I sadly don t own doctor who but i do own Phoenix so *sticks tongue out* MINE
On with the story
"The Carrionites disappeared way back at the dawn of the universe. Nobody was sure if they were real or legend." the doctor says
"Well, I m going for real." Wow great observation there will, anyway, Peter is now in a room sleeping calmer than he has in the past few years I m sure, me well I m sitting on the desk in the room ignoring the doctor, Why? you may ask, he had said that he would volunteer for death... stupid time lord...
"But what do they want?" Martha asks, she's good with questions, but then again most people are,
"A new empire on Earth. A world of bones and blood and witchcraft." I say eerily, Martha looks at me with a raised eyebrow,
"But how?" Martha asks
"I m looking at the man with the words." the doctor says, 'HA no you re not your looking at... me...' I raise my eyebrow and look away from him
"Me? But I ve done nothing." Will states slightly offended
"Hold on, though. What were you doing last night, when that Carrionite was in the room?" Martha questions, 'ahh at least she is thinking.'
"Finishing the play." Will answers
"What happens on the last page?" The doctor quires
"The boys get the girls. They have a bit of a dance. It s all as funny and thought provoking as usual except those last few lines. Funny thing is... I don t actually remember writing them." Will says confused towards the end, ding ding ding and give the man a prize,
"That s it. They used you. They gave you the final words. Like a spell, like a code. 'Love s Labour s Won' it s a weapon! The right combination of words, spoken at the right place with the shape of the Globe as an energy converter! The play s the thing! And yes, you can have that." The doctor says raising his voice as he does when he finally figures it out,
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We're all gathered around the desk a map laid out and we look for All Hallows Street, if you ask me the name is a little obvious i mean come on All Hallows Eve and All Hallows Street... I point to it,
"All Hallows Street. There it is. Martha, Phoenix we ll track them down. Will, you get to the Globe. Whatever you do, stop that play!"
"I ll do it." Will says shaking the doctor s hand and then kissing mine, "All these years I ve been the cleverest man around. Next to you two, I know nothing." he says looking at us,
"Oh, don t complain." Martha scoffs slightly,
"I m not. It s marvellous. Good luck, Doctor, Phoenix." will says grinning
"Good luck, Shakespeare." the doctor says as we head for the door, he reaches to grab my hand but I pull it out of his reach, he looks at me with a slight sadness in his eyes and I can t look at him any longer, 'he should know not to put his life in danger so carelessly, he can see the consequences of making that decision...'
"Once more unto the breach!" He shouts as he runs out the door, I roll my eyes,
"I like that. Wait a minute... that s one of mine." he says I walk passed the doctor as he looks around the frame,
"Oh, just shift!" he says jerking his head to the right, I continue to walk as he runs passed me once more,
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We reach the street with myself correcting the doctor on directions every once in a while and we stand in the middle of the street looking at the houses,
"All Hallows Street, but which house?" the doctor says as he continues to look around my gaze fixed on the house I knew it was,
"The thing is, though... am I missing something here? The world didn t end in 1599. It just didn t. Look at me I m living proof." Martha says carrying on a conversation we had started,
"Oh, how to explain the mechanics of the infinite temporal flux?" he says rubbing his head
"'Back to the Future'" I call over my shoulder
"Yes! It s like 'Back to the Future'!" he says
"The film?" and here comes the normal blonde moment a companion has every once in a while,
"No, the novelisation. Yes, the film. Marty McFly goes back and changes history." the doctor said sounding slightly bitter and cold, 'what s eating him?'
"And he starts fading away." realisation dawns on her face "Oh my God, am I gonna fade?" she asks with slight panic in her voice
"You and the entire future of the human race. It ends right now in 1599 if we don t stop it. But which house?" ouch a little blunt but okay... as he says the last part a door swings open, ahh Lilith s house
"Ah, make that WITCH house." the doctor says making a play on words... I sigh and head for the door, we walk inside where I know Lilith is waiting.
"I take it we re expected." I ask
"Oh, I think Death has been waiting for you and your friend a very long time." Lilith says, Martha steps forward,
"Right then, it s my turn." she says, I however hold up my hand
"Don t make a fool of yourself Martha, the power of a name only works once
"Your friend is right. Observe." she says as she points at Martha
"Shit" I mutter
"I gaze upon this bag of bones and now I name thee Martha Jones." Martha collapses to the floor, myself and the Doctor lowering her to the ground.
"What have you done?" the doctor demands
"Relax she's only sleeping..." I say in a bored tone
"Curious, the name has less impact. She s somehow out of her time." she turns her gaze to me "you Lady Phoenix" I do not react as she points a finger at me, "Strange you hide your name behind a title, Ahh but there is a name that will make you ache... Your memories hurt though you keep them, you morn the loss of your dear brother Ethan-" I don t know what happened next, but I felt white hot anger
"You dare speak a name so precious to someone like I, tread carefully witch, when you play with a fire Phoenix 'you get burned'" I snarl in a cold whisper, she whimpers in my grasp and I see my other hand, consumed in flames, taking a deep breath I calm my anger and seal it away for later, the fire dwindles and I release my grip.
"The name of which you speak keeps me fighting! The Carrionites vanished! Where did you go?" I snap
"The Eternals found the right word to banish us into deep darkness." Lilith says
"And how did you escape?" the doctor asks, I had completely forgotten that he was in the room and move back to his side, taking his hand calmed me more than I thought possible, he squeezed it, I couldn't stay mad right now, it was dangerous.
"New words. New and glittering from a mind like no other." Lilith answers
"Shakespeare." we say together
"His son perished. The grief of a genius. Grief without measure. Madness enough to allow us entrance." I m sure if she lost a child she would go mad as well
"How many of you?" the doctor asks his voice taking an edge to it sounding cold
"Just the three. But the play tonight shall restore the rest. Then the human race will be purged as pestilence. And from this world we will lead the universe back to the old ways of blood and magic." she answers once more her voice sounding almost excited,
"Hmm... busy schedule... but first you gotta get past us." the doctor says standing face to face with Lilith,
"Oh, all men have a weakness it's just the knowledge of what it is for one person," She runs her fingers along his face. 'I want to break her finger just one'
"Now, that s one form of magic that s definitely not gonna work on me." he says
"Oh, we ll see." she says, She yanks a lock of hair from his head and I feel the pain of losing some as well, she backs away.
"What did you do?" the doctor asks rubbing his head,
"Souvenirs." she says, whilst winding a long piece around a doll, she hits the head of it and I fall unconscious muttering one word
"Fuck..."
Doctor's P.O.V
"Fuck..." I hear a thump behind me and turn to see Phoenix on the floor, I was about to run to her side when she disappeared, I look around wildly and turn to face the witch, to see her holding Phoenix in her arm she steps back and out of the window into the air,
"Give her back to me!" I yell, she had phoenix that s all I could focus on, Phoenix, Phoenix, PHOENIX! I run to the windowsill,
"Behold, Doctor, your weakness, this woman. Men to Carrionites are nothing but puppets, we play with them as we please." she say pulling out another doll and wraps my hair about it. I hear Martha stir, but didn t give her a second glance,
"Now, you might call that magic... I d call that a DNA replication module and not to mention manipulation and hostage situation." I say to her
"What use is your science now?" She stabs the doll, I let out a cry and fall to the floor as Lilith cackles and flies away, she stopped one of my hearts working, Martha rushes to me and I tell her what to do,
"Oh my God! Doctor! Don t worry, I ve got you." she says rolling me onto my back and listens for a heartbeat, but seems to remember "Hold on, mister. Two hearts?" she say
"You re making a habit of this." I say as I stand but nearly fall as I feel pain course through my chest, "Ahh!" I cry out Martha was quick to support me holding me up, "I ve only got one heart working. How do you people cope? I ve got to get the other one started. Hit me! Hit me on the chest!" I say, she hits me and of course it s the wrong side, "Ahh! Other side!" I say to her through the pain, she hits me again, "On the back! On the back!" I say in a rush, she hits me and misses the spot by a bit "Left a bit!" I say, she hits me again "Ahh, lovely." I stand up, "There we go! Ba-da-boom!" I look around hoping to see phoenix, but she isn't in the room "Where's phoenix?" I ask looking at Martha
"The witch took her she flew off"
"Well, what are you standing there for? Come one! The Globe!" I say rushing off knowing that the witch will go there,
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Phoenix's P.O.V
I woke up at a guess of five minutes later, looking around I see I am in the Globe the witches sitting on the bench looking over at the performance in anticipation,
"Whaf ah melll" shit bound and gagged, never a good fashion choice, any way translation; What the hell! My muffled voice catches their attention and they look over
"Oh look it appears that our new toy is awakened, I struggle in the ropes, trying to think of how I had created the fire, but nothing came to mind, I push myself back slightly keeping quiet knowing that no matter what I say it will be muffled, so I glare at them,
"It is now, my mothers. The final words to activate the tetra-decagon." Lilith says, 'shit not good, really not good'
"Betwixt Dravidian shores and Linear 5-9-3-0-1-6-7.02 and strikes the fulsome grove of Rexel 4. Co-radiating crystal, activate!" a voice calls who says this... oh right is Dick's lines,
"The portal opens! It begins!" Lilith cries as The Carrionites cackle, as the people scream and panic the doors slam shut with a bang,
"Now begins the millennium of blood!" the witches cry together, I shudder as the wind gets stronger, They cackle. Come on doctor, hurry up
"The Doctor! He lives! Then watch this world become a blasted heath! They come! They come!" well that was convenient...
suddenly Lilith turns to me and pulls me up and out of the box, I struggle as much as I am able what with being tied up... sigh, I seem to be a right damsel in distress... we reach the top floor and I am wry of what she is going to do, she snaps her fingers and the rope elongates, what? She begins tying it to the railing and I realise what she is going to do, 'shit, no I hate heights, absolutely hate them' I shake my head backing away from her, but she yanks the rope and I am pulled forward, she takes off the gag
"Any last words?" she asks, I glare at her
"Yeah just three, burn in-" suddenly I was pushed over the railings and she leaves, as I jerk to a halt I feel my arm dislocate and I scream in agony, it hurt so much I hear the doctor s voice, the wind grows stronger and I am pulled toward the portal,
"Come on, Will! History needs you!" his voice reaches me, I cry out again but am drowned out by the countless other screams,
"But what can I do?" Will shouts back
"Reverse it!" the doctor shouts,
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"The shape of the Globe gives words power, but you re the wordsmith, the one true genius. The only man clever enough to do it!" the doctor encourages, the pull on my arm becomes more painful as I try to pull myself up,
"But what words? I have none ready!" Will shouts sounding frantic
"You re William Shakespeare!"
"But these Carrionite phrases, the need such precision!" he contradicts
"Trust yourself. When you re locked away in your room, the words just come, don t they? Like magic. Words of the right sound, the right shape, the right rhythm words that last forever! That s what you do, Will! You choose perfect words. Do it. Improvise!" the doctor yells,
"Close up this den of hateful, dire decay! Decomposition of your witches plot! You thieve my brains, consider me your toy. My doting Doctor tells me I am not!" Will shouts, Foul Carrionite spectres, cease your show! Between the points..." he trails off momentarily
"7-6-1-3-9-0!" the doctor shouts
"7-6-1-3-9-0! And banished like a tinker s cuss, I say to thee..." again he trails off
"Expelliarmus!" I hear Martha shout, despite my pain and the situation I laugh
"Expelliarmus!" the doctor shouts giving Martha s suggestion
"Expelliarmus!" Do I need to say his name
"Good old JK!" the doctor shouts as the Carrionites scream.
"The deep darkness! They are consumed! Ahh!" Lilith shouts
"Where is Phoenix!" the doctor shouts
"If my coven is consumed and trapped so shall your friend!" she shouts, I can only guess she pointed up because next the doctor shouted
"PHOENIX!"
I look at the rope still trying to pull myself up but my hands slip and I am yanked harder toward the vortex, I let out a string of curse words in a different language which I later recognize as Italian the last word being "cazzo!" I look back to the rope again only to see it fraying and before I know it, it has snapped and I m flying to the vortex...
"PHOENIX!" the doctor shouts
"DOCTOR!" then everything went black once more.
I wake up and find that I am in the pit... how I do not know, but I get up and rush towards where I had last seen the doctor only to find him not there
"DAMMIT" I hear from the top, I look up and see the doctor leave the railing I had fallen from and know he is going to the box the Carrionites had been in, I run and head for the stairs, but I stop just outside the door
"You had better tell me where she is because I will make sure that you and your globe are smashed cutting off any vision of this world you have" his voice was dark and threatening, I push my way into the room passed the curtain
"Doctor?" I ask almost unsure by his tone, he whirls around and looks at me for a moment before I am pulled into a bone crushing hug
"I thought I had lost you..." he mutters into my hair
"For a moment so did I..." he pulls back and looks at me with a hard stare, I shift uncomfortably
"From now on you are sticking to my side and I don t care if you say no, I am not having that happen again. Understood?" he asks, I nod my head quietly and he hugs me again kissing my hair, my face heats up...
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The next Morning at the Globe after I had my arm pushed back in place, doing it myself of course, and had been forced to sleep next to the doctor within his protective grip - I am sitting at the back of the stage, Martha and Shakespeare are sitting at the edge.
"And I say, a heart for a hart and a dear for a deer." I chuckle
"I don t get it." Martha says confused
"It's a play on words Martha , common in this time especially for a man of words." she nods
"Then give me a joke from Freedonia." he says
"OK, Shakespeare walks into a pub and the landlord says "oi, mate, you re bard"." now I was laughing at her joke quietly, bare in mind that I m not supposed to leave the doctor s side I snuck away whilst he was in the prop store, so I might get a scolding,
"It s brilliant! Doesn t make sense, mind you, but never mind that." he says as he wraps his hand around her waist and pulls her close "Come here."
"I ve only just met you." Martha says
"You have no man to court or kiss you. Why not entertain a man who will?" he says in a flirty voice, that is not how the line goes,
"I don t know how to tell you this, oh great genius, but your breath doesn t half stink." I had burst out laughing at this but quickly cover my mouth trying to stay silent. The Doctor emerges from backstage wearing a ruff collar and carrying an animal skull, I look at him and he turns his eyes on me, he motions for me to come to him but I shake my head, he glares but I m stubborn. He turns back to Martha and will,
"Good props store back there! I m not sure about this though" he says as he holds up the skull and looks at it, "Reminds me of a Sycorax."
"Hmm that was a funny day" I say aloud, he looks at me questioningly, right I ll just drop myself in it should I,
"Sycorax. Nice word. I ll have that off you as well." Will says
"I should be on 10%. How s your head?" the doctor asks
"Still aching." he replies
"Here, I got you this." the doctor says as he removes the collar and puts it on will's neck, "Neck brace. Wear that for a few days till it s better, although you might wanna keep it. It suits you." he carries on, I nod in the background,
"What about the play?" Martha asks
"Gone. I looked all over every single copy of 'Love s Labours' Won went up in the sky." the doctor says to her
"My lost masterpiece." Will morns
"You could write it up again." I gave Martha a Look...
"Yeah, better not, Will. There s still power in those words. Maybe it should best stay forgotten." I say stealing a line from the doctor,
"Oh, but I ve got new ideas. Perhaps it s time I wrote about fathers and sons. In memory of my boy my precious Hamnet." I smile at this, history distorts things a little, doesn't it?
"Hamnet?" Martha questions
"That s him." he says with a proud voice
"Ham-NET?" she says again
"What s wrong with that?" Will asks defensive
"Nothing will it's a wonderful name." I say with a smile,
"Anyway, time we were off. I ve got a nice attic in the TARDIS where this lot" the doctor says holding up the crystal ball "can scream for all eternity and we ve gotta take Martha back to Freedonia, Love." he says pointing the last comment at me, damn my face for heating up,
"You mean travel on through time and space." Will says
"You what?" the doctor asks completely thrown off, I giggle at the look on his face,
"You and Phoenix from another world like the Carrionites and Martha is from the future. It s not hard to work out."
"That s... incredible. You are incredible." the doctor says stunned
"Absolute genius Will, and don t forget it,"
"We re alike in many ways, Doctor. Martha, let me say goodbye to you in a new verse. A sonnet for my Dark Lady." Will says as he turns to Martha, I get up and walk to the doctor, his arm coming around my waist quickly
"I'm jealous, Martha was the inspiration for one of the best sonnets of William Shakespeare!" I whisper to the doctor with a pout,
"Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate -" will is suddenly cut off, when Kempe and Dick run in,
"Will! Will! You ll never believe it! She s here! She s turned up!" Kempe shouts to will with astonishment
"We re the talk of the town. She heard about last night! She wants us to perform it again." Dick says with joy
"Who? the doctor and I ask simultaneously
"Her Majesty! She s here!" ohh I remember this bit, as Queen Elizabeth I enters.
"Queen Elizabeth I!" the doctor says excitement evident in his voice,
"Doctor! Phoenix!" Elizabeth says in outrage, shit what
"What?" the doctor asks,
"My sworn enemy! The one who stole my lady courtier away in the night, to my side, Lady Phoenix!" she demands, wait what?
"What?" we ask in unison,
"Off with his head!" she shouts
"What?" the doctor asks for the third time,
"Never mind "what", just run! See you, Will! And thanks!" Martha says, Martha and the Doctor run off, the doctor dragging me behind him.
"Stop that pernicious Doctor! And retrieve my Courtier!" I hear her shout, I pick up my pace, as I hear Will laugh.
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Martha, the Doctor and I run through the streets to the TARDIS myself no longer being pulled.
"Stop in the name of the Queen!" a soldier shouts
"What have you done to upset her?!" Martha says
"How should I know? Haven t even met her yet. Though I must have convinced her that I had kidnapped Phoenix here. That s time travel for you! Still, can t wait to find out the rest." he says, I on the other hand am really confused, as he unlocks the door Martha runs in and the doctor pushes me in after her, but I stay by the door looking over his shoulder, "That s something to look forward to. Oh!" he says as he looks at me and grins I smile back but grab his shoulder and pull him in as an arrow hits the door, he runs around the TARDIS console and we dematerialise, putting us in the time vortex.
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Martha had gone to sleep about ten minutes ago and I walk back to my room laying on my bed reading and eating a strawberry lollypop, suddenly a knock on my door draws my attention,
"Come in!" I call to the doctor knowing it would be him,
"Phoenix? can I talk with you?" he asks, I don t look up but I nod my head none the less. about thirty seconds later the bed dips on the left. "you aren't telling me everything about where you came from are you?" he asks, I shake my head still not looking up,
"can you tell me the important stuff please?" he asks softly, I sit up and close my book, looking at him and don t bother to hold back
"I know everything about you from your fifth regeneration all the way to your eleventh, I know what is going to happen, what has already happened and who you travel with, I know about the time war, and Torchwood, and the Darleks and so many others, I know what is to come and some of the secrets I have to keep from you kill me... I feel heartache when i know you have suffered so much sadness hand have yet to suffer more, and there is nothing I can do, it tears me apart! But I know the consequences of telling you and have to constantly remind myself, that I can t take the easy way out and I cannot save everyone that is to die, and some of the secrets I have break my heart to know because..." I trail off thinking of River's death and the doctor, how he will marry her and then know she is going to die,
"I know all this because in my universe this is all a TV show and it follows you on your adventures, I know everything because I was obsessed with the show, I could feel happy when I watched the show, I was an outcast and i was so alone, I only had two friends, one a was a seven year old girl I died for and the other her twenty seven year old mother! I lost everyone important to me and I was alone... that s all the important stuff you need to know for now..." he looks at me shocked at my out burst, he nods and stands up to leave, I grab onto his sleeve
"can you stay with me... until I fall asleep... Please?" I whisper, my voice cracking, my mask slowly dropping again, he sits on the bed and holds me close as I cry and drift off to sleep.
Doctor's P.O.V
She knows everything... I look down at her, even in her sleep she looks pained, I continue to stroke her hair for a while the TARDIS humms
'sleep thief...'
'I can t stay in here...' I say
'she will not mind, now sleep...' and just like that my eyes grew heavy, I take my shoes off and pull the cover over Phoenix before I slip in myself, she instantly curls into my side and my arms wrap around her waist before I fell into a pleasant dream for the first time in over two hundred years I say one word
"Cheater" I close my eyes a content smile on my face,
No-One's P.O.V
Martha walks over to Phoenix's door and cracks it open, peeking inside as a smile lights up her face seeing the sweet scene, the doctor laying on his back Phoenix laying on his chest his arms wrapped around her,
"They have to get together..." she says...
Hey guys I hope this chapter was okay and yes I know it wasn't as long as the others but what the hell... so I ve got the emotional scene and all I think my story is going well, seeing as this is being written by a novice,
Anyway let me know what you think
Shadow OUT!
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