There were few things that really scared the Doctor anymore. He had all ready suffered some of his deepest fears such as out living his own people, especially his children. He didn't like death but he didn't fear it as he had all ready faced it ten times and if the prophecies were correct would be facing it again soon. He hated and feared the Daleks. Secretly he hoped that they weren't in this new universe but he had the feeling that they would follow him even here. Then there was his fear of the dark. It was one that had followed him since childhood and though he had learned not to show it, he still feared being alone in a pitch dark room. He had also feared giving his hearts to anyone and having them shattered again. Yet as he lay warm on Jack's chest with the Master laying by his side he no longer feared it.

"Morning," Jack whispered, kissing him on his head as he saw the Doctor's eyes were slightly open. He moaned snuggling more into Jack as he wasn't ready to wake up yet.

"No," He whimpered.

"Yes it is time to get up so that we can stop the outlaw. Then once he is safe in a prison cell, you can spend all the time you want on my chest or laying on your back with your legs in the air," Jack teased him. The Doctor just rolled his eyes, besides the thought of being sore, it didn't really sound like a bad idea.

"Regardless of whether or not we catch the outlaw today, we can keep him on the bed," The Master spoke up. He leaned in and kissed the pout that formed on the Doctor's face. The Doctor smiled.

"So where are we going to lure him too?" Jack questioned as he ran his hand gently along the Doctor's spine, not wanting him to move quite yet.

"A small inhabited planet on the outskirts of the Hades system. I wish we could go to an uninhabited system but he would never believe. I am going to make an announcement to the council that we were able to trace the coordinates of the door by back tracking in the TARDIS. I will tell them the Doctor has decided to return home and the door will be closed in the process. Meanwhile we are going to send a message to the security letting them know that we are luring the outlaw to the same coordinates," The Master explained his thoughts. "We will take your TARDIS Doctor and allow the outlaw to follow it, while the guards take mine. Once there Jack will hide in the room we want him to enter so he believes there is something behind the door. The guards will be with Jack and once he enters he will be apprehended. His companion will then have her memories erased and be returned to her home planet."

"It sounds too simple," Jack commented.

"I agree but it is the best plan we have at the moment. If we can't get the outlaw, I at least want to capture his companion today," The Master commented. He rolled out of bed and then helped the Doctor to stand. The plan seemed easy but Jack had a bad feeling that everything was going to go down hill and quickly. Still that didn't stop him from following the two of them to the shower and the Doctor once again found himself in the middle of two men who cared about him. He was right thinking that he was going to be sore a lot, but still it was worth it.

-DW-

It wasn't hard to send the message out to the council while at the same time the Doctor let them know the true plan through message. The guards arrived within the hour and the two TARDISes headed towards the same destination in order to try to draw the Outlaw to them. Though the planet was inhabited the building they chose only had a few people within it. They were cleared out as the guards took there places, pretending to be civilians. They chose a room in the middle of the building that only had a single hallway leading to it in order to control the Outlaw's movements. Jack kissed the Doctor and then the Master before he headed into the room.

The Doctor waited outside of the door to the room that Jack was in. The guards were in place and the Master was nearby as they waited for the Outlaw to come. They had made sure to leave a trail that wasn't completely easy to follow but one that he would be able to follow none the less. The door to the room was closed even though Jack had protested that it should remain open. The problem was that they didn't know when the Outlaw would arrive and if he saw the guards waiting for him, it would surely send him running.

"I am going to miss you," The Master told the Doctor. "It was nice having a moment where I could pretend that the Doctor had turned out to be the Time Lord I always thought he could be."

"Always so sentimental, you make me sick," A voice hissed from down the hall. The Master spun around to see the outlaw standing there. His face looked older then just a few days prior as they had met on the peninsula. He was still wearing a bow tie but was now wearing a long purple coat with a pocket watch across his waist. The Doctor's hearts stopped for a moment when he saw his companion.

"Rose?" The Doctor asked stepping forward slightly.

"Remember this is another universe," The Master informed him, hearing the pain in his voice. The Doctor knew that but this was different, there was no doubt in his mind that the woman standing in front of him was the same one that he had fell in love with and then made the hard decision to leave behind again on the beach so that she could be happy.

"Where is the Metacrisis?" He questioned her.

"He wasn't you," Rose answered him, not moving from beside the outlaw. "I did everything to get back to you and then you left me on that beach with a man who only had one heart."

"He isn't me either," The Doctor gestured to the outlaw as his hearts broke. The Metacrisis had been him. He may have not had two hearts but he had all of the same memories up until the time the energy had been put into the hand. The Metacrisis would have loved Rose just as much as the Doctor did and they could have shared a life together.

"As much fun as this is, I have a universe to rule," The Outlaw informed them. "Now Doctor you are going to tell me where the real door is."

"It is right here," The Doctor answered keeping his voice confidant. The Outlaw chuckled as he pulled a gun out of his jacket. He aimed it directly at the Doctor and then released the safety.

"One last chance, where is the door?" The Outlaw asked.

"You don't want to do this," The Master informed him stepping forward with his hands raised slightly. The Outlaw didn't normally bother to carry a weapon so he was surprised by the gun. He went to step in front of the Doctor to block him with his body when the gun went off. He felt the bullet graze his arm. Turning he saw the Doctor holding his stomach as a pool of blood spread across it.

"Doctor," Rose cried out in horror, rushing towards him. The door flew open and Jack came out of the room.

"You were suppose to protect him," Jack called out, grabbing the Doctor as he started to collapse forward. The guards rushed out of the room as well and took off after the Outlaw who was now running down the hall. Jack didn't watch as he scooped the Doctor into his arms, rushing towards the medi-bay. "Hang on sweetheart. I am not going to let you die."

"Keep him stable I am going to get help," The Master called out after Jack. He didn't know if Jack heard him but he also wasn't planning on losing the Doctor. In the confusion Rose tried to escape as well but the Master grabbed her arm. He drug her kicking and fighting him to the TARDIS cell where he locked her in. He then ran to the console, the only thought on his mind that he had to get back to his home where Marta and Martha were waiting. The Doctor needed them if he was going to live.