Old Enemy, New Friends
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Chapter Eight
The door opened as Lucy came into the room and headed for the bed. Looking down, she saw that Adam's Doctor was asleep and took hold of his hand. Stroking his hair, she smiled and he sighed, opening his eyes. Letting go of his hand, she gently slid the needle out and turned the IV off. He watched while she walked to the wheelchair he had seen near the door and moved the wheelchair closer. He opened his lips to speak as she closed his mouth and moved the blankets back. He looked down when he saw he was wearing blue flannel pajamas and she pressed the button on the bedrail, making the bed move up until he was sitting up. She helped him move his legs around to the side of the bed then helped him sit up and he felt dizzy.
"Steady," said Lucy as she placed his arms around her neck and locked eyes with him. Counting to three, he helped her get him to the wheelchair and sat down. She placed his feet up on the stirrups then walked behind the wheelchair and pushed it toward the door. She walked to the door, propping it open, when she pushed the wheelchair out of the room and they headed down the hallway. Going around the corner, they headed for a door when she walked to the door and opened it. She pushed the wheelchair inside the room while Adam's Doctor looked around then looked at the container.
"What's in there?" asked Adam's Doctor and she ruffled his hair. He sighed as he looked at Bryan and Bryan was slumped over the keyboard.
"Poor Bryan, he died this morning," said Lucy, sniffing, and he looked up at her.
"Who was he?"
"Just a sack of meat I needed to keep me alive," said a voice as he looked at the container.
"I know that voice."
"You should."
Adam's Doctor's hearts slammed in his chest as Lucy pushed the wheelchair toward the container and Adam's Doctor looked at what was inside the container.
"It can't be!" whispered Adam's Doctor.
"Say my name!' said the voice with a grin.
"Master," whispered Adam's Doctor.
"Surprised to see me?!" asked the Master and he blinked.
"You're dead!"
"I was! Isn't science grand?! Take a little tissue, hair, blood and teeth and…boom…you live again!"
"Maybe I should explain," said Lucy, kneeling next to the wheelchair and he looked at her.
"That would be nice," said Adam's Doctor, wide eyed and nodded.
"Lucy?" asked the Master as she stood, walked to the container and stroked the glass, making Adam's Doctor wince.
"Yes, Harry?" asked Lucy.
"You didn't ask me if you could tell him."
"Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. Can I tell him?!" asked Lucy, turning toward Adam's Doctor but still stroked the glass.
"Of course," said the Master as Adam's Doctor watched her walk back to him and knelt down in front of him.
"You see, Doctor, before he captured you and that freak, Harry had a little surgery. He had some skin, hair, teeth and blood removed and frozen. Then he had this ring made and it had these teeny things inside it that would store his mind if he needed to do that."
"Like the fob watch," said the Master, reminding him of the fob watch Professor Yana had and grew angry for showing it to him.
"The ring was fireproof so, after you burned his body, I went and got the ring. I snuck the frozen bits off the Valiant and used some of his contacts to get me a lab where I could, well, do that!" said Lucy, pointing to the container.
"And it took you how long to grow a new him?" asked Adam's Doctor.
"Well, there were some problems but I finally figured out what was wrong and, ta-dah, here's Harry!" said Lucy, holding her arms up.
"Did you put his mind into the others?"
"Oh, no, they didn't live that long!"
"So, um, when is he getting out of there?"
"Never," said Lucy, smiling.
"What?!" asked the Master and Adam's Doctor.
"I'm never going to let him out. You see, Doctor, you were right. He is too dangerous."
"Lucy!" growled the Master and she looked at the buttons, levers and switches on the container and smiled.
"Hush! Now, Doctor, do you know what this does?" asked Lucy, pointing to a red blinking button.
"I have no idea," said Adam's Doctor and she smiled. She pushed the button as he heard choking and gasping and the sound of alarms filled the air. Adam's Doctor noticed that Lucy was enjoying what she was doing as she pushed the button and tiny bubbled appeared in the container.
"Y-you are going t-to die, Bitch!" growled the Master and she walked to the wheelchair and placed her hands on the arms of the wheelchair, leaning close to Adam's Doctor's face.
"So, are we clear on who is in charge here, Gentlemen?!" asked Lucy, looking from Adam's Doctor to the container and back and they nodded. She patted Adam's Doctor's head then turned the wheelchair around and left the room. Watching them leave the room, the Master felt his hearts racing and growled, balling his hands into fists.
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Alan sat with Adam and the Doctor at the dining room table when he tapped the Doctor and the Doctor looked at him. Alan pointed to the newspaper when the Doctor slid the section he was finished reading to him and Alan picked it up.
"Hey, check it out, Steve Irwin and his wife just had their third kid. It's a little boy," said Alan, showing the Doctor the article.
"So?" asked Adam.
"Well, you see, Adam, on my world, he died when a stingray stabbed him in the heart with the barb from its tail," said the Doctor.
"Whoa. Rose and I took the kids to his animal park two months ago. They had a great time and even got his autograph."
All three of them went back to reading the paper when Jamie walked inside the room and headed for the table. He stood near the Doctor when he tapped the Doctor's leg and he looked at him.
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?!" asked the Doctor.
"Which one's my daddy?" asked Jamie, pointing from Adam to Alan. Both of them were wearing the same outfit, jeans, maroon sneakers and a red tee shirt, but Adam had his contact lens in and they looked at him.
"I don't know."
Jamie walked to Alan when he lifted up the bottom of Alan's tee shirt and pulled his jeans down a bit then walked to Adam and crawled onto his lap, placing his head against Adam's chest.
"Now how did you know I was your daddy?" asked Adam and Jamie looked up at him.
"He doesn't have your boo-boo," said Jamie, poking Adam in the stomach.
"What is he talking about?" asked Alan.
"He's talking about my appendix scar," said Adam.
"You had to have your appendix removed?" asked the Doctor.
"Yep, and I nearly died from the shock," said Adam and Alan did a soft whistle through his teeth.
"You want to see it?" asked Jamie, giving them a wide grin.
"Do I want to see the scar?" asked Alan.
"No, Daddy's 'pendix!" said Jamie.
"You kept it?!"
"Yep, you never know when you need a spare body part," teased Adam as Alan went to flip him off then remembered Jamie and rolled his eyes.
"Daddy, will you read me the comics?" asked Jamie.
"I have them, Squirt," said Alan as Jamie got off of Adam's lap and went to sit on his lap. The Doctor smiled as Alan started reading the comics to Jamie and Adam winked at him. They went back to reading the paper as Alan did funny voices while reading the comics and Jamie giggled.
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The Doctor gathered the others in the dining room as they sat around the table and he paced back and forth, thinking.
"All right, we know that there is some great evil coming but we don't know what it is. We met this dimension's version of Alan and Rose but where am I?" asked the Doctor, placing his hands on the table.
"Have you asked Adam?" asked Rose.
"Asked me what?" asked Adam, walking into the dining room.
"Adam, where is your Doctor?" asked the Doctor while Adam walked to the table and sat next to Alan.
"He's in his universe."
"Is he all right?"
"I don't know."
"Aren't you two bonded like we are?" asked Alan.
"Well, we can hear each other telepathically."
"But you can't sense it when there's anything wrong with him?" asked the Doctor.
"No."
"That might be because they're in different universes. We couldn't when you were in yours," said Rose.
"Can you sense him when you're together?" asked Alan.
"No," said Adam, shaking his head.
"When was the last time you saw him?" asked Awinita.
"It was a year ago. He had come here because it was his turn to visit…"
"How could he visit if the worlds were sealed off from each other?" asked Donna.
"We found this rift that connected our universes for a few minutes to a few hours at a time and traveled back and forth. Though, to be honest, we'd stay in one universe or the other longer than a few minutes. When he left the last time, there was a time storm and we lost contact with him."
"So, you have no idea if he's alive?" asked Rain, feeling the worry creeping into Adam's mind. He jumped when he felt her sending him calming thoughts and smiled at her.
"No, I have no idea."
"Then let's go find him," said Alan as he stood up and the Doctor frowned. Suddenly a bright light filled the room and they covered their eyes. After the light died down, they opened their eyes and a young woman, with long black hair, a round face, and amber eyes, was sitting on top of the table. They watched as a white light shimmered around her and her form changed into a kitsune.
"Greetings," said the kitsune, nodding.
"Who are you?" asked the Doctor.
"I am Hoshi," said Hoshi.
"You're a kitsune."
"You know of my kind?"
"Yep," said Alan, popping the "p".
"Yes, our friend Imiko is one," said Rain.
"Ah, then you are the ones she sent to help me fight the great evil that is coming."
"What is this great evil?" asked Rose.
"It has many names. To speak it would bring terror to even the bravest of souls. There are stories that even death cannot destroy it completely."
"Where did this evil come from?" asked Mingxia.
"Legend says it came from the heavens."
"You mean from the stars?" asked Donna.
"Hai," said Hoshi, nodding.
"So, we're talking some sort of alien?" asked Jack.
"That would be my guess," said Alan.
"But it is said that it is guarded by a guardian," said Hoshi.
"Does this guardian have a name?" asked Adam.
"Hai."
"What is the name of the guardian?" asked Rain.
"Lucy Saxon!" said Hoshi and the Doctor's eyes went wide.