When I came to, my head was resting on Rose's lap. I quickly sat up and took in my surroundings. Around me, a group of people were huddled together, as far as they could possibly get from the man in the cage. One woman caught my attention as she was holding on to one of the girls. "Isobel?" I whispered.

She nodded. "Don't make a sound. They said if we scream or shout, then he will slaughter us."

Rose met my eyes, sharing a confused expression. "But he's in a cage. He's a prisoner. He's the same as us."

"No, he's not." She looked at me, waiting for me to continue. "Remember when we met Gwyneth? The feeling I got while we were there, I've had since we arrived."

"Why didn't you say?"

"I wanted to be sure it was something."

"He's nothing like us." Isobel said, confirming my thoughts. "That creature is not mortal." The man opened his eyes, showing that they were completely black.

I watched him, not sure how long the cage would hold him. Rose stood, moving as far as she could towards him. I followed, wanting to learn more. "Don't."

"Who are you?"

"Don't enrage him," a man said.

"Where are you from? It's obvious you didn't come from Earth. So tell us, what planet you came from."

"Oh, intelligence."

"Where were you born?"

"This body? Ten miles away. A weakling, heartsick boy, stolen away at night by the brethren for my cultivation. I carved out his soul and sat in his heart."

"Okay, human body. Tell me about yourself."

"So far from home."

"If you want to get back home, we can help," Rose said.

"Why would I leave this place? A world of industry, of workforce and warfare. I could turn it to such purpose."

"How would you do that?"

"Queen Victoria."

"Yes. I would migrate to the Holy Matriarch. With one bite, I would pass into her blood, and then it begins. The Empire of the Wolf. Many questions." He lurched forward, causing Rose to jump. I remained still, watching him with wary eyes. "You show no fear."

"There's not much that scares me."

"Lie. You are frightened of what has transpired in your past."

"Right, because you know about my life."

"You were in the war."

"I've never been in a war."

"Says the daughter of time." I stiffened. That was the second time I had been called that and I had no idea as to why. It scared me to say the least, but I tried to ignore it.

He turned from me to Rose. "Look. Inside your eyes. You've seen it too."

"Seen what?"

"The Wolf. There is something of the Wolf about you."

"I don't know what you mean," Rose replied.

"You burnt like the sun, but all I require is the moon."

"I see. You're the wolf they were talking about and tonight's a full moon. Rose, we need to get them out of here."

The cellar doors opened, shining moonlight on the cage. "Moonlight." He pulled off his cloak as wind blew through the cellar.

"All of you! Stop looking at it! Flora, don't look. Listen to me. Grab hold of the chain and pull! Come on! With me! Pull!" We all started to pull on the chain as the man began to change. I glanced from the chain to the werewolf, keeping tabs on both. "I said pull! Stop your whining and listen to me! All of you! And that means you, your Ladyship. Now come on, pull!" His transformation continued, making bone cracking sounds as he screamed, his body becoming fox-like. "One, two, three, pull! One, two, three, pull!" When he had completed the conversion, he looked down, examining its paws. "One, two, three, pull!" With the final pull, the chains broke free from the walls, just as the Doctor and Robert kicked the door in.

"Where the hell have you been?"

The Doctor looked at the crate, inching in a bit more to take a better look. "Oh, that's beautiful." Everyone but the Doctor and I ran out.

"I know right. But right now, it's hell bent on killing us," I snapped.

"Come on, go. Get out!"

The werewolf broke out of the cage.

"Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! Out!"

"Come on," Rose yelled as the Doctor admired the creature. I rolled my eyes and grabbed the back of his coat, ducking as a piece of the cage flew towards us. Once we were outside, he locked the door with the sonic.

We had run to the gun room of all places. I sighed, knowing guns would have no effect on the creature. The steward was handing out guns to all of the men. "Arms, and you five. Ready, everyone?" He turned to Isobel. "Take the girls. Get them out through the kitchen."

"I can't leave you. What will you do?"

"I must defend her Majesty. Now, don't think of me, just go."

"All of you, at my side. Come on!"

The Doctor was removing the shackles from me with the screwdriver. Once he had finished, I thanked him and walked off. "It could be any form of light modulated species triggered by specific wavelengths. Did it say what it wanted?"

"The Queen, the Crown, the throne - you name it." Suddenly there was a crash that indicated that the werewolf had gotten out. The Doctor ran to see and then ran back, grabbing Rose and me.

"Fire! Fire!"

"All right, you men. We should retreat upstairs. Come with me."

"I'll not retreat. The battle's done. There's no creature on God's Earth that could survive such an assault."

"You're bullets only made him more upset. Just listen to him."

"You are in no place to talk, woman. You know nothing of battle. An insolent child speaking as if she knew man's work and duty."

I stalked over to him, giving him a hard slap. "I think you should learn how to speak to a woman. As for battle, no, I've never been on the front lines nor have I seen the bloodshed. But what I have seen is the effect it leaves on others. This battle is one you can't win. Now listen to him and retreat!"

The Doctor came over to put an arm around me but I quickly slipped from under him, too upset to want his comfort. He had little time to say anything before the steward was hoisted up to the ceiling. "There's nothing we can do!" We all took off running, leaving behind the sound of gunshots, snarling, and wet meat ripping.

We ran through the corridor, hitting a staircase. As we ran, Robert was calling out for Queen Victoria. "Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"

"Sir Robert? What's happening?" She replied as she came down the stairs. "I heard such terrible noises."

"Your Majesty, we've got to get out. But what of Father Angelo? Is he still here?"

"Captain Reynolds disposed of him."

"The front door's no good, it's been boarded shut. Pardon me, Your Majesty. You'll have to leg it out of a window," The Doctor told her as we entered the drawing room, happy to see a window. The uneasy feeling continued to nag at me.

"This isn't going to work."

"Sure it will, Cerys."

"No, the men here, the butlers, servants, whatever, they're all bald. They have something to do with this and if I'm right, then they've taken precautions to ensure we remain inside."

Everyone but Rose ignored me. I was getting annoyed with this situation, and the fact the Doctor paid no mind to my opinion of caution. "We should listen to Cerys."

"Excuse my manners, Ma'am, but I shall go first, the better to assist Her Majesty's egress," Robert said, ignoring Rose as well.

"A noble sentiment, my Sir Walter Raleigh."

"Yeah, any chance you could hurry up?" The Doctor questioned, losing his Scottish accent.

"Don't open that window!" I yelled as Robert did so. As he started to climb out, there was the sound of gunfire.

The Doctor pulled the man back in as I stood by Rose fuming, ready to slap the two men. "I reckon the monkey boys want us to stay inside."

"Oh, do you think? I could have sworn I mentioned that," I snapped, causing the Doctor to glance at me. He came over and placed a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off and moved to the other side of the room.

"Do they know who I am?"

"Yeah, that's why they want you. The wolf's lined you up for a… a biting," Rose told her.

"Stop this talk. There can't be an actual wolf."

Suddenly there was a howl. We all left the room, seeing the werewolf at the end of the hall. He looked at us, snarling. Rose jumped and grabbed onto me. "What do we do?"

"We… run."

"Is that it?"

"You got any silver bullets?"

"Not on me, no."

"There we are then, we run. Your Majesty, as a Doctor, I recommend a vigorous jog. Good for the health. Come on!" Rose let go of me and started to run, as did the rest of the party. I remained, staring the werewolf down.

"Why are you really doing this? Those men, they're using you to do their dirty work." There was a snarl as it advanced on me. "You don't scare me, you saw that when you were locked in the cage. If you want to kill someone, take me. I know I'm not the Queen but it's better than no one." It snapped but ran past me, using its tail to throw me against the wall. I sat against the wall, collecting myself before I stood and ran after them.

After hearing a scream, I took off in that direction. Upon getting to the scene, I saw the werewolf attacking Reynolds. I grimaced but continued to walk towards it. When I was next to the creature, I hesitantly pressed a hand on its shoulder. It whipped its head around, glaring at me, his muzzle stained in blood, growling. I removed my hand and walked to the only doors I could see. I turned the knob and found it locked. I sighed, wondering if they had noticed my absence if he had noticed. I didn't tell Rose he was off limits for nothing. It was clear the Doctor didn't share any real feelings for her, but I still wasn't a hundred percent sure of his feelings and that made me feel like an idiot for saying what I had to her. I wanted my best friend back but I didn't want to lose him, even if how he felt wasn't what I had thought or hoped.

Gathering whatever strength I had, I turned towards the werewolf. He was watching me intently, almost curiously. I went and placed a hand on its blooded muzzle and noticed it calm significantly. "Please, just stop this." The wolf pushed past me, sniffed the door and stalked off. I sighed and went to lean against the opposite wall. Holding in a sob, I sunk to the floor.

I sat there for what seemed like minutes before I heard the door open. When it did, I saw everyone run out, the Doctor and Rose last. They didn't notice me, or so I thought. A hand was outstretched towards me. Looking up, I saw it was the Doctor's. I took it and quickly pulled away, noticing Rose's expression, almost sad that I'd pulled away from him. She quickly walked over and embraced me, before she pulled away and slapped my arm. "Are you mad? What were you thinking? It could have killed you. Don't do that again."

I nodded, knowing what she was referring to. "But it didn't. I'm fine. Can we just find somewhere else to go?"

Rose stared at me, a bit bewildered before nodding and turning to the Doctor. "You're Majesty!" Robert called.

"Get to the observatory!"

We took off running again. As we did, the werewolf caught up with us, going after Rose this time. Before it could grab her, liquid is thrown at it. The wolf whined and ran off.

"Good shot."

"It was mistletoe," Flora replied to the Doctor."

Robert turned and spotted his wife. "Isobel!" They met and shared a kiss. I looked away, trying to keep the tears at bay. "Now, get back downstairs," he said when they parted.

"Keep yourself safe."

Robert nodded. "Now go."

"Girls, come with me. Down the back stairs, back to the kitchens. Quickly!"

Come on!"

"The observatory's this way." We all began running in the direction Robert had pointed to as the werewolf recovered.

We stood outside the observatory watching Doctor as he inspected the doors. "No mistletoe in these doors because your father wanted the wolf to get inside. I just need time. Is there any way of barricading this?"

"Just do your work and I'll defend it." My eyes snapped to Robert, realizing what he was planning.

"If we could bind them shut with rope or something."

"I said I'd find you time, Sir. Now get inside."

"I'll stay with you."

"This is no place-"

"If you say no place for a woman, I will smack you into the next century, Sir Robert." He glanced at me nervously but said nothing.

"No you aren't Cerys. It'll kill you."

"Didn't kill me last time and it had plenty of time."

"You're not staying out here."

"Right." I stormed over to the Doctor. "What does it matter to you?" I growled, knowing what those words would do. "I'm staying out here with Sir Robert. Take the Queen and figure it out." I turned and stood by Robert as the trio entered the room and locked the door.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Someone has to keep you safe."

"I've committed treason."

"I know but you're still a good man. You don't deserve to die."

"And you do?"

I chuckled. "I've had a death wish for years."

"That man, the Doctor, who is he to you?"

"I wish I knew. We were always close. He was affectionate in his own way. Then we grew closer thanks to my sister. I haven't the best track record with him though."

"And why is that?"

"I keep pushing him away, saying things that will hurt him. At first I didn't want to hurt my sister but now, I'm just scared he doesn't feel the same as I do."

"Your sister," I nodded, looking up at the man, "he doesn't look at her as he does you. When we were in the library, he was frantic. The man almost ran out of the room after it was barricaded to find you."

"Then this would be the second time I have hurt him. Thank you Sir Robert," I gently smiled as the wolf advanced on us.

"I committed treason for you, but now my wife will remember me with honour!" Robert swung his sword at the beast, which only angered it. As it reared its claws, I pushed him out of the way and closed my eyes, waiting for it to kill me. When nothing happened, I opened them and watched in amazement as it sat before me on its haunches. Robert stared at me in disbelief. "What are you?"

"I'm human. It won't attack me. Go to the observatory. I'll be fine. Tell the Doctor I'll be there shortly."

I heard Robert scramble to his feet and knock on the door. Once he was inside, I could hear the Doctor's yells. Ignoring them, I held out my hand to pet the animal. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. This isn't your fault. Those monks made you into a killer. All you want is freedom." The wolf leaned into my hand, enjoying the feel of its fur being stroked. "I could help you, if you want." The creature nodded its head. With a smile, I led it to the library door. I knocked, only for it to be quickly opened.

Once the wolf and I were inside, I told everyone to stand back and for the creature to remain where I had left it. I walked over to the telescope and realized that it wasn't. Turning to face the others, I saw a diamond in the Doctor's hands. "Is that the Koh-I-Noor?" He nodded. I walked over and grabbed his arm, dragging him to the telescope that wasn't a telescope. "I'm sure you figured out that it's not a telescope."

"I thought it just didn't work?" Rose asked.

"No, it's a light chamber. It literally makes light into a weapon. All we have to do is power it up."

"It won't work. There's no electricity." She followed his gaze as they turned the wheel, positioning the chamber. "Moonlight. But the wolf needs moonlight. It's made by moonlight."

"You're seventy percent water but you can still drown. Come on! Come on!" the Doctor replied. I rolled my eyes and grabbed the diamond, placing it on the ground where the light had hit. It refracted up, catching the wolf and lifting it off the floor. The beast changed back to the man we had seen in the cage.

"You are more than you think," he said to me. "Thank you for freeing me. Make it brighter. Let me go." I nodded and the magnification was increased. He was turned back into a wolf and with a howl, he disappeared.

I watched the spot that he had vanished with tears in my eyes. I had saved him and kept Sir Robert safe. With a shaky breath, I turned to face the others in the room. As I did so, someone, Rose, collided with me, throwing her arms around me. When we pulled away, the Doctor made a move to do the same but I shook my head and looked away. My eyes caught Roberts and he frowned at me. "It's been an eventful night. Shall we turn in?"

"Right, please, allow me escort you to your chambers," Robert said as he led us out of the room.

Once we were in our rooms, I sprawled across the bed. I was exhausted both physically and emotionally from the day's events. Lolling there, my thoughts drifted to the Doctor. Although I tried not to notice, I could see the hurt in his eyes from my rejections. I huffed, feeling even worse. I was hurting him and ultimately hurting myself, for nothing. To be honest, I hated myself for what I was doing. I didn't want to be this way, to constantly push him away. I wanted to be with him, to hug and kiss and wake up next to him. I wanted him. Groaning, I turned to my side and closed my eyes, begging for sleep to take me.

I was woken by a knock on the door. Clambering out of the bed, I opened it to a smiling Rose. Still unhappy, I closed it, knowing she'd chalk it up as my usual morning crankiness. I went and sat on the bed for a few minutes before changing and fixing up the room. When I had finished, I left and went to go find Rose and the Doctor. Finding them, Rose informed me that we were to meet with the Queen. She was excited, as was the Doctor. I nodded, keeping my expression stoic, not really feeling the excitement. Queen Victoria entered the room soon after, taking her place in front of our kneeling figures. In her hand was a sword. "By the power invested in me by the Church and the State, I dub thee Sir Doctor of Tardis. By the power invested in me by the Church and the State, I dub thee Dame Rose of the Powell Estate. By the power invested in me by the Church and the State, I dub thee Dame Cerys Tyler of the Powell Estate. You may stand."

We all stood. "Many thanks, Ma'am."

"Thanks. They're never going to believe this back home."

"Your Majesty, you said last night about receiving no message from the great beyond. I think your husband cut that diamond to save your life. He's protecting you even now, Ma'am, from beyond the grave."

"Indeed. Then you may think on this also, that I am not amused."

"Yes!" Rose exclaimed. I rolled my eyes on her but remained silent.

"Not remotely amused. And henceforth I banish you."

"I'm sorry?" the Doctor asked, shocked.

"I rewarded you, Sir Doctor, and now you are exiled from this empire, never to return. I don't know what you are, the three of you, or where you're from, but I know that you consort with stars and magic and think it fun. But your world is steeped in terror and blasphemy and death, and I will not allow it. You will leave this shores and you will reflect, I hope, on how you came to stray so far from all that is good, and how much longer you will survive this terrible life. Now leave my world, and never return." The Doctor nodded and waited for Victoria to leave. Once she had, he led the way out. As I left, I glanced over to where Isobel and Robert stood. They dipped their heads in appreciation and Robert gave me a knowing glance. With a small smile, I exited the gates behind Rose and the Doctor.

The walk was all but quiet, with Rose chattering away. I was lost in my own headspace, not really caring about what the two of them were saying. When we had walked for a few hours, we were able to get a ride from a man named Dougal. He was a nice man who kept us talking. Reaching our destination, Dougal stopped the cart and we hopped off the back and walked towards the Tardis.

"Cheers, Dougal!"

"Walk on."

"No, but the funny thing is, Queen Victoria did actually suffer a mutation of the blood. It's historical record. She was haemophiliac. They used to call it the Royal Disease. But it's always been a mystery because she didn't inherit it. Her mum didn't have it, her dad didn't have it. It came from nowhere."

"What, and you're saying that's a wolf bite?"

"Well, maybe haemophilia is just a Victorian euphemism."

"For werewolf?"

"Could be. And her children had the Royal Disease. Maybe she gave them a quick nip."

"Oh, the Royal Family are werewolves?"

"Well, maybe not yet. I mean, a single wolf cell could take a hundred years to mature. Might be ready by, oh, early 21st century?"

"Nah, that's just ridiculous! Mind you, Princess Anne."

"I'll say no more."

"And if you think about it, they're very private. They plan everything in advance. They could schedule themselves around the moon. We'd never know. And they like hunting!"

We finally reached the Tardis. Brushing past the two, I unlocked the door and rushed to my room. Once there, I locked the door and crawled into my bed, wishing nothing more than to sleep.

"You always leave me in the end."

"That isn't true. After all the years we've been together…"

"We were supposed to travel. Now, now we can't."

"Come with me, please, Rys."

"I know I'm really not that important, but-"

"Stop saying that! You are so very important. You're my life Rys, my world."

"Why? I'm just a stupid half-breed."

"Stop it. Please, stop saying that. You are nowhere near stupid. You're one of the most brilliant Time Ladies I know, besides my mum."

"There's others to choose from. Why me?"

"Because you're my Ame Soeur."

"But without that. You wouldn't even give me a second glance."

"A beauty like you? Never."

"You should go. He's looking for you."

"I don't care."

"I do."

"I really don't deserve you."

"I'm sure you won't feel that way after the War."

"I'll feel that way even if you used the Chameleon Arch. Besides, I wouldn't let them take you. They'd have to kill me before I'm able to regenerate."

"I feel the same but something is coming and it will separate us. I just want to be strong enough to resist it."

"You will be."

Hey all! Sorry for the late update. I just started working a night job and have been getting little to no sleep. I just got in the house and I figured that since I was still awake, I could post another chapter. So again, sorry for the late update but now onto the reviews, which I appreciate so very much.

I'm-a-Klaus-addict: So glad you're still enjoying the story. As for the couple name... Terys has a ring to it. But hey, the fact that you came up with the names shows that you're creative :) I'm not a big fan of soda actually. I'm more of a double chocolaty chip frappuccino type of girl. I literally have to have one once a day in order to function. That or Snapple peach tea. As for the Rose situation, I know some people portray her as a b***h and all, but she and Cerys are supposed to be like sisters so I wanted her to take the relationship into effect and for her to at least acknowledge (aloud) that she could never really have the Doctor and that Cerys loves him. Like Cerys had said, she's often let Rose have whatever guy she wanted, when they both fancied the same guy and for Cerys to basically say no was supposed to be the point where Rose finally got it. And yes! I particularly enjoyed writing that part. Some OC's just take the abuse and snarky remarks but I wanted to show that Cerys, although quiet and seemingly "weak" can easily stand up for herself and what she believes in when she needs to. Only time will tell if her cutting will come up but have fun looking at Supernatural babies. I can't even watch that show anymore because of the feels.

NicoleR85: Me too. I can promise that it won't be the last time Cerys stands up to someone.

: Hey and welcome to the story. Thanks for the review. After reading it, I went through and saw what you were saying about the dialogue. Personally, I've alway used dialogue to lead the story and added descriptions in those areas as well but I definitely understand. The amount of time it takes to write the chapter doesn't bother me at all, honestly and I have gone through and added more description (not much to this chapter) but through the others. I can't say they'll be much of a change in the upcoming chapter but I will definitely add more description to the chapters I've already written and have to write. I appreciate your review and I'm glad you're at least enjoying it and the fact that you want to see it get better makes me want to do so as well.