"I never should have trusted you. Once I get out of here, I am leaving and you will never see us again. You hear me. You and I are done," Jack shouted at the Doctor.
"I know," the Doctor whispered his voice so low that Jack would have missed the words if he hadn't been watching the Doctor's face. The Doctor still wouldn't meet his eye but he looked higher as he turned to face the Master. "I brought him just like I promised, now it's time for you to keep your end of the deal."
"All in good time, Theta," the Master answered.
"Now, Koschei," The Doctor demanded. The Master turned to him regarding the Doctor with dark eyes that screamed danger but the Doctor stood his ground. He swung backhanding the Doctor across his face turning his cheek red but the Doctor didn't flinch beyond what his head was forced to move with the hit. He narrowed his own eyes as he stared at his once friend.
"What did you say?" the Master hissed.
"I'm sorry, Master," the Doctor apologized lowering his head. He accidentally met Jack's eyes briefly and he could see the confusion in them.
"So this is where you have been going. All the times that you disappeared you came to meet him," Jack spat. The Doctor didn't answer him as he turned his attention once more to the Master. Jack didn't think his disgust could get any worse but he was wrong as he watched the Doctor drop to his knees bowing his head to the Master.
"Please Master. As one last request, please make the call," the Doctor begged softly.
"Coward," Jack seethed.
"Very well," the Master agreed. He pulled out a phone and dialed a number. He placed the phone on speaker as he kept one eye on the Doctor. The Doctor heard the click of the line being answered but the man on the other end didn't speak. "Stand down."
"Code." Came a voice from the other side of the line. The Master looked at the Doctor. The Doctor didn't look at him his head still hanging low. The Master brought the phone to his lips and a barely discernable whisperer was voiced. "Understood." And the line went dead.
"She's safe?" the Doctor asked softly.
"Yes, for now, your pet is safe but remember I can always call them back if you misbehave," the Master told him putting the phone into his pocket. The change was immediate as he rose swiftly to his feet the Oncoming Storm glaring at the man. "If you wanted me to kill her, you should have said so."
The Master reached towards his phone again as the Doctor reached behind his back pulling out the gun. The Master stopped as the gun was pointed at him a sneer on his face.
"Drop the phone," the Doctor ordered. The Master snapped his fingers and one of the guards advanced on the Doctor. He turned quickly shooting the man in the leg and the man fell. The Doctor turned the gun back to the Master aiming the gun again. The Master had the phone in his hand and the Doctor didn't even stop to think about his actions as he fired four shots in succession never missing his target. The first two went through each of the Master's hearts, the third through the Master's head and the last through the leg of the second guard. He still didn't meet Jack's eyes as he walked over to the guard and pulled the keys from his belt. He moved behind Jack releasing one of his hands so that he could move them again. The gun's safety was clicked on before it was dropped on the floor in front of the Captain along with the keys. The Doctor moved slowly forward. He stomped as hard as he could on the phone breaking it before dropping to his knees in silence before the Master. He reached into his pocket pulling and Jack didn't see what he pulled out as he stuffed them into his pocket.
Jack got to his feet and stared at the Time Lord in hatred. He still felt betrayed by the Doctor despite hearing the conversation that he had with the Master and he desperately wanted to tell him to piss off for good. He took a deep steadying breath as he watched the Doctor pick the Master up in his arms carrying him back to the TARDIS and leaving the two men bleeding on the floor. He took the Master's body into the medi-bay locking him in one of the stasis drawers until he could dispose of it properly. Returning to the control room he saw Jack standing at the end of the ramp staring up at him. He sent the TARDIS into the vortex bringing her out quickly again inside of Torchwood.
"Tell Emily I'm sorry," the Doctor whispered as he waited for Jack to leave. Jack took a deep breath letting it out slowly as he refused to move.
"Tell me what the hell that was about and you better not lie to me this time," Jack seethed.
"For the last few weeks, the Master has had people watching Donna and her family. He was going to kill them unless I brought you to him and gave up my daughter while placing myself into servitude. I had no choice but to make him think I had complied in order to get him to call off his men," the Doctor answered.
"I could have helped you if you would have told me the truth," Jack snapped at him.
"I couldn't. He had to believe that my compliance was real or he," the Doctor started but Jack was too angry to care.
"I don't want to hear your excuses. I know I couldn't go to Donna myself and neither could you or anyone else who currently works for Torchwood without risking her memories but we could have found a way to keep her safe. And how do I know she was ever really in danger but this wasn't just a lovers spat because it is obvious to me that wasn't the first time you met with him. How many times have you gone to see him? How many times have you laid in his bed and then returned to mine?" Jack demanded to know.
"Twice, and not that it is any of your business but I was never in his bed," the Doctor told him. Before Jack could draw any more conclusions he began to speak. He told the Captain about spending years chasing false leads as he tried desperately to locate the Master. It was only when the Master was ready to be found that he was finally led directly to his door. The first time the Master had demanded his compliance and he had refused running again. He almost told Jack that time but they had fought the first time he returned and he made the decision to take on the Master on his own. By the time he made it back to the hideout, though, the Master was gone. It was months before he was able to find him again and this time the Master was ready for him. It was at that point he was given the ultimatum and not knowing what else to do he complied.
"I need to think," Jack told him once he stopped talking.
"I understand and tell Emily I'm sorry," the Doctor answered.
"You're not going anywhere. You are going to stay right here while I figure out what the hell I am going to do, is that understood?" Jack wondered.
"Yes," the Doctor answered softly. He watched Jack leave slamming the doors behind him. He ran his hand across the handbrake but didn't dare pull the lever yet. Instead, he turned to head deeper into the TARDIS. While Jack needed to think, he just wanted to forget and he knew exactly how he was going to accomplish that. Entering his room, he locked the door behind him. He made his way over to his bed as he reached into his pocket pulling out a small bag along with a syringe that he took from the Master's pocket. It didn't take him long to prepare the dose and he shed his jacket finding a space in his elbow. The scars of old masked the new ones and it took him a moment to find a clear spot. He capped the syringe hiding it in his nightstand along with the bag as he settled back and waited for the drugs to take effect.