On a street corner in more contemporary setting the TARDIS began to faze into existence before it was completely solid and its door was opened by Martha. She took a peak around her noticing the bell bottoms and shaggy haired people walking by before commenting. "Yeah, this should be right."
Following her out of the TARDIS were the Doctor and a much more aware and alert Rose. Rose grabbed her leg where she had been shot. It still hurt a little, but she wasn't going to tell anyone.
The Doctor had noticed, though. "The bandaging too tight?"
"No, I'm fine." Rose removed her hand guiltily as soon as she had been caught.
Martha asked, "So you think he's here, Doctor? In 1979?"
"Well, it's like you said. Abel's been jumping around time following us based on your memories and the only way to see how the story ends is to follow the trail of time events itself."
Rose replied. "Amy."
Martha would never forget that girl. Helping her had given Martha the courage to have confidence in starting her life beyond the Doctor. She wished she could thank Amy for that because she had definitely since made a life for herself what with work at the hospital, her new fiancé, and just her general outlook on life in general. Unfortunately, Amy would not even recognize nor remember her. It was a product of taking the memories away and restoring Amy's life. Martha sighed. "Yeah, Amy."
Rose pointed across the street with enthusiasm. "No! Amy Smith is right there!"
The Doctor and Martha turned their attentions to where Rose indicated as they smiled in a shared memory while watching the student they had met walking towards a destination.
The Doctor clarified. "This is before we meet her, but where is she going?"
Martha grinned. "Maybe if we follow her she'll lead us to Abel."
As Martha suggested they began to follow Amy on the other side of the street trying to walk as inconspicuous as possible. Unfortunately, inconspicuous must have meant something different to the Doctor when Rose and Martha began to hear him whistling. Rose promptly jabbed him with her arm on his side below his arms much to his displeasure. The Doctor's mouth opened to say something before closing it seemingly getting the message. Martha tried to laugh as quietly as possible.
At the one point where Amy turned to look in curiosity the three of them stopped seemingly showing interest and pointing at a building along the side of the road. It was enough to deter the college student and they returned to following her.
The three time travelers followed Amy into Saint Leonard University Medical into one of its buildings, most likely the campus' science building. Amy walked into the second door on the right and the Doctor stopped right at its entrance. They had definitely found what they were looking for when before them was a research lab.
After seeing the Doctor's convinced pose Rose wasn't so sure he was right as she whispered, "Are you sure he's here?"
The Doctor nodded as they watched from a safe vantage point gazing at the very same Abel from the New Roman Empire still wearing that wrist strap with a white physicians coat. He was apparently certified as they watched him talk adamantly with some younger college students. Amy Smith walked up to join the group.
Martha asked hopefully, "When do we jump in and break them up?"
The Doctor sadly shook his head. "We can't, Martha. Whatever is going to happen to Amy and those students is going to happen and the only thing we can do is watch and gather information."
Rose added. "After all. We've met them before. Don't you realize?"
The Doctor and Martha gazed closer to see what Rose was referring to noticing that in fact some of the students had faces much resembling a few of the soldiers that previously chased them in the future, albeit a little younger.
Abel turned from the crowd of students and called out to an embarrassed Amy, "Ms. Smith! So glad of you to join us! Ten minutes late, may I add?"
Amy blushed as the other students turned to meet her gaze. "Sorry, Dr. Leba, I…"
Abel smiled comfortingly to her and cut her off jokingly saying, "Save it for next time."
Martha muttered while hidden with the Doctor and Rose, "Cheeky."
Abel addressed all of the student's gathered. "Now that Ms. Smith is here, we can begin. If you will all follow me this way I think you'll find these machines a lot less intimidating than you thought you would have encountered when you first signed up."
One of the students muttered. "Good, because the credit you're giving isn't half as much as the other ones."
Abel shook his head in disgust. That particular student was always making condescending remarks. His displeasure was disrupted when a barrotone and computerized voice called from other room. "Pro-gram-one-com-plete-ted. Now-a-wait-ing-next-or-ders."
A couple students raised their heads in question, but Abel quickly supplied, "Nothing to worry about. Another new project I'm working on. A machine that does meaningless tasks which I'm calling a robot." Abel smirked at his quip that was not understood by the students. "Head into that room there and I'll be with you in a minute."
The Doctor, Rose, and Martha weren't fooled though. They knew exactly what had said those words. The last Dalek. Caan.
As the students went into the directed room Abel walked towards the dark room the voice came from thoroughly removing his content and positive face for one of disgust as he walked right by the three hidden travelers not seeing them.
Abel flicked on the light to the room and they saw Caan in all his glory sitting in the middle of the room. Abel was not happy with the Dalek. "When I am with my students I need absolute quiet. Is that clear?"
"Dal-eks-do-not-worr-y-with-de-cep-tion."
"Quite. You lot are more familiar with the barge in and exterminate model. But, like I said, this wasn't going to be easy. It'll require finesse and deception to get it done."
"Dal-eks-on-ly-know-one-way-of-life. Ex-ter-min-ate."
Abel did not show a hint of intimidation towards the alien. "You came to me asking ME for help. You need me; therefore, I am YOUR master."
"I-o-bey."
"Fine. Now what is the status on program one?"
"It-is-com-plete-ted. The-ar-mies-shall-rise-a-gain."
Abel clapped his hands together once in pleasure. "Splendid!"
A beeping sounded from a nearby supercomputer spanning the wall as Dalek Caan glided over with its plunger to insert it into the mainframe.
"Sen-sors-in-di-cate-three-life-forms-in-build-ing-with-time-rad-ia-tion. One-with-bi-ped-al-heart-rate."
Abel turned his head up and then noticed a shadow in the hallway. Three time radiation covered people and one of them have two hearts meant it had to be the Doctor and two of his companions. Whatever they were up to he would stop them!
The Doctor commanded, "Run!" as he did so with Rose and Martha in haste as Abel chased them leaving Dalek Caan behind…
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