A/N: Another chapter already! :-)
Disclaimer: Unfortunately none of the characters belong to me and I don't have the money to ransom or buy Doctor Who but if I did, this would happen! :-D
They entered the TARDIS cold but happy. "That was lovely hun but now I'm going to warm up" Missy told him, going to find the library and the warm fire it held within.
A while later the Doctor was walking through the TARDIS corridors when the box shook violently, causing him to stumble. He grumbled and stormed towards the console room. Expecting to see Missy trying to fly the TARDIS, he was surprised when she came stumbling through the other set of doors into the room. "What was that?" He asked, incredulously. Missy turned sharply towards the Doctor. "Good to see you to!" She answered sarcastically. "I thought it was you!" The Doctor added. Missy shook her head. "I know how to fly her. You, however, don't" She mocked. The Doctor harrumphed but didn't answer. Missy looked over smugly. "We're landing!" The Doctor shouted, confused. "What?" Missy asked, walking over to the Doctor. She looked at the monitor but it showed nothing. Missy rolled her eyes at the TARDIS. Of course it wouldn't show anything. Almost in reply the TARDIS lurched sideways sending both Missy and the Doctor tumbling to the floor. The Doctor groaned as Missy fell on top of him, winding him. Missy just laughed but didn't make any attempt to move. When the Doctor got his breath back he was bright red with embarrassment. "Get off" He grunted. "Fine" Missy replied. "You could have been a bit nicer about it though Dear." She muttered, loud enough for the Doctor to hear. He took no notice and went to see where they had 'landed'. Missy stood behind him. "So, where are we then?" She inquired. "Earth, 1846" The Doctor answered. "Earth. Again?" Missy sneered. The Doctor turned viciously towards her. "What's so bad about Earth?" He asked, annoyed at her. "Nothing dear, just we've been here a lot. In fact I think all of our dates were on Earth." She replied, non-Chantilly. "They were not dates!" He shot back, earning a shrug and a smirk from Missy who promptly left to get changed. "And the TARDIS brought us here so it must be important." He added when she walked back through the doors. The Doctor gulped. *She looks beautiful. When did I care!* He internally screamed. Missy smiled at the Doctor's funny face. "Well let's go then hun" Missy replied already close to the TARDIS doors. They stepped out, arm in arm, into a wide lane which was bustling with people. The Doctor turned to Missy. "Please don't run off, I don't want to have to hunt all over London for you and I'm sure you don't want to end up lost" He sneered slightly, knowing full well what she could do if she put her mind to it. Missy smirked. "I didn't know you were so keen to keep me" She jeered. The Doctor rolled his eyes, blushing slightly, and carried on walking. They looked at the stalls that adorned the street, selling all sorts of wares. There was a group of children sat by a wall playing marbles, laughing and joking. Missy looked over to them as the Doctor and her drew closer. She smiled slightly. "Sorry Miss" A small boy no older than 8 apologised as he bent down to pick up a marble that had escaped their ring. "That's alright. Are you having fun?" Missy asked, smiling. "Yes Miss" The boy replied shyly, going back to his friends and continuing the game. The Doctor watched the exchange intently, smiling slightly. Missy turned to him. "What?" She asked, laughing slightly. The Doctor shook his head slightly. "Nothing" He replied, walking over to a random stall, leaving Missy standing in the middle of the street, confused. "Looking for jewellery for your wife?" A middle aged woman said, her Cockney accent clear. "What?" The Doctor grunted, not really listening to the stall keeper. "Jewellery for your wife" The woman repeated, looking at the Doctor as if he was mad. "She's not my wife" He replied, confused. The woman gave him a funny look but didn't ask any more questions. The Doctor turned around, expecting Missy to have walked over to him already.
Missy stood in the middle of the street and rolled her eyes at the Doctor, smiling slightly at his antics. Something ran into the back of her legs making her move forward slightly. She was about to turn around and give whatever had pushed her a piece of her mind when a small girl got up from the floor, tears streaming down her face. She was wearing a long, woollen dress with a white pinafore over the top. "Sorry Miss" The girl said quickly before beginning to run again. Missy grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She crouched down to the little girl, who was desperately trying to pull her arm out of Missy's grip. "What's wrong?" She asked, concerned. A fresh ear slid down the little girls face. "They're gonna get me, and take me back!" She rushed, stuttering. "Who?" Missy asked. The girl pointed behind Missy. "THEM!" The girl replied, scared. Missy glanced over to the Doctor who was having a one way conversation with a stallholder. "Come with me" Missy told the girl, getting up and walking over to an open door, glancing behind her before stepping through the door, pulling the small girl in with her. They found themselves in a large building with boxes thrown on the floor but nothing to suggest anyone lived or worked there. The girl began to shake and her breathing became erratic. Missy turned around, kneeling on the floor. "What's wrong? Hey, it's alright. Nothing's going to happen, I promise" Missy pulled the girl into a hug, letting her cry until she collapsed into Missy's arms. Missy sat down and pulled the girl onto her lap. She brushed away the girls tears. Missy smiled. "Hello, I'm Missy. What's your name?" She asked the girl. "Ella" A small voice replied. "Ella. That's a lovely name" Missy said, trying to cheer the girl up a bit. Ella smiled slightly. "Ella, why were those men chasing you." Missy asked, seriously. Ella sniffed. "They were gonna take me back" She repeated. Missy turned Ella's face towards her. "Ella I need to know who they were and where they were going to take you, if you want me to help you" Missy clarified. Ella nodded, sombrely. Missy nodded encouragingly. "I ran away from the workhouse and they were coming to take me back" Ella said in a small voice. "It looks like this" She added, pointing around the large building. Realisation dawned on Missy. "I'm sorry, but it was the only place we could've hid" Missy said, pulling Ella back into a hug. "I know" Ella told her new friend. "Why would they want you back so desperately?" Missy wondered to herself. "I'm different, they experiment on me" Ella whispered, crying again. Missy looked down in shock. "They WHAT?" She was getting angrier. "They…" Ella started. Missy pulled Ella closer. "I know honey" She reassured the little girl, rocking her back and forth, a tear slipping past her defences. After a couple of minutes Missy spoke again. "How old are you Ella" she asked, gently. "I'm 6. I think" She replied, tear still falling down her small face. "Hey. I'm going to sort this Ella, I promise." Missy vowed, standing Ella on the floor and getting up. "Come on" Missy said, determined. Ella smiled slightly, gripping onto Missy's hand like it was a lifetime.
"Missy" The Doctor called for the sixth or seventh time. He groaned. *What did I say? She never listens. Why do I continue to think she will listen* The Doctor thought angrily, walking along another street.
Ella showed Missy the way to the workhouse where she was housed. Within 10 minutes they had reached their destination. Missy walked through the large gates and into a small office where an older woman with greying hair sat filling in paperwork. As the pair walked in the woman looked up and frowned. "Ella?" She asked, harshly. Missy gripped Ella's hand a bit tighter and Ella looked down at the floor. The woman addressed Missy. "Thank you for returning her, she will be suitably disciplined." The woman informed Missy. "No. You will not lay another finger on her" Missy growled. The woman stuttered for a moment at Missy ferociousness but quickly regained her composure. "You have no legal standing to remove her from the workhouse. She is an orphan and as a result she is in the Government's charge. You can do nothing to change that." The woman replied, haughtily. Missy smirked and pulled out a pad of paper, shoving it in front of the woman's face who looked shocked and stuttered a reply. "I...I'm sorry Milady" The woman sat back down. Missy turned the paper around and smirked, glad she had found some of the Doctor's psychic paper and bagged some. "I will adopt her so that you cannot harm her again." Missy informed the woman whom she despised. "Yes of course. We'll take her and get her ready" The woman stood up and took Ella's free hand. Ella flinched. Missy picked Ella up protectively and held her close. "No. If there is anything that belongs to Ella bring it here. She stays with me" Missy told the woman forcefully. The woman nodded and rushed out of the room to collect Ella's few possessions. "Thank you" Ella whispered. Missy turned her head towards the little girl. "That's ok" Missy smiled. "What did the paper say? I didn't see anything on it" Ella asked in wonder. Missy showed her the psychic paper. "Mary Poppins? Who's that?" Ella asked, clueless. "No-one but it fooled her!" Missy laughed. Ella giggled slightly but stopped as soon as the woman walked back into the office with Ella's stuff. "You'll need to fill in some paperwork" The woman shoved some forms in front of Missy along with a pen. Missy filled out the first part of the form but scoffed when it got to 'Address'. "Is there a problem?" The woman asked sharply. "No. But there's no fixed address. My husband and I travel a lot." Missy informed her, skipping that section. The woman seemed to look down at Missy but didn't say anything. After a couple of minutes the forms were completed. Missy shoved the forms back towards the woman. "How old is she?" Missy asked out of the blue. "Six, last month" The woman told her. "And we'll need the dress back" She added, coldly. "Of course. I assume you've got somewhere for her to change?" Missy nearly spat. The woman nodded over to a side room. Missy grabbed the dress off of the table and gently pulled Ella into the side room so that she could change. "Please can you help me?" Ella asked in small voice. Missy nodded and undid the back of the work dress and helped Ella step out of the poor excuse of a dress. Missy gasped slightly at the cuts all along the little girls back and the scars on her belly. "Are you ok?" Ella asked as Missy did up the back of Ella's best Sunday dress. "Yes, I'm fine. You ready?" Missy smiled encouragingly. Ella nodded and took Missy's hand. "Good" Missy stood up, walked out of the small room and practically threw the work dress on the table. Missy stormed out of the Workhouse, furious at what they had put Ella through. Ella ran beside Missy's fast walk.
The Doctor had all but given up looking for Missy. *She could be anywhere in London by now.* He thought angrily to himself. He rounded the corner and saw Missy walking along the street back towards the TARDIS with a small girl in tow. *What's she done now?* The Doctor walked over towards Missy reaching her within seconds. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" He shouted, angry. Missy felt Ella flinch at his angry words. People looked over at the loud outburst but quickly looked away when the Doctor glared at them. "Let's go back to the TARDIS and we can talk there" Missy said quickly, trying to calm the Doctor down as he was scaring Ella. The Doctor huffed but complied. Missy smirked at how easy it was to get him to listen. They walked back to the TARDIS and the Doctor put the ship into orbit. "Wow" Ella whispered in awe. Missy smiled and the Doctor's frown lifted slightly at the girls wonder. Ella let out a big yawn and Missy scooped her up. "Come on, you've had a busy day" She said gently. Ella nodded sleepily. Missy wandered through the TARDIS hoping it had made a room for its latest occupant. As Missy had hoped there was a decorated door with and sign on it saying 'Ella's Room'. Missy pushed the door open and placed the little girl on the big bed in the middle of the room and tucked her in. She placed a hesitant kiss on Ella's forehead. "Goodnight" Missy whispered, closing the door.
"Well?" The Doctor huffed as Missy came back into the Console room. "Well what?" She spat, looking down after, regretting the tone she used. "What is that child doing here!" The Doctor asked incredulously. Missy smiled slightly. *Time to have some fun* She laughed slightly. "What?" The Doctor persisted, annoyed at Missy. "She's our daughter" Missy smirked, walking back out of the room leaving the Doctor standing there confused.
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