It was a new day, relatively, and Jaime, Rose and Jenny were back in the training room. Except this time it was Jaime and Jenny standing on the sidelines while Rose was training her abilities. Well, technically it wasn't Rose but more Rose as Bad Wolf. She was currently using the Holographic Sparring Partner with the 'Wolfy Hologram', though the Hologram was less than impressed considering it had to fight with an All-Powerful being.
"Oh, great! It's you again!" It growled when it saw that Rose's eyes were glowing gold. "What do you want to do this time?" It questioned.
"Oh, just the usual." Rose replied, giving off a predator-like grin afterwards.
The Wolfy Hologram sighed and shook its head, appearing to give up even before the session had started. It was an unusual reaction in which Jaime had noticed straight away. It wasn't how Wolfy normally acted or reacted.
"Wha's the matter? Is the wee little Wolf afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" She teased the Hologram.
In reply Wolfy snarled angrily at her, green eyes volcanic. "I ain't afraid of anybody," it snarled. "Especially of a wannabe Wolf!" It added, glaring at Rose, who just laughed. "It's just…there isn't a fair advantage when she's standing there and she can hit me with anything." The Hologram whined.
Jaime raised her brows in surprise. "Oh? Is it a challenge you want?" She inquired. "Then I'll give you one." She looked up. "TARDIS, how 'bout a forest settin'!" She requested.
The Time Machine hummed and seconds later the room turned into a large forest. The Wolfy Hologram smirked evilly and without another word ran off through the trees, the HSP following above.
"That's just cheating!" Jenny said in disbelief.
"No matter. I think I can find her again." Rose replied, still with that predatory grin on her face. And then, to Jenny's astonishment, Rose turned into a golden furred Wolf with glowing gold eyes.
"Woah, that's amazing. I didn't know she could do that!" Jenny said, watching as Rose the Wolf let out a vicious sounding snarl, followed by a howl. Afterwards she bounded off into the forest.
"Aye," Jaime breathed a sigh of relief because Rose as a Wolf still intimidated her. "I've seen her dae it before. It was really quite fascinating."
Jenny looked at her sister, curious. "Really? What did she do last time?" She asked.
"Uhh…" Jaime shifted awkwardly on her feet and the young Time Lady could feel and see that she felt uncomfortable about something. "This…uhh…fella, he got swept up by a Time Storm with his collaegues. We went searchin' for 'em and we were able tae take some of 'em back home. 'Cept for him…" Jaime furrowed her brows, remembering how this Universe's John Cena went completely rogue, losing his mind. "The Trickster got tae him first."
Jenny gasped, blue eyes widening. She was well aware what the Trickster was, considering he'd turned up several times in 'The Sarah Jane Adventures'. "What was he offering?" Jenny asked.
"Immortality," Jaime replied and scowled. "In exchange for me and Rose, 'cause we're All-Powerful and he wanted us tae join him. In return we literally blew his mind, sent him off to the Shadow Proclamation, then went tae rescue John and The Doctor. When Rose saw wha' he was doin' to the Doctor, she snapped and the Wolf in her gave the fella a good maulin'." Chuckling, Jaime looked at Jenny. "You should have seen dad when he saw Rose as a Wolf. He was practically speechless, and tha' usually take some doin'!" Jenny giggled. "Of course, we still had tae find John and…" Jaime stopped talking when she heard the faint sound of a mobile ringing.
"What's that?" Jenny inquired with a frown.
"Sounds like Rose's mobile," Jaime replied, looking around. "It'll be in her jacket pocket tha' she took off. Where is it?"
Not too far away a coat stand appeared, along with a couple of chairs and a table. Considering they were in a forest setting it looked very odd.
"There it is!" Striding over to the jacket, Jaime searched the pockets until she came across the mobile, pressing the green button to accept the call. "Hello, Rose's phone." The scots-girl spoke.
"Jaime? Hello darling!" The voice on the other end of the call replied. It turned out to be her grandmother.
"Och, hi." She answered back, surprised and annoyed, her shoulders slumping. Jenny was looking at her with an odd expression.
"Is your mum nearby?" Her grandmother asked.
"Uhh, aye. I'll just gan and find her." Jaime said and took the phone away from her ear before turning to Jenny. "Keep an eye on Rose, dinnae let her go overboard. I have tae go and find mum." A door appeared and Jaime exited out of the training room.
"Okay!" Jenny said and began walking through the forest. It had all gone quiet.
Meanwhile the golden furred Wolf that was Rose skulked her way through the forest, sniffing out her prey. Though did Holograms really give off a scent? She supposed if that didn't work there was also the keen hearing. The sounds and noises around her were much louder than when she was in her human form. Rose stopped and looked around when she heard a noise but she couldn't see anything of significance. She continued to stalk through the forest following random sounds until her nose caught the scent and trail of something. It smelled rather odd, of malevolence. A snarl emitted from her sharp toothed snout and she bounded off through the forest in the direction of the scent.
Jenny felt as if she was lost as she continued through the forest looking for either Rose or the Hologram. There was nothing but endless trees, green leaves and darkness. Then there was the random spooky noises like the occasional twig snap, a rustle of leaves, the sound of an animal or bird making itself known.
"You really are doing your best to make this look realistic!" Jenny muttered, glancing around her surroundings with wide-eyes. Then she sensed it before it could happen, the feeling of danger coming to her. In one quick move, Jenny twisted and Flash Stepped out of existence only to reappear behind the enemy. "Not so sneaky are you!" She uttered to the Hologram and it turned around with a look of surprise.
Not for long though as the Hologram soon snarled, her green eyes burning full of anger and hate. Wolfy activated her fire. "I don't need to be sneaky!" She growled in reply and threw her fire at Jenny.
Luckily, the young Time Lady blocked the fire with a telekinetic shield. Though she was protected by the shield the heat from Wolfy's fire was intense and Jenny didn't think she convert it into something that was less dangerous.
The Wolfy Hologram stopped what it was doing and scowled. "Oh, don't tell me, you're just like the Wannabe Wolf and Casper the Ghost!" Wolfy snarled, disgusted. "Never mind, I can do this until you tire." And then Wolfy threw wave after wave of fire at Jenny, who continued to use her shield to block it.
The Hologram frowned when it heard the sound of a snarling animal, and before it could turn its head in the direction of said snarl, a big furry animal slammed into her, knocking her to the ground with an 'oof'. Somewhat stunned, in a Hologram kind of way, Wolfy gathered herself up off the ground and looked for what had knocked her down. Then she spotted it.
The Wolf that literally glowed, and she instantly knew who it was.
"No!" Wolfy growled, green eyes wide. "That's just cheating!" How did the Wannabe Wolf turn itself into an actual Wolf. And was it weak in this form?
Standing off to the side, Jenny watched as the two Wolves paced each other, trying to figure each other out. It was Wolfy who made the first move. The Hologram roared angrily and threw blast after blast of fire at the golden furred Wolf.
Bad Wolf's eyes glowed more intensely than ever and the Wolf was protected by a Telekinetic shield. The next thing to happen, and to Jenny's astonishment, time reversed, causing the fire to go back into Wolfy and disappear altogether.
The Hologram gasped and stumbled backwards. "What was that?" The surprised Wolfy asked. "No, don't bother, I just figured it out. She's the damn Goddess of Time, it's her greatest asset!" She scowled angrily. "How is that, in any way, fair?" Wolfy whined.
In reply, Bad Wolf snarled and Jenny glanced at her.
"Huh?" Wolfy grunted.
"She said 'run'." Jenny told the Hologram.
"Really? You understood all that?" Wolfy growled, only to whimper when Bad Wolf growled in a threatening way and took several steps towards the Hologram. Green eyes burning full of anger, Wolfy turned tail and fled.
Bad Wolf snarled mischievously and gave chase once again.
"Wow!" A stunned Jenny exclaimed and followed after Rose.
In the kitchen, Jaime sat next to her mum, listening as the woman spoke to her parents. This was actually the first time they had called and Jaime had a feeling they were likely to continue calling. Apparently a month had passed for them which is why they were calling so soon. They'd also been on the phone for well over forty minutes and 49 seconds. Jaime could literally feel time passing by if she concentrated deeply on her Time Sense. Time she could be using on helping to train Rose in continuing to use Bad Wolf safely. Except she wasn't and it was being wasted listening to them chatting on the phone.
Alexia had already told her parents all the adventures she had whilst travelling through Time and Space, conveniently leaving out the more gorier details of injuries and weird plants. In turn, her parents told her what was going on in their former Universe. And what was worse they almost gave away what was happening in 'Doctor Who' until Jaime told them not to say a thing 'as it would likely effect what could happen in their universe'. So all they were told was that Peter Capaldi was still The Doctor.
Once they rang off with tons of goodbyes, Alexia put the phone down and looked at Jaime, her brow furrowed. "Is that true?" She asked. "What you said just now?"
Jaime shrugged her shoulders. "Nae idea!" She replied. "I probably just made it up."
Twisting in her chair, Alexia glared at her daughter. "Is there any reason why you're being so cold towards your grandparents?" She asked.
Jaime looked back at her mother. "Maybe 'cause I barely know them!" She replied.
"What? Jaime, they practically raised you when I couldn't. Of course you should know them."
The Scots-girl let out a huffy breath. "I dinnae even remember them. I know I should do, but I dinnae. There's bits and pieces but that's all. A memory of a stranger in a stranger's home." Alexia looked upset and Jaime could feel it. "This whole memory wipe thing tha' MI6 attempted on me was explained, was it not?"
The woman nodded, still looking upset. "Yes, I'm well aware of that, but you could at least make an effort to get to know them."
Jaime sighed and rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll do that next time!" Before Alexia could argue back, Jaime stood up and picked up Rose's phone. "I gotta take this back!" She muttered and exited the kitchen, only for her mum to follow her out.
"Don't act like it's such a chore," Alexia argued. "You should be at least privileged you still get to speak to them even though they're in another universe."
"I'm not," Jaime replied, looking back at Alexia with a puzzled expression. "And it was me who gave you tha' privilege after ye were so cut up 'bout them not knowin' what happened to us." She wondered why there was even any need for arguing. And she had to get back to Rose, though her session as Bad Wolf had ended long ago.
But it was Rose who found them first and she surprised them by turning up behind them. "Hey, there you are!" The blonde called out before reaching them. "Jenny said you had my phone."
Jaime nodded. "Aye, unexpected call." Was all she said about the said call as she didn't want to upset Rose over her missing parents. Thankfully the younger woman didn't question who called as she handed Rose her phone. In turn she returned the HSP back to Jaime. "Thanks, how'd it go?" The Scots-girl enquired as they continued down the corridor, this time heading towards the Console Room.
"It went well," Rose answered her with a smile. "I think I've got Bad Wolf well and truly under control."
Both females felt the confusion from Alexia even before she spoke up. "How did you get behind us?" She questioned Rose, only because they had been walking towards the training room.
"It's how the TARDIS is," Rose answered. "She moves rooms about at random times or brings them closer to the Console Room."
"Oh, right!" Alexia appeared thoughtful.
A chuckle from Jaime. "Here's me thinkin' you could teleport!" She said.
Rose grinned and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure I can yet," she answered. "I know I can do it as Bad Wolf, I just haven't learned to do it as myself!"
The three females entered the Console Room where Jenny was asking the Doctor where they were going today, while Amy and Rory sat on the jumpseat chatting to each other. John was busy inputting something on the monitor.
"I haven't thought of anything yet," The Doctor replied. "What do you suggest?" He then asked Jenny, after all she had spent at least six months in this universe before being pulled out of it via a Dimension Portal. She could have gone anywhere during the time she was here.
Jenny perked up and smirked at the choice she was given, an idea instantly coming to mind. "I've got a few planets in mind," she said rather excitedly. "Hyspero. It's a huge market planet. Then there's Paradost. It's a museum. Or there's Halergen or even Hedgewick's…"
Jaime's eyes widened at the mention of Hedgewick's and when Jenny looked at her sister after sensing her panic she realised what she just did. When she had gone to Hedgewick's it was full of life, so when she saw 'Nightmare in Silver' it both surprised and upset her. Those Cybermen had a lot to answer for.
"Or maybe not that last one." The young Time Lady reiterated.
The Doctor raised a surprised brow while John looked over at Jaime with a puzzled frown when he felt her panic.
"Why not?" The Time Lord asked. "Hedgewick's is an entertainment planet like Helter. Only it's much more space orientated."
Jenny seemed to stumble over her words when trying to explain what exactly had happened to Hedgewick's world. Thankfully, Alexia stepped in with an explanation. "It depends if we go at an earlier time and not any later."
Now the Doctor was just as puzzled, along with Rose and the Ponds. "What do you mean?" Rose asked the woman.
"It's just that…if we were to go later we'll all be in a whole load of trouble." Alexia answered her.
"Wait a minute!" The Doctor turned to look at Alexia. "If you're answering Jenny then that means it's another one of those episodes. What exactly is happening with Hedgewick's World?"
Unsure if she should say anymore, Alexia looked over at her daughters for help.
Jaime groaned and shook her head. "It's bad. It's beyond dangerous. It's literally all out war!" The console room had gone quiet apart from the Time Rotor.
"What is it, Jaime?" J.D asked. "How is it war?"
Jaime opened her mouth in reply until she was interrupted by a knocking on the door. Waves of confusion was felt throughout the console room.
"What was that?" Rose asked, looking towards the door. "Is there somebody outside?"
"Can't be! We're in Space." The Doctor answered her as he cautiously approached the door, jumping a little when the knocking persisted.
Jaime, Jenny and Alexia all exchanged extremely worried expressions.
"Doctor, don't!" Alexia called out but he just continued towards the door.
Sensing something seriously wrong, John moved away from the console and approached Jaime. "What's going on?" He asked as she looked from The Doctor to him, her eyes wide.
"He ain't goin' tae like it." She replied quietly.
"What isn't he going to like?" The Half-Time Lord continued to ask, eyes narrowing in confusion.
The Doctor reached the door and opened it, only to duck and stumble back when a white glowing cube flew into the TARDIS and hovered around the console room.
"That!" Jaime nodded at it.
"What?" John stared at it in surprise. "But...that's impossible!" He exclaimed as the glowing white box thumped the Doctor on the forehead before it fell into his hands.
"Doctor, what is that?" Amy enquired about the glowing white box.
"It's a Time Lord Emergency Messaging System." The Doctor answered her. He looked completely awed over the fact he had mail of the Time Lord variety.
"But all the Time Lords are gone," Rose said, approaching the Doctor and looking at the white cube. "So how is that possible?"
The Doctor looked at Rose with a big grin. "Far from it, Rose!" He said. "This was sent out long before the Time War. It's giving out co-ordinates." He hurried over to the console, with Rose following him, and placed it on the monitor scanner.
"Which Time Lord is it?" John asked out of curiosity, also moving back towards the console.
"It's The Corsair," the Doctor replied and showed the symbol on the side of the box to anyone that was interested, an Ouroboros. "He never felt like himself if he didn't have that on him."
"Or her!" John added and the Doctor nodded.
"Her?" A surprised Rory queried.
"Yep!" The Doctor popped the 'p'. "We're Time Lords. Unlike you humans where you remain the same sex, we are gender fluid."
Jaime, Alexia and Jenny were all surprised with the explanation as it was only ever hinted or referenced. Rose was shocked, yet curious thoughts were now flying around in her head.
"They were bad when they wanted to be!" John added, only to blush in embarrassment when he sensed anger from Jaime and noticed she was glaring at him. "Sorry." He mumbled.
"What are you doing with it, Doctor?" Rose asked as he now seemed completely embroiled in the glowing white cube.
"He's calling for help and it appears the co-ordinates are leading to an area outside the universe." The Doctor answered her.
She watched as he set the co-ordinates along with the flight plan on the console.
"Doctor, you can't go!" Alexia told him and the Time Lord looked at her with a raised brow. "Oh, why ever not?" He shot back.
"'Cause you're only goin' tae be disappointed." Jaime spoke up. "And it's dangerous. Life threatenin' even!"
John's eyes widened when he immediately understood they were in an episode.
Unfortunately the Doctor didn't register it as he was so intent in finding the Time Lord known as The Corsair. "But I have to know," the Doctor replied desperately. "He might still be alive. I might not be the last one!"
Seeing that he was adamant in putting everyone else in danger, Jaime turned to her sister. "Jenny, can you stay with them, keep them from gettin' in any serious trouble."
Jenny nodded. "Yeah, okay." Then she furrowed her brow when she realised what Jaime said. "Hold on, why?" She asked.
"You know why!" The Scots-girl hissed back. "You've seen 'The Doctor's Wife', aye?" Jenny nodded silently. "Well this is happenin' with a different, more vulnerable, Doctor. Unlike the Eleventh, the Tenth is more likely tae blow up and cause more mess." She felt Jenny's confusion. "They dinnae call him The Oncomin' Storm for nowt you know!"
Surprise turned to wariness and her eyes widened. "I understand." Jenny said.
With a nod, Jaime turned to her mum and grabbed her hand. With the other she took a hold of John's hand. He looked at her with worry, puzzled when he sensed she was looking for a connection to another TARDIS in Time. "What are you doing, Jaime?" He asked and she smiled.
"Dinnae worry, we're just gannin' on a wee adventure." Jaime replied.
The Doctor had sensed something was up. "Where are you going?" He asked, brow furrowed.
Jaime stared back at him. "Somewhere safe," she told the Time Lord. "I'm not goin' to put my ma' in extreme danger. Good luck, dad. Just dinnae go overboard, please." She looked at Jenny and Rose. "Look after him, okay." Before the Doctor could reply, Jaime, Alexia and John teleported out.
Reappearing in a different Console Room of the TARDIS, Alexia became disorientated and tumbled to the floor, still unused to being teleported to places, especially not into a TARDIS of a different time. Then she heard John arguing with Jaime.
"What did you go and do that for?" J.D shouted at Jaime. "You said it was life threatening!?"
"I did," Jaime answered back. "It was terribly dangerous and terribly life threatenin'. I didnae want any more of us being in unnecessary danger, so I took us away."
The Half-Time Lord raised a questioning brow. "Unnecessary danger?" He exclaimed. "Just what was so bad that we couldn't have gone with them?" He had really wanted to know if The Corsair was really alive. They were one of the good Time Lords. "Do people die?" He now questioned, suddenly very worried.
"Aye, people die!" Jaime told him, only to feel waves of shock and fear. "But it's not any of us. As for The Corsair, he…or she…died long ago…" Sensing his upset now, Jaime told J.D about House, the TARDIS eating Planetoid.
As for Alexia, once she recovered, she quickly stood up when she realised what TARDIS Console Room she was in. It was a classic with white floors, walls and Roundels. The control panel was grey coloured and the Rotor was still, meaning they were not currently in space. On the wall was the monitor that showed what was happening outside. Suddenly the TARDIS door opened and Alexia looked around with wide eyes as the current occupants walked into the TARDIS.
They stopped and stared in surprise at the three strangers stood in the console room. "Who are these people?" Turlough asked Tegan and the Fifth Doctor.