Hey everyone, I know, it's been a while for my updates but i haven't really been reading for inspiratiion for a while now, so for everyone who is great and stuck with this story through the really long wait i Give you 'Boom Town'.
I don't own 'Doctor Who?'
Enjoy.
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Recap
"Jackie." I croak "I'm here for my appointment." I try with a smile, giving me a hand up we go to the med scanner getting Owen to run the scan and diagnostics. He went
pale at the readings "So how am I looking doc?" I question...
"Andy." his voice cracks.
"That bad huh?" I ask with a tilt of my head,
"You've only got a week and a half left ant most..." my forced smile drops for a second before I put it back in place,
"Right then, I had better make the most of it." I say getting up, "Jack can I talk to you in the office?" I ask before walking out of the med center and to Jacks
office, Jack closes the door behind him and I launch myself into his arms and just let go of the tears again. Was this my punishment?
XXX
It had been three days since my check up and i had been a little withdrawn, but you can't really blame me, I'm dying and have a few days left a week at most now, No one has been able to look me in the eyes in the hub since the diagnoses, I've been trying to get the happy mask back but it's been hard, Rose had been in to tell me we were stopping off in Cardiff for the TARDIS to soak up radiation from the riff, well, she didn't say that exactly but that was the more intelligent wording, her exact words were,
'We're gonna stop in Cardiff to fill the TARDIS up.' I had snickered, the old girl hadn't been to keen on being compared to a car, she had grumbled quite a bit. I
have been having trouble keeping it from the newer jack as he wasn't supposed to know i was dying. Still it was okay, the doctor became a little more careful around me more caring almost, sometimes he would come to my room and we would just talk, he would tear down my walls and force me to feel and i would do the same for him, I had learn't he had a wife and three children, a little girl and two older boys who had been halfway through the academy before the war started, I hadn't told them, being Rose and the Doctor about what was left of me, i wanted to god knows it was eating at me, but i couldn't put any stress on them, not now... Sighing i grab Dawn and Magma holstering them behind my back throwing on a coat and head to the console room.
XXX
We had landed about 10 minutes ago and the doctor was changing a light in the console room, Jack was by the ladder and Rose and I had been chatting on the jump seat. And then the knock came, Mickey was now here, Jack went over and opened the door and-
"Who the hell are you?" Ahh so well spoken as always Jack,
"What do you mean, who the hell am I? Who the hell are you?" I hear Mickey ask,
"Captain Jack Harkness. Whatever your selling, we're not buying." I grin as Jack goes to close the door,
"Get out of my way!" Mickey snaps as he shoves past,
"Don't tell me. This must be Mickey." Jack calls,
"Here comes trouble! How're you doing, Ricky boy?" The doctor shouts down looking over before going back to the work he was doing, I sigh
"It's Mickey!" he corrects, I look over at the alien,
"Don't wind him up, what are you? a child?" i tease, he grins at me and sticks his tongue out.
"Don't listen to him, he's winding you up." Rose assures Mickey,
"You look fantastic." He hugs her and then i run over and jump on his back,
"Aw, sweet, look at these two. How come I never get any of that?" Jack asks,
"Buy me a drink first." The doctor calls not looking down,
"You're such hard work." Jack complains,
"But worth it." The doctor retorted
"Mickey Mickey Mickey! I missed you so much." I say sloppily kissing his cheek,
"Oh your on one of your rushes aren't you?" i smile and nod as he says this,
"You bring out the best in me." i squeeze my arms and legs, which were being held piggy back style.
"What's up with Princess, she's not like this usually." Jack asks Rose and The doctor,
"Lexa gets hyper sometimes and can't stop bouncing, rambling or grinning, she also jumps on your back for a piggy back, be glad she's not like this all the time, it can get scary." The doctor explains, I stick my tongue out at him,
"You love me really."
"Did you manage to find it?" Rose asked, not paying me any mind as I clung to him,
"There you go." He says as he reaches into his pocket with a little difficulty and hands her the passport. I roll my eyes,
"She doesn't need it." I whisper to him before hopping off his back and jumping around the console and launching at Jack, "Jackie!" he chuckles,
"Well aren't you a psycho bunny who's had to much sugar." he says as he jumps jolting me causing me to giggle. I felt better when I was hyper. Less of the negative i'm dying thoughts in my mind and more of the positive bouncy Alexandra.
"I can go anywhere now." Rose gloats to the doctor waving the passport around. I shake my head,
"I told you, you don't need a passport." The doctor says repeating what i had told mickey,
"It's all very well going to Platform One and Justicia and the Glass Pyramid of San Kaloon," that was really pretty, I had been hyper and nearly shattered it. They weren't happy with me. "But what if we end up in Brazil? I might need it. You see, I'm prepared for anything." she continues,
"Jackie?" i ask drawing out his name.
"Yes princess?" he asked cautiously,
"Can you run with me." i beg with puppy eyes,
"Princess." he starts,
"Pretty Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top." he sighs and tightens his hands on my thighs,
"Once around the console and that's it." he warns, I pout but nod, and then he set off at a really fast pace and i had to hold onto him tighter so i wouldn't fall back and cackled, he stopped and i couldn't stop laughing
"Oi!" the doctor shouts, i snap out of my laughing fit and look over,
"Look in the mirror. But this guy, I don't know, he's kind of..." Oh Big ears comment.
"Handsome?" Jack asked looking at me over his shoulder, i wink and nod,
"More like cheesy." Mickey snarks
"Early twenty first Century slang. Is cheesy good or bad?" He asked us,
"It's bad." Mickey and I inform, well i chimed mickey deadpanned,
"But bad means good, isn't that right?" He questioned trying to save himself, i shake my head,
"No, sweetie bad doesn't mean good anymore. Only on opposite day."
"Are you saying I'm not handsome?" The doctor demanded climbing down the ladder an indignant look on his face,
"Are you kidding? Your beyond good looking, Biker boy." I call grinning at him manically, i couldn't help it,
"We just stopped off. We need to refuel. The thing is, Cardiff's got this rift running through the middle of the city. It's invisible, but it's like an earthquake
fault between different dimensions." Rose started to explain,
"The rift was healed back in 1869." The doctor adds on,
"Thanks to a girl named Gwyneth," Rose starts again before i cut in
"Because these creatures called the Gelth, they were using the rift as a gateway but she saved the world and closed it."
"But closing a rift always leaves a scar, and that scar generates energy, harmless to the human race," Jack carries on,
"But perfect for the TARDIS, so just park it here for a couple of days right on top of the scar and..." The doctor said his grin growing,
"Open up the engines," Jack
"Soak up the radiation." I cut in,
"Like filling her up with petrol and off we go!" Rose grins equaling ours,
"Into time!" Jack and I shout,
"And space!" The doctor exclaim with us.
"My God, have you seen yourselves? You all think you're so clever, don't you?" Mickey gaped looking slightly horrified,
"Yeah." The doctor's Northern accent replied,
"Yeah." Rose copied,
"Yep!" Jackie continued with the affirmative, OMG K9 moment!
"Uh huh." i nod squeezing jacks neck slightly in a hug, the i pouted, "I'm board, can we go out, can we, we really should, i like the outside, I need outside as much as possible." they laugh,
"You know princess, I'm seeing why the doc thinks your scary like this..." Jack comments.
XXX
"Should take another twenty four hours, which means we've got time to kill." The doctor says as he locks the door, I was still on Jacks back,
"That old lady's staring." Mickey states looking at the old woman passing by,
"Probably wondering what five people could do inside a small wooden box." Jack reasons as the doctor snickers, i lean over close to Jacks er and put on a mock sexy voice,
"I can think of a few things." He choked on air and caused the other's to laugh "What's wrong Jackie, not what you were expecting?" i ask innocently,
"I wouldn't mind if you weren't my sister." i glares, i grin,
"Aww i love you to." I peck his cheek and hop off his back,
"What are you captain of, the Innuendo Squad?" Mickey asks meanly, Jack makes a whatever pose with his hands and goes to walk off with us,
"Wait, the Tardis, we can't just leave it. Doesn't it get noticed?" Mickey asked a little miffed about our lack of concern for the TARDIS.
"Yeah, what's with the police box? Why does it look like that?" Jack asks only now questioning her look,
"It's a cloaking device." Rose answers,
"Chameleon Circuit." i correct on instinct,
"Lexa's right. The TARDIS is meant to disguise itself wherever it lands, like if this was Ancient Rome, it'd be a statue on a plinth or something. But I landed in the 1960's, it disguised itself as a police box, and the circuit got stuck" he explains I snort on the last comment
"Please. it didn't get stuck, you broke the circuit on you first trip with the girl, it wouldn't have happened if you had taken the time to retake the test, or READ THE MANUEL!" i tell him, pointing my finger at him mockingly. He grumbles, but he doesn't argue,
"So it copied a real thing? There actually was police boxes?" Mickey asked getting us back on track,
"Yeah, on street corners. Phone for help before they had radios and mobiles. If they arrested someone, they could shove them inside till help came, like a ittle prison cell." The doctor says with a smile forgetting my scolding,
"Why don't you just fix the circuit?" Jack questioned, again i snort and he looks at me,
"Well one, He breaks half the things he fiddles with, some of the stuff doesn't even need fixing, and finally, she loves her blue box look." I answer bouncing on my toes, i planned to ambush the doctor soon, 'Blue... I wonder if there is a moon made of blue cheese? Or Donna and I could go see noddy... No He said there's no noddy so there's no noddy...hmm' shaking my head i come back into the conversation,
"Ricky, let me tell you something about the human race. You put a mysterious blue box slap bang in the middle of town, what do they do?" Mickey opens his mouth to answer but the doctor talks over him, "Walk past it. Now, stop your nagging. Let's go and explore." The doctor said slapping his cheeks and started walking finally i put my plan into action and pounce on the doctor's back, he didn't even stumble, i pout... 'Maybe Musafa can give me pouncing lessons... OMG the perfect song for the Master, Oh I just can't wait to be king!' it would be classic
"What's the plan?" Rose asks as we walk, well I'm being carried but that's besides the point
"I don't know. Cardiff, early twenty first century and the wind's coming from the east. Trust me. Safest place in the universe." I groan as the doctor says this,
"Thank you for jinxing it, you moron..." I huff.
XXX
The restaurant was called Bosphorus Restaurant, we were all sitting around the table laughing at the story Jackie was telling i had yet to loose my hyper mood, so in order for me not to be moving every few minutes the doctor had tucked me under his arm... I felt warm and a little tired but i wouldn't close my eyes, I liked this story and i was determined to see it to game station...
"I swear, six feet tall and with big tusks..." Jack ranted, the doctor though grinning let out a sound of disagreement,
"You're lying through your teeth!" He accused, I laugh and hit his chest motioning for him to me quiet,
"I'd have gone bonkers! That's the word - bonkers!" Rose laughed out, Bonkers is such a strange word, but then again there are a few words that sound weird...
"I mean, it turns out the white things are tusks and I mean tusks! And it's woken, and it's not happy." he tells and i felt excitement build up,
"I wouldn't be happy either if i had been woken up, ask Rose, she knows what im like when i don't want to wake up" i point to her as i say this and rose nods,
"It's not a good thing to do." she shudders,
"How could you not know it was there?" The doctor asked, I wanted to know as well I mean I doubt you can miss the huge creature even if you were blind...
"And we're standing there, fifteen of us, naked..." Jack carries on ignoring the doctors question, I had to cringe at the sentence though,
"Jack." I whine, I didn't want the picture in my head, and he seemed to know that because he just laughed at me and i had a feeling this was payback for the comment i had made about all five of us in a box.
"Naked?!" Rose shouted at the same time i had complained,
"And I'm like, oh, no, no, it's got nothing to do with me. And then it roars, and we are running. Oh my God, we are running! And Brakovitch falls, so I turn to him and I say-" Jack continues then Mickey cut him off,
"I knew we should've turned left!" We all broke out laughing and the doctor suddenly tenses and he gets up leaving me sitting as hee makes his way to some old man, ignoring him i went back to listening to Jack.
"That's my line!" jack exclaims to Mickey, we all laugh some more,
"I don't believe you. I don't believe a word you say ever. That is so brilliant. Did you ever get your clothes back?" Rose asked, I groan, I didn't want to be reminded of a naked Jack and i know most other women would but the guy was like my brother.
"No, I just picked him up went right for the ship, full throttle. Didn't stop until I hit the space-lanes. I was shaking. It was unbelievable. It freaked me out, and by the time I got fifteen light years away I realized I'm like this." he explains, we were all laughing when the doctor came over to the table grim faced,
"And I was having such a nice day." He deadpans as he holds the news paper up with a picture of Margaret, I think she was the one i stabbed with Magma i think...
Anyway we got up and left for city hall...
XXX
"According to intelligence, the target is the last surviving member of the Slitheen family, a criminal sect from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorious, masquerading as a human being, zipped inside a skin suit. Okay, plan of attack, we assume a basic fifty seven fifty six strategy, covering all available exits on the ground floor. Doctor, you go face to face. That'll designate Exit One, I'll cover Exit Two with Lexi. Rose, you Exit Three. Mickey Smith, you take Exit Four. Have you got that?" He asked looking around, the doctor looked a little miffed that he wasn't in control
"Excuse me. Who's in charge? And why is Lexa with you?" he complained, Jack straightened,
"Sorry. Awaiting orders, sir."
"I'm with Jack because he's my brother and we work well together." I answer causing him to pout.
"Right, here's the plan." He paused and looked around, I raised my eyebrow at him and he sighed, "Like he said. Nice plan. Anything else?" He asked looking at Jack,
"Present arms." Jack commanded, we all pull out our mobiles and hold them in the middle, well the doctor had his sonic,
"Ready." the doctor
"Ready." Rose
"Ready." Mickey followed, Jack and i smirked at each other,
"Ready. Speed dial?" he asked
"Yup." The doctor
"Ready." Rose repeated,
"Check." Mickey,
"See you in hell." Jack and I say smirking at them before setting off...
We were walking down a hall and i pull was absently playing with my Daggers,
"You know you shouldn't play with knives right Princess?" he asks, i roll my eyes,
"Dagger's Captain. Dagger's." I correct, our phones suddenly went off and i put the Dagger's away and answer my phone.
"Slitheen heading north." The doctor calls down the phone,
"On my way." Rose's voice sounds
"Over and out." Jack said hanging up,
"See you soon, Sweetie." I hang up and Jack and I take off down the hall there was a tea trolley blocking the hall jack jumps clean over it, I on the other hand jump towards the wall and run across it before landing and taking off after Jack leaving behind a very shocked maid.
We reach the outside gate and see Margaret looking at us glaring as Rose had blocked her on the other side and the doctor had just finished off the secratery, as she ran across from the building.
"Margaret!" He calls, Margaret pulls her other earring from her ear and pairs it together,
"Who's on Exit Four?" Jack shouts as Margaret gets farther away, sighing i decide to take matters into my own hands and took off after her, i didn't hear the others having a go a t Mickey, I picked up my speed and gained ground then when i was within distance of her i launched myself at her and tackled her to the ground. sighing as she struggled i grab Magma and hold it to her and she freezes.
"Funny this has a little bit of familiarity to it this situation, don't you think Blon? Same Dagger too." I muse as she turns and glares at me. The others finally
come and the doctor and Jack place a hand on each shoulder,
"Well done." I pull Magma back and get off of her as we surround her, playing with magma i throw her into the air a few times catching her.
"This is persecution. Why can't you leave me alone? What did I ever do to you?" She whines,
"You tried to kill me and destroy this entire planet." The doctor lists, Blon doesn't look fazed,
"Apart from that."
"Tried to kill me, and Indra." I add on cheerily, the look on Jack's face becomes murderous as does the doctor, this time under their gazes Blon flinches...
XXX
The buzz still hadn't stopped, it was weird for them to last this long, I was now bouncing by the model power-plant,
So, you're a Slitheen, you're on Earth, you're trapped. Your family get killed but you teleport out just in the nick of time. You have no means of escape. What do you do? You build a nuclear power station. But what for?" The doctor asks coldly, he and Jack hadn't been letting up on the cold persona for half an hour though,
"Sorry completely irrelevant question but do you still have the scar i gave you from when we first me?" I question going to sit down but thought better of it and start to pace, I had looked at the banner and saw the banner as it was in the show, no add on's,
"A philanthropic gesture. I've learnt the error of my ways. And yes i do still have the scar." she bit out, i send her a smug grin before going back to pacing,
"It just so happens to be right on top of the rift." I call out before the doctor, he nods to me,
"What rift would that be?" Blon asked trying to sound innocent,
"A rift in space and time. If this power station went into meltdown, the entire planet would go shuck boom!" Jack motioned with his hands what the explosion would do whilst poorly imitating it the noise. i shake my head, 11th doctor could do a much better impression than that, he is so cool with his awkwardness and his bow tie, he looked to geeky but he made it look good.
"This station is designed to explode the minute it reaches capacity." The doctor stated with no emotion,
"Didn't anyone notice? Isn't there someone in London checking this sort of stuff?" Rose asked confused,
"We're in Cardiff. London doesn't care. The South Wales coast could fall into the sea and they wouldn't notice. Oh. I sound like a Welshman. God help me, I've gone native." Blon says horrified,
"That's not how it happened, anyone who came to inspect ended up disposed of, whats the one i remember, ah yes one of them slipped on an icy patch, a very icy patch, that excuse was one of my favorites." I muse aloud, she looked at me shocked but didn't comment.
"But why would she do that? A great big explosion, she'd only end up killing herself." Mickey asked, it was a good question,
"She's got a name, you know." Blon groused,
"She's not even a she, she's a thing." Mickey spits, i sigh,
"Mickey, sweetie, if you're going to come up with an insult at least make it good, also, she may be an alien to us but she is still a she. Unless of course you are a man, but i don't think you are because you even sound feminine in your true form." I point out "And this is where the doctor comes in." and now later than that he does indeed talk, though not from my prompting i suspect he was ignoring our chatter,
"Oh, but she's clever." The doctor then pulls the middle section of the model and turns it over to reveal a shit load of electronics, "Fantastic." the doctor
breathes,
"Is that a tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic extrapolator?" Jack asked excitedly, the doctor nods,
"Couldn't have put it better myself." I roll my eyes,
"Boy's and their toy's no matter where in the universe they're from, all the same." I mutter to rose and she nods,
"Oo, genius! You didn't build this?" Jack says,
"I have my hobbies. A little tinkering." Blon tries to pass off,
"No he really means you didn't build it." I shoot down,
"Way beyond you." Jack agree's, i smile at the insult,
"I bet she stole it." Mickey accused,
"It fell into my hands." Blon shrugs,
"Is it a weapon?" Rose inquires, i shake my head,
"Nope." i answer popping the 'p'
"It's transport. You see, if the reactor blows, the rift opens. Phenomenal cosmic disaster. But this thing shrouds you in a force-field. You have this energy bubble, so you're safe. Then you feed it coordinates, stand on top, and ride the concussion all the way out of the solar system." Jack explains to Rose and Mickey, i had this episode memorized, unless it changes,
"It's a surfboard."Mickey grasps
"A pan-dimensional surfboard, yeah." Jack again,
"And it would've worked. Id have surfed away from this dead end dump and back to civilization." Blon grumbles, i groan,
"Drop the kicked puppy act please it's becoming annoying."
"You'd blow up a whole planet just to get a lift?" Mickey demands angered,
"Like stepping on an anthill." Blon says antagonizing him,
"How'd you think of the name?" The doctor asked distractedly,
"What, Blaidd Drwg? It's Welsh. I had considered Blaidd Unigol." at the last comment my head snapped up and the doctor looked over at me as i looked at Jack... It was coming, this was the only assurance that i was going to live through game station or at least to the end of it, and if i'm lucky i get to met ten.
"I know, but how did you think of it? Of them?" the doctor questions again,
"I chose the original idea at random, and then evolved it to that, that's all. I don't know. It just sounded good. Does it matter?" Blon demands,
"Blaidd Drwg. Blaidd Unigol." the doctor repeats and i shiver at the words it was inevitably his end,
"What do they mean?" Rose asked her tone curious,
"Bad Wolf. Lone Wolf." the doctor answers,
"But I've heard that before. Bad Wolf. I've heard that lots of times. And Alex always put's those words on her street art, it's her tag." Rose shakily replies,
"Everywhere we go. Four words following us. Bad Wolf. Lone Wolf." the doctor continues as he looks at us, i look away and my phone rings, looking at it i see Jack's number, i ignore the call, not now...
"How can they be following us?" Rose presses,
"Nah, just a coincidence." the doctor brushes off "Like hearing a word on the radio then hearing it all day. Never mind. Things to do. Margaret, we're going to take you home." The doctor said getting onto a safer topic,
"Hold on, isn't that the easy option, like letting her go?" Jack argued.
"I don't believe it! We actually get to go to Raxa." The doctor gave her an exasperated look. "Wait a minute! Raxacor..." she tries,
"Raxacoricofallapatorius." The doctor and I say, he smiles at me and see's I'm bouncing again, moving to my side he tucks me under his arm to stop me, i sigh. He felt really nice...
"Raxacorico..." Rose tries again,
"fallapatorius." The doctor finishes,
"Raxacoricofallapatorius. That's it! I did it!" Rose exclaimed excitedly, as the we smile.
"They have the death penalty." Blon says ruining the happy mood with a somber one. "The family Slitheen was tried in its absence many years ago and found guilty with no chance of appeal. According to the statutes of government, the moment I return, I am to be executed. What do you make of that, Doctor? Take me home and you take me to my death." Blon remarked, looking grim,
"Not my problem." The doctor replies flippantly.
XXX
We had returned to the TARDIS while ago and Jack had been trying to call me none stop and though i felt bad for it i ignored his calls and focused on the episode, night had fallen about and hour and a half ago and Blon was marveling at the old girl. And quite frankly i felt a little smug, i loved it when people complimented her, almost as much as she did,
"This ship is impossible. It's superb. How do you get the outside around the inside?" Blon uttered,
"Like I'd give you the secret, yeah." The doctor gritted sarcastically,
"I almost feel better about being defeated. I never stood a chance. This is the technology of the gods." Blon carried on praising, she cast me a wary look as i had been sharpening my Daggers, "Or the Red head with the Daggers." she remarked dryly. i shot her a smug grin.
"Don't worship me - I'd make a very bad god. You wouldn't get a day off, for starters. Jack, how we doing, big fella?" The doctor prattled still looking at the console as Jack worked on the extrapolator.
"This extrapolator's top of the range. Where did you get it?" Jack queried sending a suspicious look to the female alien.
"Oh, I don't know. Some airlock sale?" Blon passes off with another of her bad 'I'm innocent' shrugs.
"Must've been a great big heist. It's stacked with power." Jack carried on accusing, i sigh,
"Jackie sweetie, pot and kettle." I point out causing the doctor to snigger, "You hardly have any room to talk, the TARDIS is stolen, a museum piece." or you were stolen, still a museum piece in human standards though eh girl? I ask, she lets out an amused hum.
"But we can use it for fuel?" The doctor asked not acknowledging my comment, i roll my eyes he can be so childish sometimes.
"It's not compatible, but it should knock off about twelve hours. We'll be ready to go by morning." Jack informs business like.
"Then we're stuck here overnight." The doctor stated firmly,
"I'm in no hurry." Blon mutters to herself, i go back to sharpening my blades,
"We've got a prisoner. The police box is really a police box." Rose says breaking the tense atmosphere, i let out a chuckle but don't give more than that, the hyper feeling had worn off.
"You're not just police, though. Since you're taking me to my death, that makes you my executioners. Each and every one of you." Blon points out i roll my eyes and think briefly of throwing the knife at her, wouldn't be the first time she got cut only i'd have Dawn do it this time but i shake the thought. Violence shouldn't be the answer.
"Well, you deserve it." Mickey grunted,
"You're very quick to say so. You're very quick to soak your hands in my blood, which makes you better than me, how, exactly ? Long night ahead Let's see who can look me in the eye." she met each of their eyes and then she looked at me, i stared her dead in the eye and didn't blink,
"You're going back, but it won't be as you are now Blon. I can promise you that." my voice i neutral, and she looks away clearly unnerved. I go back to my Daggers, I'd have to tell them soon.
XXX
Mickey and Rose had stepped out of the TARDIS after i declined the offer saying they needed some alone time, the Doctor was watching them walk off on the scanner.
"So, what's on?" Jack asked breaking the silence, looking at the doctor watching the scanner,
"Nothing, just." he trailed off not knowing how to explain it. they went back to work and silence fell again, until Blon spoke,
"I gather it's not always like this, having to wait. I bet you're always the first to leave, Doctor. Never mind the consequences, off you go. You butchered my family and then ran for the stars, am I right? But not this time. At last you have consequences. How does it feel?" she asked, my patience snapped and Dawn went into the floor just by her foot giving off a metal clang, she looked startled, I glared at her,
"Don't" i snap before snatching Dawn back and beginning to sharpen her again, 'Sorry about the floor old girl' she gave a reassuring hum that it was fine and i relax slightly,
"I didn't butcher them." The doctor deadpanned, without looking from the console,
"Don't answer back. That's what she wants." Jack advised,
"I didn't." he repeated trying to make her believe him, "What about you? You had an emergency teleport. You didn't zap them to safety, did you?" The doctor retaliated,
"It only carries one. I had to fly without coordinates. I ended up on a skip in the Isle of Dogs. It wasn't funny." Blon grumbled out and it pulled a reluctant smile to my face.
"Sorry. It is a bit funny." The doctor smirked, humor lacing his voice as he and jack continued to laugh.
"Do I get a last request?" Blon hinted, i sigh,
"Depends what it is." The doctor said after a moments hesitation,
"I grew quite fond of my little human life. All those rituals. The brushing of the teeth, and the complicated way they cook things. There's a little restaurant just round the Bay. It became quite a favorite of mine." Blon said,
"Is that what you want, a last meal?" He queried,
"Don't I have rights?" she asked indignantly,
"Oh, like she's not going to try to escape." Jack interrupted,
"Except I can never escape the Doctor, so where's the danger? I wonder if you could do it? To sit with a creature you're about to kill and take supper. How strong is your stomach?" Blon wondered aloud.
"Strong enough." The doctor assured,
"I wonder. I've seen you fight your enemies, now dine with them." she challenged,
"You won't change my mind." He warned,
"Prove it." Blon goaded with a sly smile,
"There are people out there. If you slip away just for one second, they'll be in danger." My phone went off again as he said this, i press the ignore again,
"Except I've got these." Jack holds up two bangles the electro cuffs as i like to call them, "You both wear one. If she moves more than ten feet away, she gets zapped by ten thousand volts." Jack explains i look over,
"Please don't tell me you've used those in bed." I beg, he laughs and shakes his head.
"Margaret, would you like to come out to dinner? My treat." The Doctor offered,
"Dinner in bondage. Works for me." and then with the cuffs fastened they were off leaving me and jack alone.
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My phone went off again for the 10th time since the doctor left,
"Who keeps calling you?" Jack asked, i shrug
"My brother, the one who got me the 'Pricey Rocks' as you put it."
"Why aren't you answering him?" he questions,
"Got this to focus on." my phone rang again, i sigh going to reject it,
"Answer it, i bet he's worried about you." Jack pushes, i sigh and accept,
"Hello." i greet,
"Got this to focus on my ass." He greets,
"And hello to you to CJ." I sigh and look over at the Jack in front of me, as i stand up and walk to the door i smile at him, "I'll be back in a moment Jack." and then i was out the door and waling a little away from the TARDIS. "Okay what can be so important that you constantly phone me all day?" i ask
"Have you told them yet?" he asks softly, i cringe,
"I'm planning on doing it tonight." i announce to him, "Jackie?" i ask my voice cracking slightly, the pain i had been hiding behind the hyperness coming back full
force,
"Yeah?" he answered, his voice straining a little,
"I need a hug." I whisper, and just like that he comes around the corner and open his arms, i sprint and nearly knock him down, he wraps me in his arms and i felt him shaking, "It's okay to cry big brother." I tell him, and finally the sobs he's been holding back break from his throat, and i let a few tears slip from my eyes as well, i felt his tears soak my neck as he clutched me desperately,
"You survive this, i know you do, I've seen it." he sobs, i felt my heart clench,
"Time can be rewritten Jackie. Nothing is set in stone." I tell him, i couldn't lie to him, I wouldn't, "What's happened?" i finally ask, taking a breathe
"Owen took a closer look at the scans... It's not good Alexandra..." I gulp, he never used Alexandra, not even when we first met...
"I love you Jackie. And tell everyone else that as well." he tightens his grip again,
"Don't say that, it sounds like a goodbye." he choked,
"I've gotta say it sweetie, after all, I don't think i'm gonna get the chance to say it when this is all over and done with. God I'm gonna miss Ianto's tea..." he
lets out a laugh at this and then the floor started shaking, I pull away and smile at him, through the tears and he does the same, "I love you Captain Jack
Harkness." I wept out,
"I love you Alexandra Maryanne Flame Harkness." i smile a watery smile at the last name added to my already long name, I kiss his cheek and turn running off to the TARDIS. Stopping just outside the doors i wipe the tears away and head in.
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"...Wrong move and she snaps like a promise." I hear Blon hiss as i stood behind her, i take out a Dagger but the doctor subtly shakes his head,
"I might've known." The doctor spat,
"I've had you bleating all night, poor baby, now shut it. You, fly boy, put the extrapolator at my feet." Blon demands, I saw Rose wince and my hand twitched, The doctor nods and Jack does as she says, "Thank you. Just as I planned."
"I thought you needed to blow up the nuclear power station." Rose gasped out,
"Failing that, if I were to be arrested, then anyone capable of tracking me down would have considerable technology of their own. Therefore, they would be captivated by the extrapolator. Especially a magpie mind like yours, Doctor. So the extrapolator was programmed to go to plan B. To lock onto the nearest alien power source and open the rift. And what a power source it found. I'm back on schedule, thanks to you." I bite back a snarl at the insult to the doctor.
"The rift's going to convulse. You'll destroy the whole planet." Jack interjucted.
"And you with it!" she snaps as she steps onto the extrapolator. "While I ride this board over the crest of the inferno all the way to freedom. Stand back, boys. Surf's up." She said sarcastically, then finally the console opens and the heart of the TARDIS, the time vortex was revealed,
"Of course, opening the rift means you'll pull this ship apart." The doctor warns and at this i do snarl making her look back at me,
"So sue me." She smirks,
"It's not just any old power source. It's the TARDIS. My TARDIS. The best ship in the universe." The doctor continues gravely
"It'll make wonderful scrap." Blon jeered. I flinch the Dagger forward but stop just an inch from her back as she squeezes Rose's throat.
"What's that light?" Rose choked out,
"The heart of the TARDIS. This ship's alive. You've opened her soul." I spat out as the doctor opened his mouth,
"It's so bright." Blon marveled as she looked at the golden glow.
"Look at it, Margaret." The Doctor encouraged,
"Beautiful." She whisper's in awe,
"Look inside, Blon Fel Fotch. Look at the light." I whisper behind her, she relaxes and Rose gets free rushing off to the side as i step around Blon. She smiles at the doctor before uttering her final words "Thank you." and then she's gone, just the skin suit left behind crumpled on the extrapolator, and I looked into the light, just wondering, I hear the Doctor say something but cant tell what, he's ordering Jack and Rose i think but i don't pay any mind and then it disappears, the light that is, the time vortex, it closes up.
"Nicely done. Thank you, all." The doctor said cheerfully,
"What happened to Margaret?" Rose asked looking at the skin suit,
"Must've got burnt up. Carried out her own death sentence." Jack says, I just walk over and hug him, i dont want to let go,
"No, I don't think she's dead." The doctor denies,
"Then where'd she go?" Rose repeated.
"She looked into the heart of the TARDIS. Even I don't know how strong that is. And the ship's telepathic, like I told you, Rose. Gets inside your head. Translates alien languages. Maybe the raw energy can translate all sorts of thoughts. The TARDIS speaks to Lexa" he said walking to the skin suit and bending down the doctor finds a large egg that looked as though it had dreadlocks, "Here she is." he exclaimed happily,
"She's an egg?" Rose asked in disbelief,
"Regressed to her childhood." The doctor says with more elegance
"She's an egg?" Jack sputters, repeating Rose's statement,
"She can start again. Live her life from scratch. If we take her home, give her to a different family, tell them to bring her up properly, she might be all right!" The doctor theorizes,
"Or she might be worse." Jack countered, i pulled myself out of his arms reluctantly,
"That's her choice." The Doctor shrugs,
"She's an egg." States still in shock,
"Yes Rosie. She's an egg." i confirm.
"Oh, my God. Mickey." She runs out and i felt sorrow and grab my phone, and send off a text,
TO: Mickey Mouse
You'll travel with us eventually
and you'll love it.
Love
Lex
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Going over i hug the doctor, now or never.
"I need to talk to you and Rose before we take Blon home. Alone." i pull back and fake a smile for jacks sake more than the doctor's, The doctor nods and i step back. Rose returned alone and upset
"We're all powered up. We can leave. Opening the rift filled us up with energy. We can go, if that's all right." The doctor announced,
"Yeah, fine." Rose replies despondently,
"How's Mickey?" The doctor tries again,
"He's okay. He's gone." Rose forces out,
"Do you want to go and find him? We'll wait." He offers.
"No need. He deserves better." she choked,
"Off we go, then. Always moving on." he said, moving around the console,
"Next stop, Raxacoricofallapatorius. Now you don't often get to say that." Jack said with a grin,
"We'll just stop by and pop her in the hatchery. Margaret the Slitheen can live her life again. A second chance." The doctor said.
"That'd be nice." Rose mutters. We disappear and then we were hovering over earth.
"Right Rose before we drop Margaret off we had better look at your neck." the doctor orders casting a glance at me,
"I'm just gonna pop my Dagger's away, never carry them around children, poor things would be scared for life." I joke with Jack after they disappear, he grins and nods,
"I'm gonna work on the extrapolator, maybe we can put up a shield with it, what with all the danger he attracts." I laugh and nod,
"I'll see you soon." i said and set off down the corridor asking the old girl to lead me to them. I turn up outside my room, them standing by my door. I open it and walk in without a word and take off my Dagger belt and lay it on the table grabbing the sai's laid out already and i pat the wall turning to them.
"What did you need to talk about Lexa?"
"It's about me dyiing." they flinch, a friend ran some test's whilst i was in Cardiff, just after you left Doctor." he's told me that at most I've... I've got a week
left, but judging by the reaction after the phone call he got... I've got a short amount of time, I'm talking two or three days..." i say and their faces turn paper
white.
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Okay done once again sorry for the long waiting time i hope you will forgive me, let me know what you think of this chapter, it will make me smile and i cant wait to
see what you think.
Shadow OUT!
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