Hey everyone, I started and couldn't stop so I thought what's the point in holding these up for another month?
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Family of Blood pt 1
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Recap
"Wait a minute... The maid told me about Smith and his wife...that woman, there!" she points to me,
"Let's have you!" He grabbed me and pulled me to him, I stay passive, quelling my rage, trying to stop a fire from burning.
"Have you enjoyed it, Doctor?" Baines asks, "Being human? Has it taught you wonderful things, are you better, richer, wiser? Then let's see you answer this. Which one of them do you want us to kill? Maid or misses? Your friend - or your wife? Your choice." he offers, my hand twitches to my side as John looks stricken. Unsure of what to do...
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"Make you decision, Mr Smith." Jenny commands, I sigh, it was going to have to be when Martha grabbed the gun. Searching the crowd I see the boy I'm looking for, he made eye contact,
'The watch...' I mouth to him, he reaches inside his pocket and pulls it out as Baines speaks,
"Perhaps if that human heart breaks, the Time Lord will emerge." Clarke forced the gun more into my head, I wait
'Time Lord...' I hear his voice, I close my eyes and relish in it before taking a deep breath.
"It's him!" Baines shouts, I take my cue and bring my foot down on Clarke's, connecting my elbow with his stomach, and grabbing his gun spinning to face him.
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"Do you really think you could beat me Shadow?" Death asks, "All you have to do is stop this..." he whispered in my ear,
"Go to hell." I spat bringing my foot down on his, connecting my elbow with his stomach, and grabbing his gun from his belt loop spinning to face him I cocked the gun, "Goodbye." I pulled the trigger.
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"One move and I swear to god I'll shoot through the heart. I don't easily miss either." I hiss, Martha had also turned the tables on Jenny.
"Oh, they're full of fire!" Baines muses,
"And you can shut up!" She fires the gun at the ceiling,
"Martha, be calm." She looks over in disbelief, I smirk, "If you want to frighten them you do this." and with that I fire the gun and it just misses Baines's cheek by a millimeter,
"Careful, Son of Mine. This is all for you so that you can live forever." Clarke warns, I train my gun back on him,
"Shoot you down!" He shouts trying to frighten us, I put my gun on him again.
"I thought I said be quiet boy." I growl out.
"Try it. We'll die together." Martha threatens,
"Would you really pull the trigger? Looks too scared." He questioned Martha,
"Scared and holding a gun. Is it really a good thing to provoke her. You wanna risk it? Really." I ask cheerily a smile on my face, I was so thankful I had gotten over the shaking when holding a gun. Baines looks from me to John - who looks completely out of his depth, 'The Doctor wouldn't be like that.' - before lowering his gun, Joan rushed to his side and pulled him back slightly.
"Doctor, get everyone out. There's a door at the side. It's over there. Go on!" Martha shouts, John doesn't move, I groan,
"John do it. NOW!" I shout, I didn't give a damn about how I was supposed to act now.
"Do what they said. Everybody out now." Joan orders ushering everyone out "Don't argue, Mr Jackson. They're mad. That's all we need to know. Susan, Miss Cooper, outside, all of you!" Joan continues, Villagers exit screaming in a panic,
"Move yourself, boy. Back to the school, quickly." John says,
"Tim!" I call out. he looks over, "Stay with him. No matter what he says do you understand."
"Yes miss Phoenix." Tim answer's
"And you. Go on. Just shift." Martha said to John, he hesitates,
"What about you?" He asks her,
"Mr Smith, I think you should escort Matron to safety, don't you?" She says without looking at him,
"Blaze come on." John calls, I shake my head,
"I'll catch up John, unfinished business to take care of." I deny, my voice slightly cold. This was where I put the most distance I could, John looks between the door and us before running, and I can't help but think,
'The Doctor would have dragged us out by our hair if necessary.' I shake my head. Martha pushes Jenny away holding the gun with both hands,
"Don't try anything. I'm warning you, or sonny boy gets it." she warns,
"She's almost brave, this one." Baines comments, the family slowly advances, I shoot my gun again this time at Clarke
"You're playing a dangerous game." I snarl,
"I should have taken her form. Much more fun. So much spirit." Martha backs away and I slowly follow,
"What happened to Jenny? Is she gone?" Martha asks,
"She doesn't exist anymore, not after she was possessed, it compressed her soul and then expelled it." I explain
"And she went with precious little dignity. All that," she let out a small shriek "screaming." scarecrows grab Martha and I from behind,
"Get the gun!" Baines orders, Martha ducks under it's arms and I copy,
"I warned you, now this will end." I turn and leave hearing,
"Good work, soldier." from Baines. I reach the outside with Martha only to see Joan, John and Tim still there.
"Oh for god's sake." I mutter to Martha,
"Don't just stand there, move! God, you're rubbish as a human! Come on!" Martha and I run,
"I'm so glad I wore running shoes." I call to Martha, she let's out a chuckle as we run but says nothing.
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We reach the school out of breath and walk in, John closes the heavy door and then he begins ringing a bell,
"What're you doing?" Martha demands,
"Maybe one man can't fight them, but this school teaches us to stand together. Take arms! Take arms!" He shouts into the school,
"You can't do that!" Martha protests,
"You want me to fight, don't you? Take arms! Take arms!" I look down as he ignores Martha's protest's, this was truly the moment I could see how different John and the Doctor are. Boys began rushing down stairs.
"I say sir, what's the matter?" Hutchinson questions,
"Enemy at the door, Hutchinson. Enemy at the door. Take arms!" John tells him. I cringe away from John's side and Martha notices and grabs my hand giving it a squeeze.
"You can't do this, Doctor. Mr Smith!" Martha tries, I pull away and go to the window, seeing three of the four in the family.
"Maintain position over the stable yard." He ignore's Martha again,
"They're just boys! You can't ask them to fight!" Martha continues to try, I walk up to our room and head for my case, pulling it out from the wardrobe I set it on the bed and open it.
Pulling out a black bundle I shake it out and lay it on the bed, it was my trench coat and the contents that had been wrapped in it were my blaster and sonic. I set about un-lacing the back of my dress and pulling it over my head. I lay it on the bed with care and strap the holster for my blaster to my thigh placing the blaster in it and picking up the sonic and placing it in my pocket, I hadn't put my coat on yet but I would, eventually.
Walking out of the room I stand at the top of the stairs and listen to the conversation,
"I'm afraid it's true, sir." I hear Joan say,
"Murder on our own soil?" The headmaster questions,
"I saw it, yes." She confirms,
"Perhaps you did well then, Mr Smith. What makes you thing the danger's coming here?" The pompous man compliment,
"Well, sir, they said, um..." John stutter's
"Baines threatened Mr Smith, sir. Um, said he'd follow him. We don't know why." Joan cover's,
"Very well. You boys, remain on guard. Mr Snell, telephone the police. Mr Philips, with me. We shall investigate." The headmaster orders, I let out a sigh, there was no changing this,
"No, it's not safe out there." I hear Martha interrupt,
"Mr Smith, it seems your favorite servant is giving me advice. You will control her, sir." And then from what I can tell he leaves, I clench my fist and feel warmth, fire was sparking, I smile, I could use it again, but not now, the flame extinguishes, I hear his voice again.
'Hold me. Keep me safe. Keep Phoenix safe. Keep me dark. Keep me closed. The time is not right. Find Phoenix.' he was silent for a moment 'Not yet. Not while the Family is abroad. Danger!' he warns he was slightly frantic this time, the girl must me near. I walk down the stairs and out the door
"Do you like them, Mr Philips? I made them myself." Baines said as he walked to one of the scarecrows, "I'm ever so good at science, sir. Look," He pulls an arm off of the scarecrow,
"Molecular fringe animation." I comment leaning casually against the call, their heads snap to me "Fashioned in the shape of straw men. Nice. Your own toy soldiers." I look at Baines "Hello boy, remember me?" I ask
"I remember you. The woman from the dance." he comment's I shook my head,
"Think harder boy, before you came here... you would have known me as Phoenix, the one who shot at you." his eyes widen,
"Baines," His head snaps towards the headmaster "Step apart from this company and come inside with me." The headmaster orders. I roll my eyes,
"No, sir. You, sir-You!-will send us Mr John Smith. That's all we want, sir, Mr John Smith and whatever he's done with his Time Lord consciousness. Then we'd be very happy to leave you alone." Baines shouts I cough this time,
"Slight problem with that. I kind of like him alive and time lord, I don't think I could give him up."
"Silence Woman!" The headmaster snaps, I clench my teeth, 'he's human don't burn him' "You speak with someone else's voice, Baines. Who might that be?" he addresses the boy
"We are the Family of Blood." Baines answers,
"Mr Smith said there had been deaths." I sigh, being ignored is never fun,
"Yes, sir! And they were good, sir!" Baines is grinning as he says this and my disgust rises to a new level.
"Well, I warn you, the school is armed." the man boasted,
"All your little tin soldiers. But tell me, sir, will they thank you?" Baines questions,
"I don't understand." Arrogant asshole that he was, was still confused,
"What do you know of history, sir? What do you know of next year?" the boy giggled out,
"You're not making sense, Baines." The headmaster counters,
"1914 - sir. Because the Family has traveled far and wide looking for Mr Smith and, oh, the things we have seen. War is coming. In foreign fields, war of the whole wide world, with all your boys falling down in the mud. Do you think they will thank the man who taught them it was glorious?" he explains a sneer on his face,
"Don't you forget, boy, I've been a soldier. I was in South Africa, I used my dead mates as sandbags, I fought with the butt of my rifle when the bullets ran out, and I would go back there tomorrow for King and Country!" The fool shouts with over grown pride.
"Et cetera, et cetera." Baines turns his gun on Philips and disintegrates him. I lift my hand and a scarecrow sets alight, Baines looks started and looks at me,
"I don't particularly like killing but take one more life in front of me and I will start with you sister, before I take your life and your family's." I growl lowly. I knew John was watching from the window but I couldn't bring myself to care. Whilst slightly frightened Baines looks back at the headmaster.
"Run along, headmaster. Run back to the school, and send us Mr Smith!" he commands, Jenny laughs as the headmaster runs I look at them,
"You are fools." they stop and look over at me again and tilt their heads,
"How so?" they ask,
"He isn't hiding because he is scared of you. He was trying to give you a chance to run. In the opposite direction, the opposite time. You have no idea of a Time Lords Fury, it's the stuff of legends. But now, you've killed people, humans, a race he cherishes, you have no idea what you've unleashed upon yourselves, so in his place I give you one last warning. Stop this, leave, because if you don't you will live to regret it." They let out a laugh,
"You are very funny girl, but we want to live forever and a Time Lord consciousness will give us that. He wouldn't kill us." I sigh,
"There are worse things than death." I turn and walk back to the school.
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"Quickly now! Take the magazine cut-off out!" I hear Hutchinson order, this was chaos...
"That's it. We need water for the Vickers gun. See to it. Faster! All of you, faster!"The headmaster commands,
"Lockley, when firing commences, you're in charge of the gallery." John order's I hang my head again,
"Peterson, that is not acceptable. Report to your senior officer." Hutchinson... I walk past them all towards John's study coat now on.
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"I know it sounds mad, but when the Doctor became human, he took the alien part of himself and stored it inside the watch. It's not really a watch, it just looks like a watch." I hear Martha, I stand in the doorway.
"And alien means...not from abroad, I take it." Joan guesses,
"The man you call John Smith...he was born on another world." Martha tries to explain,
"A different species." John concludes, 'She was quite smart.'
"Yeah." Martha agree's,
"Then tell me, in this fairy tale...who are you?" Joan asks,
"Just a friend. I'm not interested...I mean you haven't got a rival in me...Just his friend." Martha stutter's,
"What about Blaze." she questions,
"Phoenix, her name's Phoenix, and she's... She's-" I cut her off,
"I'm a dear friend." their heads snap towards me, "Yes hello." I wave.
"A friend...You're human I take it? The both of you?" she asks, I smile,
"Martha is... Me not so much." I shrug,
"And what are you?" Joan quires,
"Daughter of a star... To complicated to explain right now, by the way, what are you doing Martha?" she looks at me uncomfortable, I raise an eyebrow.
"Looking... for the... watch." I let out a sigh,
"Martha, it'll be opened when the time is right and not a moment sooner."
"But it hurt's you to see him like this to not... feel him." she protests, I hold my hand up,
"I may not approve of what he's doing, but we can't change anything, I'll endure the cold, i have most of my life whats a little more?" she looks upset. "Thanks though."
"I must go." Joan says heading for the door. "Those boys are going to fight. I might not be a doctor, but I'm still their nurse. They need me." She walks past me quickly, I look at Martha,
"I have to find John Make sure he doesn't get into trouble." I sigh, "be careful." I give her a hug and head out. walking back to the stairs and going down just as Joan walks in, in her uniform.
"You're with Armitage and Thwaites. They know the drill." John says to a few boys, he turns to me and Joan "Blaze, Matron it's not safe." he insists,
"I'm doing my duty, just as much as you." Joan retorts,
"John you were watching from the window, I'm fine." I bite out trying to sound normal,
"Fine evening we've had together." Joan says trying to break the tension,
"Not quite as planned." John admits sheepishly,
"Tell me about Nottingham." I look over as she asks this my head lowering,
"Sorry?" He asks confused,
"That's where you were brought up. Tell me about it." She insists,
"Well, it lies on the River Leen, its southern boundary following the course of the River Trent which flows from Stoke to the Humber." he rattles,
"That sounds like an encyclopaedia. Where did you live?" She tries again,
"Broadmoor Street, adjacent to Hotley Terrace in the district of Radford Parade." John answers, more facts, I shake my head,
"But more that facts." Joan tells him, I could see this was hurting her,
"How did we meet John?" I ask, he snaps to me trying to think, "What was our first outing as a couple?" again he can't answer. And then I move in on the final question "When were we married?" I couldn't mention the children he thought we had, it would be to much, but he can't answer he looks scared.
"How can you think that I'm not real? When I kissed you, when you arrived, was that a lie?" I flinch, I couldn't answer... Because it was, he hadn't met me before that day.
"This Doctor sounds like some...some romantic lost prince. Would you rather that? Am I not enough?" He demands, I cringe back again,
"No, that's not true. Never." Joan answer's for me, and I can't help but feel grateful to her for answering for me...
"I've got to go." He says,
"Martha was right about one thing, though. Those boys-they're children. John Smith wouldn't want them to fight, never mind the Doctor. 'The John Smith I was getting to know-he knows it's wrong, doesn't he?" she asks
"Would he want his children in this fight?" I finally voice, he recoils sharply at my words,
"Mr Smith, if you please!" The headmaster calls,
"What choice do I have?" He pulls me into a deep kiss and then leaves, I shake my head,
"How can I hurt him?" I question to myself.
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'Beware...' I hear the watch and my head snaps up, 'Her.' I take off, I had to find Tim.
Running through the halls I hear her,
"What are you hiding?"
"Nothing." Tim dismisses,
"What have you got there?" She repeats,
"Nothing." Tim repeats, insistent.
"Show me, little boy." And I step up beside him,
"Yes Tim show her." I say with a smirk.
"I reckon whatever you are, you're still in the shape of a girl. How strong is she, do you think? Does she really want to see this?" And Tim opens the watch pointing it at her, I see his confrontation with the Racnoss, the girl runs off. I put my hands on his shoulders,
"Good job."
"I'm afraid of him..." he says quietly, walking in front of him I smile and crouch down, taking his hands and the watch in mine,
"You don't need to be." I picture all the things he had done. Saving the people on the moon, saving the globe theatre, saving all the people on new earth with Rose, saving Chloe and the Isolus. Pulling my hands from his he gasps, "While he has rage and anger, he has joy and love, he has saved to many people to count. And he will save us again. He never stops." He smiles, "Now, try to stay out of trouble I already have him to deal with. Don't open the watch unless you absolutely have to." he nods. "I'll see you soon. Come to the Cartwrite home when everyone leaves the school." I walk away and head over to the window at the front of the school to see John holding a rifle...
"Fire!" The headmaster commands, The boys fire some of the scarecrows falling, John however does not. "Cease fire!" he calls, walking over to the bodies "They're straw. Like she said. Straw!" Hutchinson turns to John,
"The no one's dead, sir? We killed no one?" The headmaster heads back behind the guns,
"Stand to!" he orders, Martha and Joan had came to watch with me. Martha and I running when we saw Lucy, the girl walk towards the boys.
"You child, come out of the way. Come into the school. You don't know who's out there. It's the Cartwright girl, isn't it? Come here. Come to me." He says gently, I shake my head,
"Mr Rocastle, please. Don't go near her." Martha shouts in warning,
"You were told to be quiet." He snaps, my eyes flash,
"Listen to her, she is right, that girl is trouble." I intervene
"Listen to us, she's part of it! Matron, tell him." Martha insists
"I think-I don't know. I think you should stay back, Headmaster." Joan agree's hesitantly,
"Mr Smith." he asks,
"She was-she was with-with Baines in the village." John informs, agreeing with us,
"Mr Smith, I've seen many strange sights this night but there is no cause on God's earth that would allow me to see this child in the field of battle, sir." I sigh, such a stubborn man "Come with me." He says to the girl,
"You're funny." Lucy smiles,
"That's right. Now take my hand." he says gently,
"So funny." She pulls the gun from her coat and shoots, "Now who's going to shoot me - any of you, really?" and just like that the blaster was in my hand and I shot at her feet startling the boys and John.
"I warned your brother that if he killed in front of me I would take his life and his family's." I say in a hard voice moving to aim the gun straight at her, about to pull the trigger, when Martha grabbed my hand and pushed it down,
"He wouldn't be pleased with you." I stiffen,
"Put down your guns." John says to the boys still not looking away from me as he lower's his own rifle.
"But sir, the Headmaster-" Hutchinson tries,
"I'll not see this happen. Not anymore. You will retreat...in an orderly fashion back through the school. Hutchinson, lead the way." He commands,
"But sir-" Hutchinson tries again, John raises his voice,
"I said, lead the way." Baines arrives,
"Go on, then, run!" He fires his gun into the air, Panic and screaming starts as the boys retreat, I look at Baines before looking at the girl. Martha grabs my hand
"Come on!" She shouts, I let her drag me, but not before I narrow my eyes at the girl's coat and set the corner on fire. She quickly takes the coat off and they glare at me.
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Okay here's Family of Blood pt 1, the opening had been going through my head for a while so I started writing the chapter and I just couldn't stop.
Let me know what you think of this and the next one. Looking forward to reading your reviews.
Shadow OUT!
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