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The Master was in a panic. Rose would've laughed if not for the pain that lanced through her with each contraction. The doctors were scrambling around her, trying to stop her labor because the Master knew, knew what James knew. That giving birth to a Time Lord child would kill a human.

She wasn't human, not anymore and he knew that, but he didn't know what the TARDIS had done. He didn't know she couldn't die until the Doctor's TARDIS died because their lives were intertwined. That was a secret she'd never share with him.

She screamed as another contraction ripped through her body and then the baby was coming.

"Stop this, stop it!" he yelled, but the Master wasn't in control of the situation.

She felt it. The energy radiating from her child. It flowed through her. She heard the heart monitor pick up speed. The beeps almost merging together. The Master screamed her name and she was falling….falling through darkness.

The Master screamed, lunging at the bed, as if he could somehow make Rose come back. He couldn't lose her. Wouldn't lose her. She was too important. He needed her…needed her to…to…kill the Doctor. Yes, that's why he needed her.

He grabbed her shoulders and shook her as Kovarian tried to pull him away. He swatted at the woman. He had to make the girl wake up. Had to bring her back.

"Rose! Don't you leave me! Don't you dare leave me!" he shouted.

The heart monitor beeped. His eyes snapped to the machine. One beep. Then another. And another. He turned his attention back to the girl. Her eyes moved behind her closed lids. Alive! She was alive!

"Rose?" he asked, not entirely sure why his voice sounded so…thick.

Her eyes opened. She looked around as if she didn't know where she was. He wanted to find out what happened. She died. Died and came back. How was that possible? Was it the time energy? Must be. Her eyes suddenly locked on his and he could feel power radiating from them. Oh, that was brill-

His thoughts were cut off as a scream tore through his mind. He yelled grabbing the sides of his head. It felt like his mind was being ripped in half. He doubled over, falling to his knees. White, hot pain seared through him.

Rose smiled, sitting up with all the remaining strength she had as she focused her new TARDIS ability on the one man who'd made her life a living hell for six months. She would make sure he never got anywhere near her daughter. She could hear the doctors and nurse screaming, but she ignored them. They weren't the problem. He was. The Master.

"Let him go," Kovarian's voice cut through the room.

Rose looked at the woman. Kovarian held a small bundle in her arms. Rose's daughter. The woman had a knife poised inches from the baby's chest. Fear ripped through her heart. She released the Master.

He stood up, but instead of turning his attention on her, he focused on Kovarian as he crossed the room.

"What the hell," he snapped, taking the baby from her, but not roughly, "do you think you're doing? I told you they're mine. Mine!"

"She was going to-"

"You idiot! She's not strong enough to kill me. Not yet."

"How was I supposed to-"

"Get out!" He turned to the doctors and nurse. "All of you! Get the hell out of here!"

Everyone scrambled out of the room. Kovarian gave him a disproving glance before following them out the door.

Rose felt her strength waning. She tried to remain sitting up, but her body felt heavy. She watched him walk back toward her bed with her daughter in his arms. What was he doing? Why was he so upset at Kovarian?

"Now, Rosie," he said, smiling at the way she frowned when he used the name Jack called her. That's why he was doing it, because he knew how much she hated hearing Jack's pet name come out of his mouth. "This is what's going to happen. I'm going to let you take care of our girl. I'll even put you back in your room with all the amenities a mum should have and in exchange you're going to be…civil…no, more than that. You're going to do whatever I tell you. I'd hate to take her away from you, but I will if you can't behave. Do you understand?"

He watched comprehension wash over her as fear crept into her hazel eyes. Yes, she understood. She nodded and he knew she didn't want him to hear the fear in her voice, but he could see it. He smiled.

"Good. Now you need to get some rest. Will you do that for me?" Another nod. "Don't worry. I'll take care of our girl while you're sleeping." Her eyes flitted fearfully to her daughter and then back to him. "She'll be safe. I promise."

He could tell she didn't trust him, but he was being honest this time. She might be the Doctor's, but the baby was still a Time Lord and he wasn't going to let some stinking ape kill her. Plus, he needed her to keep Rose in line. Yes, that's why she needed to stay safe. To keep the girl who would kill the Doctor in line.

Rose laid down and closed her eyes. He watched as exhaustion pulled her into sleep. She was much stronger than he thought. She ripped into his mind like it was butter and he had one of the strongest Time Lord minds. Oh, she was brilliant!

The only being he knew of who could get into a Time Lord's mind like that was a…a…but she couldn't be. Could she? He gazed down at her. He thought about the way he'd been jolted out of her mind just like… No! She was. He giggled gleefully, making the baby shift. Oh, this is fantastic! He knew what she was. It was too perfect. He brushed a stray lock of hair from her face. Perfect.

He crossed the room and laid the baby down in the bassinette. He knew how to control her abilities now. It wouldn't take him long to put something together and then she'd never leave. Never ever. And once the Doctor was taken care of they'd both be his. Forever.

The Master handed the Eye Drive to Kovarian.

"It's done," he said.

"They'll listen to me with this?" she asked.

"Yes, that's what I said," he replied in annoyance.

Of course, he didn't tell her that his commands overrode hers, but she didn't need to know that unless she tried to stab him in the back. Then she'd find out. As long as she obeyed she'd be fine. At least, until she wasn't useful anymore, but that was another thing she didn't need to know.

She slid the Eye Drive back on. A moment later a Silent stepped into his office. She smiled. Satisfied that it worked.

"If you're done playing with them you really do need to be on your way."

He wanted her out of there. That's the whole reason he was sending her through the crack. Her and most of the Silents. Now that he knew the creatures didn't work on Rose anymore he wanted to put the first part of his plan into action.

Kovarian would cross over into his universe, find the Doctor, and kill him if possible, which he was pretty sure she wouldn't manage, but he kept that to himself. As soon as he realized that some of the cracks lead back to his universe he knew there was a chance the Doctor would return to this one and he couldn't have the other Time Lord returning before he was ready. So, Kovarian would keep him busy while the Master trained Rose.

Rose tucked the blanket around her daughter. It'd only been two days since she was born. Two days since Rose died. Her daughter wasn't the only one who was born that night. She was born or reborn as it were. She was still the same, still Rose, but different.

The Master was coming. She could sense him. Another ability she had. She knew more about him now, after tearing through his mind. Knew why he hated the Doctor. Knew what the Time Lords had done to him. She intended to use that knowledge against him. He might be able to force her hand, but she sure in hell wasn't going to make it easy for him.

The door slid open, but she stayed where she was, near the crib, watching her daughter sleep.

"I've made something to protect myself, just in case you tried to kill me again," he said, cheerfully, making her roll her eyes.

"I'm not going to kill you," she said.

She heard him step closer to her.

"That's a change."

She took a deep breath, steadying herself before she turned around to face him.

"I know about the drums."

His eyes widened. She stepped away from the crib before he could close the distance between them.

"What? How do you-"

"Same way I know that you were trapped in the time lock because you saved the Doctor."

He growled, stepping closer to her. His eyes glaring into hers, but she didn't waver. She had to hold her ground. It was the only way to unnerve him.

"I did not save the Doctor! I attacked Rassilon for what he did to me! I was NOT trying to save the Doctor!"

She smiled with effort because she couldn't let him think she was afraid.

"Then why'd you tell him to get out of the way? Why didn't you kill him too?"

"I…" he fumed, nearly throwing a fit, "…there wasn't time. I had to attack Rassilon before he was strong enough to attack me!"

The baby started to cry and she moved toward the crib, but he grabbed her arm, pulling her to a stop.

"Let me go," she didn't yell, but her voice was forceful. They locked gazes for a moment and then he softened.

"You want to play games? Then let's play a game," he said, smirking at her. "Let's play...what are you, shall we?" If he thought she was going to tell him what she was he'd better think again. "What has the power to get inside a Time Lord's mind. Not only that, but see him memories. Oh, and kick him out of her mind with a spark of time energy. Hmmmm, I wonder what that is. Oh, wait! I know! Because, you see, I have a TARDIS too, was raised around them. I am a Time Lord, after all." Her eyes widened in shock, making him smile. "Awww, did I guess your secret? Suppose we're even then." He released her arm. "Well, what are you waiting for? Our little girl is calling."

She eyed him warily then crossed the room to pick up her daughter. He knew. How did he figure it out? She knew he was bound to put it together eventually, but she hoped she'd have more time. Time to come up with a way to escape.

"Don't keep her all to yourself," the Master said. She looked up to find him standing in front of her holding his arms out expectantly. She made no move to hand her daughter over. "Don't make me say it again."

Reluctantly, she handed her baby over. He cradled her, gazing at her almost lovingly as he gently rocked her.

"I think she looks like me. What do you think?"

"You're not her father."

"I'd make a great father."

She couldn't stop the laugh from escaping her throat. He glanced at her.

"You think the man who destroyed Gallifrey would be any better?" he asked.

"He didn't have a choice," she snapped.

"You'd say that."

He turned around to hand her daughter to a Silent that entered the room without her noticing. Fear lanced through her heart.

"What are you doing?"

"Just finding a sitter while we work on your abilities."

"I don't want that thing watching her."

"Now, but nice, Rosie. Don't hurt his feelings, at least, I think he has feelings. Never actually checked."

The Silent walked out of the room passing a middle aged man who stepped inside led by two more creatures. He looked around fearfully.

"What's going on?" Rose asked.

"This is…what was your name again?"

"M-Mike, sir," the nervous man replied.

"Mike. This is Mike. He's here to help you learn to use your abilities."

"What do you mean?"

"You're going to do to him what you did to me in the medical bay."

What? He wanted her to torture someone? That certainly wasn't going to happen.

"No, I'm not."

"You are if you want to see your daughter again."

Her eyes locked on his. He was serious. She couldn't do that. She wouldn't! He was trying to use her daughter, but what would he do if she refused? If he realized that using her daughter wouldn't work then he'd have no power over her. Of course it could completely backfire if he actually did take her away, but she couldn't torture anyone. She couldn't let him change her like that. If he did he'd win and she refused to let that happen.

"Do what you want. I'm not torturing him so you can get some sick pleasure out of watching it."

"I'm doing this for you."

"I'm still not doing it," she insisted.

"You're willing to lose your daughter over some human?"

She took a steadying breath as fear tightened its hold on her heart.

"If I do this then I've already lost my daughter. So, yeah."

"What? I said I'd give her back if you do it."

"That's not what I mean and you know it."

"No, actually I have no idea what you mean."

"If I did that I'd never be able to look at my daughter the same again. It would change me."

"But changing is good. Look at me, I've changed. I do it each time I regenerate."

She looked in his eyes and realized he really didn't know what she was talking about. How did he become like this? He wasn't always this way. She'd seen his memories. She'd seen the young boy standing in front of the Time Vortex. The drums. The tormenting drums. That's what changed him. Thinking he'd gone mad. Forever hearing them. Even in his dreams.

She couldn't help reaching out because she wasn't seeing the Master. She saw the boy. A young boy standing in front of the Time Vortex.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," she said, touching his cheek.

His eyes widened and he jumped back as if she slapped him.

"Don't…don't do that!" he yelled, touching his cheek where her hand had been.

"I didn't do anything," she protested.

"I'm not that person. Not anymore." He pulled a sonic, much different from the Doctor's, out of his pocket and aimed it at Mike whose eyes grew as round as saucers.

"No!" she shouted.

He fired his sonic at the man. It struck Mike, making him scream then he crumpled to the ground.

"This is who I am. This! Now! Do you understand?"

"Why did you do that?"

"Because you wouldn't listen. Now, you're either going to practice or I'm going to kill them. One by one. It's your choice."

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