Chapter 3

December 22nd

Waverly Sub Station

The Doctor seemed on edge the last two days as if something was bothering him. He was jumpy and kept pacing back and forth in the restaurant, ignoring the watching eyes of the customers and even the family watched him. The Doctor sat down at one of the stools at the bar and rested his head in his hands and closed his eyes thinking.

He had noticed something six months ago when he just landed in the sub station and started his repairs. He couldn't for the lives of him remember what it was. He though it said vote for someone. Who though? Vote for who? Vote for Saxon. No, it wasn't Saxon. Saxon was the Master and the Master was trapped inside the Time Lock. But then again the Raxacoricfallapatorius told him that he would meet a man who lost his world. A son of a fallen world just like the Doctor was, but the Doctor could feel when another Time Lord was around, but he did feel that there was something evil here, an ancient evil. He could feel it reverberating through his bones. He knew what evil felt like and it was here in this city and that thing he noticed half a year ago was connected somehow.

The Doctor opened his eyes again and stared blankly into the kitchen. His eyes grew deep and thinking. He snapped out of his trance when he remembered where he saw that little hint. He looked around and saw Alex taking someone's order. She walked back to the kitchen with it and he stopped her when she was one her way out.

"Alex, where that picture that I drew of Gallifrey and gave you?" asked the Doctor.

"What are you talking about?" asked Alex.

"When I first got here, I drew two pictures. One of Gallifrey and the other of my incarnations. I need the picture of my planet. It had something written on the back. It said 'Vote for' somebody. Do you know where you put that picture?" explained the Doctor.

"Yes, I know what you're talking about. I know where it is," replied Alex.

"Where?" asked the Doctor.

"I'll get it when I'm done," said Alex.

"Alex, no, this is important and I mean it's really important," said the Doctor.

"How important?" asked Alex.

"There is something evil brewing in the city. I know, I feel, that it is different from the Rift. It's probably not related to Rift at all. It might have been here far longer," the Doctor said. The Doctor grabbed Alex's hands and looked at her straight in the eyes and told her, "This is incredibly important and I need that paper now. Show me where it is."

Alex nodded and said, "Okay, come on."

The Doctor let go of her hands and she put everything down and went upstairs. The Doctor was right behind her. She made her way in the Russo home and took the stairs up to her bedroom with the Doctor behind her. She walked into her room and took the picture of Gallifrey off her wall above her bed. She jumped off her bed and handed it to the Doctor.

"You had it framed?" asked the Doctor, staring at his framed picture.

"Yes, I did. I thought it was a great picture," smiled Alex.

"Thank you," said the Doctor, "This incarnation is little more artistically inclined that others." The Doctor sat down on Alex's bed and slowly took out the picture. He turned it over and saw that it said, "Vote Montana."

"Vote Montana," said the Doctor, "Whose Montana?"

"I'm not really sure, but there is a building called the Montana Tower. It's supposed to be the biggest tower in the world, but I don't really know. Alex sat down on the bed on the other side of the picture.

"I'm sure Justin would know more about this Montana man," said the Doctor. The Doctor put the picture back in the frame and put it back on it's hook."
The Doctor left Alex's bedroom and walked down to the sub station, Alex right behind him. The Doctor zoned in on Justin sitting at one of the booths. Alex stood right next to the Doctor's side of the booth. He sat across from Justin and looked at him, "Justin, I need something explained to me."

Justin looked at the Doctor and looked at Alex then looked back at the Doctor. He wore his confused face and asked, "Should I be scared?"

"Only if you don't give me the information I need," said the Doctor coldly.

Justin nodded and asked, "What do you need to know?"
"Whose Montana? I saw a paper that said 'Vote Montana' and I have a feeling that name is incredibly important," explained the Doctor.

"Well Montana's full name is Henry Montana, no middle name. He's also head and founder of the Montana Corporation, the most powerful and influential company in the entire world. Montana ran for mayor the last election, but he lost. His refusal to slander and bad mouth his opponent is one of the reasons people believe he lost. Personally I like him so I voted for him. Why was that important?"

"Justin, something evil is on the horizon and I am putting the pieces together and I think this Henry Montana and Montana Corporation is at the center of it."

"Do you think it's Henry Montana?" asked Justin.

"No, I don't know, maybe. I just have to get into there and find out why this feeling is coming from the name Montana. It just maybe an employee of the Montana Corporation or maybe the man himself, but I won't know until I get there."

"Do you need any help? I've always wanted to go to the Montana Tower and now with you and your psychic paper we could get in!"

"No, Justin, you are not going," said the Doctor.

"Why?"

"You may have seen a version of evil before, but this one is much worse. One of my enemies that I fought told me that our evil was his good. I believe that this evil is no more evil than me or you. We are the evil ones in his eyes, but he is the evil one in our eyes. That makes him far worse than anything you've ever encountered. Whatever this being is, he believes it's the right thing to do and we are the evil. What would you risk to stop evil?"
"I don't know," said Justin.

"If this thing is as old as I think it is, it will risk everything, even its life and when something risks its own life, that makes them far more dangerous than anything."

"Like you, Doctor," added Alex, "You've risked your life all those other times before and have beaten them."
"Exactly," said the Doctor, "Justin, you know how dangerous I am."

"I know," said Justin.

"That's what I mean. You've seen me and since I'm on your side, you are still here. Just imagine something as deadly and dangerous as me, maybe even more! Don't you get it now? It's too dangerous."

The Doctor got up and walked to the TARDIS, Alex right behind him.

"Doctor, I'm going with you, no matter what," said Alex.

"Alex, no. You heard what I said to Justin," said the Doctor.

"But the I've been in this kind of danger before."

"Have you?" asked the Doctor.

"The Hoixes and the Oods when we first met," said Alex.

"Okay, yes, but they would have killed you instantly, but others aren't as nice when it comes to killing. Others torture and prolonged your death. Maybe even transforming you into something else or maybe you could be a slave in your own body. You cannot know," pleaded the Doctor, "But then again, you're like me. You don't listen to authority and you're going to come with me even if I tell you no, but be incredibly careful. Stay out here and I'll be right back."

Alex stayed outside the TARDIS and backed up when the ship started vworping.

"Doctor!" yelled Alex, "Doctor, come back!"

The TARDIS dematerialized and there was nothing left.

"He tricked me. I'm usually doing the tricking," Alex said to herself.

"How does it feel to be the one tricked?" asked Justin stepping up behind Alex.

"Not good," said Alex.

"Now you know how every else feels when you do it to them," said Justin, smiling, "Payback is a beautiful thing."