Less than a week go meeeee. though admittedly I am neglecting my other stories but I'm just in a big Doctor who mood.
now without further ado chapter 4
"Don't worry too much Lord President, I shan't be here long, your planet displeases me."
Is the first thing she says once the room has finally settled. The president rushes around the table signalling the other members of the council to do the same. The Timelords all stand facing her, following the presidents lead move into a graceful bow.
Laughing Rose moves to take the president's seat, resting her chin on her fingertips. Her eyes cut across the men in the room, she asks again "What year is it, you simple-minded men?"
"I'm sorry lady goddess, it has been so long we were startled by your presence, here in our humble city."
"Two points, Lady goddess really, it's Lady wolf or Time goddess. Second, humble city you live in a bell jar.". She reclines back into the chair, flicking her fingers in front of herself a glass bottle of coke appears, with a smug smile she takes a sip.
"The class I fell into, graduates?" she asks making an estimated guess of the year based on the Doctors age when he graduated.
"Yes, they are newly graduated students of the academy." The president preens proud of his people.
"I'd like to meet them, congratulate the young Time Lords myself."
"I can have the Castellan handpick." The president starts, motioning the man get up.
"No." Rose stands, walking around the table calmly, "I wish to meet them all. Castellan why don't you, go and let the students and faculty know we are on our way, mayhaps have a banquet prepared, to celebrate the youngster's accomplishments."
"A wonderful idea, lord chancellor, Castellan see that it is done, I shall escort the lovely Lady wolf, we shall hold the banquet in the grand hall at the academy, In two hours that should be enough time to prepare." He holds out an arm for Rose, "Until then Lady Wolf would you like a tour of the academy grounds."
"I can honestly say Lord president I've done enough walking for one day, perhaps a quiet cup of tea, we can sit and chat you can catch me up on what I've missed since I was here last."
At his nod, she smiles inquiring about her quarters both within and outside the citadel. He tells her that her family's quarters have been kept in pristine conditions.
She smiles all teeth, "Excellent." Clapping her hands together they disappear in a flurry of gold.
Her family quarters]
She looks around taking in the rooms, "Just as I remember it." Smiling softly at the president. She sits carefully down on the couch, nodding towards the seat across from her.
"Tea," he nods, startled when a tea set appears on the table in between them. "Don't worry Lord president it's just a little vertigo it should clear up in a second." She hides a smirk behind her cup.
She asks him to tell her everything from the fall of Rassalon to the present day. The moment he starts to talk she tunes out; he just sounds so pompous this is why I could never go into politics she thinks. Trying not to fidget too much, lest he realise she's not listening.
{1hour later}
A whole hour, he talked for an hour, nonstop, I could have cut my ears off, and he probably wouldn't have noticed. I almost kissed the lord Cardinal who showed up to let us know it was time to go. She looks at him a grin forming.
"Do they know I'm here?"
"No Time Goddess, just that the president has a surprise for them."
"What is your name Lord Cardinal?"
"Borusa Time Goddess, I tutor at the academy."
"You may call me Bad wolf, Borusa, now gentlemen how about we give the kids a shock."
"When you smile like that you remind me of two of my students, about to cause trouble."
"Your grandson and his friend." Borusa opened his mouth in shock. She laughs, "Don't worry I won't tell." she pats her elbow telling him to hold tight. pressing two fingers to the inside of his wrist, at his look of confusion she telepaths to him that it should help with dizziness on arrival.
"Lord president are you ready?"
He adjusts his robes coming to stand at her side, she doesn't let him take her arm this time, finding herself bored of his presents.
[Just outside of the academy doors]
The president doubles over retching, Rose barley catches her laugh. Turning to Borusa "I was going to have us appear in the middle of the hall give them a real shock, but I figure the president wouldn't want everyone to see him throwing up."
The president waves a hand at them, telling them to go out without him.
"Ow I couldn't, wouldn't dream off it."
"I insist, please go on ahead," He heaves between words.
"Well, Borusa, what do you think, should we scare the kids."
"If I showed you an image, would you be able to put us in a certain part of the room?"
"As long as I know where I'm going. Let me guess you want to scare your grandson."
"Can you not tell him he doesn't know; I don't want the others thinking he got preferential treatment."
"Fair I suppose, especially considering I have every intention of kidnapping him." At his wide-eyed expression she continues, "Please Borusa you must agree that his talents would be wasted on this planet, and anyway I've seen it, most of this class will leave Gallifrey, most of them are destined for great things."
"Is that why you're here to take them." she shushes him looking back at the president still doubled over.
"No not really, I kind of got a little turned around never tried to travel through parallel worlds before, overshot, I was looking for the Doctor, my version but ended up crash landing in his past, I'm sure my brothers are laughing at me as we speak.
"You travel with him!?"
"Borusa please hush," He flinches not realising how loud he had become, "I told you he was destined for great things. You can't tell him."
"Of course not Bad wolf."
"Call me Rose, my friends do"
"It would be an honour," he says with a bow.
"It's just a name. Now shall we," she holds out her arm again, with a smile and a nod they are off.
[Great hall]
They appear right in front of the Doctor and the master making them jump back in their seats shocked. Laughing Rose releases Borusa's arm too pat the young Time Lords on the cheeks. "Your right that was fun." She turns to look around the room at the young graduates and their teachers. They both gawp at Borusa shocked that he would prank them.
Koschei frowns at her demanding to know the identity of this woman who would make fun of him.
"You know Koschei I don't think I like you." She smiles at the feeling she is getting, knowing if she looked into the future, she would understand the reasoning behind her feelings.
A snigger from behind her along with the snarky remark. "Probably because all you two do is mess around." The master opens his mouth to respond but Rose beats him too it. Looking at this young Timelord, she doesn't bother with his name or any facts about his life, he is insignificant.
"Boy I may never get along with Koschei, but at least he is important enough that I learned his name."
"And why are you so important?"
It's too late for Borusa to try and do damage control, Rose laughs asking the room if anyone is smart enough to know who she is.
"You're," The girl clears her throat, "you're the Goddess of Time and Space, the bad wolf, home at last."
"Ushas, yes at least one of you know your history."
One of the teachers step forwards, she smiles seeing the tattoo on his arm,
"Corsair, you have something you wish to add."
He bows making her smile stretch, "Lady wolf, may I be the first here to remember their manners," He says forcefully surveying the room, "As I welcome you to the Academy, to celebrate the graduation of some of our finest students." He pauses almost unsure. "If I could just ask, you said just now about learning Koschei's name."
"I thought it would be Borusa to pick up on that, he notices everything. Yes, generally I know everything, but that is boring, there are no surprises in life when you see everything that ever was and is, so I just choose not to know, I cut myself off from the knowledge. But I will say this quite a few people in this room will be a big part of my future. Others," She looks back at the student who had shrunk in his seat at the revelation of who she was, "insignificant really, like him, he will be dead soon anyway." She shrugs putting on a front of uncaring.
"That's not very nice."
"Why do you care, he has never been nice to you or your friend?" she nods between the Doctor and Koschei.
"Just because he is cruel doesn't mean I have to be."
"Is that why you chose the name the Doctor."
"You."
"I know all your names." At the masters furrowed brow her eyes lighten. "If you think for a second, I am calling your maniacal ass the Master you have another thing coming Koschei, the only reason you survive most of our encounters is the Time Lord sitting at your side. You should be very looking I owe that man more than my life.
Shock seems to set around the room at the admission of the Doctor saving the Goddesses life.
"Surly your mistaken?" Several of the teacher choke at these words staring at the young Time Lord in Horror.
"You and you," She points at both the boy who spoke up against the Doctor and the master. "Up and leave."
"This celebration is for us." The later exclaims. The strangled noise from the Corsair causes Rose to pause. She knows her eyes are glowing. Whoops.
"Actually boy this celebration was for me, several Time Lords and Ladies in this room are very important parts of my future I was coming to meet them, so you two can leave,"
Borusa steps in before the boys can make the situation any worse escorting them from the room.
"Arseholes, complete arseholes."
Her words once again shock the room fuddy-duddy Timelords. "Is the president not done yet, he needs to make his stupid speech and we can eat."
The Doctor laughs pointing out that as a goddess she can do whatever. Smiling she walks over perching on the arm of his chair "Yes but that would be rude, I am a guest here after all."
"You have a home here."
"True but a lot has changed since I was last here." she stops catching sight of the book in Drax's hands. "What the hell is that?" she exclaims aghast.
He drops the book in shock, with a flick of her wrist it is in her hands. Her eyes search the room until she can find the Corsair, "What the hell is this?"
"A book on fission."
"What language you fool?"
"Its circular Gallifreyan." Ushas answers, in the Corsair's silence.
"How many languages do you pompous fools need?" she hands the book back to Drax. Looking down dejectedly "I need to learn a new language."
"Couldn't you just," he waves a hand, "Just know it."
"Yes, Mortimus I could but that is lazy, and I will need something to pass the time while I'm here."
Right, when she was going to ask the Doctor to teach her, her plan all along, I mean she had already begun learning the stupid language abord the TARDIS, Ushas offers to help her. Her eyes flicker to the man at her side chewing on her lip lightly, "I would love that Ushas, mayhaps I could visit with a few of you while I am here?"
The students look positively thrilled at the thought of spending time with the Time goddess. Practically vibrating in her seat Ushas asks when they can start, they discuss plans to start the next morning in Rose's chambers, Rose doesn't have to be a goddess to see the jealousy on the other students.
The president's entry silences the room. Rose rolls her eyes slipping into the seat beside the Doctor, resting her chin on her fingers. Her boredom is short-lived when she catches sight of the man behind him,
"Magnus," she shouts with a laugh. On her feet again she is across the room kissing the man on the cheek. He bows, kissing her hand.
"Lady Wolf, a pleasure."
"I'll admit I have been excited to meet the famed War chief. Your almost as big a legend as me." he chuckles expressing his pleasure at her words. "You will have to tell me all about the siege of Arcadia while I'm here, the existence of that city will immortalise your name forever." She shakes her head, "You could have been president." she says ignoring the look she receives from the president himself.
After receiving a promise from the War chief that they will talk at a later date, she asks the president to hurry up so they can get this banquet started.
Ok so I may be extending this a little longer yes I haven't given much away in this chapter, we will learn more about the others in future chapters, also I have taken some liberties with characters, well because I can
Let me know what you think, hope you enjoyed it.
T
