Chi was awakened by a scrabbling noise in the corridor. He got up and quickly went to Jack's side. The Captain was still unconscious. Rubbing his eyes, he started to go to the door, when it swung open. Two men in battle gear burst into the room. Chi quickly moved in front of the Captain, shielding him from the invaders.
"Freeze!" shouted one, as the other pushed him away from Jack.
A siren went off in the hall indicating a security breach.
"They know we are here!" said McGrath. "Hurry!"
Gray began to pull Jack's unconscious body off the bed, accidentally banging the Captain's head against the wall.
"Stop!" shouted Chi, "You're hurting him!" He moved towards the immortal. "You'll hurt the…"
"I told you to freeze!" growled McGrath.
Chi stopped and turned towards the McGrath placing his hand over his heart, showing three fingers. "Where will we meet again?"
"What…?" McGrath looked at him in surprise, and then glanced at Gray. He trained his weapon on the Adyan. "What is the second code?"
"Three rivers. We will meet at three rivers," said Chi softly.
"What is he talking about?" asked Gray.
"He's the one," said McGrath. "He's the one that left the clues."
"Take me with you," said Chi. "I'm a physician. I know how to transport him safely."
Gray looked at him with suspicion, but then turned towards the door as sounds of running feet were heard in the distance.
"Let me carry him," asked Chi again. "Please."
McGuire nodded and Gray stepped aside. He moved to the door and checked the lock. It was secure.
Placing the Captain's arm around his neck, and resting his head against his chest, Chi easily lifted Jack into his arms. "I'm ready."
Pounding and voices were heard outside the door.
McGuire grabbed the Adyan around the waist while Gray held on to Jack and the wrist strap. The Colonel triggered the vortex manipulator as the crew broke through the door. In a flash they were gone.
"What have they done to him?" The Doctor frowned as he circled around the bed using the sonic screwdriver to scan the Captain's body. He looked hard at the Adyan. "Is this what I think it is?"
Jack lay on his back unconscious, the quilt pulled aside showing a swollen abdomen. Chi stood at the head of the bed, while Gray sat in a chair beside it. McGuire had left to monitor the battle from the communication port.
"He is carrying the Commander's child," said Chi.
The Doctor eyed the Adyan. "He didn't…"
"It was forced on him, sir," answered Chi. "He is not the father. She invoked the sutu…"
"That was outlawed centuries ago!" the Doctor snapped. "It's barbaric!"
Chi averted his eyes and kept silent.
"Why is he so quiet?" whispered Gray as he moved his brother's hair out of his eyes. He looked up at the Doctor, "He always heals no matter what. Why isn't he waking up?" He looked up at the Doctor with an anguished look. "The most horrible creatures in the universe, and I handed him over. Please, tell me you can help him."
The Doctor bent over and checked Jack's eyes. They were unfocused and glazed. He glanced at the Adyan physician. "Did they enter his mind?"
Chi nodded grimly.
The Doctor's face darkened with anger. "He's human. The Time Vortex heals his body, but his mind…he's...he's human!"
"Doctor," McGrath interrupted as he stepped back into the room. "We are needed on the planet. Two of the raider's ships were destroyed, but a third escaped with a team from the Conservancy in pursuit. There are causalities. We need both your and Jens' ships, we need the TARDIS."
The Doctor fumed at the interruption, and then turned to Chi.
"Transfer the Captain to Jens' TARDIS so Mara and the Doyenne can get a better look at him," said the Doctor. "Explain the situation to Mara. Gray and I will go with the Colonel and see what we can do."
He started to walk to the center navigation counsel. "Gray, contact Jens to prepare more rooms near the sick bay. We may need a place for the more seriously wounded." He hesitated. "Tell him...tell him we have Jack, but he is not well." He looked back at the still form of the Captain lying on the bed in the infirmary. Jack always recovered, even from the Dalek's blasts; but this was different. The Adyan Commander had gone after his mind, his sanity. This was new territory, even for a Time Lord.