Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Nine
(In the Doctor's distant future)
"Right, whoever is in my spot better move or it will be wet willies for the lot of you," Adam said while coming down the stairs and sat down on the couch. Liam crawled onto his lap as Alan poked Adam in the leg and he looked down at Alan. "Ah, Master Timelord, can you tell the class where I left off?"
"Yes, Head Master," Alan said as he stood up and placed his hands behind his back. "Doctor Merman and his crew, including the awesome Alan of Seaweed, were on a quest to find the stolen, jewel crested seahorse for the icky Princess…"
"Oi, no editing," Rain said as the others laughed and Alan stuck his tongue out at her.
"As I was saying, they were going to look for the seahorse and were riding on the back of Loch, the wonder water horse," Alan said then sat down and Adam patted his head.
"That was very good. High marks," Adam said and Alan beamed.
"So what happened next?" Angel asked, snuggling against Frazer and he wrapped his arms around her.
"Carp!" Alan of Seaweed shouted then dead punched Doctor Merman's shoulder and Doctor Merman grumbled, rubbing his sore shoulder. Alan of Seaweed had been calling out names of the fish he saw while Loch moved through the water then punched Doctor Merman's shoulder while pointing at the fish.
"Want me tae put him tae sleep?" Frazerwick asked as he slid the gnarled wand out of his robe and pointed it at Alan of Seaweed.
"Isn't that a bit drastic?" Rose Coral asked and Frazerwick softly giggled.
"I mean do you want me tae knock him out?"
"Yes please," Doctor Merman said with a nod of his head and Frazerwick waved the gnarled wand around in a small circle and a violet light flared in his eyes. Alan of Seaweed's eyes went wide as a nightcap appeared on his head and a blue stuffed turtle was tucked under his right arm.
"Nighty night," Alan of Seaweed said then slid onto the soft skin and stuck his thumb in his mouth, going to sleep. Doctor Merman smiled then high fived Frazerwick and Frazerwick placed the gnarled wand back in his robe.
"Now, where did that shadow go?" Doctor Merman said when Rose Coral looked up and slowly pointed toward the large, black shadow floating overhead. "Ah, there it is!"
"Are you sure that we should...?" Princess Rain Shower asked when the large, black shadow came closer and Loch roared, tossing its head back. Princess Rain Shower held tightly onto Doctor Merman's arm as the darkness covered them and Doctor Merman's hearts slammed in his chest.
"Hello? Is there anyone in there?" a voice asked when Doctor Merman blinked his eyes opened and looked up at the face looking down at him. Blinking his eyes a few times, he watched the face growing clearer and…
"Hold it, that's Jack!" Alan said as Adam smiled at him and closed his eyes, pulling Jack's mind forward.
"Captain, would you like tae come over an' be a part of a story that I'm telling my grandkiddies?" Adam thought.
"Sure, nothing much's going on over here. Do you want me to bring the others?" Jack thought.
"Aye, but bring your own food. I am nae going tae feed the whole neighborhood!" Adam thought and Jack laughed, moving away. A few minutes later Jack and the rest of Torchwood were sitting around the living room while Adam recapped his story then closed his eyes, setting up a privacy block.
Captain Jack Harkfish was a tall merman with stunning good looks, a dazzling smile and his tail shimmered in bright red, orange and yellow scales. He wore a billowing tan jacket and a sword dangled from the gold belt around his waist.
"Who are you?" Doctor Merman asked as Captain Jack smiled at him and folded his arms over his chest.
"I am Captain Jack Harkfish, the scourge of the seas," Captain Jack said and Doctor Merman arched an eyebrow at him, nodding his head.
"And what is this?" Doctor Merman asked as he carefully sat up and looked around the room. The walls and ceiling looked like it had been carved from pearls and the floor was the tops of clam shells.
"This is my ship, The Perchwood," Captain Jack said with pride and Doctor Merman nodded, floating off the bed of coral he was lying on.
"Where are my friends?" he asked as Captain Jack nodded his head toward the seashell door and they floated toward the seashell door, leaving the room. Doctor Merman saw that the hallways and flooring were made of seashells and pearls and the coral portholes showed the sea outside. Peering out of the window, Doctor Mermaid was surprised by the size of the Perchwood then understood by the shadow was so large. The Perchwood was tied to the back of a large whale and Captain Jack joined him at the porthole and smiled.
"Pretty clever, eh?" he asked and Doctor Merman nodded his head.
"My friends?" he asked and Captain Jack nodded his head then pointed down the hallway. Going down the hallway, Captain Jack led Doctor Merman into a room with pink coral walls and flooring and Princess Rain Shower was sleeping inside half a clam shell. Her hair was spread out on the pillow as Doctor Merman floated closer and sat next to her.
"Latara?" he softly whispered when he moved closer and gently kissed her cheek. Princess Rain Shower sighed as she stretched her arms over head and opened her eyes, smiling up at him.
"Did you find the…?" she asked as he gently placed his hand over her mouth and she glared at him. He pointed at Captain Jack as Captain Jack floated closer and smiled, brushing some hair from his eyes.
"Well, hello, I'm Captain Jack Harkfish. Who are you, Pretty Sea Stuff?" he asked and Princess Rain Shower growled behind Doctor Merman's hand.
"Behave," Doctor Merman said, wagging a finger at him.
"I was just saying hello," he said and Doctor Merman sighed, rolling his eyes.
"I am PRINCESS Rain Shower!" Princess Rain Shower said after Doctor Merman removed his hand and she sat up, folding her arms over her chest.
"Oh, I am so sorry, Your Highness," Captain Jack said with a bow and Princess Rain Shower snorted, turning her head away.
"Where are the others?" she demanded and Doctor Merman helped her out of the clam shell.
"This way," Captain Jack said as they left the room and went down the hallway. They stopped short when the door to the room to their left exploded off the hinges and slammed into the wall. Smoke rolled out of the room as they peeked inside and saw Frazerwick floated off the floor. His eyes were black as his head blew around his head and tiny, blue veins crept up his neck and along his face. The gnarled wand was glowing in a green light while he breathed hard and fast through his nose and Captain Jack looked at Doctor Merman. "Who is that?"
"That is one ticked off merwizard," Doctor Merman said as he floated toward Frazerwick and Frazerwick glared at him. "Frazerwick, it's alright. No one is going to hurt you."
"Where is Loch?" Frazerwick said in an inhuman voice and his hat bobbed up and down, trying to get onto his head. Doctor Merman took the hat in his hands when he looked at Angel Fish and she peeked out at Frazerwick then ducked back into the hat. "WHERE IS MY WATER HORSE?"
"Easy, Mate, your transport is safe," Captain Jack said as he floated closer but didn't have time to move when Frazerwick roared and a green light soared out of the gnarled wand, hitting Captain Jack in the chest. Captain Jack slammed into the wall then slid down the wall and Doctor Merman growled, looking at Frazerwick.
"What have you done?" he demanded and Frazerwick blinked his eyes a few times, calming down. His eyes changed back to their usual hazel color and the tiny, blue lines vanished from his face and neck. Doctor Merman handed him his hat back as Frazerwick placed the hat on his head and floated toward Captain Jack. Frazerwick examined Captain Jack then frowned and wrapped his arms around his body, slightly shaking in fear.
"He's dead," Frazerwick whispered as Princess Rain Shower gasped and Doctor Merman floated to her, placing an arm around her.
"What do we do now?" she whispered when Rose Coral and Alan of Seaweed appeared in the doorway and Doctor Merman looked at them.
"What's going on? One minute I'm playing Punch A Fish then the next I wake up in this cool room with my Sweetie Fins sleeping next to me," Alan of Seaweed asked as he floated toward Doctor Merman and looked down at Captain Jack. "Who's that?"
"That was our host before he killed him!" Princess Rain Shower said, pointing at Frazerwick and Frazerwick sighed, looking down at the floor. He blinked his eyes a few times because he thought he saw Captain Jack smiling when Captain Jack's eyes snapped opened and Frazerwick screamed.
"Whoa, note to self, don't make the merwizard with attitude mad," Captain Jack teased as he sat up and Princess Rain Shower and Rose Coral hid behind Doctor Merman and Alan of Seaweed.
"But…but…but…" Doctor Merman said and Captain Jack smiled, brushing the hair from his eyes.
"I know. I was dead," Captain Jack said then sighed, looking at the floor. "I'm immortal."
"How did that happen?" Alan of Seaweed asked.
"Well, if you will join me on the bridge, I'll tell you," Captain Jack said as he pointed to the door and they headed for the door, leaving the room.