Not bad for a day's work. Three chapters. Plus I still got to go to work.Don't know when the next one will be up sorry. I have got a lot of work and this was an escape for me but I can't ignore it. Until then, enjoy.
"So? What did you find out?" Marie asked when Charlie had entered his room.
I can't get a moment's peace, Charlie thought.
"Nothing much. They're no threat to the mission." Charlie said and lay down on his bed.
"So you did find out something about them?" Marie said and sat down on the bed next to him. She lay down and looked Charlie directly in the eyes. They both stared at each other for a moment.
"You're lying." Marie said.
"You know I think Chris had the right idea in dating men. You never get men looking for signs that you're lying all the time." Chris said and got off the bed. He was tired and a lot had happened today. Marie hadn't a clue what he was going on about.
"Who are they?" Marie said gently and put her hand on Charlie's shoulder.
"Him? I don't know. I haven't met him but I met the girl. Her name is Rose Tyler." Charlie turned around and looked at Marie.
"She's from 2005." Charlie said and saw the blood draining from Marie's face.
"The agency?" Marie said, clearly shocked.
"No. However she does know about the agency. She also knows that I am not Jack Harkness. She knew the real Jack Harkness. I told her not to tell anyone especially Gabrielle but I think we need time to think over what is happening." Charlie said and started pacing his room. He hit his toe against something, but it was too dark to see what. The candle did not give out much light.
"Good. This is getting out of hand. We cannot report this incident to the agency." Marie said.
"Why not? I'm sure they'd be interested to learn about the Doctor. He turns up everywhere in history if you look hard enough." Charlie said.
"How do you know that? Where the hell does he turn up?" Marie asked, starting to get impatient.
"I have read one or two reports. There's a reference to a Doctor from UNIT headquarters from the 1970's. A Doctor has shown up before in Roman and Greek History. I read somewhere while I was researching the French Revolution that a stranger known as the Doctor showed up during the Reign of Terror under Robespierre." Charlie said and could see Marie thinking about this.
"A rogue time traveller? You don't think he's apart of the rebellion do you?" Marie said.
"No. Of course not. Besides, I thought the majority of the rebellion had been caught and put on trial?" Charlie asked.
"Most of it had. Anyway as I was saying, if we report the Doctor they may take him and his companion and reveal the truth. We'd both be killed." Marie said.
"What we going to do?" Charlie asked as he was totally stumped now.
"Nothing. Hopefully they will go away. Gabrielle doesn't need to know more than she has to. As for you, get to know the girl better. She may prove valuable. I'll work on the Doctor." Marie said and Charlie lay back down on his bed.
"How's your dreams now? You still having the same one?" Charlie asked to get onto safer grounds.
"It seems to come and go as it pleases but it frightens me. Each time I see a new piece as well." Marie said and lay back on the bed with Charlie.
"What do you mean?" Charlie asked, now curious.
"I've been having these dreams off and on for about a fortnight now. I always see a huge tower in the centre of this world, with these beams running through it. There's 6 of them in total and there's a guardian at both ends of the beams. 12 in total plus the tower. I remember seeing a wolf, a turtle and a bear. Then I see some beams are breaking and I can't do anything about it. I had this dream again last night but last night I saw New York and a black woman with no legs." Marie said and started to stop as she was sounding ridiculous.
"19. 12 guardians, a tower and 6 beams. Something is not right." Charlie said, but Marie ignored him.
"I feel that the tower is important, as if it is the most important thing of all time. It cannot fall or we will all die is how I feel." Marie said and looked at Charlie in the eyes. "I'm scared of it."
Charlie had never known Marie to be scared of anything.
"It's only a dream. Nothing can ever come of a dream." Charlie said and hugged Marie. He knew what he said was not true. The nineteen thing was not a coincidence. The number sends a shiver down his spine. Somehow they're all connected.
"Listen. It's been a long day. Why don't you just go to bed?" Charlie said while hugging Marie. Marie looked up at him.
"No. I'm not tired. I think I'll go back down to the hall and possibly meet the time travellers. You go to bed. We'll write the report tomorrow or the day after when we get our bearings." Marie said and got off the bed. She went to the door and opened it.
"Sleep tight." Marie said.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite." Charlie said and Marie closed the door.
Charlie changed and got into bed and blew out the candle. He had no idea what tomorrow would bring.