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The Time Lady and her Boys

Doctor Who Fanfiction: The Doctor/Time Lady OC/The Master

Chapter 9: The March of the Adipose! - Partners in Crime

Summary of Chapter: Our three protagonists come across A noble and fat that literally walks off of you, just another normal day for them


The two Time Lords and Time Lady stepped outside of the TARDIS to London, 2009. The Fighter looked around as she saw clothing shops to go buy her new clothes at. She grabbed The Doctor and The Master's arms as she dragged them to the clothing shops with her. The two Time Lords had no choice but to follow unwilling.

The Fighter asked to go shopping because she wanted new clothes but the TARDIS could give her that anytime she wanted. The real reason was she wanted to drag the two of them around and have a girls day out even if her friends she brought along were men or not. She had to admit, she had been wanting to dress them up for a long time not only to see how they would look but their reactions would be priceless.

As she looked around the store they were in for clothes, The Doctor was looking around outside for something as The Master looked around the store unfavorably at all the girly stuff surrounding them. He wasn't too pleased with going shopping, much less on a planet of apes, but he dealt with it for The Fighter.

She was looking through dresses on a hanging rack as an employee came up to The Doctor and The Master. "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

The Doctor was broken out of his trance of looking outside as he looked at the employee. "Oh no. She's the one shopping, we just tagged along." He pointed over at her as she ran up to them with a purple dress.

She held the dress up to The Doctor as he looked shocked at her. She studied it and shook her head holding back laughter. She then held the dress to The Master to study how it would look on him. He shook his head and grinned at her. "Pretty, but not my taste. You should get that Tiger printed dress over there, it would really suit you my dear." He replied back as she let out her laugh and looked over at the tiger printed dress.

"Oh is this your girlfriend?" The employee asked looking back and forth between The Master and The Doctor.

The Doctor stuttered as The Master nodded. "You could say so."

"Oh no. I'm a girl and their friend, but that's all." The Fighter blushed as she walked away to put the purple dress back. She then walked back and grabbed the guys arms as they walked out of the store.

"Is that the only reason you dragged us to go shopping with you? For you to model clothes on us?" The Master asked as The Fighter started grinning. Of course he would figure it out. The Doctor was looking around outside again as The Master and Fighter noticed.

"What do you keep looking around for Doctor?" The Fighter asked as he looked back at her.

"The TARDIS picked up something odd going on here, Alien technology of some sort. There's a company called "Adipose Industries." I thought we could look around and check it out." The Doctor explained as he continued observing their surroundings.

"Than what are we standing around here for? Get a move on!" The Master exclaimed as they all began to walk around looking for the building.


The Doctor flashed a sonic at a fire exit in the back of the building as the three of them began to enter the building they were looking for.

They entered and walked through as The Doctor flashed his Psychic paper at a security guard. "John Smith, Missy Butler, and Harold Smith with Health and Safety." The Guard didn't take notice and gave them a nod.

The Doctor and The Fighter exchanged relieved looks as The Master grinned shaking his head. "It's so easy to fool these primitive apes." The Fighter elbowed him at his insult as they continued walking managing to make their way to a projection room full of press and sponsors listening to the head of the company. The three of them stopped to listen to the presentation.

A woman with blonde hair and square glasses dressed in a black suit began presenting. "Adipose Industries , The 21st century way to lose weight. No exercise, no diet, no pain. Just lifelong freedom from fat. The Holy Grail of modern age. And here it is..." She held up a red and white capsule "You take just one capsule, one capsule, once a day for three weeks. And the fat as they say..."

A large projection screen began playing behind her. "The fat just walks away" The computer finished with the words appearing at the bottom of the screen as well.

A young woman from the audience asked "Excuse me, Miss Foster. I'm Penny Carter, science correspondent for The Observer. There are a thousand diet pills on the market, a thousand con men stealing people's money. How do we know the fat isn't going straight into your banking account?"

Miss Foster chuckled "Oh Penny, if cynicism burnt up calories, we'd all be as thin as rakes. But if you want the science, I oblige."

The Projection screen started up again "Adipose Industries. The Adipose capsule is composed of synthesized mobilizing lipase, bound to a large protein molecule. The mobilizing lipase breaks up the triglycerides stored in the Adipose cells, which then enter..."

The projectionist began to walk into the room as The Doctor held up the psychic paper "Health and Safety...Film Department." The Master rolled his eyes as The Fighter continued listening to the presentation.

Miss Foster finished as the projection ended. "100 percent legal, 100 percent effective."

Penny asked again "But can I ask, how many people have taken the pills to date?"

Miss Foster began to take off her glasses "We've already got one million customers within the Greater London area alone. But from the next week, we start rolling out nationwide. The future starts here and Britain will be thin."

"Silly Earthlings!" The Master chuckled as The Fighter elbowed him again.

"I'll admit, it is pretty silly but they are still growing. Some of the things they have already created are brilliant!" The Fighter added in looking over everyone in the building. "But I do sense something strange going on here."

"I agree. Let's continue investigating!" The Master waved for them to follow as they walked out of the room with a shocked Doctor.


The Doctor, The Master and The Fighter were walking through the calling center of Adipose Industries with phones ringing as Employees answered. The Doctor walked up to a small cubicle where a woman was answering the phone. "We deliver within three working days."

The woman looked up as The Fighter waved along with The Master as The Doctor flashed the Psychic paper "John Smith, Missy Butler and Harold Smith, Health and Safety."

"Don't mind us. Carry on, Carry on!" The Master told her waving his hand.

The woman passed them a small box as The Fighter opened it to find a gold pendant. "It is made of 18 carat gold and it's yours for free. No, we don't give away pens, sorry. No, I can't make an exception."

The Fighter took it out of the box as the two Time Lords examined it getting a bad feeling from it. The Fighter was going to put it on as The Master pulled it away from her putting it back in the box. "That wouldn't be a good idea Tiger."

The Doctor looked to the woman "We're going to keep this. Routine testing. Um could you give us a list of a few of your clients in the area?" The woman nodded as she brought the information up on her computer.

The Doctor stood up pointing "That''s the printer there?"

"By the plant, yeah."

He grinned "Brilliant!" The Master rolled his eyes.

The Doctor popped up again "Has it got paper?"

"Yeah, Jimbo keeps it stocked."

The Fighter and Master pulled him down as Miss Foster walked in with two bodyguards. "Excuse me everyone. If I could have your attention." Everyone stood listening as they remained sitting.

"I want one hundred sales per person per day. And if not, you'll be replaced. Cos if anyone is good in trimming fat, it's me. Now get back to work." Miss Foster than began to walk away with the two bodyguards.

"Anyway, If you could print that off, we'll be on our way. Thanks" The Master added in. The woman than began to hit print on the computer she than began to hand The Master and Doctor a piece of paper as The Fighter watched curiously.

"Oh what's that?" The Doctor asked curious to what the woman was handing him. The Master looked at the paper grimacing.

"My Telephone number" The woman replied looking at them suggestively. The Fighter's eyes became wide as a biting emotion came to her.

"What for?" The Doctor was lost. The Master rolled his eyes at The Doctor's slowness.

"Health and Safety. You be health, I'll be safety."

The Doctor looked at The Fighter trying to give a hint that he liked her as she looked away with her arms crossed. The Master put his hands on her shoulders as she looked up shocked. "I already have safety. She saves my life everyday." The Fighter blushed but the biting feeling continued as she pushed his hands away and jumped up quickly stomping away from them towards the printer.

"Idiots, Idiots, IDIOTS!" She yelled in her mind as the stomped toward the printer not caring if they were following her or not. She didn't understand why it bugged her that much but it did. They were her friends and nothing more, she was maybe just being protective over them like a close friend would be.

She arrived at the printer to see nothing was there as she growled and turned around running into the two Time Lords that chased after her. "For Rassilon's sake! It didn't print!" The two of them looked shocked at the profanity she used as she held out a hand for them to stay. "Stay here to get it, I'll be right back."

The two Time Lords exchanged confused and worried looks.


The Doctor knocked on the front door of the first person, Mr. Roger Davey. The front door opened to a thin man. "Mr. Roger Davey, We're calling on behalf of Adipose Industries. Just need to ask you a few questions." He held up the Psychic paper.

The Fighter looked up with her hands behind her back "Please?"

"Oh yes, of course." Mr. Davey nodded letting them into his home.

"I've been on pills for two weeks now. I've lost fourteen kilos." Mr. Davy exclaimed happily as they all sat in his living room.

"That's the same amount everyday?" The Fighter exclaimed looking around his home as she saw a picture telling how much weight he lost.

"One kilo exactly. You wake and it's disappeared overnight. Well technically speaking, it's gone by ten past one in the morning."

"What makes you say that?" The Master asked.

Mr. Davy shrugged "That's when I get up. Might as well weigh myself at the same time."

The two Time Lords and Lady exchanged looks of wonder as their eyebrows raised.

Mr. Davy continued "It is driving me mad. Ten minutes past one, every night, bang on the dot without fail, the burglar alarm goes off. I've had experts in, I've had it replaced, I've even phoned the watchdog. But no, ten past one in the morning, off it goes."

"But with no burglars?" The Fighter asked.

"Nothing, I've given up looking."

"Do you have a kitty cat? Any pets?" The Fighter wondered as The Master and Doctor chuckled at her use of "Kitty-cat."

Mr. Davey shaked his head pointing to the door "No. Though there is a cat flap, It was there when I bought the house. Never bothered with it, I'm not a cat person."

The Doctor agreed "No, I've met cat people. You are nothing like them."

The Fighter exclaimed "I like dogs too. K-9 was the best!" The memory of K-9 came to her she began to frown since she missed him along with her young step sister Romana. The Doctor smiled remembering the memory of the good old days. The Master grimaced at the thought as his regeneration was burned at that time.

Mr. Davey frowned "Is that what it is then? Cat's and Dogs getting inside the house?"

"Well, the thing about cat flaps is that they don't just let things in, they let things out as well." The Fighter replied grinning at the two Time Lords as they shared the same thought.

They said at the same time "The fat just walks away..."

The Doctor than takes out a Y-shaped-hand-held device with a blinking red light as The Fighter and Master looked at it curiously. "Sorry, we've got to dash." He gestured to them as they ran out of the house following the Doctor.


The two Time Lords and Lady were running down the streets, turning a corner and following a signal. The Doctor stopped as he began to lose the signal. The Fighter closed her eyes as she kept her mind open to sounds around the area and vibes that would lead her to their destination. She heard a woman screaming.

She grabbed both of their hands running to the direction "This way!" They ran further down the street right into the path of an oncoming van. The Fighter quickly noticed as she pushed the guys back along with herself as the van nearly touched her speeding away.

"Be careful!" The Master yelled at her as he looked her over to make sure she was ok.

She gave them both a peace sign "I'm the Master of careful!" She said sarcastically. The Doctor let out a sigh of relief and chuckled as she still had her sense of humor. The Master smirked at her response.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock... The Fighter began to walk as she started wobbling. The Master and Doctor looked after her worried. She turned back to them smiling and insisting she was fine.

Tick tock, Tick tock, Tick tock... She then clutched the side of her forehead in pain as it began to pound. The Doctor and Master came over to her holding onto her arms as she clutched her head more. The pounding of her head hurt like crazy. It would do this once in a while and she didn't understand why. The pounding always sounded like a ticking clock, sometimes it would tick normally than sometimes it would tick very fast.

"Fighter, are you ok?" The Doctor asked in a worried tone looking at her face examining to see what was wrong.

The Master chuckled hiding worry as he held onto her arm "I thought you were the master of careful?"

She took her hand off her head as the ticking clock sound disappeared. She looked at them shocked that it wasn't last long like it normally did. "Huh..."

"Let's take you to the TARDIS just to make sure." The Doctor replied as they helped walk her to the TARDIS.


The Doctor was leaning over the console of the TARDIS looking at the golden Adipose pendant through a magnifying glass. The Fighter was sitting on the ground as The Master stood next to her watching the Doctor work."Oh fascinating! Seems to be a bio-flip digital switch, specifically for..." He looked over as The Fighter clutched her head in pain again.

Tick tock, Tick tock... The Master kneled down towards her as he put his arm on her shoulder to comfort her. She then looked up at him as the pain was beginning to go away. "That's weird..." She commented as she looked at The Master with an idea appearing in her head as she thought Could it be the same thing with the drums in his head? As he told us, my touch stops the drums in his head until we have no contact anymore. But the drums are never ending in his head, I don't have a never ending sound in my head except for this very faint ticking clock. He eyes became wide as she realized. She grabbed his hand and took it off her shoulder as the pounding of the ticking clock began again.

So it only really bothers me once in a while but most of the time it's very faint. Poor Koschei, he's in pain all the time because of the never ending drums. I've got to be strong and endure this for him. I'm the Fighter!" She gave them a smile as they looked at her worried. "I'm fine guys, just an annoying headache. Continue!"

The two Time Lords exchanged looks of wonder and coming to an agree to ask her. "You're clearly not ok Tiger. You can tell me what's wrong, do you not trust me anymore?" The Master asked conveying hurt a little in his tone at the fact that if she didn't trust him anymore he would feel hurt and would probably lose it right there. No matter how many bad things he had done in his life, she was still there trying to protect him, believing in him as others had lost hope in him. She was all he had left, all he was hanging onto.

She shook her head "No Koschei it's just...Ticking...a ticking clock...I believe it's my version of your drums as it only stops when I touch you too. Normally it's a very faint noise that doesn't bother me but sometimes, once in a while, it pounds along with my head and I don't know why. I've had it ever since I looked into the Time Vortex." She looked up to see the two of them shocked as The Doctor put down his magnifying glass.

The Doctor looked at her shocked with hurt in his eyes "Why didn't you tell us about it? Why didn't you tell me about it the whole entire time we traveled together?" She sighed "Because what if it's the same as Koschei's, something you can't find a cure to? Besides, I didn't think it was really important to mention."

She clutched her head as it began to pound again and The Master helped her lay down having her use his lap as a pillow as he gently pet her hair. The pounding in her head along with the ticking began to quiet down. "You need to rest my dear. Just focus on that."

"B-But..." She tried to protest as he quieted her knowing how she would put on a facade of being tough and fine when it was the opposite. They both knew how she was. She frowned and blushed a little as her eyes began to close.

The Doctor watched as he noticed the way she acted with him. It was the same as when they were back on Gallifrey in the academy. Before leaving he went by her house and asked her if she wanted to come along knowing her dream to get away from their home. She refused and remained in Gallifrey with her husband who treated her badly. When he came back in his Fourth regeneration he remembered appearing at her house seeing her standing there alone, covered in blood and crying. She ran over to him and begged for him to take her away. He didn't hesitate as he took her with him. He loved the girl and would do anything for her in a heartsbeat just like The Master, but he knew she was still healing from the pain of her husband after all these centuries.

He watched as she fell asleep with The Master petting her hair soothingly. He would remain watching over her and keeping her safe like the day he took her away, he always would.


The TARDIS materialized in front of the Adipose Industries behind a car as the two Time Lords and Lady stepped out. They ran inside the building and hide inside the caretaker's cupboard, The Fighter feeling like tuna in the middle since she stood between the two of them.

9 hours later, Everyone began leaving for home as the office began to slowly become empty. The Fighter kicked the door open as she jumped out and fell on the floor in the process, glad to be free of the small space but laughed as she was kept entertained. She spun around in a circle as The Doctor and The Master came out wiping their mouths in disgust.

While in the cupboard, The two of them began bickering and getting loud as The Fighter elbowed them both. They stopped for a little but then started up again as someone walked by she went to slap the back of their heads and knocked them into each other as they ended up kissing each other. She realized what she did and giggled quietly as the two Time Lords made faces of disgust.

"It was an accident since you two wouldn't shut up and almost blew our cover! Besides you know the saying "Kiss and make up." She said laughing as they looked at her still wiping their mouths.


The Doctor, Master and Fighter were on the roof as they stepped onto the window cleaner's cradle and switched it on. They reached the window with Miss Foster as the Doctor pulled out a stethoscope putting it to the window as they listened to the conversation.

"This is Ridiculous" Penny said

"Sit there" Miss Foster commanded

"I'm Phoning my editor"

"I said sit!"

"You can't tie me up! What sort of country do you think this is?" Penny shouted as the guards did just that.

"Oh, it's a beautifully fat country. And believe me, I've travelled a long way to find obesity on this scale."

The conversation continued as Miss Foster put a white tiny blob on her desk. The 3 of them peeked up to see the blob.

"Adipose. Made out of living fat, stripped from ordinary humans." Miss Foster explained.

The Fighter pointed over to a woman "Um Doctor...There's a woman across the way listening in on her conversation as well. We need to save her before she gets in trouble." He looked stunned to see Donna looking at them from across the room.

"Donna?" He spoke silently surprised to see her.

"Doctor!" She gaped.

"But what?"

"OH MY GOD!"

"But how?"

"IT"S ME!"

"Well I can see that!" The Fighter and Master were watching amused.

"Oh this is brilliant!"

"The Idiot forgot we are trying to not bring attention to ourselves and he's not helping." The Master whispered to The Fighter as her eyes widened trying to pull the Doctor down.

"Donna what are you doing here?" He continued.

"I was looking for you!"

"What for?"

"I came here. Trouble, read about it. Internet. I thought trouble = you! And this place is weird! Pills! So I hid. Back there, crept along. Heard this lot, looked, you!" She gestured to the side as The Fighter continued trying to pull the Doctor down as he froze.

Miss Foster turned to look at Donna "Are we interrupting you?"

"Run!" The Doctor yelled as The Fighter aimed her sonic to close the door behind Donna, locking them.

"And them!" Miss Foster yelled as The Fighter waved her goodbye.


The three of them ran into Donna as they ran downstairs. Donna gasped "Oh my god!" as she pulled the Doctor into a tight hug. "I don't believe it! You've even got the same suit! Don't you ever change?"

"No" The Master replied as The Fighter elbowed him.

Donna looked at them curious pointing "Who are these two?"

"The Fighter" She held out her hand.

"The Master. I believe we should keep running before..." He pointed up to the guards chasing after them.

"Ooh we've got company, just like old times!" The Fighter exclaimed grinning and they ran up the stairs onto the roof. They got onto the cradle again.

Donna babbled "Cos I thought, how do I find The Doctor? And then I just thought, look for trouble and then he'll turn up. So I looked everywhere, you name it. UFO sightings, crop circles, sea monsters. I looked and I found them all. Like that stuff about the bee's disappearing, I thought, I bet they are connected. Cos the thing is, I believe it all now. You opened my eyes, all those amazing things out there, I believe them all. Well, apart from the replica of the Titanic flying over Buckingham Palace on Christmas Day, I mean that's gotta be a hoax."

The Master scoffed "Oh you humans, denying to believe the impossible. I can assure you that was no hoax, I was the one driving that ship away from destroying that place."

Donna looked at him shocked "You look familiar. Have I met you somewhere before?"

The Doctor and Fighter exchanged nervous looks as The Fighter cut in. "So what about those bee's disappearing?"

Donna shrugged "I don't know, that's what it said on the internet. Well on the same site, there was conspiracy theories about Adipose Industries. I thought Lets take a look..."

Miss Foster approached the edge of the roof and looked down to see the four of them. "Oh I don't think so." She held out her sonic pen and accelerated the cradle letting them fall.

The Fighter and Donna let out screams as The Doctor reached up with his sonic flashing it so it stopped them suddenly. The Doctor turned to the nearest window and flashed it but it wouldn't open.

"Can't open it! She's deadlocked it!" The Doctor shouted. The Fighter pulled our her sonic and tried but it didn't work.

"Well smash it then!" Donna yelled. They tried hitting it but it wouldn't break.

Donna looked up. "She's cutting the cable! Hold on!" The cable suddenly broke as one side of the cradle fell. The Doctor and Master grabbed hold of it along with Donna but before The Fighter could grab it, she began to slip and fall grabbing onto the broken piece of cable as she dangled in the air.

"Fighter!" The Doctor and Master yelled seeing her hanging on for dear life. She gave them a smile hiding the fear inside her as she put on her tough facade.

"I got it!" She yelled back to them as she tried to climb up but the cable began to make noise threatening to break if she tried that.

"Hold on!" The Doctor and Master yelled to her as The Master held his hand out trying to reach for her.

She began to feel her hands slip on the cable as she gripped it tighter. She thought No, I can't die like this. I can't give up, they need me, those two need me. Memories began to flood into her mind as her life began to flash before her eyes.

The fear her father gave her, the way he used her and treated her like a tool for his plans but never considered her as a daughter. The day she became friends with The Doctor and Master and how it changed her dark life and her forever. The way her hearts beat around them. The day she got married to her husband and the torture he put her through as she refused to fight it. The words her husband and father would tell her repeated in her head You're useless, a tool for me to use. Your destiny has been set out for you, you can't change it. Your fate is being a useless tool. Useless! Unimportant! Useless! Unimportant!

"Doctor!" Donna yelled as he turned to look up at Miss Foster and aimed his sonic at her pen as he gave her a dark look. The girl he loved was in danger and it was her fault. He promised to protect her and keep her safe and that's what he was going to do. He turned the sonic to a higher setting causing the pen to spark out of her hand. She dropped it and he handed it to Donna. He climbed up the cable to another window opening it now that the sonic controls were disabled.

"Fighter!" The Master held out his hand as she tried to reach up and grab it but slipped a little more. She clutched the cable tightly as the words repeated in her head. Useless! Unimportant! Useless! Unimportant!

The Doctor swung into the building as Donna followed. He called to The Master to follow along "Master, come on. We can save her on the level she's on."

The Master looked at The Doctor glaring. "No, I'm staying here with her."

The Fighter looked up and shouted to him "No! I got this, trust me!" He looked down at her hesitating as she shouted again. "Obey and Get your ass moving now damn you!" He looked shocked at her earth curse as he followed the Doctor. They ran to Miss Fosters office ready to save The Fighter. They ran over to the window seeing The Fighter dangling as The Master opened the window as The Doctor and him tried to get The Fighter inside.

Useless! Unimportant! No! I am not either of those. I control my own destiny, I am not a tool...I"M A FIGHTER!

"We've got you!" They yelled out to her as she swung into the room kicking the Doctor in the face and landing on him, their faces close from kissing. She smiled at him as she got up off him. "And you save me yet again, My hero. Sorry about kicking you though." The Doctor looked up at her blushing as she got up and fixed his suit as The Master glared at him but was happy he got kicked in the face by her.

"And off we go!" The Doctor grinned yelled as they all began to run out of the room leaving Penny behind. "Hey!"

The Fighter ran back in and flashed her sonic to release her. "Sorry, now get out of here!" She turned and continued running with the others as they stopped short when Miss Foster appeared with guards.

She removed her glasses "Well then, at last."

Donna gave a wave "Hello. I'm Donna"

"Nice too meet you" The Doctor said smiled "I'm the Doctor"

The Master grinned "Your lord and Master, The Master"

"Oh you seem to have caught us." The Fighter said looking around grinning. "That's trouble for you, I'm The Fighter!"

Miss Foster remarked "Partners in Crime and evidently off-worlders judging by your sonic technology."

"Oh that reminds me, we've still got your sonic pen." The Doctor took it out of his pocket and showed everyone. "Nice, sleek, I like it."

"Oh it's definitely sleek" Donna added.

"Kinda boring." The Fighter exclaimed

The Master looked at Miss Foster "Yeah and if you were to sign your real name that would be?"

"Matron Cofelia of the Five-Straighten Classabindi Nursery Fleet, Intergalactic class." Miss Foster said proudly.

The Fighter's eyes widened "A wet nurse, using humans as surrogates."

"But what for?" The Doctor asked

"I've been employed by the Adiposian First Family to foster a new generation after their breeding planet was lost."

The Master asked "What do you mean lost? How do you lose a planet?"

"Oh politics are none of my concern. I'm just here to take care of the children on behalf of the parents."

"What, like an outer-space super-nanny?" Donna asked.

"Yes if you like"

"So those little things they're made out of fat yeah, but that woman, Stacey Campbell, there was nothing left of her."

"Oh in a crisis the Adipose can convert bone and hair and internal organs. Makes them a little bit sick. Poor things"

"What about poor Stacey?"

"Like time I checked, Seeding a Level 5 planet is against Galactic law!" The Master told her.

"Are you threatening me?" Before The Master could reply The Fighter put a hand over his mouth.

"We're trying to help you Matron." The Fighter explained to her.

The Doctor nodded "This is your one chance, cos if you don't call this off, then we'll have to stop you."

"I hardly think you can stop bullets" Miss Foster laughed giving the nod for the guards to take them.

"I may appear weak but I'm stronger than I appear to be." The Fighter said grinning at her as The Doctor stepped in front of her.

"Hold on! One more thing before...dying. Do you know what happens if you hold two identical sonic devices against each other?"

Miss Foster eyed him wearily as he continued "Nor me, lets find out!" He pointed the two sonics together creating a loud awful noise that shattered the glass as Miss Foster and the guards squirmed in pain. The Fighter, Master and Donna covered their ears.

"Come on!" The Doctor told them as they began to run away through a deserted corridor in the basement by the cupboard where they once were. OHE Doctor opened it and began to throw supplies out of it.

"Hide in a cupboard, brilliant idea!" Donna said sarcastically.

The Master walked in "Not quite." He pressed against the back wall sliding the hidden panel open to show a machine with shining green lights built into the wall. "I noticed it when we were in here."

"Anyway, hacking into this thing cos the Matrons got a computer core running through the center of the building. Triple deadlocked but now we got this." The Doctor said holding up the sonic pen. The Doctor began to mess with the wires.

"I thought you were gonna travel the world?" The Doctor asked Donna.

"Easier said than done. It's like I had that one day with you and I was gonna change. I was gonna do so much. Then I woke up next morning, same old life. It's like you were never there. And I tried, I went to Egypt. I was gonna go barefoot and everything. And then it's all bus trips and guidebooks and don't drink the water and two weeks later you're back home. It's nothing like being with you. I must have been mad turning down that offer."

The Doctor asked "What offer?"

"To come with you."

"Oh trust me darling, I've been there done that. I even turned down going with him too." The Fighter added in looking at The Doctor and Master as she remembered when The Doctor was first running away from Gallifrey with Susan. He dropped by her house and asked if she wanted to come along. She denied but he insisted. She still denied as she thought she could handle things with her husband but oh boy was she wrong. When The Master was leaving he came over and asked her but she denied as well. She should have taken the offer when it came to her but she was being stubborn like always.

"You have a second chance to take that offer now, don't be stubborn like I was and turn it away. Take it!" The Fighter continued as Donna nodded.

"You'd come with us?" The Doctor blinked.

"Oh yes please!" Donna grinned.

"Inducer transmitting" The Computer said.

The Doctor said "So far they're just losing weight but the Matron has gone up to Emergeny Pathogenesis."

"That's when they convert Skeletons, organs, everything! A million people are going to die if we don't stop it!" The Fighter exclaimed.

"Gotta cancel the signal" The Doctor pulled the golden Adipose pendent out of his pocket.

"We need a second capsule to boost the override!" The Master added in.

Donna reached inside her pocket taking out another golden Adipose pendent. The Doctor grabbed it and plugged it into the machine and turning the lights off. They laughed and cheered as a horn went off.

"What the hell was that?" Donna blinked

The Fighter sighed "The Nursery I'm afraid. They'll be here for the children."

"When you say Nursery you don't mean a creche in Notting Hill?" Donna nodded

The Master clarified "Nursery Ship."

The computer began to light up again as they looked at it shocked. "Incoming signal" A message appeared in an Alien language as the time lords read.

"Hang on, instructions from the Adipose First Family. She's wired up the tower bloke to convert it into a levitation post." The Master read.

The Fighter continued "But hang on...we're not the ones in trouble..."

"SHE IS!" The Time Lords and Lady shouted as they began to run out of the room heading for the roof.

A thousand Adipose babies were levitating up toward the nursery ship.

"What you gonna do? Blow them up?" Donna asked.

The Fighter looked at her horrified "They're just children! Innocent children, how could we ever do something like that? " She felt her mother instincts kicking in. "They can't help where they come from."

They all looked up to see one of the Adipose babies waving at them as they waved back. "I'm waving at fat." Donna said in disbelief.

The Fighter grinned "Yes, Yes you are!" She waved back.

"Actually, as a diet plan it sort of works." The Doctor remarked as Miss Foster levitated up in the light beam. "Matron Cofelia, listen to us!"

Miss Foster replied calmly "Oh I don't think so. And if I ever see you again, it will be soon."

"Oh why doesn't no one ever listen to me?" The Doctor groaned.

The Master turned to look at him grinning "Huh? Did you say something?" The Doctor rolled his eyes at him.

"Please Matron, we're just trying to help you!" The Fighter yelled. "Just get across to the roof. Can you shift the levitation beam?"

Miss Foster scoffed "What? So that you can arrest me?"

"We've seen the Adiposian instructions, they know perfectly well that it's a crime to use Earth as a breeding planet. Just think about it! So what is the one thing they're going to want to get ride of?" The Master yelled to her. "Their accomplice!"

Miss Foster shook her head "I'm far more than that. I'm nanny to all these children!"

"Exactly!" The Fighter yelled as all the baby Adipose had boarded the ship leaving Matron on her own. "Mum and Dad have got the kids now, they don't need the nanny anymore!"

Suddenly the light vanished as Miss Foster began to fall. Donna hid her face in The Doctor's shoulder while The Master covered The Fighter's eyes.


The Doctor, Master, Fighter and Donna made their way out of the building as ambulance and police lights flashed as people walked around them. As they passed a bin The Doctor chucked the sonic pen into it.

"Oi, you four! You're just mad! I'm gonna report you for madness!" Penny yelled as The Master gave her a thumbs up.

The Fighter commented "You see, some people just can't take it."

"But some people can. So then, TARDIS! Come on!" Donna exclaimed as they turned the corner and discovered Donna parked her car in front of the TARDIS.

Donna exclaimed happily "That's my car! It's like destiny!"

"So meant to be!" The Fighter added in exclaiming as Donna went to her trunk to get a suitcase.

"I packed ages ago just in case. Cos I thought, hot weather, cold weather, no weather, he goes anywhere. Gotta be prepared." Donna continued.

"You've got a hat box?" The Doctor eyed it.

"Planet of hats, I'm ready! Is there a planet? Can we go there?" Donna asked as The Fighter's eyes sparkled as it meant shopping.

"Sure, I don't see why not." The Doctor shrugged.

Donna put the suitcase near the TARDIS "Great! Do I need any injections though? Like when you go to Cambodia, is there any of that? Cos my friend Veena went to Bahrain and..." The two Time Lords and Lady gave her a strange look. "You're not saying much."

"No, It's just..." The Doctor hesitated for a moment "It's a funny old life in the TARDIS."

Donna realized "You don't want me..." She looked at them as if she was going to cry.

The Fighter shook her head. "No you come along, this is your second chance, like I said you should take it!" The Fighter took her into a hug and looked at The Doctor and Master like a young girl begging to take a pet home as she gave them the eyes they couldn't resist.

"It's dangerous Donna, the last time with Martha." The Doctor looked over at The Master then back at her. "She was put in a hard position and her family was hurt."

Donna's eyes widened at that. The Doctor continued "And that was all my fault." The Master looked at him shocked as he continued again. "I just want a mate."

"You just want to MATE?" Donna cried stepping back from him as The Master and Fighter looked at him shocked.

The Doctor's eyes widened as they look at him. "I just want a mate!"

"You're not mating with me sunshine!"

" A mate, I want a mate!"

"Well just as well because I'm not having any of that nonsense. I mean you're a long streak of nothing...you know alien." Donna explained to him as she looked to The Fighter. "By the way, isn't she your mate? Or just a friend?"

The Fighter and Master yelled "WHAT?"

Donna looked at The Fighter and Master than "Oh sorry, than are you two mates?"

"WHAT?" The Fighter and Doctor yelled as The Fighter shook her head. "Sorry but I'm not mating with anyone!" She looked down remembering her husband as Donna noticed.

Donna hugged the girl "Here dear, we can talk about it in the TARDIS." She then stopped as she realized something and pulled car keys out of her pocket. "Car keys!"

"What?" The two time lords looked at her.

Donna began to run down the alley "I've still got mum's car keys. I won't be a minute."

The Doctor and Master began to put Donna's suitcase into the TARDIS as she watched Donna turn a corner with a curious expression on her face as she felt something. She decided to ignore it and walked in as they waited for Donna.


Donna entered the TARDIS shutting the doors behind her "Off we go then!"

"Here it is. The TARDIS, now yes it is bigger on the inside, no you're not dreaming." The Fighter introduced her to the inside of the TARDIS.

Donna waved her off "Oh I know that bit. Although frankly, you could turn up the heat."

The Doctor turned up a switch. "That better?"

"Much thanks." Donna replied.

"So the whole universe, with two Time Lords and a Lady, what do you want to see?" The Fighter asked.

"Oh I know exactly the place"

"Which is?" The Master asked

"Two and a half miles that way" Donna pointed. The three of them exchanged curious looks.

A moment later they arrived as Donna ran to the doors throwing them open and waving outside. The Fighter curious joined the female as she waved to see Donna's grandfather down there as Donna explained to her. The Doctor then looked at the door and waved as well. They then closed the door as the TARDIS began to fly away.

"Let's find you a room." The Fighter said as she grabbed Donna's suitcase and led her down the halls to a room across from hers. "My room is across the way! Wanna talk or borrow anything of mine feel free. So happy to be having another girl on board. I was about ready to dress those two up in dress, so close." They exchanged laughs as Donna put her suitcase in her room then came back into the hall.

The Fighter explained "The room next to mine is The Masters as the one next to his is The Doctor's." The Fighter bit her lip in excitement. "Want to come see my room? I haven't showed the guys yet so you're the first one!"

Donna nodded as they walked into The Fighter's room. It looked a little like it did back on Earth in Elizabeth's house. Her walls were painted like Gallifrey with the Citadel in the middle of it all and the painting of a tiny Fighter, Doctor and Master holding hands. The only difference was the room was bigger this time and silver branches hung from the roof like the trees they had back home on Gallifrey. Her bed had the colors orange, silver and red as different sheets.

Donna looked around amazed with her mouth open wide. She had never seen something so beautiful and amazing. "So is this your home planet or something?"

The Fighter nodded. "Yes." It was the same with Elizabeth as she felt Donna was Elizabeth. She looked at her sadly remembering her dear friend who took her in after the Time War. She missed her so much though she didn't show it and was still blaming herself for not being able to protect her. She couldn't blame The Master for what he did, she never did blame him for the things he did though she didn't like that he did them and disagreed with him. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes as she continued to watch Donna.

"What's the planet called?" Donna asked. The Fighter realized she would have to go back and tell Elizabeth's parents what happened to her and face their wrath sooner about not being able to protect their daughter like she promised. She was snapped out of her thoughts as Donna asked.

"Gallifrey, The shining world of the seven systems." She replied looking over it trying to hold back her tears and keep on her tough facade. She got up and walked to the drawing of a young Master, Doctor and her as she lightly touched it. "The 3 people here are The Doctor, Master and I. Those two boys..." The tears began to fall as Donna noticed her sudden pause and took her into a hug. Without them knowing, The Doctor and Master were listening to their conversation through her door.

"Oh come here sweetie, it's alright." Donna hugged her as The Fighter let her tears out, glad to have another girl she could talk with. She didn't like crying around guys and believed women shouldn't express weakness around a guy or they would take advantage as her Father and husband did with her. Though she knew the two of them wouldn't do that to her she had to live up to that code for herself.

The Fighter continued "Those 2 boys...they changed my life forever the day I met them. They have always been there to protect me that's why, I need to repay the favor and protect them."

The two Time Lords exchanged smiles as they sat outside her door listening to them talk some more as The Fighter talked about their childhood together, her marriage and her adventures after leaving with The Doctor.

A few hours later Donna came out of The Fighter's room to see the two Time Lords sitting there as she kicked them both and they yelped in pain. "You two were listening in on our conversation, weren't you?" Donna yelled as she told them to look over at The Fighter who fell asleep on her bed after getting her emotions out.

"She tired herself out. Poor girl, been through a lot as you both have too. Well I'm going to sleep too." Donna walked over to her room and shut the door as the two Time Lords looked in her room amazed to see their home planet painted around the walls. The TARDIS makes your own room if you think about it and she did that for The Fighter.

They walked over to the painting of the 3 of them young and holding hands in front of the Citadel. They grinned as they looked over the painting. They then walked over as they sat on the side of her bed and moved her hair from her face. She had been crying and they could hear it. She always held in her pain and put on a tough facade but they knew better. They could tell when things got to her, they knew her like an open book.

She began to stir in her sleep as she was having a nightmare. They tried to comfort her as she jumped up to see them both sitting on her bed.

She let out a scream "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The Doctor calmed her "Shh, it's just us. You were having a bad dream, you're ok. See? Perfectly fine."

Donna stomped out of her room and ran to The Fighter's as she kicked the two Time Lords out of her room.

"B-But we were just-"

"Oh yeah the same stupid excuse every guy gives!" Donna protested as she went back to her own room.

The Two Time Lords sat on the floor in the middle of the hallway shocked as the TARDIS gave a hum almost like it was laughing.


A/N: I decided to end it off funny! XD The TARDIS agrees.

If you haven't yet, Please be sure to Vote for Who you would like Missy/The Fighter to end up with because I will starting writing it out in the next chapter for who she will end up with. You have until the 31st to vote so please do it soon! The Poll is on my Profile Page~!

So more of The Fighter, The Doctor and The Master's past together is told a little more here. I am almost done writing the Academy Era for "How Our Story Began" and will be going into the Classic Era soon with The Doctor, The Fighter and The Master's regenerations. Woo! The story features Doctors 1-8 along with The Fighter and Master's other regenerations. The story also tells about Gallifreyan culture and such. Be sure to check it out if you haven't already.

Also to add, If anyone wants me to do a one-shot for The Doctor/The Fighter or The Master/The Fighter, leave a review letting me know you want a one-shot with a certain paring and I shall get to work on it~!

So in the next chapter, The Tragedy of Pompeii -"Fires of Pompeii", The Fighter will began realizing her feelings she holds for a certain Time Lord, wonder who it could be? Along with Prophecies that might reveal the truth of something hidden and more to come in the future for our gang.