Linked Through Time

by LizzeXX

11/OC –Time Lady– With regeneration has come a stronger connection than ever for Evy and the Doctor. How will Evy deal with her Link and the lovely Amelia Pond? What of Series 5 will change with this new Evy? What surprise is coming for the Time Lords after Christmas? Fourth in the Lunar Cycle.

6. Victory of the Daleks Part 2

Victory of the Daleks (Part 2)

"Wait, wait, wait, I wouldn't if I were you!" the Doctor quickly pulled out a small, round, yellow object with a red center, holding it in front of him.

'I can't believe I'm about to go along with this…' Evy commented to him before saying out loud, "That is a TARDIS self-destruct. You try anything, he presses it. If the TARDIS goes, you go with it."

"You would not use such a device," the second Dalek stated.

"Try us," the Doctor threatened. The first Dalek moved forward, "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. No scans! No nothing! One move and I'll destroy us all, you got that? TARDIS bang-bang, Daleks boom!" the Dalek moved back, "Good boy."

"Look at the state of this ship," Evy commented, looking at the control panels behind them, all rusted, partially broken, "At the end of its rope just like you, just like the last time we met. We destroyed you."

"One ship survived," the second Dalek informed them.

"And you fell back through time, yes?" the Doctor nodded, "Crippled? Dying?"

"We picked up a trace. One of the Progenitor devices."

"Progenitor?" Evy frowned, "What's that?"

"It is our past. And our future."

"Oh, that's deep," the Doctor looked over at Evy who nodded, "That is deep for a Dalek. What does it mean, though?"

"It contains pure Dalek DNA, thousands were created, all were lost, save one," the third Dalek spoke.

"But why build Bracewell if you've got a Progenitor?" Evy asked.

"It was...necessary," the second Dalek admitted.

"But why?" the Doctor frowned, before nodding, "I get it. Oh, I get it! I get it. Oh, ho, this is rich! The Progenitor wouldn't recognize you, would it? It saw you as impure, the DNA is unrecognizable as Dalek."

"A solution was devised."

"Yes, yes, yes. Me. My testimony. So you set a trap, you knew that the Progenitor would recognize me or Evy, my Link. The Daleks' greatest enemies! It would accept our word. Our recognition of you."

The second Dalek turned to an instrument panel behind it, "What are you doing?" Evy demanded as the Doctor held out the button again.

"Withdraw now, Doctor, or the city dies in flames," the third Dalek threatened.

"Who are you kidding?" the Doctor scoffed, "This ship is a wreck, you don't have the power to destroy London."

"Watch as the humans destroy themselves," the second Dalek announced, sticking his sucker at the panel, turning it on.

"Luminescent Override," Evy breathed, "They've turned on the lights in London!"

"Turn those lights off now," the Doctor demanded, "Turn London off or I swear we will use the TARDIS self-destruct!"

"Stalemate, Doctor," the second Dalek replied, "Leave us and return to Earth."

"Oh, that's it? That's your great victory? You leave?"

"Extinction is not an option. We shall return to our own time and begin again."

"We're not about to let you get away, not this time!" Evy shouted, "We won't!"

There was a whoosh and then a soft thrumming sound.

"We have succeeded, DNA reconstruction is complete," the third Dalek announced.

The Daleks rolled back from a set of doors, now glowing with a red energy. The doors slide open, sparking.

"Observe, Doctor and Evy, a new Dalek paradigm!" the second Dalek cried.

The Doctor and Evy could only watch in horror as new, larger, more deadly Daleks emerged from the smoke and steam, white, blue, yellow, orange, and red.

"The Progenitor has fulfilled our new destiny," the second Dalek cheered, "Behold, the restoration of the Daleks! The resurrection of the master race!"

"All hail the new Daleks!" the first Dalek cried, "All hail the new Daleks!"

"Yes, you are inferior!" the white Dalek announced, its voice more menacing.

"Yes."

"Then prepare."

"We are ready!" the three Daleks stated.

"Cleanse the unclean! Total obliteration! Disintegrate!"

The blue Dalek and the red Dalek fired on the three older Daleks, destroying them.

"Blimey, what do you do to the ones who mess up?" the Doctor breathed, stunned.

"You are the Doctor and Evy!" the white Dalek turned back to them, "You must be exterminated!"

He quickly pulled Evy behind him, holding up the self-destruct key, "Don't mess with me sweetheart!" he glared at them.

Evy put a hand on his arm, stepping out from behind him to stand next to him, relatively safe...at least until the Daleks worked out exactly what the destruct key was. He glanced over at her, sending her a soft smile before turning to face their enemy once again.

"We are the paradigm of a new Dalek race," the white Dalek replied, "Scientist, Strategist, Drone, Eternal, and the Supreme."

"And thats you, I suppose?" Evy glared at the white Dalek.

"Well, you know, nice paint job," the Doctor commented, "We'd be feeling pretty swish if we looked like you. Pretty 'Supre-eme.'"

Evy rolled her eyes at him, not about to give him a smack while facing the Daleks, "But now we have to decide what to do now?"

"Either you turn off your clever machine or we'll blow you and your new paradigm into eternity."

"And yourself," the white Dalek reminded him, "As well as your Link."

He tensed, but Evy grabbed his hand, "Then we all go together."

"Occupational hazard," he agreed, a bit more reassured.

"Scan reveals nothing!" the blue Dalek cried, "TARDIS self-destruct device non-existent!"

"Alright," the Doctor bit into the 'key' revealing it to a cookie, "It's a Jammie Dodger, but we were promised tea!"

A siren sounded and the blue Dalek went to the scanner, "Alert! Unidentified projectile approaching!" the Doctor and Evy looked at a second scanner, "Correction. Multiple projectiles!"

Evy grinned as she saw the blips on the map, "Oh you brilliant humans!"

"What have the humans done?" the white Dalek demanded.

"We don't know," the Doctor replied, a grin on his face as well.

"Explain! Explain! Explain!"

"Danny Boy to the Doctor Eve!" a pilot's voice came over the speakers.

"Doctor Eve?" Evy laughed, recalling when the Ood called her that.

"Danny Boy to the Doctor Eve! Are you receiving me? Over."

"Oh, Winston!" the Doctor shouted, looking up, "You beauty!"

Fighter planes had been sent up to attack the Dalek ship.

"Danny Boy to the Doctor Eve! Come in. Over."

"Loud and clear, Danny Boy!" Evy shouted.

"Big dish, side of the ship, blow it up!" the Doctor continued, "Over!"

"Exterminate the Doctor and his Link!" the white Dalek ordered.

The Doctor grabbed Evy's hand and they ran to the TARDIS as the Daleks opened fire, just barely missing them. They slammed the door shut behind them, leaning against it a moment to catch their breath.

"Far too close for comfort," Evy remarked, before pulling the Doctor in for a quick kiss and running over to the console with him.

They pulled up the transmission on the TARDIS radio, listening as the pilots attacked, but were thwarted by the protective shields around the dish, two were gone.

"Danny Boy to the Doctor Eve...only me left now. Anything you can do? Over."

Evy and the Doctor looked at each other a moment before Evy nodded and ran to the other side of the console, preparing commands, as the Doctor contacted the pilot, "The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy..." he called into a small microphone, "The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy. We can disrupt the Dalek shields, but not for long. Over."

"Good show, Doctor Eve, go to it. Over."

"Already on it," the Doctor nodded at Evy.

"Going in, wish me luck," the pilot replied, "Over. "

Evy pulled down a lever and they could hear a soft hum from the Dalek ship fade. The shield was gone.

"Direct hit!" the pilot called back, "It's gone!"

"Yes!" the Doctor laughed, hugging Evy as he spun her around, kissing her firmly.

"Danny Boy to the Doctor Eve...going in for another attack."

"The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy," the Doctor picked up the microphone, "The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy. Destroy this ship! Over."

"What about you, Doctor Eve?"

"We'll be ok," the Doctor smiled as he and Evy got to work getting the TARDIS ready to disappear.

Suddenly the white Dalek appeared, projecting a screen on the wall.

"Doctor and Evy!" it called, "Call off your attack!"

"Ah ha, what?" the Doctor laughed, "And let you scuttle off back to the future? No fear. This is the end for you. The final end!"

"Call off the attack, or we will destroy the Earth."

"We're not stupid, mate! You've just played your last card!"

"Bracewell is a bomb."

"You're bluffing," Evy glared at them, "Deception's second nature to you."

"There isn't a sincere bone in your body," the Doctor agreed, "There isn't a bone in your body!"

"His power is derived from an Oblivion Continuum!" the white Dalek continued, "Call off your attack, or we will detonate the android."

"No!" the Doctor shouted as Evy stiffened, "This is our best chance ever! The last of the Daleks! We can rid the Universe of you, once and for all!"

"Then do it. But we will shatter the planet below! The Earth will die screaming!"

"And if we let you go, you'll be stronger than ever. A new race of Daleks."

"Then choose! Destroy the Daleks or save the Earth. Begin countdown of Oblivion Continuum! Choose! Choose! Choose!"

The Doctor looked at Evy who could only take a breath and shake her head, "We'll find them again, and we'll stop them for good, but not today. We can't lose another planet to flames because of them."

He nodded slowly, picking up the microphone, "The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy. The Doctor Eve to Danny Boy. Withdraw."

"Say again, sir," the pilot called, "Over."

"Withdraw! Return to Earth. Over and out."

"But sir..."

"There's no time, you have to return to Earth now! Over!"

He looked over at Evy who flipped a lever, the TARDIS disappeared from the ship and reappeared in the storage room as it had before.

"They're going to detonate him anyway," he said grimly.

"Then we stop it," Evy said.

The TARDIS landed and they were off, running through the corridors, back to the Map Room.

The Doctor ran straight at Bracewell, knocking him to the ground with a swift uppercut. He shook his hand in pain as Evy knelt by Bracewell's side.

"Doctor!" Amy cried, appalled.

"Ow!" he shook his hand once more, "Sorry, Professor. You're a bomb! An inconceivably massive Dalek bomb."

"What?" Bracewell gasped.

"There's a thing called an Oblivion Continuum inside you," Evy told him gently, pulling out her sonic and flashing it against his chest, "It's a captured wormhole that can provide perpetual power. If it detonates then the Earth will bleed through into another dimension."

Bracewell's skin moved away to reveal a solid metal chest beneath it with a circular pad in the center, divided into five sections, glowing blue…one starting to turn yellow.

"Now keep down!" the Doctor shouted as he knelt on the other side of Bracewell.

"Well?" Amy asked as they knelt over him.

"We dunno, we dunno, we dunno!" he shook his head, "Never seen one up close before!"

"So, what, they've wired him up to detonate?"

"Not wired him up! He is a bomb. Walking, talking…" he made an exploding sound effect, "Exploding! The moment that flashes red."

"There's...a blue wire or something you have to cut, isn't there? There's always a blue wire. Or a red one."

"That's not really helping Amy…" Evy muttered as she looked down at the chest, the panel glowing red now.

"It's incredible," Winston shook his head, "He talked to us about his memories. The Great War..."

"Someone else's stolen thoughts, implanted in a positronic brain," the Doctor muttered.

"Tell us Edwin," Evy took Bracewell's hand, "Tell us about your life."

"I really don't think this is the time!" Bracewell commented.

"Tell us and prove you're human," the Doctor said, seeing Evy's plan, "Tell us everything."

The second panel began turning yellow, darkening quickly.

"My family ran the Post Office," Bracewell began, "It's a little place just near the abbey. Just by the ash trees. There used to be eight trees but...but there was a storm."

"And your parents? Come on! Tell us!"

"Good people. Kind people. They...they died. Scarlet fever."

"What was that like? How did it feel?"

"Please..." Bracewell begged, not wanting to remember it.

"How did it make you feel, Edwin? Tell us! Tell us now!"

"It hurt," he gasped, "It hurts, Doctor, so badly. Like a wound…" the second panel turned red, the third turning yellow, "It was worse than a wound. Like I'd been emptied out. There was nothing."

"Good," the Doctor nodded, "Remember it now, Edwin! The ash trees by the Post Office and your mum and dad and losing them and men in the trenches you saw die...remember it! Feel it, because you're human…" the third panel turned red, "You're not like them. You are not like the Daleks!"

"It hurts!" Bracewell wept, "Doctor, it hurts so much!"

"Good! Good! Good! Brilliant! Embrace it…" the fourth turned red, "That means you're alive! They cannot explode that bomb, you're a human being! You are flesh and blood! They cannot explode that bomb! Believe it! You are Professor Edwin Bracewell! And you, my friend, are a human being!" the fifth section started to darken, "It's not working…" the Doctor breathed, "I can't stop it!"

"But it's hurting him!" Amy cried.

"Hurt…" Evy blinked and turned to Bracewell, "Edwin, Edwin, look at me…" he lulled his head to look at her, tears in his eyes. She smiled sadly at him, taking a breath, "Have you ever loved someone? Loved them so much that it hurt?"

"W...what?" Bracewell frowned.

The last panel froze.

"You know," Eve glanced at the Doctor a moment before looking back down, "Ever really loved someone so much you'd do anything for them…no matter if it hurt you. Just want to be around them, even if they don't know you're there, even if they don't really notice you. You just…want to see them smile?"

Bracewell gave a small smile, "I really shouldn't talk about her," the last section turned blue.

"What was her name?" the Doctor asked, reaching out and taking Evy's free hand.

"Dorabella," Bracewell breathed. The fourth section powered down.

"Dorabella? It's a lovely name, it's a beautiful name."

"What was she like?" Evy asked.

The smile was full blown now as the third panel powered down, "Oh...such a smile. And her eyes...her eyes were so blue...almost violet…" the second panel was down, "Like the last touch of sunset on the edge of the world...Dorabella…" and the last.

The bomb was disabled.

The Doctor grinned widely, "Welcome to the human race!" he looked over at Winston, "You're brilliant…" and to Amy, "And you're brilliant…" and to Bracewell, "And you're brilliant..." and then to Evy, "And you…" he trailed, unable to find the words, "That was just…"

"A bit of Donna's humanity peeking through," Evy shrugged, looking away.

The Doctor reached out and lifted her chin to look at him, "A bit of your hearts shining through I think."

She smiled, before realizing something, "The Daleks!"

"Right!" the Doctor jumped to his feet, pulling Evy up, "Gotta stop the Daleks!"

They ran towards the door when Bracewell called out, "Wait! Evy! Doctor! Wait...wait…" they looked over as Bracewell sat up , "It's too late…gone. They've gone."

"No, no, no! They can't! They can't have got away from us again!"

"No, I can feel it, my mind is clear. The Daleks have gone."

The Doctor fell against a pole, shoulders slumping at the knowledge that he'd lost them. Evy dropped he head onto his shoulder.

"It's ok!" Amy grinned at them, "You did it. You stopped the bomb. Evy? Doctor?"

"We had a choice," the Doctor shook his head, "And they knew we'd choose the Earth. The Daleks have won. They beat us. They've won."

"No…they didn't," Evy said quietly. He looked down at her, "We're still alive," she smiled at him, "And if we had let them destroy the Earth, we would be no better than them…that's when we truly would have lost."

He kissed her forehead, she was brilliant.

"And you saved the Earth," Amy smiled, "Not too shabby, is it?" the Doctor looked at all the people standing in the room, smiling at them, "Is it?"

"No…" he smiled as well, "It's not too shabby."

"It's a brilliant achievement, my dear friend," Winston stepped up, "Here, have a cigar!"

The Doctor just waved him off, smiling as he wove his arms around Evy.

~8~

"Where're Evy and the Doctor?" Amy asked as the two aliens in question walked into the Map Room from cleaning out Bracewell's laboratory.

"Tying up loose ends," the Doctor called, "We've taken out all the alien tech Bracewell put in."

"Won't you reconsider, Doctor?" Winston turned to them, "Evy? Those Spitfires would win me the war in 24 hours!"

"Exactly," the Doctor picked up a tea cup and sipped some…only to spit it back into the cup.

"But why not? Why can't we put an end to all this misery?"

"You know it doesn't work like that, Winston," Evy said gently, "It will be tough. The days to come...they'll be terrible, the darkest. But you can do it. All on your own."

"Stay with us, and help us win through! The world needs you."

"The world doesn't need us," the Doctor waved him off.

"No?"

"The world's got Winston Spencer Churchill!" he cried, making a Victory sign.

"It's been a pleasure, as always," Winston smiled.

"Too right," the Doctor agreed, hugging the man who subtly reached into the Doctor's pocket.

Evy smirked, glancing at Amy who was smiling as well…the Doctor was so oblivious.

"Goodbye, Doctor," Winston said.

"Oh, shall we say adieu?" he laughed, pulling away.

"Indeed," Winston nodded, turning to Evy, "Evy," he nodded and then to Amy, "Goodbye, Miss Pond."

"It's…it's been amazing," Amy smiled, "Meeting you."

"I'm sure it has!" Winston agreed as Amy kissed him on his cheek. He turned and headed for the door. Amy glanced at Evy who held up a finger behind the Doctor's back, waiting till he raised his glass before signaling Amy, "Oi, Churchill!" she called, holding out her hand expectantly, "TARDIS key. The one you just took from the Doctor."

The Doctor nearly choked on his tea and began patting his pockets as Evy patted his back, laughing.

"Oh, she's good, Doctor," Winston laughed, handing her the key, "As sharp as a pin! Almost as sharp as me!" he lit his cigar, "KBO!"

As soon as Winston left the room the Doctor held out his hand for Amy who reluctantly gave him the key back.

~8~

Bracewell was standing stoically in his office as the Doctor, Amy, and Evy entered. A leather glove over his hand, Evy had created a robotic hand for him to use to replace the one he'd lost. It didn't look human, but it was hidden well enough, he'd have to wear a glove over it in public though.

"I've been expecting you, Doctor, Evy," Bracewell sighed, turning to face them, "I knew this moment had to come."

"Moment?" the Doctor frowned.

"It's time to deactivate me."

"Is it..." the Doctor looked over at Amy and Evy who gave him a look, "Oh...yeah."

"You have no choice. I'm Dalek technology. Can't allow me to go pottering around down here where I have no business."

"No, you're dead right, Professor. 100 percent right. And by the time we get back here in...what, ten minutes?"

"More like 15," Amy corrected.

"I'd go with 20," Evy suggested.

"15 to 20 minutes, yeah, that's exactly what we're going to do," the Doctor nodded, "You are going to be so deactivated. It's going be like you've never even been...activated."

"Yeah," Amy agreed as Evy nodded her head.

"15 to 20 minutes?" Bracewell frowned.

"More like 25, if we're honest," the Doctor said, "Once Evy, Pond, and I see to the urgent thing…"

"Yes!" Amy exclaimed.

"…we've got to see to," the Doctor tried to piece together, "The...the...see?"

"Very well," Bracewell took a breath, "I shall wait here and prepare myself."

"That Dalek tech's a little bit slow on the uptake," Amy commented to them quietly.

"That thing we've got to do," Evy began, "It'll actually take about...half an hour?" she glanced at the Doctor.

"Easily!" he agreed, "So no running off, that's what we're saying."

"Don't look for that little Post Office and the ash trees," Evy nodded.

"Or that girl...what was her name?"

"Dorabella," Bracewell said slowly.

"Dorabella. On no account go looking for her. Mind you, you can get a lot done in half an hour."

Bracewell smiled and laughed, finally catching on, "Thank you, thank you!"

The Doctor smiled, taking Evy's hand and heading out, "Come along, Pond!"

Evy laughed as she glanced back to see Bracewell starting to pack a suitcase as they made their way back to the TARDIS.

"So, you have enemies then?" Amy asked them.

"Doesn't everyone?" Evy replied.

"Yeah, but mine's the woman outside Budgens with the mental Jack Russell. You've got, like, you know, archenemies."

They leaned against the TARDIS, the Doctor pulling Evy into his arms, her back against him, "Suppose so," he shrugged.

"And here's me thinking we'd just be running through time, being daft, and fixing stuff. But no, it's dangerous."

"Yup. Very. Is that a problem?"

"I'm still here, aren't I?" she smiled, "You're worried about the Daleks."

"We're always worried about the Daleks," Evy replied.

"It'll take time, though, won't it? There's still not many of them. They'll need a while to build themselves up."

"That's not it…"

"There's something else," the Doctor agreed, "Something we've forgotten. Or rather you have."

"Me?" Amy asked.

"You didn't know them, Amy," Evy told her, "You'd never seen them before."

"And you should have done," the Doctor said, "You should."

He turned and opened the TARDIS, heading in with Evy, leaving a confused Amy to follow after.

A/N: I have to say, Victory of the Daleks wasn't my favorite episode, but I'm really excited about the next two chapters. At first, River wasn't my favorite character, she just...rubbed me the wrong way. She sort of kind of grew on me a little, but I still feel like Moffat is trying too hard to get 'his' character to work and fit in the show, like the only episodes he seems to write anymore involve River. I also am not a fan of the whole 'Wedding' for many reasons, so I'm not a River/Doctor shipper. BUT! Since the Lunar Cycle (and Academic Series) are Doctor/OC, I get to take that aspect of the show out of the stories and shift the Doctor/River dynamic. I'm actually excited to put River in now and the chapters that involve her have become some of my favorites. It might be that there's still a mystery around who she is to the Time Lords (in the stories) and that I know what it is that is making them my favorites. Idk, but I really did love writing the Weeping Angel chapters, especially Flesh and Stone, I got chills writing the Doctor (not saying why though).

And yay! We are done with the short chapters. All chapters from here on out for Series 5 are more than 5,000 words. Woo!

Next chapter...Evy's got quite a few tricks up her sleeve when it comes to the Doctor, some of which River seems to know somehow. The Doctor misses something from 1969. Amy's not the only one to get trapped with the Angel. Amy learns about a certain connection our favorite Time Lords share.