HI! Sorry I didn't get to post yesterday. Busy day. But this chapter's one of my favorites. Perhaps just because I love the Master. This one also has a lot more dialogue. And it's longer.
Chapter 4:
"Ah, much better. Been a long time, Doctor. You look different, much like a 10 year old." The Master muttered the last part under his breath and stood up straight. "Where what all began?" The Doctor repeated his previous statement. The Master rolled his eyes. "Doctor, I find it frustrating that every time we meet, you seem to think I'm going to sit here and tell you all my plans, and give you time to work out a way to stop me whilst I make tea." The Doctor opened his mouth to question further but the Master wasn't having any of that. "But enough about me how are you? Not too tied up I hope." He laughed at his own joke while pulling on the ropes tying the Doctor's hands together. "Ah, just pulling your string." He laughed again. "Oh, and I'll take that if you don't mind." He reached for the Doctor's lap and grabbed his sonic screwdriver.
The Doctor had a million questions running through his head. Where are we? What is this and what's it for? How long have you been alive? How long was I asleep for? But immediately he knew the first and most important one. "Where's River?" The Master looked very disappointed. "River, hmm, oh you mean the curly haired woman you came in with? Really Doctor it's always a different girl, every time. She's fine. Got her a nice cozy room." The Master grabbed the chair the Doctor was tied to and spun it around, pressing a button on a remote he pulled out of his pocket. Hanging on the wall was a large screen. He could now see, on the screen, River lying in a bed in a small dark room.
"River," He said impulsively. River jumped up to look at them. He was surprised she could hear him. He had thought it was just a video. She could obviously see them projected onto the wall of her room. "Doctor! Are you ok? Where are you?" The Doctor smiled. "River, I'm fine. I'm…" The Master cut in. "…Going to have to stop you there." He turned to River. "I'm the Master, by the way. Absolutely lovely to meet you!" River stepped back and her eyes grew wide. "The Master." She whispered the name like it was a curse.
"Oh, so he's mentioned me then! I would love to catch up; I really would, but how time flies. We really must be off. Bye, bye!" Then he pressed a button on his remote and the view of River quickly disappeared. "Master, if you lay a finger on her I swear I'll…" He was shouting know but the Master cut him off. "You'll what, Doctor?" The Master looked at him expectantly. The Doctor stopped shouting now. He was worried for her. "Just don't hurt her." The Master grinned.
"Of course. Wouldn't dream of it." He said in a slightly sarcastic voice. He walked over to the desk and sat in the chair resting his feet on top of the desk. "So, if I really must answer your previous question, this is my business. It's my corporation." The Doctor looked a little confused. "What is it? What are you going to do with it?" The Master looked at him a bit apologetically. He looked as though he felt incredibly sorry for him.
"Well… that'll have to wait. Just thought I'd give you that little 'spoiler' as your friend might say. We did some research on her," He picked up a file and started going through it. "Interesting stuff. Oh, here's my favorite part! 'The woman who kills the Doctor.' I love that." The Doctor sighed. "Yeah, it's complicated."
"Shall we check up on her? Maybe move her in here? The more the merrier. But then again, I think the thought might have made your face brighten a bit too much for my liking." He pushed a button on the wall and held it down, "Guards, get the girl, bring her here, and tie her to a chair."
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