"The Outlaw continues to elude my efforts to capture him. The havoc that he caused on the Boshane Peninsula is more evidence of his crimes. The people did nothing to him, but he destroyed their village and their lives for fun. He evaded my capture on the Peninsula but I am still confident that I will be able to capture him and the Doctor has agreed to help me," The Master informed the Council.
"The Outlaw has shown he cannot be captured. I believe the best course of action is for him to be killed on sight," Loie spoke up.
"That is not who we are Loie. The Doctor will be captured and placed into the cells," Omega dismissed Loie with a wave of his hand. The Doctor smiled at the gesture, happy that they weren't turning to killing as an option.
"The Outlaw has recently taken on a companion by the name of Rose Tyler, unlike his previous companions, he seems to genuinely care for her. I believe that if we capture her, he will come for her and we can set a trap for him," The Master offered. The Doctor perked his head up at Rose's name again. He knew this was another universe but he couldn't help but hope that it was her. He had once told her that they had to be careful in other universes because it was like a gingerbread house, full of temptations. He had gotten mad at her because she had gone after her father, but he had allowed himself to get wrapped up in this universe without a second thought.
"Doctor, it's time to go," The Master said softly. Looking up he realized that he had missed the rest of the hearing and the room was beginning to empty out. He needed a good night sleep and to connect with the TARDIS to get his mind back in line properly after it had been laid out for the Council to see. He nodded as he turned to follow the Master out of the Citadel and back to the Master's TARDIS.
-DW-
The large home of the Master was sparsely decorated and showed its lack of use. There was no food in the fridge but there were bottles of wine in the cellar covered with dust. The temperature had dropped quickly as night approached and Jack had found wood to light a fire in the large fireplace that was in the living room. Martha and Marta had stayed there to warm while he had taken Emma into the next room over, leaving the door open to allow the heat to follow. Emma was now sleeping peacefully on the couch in the parlor as Jack looked out the window. Behind him he could hear the steady beep of the monitor that was hooked to her tiny body. Occasionally a whimper would escape her lips but for the most part she rested peacefully beneath a soft black blanket, her cast leg propped up on a pillow.
Outside the rain was falling hard. The sound of it filled the large quiet house. Martha was trying to find something to cook, while Martha turned down the bedrooms for the night, Jack though was watching the storm. The angry dark red clouds had rolled in as they moved off of the TARDIS, with them they brought wind and rain unlike Jack had seen before. Sure he had been in storms before, but none that had shook with such ferocity. The thunder seemed to roll through the house rattling the windows and shaking the home as the lightning ripped the sky apart.
The sound of the door opening startled Jack as he didn't hear the TARDIS returning over the wind. The Doctor entered with the Master, his eyes had large bags under them and he looked even more exhausted then the last time Jack had seen him. In their arms they had bags that were filled with various types of foods.
"How did it go?" Jack asked, keeping his voice low so he wouldn't wake Emma, though at the moment, he was sure that nothing would.
"The Doctor here was cleared of the Outlaw's crimes and is free to come and go from Gallifrey as he pleases," The Master informed Jack.
"How is Emma?" The Doctor wondered, looking over at the sleeping little girl.
"She is the same," Martha answered coming into the room. "You on the other hand need to eat something and then get to bed."
"But," The Doctor started to argue.
"She is right Doctor," The Master said taking Martha's side. "Have a seat and I am going to make dinner. After you need to go to bed and sleep."
"Fine," The Doctor huffed slightly realizing that he had been gained up on. For dinner the Master and Marta made a large pot of soup for the group to share. They set aside a small bowl for Emma when she woke up but between the five of them, they finished off the entire pot, a loaf of bread and four bananas. Full and exhausted from the long day, the Doctor was the first to retire for the night. Everyone else followed shortly after him except for Jack. He didn't need to sleep much and was to worried about Emma to sleep. Instead he once more returned to the window to watch the rain.