The Doctor's Daughter
Chapter ? – Caught in the Storm
Sky and Jenny sprinted through the medieval halls in the Tower of London, trying to find the cell the TARDIS was in. They followed the noise and came to the room on the far end. Pushing open the door, they were relieved to see the TARDIS in all its blue glory. The box opened and the Doctor, River, and the Ponds exited. "Father?" Jenny eyed the Doctor.
"Hello Jenny," the Doctor clasped his hands nervously. "It really is me, I regenerated."
"I know," Jenny said. "Sky explained it me on the way here."
"Good, always one step ahead aren't you Sky?" the Doctor shot the other girl a look.
"Oh don't start," Sky laughed.
The Doctor grinned, "Aw come here, the both of you!" He pulled them in a huge hug. "Now," he said when he finally let them go. "I believe we have some friends to save. Here's the anti-plastic," he handed Sky the vial of blue liquid. "Have you located the Consciousness?"
"Right under Trafalgar Square," Sky nodded. "They tampered with the statue of Admiral Nelson."
"Never liked him anyway," the Doctor dismissed. "The important part is getting to square and the Consciousness."
"And how do you presume we do that? We have Auton versions of Donna, Jack, Martha, and Mickey on guard and we don't even know how to get to the Consciousness itself."
"Um the TARDIS is more than just a pretty box you know?" the Doctor gestured to the time machine behind him.
"Um were you planning on destroying London?" Sky countered. "Think about what we went through just to get you here."
"Right," the Doctor conceded. "Okay new plan, follow me." The Doctor managed to take two steps before spinning on heel. "Where am I going?"
"Follow me," Sky chuckled. "I'll take you to Kate and the others." She began leading them out of the cell.
"Ah yes, good idea," the Doctor pointed to Sky. "Oh and, River, Amy, Rory, this is Jenny, my genetically cloned daughter and Sky, a time-travelling friend from the future. Jenny, this is my sort of Timelady, kind of wife River, Sky you've met her, and girls those are her human parents Amy and Rory."
"Why does that make sense?" Rory looked around at everyone. "That should NOT make sense!"
"Oh go hyperventilate in corner," Amy gently pushed her husband. "Hello Jenny, Sky." Everyone shook hands and greeted each other as they walked.
"I guess you're my sort of Timelady, kind of mum then?" Jenny asked River.
"I suppose I am," River turned to Sky, "Imagine that, I'm a mother and she's already so grown up."
"With a pair of psychopaths for parents," Sky commented. "It's probably for the best. Can't imagine how that child would turn out."
"I think I'd be a great dad," the Doctor protested. "I was one once before you know."
"Yeah but after a thousand years, you might be out of practice," Sky quipped.
"Wait I'm a grandmother!" Amy looked horrified.
"We'll get you some wine later dear," Rory patted her shoulder. They got outside and cautiously crossed back to the building where the underground lab was. Kate, Gwen, and Ianto sighed in relief at the sight of them. Introductions were remade and the Doctor explained his new plan.
"Alright, we know there is a telepathic connection, now the likelihood of getting one of the Autons to just lead us back to the base is not likely but I do think we can use them. Would you kindly open a communication with the consciousness Gillan?"
"That's McGillop," the scientist corrected opening the link anyway.
"I like Gillan better," the Doctor brushed his comment off.
"Sounds like a good name to me," Amy shrugged.
"The communication link is open Doctor," McGillop informed them.
"Good tell them they are speaking to the Doctor and he requests an audience with the Nestene Consciousness," the Doctor ordered and the room was silent as the message was sent.
For what purpose?
"Negotiation," the Doctor promptly replied.
There can be no negotiation, the children of time will stopped, the abomination will be stopped
"Yes but at the expense of the whole world? I am prepared to hand over the remaining children of time if the time storm is halted and the technology used to create it surrendered."
We had no part in the creation of any disturbance in time, we are tasked with eliminating the children of time
"Interesting," the Doctor thought it over. "Okay stupid question but I'll ask anyway, who gave you that task?"
The others
"What others?"
Of the Pact
"Get ready," the Doctor warned. "Well if the time storm is not stopped, you will not get the Children of Time. Send that and tell me who the Consciousness is talking to right now!"
McGillop jumped and rapidly began working, "Um I'm not detecting specific signals but the coverage has expanded."
"How far?"
"All of England and portions of Europe and the Atlantic Ocean in the diameter and its height has extended past the Earth's atmosphere."
"Alright, the odds of the Pact being on Earth itself is slim," the Doctor reasoned to himself. "That being said it would be safe to assume that Consciousness wouldn't need to expand too far. What's the highest point of the coverage?"
"Um from the Earth's perspective about 53 degrees north, 1 degree west longitude and latitude," McGillop calculated.
"Right above London," the Doctor concluded. "Got them."
"The Pact's been right above this whole time!" Sky exclaimed looking up at the ceiling, several others doing the same.
"What now? We can't use the TARDIS…" Amy trailed off as it dawned on her. "We're not going after the Pact."
"We can't," the Doctor said simply. "Even if we fly the TARDIS the long way, we have no idea what we'll encounter and they'll still have our friends and the whole of London caught in a hurricane that could take out the rest of England with it."
"Then what good does it do us?" Gwen demanded.
"Leverage," the Doctor replied. "But first we wait for their answer."
Elsewhere…
The transmissions from the Nestene Consciousness had caused the leader to laugh uncontrollably. "Does he really think he's in position to make threats? If he wants the time storm stopped, he will have to hand over the Children of Time. Once we have them all, we will stop the storm not before."
Back on Earth the Doctor received this message, The Children of Time will be surrendered first then the storm will be stopped.
"Is the coverage still in the atmosphere?" the Doctor checked.
"No it's back to the original parameters," McGillop verified.
"Good then tell them this," the Doctor smirked. "You've given away the location of Pact right above London. One call and every missile on Earth will be launched in a matter of seconds. The Pact would be destroyed and you'd be stranded in the storm with no way out and believe me," the Doctor's voice became as hard as steel, "you've kidnapped my friends and endangered others, being caught in a storm with me and nowhere to run is definitely not where you want to be."
"What if it tells the Pact?" River asked.
"It won't," the Doctor was certain.
The Doctor's request for an audience is granted, he will bring the Children of Time and follow the soldiers to the Consciousness.
"Thank you," the Doctor clapped his hands. "Alright you lot, let's go. We've got no time to waste, an audience with a Nestene Consciousness is nothing to muck about with."
"So what happens now?" Jenny queried.
"Nothing really," the Doctor shrugged. "Well they might try to kill us, probably."
A/N: Hey guys, time for a little action in the next chapter! The Doctor is here and he's ready to kick some bowtie, hope you all enjoyed the holidays and my newest chapter. Let me know what you think, ENJOY! R&R PLZ!