Chapter One Hundred Ten
M'Yari walked closer as she looked at Hamish and moved her finger along the stick.
"Why do you carry this?" she asked as she tilted her head to one side and blinked.
"It helps me get around," Hamish said when M'Yari gently took Hamish's face in her hands, looking deeply into his eyes.
"You don't want to fight, do you?" she asked as she stroked his cheeks with her fingers and her eyes flashed in a blue light.
"Aye, I do," Hamish said with a nod of his head and she frowned.
"No, you DON'T!" she shouted as her eyes flashed again and he grinned at her. "What is so funny?"
"You're trying tae hypnotize me, eh?" he asked and her eyes went wide.
"Yes, but you're not falling under my stare. What are you? Blind?" she asked as his grin grew wider, showing his straight, white teeth, and she gasped. "No, this is unacceptable! I will not have a blind man fighting in my arena!"
"Then you'll let my wee brother go, aye?"
"No, he is mine!" she said then looked at the Doctor. "You will give him to me or I will…"
M'Yari gasped when Hamish spun the stick then hit her in the face then in the ribs, swept her legs out from under her, placed on foot on her stomach after she fell to the ground and held the end of the stick between her breasts. The stick pulsated under his hands in time with her heartbeat as she breathed hard and fast and he smiled down at her.
"Now, where is this arena of yours?" he asked and she growled, flopping down onto her back.
"Now, are you sure you want tae do this?" Angus asked while Hamish finished sharpening the end of the stick and nodded.
"Aye, I do," he said with a nod of his head.
"But this isnae your fight, Frazer is my brother."
"He is also mine."
"But I am the oldest," Angus said as Hamish walked to him and placed his hand on his shoulder.
"Aye, you were born first, but you, Ian, Robbie, Conner, Vicky an' Frazer went into the future while I was born in the past. So, technically, I am the oldest," Hamish said and Angus thought for a few minutes then smiled.
"Aye, you're right, but it still doesnae make it easy for me tae watch you go off an' fight a fight you might nae win."
"Well, if it comes tae that, may I ask a favor of you?" he asked and Angus placed his hand on top of Hamish's hand, squeezing it.
"What are you asking?"
"If I die, I want you tae look after Lucy an' my girls," Hamish said and Angus gasped.
"Are you sure?" he asked and Hamish nodded. "Then, aye, they will be under my protection."
"Thank you, Brother," Hamish said as he left the room and Angus sighed, feeling a deep ache in his hearts.
M'Yari's minions stood around the edge of the wall that encircled the arena while M'Yari sat on the throne while the Doctor, Duer, Frankie, Cam, Angel, Jenna, Jamie and the rest of the McCrimmon clan stood at the other side of the arena and Frazer was sitting on the ground near the throne. His shoulder was in a sling as he wore a golden collar and was chained to the throne. M'Yari gently stroked his hair as he growled and tried biting her finger, resulting in a sharp slap from M'yari to the back of his head.
"If she hits him ONE more time…" Angel grumbled as the Doctor nodded and held her in his arms.
"It's going to be ok," the Doctor said then whispered in her ear and her eyes went wide.
"Really?" she asked softly and he nodded, giving her a smile. Three elves raised three golden curved ram horns when the sound of horns filled the air and the gate opened. Hamish walked inside the arena to the cheers of his family as the stick left little welts in the sand and he did a little bow. M'Yari stood up when she pulled on the chain and Frazer grunted, half standing up.
"She's choking him!" Conner shouted as Hamish slowly reached down and picked up a stone. Closing his eyes, he blocked out all the noise except for Frazer's gagging for air and Hamish threw the stone, hitting M'Yari's wrist. She yelped as she let go of the chain and Frazer collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.
"Do that again, Witch, an' you'll see how good I am at tossing my stick!" Hamish said as he tapped the stick hard against the sand then let go and the stick gently wobbled back and forth.
"Run her through, Hamish!" Robert yelled then looked at the Doctor and lowered his head. Shaking his head, the Doctor looked at Hamish and pulled his mind closer, setting up a privacy block.
"No killing," the Doctor thought and Hamish blinked.
"You mean me or the beastie?" Hamish thought.
"Time Lords don't kill unless it is absolutely necessary."
"And if this thing kills me?"
"I will apologize profusely to your father," the Doctor thought and Hamish sighed. The minions cheered when the gate opened and the ground seemed to shake. With a low grunt, a twenty foot tall ogre lumbered out into the arena and Jamie looked at the Doctor.
"Look at the size of that thing, Doctor!" Jamie said.
"Yes, Jamie, it is a big thing, isn't it?" Duer said and Jamie smiled, a soft laugh escaped his lips. The minions cheered and laughed as he stood still and the ogre looked at him. The ogre had mossy green skin with a scattering of warts and tuffs of black hair spread over the ogre's head. Its yellow eyes squinted at Hamish as snot dripped from its bulbous nose and two tusks stuck out from its bottom lip. The ogre wore fur trunks with a belt and veins pulsated on the muscular arms and legs.
"Och, you have got tae be kidding me!" Ian shouted as the ogre moved closer to Hamish and Hamish felt the coolness in the air while the shadow of the ogre moved over him.
"You're a big one, aye?" Hamish asked as the ogre grunted and Hamish pulled the stick out of the sand. The ogre roared then it lifted its hands over its head and Hamish took on step to the left. The large arms swung down as the ogre's eyes went wide and it stumbled forward, nearly crashing into the wall. Shrugging, Hamish covered his mouth as he yawned and the ogre ran toward him. Hamish heard the heavy footsteps as he started running and the stick thumped against his leg. After making a third lap around the arena, Hamish leaned against the wall while the ogre came closer and Hamish looked up, smiling.
"You ken, Angus, you might be right. Mebbe this was a bad idea," he said and Angus looked at the large fey guard behind him then grinned.
"You need some help then?" Angus asked.
"Aye, that would be nice!" Hamish said as the ogre swung at him and Hamish ducked, hearing the sound of stone and bone shattering from the ogre hitting the wall. The large fey guard didn't have time to move as Angus made a fist and smashed his fist into the large fey guard's face, causing the large fey guard to slide to the floor. Picking up a large axe, Angus yelled as he climbed onto the top of the wall and jumped into the air.
"No, he can't do that!" M'Yari shouted as Frazer smiled and watched Angus land like a cat on his feet and swung the axe at the ogre. A large gash erupted from the ogre's leg as it bellowed and Ian and Robert looked at each other.
"Well?" Robert asked as he nodded his head toward the two fey guards behind then and Ian nodded. The fey guards grunted as Ian and Robert punched them in the face, grabbed the long sword and axe then jumped onto the top of the wall.
"Brothers, can we play, too?" Ian shouted as Hamish ducked and Angus swung the axe, cutting a long gash into the ogre's back.
"Aye, come on!" Angus shouted as Robert and Ian dived off the wall and landed softly on the ground. The minions were cheering loudly as Conner smacked the back of his head against the elf guard behind him and Conner picked up the axe, jumping onto the top of the wall.
"Wait for me!" he shouted as he jumped down and roared, running toward the ogre.
"Dinnae forget me!" Jamie said after knocking out the fey guard near him and took his spear. Yelling "creag an tuire", Jamie jumped onto the top of the wall when he jumped into the area and ran toward Conner, who was getting up after the ogre nearly hit him. "Are you alright, Lad?"
"Aye, Dad," Conner said with a nod of his head and they ran to help Ian and Angus.
"Och, the nerve of them," Victoria said while watching Hamish and Robert yelling and waving their arms at the ogre and Jenna, Frankie, and Angel looked at her.
"You're right. This is rude!" Angel said as they knocked out the four fey guards behind them, grabbed their weapons. Climbing onto the top of the wall, they jumped down then ran toward the ogre and Duer sighed, rolling his eyes. Stepping down hard on the foot of the elf guard to his left, he grabbed the elf guard's spear then jumped onto the top of the wall then looked at the Doctor. Shrugging, Duer jumped into the arena when he helped Frankie up after she slipped on the bloody sand and the Doctor looked at Cam, Donald, Zoe and Alexander.
"No," he said as the children sighed and folded their arms over their chests.
"But he's my daddy," Alexander said and the Doctor nodded, placing his arm around Alexander's shoulders. The ogre, winded and bleeding, was staggering side to side while Hamish held up his hand and the others backed away. Hamish slowly walked toward the ogre when he heard a soft humming sound and someone tapped his back.
"May I?" Alan asked as he took the stick out of Hamish's hand and made a face. The vortex manipulator sat on his right wrist as he used end of Adam's shirt to wipe the blood off the stick and looked at the ogre. The Doctor had contacted Alan and Adam and told them what was going on as Alan twirled the stick around like a baton and whistled. "Right, just so that we're clear, NO ONE messes with my family and gets away with it!"
"What he said," Adam said and adjusted the strap on the vortex manipulator he was wearing on his left wrist.
The ogre grunted at Alan rammed the end of the stick into the fur trunks and its eyes went wide. The ogre staggered to the left when it started to fall and Adam cupped his hands around his mouth.
"Timber!" Adam shouted as the ogre crashed to the ground and M'yari stood up, her eyes glowing in a red light.
"Foul!" she shouted and Alan looked around the arena, placing the stick in Hamish's hand.
"I don't see any fowl," he said then looked over at the Doctor and waved his arms in the air. "Brother, do you see any fowl?"
"I think she's saying that we cheated," the Doctor said and Alan made an O with his mouth.
"You did cheat, Time Lord, so I claim this one as mine!" M'Yari said as she pulled on the chain and Frazer gagged, pulling on the collar.
"Let him go!" a voice said as she gasped and her eyes went wide, seeing who was standing next to the Doctor and the Doctor smiled.
"Someone's in trouble," Alan said in a sing song voice and Adam smiled, placing his elbow on Alan's shoulder and crossed one ankle over the other.