization behind it was known as Team Flare. A second hacker entered the databank from an unknown origin. The hacker was successfuly stopped from entering the data bank.

" Team Flare." Giovanni placed the paper on his desk. He got up walked away from his desk. " Vampires are this good with computers?"

Missy raised a brow, she knew they were. " Why wouldn't they be? I don't think it's beyond their understanding."

She looked over the room. The computer screens had all turned to back to normal. The workers below were busy. From what Missy could tell they were gathering data and doing repairs.

The squeak of a moving chair caught her attention. Giovanni had begun to walk up the stairs, she quickly caught up to him.

" One thing they never had was the ability to time travel, let alone escape the vortex," Missy explained as they approached the elevator.

Giovanni pressed the down button. " Then who else could they be working with?"

The doors to the elevator opened. Missy and Giovanni stepped inside. She leaned against the wall as the doors shut. She looked over to him. He pressed the button for B-5. The lift jolted as they began to descend.

" Dunno, whoever it is there very good," she replied as she placed her screwdriver back into her jacket. " Luckily I'm just as good. I disconnected your data banks then redirected my attacks via web and satellite. Then I overloaded their systems, that fire should have destroyed anything they might have downloaded."

Giovanni smirked at the answer. " You're better than most of my agents," he admitted. " An excellent addition to my team."

Missy rolled her eyes at this. A few hours ago he was the most persistent interrogator she'd ever seen. She looked over to him, he was so nonchalant about everything. It occurred to her perhaps this was what he wanted.

She decided to let the issues sit for the moment. The way this one threatened her not to mention her vicious attack made her uncertain. The elevator dinged as the doors opened. The reached the floor and stepped out. Giovanni released his persian as they began to walk. Missy released ninetails as she entered the hall.

Mistress, What kind of music was that? Ninetails asked as she strolled to Missy's side.

Music from earth. Did you see who Lysandre was working with? Missy asked as she and Giovanni made their way down the hall.

She glanced at ninetails, the fox looked depressed.

" Well, at least now we have new weapons for the coming battle. I'm sure Doctor Zager is going to be enthralled," Giovanni said.

Missy raised her brow. " Any scientist would be."

Missy said as he opened the door and stepped into Zager's laboratory. He held it for Missy as she entered. Doctor Zager was sitting at his computer running calculations. He didn't even notice the pair as they stepped in.

Ninetails telepathy became somber as she explained, No Mistress, he was working with so many people in the end. So many fights and so much destruction.

Missy turned her attention to Giovanni who slowly approached the busy scientist. He seemed to have taken a playful attitude. Giovanni tapped him on the shoulder causing him to lose his focus. He spun the chair around and faced him.

Doctor Zager glared at Giovanni. " Good news, I was getting closer to getting that upgrade."

He stood up and sighed. He looked at Missy and raised a brow. He turned his attention back to Giovanni. He gave a playful look before he became serious.

" That's great, our friend. " Giovanni gestured to Missy. " Has brought us some new technology."

She glanced over at him as she pulled out her tardis. Missy walked to a vacant part of the laboratory.

She teleported one of the steel boxes out. She drew her screwdriver. It screeched as she began to unlock the box. Missy looked it over and knew she was going to need a hand. She glanced back at the pair.

" Are you two going to just stand there? I could really use a hand," Missy said as she walked over to the box.

Giovanni and Doctor Zager were quick to join her. Together they pushed the heavy lid off the steel box. They peered inside and discovered rows of boxes. They were all made of a steel and latched shut. Missy gently pulled out a box. She brought it over to a nearby table. She drew her screwdriver, it screeched as she unlatched the box.

Inside was a small black laser gun. There was no handle for the weapon. She picked it up and looked it over. The barrel was orange glass and silver case. The rest of the weapon was a black cylinder, it was small but durable.

Missy pointed her screwdriver at the gun. She began to dismantle the device. It clattered as it fell apart on the table. Doctor Zager looked over the weapons.

" How did you get weapons like these?" he asked.

Doctor Zager began to sift through the pieces of the weapon. Giovanni stepped beside Missy and began to do the same. Missy immediately went for the barrel. She began to pick it apart.

Giovanni leaned in close to Zager. " Funny story, we went to Lumiose City. Shortly after we arrived a spaceship appeared," he began to explain.

Missy slipped off the glass case for the laser gun and took off the orange housing. Inside was a clear radiation crystal it gleamed in the light. She began to take it out.

Giovanni continued to tell the story, " Missy was insistent on going up there."

Doctor Zager gawked before he said, " You went on a whim!"

Giovanni nodded. " Yes, Long story short we went up there, ran from an army of Cybermen. While we fled we hijacked this technology," he said as he picked up the weapons case.

He peered at the housing. Inside the housing was a long slender barrel. Missy glanced over at him.

" That's the most dangerous part, the discharge barrel," Missy explained she began to reach for the device but stopped herself.

Be more human, that was involved but she needed the help and cooperation of the team. Things were going well with them. Save the world, learn a thing or two, save herself, and then get down to learning the nitty gritty details of this fascinating world. It was in her best interest to take him up on his little challenge.

" Can I see that?" she asked.

" You went into space!" Zager's voice was filled with surprise and disdain. He gawked at Missy and Giovanni. " You went into-"

" We barely left the atmosphere," Missy interjected.

Giovanni handed it to her. She promptly dismantled the piece further. Then joined the crystal with the firing mechanism. She looked over it. More work needed to be done. She began to rip more pieces off the housing.

She began to run wires around the discharge. Missy glanced over at Doctor Zager. His eyes were filled with envy.

" Doctor Zager do you have a set of wire cutters and a spare button?" she asked.

Zager looked over her work. He gave a nod and walked over to a workstation. He brought back a set of wire cutters. He walked off again and began to search through his lab.

Missy got to work splicing wires. She connected them with her screwdriver. Doctor Zager returned with a spare button. Missy attached it and her work was complete.

" What did you just do?" Zager asked as he looked over her work.

" Just reconfigured the firing mechanism, the quickest job I've ever done."

Missy turned to Giovanni. He looked over the modifications with a keen eye. He gave a nod of approval.

" You got a firing range?"

Giovanni picked up the weapon. " We happen to have one on this floor."

The trio made their way out the door. They turned left and began to walk down the hallway. As they walked ninetails began to speak to Missy.

Mistress, I'm very worried about this partnership you have with team rocket. I told you, he's ruthless. I watched him and his army fight. He was willing to do anything to stop that weapon from being fired- Missy was quick to cut her off.

Ninetails can you really blame him? He was fighting for his life. Things have changed now, were fighting together and I don't expect us to be on the losing end, Missy explained as they continued to walk.

Missy glanced at the persian. The cat was looking at ninetails with green eyes. The pokemon meowed loudly.

" How powerful are these weapons?" Giovanni asked as he spied the device.

" From these Cybermen..." she trailed off as she thought about the details. " They were Cybus Cybermen, they should be able to do a decent amount of damage."

Missy drew her screwdriver and scanned the area for radiation energy. The field was in a state of flux. She wondered why the energy on this world was so weak.

" Hmm... They're not going to have the power to kill, but should be able to take out most opponents," she explained.

The trio stepped through a doorway. Ahead of them were rows of firing bays. Missy counted twelve. She looked ahead Zager and Giovanni had taken the first firing bay.

The pair looked like boys getting ready to play with a toy. Missy leaned in and watched them. Ninetails sat next to her, persian took the opposite side.

Giovanni stepped into a firing square and pointed the weapon at a target. He pressed the button, a blue light shot out of the weapon. His aim was perfect. The shot went straight through the center of the target. The paper ignited briefly before charring. Doctor Zager took his side. Missy watched them both take turns shooting the target.

I guess that's one way to look at it, Mistress, Ninetails said as she nuzzled up to her.

Missy reached down and gently caressed the foxes head.

Did he do anything on the tardis while I was away? Missy asked not taking her eyes off the pair.

He paced around for a bit. Then tried to calm his persian down Mistress, Ninetails explained.

She glanced down at the pokemon.

The fox glowered at the cat. Oh, his persian really doesn't like you. He says you're too much of a distraction from him and his friend.

Missy glanced over at persian. The cat glared at them and meowed.

What did he just say? Missy inquired.

She watched Zager point the weapon and fire. He shot the outer corner of the target. He shook his head as he handed it back to Giovanni.

You really don't want to know. Ever since he's left his ball, he has been bickering on Mistress.

Missy continued to stroke the pokemon as she looked over the pair.

" You two look like your having the time of your lives," Missy said with amusement.

Giovanni turned to Missy as he handed the weapon back to Zager. He casually leaned back into the barrier and looked at her.

" New tech is always a good time. We've got better things to do," Giovanni said.

Zager turned and frowned. The trio left the firing range. They left and began to walk to Zager's laboratory. Missy stayed behind the pair.

" Doctor Zager I'm going have you work with Missy for a while. There are some matters I need to attend to," Giovanni said as they continued to walk down the hall.

Zager looked over to Giovanni." Fine, I'll work with her, but I don't know its just odd. One moment she's your prisoner then next you two get along fine. You ran off and fought robots in space." Missy sighed at this but Zager ignored her. " Now you two are fine with one another."

" We respect each other," Missy replied.

Zager looked over at her and raised a brow, it was a puzzled response between two people who knew one another very well.

" Zager, she's right," Giovanni said.

Zager put his hands in his pockets. " If you say so, you came back in one piece."

Giovanni gave Zager a look as if to say shut up. Zager gawked at this and shook his head. They approached the laboratory. Giovanni gave a casual wave as if to say I'll see you later. Missy peered at them as he and persian walked off.

Missy followed Zager into his laboratory. He let out a sigh as he walked over to the box of weapons. She trailed behind hovering as she watched him. He picked up a box and brought it to a table.

Zager looked up to Missy. " You know he's been searching for you for two years. He was convinced there was a group of time travelers plotting to take over the world," Doctor Zager said as he snatched a screwdriver from a drawer below the table. He began to open the box.

" So that's who he thought I was working for. We had a little chat not too long ago. I can only imagine all the questions he still has," he said.

Missy walked up to the box and picked one up. She brought it to the table. She opened another box and disassembled the gun.

" I can only imagine," Zager said as he took a gun from the box. " Anyway, I'd really like to know how these function and the key elements of the weapons."

They worked with the guns for a few hours. Missy gave a detailed demonstration of the laser, its properties, elements, and ways to re-fabricate them into weapons for humans. The scientist was intrigued by everything Missy told him. He took extensive notes and asked many questions.

" That was a very detailed presentation. One last question how many of these weapons did you acquire?" Zager asked as he looked over his notes and then to Missy.

" Let's see I got six boxes, that's five hundred guns apiece. Exactly three thousand would have taken more but, I was interested in a better piece of technology at the time," Missy explained as she paced the room.

The presentation had given her a slight headache. Zager looked overwhelmed by Missy response. He flipped through his notebook.

" The logistics on this are going to be a nightmare, but I think with the proper team I can manage a mass re-fabrication." He jotted down a few more notes.

" Three thousand, that should be more than enough." Doctor Zager said with great enthusiasm. " You're quite the thief. What else were you after?" he asked.

His eyes were filled with curiosity. Missy turned her attention away from him. She teleported the remaining five boxes from the tardis. She left them in a row she turned back to Zager.

" A Cyber pod, going to use it to convert pokemon into cyber pokemon. That would have been awesome. Unfortunately, one of Lysandre's companions got there first, destroyed the damn pods." She let out a sigh. " We could have ended this crisis in days if we had gotten it," Missy explained as she continued to pace.

Missy glanced over at him. His eyes were filled with genuine concern. " That would have been wonderful. Are you alright?" Zager asked as he walked over to her.

" I'll be fine, just getting a headache. I haven't done a presentation like that in years."

She felt tired more than anything else, she didn't like to admit it but she needed to rest. She had been through a lot.

She needed a safe location to place her tardis down. Since she was on the laboratory floor she figured she stay there. It would help her safely learn more about the team and their scientist.

" Do you have a spare closet or room I could set my Tardis in?" she asked Zager.

Missy took in a deep breath and closed her eyes. Her head was throbbing. Ninetails nuzzled Missy's hand bringing her back. She looked down at the pokemon. She wasn't feeling well. Missy turned her attention to Zager. He had escorted Missy to a vacant lab.

" What are you going to do with it?" Zager asked as he and Missy entered.

Missy pulled out the tardis. She and Zager entered the laboratory. She looked around. The lab was small and empty. The room was big enough for two people and some equipment. Missy walked to the wall and the end of the lab and placed the tardis down. She changed her tardis into a black door.

" Thanks for the room," Missy said as she and ninetails stepped into the tardis.

Zager gazed on. He seemed to be boggled by the transformation. Missy gave him a half smile before she turned. She gently shut the door and locked it.

She then teleported herself and ninetails to her personal room. Her room was quaint. A queen sized bed, with black sheets, took the center of the room. Above the bed was a well-framed portrait of the universe in motion. The room was dimly lit and had imperial purple walls. An ebony nightstand and dresser were on her right. Missy stepped onto the plush velvet carpet.

She put all of her things into her bag and teleported it into the wardrobe. She changed into a nightgown. Ninetails gently hopped onto the bed. She stretched out by Missy's side. They fell into a deep slumber.

Author's Notes: Hey everybody, what do you think so far? I would love to hear from more of my readers. I enjoy hearing from you guys.

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I'm happy to hear you're enjoying the story. I'm glad to hear someone else agrees. It looks long, it's really not. I can see you found some of my Easter eggs. We have more to come. This is one of those story's you could go back and see more on your second read then your first. That's how I feel about it. Chapter nine was a hard chapter to write. I wrote that out five different times, trying to make that fight as intense as I could. I have a hard time reading it. It's good to know all of that hard work paid off. Thank you for not spoiling the story in the review. A lot of folks do that on this site. I don't mind spoilers being told in reviews every now and then. Thank you for your consideration.