Hello all! I'm sorry for the long break, but with school starting things have been...hectic to say the least. Anyway, Hopefully I can finish this up within the next few weeks with a couple more chapters. I'm so excited DW part 2 has finally started, and have found the past two episodes amazing. :) Anyway, one little disclaimer, I am not British, and though I do love everything that is, I cannot claim to know much about the architectural makeup of famous English landmarks. If I sound like a bloody American, please feel free to correct me, I would appreciate it. Anyway, read, enjoy, review, be fantastic... KMC
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Rory and Amy could not really imagine how they were going to be of any help to the rescue mission. Ten and the Doctor were conspiring quietly in the corner, while Rose kept trying her mum's cell phone in hopes of discovering what had happened to her and her brother.
Rory turned to Amy and whispered, "I don't get it. How are we the Doctor's best assets? We're human, and dumb, and—"
"Unbelievably brilliant." The Doctor interrupted his doubtful companions with a smile. "Here's the plan: the Doctor and I are going to surrender, Rose is going to retrieve Ellie from the storage facility and get her safely away before you two start a war between the Cybermen and Daleks at their headquarters at Buckingham Palace.
Rory looked like a stunned fish with his open mouth and dumbstruck look. Amy, who was slightly more composed, asked, "And how are we going to do that?"
At that moment, Ten, who had been missing from the conversation, re-entered the room dragging two suspicious looking boxes behind him. "You're going to use these." Ten smiled as he hit the lids open, revealing two deactivated Cybermen units.
"You have got to be kidding me," Amy scoffed.
"Nope," the Doctor beamed. "You two are going to infiltrate Buckingham dressed in these empty Cyber units. Once you've gotten the all clear from Rose, you are going to begin firing on the Daleks, causing a fight between the two enemies. Once you have started their downfall, you are going to teleport out of the suits using these," the Doctor handed Amy and Rory two teleportation bracelets, the same kind used by the future Time Agents.
A slow smile crept onto Amy's face, and she threw herself into the Doctor's arms. "You are brilliant," she said into his tweed jacket. She finally let go of him, just to throw her arms around Ten, to his surprise, and said, "You too. Both of you. This will work, I know it will."
Rory tapped on Ten's shoulder, a bit of the Centurion coming out in him, as he coughed, "I think that's enough hugging." Amy laughed and gave her husband a playful peck before starting to assemble her metal costume.
Rose bounded over, her face a little brighter, saying with relief, "Tony and my Mum are fine. The Daleks and Cybermen stunned them when they took Ellie, but they are awake and fine now. I told them to just head for the TARDIS—it's probably the safest place to be right now."
The Doctor turned to Ten and said, "Oh yes! The TARDIS! I completely forgot. Does that mean you have it up and running already? I figured the trans-dimensional hyper-jump cables would take a little longer to grow, but…"
"Oh no!" Ten interrupted. "All I had to do was reroute the space-time photons to the cables to—"
"BOYS!" Amy and Rose shouted at the same time. They then turned towards each other and began to giggle, when Rose said, "I thought having one of them around was a headache, but two! We might never get them to shut up again!" The two women were snorting over their shared amusement, while the Doctors huffed in shared annoyance.
"Really! If you are quite finished, we have a world to save…" said a very miffed Doctor. The two women gave each other a look that showed that neither were impressed with his little outburst, and continued to giggle sporadically while the Doctors talked shop.
When Rory and Amy were fully encased in the metal suits, the team was prepared to move out. The Doctor went over the plan one more time, "Right. Cyber Rory and Amy, you head over to Buckingham and make your way towards the center courtyard, that's most likely where they have set up their base."
Rory opened the face mask of the Cyber suit so he could give the Doctors a skeptical look. "And we're just supposed to waltz into Buckingham palace, are we? Not to mention the fact that it is being guarded by hundreds of Daleks and Cybermen….
The Doctor gave Rory a quizzical smile. "Rory the Roman. You have been trained in military strategy by the greatest generals ever know. You survived for 2000 years by stealth and smarts. I have no doubt that you will find a way in."
Rory looked dumbfounded for a second before a strong determined look entered his eyes. "Right. Me and Amy will give those Cyber-jerks a run for their money."
Amy felt a swell of pride for both of her boys, and took heart against the almost impossible task they were up against. What she realized now was that they had faced the impossible before, and kicked its alien ass.
The Doctor smiled at the determination his friends now possessed. He continued, "When the time is right and Rose has Elli, she'll signal you. Remember, we were able to wire all the controls to you except one, the voice box. Whatever you do, DO NOT speak, or else you'll give yourselves away. That goes especially for you, Amy."
An indignant Scottish "Hey!" could be heard from within the suit, and the Doctor gave her a scathing look that hopefully got the point across.
Ten continued, "Right, the Doctor and I will go and surrender ourselves to the Daleks and Cybermen, who will take us to the main hall for extermination. Rose, you make your way down to the storage facility with the last ray gun and get Ellie. They might return her to ensure our surrender, but I'm sure they are not going to keep their bargain after we are dead, so get out of there as fast as you can and head back to the TARDIS to wait for us."
Rose looked with worry at the two Time Lords, fearful for both of their lives. "And what are you going to do when you get there?"
Ten and the Doctor turned toward each other and exchanged a secretive smile, passing a silent thought between them. "Well, Rose," said Ten, "We are going to save the world…again."
With that, the unique band of heroes took heart and went to their jobs. The Doctor escorted two very awkward, slow Cybermen to the stairs, giving Ten and Rose a chance to be alone.
Rose saw that their short time was up and grabbed Ten's collar, pulling him into a passionate kiss, full of fear. Ten looked down on Rose, worry etched into the very human lines on his face, "Rose, no matter what happens to me, I need you to promise me you'll save Ellie. That you'll take care of her and show her the wonders of the stars. Promise me."
Rose thought for an instant and said, "No." Ten looked shocked and slightly hurt before Rose quickly continued. "You are going to be fine, I'm going to get Ellie, and we will all survive this." Ten tried to protest but Rose silenced him with a finger over his lips. She smiled at him and said, "We are going to survive. You want to know how I know, because we've got the best ally on our side." At this, Rose looked over Ten's shoulder to see the Doctor standing there embarrassedly listening in. She looked at her Doctor, and then at the stranger in the tweed jacket, so different, and yet the same, and with full confidence she stared into the Doctor's eyes and said, "We've got the best ally. We've got the Doctor. How can we possibly lose?"
The Doctor's eyes lit up at Rose's acceptance of him, and in the depths of his hearts, he knew that he would succeed, for her, for Rose, even if it meant that he was going to die trying.