About 20 minutes ago.
Sadie woke up. The man was unstrapping her from the chair. He took a hold of her arm and towed her out of the room and back down the corridor. He muttered about the Rani stealing his help. He opened the door to the cell and pushed her inside. She nearly fell.
The man gestured impatiently. "We have him captured. You come with me."
Without a word Sherlock stood and followed him out. Sadie heard him start talking at the man as the door shut behind them. That seemed odd. He hadn't said much the whole time he had been in the room. She sat on the bed next to the Doctor. He patted her on the shoulder. No one seemed to have much to say, and the video screen was still blank. They sat in silence for almost 15 minutes. She had been counting the seconds to pass the time. Percy, who was seated on the floor next to the door was the first to hear.
" It's electronic. I can't open it." Percy motioned for the other to come closer as he asked, " Nico is that you?"
No one answered him.
"Hello? Who's out there?"
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He just wouldn't shut up. The Master gathered his equipment trying to ignore the constant deductions from the detective. He seemed to be unable or more likely unwilling to stop talking.
"Mad at your partner. Your thinking of turning on her. It's the logical thing to do at this point..." Sherlock's voice faded as the liquid in the syringe the Master had plunged into his arm took effect.
The Master sighed in relief and attached the machine, then watched as the vial filled with a deep purple liquid. That was a new. So far there had been two shades of blue, sea green, and dark red. The color of the liquid was different every time. Interesting.
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"Percy is that you?" Nico asked. Jamie came up closer behind him.
"No is Clarisse Larue. Who do you think it is?" Came the voice from behind the door sarcastically.
"Well do you know how we can get you guys out?" Nico replied patiently. Jamie was surprised. He hadn't expected that tone from Nico.
"Excuse me. Is Jamie out there?" Jamie recognized that voice.
" I'm here Doctor."
"Have you by any chance found my sonic screwdriver?"
"Yah, I have."
"Set it to setting nine, and have everyone else stand back." the Doctor ordered. There was scuffing noises behind the door Jamie assumed that whoever was in there with the Doctor had backed up. He motioned to Nico to move back with the others. He set the sonic and pressed the button. It let out a whirring noise and a lot of sparks. The door sprang open. The Doctor jumped into the opening and held the door from closing.
"Go on. Get through!" He called back through the room. Several people rushed through the door. As soon as the last person was out the Doctor moved out of the opening. The door snapped closed behind him.
The sonic had started smoking. " Doctor? Is it supposed to do that?"
The Doctor grabbed the screwdriver, wiping it off on his coat. " No but, I expected it to happen. We can only use this one more time before it dies completely."
"We should get going." That was Carter. He had his arm around a girl with red streaks in her hair. Despite their quite different appearances Jamie guess they were brother and sister. He and John led the way back the 'trophy room' as they had fallen to calling it. It was the closest place that was relatively safe.
Once they got there John asked the room at large, " All right. Where's Sherlock?"
Before anyone could answer him the Doctor held up his hand, " Future me has something to say." He sat on the floor and closed his eyes. A few moments later the man from before appeared in front of the Doctor. Jamie noticed this time that his Doctor's hair silvered and his wrinkles deepened.
"Hello again. Hello people I haven't met yet. Alright. Yes. What was I going to say..." He trailed off a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Would you hurry?" The Doctor on the floor complained, " This isn't easy you know."
"Yes sorry. Basically three things. First rescue Sherlock, he's rather important to history. Second stop the Master and the Rani.."
"Who's the Rani?" Sandry asked
" Oh, the Rani, she's basically a scientist from my past, er future, er both. It's complicated. Back on topic, stop the Master and the Rani I'm fairly certain neither of them becomes immortal."
"Immortal?" That was Percy.
"Oh I forgot to tell you. They're trying to create an immortality potion, C, actually Last, you need to get to my TARDIS so I can get you home. Good Luck!" He flashed a smile and a thumbs up then flickered and vanished.
The Doctor groaned. His hair and face returned to normal. "Well what are we waiting for?"
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Sherlock was right though. He was starting to get fed up with the Rani. Sure, she was from his future, He didn't doubt that. He wasn't so sure that what she had said was true. He couldn't see how they could possibly work together in the future. He assumed he was in a different regeneration by that point, but regeneration doesn't change a person that much. Better to think she was lying. He couldn't put up with her patronizing attitude any longer!