Old Enemy, New Friends
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Chapter Fifteen
Cameron watched while the Master inspected the Toclafane as he opened one of the spheres and saw the dull eyes looked back at him. The face was that of a young woman and the Master noticed that she has a nose stud in her left nostril. He closed the sphere as he walked to another one and opened it. The dull eyes of a little boy blinked as it smiled and he saw that three teeth were missing. He closed the sphere when he walked back to Cameron and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well, what do you think?!" asked Cameron, rocking back and forth on his heels.
"I'm…I'm speechless! And that is something I hardly ever am!" said the Master, squishing Cameron's face between his hands. "You, dear boy, are a GENIUS!"
"I knop," said Cameron as the Master let go of his face and Cameron wiggled his jaw side to side. The Master walked into the other room when he walked to the table and looked at the monitor. Turning it on, he jumped as his face appeared on the screen and looked at his image. He hadn't noticed how he looked after being released from the container as he ran his fingers through the thick mass of hair and looked down at the gray sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers he was wearing.
"Oh, this will never do!" said the Master as he turned the monitor off and sat on the chair in front of the table. "Do you know anyone that cuts hair?"
"My sister, Frankie, does a fair haircut."
"Do you think she'd cut my hair?"
"Um, well, she's a bit busy."
"Doing what?"
"Well, Luc…your wife has her taking care of that Doctor guy."
"I see. Well, let's go see my old enemy then!" said the Master as he pushed the chair back and walked to the door. Turning, he wiggled his finger as Cameron ran to him and they left the room.
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Adam stood near the tree as he looked at the square indentation where his TARDIS had been sitting and brushed the hair from his eyes. It had been days since the Doctor and his family had left and he was getting worried. Sitting on the grass, Adam placed the back of his head against the tree and closed his eyes. He cleared his mind as he reached out and tried to make contact with his TARDIS. He never knew how badly he missed having her inside his head as he gulped and felt the tears trickling down his face.
'Shit, is this what it's like inside my brother's head? How can he handle the emptiness and deafening silence? No wonder he's so sad. I would go off my rocker if I had to deal with this day after day,' thought Adam as he opened his eyes and wiped the tears away.
"Daddy, why are you crying?" asked Jamie as he walked to him and sat on Adam's lap. Wrapping his arms around him, Adam kissed the top of Jamie's head and Jamie looked up at him.
"Daddy was just thinking about Uncle," said Adam.
"Oh. Do you think Uncle Doctor and Uncle Alan will find him?"
"Uncle Doctor and Uncle Alan?!" asked Adam, arching his eyebrow.
"Yeah, do you think they'll find him?"
"I hope so."
"Do you think they'll find him before Saturday?"
"What happens on Saturday?"
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad-dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, that's when I'm on tv!" said Jamie, tossing his hands in the air and Adam smiled.
"Oh, yeah, they will," said Adam as he rocked him and they watched the clouds floating across the sky.
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Watching Frankie's hand moving the washcloth over his chest, Adam's Doctor smiled and she softly blushed. He silently cursed himself for not being able to help her or her brother and she used the soft towel to dry his chest. She started washing his stomach as he softly giggled and she looked at him.
"A bit ticklish, are you?" asked Frankie as he nodded and she dried his stomach with the towel.
"Frankie?" asked Adam's Doctor, looking her in the eyes.
"Yeah?" asked Frankie.
"How did Lucy get hold of your brother?"
"She sent out these emails, they were advertising these high paying jobs for a new company, and Cam, being the computer/technical genius that he is, sent in his resume. She was really impressed because she sent for him the following day. I didn't hear from him for months then, when I was leaving work, this limo pulls up and this big guy gets out and points a gun at me. He said he's shoot me if I didn't get in the limo. I got in and there was Mrs. Saxon. She explained that she had Cam and would kill him if I didn't go with her and help her with a special project. Imagine my surprise when I found out it was you."
Frankie buttoned his pajamas top as he smiled and she went to put the things away. Pushing the button until he was in the sitting position, he watched her when he moved the blankets back and placed his legs over the side of the bed. Carefully he stood up when he walked to her and she jumped, seeing him behind her.
"What are you doing?!"
"Frankie, let me help you. I promise that I will get you and Cameron out of here," said Adam's Doctor while he brushed the hair from her eyes and she looked deeply into his sad brown eyes. She had seen such sadness and pain behind those eyes but now all she saw was tenderness and he moved closed cupping her head in her hands. She had wondered what his lips tasted like as he kissed her lips and she slid her arms around his waist. She felt his fingers moving through her hair as he moved back and placed his forehead against hers. Seeing the tears in her eyes, Adam's Doctor held her as he let her cry and she buried her face in his chest. She felt his hearts thumping hard and fast against her hands as he rocked her and kissed the top of her head.
"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, isn't this sweet!" said the Master as they looked at the doorway and the Master and Cameron walked inside the room. The Master smiled smugly as Adam's Doctor glared at him and felt Frankie shaking in his arms.
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Walking down the road, the Doctor stopped as he looked at the building and blinked.
"Why did you stop?" asked Hoshi, walking to him and he looked at her.
"We have a problem."
"What sort of problem?"
"Well, even if we get to the gate without alerting the Toclafane, he knows what Jack and I look like."
"Wonderful," sighed Jack, slapping hands against his thighs. Alan thought while he looked at the building when he smiled and scratched the back of his neck.
"What about the imager?" asked Alan.
"That is a good idea, Brother, but what about you and Jack?" asked the Doctor.
"Leave that to me, Doc," Jack as the Doctor nodded and turned, heading back to the TARDIS.
"Where is he going?" asked Hoshi.
"He had to go get something. Don't worry, he'll be right back," said Alan as they watched the Doctor vanish around the corner and Hoshi growled, balling her hands into fists. A few minutes later they saw a young woman wearing jeans, black leather boots and a red silk top coming down the road as Rain giggled inside her mind and cupped her mouth.
"Who is that?" asked Hoshi as the young woman stopped in front of them and Alan thought he was going to choke.
"Oh no, it's Miss Weird and Pushy!" whispered Alan as the Doctor leered at him and Rain walked to him, sliding his hand in hers.
"This is Morana," said Rose as Hoshi looked at the Doctor and blinked.
"Where did she come from?" asked Hoshi.
"From this," said the Doctor as he turned the imager off and Hoshi' eyes went wide. He explained how the imager worked as she nodded and he walked to Rain, turning the imager back on.
"You know what? I nearly lost it when I saw you," said Rain.
"I saw that," said the Doctor.
"Do you think this will work?"
"Well, unless the Toclafane can't see a holographic image, I think it will."
"Daddy, what about me?" asked Tara.
"I want you to go back to the TARDIS."
"But, Daddy…."
"This is getting far too dangerous. And you did say you'd do what I told you. Now, move!" said the Doctor, pointing and she sighed, turned and they headed back to the TARDIS. After making sure she locked the doors, he headed back to the others and rubbed his hands together.
"Does everyone have their psychic paper with them?" asked the Doctor and they told him that they had it with them and he told them to use that. Placing an arm around Rain, the Doctor looked at the building as he sighed, wondering what the Master was doing to Adam's Doctor, and felt the anger growing inside him. Rain looked at him as he smiled and sent reassuring thoughts into her mind as she nodded and they headed for the building.