Chapter 8

As they ran further into the tunnel, Genevieve glanced at the Doctor.

"Where exactly are we?" She asked.

"And haven't we been going at a full run for the past 10 minutes?" Jack said, breathlessly.

"I suppose we can stop." The Doctor halted so fast that Genevieve ran into him. Jack crashed into her and they fell on top of one another. The Doctor got up first, helping Genevieve up.

"Thanks, Doctor!" She grinned at him, before helping Jack get up. He had a look on his face that she didn't like.

"What's wrong, Jack?" She asked, confused. Before he could say anything, a loud thud was heard behind her. She turned around quickly and screamed at the sight of the monster behind her.

It had glowing golden eyes, a dead white face, gnarled hands with talons for fingernails, rotted teeth, no nose, no hair, snake like eyes, a forked tongue, and was wearing a long black cloak. It had a stench of corpses reeking from it.

Suddenly, its large cruel hand took Genevieve. She found that she couldn't say a word, not even scream. Also, she saw Gwen inside of a glass cage. Water was pouring on top of her. At least, that's what Genevieve thought it was.

Before she knew what was happening, the creature laughed wickedly and threw her into a similar cage, although this one was tinted green. It opened its mouth, revealing all twenty of its rotted teeth. Then, it spoke in a croaky voice that sent shivers down Genevieve's spine.

"At last! My master will be so proud to have a Time Lord as his prisoner! We have waited for over 600 years for this day to come! Now nothing will stand in our way! Nothing!" It cackled, a horrible laugh that would scare even the bravest of men.

"But I'm not a Time Lord! I'm a human!" Genevieve screamed through the glass.

"Quiet, Time Lord!" The thing pounded the cage, causing the glass to vibrate. Genevieve growled at it, covering her ears from the loud echoing sound.

"If you are as human as you claim to be, then you won't mind if I run some tests to prove it!" It laughed its horrible laugh again, and threw a switch.

Genevieve let out a shriek as electricity coursed through her veins. She collapsed on the ground, tears running down her cheeks. She could see the Doctor and Jack behind the thing, but she couldn't make out what they were shouting.

Meanwhile: The Doctor saw Genevieve vanish, literally, before his very eyes. Jack was equally as surprised as he was.

"What's happened to her, Doctor? Did something take her?" Jack asked.

"I hoped I'd never have to deal with them again," The Doctor spat on the ground.

"Deal with what?" Jack demanded.

"They're the cruelest creatures you could ever have the misfortune to meet."

"Who are they?"

The Doctor stared at Jack, and then said: "Golden-eyed Killers. And they took Genny and Gwen right from under our noses."

"Why would they take her?"

"I don't know. She'd have to be a… No!" The Doctor grinned at Jack.

"What?"
The Doctor grabbed Jack by both shoulders and shook him saying, "She's a Time Lord!"

Jack looked at the Doctor, shocked.

"I know! Could hardly get a grip on it myself. Now, let's go and get her!"
They ran to where Genevieve had vanished and saw the Golden-eyed killer.

"Greetings to you, Master Doctor!" It hissed, as its purple tongue flicked in and out.

"Why have you returned?"

"Simple. To rule your race once again! As is our rightful place."

"Just leave her out of this." The Doctor said, a dangerous tone in his voice.

"What will you do to insure I do?"

"I'll take her place," Jack said, stepping forward.

The creature cackled again, and through its laughter it said: "You?! A stupid human? Oh, this is too much for me! Are you telling me that you would take this Time Lord's place in order to save her?"

Genevieve glanced up from whatever was pouring onto her head, and found that she could hear them. Jack looked directly into her hazel eyes.

"Yes. I always will."

"Ha! You're in love with her, human."

"I am."

Genevieve smiled, pressing her hand to the glass.

"That is so… Sickening." The creature snarled, and pounded the glass. Genevieve shrank back, glowering.

"Now, we can get on with it!" It sneered at Jack.

"No, don't!" Genevieve cried out.

"And you're in love with him, too. Why am I not surprised?"

"It is true that I love him. More than I can possibly say, perhaps. But I refuse to let him die for my sake."

"How touching! I know! Why don't I keep both of you? That way you'll be together forever here, and I can have my Time Lord."
"No!" The Doctor growled, flinging something at the creature. Genevieve kicked out, breaking the glass and grabbed the creature's hood. It was blinded for a moment, and that moment was all they needed.

Genevieve took Jack's hand and ran. Suddenly she stopped.

"What's wrong?" The Doctor asked, nearly crashing into her.

"That creature's still got Gwen!"

"I'll get her, you two keep going!" Jack said.

"No, I won't leave you!" Genevieve claimed, holding tightly to his hand.

"Genny, you have to. It's the only way you'll be free from the Killers."

"But-"

"Trust me!"

Genevieve paused, and then she slowly nodded.

"Just be careful, all right?"

"You too!" He replied, kissing her quickly before he ran off.

"I love you," she whispered, as the Doctor dragged her away.

"Genny, get in the TARDIS and stay there! I'll be right back."

"Doctor, don't-"

"I promise!"

"You'd better keep that promise, you hear?"

"I will."

He left her, locking the door behind him. She sighed and noticed that he'd left his sonic screwdriver behind.

"He did this on purpose. Oh, my Doctor, what am I going to do with you?" She smiled to herself, opening the door with the sonic. She headed to where the Doctor had just turned around the corner, and ran to catch up with him.